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AHHHH! You Scared Me!

July 15, 2016 — 18 Comments

White-Tailed Deer 3

F/ 7.1, 1/200, ISO 200.

Why do male deer need braces?

Because they have buck teeth!

Interesting Fact: Adult white-tails have reddish-brown coats in summer which fade to a duller grayish-brown in winter. Male deer, called bucks, are easily recognizable in the summer and fall by their prominent set of antlers, which are grown annually and fall off in the winter. Only the bucks grow antlers, which bear a number of tines, or sharp points. During the mating season, also called the rut, bucks fight over territory by using their antlers in sparring matches. ( http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/white-tailed-deer/ )

 

 

 

I Am Not Crazy… Well, Maybe I Am But You Got To Love Me.

July 14, 2016 — 9 Comments

Eastern Towhee 1

F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 250.

Eastern Towhee

Why was the math textbook so sad?

He had a lot of problems!

Interesting Fact: The Eastern Towhee and the very similar Spotted Towhee of western North America used to be considered the same species, the Rufous-sided Towhee. The two forms still occur together in the Great Plains, where they sometimes interbreed. This is a common evolutionary pattern in North American birds – a holdover from when the great ice sheets split the continent down the middle, isolating birds into eastern and western populations that eventually became new species. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/lifehistory )

So What Are We Staring At?!

July 9, 2016 — 26 Comments

Great Black-backed Gull

F/13.0, 1/640, ISO 320.

Great Black-backed Gull  

What do you call a seagull when it flies over the bay?

A bagel.

Interesting Fact: This is the largest gull in the world. Its broad wings and powerful appearance give it a regal look that have impressed naturalists for years. In the words of one early observer: “It surely seemed to be a king among the gulls, a merciless tyrant over its fellows, the largest and strongest of its tribe. No weaker gull dared to intrude upon its feudal domain.” ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Black-backed_Gull/lifehistory )

May You Always Have A Seashell In Your Pocket And Sand Between Your Toes!

September 28, 2015 — 20 Comments

seashells

F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 160.

Day 271 / 365

Why does the mermaid wear seashells?

Because she grew out of her B-shells.

Interesting Fact: The turn of a snail’s shell is called a whorl. In 99 percent of all snail species, that whorl goes in a clockwise direction. ( http://www.ehow.com/facts_5233555_seashell-kids.html )

Super Blood Moon

September 27, 2015 — 24 Comments

Blood Moon

F/6.3, 1/250, ISO 500, Photoshop CS6.

Day 270 / 365

How does a man on a moon get his haircut?

Eclipse it.

Interesting Fact: There is a total eclipse of the moon on the night of September 27-28, 2015. It happens to be the closest supermoon of 2015. It’s the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon, or full moon nearest the September equinox. It’s the Southern Hemisphere’s first full moon of spring. This September full moon is also called a Blood Moon, because it presents the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad: four straight total eclipses of the moon, spaced at six lunar months (full moons) apart. Phew! ( http://earthsky.org/tonight/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-hunters-moon-september-27-28-2015 )

 

 

 

Brotherly Love

September 26, 2015 — 10 Comments

brotherly love

F/5.6, 1/60, ISO 400.

Day 269 / 365

What did the beach say to the wave?…

“Long tide, no sea.”

Interesting Fact: Most beaches are found on the coast, where wave action, currents, tides and seawater rises continuously rework and shape the sediment. As a result, beaches are usually regarded as dynamic, natural phenomenon.  ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/beaches.html )