August 2010 Photo of the Month Contest - post entries here

[Sage]

Tussock moth caterpillar on milkweed

[Sage]

Originally Posted by BooBooBearBecky

I was tending my gardens, and Red Riding Hood's three cubs came scampering up to me in the strawberry patch. No Red Riding Hood. Since we are just a few days from Bear Hunting Season, I thought the worst.

Shared some strawberries with the cubs, and walked them back into the meadow. They foraged and played. Then the cubs climbed up their favorite bear napping tree. Three hours later Red appeared covered in what we call "boot jacks." Those snaggy little triangle shaped things from plants that stick to your clothes. Bears get them all over their fur when they forage in the blackberry shrubs.

Red walked up to me and I looked up at her cubs in the tree, then she did the same. She trotted across the meadow and called them down and off the reunited bear family went.

Note: I just read back what I wrote, and it doesn't sound believable, but that's how my photo opp happened.

Can I come live at your house?

[tineckbone]

Originally Posted by Sage

Attachment 19431 Tussock moth caterpillar on milkweed

COOL photo!

I had a bunch of tussock moth eggs on one of my milkweed plants but I think that they were all eaten by someone in the yarden. I looked for them for a few days after finding the eggs but never saw a cat...well, at least not a tussock moth cat, plenty of monarchs no tussock moth!

[tineckbone]

Originally Posted by bridget1964

This little one has no fear! I am so glad she is turning into a tomboy!

I hope that the caterpillar does not eat all of her face off!

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by booboobearbecky

a different perspective...

Cubs snoozing on horizontal tree limbs with me photographing them while laying horizontally on the ground under them.

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awwww!!!!

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by havalotta

Attachment 19430
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, the buck, who lags behind
Me, it took, me for-ev-er
Fa, riday after noon
So, long did I stand there bold
La, tte's getting icy cold
Tea, times coming up real soon
Tell that fawn it's time to go....go.. go... go....

Beautiful...and witty.

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by Sage

Attachment 19431 Tussock moth caterpillar on milkweed

So cool....are you sure you didn't make that out of spare embroidery thread?

~wink~

[turttle]

Originally Posted by Sage

Can I come live at your house?

I wish I had cute bear cubs to play with. All I have are little yellow bears eating my plants... I am jealous.

Maybe we should have our reunion at BooBooBecky's place so we can meet Red Riding Hood and the three cubs . Party at Becky's house! Bring your own bear (or was it beer?).

[turttle]

Originally Posted by suunto

You'd better pass this one on to MrIlovetheants; I'd have to run this one through a key, and I cannot see enough of the diagnostic characters to do that with any confidence - sorry...

I'll zoom the photo in more closely, and put it on bug ID. Nasty critters, they are. One of them made my daughter's hand swell up hugely. Only a creature MrIlovetheants would love (I like ants, too, but when they attack my kids, I get protective)

[BooBooBearBecky]

Originally Posted by turttle

I wish I had cute bear cubs to play with. All I have are little yellow bears eating my plants... I am jealous.

Maybe we should have our reunion at BooBooBecky's place so we can meet Red Riding Hood and the three cubs .

Anyone on this forum who is ever in my area is more than welcome to stop by for a spell and "bear watch" with me!

Originally Posted by turttle

Party at Becky's house! Bring your own bear (or was it beer?).

Oh sooooooo funny!!!!