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Monthly Archives: July 2013
A small morning fungus
I haven’t identified this small fungus yet. If anyone can tell me what it is, I would appreciate it. EDIT – I found out from fungaljungal.org that this appears to be the mushroom formerly known as Coprinus plicata. I see … Continue reading
Six-spotted Fishing Spider – Dolomedes triton
Just a quick post. I found this nice specimen of a fishing spider at Audubon-Pennington park in Port Charlotte. Apparently this species goes through a brown phase and a black and grey phase. I’ll keep an eye out for the … Continue reading
A Tiny Bee Fly – Bombyliidae
I happened to be making a run to the recycling center yesterday and took the opportunity to stop by the Audubon-Pennington Nature Park in Port Charlotte FL. Since it was midday I didn’t expect to see many birds but the … Continue reading
Posted in Bug, Park
Tagged Audubon-Pennington Park, bee fly, Bombyliidae, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon FT-1, Nikon V1, SB-N7
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Blue Dasher – Pachydiplax longipennis
The Blue Dasher is a very common skimmer dragonfly. It’s found almost everywhere in the US. I ran across this male today in the county Extension Garden on Florida Avenue. He seemed quite happy to pose so I took advantage … Continue reading
Posted in Bug
Tagged Blue Dasher, dragonfly, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon FT-1, Nikon V1, odonata, Pachydiplax longipennis, raynox 150
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A few more bugs with the 55-200mm
For the last couple of days, I’ve gone out to walk around with only the Nikkor DX 55-200mm kit zoom lens on the Nikon V1. In my fanny pack I have the SB-N7 flash and the Raynox DCR-150 achromat lens. … Continue reading
Posted in Bug, Camera Gear
Tagged dragonfly, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, raynox 150
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Hairy Maggot Blowfly
What a terrible name even if it is true. They are actually reasonably attractive flies. In trying to identify it, I discovered that you can tell the gender by the eye position. Today’s fund fact: The males eyes meet on … Continue reading
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Tagged blowfly, Hairy maggot blowfly, Leitz ELPRO VI, Nikkor 30-110mm, Nikon V1
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