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joeseph "smells like turd"  More info | Oct 01, 2023 20:39 | #21332 Spring has sprung... some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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jay125 the title fairy put me in therapy  More info | Oct 02, 2023 09:29 | #21333 joeseph wrote in post #19564658  Spring has sprung... And it's here to stay. Those "in the know" say we are expecting a warmer Winter this year in our area. I'm ok with that. My energy bill sky rocketed last year with the Arctic temps, and has only this month just come back to normal.
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Chet showed up to keep the place interesting More info | Oct 02, 2023 10:51 | #21334 jay125 wrote in post #19564803 And it's here to stay. Those "in the know" say we are expecting a warmer Winter this year in our area. I'm ok with that. My energy bill sky rocketed last year with the Arctic temps, and has only this month just come back to normal.
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Chet showed up to keep the place interesting More info Post edited 18 days ago by Chet. | Oct 02, 2023 13:55 | #21335 Was on my riding mower Saturday and thought a humming bird was having trouble in the grass ahead of me. Turns out it was a Preying mantis, with the wings out, looked just like a humming bird. Anyhow I called the family out to see her. Took a bit of coaxing but she climbed into my hand so I could re-locate her to the garden. It's amazing how she would turn her head to watch my every move. I put her on a lavender plant and let her chill. My wife came out 10 minutes later and she was eating a bumble bee. She hung around for an hour but eventually disappeared. I only see 1 a year on average since moving out of the city. I feel lucky. They are luck, right?
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Inspeqtor I was hit more than 15 times  More info | Oct 03, 2023 03:59 | #21336 Chet wrote in post #19564909 Was on my riding mower Saturday and thought a humming bird was having trouble in the grass ahead of me. Turns out it was a Preying mantis, with the wings out, looked just like a humming bird. Anyhow I called the family out to see her. Took a bit of coaxing but she climbed into my hand so I could re-locate her to the garden. It's amazing how she would turn her head to watch my every move. I put her on a lavender plant and let her chill. My wife came out 10 minutes later and she was eating a bumble bee. She hung around for an hour but eventually disappeared. I only see 1 a year on average since moving out of the city. I feel lucky. They are luck, right? What does it mean when a Preying Mantis visits? The mantis comes to us when we need peace, quiet and calm in our lives. Usually the mantis makes an appearance when we've flooded our lives with so much business, activity, or chaos that we can no longer hear the still small voice within us because of the external din we've created. Was fascinated when this came up. Lately I could use this, hope it's true. That is one AMAZING story Chet! WOW!! Charles
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things"  57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 03, 2023 04:17 | #21337 One summer we bought a couple mantis egg cases for a photo opertunity and pest control. We had manti all over the place. Interesting critters.  All growed up:  Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Chet showed up to keep the place interesting More info | Oct 03, 2023 08:02 | #21338 gjl711 wrote in post #19565071 One summer we bought a couple mantis egg cases for a photo opertunity and pest control. We had manti all over the place. Interesting critters. The way they look at you is fascinating. You said "One summer", is there a reason you never did it again?
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jay125 the title fairy put me in therapy More info Post edited 17 days ago by jay125. | Oct 03, 2023 08:22 | #21339 This is sweet. I never knew anything about the Preying Mantis before now. Last week when I was leaving, there was one sitting on the door handle of my garage. We stared at each other and it finally moved over so I could open the door and leave. I didn't know about it being a reminder of peace, quiet and calm, something seriously needed right now. Very cool. Thanks, Chet.
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things" 57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 03, 2023 08:47 | #21340 Chet wrote in post #19565116 The way they look at you is fascinating. You said "One summer", is there a reason you never did it again? Mantis are excellent at pest control. We had an issue with Japanese beetles and crickets that they pretty much cleared that right up. Unfortunately, they are not picky eaters and would decimate everything including other manti. That's a cricket she's munching on but they went after catapillars, butterflies, bees, spiders, anything they could get their grubby claw on.  Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things" 57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 03, 2023 08:48 | #21341 And those claws were effective.  Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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OhLook insufferably pedantic. I can live with that.  24,807 posts Gallery: 105 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 16147 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info | Oct 03, 2023 08:53 | #21342 Hey, guys, it's praying mantis, named for the way the creature holds its front legs when sitting up. It preys, too, but it isn't named for that. 
PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa | Comments welcome
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things" 57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 03, 2023 09:00 | #21343 It's mantis day... Woohoo!!! Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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ECC233 the other way round  More info | One from a few weeks ago!  Image hosted by forum (1228312) © ECC233 [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Ed
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Chet showed up to keep the place interesting More info | Oct 03, 2023 10:26 | #21345 Do they change color to blend with the environment?
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