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Dragonflies
Why not post some miscellaneous Dragonflies. #dragonfly #dragonflies #insects #outdoors #photography
Lance Ripka
Aug 281 min read
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Cecropia Moths Mating
Cecropia Moths Mating, This video and photos were from 2023. Just happened across them thought I should show these to getting comfortable...
Lance Ripka
Aug 271 min read
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Artistic??? What Ya Think?
Artistic??? What Ya Think? #photography #pennsylvania #artistic This shot is of a Cellphone Tower in Central PA. This was shot on a Sony...
Lance Ripka
Aug 261 min read
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Chanterelle Mushroom Hunt
Chanterelle Mushroom Hunt, At Buck Brothers Lodge in Western PA. #mushroomhunt #mushrooms #outdoors #camp #photography
Lance Ripka
Aug 251 min read
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Mink
Mink, my first pictures of a Mink in central Pa. It was almost like he wanted to pose for my camera. He played in the water for a bit,...
Lance Ripka
Aug 241 min read
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Felling a Tree
Felling a Tree, This small tree had to go. Here is the time-warp that shows the tree disappearing. #tree #outdoors #camp #firewood...
Lance Ripka
Aug 231 min read
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Landscapes
Landscapes at Black Moshannon, here are a few shots from a few weeks ago. #outdoors #photography #landscapes #pennsylvania
Lance Ripka
Aug 221 min read
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Perfectly Imperfect
Sometime the natural looking flower has a story to tell. These images are not perfect but that makes them perfect! #flowers #blossoms...
Lance Ripka
Aug 211 min read
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Red Meadow Hawk Dragonfly
To be honest I did not think a Brightly Red Colored Dragonfly exsisted. Then the Red Meadow Hawk showed up. I was amazed by the Color and...
Lance Ripka
Aug 201 min read
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Stone Work
This video is from Buck Brother's Lodge in Western pa. We layed out decorative stone around the camp in the Summer of 2023. #camp...
Lance Ripka
Aug 191 min read
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My Favorite Pic of this Year
This is a picture of a Eastern Carpenter Bee on Purple Loosestrife. This is my current Favorite of 2025 so far this year. I beleive the...
Lance Ripka
Aug 181 min read
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White Spotted Sawyer Beetle
These guys have Horns. From my research i noticed any Beetle with really long antenna are called Horned Beetles. This video is short but...
Lance Ripka
Aug 171 min read
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Yellow Throat, Female
This Common Yellow Throat, is an interesting bird. I was hoping to see the male close by, but I was not that lucky. However, we will see...
Lance Ripka
Aug 161 min read
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Beautiful Bees
As I aways say the Beautiful Bees. These bees are on Cutleaf Teasel. A vey interesting plant, the sharp edges of the plant make it even...
Lance Ripka
Aug 151 min read
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Grey Catbird
I honestly did not even know their was a bird with this name. The more birds I shoot the more I realize there are a lot of different...
Lance Ripka
Aug 141 min read
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Orange Sulphur Butterfly
Orange Sulphur Butterfly. These butterflies are small but beautiful when up close they are about the size of a Half Dollar if you can...
Lance Ripka
Aug 131 min read
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Molting Scarlet Tanger
Check out these pics of a Male Scarlet Tanger Molting. At first I assumed it was a juvenile but that assumption turned out to be...
Lance Ripka
Aug 121 min read
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Golden Finch, Juvenile
Golden Finch, is an amazing bird with its color. This one is a Juvenile But still looks great on camera. #finches #goldenfinch #birds...
Lance Ripka
Aug 111 min read
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American Toad
This American Toad you can definitely see the amazing Camouflage these guys have. He was also quite Big for being a Toad. #toad...
Lance Ripka
Aug 101 min read
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House Finch
Beautiful Red on this birds head. That fades in to the brown, white, and grey of its body. #birds #housefinch #finch #photography #outdoors
Lance Ripka
Aug 91 min read
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