The Science And Nature Thread - All Welcome

[Keyser]

Here's a few autumn snaps from the park.

Black Bryony:



Shaggy Ink Cap Toadstool:



Comma on ivy:

Really beautiful photos - thank you.

Palaeo and astronomy stories.

http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... ed-in.html

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.co.uk ... rming.html

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/la ... of-giants/

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/discover ... last-meal/

https://www.seeker.com/culture/behavior ... ern-humans

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017 ... a-science/

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scientifi ... matic.html

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-telescope ... space.html

The resurrection of the beautiful Lord Howe Island stick insect.

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-declared- ... sland.html

[Keyser]

Life and consciousness after 'death' - at least for a very short while.

https://www.livescience.com/60593-flatl ... ation.html

Two remarkable examples of Jaguar predation (a mature 5 metre + Black caiman would certainly be the predator rather than prey but still this is the biggest Yacare caiman ever seen taken by the big cat).

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural- ... -anaconda/

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural- ... otographs/

[Keyser]

Various stories that some people might enjoy.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... 180965138/

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-fossil-da ... bones.html

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/f ... diversity/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science- ... 180965041/

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/conserva ... ent-lands/

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/s ... alifornia/

[charlie]

I've been meaning for ages to record and upload images of Red Kites where I live.

They are prolific where I live- and not a day goes go by, where I don't see these raptors gliding and swooping to the ground in search of prey.

[Keyser]

I've been meaning for ages to record and upload images of Red Kites where I live.

They are prolific where I live- and not a day goes go by, where I don't see these raptors gliding and swooping to the ground in search of prey.

I love your new Avatar Charlie and good to see you posting on here again!

Yes that would be really fantastic too see - you are so very lucky to be able to see such magnificent animals every day. X

[charlie]

I've been meaning for ages to record and upload images of Red Kites where I live.

They are prolific where I live- and not a day goes go by, where I don't see these raptors gliding and swooping to the ground in search of prey.

I love your new Avatar Charlie and good to see you posting on here again!

Yes that would be really fantastic too see - you are so very lucky to be able to see such magnificent animals every day. X

Thanks Keys.

I remember first seeing Red Kites in 2005 when I moved to the current area near to where I'm living now.

I was fascinated by them, as I had never seen a bird of prey up close before.

[Keyser]

I've been meaning for ages to record and upload images of Red Kites where I live.

They are prolific where I live- and not a day goes go by, where I don't see these raptors gliding and swooping to the ground in search of prey.

I love your new Avatar Charlie and good to see you posting on here again!

Yes that would be really fantastic too see - you are so very lucky to be able to see such magnificent animals every day. X

Thanks Keys.

I remember first seeing Red Kites in 2005 when I moved to the current area near to where I'm living now.

I was fascinated by them, as I had never seen a bird of prey up close before.

I really hope that you post some pics on here - would be great to see them, birds of prey really are such incredible flying machines.

[MrsP]

I love this thread x

[Gerst Guest]

A few more autumn park pics:

Hawthorn:




Beech:




Yew:




Hawthorn and Comma again, this time showing the underside of the scalloped wings with the white 'comma' which gives it its name:

[Paleobollocks]

A few more autumn park pics:

Hawthorn:




Beech:




Yew:




Hawthorn and Comma again, this time showing the underside of the scalloped wings with the white 'comma' which gives it its name:

Lovely.

More cobblers no one else but me is interested in.

https://theconversation.com/new-researc ... irds-85394

http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... le-of.html

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/discover ... mal-names/

[Bigwasp]

Megascolia procer one of the biggest and most beautiful wasps on earth.

[Neutron Star]

This remarkable discovery is truly astonishing news!

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-neutron-s ... etime.html

[Keyser]

A few recent palaeo stories.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/21 ... 100-years/

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/o ... hout-jaws/

https://pseudoplocephalus.com/2017/10/1 ... ylosaurus/

https://www.livescience.com/60705-injur ... bones.html

https://www.livescience.com/60731-fossi ... creen.html

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/201 ... s-science/

https://www.seeker.com/earth/animals/dn ... ic-felines

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-fatty-bir ... years.html

[Keyser]

An award winning photograph of Migaloo - the famous albino Humpback whale.

[Gabby]

My favourite flower's the daffodil ..... I absolutely love them, just a shame they are so short lived. I look at one and just marvel at how perfect it is... I love nature, such perfection! ..... roll on spring!