Random Object Photographs

[Spajohn]

Getting set for another delicious holiday season.

 

[Rudi]

I found this one on the net.

 

[JohnRippert]

Not sure whether the clouds are going to roll in tomorrow evening and block sight of the Great Conjunction of 2020 between Jupiter and Saturn. So I grabbed my spotting scope and took a look tonight. On max magnification you get good views of Saturn's rings and can just barely make out some of the striations on Jupiter. The 4 main moons of Jupiter are quite visible as well. While I had it set up I hand held my Samsung phone and tried to see if I could get any kind of picture through the eyepiece. I was surprised that it turned out good enough to see the moons of Jupiter and shows how close the two planets appear to be. If you have a spotting scope and clear skies tomorrow head out to take a look. Here in SE Texas it is in view to the southwest for a couple hours starting just past sunset.


ETA:

Got in a look tonight at the closest point, so I can say I saw it at it's best. Saturn was at about 2:30 to the right of Jupiter tonight and one of the moons had gone behind Jupiter so there was only 3 visible. Would have been nice to get a good picture but this has been a great sky watching moment for me.

 

[CA Escapee]

Tonight's sunset.

 

[JohnRippert]

Easy to see why they call this family of trees red oaks.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Sometimes when your Boondocking in NM you see something of no particular value but you just like it.

 

[CH4]

Merry Christmas!!!

 

[JohnRippert]

Our little buddy the screech owl came back. Took a few pics and then got my spotting scope to watch for a while. Was fun to watch him/her go from drowsy and napping to wide eyed, ears perked up and ready to go over a 45 minute span.

 

[Retired W4]

Tawas Lake

East Tawas. About two miles from Lake Huron. Too much grass but the bass and the ducks love it.

 

[revho]

Extremely scarce reverse painted glass, light up advertising piece from Holland, MI. Not sure on age but guessing 40's or 50's?

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[THE PILGRIM]

Down at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, It's not unusual to see Bald Eagles.
They are usually perched in dead or dormant trees.
This Scruffy looking guy was on the ground and I didn't see him actually doing anything.

 

[okiegtrider]

 

[THE PILGRIM]

One more time back to the State Game Refuge.
It's Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese getting Corny.

 

[leswad]

Rib-eye of the sky

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Enough Cranes and Snow Geese!
It's Coot time!
I don't recall seeing them walking along like this.

 

[Salty RI]

A black yote a friend of my son's got a few weeks ago.

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[arjay]

A black yote a friend of my son's got a few weeks ago.

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Hybrid?.....

 

[Salty RI]

I hear only 2 percent of them are black.

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[Rudi]

I saw a black coyote once, out in a field. He was in the same place the next day too. A decoy, to keep geese out of the field. Funny.

 

[ladder13]

 

[ladder13]

 

[SJK2]

^^^Ladder13,
That's a good one.........

 

[OldRN]

Variation on chunk of ice to encourage good fire control in urinal - a synced tank battle game at Ox Ranch outside Uvalde, TX.

 

[geronimo1969]

Thought it was funny

 

[chuckie]

Snapped this last night, last full moon of 2020.

 

[JohnRippert]

The little leaf hoppers that will not hold still? Had a couple hold still at some point. One on my finger, the other a nice reflection shot on my sunglasses.

 

[JohnRippert]

Taken quite a few dragonfly pictures over the years. Here are a couple doing synchronized hanging.

 

[sceva]

This cat was a feral kitten in late August. Now he's a lazy bum.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

How bout a Pintail Pretty Boy.

 

[rubiranch]

Wasn't this engineered for roundabout intersections??