~March 2012 POM Entry Thread~ - Wildlife Gardeners

Sage · 03-01-2012, 09:18 PM

~~~The MARCH 2012 Photo of the Month Contest is now open!~~~

We should be seeing signs of spring this month! What is your camera seeing?

havalotta · 03-12-2012, 01:46 PM

We're starting to see them but there's not a poster child in the bunch yet?

havalotta · 03-20-2012, 02:19 PM

Time to ROCK n roll gang!

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I don't know what it is with me but I LIKE rocks.....
If I could have lifted this beauty it would have been hoisted overhead into the cargo area and flying its way home with me .

linrose · 03-20-2012, 03:19 PM

Interesting rock hava! I'd put that one in my suitcase too!

havalotta · 03-20-2012, 03:36 PM

I passed on a similar smaller rock as soon as I had noticed there were quite a few living clams in its holes.
Thank goodness I noticed. One can only imagine what our car would have smelled like within a few days time while in travel!

Take another look at the photo......It's filled with living clams!
They have special muscles for rubbing and rotating their shells against the rocks which they use to excavate the holes for their protection.

linrose · 03-20-2012, 03:49 PM

Wow, that is so interesting! I loved the Northern California shore when we visited a few years ago. We saw many starfish and other tidal creatures at ebb tide. I also bought a book on shoreline wildflowers at a local bookstore there. Even though it was August there were so many things blooming. It's facinating to see ecosystems very different from your own.

havalotta · 03-20-2012, 03:53 PM

My grandson LOVED it.
There were sooooooo many little crabs, fish, starfish and shell covered critters all around us if you took the time to bend over and look.
Most people just "Walk on byyyyyyyyy"

linrose · 03-20-2012, 04:02 PM

Yes, and the colors are so amazing!!! Purples, corals, aquamarines and everything inbetween! You don't need to be a kid to be absolutely facinated and excited by it. We went before I had a digital camera so I'd have to dig out the photos but I took many with my old Pentax SLR.

havalotta · 03-20-2012, 05:15 PM

I couldn't BELIEVE the combinations of colors upon the starfish, and upon EACH one of those there were many MORE colors surrounding raised dots and undulating wiggling crawlers. It was like looking at the various shades of a jaw breaker as you lick your way through them only THEY were the jaw Droppers being so colorful!

dapjwy · 03-20-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

Time to ROCK n roll gang!
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I don't know what it is with me but I LIKE rocks.....
If I could have lifted this beauty it would have been hoisted overhead into the cargo area and flying its way home with me .

Isn't that WILD! You might just have the winning photo right there!

03-01-2012, 09:18 PM	#1
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	~March 2012 POM Entry Thread~ ~~~The MARCH 2012 Photo of the Month Contest is now open!~~~ We should be seeing signs of spring this month! What is your camera seeing? __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

03-12-2012, 01:46 PM	#2
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	We're starting to see them but there's not a poster child in the bunch yet? __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-20-2012, 02:19 PM	#3
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Time to ROCK n roll gang! I don't know what it is with me but I LIKE rocks..... If I could have lifted this beauty it would have been hoisted overhead into the cargo area and flying its way home with me . __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-20-2012, 03:36 PM	#5
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I passed on a similar smaller rock as soon as I had noticed there were quite a few living clams in its holes. Thank goodness I noticed. One can only imagine what our car would have smelled like within a few days time while in travel! Take another look at the photo......It's filled with living clams! They have special muscles for rubbing and rotating their shells against the rocks which they use to excavate the holes for their protection. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-20-2012, 03:53 PM	#7
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	My grandson LOVED it. There were sooooooo many little crabs, fish, starfish and shell covered critters all around us if you took the time to bend over and look. Most people just "Walk on byyyyyyyyy" __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-20-2012, 03:19 PM	#4
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Interesting rock hava! I'd put that one in my suitcase too!

03-20-2012, 03:49 PM	#6
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Wow, that is so interesting! I loved the Northern California shore when we visited a few years ago. We saw many starfish and other tidal creatures at ebb tide. I also bought a book on shoreline wildflowers at a local bookstore there. Even though it was August there were so many things blooming. It's facinating to see ecosystems very different from your own.

03-20-2012, 04:02 PM	#8
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	Yes, and the colors are so amazing!!! Purples, corals, aquamarines and everything inbetween! You don't need to be a kid to be absolutely facinated and excited by it. We went before I had a digital camera so I'd have to dig out the photos but I took many with my old Pentax SLR.

03-20-2012, 05:15 PM	#9
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I couldn't BELIEVE the combinations of colors upon the starfish, and upon EACH one of those there were many MORE colors surrounding raised dots and undulating wiggling crawlers. It was like looking at the various shades of a jaw breaker as you lick your way through them only THEY were the jaw Droppers being so colorful! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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