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The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is found in most provinces and territories in Canada, as its name implies. Its range extends north of the Arctic Circle in the Yukon, and to Churchill in Manitoba, Little Shagamu River in Ontario, and to Schefferville in Quebec. It does not occur in southern British Columbia, being replaced there by the western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, or in southwestern Ontario, approximately west of Toronto, where it is replaced by the eastern tiger swallowtail. It has not been reported from Labrador, but has been seen in western Newfoundland. It is seen in the northern third of the United States. Within this range, it is a very common and well-known butterfly, even more so around woodland edges. It is one of the most common puddling species and often hundreds will gather at a single puddle. (Wikipedia)
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Butterflies seem to be in short supply this year so I was pleased to find this swallowtail feeding on the nectar of the honeysuckle.
Carden Alvar, Ramara, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.
Due to the amount of awards and comments, I can't thank everyone individually, so I'm doing it here.
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Pleased to say I heard my first cuckoo of the spring yesterday
Here's a shot from a while back (not uploaded before)
Have a great weekend
Thanks for stopping by my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards
Thanks for stopping by in my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.
Pleased to get a flight shot.
It was great just watching this Dragonfly as well as trying to photograph it, I watched as it chased a Butterfly which only escaped by diving into the grass, another one didn't have the chance to as it was over the water and after a frantic aerial duel it just managed to evade it, great to watch!
So pleased to have seen this Osprey on the Royal military canal Appledore in Kent , we do not get many Ospreys in Kent and with a population of less than 500 birds in the UK that live mainly in Scotland and Northern England and Wales it is rare to see them here .This one (probably) just passing through on his way to a warmer climate for the winter .The National Trust looks after a three-mile stretch of the Royal Military Canal in Appledore, Kent where this image was taken
Podere Baccoleno during the sunset, now one of the most photographed places in Tuscany.
We stayed down there for 8 days and every night above the cypress avenue / driveway between 20 and 50 photographers gathered to capture the evening spectacle in the picture. And of course I was there on some evenings;-))
Today I show my 1000th image in Flickr, time to say thank you for your loyalty, the many comments, favorites and image reviews. I am very pleased.
Podere Baccoleno während des Sonnenuntergangs, inzwischen eine der meist fotografierten Orte in der Toskana.
Wir wohnten dort unten für 8 Tage und jeden Abend versammelten sich oberhalb der Zypressenallee/Zufahrt zwischen 20 und 50 Fotografen, um das abendliche Schauspiel im Bild festzuhalten. Und natürlich gehörte ich auch an einigen Tagen dazu;-))
Heute zeige ich mein 1000. Bild in Flickr, Zeit, danke zu sagen für eure Treue, die vielen Kommentare, Favoriten und Bildbetrachtungen. Es freut mich sehr.
Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!
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Thanks for stopping by in my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.
Only realised this very afternoon that I had taken a boardwalk shot from Godrevy car park that actually had a very tiny view of the Atlantic Ocean and was so pleased. Every single plank so lovingly familiar :)
Pleased I was able to finally get to this iconic Mt. Rainier waterfall. It's famous for lining up with Rainier nicely. Last time I was here the trails were closed for maintenance.
I'd heard Myrtle can be a tough shoot, so was here in the dark. Wasn't sure why. Short hike to get to it. It is an easy shoot actually, for just one shooter. No room for another to set up. Can't see the falls for the trees, except for this one small window.
The smoky skies enhanced the rosy glow that Rainier gets for a short time each sunrise. Who needs sleep when you can get up and begin a day with sights like this? A nap later helps tho.
Friday is here! Have a wonderful day and weekend!
This Golden-crowned Sparrow looks a bit grumpy. "The Golden-crowned Sparrow arrives earlier and stays longer on its California wintering grounds than almost any other bird species. When day length increases in the spring, the Golden-crowned Sparrow detects the change through photoreceptors (light-sensitive cells). Its body responds by putting on fat and getting an urge to migrate." Information from the All About Birds website, www.allaboutbirds.org, © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
I was so pleased to see that the puffins were still at their nesting site as they would be leaving soon to go out to sea for the winter. We met people just a few days after we were there and they didn't see any puffins. Timing is everything! I had an absolutely amazing evening with them when they flew much closer. Actually, they flew in just as we were arriving so 5 more minutes and I could have set up properly. After they started wandering around, no one moved so they would not be disturbed. This is one of the wonderful close-up views that I got. Taken at Elliston, Newfoundland.
Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Apparently, Larks like the summer and warm temps here in Jordan; and I'm pleased and happy they do. They are certainly great subjects... hopping up onto stones and boulders in the sun, they seem unconcerned with the kestrals and buzzards that are always patrolling above them, who I must say also seem more interested in doves and feral pigeons.
Another warm morning, fantastic up and down walking among the pines and olive trees in and around the edge of the forest reserve. The 400 mm is almost one Kg (2+ lbs) heavier than the 300 mm... still working on handheld technique with it... plus walking is very deliberate on up and downhill scree and loose soil... can't drop or land on top of this! :-)
Shout out to the Jordan Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) for their great work in the protected areas of Jordan and also Mr. Mohammad Hammad and Mr. Ali Hasan at SixT for always finding me the compact SUV I need to get around on the weekends in back-country Jordan... :-)
Il en est couvert mais si content ! (he is covered with it but so pleased...)
Prats de Mollo, Pyrénées Orientales, France.
Mieux en grand, better in large, click L.
Pleased to get some good views of this Wagtail
As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated
Stay safe
Der Steinschmätzer gilt in Deutschland als vom Aussterben bedroht. Ich selber kannte ihn noch nicht bevor ich ihn fotografierte und freute mich, dass ich von den selten gewordenen Exemplaren einen entdecken konnte.
Das Bild musste ich leider stark ausschneiden, so das die Qualität nicht mehr so klasse ist.
The wheatear is considered endangered in Germany. I myself did not know him before I photographed him and was pleased that I could discover one of the rare specimens.
Unfortunately, I had to crop the picture, so that the quality is no longer so great.
I visited Skipton Castle in September and heard running water, through a window there, from the valley below. I thought this was strange as there is a canal below the castle. I decided to investigate the source of this water on leaving the castle. I headed along the canal to find a river running parallel with the canal and into the river flowed this waterfall. It didn't look much at first but I thought it would make a good long exposure shot. I didn't have any ND filters with me at the time or a tripod. I had to set the aperture to f22 to restrict the light coming into the camera and slow the shutter speed, Then basically placed the camera on the path floor and set a two second timer. I was more than pleased with the finished result.
Pleased to see this male visiting my garden regularly at the minute, hopefully he's raising young and he'll bring them along when they've fledged!
(well worth viewing large)
Pleased to get some good views of this Wagtail
As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated
Stay safe
Pleased to see that BBC Springwatch are using one of my images taken of this Stoat last year. Just going through the shots and found this one previously not shared :-).
This was a special day when this Stoat decided to carry on scent marking al around me for a good 10mins. Up and down the path at great speed marking all the vegetation :-) These magical moments just dont come often
Very pleased to announce that I've been granted the wonderful honour of exhibiting my work at Gemini Gallery from this Saturday.
I've put together an all-new, themed collection for this exhibit and I am excited to show you all!
Opening party is at Gemini this Saturday, Jan 16th, at 8pm SLT. Would love to see you there!
Pleased to get this photo, a bird we don't see very often. Taken in the garden. I was just leaving the house fortunately carrying my camera bag, when I saw it fly into the tree...
Continuing with Raptors NOT On Fence Posts, this male Northern Harrier - aka Grey Ghost - wasn't too pleased with me when I hiked the Riverwalk Trail in Grasslands Park recently. Yes indeed, I was on foot for this! It is cropped, but not upscaled, as we were quite close. So unusual to get anywhere near this species - it must have a nest nearby.
Harriers are ground nesters. They like tall grasses near wetlands, and this place qualifies on both counts. I would bet that its mate was nest sitting while he patrolled the area. Male harriers like to spread their DNA far and wide: they will mate with several females if opportunity presents and have several families going simultaneously.
You'll never guess what happened next. Tune in tomorrow to find out!
Hmm... is anyone else having trouble finding their contacts now that Flickr has removed our People page? Currently when I click the appropriate box, I see the last dozen uploads from ONE of my Flickr friends... and nothing else. I'm sure the decision to "streamline" our interface was a money saving move and nothing more. Currently it has diminished my experience on this site and slowed down the commenting process by forcing me to scroll through group activity, when it works at all. And now this glitch. I'm not impressed.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I was very pleased to be able to capture this cloud formation, as it was a very unusual one.
The fine lining around the cloud was manifested when the cloud moved directly in front of the setting sun, giving it a bit of an abstract effect.
It is the first time I have seen this happen, so I was very excited to get this shot.
Please view in the large format to feel the full impact of the image.
Enjoy your day my friends, and stay safe and well. :-)
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