Nature Photography (Formally Spring is in the Air)

[EmperorDinobot]

I think it is Autumn/Fall that is in the air now.

Depends on where you live, @triceratops83 lives in Australia, where it is now spring!

The name of the thread is only there to honor Radman, who ran this thread on the original version of the forum and passed away some years ago. Spring is in the Air was the name he gave it. I'm not going to change the thread name every season, since the thread is barely acknowledged anyway. 

Cut me a break man, I just woke up. Everything looked flatter than a bad N64 game XD

[postsaurischian]

Maybe my favorite photo I took from a recent birdwatching vacation to Costa Rica! Resplendent Quetzal. Modern Dinosaurs are quite beautiful!

 Adorable! I love Quetzals a lot.

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   Alien invasion in Australia!

[Gwangi]

I didn't know Australia had cicadas! I guess I'm not surprised though. Ours in the U.S. are long gone for the season. I did get some pictures of a cicada being killed by a hornet, I should share them here.

[postsaurischian]

I didn't know Australia had cicadas! I guess I'm not surprised though. ........

 When I've been to Australia for the first time hearing that unbelievable loud and strong sound I thought it was a heavy electric device .
 I could hardly believe it was from a small insect.
 My picture only shows the empty exoskeletons of course. There were dozens on my friend's garden fence - a weird sight.
 

[EmperorDinobot]

We had cicadas in Caracas. Nights could be relaxing or annoying depending where you were or who you were. We would see their exoskeletons on a lot of trees.

[Gwangi]

I didn't know Australia had cicadas! I guess I'm not surprised though. ........

 When I've been to Australia for the first time hearing that unbelievable loud and strong sound I thought it was a heavy electric device .
 I could hardly believe it was from a small insect.
 My picture only shows the empty exoskeletons of course. There were dozens on my friend's garden fence - a weird sight.
 

I used to collect those exoskeletons as a kid. I had coffee cans full of them.

[Halichoeres]

I really got a kick out of the crested pigeons when I visited Australia. It's one of the derpiest crests of any bird, like Alfalfa from Little Rascals.

@Ajax88 nice shot of the quetzal! I've been in areas where they're native (though not CR), but never managed to spot one yet.

[triceratops83]

I really got a kick out of the crested pigeons when I visited Australia. It's one of the derpiest crests of any bird, like Alfalfa from Little Rascals.

It's not just the crest that's derpy, it's that pleasantly dumb expression on their faces that amuses me.