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Sending out a positive message of love, forgiveness and peace … and missing my Mum … who always taught me the right thing to do … she lives on through me <3
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
- Wayne Dyer
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8QJmI_V3j4
BY YOUR SIDE - SADE
A MOTHER'S LOVE
In silent fields I feel your hand resting gently within my own
in still waters I see your face reflecting all the love you feel
on solid bridges I feel your strength supporting me
in lichen curled and yellowed by the test of time
I feel your warmth like the sun has kissed my skin
in the fences of the fields I feel no division
I can climb the tallest fence; climb the highest tree
reach up my arms outstretched and touch the heavens
shed tears of joy as golden as the Autumn leaves
The hand that first held mine when I was just a child
was filled with my Mother's love
and though the loss of her will always be so keenly felt
as the cold November wind blows straight through me
and bends me to kneel so gently at my Mother's knee
still I feel her presence and see her face
in everything I do and say
and she is with me now; watching with a mother's grace
and directing me towards the right thing I should do
walking into light from dark shadows
my eyes had grown accustomed to the dark
but now they are all-seeing and I am all-knowing
that no-one can harm me all the while I walk my chosen path
of truth; of goodness and feel the solid ground beneath my feet
no-one can break me all the while
I bend with the wind and not against it
I walk the path that feels best beneath my feet
and I am comfortable within my own skin
and those that seek to harm me
will one day see that what they do is their karma
and with all the goodness my heart can muster
I pray for them and forgive their words that try to cut me down
I stand so tall within the protection of my Mother's eternal love
that bridges all eternity and keeps me safe
within the circle of her ever loving arms.
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Hundreds of outstretched hands reach out from the lagoon, as seen from the bridge leading to the ubusot, or main temple of Wat Kong Rhon, the White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. These hands, according to the artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat, represent worldly desires and temptations. I suppose that is a particularly Buddhist view of looking at earthly needs and suffering. We transcend them by walking over them on a bridge to the temple? -- December 5, 2019
The saddle-billed stork flies with its neck outstretched, unlike herons, and its large, heavy bill tends to droop below belly level.
Okavanga Delta, Botswana
Conservation status: Least Concern
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I think that this will be the last of the Japanese Maple leaf shots. I had an opportunity to photograph them in their final autumn glory, and I took advantage of it! Some of you may think that I have gone mad!! I really do find an exquisite beauty in the leaves of the Japanese maple. They are intricate and have an innate natural beauty that makes them photogenic. The bold and vibrant colors of fall help too. This shot here almost appears as if it is an extended hand, and the serrated leaf edges add to the intricate nature. I managed to capture some decent bokeh too!
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In these two photographs of model Veruschka, Avedon captures her in movement, apparently at the pinnacle of her expressive gesture. Each shows her filling the space, Veruschka's hands and feet at the very edges of the picture. Avedon uses this relationship of her body to the frame to activate the image, creating visual tension and heightening the impact of her buoyant jump and joyous leap by calling attention to the specific placement of her upraised face, pointed toes, or outstretched arms.
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Palazzo Reale
Milano
I rarely take my camera to my local park (a great inspiration for much of my photography) during the middle of the day, as the light is too harsh.
However on this day, I had my camera with me as I walked around the park and loved how this swan was in a more shaded part of the lake, but with the sun just illuminating this area. I liked the way the ripples of the water were reflected on its outstretched neck.
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Delaware State Forest, PA.USA
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Ovenbirds spend much of their time foraging on the ground, often walking with a herky-jerky, wandering stroll that is unlike most terrestrial songbirds. Territorial males are very vocal and often sing from tree branches, occasionally quite high up. This is one of the few songbirds that habitually sings in the heat of midafternoon.
Nikon Z9 camera with Nikon Z600mm f 6.3 PF lens.
1/1600 F6.3 ISO 4000 with fill flash
Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.
Jeremiah 32:17
I have a number of juvenile Blackbirds (they will shed their brown feathers for black in time) who enjoy daily apple feeding and have taken to sunbathing on my deck. I noticed they appear to enter a trance-like-state, sometimes wings are outstretched. This afternoon this particular juvenile was just on the other side of my lounge glass in a happy state of sunbathing trance and I would have been a metre (3 feet) away laying on the carpet.
The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. You can often spot the anhinga perched on a branch with wings outstretched, drying feathers. They feed on small fish, shrimp, amphibians, crayfish and young alligators and snakes. The fact that their feathers are less water resistant than other birds helps them to swim underwater, where they often spear fish with their long neck and sharp beak. They surface in order to flip their catch into their mouth for consumption.
When I share this image with my friends, they have a difficult time determining if this is the torso of someone with body paint...or that of something in nature. The limbs of the multi-colored tree remind me of arms outstretched, ready to envelope you in a warm hug. I wish I'd noted the identity of this colorful tree. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ;)...UPDATE: Further checking leads me to believe that this is a Parrotia Persica, a Persian Ironwood tree.
My friend has suffered a major heart attack. I am spending lots of time at the hospital with him so will be away from flickr for awhile. Thanks for your kind understanding. I will fave when I can but may not be able to comment <3
“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
- Martin Buber
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THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE – JOSH KRAJCIK
I WILL BE SILENT
In your eyes I see the world
in my hand I hold your heart
in my heart I feel your joy
and hope that we will never part
Through your eyes I see the world
and my heart beats stronger
I will take your outstretched hands
and hope will live for longer
In your eyes I see blue skies
shadows, shapes and silhouettes
reflections of a soul so wise
my heart performs a pirouette
Through your eyes I make more sense
I feel affinity; I feel at peace
we are divided by a fence
but together we break down barriers
In my eyes I see your strength
great willpower yet gentleness
I will go to any length
to ensure your happiness
Through my eyes I hope you see
what is at the heart of me
stay with me and never flee
let us live in harmony
In our eyes we choose to be
everything we are meant to be
we can live extraordinary lives
two hearts beat as one yet free
In your eyes I see Heaven
where all our dreams come true
if I could live another day
I'd spend it all with you
I will be silent
speak only with my eyes
and fall beneath the spells you weave
and love you all our lives
Now even if your eyes are closed
I hope your heart will be forever open
and your arms flung out far and wide
please always leave me hoping
Our dreams are where we know we are
only we can make it real
step outside the boxed confines
let's shout about how we feel
I will paint a rainbow for you
that wipes away your tears
I will always be there for you
to free you from your fears
Eyes wide open
faces upturned towards the sky
make this moment last forever
make it last until we die.
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..in seinem Element. Das Denkmal von Maximilian I Joseph von Bayern vor dem Passauer Dom wird im Volksmund wegen der ausgestreckten Hand "Der Regenprüfer" genannt.
..in his element. The monument to Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria in front of Passau Cathedral is popularly known as "The Rain Tester" because of the outstretched hand.
With its tail down, outstretched wings and angled body is is easy to see how this Guillemot is able to slow down on its approach to its cliff side nesting location. .
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To all appearances, this is really a black moth with white-tipped wings, but in certain light, a beautiful blue can be picked up. I could see this slightly, but it really came out in a few shots.
(see photo in comments for black appearance)
HWW!
(Melanchroia chephise)
It is always a blessing to be in the presence of lekking threatened Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse. The sounds, the dance… it is all so magical to be a witness to it. Grassland birds are suffering steep declines across their range and are impacted by agriculture, development, pesticides, climate change and fires. 60% of grassland birds in Canada have disappeared since the 1970’s. We must do all we can to conserve and save our grassland habitats so that grassland birds and these grouse in particular can dance on and thrive.
These photos were taken from a blind to prevent any disturbance. The lek was approached before the grouse arrived (an hour before sunrise) and I left after the last grouse departed. It is tiring and your body aches but it is worth it to share in the magic. The beautiful chevrons on their feathers, the yellow eye-combs, the purple air sacs are all splendid and awe inspiring. The boldness of the sounds and dances they make with their stamping feet, outstretched wings and pointed upright tails of a normally secretive species is something to behold.
Hi Everyone!
The gulls have begun to return which makes me happy because I find them endlessly entertaining. One moment they can look elegant and the next, they might look like cranky old codgers! I spotted a dozen Ring-billed Gulls on ice-covered land which is beginning to defrost.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
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What a thrill to have, not just one, but two ospreys fly directly above us as they searched for fish. Taken near Pitt Lake, B.C.
A Trumpeter Swan lands at Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland. This Swan is not indigenous to this area so I'm guessing it used to be kept as a pet?
I'd heard that we had one at Lake Artemesia and sure enough it was there. I photographed it for a bit but then it took off and looked like it was leaving. I focused on my camera for a bit and then surprise, the swan came back and I just had time to capture it landing.
Taken 12 December 2016.
Happy New Year to all my Flickr friends!!
Still going through the Grebe shots.
The adult swam around in circles and reared up with wings outstretched. The two chicks in the water had just slid down its back. The last one peering over between its wings, clinging on for as long as possible.
It has been an absolute pleasure over the weeks to watch their antics.
Many thanks for your comments and faves. Always appreciated.
The white stork is one of Europe’s biggest birds. When standing, it measures about 95 to 110 centimetres and it has a wingspan of around 183 to 217 centimetres. The white stork is easily recognisable by its white plumage, its black wing and shoulder feathers as well as its long red bill (measuring 14-19 centimetres) and its red legs. When foraging for food, the white stork strides sedately across meadows and pastures, its neck straight, leaning slightly forward. In flight its wingbeats are slow and regular. Unlike herons, storks fly with both their neck and legs outstretched. As “gliders”, they use thermals to soar, their wings held still, high into the sky. We know from monitoring ringed storks that they can live to be up to 39 years old.
The stork is traditionally regarded as a lucky charm, not only in the Netherlands but also in countries such as Turkey, Morocco, and Greece. They believe the bird to have similarities with humans: it cares for its young and mourns their loss if they die.
In the Middle Ages, people in Germany even believed that the stork could prevent fires and, as a result, storks could be found in practically every German house.
In some parts of the Netherlands the Dutch say that “the stork has visited” when a child is born and some new parents often put a (toy) stork in their front yard. Later, the stork became directly associated with childbirth. Some greeting cards carry an image of a stork carrying a baby.
The Hague’s coat of arms includes a stork (minus the baby).
Storks are the “playboys” of the bird family as they are not monogamous, taking on a new partner every year.
Storks lay a maximum of seven eggs a season and their young ones eat approximately four kilograms of food every day.
After 40 days the young ones get flying lessons from their parents, and after 10 weeks they become independent and are left to fend for themselves.
A joyful Beech stands arms outstretched with a delicate display of copper leaves. Taken in The Hangings, Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire on yet another misty day!
Sandhill cranes are long-legged, long-necked, gray, heron-like birds with a patch of bald, red skin on top of their head. Cranes fly with necks outstretched like geese, whereas herons fly with necks tucked in on their backs. For positive identification, look for reddish skin on top of the crane's head.
Two subspecies of sandhill crane occur in Florida. The Florida sandhill crane, numbering 4,000 to 5,000, is a non-migratory year-round breeding resident. They are joined every winter by 25,000 migratory greater sandhill cranes, the larger of the two subspecies. The greater sandhill crane winters in Florida but nests in the Great Lakes region. Sandhill cranes nest during late winter and spring on mats of vegetation about two feet in diameter and in shallow water.
Two eggs are normally laid. Cranes are monogamous breeders. Within 24 hours of hatching, the young are capable of following their parents away from the nest. Together, they forage for seeds and roots, crop plants such as corn and peanuts, insects, snakes, frogs and occasionally young birds or small mammals.
Cranes are quite omnivorous feeding on seeds, grain, berries, insects, earthworms, mice, small birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, crayfish, but do not "fish" like herons.
Resident sandhill cranes are usually seen in very small groups or pairs. In November and December, however, large flocks of northern cranes move in, more than doubling the population in the state and then leave during March and April. The sandhill crane is a close relative to the nearly extinct whooping crane, which is being reintroduced into the state. Young sandhills weigh about twelve pounds, males are larger than females, but external markings are identical. Cranes live to be older than most birds, some reaching 20 years old.
I found these two Looking for food along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
On outdoor location to a village called Mukhmelpur, on the outskirts of Delhi for a rural shoot, I captured this pretty young girl (model) looking towards me, carrying green grass home to be used as fodder for cattle in India. This girl looked rustic except for her tattoo on the wrist. Wearing a typical Indian rural outfit with her head covered with a 'dupatta', she totally looked her part of a young village girl. The wheat fields were beautiful green with a month or two away from harvesting!
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That's how many people in my neck of the woods refer to the Osprey.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Lakes and Ponds
Food : Fish
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Aerial Dive
Conservation : Low Concern
"Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming. These large, rangy hawks do well around humans and have rebounded in numbers following the ban on the pesticide DDT. Hunting Ospreys are a picture of concentration, diving with feet outstretched and yellow eyes sighting straight along their talons."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
3804
With outstretched wings from just landing, this reddish egret takes a big step as it readies itself for more fishing antics. Can't wait to see them again!
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Another wild orchid I found on Painswick Beacon was the Common Twayblade. I like the way the little flowers resemble green men with arms outstretched - or is that just my imagination? :-)
I suppose this wildflower will be very common in several areas in Europe, but not in our densely built Flanders, I think. You're welcome to comment
Who would have ever suspected that on what was originally thought of as a mundane day, just like any other, that we would be amazed by the figure entering the chamber. Finally he had returned to the place where it all began such a long time ago. He carried himself with a slight limp and obviously exhausted from his journey but his spirits were lifted by the cheers of hurrah as he walked towards the inner sanctum where all his loyal followers were gathering in their hundreds waiting for him to speak. At last he settles at the entrance passage and stands with his arms outstretched gesturing for the crowd to raise from it's knees. The setting sun behind, illuminating his 'God-like' figure with golden rays of light spilling over his devoted subjects, and then silence. He finally broke the silence and his words spread over the crowd with the force of a tsunami " inspiration, Inspiration, inspiration"
Mala Mala Game Reserve
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya south to South Africa, and in The Gambia, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Chad in west Africa.
This is a close relative of the widespread Asian black-necked stork, the only other member of the genus Ephippiorhynchus.
They are silent except for bill-clattering at the nest. Like most storks, these fly with the neck outstretched, not retracted like a heron; in flight, the large heavy bill is kept drooping somewhat below belly height, giving these birds a very unusual appearance to those who see them for the first time. To experienced birdwatchers on the other hand, this makes them easily recognizable even if seen from a distance.
The saddle-billed stork, like most of its relatives, feeds mainly on fish, frogs and crabs, but also on small birds and reptiles. They move in a deliberate and stately manner as they hunt, in a similar way to the larger herons. Taken from Wikipedia.
I decided to go up to see the Dippers on the River Bradford last Thursday, on the back of a very good forecast the day before.
I had an early start, in case parking got awkward later. It didn't look terribly promising as I set off from Nottingham, but I decided to stick with it and arrived about 8:30 am to squally, overcast conditions with the sun occasionally trying but largely failing to make an impression, so after 10 minutes I headed out for a walk up river, which was quite high, sans camera.
I spotted 3 Dippers, the first happily singing in the rain, by the time I got to the sheep wash pens at the top. Having walked past there towards the wooden footbridge, I walked back down and found one on the wall of one of the pens. On the way back down, I found another with nesting material, so stopped to watch and locate the nest. It came back several times with nest material, whilst I hid and watched; it was sitting outside the nest location for several minutes before a second bird appeared to a lot of chatter; second later they both flew off, chasing downstream, but only 20 yards or so to perch in midstream on rock and weed platform respectively.
The two birds then began displaying: one rapidly fluttering outstretched wings, looking slightly submissive, the other repeatedly bobbing, or dipping, flicking its wings out as it did so. This went on for a few minutes, before the first bird also began bobbing. There was then some brief chatter before they chased off downstream, where I later found just one bird. Not sure quite what was going off there, as only one seemed to be a nest builder, but interesting to see the interaction.
I didn't stay, as on arrival back at the car it still looked very overcast, so I drove back home. Here's a photo from my last visit, 3 years ago now.
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Lakes and Ponds
Food : Fish
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Aerial Dive
Conservation : Low Concern
"Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming. These large, rangy hawks do well around humans and have rebounded in numbers following the ban on the pesticide DDT. Hunting Ospreys are a picture of concentration, diving with feet outstretched and yellow eyes sighting straight along their talons."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
5041
Bittern - Botaurus Stellaris
The bittern is a thickset heron with all-over bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars. It flies on broad, rounded, bowed wings. A secretive bird, very difficult to see, as it moves silently through reeds at water's edge, looking for fish. The males make a remarkable far-carrying, booming sound in spring. It's very small, reedbed-dependent population make it an Amber List species.
It is also a Schedule 1 species.
Unlike the similar storks, ibises, and spoonbills, herons, egrets, pelicans, and bitterns fly with their necks retracted, not outstretched.
Eurasian bitterns feed on fish, small mammals, amphibians and invertebrates, hunting along the reed margins in shallow water. British records include eels up to 35 cm (14 in) and other fish, mice and voles, small birds and fledglings, frogs, newts, crabs, shrimps, molluscs, spiders and insects. In continental Europe, members of over twenty families of beetle are eaten, as well as dragonflies, bees, grasshoppers and earwigs. Some vegetable matter such as aquatic plants is also consumed.
Males are polygamous, mating with up to five females. The nest is built in the previous year's standing reeds and consists of an untidy platform some 30 cm (12 in) across. It may be on a tussock surrounded by water or on matted roots close to water and is built by the female using bits of reed, sedges and grass stalks, with a lining of finer fragments. Four to six eggs are laid in late March and April and incubated by the female for about twenty-six days. After hatching, the chicks spend about two weeks in the nest before leaving to swim amongst the reeds. The female rears them without help from the male, regurgitating food into the nest from her crop, the young seizing her bill and pulling it down. They become fully fledged at about eight weeks.
The Eurasian bittern has a very wide range and a large total population, estimated to be 110,000 to 340,000 individuals. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its overall conservation status as being of "least concern because although the population trend is downward, the rate of decline is insufficient to justify rating it in a more threatened category. The chief threat the bird faces is destruction of reed beds and drainage and disturbance of its wetland habitats. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The southern race has suffered catastrophic decline during the 20th century due to wetland degradation and, unlike the northern race, is of high conservation concern.
In the United Kingdom, the main areas in which the Eurasian bittern breeds have been Lancashire and East Anglia with an estimated 44 breeding pairs in total in 2007. However, the Lancashire population at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve has declined in recent decades, while bitterns have been attracted to new reed beds in the West Country. In Ireland, it died out as a breeding species in the mid-19th century, but in 2011 a single bird was spotted in County Wexford and there have been a number of subsequent sightings. In the 21st century, bitterns are regular winter visitors to the London Wetland Centre, enabling city dwellers to view these scarce birds.
Population:
UK breeding:
80 males
UK wintering:
600 birds
Europe:
21 - 29,000 pairs
The Wood Stork.
Large, white Wood Storks wade through southeastern swamps and wetlands. Although this stork doesn't bring babies, it is a good flier, soaring on thermals with neck and legs outstretched. This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish and crustaceans. This ungainly looking stork roosts and nests in colonies in trees above standing water.
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... you can go swimming again :-)
Today I also got really wet. The two rascals had been fighting right next to me on the opposite side of the stream, so I shooed them apart with the water gun and they jumped onto the concrete wall on this side of the stream. Timmy, however, immediately placed himself right in front of Sammy again. So another shot at Sammy's tail. He moved a few metres away, Timmy after him. I had to go back and around the house because I didn't have the key. There they were facing each other on the bridge. I picked Timmy up with my arms outstretched, but he wriggled so much that I had to hold him to my chest. And that got me wet too :-)))
You should have seen me shooting there on the bank with the water cannon in my hip - Django is shit compared to that ;-)))
If I counted correctly, the bath in the stream was #9
Large, long-legged bird shaped much like a heron. Gray body, sometimes with intense rusty staining. Adults have red crown. Often in large flocks at migration and wintering concentration points. Favors marshes and agricultural fields where they eat primarily grains. In flight, neck is outstretched, unlike herons with tucked necks. Snappy wingbeats. Listen for far-carrying bugling call. (eBird)
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A surprise find for an early Spring morning. This small flock of Sandhill Cranes flew up the river on their way to their breeding territories a little further north.
Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 2023.