mnbruce

5 hours ago, tommui987 said:

 

Is that the world-famous Minnesota mosquito or is it a bumblebee humming bird?

😀  Closer to the second one. They are called Bombyliidae , or bee flies.

It has been a number of years since I have posted here because it has been that long since we have cruise, but since nobody is cruising I figure why not. Took these yesterday

For a change, I can actually post to this week's thread THIS WEEK! (usually my shooting is on weekends, and each new thread starts on a Monday, so I don't get around to posting until the end of the current thread - but a Monday holiday meant I could get out and shoot on a Monday). Here's some of the latest wetlands action, from a good day:

 

Starting with a cute little baby alligator - there are lots of these recently hatched all over the wetlands:

 

And where there's a little baby alligator, usually nearby is momma gator:

 

A rare exotic for Florida - this strange and lovely colored duck is a white-faced whistling duck, not something that's supposed to be found here. He was hanging out with a bunch of black-bellied whistling ducks, who I guess he felt were close enough to him to hang out with:

 

Great egrets are in mating season - and as with many birds, that means they start to change colors. In the great egret's case, the area around their bill and eyes goes from yellow, matching their bills, to a vibrant green:

 

This little fella with the big head is a belted kingfisher, sitting on this reed while waiting for an unaware fish in the waters below to jump down on:

Wow!

I check in on occasion to see the great images here, but have not posted in quite some time.

We were in Mexico last week.

Beautiful birds.

+1 Awesome shots!

Great series from the game!

Week 39 found us sitting in the dining room on the Serenade of the Seas enjoying the scenery. Waited a long time for this trip.

 

Dinner With A View

 

Dave

Very nicely done!

This lighthouse at Peggy's Cove is the most photographed one in the world. After some thought, I came up with a way to peel away the ordinary.

 

Peggy's Cove

 

Dave

Very nice!

 

Monday morning

 

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Beautiful photos!

Couples come from near and far carrying padlocks engraved or Sharpied with their names and lock them on this Portland, Maine waterfront fence to declare their love. Didn't even know this was a thing.

 

Love Locks Project

 

Dave

Great image!

Shelby first time out of her crate. She arrived on Delta Airlines last night.

 

 

Tom :cool:

A little beauty! Nice shot.

Wow. Amazing photos. Thanks so much for sharing. I almost feel like I am seeing the fireworks in person.

Thank you very much for the comments.

We are still replacing lilies.

This one is almost 5 inches deep:

 

 

We don't even know the names of some because the pots were knocked over.

 

Awesome flowers!

^^ Thank you very much! ^^

^^ Nice Loon shot! ^^

Great fireworks shots. The last one is my favorite. It's amazing what they can do with the different colors, etc.

Thanks! Fireworks technology is amazing these days.

My fireworks contributions.

Here are a few from Independence Day of the fireworks in DC. They were taken from Arlington, VA. Enjoy!

 

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Very nice composition!

The purple striped flowers are my favorite.

We have had 6 days of rain in a row -- flowers are drowning instead of growing.

Thanks. Heavy rains here have also been an issue.

Thank you Multi-Cruiser!

Flowers are finally starting to come alive here.