I was in the garden yesterday and I saw these Spiderworts spread like wild fire, I need to dig them out and leave just one.

Spiderwort is also edible leaves can be used in Salads or Tea.

Very invasive.

Bellis perennis.

Canon EOS R + Kiron 105mm f/2.8 macro @ 1/160 f/2.8

around sunset, while observing a family of Little Owls, I suddenly noticed this pretty one

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

also called Common Oystercatcher, European Oystercatcher or simply Oystercatcher

haematopus ostralegus

scholekster

huîtrier pie

Austernfischer

Ostrero Euroasiático

Beccaccia di mare

Ostraceiro

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last week in a local forest

a relative of the Grosbeaks

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

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A life long vocation for the flaming owl.. scouring fields for food

After lots of hovering and diving they usually emerge from the long grass with something

The concept of boredom probably never occurs to them., it's a necessity for their survival

But you cant help but wonder if every now and again they think., 'oh no! Not again!!'

...but all the little fairies have to get to work!

youtu.be/hC4r3QFnmQ8 - Bob Dylan - Ballad Of a Thin Man

but of course successful in the end .-) ...

hanging exhibition walls . . .

ƒ/6.3 14.0 mm 1/15 1400

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This is is a withered clematis from last year. I love them so much that I always keep them in a little coffin, thogether with the tiny bones from my Ex, because they look so pretty and photogenic with a little rain. Did I say coffin? You can trust me, I'm a l..r ;-)

Happy fluffy Friday for tomorrow, all :-)

ps. Ex-bird

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Irix Dragonfly 150mm f/2.8 macro, Super 35 setting, Developed in Affinity

Olympus OMD-EM5

So many things to see at the beautiful salted ruins sim.

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Pose: Use Your Middle Finger

Taken @ Sunnys: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunny%20Photo%20Studio/203...

Wearing:

Top: Pentacle blouse - by Pseudo

Pant: Nevermind - by E-clipse

Lip Piercing - Annika - by Little Fish

Tattoo: Naret- by Vezzo Ink Tattoo

Hair: Mei - by bonbon

Kangaroo Island, South Australia

the Kangaroo Island Kangaroo is a subspecies of the Western Grey Kangaroo. It is somewhat smaller than the mainland Western Grey but it is more robust as shown in this image

Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus

westelijke reuzenkangoeroe

kangourou gris

Westliches Graues Riesenkänguru

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LIMG_7467_lr

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....but it was a long walk downstairs....

Story of my life

“But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and burgundy, chrysoprase and prophyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that.”

~ Edna Ferber

credits

The 1836 grave of Henry Dorsey lies behind a tree warn by time and weather. Fallen, but not lost after nearly two hundred years.

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ON THE REACTIONS I WILL TRY TO RESPOND BACK

Dagkoekoeksbloem (Silene dioica, Melandrium rubrum of Lychnis diurna)

Vaak wordt deze plant gebruikt bij insectenbeten.

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This plant is often used for insect bites.

"I have no Life but this -

To lead it here -"

Emily Dickinson, n° 1398

We're lucky.

We are.

Ricomincio Da Tre Music Club, S. Mariano di Corciano, Perugia (Italy).

2 to 3 years old female 2 months ago.

When it gets older the eyes will turn red and also the colors of its plumage will gradually change

Northern Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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🎤 Lyrics: David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia

[Verse 1]

You shout it out, but I can't hear a word you say

I'm talking loud, not saying much

I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet

You shoot me down, but I get up

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

Ricochet, you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

[Chorus]

You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

A song by Low youtu.be/r7Aob1JP3Ss

foraging at the edge of the Ariporo River in Llanos Orientales in Colombia.

This river is a part of the Orinoco River basin.

A shy species that is found in shallow water or on banks of rivers. When alarmed it flies only a short distance most of the time.

The patterns on the wings in flight are very beautiful.

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

Zonneral

Caurale soleil

Sonnenralle

Tigana

Tarabuso del sole

garça-sol / pavãozinho-do-pará

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''You are not always

going to say and do

the right things,

and that's fine...

You are not here to be perfect

but to be real....''

Hear what I hear

But as autumn approaches, certain influences both inside and outside the plant cause the chlorophylls to be replaced at a slower rate than they are being used up. During this period, with the total supply of chlorophylls gradually dwindling, the "masking" effect slowly fades away. Then other pigments that have been present (along with the chlorophylls) in the cells all during the leaf's life begin to show through. These are carotenoids they give us colorations of yellow, brown, orange, and the many hues in between.

The reds, the purples, and their blended combinations that decorate autumn foliage come from another group of pigments in the cells called anthocyanins. These pigments are not present in the leaf throughout the growing season as are the carotenoids. They develop in late summer in the sap of the cells of the leaf, and this development is the result of complex interactions of many influences - both inside-and outside the plant. Their formation depends on the breakdown of sugars in the presence of bright light as the level of a certain chemical (phosphate) in the leaf is reduced.

But in the fall, phosphate, along with the other chemicals and nutrients, moves out of the leaf into the stem of the plant. When this happens, the sugar-breakdown process changes, leading to the production of anthocyanin pigments. The brighter the light during this period, the greater the production of anthocyanins and the more brilliant the resulting color display that we see. When the days of autumn are bright and cool, and the nights are chilly but not freezing, the brightest colorations usually develop.

...but we've been ready here for a long time.

Seaforth Beach at Jordan Lake, North Carolina, USA

There were a lot of crows at the lake Saturday; I tend to ignore them, and focus on the rarer birds, as I can see crows pretty much anywhere I go. But they'd occasionally fly right over me, so I finally took a shot. Check that one off, and back to the wood ducks, grebes, heron, ...

A cyclist takes a morning spin through Buriram Province, Thailand.

Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 140, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/500s

but you can always make it less thankless. :-)

Robert Brault

HBW!

hybrid magnolia, 'Opal', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

this shrike species was called Common Fiscal but now it has been split into 2 species , the Northern and the Southern Fiscal. It was also called Fiscal Shrike in the past

Enonkishu Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya

Lanius humeralis

Noordelijke gekraagde klauwier

Pie-grièche à dos noir

Stanleywürger

Alcaudón Fiscal Norteño

Fiscal settentrionale

picanço-fiscal-do-norte/picanço-de-dorso-preto

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female Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

accipiter nisus

sperwer

Épervier d'Europe

Sperber

Gavilán Común

Sparviere

gavião-da-europa

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male bird in Nairobi National Park, Kenya

Ploceus xanthops

Holub's Golden Weaver or African Golden Weaver

Saffraanwever

Tisserin safran

Safranweber

Tejedor Azafranado

Tessitore dorato di Holub

tecelão-dourado-africano /tecelão-dourado-de-dorso-verde

Nikon Z9 560mm f/4

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Mara North Conservancy, Kenya

half an hour later the prey was taken over by hyaenas

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

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....is the Batman?!

Off learning Photoshop maybe? Taken in the Black Dragon. No post work. And no, I don't own a batsuit.

I had not expected to see such a young one in the month of December

Red Squirrel

sciurus vulgaris

eekhoorn

écureuil roux ou 'écureuil d'Eurasie

( Eurasische ) Eichhörnchen

ardilla común o ardilla roja

scoiattolo comune

esquilo-vermelho ou esquilo-vermelho-eurasiático

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Sorry for another long title but i think it suit with the picture :)

Have a great weekend everyone.

So I downloaded a trial version of Photoshop.

Holy crap.

Do I ever have a lot to learn.

This here's my first shot at editing in PS. I was tempted to give it a go in my regular (Canon) editing program but... that would be almost like cheating.

Now I just need 30 days of uninterrupted time and space to learn PS. (Ha ha ha. As IF. But hey, a gal can dream.)

Originally, I was looking for peacocks to photograph in Evora Garden but they were nowhere to be seen. Then this cat arrived to take a rest underneath a chair, away from sweltering heat on that day with the temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.

Unedited image.

Carl Zeiss Jenna F=135mm 1:3,5

Evora, Portugal

June 2022

only present here in our winter months; seen last week

sometimes called Mountain Finch

fringilla montifringilla

keep

pinson du nord

Bergfink

Pinzón Real

Peppola

Tentilhão-montês

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