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Finches : Here you'll find sparrows, finches, yellow-rumped warblers, and one Pipet, Solitaire, and Indigo Bunting.

Finches

Ethan Winning

Here you'll find sparrows, finches, yellow-rumped warblers, and one Pi ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 8:11am PST

Shorebirds : <span style="color:yellow">If I find them on the shore, in the shore, around the shore, sitting on a stick in the waves, they're shorebirds. That's why the belted kingfisher is here. </span>

Shorebirds

Ethan Winning

If I find them on the shore, in the shore, around the shore, sitting o ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 8:09am PST

Bird Photographs-eagles-update May 24 : As the title indicates, this gallery consists of Eagles, and in this case, only Bald Eagles at this time. I have yet to photograph any eagle other than the bald eagle, but eventually I hope to see and photograph some of the other varieties.

Bird Photographs-eagles-update May 24

worldofwonder

As the title indicates, this gallery consists of Eagles, and in this c ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 8:04am PST

Redwoods Nat Park - May 2013 :

Redwoods Nat Park - May 2013

Robert Dennis

Updated: May 25, 2013 6:28am PST

Adirondacks :

Adirondacks

Maurice Byatt (bigmo)

Updated: May 25, 2013 6:27am PST

New Nature Uploads : Recent photos of things in the natural world.  Everything from closeups to landscapes.  Mostly now I upload photos to their permanent home galleries and collect virtual copies to this gallery.

Photos will stay here until 'pushed out' by more recent uploads or until I get tired of seeing them here.  Please note that gallery comments might refer to different images than currently appear in this gallery.

New Nature Uploads

arctangent

Recent photos of things in the natural world. Everything from closeup ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 4:19am PST

2013 Spring Came Late This Year : After a brutal winter, and an interminable cold grey March, things are finally starting to bud, leaf, bloom, awaken.  I can't expect anything quite as spectacular as last year.  I'll be grateful for small favors from Mother Nature.

2013 Spring Came Late This Year

arctangent

After a brutal winter, and an interminable cold grey March, things are ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 4:15am PST

Peonies, or Paeonies if you prefer. : The peony plant belongs to the lone genus, Paeonia, of the family Paeoniaceae.  Despite their lack of close relatives, peonies occupy a wide geographical range.  Wikipedia says in that regard that "They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America."  Native species number in the several dozens, but the popularity of the genus has lead to the development of a number of hybrids.  There are early-blooming varieties (woody tree peonies), but most of the cultivated varieties (herbaceous) seen in U.S. gardens and arboretums bloom from late May through early June (or earlier if the weather is warmer, as it most definitely was in March 2012).

Peonies are often classified by flower type (descriptive of petal number and arrangement).  Wikipedia lists the following types.  Refer to their article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonies) for examples of each type:  (1) Single, (2) Japanese, (3) Anemone, (4) Semi-double, (5) Double, and (6) Bomb-Double.  For a good illustrated discussion of the various types, see here:  http://www.peonies.org/flower_types.html .  I have no proficiency in discriminating among these types, and typically I won't attempt to ascribe a type to any of the flowers I photograph unless that information is available on a plant tag, or online for varieties that are named on plant tags.

I've left pre-2012 photos of peonies in their original 'Garden Flowers' gallery and collected them to this gallery.  Beginning with 2012 peony photos will be uploaded here, and a selection of them will be collected to the 'Garden Flowers' gallery.

Peonies, or Paeonies if you prefer.

arctangent

The peony plant belongs to the lone genus, Paeonia, of the family Paeo ...

Updated: May 25, 2013 4:15am PST

Butterflies, moths and caterpillars : Still have LOTS to add to this gallery too!  Stay tuned

Butterflies, moths and caterpillars

virginiawilsonphotography

Still have LOTS to add to this gallery too! Stay tuned

Updated: May 24, 2013 10:45pm PST

Malheur 2013 : These photos were taken from 5/7/2013 - 5/10/2013

Malheur 2013

Dan Streiffert

These photos were taken from 5/7/2013 - 5/10/2013

Updated: May 24, 2013 9:09pm PST

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