Summer Scenes - Photos

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by Lucy Goosey, Jul 15, 2015.

  1. Lucy Goosey

    Lucy Goosey Member

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    Guess it's time to move on from spring... post your summer pics here!

    A heron showed up at the lake again today. Third time this year. Sometimes you don't see one for years. He didn't stay long this time. He did a 180 turn, looked around for a few minutes and flew off.


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  2. Lucy Goosey

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    I know what the heron was looking for. His little one! It took me a few minutes to realize this was probably a baby heron! I was wondering why the goose or duck's body was under water. At least I think it's a heron. It also had that same quick snap of the neck looking around, and they always tend to turn around and look straight at you, whereas the other water fowl generally don't. The only thing I'm not sure of is the beak, specifically the tip of the beak. Not sure if that's a heron's beak. If anyone can tell by the pic that it's another bird, let us know.


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  3. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    that's what i've been saying for the last two months, but the weather does not seem to agree...
     
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  4. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    just found this comrade:

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    It's about 7 to 8 centimetres in size.

    Regards
    Gyro

    PS: After posting I wanted to see if he's OK and show him the way outside, but he's gone as quick as he came in.
     
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  5. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    So that would make you Master Po?


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  6. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    I think that isn't a grasshopper ;).

    Regards
    Gyro
     
  7. Gyro Gearloose

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    Hello,

    ah, I just discovered that the english term is indeed grasshopper.


    He's back. He's running on the walls like a fscking gecko ;).


    Regards
    Gyro
     
  8. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    If it isn't then its an awfully close relative


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  9. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    yepp, I wasn't aware that in English the term grashopper is used for, well, grasshoppers and orthoptera.

    Regards
    Gyro
     
  10. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    [SIZE=10.5pt]Revelations 9:3 then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth. They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, but only the men who do not have the seal on their foreheads.…[​IMG][/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] [/SIZE]


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  11. Moonglow181

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    WOW! Super photos, and Gyro, lol....your comrade......How cool is that?
    Can you picture if insects were as big as us with all of their armour, stingers, etc....would we even have a chance?
    insects are amazing really.
     
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  12. mcme

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    Looks a lot like a Cormorant.
     
  13. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    I'm about to go to bed in an hour or so. You shouldn't come up with such stories now... ;).

    The green guy is now hiding behind the blinds. I hope he will be quiet during the night.

    Regards
    Gyro
     
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  14. Moonglow181

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    It gives new meaning to the term..."little green men"...though....Sweet dreams to you! :D
     
  15. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    imagine the moon shining in and casting a huge shadow of that guy on the wall... Fortunately it's new moon ;).

    Regards
    Gyro
     
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  16. Heat

    Heat Smile, it's contagious! :) Lifetime Supporter

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  17. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

    heron are common here..so much that i dont bother taking pictures lately..this one is from a few years ago

    yesterday i saw a farm field full of sandhill cranes

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    ,... goose.. geese..
     

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  19. Lucy Goosey

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    That must have been neat. They're the ones with the red head, right? Yeah, I'm thinking herons are more common here than people think. There's a bird sanctuary in LaSalle and apparently a lot of birds from there fly up here.
     
  20. Mattekat

    Mattekat Ice Queen of The North

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    I see blue herons sometimes by my parents cabin (can't call that thing a cottage lol) and it is always so exciting! They are very graceful creatures. I love watching them.

    You got some lovely shots lucy!
     

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