April 2016 __ My Yard – Page 2

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- April 25, 2016 at 10:30 pm #253918
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  Passion Vine Bloom 25April2016 / Nikon D5200 / Tamron 16-300mm / f6.0 / 148.5mm / 1/500th / ISO 160
  
  Spiderwort (?) 25April2016 / Nikon D5200 / Tamron 16-300mm / f6.3 /308mm / 1/180th / ISO 160
  
  Blue Jay 25April2016 / Nikon D5200 / Tamron 16-300mm / f6.3 / 302mm / 1/145th / ISO 160
- April 27, 2016 at 3:53 pm #254146
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  It looks nice in your yard @bugz, beautiful shot of the passionflower!
- April 29, 2016 at 8:44 am #254351
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  In Minnesota, Spring can’t get here early enough. Our backyard is pretty much a mess, and it has been since we moved into this house. This year, we want to try and start working on it. We got a new hammock as gift from my wife’s family. We set it up. But, it was cold so we needed a little blanket.
  - May 1, 2016 at 2:54 am #254501
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    This made me laugh, Kent! Too funny. I hope it gets warm for you soon.
- April 30, 2016 at 1:09 am #254398
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  Splish Splash I was taking a bath ????
  
  https://flic.kr/p/GBz5sx
- April 30, 2016 at 2:30 am #254403
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  Winter is starting seriously on this side of the globe so let me just place a couple of recent shots taken around the house, some of which you might have seen already:
  
  Red-faced Mousebird
  
  Spotted Eagle Owl
  
  Rain spider (which actually bit me as I picked up a watering can)
  
  Hyrax (taken from my kitchen door)
  
  House Sparrow
  - May 1, 2016 at 2:53 am #254500
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    Spiders…bites…you have supplied my nightmares tonight Tobie! Ick!
    - May 1, 2016 at 5:28 am #254511
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      LOL! This is Africa after all, Leanne! 🙂
      - May 5, 2016 at 3:40 am #254865
        
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        I’m arriving a little late on the “spider bite” subject, but JFYI, I evidently brushed under some shrubbery here while bug-hunting and had a Brown Recluse fall undetected down my collar. It bit me about an inch from my ‘belly-button’ (I’m thinking it fell to my belt line and then got trapped). That was November 2015. I’m still toting around a purple spot the size of a nickle. Book says it may even last up to two years. But absolutely no pain (as per the articles on Brown Recluse). Big necrotic knot flares up about every month and bursts. Still no pain. I still hunt bugs by being aware of overhanging limbs. Glad it was not Black Widow. Book says they are immediately painful.
        
        May 5, 2016 at 12:29 pm #254894
        
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        This is not helping my fear of spiders, Bugz! We have black widows here, but they are very reclusive and I just make sure I am wearing my gloves when moving wood piles/poking in the rocks. I actually forced myself to do macros of spiders last year as a sort of exposure therapy. They are quite interesting and so very different from each other. Glad you are careful now and that the bite wasn’t painful. Happy bug hunting!
        
        May 5, 2016 at 2:35 pm #254895
        
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        A Brown Recluse bite is nothing to scoff at bugz, I think you’re lucky that it’s not worse! One of my biggest fears next to violin & button spiders – all 3 of them quite abundant in my part of the world!
- April 30, 2016 at 3:56 am #254408
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  These were all taken in my garden at different times of the year.
  
  This is ‘Pinky.’ She is a sulphur crested cockatoo who thinks she is human and she has sort of adopted us. If you look in her eye you actually can see part of my yard reflected. There’s the covered patio area and the blue patches are my pool.
  https://flic.kr/p/GHySXr
  
  Rainbow Lorikeet which has just finished a bath in my fountain.
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  Tawny Frogmouth with a chick. Very reclusive, fantastic camouflage.
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  A peeved, rained on Butcher Bird, not happy.
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  Little Corella heading towards the bird feeder
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  Crested Pigeon
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  - May 1, 2016 at 2:51 am #254498
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    Amazing birds in your yard, conkerwood! My favourite is the Butcher Bird. Where are you located to get such a variety?
  - May 1, 2016 at 5:30 am #254512
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    Nice shots & beautiful birds! Specially the Frogmouths!
  - May 1, 2016 at 8:20 pm #254552
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    The pictures are real nice, but I am more jealous that you have those birds in your backyard!
- May 1, 2016 at 2:59 am #254502
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  Okay, I will play…
  Taken last spring (my third attempt at cloning, after doing two fun photos with my girls). This is my dream. To have enough “ME”s to get all the gardening done so that I can enjoy my book.
  
  And this is pretty much how my backyard garden looks right now, except that there are more weeds. Man, I wish I could clone myself!
  - May 1, 2016 at 3:33 am #254508
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    Hahaha Leanne … Absolutely Love this! You did a great job cloning! I wish sometimes I could clone myself too ????
    - May 1, 2016 at 10:54 pm #254574
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      Yes, Frogdaily, it sure would make life easier. Although, if you have watched Mulitiplicity then you know that a copy of a copy just isn’t quite as sharp. Would have to give those clones the simple jobs 😉
  - May 1, 2016 at 5:32 am #254513
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    This is like my wife – without cloning! Now here, then there – all over the place! 😉
    - May 1, 2016 at 10:55 pm #254575
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      So jealous! Could I borrow her for a month? 🙂
      - May 3, 2016 at 1:42 am #254677
        
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        You’ll have to throw that question at my grandchild Leanne and knowing her, I’ve got bad news for you… 😉
  - May 1, 2016 at 8:20 pm #254553
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    What a nice idea, I might copy it sometime 😉
    - May 1, 2016 at 10:56 pm #254576
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      By all means, Nancyka…I would love to see it! The kids love the ones I did of them. It is a fun project for sure.
- May 1, 2016 at 8:18 pm #254550
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  I have a tiny yard, so no birds, no animals, but i can have some little bug 😉
  
  And some flowers
  - May 3, 2016 at 1:43 am #254679
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    Nice ones! Specially the bug!
- May 2, 2016 at 2:32 am #254596
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  LeanneC and Nancy
  I live in South East coastal Queensland in Australia which means we are sub tropical. I did a quick count and I have 24 different species of bird that frequent my garden over the year, and by ‘frequent’ I mean they actually land in my garden There are another have dozen or so varieties which I see flying over but they don’t actually land.
  
  Glad you liked them.
  
  Peter
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