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What once was close, now seems far.

Our landscape is dotted with spaces for birds. For those who stay, for those who stop and fly away.

Lakes, rivers and ponds, weave between the crops, fields, houses, businesses and malls.

Prime land for those who delight our lives with colour, flight and call.

I often wonder around the lake with my daughter. It is full of life and now, with leaves that fall.

In the time I had to lie in bed and rest, friends have been to ICU, two came home, one was laid to rest. RIP my friend.

Yet, I am still here to see the season change, to be with the people I love and savour the day. So I count myself blessed to still be here to share with you all, before it's time to rest.

Thanks to everyone for the love and support :-)

Close up of a tow rope.

A closer view across the rocks at Jaggers Beach, Cuttagee near Bermagui on the Far South Coast of NSW.

Close up look of fungus

Marvel of Peru or belle de nuit flowers open in the late afternoon and close early the following morning. As the flowers close the stamens and the style fold back into the centre of the flower

.. to the weekend 😎☀️

ladybird on lavender, up close... 😃 TGIF!

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

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Looking Close... on Friday: Eraser

(Not *my* work in progress, by the way. But a very cute work in progress. Oh, and of course I didn't erase the cat's paw, it hadn't been drawn yet. I would never do that to a poor kitty.)

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Pentax K-5

Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro 1:1

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Theme : "SPIRALS" - June 25, 2021

“Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as

if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.”

RKO_3664. Close-up shot of a beautiful Bittern. Actually, I knew she was somewhere nearby in the reeds, but I couldn't find her due her camouflage feathers. Surprisingly the Bittern left the reeds (very relaxed) just in front of me allowing for some quick close-up shots.

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A harrier made a close pass while looking for prey.

thebonitascloset.blogspot.com/2021/10/closing-time.html

Farming under the shadow of a National Monument. Devils Tower in Wyoming has been one of my favorite places to visit for years. Always reminds me of the Steven Spielberg 1977 movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

I do so love when wildlife chooses to come really close, and was thrilled to get such a great view of this beautiful red squirrel in Kilchrenan way back in 2013. However, it was slightly frustrating that it was so close that it wouldn't quite fit in the frame, and so I had to chop the tip of its lovely fluffy tail :(

Here is a shot of the Yosemite Tunnel View, from a much closer perspective!!

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Incoming Grey Heron at Rutland Water

Slender Ringtail Damselfly (Austrolestes analis)

Every now and then on of these will let me get in close.

Close Encounter of the Bird Kind

🎧Emmit Fenn - Closer To You ~ youtu.be/YU2h_HWeggU

The Colored Canyon is one of the most visited attractions of the Sinai Peninsula / Egypt.

This subject is pretty close to the ground. Because of the large amount of dust that has been blown up, it can hardly be seen and becomes visible by pouring some water over it.

Der Colored Canyon ist eine der meistbesuchten Attraktionen der Sinai-Halbinsel/Ägypten.

Dieses Motiv befindet sich ziemlich nah am Boden. Wegen des vielen aufgewirbelten Staubs ist es kaum zu erkennen und wird dadurch sichtbar, indem man etwas Wasser darüber gießt.

to "Looking close... on Friday!" theme: "candy"

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allen Besuchern und Freunden meines Fotostreams ein herzliches Dankeschön für eure Kommentare und Kritiken, Einladungen und Favoriten.

all visitors and friends of my photostream, a heartfelt thank you for your comments and reviews, invitations and favorites

even after roasting

Bud of cyclamen (close-up)

[Domiplan 50mm / 2.8 with extension ring]

Looking Close ... on Friday theme: cylindrical

A large salmon narrowly misses the mouth of a momma brown bear in Katmai National Park at Brooks Falls. www.rossellet.com

~The head,lip shade,shadow and lash is

from lelutka called Erin evox 3.1,update

~Added liner is from Glam affair

from the Tera pack

~Brow style in shade black is from

Not found called Joy

~Applier is from Not Found called

Scarlet and the shade is Sorbet

~Blush and moles are from warpaint

called woke up like this 4

~The hair is from [LERONSO]

~The shape and brow shape is from Lilo's,

made for the Erin head called Flower

face is not edited and i bought it at the Dubai event

~The earrings are from Ysoral called Lucia:

rigged for the Erin head,human

~Lip piercing is from Ysoral called Aela:

rigged for the Erin head

and i got both for the Glorious Days event

~Top is from Pixicat called Era Sweater

style Latex and i got it at C88

♫ youtu.be/HaU_ykqB728

This red winged blackbird took off near me, and headed toward another branch even closer. Zoom in for details of the water drops.

This was an unintentional close encounter earlier this year and I was hesitant to upload this photo for the longest time. It was a case of observing an animal from safe distance, in a vehicle and then the bear walking quickly in my direction and past me on the shoulder of a road. I didn't want to start the engine and startle the grizzly and I just held my breath and sat there silently as he walked on by.

I'm totally opposed to any actions taken by people designed to attract wildlife or affect their natural behavior. The most obvious example is baiting, which is actually done in some wildlife tourist retreats.

Excerpt from a photographers blog on his trip to one such retreat in Finland: 'the large communal hide was directly in front of a clearing where food was left to attract the bears'. This would be illegal in British Columbia but apparently is perfectly legal and considered ethical in other countries and by photographers, many of whom upload photos here on flickr.

a glassware with lemons on it. Yellow for Looking Close on Friday.

“Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.”

Ruth Ann Schabaker

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Theme : "CURVES" - November 19, 2021

I couldn't resist posting one more edit from yesterday's photoshoot with the handsome, charming, hilariously funny, and very very patient Mr Nirrad Pond.

It was a pleasure working with you Nirrad; thankyou thankyou thankyou! I am in your dept :)

Closer - life indoors!

Canon EOS 6D - f/5 - 1/250sec - 100mm - ISO 100

- for challenge Flickr group: Macro Mondays, theme: Closed

- Closing Time by Leonard Cohen:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0lV5qs1Qw

When I was at Jackson Bottom last weekend, this California Groundsquirrel was on a path ahead of me. it was reluctant to leave the path, so I just settled lower and took shots.

Great question for many of us when it comes to the final crop

Yes I did get the entire Owl in frame (inc. wings)

& Yes he was extremely close

But also 'yes' we've uploaded countless 'fly-by' Short Eared Owl shots recently

So an unconventionally close crop to create something

different

Good idea?

Bad idea?

There's no right answer

In the end it was just 'my idea'