Monday, March 16, 2009
In The Macroverse: Woodpeckers versus Pine Tree.
The woodpeckers at Mount Laguna this weekend worked nonstop pounding on the pine trees and storing their nuts in the bark. The trees didn't seem to complain but nobody would blame them if they did. Here's an example of the woodpeckers' work.
And here's an oozing wound in the bark from all that pecking. That's gotta hurt.
But it's not all pain and destruction. Here's a pretty sapfall hanging from the bark.
For more closeup photos of a pine tree's skin, go to my picasaweb photos page at picasaweb.google.com/tdavera, open the folder labeled In The Macroverse, and scroll to the end. (Here.)
-tdr
And here's an oozing wound in the bark from all that pecking. That's gotta hurt.
But it's not all pain and destruction. Here's a pretty sapfall hanging from the bark.
For more closeup photos of a pine tree's skin, go to my picasaweb photos page at picasaweb.google.com/tdavera, open the folder labeled In The Macroverse, and scroll to the end. (Here.)-tdr
Labels: Nature, Photography, Plants, Trees
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Wild In The Urbs: States Of Repose
Here's a chubby little California Towhee standing by the patio, oblivious to the cat about 20 feet away.
The cat, Kimba, rests among the native plants next to the laughing Buddha.
Meanwhile, this Black Phoebe waits on the utility wire for the cat to vacate the yard.
Just another wild day in the urbs.
-tdr
All shots taken with 10.1 megapixel Canon Rebel XTi and EF 75-300 telephoto lens. My new toys.
The cat, Kimba, rests among the native plants next to the laughing Buddha.
Meanwhile, this Black Phoebe waits on the utility wire for the cat to vacate the yard.
Just another wild day in the urbs.-tdr
All shots taken with 10.1 megapixel Canon Rebel XTi and EF 75-300 telephoto lens. My new toys.
Labels: Animals, Birds, Nature, Photography, Plants
