A couple times lately I’ve come home from a day of bird-watching and been a bit dejected that I didn’t see anything new. Then I’ll start going through my photos and notice species in the shots I didn’t see out in the field! I think now I’m just going to get in the habit of taking tons of group shots…

Taking a picture of this bumble I noticed there were multiple other friends there too. [1000051406]

[image] [image] I’m not sure what kind of a who this is…

I was so busy trying to take a decent picture of the fish that the crab chilling next to it went completely unnoticed until I uploaded the picture. [original] In the end both came out all blurry anyway.

I documented a Neptunia plant. At home I detected a bug hiding on its fruits. [image] https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252595909

I took some pictures of leaf galls recently, and while reviewing them saw that this one included a couple of globular springtails. In my mind, the larger of the 2 facing the gall is saying “Behold! The Great Gall!”, while the smaller may be rolling its eyes… [IMG_4460]

Took a photo of a fly. Found a Teddy bear [IMG_0361] [IMG_0361 - Copy (5)]

[image] That was a very busy flower!

[image] Thunderhead: That was a very busy flower! Yes, except that the one black flower at the center of the head is not a separate observation; it is a characteristic of Queen Anne’s Lace.

It looked like someone underneath.

I found a lot of extra things hiding in this photo. I meant to take a photo of the sea cucumber in the center but noticed several other creatures afterward. [image] First, there is a scaleworm hiding beneath the sea cucumber. Fortunately, I noticed that when I took the photo, and got another pict…

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vbjanos December 6, 2024, 8:26am 448

Took a photo of a fly.
Found a Teddy bear

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