But can you spot the red? A reflective abstraction....

Very cold, but so beautiful.

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Eurasian Nuthatch, sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

Trepador Azul

Picchio muratore

Trepadeira-azul

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a relative of the Grosbeaks

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

Nikon Z9

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another Common Redstart 2 days ago

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

gekraagde roodstaart

Rougequeue à front blanc

Gartenrotschwanz

Colirrojo Real

Codirosso comune

Rabirruivo-de-testa-branca

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also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

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female Common Kingfisher also called Eurasian Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

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Ndutu area in southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

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pair of White-faced Whistling-ducks on a small sand bank in the Kafue River in Kafue NP, Zambia (taken from small boat)

dendrocygna viduata

witwangfluiteend

dendrocygne veuf

Witwenpfeifgans

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garrulus glandarius

gaai of Vlaamse gaai

geai des chênes

Eichelhäher

Nikon D850 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF + TC 1,4 III

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Looking a little bit tacky here but this Robin is over two years old now which is a good age for a Robin. Always hanging around in the same area in one of my nature reserves I often go to visit. Ever since I first spotted this as a juvenile there has always been a dark patch below the right eye that is still there to this day. My little friend here has become very tame and always so very photogenic and hopefully will be around a bit longer yet. In the 1400's when the Robin was named the colour orange had not been classified and this is why we say that the Robin has a red breast and not orange. America has an eagle so it's about time the UK had the Robin as its national bird !!!!!!

taken yesterday in a forest. i had hoped to see a Brambling among the Chaffinches but there was hardly any activity because of the stormy weather

also called Common Chaffinch

fringilla coelebs

vink

pinson des arbres

Buchfink

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF

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Little Owl chick a week ago

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

Nikon Z9

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in northern Serengeti, Tanzania.

a large and handsome antelope found in herds of a few to over 20 in grassy areas where water is available nearby.

The Defassa subspecies is declining rapidly and is classified as Near Threatened

Kobus ellipsiprymnus subspecies defassa

waterbok

cobe à croissant

Wasserbock

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A different Cuckoo for a change. This one was seen in Scotland.

but it is mainly the outcome of the need we have felt for making democracy such a good thing, like a scrubbed and shining schoolboy. Actually democracy partakes of the sweat and blood of the real world. It is grimy and dangerous and will never survive until it can learn to understand the ways of bullies and take its own part. I happen to care for it not because of any moral perfection it may have, but because it is by and large the best instrument I know for giving us the kind of world we want to live in :-)

Max Lerner, 1938

HFF!! Truth Matters!! Character Matters! Impeach the bully!

john moulton homestead, grand tetons national park, wyoming

but the never needing to say is what counts :-)

Margaret Lee Runbeck

HPPS!! stay safe my friends, take care :-)

butterfly on waterlily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

♫

.: CORAZON:. Tattoo CRUELLA

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tiamo/27/70/22

... but I love you, I love you a hundred times stronger

a hundred times stronger than you don't love me... (c)

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

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🎧 tune

Sun suffocate the atmosphere

But I'm safe with you far away from you

Another fire through another open door

It's what I'm living for

Breath of mine be all that you need

It's not much from a broken nothing

Wear another truth on your turned-up sleeve

This is everything I dream

Uh uh yeah he-hell no

I am wild eyed and waiting

Uh uh yeah he-hell

I am wild eyed and wandering

Fortunately I have enough of you

You say it's not where we are

It's not what we choose

Looking out from all that you have built

With red skies I will drift

Uh uh yeah hell no

I am wild eyed and waiting

Uh uh yeah hell no

I am wild eyed and wandering

Uh uh what are your dreams?

Uh uh what are your dreams?

Usually in winter, I photograph birds outside, but the kowhai tree flowering last spring was incredible... and the best view is from inside, where it's elevated and I can photograph straight into the tree. So I spent some time photographing through double glazing! Not my favourite glass... but... the glimpse into birdworld was too strong to resist :-)

Silvereyes are very communal birds, often visiting in small family groups and pairs. Some preening pairs are family, some couples, and some just dating ;-) If one preens too roughly the moment is soon over!

I glimpsed this pair through my lcd quite far back in the tree... I didn't see them at all with my bare eyes. They were there maybe only a minute, but seeing minutes like these makes a lot of happiness :-)

Here's to the world beyond the window...

and to moments of joy 🌼

whether quiet or aloud

my thanks for being here

on the other side of the glass!! :-)

...you could already feel the oncoming rain in the air...it was so peaceful, far from the hustle and bustle of the world.

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Remember, context is one thing, but peace is acausal.

but to meet you on a hill.

“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” -- within John Keats letter to his Fanny Brawne.

In Loving Memory of April Cerise De Fore - Gaddis.

April 20, 1979 - February 21, 2016

Old Doors Don't Open just a barrier between an alley and a parking place on the other side, but a charming alternative to concrete, shot in North Carolina.

"I'm not addicted to coffee, we're just in a commited relationship."

=> "Baby" cami, shorts & sweater by .Lunar.

=> Coffee cup by Foxy

1941 Classic Cadillac

utterly

…but most of all, that contrary ecstasy

ricocheting inside – the barren racket

love finally makes on its way to silence…

tess gallagher

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!

SAPA Poses :

But they are very hot when you eat them.

Lemme take a selfie

-Henry David Thoreau

The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many a North American wetlands. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans.

They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill.

Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds. The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.

Not all young that hatch survive the nestling period. Aggression among nestlings is common and large chicks frequently kill their smaller siblings. This behavior, known as siblicide, is not uncommon among birds such as hawks, owls, and herons, and is often a result of poor breeding conditions in a given year.

Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wing-beats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour.

The oldest known Great Egret was 22 years, 10 months old and was banded in Ohio.

(Nikon D500, 300/4.0 + TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/7.1, ISO 220, Edited to Taste)

Frail but still standing, the Hundred Guinea Oak is now over 600 years old. William John Chute who owned The Vyne in the late Georgian period was offered a hundred pounds and later a hundred guineas for the timber.

He flatly refused to sell the oak which you can see for yourself at the top of the lime avenue.

Fiddler crabs at West Meadow Beach, East Setauket, NY

Uprooted but strongly we hold. The spring that washed away our soil still quenches our thirst. Watch us grow.

when one is thirsty but the water is not around ...

agua y sed serio problema ...

water and thirst serious problem ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFBZItdoX4

let me take a selfie"

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Wizard Falls streams down the Metolius River as autumn colors burnish its banks in gold, amber and red. Not a plunge falls but more of a deep gorge sliced between volcanic rocks that form its bed, Wizard Falls resembles more of a rapids.