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A Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus?) in my garden on Cirsium oleraceum (Cabbage Thistle). I thought first it was dead (drowned in nectar?) but poking, it eventually revived:
Quote from: maggiepie on August 19, 2010, 02:33:38 PMhttp://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/highflying-stray-vulture-puts-pilots-on-alert-20100819-12j6l.htmlYes, Helen, this lost vulture has been all over our news bulletins. In the wild they can it seems soar to 37 thousand feet... hence the warning to aircraft but the keeper on the news this morning said he thinks the poor thing is more likely sitting miserable and hungry in a tree somewhere, wondering how the blazes to get "home"! Flying conditions were very good when she made off, enjoying the wind and so on, but it's been colder and wet since then and her keeper thinks she will be grounded. Poor creature, since her chances of survival seem slim in the wild here I hope they find her safely.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/highflying-stray-vulture-puts-pilots-on-alert-20100819-12j6l.html
Angie,amazing images. Foxes are adaptable and world wide successful but I wonder if it is a good sign that a wild animal obviously complete lost its natural awe from humans.