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Mx. Bluets

MixBluets@mstdn.social

<p>Bi-national earthling 🇳🇿/🇺🇸, nerd, living with chronic depression, ND, enby. she/her</p><p>Newbie hobbyist nature photographer trying to document the flora and fauna I see in Central Texas. I&#39;m using a Canon SX70 HS.</p><p>Politically, I&#39;m a pragmatic, progressive liberal. I love both science and the arts. Other hobbies include reading (sff mostly), writing, vegetarian cooking &amp; baking, gaming, miniature painting, and yoga, though due to life circumstances, some hobbies are in a suspended state.</p>

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  • Post #2947323

    Brief outing this AM. I failed to get a decent capture of 2 different bees. 1 was a carpenter? I did get a new wasp &amp;amp; butterfly. My tentative guess is a Parker&amp;#39;s Thread-waisted Wasp (Prionyx parkeri). I only got 2 photos before they left. 2nd is blurry but the pose is cool &amp;amp; you see the color on her abdomen. Butterfly genus Vanessa? Maybe a Painted Lady, but there&amp;#39;re other similar Ladies. Will add alt text when I&amp;#39;m a bit more alert. #nature #photograp...

  • Post #2947322

    I found a local mud dauber afternoon hangout venue. 😀 August 2023 Here are 2 species of Sphecidae (thread-waisted #wasps) who are normally solitary, so I was delighted to see this gathering. These are common wasps in Central #Texas: The Black and Yellow Mud Dauber and the Blue Mud Dauber. Both are docile wasps &amp;amp; non-threatening unless you&amp;#39;re a spider. IIRC, the blue mud daubers renovate old nests that the black and yellow mud daubers build. #nature #photography #insects

  • Post #2947321

    AM critter highlights. Central #Texas, August 2023 I&amp;#39;m a bit under the weather this morning, so this&amp;#39;ll be brief. 1) A silvery damsel fly amid damp earth &amp;amp; pebbles. 2) A bumblebee on a sunflower. 3) A grasshopper in the (invasive) Santa Maria Feverfew. They were clearly ready for their closeup. 4) And an encore appearance by a cuckoo in a walnut tree! #nature #photography #insects #nativeplants #invasiveplants #bees #damselflies #grasshoppers #birds

  • Post #2947320

    Belated #Caturday photo of my beloved elderly kitty who&amp;#39;s been feeling poorly. We&amp;#39;re off to the vet tomorrow morning, so please send happy, healthy old kitty vibes. #CatsOfMastodon

  • Post #2947319

    @Souperman Thank you so much ❤️ :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

  • Post #2947318

    @Souperman We had a male manx kitty who needed that surgery. It gave us several more good years with him. Wishing Bernie &amp;amp; your all the best ❤️

  • Post #2947317

    @Jgbird Quite the action shot! 🤩

  • Post #2947315

    A Bordered Patch Butterfly (Chlosyne lacinia) on Cowpen Daisies. July 2023 Central #Texas. #photography #nature #insects #butterflies #wildflowers ETA: this was only my 4th photo with the camera &amp;amp; it blew me away how wonderfully it turned out, especially given the butterfly is small &amp;amp; quick; I wouldn&amp;#39;t have been able to appreciate their beauty otherwise. I haven&amp;#39;t seen one since &amp;amp; it was the only shot I got. It may&amp;#39;ve been a very lucky one inde...

  • Post #2947314

    Kitty&amp;#39;s home from the vet &amp;amp; totally zonked. :blobcatsleep: His vision loss looks like Horner&amp;#39;s syndrome, which can be idiopathic; it can also resolve on its own or if an underlying cause resolves. Bloodwork good but showed precursors to kidney disease, so we caught that early, thank goodness. I&amp;#39;ve been so worried over the weekend. I wasn&amp;#39;t sure if I&amp;#39;d be bringing him home or not. Thank you for the healing kitty vibes. 🙏 He&amp;#39;s resting pe...