Liquidambar styrosifluaIn my neighborhood some of the trees drop these.....things. I call 'em "ankle-breakers," as they are treacherous underfoot, rolling easily, and if the unwary person steps on one, more than likely it will result in a crashing fall to the sidewalk and perhaps a broken bone or two. NOT nice, this things!
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They get nice fall color and have a generally nice shape, but yeah, the “gum balls” ultimately leave people hating them. The green ones make great childhood ammunition.Thanks, Darmok!!!! So that's what the little buggers are officially called.... The name is prettier than the actual things, not to mention what they can do to the unwary!
You aren't getting many upvotes, but I like this image. I think it tells a story. I like the play of light and shadows. Granted I'm a pulmonologist, so I'm biased. But I like this. Strong work
Hope he's okay. It is a good image. I'm surprised he let you take it though!Thank you. I’ve just started to try to carry my camera with me in my bag regularly. This is the first time he has had this treatment but I liked the lighting and the story. He’s on an inhaler for the next few days and hopefully this is just a one off viral infection.
Lovely. I like the contrast of the flowers and the sky.
Beautiful lighting.
Looks like something from an alien movie.In my neighborhood some of the trees drop these.....things. I call 'em "ankle-breakers," as they are treacherous underfoot, rolling easily, and if the unwary person steps on one, more than likely it will result in a crashing fall to the sidewalk and perhaps a broken bone or two. NOT nice, this things!
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Strange looking birds. I've never really thought about them in trees as I've only ever seen them on the ground.Two Ibis in a tree...
Are you ****ing kidding me?Maybe he was stuffed?
Wow! 8mm on an Olympus means you were almost up this little fellas nose for this shot! superb! How did you get so close?
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Are you ****ing kidding me?
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Give them some nuts and they will not run away anymore.
I know in many parks, even the National parks, so many people feed the wildlife that they don’t run away, they run to you. Give an elk a Pringle and they’ll follow you anywhere! The ground squirrels in Glacier National Park will actually crawl up your clothes. Never did get that close to a marmot, though.View attachment 777795
Are you ****ing kidding me?
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Give them some nuts and they will not run away anymore.
OMG, my OCD tendencies were screaming "don't look, don't look!"Wall of Mirrors by Lance Randall, on Flickr
Wonderful shot!Marmot in front of the Dom mountain (4545m), Switzerland.
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Thanks for posting this . I'll be out there in around 3 weeks and will have to remember to have sufficient presence of mind to walk around the back of the arch like you did . 4 years back , on my last trip , I only got the shot from the trail end . Hopefully this time it'll be somewhat less than 100F and my knees will be cooperative .
I highly recommend visiting the Utah website, I got my hands on a very nice map. Let me know if you want me to email it to you.
Here is the link.
https://www.visitutah.com/