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From Oakville to the World ...
Pexels has started listing where photos from its gallery are being used, and I was surprised and grateful to see how some of my nature photos have travelled across the world. I posted my sleeping Red Fox photo on April 10, 2019, more than six years ago. It is still my most viewed and downloaded image. Recently, I found it used in articles that help readers understand animals and their behaviour. One article describes red foxes as “nature’s perfect blend of cat and dog,” notin

OakvilleJoe
May 22 min read


Indoor Bee, On Duty 🐝🌺
“I am a bee, and I pollinate.” Did I get your attention? Two important parts of a flower are the anther and the stigma. The anther, part of the male stamen, produces and releases pollen. That pollen is then transferred to the stigma, the receptive tip of the female pistil, where fertilization can begin. My blooming amaryllis is ready for pollination. I can see plenty of yellow pollen on the anthers, and the stigma has opened at the tip, ready to receive it. So where are the

OakvilleJoe
Apr 152 min read
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