Cat Tien - Vietnam

Species # 1094

Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher - Dong Nai, Vietnam

This species is also known as the Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher.

Bird Species (# 529) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.

eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/555163021

For Jan, looks very much like the one you saw! Although the plant is small the flowers are normal size, I have it in a large pot.

85mm + 500D closeup lense + 12mm ext. tube...these flowers are about 1 and 1/4 inch diameter. The 85mm 1.2 lense is not close focusing.

The legend of wroclaw dwarfs

Story says that the gnomes have lived in Wrocław since the beginning,

and their history is passed down from generation to generation.

The first gnome to appear in the settlement was the well-known Papa Dwarf.

He, along with his fellows, helped the first Wroclaw residents in their daily activities.

The gnomes repaired everyday objects, worked in the fields, patched holes in people’s clothes,

and helped raise children. In return, they received safety and shelter.

Since then, they are considered as the town’s protective spirits.

In the legends, it is said that where the gnomes live, prosperity

and order reign. The symbiosis of people and Wrocław gnomes coexist to this day,

and the little statues scattered throughout the city are here to remind you of it.

She scatters in her path the sweetest flowers of nature, and everywhere breathes fragrance and joyousness. The birds of the air are carolling her welcome, and even the mute beasts of the field seem happier at her coming :-)

"May," Eliza Cook's Journal, 1850

HSS! Truth Matters! Character Matters!

dwarf flowering peach, 'NCSU Dwarf Double Red', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

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View from the Val Lumnezia, Switzerland

The dwarf crocodile, also known as the African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), broad-snouted crocodile or bony crocodile, is an African crocodile that is also the smallest extant species of crocodile. @Philadelphia Zoo

Next to my home in Savannah.

More fun with extension tubes.

An uncommon winter migrant to our tropical garden, sad to hear that he's being attacked by a waterhen yesterday and was rescued by staff of the Nparks..

Have a beautiful Sunday dear friends..

Updates: she's back and well on 8 Oct..thanks for your concerns friends..

Denver Botanic Gardens

Finally came across a cluster of these lovely little irises. A bit tight in the frame but was happy to find them.;-)

Thanks for the views and faves.

Berchtesgaden, 2020.

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Dwarf Cosmos - Cosimo. It has nice serrated petal ends.

In our garden.

Thank you so much for the kind words, comments and visit - truly appreciated :^)

Dwarf Bell | Galerina pumila | Hymenogastraceae

Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro

Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

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So so shot, could not do justice to this beauty :( but this year I could not capture even once, :(

today it fly by me, so close ... even to have a glimpse I feel lucky :)

Thanks for Viewing.

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

Dwarf Mogoose, Kruger National Park

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RAW shot using Black Dragon Viewer

For: Smile on Saturday

Theme: Flowers in March

Our dwarf sweet pea plants began to blossom last week - a bit earlier than last spring - just in time for dedication to Marcy.

Almelo, The Netherlands

This is a trillium species. It's native range is not in my area but I luckily live near Cornell Botanical Gardens and they had a few growing there.

I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D

I received a parcel at the end of last year, a box full of bulbs, I don't know where they came from but as no one has claimed them I decided to plant them in. There are these lovely dwarf Irises, purple crocus and one more that hasn't come out yet.

With Lensbaby Velvet 85, 25 mm tube

Backyard photography

Canon 100mm macro

Cyclop1.5/85mm

At Axe Valley Wildlife Park

♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥

Narcissus with a tiny visitor that photo-bombed the shot.

ice under the bridge

Along the Monarch’s Way between Tetbury and Leighterton. We did pass by the edge of the Highgrove Estate (owned by the King) but we didn’t see any Monarchs!

HSS and 21/100

Name: Oriental dwarf kingfisher

Scientific: Ceyx rufidorsa motleyi

Malay: Pekaka Sepah

Family: Alcedinidae

IUCN Red List (V3.1, 2016): Least Concern

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