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Get off my tree!!!
This Brown Creeper has been a regular visitor to my yard in Chester County, PA right through the Winter. Recently I noticed a second Brown Creeper and I thought they might be a pair until I witnessed my resident bird adopting this threat display when the second one got too close, and then subsequently chasing the intruder away.
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PS. Some people have suggested that this my be not be aggression, but possibly courting behavior.
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Caution...when someone tells you to get a grip...apparently around their neck is not what they meant:)))
They're getting big. It won't be long before the fledge the nest. They're very active in the nest and this was the only time I could see the two of them in the viewfinder at the same time. My sightline into the nest is a very small window, so I'm happy to get this to keep an eye on them.
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I needed to stand on top of my truck's tonneau with my tripod in order to get a clear shot of the Kite's nest. Lucky for me, the tonneau holds 500 lbs.
Well we were further up the Chilliwack Valley and decided to take a right on some random 4x4 road in chase of a distant peak. Neither of us knew what we were in for. The road got icy and the temperature fell well below 0. We chased until the road was too overgrown to continue. This was the view of Mt Redford we were greeted with. Keep exploring. Kris...
"A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner."
- Seth Godin
The fig tree is laden. The fruit is perfectly ripe enough for the Satin Bowerbirds, but not yet good enough for humans. We'll be lucky to get any, but we do get to watch the birds stuff themselves silly.
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Anita and I saw this shed last Sunday and I thought it looked like it was a bit tired and so was leaning into the hillside for support. Heading out again this morning. Not sure where but sure it will be interesting. LOL Have a wonderful new start to 2023!
Puffins-DSC_6457-Puffins and Rzorbills share the top of the cliff on Ile aux Perroquets but the Razorbills seem a bit camera shy.
"Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they′re not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Yeah, I know, I know
When I compliment her, she won′t believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think that she don′t see what I see
But every time she asks me, "Do I look okay?"
I say
When I see your face
There′s not a thing that I would change
'Cause you′re amazing
Just the way you are"
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
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Body: eBODY - REBORN - (with Juicy add on)
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Outfit:
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Gannet Week: Day 4: After committing to a lifetime relationship, our frisky gannet couple Grace and Waldo take a honeymoon to the edge of the rookery, where they engage in a cringy public display of affection.
Bulls*** Asymmetry Principle
The amount of energy needed to refute bulls*** is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Also known as Brandolini’s Law, the Bulls*** Asymmetry Principle captures a circumstance we’ve all experienced. Those with an indifference to the truth are at an advantage. An argument is easily made. But dissecting a claim and verifying propositions and evidence is tiresome. And what if it’s part of the bulls****er’s plan to keep us busy refuting his nonsense?
I share the above principle, created in 2013 as a segway into this photograph. It is from my archives and was taken on 07 October, 2018 in Silver Glen on the docks of The Juniper Club.
As a tradition, I pass on photographing blue herons as they have become like robins…they are everywhere and way too easily photographed! In this case, a large pickerel looking to be near death swam slowly just below the docks. The heron stabbed it, snatched it up, walked it over to the grass behind the dock and proceeded to try and swallow it. As I sat in my chair fishing, I lifted my camera that unfortunately had my 600mm on it, deciding to capture its attempt to swallow the fish whole. This shot is not cropped vertically, it was all I could get without getting up and walking away.
Watching as it lifted it, I did some “Fancy Cyphering” (Jethro Bodine reference) and realized that the length of the fish was greater than the length of the heron body (minus tail feathers) and if swallowed, some of the fish’s tail would surely be in the heron’s neck. Not to mention the girth of the fish. I sat my camera back down to watch the action. The heron rocked the pickerel back and forth a few times building momentum, then with what seemed to be all the strength it had, while maintaining this grip, swung the fish high in the air and swallowed it with ease!
I watched in amazement as the large lump in its throat quickly slid out of sight and into its stomach! My mind quickly spun back into fancy cyphering mode as I tried to guess the weight of the bird* vs the weight of the fish…and if it would be able to fly now with that heavy a load of cargo?
*I just googled the average weight of a blue heron. It can range from roughly 4-8lbs. Let's call this one 6lbs…the fish was certainly in the 4-5lb range…that is a huge get for this hunter!
It continued to stand around for a few minutes until I decided to change locations. Once I got up, it swatted down for takeoff, pushed off the dock into the air. Remarkably, the weight of its meal didn’t seem to slow it down a bit.
Had I not seen “the swallow” for myself, I might have thrown the BS card on someone else telling this tale!
It's been a while since I've been to the Lake District, I keep managing to find a photo from my last hike there.. but photo's are running short... I need another visit :-)
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she was everywhere, but when I started to look, only found 8 more... bring my egg count so far to 38...
Using a manual lens is not advised when capturing a fluttering butterfly!!
Grab a seat, pour yourself a coffee and find a book or magazine. Let's get comfy!
Blog name is on the photo, so see if you can find us. Is like a treasure hunt!
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"Get the Balance Right" by Depeche Mode
There's more besides the joyrides
Little house in the countryside
Understand, learn to demand
Compromise, and sometimes lie
Get the balance right
Get the balance right
Be responsible, respectable
Stable but gullible
Concerned and caring
Help the helpless
But always remain
Ultimately selfish