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faux leopard... by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
...I hope.
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park lamp by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
Why is this light glowing in broad daylight? Someone should contact the parks department and suggest there are better ways to spend local taxes.
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raccoon by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
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happy kids! by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
hopefully because they've just learned something awesome from the nearby nature in this park.
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bench by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
the seat of this bench is made from pressure-treated wood - usually southern yellow pine from Georgia and other southern states. The chemicals used aren't benign, and eventually make their way into soils and other places where they shouldn't. Local park planners should consider more sustainable options such as Black locust, hemlock, white oak, or recycled plastic composite.
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turfgrass by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
Usually a blend of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa), fescues and perhaps perennial ryegrass. In my opinion, parks like this have all too much turf and not enough native vegetation that offers habitat and other ecosystem services.
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Silver maple by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
genus: Acer
specie: saccharinum
This quick, large-growing maple normally grows in valley bottoms and riparian (streamside) areas. It was often planted as a tough street tree, only to become a problem decades later because of its brittle branches and susceptibility to ice damage.0 comments
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Norway spruce by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
genus: Picea
specie: abies
This northern European conifer has been planted in rural farming areas the eastern U.S./Canada and the northern prairies for over 100 years as an effective windbreak. It is easily identified by its pendulous, graceful branches and drooping branchlets.0 comments
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White pine by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
genus: Pinus
specie: strobus
The White pine is a lovely native conifer, often emerging above the hardwood (deciduous) canopy to form a supercanopy. Upper exposed branches 'flag' in one direction, hinting an area's prevailing winds. Long, soft needles in bundles of 5 clearly distinguish this tree.0 comments
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Sugar maple by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Corbin Park in our neighborhood by Elizabeth Lallathin
genus: Acer
specie: saccharum
A long-lived tree of the Northern Hardwood forest, and the source of delicious maple syrup.0 comments
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garlic mustard by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Dairy Bush GigaPan - 122 - December 22 2011 by Alex Smith
... is an invasive annual that can become the dominant ground flora specie in a couple of years.
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stream-side access deck by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Bathgate Spring Run by Ken Tamminga
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Dharma wheel by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Thangka #2 by Ken Tamminga
sacred Buddhist symbol
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Corner detail by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Thangka #2 by Ken Tamminga
Example of detail not easily seen without getting up very close and squinting. Notice score lines.
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Cattail by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Millbrook Marsh boardwalk by Aaron Tamminga
The little white dots are cattail seedheads starting to disintegrate into cottony fluff. Millbrook Marsh has two kinds of native cattail: Common (Typha latifolia) and Broad-leaved (T. angustifolia). We're not sure what these are.
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White-tailed deer beds by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Millbrook Marsh boardwalk by Aaron Tamminga
We scared up several white-tailed deer as we moved along the boardwalk. Game trails and bedding sites are common in the cattails and wetland grasses, and show up well in the aerials.
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helipanographer by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Bathgate Spring Run by Aaron Tamminga
Helipanning invites curious onlookers. We're always happy to explain, and it gives us a chance to promote wetland conservation and intelligent watershed management.
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Redosier and silky dogwoods by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Bathgate Spring Run by Ken Tamminga
Several species of dogwood (Cornus spp.) dominate Millbrook Marsh's scrub-shrub wetland.
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teasel by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Bathgate Spring Run by Ken Tamminga
Teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris / fullonum) is an introduced perennial that's listed as noxious in some states. Still, it's an interesting plant.
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watercress by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan helipan aerial of Bathgate Spring Run by Ken Tamminga
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is an introduced aquatic perennial.
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European shags by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
like little cormorants, but without sharp head crown
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another cormorant by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
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Cormorant by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
lonely, bedraggled little fellow
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gull by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
Fulmar? Greater black-backed?
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guano by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
seabird poop
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rabbit hole by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
The Orkneys are overrun with rabbits in some locales.
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gull hiding by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan Orkney Islands Coast by Roger Xandri i Elias
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flowers by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111129 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion (ACG), Volcan Cacao, Cima del Volcan by Alex Smith
pretty in pink!
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flower? by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111129 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion (ACG), Volcan Cacao, Cima del Volcan by Alex Smith
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orchid? heterotroph? by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111129 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion (ACG), Volcan Cacao, Cima del Volcan by Alex Smith
intriguing. . .
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aerial roots by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111129 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion (ACG), Volcan Cacao, Cima del Volcan by Alex Smith
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skeletonized leaves by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111203 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion (ACG), Volcan Orosi 1,200m by Alex Smith
elegant!
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spider webbing... by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111201 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste (ACG), Volcan Cacao, 600m by Alex Smith
. . . with egg sacs?
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pygmy bananas? by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111201 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste (ACG), Volcan Cacao, 600m by Alex Smith
. . . still no new ants
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spikey seed pod? by Ken Tamminga from the GigaPan 111201 - Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste (ACG), Volcan Cacao, 600m by Alex Smith
cool. . . but still no sign of ants.
KT
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