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Nuthatch: Sitta europaea

On my very first day there, this mum came along. What amazing sight!

Sunset at Reagh Island

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European Starling -

Peeking to see if there is any food under the bark. They will feed in trees where there is ripening fruit or large numbers of caterpillars. Foods eaten include seeds, insects, small vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, and fruits. The most common animals eaten by the Starling are centipedes, spiders, moths, and earthworms.

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Common blue damselfly on a grass stem.

Little one a curious feral cat who has adopted us.

Barred Owl, Abbotsford, B.C.

Sunrise peeks into the White Mountains along the Kanc', October 13, 2023. Rivers, meadows, mountains, and a peek of the morning sun. Welcome to the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Isle of Love

the blue gate of an empty lot. Love this shade of blue. Seen on my morning walk.

Squirrely-Doo

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I was just sitting out on the deck enjoying the fall sunshine .... you know the feeling of being watched?

REPOST 16/10/13

What can an astrophotographer do if the skies are cloudy?

There are several possibilities:

-Catch some sleep

-Have a drink with civilized friends that do not share his passion for all nighters in remote places

-Process old images that are buried in the abyss of your hard drive

-Go out shooting anyway and hope for a break in the clouds

While the last option might sound like the least alluring, its results can be very rewarding, if you are lucky enough to find that break in the clouds. If not, well… another lost night.

Here is an example from March. As the weather forecast was not entirely hopeless, I got out of my bed at midnight, drove 90 minutes into the mountains and snowshoed to the top of a hill for 30 minutes. I was rewarded with 2 minutes of partly clear skies and was able to capture this image.

What do you think; was it worth the effort?

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Canon EOS 6D, astro modified

Samyang 24mm f/1.4

8 x 10s @ISO 6400

Stacked for noise reduction

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1 of over 100 alligators at deep hole in Myakka River State Park.

There might be something coming out of it's home in the tree.

I'm not sure this meets the challenge of black and white with high contrast.

This Spotted Pardalote almost came and sat on my shoulder as I was taking some shots of a pair of Laughing Kookaburras.

I doubt that this sturdy and powerful male kudu would "say" such a silly thing, so I take total responsibility for the title! Aren't his markings incredible?

Cabbage Butterfly on Hosta Lilly

Sales Force Tower peek above the fog level during the Sunrise time.

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Pose: Peek-A-Boo

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Young red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) peeking from behind a tree.

Młoda wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) wyglądająca zza drzewa.

This is the same little spotless lady bug, this time peeking out at me. I didn't think I had any other usable shots of her, but by golly, you CAN see a little face! I'm so glad bug season is here!

Daphne and Benjamin Neustein playing peek a mew

Here is a peek-a-boo shot through a sprawling tree beside Crum Elbow Creek as it winds through the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY, October 6, 2023. Even if you don't go for a tour through how the rich-and-famous lived in the 19th century, the grounds here are incredible. The bridge design is a common one that you will find on old carriage roads, such as in Acadia National Park, ME.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

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A few years ago while admiring the front yard garden I was “Peeking Over” these Daisies. I watched as a playful squirrel climb up the pine trees searching for a snack I presume. This day was a warm early summer day and I enjoyed the peace and quiet. My yard chores could wait as they weren’t going anywhere anyway. Thanks for viewing my photos. Gratitude and Kindness were present as well.

3 week old baby owl peeking out from behind its mommy. Somehow managed to catch this hand holding a rented Nikon 200-500 mm lens.

This little Chipmunk has a hole right outside our basement window, so I see that little head sticking out all the time peeking about to make sure the coast is clear before scurrying off to raid the Goodie Bowls which I have temporarily started putting out again.

Next on my do to list is to clean those basement windows!

I loved seeing this young raccoon on our bayou tour as he was watching us carefully. Sadly, some bigger raccoons came along and chased this little fellow into the water.

Inspired by Guy Edwardes - nature photographer.

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The questions continue...

You might remember this little hole in a fence post at St Cyrus. A few weeks ago, I'd noticed a couple of male leafcutter bees on these posts, so on another visit I looked for nest holes in the posts, and was thrilled to find one occupied hole, but was then surprised to see that it was occupied not by a bee, but by a digger wasp (`Flick' back about 10 images in my stream). Since then, when I've been at St Cyrus, I've keenly looked in on the digger wasp as I passed; it was there every day I checked. Yesterday, after a break of about 6 days, I think, I was back and checked the post to find not the digger wasp but a cute bee in the same hole! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, so this is a quick snap on my phone.

I'm curious about what's gone on here; could they both be using the same hole?; did the wasp move out naturally, and then the bee moved in?; did the bee evict the wasp?; is one a parasite?; are they both nesting?; was one or both using it as shelter?

I'm also not sure what type of bee this is. The leafcutters I saw (a few photos in my recent uploads) have now been kindly IDd by the expert Steven Falk, as one of the rarer leafcutters, the black-headed leafcutter bee (Megachile circumcincta). This could be a female (according to his book, they usually nest in sandy ground, but have also been reported to nest in wood), but that's a wild guess.

So much to learn :D

Little Mickey was annoying me when I was having my "happy" mug of coffee, this afternoon 😉

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He was hiding behind the curtains!