F/5.6, 1/280, ISO 500. Atlantic Ghost Crab Why is there only one Yogi Bear? Because when they tried to make another one, they made a Boo-Boo. Interesting Fact: Crabs of this species usually engage in a combat that is non-contact. The combat style is more ritualistic in style and ends in contact in very rare […] …
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A Fine looking Bull Elk peeking out from the sagebrush on an early October day. Eating all he can before the rut begins in earnest. We wish him well and a bit of luck when needed. via Where the sage grows tall — nature has no boss
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Domestic Goose (Breed) © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 146 – Domestic Goose — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Grasshopper Why don’t some doctors like being on hold? They don’t have a lot of patients. Interesting Fact: A large grasshopper, such as a locust, can jump about a metre (twenty body lengths) without using its wings; the acceleration peaks at about 20 g.[26] Grasshoppers jump by extending their large back …
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A Stout Stoat. via Something stotally different — Letter From Norfolk
Top Shot number Four Grumpy’s first day out in the garden. A real adventure for this young hedgehog. I can only imagine what must have been going through his mind . Top Shot number Five Starting of the list is this shot of a Brown Hare , taken at one of my favourite local locations […] …
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 320. Bumblebee Why don’t elephants use cellular phones? So the rest of the world won’t know their plans. Interesting Fact: The bumblebee tongue (the proboscis) is a long, hairy structure that extends from a sheath-like modified maxilla. The primary action of the tongue is lapping, that is, repeated dipping of the tongue …
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Starting TODAY I will post “Pals of a feather” on Wednesdays and Fridays. The posts are not for individual birds per se, instead it will depict groups of birds which could be of the same species or mixed. I want the readers to see how the birds share in Nature and their behavior in conjunction […] …
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The Northern Herper 
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