I've been going over to Commonwealth Lake for the last few weeks, in anticipation of the arrival of the Osprey. I keep hearing about the Virginia Rail, and where to look for it, but hadn't been fortunate enough to see it - until Friday. Came out into plain sight - briefly - before darting back into the brush.

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I had the pleasure of watching two oystercatchers searching for food on the shoreline of Oban Bay.

The waters there are crystal clear making a great photographic backdrop.

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Oban Bay - Scotland

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Ferndene Manor ruin at Wycoller. This as connections with the Bronte Sisters.

Lawrence's warbler

Shot on my first outing to photograph insects and butterflies. These shots were taken on Cotley Hill on the edge of Salisbury Palin

Rosiclare Illinois

Polychrome print on Record Rapid.

Easy Lith FT Special 50+50+900ml 7:30 mins,

2nd bath SE15 Siena + Ammonium chloride + Potassium carbonate 20+10+10+900ml 1 min.

Our Local Wood, Kent, Uk. Nationally Scarce, Uk.

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Groningen, the Netherlands.

Living in suburbia....down by the waterside

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Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.

One Spoonbill, three Ibis and a duck, resting by the pond at Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Brisbane.

Madison Couny, Virginia

Friday's R-MRL841 tends to return east with a healthy cut of power, as they often bring back the Logan local power for relay to Livingston or points east. This week's train was no exception, and with an extra GP9 in the mix, they ended up having five engines. After building their train at Logan, they wasted no time heading east - we beat them from the west end of Manhattan siding here to the west end of Bozeman siding with seconds to spare.

Another image from an early morning woodland walk before work.

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Our quaint local community of Finn Slough. You take an immediate step back in time when you arrive. It’s quite a special little community.

Trebeurden, côtes d'Armor

Il y avait une jolie lumière dans la cuisine qui tombait sur cet assortiment déposé sans rangement sur la table

Our local wood, Kent UK,

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Cranfleet cut,Trent Lock,Long Eaton.

I'm now nearly 4 weeks into recovering from a fractured elbow and off untill I can safely drive again. But a very local location is still walkable for me and with a sunrise a stunning as this mornings all my aches and pains diminished just a little.

Mt. Holly....the restaurant "Robin's Nest" is reflected in the window, and the blue on the right of the photo is the edge of a giant mural which contains my flickr buddy icon

Whisby Nature Park, near home.

Dove stone reservoir on the edge of the Peak District national park

Taken near to me with the trees that i have included a few times with other crops during the years..

Looks very similar to rape seed oil as it does appear in April.

I did take a few over a period this afternoon but liked the sky in this one.

UPDATE Confirmed as Oil Rape Seed

Local Lane, West Yorkshire.

Kodak Box Brownie No2, Ilford XP2. Developed in Kodak HC-110, 1+49 for 10 minutes @20'C. Scanned on my Epson V800.

Elizabeth PA

Happy Christmas.

Wycoller Hall was a late sixteenth century manor house in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire, England. The hall was the centre of a sizable estate but subsequently fell into disrepair. The ruins are now listed, and form part of Wycoller Country Park.