Hello There!

It's Macro Mondays and our challenge this week was GIFT.

This is a very old plant ornament that a friend gave to me. It stands 1-1/4" tall, well under the 3" limit. I am still hoping to spot a cardinal in the wild, so perhaps this one is a good omen! HMM!

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The Baltimore Oriole (m) was proudly singing. I whistled back at him and got this curious look. Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON

Bird Seed Inspector heard you were running low and stopped by to ask you to put some more out here, we haven't had lunch yet! Shot in North Carolina.

For Finn!

(No, the camera - and the fountain - was not at an angle, the background is sloping.)

At Fontana del Fiocco at Villa Borghese, Rome.

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Often referred to as a 'gold badge' official's hat.

I'm back after a short vacation in Sri Lanka, home.

Came across this parade on the streets of Pussellawa, a small town on the way from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy.

It's a certain Hindu festival I don't know the name but stay tuned for more crazy photos of these guys!

Explored on 21-04-2023

Within minutes of filing the Breakfast Club feeders this male Robin appears and inspects the new menu. He didn't look too impressed at first then settled for a Sunflower seed.

Created for Biscuit theme in Macro Monday HMM! :-)

The cracker inspector is inspecting just how much salt is on these Saltine Crackers anyway. Big bits and little bits of salt everywhere!

The Inspector is HO Scale 1:87 (about 1/2 inch), so whole pic is less than 1 inch wide. I used the Laowa 60mm enlarging lens. Hope you like it.

I decided that I needed to get some new miniatures so I am forced to come up with different scenarios. There are many circumstances in life that we can't control but with photography, we can choose what and how to frame it in our lens. At this time, I need the distraction from reality.

Near San Juan Pr.

newcastle upon tyne, st ann's wharf building, by the architects at czwg (known in print as the 'english extremists'). for more images in the vrbs series, click here

An American Oystercatcher chick investigates its surroundings.

{ Ostrygojad brunatny, Haematopus palliatus }

Long Island, Nickerson beach, New York.

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600 mm - f/7.1 - 1/1600 - ISO 320

Many thanks for the visit, everyone :) Enjoy your Sunday!

I took an unusual turn while walking in the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve and got to a freeway underpass when I heared a loud call, obviously amplified by the concrete walls, of striated pardalote. Soon after I spotted the bird and later...

(Pardalotus striatus)

An Arctic Tern observes its observers on a pond in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Brown Thornbill in a paperbark thicket. One of several mood enhancers in this area.

(Acanthiza pusilla)

Cavity Inspector - Female Great-horned Owl inspecting a tree cavity (I believe the tree is some type of walnut). While these owls didn't end up selecting this cavity for a nest, it was a treat to observe and capture this image, thanks to my buddy who puts in a lot of work observing and photographing this species among other owls.

Species: Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Location: Northern California, CA, USA

Equipment: Canon EOS R7 + RF 100-500mm IS

Settings: 1/5s, ISO: 2500, f/7.1 @800mm EFL, On Tripod, Remote Release

Mystery under the moonlight

The crime was perfect. The inspector Ant was in the woods looking for evidence. He was walking on a huge leaf, under the moonlight, when...

The Osprey was in hunting mode makimg a few passes over this small lake in Kissimmee FL.

37219 is on the homeward leg of the 0923 Fairwater Yard (Taunton)/Penzance/Fairwater Yard trip.

Sporting the latest in high tech track inspection fashion accessories she is seen rushing through Teignmouth this afternoon running 45 minutes early.

Apparently its a recording device......Top of The Pops ?

Ares' girlfriend inspects his territory!

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it

All credits:

nerdfinds.blogspot.nl/2014/09/the-inspector.html

KODAK Digital Still Camera

A Downy Woodpecker's job is never done, inspecting wood for food.

An inspector closely checks strawberry grown for consumption ツ

Blow Fly,resting.

1951 Chevrolet track inspector's car.

E.S.&N.A. Railway

Eureka Springs AR.

10th Anniversary Trip

Sony SLT-A77MkII

Not quite as catchy as Inspector Gadget, but you have to work in the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker some how!

The farm sheep will soon be giving birth, so we've built a new shelter. This was the first time I saw a White-faced Heron visiting such high elevated pastures. Obviously there was this job to be done.

(Egretta novaehollandiae)