Day 03 - Your favourite new show (aired this TV season)

Oh.. hmm. another hard one. I will have to say The Discovery Channel Show: LIFE. The undertaking and filming of the show is astounding. The 11 part series is something no one should miss. It blows every other nature program right out of the water. It manages to make you feel like you are ( Read more... )

I saw this one on Ormsby Avenue in Pittsburgh. It was lazily sitting up on an antenna. Like usual people walked past and walked past me without even noticing. The pictures are coming. I am still editing them.



This video is not the best but you can hear the calls clearly.

So I have decided I am going to post one small thing that can be done to protect the environment every day and try to keep up with them. Putting on in practice everyday is well worth a try. All these posts will be tagged "save the environment". So here we go, and back dated to make it really 365.

Jan. 1st: Share your knowledge with family and ( Read more... )

I think I've turned into the Drow Spider Queen for the crap of late. Yet again.. another gigantic spider but this time could it stay to itself? Oh fuck no. The bastard got on me. GAH. This one was about 1.5 or 2 inches across. It was actually pretty once I stopped freaking out about it. It was patterned like tree fungus or lichen.

( The Spider )

Did some experimenting with long exposure night photographs this weekend.

( Photos )

I think I'm too in tune with nature. I just found a cicada on my computer desk but only when it started that damned buzzing. WTF? Good thing I'm not scared of them. It was very reluctantly put out the door into the rain.

( Clear Creek Landscape )

Imagine that.. Had the camera all weekend and only took a few pictures. Though I did get pictures of Frank, the opossum.

( the pics )

Some of these descriptions are very, very pain inducing explainations.

Schmidt Sting Pain Index

1.0 Light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch.
1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, ( Read more... )

With how people are dealing with new or rare species found in nets you'd think we were in the 17-1800's when everyone wanted to have a specimen of everything in their den. **GAH**

The colossal squid

...And wander around with the camera 24/7


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