Cool Nature Photos

[Complete Turf Care]

Not really a "cool" nature photo, but it is a nature photo. This was taken in my front yard yesterday afternoon when I got over 11" of rain in 5.5 hours. My house did not get flooded, but I'm almost certain the house in the pic did get flooded.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's too much water!!! Hope it's done and you can dry out. Can you get out and work this week?

 

[Complete Turf Care]

That's too much water!!! Hope it's done and you can dry out. Can you get out and work this week?

The rain stopped around 6.30pm yesterday and the water began to recede quickly. However, quiet a few homes and businesses did get flooded. I think all roads are open now.

Some are saying this is worse than the flood of 2016, when we got about 24" in 24 hours. It just came down a lot faster this time. My rain gauge was empty at 1:00. It was overflowing at 5.5" when I dumped it at 4:15. And it was overflowing at 5.5" again at 6:30.
And this was a much smaller area than the flood of 2016. This was probably about 5 or 6 square miles, and the flood of 2016 was about half of the state.

 

[dj1701]

Weather still sucks, but at least these guys are back. It's a good sign.

 

[orezok]

 

[dj1701]

I thought these were blue herons cause that's all I see around here. I was informed they were sand hill cranes. I never saw them before, so I was glad I had my camera.

 

[ArlyA]

Taken near Denio Nevada,

 

[MossRoad]

I thought these were blue herons cause that's all I see around here. I was informed they were sand hill cranes. I never saw them before, so I was glad I had my camera.

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Nice! We are on a major flyway here in northern Indiana. We get tens of thousands of them through here spring and fall. They have a really unique call. Easy to hear way before you see them. Fun to watch them kettle on the updrafts.

 

[EddieWalker]

Taken near Denio Nevada,View attachment 3210732

Did you see any elk there?

 

[ArlyA]

Did you see any elk there?

My cousin took it, so no idea..

 

[dj1701]

Now that I built Bluebird boxes and maintain a habitat for them, they come back every year. The hard part is getting a good picture of one. Got one last night.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

This evening I went to feed horses and I hear all this noise. This large bird was in the barn and I couldn't get it out. Up in coupola I have a fan so I tried it on-off a few times, garden hose, alarm sireen. I had drive through doors open and finally flew out. Is it a hawk?View attachment 3189846View attachment 3189847View attachment 3189848View attachment 3189849

My vote would be a peregrine falcon .

 

[snymat68]

7am today. Piebald deer in my backyard.

 

[snymat68]

Now that I built Bluebird boxes and maintain a habitat for them, they come back every year. The hard part is getting a good picture of one. Got one last night.

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They like berries. Got this shot back in the fall. There were a dozen of them coming and going to this branch. Was tricky to catch one at just the right point in the hover as they put the brakes on.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Cabbage?
It just grew on it's own. Huge leaves.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Looks more like collards to me. Hard to tell what that top is doing. Cabbage generally has a head forming by now. Unless its a chinese cabbage, then all bets are off..

 

[Thomas]

Stop by for long visit.

 

[goeduck]

Cabbage?
It just grew on it's own. Huge leaves.

I agree with part-time, the leaves look more like collard greens than cabbage. Mine that I let go wintered over and sent seed heads up, which it looks like yours is doing. Did you not grow collards?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

We grew some things in containers, collard greens may have been one. It could be the seed got mixed in with something else planted, but it survived over winter then grew.

 

[deserteagle71]

"Ears"

Why they are called "mule deer".....