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Une fleur ne porte pour seul vêtement que sa beauté

Jean pierre Szymaniak

A flower only wears its beauty

Jean Pierre Szymaniak

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When I watched this interaction between these two Goldfinch it looked at the time as though they were squabbling with one and other. The more I look at this the less I am sure.

Photo taken at Ian's woodland hide.

Ian's hides have been developed of late and are now open to paid visitors. If anyone is interested in visiting to watch birds and or photograph them please follow the link below. This will give contact details, prices, location and access to a photographic gallery. A large range of birds from Sparrowhawk, to Goldeneye, Jay, Kestrel and Greater Spotted Woodpecker are just some of the species to be seen. Yesterday for example I photographed twenty different species. Needless to say I thoroughly recommend a visit.

www.leedswildlife.co.uk

CWW2009Plus (2)smaller (2) by Rich Mayer

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Cedar WaxWing On A Stick.

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Moritzburg - Schloss Moritzburg 03 by Daniel Mennerich

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Moritzburg Castle (Schloss Moritzburg) or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden.

The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical artificial island. It is named after Duke Moritz of Saxony, who had a hunting lodge built there between 1542 and 1546. The surrounding woodlands and lakes were a favourite hunting area of the electors and kings of Saxony.

In 1972 Moritzburg Castle was one of the locations of the Czechoslovak-German film Tři oříšky pro Popelku ("Three Nuts for Cinderella"), which became a popular fairy-tale movie in Central Europe.

Nasturtium Flower_8952 by John Carson. new Knee all ok

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DSC4333...Chiffchaff... by Jeff Lack Wildlife&Nature

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Taken locally on our walks!

Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

It is a migratory passerine which winters in southern and western Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full species.

This warbler gets its name from its simple distinctive song, a repetitive cheerful chiff-chaff. This song is one of the first avian signs that spring has returned. Its call is a hweet, less disyllabic than the hooeet of the willow warbler or hu-it of the western Bonelli's warbler.

The common chiffchaff breeds across Europe and Asia east to eastern Siberia and north to about 70°N, with isolated populations in northwest Africa, northern and western Turkey and northwestern Iran. It is migratory, but it is one of the first passerine birds to return to its breeding areas in the spring and among the last to leave in late autumn. When breeding, it is a bird of open woodlands with some taller trees and ground cover for nesting purposes. These trees are typically at least 5 metres (16 ft) high, with undergrowth that is an open, poor to medium mix of grasses, bracken, nettles or similar plants. Its breeding habitat is quite specific, and even near relatives do not share it; for example, the willow warbler (P. trochilus) prefers younger trees, while the wood warbler (P. sibilatrix) prefers less undergrowth. In winter, the common chiffchaff uses a wider range of habitats including scrub, and is not so dependent on trees. It is often found near water, unlike the willow warbler which tolerates drier habitats. There is an increasing tendency to winter in western Europe well north of the traditional areas, especially in coastal southern England and the mild urban microclimate of London. These overwintering common chiffchaffs include some visitors of the eastern subspecies abietinus and tristis, so they are certainly not all birds which have bred locally, although some undoubtedly are.

Population:

UK breeding:

1,200,000 territories

UK wintering:

500-1,000 birds

Weisendanger Falls (Columbia Gorge, OR) by Sveta Imnadze

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This is one of several waterfalls and rapids upstream Multnomah Creek.

... ^^^^^ ... by Suus

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macro mondays ... crinkled, wrinkled, folded or creased ...

hmm & happy Kingsday !

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Last night I dreamed of Ireland by CybeleMoon

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or "lies a leafy island"

I wish you were here!

RINGED PLOVER // CHARADRIUS HIATICULA (18cm) by tom webzell

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SMALL dumpy wader that is associated with coastal habitats. Feeds by running along sand, gravel or estuarine mud as if powered by clockwork and then standing still for a second, to pick up food from the ground. Seen from the sea wall Reculvers, where their was a flock of about 20.

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Curiosity or myopia ? by Mikica Kosanovic

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Snow or Sugar? by Marjan Smeijsters

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Snow looks like sugar, but its taste is completely different ;-))

Have a lovely Sunday ahead ;-))

HSS

Felix or Oscar? by jlst2i

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A good friend used to call male rose-breasted grosbeaks either Felix or Oscar (after the Odd Couple characters), depending on whether its "bib" looked neat or messy. This guy's bib looks pretty neat to me, except for the dribble at the bottom. What do you say?

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We have a break by Marian Kloon

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ODC: Four or more

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or liquide by Patrick HIBLOT

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Or the east that stole the sunset_1608 by Anna Soffía Óskarsdóttir

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Still the sunrise goes into sunset with continuous golden hour meeting the blue

Finally a little snow to brighten the days

Birds or Humans? by Anton

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Young female Eastern Blue bird asking her dad for more food. I just watched him feed her, and I don't know what his thinking is. Is he tired, or just ignoring her, or just wondering what kind of mess he got him self into. They sure act like humans.

Up or down? by Peter Hungerford

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or is it... by Timothy Valentine

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HSS

Double or nothing by ----- O.o -----

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7DWF : Jueves/Thursdays : B&W or sepia

~Mums or chrysanths~ by SHANTANU DUTTA

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Chrysanthemum_orange_macros.

Chrysanthemums sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to East Asia .

Now or never by Karoline

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Si le Ciel pourrait nous parler. by Tché Djallo Djallo

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The Brain—is wider than the Sky—

For—put them side by side—

The one the other will contain

With ease—and You—beside—

The Brain is deeper than the sea—

For—hold them—Blue to Blue—

The one the other will absorb—

As Sponges—Buckets—do—

The Brain is just the weight of God—

For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—

And they will differ—if they do—

As Syllable from Sound—

Emily Dickinson, ‘The Brain is wider than the Sky’.

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Purple Flowers by Zara C.

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” 😉

― Bernard M. Baruch

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A hummingbird can rotate each of its wings in a circle, allowing them to be the only bird that can fly forwards, backwards, up, down, sideways or sit in sheer space.

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Painting an apple ... by Regina

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... or how to bring colour into a grey world.

This week's theme of the 'Smile on Saturday' group is 'Selective Colour'. I used to love selective colour but for some reason haven't used it in a long time, so I was very happy with the theme. Mousie obviously enjoyed the theme too ! :) HSoS !

Pink Or Blue by Darren Moore

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Hippeastrum / or Amaryllis by idunbarreid

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or 'Hippie'. Thanks to a Flickr colleague for the correct name of this flower.

Light or dark by Anna

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Macro abstract art

Stay or leave by .Luis SoTo. (OFF/ON)

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Río Fuy, Puerto Fuy, Chile

Dave Matthews - Stay or Leave

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Macro Mondays-Hot or Cold by Diane O'Brien

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Autumn in Victoria, the leaves are starting to turn and fall.

Anxious or concerned? by Jambo53 ()

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RKO_3282. The same Northern Goshawk as in the previous images but in this image she is protecting the prey! I left the wasp in the image as it (in my humble opinion) adds something to the photo! Despite the difficult light conditions, I am happy with the result! Enjoy!

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Un bouton d'or .... en .... bouton by Yolande FREY

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Angel or Devil .. by Thom Blackburn

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[Rezz Room] Chihuahua Devil Animesh

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