Meadowview Internship 2011

[Devon]

I love them! The vibrancy, the contrast, the crisp shots - gorgeous! Make posters!

 

[vraev]

Fantastic shots dude. You are terrific at photography. Great eye for the perfect shot. Amazing. Is this a prime macro lens? Beautiful magnification and DOF.

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! I'm going to look into setting up a print shop on my DeviantArt account, or I could do hand signed posters.
I'm using a Zuiko 50mm macro lens on an Olympus E-5 body. I have no complaints about the setup at all. The funny thing is that I'm trained as a sculptor. Never taken a single photography class in my life.

 

[Wire Man]

Some more photos.

Harmless by Wire Man, on Flickr

A very small frog. Note the water strider.

Tiny by Wire Man, on Flickr

A much larger frog.

Watchful Eye by Wire Man, on Flickr

Landing Pad by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila

Rarity by Wire Man, on Flickr

Escape by Wire Man, on Flickr

Tracyi Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of several routine flights overhead.

Chinook by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of the new truncata pitchers opening.

Opening by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca

Breaking the Seal by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6101451 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6101454 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

We just found an odd hybrid in a local, unnamed bog that is definitely not native. It has leucophylla, purpurea, and either rubra or alabamensis in it. We haven't seen anything that looks quite like it, so it might be a new hybrid. It's sitting in my mini-bog right now. It's actually a very attractive plant. I'll post pics of it as soon as I can.

 

[PaulJ69]

Pics?

 

[Wire Man]

I'll have them up soon. It look like it'll be even more impressive once it reaches flowering size.

 

[Wire Man]

The bicalcarata's first pitcher of the year.

Q6141473 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6141476 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata's opening pitcher.

Q6141477 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. macfarlanei

Q6141483 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Our hydroponically grown D. intermedia.

Q6141485 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6141489 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6141490 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila

Q6141491 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Sphagnum fruiting

Q6161522 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I found this on my front porch. It's a giant root borer, about 3 inches long.

Q6161525 by Wire Man, on Flickr

We found this in Surry.

Q6171534 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Golden collic root

Q6171526 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171528 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Bog Button

Q6171531 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A pond with utrics.

Q6171533 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171537 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171539 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171540 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171541 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171544 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171547 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This 3 foot ditch drained the bog that was across the road.

Q6171548 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Fire lily

Q6171549 by Wire Man, on Flickr

So much sphagnum!

Sphagnum carpet by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171557 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Within the swamp in Surry

Q6171558 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171564 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171565 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171568 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Turpentine box.

Q6171569 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171570 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Very tannic water.

Tannins by Wire Man, on Flickr

Utricularia geminiscapa

Q6171572 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Q6171574 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sedge on a hummock.

Q6171576 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Funnel spider.

Q6171579 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171583 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171589 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A tree within a tree!

Q6171591 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Asclepias rubra. A rare associate plant. They're usually always found with pitcher plants, or at least where they used to be.

Red milkwort by Wire Man, on Flickr

The leaves showing herbicide damage.

Herbicided by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171602 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The dwarf golden sphagnum, Sphagnum compactum seems to be the strongest match.

Q6171605 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171606 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Soldier lichen

Q6171609 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Drosera intermedia in Surry Co. We're hoping to find the mother site soon. These were in a tire rut, and no where else.

Q6171611 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171615 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171618 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another turpentine stump.

Boxed Stump by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6171620 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Field Work by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sidewalk tiger beetle. Very hard to photograph.

Q6171625 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A bobwhite quail the escaped to the trees after we drove past it.

Hiding by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[icemansyr]

Nice pics! Looks like a great experience! I'll have to look into it...

 

[Wire Man]

It is! I highly recommend applying for a position.

 

[Wire Man]

The paler color form of Iris tridentata.

Q6181629 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6181631 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6181632 by Wire Man, on Flickr

New pitcher of Son of Powhatan

Q6181633 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6181635 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some odd hybrid

Q6181636 by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of our larger group visits.

Q6181638 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6181639 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Looking at sundews.

Q6181641 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6181643 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A size comparison of small children to the Georgia giant flavas.

Giant S. flavas and children by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

S. jonesii

Alert by Wire Man, on Flickr

Red Body by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Green Monster.

Q6201648 by Wire Man, on Flickr

An odd double helixed flower.

Twisted by Wire Man, on Flickr

Green Monster again.

The Green Monster by Wire Man, on Flickr

I can't wait to see this when it's 3 feet tall.

Q6201651 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Beacon by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201657 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This dragonfly just emerged from its nymph shell.

Fresh by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rubra

Q6201660 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201662 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201664 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata opening a new, massive pitcher.

Opening Shop by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another small burn session.

Q6201669 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201671 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201673 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201680 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201683 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201684 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Forst from the gas burning.

Q6201686 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum frozen to the bottom of the gas tank.

Q6201690 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Richard's little jumping spider buddy.

Hi by Wire Man, on Flickr

More happy purps.

Q6201698 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6201699 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A brilliant blue damselfly that we've never seen before, or since.

Electric Damsel by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Orders from a few weeks ago...

Orders by Wire Man, on Flickr

A nicer clickbeetle on the 3 acre preserve.

Eyes by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6211711 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6211714 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The largest flytraps we've dug up.

Corms by Wire Man, on Flickr

Giant Flytraps by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncatas newest pitcher. It's huge!

Beast by Wire Man, on Flickr

Truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

An unfortunate wasp.

Doomed by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Drosera tracyi flower scape. It's huge.

Q6241753 by Wire Man, on Flickr

See? It's as tall as some of the pitchers!

Q6241755 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241756 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241758 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia "Georgia Fall Line Sand Hill"

Q6241761 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241763 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Leuco

Q6241766 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Asclepias rubra!!!

State Rare by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241768 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241769 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241770 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Big assassin bug on a blueberry bush we were eating off of.

Assassin by Wire Man, on Flickr

We found this very common tiger beetle in Surry, but it's the first time it has been recorded within the county.

Six Spots by Wire Man, on Flickr

You know you're on hunt club property when...

Q6241785 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Death Trail by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lightning scar.

Scarred by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sabatia angularis.

Q6241789 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241792 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I fell into this, about knee deep.

Q6241794 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nice juxtaposition of Utric flower and a raccoon paw print.

Bloom in Paw by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rhexia everywhere....

Rhexia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241799 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Subtle Carnivory by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241805 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241800 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[GregNY]

Truly entertaining photography..

"I'm envoius" that I am not interning (or just slave laboring would be just fine with me) at Meadowview....

 

[meadowview]

Hi Greg:

Glad you like the photographs. Graham is doing a fantastic job of providing a photo-documentary of his summer internship. We have intern/volunteer applications on our web site at www.pitcherplant.org if you want to join our team.

Sincerely,

Phil Sheridan, Ph.D.
Director
Meadowview Biological
Research Station

 

[Wire Man]

Smilax laurifolia. A big, painful vine that has given my several injuries.

Q6241808 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Painful by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241815 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Smilax by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sagittaria

Sagittaria by Wire Man, on Flickr

Heron footprint.

Q6241819 by Wire Man, on Flickr

It was a little wet....

Q6241820 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sabatia

Q6241822 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I managed to catch this little guy in less than a minute.

Q6241824 by Wire Man, on Flickr

It turns out that it's the common sidewalk tiger beetle, not the pine barrens tiger.

Q6241827 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Check out the jaws.

Q6241834 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241835 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And then we found this big girl! She's a red bellied turtle, which is not commonly seen due to its reclusive nature and limited range. We saw her crossing the road, stopped to grab her and save her from traffic, and she started to not just sprint, but gallop away. She stopped after she realized we were going to catch her. To give her an idea of her size, I'm 5'6" tall.

Q6241840 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Richard's turn to hold her.

Q6241841 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241842 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6241844 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Robert's dogs.

Q6241845 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

The Amorphophalus sending up vegetative growth.

Emerging by Wire Man, on Flickr

truncata, darkening up.

Q6271852 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nepenthes khasiana flower.

Q6271853 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The flower spike of the Surry county D. intermedia. These plants are proving to be very different from the run of the mill intermedias.

Tiny White Bloom by Wire Man, on Flickr

Army worm, we hate them.

Must Die by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now back to Joseph Pines. A male box turtle we found by a trail.

Q6291888 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6291890 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6291892 by Wire Man, on Flickr

"What do you want from me?"

Alarmed by Wire Man, on Flickr

Am I Flying? by Wire Man, on Flickr

And off he goes.

Q6291898 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Aletrias aura in flower.

Q6291900 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris flower.

Q6291903 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I found a redheaded woodpecker in the distance. This is the highest resolution photo I could get.

Q6291909 by Wire Man, on Flickr

purp seedling

Q6291913 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6291914 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Toothache grass in flower. Awesome plant! If you chew enough flowers or seed your jaw will go numb and you start drooling uncontrollably. I want to try it with a horse.

Q6291915 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Bog button

Buttons by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sabatia campanulata

Q6291917 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6291919 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Yellow eye grass

Q6291921 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Possibly the Bachmann's sparrow. Very rare bird.

Q6291922 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Pine barrens tiger beetle. This is an S1 rare beetle in VA. This is also a new county record for the beetle!

Q6291928 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Quick Hunter by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q6291939 by Wire Man, on Flickr