The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight it shows a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a 'V' between the wings.

Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited.

They breed on almost all UK coasts. During the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.

In the UK, Isle of Man, and Ireland, the Oystercatcher is resident in most coastal areas. It has an "Amber" status because it is considered Vulnerable in Europe and Near Threatened globally.

The Northern Lights, taken in Iceland on 24/11/2017.

Conditions on this evening were, temp -25c, wind 40mph, photo taken on a tripod being held to the ground by myself. kneeling and my partner acting as our windbreak.

30 Second exposure on ISO 800

A quick note to all who wish to photograph the Northern Lights, it is very rare that they can be seen like this with the naked eye.

A snowy egret balancing on a pillar during a windy evening at the inlet ✔️✔️

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Naples Botanical Garden

Southwest Florida

USA

Now for some orchids.

Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) which, although not massive (about eighty species), is one of the genera more commonly found in the market place. This genus and its allies are considered to be among the most specifically adapted of all orchids within Orchidaceae.

The genus is highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long lasting, and intensely colorful flowers.

Vanda is widespread across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, with a few species extending into Queensland and some of the islands of the western Pacific. The genus is sometimes abbreviated as V. in the floral trade. - Wikipedia

This extended tessellation of the '4-Butterflies' is related to the 'Extended open connection 5'. So I call this new one: 'Extended Open Connection 7'.

Folded from an orange sheet of glassine, hexagon 33cm, grid 1:96.

If you want to see the progress of my 'Connection-tesselations', click here for the album, where you can see my other tessellations, all based on my "Butterfly-molecule", that underlies these tessellations.

Extending the shutter to smooth out the water and reflection on the beach / ocean interface.

In the female, the red on the head does not extend beyond the eye as it does in this bird. The species breeds from Europe to North Africa and Central Asia.

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Cap Fréhel

is a peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, in northern Brittany, France

which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo.

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Rot ist eine der Primärfarben. Manche weisen ihr Aggressivität als Merkmal zu, Das muss nicht immer stimmen. In die Farbfülle einer natürlichen Umgebung eingebettet entfaltet Rot eine durchaus angenehme Wirkung,

The favorite color of most people is blue. But red also has a lot to offer in his gradients.

Is there such a thing as being too relaxed? I had to take this blind as I was holding the camera high above her - a couple had missing heads but I managed it in the end

I used the fish-eye mode on my PowerShot for this Tiger Lily in my garden.

For Flickr Friday-mode and Sliders Sunday.

One of the beautiful pieces of art work you’ll find below Grand Central at the new Long Island rail Road extension.

Peter's Pool is a kettle lake made by Franz Josef Glacier, in the Westland National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. Together with Fox Glacier—located 20 kilometres away—the glaciers extend from the Southern Alps to the valley floor less than 300 metres above sea level.

The lake was formed by melting glacial ice around 200 years ago. The water is highly reflective and provides stunning views of the glacial valley containing Franz Josef Glacier.

Nr. Felding near Holstebro, Denmark - November 2022.

Handheld pano-stich (just testing).

LENT/NIJMEGEN - Between Nijmegen and Lent makes the Waal a sharp turn. The river here on this place is very narrow. At extremely high water the River could hardly drain the riverwater in this bottle neck. Project “Ruimte voor de Waal” has solved this problem. The dyke at Lent was moved 350 meters inland. In the wide flood plain a secondary channel (Nevengeul) helped to drain the river water.

LENT/NIJMEGEN - Tussen Nijmegen en Lent maakt de Waal een scherpe bocht. Het winter bed van de rivier is hier erg smal. Bij extreem hoogwater kon de rivier in deze flessenhals het water nauwelijks nog kwijt. Het project Ruimte voor de Waal heeft dit probleem opgelost. De dijk bij Lent werd 350 meter landinwaarts verplaatst. In de hierdoor verbrede uiterwaarden werd een nevengeul gegraven die heeft geholpen om het rivierwater bij extreme waterstanden af te voeren.

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For MacroMondays#Triangle

It was easier for me to make than to find them in the house.

Taken with Super Takumar 2/55 manual focus, f 2.0 and extended tube 21mm.

Have a great week ahead and thank you for visiting.

HMM!

For Crazy Tuesday#Guess whay this is

(In fact it's the angle of my little bag-notebook, I just folded the pages)

HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday!

A break from the images, from Tenerife.

This was taken from the bedroom window the distance this is at would normally be too far, however I was advised to purchase a x2 extender. The combination of the R5 x2 ext and the 500 f/4, this is the result, the light wasn't the best so a bit of noise, but I feel this is a great shot. I don't actually have any images of a Dunnock singing so a result all round. Its singing from our Plum Tree :)

Thanks to all who view and comment on my images, much appreciated :)

Montage of 3 shots - Aerobatics Wingwalkers Boeing Stearmans.

There were just 2 aircraft, one flying in each direction. They both had a Wing Walker perched on top!

Twirling around with your eyes closed and

pointer finger extended

You can’t tell if you are spinning or

if it’s the world spinning around you

While you stand perfectly still.

Trying to remember everything connected to time and space

You can swim along the blues

Tiptoe around tiny reds and greens

Your finger reaches towards home

But can you find Rochester on a map?

Can you tell which way to Frederick Douglass’s grave?

Can you remember how to get to George Eastman’s house?

So much history everyone knows about

But where was that first set of swings you played on

and bedroom where every night you said Goodnight, Moon?

We carry these things inside of us.

Some biologists say we change over all our cells each 7 years

But somehow there are still cells left over from when we were children.

And we know every bit of the way from Albany to Buffalo.

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We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present. Marianne Williamson

A view taken further back from the falls is sometimes a better option.

Extended exposure with stacked ND filters to get this long exposure.

Following yesterday's picture, someone challenged me to do something similar but with the wings coming out of the frame too. Not easy because they are translucent, but it is possible if you have the right sort of picture to start with ie without too busy a backdrop.

They definitely get less frantic as the seasons draws on!

Extension rings as nature morte. Setup night in my local photo club.

I apologize for the long absence. Turns out, flickr is inaccessible in China. Who knew?

Black And Yellow Broadbill, Takau Hitam Kuning, Eurylaimus ochromalus

This clown face bird usually frequents the canopy and middle storey where the trees overshadows its bright colours. Usually solitary, its often sits on high perch making this species frequently heard but seldom seen. A fairly common resident in lowland rainforest, extending into lower montane forest.

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Catching some autumnal rays

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Globularia bisnagarica, the common ball flower, is a species of plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.

This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe. It occurs in meadows at an elevation of 0–1,500 meters above sea level.

Globularia bisnagarica grows to 10–30 centimeters in height. It is a perennial plant with bright blue spherical flower heads and dark green, leathery, spathulate leaves, veined beneath. The flowering period extends from March to June.

Source: Wikipedia.

Lend a poor old woman a wee hand, dearie.

From mother to son

What a pleasure it was to spend a few hours in the company of these gorgeous beauties.

Donna Nook now accounts for 1.5% of the world's grey seal population. The work of the wardens and the wildlife trust, is therefore crucial, for the future of these lovely animals.

Young Grey Seal pup with mum - Halichoerus Grypus

Donna Nook Nature Reserve

As always I extend my sincere appreciation to all those who take the time to stop by and comment on my photos.

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November 2016 Supermoon setting behind the

Waldo Canyon Fire Burn Scar as the Rocky Mountains glow red/orange from the morning sunrise

Colorado Springs, CO.

At 24 hours past its peak, I suppose this is no longer really a true "Supermoon", however it was a wonderful sight to watch as I started my day ...

Note: Having taken several photos shortly after moonrise the past couple of days, I also observed that the PoV changes between moonrise and moonset such that the moon appears to rotate more than 90 degrees during its travel across the sky. This explains why the orientation of the craters often appears so different between one moon photograph and another. :)

Extended exposure time, 5 stop ND filter.

Phillip Island, Australia.

All in camera.

From an extended weekend trip to Berlin, Germany - May 19, 2019.

playing with the livecomp on my pen-f. hoya ndpro100 filter on the oly 12-40. stacked 6 sec exposures for 10 min or so.

Christchurch Dorset UK.

The building is a domestic Norman dwelling, known as the Constable's House, which was built within the original castle bailey in 1160. Much of the stonework survives, including a rare example of a Norman chimney (one of only five in the country). The stone used for construction was Purbeck marble. The ground floor which has four slit windows was used as a storeroom. The upper floor, accessed by steps outside and an internal staircase, contained the main hall. It is 67 by 23 feet (20 by 7 m) in size. As well as the chimney, another notable feature is the garderobe tower, which extends over the mill stream added in the early 13th century to provide sanitary arrangements.

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* It was cold and showery when we went to Loch Ness but from time to time the sun did make an appearance . It looks the best part of the day to drive round the Loch with stops for walks. Its a very long narrow Loch and the road on the southern side is single track so progress is slow . And before anyone asks we did not see the the monster frankly its as likely at Trump telling the truth

Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end..At 22 sq mi, Loch Ness is the second-largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth it is the largest by volume in Great Britain. Its deepest point is 755 feet, making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. It contains more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined,

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The absence of black in the throat, and central chest points to a first fall female. Adult males will typically have black up to beneath the beak, and first fall males look a lot like adult females having some black in the throat, and central chest which doesn't extend to below the beak.

Kennesaw Mountain. 9/6/2017. It was a foggy misty morning on top that day.

Ancient roots reach wide,

holding earth and sky in place—

whispers of old growth.