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Early morning on the shoreline of a pond in central Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) a Greater Yellowlegs looks for nourishment in preparation for it's long flight south which in many cases extends all the way to South America.
I want you to see what these Tulipa look like up close (and organized). They are a different tulip than I have ever seen. By the way, the "fried egg" pattern is only distinct because it's so large, but in truth, as with most of the flowers from the Garden, it does not have a sharp demarcation in petals or colors. However, the wonderous thing about this is that each petal has the same amount of yellow and the same pattern to create the whole effect when the flower is fully open ... like now.
Little egret Egretta garzetta
The little egret is a small, white heron that feeds on small fish and crustaceans. Once a very rare visitor from the Mediterranean, little egrets are now a common sight around the coasts of southern England and Wales as they expand their range, possibly due to increasing temperatures caused by climate change. It first bred in the UK on Brownsea Island, Dorset, in 1996, and has been moving northwards ever since