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Nature close up, What did you see out there? |
 Jul 28 2012, 07:05 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
Timmy has a sweet little spot where he is digging and finding Fulgurites, Jasper and Agates. The next day when he went back to dig he came running back saying there was something in his hole that had made another hole in it.
 I went to investigate and found this little guy who obviously fell in and couldn't get back out. It dug a hole so it could get out of the sun to stay cool. We removed it from the hole so it could find a better place to be. Keep your eyes open when digging, you never know what you may find. 
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Jul 28 2012, 08:54 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
WOW!!! It looks like a mini dino. Very cool indeed.
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Aug 1 2012, 12:36 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Haha, it sure does Jim thanks! Here is another small Colorado dino.
 This one was taken with my old Canon camera.
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Aug 2 2012, 06:56 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is anothere mini dino I took a picture of. This one is really cool with it's electric blue tail. He was in the garden near the 55 gallon blue tub we hold the garden water in. Think he was trying to blend?
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Aug 2 2012, 07:22 AM
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You guys have some impressive reptiles down there!
I tried to research the first of the three that you posted last week and it's not a common one for Colorado... it may be an escapee from NM. I haven't been able to identify it yet but it is definitely a very cool and unusual little beast. The other two look more common to Colorado (possibly skinks). I'll try to ID those. Great shots! -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Aug 3 2012, 08:01 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Chris! That first one was the coolest of all of them so far. It was so mellow that Dan was even able to hold it. It seemed pretty happy in his hand but we placed it in a cooler moister place for it to be. I think it was pretty dehydrated for not being able to get out of the dig hole. It was pretty happy to be in the new location though. The last one is a skink, in fact a blue tailed skink. I was able to use the continuous picture setting on the camera since it was wanting to take off. Works great!!
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Aug 3 2012, 08:21 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
First one is a Salamander. Very lethargic creatures and quite harmless. Good that you put him in a cooler area, they don't tolerate the heat well at all. Often you can find them shriveled-up like an old shoe along the trail somewhere. Seasonal drought conditions extract a heavy toll on these guys.
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Aug 4 2012, 08:01 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Love the beauty of nature!! ................yes, even the green legged spiders.
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Aug 4 2012, 09:08 PM
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really, really GOOD!
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Sep 12 2012, 04:31 PM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 15-December 10 From: Castle Rock Member No.: 7,475 |
Found this guy on my storm door when I was leaving the house, by far one of the coolest moths I have ever seen.
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Sep 13 2012, 07:38 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Nice shot! That is a Cerisy's Sphinx moth, very cool looking.
 Here is a picture od a moth I saw on our screen window. This one was the size of a fifty cent piece. 
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Sep 22 2012, 11:49 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
A close up of a large seeding sweet onion.
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Sep 24 2012, 07:28 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
A picture of the Showy Daisies in the summer.....
A picture of the same flowers in the fall....
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Sep 24 2012, 03:39 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a close up.......
Who knows what it is?
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Sep 27 2012, 07:42 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
Sunflower seed head. And a nice one at that!
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