(c) Tortula muralis
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Thank you. I was channelling my ‘inner florist’ for the composition and the ‘golden hour’ lighting made it easy.
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As long as you mark them as cultivated, of course
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I always have to remind myself that this and the Luna Moth would be prizes in any collection if they weren’t so common. They are so beautiful
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Speaking as someone from Europe that had never seen it, absolutely! It’s stunning and strangely makes me crave ice cream…
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I’m always going to love the beautiful patterning and songs seen/heard in New World Sparrows. Birds I used to barely even notice now really catch my attention. It’s a shame so many species are put under pressure by invasive House Sparrows, but they’re still a well-worth-it sight to me.
Particularly, Song Sparrows for their songs and any Zonotrichia species for their beautiful coloration.
I’m also surprised at how few warblers I see - like, ever. Am I doing something wrong? How do you all normally locate/song ID warblers, or are you in the same boat as me here?
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We’re in the middle of their migration routes but the last warbler I saw was on the ground outside a newly constructed, lakeside condo ‘development’. That’s was about 3 years ago. We used to get and hear them in our backyard. (Or find their remains from the pets of our neighbourhood freedom-fighting cat-owners.)
I think that there may be a… connection?
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I just had to check… yep, International Equisetological Association is for real.
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50 posts in and no mention of the king???
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Two come to mind-where I am we get a ton of red-winged blackbirds and monk parakeets. Common, abundant, but I never tire of them (My neighbors who have a nest of them in front of their house might beg to differ; they tend to be very noisy)
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both my favorites!
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What a charmer! I always love getting a chance to learn about Australian wildlife because even the common and garden species are so different from what we get in the US. I’d like to think the feeling is mutual but I’m not sure mockingbirds can compete with willie wagtail!
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I can’t say I photograph these a lot… but every time I look closely at a LBM… little brown moth, all kinds of species, but the ones that at first glance look nondescript… their patterns are so “beautiful”!
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Digging deeper into the ecology, behavior, and anatomy of my urban neighborhood common species - especially birds and inverts - has been my favorite activity since the start of the pandemic. I don’t know if I can pick just ONE, but right now I’m trying to spread the word about the importance of flies. It’s spring here in the northern hemisphere, and flies are the unsung heroes of early pollination! Even blow flies, the ones we usually associate with laying their eggs in our garbage cans, are responsible for pollinating the earliest blooms. So here’s a Common European Greenbottle Fly for you. Thanks, friend.
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Agreed on the subtle beauty and personality! I love the white stripe on the mockingbird’s tail, and feel lucky to get a chance to see it shown off while the bird is in flight. It also has one of my favorite songs!
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When I started taking macro photos, also with a phone clip-on lens, that’s when I really started seeing some incredible beauty in the common things around me. I had no idea the petals of clover looked like this!
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