A BEAUTY that is common and widespread in Britain, their song is a familiar sound now that spring is upon us., during the breeding season, its diet is one that includes a significant proportion of insects and in winter almost strictly seed-eating regime. The male above was captured in my garden, was not sure whether to post this one or not, so do hope you enjoy it.

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KITCHEN WINDOW CAPTURE, one of the commonest and most widespread birds in Britain, seen near my feeders during what I would call a blizzard !! They are still beautiful and even more enhanced by the snow. Hope you enjoy it.

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PLEASE KEEP THE BIRDS WELL FED IN THESE FREEZING CONDITIONS

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Achtung Deutschland

www.naturwelt.org/aussterben/das-insektensterben-und-die-...

Verderón (Chloris chloris) Un ave verdosa con marcas de color amarillo pálido en las alas y la cola. Visitante frecuente en invierno a comederos para pájaros. El color de la hembra es más apagado. El verderón es un ave común, normalmente vive en los árboles, pero en la mala temporada también busca comida en el suelo. Su vuelo es ondulado, anida en árboles o en arbustos. Pájaro de pie y en línea. Largo: 15cm.

Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) A greenish bird with pale yellow markings on the wings and tail. Frequent winter visitor to bird feeders. The color of the female is duller. The greenfinch is a common bird, it normally lives in trees, but in bad season it also forages on the ground for food. Its flight is wavy, nests in trees or bushes. Bird standing and in line. Length: 15cm. twenty-one

.ONE of the commonest and widespread birds in Britain. The male bird and the song are beautiful, and it is interesting to note that these are one of the few birds that feed on insects and seed, seen and taken in my garden.

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Good Vaccine news from Pfizer, hope and pray this is the light at the end of the tunnel, we have all been longing for.

Keep safe and well my dear friends...............God bless...........

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WOW..WOW.....WOW!

WHO NEEDS to go out photographing birds when you can get a Brambling on your feeder, through the dirty leaded kitchen window. in poor light. Have not seen one for three years, so a real joy, "Thank you Lord !"

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STREAKED brown bird, widespread but rather nondescript, the Meadow Pipit is a ground-dwelling species that feeds on invertebrates. Found all year round, out of breeding season it is often found in loose flocks. Posing well on Skomer Island, South Wales and enjoyed its pseet-pseet-pseet call, as seen above.

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"Jusus loves you !" ........"Yes you !"

STARTED TO FIND WHAT I WANTED OUT OF BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY, that the background was even more important than the bird. The most common of birds can look good, as I have tried to show above , and this style I have stuck to ever since. LOOKING at other people I follow, can often tell, who has posted it, before looking at the name, because of there style or presentation.

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IF WE CAN PLAY GOLF !

AND TENNIS ! GO FISHING !

SURELY WE CAN PHOTOGRAPH WILDLIFE AWAY FROM HOME ????

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Gambia tour 2020

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FOUND in a wide range of habitats, including farm and fallow land, bush, coastal and savanna woodland. Sprightly and much attracted to flowering trees and shrubs where it takes nectar in addition to small insects. Very hard to photograph as they move so fast, this was the best, but unfortunately the leaf covers most of its colourful belly.

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A HIGHLIGHT of this year was to capture this woodlark, a lifer for me, and such a joy to see, The species is a real challenge to find, and Surrey and Hampshire heathland are about the only spots, sometimes am told they associate with skylarks during the winter.

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"GODs BEAUTY is SIMPLY AMAZING ! "

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FAVORS wooded areas with oil palms, frequently hovers in front of leaves and flowers, alighting to dodge out of sight between leaves, Also takes insects and spiders, probing bark of palm trees, and sap leaking from incisions made in oil palms to collect palm wine. Calls frequently.

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"SPARROW HAWK NEEDED!"

Have been so lucky to have a great variety of birds at all my garden feeders, but this year the Sparrow numbers have grown so much, and them being a little bit bigger than many other garden visitors, many have been frightened away like the long-tailed tits, So a Sparrow Hawk is the only answer, am saying this tongue-in-cheek.

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Downy Woodpeckers are fairly small (6 inch length; 15cm) woodpeckers that stay with us during the winter months. Males are distinguished by the red spot on his head, which is lacking in females.

Explored 4/14/2022 (#489)

MUCH like the house sparrow, but more brightly and strikingly patterned, the Spanish Sparrow is essentially a southeast European bird, and not actually common in Spain. FOUND the voice a dead give away, higher and more metallic than the House Sparrow. Seen near Lake Garda , Northern Italy.

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Keep a smile on your face, and love in your heart for everyone

God bless you richly ...................................Tomx.

Esta plantita de hojas abultadas,con forma ovalada, pruinosas y plateaditas de la familia, Crassulaceae, es originaria de México. Florece en primavera y es una gran alegría observar su varita floral , es un encantador diseño, porque es mínima, pero perfectísima y de este color coral tan increíble las hojitas que acompañan la vara floral de rosa tenue también hacen un conjunto imperdible!!

La planta es de crecimiento lento y no alcanza más de los 15cm. Es ideal para quien gusta de ver en su pequeña ventana,tiestos con crassas variadas y atractivas ya que ocupan un mínimo lugar .

Le gusta el sol abundante pero no le encantaría pasarse el día al rayo del sol directo. Le gustan las temperaturas moderadas y el agua una vez por semana es suficiente.

Si una hojita se cae en la macetita saldrá una nueva plantita tranquilamente!!

Feliz fin de semana!!

THE MEADOW PIPIT is a ground-dwelling species that feeds on invertebrates, can be found on rough grassy habitats from coastal meadows, heaths and downs to grassy moors. Seen on Skomer Island, South Wales.

SORRY am milking Skomer a lot, despite loosing my largest filled memery card, as I have not a lot else to post, as it is very quite in Kent at the moment.

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THE WEEKEND is looming up fast, hooray! get those cameras ready, get out into nature , enjoy, stay safe, God bless you my dear friends.

FAMILIAR SPECIES, but still in heavy decline, familiar because of its affinity for human habitations, found in small groups, can become remarkably tame. A constant source of entertainment on the trees and feeders around the cottage!

CRAZY MILD WEATHER ! look at the buds on its perch in December !

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JUVENILE have mainly buffish -brown plumage that is palest on the face and underparts. Common and widespread bird, strangely they are very awkward on a feeder, and in spring the Chaffinchs song is a familiar one!

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"JESUS loves you, yes you! Just ask him into your life! "

At barely 6 inches (15cm), the Least Sandpiper is the smallest sandpiper commonly found in North America. It's yellowish legs separate it from other small sandpipers.

There were several Least Sandpipers skittering quickly across the East Beach, Fort De Soto, Florida.

SOME FLICKR CONTACTS, tell me the chaffinch, is the most numerous in their Garden, where the house sparrow reigns supreme in mine still. WHAT BIRD IS MOST NUMEROUS IN YOUR GARDEN ? Would love to know!

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LIFE CHANGING MOVE !

ASK JESUS INTO YOUR LIFE !

DECISIONS-----DECISIONS !!!

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TAKEN IN APRIL, and still not sure if I like it or not, what do you think, be honest ! The bird has ATTITUDE that is natural to them. HABITAT found in deciduous woodland with dense undergrowth, having said that, some individuals become faithful to garden feeders. The female has a reddish-chestnut cap !

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God is the answer ! now what is the question !

DISTINCTIVE FINCH, and a familiar garden resident, in many parts of the region, but will often dominate bird-feeders, keeping away smaller species. It is also very prone to disease, and there is a line off thought that this maybe down to poor hygiene with the feeders, so a lesson for me, and everybody, that feeders need sterilizing and washing often. They are still a joy to watch, and a privilege to have visit the garden, love sun flower hearts!

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~~~~ "" These two kittens are waiting for someone to play with them and of course they want food! "". ;-))

Enjoy your Wednesday ;-))

“It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.”

Quote– Cynthia E. Varnado

“A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.”

Quote – Champfleury

I used double Kraft paper to fold these two cats, each made from two units:

- Body standing cat 20x20cm

- Body lying cat 10x10cm

- Both heads 10x10cm

Final size:

- lying cat height 7,5, width 7,5cm

- standing cat height 15cm, width 9,5cm

Model: origami Cat

Design: Teruo Tsuji

Diagrams in the book 'A Arte dos Mestres de Origami' by Mari Kanegae

A FAMILIAR species, in part of its affinity for human habitation. Stiil is Britians most numerus bird just, but you cannot hide the fact it also is in fast decline. I think they are beautiful, and wish more people would post them. Seen from home today (Tues)

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GOD has over 7,000 promises made for you, written in the Bible, promises of success, confidence, health, prosperity, strenth , wisdom and more. Ask him into your life today, is all you have to do.

Say this prayer with me !

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LORD JESUS CHRIST, I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life, please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong. THANK YOU that you died on that cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free. Please come into my life today, to be with me forever.

THANK YOU , Lord Jesus. Amen.

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THE Greenfich above seen near my feeders has got the parasite PROTOZOAN PASASITETICHOMONAS by the looks of the nobbles on its foot, while it holds the other one up in discomfort, it will eventuly kill him. It has been sugested that dirty feeders, and the area under the feeders can spread the disease. A lesson for me, as I thought my feeding area was kept fairly clean, but must up my hygiene. Very upsetting.........................

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At about 15cm (6in) tall and 5cm across (2in), these iris reticulata make sure they are noticed by their beautiful colour & markings and the fact that they emerge when there's not too much competition to contend with!

"A very happy weekend, dear friends of Marjan!!!!!", says this Snowboy with his big smile ;-)))

Believe or not, but this origami model is made from just one piece of paper. I used a blue foil 35x35cm to fold it. The final size is: height 13cm; width about 15cm ( arms included) and 'he' can stand on his own.

Model: origami Snowboy

Design: Jiahui Li aka Syn

Photo-tutorial in Ori Fancy Magazine #3

NO FAVE WITHOUT A COMMENT PLEASE!..................................One of the commonest and most widespread birds of Britain, but as this male shows, they are so colourful. Resident all year round, will visit garden feeders, no trouble in finding these beauties.

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This is one of my favorites origami flowers, not only because of its delicate radiation, but also the folding process is very interesting. ;-)

Folded from two pieces of kami paper, one for the flower, one for the stem, both 15x15cm.

Final height also 15cm.

Model: Origami Iris

Design: Jun Maekawa

Diagrams in the Tanteidan 16th Origami-convention Book 2010

"""Birds flying high you know how I feel

Sun in the sky you know how I feel

Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel

And this old world is a new world

And a bold world

For me

And I'm feeling good

I'm feeling good"""

Lyrics - Nina Simone, from the song Feeling Good

Wishing you all a fabulous feeling good weekend ahead with lots of sunshine and happy smiles. Wish we could fly into the blue sky like this little origami Barn Owl. ;-))

It is from the same designer, as the model I showed you yesterday (in case you missed that, see first comment box). It is a newer model, but you can see they are related by the shape of their eyes and head.

I folded it with a selfmade two layers Unryu tissue paper, 30x30cm. Kind of experimenting in glueing paper together. This came out all right.

Final size: height 12cm, length 15cm, width 4cm

Model: origami Barn Owl 2.0

Design: Riccardo Foschi

There is a video tutorial

My birthday has come and gone (Nov 16), and we've opened another album to hold the coming photos of my fifth year (www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157675110790161).

This second entry (the first was my birthday portrait: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/31034745905/in/album-...) was taken this morning on the Prescott-Russell Trail, our favorite place, where we can access many special side trails depending on the time allowed or how adventurous we want to be that day.

Shorter days and the time change now mean that my weekday walks will take place only late in the afternoon after Dad gets home from work--shorter walks than I'd like. But weekends are still open for the longer fun we both enjoy so much.

We are expecting 10-15cm of snow tomorrow! Dad will be busy for most of the day (the CFL Ottawa Redblacks are hosting Edmonton in the Eastern Conference Final, and he'll be there to cheer them on--Go Redblacks!) but we hope to squeeze in a few photos.

Have a great weekend!

Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail, Ottawa, Ontario

250 Clancy, 4yrs old!

Clancy's YEARBOOK 5: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157675110790161

""""""Yippee, it's so much fun to jump!!!!………

Bird's-eye view on a group of young origami rabbits practicing jumping. They still have a few more days before it's Easter. Then they will perform a special jumping show! """"""

I wish them lots of succes ;-))

A wonderful origami rabbit design, with 4 poses. Nice folding sequence and I had fun to make this photo.

I folded each of them with an uncut 30x30cm colored foil. Their final size is big enough to be a great table decoration (more or less about 15cm height)

Model: origami Rabbit 2016

Design: Gen Hagiwara

Diagrams in Tanteidan Magazine #181

A small branch of a tree with frost crystals. Magnification ratio ~2,3x

Speedlite 430EX about 15cm below the lens triggered with ST-E2

Splendid sunbirds are 15cm long, and have medium-long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.

Gambia, Tujereng

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

A verdant and fecund landscape. Towering cliffs and lofty pinnacles protect a rock strewn valley. The top of a decaying wooden gate post less than 15cm square.

WIDESPREAD and common, but still a joy to see, in my eyes !

Chaffinch's song is a familiar sound in the spring, outside the breeding season it forms flocks and its diet switches from one that includes a significant proportion of insects to an almost strictly seed-eating regime, seen in my garden.

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Last week we got about 60cm of snow and today we got about 10-15cm of ice and sleet (which is like ten times worse than 1 meter of snow). So New England winter is in full swing and I am looking forward for summer 2022 and the day I am going to fly to Greece. Until that day though, I can think about that by looking at photos from last summer. This is the Bouza lighthouse in Aegina, one of my favorite places on the island. Errected in 1881, it's only 9meters tall but still one of the island's most famous landmarks. It sits at the island's westernost spot right next to the church of Saint Apostles. A beautiful place to relax and enjoy the sunset as the ferries pass by. It feels like the lighthouse is providing a shining path to them.

PS: I know I haven't been around much commenting and (most importantly) replying to comments on my photos, but at some point I will find the time to show my appreciation to your comments and faves!

Thievery Corporation - The Shining Path

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyyIMlMGcH4

INVESTIGATING A WEIRDO PHOTOGRATHER , +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++He was laying in the grass, put in brief appearance, and was off while the going was good, I found him near the ancient highway Sandwich bay, Kent. wearing dark clothing, crawling in ants. making a "Click click click noise, all birds in the area have been warned!!!!!..........lol.

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This is a very old photo that for some reason had been labeled as private in my photostream, all I did was change its status, I have not re-released it, my apologies if it has appeared as a "new" post, I would not have done it if I'd known as this is some really early work that does not represent my current output. Sorry for the inconvenience.

location: North America, Europe

edibility: Deadly

fungus colour: Red or redish or pink

normal size: 5-15cm

cap type: Convex to shield shaped

stem type: Ring on stem, Volva on stem

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Amanita muscaria (L. ex Fr.) Hooker Fly Agaric, Amanite tue-mouches, Fausse Oronge Roter Fliegenpilz Cap 8–20cm across, globose or hemispherical at first then flattening, bright scarlet covered with distinctive white pyramidal warts which may be washed off by rain leaving the cap almost smooth and the colour fades. Stem 80–180×10–20mm, white, often covered in shaggy volval remnants as is the bulbous base, the white membranous ring attached to the stem apex sometimes becoming flushed yellow from the pigment washed off the cap. Flesh white, tinged red or yellow below the cap cuticle, Taste pleasant, smell faint. Gills free, white. Spore print white. Spores broadly ovate, nonamyloid, 9.5–10.5×7–8µ. Habitat usually with birch trees, Season late summer to late autumn. Common. Deadly poisonous. It contains many different toxins see below. Distribution, America and Europe.

This is one of the easiest species to recognize and describe, and consequently its properties have been well documented for centuries. The common name Fly Agaric comes from the practice of breaking the cap into platefuls of milk, used since medieval times to stupefy flies. It is a strong hallucinogen and intoxicant and was used as such by the Lapps. In such cases the cap is dried and swallowed without chewing. The symptoms begin twenty minutes to two hours after ingestion. The central nervous system is affected and the muscles of the intoxicated person start to pull and twitch convulsively, followed by dizzines and a death-like sleep. During this stage the mushrooms are often vomited but nevertheless the drunkenness and stupor continue. While in this state of stupor, the person experiences vivid visions and on waking is usually filled with elation and is physically very active. This is due to the nerves being highly stimulated, the slightest effort of will producing exaggerated physical effects, e.g. the intoxicated person will make a gigantic leap to clear the smallest obstacle. The Lapps may have picked up the habit of eating the Fly Agaric through observing the effects of the fungus on reindeer, which are similarly affected. Indeed, they like it so much that all one has to do to round up a wandering herd is to scatter pieces of Fly Agaric on the ground. Another observation the Lapps made from the reindeer was that the intoxicating compounds in the fungus can be recycled by consuming the urine of an intoxicated person. The effects of consuming this species are exceedingly unpredictable; some people remain unaffected while others have similar, or different, symptoms to those above, and at least one death is attributed to A. muscaria. This unpredictability is due to the fungus containing different amounts of the toxins ibotenic acid and muscimol according to season, method of cooking and ingestion, as well as the subject’s state of mind. Ibotenic acid is mostly concentrated in the coloured skin of the cap. This very unstable compound rapidly degrades on drying to form muscimol which is five to ten times more potent. Traditionally, where A. muscaria is used as an inebriant, it is the dried cap which is taken.

info by Roger Phillips:

www.rogersmushrooms.com

Su nombre taxonómico, deriva de las palabras del latín: penio que significa "cola" y cereus, que es el cactus con forma de cirio. serpentinus: epíteto latíno que significa "como una serpiente" es que en su hábitat de Oxaca, es prolífero y hace tiras largas que se arrastran por las superficies ,como serpientes.

Es una flor nocturna muy perfumada que atrae todo tipo de insectos mide unos 15cm de diámetro y exteriormente tiene pétalos rosados ligeramente velludos.

Feliz fin de semana

ADULT FEMALE, have mainly buffish brown plumage that is palest on the face and underparts , note the pale wing-bars, on a otherwise rather dark wing. Utters a distinct pink pink call, the song comprises a descending trill with a characteristic final flourish. Chaffinch can be found in the region throughout the year, in a variety of habitats, including my garden, also parks and woodlands. very common.

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MUCH TO SHOUT ABOUT, as one of the commonest and widespread birds in Britain, its easy going habits, found in all sorts of seemingly unlikely habitats, its diet switches from one that includes a significant proportion of insects to an almost strictly seed-eating regime. A female image can been seen by scrolling back a couple of images. Captured in my garden, in the rain.

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GOOD TO MEET fellow Flickr bird photographer's John, Dave, Paul and Nick at Sandwich today.

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"ITS BERRY GOOD HERE!" A familiar species, in part because of its affinity for human habitation, recently counted 25 in our garden, which is good to see, but saying that the humble sparrow is in serious decline in the last few decades, perhaps by as much as 50 per cent, but still several million pairs in the country.

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NO FAVE WITHOUT COMMENT PLEASE! // DISTINCTIVE FINCH, and a familiar garden resident in many parts of the U.K. The greenfinch has a relatively large, pinkish and conical bill. In all plumages, the yellowish patch on the wings- seen as a yellow bar on the closed wing. Greenfinches are associated with parks, gardens and hedgerows, resident all year round, A beautiful bird that is in charge, when it gets to the feeder, excluding smaller species.

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THANK YOU for your visit and comment, it is always appreciated and find encouraging, Am praying we get some sunshine soon, its so dull and wet. please keep well and warm friends, God bless........ ......Tomx.

BACK TO UK BIRDS, and not very exciting start, it had been so very wet, but this little chap seem to say please post my image on Flickr so I can become an even greater Tit.............lol.

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ELMLEY MARSHES capture, singing away at the side of the gravel road. A ground-dwelling species that feeds on invertebrates, outside the breeding season it forms loose flocks.

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God bless, and stay safe my friends

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The other side my origami-tessellation 'Flower-Star',, which is another idea of changing my basic origami-tessellation 'Start'.

This one is called "Star-Flower"

Folded from a hexagon 15cm, 'Anett-paper', grid 1:32

If you are interested to see more, have a look at my tessellation album Origami - Tessellation Progression".

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PURPLE metallic, in front neck, not showing very well. Caught above on a rare stop, as normally hoovers in front of leaves and flowers , loves oil palm plants, also takes insects and spiders, calls often to a near by mate. Seen in the Kotu area.

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LIFER !!!!!!!!!!

JOY OF JOY ! THANK GOD, a real challenge to find, in the suitable heathland in Surrey, but once found was amazed at the beauty of them, this one in breedung colours. Did not want to come into the open, so this was my best capture. Normaly found olone, but in the winter they form loose flocks sometimes with Skylarks. One more for the book, if it ever gets going.

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its FLICKR swich over day, wish them luck, lets hope we all have our images tomorrow, see you on the dark side.

Take care, God bless...............................Tomx

Side view of the landed origami "Spaceship". ;-))

Here you can see the topview , where the origami spaceship 'Iceflower' is preparing for landing.

This time I folded the 'Starflower' from glassine and on a bigger grid 1:32, so I had more space left at the edges to invent this "Spaceship".

Hexagon about 15cm, finished model about 9cm.