Happy Easter! April 4-5, 2015

Violets, Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA, April 3, 2015

Happy Easter!

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Old Barn, March 29, 2015

Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA

I noticed this old barn on the way home from the grocery store on Tuesday.  I had to stop and get a photo; it may not be standing much longer.  The sign says: Posted. No Trespassing, No Hunting.  I stopped the car beside the road and made the photo from the car window using my zoom lens.

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Mushrooms, October 25, 2014

October 21, 2014, Straight Out of the Camera

It must be all the rain we had a week ago.  Mushrooms are popping up everywhere. Though I looked at pages of mushroom photos, I still do not know what these are.

October 21, 2014, Prentiss County, Mississippi

There was a circle of them by the side of the road.  As you can see, they are really huge and have a very short, almost non-existent stem. Certainly poisonous, so I left them there.

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Rabbit, January 11, 2014

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

I was very surprised to see a rabbit at the bird feeders near the house on Tuesday.
We sometimes see them at dawn or dusk at the edge of the woods, but this sighting
was near noon. I guess the very cold weather made it hungrier and bolder.

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Thanksgiving Cactus, December 7, 2013

First Bloom, December 6, 2013, Straight out of the Camera

This is either a Thanksgiving Cactus that is late to bloom, or a Christmas Cactus that is early.
Either way, it is lovely to have it blooming in my kitchen in the Winter.

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Monarch Butterfly November 2, 2013

Monarch on Butterfly Bush, Straight Out of the Camera

October 26, 2013

This is the only Monarch I've seen this year
It stayed only a few hours before going on farther south.

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Rose of Sharon August 18-19, 2013

Rose of Sharon back-lit by the sun, August 13, 2013 

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Swallowtail Butterfly July 28, 2013

Swallowtail Butterfly on Buddleia, Butterfly Bush

Canon PowerShot G9, July 25, 2013, 9:41 am

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Saturday's Sunset July 21, 2013

SOOC, Sunset, Saturday, July 20, 2013, Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA

The Heavens declare the glory of the Lord!

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Leafhopper June 2, 2013

I think this tiny insect is a Leafhopper, but I am far from being an insect ID expert.

UPDATE: Thanks to Hannah's comment below,
the damp spot has been identified as being caused by the insect biting into the leaf.

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Happy Monday!

Straight-Out-Of-the-Camera except for cropping and adding my name.

Canon PowerShot G9, macro mode, 7.4 mm, 1/500 sec, f 4.0

May 31, 2013, mid-morning.

Sometimes the Macro mode works well, and sometimes it just refuses to focus.

I was amazed to get a clear photo of such a tiny insect.

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Variegated Rose May 25, 2013

I forgot the name of this rose.

Can anyone help me identify it?

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This is Straight Out Of the Camera.

The bright sunlight makes the petals appear to be a lighter color than they really are.

The few petals in the shadow show the true colors.

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Crane Fly for Camera Critters and Weekly Top Shot April 20, 2013

I was photographing these Maple Tree seed pods last Saturday.

Pretty, aren't they?

Look what I found - a Crane Fly!

The adults are short-lived, fragile insects; it is not unusual for a leg to break off.

The larva stage is considered a pest becasue it eats the roots of grass.

An infestation of the larva can damage a sports field or golf course.
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The most interesting thing (to me) about this insect is the small knobbed structures

behind the wings called halteres.

They act as gyroscopes to help the Crane Fly in flight.

Other names for them include:
May Fly, Daddy Longlegs, Mosquito Eater, Gallinipper and Gollywhopper.
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Other than adding my name,

both these photos are SOOC

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Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home - April 13, 2013

Coccinellidae, Ladybug , Ladybird, or Lady Beetle, April 12, 2013

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