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As I sat in my garden enjoying a nice cup of tea I liked how the late afternoon light was illuminating the grass.
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El estornino común o estornino europeo (Sturnus vulgaris), también conocido simplemente como estornino en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, es un ave paseriforme de tamaño mediano de la familia de los estorninos Sturnidae. Mide unos 20 cm de largo y tiene un plumaje negro brillante con un brillo metálico, moteado de blanco en algunas épocas del año. Las patas son rosadas y el pico es negro en invierno y amarillo en verano; Los juveniles tienen un plumaje más marrón que los adultos. Es un pájaro ruidoso, especialmente en dormideros comunales y otras situaciones sociales, con un canto poco musical pero variado. Su capacidad para imitar se ha observado en la literatura, incluido el Mabinogion y las obras de Plinio el Viejo y William Shakespeare.
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Thursley Common, Surrey. One of the supporting cast to Colin the Cuckoo, late in the day after the light had gone.
Listening to Carole King today… another old Rocker that’s made beautiful music for a number of years.
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958. King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years.
Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter.
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The Hooded Merganser:
Spotted this Female Hooded Merganser Strutting Her Stuff after finishing a breakfast of Frog Legs alfresco. The legs were still attached to the frog, so it took her awhile to dine, but she seems to have had a Happy Ending : )
Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They find their prey underwater by sight. They can actually change the refractive properties of their eyes to improve their underwater vision. In addition, they have an extra eyelid, called a “nictitating membrane,” which is transparent and helps protect the eye during swimming, like a pair of goggles.
Hooded Merganser ducklings leave their nest cavity within 24 hours of hatching. First, their mother checks the area around the nest and calls to the nestlings from ground level. From inside the nest, the little fluffballs scramble up to the entrance hole and then flutter to the ground, which may be 50 feet or more below them. In some cases, they have to walk half a mile or more with their mother to the nearest body of water.
The oldest recorded Hooded Merganser was a male and at least 14 years, 6 months old when he was shot in Mississippi in 2009. He had been banded in Minnesota in 1995.
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Da dentro l'auto con obiettivo poggiato su bean bag e finestrini coperti da teli mimetici. Abruzzo
Lapwing. From inside the car with lens resting on bean bags and windows covered by camouflage sheets. Abruzzo
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♫Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Saying
This is my message to you-ou-ou...♪
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A strange bird at the feeder with an attitude.
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