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Nymphalis antiopa - Nymphalis mourner (Beauty of Camberwell), a difficult object to photograph

23 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    Although the butterfly I present is one of the most skittish, I managed to take some attractive shots of this insect. Mimo iż motyl którego przedstawiam, należy do najbardziej płochliwych, udało mi się zrobić kilka atrakcyjnych u...

Armada Farm #5

12 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch

Ponies and Alpacas     I love horses and ponies, I worked in a horse stable when I was 15 for nearly 2 years. Having the ponies, alpacas and chickens makes visiting the farm so much more fun, especially for the children.     The little fowls have g...

Armada Farm #4

30 Jul 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Emerald Witch

Newbies     The farm got a few new ponies and 2 alpacas. They are funny looking guys.     This little fella is gorgeous, I love the piebald colouring on horses and ponies. He was very friendly too.     This is the lip curling I was on about, if yo...

Caretta caretta

29 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Marekiaro

The common turtle or loggerhead turtle, is the most common sea turtle in the Mediterranean Sea. The species is widespread in many seas of the world but is strongly threatened throughout the Mediterranean basin and is now on the verge of extinction in...

Armada Farm #3

28 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Emerald Witch

Chickens     The chickens are lovely, my son is mad about them.     We hope next spring to get our own chickens, I can't wait I've been spending years trying to convince my husband to get chickens, and finally he's for it, now we just need to sort...

Armada Farm #2

27 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch

  Ponies     This is the daddy pony, he has a very Jon Bon Jovi look about him.     He was very sweet and friendly, he came straight over to us.       You have to be careful with horses and ponies, they like to bite. They bite for everything, to...

In search of Orangutans - Sumatra - Bukit Lawang

23 Jul 2021 6 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    We came from Medan by bus to Bukit Lawang in Sumatra. A beautiful place in the middle of the jungle, with a flowing river, among beautiful rocks. The way to our hotel was quite unusual, because you had to walk between the rocks, in...

Green bud "dragonfly born badly" / Pałątka zielona „ważka źle urodzona”

22 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    This individual dragonfly named Chalcolestes viridis is a so-called "badly born dragonfly". Probably her abdomen was still hardened in the molt, and it could not straighten, hence the deformities. Its flight capabilities are quite limited,...

I Love My Dog More than I Love You. (You have failed; my dog has always come through.)

17 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Even though I wear gloves, overalls and gum boots to my part-time weekend job as an animal handler, I always end up covered in fur and smelling of dog. (I get hair and dog spit in my beard as a consequence of bending down and exposing my throat to th...

Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) - a beautiful caterpillar that will turn into an ugly butterfly

10 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

[EN] Caterpillars are beautiful insects. Their shapes and colors always fascinate. This time they are sitting on a bench under the linden tree, I met such an individual. [PL] Gąsienice to przepiękne owady. Ich kształty i ubarwienie zawsze fascynują...