Tree tobacco, an introduced species native to South America. Nicotina glauca / tree tobacco
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Tree tobacco, an introduced species native to South America. Nicotina glauca / tree tobacco
Orange-crowned warbler in a catclaw acacia tree. Tucson, AZ šŖ¶
Queen butterfly doing its thing.
I saw three different desert tortoises today while hiking. #tortoise #Tucson
Hundreds of these yellow hornworms out around Catalina State Park in Tucson munching on the new growth after the recent rains. These turn into super cool hummingbird moths that are super pollinators.
Whoa that weird shrieking / noise at the beginning and end is from whatever Bluesky does to normalize audio volume in uploaded videos. Weird.
Instruo Cs-L, Lubadh, Arbhar sounds. Ceis 2, Ćøchd, Maths, Marbles shapes, natural gate LPG, X-Pan. Erica Kick. #eurorack #modular #synthsky
These guys are sooo pretty. I love the capture of the tail feathers in this shot.
Thanks š
Ooof
Love this, Joe. Love the area too!
Itās pretty cool and some interesting history too.
The sand can get hot yes, especially late afternoons. Your feet get used to it after spending a lot of time barefoot
This is on the east side of Hawaii Island (the Big Island) and Hana is on Maui. There is an awesome black sand beach near Hana too. Black sand beaches are formed when molten lava flows directly into the ocean and conditions are š. The lava shatters like glass and wave action smoothes it all out.
I left the house more during covid than I do now. More frequently and for longer durations both. Itās not enjoyable.
Black sand beach. East side Hawaii Island (Punaluāu)
Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado #westy
Thanks Rob.
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When the deer jumped up and ran off its feet landed near a rattlesnake that was coiled up in the brush. It started rattling and raised up, surprised by the deer. It then spotted me and shifted its focus. If I hadnāt have scared up a deer I would have stepped right on the snake. Funny how things work
I was hiking at the north side of Catalina State Park near Tucson today. I spotted a desert tortoise and ducked under some trees at the edge of a wash to go see it. Well under the tree a small whitetail deer was sleeping and we both terrified each other when it woke up and bounded off down the wash.
Tell us about how it flew straight into your face after snapping the photo? š¤
More Modern Sounds Pluto. Applying CV to the strike input for Voice 2 causes the delay/ reverb to reset in a very agreeable way. There is a ton going on in the low end of this recording. #synthsky #modular #eurorack
Life and death on the #ManitouIncline. Manitou Springs Colorado. The Incline has an average grade of 45% and as steep as 68% in placesā¦The incline gains 2,011 feet (613 m) of elevation in 0.88 miles (1.42 km) horizontal. Currently the Incline has approximately 2,768 steps. (Wikipedia)
Sunset and a sliver of the moon. The mountains along the horizon are Baja California (Norte). Taken from Puerto PeƱasco, Sonora, Mexico
I love these guys.
Pink hibiscus with raindrops
A self-playing / generative patch on my Modern Sounds Pluto. #synthsky #eurorack
More fleabane. Also in Big Sur, California
Fleabane. Big Sur, California.
A different point of view than one usually sees. I like!
Noormahal Palace, Karnal India
Yo llevo en el cuerpo un motor Que nunca deja de rolar Yo llevo en el alma un camino Destinado a nunca llegar Cuando me buscan nunca estoy Cuando me encuentran yo no soy Ćl que estĆ” en frente porque ya Me fui corriendo mĆ”s allĆ” āEl Desaparecidoā Manu Chao
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Tucson sunrise. I love the cloudy mornings.
The way I tell the difference in non-obvious cases is by the beak. The pyrrhuloxia beak is more blunt if thatās the right description. Iām no expert, and have a good history of being incorrect as some of my posts show. Ha!
This folks, is a shortcut. Itās not one that I took.
Ummm, yeah! McConnellās!
Yellow hibiscus. One of my favorite flowers.
Rubus hawaiensis, or āÄkala Hawaiian raspberry. This was up in a rainforest on the windward side of Mauna Kea.
Golden crownbeard.
Poppy and granite.
I was told there would be ice cream. There was only rocky road. One of the better sections of the route to Cargodera Canyon near Tucson AZ
I was going to compliment you on the nice drone š
This looks like the bike path along La CaƱada
I think so too.
Sunset in Hawaii.
An ocotillo stem covered with leaves after the recent bit of rain that we had. The leaves sprout out from the base of the spines (which are just modified leaves). And this added surface area boosts photosynthesis and a growth cycle. depending on rain the ocotillo may leaf 4-5 times a year.
This Northern Cardinal looks like itās at the tail end of a molt and it has a black beak. Itās not very good at knowing which figs are ripe either. šŖ¶
I saw a vireo in my yard today. šŖ¶
Aaahhhh-greed.
Guau!! Amazing shot (and experience)
Reflection.
Anuenue Ice Cream stop. Kawaihae, Hawaii.
Sunrise this morning in Tucson.
Itās still got it!
I drove along the San Pedro River between San Manuel and Pomerene, AZ on Saturday and flew my drone along these cliffs. Apparently they are part of the Quiburis Formation, and are a mixture of silt, sand and tuff that is part of an old lake bed (Miocene / Pliocene). They are dramatic!
Tucson sunset.
Thanks Dave!
Itās a great place to live.
Very cool!
Congratulations!
Everything is looking a little happier out there and there are a lot of flowers blooming and a lot of the ocotillo has leafed out. We have had an anemic monsoon - I hope we get more rain.
Arizona Poppy (Kallstroemia grandiflora) in La CaƱada wash, Oro Valley, AZ
Romero Canyon, Catalina State Park near Tucson, AZ
Desert tortoise I spotted near Tucson, AZ yesterday. I see this one pretty often while hiking. Iām assuming itās the same? I know where itās hidey hole is and see a tortoise in the same general area quite a bit. Spotting is reliable several days after a rain.
Ugh. Heartbreaking.
Brian Ginny Rachel Troy
Afternoon snack on the beach. Puerto PeƱasco, Sonora Mexico.
Fata morgana optical phenomenon. Puerto PeƱasco Mexico at sunrise.
Iād rather be camping. White Mountain Apache near Greer Arizona.
Tucson sunset but looking to the northeast. During the summer / monsoon the low sun illuminates the storm clouds above the Catalina mountains and we get sunsets like this a lot.
This is an amazing photo!
Fishhook barrel cactus flowering. Tucson, AZ
Beautiful! Love the low light color and the focus on the crossing.
These are my favorite plumeria. Nice photo!
I think this is a warbling vireo. Patagonia, Arizona. šŖ¶
Blue grosbeak šŖ¶
Summer tanager šŖ¶
Rufous hummingbird, Patagonia, Arizona. šŖ¶
Squirrel doing its best rendition of Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull
I ran into Gandalf the squirrel today.
I think this is a juvenile vermillion flycatcher. I could be wrong. Patagonia, AZ šŖ¶
Curve-billed thrasher fledgling. Patagonia, Arizona. šŖ¶
The sun breaking through the clouds of a monsoon storm. Tucson AZ.
Rachel in Jaipur, India. Weāre going back next month.
Yes! I have 4 fountains around my house that the birds frequent and I also filled a small tray with water and put it out there on the loggia. I see sooo many kinds of birds at the fountains and they are also critical for bees and bats.
Wow! Looks intense.
I think so too.
Boone, North Carolina
Itās so hot here that a handful of finches and a family of quail have been hanging out in the shade of my loggia. They are all panting. Good news is that all the plants have been stripped of bugs.šŖ¶
Thatās my kind of live stream!
Hummingbird enjoying the views in Big Sur, CA šŖ¶
Whitewater Draw, southern Arizona.
I really do feel lucky. Iām also a little sad. I donāt think this is normal owl behavior but rather an attempt at survival. Maybe Iām wrong š¤·. Itās not afraid of me now and lets me point a big lens at it. The Cooperās hawk and other birds yell at it to please share but Owl is having none of it.
