#nature Timeline

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Fading II<a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a>

This is a close-up, low-light photograph of the petals of a hydrangea flower with a dark and moody aesthetic. The petals are deep red, magenta, and purple, with some areas appearing almost black. Their texture is visible, showing fine veins and a slightly rough, velvety surface. The lighting is soft and directional, creating subtle highlights and deep shadows that add to the dramatic feel.

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Leafhopper<a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#Insects</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a>

A Rhododendron leafhopper, resting on a large green leaf. The green insect has a distinctive red or reddish-orange stripe running down its back. Its legs are a pale yellow or light green color. The insect is positioned in the upper-middle of the frame, facing slightly to the left. The leaf it's on is a deep green with visible veins and a slightly textured surface.

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I've created a 2025 calendar using bird pictures I took in 2024. It's free, so pass it on to bird-loving friends. Here's the link: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OzbiOhuY4ulVrHKO7TFlZDBd9qCNHPUu/view?usp=drive_link" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="drive.google.com/file/d/1OzbiOhuY4ulVrHKO7TFlZDBd9qCNHPUu/view?usp=drive_link">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OzbiOhuY4ulVrHKO7TFlZDBd9qCNHPUu/view?usp=drive_link</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a> <a href="/tags/birdwatching/" rel="tag">#birdwatching</a> <a href="/tags/birdphotography/" rel="tag">#birdphotography</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/wildlifephotography/" rel="tag">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#naturephotography</a> <a href="/tags/calendar/" rel="tag">#calendar</a> <a href="/tags/hoosiermast/" rel="tag">#HoosierMast</a>

This photo shows the cover of the bird calendar. It's a Cooper's hawk, wings upraised and tail spread, about to take flight.

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Rare sighting of red squirrel in Scotland's central belt

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🦝🧠 Researchers have found that <a href="/tags/raccoons/" rel="tag">#raccoons</a> pack a primate-like number of neurons into their small brains, including specialized cells once thought to be exclusive to <a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#humans</a> and great <a href="/tags/apes/" rel="tag">#apes</a>.This "neural density" helps explain their ability to solve complex puzzles and remember solutions for years, often outperforming <a href="/tags/dogs/" rel="tag">#dogs</a> and <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a>.👉 <a href="https://www.good.is/raccoon-science" rel="nofollow">https://www.good.is/raccoon-science</a><a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#biology</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/neuroscience/" rel="tag">#neuroscience</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#evolution</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/behavior/" rel="tag">#behavior</a> <a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#stem</a>

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Oh, when the swans Go marching in… 🎼🎶🎵🎶 <a href="/tags/allinline/" rel="tag">#allinline</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/swans/" rel="tag">#swans</a> <a href="/tags/animalphotography/" rel="tag">#animalphotography</a>

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1y

Beavers in South East England, how will it work?

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I have what I think is a good example of how useless ‘AI’ is for understanding. I am tagging widely. I searched “how to identify mushrooms” on DuckDuckGo, which then so helpfully spammed my screen with this lovely advice (see image with alt text). The source of much of my knowledge is mushroomexpert.com, managed by Michael Kuo.“A mushroom is identified by its characteristics”. I could get semantic here too about the definition of a mushroom, but talk about a pretty useless statement. Fine though. That’s well enough and good if you want an explanation that is super entry level. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though I don’t remember telling the ‘AI’ that I wanted only entry level information.Then it talks about the danger in attempting to ID mushrooms because of the potential for poisoning. It tacitly assumes that my wanting to ID a mushroom means I want to eat it. I don’t. I just like mushrooms. I have a problem with the whole ‘some are poisonous’ throw-in, like its something their lawyers required them to include. How many are poisonous? 90%? 5%? We have no idea, and that’s OK. I didn’t tell the ‘AI’ that I wanted information on whether or not they were poisonous. But, as I’ll get to, the fact that this is included is not my problem. My problem is what they don’t include.I think mushrooms are awesome. I think the fact that some of them are poisonous is relevant only based on the human-centric assumptions ‘AI’ is so obsessed with and what it’s dataset is built on. I don’t see the value in a mushroom based on whether or not I can eat it, and it chaffs me that they don’t also include any information about their ecological roles. You know what is a great way to identify a mushroom (including if I want to eat it)?!?!?! Their ecology (essentially, their ‘behavior’)!!! Let’s be sure to not mention that, <a href="/tags/techbros/" rel="tag">#TechBros</a>.Ok let’s keep going, cause we’ve made it this far. It suggests talking to a <a href="/tags/mycologist/" rel="tag">#mycologist</a>. It turns out that I don’t have any experienced mycologists on call. Mycologists are helpful but busy people. And I’m more likely than most of the population to know mycologists. You might as well say, ‘don’t bother trying to ID the mushroom’. Way to kill my interest immediately in something I’m trying to get into. If you really want to learn to ID mushrooms for foraging, there are sources you can look up to help you.I’ll get to my main point. Identification of certain mushroom forming fungi to species is essentially impossible. Look up Amanitas or Russulas on mushroomexpert.com (phenomenal source, old school blogging). There is no clear delineating of what a mushroom forming species even is. Scientists argue over and reclassify bird subspecies all the time. Imagine the black box that is mushroom forming fungi, which most of the time is a web of single-cell wide threads hidden in the soil. Some mushrooms historically were ‘IDed’ (scientifically) by taste or color, which as you all know everyone experiences these things the same, all the time. And, darnit, I happened to leave my DNA sequencing kit at home (as if there aren’t issues with classifying mushroom forming fungi on their DNA alone).If ‘AI’ were functional, to me, it would include the suggestion that one option is, instead of focusing on species, focus on species groupings (this also applies to foraging for mushrooms if done thoughtfully). Species groupings can be more useful, as is sometimes saying: “I don’t need to know exactly what this is. I’ll just focus on it’s ecology instead of obsessing over an arbitrary definition”. This nuance is not something that can be corrected with better algorithms or more training data (in fact, its going to get worse), because <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> s are designed to spit out the lowest common denominator.In the end, given all the questions I brought up, the biggest problems I have with ‘AI’ is that it falsely assumes something gigantic about the question I am asking and gives a simplified and highly misleading perception of how much we actually know. I think it makes a big mistake assuming that I am uncurious and want a bare-minimum answer. And when it comes to the grand total of all there is to know about mushroom forming fungi, we know next to nothing. Of course, 'AI' cannot say that because 'AI' doesn't know what it doesn't know.You know who can identify and communicate all of these nuances? Humans. <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/mushrooms/" rel="tag">#mushrooms</a> <a href="/tags/fungi/" rel="tag">#fungi</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#artificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/ecologicalreciprocity/" rel="tag">#EcologicalReciprocity</a>

AI answer: to identify a mushroom, observe its physical characteristics such as cap shape, color, and gill structure, and take a spore print to determine its spore color. Its important to consult a reliable field guide, and if possible, seek guidance from an experienced mycologist, as many mushrooms can look similar and some are poisonous.

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Sunset minus seven minutes <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/sunset/" rel="tag">#Sunset</a>

A serene sunset over wind-blown water, featuring vibrant orange and yellow hues illuminating the sky, with dark clouds and silhouettes of distant hills. A wooden dock is visible in the foreground.

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Arrowhead Prairie <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#indiana</a> <a href="/tags/allen/" rel="tag">#allen</a>

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Múlafossur, one of the most known waterfalls from the Faroe Islands, it's probably been photographed a million times, and it is hard to change the composition much, there is more or less just one place to stand. I have used a semi slow shutter speed, to create the effect on the water. <a href="/tags/faroeislands/" rel="tag">#faroeislands</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/waterfall/" rel="tag">#waterfall</a> <a href="/tags/lanscape/" rel="tag">#lanscape</a>

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wool sower gall on a white oak seedling <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>

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As my good friend reminded me - "The danger is in not sufficiently realizing our own richness..." Happy Wednesday Vision of a Sunflower here: <a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/visions-of-a-sunflower-1-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/visions-of-a-sunflower-1-renata-natale.html">https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/visions-of-a-sunflower-1-renata-natale.html</a><a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#truth</a> <a href="/tags/beauty/" rel="tag">#beauty</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/sunflowers/" rel="tag">#sunflowers</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/shineyourlight/" rel="tag">#shineyourlight</a>

Color photo of a sunflower from the back of the flower

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Honored that my image won 1st Place in YOUR BEST SUMMER IMAGES Contest.<a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html">https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-at-sunset-twin-lakes-pa-renata-natale.html</a><a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/sunset/" rel="tag">#sunset</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/canoeing/" rel="tag">#canoeing</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/beauty/" rel="tag">#beauty</a>

Color photo of a father and son canoeing on Twin Lakes at sunset

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northern starflower in a red maple stand <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/thumb/" rel="tag">#thumb</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>

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oak-pine barren in Sleeper State Park <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>

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A storm forms on a back road along the coast. Usage of <a href="/tags/icmphotography/" rel="tag">#icmphotography</a> <a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/storm-forms-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/storm-forms-renata-natale.html">https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/storm-forms-renata-natale.html</a><a href="/tags/abstract/" rel="tag">#abstract</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/storms/" rel="tag">#storms</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/coastalstorms/" rel="tag">#coastalstorms</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a>

A color abstract photo of a storm forming on a back road along the coast

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1y

Prickly Colours <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#Autumn</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a>

A brownish prickly seed pod seen from above against a very colourful background.

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<a href="/tags/ecuador/" rel="tag">#Ecuador</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#Birds</a> <a href="/tags/birdsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/birdsofecuador/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfEcuador</a> <a href="/tags/ecuadorbirds/" rel="tag">#EcuadorBirds</a> <a href="/tags/birdphotography/" rel="tag">#BirdPhotography</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/wildlifephotography/" rel="tag">#WildlifePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/birdsoffediverse/" rel="tag">#BirdsOfFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/wildli/" rel="tag">#Wildli</a>Taken early November 2016 in the North West Ecuador area.Photograph published with the kind permission of Yanos Olah, professional bird guide for <a href="/tags/sakertours/" rel="tag">#SakerTours</a>.How many photographs of birds are taken and never widely shared freely. Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) LC Least Concern

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)
LC Least Concern

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Hello! My name is Sam and I am new and here to learn and share about <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> and <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> and other interests that come up along the way!I have heard that <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> is the place to do this because there is no algorithm! So here I am!So please share this post and help me find artists and nature people and other interesting accounts to follow!Who do you suggest?Thank you for your help! ❤️ <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>

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❇️ Artist: <a href="/tags/liqen/" rel="tag">#LIQEN</a> in City: <a href="/tags/lelocle/" rel="tag">#LeLocle</a> / Rue du crêt-Vaillant 3/ Switzerland 🇨🇭09/2024 - Title: "Le Marais" ("The swamp/"Der Sumpf") (📷 by <a href="/tags/exomusee/" rel="tag">#Exomusee</a> ) - <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/streetart/" rel="tag">#Streetart</a> <a href="/tags/mural/" rel="tag">#Mural</a> <a href="/tags/swamp/" rel="tag">#Swamp</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#Artist</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#Painting</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> Website: <a href="https://exomusee.ch/liqen/" rel="nofollow">https://exomusee.ch/liqen/</a>

Streetartwall. A beautiful mural with a green swamp landscape was painted on the exterior wall (154 m2) of a five-storey building. The entire wall is covered with a variety of green plants and small animals. A wonderful world of ferns, white and yellow flowers, grasses and leaves was delicately and richly detailed using a roller and brush. Small frogs, blue dragonflies, snakes and butterflies can be seen. You could spend hours looking at it and enjoying it.

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Don't mow your lawn - enjoy the wildflowers!Red poppies watercolor painting: <a href="https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html">https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/red-poppies-karen-kaspar.html</a><a href="/tags/wildflowers/" rel="tag">#wildflowers</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/painting/" rel="tag">#painting</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/interiordesign/" rel="tag">#InteriorDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonart/" rel="tag">#MastodonArt</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/traditionalart/" rel="tag">#TraditionalArt</a> <a href="/tags/kunst/" rel="tag">#kunst</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#contemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#watercolor</a> <a href="/tags/watercolour/" rel="tag">#watercolour</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/poppy/" rel="tag">#poppy</a> <a href="/tags/poppies/" rel="tag">#poppies</a> <a href="/tags/red/" rel="tag">#red</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/garden/" rel="tag">#garden</a> <a href="/tags/floral/" rel="tag">#floral</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturelover/" rel="tag">#NatureLover</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#natur</a> <a href="/tags/aquarell/" rel="tag">#aquarell</a> <a href="/tags/aquarelle/" rel="tag">#aquarelle</a> <a href="/tags/flowerpower/" rel="tag">#flowerpower</a> <a href="/tags/handmade/" rel="tag">#handmade</a> <a href="/tags/bloomscrolling/" rel="tag">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="/tags/nomowmay/" rel="tag">#noMowMay</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#plants</a> <a href="/tags/color/" rel="tag">#color</a>

Red poppies is a handmade watercolor painting in contemporary square format by artist Karen Kaspar.
Poppy flowers in vibrant red are dancing on a sunny yellow background.

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Remnants of Spring - a lovely white Cosmos flower from my garden...<a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/remnants-of-spring-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/remnants-of-spring-renata-natale.html">https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/remnants-of-spring-renata-natale.html</a><a href="/tags/monochrome/" rel="tag">#monochrome</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#Flowers</a> <a href="/tags/fineartphotography/" rel="tag">#fineartphotography</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite_photography/" rel="tag">#BlackandWhite_Photography</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/valentinesday/" rel="tag">#ValentinesDay</a> <a href="/tags/gifts/" rel="tag">#gifts</a>

Remnants of Spring is a black and white photo of a lovely white Cosmos flower from my garden

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Such a lovely skyVast Blue Sky: <a href="https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html">https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/vast-blue-sky-renata-natale.html</a><a href="/tags/skyscape/" rel="tag">#skyscape</a> <a href="/tags/vast/" rel="tag">#vast</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#photo</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a>

Color photo of a beautiful blue sky over Twin Lakes PA

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Crane fly on viburnum flowers <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#indiana</a>

Crane fly feeding on nectar in white viburnum flowers

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