Boats of the Norfolk Broads
View allAll Photos Tagged Broader
(Buteo platypterus) I wasn't sure of the ID on this one. If anyone thinks differently please let me know.
A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years. They are incredibly diverse and complex, home to more than half of the world’s plant and animal species—even though they cover just 6% of Earth’s surface. This makes rainforests astoundingly dense with flora and fauna. Rainforests’ rich biodiversity is incredibly important to our well-being and the well-being of our planet.
Was photographing an Olive-side Flycatcher, when this guy showed up.Hope i got the I.D. right.
Thanks or your comments and faves, they are truly appreciated.
A male Broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) in the Hummingbird Aviary of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
First new photo posting since rotator cuff surgery 9 weeks ago. And as you might expected, it's a hummingbird. 5 Flash set-up at 1/32 power freezes action to @ 0.0004 sec (4/10,000 of a second)
It was an amazing experience to be able to watch this daring male defend and feed from a specific flower patch day after day at the YMCA. I knew how attached individuals could get to one pot of flowers from previous encounters, so I just hung around them until a bird showed up and stayed in the area. Luckily for me, it just happened to be this brilliant male, and he wasn't shy at all.
A green Bug in a green world.
This one brushed my shoulder as it flew across the path I was walking on. Even though I did see it land among a patch of thistles and grass, it took me awhile to find it, The bright light and dappled highlights didn't help.
Fort Saskatchewan Prairie. Fort Sakatchewan, Alberta.
A Broad-winged Hawk with a meal after a successful hunt in Boise, Idaho
Not sure why this hawk is still in Idaho as we approach the winter solstice! It should be in South America!
"Each fall, hundreds of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks leave the northern forests for South America. They fill the sky in sometimes huge flocks that can contain thousands of birds at a time, and these “kettles” are a prime attraction at many hawkwatch sites. As they move from the broad stretches of North America to narrow parts of Central America their numbers get concentrated, leading people to describe places such as Veracruz, Mexico, and Panama as a “river of raptors.”"
perched on an island in the middle of the Kafue River, not far from another dead tree in which they had built their nest.
Taken from a small boat on the Kafue River in Kafue National Park, Zambia in November 2017
Broad-billed Rollers are more compact than the other African rollers.
They are intra-African breeding migrants that move to the south as from late October. They can be found in riverine forest and nearby savanna.
Eurystomus glaucurus
breedbekscharrelaar
Rolle violet
Zimtracke
Carraca Picogorda
Uccello dollaro africano
rolieiro-de-bico-amarelo / peito-lilás
Many thanks for your views, favorites and supportive comments.
All rights reserved.
Fons Buts©2025
My photos may not be used on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written and explicit permission.
Quite a rarity this far north in West Texas, this bird visited hummingbird feeders on private property in Nolan County, TX.
Love these little guys! : )
I think this is a BT hummer, but it sure acted like a rufous. I have a lot of difficulty ID'ing them. And I'm not sure what's going on with the neck feathers.
A female broad-billed hummingbird emerges from the shadows at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. If I were to choose my perfect bokeh, it would not be beige, but living in the desert there tends to be a bit of beige around. So you shoot what you see. At least the hummingbird brings a sparkle of green to the scene.
Quite a rarity this far north in West Texas, this bird visited hummingbird feeders on private property in Nolan County, TX.
A short trip to Vancouver and a few treasures are nabbed in broad daylight. This of course brings up the question of light it self. Is there good and bad light for photography? Instead, I would contend that if you think you are shooting in bad light, then perhaps you are shooting the wrong thing.
This landscape shot would not illicit the strong shadows and differing colors given those parcelled at sunset. Rather, choose your subject given the lighting conditions and find the gems that exist all around us.