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Grassleaf Barbara's-buttons (Marshallia graminifolia) |
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Move over Monet, Impressionist JP is on the rise! |
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A serene Great Blue Heron |
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A shoveler, a gull, an ibis, an egret. |
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Twin-spot Skipper majestically perched on thistle. |
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Peek-a-boo! |
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A Savannah Sparrow takes heed. |
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Ghost Crab |
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Dynamic Sky |
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Here come the cormorants |
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Parking lot of fishermen's SUVs at Cape Point: a picture of extremes. |
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Boat-tailed Grackle in defense |
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Proud Boat-tailed Grackle |
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Nature bounces back |
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Abstract leaf art |
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Cyclops Ent on the move... |
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Tree hole |
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Foxtail grass at sunset |
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Water dripping from moss-covered rocks in Watauga Co., NC |
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A carpet of Sphagnum |
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No wonder my potted flowers aren't growing... |
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Knot in an ancient Bristlecone Pine tree. This knot may be over 2000 years old! |
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Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) and Round-lobed Liverleaf (Hepatica americana) enjoying springtime. |
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Fallen leaves Durham Co., NC 1 Dec 2010 |
Photos were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500 or a Canon EOS 20d with a fixed 100mm lens. Some were "digiscoped" by holding the CoolPix 4500 up to the eyepiece of a KOWA TSN-824 Spotting Scope.
Created on ... Oct 11, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu