tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post4769170105752328384..comments2017-08-04T03:00:15.562-05:00Comments on The Little House in the Not-So-Big Woods: Crouching Photographer, Hidden GrasshopperJoy K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-23166464674502574322010-05-03T09:08:47.852-05:002010-05-03T09:08:47.852-05:00Everywhere, especially this time of year, there ar...Everywhere, especially this time of year, there are secrets awaiting to be seen in the wild. Of course, they're not really secrets; it's just we don't usually have the skills to notice all this life. Patience! This a lovely find. <br /><br />http://matthewwills.com/Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-46911758733184571432010-04-10T21:09:06.381-05:002010-04-10T21:09:06.381-05:00After a bit of research, Amber, I'm going to c...After a bit of research, Amber, I'm going to call it a Northern Green-striped grasshopper. (Chortophaga viridifasciata) If I'm wrong, I hope someone will correct me.Joy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-39466524847567886002010-04-10T20:55:41.779-05:002010-04-10T20:55:41.779-05:00Amber, it could easily be a katydid. I'm not s...Amber, it could easily be a katydid. I'm not sure. It does have that katydid-ish ridge on its back.Joy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-70135003295966128052010-04-10T20:25:40.102-05:002010-04-10T20:25:40.102-05:00Hi Joy - I had to look hard to spot this grasshopp...Hi Joy - I had to look hard to spot this grasshopper. Or is it a katydid? Not sure - but I love natural camouflage. Nature is so clever!Amber Coakleyhttp://www.birderslounge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-80804222086436862372010-04-09T21:19:01.088-05:002010-04-09T21:19:01.088-05:00Great capture! I'm okay with flowers, but bugs...Great capture! I'm okay with flowers, but bugs and birds seem to flit tantilizingly out of lens range.Lisa Paulhttp://leftcoastcowboys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-37614327154722744332010-04-06T17:28:24.531-05:002010-04-06T17:28:24.531-05:00You mean, instead of shrieking and doing the "...You mean, instead of shrieking and doing the "get-away-from-me" dance?<br /><br />Joy of 2000 would think Joy of 2010 had flipped her lid.Joy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-13155111564235328952010-04-06T17:25:20.668-05:002010-04-06T17:25:20.668-05:00Would Joy of 2000 believe that Joy of 2010 would b...Would Joy of 2000 believe that Joy of 2010 would be lying on the ground, trying to get CLOSER to a grasshopper?Mike Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-47809791185849933322010-04-06T15:58:29.769-05:002010-04-06T15:58:29.769-05:00He's dead center, facing the upper left.He's dead center, facing the upper left.Joy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517369101045652978.post-67330643010902119512010-04-06T12:03:54.341-05:002010-04-06T12:03:54.341-05:00He really is hiding well.... I still can't see...He really is hiding well.... I still can't see him, even when I enlarged the photo! :O)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.com