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I recently spotted this pair of dahlias at a local park. What caught my attention were the subtle colour variations within the petals.

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This pair of Wood Ducks quickly skimmed over the long waterway that separates woodland and marsh at Lake St. Clair Metropark.

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Une autre paire

In Wales

Pair of windows of a renovated house in the streets of old Kastoria.

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Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Owlets from same burrow as this adult

Carden Alvar, Ontario

Canada

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A pair of Aromatica tomatoes (my favourites) joined by the vine on which they grew.

Also making use of my new light box I got for my birthday this year.

This Bald Eagle pair (Male-upper left, Female-lower right) share a bough and bask in the early morning sunshine.

I went to the Sandhill Crane Festival in Fairbanks, Alaska and was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting four days of rain but we had two nice afternoons of some sunshine otherwise it would have been disappointing for photograhy! One of the rainy evenings I was thrilled to see hundreds if not more than a thousand cranes arrive to Creamer's Field in Fairbanks. Here I've captured two cranes coming in to one of the fields to eat and rest for a bit on their migration south.

Taken 25 August 2018 at Creamer's Field, Fairbanks, Alaska.

A pair of Cooper's Hawks were busy flying to various trees and trying to extract some twigs. They were then flying back to another tree that was being used to build a nest. It was quite a neat experience and they let me get a bunch of images while they worked on their material gathering.

Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON

Few more day before I put my waterlilies in the pond.

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A pair of Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) resting in the shallows of a wetland on the prairie landscape east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

17 May, 2018.

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It was an off winter for Mushrooms and now I've got them coming up in clusters around our property.

Wild South Africa

Kruger National park

A pair of Northern Gannets at their nest.

The male on the left had just returned and the female started to shake her head from side to side as if saying "Where have you been for all this time?"

The male then started to dart forward excitedly towards the female, beak agape,but never got too close.!

A few days later the female laid her first egg in the nest.

The head shaking is behaviour I have seen before but I have never managed to capture it on camera!.

Taken at RSPB Bempton.

This majestic pair of eagles has a nearby nest with chicks getting nearly as big as the adults. Full grown juveniles look larger than their parents with larger wing feathers. Female adults are the largest in the family. . (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

I love the elegant old wooden barns of the midwest. They are fast disappearing.

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A pair of cardinals were sitting on snow and ice covered branches in the yard after a recent snowstorm.

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Common Crow (Euploea core)

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In the evening sun and after the rain: Großer Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) - (eurasion) curlew

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Großer Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) - (eurasion) curlew

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fer_Brachvogel

Der Große Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel (Scolopacidae). Es werden zwei Unterarten unterschieden. Die Nominatform ist in Mitteleuropa ein zunehmend seltener Brut- und Sommervogel. Die Rote Liste der Brutvögel Deutschlands von 2015 führt die Art in der Kategorie 1 als vom Aussterben bedroht.[1] Er ist während der Zugzeiten ein regelmäßiger Durchzügler und Rastvogel, der gebietsweise auch überwintert.[2]

In Deutschland war der Große Brachvogel im Jahre 1982 Vogel des Jahres.

Beschreibung

Der Große Brachvogel ist etwa 50 bis 60 cm lang und wiegt zwischen 600 und 1000 Gramm. Die Flügelspannweite beträgt 80 bis 100 cm. Die Vögel sind die größten Watvögel, und sie sind in Europa die häufigsten Vertreter der Brachvögel. Charakteristisches Kennzeichen des Großen Brachvogels ist der lange und stark nach unten gekrümmte Schnabel. Das Weibchen ist etwas größer als das Männchen und hat einen deutlich stärker gebogenen und längeren Schnabel. Ansonsten sehen die Geschlechter gleich aus.

Große Brachvögel sind eher unscheinbar gefärbt. Der Kopf, der Hals, die Brust die Körperoberseite sind fahl beigebraun mit dunklen Streifen und Flecken. Die Wangen sind dunkel gestrichelt und kontrastieren dadurch mit dem hellen Kinn- und Kehlfleck. Die Brust ist etwas kräftiger gestreift und wird zum Bauch hin heller. Im Flug wird der weiße Bürzel sichtbar, der mit dem weißen Rücken einen weißen Keil bildet.

Eurasian curlew

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The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

This is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with an 89–106 cm (35–42 in) wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g (0.90–3.00 lb).[2] It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill. Males and females look identical, but the bill is longest in the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a single Eurasian curlew, or even several ones, as there is much variation; telling male and female of a mated pair apart is usually possible however.

The familiar call is a loud curloo-oo.

The only similar species over most of the curlew's range is the whimbrel (N. phaeopus). The whimbrel is smaller and has a shorter bill with a kink rather than a smooth curve. Flying curlews may also resemble bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) in their winter plumages; however, the latter have a smaller body, a slightly upturned beak, and legs that do not reach far beyond their tail tips. The Eurasian curlew's feet are longer, forming a conspicuous "point".

The curlew exists as a migratory species over most of its range, wintering in Africa, southern Europe and south Asia. Occasionally a vagrant individual reaches places far from its normal range, such as Nova Scotia[3] and the Marianas.[4][5] It is present all year in the milder climates of Ireland and the United Kingdom and its adjacent European coasts.

I did go looking for Wood Ducks on this day, but of course couldn't pass on this fast-cruising pair of Mandarins. They were in and out of shade, which sort of accounts for my ridiculous EXIF settings. These exotics, likely descended from caged escapees, show up during our SoCal winters. As you can see, the female looks a lot like a female wood duck, and they were mixed in with the wood ducks I was hoping to find.

Oak trees in Government Canyon State Natural Area.

Puffins seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (1887)

Pair of Collared kingfishers (Todiramphus chloris)

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It took a little bit of waiting for the sunny railfan shot of the Missabe maroon pair once they were assigned to the E Lead Switch (actually 8 days of trying on the St. Louis River Road bridge), but we were able to get the DM&IR 215 and 403 working the north end of Proctor Yard here on September 27, 2021. Good thing we got the Missabe pair on day 8 as they only lasted on this job for 9 days. DMIR 215 and 403 are still together at Proctor but have spent the last few days inside the Diesel House.

Lots of CN painted EMDs continue working around Proctor as seen here around the yard, but two maroons look more at home even shuffling freight cars.

Silhouettes of coconut trees against a moody evening sky!

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Not often does one find purple tulips, but these water-drenched beauties were to be seen at The Leaf, a major horticultural attraction in Winnipeg. Happy Tulip Tuesday!

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Macro Monday: "Unusual Patterns"

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Monday Music Mania: Desperado

"Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy; she'll beat you if she's able. You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet..."

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