Post a nature pic!

[bigwillq]

Animals, flowers, landscapes. Anything nature related.
I need to cheer up so post away!:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

1. Two of my favorites:

I took these last year.

A Golden Orb spider, which is as big as your hand:




And a Ruby Throated Hummingbird:

[katinmn]

49. wow, Maddy. Those are beautiful!

:thumbsup:

[swag]

2. Here's one from a camping trip to Mt. Hood National Forest

and this is one from the Oregon Coast (Depoe Bay, to be specific)



I hope you feel better.

[fleabert]

65. oh god. so gorgeous.

we would get along on a hike just fine. :-)

here's one of the nor cal coast, I love fog.:

[yvr girl]

3. This is where I grew up

It's right in the heart of the Rockies. Something about the mountains just makes my heart beat a little more slowly.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

10. Wow! Love it!

[amerikat]

4. here ya go

[CornField]

5. Belle at the creek today

And a shot as we were walking home

[bigwillq]

8. Aww...Belle is so cute!

:hi:

[burythehatchet]

44. Spark and Belle may be related

[Submariner]

6. The standoff & Navy Seals

[bigwillq]

9. Wow--First pic is way cool!

:hi:

[graywarrior]

63. Awesome pic of moose & kitty

[amerikat]

7. another

[GCP]

11. These were taken at Disneyworld believe it or not

[Crazy Guggenheim]

12. Here's one.

[Maddy McCall]

13. My cute frogs

[Ksec]

14. I take pics of mushrooms as a hobby

Here a Morel mushroom which only grows for a few weeks in early spring. I took it after searching for days to find one. . Its actually published in a book called (of all things) Morels , by Michael Kuo to be released soon.

[bigwillq]

16. Cool pic!

And cool that it's published.

Question--Why does it only grow for a short time?

[Ksec]

28. Im not sure. Probably because the weather and ground temps have to be just

right. The Morel is adored all over the country. It can only be grown in the wild and people plan vacations around its entrance which in Ohio is usually the first few weeks in May. There are sites all over the net about Morels. Its an interesting shroom and its taste is second to none.

[MuseRider]

21. Mmmmmmm

we have been rather short of those the last few years. Love them. Great shot and congrats on getting it published.

[ET Awful]

24. What a coincedence, I take mushrooms as a hobby

:) :) :)

[bigwillq]

27. LOL!

Shrooms--I had some fun experiences with them!:crazy:

[Ksec]

31. Ever heard of the Liberty Cap?

I guess it grows all over the US and its one of those psylocybins . I found them around here a few times.

[skygazer]

15. Here are two with a neat story behind them

I took this picture in 1975 (I think). When I got the film back, it looked very familiar to me. I realized why when I was going through and old family photo album from the early 1900's and found this -



I'd been standing on almost the exact same spot as some unknown ancestor. Cool, huh?

Hope that helps! :hi:

[bigwillq]

18. Wow, that's cool!

Great story!:hi: Short but sweet. But amazing!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

32. which is where?

very interesting water run

[skygazer]

34. It's called the Falls of Lana

And it's near Salisbury, Vermont, near Lake Dunmore. Last I knew, there were no signs or markers - locals just know where the falls are. There's a little trail into the woods, then it starts going up and you come out and see that. The trail goes right to the top - it's very beautiful.

[Maestro]

54. Cool!

That is so coincidental.

[MuseRider]

17. My wildflower garden

from today. I used my camera phone so it is not the best but you get the idea.

[bigwillq]

19. Looks good!

I love wildflowers.:hi:

[MuseRider]

33. Thanks.

This garden is around my barn and it has gone to grass since I was lazy and did not get it cleaned up last fall or this spring. :spank: I am in the process of cleaning it up now and it is much more difficult than if I had done it before. Still, it is worth it. It has just begun to bloom.

[ET Awful]

20. A May sunset in Lowell, MA

[bigwillq]

22. Pic kind of looks like a wild fire.

Cool pic!:hi:

[Ksec]

35. beautiful picture

[mark414]

23. llama

taken by me this january, half moon bay, CA

[Crazy Guggenheim]

26. Where is that in HMB? Is it on 92?

[mark414]

30. not sure really...

i was hitch hiking from cupertino to san francisco and my first ride dropped me off in HMB, right on the 1. took a walk down to the beach and saw the llama on the way down there...beautiful area

[Left Is Write]

25. I took this at the Clemens-Munsinger Gardens in St. Cloud, MN.

[GirlinContempt]

29. A couple I snapped:

There are some more here: www.members.shaw.ca/alysh

[Ksec]

38. Koi fish ! Nice pics

I have Koi in my aquarium.

[GirlinContempt]

39. Thanks

Those Koi were HUGE! And so many of them!

[JimmyJazz]

36. No sex threads!

Oh.... I thought you said "post a natural pic!"

Nevermind. Carry on. :hi: Nothing to see here.

[bigwillq]

45. Oh JJ, you silly goose!

Good to see you!:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

46. You can SEE me alright! I posted a pic in RKM's pic thread!

:blush:

[bigwillq]

47. Cool, I'll go check it out!

:pals:

[RetroLounge]

37. Solitude

RL

[Dukkha]

40. Fly Fishing

[tsakshaug]

41. Lake Eaton, NY

this past weekend

[barackmyworld]

42. Boulder Junction, WI

Taken by me on a really old digital camera:

[YankeyMCC]

43. Mt Lincoln and Lafayette

View out the front flap of our tent on our annual Father's day weekend trip to Franconia Notch.



And Lonesome Lake




on edit: I always screw up spelling Lafayette

[katinmn]

48. Kayaking!

[donheld]

50. San Juan Mountains Colorado

[Eikon]

51. Took this today on my way to the beach

[Maestro]

52. Flowers from the garden

I think these are tulips. My wife is the gardener.





Here are some bluebonnets



And here is one our giant sunflowers with my daughter in the pic as well.

[Maestro]

53. Some pics of a recent storm

[Maestro]

55. Killdeer protecting eggs

This is in my backyard. These killdeer all all over the place where I live and I don't know if these birds stay together for life but we always have a pair that lays eggs in our yard.

[chaska]

56. Mt. Katadin, Maine

I hope to climb it again someday. I couldn't choose just one picture.

[Maestro]

57. Gorgeous!

:applause:

[jim3775]

58. Here are some Craig Blacklock photos.

He's a famous nature photographer 'round these parts. I have a print of his work on my wall.






















Here is a link to his gallery.

[Maestro]

60. He's definitely good!

[chaska]

59. Taken somewhre near Japan.

[Maestro]

61. Too funny!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

62. Where I grew up

[fleabert]

64. water always makes me happy...

Troncones, MX (pacific ocean)


Puerta Aventuras, MX (45 min. south of cancun) this was taken with a mulitmedia thingy, so the quality is not so good, but you get the idea...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. Here's a picture I took of Mt. Shasta from a low-flying passenger jet a

couple of summers ago...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

67. One I took while living in Nashville.

Rose In Winter

[Robb]

68. Shot these guys on Sunday

Bighorns, dontcha know. :)

[RushIsRot]

69. A little green tree frog I took last summer.

I now use this image as my wallpaper.

[Madrone]

70. A couple ...

From my walk a couple of weeks ago -




And on the drive home from the walk -

[RushIsRot]

71. My new creek.

I bought 20 acres and a house in the Ozarks. This little stream is in my front yard.

[doubleplusgood]

72. here's mine

Took both of these in the past 2 weeks.

Looking west from trail to Bald Butte, near Hood River, OR:




This is an unusual salvia hybrid in my garden:

[NV Whino]

73. Leaves

Newly emerging water lily leaves and water hawthorne going dormant. This is from my wine barrel ponds.