Friday, September 14, 2007

Nature Pics

From our trip to the ponds~
(There was no time to identify anything except the mourning dove so please help if you can.)









Have a great weekend!

9 comments:

  1. I believe that pretty bug on the woodpile is a Damselfly -- we just read about them and saw a huge replica at our local park. They're really neat. Great pics, M.

    http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/damselflyfax.html

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  2. Thank you! My son was saying that he thought it might be a damselfly but wasn't sure what the difference was between a damselfly and a dragonfly.

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  3. The first duck is either a Mottled or a female Mallard. I thought Mottled but now am leaning towards female Mallard. The two are similar. The second duck is definitely a Muscovy. I think the other ducks are variations of Muscovy or hybrid Muscovies.

    Mottled Duck

    Muscovy Duck

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  4. The first is definitely female mallard... looks like the ones we have.
    And you have a blue dasher dragonfly on the florwers:
    Blue Dasher

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  5. Wow, Matilda, gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Great pics... looks like you got to see a lot of nature on your field trip :-).

    See you soon!

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  7. Lovely pictures, I'd love to know what the incredible purple berries are???

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