First photos on Flickr

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The catkins of the birch are the first to make a late spring appearance this year, edging out the maples who are following closely behind, these generally the first two trees to flower. And yes, some are surprised to find that all trees "flower" though not in the more commonly interpreted and traditional sense of the word. With the very late spring, one gets a distinct sense of a great energy just waiting to explode in both flora and fauna. While the lake is very slow to thaw, the snow is gone, and everything is rejoicing with the warmth of the sun.

The wetlands have opened up and the remarkable sandhill cranes have returned...based on their calling, in greater numbers than ever. I first actually saw them last year and have been looking again the last few days unsuccessfully. But their calls are unmistakable, remarkably and startlingly loud, and echo across the lake often during the course of the day. Here's a sample, tho there is no way this adequately conveys the actual volume... www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/sounds

So along with the myriad of loon calls which can be heard throughout the night, the area is blessed with some of the more dramatic avian vocalizations to be heard in addition to the trilling of the songbirds.

First BF63HDO by Mike McNiven

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First Manchester BF63HDO 69539 seen on High Street, Manchester on service 59 to Oldham Mumps Interchange

First Macro Photos by Michael Smits

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First Macro Photos

First ever video by Suzanne Stevens

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First Gear Truck by West Coast Refuse Trucks

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First 35606 YE69YGO by jonathon

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First 3d pieces by Emo Violence

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first shoot 2018 by Fürst

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#fuerstlife

First flowers! by Elena Lis Levicheva

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First Snow_13 by pixquik

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First frost by Edgar Cherkasov

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First Leicester 33728 by Jason Rodhouse

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First Leicester 33728 (SN12 ALO) on Prospect Way, Daventry, with an inbound BHX3 service to Amazon.

3rd April 2023.

First lights by Jay Look

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Clark Quay, Singapore

63186 SN14DXE First by Mike

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Bishopstoke Rd, Eastleigh, 6th August 2018, Noted on the M1 Marwell Zoo service.

First 67658 by ee16svt

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Worcester Garage

Love Is by Roy Llowarch

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Love is caring, thoughtfulness, respect and putting her first. These photos and play photos taken within a consenting happy and loving relationship. .

First Snow by KPerryG

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fuji GSW680 III

Kodak T-Max 400

first love ad by May Tolsen *** Tentacio ***

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Shoes with color hud at Kustom9 event.

Ty Hunkaa for this cute pic

First 66112 R912BOU by caitrose99

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First South Yorkshire 66112 R912BOU

The First Noel by *Gracie

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=neWPmsn2E4w&NR=1 - "The First Noel" - Allison Crowe

One of the few shots I captured out shopping before the sales clerk told me to stop taking pictures. ;-(

Have a great weekend everybody!

First Leeds 32438 by Stuart Robert Barber

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First Leeds 32438 on service 19 to East Garforth. 10th November 2022.

First SN66WGK by Lukes transport photos UK (lucas.d410)

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First Scotland East Enviro 400MMC SN66WGK 33438 is seen in Livingston town centre operating a service 28 to Edinburgh, 21st November

First argyrotype! by _DavidFearn

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Here it is in the final wash.

Here I'm following the Christopher James instructions for warmer tone.

Paper is coated and dried, then is prehumidified. I'm doing mine for 7mins 30 seconds (as a middle figure), aiming for a warm brown colour.

Then the paper - placed in a crystal seal envelope to preserve the humidity and protect the neg - is exposed - I ended up doing this first one for 37 minutes this morning (!!) and even then I'm not really sure it's fully exposed.

Then wash in acidified water, fixed with hypo, then washed.

The neg for this was exposed for scanning but has worked ok. Next one will have been shot specifically for argyrotype. Let's see if there's a difference.

New blogpost on subject:

dwfnaturephoto.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/alt-pro-argyrotyp...

First Quarter Moon by Marlon Malabanan

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The first half of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth.

First Year by Lyric Harcassle

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Happiest year of my life!! Here's to many many more my Love!

First 35124 SM65EFL by jonathon

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36805 YT67XJY First by Mike

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Bristol, 14th Feb 2019.

First SEED decker38600 by Andy Chalmers

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FB24ZEB

First love by ChantalMougelPhotography

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Day 110/365

First rain drops by honigman7777

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Fowler's Toad Baby Nursery 2 - Parallel 3D by DarkOnus

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First wave of young baby Fowler's toads coming out of the old closed swimming pool. Barely 6mm - 8mm in size, they have a huge task ahead of them, not only getting up the sides and out of the pool, but surviving all the perils that lie ahead of them as they wander out and about the large hostile world which surrounds them in every direction !!!

First Rays_DSC9651 by Chad Barton

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With the colors in the sunrise it's easy to miss the mountains in the back ground. The mountains are 10,000 feet in elevation,and are about 8 miles from where I took the photo.....LOOKS BEST ENLARGED ON BLACK (push L)

First Potteries 63111 by Stuart Robert Barber

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First Potteries 63111 in Hanley on service 3 to Crewe. 13th September 2023.

BF12KWS by trevor plackett

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first 69554 at weymouth

First Snow by Elvinas Skabeikis

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and a bicycle

First Aberdeen 11108 by Stuart Robert Barber

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First Aberdeen 11108 crossing the River Don on service 2 to Ashwood. 25th August 2023.

first snow by ansel allen

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First 67024 by Stuart Robert Barber

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First 67024 in Motherwell on service 240 to Overtown. 19th April 2022.

First Contact (3) by Flash Tronic

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When his escape pod lands on an uncharted moon, Capt. Flash sends an emergency transmission: “The creatures have sensed me and are coming close.”

Series

Since1975: Space Suit RARE

First Eastern Counties 36167 BD11 CFM by MarkP

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Norwich

First X367VWT by Mike McNiven

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First Manchester (Oldham Depot) X367VWT 30936 seen on Lever Street, Manchester on service 181 to Shaw, Wren's Nest

first frost #2 by Ron Donoghue

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First YJ60KDO & YJ14BJZ by Mike McNiven

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First Manchester 'Free Bus: Around the City' (Queens Road depot) YJ60KDO 49109 & YJ14BJZ 49922 seen on Station Approach, Manchester Piccadilly on Free Bus 1

First Snow by Nagy Barna

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Facebook: goo.gl/DTr812

first almond blossom by Frau Koriander

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linktr.ee/frau_koriander

first snow by riško

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66164 - W364 EOW by [ MJF v2 ]

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Volvo B10BLE, Wright Renown (B--F)

First Hampshire & Dorset (t-HD)