Your best photos of the week!

[reefersean]

Thanks!

[eyekosaeder]

Thank you :)

[susanne-kasimir]

Cool Photo! I just read in another thread about a bioblitz in Botanical gardens - maybe you want to join: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bioblitz-botanische-garten-botanical-gardens-2025-in-comparison/66535

[eyekosaeder]

Thanks! :)
I already am taking part. I’m trying to keep Bonn in the top 3. I don’t think we’ll manage to beat Graz, but perhaps 2nd place is possible. :D

[ra_teo]

This baby mantis hunting aphids on my hand. That leg it’s cleaning looks like a ‘shh’ to me.

[susanne-kasimir]

nothing rare, just some frogs having chosen a nice place :-)

Pelophylax perezi - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290799470

[whistlingduck]

Sorry everyone, I forgot to announce that this week’s winner is @eyekosaeder! Congratulations on such a fascinating (both biologically and technically) photo!

[macrotim]

@eyekosaeder Congratulations on photo of the week!
Well, anyhow back to my terrible photos…
For once, I’m not almost late for this week’s poll, so here is a cute baby eastern cottontail I found! Two individuals hang out in my backyard quite often, so after nearly 5 months of not using my telephoto lens, I finally brought it out again. (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290458205)

[terrybb]

I have two pair of nesting Prothonotary Warblers. Here, a female is bringing food to her three nestlings.

[tjeales]

I have this one in iNat for the fungi in the suborder Tricholomatineae but also for the moss and I just noticed the springtail too.

[oksanaetal]

@tjeales

just noticed the springtail too.

Where?

[tjeales]

On the second largest white fungi

[oksanaetal]

Oh, I see - thanks!

[eyekosaeder]

Thank you! ^^
And congrats to you as well! Your amazing photo of the Tree Swallow has got the same amount of votes, so they should both be photos of the week! :D

[whistlingduck]

Busted!!!

[oksanaetal]

@whistlingduck It’s already Wednesday. Will there be a poll?

[whistlingduck]

@oksanaetal Sorry, I’ve been under the weather for a few days. Mind if I skip it this week and just pool it into the next?

[joeylikesbirds]

Would you like me to make the poll for you? Feel better soon!

[oksanaetal]

Oh, no need to apologize! Feel better soon and do whatever is necessary!

[whistlingduck]

@oksanaetal @joeylikesbirds Thank you both! I am finally better, and @joeylikesbirds thank you for the offer, but I feel like since it is so close to the end of the week, it might just make sense to hold on the poll