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in the Taunus mountains, Hessen, Germany

A delight to see and and the scent was wonderful ! Photographed in a front garden as I gave Marnie a late afternoon walk around the block. So good to meet neighbours I didn't know existed, simply walking round the block 😃.

 

I think this is Philadelphus Lemoinei (you may disagree) !

 

~ Edited in Topaz Studio and PicMonkey ~

 

Hope you like it. Thank you to everyone who looks and leaves me a fave, or comment. Enjoy the weekend to come. I'm off to mow the lawn - back later !

   

The mocking cliff chat, mocking chat or cliff chat, (thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris) is a species of chat in the family Muscicapidae which occurs in rocky habitats in much of eastern Sub-Saharan Africa. The mocking cliff chat is a large chat with distinctive colouration. The male has a glossy black with a chestnut belly, vent, and rump and white shoulder patches. The shoulder patches vary in size geographically. The female is dark grey with a chestnut lower breast, belly, and vent. The mocking cliff chat has a length of 19–21 cm and weigh 41–51g. The mocking cliff chat is mainly insectivorous but also eats fruit and feeds on the nectar of aloes, such as the Krantz aloe, Aloe arborescens.

Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,623 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west.

 

South Africa, Kruger National Park

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

  

The old sayings goes: Everyone is like a butterfly, they may start out ugly and awkward, but then turn into a very beautiful graceful like a butterfly that everyone loves.

 

This brings me, the end of my series of these gorgeous exotic species of butterflies, from my first visit to Stratford butterfly farm. Until I visit it again!

 

Cheers and thanks from you, for your comments and compliments here, my good flickr friends !!!

 

This style of build/decor is quite common in parts of UK. this attractive building is in Brightlingsea.

Kruger National Park.

 

Thanks for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. I really appreciate it very much.

 

binomial name: Philadelphus coronarius

セイヨウバイカウツギ

 

from the archives

Mocking bird Brazil

Burlón

Zoo de Barcelona

 

A mocking bird hiding in a Royal Poinciana Flamboyant Flame Tree.

The handshake. N. Mockingbirds

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Wild South Africa

Boulders Game Farm

Mica

Limpopo Province

A lovely fellow, very jumpy! The female is similar only slightly duller.

Bladensburg, MD

Digital artwork

Montage

Photomanipulation

 

Lyon

"Hey Snow White, why have you shortened your dress " ?

  

" Hé Blanche neige, pourquoi t'as raccourci ta robe" ?

 

Glandularia bipinnatifida

Tom Mix Monument

Florence, Arizona

Winter 2020

Mocking Cliff-Chat, female, Nwanetsi, Kruger National Park

College Park, MD

North Florida USA

Nikon 850,200-500mm Telephoto

Topaz Studio

 

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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.

 

Mock Orange flower buds.

 

Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.

Sicilia - Palermo

Potentilla indica

...edible but with a woody texture and almost tasteless with no sweetness at all

 

Aggressive, makes a good ground cover with plenty of yellow flowers and then berries

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