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A female Yellow-headed Blackbird brings damselflies to her chicks. Taken at Henry's Lake State Park in Fremont County, Idaho on July 13th, 2015.
An Orbital ATK Antares rocket lifts off from the Mid Atlantic Space Port at Wallops Island, VA. Aboard is the SS Gene Cernan full of supplies for the International Space Station. Among the supplies are pizza and ice cream.
www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/orbital-sciences...
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Over the last couple of years I have developed a personal scale for my nature photos:
1) A documentation photo of the animal or bird
2) A sharp photo of it
3) A sharp photo of it with good light
4) A sharp photo of it with good light and good background
5) A sharp photo of it with good light, good background and doing something behaviorally - such as mating, flying, eating or fighting
For me, getting a 5 is a rare occurrence. This roseate spoonbill launching itself into flight might be one...
A Southern lapwing (Chilean: Treile or Queltehue, Argentinian / Uruguayan: Tero, Latin: Vanellus chilensis) Rio Pescado, Region de Los Lagos, Chile
This was an osprey liftoff from his/her nest, and then a twig was picked up ... (see in the next image).
This was one of my more thrilling photographic moments. As the sun was rising our skilled and experienced balloon pilot, shortly after launch, steered us up and over this stunning ridge just north of Moab, Utah.
Liftoff - Proof that I don't only photograph raptors and Bobcats during the fall/winter months. Ironically, I photographed this curlew while waiting for a Peregrine Falcon to show up lol!
Species: Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
Location: Northern California, CA, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R7 + RF 100-500mm IS
Settings: 1/1600s, ISO: 640, f/5.6 @300mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter
Just as the sun was rising near Lincoln Memorial Garden this beautiful White Pelican was caught on its liftoff. You may note the water droplets sparkling in the golden light.
A painted lady moves on. Far too few butterflies in this neighborhood gem of a nectar buffet, but at least it was audibly abuzz with bumblebees. First painted lady I have seen this year.
Wool spinning, Sandy Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, OahuPhotographyTours. 2 layered shots for foreground + stars and 2nd for the wool spinning.
The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and twenty-seven species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All have long down-turned bills and medium to long wings, which may be pointed or round. Male and female plumages are usually similar.
As their name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat flying insects, especially bees and wasps, which are caught on the wing from an open perch. The stinger is removed by repeatedly hitting and rubbing the insect on a hard surface. During this process, pressure is applied to the insect, thereby discharging most of the venom.
Most bee-eaters are gregarious. They form colonies, nesting in burrows tunnelled into vertical sandy banks, often at the side of a river or in flat ground. As they mostly live in colonies, large numbers of nest holes may be seen together. The eggs are white, with typically five to the clutch. Most species are monogamous, and both parents care for the young, sometimes with assistance from related birds in the colony.
Bee-eaters may be killed by raptors; their nests are raided by rodents and snakes, and they can carry various parasites. Some species are adversely affected by human activity or habitat loss, but none meet the International Union for Conservation of Nature's vulnerability criteria, and all are therefore evaluated as "least concern". Their conspicuous appearance means that they have been mentioned by ancient writers and incorporated into mythology.
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C-GYIN, a Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500, leaping off runway 33 at Downsview Airport in Toronto, Ontario.
It was departing as BBA22 (Bombardier Inc.) to the Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre at Dorval, Quebec.
Serial number 70193 was the 1,202nd BD-700 produced and the final aircraft built at the 95-year-old airport.
While this was this aircraft's first flight, it was also the last takeoff from Downsview before the historic airfield was decommissioned.
A favorite cafe for eagles in Minnesota are large chicken and pig farms. As young dead ones are tossed out, eagles compete to eat them. This adult eagle is taking off from its perch after spotting something of interest and its wingspan of nearly 8 feet needs a strong down stroke to get airborne.
I caught this White-crowned Sparrow at an awkward moment on this tree trunk. I don't usually see them scampering around tree trunks like a nuthatch, but this sparrow decided to make multiple hops and this tree trunk was just one of them and for a brief moment before it flew off. Here it's ready to spring off in the direction the beak is pointing.
I've started to focus a bit on the birds in my own backyard to see what variety of species I have.
Taken 26 June 2018 in Wasilla, Alaska.