Okay, it's not actually within our backyard, but it's just beyond it. The yard behind our house borders a large park that is just being developed. The park was recently seeded, and the straw was put down as mulch. I took this shot while standing on our backyard deck. I think these Sandhill Cranes must have been eating the grass seed.

I know that there's not a lot going on in this image. But I rather like the repetitive poses of the birds, and I thought it was kind of cool that I could get this shot without leaving home, so I decided to go with it. The abundance of Sandhill Cranes in the area near our new home in Michigan has been one of the pleasant surprises of living here.

Eigentlich hätte ich jetzt Lust auf Fußball!

The Mute swan actually gets its name from the fact that its is less vocal than other swan species and is one of the heaviest flying birds. A male swan is known as a Cob while the female is known as a Pen and has a lifespan of around 12 years in the wild and can reach 30 years if in an protected environment. One of three species of wild swans to be found in the UK and is the national bird of Denmark. The Mute Swan is unique in making a vibrant throbbing sound with the wings when in flight. A large group of swans can be called, school, ballet and regatta. No swan has ever broken anyone's arm, this is a actually a complete myth.

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Actually not. This is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain mounted above the roof terrace of the Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology).

This particular C-47 was delivered to the USAF in 1945 and was initially used by the weather service based on Jamaica.

From 1962 to 1977 it was used by the Spanish Air Force, in 1986 it went back to the USAF, who displayed it on Tempelhof Airport to remember the Berlin Air Lift.

In 1994 it was handed over to the Deutsches Technikmuseum.

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but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does :-)

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... actually with full sun and 37°C ... TGIF !

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

We had been away for a while, and when we came back to our old country house, I saw this “spot” of about 1 cm² outside on the kitchen window. I thought a young bird had crashed and made this, but later noticed that the spot had changed shape. Taking a better look revealed that the spot was actually many small spider babies. Sometimes close in a bunch, later more spread, then close again. I let them live there until one day the spot was gone, and now I have hundreds of small spiders around my house, I guess :-)

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Actually, if you look closer, there are two trees.

Actually, the plant was already dried, but our good care and enough water help sometimes miracles

Actually, I should say the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

Aslında sonbaharın sonu, kışın başlangıcı demeliyim..

The bird is actually being mobbed by a crow, but the latter was a little way behind at this moment, having just made a pass, so I cropped for the buzzard only.

IT came a bit closer than on my first visit on Wedneday, but still middle distance and heavy cropping of the frame.

A pleasant day spent with Stuart Allen and nice to meet up with Paul Coombes again back at the cars.

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Actually after sunset. This is twilight after the very cloudy day.

Well actually it isn't Bonny but a very amusing birthday card sent to my wife from the family! If you want to know more about the people who produced the card please visit www.avantipress.com

Our Bonny Lass was born in Ireland and was originally thought to be a labrador/collie cross - but our dog trainer thought she is a 'Heinz 57 Varieties' with some Lurcher and Staffie thrown in! Whatever she is, she is adorable!

She is now thirteen years old and although she's slowing down she can still give dogs half her age a run for their money in short bursts!

If you are looking for a rescue dog in the UK, please visit www.pupsneedinghomes.co.uk/ as they do such an outstanding job in rehoming unwanted dogs!

Actually it's in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon but I couldn't help but think of that great water storage that kept so many invaders outside the walls of Constantinople. You can see it in that great movie Topkapi

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Actually it marked the fish for this Tricolored Heron.

The gate is meant to close the driveway to the farm and the gate is open :-) actually has nothing to do with the tulip field, but I thought it was nice to take a picture of it.

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Actually, this is the same sunset taken from the same vantage point as the one that I posted last Saturday. But this shot was captured 18 minutes and 30 seconds earlier than last week's shot, and also zoomed closer to catch the best color and reflections at that moment. It's a pretty shot, though not as attractive as last week's image, IMO, when the sky and high clouds above lit up with pinks and purple. It goes to show that it often pays to wait until the sun drops below the horizon to get the best sunset look, methinks.

For anyone interested in the comparison, I've placed last week's shot in the first comments box.

HCS

I actually worked on this image last year on my return from NZ/Canada. This shot was taken on a wet day re-tracing my steps to my primary school. The tree ferns were all along the pathway and they sheltered me from the rain. I have added the water to this image - i wasn't wading through it!

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I actually have a title in mind for this one, but the theme for this week's Looking Close on Friday group is "Title Wanted."

So have at it. :-)

Also for Our Daily Challenge: "In A Box"

HLCoF

Addendum: Thanks to Ben Edge for the title!

Actually, I wanted to photograph dew-wetted insects, but at this time of day it doesn't work out so well. At least the lavender is still glittering a little (probably it hadn't moved enough yet as it was fixed with the spider's thread). Happy weekend everybody ☀️

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I actually liked the hut better last year when it was still really old and rickety (see pic in first comment). But it probably wasn't very safe any more... When you cross the small bridge to the left, you will reach Lake Langsee (2.384 m) and then continue up into the mountains. Our way down leads straight ahead.☀️ Have a fantastic and peaceful Travel Tuesday everybody ☀️

The Spronser Lakes (German: Spronser Seenplatte; Italian: Laghi di Sopranes) is the largest group of high elevation lakes in the Alps, located in South Tyrol, Italy. Here you can find some information:

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Actually they're two bridges here - the Brooklyn and the Manhattan bridge.

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actually - today is not a beautiful day, it's most worse weather this winter, roads and streets are like ice rinks and ice rain instead of snow.

Actually there is a nice pile of rusty junk out front and on the porch. Anyone need a wheel barrow? I think someone ran into the left side of this house with a lawn tractor. HWW

Actually, these are love- locks on the Ponte Scaligero - a bridge reconstructed in 1949 after its destruction in WWII. The original bridge dates to 1354.

I'm not so sure about the love locks, but they are now appearing on bridges the world over, even when they are built with bricks.

When I'm not exploring Verona, you can find me on Twitter

actually, I was going to go to sleep ... :-)

good night!

I was actually shooting the copper leaves next to the track and decided to widen the view to include the trees on the other side of the track which resulted in this off-centre image which I'm quite happy with. Taken as I neared the end of my ramblings through Hillock Wood, Buckinghamshire.

Actually the lighting in the 5th floor waiting room at Jovan Bea Hospital in Loves Park, IL. HSS everyone!

During the Summer especially when the sprinkler system is on Dragonflies for some reason love these white Echinacea when wet, you can actually see them move their head to the direction of the water,

Actually the lighting looks like sails and its inside the Oculus--a transportation hub!

Actually between Chapel St Leonards and Anderby Creek there are 3 car parks with fine expansive beaches (not unlike the vast beach in the Time and Tide Bell photo) on one side and reed beds bordering the path behind the dunes and marram grasses on the other and nicely sheltered from the wind coming off the North Sea. The reed beds are a bird watchers paradise actually. The car parks are all named - being Chapel Six Marshes, Wolla Bank and Huttoft Bank (where there is actually a car terrace) facing and level with the beach which gets hundreds of people parking their cars and picnicking with barbeques adjacent to the beautiful beach. We almost always park at the centre car park Wolla Bank for no other reason that I just love that name lol.. The Placard type board at the far end of this small fence says to Keep Dogs Out Of The Reed Beds -just in case you were wondering. Have a wonderful weekend everyone Sue x

Just to make you smile btw…..

I actually photographed this fence for the first time in April 2010 for one of my first ever Fence Fridays. See that picture here.

Happy Fence Friday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :)

Actually, some reflections were supposed to be created on the idyllic, smooth mountain lake, but the strong wind didn't want that. www.gamssteig.de/touren/wildbarren-bichlersee

I actually wanted to go to sleep, but then the light from outside shone very brightly. I could not resist and took my camera, but since our balcony is currently somewhat crowded, I had no place for the tripod. So this is a freehand capture.

“Actually, they didn't have chocolate in Ancient Greece, but Aphrodite was fond of apples. That was her sacred fruit, maybe because it was pretty and sweet, just like her. ”

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Actually a yard bird, that time of year, spring is here ,,,and he didn't shut up..lol !

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Old and Dusty looks like small view camera, actually a dummy camera, looks good sitting there but cant take a picture, one of mine, found in North Carolina.

Actually, it was a quartet -- see the one in the upper left?

Beautiful roses, beautifully colored. Isn't God a great artist?

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I have always loved these yellow rosellas, which are actually a variety of the crimson rosella. Very common in areas along the Murray River, this one was a regular visitor to a tree in front of our cabin in Mildura in Victoria.

Actually called Carr Head rocks on the maps but you can see where it gets it's name from. You can see the Cement works at Castleton in the background.

Finally a new photograph

Well, actually it's a little Eastern Amberwing dragonfly. They are very small and like most dragonflies, lightening fast.

There were lots of them zipping about and luckily this tiny branch seemed to be a favorite landing spot. Still not the most accessible spot being way down at the water's edge, but I watched and waited - hoping one would land long enough for me to grab a shot or two.

Seen during a recent visit to a nearby arboretum. *** And yes, it's still facing the wrong way and too far away, but beggars can't be choosers.

Inspired by all of the beautiful seascapes that BlueberryAsh has been posting I decided to go back and revisit my Phillip Island images to make sure I hadn't missed any good ones. This is actually a combination of two images taken of this scene, one had the nice spray, the other had the nice white semi-circular wash on the sand. I like the combined version and hope you do too, taken near Cadillac Canyon, Phillip Island.

Autumn Sun you might think this is moss but it is actually an old frayed rope, found in North Carolina.

Actually, a False Shamrock, part of the Wood Sorrel species (Oxalis Regnellii.) Learn something new every day.

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Next weekend I am taking a macro photography workshop through the RA photo club. I'm hoping to make better use of my expensive Sigma 105mm lens by actually learning how to use it properly! It's been mostly languishing in my bag since last summer.