Constance Lee Menefee

Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 11, 2024 at 02:08 UTC

Its name is "beautiful wood nymph" - I didn't just toss in an adjective 😆

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 11, 2024 at 02:07 UTC

Moth on the door of local shop - it is the beautiful wood nymph moth, a bird dropping mimic! Owlet moth in Noctuidae family.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 23:45 UTC

The Downy Woodpecker youngsters were learning about suet today - the red cap on top of his head indicates a young male - the male adults have a vivid red patch on back of their head - the female is bracing her tail feathers 🌿🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 22:57 UTC

That's a full stop!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 22:33 UTC

All day long, I have heard & seen Red-shouldered Hawks near my house. The giant cypress trees that are my front yard are quite appealing to parents & offspring. I got one photo of a brownish lump (young RSHA) on a branch, but that's it. Meanwhile, I am enjoying the activity.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 22:28 UTC

Thanks for your diligence!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 19:57 UTC

Male Downy Woodpecker all decked out 🌿🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 19:55 UTC

Zinnia bereft of petals 🌱

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 19:33 UTC

White-breasted Nuthatches ... they are chatty - a bit nasally - and mostly bold ... they also cache, cache, cache seeds & nuts. Suet is a favorite. 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 19:24 UTC

Here you go ...

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:59 UTC

A bit of quiet from Autumn ...

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:36 UTC

Thank you ❤️ I appreciate it.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:35 UTC

THIS IS NOT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. IT IS MY COPYRIGHTED WORK.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:20 UTC

Young typically stay with parents (begging endlessly to be fed) & then starting to hunt on their own 8 to 10 weeks post-fledging - the species has a broader palette than Red-tailed Hawks. They readily eat bugs & worms, small aquatic inverts, as well as reptiles, small mammals & sometimes birds.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:08 UTC

Windy and cool out today, with a desultory sprinkle - and the screamy hawks are flying around being extra screamy today!! There are two youngsters - I suspect the parents are starting to feed less frequently. Weaning is so hard & Red-shouldered Hawks are quite vocal. 🌿 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

💞

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 15:57 UTC

The fuzziness of young woodpeckers 😃 ... Red-bellied Woodpeckers on cypress tree 🪶🌿

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 15:55 UTC

Red-bellied Woodpecker with a blush of red 😍 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 15:51 UTC

Also, tip of the hat to not wanting to cause controversy.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

I think the Red-headed Woodpecker already claimed the name ... and the only other not-black-and-white part was some red on the belly. Sometimes there is a rosy blush that includes more of the chest.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 14:00 UTC

The chipmunk is 💯

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 13:58 UTC

Red-bellied Woodpecker male in fine form! 🪶🌿

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 13:53 UTC

You Know You Still have an Editor's Brain 🧠 when: Someone says "sushi" when they mean /raw/ fish & you immediately mutter it's COLD BALLS OF VINEGARED RICE! Ospreys and eagles are not bringing sushi to their nestlings! (Yes, I edited scientific texts for quite a few years.)

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 13:01 UTC

❤️

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 13:00 UTC

😀

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:40 UTC

I love these babies - Red-bellied Woodpeckers are one of my favorites 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:37 UTC

This white oak is about 400 years old #SpringGroveCemetery

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:06 UTC

It is hard work being a baby woodpecker!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:05 UTC

💚

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:05 UTC

😃

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:04 UTC

Oh, good! Thank you 💚

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:03 UTC

😃

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:03 UTC

Blue!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 23:38 UTC

Huh. I posted these baby Red-bellied Woodpeckers with no caption ... 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 23:37 UTC

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 22:56 UTC

Sometimes forget that I have rabbit photographs ... here are some! #Mammals

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:56 UTC

This is categorically untrue!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:22 UTC

Thank you! 💚

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:07 UTC

Subtle browns and aspen eyes...

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:58 UTC

Gray squirrels keep an eye on everything ##Sqrlpix

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 01:48 UTC

😃

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 00:56 UTC

He was chased by a Mute Swan!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 00:42 UTC

Silly gooses ... ! 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:34 UTC

And smart!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:33 UTC

Allium 🌱

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:31 UTC

Allium has such great texture ...

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:26 UTC

The eye of a Grackle! 🪶

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:03 UTC

Gray squirrels in a cypress tree #Sqrlpix #Mammals

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:59 UTC

Yes!

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:12 UTC

A leaf-footed bug - more specifically, Western conifer-seed bug, aka Western pine-seed bug #Invertebrates

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