Each dark speck you see above the trees is a Sandhill crane. They come through my area as the end of February into March depending on the weather. Beautiful birds and love their haunting calls, they sound like geese, but slightly different. Sorry I can't provide a sample of their calls.
Taken with my LG Regard:
This is my Kilimanjario Mustard Baboon. She pretty has literally covered the top of the bedding/substrate with webbing. She is actually a lot bigger than what she looks like in this picture. One of my favorite baboon species so far. She is not very aggressive and tends to run and hide when I mess with the tank, but I don't want to push my luck.
Can you guys guess what that is? If you guessed a mantis fly you are right.
This snail is not your average snail. They are huge and wish that I had a video to show you. I actually own two of these shells. Just thought I would share it. Does it hurt your eyes?
This picture is a reminder that nature isn't just about plants and animals. It takes the complete picture to make up nature. I happen to love scenery. This clip speaks to me.
This poor tree will never be the same. It will carry these carvings until it turns to dust. What these poor misguided people didn't know that the bark of a tree serves the same purpose as our skin. It keeps the bugs and germs out. When we break the bark, we can set death in motion.
Sometimes, your yard or a neighbor's yard gets visited by urban wildlife. In this case, my brother's yard got visited by a two or three baby Virginia opossums. They were hiding in some hollow railroad ties that sit on one side of his yard. This was the best picture that I could get. You can see the pink, naked tail and his white face with the pink nose underneath the railroad tie. You just never know who is coming to visit so our yards should be safe for wildlife to visit.
Under the right conditions, you can find life holding on to just about any surface. In this case, you are looking at pioneer organisms. The surface is rock formation in Turkey Run State park. The organisms are plants. In this case, there are mosses, and liverworts. In the top right corner, you can see a fern sticking it's fronds in the picture. In the middle of the left side, you can see some yellow wood sorrel and a species of grass sticking out. It's possible because dirt will get into the cracks and then plants like the liverwort or mosses get in there and they help other plants take a hold.
These wonderful berries are a native raspberry. I happen to love this time of year and I look forward to it every single year. Sadly, this plant doesn't produce fruit year round. You pretty much can get your fill when they are on the plant. Our family has four or five such plants on our property. Each year, I make sure to get my fill. Typically, we eat them pretty much right off the plant. If you've never had the opportunity to taste black rapsberries, I would say you're missing out. Though I am sure, there are other edible goodies out there that taste plenty good. I can think of one such plant right now ie Pawpaw. I highly recommend this plant. A couple things to know about this plant, 1.Berries are ripe when they turn the blackish purple color that you see in the picture, 2.The stems of this plant has thorns.
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