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Thousands of bats in the background.
The council estimated about 10,000 recently died off in the heat waves, but there seems to be even more flying around..
Macro Mondays Theme, '5'.
Lemon pips.
In Britain, after the five 'pips' the news comes on the radio ;-))
HMM
This is Pip a young male pigeon who hatched about twelve weeks ago. He is already quite a strong flyer, but prefers to sit on my shoulder pecking my ears. "Eyes".. "Looking close on Friday"...
Pips rarely stands still out at the lake, but there's that 2 seconds where she does her pause to drip dry - well, sometimes !
I am not close to her at this point, so the scenery fades in the background, which I haven't yet mastered with the DoF.
Appreciate any advice…
Also, once again apologies and promises to catch up with you, as the last few weeks have been mostly spent flat on my back, which is such a waste of precious time :( ..
Confidente Piro piro piccolo Actitis hypoleucos si è fatto fotografare lungo un argine di Valle Saccagnana di Treporti
Confident Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos captured in Valle Saccagnana in Treporti
-- Setup --
Nikon D300s
Nikkor AF-S 300 f/4
Nikkor TC-E14 II
Treporti - Venice - Italy
April brought Pip down tonight to watch a movie, he does not like the camera, either charges it or runs away.
My friend recently got a puppy. Since it is rather active, we went for a wander in Horsethief Canyon this afternoon.
This one might not be super noir but that's okay. The trenchcoat doesn't fit on him since he's short, but I find that humorous more than anything else. Oh, and what he's holding is supposed to be a pipe, not a random dude's hand. :P
Thank you very much for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
Splendid Fairy-wren
Scientific Name: Malurus splendens
Description: The breeding plumage of the male is predominantly blue, varying from cobalt-blue in the east of its range to violet-blue in the west.It has black bands at the base of the tail (absent in the violet-blue birds), across the breast and from the beak, through the eyes to join a band across the back of its neck. Its crown and cheek patches are paler blue. Wings and long tail are brown with a blue wash. His beak is black and his legs and feet are brown-grey. In non-breeding plumage, called eclipse, he is very similar to the female, being pale brown above and buff to white underneath although he retains the blue wash on wings and tail. The female does not have the blue wash on her wings, but does have a reddish-tan line from beak to eye that extends into a ring around her eye. Her beak is reddish-tan.
Similar species: The male in breeding plumage is quite distinct but in eclipse he is similar to the males of other fairy-wrens in eclipse. A faint wash of blue on male wings during eclipse distinguishes this species from others. The female is similar to females of other fairy-wren species, but has a bluer tail than most.
Distribution: These birds are widely distributed across Australia in two areas. One area is from about Shark Bay south through WA, through SA except the coast to about the Flinders Ranges and the southern and central parts of NT. The eastern area include SA from the Flinders Ranges, the far north-western tip of Vic, NSW east to about Moree and Balranald and south central Qld.
Habitat: These birds live in arid to semi-arid areas, in mostly dense shrublands or woodlands of acacia, and mallee eucalypt with dense shrubs.
Seasonal movements: These birds are mostly sedentary, defending a territory all year, but the younger females may disperse to another territory. In some areas they are semi-nomadic, depending on local conditions.
Feeding: Like most of the fairy-wrens, Splendid Fairy-wrens eat mostly insects and forage on both the ground and in shrubs. They live in groups which forage together.
Breeding: The Splendid Fairy-wren female builds an oval domed nest of dry grass, strips of bark and rootlets, with an entrance two thirds of the way up one side. The female is the only member of the group to incubate the eggs, but all members of the group feed the chicks.
Calls: A rapid series of slightly metallic, high-pitched pips that blend into an "undulating" call.
Minimum Size: 12cm
Maximum Size: 14cm
Average size: 13cm
Average weight: 9g
Breeding season: mostly September-December, but can extend from August to April
Clutch Size: 2 to 4, mostly 3
Incubation: 15 days
Nestling Period: 11 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Well, here she is, naughty girl, with a head full of grass seeds and still all revved up from seeking out a bunny in the long grass then chasing him, poor thing, at a million m.p.h., with me in the ever decreasing background, calling, "Nooo !".. haha, oh dear ..
There was no way I could've 'captured' it, neither, as we were about to leave the lake and the camera was already back in the car .
But I have to hand it to the genius architecture and engineering of the eye… as poor as my eyesight is becoming, I got perfect focus on them as they tore past me..
What a brilliant snapshot it would've been with the late golden light on them, especially on their eyes .. but impossible to catch it with a camera ..
Bunny was fine..he/she outran my girl by a mile.
And with Pip once again tucked into the back seat, I made sure the window was half way up as we passed the kangaroos grazing a few mins later so she couldn't jump out and chase them too !
Pips. Her fascinations and, well, obsessions, require great patience.
Already a skilled and accomplished lizard seeker and stealthy stalker.
Almost moving like a pray mantis ... slowly, slowly edging closer…
Here she is now, waiting, waiting.
Just for the next glimpse of Mama Possum.
On our friends' front veranda, pieces of fresh, sweet fruit sit high up on a shelf.
Even some of Pips' kibble. But she doesn't mind.
If it brings Possie out, it's all worth it.
Pips is a dedicated possum watcher.
More waiting..