Okay, it's not actually within our backyard, but it's just beyond it. The yard behind our house borders a large park that is just being developed. The park was recently seeded, and the straw was put down as mulch. I took this shot while standing on our backyard deck. I think these Sandhill Cranes must have been eating the grass seed.

I know that there's not a lot going on in this image. But I rather like the repetitive poses of the birds, and I thought it was kind of cool that I could get this shot without leaving home, so I decided to go with it. The abundance of Sandhill Cranes in the area near our new home in Michigan has been one of the pleasant surprises of living here.

HMM!

"It's Alive" Macro Mondays Theme

It's a native grass species found throughout the East Coast of the U.S. in lightly grazed pastures and fields. I found these after sunset near the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina.

For the Macro Monday's "One of these things is not like the others" theme.

Title inspired by Kermit the Frog : )

Thanks for viewing and happy Macro Monday!

Macro Monday

the theme for Macro-Monday 12.Dezember

Thanks for all your views, *** and (critical) kind review :))

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Didn't think he'd make it to his birthday. The polyps in the nose are still inflamed. I have to wipe his nose a lot. Still on prednisone and an antibiotic every few weeks. He doesn't eat much, but he still seems to enjoy life. Still following me like a dog and still playing now and then.

Also see the previous image of him I have posted.

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Gràcies per les vostres visites i comentaris.

Gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios.

Thanks for your visits and comments.

Pisciotta, Cilento

Die Umsetzung hatte ich mir einfacher vorgestellt. Dennoch macht mir die Gruppe mit dem Macro Monday riesigen Spaß! :-)

Nur Knoblauch sollte ich nicht all zu häufig zuhause fotografieren. Der Geruch ist sehr speziell. Vor allem wenn die Frau gleich Heim kommt ;-)

It really was this colourful, one of the most spectacular sunrises I have seen, and I've seen a few.

opens November 12th @ 1 PM SLT with a lot of great stores participating. For more info check out wayward

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Holíč - castle fishpond (Slovakia)

somewhere down there ... the weekend - TGIF!

European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)

perched on a grapevine in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

Tune ♥

Credits ♥

and then there's the bother of changing political parties :-)

Robert Brault

Protest Injustice! Resist!! Vote!! Vote!!! Vote!!!!

rose, 'Dream Come True', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

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Taken Rawdon Billing. Rawdon. Leeds. West Yorkshire.

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Photo by Raf.

Going up to the hut Guide d'Ayas, m.3420

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Thank you for your kind comments.

..it was Saturday, about 7am, i'd been on the streets since 3am ...and I found myself on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, the day was just breaking and two young guys passed by ... on their way home from a Friday night out .. they stopped for a chat, they were friendly, knowledgable around the camera and genuinely interested in what I was doing.

Hope you like the pic guys ...

Statue of Poet Robert Burns- Dunedin City

Paddy can land on a sixpence .. Elk's beginning to defer to Pad's as she's realising just as Mist does with having her that's she's got a Pad's that does that so why bother!

... of the Daylilies / Taglilie (Hemerocallis)

in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

“It might be lonely at the top; but the view is amazing.”

Quote ― Jeanette Coron

Happy Fence Friday ;-))

It's all connected, and, somehow, it's all in balance. And that's, of course, when you go, 'Yes!' :-)

Henry Wessel

addendum...and depress the shutter...ira tucker ;-)

HGGT! justice Matters! No one is above the law!

prunus takesimensis, flowering cherry, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Going out with ~Ingeborg~

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... macro mondays ... tea ...

... I like coffee ...

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After the processing, this song popped up in my head:

'Paint It Black' by The Rolling Stones.

The first to lines are:

""I see a red door and I want it painted black.

No colours anymore, I want them to turn black.""

Sweet memories of Schiermonnikoog ;-))

Happy weekend!

It was sunny, warm and windy today.

A sou-easter whipping up a big swell

Many tanks for your visit,

your critic comment

is much plaising

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It's not easy being 10... and 40... at the same time, in the same body.

Forty just wants to get her work done... meet her deadlines... pay the bills.

Ten... of course... wants to go out and play. It's a never ending struggle.

They both wanted to do this pic... In fact, they've wanted to do it for ages, but 40's been too busy working. They got some time to themselves this afternoon, and 10 totally insisted.

Then 40 started getting all bogged down in editing... trying to make the pic look better.

But 10 stepped in and said... We're running out of time! The sun's going down... the dog needs a walk... and we have a dinner to go to tonight.

So... yeah. Pretty messy. But hey. That's what you get when you trust these things to a 10-year old.

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Dream and Reality ..... two separate and different Worlds ....

united by an invisible thread,

on which only children and Dreamers

can run with their eyes closed .... without fear of falling ......

sanno correre ad occhi chiusi ..... senza paura di cadere ….

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MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! :)

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Car show in Alachua Fl

Nikon AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR

Although it did not last long it was good seeing that white stuff covering the trees,

And I had my now blower all ready to go:-)

This certainly wouldn't be me 😊

The computer has been repaired, now I am away until February hopefully in some sun ☀️😊

It is amazing the climbing ability and balance that the Great Heron has when looking for it's next meal!

Life is like riding. To keep your balance you have to keep moving... Albert Einstein

#Fungi

#MacroMonday

Some lovely Robins today on my little walk