A large purple Morning Glory turns its face to the sum |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
A LESSON IN MINITURIZATION
Consider this little hummingbird. It is
hatched from an egg no larger than a small pea. Each wing is
aproximately 3/4” long, yet the feathers are constructed just like
a larger birds. Its feet are about 1/8” wide, yet they have very
sharp and well defined claws. Its wings flap 80 times per second
in normal flight and up to 200 times per second in a
power dive. It can fly 30 miles per hour. It must consume five times
its weight in nectar and insects (which it catches inflight) each
day. And, yes, its beak opens and, no, it doesn't suck up the nectar
through its beak like a straw...it has a long and tiny tongue that
laps up the liquid. Many of our plants are pollinated by this little
workhorse, and in spite of its diminutive size it lives about five
years. It is a living, breathing marvel of miniturization.
Nikon D7000, Nikkor 70-300 VR. Shutter priority at 1/1500, ISO 800, full sun manual white balance.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A Little Bit of Everything
A common Corn Flower is quite lovely against a wetland background. I used to view these as just weeds when I was young because they grew wild everywhere. |
These plants, "Arrowheads", grow in the late summer in the pools of water found in the Farmington Bay wetlands. |
Thursday, August 16, 2012
An Exceptionally Spectacular Sunset
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