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[Borg]

Saw these two young fawns during a walk yesterday. They were about 25 feet from me. The one on the left was definitely the brave/curious one. He was walking toward me and I think that he would have come right up to me if I let him.

 

[phinds]

 

[symbolipoint]

"Dog Library"
Must dogs be accompanied by a human?
(for the post #2952)

 

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[berkeman]

That chicken has been spending way too much time on that trampoline!

 

[Andy Resnick]

Was at a friend's farm yesterday:

Cows are much more timid than I expected, they kept backing away.

 

[Ibix]

A moth, that would probably be better camouflaged if it had at least had the sense to sit on a patterned bedsheet.

 

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[Andy Resnick]

Since COVID lockdown, successive generations of red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) have taken peanuts from our feeder and then, later in the season, brought their fledglings to feed as well. I caught a pair today:

While I was photographing the 5th generation (Nikon D810 + nikkor 400/2.8 @ f/5.6, 1/1000 s auto ISO) a cardinal was giving me the side-eye:

 

[berkeman]

Dat's not a peanut. Looks like a sparkle ball to attract the birds?

 

[collinsmark]

Dat's not a peanut. Looks like a sparkle ball to attract the birds?

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I don't know for certain, but I suspect it's something viewed edge-on (cylinder-esque).

 

[Andy Resnick]

Dat's not a peanut. Looks like a sparkle ball to attract the birds?

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Those are definitely fragments of one or more peanuts, carried by the adult (still in the shell) up to the top of the pole, the adult then breaks open the shell and feeds the young. Fascinating to watch....

 

[Andy Resnick]

Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris):

Nikon D810+ Nikkor 800/5.6 @ f/8, 1/1000s Auto ISO.

 

[BillTre]

This is a mimic of a toxic bug:

 

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[BillTre]