Category: Animals
I've only recently started birding with any sort of regularity or enthusiasm, and I'm not all that good at it yet. I snapped a couple of pictures of a bird in flight the other day, and I've been trying...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:24 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Animals
Every now and then I'm reminded of just how awesome the world we live in is. Today's reminder came during a walk on the beach, as I watched a young osprey hunting for lunch just offshore. I had my...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 3:34 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
I took the picture below at Ka'ena Point, Oahu in January of 2006. In this picture, there are two Hawaiian Monk Seals. (They can be hard to spot, so I've marked the two animals in a second version of...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:57 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Arthropods
Last week, I had a picture of a live spider for you to identify. Most of the guesses came quickly, and were absolutely correct - the spider in the picture was a Spiny-Backed Orbweaver. This week's arthropod might be...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 3:32 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Arthropods
A couple of weeks ago, I posted some pictures of some large spiders and asked for help in identifying one of them. Jerry Cates of Bugs In The News got back to me quite quickly, and identified the mystery...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:20 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Arthropods
I was out walking yesterday morning when I saw several very large spiders sitting on webs. I had my camera with me, so I shot a bunch of pictures, and got a couple of really nice ones. I think...
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Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:19 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks