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kayaksailor In reply to morningstarskid [2011-10-08 03:25:55 +0000 UTC]

they are such interesting critters. we had a bunch this summer - sometimes as many as six or seven a night!

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morningstarskid In reply to kayaksailor [2011-10-08 03:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Cool,Army Mantis'..

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kayaksailor In reply to pink-polar-bear [2010-09-24 04:19:03 +0000 UTC]

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pink-polar-bear In reply to kayaksailor [2010-10-11 21:05:10 +0000 UTC]

haha that is so cool ^^

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kayaksailor In reply to pink-polar-bear [2010-10-12 18:02:59 +0000 UTC]

I thought it was cute too!!

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pink-polar-bear In reply to kayaksailor [2010-10-13 20:53:08 +0000 UTC]

its quite cheery isnt it

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kayaksailor In reply to ginsengi [2010-09-22 17:41:29 +0000 UTC]

in a kind of creepy way, yes!

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kayaksailor In reply to Althytrion [2010-09-20 03:12:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

( it is really plastic )

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kayaksailor In reply to TimLaSure [2010-09-19 05:23:50 +0000 UTC]

they're cool critters I came out of the sliding door onto the porch and this was right at eye level had to get the picture

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-19 05:24:15 +0000 UTC]

LOL! They are kind of creepy when you're right up close

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-19 15:45:13 +0000 UTC]

No, I think they're cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-20 03:14:43 +0000 UTC]

lol, well, I wouldn't go so far as cute...but definitely fun to look at

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-20 19:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I think they're cuteeeee....


By the way, I get up at 6:30 for my bus, so the trees in my neighbor look beautiful in the dawn light!

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-20 20:13:48 +0000 UTC]

I like the look at dawn too...but I hate getting up then

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-20 20:39:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I have to.


Other wise, the bus leaves with out me. D:


I'm thinking tomorrow, I'll bring my camera and shoot off a few pictures on the way to school. I'm always first, so I have plenty of time for some squirrel shots/tree shots/light shots. The lighting is GREAT!

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-20 20:58:21 +0000 UTC]

I've had many years of "having to" also - but now my daughter drives her self to school and I work from my home office so I don't "have to" so often

I look forward to seeing some of your morning squirrel shots Try to shoot sort of sideways on the light - shooting directly into it will overpower...

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-20 21:22:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

I have one of those more portable cameras, not as focused as my dad's HUGE black camera. It's a blue lumix something...


BUt yeah, it depends on whether or not the squirrels run away or not!

They might mostly be shots of trees and leaves, possibly birds or any interesting insects.

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-20 22:10:06 +0000 UTC]

OK, anything you capture

probably not a good idea to take your dad's good camera to school...

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-21 19:30:47 +0000 UTC]

yeah, it's too big to fit in my backpack. I had to sneak it in!



No good pictures today, I can't post any of them. I did see a new bird (never seen it before, kind like a small grey/blueish bird, not big enough to be a bluejay, but with a small cardinal-like crest. ???

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kayaksailor In reply to Vmmc385 [2010-09-21 20:13:19 +0000 UTC]

don't know your eastern birds but it may have been a phoebe...ours out here have a small crest and their coloring is kind of dusty gray/blue [link]

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Vmmc385 In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-21 20:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Nope, but thanks! It was about the same size (fatter for winter I guess). They were actually gray/blue in color, and had a more triangular crest. SO WEIRD.

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kayaksailor In reply to Lentekriebel [2010-09-18 18:49:02 +0000 UTC]

it is actually plastic but that didn't sound as good

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Lentekriebel In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-24 09:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Never mind, it looks great.

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kayaksailor In reply to Lentekriebel [2010-09-24 16:58:30 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to davincipoppalag [2010-09-18 18:48:37 +0000 UTC]

yea, I was shown that photo last summer when there was a mantis on the feeder - I couldn't believe it either!!

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davincipoppalag In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-19 02:41:32 +0000 UTC]

I've seen several.. I wonder if they are real..

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kayaksailor In reply to davincipoppalag [2010-09-19 05:08:41 +0000 UTC]

I know of a first hand account of a hummer flying off with one attached - saw that - and while he didn't see the mantis actually eat the hummer, I tend to think that it could be possible...pretty dang amazing!

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davincipoppalag In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-19 09:15:02 +0000 UTC]

incredible...

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kayaksailor In reply to Itsmil [2010-09-18 18:49:43 +0000 UTC]

or hoping for "big game" - there are photos out there of mantis actually catching and eating hummers

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Itsmil In reply to kayaksailor [2010-09-19 11:35:04 +0000 UTC]

erf

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kayaksailor In reply to Itsmil [2010-09-20 03:15:33 +0000 UTC]

LOL!!!

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