Isnin rama-rama

ANSWER: This wasn’t easybut this large and beautiful moth was from Australia and is in the family Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). We have a handful of representatives of this group here in the US and Ted MacRae over on Beetles in the Bush has a few great photographs of them. Somehow I think we . . . → Baca Lebih: Isnin rama-rama

Net-Winged Beetle

Kumbang Lycidae yang besar dan menarik ini (selada Fernandez) banyak terdapat di tenggara Arizona beberapa minggu lalu. Sentiasa terbang di antara bunga dan pasir lembap yang mereka buat untuk sasaran fotografi yang mudah. Saya fikir sendiri “inilah peluang hebat untuk menangkap kumbang berlepas!”.

Tunggu dulu…

selada Fernandez (Lycidae)

. . . → Baca Lebih: Net-Winged Beetle

Isnin rama-rama

Whoops, it’s almost Tuesday! Above is Schinia ligeae (Noctuidae) resting on its host plant Xylorhiza tortifolia, the Mojave Aster. I photographed this about three weeks ago outside the town of Big Pine, California. The asters were thick in the valleys below the snow capped Sierra, and the moths were abundant. . . . → Baca Lebih: Isnin rama-rama

Misi Blue Butterfly

 

Lelaki – Marin Headlands

Seperti banyak haiwan bandar lain, Misi Blue Butterfly (Icarioides kampungan missionensis) adalah salah satu yang serius terancam. Ini kehidupan kecil biru dalam fragmen kecil habitat di samping berjuta-juta dolar pembangunan di dalam dan di sekitar Teluk San Francisco. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Baca Lebih: Misi Blue Butterfly

Pelanduk Ahad

 

Everyone is familiar with the famous death’s head hawkmoth, tetapi saya rasa memalukan kami telah mempopularkan watak yang suram itu. Di atas ialah Neotropical Arctiinae yang lebih ceria dari Guiana Perancis yang kelihatan seperti berwajah badut. Malangnya ini bukan gambar saya, tetapi . . . → Baca Lebih: Pelanduk Ahad

Blue Oak Ranch Rizab

Beberapa minggu yang lalu, saya telah dijemput untuk menyertai kelas entomologi Berkeley di lapangan untuk hujung minggu. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; salah satu cadangan terbaru ke Universiti California sistem yang terletak hanya di luar San Jose di Gunung Hamilton (peta di bawah). It was a . . . → Baca Lebih: Blue Oak Ranch Rizab

1984

Better be careful of what you do while out in the countryside. Farms can be dangerous places, especially if you’re a photographer. Proposed legislation in Florida, titled simplyfarms”, is attempting to make photography or drawings in, on or of a farm without explicit written consent a first degree FELONY (sehingga 30 years in . . . → Baca Lebih: 1984

The Moth pergi ke Catalina

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Tomorrow morning I’m off for a 10 day collecting trip down to Catalina Island. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to join Dr. Jerry Powell of UC Berkeley on a moth survey, and this will be my first time to any of the islands. . . . → Baca Lebih: The Moth pergi ke Catalina

Kajian Setahun

Oops, looks like I missed my first ‘blogoversary’! Monday the 21st was the one year turning point for my blog; and I’m incredibly happy to have spent the last year sharing some of my ramblings with all of you. I’ve somewhat lost track of how many hits I’ve had since I moved everything . . . → Baca Lebih: Kajian Setahun

Some really cool tilt-shift

Alex Wild posted a few days ago about thefreelensingphotography technique. You can get some really cool results, especially with creating the illusion of miniaturesbut so far I haven’t been brave enough to give it a shot (no pun intended). I came across this impressive compilation of Haitian images on NPR today . . . → Baca Lebih: Some really cool tilt-shift