Ashburn Bambi and More

I got all backed up with my weekly contributions, this week.

I'm too late for Michelle's Nature Notes (#367). But you should go visit her anyways! Here's another pic of the Black Rat Snake from last week. So cooperative!

Thursday's come and gone. Here's Amelia for TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #117 (I'm too late for that one, too. Just didn't have my blogging shoes on this week :P ).


I'm not too late for Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #131. Here's a sweat bee on a thistle flower:

Here's an Ashburn Bambi. Usually they run away when they see me, or shortly after. Not this one! A jogger came by. A plane went overhead. A couple people on the trail behind me stopped their bicycles to watch. And Bambi kept on eating about 10 feet away.


I've got four of these, I'm saving two for later.

I'm also linking to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 373 - In the metal.

After checking my June photos, this is about the only metal I took snaps of. It was rush hour traffic and this car had cut in front of me FOUR times. (Note the four minute difference between the two pics, and this after he'd aggravated me enough to take his picture in the first place.) For an encore, he cut in front of the car behind me a couple more. Obviously, the weaving in traffic approach was getting him no where, but he just kept on doing it.


And now for something pleasant again: Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'. Some of these are house finches, I'm not sure who that is in front though.


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Black Rat Snake Fence

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #116. And I'm also linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#366).

This Black Rat Snake visited my sister's backyard on Sunday.

He (or she) was pretty mellow...didn't even get too angry when I pulled his tail to keep him from going through the fence too soon.

"Nice to see you, but I have an appointment next door."

The End.

Here are a couple pictures from the backyard in D.C. that I've had sitting around:




Carmi's Thematic Photographic 372 is Monochrome. Here's Monochrome Theda!

Last but far from least, here's another fence + Amelia:

UPDATE: By popular demand, here is Monochrome Amelia:

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First Dragonfly and Butterfly Pics of the Year

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #129. Here's my first dragonfly picture of the year, a juvenile Common Whitetail:

First butterfly pics of the year: A Fiery Skipper. (I think, skipper identification can be tricky.)

I'm also contributing to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 371 - By the water's edge. Here's a pair of mallards at Broad Branch creek in D.C.

Remember that place that had a horse roaming outside on the horse trail? It seems the chickens get to come out and play sometimes, too. I thought I'd get a pic before seeing if I could get closer (I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'):

Turned out to be no problem. They all ran right up.


It's been a while since my left foot made an appearance:

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First Monarch of the Summer

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #94. And what do you mean it's not summer anymore??




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Fences, Nutkin, Foot

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #80:

I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#331):

This is for Carmi's Thematic Photographic 351 - From a great height. It's from a ways back.

And a couple of sky shots for the halibut:


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Mr. Cardinal, Photobombed

Eileeninmd has Saturday's Critters #64 up.
Mrs. Cardinal flew past just as I was taking a picture of Mr. Cardinal.

A few seconds later:

Here are the wolfhound puppies during a break between snowstorms last week:

Ms. Beckett on Monday:

Ms. Beckett on November 16:

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Two Lane Squirrel Highway

I was going to use the first pic for a Fences post, but it's going to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #63.

I've still got about a million wolfhound puppy pics from this week alone:


In other beesnees, here's a dancing parrot.

How about another?

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Oil Change

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 317 is Vehicular Etc.

Changed in a jiffy. And took the online $8 coupon. Here's a photo from the car on Cold Run Valley Road, West Virginia:

In other news, happy furry puppy time:

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Run Down, But Not Out

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 311 is Run down.

O.K, that's not quite what Carmi meant. How about this fence and garden behind Juergen's German Bakery? I suppose the Scarlet Sage was put there on purpose, but the Morning Glory and Datura are willing volunteers.

In other news, it's been too long since ORBS! were featured here.


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