It's Not All About the Deer

dogghr

dogghr

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At least not if you are a true habitat manager. If it is... well then you are missing out on a lot in my opinion. Hope you pay attention.
Went to farm in rain today, fields need mowed and spot sprayed. Too wet to do anything. Wanted to see if Imox spray had done its work. Good thing I'm not in charge as things just don't progress as fast as I think it should. Aggravated, then when walking thru I happened upon these fellows. They were there in the dozens, hard at work. Life is awfully good even on the rainy days. For your enjoyment....
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"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued
is always just beyond your grasp,
but which,
if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." --- Nathaniel Hawthorne
 
Beautiful photos dog, always great to see the creatures doing their thing. Was in my garden yesterday after a rain and could hardly hear myself think from the sound of bees digging into corn tassles! Love that sound
 
Couldn't agree with you more!
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The longer I do this sort of work, the more details I see....details I walked past for decades before. Lots of wildlife benefit from our work...not just the deer. Sometimes we simply need to slow down....take our "deer hat" off....and just see and enjoy.

The habitat path I am on....is about the journey....not the destination. I think we all start out focused on the destination....but as we mature along that path I think....I hope...we are observant enough to enjoy the journey! For me...if it's only about the destination....what happens when I get there?
 
Your posts usually bring back great memories Dogghr and this one was one of them. Myself and this old guy named Roy "hunted" butterflies daily for a solid week one September. September here is the fall migration and the butterflies hang out here for a few days maybe to restore their strength or just to reward themselves for successfully flying across Lake Ontario. At the end of each day's butterfly hunt we'd stop at the old watering hole and talk about all the great hunts of the day. Stories were told of shooting doubles, triples and even one camera shot that captured over forty Monarchs in one pull of the trigger. And then there were the elusive ones that were the most talked about, the ones that we had almost in focus but not quite before they changed blooms on us. To me except for the Cecropia moth encountered earlier that summer they were all either Monarchs or just this color or that color butterfly but when Roy would recount his day's adventure he would include the Latin names in describing each butterfly or moth. Those were the days before memory cards but hundreds of pics were taken daily anyways. Once we'd get our individual lenses focused in on our prey the cameras sounded like Gatling guns knocking out an astounding (astounding for its day)8.1 pictures a second.

The whole bar had a big laugh over it all each day but we didn't care; except for the one fishing guide who had identified one of my earlier summer shots as a Cecropia moth they knew not what they had all missed. An interesting side fact, the female Cecropia gives off pheromones to attract the male Cecropia. The male smells the pheromone for a distance of up to one mile away and is able to locate the female from it.
 
Chainsaw said:
Your posts usually bring back great memories Dogghr and this one was one of them. Myself and this old guy named Roy "hunted" butterflies daily for a solid week one September. September here is the fall migration and the butterflies hang out here for a few days maybe to restore their strength or just to reward themselves for successfully flying across Lake Ontario. At the end of each day's butterfly hunt we'd stop at the old watering hole and talk about all the great hunts of the day. Stories were told of shooting doubles, triples and even one camera shot that captured over forty Monarchs in one pull of the trigger. And then there were the elusive ones that were the most talked about, the ones that we had almost in focus but not quite before they changed blooms on us. To me except for the Cecropia moth encountered earlier that summer they were all either Monarchs or just this color or that color butterfly but when Roy would recount his day's adventure he would include the Latin names in describing each butterfly or moth. Those were the days before memory cards but hundreds of pics were taken daily anyways. Once we'd get our individual lenses focused in on our prey the cameras sounded like Gatling guns knocking out an astounding (astounding for its day)8.1 pictures a second.

The whole bar had a big laugh over it all each day but we didn't care; except for the one fishing guide who had identified one of my earlier summer shots as a Cecropia moth they knew not what they had all missed. An interesting side fact, the female Cecropia gives off pheromones to attract the male Cecropia. The male smells the pheromone for a distance of up to one mile away and is able to locate the female from it.
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Pretty cool story. Thats a bunch of pics to take in the film days.
 
No matter where you live, bass are swimming somewhere nearby. For those in search of exhilarating excitement, airborne acrobatics, and a strong pull on the line, look no further than Micropterus Salmoides. You need to have proper gear though. I was on under-the-open-sky.com/best-ultralight-spinning-reel yesterday and I really can't set my mind on what I want. I am in the market for a new reel. Reels give you mechanical edge and thanks to its special “drag” system; it can pressurize the fish during the fight. So it's essential I get myself a strong reel.
 
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No matter where you live, bass are swimming somewhere nearby. For those in search of exhilarating excitement, airborne acrobatics, and a strong pull on the line, look no further than Micropterus Salmoides. You need to have proper gear though. I was on under-the-open-sky.com/best-ultralight-spinning-reel yesterday and I really can't set my mind on what I want. I am in the market for a new reel. Reels give you mechanical edge and thanks to its special “drag” system; it can pressurize the fish during the fight. So it's essential I get myself a strong reel.
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Yesterday this was an amazon plug and today edited to plug another website. Doesn’t sound like it’s written by a human. I’m still trying to figure out what the $@%# this is all about.


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Took a butterfly picture at our place Tuesday, so nice to be in the mountains! Just ignore the Pennsylvania smartweed and the rest of the invasive plants likely pictured.

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Also identified a new to me species. Impatiens Pallida (pale or yellow jewlweed). The bees seemed to be enjoying it.

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