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Tug crew has a front row seat as they bring the Plover Arrow up the Yarra River to Appleton Dock Melbourne.
You can see why, in the past, the Double -barred Finch was sometimes referred to as the "Owl Finch". The white face, outlined with black, slightly resembled a little Barn Owl. They were also called Bicheno's Finch.
The periwinkle is probably to be considered in full bloom in the front yard, always delightful at this time of year.
"The common open-country woodpecker of eastern Mexico and northern Central America. It crosses the border mainly in southern Texas, where it is very common, noisy, and conspicuous. Similar in appearance and behavior to its relative, the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Where their ranges meet in Texas and Oklahoma, the two species aggressively defend territories against each other, and they sometimes interbreed."
www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/golden-fronted-woodpecker
I took this and the other photos in this south Texas bird series as a participant in Brian Loflin's South Texas Bird Photography workshop.
The main road once passed in front of this old farmhouse, but now has been straightened to accommodate higher speeds of modern life and lies a hundred yards beyond the abandoned house.
The neighborhood lakes have frozen over and it's not uncommon here for folks establish backyard ice rinks. And then, bring out the chairs to watch skaters. Given another half meter of snow this week, this homemade rink and chair are a bit abandoned. Enjoy!
This was a very exciting find at Balcanoona, as we hadn't seen them before! They were feeding in the flowers of the Curly Mallee, which was one of the few things flowering in April, in the trees on both sides of Arkaroola Road.
Northern Flinders, South Australia.
Camera:Canon EOS 50D
Lens:EF50mm f/1.4 USM
Exposure:0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture:f/1.4
Focal Length:50 mm
ISO Speed:100
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
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Abdulaziz Al - Duwisan
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