Borges #Dixit

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Let me sleep

I am tired of my grief

And I would like you

To love me, to love me, to love me

This is the night when these woods sigh

Come with me

There are people who cannot speak

Without smiling

They would take me from your hand

Or they would try, they would try

This is the murmur of the land

This is the sound of love's marching band

And how they hold you like a gun

And how I sing you like a song

I heard when I was young

And buried for a night like this

*pose made by me... :))

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Alpiarça, Portugal

[the soft conversation amongst pines]

Have a fabulous Sunday and first day of spring :)

Starling Murmuration - No 2

First Murmuration ive ever seen and what a beautiful sunset behind it! Its only small but it was still very magical!

[calidris pusilla]

Semi Palmated Sandpipers

From Evangeline Beach, Annapolis Valley on the Minas Basin.

Watching as high tide returned to the Bay and the sun was going down, these incredible little creatures appeared, in their thousands, flying up and down this sheltered stretch of the Bay of Fundy. Stunning acrobatics and synchronisation!

Nova Scotia,

Canada 🇨🇦

Scale free correlation is a phenomenon whereby each starling in the flock seems to have an effective perceptional range much larger than just the direct interaction with its immediate neighbours. Acting as if of one mind enhances the whole flock's collective response to an outside influence and thus provides maximum protection for the group from a predator. It also provides a mesmerizing spectacle for the viewer on the ground.

to the mur-mur exhibition

Starling murmuration over Brandon Marsh nature reserve 04/12/2019

Many thanks to everyone who has viewed, faved, Awarded and Commented on this image. I am glad you enjoyed my photo.

PP.........29!

Aiguamolls de l´Empordà, Girona, Natural Park.

à regarder et à écouter www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmOqXDciJU

A flock of starlings stopped by here on their way south and put on an air show for me.

Starlings at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve

Taken at slow speed to emphasize the orderly "mayhem". An amazing sight to witness.

Currently performing nightly on Brighton Pier. Catch them soon before their winter residency ends.

P.S. Not to be confused with a Flock of Seagulls.

Thanks to BBC Winterwatch and Llloyd Lane for the tip off

Poppies at Lincoln castle.

Can you see what is is yet? Some amazing shapes and patterns created by this murmuration of starlings by Brighton pier

European starling. Sturnus vulgaris

Knots at Snettisham on the Wash

huge numbers of waders at todays tide at Snettersham

One of the big wonders of nature

Watching these make me out of words

As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated

Stay safe

As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated

Stay safe

Étourneaux sansonnets - Sturnus vulgaris - Common Starlings

With the fading light, the starlings put on a grand show at Shapwick, Mendip, Somerset.

Worthing Pier, West Sussex

Worthing Pier is a public pleasure pier in Worthing, West Sussex, England. Designed by Sir Robert Rawlinson, it was opened on 12 April 1862 and remains open to the public.

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Projection: fragment of a drawing from Gustave Moreau (Hesiode et la muse).

We have been very fortunate to have a Starling murmuration close to home and I have been attending most evenings it is quite a spectacle with performances just after the sun has set. Yesterday evening the sky backdrop was a heart warming orange.

Do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © Nigel Stewart

Nikon series - E 1:4 70-210mm

Manual focus. Unedited photo.

Palace Pier, Brighton 🇬🇧

21 February 2021

Brandon marsh

There was a crow invasion on Stonehenge!!!

Does anyone read/watch "Game Of Thrones" here?

I bet the crows know more about this place than we do... ;) hahaha

Imagine to watch a murmuration on this site!

It would be fantastic!

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A shot taken during a very nice sunset at the Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth. There was quite a large murmuration close by but the avian cloud had unfortunately thinned out by the time it reached the tower.

procreate drawing on ipad

以前なら「うざい！」で絶対やらなかったことを

わりと抵抗なく引き受けてこなせるようになりました。

すこし大人になれたてことでしょうか？w

やっぱりなんでも変わっていくもので、

以前の私はもういないし、以前のあなたももういないのだ。

私のFlickrはずっとたった一人の人へのお手紙でした。

viewやfavを沢山欲しいという欲より

たった一人の人に目がとまればいいという感じ。

（もちろんいい評価をもらいたいという欲がゼロではないですよ！そこまで仙人ではないw）

いまは、たまに「元気だよ！」くらい届けばいいなあと思います。

そしてインフル最前線が目の前にきております。。

無事になにごともなく通過してほしい。。。

Eastbourne pier and starlings.

A low tide coincided with a sunset murmuration in Eastbourne on Sunday.

Telegraph Tuesday

A few thousand migrating common starlings doing their famous acrobatic airshow near my house. Except for red-winged blackbirds, starlings and Mallards, migrating birds seem to be in short supply here this fall, perhaps because of our severe drought conditions. Starlings are an invasive species native to Eurasia.

Video of this activity is always fun to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGCSBh3kmM

Starling info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_starling

Did you know that's what a large group of birds flying in perfect formation is called?

I didn't until I looked it up tonight.

I'd spotted them as I drove to the store and then I was amazed to see them again after I'd done my shopping and packed the car ready to go home.

A dazzling display just before darkness fell.

Another quick dash for the camera!

One going back to the end of last year. Potteric Carr is always good for a Starling Murmuration and generally the best month to go is December. I can't recall whether or not at this time the starlings were forming or splintering in readiness for their descent into the red beds.

Another shot of one of my final Starling Murmurations for this season in Cheshire. They have really given us the run around this year, as has the weather. But this one was a real standout from this season

It is a long time since I last saw a murmuration. Yesterday we paid a short visit to Potteric Carr to view the daily dusk time display. We were a little late but still managed a good five minutes watching these starlings gather for their roost. There are apparently significantly more than we see here as the starlings tended to descend into the reeds in large batches. This photo catches just a small proportion. According to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust who manage the estate they believe that there are in the region of 30,000 there at the moment, however they advise the numbers will increase a great deal over the next couple of weeks.