Need an I.D.....please!

[Catmendo]

They're very common, but I never did learn their proper name, any help would be much appreciated!

Yes, the sun's piercing rays really did illuminate these little gems!

[jonny_redhorse]

Stu...I believe what you have there are some "horse-tail" reeds....common around this neck of the woods also....nice image!

[finnbay]

jonny, you just beat me to it. Same "horse tail" area. I've seen these as well as a smaller variety. As kids we used to pull these apart and pretend that they were cigarettes! Not very politically correct these days!

[Catmendo]

Thanks again guys. Here's a few more that I captured yesterday while using the sun's as my guiding light.

I should point out that the fisrt one is actually a reflection

off the water. Notice how the sunlight is captured coming through the leafs in the reflection thus making them appear much darker.

[gatorhunter]

Proper name for horsetail is "equisetum"

[Steve Foss]

Two general types of horsetail I've seen. This one, which has a thick stalk and no feathering, and the kind that looks more like an actual horsetail, which has a thinner stalk and a lot of feathering.