tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122612602024-03-05T19:09:41.649-05:00Nature in the OzarksMarvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comBlogger809125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-3756154320740209112017-01-07T21:14:00.000-05:002017-01-07T21:14:14.223-05:00Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Lane Bend on the Buffalo National River. Jo and I took a short afternoon hike along the Buffalo River Trail down river from Grinder's Ferry. Walked a couple of miles then turned around and returned. Sunshine would have been nice, but just getting out and walking for a while was good.</b></div>
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<br />Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1Tomahawk Township, AR, USA35.98411823465743 -92.72581100463867235.971270734657431 -92.745981004638665 35.996965734657429 -92.705641004638679tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-21514267670766336162016-08-30T21:58:00.000-05:002016-08-30T21:58:26.227-05:00Ernestine's Moth (Phytometra ernestinana - 8480)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-208156607915799192016-02-07T14:58:00.000-05:002016-02-07T14:58:02.563-05:00Smoky Sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1Mt Pleasant Township, AR, USA35.804045626534517 -92.75624203331301535.800826126534517 -92.761284533313017 35.807265126534517 -92.751199533313013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-70225130734518870322015-12-10T00:15:00.000-05:002015-12-10T00:15:51.250-05:00Tree and Clouds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Along the road on our afternoon walk.</b></div>
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1Co Rd 386, Marshall, AR 72650, USA35.8059947 -92.75894570000002735.7931172 -92.77911570000002 35.8188722 -92.738775700000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-68033163644214465622015-11-25T12:55:00.000-05:002015-11-25T12:55:25.027-05:00Moon Across the Valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Taken while on our afternoon walk. Long shadows these days -- and only the oaks are still holding leaves.</b></div>
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1Mt Pleasant Township, AR, USA35.807943725636804 -92.7588598693115535.8015047256368 -92.768944869311554 35.814382725636804 -92.748774869311546tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-23191023010102771682015-11-11T12:51:00.000-05:002015-11-11T12:51:41.332-05:00Clouds Moved In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Clear sky most of the day, but clouds moved in quickly late afternoon. South wind increased to gusty too. (Neighbor's pasture and newest stock pond taken on our afternoon walk.)</b></div>
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com2Co Rd 386, Marshall, AR 72650, USA35.8059947 -92.75894570000002735.7931172 -92.77911570000002 35.8188722 -92.738775700000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-63601616865730329662015-07-22T13:39:00.000-05:002015-07-22T13:39:38.774-05:00American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Life cycle (<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/6744">BugGuide</a>): Eggs laid singly on/near carrion. Larvae hatch in a few days, feed in or under carcass, and pupate in a nearby soil cell. Adults overwinter</b>.<br />
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-60932831125103380582015-07-20T11:52:00.000-05:002015-07-20T11:52:33.664-05:00Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma - 7716)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Spiny Oakworm Moth </span></b><br />
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-11007010768568557492015-07-18T13:17:00.000-05:002015-07-18T13:17:08.572-05:00Assassin Bug Nymph (Pselliopus sp)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-82963133861248713732015-07-17T15:10:00.000-05:002015-07-17T15:10:17.225-05:00Giant Walkingstick (Megaphasma denticrus)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Gaint Walkingsticks are usually credited with being the LONGEST insect in North America. This female's body is around five inches long, which is about average for a fully-grown female. Femoral spines on their mid and hind legs are diagnostic for this species according to <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/85378">BugGuide</a>.</b><br />
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-58867480488341110052015-07-16T17:10:00.000-05:002015-07-16T17:10:03.819-05:00Stink Bug (Menecles insertus)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-23865001163952240382015-07-15T11:21:00.000-05:002015-07-15T11:21:47.868-05:00Pink-Shaded Fern Moth (Callopistria mollissima - 9631)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-25909094630251839622015-07-14T22:31:00.000-05:002015-07-14T22:31:52.850-05:00Mantidfly (Dicromantispa interrupta)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-68987425296372300392015-07-14T00:46:00.000-05:002015-07-14T00:46:14.387-05:00Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda - 7715)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-21550790444539061822015-07-13T01:07:00.000-05:002015-07-13T01:07:14.704-05:00Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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