Photo of the Day

[Craigbob]

A follow-up of sorts to my Shuttle Endeavor shot up thread.

I wasn't able to get off work to shoot the shuttle going through streets of Los Angeles, but a few years later I was able to shoot the external fuel tank going through the streets.

 

[sarimento1]

short walk on the wetlands boardwalk this wednesday morning, steamy and some sprinkles.
but a little color in the sky.
same old subjects; the spoonbill was challenged to scratch its bald head!

 

[troy]

A few from a hike through the local nature preserve on Monday. Viceroy, Dekay's brownsnake, Northern leopard frog

 

[Hair Scraper]

Andi sitting on the window sill looking for bugs.

 

[oscar11]

Missouri River bottoms in N. Dakota

 

[oscar11]

Off one of the bike trails in the Black Hills, S. Dakota.

 

[DEgeezer]

Off one of the bike trails in the Black Hills, S. Dakota.

That looks somewhat similar to some areas where I ride, but only in the spring. Beautiful!

 

[oscar11]

Fall bike ride in Itasca last year during peak color. I was going to do it this year but pulled up lame. It’s like a trip on acid.

 

[sarimento1]

this saturday morning at the wetland park, nice weather, no action.

 

[Craigbob]

I saw a bunch of these on my car roof the other day. Some form of non-biting midge. Cell phone macro shot.

 

[troy]

Temperate springtails. These are part of the cleanup crew in my bioactive American Toad tank. They keep any mold and or fungus under control. After doing a bit of plant trimming and general tank maintenance I noticed a mass of them floating in the freshly changed water bowl. So I took a couple shots. Then I scoop the majority out and put back on the soil and provided a bridge for the rest to escape. First shot is 1-1 on a micro 4/3 sensor so the long edge is 3/4 inch long, second is a crop of the first.

 

[sarimento1]

this monday morning at the wetlands.
after some neat pics of the spoonies earlier (to be posted soon), i walked around and played with this egret while he was fishing in one of the ponds. suddenly, he flew up and reached a tree snag, totally behind me and hard backlit.
luckily, with exposure on manual and shutter at 20fps, the camera captured him as he lighted on the limb.
not more than a second had elapsed.
sometimes we can get lucky!
nikon z9 with 800mm/6.3, iso 4000, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1

 

[sarimento1]

same bird, he also got lucky a few moments earlier, finding a small catch.

 

[sarimento1]

and here's the egret grabbing the small fry...

https://imgur.com/JdfbSgH

 

[troy]

Mink and wild turkey at the local state park.

 

[oscar11]

Don’t tell, my lucky fishing spot. Missouri River back channel sunrise. N. Dakota.

 

[oscar11]

Something you don’t see every day, a black carp.

 

[sarimento1]

at the wetland this tuesday morning, i was stalking a little blue heron fishing.

 

[sarimento1]

and the egret thought it had caught breakfast, but it turned out to be only a twig!

 

[troy]

Bullfrog hiding in the autumn leaves.