Here were two views from Mt. Mitchell today.
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They're flashing from ground level to canopy again this evening. Magical.
I poked around to see if I could find a decent image to share, with no luck (either highly enhanced images or not very good ones).
Certainly my camera(s) can't do justice to the biological flashing in the dark, programmed by selection to attract mates. It's lovely to watch and an unexpected summer treat.
It's not easy to get photos of fireflies, but just imagine their flashing from ground level to canopy.
We've been treated to evening displays for days now. Lovely, and unexpected.
Normally, we'd have sucessional waves, from ground to canopy over weeks, not days - so it's a treat to see the night sky full of flashes.
Years ago, in Maryland, we saw similar views in the canopy forest below the house we rented in summer (while during field work). Nice to see that again in our urban ravine forest behind the house.
Anthill built into a yucca plant. |
I was in central Florida and pulled over to snap some photos of these native 12' tall hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus). |
At Riverbend Park in Jupiter, I stopped to take a photo of this native seven sisters lily (Crinum americanum). |
What were they thinking? |