Outdoors Picture of the Day

[CruJones]

Last weekend, near Donner Pass, CPRR Track 1.

 

[datsgor]

How about good ole Half Dome.

 

[heph]

Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

 

[kgd]

Whiteshell Provincial Park at the border of Manitoba and Canada. 1995.

 

[tknife]

 

[Noshtero]

How about some aquatic life?

And here is as close as my little niece has gotten to being in the woods

 

[JD Mandrell]

It's NOT a small fish, it's a giant SAK!!!!

 

[ChrisY]

Texas hill country taken on March 31, 2008.

 

[Evolute]

Thanks, roughedges. Since you like shots of ritualized mating behavior, and dragonflies, I'm showing this shot of green darners in love, for you:

 

[Mack]

WOW, Mike that is an incredible shot.

 

[lambertiana]

Last weekend, near Donner Pass, CPRR Track 1.

That's pretty cool...I've driven over Donner many times and looked at those, and I have been on the train through those snow sheds before. I would have thought that they would keep the tracks clear, otherwise why bother with the snow sheds?

And since someone mentioned Half Dome, here is a view of the crowds on the cables:

 

[roughedges]

Thanks, roughedges. Since you like shots of ritualized mating behavior, and dragonflies, I'm showing this shot of green darners in love, for you:

ah, the classic and pornographic tandem position. I suppose it passes for foreplay in the insect world. A remarkable shot, Evolute, but I would only be surprised if it was not, really.

Here is another dragonfly, a red saddlebags:

and some butterfly sex. I wish I had closed down the apeture a little more here but I was already at f20 at 200mm and didn't think to change the iso setting until they'd already sluggishly fluttered off. While I'm at it, I wish I had cut the grass last week too.

 

[mckrob]

Harp Lake, Labrador 2001

 

[kgd]

This is my fathers house out in the county. The Belle River winds it way along the side of his smallish 3cre lot lengthwise and then turns dramatically, boardering his lot in the back as well. Its just a creek really. The bridge was build by an old convent that used to be across the river. On my fathers left side is a church. Perhaps its a blessing to have God as your neighbor

 

[Evolute]

A remarkable shot, Evolute, but I would only be surprised if it was not, really.

Thank you.

and some butterfly sex.

Nice shot, roughedges.

Back at'cha with some more butterfly porn. Here are a couple silvery blues, mating on fiddleneck:

 

[Evolute]

Harp Lake, Labrador 2001

Awesome!

I've been meaning to get myself to Labrador, sometime.

 

[CUTS LIKE A KRIS]

Outside my basement window on Thursday- about 2 feet away from my camera. They were looking for food in the window well as there is snow covering everything else.

 

[datsgor]

Banana Slug!

 

[General Specific]

Ok, someone's got to divert this from insect porn. (great pics though) I don't need anymore vices Here's an acorn that is just going about it's business.

Nice thread.

Best regards,

Dave

 

[baldtaco-II]