Jumatatu nondo

JIBU: Hii haikuwa rahisi – lakini nondo huyu mkubwa na mzuri alitoka Australia na yuko katika familia Xyloryctidae (Philarista sp.). Tunao wawakilishi wachache wa kundi hili hapa Marekani na Ted MacRae kule kwenye Beetles in the Bush ana picha chache zao nzuri.. Kwa namna fulani nadhani sisi . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Mende Mwenye Mabawa Ya Wavu

These large and interesting Lycidae beetles (Lycus fernandezi) were abundant in south eastern Arizona a few weeks ago. Constantly flying between flowers and moist sand they were making for easy photography targets. I thought to myselfhere is a great opportunity to catch a beetle taking off!”.

Wait for it

Lycus fernandezi (Lycidae)

. . . → Soma Zaidi: Mende Mwenye Mabawa Ya Wavu

Jumatatu nondo

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. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumatatu nondo

Mission Blue Butterfly

 

Kiume – Marin headlands

Kama wanyama wengine wengi mijini, Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) ni moja kwamba ni vikubwa hatarisha. Hii ndogo ya maisha ya bluu katika vipande vidogo ya makazi sambamba milioni mbalimbali ya maendeleo ya dola na kuzunguka San Francisco Bay. Karne moja iliyopita kipepeo huyu . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mission Blue Butterfly

Jumapili Moth

 

Kila mtu anafahamu kichwa cha hawkmoth maarufu cha kifo, lakini nadhani ni aibu tumeeneza tabia mbaya kama hii. Hapo juu ni Neotropical Arctiinae mwenye furaha zaidi kutoka French Guiana ambaye anaonekana kama anacheza sura ya mcheshi.. Cha kusikitisha ni kwamba hii sio picha yangu, lakini . . . → Soma Zaidi: Jumapili Moth

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

Wiki chache zilizopita nilialikwa kujiunga Berkeley entomolojia darasa katika shamba kwa mwishoni mwa wiki. Our destination was the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve; moja ya hifadhi mpya zaidi na Chuo Kikuu cha California mfumo iko nje ya San Jose juu ya Mlima Hamilton (ramani hapo chini). It was a . . . → Soma Zaidi: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

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 (hadi 30 years in . . . → Soma Zaidi: 1984

Nondo ni mbali na Catalina

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Kesho asubuhi mimi nina mbali kwa 10 siku kukusanya safari chini ya Catalina Island. Nimekuwa na bahati ya kutosha wataalikwa kujiunga na Dr. Jerry Powell wa UC Berkeley juu ya utafiti nondo, na hii itakuwa mara yangu ya kwanza yoyote ya visiwa. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Nondo ni mbali na Catalina

Mwaka katika Review

Oops, inaonekana kama mimi amekosa yangu ya kwanza 'blogoversary'! Jumatatu 21 alikuwa mwaka mmoja hatua ya kugeuka kwa blog yangu; na mimi nina incredibly furaha na kuwa alitumia mwaka jana kugawana baadhi ya ramblings yangu na ninyi nyote. Nimekuwa fulani waliopotea wimbo wa jinsi wengi hits Nimepata tangu mimi wakiongozwa kila kitu . . . → Soma Zaidi: Mwaka katika Review

Baadhi ya kweli baridi 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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Baadhi ya kweli baridi Tilt-shift