Your best photos of the week!

Classic gill shot. I often feel like fungal bodies are my favorite subjects to photograph. There’s an understated elegance in capturing a moment of quicksilver.. finding the right angles and lighting, nature refined. Psathyrellaceae - (Brittlestems and Allies)

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to observe a Eurasian whimbrel for a longer time and take a lot of photos. I have more “classic” shots, but chose this, where it is looking for something tasty.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325783958

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A young spiny softshell I observed at my family’s fave fishing spot in Redfield, Arkansas. He was very cooperative. We named him Bertie

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WHAT a face :joy::heart:

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Hogna antelucana I found a bit ago! At least 2 inches long, the biggest spider i’ve observed so far!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322748889

I need to get a camera soon :’))

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Found this cute Carepalxis sp. yesterday. One of my favourite genera.

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/325912614

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Like this? https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326004769

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A favorite of mine. Thanks @mkanimallover for reminding me! :wink:

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https://media.tenor.com/u3YMqj05d3MAAAAC/zendaya-hair-flip.gif

Stunning :joy:

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Quality of the find contributes, but I’m happy with how some of these pics turned out.

Eastern Indigo Snake

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Wow! How sleek and shiny and majestic! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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@whistlingduck time for another poll, or are we waiting until Monday? :)

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That seems to be a rare snake. Wow. I would have never waited for so long. When you have developed such an unbreakable patience, you are a true observer of nature, a genuine nowadays naturalist.

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I am not a patient person at all lol, but this one was worth it

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Wish I had something better, but here is an Isotoma sp. on snow (got about 2 inches).


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Lucky! We don’t get snow until around January down here in Arkansas!

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Yes, normally we get some around December/January, but was surprised to get a decent snowfall this early!

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Hi, I am new to Inaturalist. I took this photo of a Rainbow Bee-eater throwing an insect (dragonfly?) up and catching it in their beak at Monarto Safari Park.

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Wow! Looks like the perfect weather for a “Rainbow” Bee-eater to appear!

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Yup, it’s a dragonfly, possibly a Darner based on the body shape, but I can’t narrow it down to species, unfortunately.

Great photo, and welcome!

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