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The well-named Yellow-throated Warbler shows off its bright yellow throat in the canopy of forests in the southeastern United States. It hops up branches, working its way high into the canopy probing for insects in crevices and clumps of pine needles, much like a Brown Creeper or Black-and-white Warbler. Unlike those birds, the Yellow-throated Warbler is gray above with a black triangle below its eye and a white eyebrow. It is also one of the few warblers that can be found during the winter in the U.S.
Many warblers migrate from South America to Canada each year, but Yellow-throated Warblers are almost homebodies by comparison. They nest farther south than most warblers, winter farther north, and are even year-round residents in parts of the southern U.S.
I found this one in my backyard. Polk County, Florida.
From the left: Round Hill, Castle Hill, and Brightwell Barrow. The name Wittenham Clumps actually refers only to the wooded tops of Round Hill and Castle Hill (the latter an Iron Age hill fort with banks and ditches), and should more correctly be called the Sinodun Hills. Over 200,000 visitors a year enjoy climbing the hills with their spectacular views of what is an otherwise remarkably flat landscape.
Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella
The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.
Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.
The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.
Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.
Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.
Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.
It rained here most of the day so this wet woodchuck has the chance to look a lot like a porcupine for a change with its silvery guard hairs stuck together in clumps that appear to be sharp quills. These "groundhogs" will be going to sleep very soon for a seven month nap. They are definitely the Rip Van Winkles of the rodent world.
The clump of yellow primroses were standing out as a beacon of new life amongst the dying leaves and decay of Autumn....but I liked the effect in black and white
Clivia is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. It grows in woodland habitats in South Africa and Swaziland. It grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. It is a popular plant for shady areas. While native to South Africa, they grow in many countries. Flowers are red, orange or yellow. Yellow is much harder find than the common orange. Some species of Clivia produce the alkaloid lycorine which is toxic in sufficient quantities, particularly in pets and small children. 4835
Items in this picture:
Trompe Loeil - Colden Log Cabin
HISA - Summer Grass Mixed Colors
HISA - Grass - Mixed Greens
HISA - Small Grass Clump
HISA - Greenery Shrubs
HISA - Dead tree
HISA - Rocky heights - Stone Pile
HISA - Rocky heights
:FANATIK: DEBRIS Stone
:FANATIK: RIVER Bed
My first try at growing these beautiful Crocosmia flowers from corms given to me by a neighbourhood Community Gardener.
The abundant eye-catching, brillliantly red, tubular [hummimgbird attracting] flowers appear in midsummer atop bold, slightly arching, sparsely branched 3-foot-tall stems. Crocosmia's mid-green leaves are pleated and swordlike. www.finegardening.com/plant/crocosmia-lucifer
Noteworthy Characteristics
Crocosmia is a genus of about 7 species of cormous plants from grasslands in South Africa. [...].
Genus name comes from the Greek words krokos meaning saffron and osme meaning a smell for the smell of dried flowers steeped in warm water.
'Lucifer' is an Alan Bloom hybrid (Crocosmia x Curtonus) which has flowers and foliage that are similar to gladiolus. A clump-forming plant that features tubular, nodding, scarlet red, one-sided flowers borne along the upper portions of stiffly arching, sometimes branched, flower scapes (stems) typically rising up to 3' (infrequently to 4') tall and slightly above the narrow, sword-shaped, basal leaves. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDe...
No, that's not a nickname for our new King :-) it's the name of this group of magnificent trees at the high point of Cheesefoot Head in Hampshire..
Stitched from jpegs taken with the Panasonic S5 and 18mm f1.8 lens.
The heather is in full bloom at present and providing a wonderful rich colour to the landscape and in particular to the mountainside landscape of Mount Leinster.
Common foxglove is a uniquely eye-catching plant, a tall, slender specimen with tubular blooms, often with colorful speckles.[...]. In its first year, the plant produces only a basal clump of foliage, but in its second year, the plant sends forth 2- to 5-foot tall stalks lined with beautiful funnel-shaped pink, white, or purple flowers with white or purple spots lining the throats. [...].
Be aware that foxglove is a seriously toxic flower, both to humans and to pets. The flowers, seeds, stems, and leaves all contain chemicals that can affect the heart.
Porteau Cove
Had my eye on this clump of trees for a while now and finally went to get a photo of it. I think it'll look good with a sunrise behind it so that'll hopefully be my next visit.
Less than 2 weeks ago the autumn colours - golds and reds - were at their peak. It has been so mild that there are still clumps of green here and there (as in the upper right). The sun was pouring onto this branch while the rest of the garden lay in shade. Leaves are now down and over the past couple of weeks it has been 'raking time'.
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Pyracantha coccinea, firethorn, fruit. I guess these are like tiny apples in structure, as this plant is a member of the rose family. Some of this fruit is further along in time and maturity.
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Along the north side of the British Army’s main train area on Salisbury Plain, only a 20 feet wide unpaved perimeter road (and a fence!) separate the ranges from some stunning scenery.
There are few places that capture the emptiness of the area than the lonely clumps of beech trees that pepper the landscape, some just a hundred metres from the boundary fence.
At Charlton, where I took these shots, there are 4 clumps of between 4 and 8 trees that make a cracking backdrop for sun sets and sun rises.
Walking through the fields on a cloudy evening I noticed a delicate perfume on the air, I wondered where it was coming from and traced it to this large clump of thistles. They also made an attractive foreground to this photograph.
We were treated to quite a hoar-frost yesterday and it was great to have chance to head out and capture this magical spectacle. Hunton Clump made an ideal subject to show off the effects of the frost.
After the first storms in fall, it's not unusual to find big clumps of kelp washed up on the beach. But this scene was quite something else! It looked like an entire kelp forest had been decimated!
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Simply adored this clump of firs appearing to huddle together to keep warm like penguins from the morning frost!! Taken in Monkton Wood, Buckinghamshire
en route from davis pond to roaring brook, via the northwest basin trail and hamlin ridge.
the golden clumps of sedge really are that vibrant in the fog.
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Black Terns are colony nesters found in shallow lakes, marshes, sloughs,and wet meadows where there are extensive shallows and emergent vegetation. Black Terns are noisy and fierce defenders of nests and will dive bomb intruders. (Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta)
At the Big Lake Interpretive Trail, the nests are often just a few meters away from the trail in a clump of vegetation in the shallow water. I spotted the mate of this one sitting on her nest and he hovered over me while vocalizing his displeasure with my presence. They will also fly right at you at eye level and then rise up about a meter from your head and give a final squawk and sometimes drop a "bomb". They will keep doing this until you move on.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland Conty, Alberta.
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On the same clump of Chamomile that Olymp shot the other day with a Common Green Bottle Fly, we saw this very handsome Red-legged Mining Bee (if I'm not mistaken in the identification). Whatever the case, just look at those fine legs!
Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found. This saprotrophic small gill fungus grows prolifically in large clumps on stumps, dead roots or rotting trunks of broadleaved trees. Here it appears to be standing on a lawn, but there is still dead wood from felled trees under the grass.
The "sulphur tuft" is bitter and poisonous; consuming it can cause vomiting, diarrhea and convulsions.(Wikipedia)
gewone zwavelkop - Sulphur tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)