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I had a dream last night, chasing the light and an object along the lake… laughed myself when I woke up… searched my archived photos, got the one like the scenes in the dream… What would be nice if we could travel there this fall… I heard from my friend there were lots of tourists there now. Hopefully they can keep the social distances and be safe!
A common resident Owlet found in the forest areas in the country. They can be often heard in the forests calling especially mornings and evenings, but they are active throughout the day. The birds are quite predatory in the night and hence the calls attract a variety of birds that gang up and chase the owlets away.
That morning, we heard constant calls of these Owlets - 3 - 4 of them at the same time and sighted 2 of them. That brought out Bulbuls, babblers, Drongoes, Rose Ringed Parakeets and few other birds all of which searched for the Owlets and chased them away from several trees. The Owlets moved several times and sat quietly in some trees - often close to us, but they did it with such stealth that 3 of us didn't see them coming or going.
This is nearing end of Spring here, but there were still several bare trees that the owlets could find some space on. The trees with canopy and fruit support several nesting birds and the summer breeding season is starting - no wonder the Owlets are so unwelcome.
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I recently heard that the male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that were here this summer have begun their migration south. I'm not sure how much longer the females will hang around, so I was pleased to get some shots of this little beauty when she visited the Zinnias.
Le Geai des chênes est un oiseau commun qu'on entend plus facilement qu'on ne voit.
Ses cris éraillés sonores sont désagréables à l'oreille humaine et il n'en est pas avare.
Il est assez farouche vis à vis de l'homme et préfère garder ses distances.
J’ai donc utilisé mon second boîtier le Z7 Mirorless qui ne fait aucun bruit au déclenchement car c’est un oiseau très craintif ...
Ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on l'appelle Geai des chênes car il est friand de glands qui constituent près de 50% de son alimentation en été puis qu'il cache en automne pour l'hiver.
Ces oiseaux ont une excellente mémoire visuelle et sont capables de retrouver leur nourriture même sous la neige...
Condition de prise de vue depuis mon siège affût.
Un grand merci à tous pour vos visites, vos commentaires, et favoris aussi qui sont toujours très appréciés.
Source: Oiseaux.net
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The Eurasian Jay is a common bird that can be heard more easily than seen.
His loud hoarse cries are unpleasant to human ears and he is not stingy with them. He is quite fierce towards humans and prefers to keep his distance.
It is not for nothing that it is called Jay of the oaks because it is fond of acorns which constitute nearly 50% of its diet in summer then that it hides in autumn for the winter.
These birds have an excellent visual memory and are able to find their food even under the snow ...
A big thank you to all for your visits, your comments, and your favorites too, which are always very much appreciated.
I used my second box, the Z7 Mirrorless, which makes no noise when it is triggered because it is a bird very fearful of noise...
A big thank you to all for your visits, your comments, and also the favorites which are always very much appreciated.
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I heard some cool vocalizations going on in my backyard last night! It was two barred owls singing duets to each other. I guess love is in the air. This photo of a barred owl was taken in my backyard. Maybe one of the owls I heard last night :-)!
Dress : UNA. Joice Dress. At Neo Japan.
Ears : Sweet Thing. Kimecha Ears. In main store
Hair : Doe: Song. Lootbox March, later in main store.
Boots : DIRTY PRINCESS- Envy Princess Boots. At Belle Event.
Skin : [Glam Affair] Dhalia Layer - 005. At Uber.
Head : Lelutka - Nova - New evolution line. In main store.
Decor :
Alley Backdrop : MINIMAL - Fungsun Backdrop. At Equal 10
Toiletpaper : -DRD- GG - Emergency Teepee. Extra group gift this month, in main store.
Trolley : ~Khargo~ toilet paper trolley.
Rats : JIAN Rascal Rats. In main store
Toilet paper in vases : (Luc.) Luxury Toilet Paper in Vase. At Man Cave.
I heard a fox sparrow calling, but it took me quite a while to spot it. Although it's in the open here, it was between two large clumps of blackberries, so out of sight except from this one view. Fortunately, this view had a decent background!
I heard Bewick's wren calls from our porch, and looked out the window in the top half of our back door. I saw two separate wrens bring nesting materials to the porch. When they were both out for more, I set the screen door to locked open, so only the glass was between my lens and the birds. But still there was too much distortion. So, I opened the door and stepped back. Fortunately, this didn't deter the wrens from coming to the wood in the wood stash on the porch, and continuing their work.
The Silhouette in the Mirror
The silhouette in the mirror,
As dark as night can be.
Not a single thing can be heard,
Nor a single thing seen.
Terrified of the vast unknown
Running 'round in circles
Without any corners to cut,
Just speed bumps to hurdle.
The silhouette in the mirror,
Lost where nothing is found.
Searching, trying to find a light,
But hope is still around.
Searching, trying to find the light
That fills the silhouette,
And hope whispers in the distance,
"I'm here, stay diligent."
The silhouette in the mirror,
Just hoping to be found.
Still positive, yet vigilant,
A dim light shines abound.
As the light is being approached
Hope is starting to shine.
The silhouette's getting closer
To reaching hope in time.
The silhouette's now filled with hope,
And a bright road's ahead
To find what is yet to be found,
The light hope's whisper said.
Holding a light to the mirror
The silhouette can see
All he was ever searching for
Was who he's meant to be.
Coyotes could be heard and seen at Bosque del Apache, but our experience was that they were always at some distance. One morning I decided to walk a bit along the road inside the park and turned to see a coyote walking right toward me. I just had time to kneel and slowly raise my lens as he walked within 15 from me. Another ran by in the underbrush but this guy, while keeping a keen eye on me, was acclimated enough to humans to chance a close encounter. (Canis latrans)
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"PHOENIX, ARIZONA.- The Heard Museum presents today “John Hoover: Art and Life,” on view through June 15, 2003. One of the foremost Native sculptors, John Hoover eloquently depicts his Aleut heritage in his graceful forms. Nearly 75 works -- carved panels, free-standing bronzes and early paintings -- are featured in this traveling exhibition organized by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Featuring nearly 75 pieces by the prominent Alaskan artist John Hoover, Art and Life includes large and small carved panels, free standing bronzes, and some of Hoover’s earliest paintings. Hoover’s work as an Alaskan Native artist is unique because although he lived his early years in Cordova, Alaska, his work encompasses the many styles of other Native regions, both throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. His Aleut heritage is eloquently portrayed in the sinuous sea forms and birds that inhabit much of his artwork. The cedar Hoover uses in his carvings is 1700 to 2000 years old and comes from the forests of western Washington. Cedar flourishes along the rainforest coast of the Pacific Northwest with other conifers. Marine-oriented peoples of the Northwest Coast who lived in or near the great evergreen forests have held the supernatural cedar in the highest esteem. They believe the cedar gave itself to them to help sustain them. They used the wood of the cedar trees to build houses and boats, while the bark was used to weave baskets, mats, clothing, curtains and spiritual objects. The range of subject matter found in Hoover’s sculptures is seemingly endless, but some recurring characters such as birds, mammals, shamans, human figures, Salmon Woman and Volcano Woman can be seen to play key roles. He is fond of certain animals and supernatural beings, and they are central to his imagery. John Hoover: Art and Life is a traveling exhibition organized by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art"
I heard the sandhill crane before I spotted it. You can tell I was moving the camera around searching for it. Athough, I like the blur of the wildflowers and the light on the outstretched wings.
The "often heard, seldom seen" is not a reality when the Red Elderberries are ripe. The activity on this large bush kept me entertained for a couple hours, plus it provided a bit of cover during a down pour a few days prior to this.
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I heard a politician say in a news report earlier today that we may be more or less back to normal by the summer. I really really really hope he is correct but my brain simply can not compute that information. It just doesn't seem possible from where I am sitting today, reading the grim daily statistics and listening on the radio to the arguments, accusations, and political point scoring. But who knows, lets give that optimistic politician the benefit of the doubt and so I present a little bit of Summer Freedom. We all need some pink clouds in our lives.
~~~I heard a strange noise in my office last night…… To my great surprise I saw this origami owl trying to land on the rather slippery table...... After a few attempts, she succeeded and was able to fold her wings. For the photo session she wanted to do this difficult landing again, she now knew how to do it!!
We had much fun together. ;-))
This morning after breakfast she flew to her next and final destination, which is nearby, so I can go for a visit and have a cup of tea !~~~
Because of the many layers this owl-model has, I needed thin paper. As kind of an experiment I glued two sheets of white tissue paper together (40x40cm).
Final size: height 9cm; length (wing to wing) 27cm
Model: origami Royal Owl
Design: Juan S. Landeta
Diagrams in Colombian Origami Convention Book 2014
Heard the car coming as this exposure was going on ... waited for the shutter to close then grabbed the camera and tripod getting out of the way.
Samia - ALEA Christmas Heard Cane Bento Pose #14
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Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Southwest Arizona, USA.
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"Have You Heard" - Moody Blues. youtu.be/YxRj_GQY2yI
On a Threshold of a Dream.
HMMM!
* Just heard of the death of John Prine one of my favourite American songwriters who will be much missed but thanks for all those great songs . This one always makes me smile
In spite of ourselves
In my garden at the moment the star plant are the Snake's head fritillary I guess I have at least 600 flowers out at the moment. Every year I take some photographs but so far I have not managed one I like more than this one I took two years ago
Fritillaria meleagris is a bulbous perennial to 30cm in height, with lance-shaped, greyish-green leaves and 1-2 nodding, bell-shaped purple flowers, the tepals tessellated with pale pink in a checkerboard fashion. Widely naturalised in Britain, but probably not a true native
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I heard a different bird call in the yard today and was so surprised to see a Love Bird mingling with the other birds around the feeders.
Breukelen - Kanaaldijk West
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Here's the first rufous hummingbird I've seen this year. I saw it for about 10 seconds, then after that heard it buzzing around but didn't get another view.
That darn little twig in the way!!
Nisqually NWR
I heard this fellow for about 30 minutes, hidden up in a tree singing his heart out. Perserverance paid off, as he finally came down to the back fence for a portrait.
I've heard blood curdling screams in the mists from high above me, and seen people emerge from between jagged slabs of slate in the depths of Australia as they do the Snakes and Ladders route through the quarry. I've even seen someone slacklining across the quarry early one morning when there was a cloud inversion below them. I've had my scrapes and scares, mainly tumbles, but I never lost my fascination or respect for the place, simply one of the best playgrounds in the country
We had heard that the coast path to Kimmeridge Bay had reopened so we decided so give it a go. There seems to have been a lot of landslides over the last 9 months or so and the path is quite distorted in some places. Portland is off to the left in the distance.
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More often heard than seen (and they aren't even heard all that often), Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) are facing an uphill battle. This is due primarily to habitat loss and fragmentation. These stunning blue birds live the high life, literally--they live and nest predominately in the canopies of mature, deciduous forests. And because they live waaaaaay up there, they are typically discovered by their calls of "zee zee zee zizizizi eeet!"
Interestingly, lady cerulean warblers are often referred to as bungee jumpers They will hop to the edges of their nests and drop from them, free-falling with their wings tightly closed until they are well below their babies, when then unfurl their feathers and take flight!
I heard the robins, couldn't see it, tried from every angle and Mel I had to do my own medicine re: nettles....hahah....then found him, was checking my settings (dang) he flew off the branch and grabbed a snake, which I probably couldn't have caught because of the angle, but found him with his apply, almost caressing it...the first shot is of the owl the second included more of the snake.....
Generally heard before they are seen, kaka are large, forest-dwelling parrots that are found on all three main islands of New Zealand and on several offshore islands. Much reduced in range and abundance in the North and South islands due to forest clearance and predation by introduced mammals, kaka are most abundant on offshore islands that have no introduced mammals, or at least no stoats. They remain locally common at some sites on the main islands that are close to offshore island refuges, and have increased in abundance at others where mammalian pests have been controlled. Kaka can be found in a wide variety of native forest types including podocarp and beech forest. nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kaka
Photographed at Pukaha National Wildlife Centre: pukaha.org.nz/
© Dominic Scott 2022
She found footprints from a dance, and a mysterious inscription in the hardened sand at the base of this dead cedar. The cryptic message read:
Do not act as though....................Know that you
you were in the.................be.........are in the presence
..........................................................and you will "
This led Georgia O'Keefe to name this cedar "Gerald's Tree." Her friend, writer Gerald Heard, apparently also the dancer, left those clues here. She painted the tree a number of times.
The crystalline landscape of startling shapes and colors is what drew Georgia O'Keefe from New York City to the live in the southwest. Of all the amazing places in New Mexico, Abiqui, and her Ghost Ranch seems to squeeze more of the magic into a timeless world.
I hope that she and Gerald would have liked this rendering of that favorite tree. I encourage you to visit if you can.
We heard a dull thud this morning, and fearing the worst, I went onto the patio. There, lying on its back was this beautiful finch, breathing heavily and clearly very stunned. We picked him or her up, seeing a few feathers on one side of the head very scuffed from colliding with the kitchen window. One eye was closed shut, the other starting to open. About twenty minutes later and a couple of comfort stops on Wendy's hand, all seemed back to almost normal. Glad I had the D300 to hand!
When we heard that this exotic bird was breeding in a park 40 miles from our home, we rose early to find him. He is rare in the U.S. and even rarer in northern California. Although this finch is often found in flocks, there was only one male and two females. "Native to Africa, this colorful weaver is a popular cagebird, and escapees have established nesting populations in coastal southern California and in the Houston area in Texas. Escaped birds are sometimes seen elsewhere, especially in Florida, and the species is well established in Puerto Rico." Source: audubon.org. "The male will work on several dome-shape nests each one with a side entrance, weaving them out of grasses and other plant material. The nest is usually suspended between reeds, forked dry brushes, or 2 to 4 strong branches of low trees or shrubs. The male strips ribbons of foliage or makes use of grass-type blades growing in their environment to weave the nest with. As he is building the nests, he also performs display flights and fluffs his feathers to attract females to his nests. Once he sees a preference for one or more of the nests, he will concentrate on those and abandon the others. The female will settle down in her chosen nest and personalize it by lining it with soft grasses, plant material and feathers. The male will mate with several females." Source: beautyofbirds.com
I heard some Blue Jays yelling up in the tree and went to investigate. As I looked up, an Eastern Ratsnake was coming down the tree.
Columbia, Maryland
I've heard opinions that film, particularly color negative film, is not sharp. I've also heard that lenses from the eighties and nineties are really not sharp. To the owners of those opinions, I respectfully present this image. While yes, it has been sharpened, so have most digital images.
I think the biggest problem that people who believe that film is soft face is that film, even when shot by a photographer who knows what she/he/they is/are doing, still needs a really good scanner with sharp focus and a really good scanner operator. Although I have an Epson Perfection 800, a dedicated 35mm film scanner with autofocus, and various camera macro lens scanning rigs, nothing beats a really skilled professional scanner and scanner operator at a professional lab except for a really skilled professional drum scanner operator at a pro lab. None of this, unfortunately, is cheap. If it were, I would likely consider shooting film only.
Technical data:
Camera: Zenza Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Processed and scanned by Richard Photo Lab