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Despite Crissal Thrasher being a nemesis bird here in San Diego County, in New Mexico (and Arizona) I saw many Crissals. We actually had them on more days than we didn't. We got great views around Albuquerque and at Bosque Del Apache. And then when I returned to San Diego I promptly started missing them every time I try.
Despite the camera being accidentally set to tracking people it did a decent job of tracking this harrier.
Despite it being almost mid-March already, we still had snow and coarse frost. It was a beautiful morning!
Despite my in-laws only living several miles down the road this is the 1st picture I have ever taken of Gold Hill in Shaftesbury. The weather forecast was for sunny spells but sadly the sun was nowhere to be seen. I did ask my father in law if he'd be kind enough to push a bike up the hill but he sadly declined, there's always next time I guess!
Exposure 1/160 ISO 400 F/10
Despite its obvious attractiveness, an impressive bird.
Geronticus eremita, Northern Bald Ibis, Ibis chauve.
Despite a favourable weather forecast, it bucketed it down this afternoon! Perfect excuse to indulge in some coffee and rich chocolate cake, curled up with a good book and watching the rain pouring down outside...
Despite an abundance of wild flowers in our garden this year the abnormal weather has impacted on butterfly numbers, with only the white species seeming to have survived in any numbers at all. We have occasionally seen Red Admirals, Peacocks and Holly Blues and early on a few Brimstones but no Orange Tips or Painted Ladies and, once again for the tenth year, no Small Tortoiseshells. This rather small Speckled Wood is, as of Sept. 8th, our first of the year. They have attractive almost orange markings on their underwings but I've never managed to capture this as they seem to prefer the pose shown here.
Despite the relatively sunny day snow still lingered on some branches because the temperature remained low as the sun dropped lower in the sky.
Despite its name, the small skipper is not our smallest skipper, although it is smaller than the large skipper: the other skipper likely to occur in gardens.
Like its larger cousin, the small skipper is often found basking on vegetation, or making short buzzing flights among tall grass stems.
It is a small, bright orange, moth-like butterfly that flies rapidly and often has its wings closed at rest. It is less boldly marked on its upperwings than the large skipper.
This butterfly is widespread in southern Britain and is expanding its range northwards. There is a single generation each year.
Eggs are laid in late July and early August. The caterpillars emerge some two weeks later.
What they eat:
Adults nectar at flowers. The caterpillars feed on Yorkshire fog grass.
Identifying features:
Natural habitats: Flower border Herb garden Lawn/grassy area Woodland area
Despite the wet autumn weather the boys are out again and guarding the border...
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Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cat) & Bastian (mixed breed), 08.11.2023
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
Many of the dabbling ducks use their flat bills to strain food items from the water, but the big spatulate bill of the Northern Shoveler is adapted to take this habit to the extreme. Flocks of shovelers often swim along with their big bills barely submerged in front of them, straining food from the muddy soup of shallow waters. Despite their heavy-set build, shovelers are good fliers; at large gatherings, groups often are seen taking off, circling the area repeatedly, then alighting again.
Source: Audubon Field Guide
Despite the terrible weather,covid,and other negatives...Still the positive thing on my mind...is Fall. Always been a favorite.
Despite its fortified appearance, Oxburgh Estate was built as a family home. It was completed in 1482 for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld and the Bedingfelds have lived here ever since, surviving Civil War, periods of near dereliction and, in the 20th century, the threat of demolition.
Ultra wide angle shot taken with Laowa Dreamer 9mm @ f11
Despite the name they are not true lilies and are not related to the lily family. The tuberous rootstock is edible.
Despite the threat of showers, when the sun shines, so does the Common Blue butterfly. Hove, East Sussex - August 2023.
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Despite the many cabins that line this little pond, a big flock of ducks comes each Fall, and spends weeks here before continuing south. A small flock of Canada Geese take up temporary residence too.
A closer look at the birds is below.
Despite a heavy sky the morning was very calm, which I have attempted to emphasise with a rather blue edit.
Despite the hard work, the two have a lot of fun. Before we saw them we heard their laugther
Mayamar 2019
Despite the snow lots of drumming Woodpeckers in my local woodland is there going to be an early Spring I wonder !
Dumfries & Galloway
Scotland
Despite having Ella with me which is normally guaranteed to send the sheep scattering far and wide, this time the sheep ganged together and approached closer and closer, following us as we wandered around... a strange and unnerving experience.
Despite the murkiness of the shallow water at Inchmery on the south coast the red legs of this Redshank are still visible beneath the surface.
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Despite the fact it was chucking it down, it was a joy to photograph this little bird. Another very confiding wader coming as close as 1m to where I was laying at times. I have only seen these from a distance before so I was quite surprised how small they are. Even a pied wagtail looked big by comparison.
Despite it being, what is pretty regular, a very wet day, I could not resist taking a picture of these brave tulips displaying their raindrop jewels.
Despite unexpected conditions in its southern abode, the Mourning Dove knew what to do to maximize the R-value of its down jacket in Webster, Texas.
Despite the sun just dipping slightly, with it being such an exceptionally rare shot, I've had to razz it up a bit.
Despite being a couple of minutes drive from where I stay when I visit Scotland, I have very few pictures of Castle Stalker that I'm actually happy with. This one isn't too bad I think, although I would have preferred a slightly higher tide.
Despite the calm summers evening storm clouds gathered.
Footscray Meadows. The Five Arches. Kent
Canon 6d Ten Stop N.D Filter
Despite the deluge, the sun sporadically pops from behind a cloud and together sun & water combine to give the garden vibrance once more
Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring
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Despite the separation at the base of this tree, the twin trunks have carried on similar paths with similar goals and are still part of the same whole. The result is unique and eye catching. A layer of fog paradoxically adds a layer of clarity to this beautiful organism by filtering out the competing scenic elements.
Despite being an Air Force Base, Saint Dizier hosts a small number of French Navy Rafale Ms. These are used for pilot training on this version of the aircraft with the ETR 3/4 'Aquitaine' squadron. It is a nice opportunity to catch these carrier-capable aircraft!
Despite all thats going on in the world, or in your life at any moment and along with the chaotic thoughts…
…that feeling of being home safely in someones arms - be that as a friend or as a lover - lets all other things fade, if only for that moment.
When the walls seem too high to climb, when you have a blurry view of the horizon; its a critical refuge away from ones own many thoughts.
And life - this short time we have to walk this earth and this broken existence - somehow becomes better and, beautiful.
Despite the rain, we crawled in and camped at Lake Gunn.
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Despite the lack of sun, some pictures from Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures
Shoveler masking way for an incoming Egret.
Despite their large frame, these birds are elegant and graceful.
Grey herons are carnivores (piscivores) and feed mostly on fish. However, depending on the season and what is available, they also may eat amphibians, crustaceans, aquatic invertebrates, mollusks, snakes, small birds and rodents, and sometimes some plants.
With nothing of interest over the last few weeks over the G&SW I decided to come out for this move despite the appalling weather, and last minute Christmas shopping. GBRf 66751 comes through Dumfries working the Kilmarnock Bonnyton depot to Doncaster down decoy with two EMU translator coaches.
Despite having driven down this road hundreds of times thinking "Hey, that could be a cool shot!", it wasn't until this day when I actually executed it. The fall colours were in full swing, and 717 was howling closer as they climbed out of the Sturgeon River Valley - it felt like the perfect time to snag the photo!
CN S71751 (Sulfur Empties)
CN Coronado Subdivision
CN SD75I 5669
CN SD75I 5783
CN SD70I 5621
CN C44-9W 2668
Canon EOS R6 | Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
October 1, 2025 - 4:19 PM MT
Despite plying waters thick with fish, a Black Skimmer came up empty on this strike in the surf at Bolivar Flats.
Despite the thousands of sea shots like this on the internet I felt the need to 'give it a go' when walking on the beach today. While at the beach I saw about 4 seals swimming around in the rocky bays, annoyingly I had packed my 'landscape' lenses and which doesn't include and long zooms! I guess I will just have to be happy at seeing them!
This very summery shot (note the sarcasm) was taken on the beach at Morfa Nefyn in North Wales.
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Despite these limitations, Lower Antelope Canyon draws a considerable number of photographers, though casual sightseers are much less common there than in the Upper canyon. Specific photographer-only tours are available for booking around midday, when the beam of light is at its peak. Photographers are required to bring a tripod to participate.
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A lighthouse was placed on Whaleback Ledge because the rocks go completely underwater at high tide and many ships were wrecked here, with loss of lives and cargo. The stormy and foggy waters also caused such treacherous conditions that more ships were lost even after a lighthouse was built, and one of the lighthouse keepers himself was drowned in heavy seas while out checking his lobster traps. His children, left alone in the tower, signaled for help, but it was too late.