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I took this photo of Filou when he had just woken up from a nap on the sofa. Filou has an unusally sound sleep for a cat and when he wakes up he is often quite confused as if he needs some time to remember who he is, where he is and what is going on. :)
Baker has had a busy week chasing the little bunnies in our yard. They are much quicker than he is and can slip under our gates in a flash. He goes out and makes all kinds of noise and I allow the baying for a bit, as those dang bunnies are eating my garden. I am hoping they get the message soon. I hope everyone has a great week.
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Autumn is here, and it makes me feel sad. After a few months of midnight sun, we will soon have 4-5 months in the dark.
Photo taketn at: Endless Permafrost
♫ ♩ ♬ WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS / Duet by Michael Dandanell (Denmark) and Tryggve Viking (Norway
This was taken on an occasionally perilous drive along the Newlands Valley in the Lake District. This is one of the less photographed areas in that part of the world for some reason but has some really spectacular viewpoints. Having given the matter some considerable thought, perhaps “perilous drive” might just explain the “less photographed” bit .....
It has been way to long since my last post here, I'll try to update my page more frequently in 2017. This picture was taken a few weeks ago, I had spent the day out photographing and on my way home I suddenly noticed the auroras dancing.
Being in a hurry to get to a somewhat decent spot and start photographing, I forgot my gloves in the car. Did not notice the temperature being minus 25 degrees C until I got back to the car again... #tobusytontice #frozenfingers
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Nikon D5 14-24 / 2.8 @ 14mm, f2.8, 6sec, ISO3200
Yashka is playing with a stick in the Shenley apple orchard.
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Dartford Warbler - Sylvia Undata
The Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) iDs a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.
Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy (southern Apulia). The Dartford warbler is usually resident all year in its breeding range, but there is some limited migration.
The Dartford warbler was first described by the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant from two specimens that were shot in April 1773 on Bexley Heath near Dartford in Kent.
The species is naturally rare. The largest European populations of Sylvia undata are in the Iberian peninsula, others in much of France, in Italy and southern England and south Wales. In Africa it can be found only in small areas in the north, wintering in northern Morocco and northern Algeria.
In southern England the birds breed on heathlands, sometimes near the coast, and nest in either common gorse (Ulex europaeus) or common heather (Calluna
Dartford warblers are named for Dartford Heath in north west Kent, where the population became extinct in the early twentieth century. They almost died out in the United Kingdom in the severe winter of 1962/1963 when the national population dropped to just ten pairs. Sylvia undata is also sensitive to drought affecting breeding success or producing heath fires, as occurred during 1975 and 1976 in England when virtually all juveniles failed to survive their first year.
However, this species can recover well in good quality habitat with favourable temperatures and rainfall, thanks to repeated nesting and a high survival rate for the young. Indeed, they recovered in some areas of the UK, but numbers are once again on the decline in other regions of their natural range.
The range of the Dartford warbler is restricted to western and southern Europe. The total population in 2012 was estimated at 1.1–2.5 million breeding pairs. The largest numbers occur in Spain where there were believed to be 983,000–1,750,000 pairs. For reasons that probably include loss of suitable habitat, the Spanish population appears to be declining. The species is therefore classed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being Near threatened.
A period of climatic warming since 1963 has seen the UK population increase to "more than 2,500 pairs in 2006 (Wotton et al. 2009). Expansion into patches of structurally suitable habitat (up to an altitude of 400m), more northerly areas and away from the core of the range, from Dorset and Hampshire to Derbyshire and Suffolk, is likely to have been facilitated by milder winter weather (Wotton et al. 2009, Bradbury et al. 2011)... The Dartford warbler population in the UK is expected to continue to increase. However, future climate-based projections for the European range indicate that by 2080, more than 60% of the current European range may no longer be suitable (Huntley et al 2007). There is evidence that this is happening already, with severe declines in Spain and France (Green 2017). For this reason, the species is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Global Red List. If the declines in southern Europe continue, the UK will become increasingly important for global conservation of this species".
Population:
UK breeding:
3,200 pairs
Thought this was an amusing pic of a Little Owl peeping round the side of a tree from the hole he was sat in!
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A new week has started and the tiny little helpers of little world are back to work. Right now this brilliant victorinox pocketknife needs some maintenance from them. After the use of some oil he is checking if the can opener works smooth enough to pass the quality control :)
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Spring Has Sprung beautiful sunny day with nice white clouds and shiny new leaves, shot in North Carolina.
Rena has brightened 3 lives here the last two years. Benni might disagree but we see how Rena keeps Benni moving and on her toes. Jealousy goes both ways but is sort of exciting and fun.
So, has he completely lost it? No, not the driver, me. Well, who refers to oneself in the third person? That may be one indication of losing it. Actually, no to that as well. Now that I have proven to myself that I am capable of using HDR responsibly, I thought I may as well give into the temptation that devil software is throwing at me and apply this process in a manner that results in something completely different. I always wanted to do a minimalist color image without completely giving up on color because I am addicted to it. Quite like the effect “contrast optimizer” has on the bucket loader. That’s why I cropped top and bottom to feature the loader a bit more prominently. The reason the sides are uncropped is because I liked the effect on the fence to the right of the loader and on the faux brick wall to the left of the loader. And no, not to worry, you won’t see too many of these shots going forward. No sense in getting carried away. Less is usually more unless we are dealing with Marzipan which is powerful enough to make me .…
This spring has been good for seeing Magnolia Warblers, at least in my experience. Having said that, the vast majority of the ones I encountered haven’t been nearly as well marked as this one that I encountered at Anahuac NWR on Sunday afternoon. What an awesome looking bird!
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Setophaga magnolia
First off, let's establish size here. Even though this has been shot with a macro lens, this is nowhere even close to a macro shot, not even close-focus! In fact, this is (on sensor) about 5:1 or about 1/5 life size. This (harmless to humans) wasp from head to tip of her ovipositor is around 15 cm (6") !!!, and yes you can tell it's a female, because she has an ovipositor (duh). This is the largest parasitic wasp in North America, at it's very northern boundary on the north coast of Lake Erie. I did try to get in for a macro shot of her face, but she was having no part of that paparazzi crap. First time I've ever seen this beauty, and trust me I was borderline catatonic with the excitement! Two-image stack, handheld.
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Yay!!! It has finally arrived! I would have to say that Autumn is my favourite season, especially the early part of it when the days are still warm enough but not HOT like the summer - like today has been. I love the warm colours which this season brings. I love wearing cozy sweaters and boots, although we aren't quite at that point yet, but it's coming. Today is a glorious day. I hope you get out to enjoy it. ♥
My husband has kept some of his Hot Wheel cars from his childhood. The grandkids have gotten a hold of a lot of them but these are kept in his garage safely out of the hands of toddlers. These are two different images that I put together. My husband told me that he preferred this in black and white. Thank you all!!
Thanks to everyone who has visited. A confronting photo for some people. I appreciate very much the kind comments and faves which have been left.
A huntsman spider, probably Heteropoda jugulans. Male and female huntsman spiders are similar in size with the males having longer legs and females slightly bigger bodies. Actually, I am not sure whether this is a male or female. Unlike many spiders, the males do not risk being eaten after mating. Some species of huntsman spiders live in colonies. Normally, huntsman spiders are nocturnal. However, this spider was out in the afternoon. It has eight eyes. The upper four appear closed. Perhaps it was squinting because of the bright light.
For the Macro Mondays theme "Inspired by a Song". The song I chose is "Boris the Spider" by the Who. Perhaps a slightly larger spider than the Who had in mind but definitely a little creepy. The spider was on a variegated bromeliad leaf in my garden and was left undisturbed after being photographed. Huntsman spiders can also be found indoors.
Macrophotography has made me appreciate what a diverse and fascinating group of animals that spiders are.
HMM!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFuUaCe8eY
f/22 1.3sec ISO 200 Pentax 100m f/2.8 Pentax K-5
Boris the Spider by The Who
Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy,…
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Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
It was more the pink hue that I had hoped to catch but running upstairs, changing a lens and facing the bracing easterly wind meant that this was the result. It felt like an explosion of light, now, 20 minutes later it’s a dull grey December morning, feels a bit that the mornings has broken!!!
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!Catchy colors - Purple, Orange and Green
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