Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, those are good. Taken together, they constitute a nice little reportage. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 26 Sep 2017, at 07:17, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Thanks, Nathan. A skunk had been digging at the nest hole overnight, so > the insects were mad. Pete wouldn't allow me any closer. I got some more > details on a prior visit. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Yellow+Jackets.tif.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stunning+with+Carbon+Dioxide.tif.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Support+Equipment.tif.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 9/25/2017 11:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> What a line of work! >> Nice image, but it would have been interesting to see some closer views. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 24 Sep 2017, at 19:22, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >>> >>> I spent a couple of hours this morning observing Pete Waldenmaier, aka >>> "Bee Busters", extract a nest of Eastern Yellow Jackets from my back >>> yard. The insects are quick frozen and shipped to a lab in Pennsylvania >>> to be used to make vaccine used to desensitize people who are very >>> sensitive to the stings of these insects. Pete says the nests are very >>> large this year. This one showed signs of digging around it, so a >>> nightly-visiting skunk has probably been at work. I have seen evidence >>> of some kind of nightly visits. >>> >>> I learned a lot about stinging insects during the time the vacuum >>> cleaners were gathering the Yellow Jackets. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170924-DSCF5510.JPG.html >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> -- >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus >>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ >>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information