Sheal
Well-known member
- Location
- Ross-shire Scotland
- Hardiness zone
- 8a
That noise would drive me mad Zigs. I wonder how long they have to put up with it?
According to Google Lens, it's a Meloe Violaceus (violet oil beetle).Sorry, not the clearest or best of shots. I spotted this beetle yesterday about an inch long but don't know what kind it is.
However, we do have more than our share of woodpeckers here in the Big Thicket wildlife preserve. Pileated woodpeckers are fairly common and often mistaken for the Ivory-billed woodpecker which many believe is extinct. Personally, I do not believe it is extinct but that is a different rabbit trail. I don't have the cameras for it but will get a shot of the pileated woodpecker if I can. They are huge, beautiful birds.
The woodpecker shot above was taken with a bridge camera, the Sony RX-10 IV.In Britain we know it as a Bridge camera and has a prime lens. I couldn't afford a telephoto lens for my DSLR so bought this to fill the gap some years ago. It can take scenery shots up to 50 miles distant. It 'bridges' the gap between the two. It's only drawback is an electronic viewfinder which is slow to adjust - frustrating when trying to photograph anything moving at speed. I prefer to use the screen now as I'm aging, it's easier on the eyes
That is a good picture of the pileated woodpecker...one of my favorite birds. Well done.I saw this gigantic bird flying overhead and it landed on a tree way above. My one and only time seeing this woodpecker. I've talked to a couple bird/nature photographers (the ones with the expensive equipment) and neither has spotted one of these, so I would say they're not at all common in this region.
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Texas butterflys are just not that trusting or tame. How do you get a picture like that?Red Admiral Butterfly![]()
Texas butterflys are just not that trusting or tame. How do you get a picture like that?