See, they trained you well. Backyard wildlife
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Sonel
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See, they trained you well. The more I get to know people the more I love animals.
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Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Lisbeth
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Great to have a veterinarian around 
It happens that we have questions 
It happens that we have questions
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Sonel
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Thanks Flutterby. Glad you like them. 
I just worked for a vet Lis. Wish I was a veterinarian but if I can help, I surely will. If I don't know, I'll ask Google.
I just worked for a vet Lis. Wish I was a veterinarian but if I can help, I surely will. If I don't know, I'll ask Google.
The more I get to know people the more I love animals.
Re: Backyard wildlife
Back to the salt mine after a wonderful long weekend! Plenty of pictures and more new species in my garden and elsewhere.
I discovered on Friday that the creepies only get going once it's warmed up a bit, things were still sluggish even at around 09:00.
Two for the price of one, a couple of Banded-Eyed Drone Flies still warming up.
A Striped Bee also taking in some rays.
A Stink Bug?
A bit later on, a Paper Wasp was interested in an old cable clip on the wall of my house.
In the afternoon another of the half-pint Carpenter Bees was visiting. I have tentatively ID'd this as Xylocopa Scioensis.
This species of bee is quite common at this time of year as it seems to enjoy the Ribbon Bush flowers. It must be one of the Long Tongued Bees.
These Bees are also quite common but rarely stay still enough for a picture. I suspect this is Thyreus Pictus.
Saturday morning netted only this African Migrant Butterfly.
Saturday afternoon was spent visiting my SO's workplace which I'll cover in the next posting.
I discovered on Friday that the creepies only get going once it's warmed up a bit, things were still sluggish even at around 09:00.
Two for the price of one, a couple of Banded-Eyed Drone Flies still warming up.
A Striped Bee also taking in some rays.
A Stink Bug?
A bit later on, a Paper Wasp was interested in an old cable clip on the wall of my house.
In the afternoon another of the half-pint Carpenter Bees was visiting. I have tentatively ID'd this as Xylocopa Scioensis.
This species of bee is quite common at this time of year as it seems to enjoy the Ribbon Bush flowers. It must be one of the Long Tongued Bees.
These Bees are also quite common but rarely stay still enough for a picture. I suspect this is Thyreus Pictus.
Saturday morning netted only this African Migrant Butterfly.
Saturday afternoon was spent visiting my SO's workplace which I'll cover in the next posting.
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Thanks Toko!Toko wrote:
Love the Amegilla snuggle bee, so fluffy
The Amegilla bees are really difficult to photograph, they are fast moving and extremely skittish. I was lucky to find this one in a stupor!
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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One of the tree frogs in our garden. I hadn't realised how bright they were on the underside before
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Still new ones The tree frog is doing his daily push ups
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge