#SilentSunday
(posted early because of planned power outage)

Snoozing Mallard ducks. A whole bunch of them.

#birds #camouflage #nature

#EBTSC Poll: What should we all bake together? (Aug15/16)

- Lemon Poppyseed Cake: tangy, sweet, soft w crunchy bits

- Berry/fruit Clafoutis: (pr. klah-fou-tee) A bit like a torte, flan, or crazy pancake. Great w in-season fruit (nice too w frozen/imported)

- War cake: made with no eggs nor butter. Historically devised when ingredients were scarce (many versions exist).

- BlackForest cake: AKA Schwarzwäld Torte. Luxurious chocolate-cherry layer cake, many variations exist.

#cake #baking

Planning the day tomorrow.
The whole town will have a scheduled power outage from 7am to 1pm.
I need my coffee so waking up at 6 will be crucial. 😢

@Moorknipser
Heute gab es hier reichlich Gurken im Garten. Danke fuer das Rezept.

Path to the clouds
#photography #nature

The caterpillars of the Milkweed Tussock Moth have completely devoured my Orange Milkweed.
Now this one is trying their luck with the Coriander. I hope they abhor it as much as I do 😬.
I love the coriander seeds though to spice up my sourdough rye bread.

#moth #gardening #macro #nature

https://ebird.org/news/threat-of-ai-to-archives

Bei mir ist es zu kalkig für den Wald-Schachtelhalm. Doch in 30 km Entfernung gibt es (noch) feuchte Wälder mit ihm.

Ich mag die Ästhetik eines Miniaturwaldes im Wald. Auch die Vorstellung, dass sie schon vor 350 Millionen Jahren auf der Erde waren.

#Wald #Natur

The good and the bad this morning:

the air is thick with smoke from the West coast, cough cough, sniff sniff🤧.

I briefly saw our Bluebirds, the 4 (yay!) little ones hunting with their father, scouting for food from the hydro line 😊. They have perfected their flying skills, to the point that I couldn't get a photo.
Little buggers 😍.

Just a heads-up for the birdwatchers in Ontario: saw the first Nighthawks an hour ago. They were in a hurry, as they always are.
I'll be looking for them tomorrow, camera in hand.

#birds #Ontario

Working as planned
#bloomscrolling #butterfly

Cooler today, but still not much activity apart from the honeybees.

I did see one of my favourites however – a buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia; 🇩🇪 Büffelzikade), & will try to get a head-on shot showing where the name comes from.

That said, it's an invasive species from North America, now widespread in Europe.

#Heidelberg 🏰
#Photography 📷️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️
#BugOfTheDay 🐞
#MacroPhotography 🔬
#InsectsOfMastodon 🪰
#BackGardenEntomology 🪲

Come to think of it, little snapper, you've also got a leech sticking to your rear ... 🤔
2/2

#turtles #wildlife #nature

Hey little Snapper ... you've got stuff sticking to your face!
Young Snapping Turtle, totally oblivious to everything (including me) 😊.

#turtles #wildlife #nature

Sun stars seen through a canopy of leaves.

#photography #sunstars #fujifilm

Ripe Choke Cherries everywhere. A feast for the Catbirds, Brown Thrashers, and many other birds.
Not to mention the bears.
People also collecting them to make jelly.

#trees #nature

If jumping spiders are the new pet fad I'd like to put myself out there as a one-stop-shop spider portraitist

I can do glamorous photo shoots, I can paint or draw them with or without tiny hats. Whatever, you tell me. Here's a imaginary friendly giant spider I drew

#spider #spiders #art

A very fresh, perfect Monarch today, feeding on Spotted Joe Pye Weed by the river.
Will he make it to Mexico this fall?

#butterflies #migration #wildflowers

House Wrens are usually heard before seen, and they are so small and fast that even when you see them, it is usually from the corner of your eye. They can be quite stealthy. Today, I mounted one of the cams on a fence post near their nest, and it's been so much fun to see them up close and also seeing what they pull from the garden. I barely ever see them on camera, so this is extra nice. #birds

I thought I took a photo of one Northern Watersnake. On the computer I discovered two more, and even more of them were coiled up a few steps down the trail.

#snakes #wildlife #nature