This blog is not about provocative thoughts, ruminations on the world as we know it or anything else fancy. It is merely images from my personal 'little piece of paradise,' Enjoy.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Sunday 27 March 2011
Saturday 26 March 2011
Friday 25 March 2011
Normal Service has Been Resumed.
Thursday 24 March 2011
More New Species!
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Another Species for the list.
We had two new species for our yard list today. I actually saw this one yesterday but it was the briefest of glimpses and it was flying with a pair of Cardinals. I was pretty sure it was a Pyrrhuloxia but I wanted a better sighting just to be 100% sure. And here he is, obligingly perching for me to confirm his identity.
Monday 21 March 2011
Bugalicious!
This daunting character is a longhorn beetle, common name Solitary Black Bycid, scientific name Stenaspis solitaria they feed on acacia and mesquite.
A correction to this post - this is in fact a cactus longhorn , Moneleima gigas. Not being a bug person when this character dropped from a mesquite in the middle of the day it seemed to be saying that it was Stenaspis solitaria. My bug guide wasn't detailed enough to illustrate the difference between the two. As Moneleima gigas is usually found on prickly pear or cholla at dusk you can understand my confusion. Luckily my friendly neighbourhood 'bug oracle' - Doug has both specimens in his collection and as soon as I saw them together I realised my mistake. Thanks for your help Doug :)
Saturday 19 March 2011
Super Moon
If the moon looks a little bigger than usual tonight that is because it is passing closer to earth than it has for over 20 years. This phenomena is known as a super moon.
Friday 11 March 2011
Sunday 6 March 2011
Tuesday 1 March 2011
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