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I managed to get this photo after I tripped in Bodie last Saturday, but it was clear that I had injured my wrist, so I put the camera and tripod in the car and focused on setting up shots and lighting subjects for the rest of the night session.

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Managed to find this old jetty at Meiklejohns Bay, Lake Wakatipu. I have seen a couple of amazing shots from this location, so was looking forward to visiting it. The rustic old jetty certainly looked surreal surrounded by snow caped mountains.

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Lee Filters | 1.2 GND soft

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An insanely cool catch that we managed to get completely by accident.

Luke, Jasper and I were on our way from Chicago to Kansas City, when I spotted a headlight down the tracks on UP's Springfield Subdivision just south of its namesake town. Upon further inspection, we realized we had stumbled upon an incredible train: UP's MBNAS with a gorgeous standard cab SD60 on point. We had known prior that this train would occasionally get the specially painted Alton and Southern SD60s, but had confirmed earlier that they were still in St. Louis. Due to this, we never even thought about the fact that it could potentially have a regular UP paint 60. After sitting in the siding for a northbound intermodal, the extremely friendly engineer put the pedal to the metal and went faster than any manifest any of us had ever seen before. They topped out at 65 miles per hour and we couldn't even manage to get another shot of them due to not being able to catch up (despite Luke driving over 100 miles per hour in some stretches of highway). Despite that slight misfortune, the fact that we even were able to shoot it to begin with is nothing short of a miracle.

This week I managed to photograph both Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at close quarters. This one is a Chiffchaff and I'll post the similar Willow Warbler later. Most years the Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is the first spring migrant that I see and this year was no exception as I saw a couple of singing birds on 28 February. This coincided with some unusually warm, fine weather. Chiffchaffs do overwinter in Britain but they tend to occur at lower altitudes, so living in the Pennines I rarely see them in winter, and assume that singing birds in my area are genuine migrants. The early migrants like Chiffchaff mainly winter around the Mediterranean, so do not have as far to travel as sub-Saharan migrants. They can also make use of good migrating weather systems in Europe whereas the weather in sub-Saharan Africa has little relevance to the weather in Europe.

Chiffchaffs are very closely related to Willow Warblers and it was Gilbert White (author of the Natural History of Selborne) who first realised they were separate species by listening to their distinctive songs. He also separated Wood Warbler at the same time. This was in 1768 in correspondence with Thomas Pennant, twenty one years before he published the Natural History of Selborne. It isn't just the song that distinguishes them, Chiffchaffs are duller than Willow Warblers, with shorter wings and distinctive dark legs, all visible here. They also have a more ptominent white crescent below the eye and have a habit of down-pumping their tails. Willow Warblers are similar, except Willow Warbler is a little brighter with longer wings, and paler legs. That eye crescent is less obvious, and they don't habitually pump their tail. But if spring the song is the best way to distinguish them. Here is Chiffchaff song on Xeno Canto: www.xeno-canto.org/466006 (By Andrew Harrop at Rutland Water). For comparison here's a Willow Warbler www.xeno-canto.org/621080

The scientific name Phylloscopus means leaf-gleaner from its habit of searching leaves for insects. Collybita means money-counter which refers to the song; chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chiff-chiff-chaff. This really does sound like someone counting coins from a table top. And for me that coin-counting repetitive song will always herald the arrival of spring.

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I managed to catch another nice sunset at home and I nipped into the field at the side of our property to catch a silhouette of this old Tree.

I have taken shots of it before and it won't be long now until the farmer has to take it down before it falls. It has had a long life and it still has a nice shape to its structure.

I managed to get out and go for a wee bit of a walk up the road with my camera after the snow let up around 3 or so. I love how the snow seems to just stay on the branches of the pines and cedars up here.

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Managed to escape the chewing teeth of the deer

I managed to get a shot of one of the juvenile kestrels at RHS Hyde Hall the other evening, but today I managed to get four of them in one shot! We think this is all of the juveniles as we stood and watched for a while. The one on the edge of the nest box kept hopping down out of sight, but there was never any sign of a fifth juvenile!

Up at Strawberry Flats at Manning Park I could hear a big flock of small birds chirping in a conifer. When I finally managed to see them I realized they were Mountain Chickadees.

Another one of those beautiful, calm days on Loch Eck, with a lovely sky reflected in it at the end of the day.

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Managed to get out this morning and pay the beach a visit - this time it was Newcastle Beach, NSW; Australia.

Here I've used the rusty posts that surround what's known locally as The Canoe (or World) Pool a children's saltwater pool that is located beside the Newcastle Ocean Baths.

The sun was pretty high in the sky so it was necessary for me to use my Lee Big Stopper and Lee .9 Hard Grad filters to create this long exposure image.

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I managed to get out to the Pond [Lake] last week. It was a very dull day, but made a welcome change to the rain and high winds we've been getting lately.

There were plenty of ducks, gulls and geese around plus a pair of swans and this pair of white doves.

I've never seen any white doves over there before, so this was a nice surprise and they stayed put for me too.

When I got back home I decided to look doves up on line as I know nothing about them. Most results seemed a bit disparaging about them and called them pigeons. Well, I suppose they are of the pigeon family but to me they are so much more distinctive.

Anyway - I know pigeons can be seen as a nuisance, but I read somewhere that people's perception of them changes for the better when they find out how useful and stoic homing pigeons were during the war and they were even awarded medals - so there!

Managed to shoot a few lovely shots of one of these speedsters swooping low over the field picking of midget flies. This is a 50% crop.

For four days, I patiently waited for the right conditions at this famously windy lake in the Canadian Rockies.

Actually, that's a lie. I was most impatient as the wind teased me with split-second glimpses of what could be only to rev up and dash my plans of capturing a serene moment like this.

After three days, I gave up and left to try my hand at some other promising locations in the Rockies.

While I did manage to capture some lovely images in different locations, I felt that I had unfinished business back on this lake so I resolved to return and give it one last try.

I'm glad I did.

Sure enough, a 5AM sunrise sojourn down to the lakeshore on the fourth day gave me the 'once in a lifetime shot I'd been searching for.

This single exposure was one of the easiest I've ever had the pleasure to shoot.

Using the Fuji GFX100S with the 100-200mm telephoto I was able to frame up this lovely composition at 135mm.

It was still almost dark so I was forced to shoot a 30" exposure which is why you can see some streaks in the water from the slow-moving leaves.

Moments like this are exactly what I live for and I even captured the moment in a vlog. Watch this space over the coming weeks for some beautiful, inspiring, and hilarious vlogs from this trip.

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This beauty sometimes shows up at Janice's just before dawn just long enough to prepare for the day with a quick session in the bird bath...I finally managed to get there early enough to see him!

I managed to see three different species of owl on my bike ride this morning, but Short-eared was not one of them. I took this one from the car on Mull in the morning sunshine. You can see that the pupil in the shade is dilated compared to the eye in the sun. You can also see the short ear tufts that give rise to its name, though of course these are just feather tufts. The real ears are located asymmetrically either side of the facial disc. According to the BTO there were only 620 breeding pairs in Britain (2007-2011), though the breeding population varies massively in synch with the Field Vole cycle.

With my back to the approaching rain I managed to capture the last of the sun as it seemed to be retreating behind a cloud. A lost battle between light and dark...

I don't often photograph mornings but I'm glad that I was up early enough to take this winter morning shot of Loch Eck.

...nevertheless humans managed to capture an alien spacecraft!

We did a road trip from California to Utah. We drove along the Extraterrestrial Highway in Nevada, and stopped at the Little A'Le'Inn, located near the mysterious Area 51. An old truck is parked in front of the restaurant. It was very windy that night, and I had to take several shots until I got one where the flying saucer was not moving too much. The title is a quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson, well a joke by him in an interview.

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This is the old jetty on Loch Eck just down from the Whistlefield Hotel.

Somehow I managed to get between the male and female coyotes in the cold weather. -2 degress, no wind and sunny. She went back into the woods and I hung out for about 15 minutes. I could see both the male and female pacing on either side of me just inside the tree line. Finally the female decided to catch up to the male and I got my photo op.

Managed to get out once while in Newcastle over Christmas (annoying 2 beautiful sunrises which I missed due to Christmas Day and a flight to Southampton!) and headed to my favourite local spot, St Mary's Lighthouse. For once got the tide height and sunrise pretty bang on for a nice level of water over the causeway.

St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay

Nikon D750 / Nikon 16-35 @ 20mm / f/8 5s / LEEfilters 0.6nd Hard Grad

An original oil painting on canvas painted in the open air in front of the motive without any preliminary drawing. The tree was June’s pride and joy but sadly it died not long after with moved here so many years ago. Luckily I managed to paint a record of this magnificent tree. Before June herself passed on, we always meant to replace the tree further up the garden but although we planted a number of new trees, we did not get round to replanting another almond. As Spring approaches, by this time three would be in full blossom. A timely reminder to seek an almond sapling out and get planting.

managed to catch up with 2 Wood Sandpiper's in poor grey misty conditions this morning. Should have waited untill afternoon when the sun came out. Passage migrants who stop off to feed after their long flight. Usually get a few every year but not that common

Round pool surrounds a rock on Cannon Beach at dawn as the tide goes out. It was the one morning I actually managed to get myself out for 5.15am, but the dawn and sunrise were very disappointing.

Wow! Thank you for all the faves and comments - one of my most popular ever photos on here!!

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Finally managed to get out again for a sunrise shoot!

I decided to give my old Tokina 11-16 lens another run (now that I've got a new crop camera - Canon 7D mk ii).

Unfortunately, a lack of cloud and sunrise color didn't welcome me back - but the moss covered rocks and a couple of filters helped extract some life from the moment!!!

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Have a fantastic day and weekend!!!

Hopefully I'll be a bit more active on flickr again soon.......

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Just managed to catch this very pale imm bird as it flew through A small clearing in the trees directly overhead so A snatch shot !!

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“There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death." Professor Severus Snape

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I found this Liophloeus tessulatus weevil on the side of my house and managed a couple of shots of it.

Weevils are often considered a pest in the garden (or commercial agriculture for that matter), but I obviously like them for being cute and interesting subjects.

This one however is sorta kinda beneficial in that they like to eat the plant known as ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

If you have ever had this one in your garden, chances are it's still there as it is incredibly good at resisting eradication and pretty much always seem to come back.

So you see, having these guys around waging war on the bad plant could be a good thing.

After taking a couple of shots of it on the side of my house (as can be seen in Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51580625812/) I moved it to a yellow flower (as seen in Pt. 3) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51885787595/ before actually moving it a second time, this time to this cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) for some punchy colours in the shot!

I am not sure what the white stuff on its elytra is. It could be pollen from a flower it has visited or some type of fungus.)

The things I do for my photography :)

"Her words are like her plays. Dangerous and hard to fly pass" ~ Gossiping Hufflepuff

I will be starting an Album of Slytherin Quidditch Players and hopefully other house team players.

Managed to get the French Tricolore flag

Taken at my son's band's album launch:

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Managed to grab a quick shot before if flitted off. never seem to stay still long. This little fella is exploring some mossy branches . Lovely little birds can be quite confiding so when one strikes A pose for the camera I grab it !!

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It's very rarely that I get to the pier for sunset, but I was on a course in town and managed to dash down there just in time to catch the last of the post-sunset colours. Arriving at the beach I realised that my battery was dead and I'd left the spare in the car. So this shot offered a bit of much-needed exercise as well the joy that comes from seeing sunset colours on wet sand!

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I managed three visits to the Mjällådalen nature reserve during our July trip to my mother-in-law in Härnösand, Sweden.

As on the previous two, my son joined me and proved an invaluable photography assistant and beetle herder.

My favourite find on this visit - and possibly of the entire trip - was this red morph of the green-socks peacock beetle (Elaphrus riparius). That's right, this is the very same species as this one: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53022438739/in/album-721...

This is the smallest peacock beetle in Sweden at 5-7 mm (.24") and quite variable in colour although this hue has to be considered quite extreme.

As before, Daniel turned out to be invaluable and we came up with a process where he put his hands down on the sand with his thumbs ands index fingers formed a diamond shape around the beetle so it couldn't run away and I then stuck the camera down close over it and took a shot whenever it took a little break in running around like it was on crack.

This is the top of the large waterfall in Pucks Glen.

Managed to find my special Mimosa tree yesterday, but sadly it had a good prune at the end of last year and all the lovely low branches have gone. So used a bit of zoom instead.

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Another photo that I liked a lot. I watched this Carolina Wren perched for quite awhile before deciding to take some clicks. The way the light was hitting it was surreal. Thankfully, I managed to get off 3 clicks before it flew off. This was my first click.

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I managed to get this Green veined white butterfly to come onto my fingertip for a short time. I do always love having these close encounters :)

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I've seen small groups of stone stacks in Pucks Glen before, but on this day there was a whole crop of them.

Highest position: 375 on Friday, August 20, 2021

I was having lunch on the patio at the Florence Griswold Museum complex in Old Lyme and saw her way down by the river. This is an incredibly hard crop and I'm astounded by what this new IPhone can do. I haven't managed to turn off as much of the tinkering it does as I'd like yet, but sometimes it does crazy cool things.

Gus' mate, Forbes, managed to salvage a few parts from another 5 Series he fell out of up on Quiraing Road and improve his own aquisition from Murchison's Garage. Mind he only got a mile or two up the road to Drumbuie before he stuffed it through some whin bushes at the side of the road. "Ice" he said as he explained to the local bobby without mentioning he almost managed to hit 100 mph on the short straight before the brow on the hill

Managed to get Petrov up into the forest for a test flight with new firmware, just as the Sun was about to disappear below the ridgeline.

Day 16 of Pentax Forum's Daily in August 2017 Challenge.