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Barred Owlet
In early June of last year, I'd had the privilege and pleasure of seeing and taking pictures of a Barred Owl family in the local park.*
Two owlets were located, perched a few metres apart high up in the safety of the tree. Not too far away in another tree were the parents, both sleeping. The owlets were clearly relaxed, just acting naturally, scratching an itch every now and then, using the talons to preen and clean.. Although the light was not ideal and the setting quite congested, which made any photography challenging, I am happy I was able to take some shots of this owl family.
* Many thanks to Ivan Deng for letting me know that the owlets had fledged, and above all, for graciously offering me a ride to the trail to photograph this owl family.
I also like to mention that I truly enjoy the company of Ivan and also Don Delaney whenever I go birding with them. I am not exaggerating - their hearing is supernormal, and that has always got my day off to a happy start. I must say I am no novice in the woods, but quite often I have not heard or seen a thing until they point it out to me.
Taken on June, 2022. Nikon D500 w/ 500f4G; Lightroom 6.0
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Tomorrow, the Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing will be opened. There has been a lot of discussion about the meaningfulness of this event, being held in times of pandemic, in an autocratic country that tramples human rights underfoot, and in the presence of a threat of war between Russia and Ukraine.
Olympic ideals and values seem to apply to athletes only, the main purpose is about big money and state propaganda.
Is the Olympic idea starting to starting to dissolve - as the 5 rings in this image do... ?
Tras largas jornadas brumosas, lloviznas, viento, bochorno, parece que por fin el buen tiempo, soleado, leve brisa, ambiente cálido, aguas cristalinas a temperatura ideal, suaves olitas, se asienta junto al Mar Cantábrico, como lo acredita esta imagen de la Playa de Luaña, al oeste de Cantabria.
Las manchas negras que muestra la superficie del mar en esta playa corresponden, por un lado, a rocas que afloran sobre la arena y de algunas algas marinas que la marea trae frecuentemente a este arenal.
Cabe citar que, a diferencia de hace dos semanas, la playa de Luaña ha recibido un lavado de cara importante. En especial, citaremos que las inmensas mas de algas marinas que impedían caminar por el sector Oeste de la playa han sido retiradas en su totalidad, lo cual es muy de agradecer.
Muchísimas gracias a todos los amigos de flickr por sus amables visitas, comentarios y premios a estas imágenes.
Great Horned Owl in a local nature park.
While on my way to work one morning last month, I came across a doe and her speckled triplets in an ideal spot for photography. Problem? I neither had my camera nor the time to enjoy this deer family until several days later.
Knowing it was a long shot, I returned early in the morning and quietly walked around the area. Nothing. I expanded my search. Nothing. I eventually decided to try and rescue my morning's attempt at spending time in nature, by walking to a tiny nearby park I knew of.
The park was soo silent. I navigated the short meandering trial, pausing frequently, without noting any sound or sight worth investigating with a long lens.
Deciding to call the morning a bust, I was just starting to head back out when I turned my head and looked directly behind me. My jaw practically dropped open, for who was silently watching me all the while, was this beauty.
When I first spotted her, she was rather camouflaged in soft muted light. (I may upload one of the first shot's tomorrow).
She was perched on a snag overhanging a forest enshrouded pond. Once the sun broke through, it was just a matter of shifting to a spot where the tree behind her wasn't overblown in the sudden light, and waiting for her to look into the light.
While quietly spending time with her, I ended up seeing quite a lot of deer. Whoever said deer were silent?! There was a trail only they knew about down a steep embankment which they crashed through to the depression where we were; startling the owl and I each time they came.
First, it was a doe without a fawn, then a couple of does with fawns, and finally, a buck coming into his 3rd season. He silently stared at me for quite awhile from the other side of the pond edge brambles. Then, yes, he did turn and silently disappeared into the thickets behind him.
Of course, now that I was seeing the subject of my choice for the morning, I couldn't get a decent shot due to the poor light and excessive undergrowth, but by now I didn't care. I was in a magic moment, and enjoying it thoroughly...
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
The winter and the cold wave came to Switzerland.
With this picture I did not make it easy for me. At first I really could not decide which photo to put on flickr. I wrestled with myself, because I would like to present the most beautiful photo for my friends here. Secondly, the picture was made under very difficult external conditions, because it was really "bitterly cold". I could barely touch my hands after photographing and yet I wanted to get a nice photo of these beautiful ice crystals. I succeeded, more or less, because the background was not ideal for that. In addition, my faithful friend Roco had to wait for me and there I no longer want to start one try after another. This time I did not want to make any compromises with the warm colors of the picture, because the cold should be very touchable. I believe this has succeeded with this picture. I am fascinated by this "little work of art". Each little detail is a miracle of creation, because it was shaped by the elements of nature and radiates its brilliance as long as this nature allows.
I am grateful for these little things without which life would not be so beautiful and interesting.
Rejoice over the elements of nature.
Erwin
I thank you all for the interest and enthusiasm for my work here. I am happy about every comment from you and every time you like my pictures. Thank you very much for all the favorites and for watching my photos.
Small supplement of today:
The winter has caught up with me too, for I am terribly cold. Nevertheless, or just because of this, I am looking forward to every single word from you. Also, I always see in the little things, which makes the importance and beauty of life. Wish all of you a blessed time, without illness and with much love and joy. Hope you can all be in a nice warm place, because outside it is extremely cold here. Brrrrrr .....
....first there was darkness till i created the night, first there was darkness and darkness was right. darkness is moving into the light...
(lyrics: noa and gil dor)
Lady Samurai Kaori Kawabuchi performed a breathtaking sword dance with Hiroyuki Miyazono and Kenta Aida in this scenery.
Le Pradet et la mer méditerranée vous tendent les bras, venez découvrir cette ville pleine de charme, idéalement située entre Hyères et Toulon dans le VAR.
Le Pradet and the Mediterranean Sea stretch out their arms to you, come and discover this charming city, ideally located between Hyères and Toulon in the VAR.
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A shot from Coigach taken while fishing for Pollock. These beautiful clouds started forming and lit up the sky over Stac Pollaidh and Cul Mor. I also caught lots of fish, so a brilliant evening all around. The Ideal Height is a track by Biffy Clyro, and is fine.
Todos tienen sus propios sueños, a veces sus alas están rotas por la realidad, a veces abandonan sus ideales debido a un pequeño fracaso, solo aquellos que perseveran, que han crecido después bautismo de años. realmente pueden tener la suerte.
A southbound Pacific Surfliner rolls along the ocean near Del Mar. The house on the right is no doubt out of my budget, but I could still dream of watching Surfliners and BNSF freight passing through from an incredible vantage point.
Yes, Norway again :-)
Which photo to upload among hundreds of new ones is always a hard decision, but it's a good problem to have, and I haven't even had a chance to look at half of them. The light was not ideal here, and I waited a long long time for the sun to peek through the clouds, it didn't happen. The sharp peak is Stetind, "Norway's national mountain", whatever that means.
I had a mixed bag of weather in the past few months, but it was surprisingly good in Norway.
2019 West-Tsavos National Park, Kenya. Peitit comme le Dikdik,mais lui il aime les terrains arrides avec rochers. Ici en plein terrain de lave.
...wobei ich in diesem Fall das quadratische Format nicht so optimal finde. Es ist eher der Serie geschuldet.
...although in this case I don't think the square format is ideal. It's more due to the series.
Op woensdag 28 augustus ging ik voor het eerst met mijn nieuwe Canon EOS R5 op pad. Ik had mijn camera net enkele dagen daarvoor in ontvangst genomen en wilde deze uiteraard vlug uitproberen. Deze woensdag zou ik overdag tijd hebben en kleurde de hemel mooi blauw. De ideale combinatie om het een en ander vast te leggen. In de middag zou HSL vanuit Bad Bentheim naar Tilburg Industrie rijden met de Rzepin-Shuttle, voortgetrokken door de fraaie "WaveRider". Dat leek het hoofddoel van de dag te gaan worden, maar voorafgaand wilde ik 's ochtends ook al wat fotograferen, maar het leek aardig rustig te zijn.
Net nadat de wekker was gegaan bleek er toch iets interessants vanaf de Kijfhoek richting Bad Bentheim te rijden. Het was een trein van RFO, en vermoedelijk een lege schroottrein bestaande uit Eanos'sen welke maar erg sporadisch rijdt. Er werd dan ook niet getwijfeld en richting Hoevelaken gereden waar het de bedoeling was deze trein vast te leggen. Toen ik van huis wegreed was de locomotief voor de trein nog onbekend, maar halverwege de autorit kreeg ik dan via een melding door dat het de mooi schone RFO 1828 was die inderdaad met een lege schroottrein gezien was. Niet veel later kwam ik dan in Hoevelaken aan waar tegelijkertijd ook Vince en Enrico arriveerden. Met z'n drietjes werd er richting de uiteindelijke locatie gelopen, en werden de drie hoogstatieven tussen het maïsveld en nieuwe afschuwelijke zonnepaneelveld achter ons, neergezet. Na een kleine 20 minuten wachten was het zover, en was het eerste plaatje met de nieuwe camera een feit!
Het is 11:16 als de RFO 1828 voorbij Hoevelaken komt met lege schroottrein 42315 vanaf de Kijfhoek richting Bad Bentheim. Door het hoge maïs zagen we de trein nauwelijks aankomen en aangezien niemand op de uitkijk stond werd de trein nog bijna te laat afgedrukt ook. Gelukkig liep het goed af en konden we ons hierna focussen op HSL die in gestaag tempo vanuit Duitsland onderweg was richting de grens. Van deze trein ontstond dan de nogal onverwachts unieke foto vanuit de hoogwerker bij 's Hergotenbosch!
...für eine klassische Aufnahme in Špičák mit dem Schnellzug nach Prag, gezogen am 05. Februar 2017 von 754 041.
With the Ideal Standard works dominating the canal side scene at Armitage 66415 pops out from behind the line side foliage with 4M81 Felixstowe North to Crewe Basford Hall.
ex-Santa Fe C44-9W 647, the last of it's kind not in storage, leads an empty phosphate train to the CSX under the Ideal Rd overpass west of Milledgeville, IL. I had already taken the day off and this was a great start to the day in pursuit of searchlights along the Mississippi River - another dying breed.
July 22, 2015.
When you find yourself on this Florida beach by yourself in mid July you’ve just landed in paradise.
A great view from the top of Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons of an imminent snow shower approaching. The beautiful lines and curves of these ridges makes up for any lack of rocky cliffs. I love the wintry feel of this one, and the Ideal Height by Biffy Clyro is perfect as in the hills the ideal height is at the top looking down.