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With this one I concentrated more on the bright centre of the Lilly, with the petals more of a frame for the bright centrepiece.
The male painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is one of the most brightly colored songbirds in North America. The French name for the species, nonpareil (without equal), refers to its distinctive purple, blue, red, yellow and green plumage. Males attain adult plumage when two years old. Females are a yellowish green and resemble subadult males. The male’s song is a variable high-pitched warble.
Range
Painted buntings occur in two geographically distinct breeding populations: a western population that ranges from northwest Florida to Texas, including Oklahoma and parts of Mexico; and an eastern population limited to coastal areas from North Carolina to northern Florida, and inland along large rivers. Two subspecies are recognized based on geographic distribution, migration patterns and timing of molt (shedding of feathers). Painted buntings in Franklin, Gulf, Bay and Wakulla counties of the Florida Panhandle may be an expansion of the western subspecies or an overlap of occurrence. Genetic studies are needed to determine the range of the two subspecies, or if they are so dissimilar that two separate species should be designated. The breeding range of the eastern subspecies in Florida extends along the northeast coast from the state line south to Cape Canaveral and inland along the St. Johns River. Eastern painted buntings winter in south Florida, Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Florida is the only state with a breeding and wintering population.
Coastal scrub plant communities and edges of coastal oak hammocks are the preferred breeding habitats in Florida; however, the subspecies may also use roadside thickets, uncultivated fields, abandoned citrus groves and some urban areas. Painted buntings build nests in shrubs or small trees, usually within 6 feet (approximately 2 meters) above the ground.
I found this male in Polk County, Florida.
A bright blue moon appearing after a heavy downpour brightening up the dark sky..
Wishing you all a bright Sunday tomorrow...
... for a Happy Weekend !
Hoverfly / Schwebfliege (Syrphidae) on Garden Cosmos / Schmuckkörbchen (Cosmos bipinnatus)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Purple Gallinule
The bright horses have broken free from the fields
They are horses of love, their manes full of fire
They are parting the cities, those bright burning horses
And everyone is hiding, and no one makes a sound
And I'm by your side and I'm holding your hand
Bright horses of wonder springing from your burning hand
Miss you Mom ♥
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@ Nick Cave from Ghosteen
It's nice going for walks now and seeing wildflowers showing up.
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“The sunshine of life is made up of very little beams, that are bright all the time.”
Conrad Aiken
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Have been posted another similar shot couple months ago with the closer version to the shed~ but would still like to post this further version for you guys!
A red zinnia photographed at the Altoona Enabling Garden in Altoona, Iowa.
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One of the features I love so much about the barred owl is their eyes . They are so big and so bright. You can not help but love them. Another species that is hard for me to stop from hitting the shutter button.
Wishing you a great start to the new week and may it be a blessed one too !!
Hello All!
I thought I'd end the week with a bright flower so as to wish you a bright and beautiful day and weekend ahead!
BTW, I think this is some kind of mallow. It was about the size of a dinnerplate! I found it on a recent walk.
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I try not to aim into the sun often but the bright cloud reflections in the Snake River at Oxbox Bend were bold and impressive. Might want to wear sunglasses when looking at this.
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Playing with paper :)
Happy Smile on Saturday
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While doing a very long road trip deep in the middle of farm country I was greeted by this very bright colorful sunrise.
Beautiful Lantana, the butterfies love it & so do I! It brightens a cold Winters day! I hope it spreads sunshine to all of you who need it my friends =)
March
"Kallo is a beacon Mäntyluoto (Pori, Finland) front of the Kallo on the island lighthouse.
First lighthouse of the Kallo on the island was erected in 1884. First lighthouse fog signaling equipment was from 1901 from hand-to-use Hansen's sirens.
The current hardware elements assembled octagonal lighthouse tower and the splendor of wood on the side of the nurse home was built in 1903.
In 1906, the manual was replaced by a ball fog siren engines and compressors working with a siren, which was built in a separate machine protection. Fog horn was seven meters long and its jaw was three meters in diameter.
Lighthouse had two separate overlapping light device, which were identified by the differing red-white flashing lights. Light System was first amended on gas, and then an electric in the 1930s, and also the fog signal was replaced by electric equipment nautofonilla.
Cranial extension of the lighthouse and the red splendor of wooden housing is a Finnish nurse photographed lighthouses, the lighthouse Marjaniemi addition, it is the only lighthouse in which where you can drive a car."
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The path has all kinds of sections. Some parts are in frozen shadows, others are lit and sunny. It is always nice to find a bright spot on your path, and they're always there, so keep moving forward and don't stay in shadows.
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