One of the beautiful roses I was privileged to grow. The bush is now long dead and gone.

One of the two young (likely) 4-year-old Bald Eagles I was privileged to enjoy a few weeks ago. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California.

@petra

...somewhere out there...

some people are just lucky or privileged... :)

It's not often you are privileged, to be too close, to these awesome Mammals, especially when they are alive. Taken in Norfolk

Its been wonderful to watch this female Nightjar over the last few weeks .Having laid 2 eggs over 3 weeks ago the nightjar now has a single chick.It seems one of the eggs may not have htched.

The chick is now several days old and it will be another few weeks before it will be independent.I feel privileged to watch and photograph these enigmatic birds and to witness something that most people will never see.

Taken in Devon

I was privileged to visit these wild horses a few years ago. I hit it on a great day, with the rabbitbrush in bloom. The horses are on private lands, likely of Morgan descent, and they can be adopted. You might want to read more about them on their website: www.oakcreekwildhorses.com

Tuzee is the father of the chicks posted yesterday, and he's married to the feisty female I posted a few days before. Honestly, I've been privileged to follow occasionally this amazing bird over the last few years. If you were wondering about his name, he wears the tag "02Z". He's just on patrol of his ocean cliffs here, the mighty Blue Pacific down below.

Agüero / Mallos de Agüero / Norte de Aragón / Spain.

Another beautiful view of Torres del Paine, Chile. The Horns are visible on the background. The hotel on the island has privileged views and the "empanadas" are quite tasty!

Here's that mated Bald Eagle pair I was privileged to see earlier this year. She's off the block first, and you can see she's wearing her wedding band. (Just kidding - she is banded though.) I was pretty pleased with myself here - usually my "takeoff" shots are too sloppy to post - you know, missing heads, soft focus, etc. Check it "L"arge or click it a couple of times.

How privileged I felt to be welcomed back to my favourite beach. She knew... oh she knew alright how much I loved seeing her again.. I do believe she loved seeing me too and this was her welcome to me and yes I am only a visitor but I love her so much and I miss her......

My grandad was a fireman on the trains and him and grandma spent much of their time in St Ives, maybe that how come I feel a spiritual relationship with this place...you never know ;)

Thank you I am privileged!

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It's been 6 years since I was privileged to view these 2 cubs and and a few other. I often wonder how they have faired.

Walking on the beach today and thinking in this question...How privileged are we?

My answer is: a lot.

Day days for Europe , sad days for humanity.

Off hiatus.

An iris flower bud, straight out of the camera, from yesterday. Thank God, we've had some rain, although it makes our iris flowers a little soppy. It didn't alter the shape of this bud.

I am privileged to be curator of two Galleries of photos of iris flowers, by other photographers. One of these is here. It has a link to the other one.

Thanks for looking! Isn't God a great artist?

I thought irises bloomed in the spring, but this one didn't get the memo, apparently. A fine orange iris, in my wife's iris bed, with morning dewdrops.

I am privileged to be curator of two Galleries of photos of iris flowers, by other photographers. One of these is here. It has a link to the other one.

Thanks for looking. Isn't God a great artist?

Thank you for the privledge and honour for choosing my photo for your group title.

So honoured to be given the title photo spot for ~*Fly With Me*~

From a privileged place

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After being conquered to the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques in 1166, Mourão Castle was integrated in the Portuguese Crown in 1271 as dowry of Spanish princess D. Beatriz de Gusmão for the marriage to D. Afonso III. Mourão castle was reinforced by D. Dinis. In 1657 it was rebuilt according to defensive rules. Seven bastions were built around the old castle. Church Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora das Candeias was also rebuilt. The image of the patron saint was the only thing that remained from the former church. This was the only building inside the castle (annual feast on February 2nd). The landscape has deeply changed, since this castle is located next to Alqueva reservoir.It is therefore a privileged viewpoint upon the great lake.

Doe Roe Deer this morning, feel privileged to have so much wildlife literally over the garden fence.

Deer is actually standing, that grass is tall.

Montanha vista do alto de São Macário para a Pena.

São Pedro do Sul

Portugal

The figure is a tiny carving, the Venus of Brassempouy, from about 23,000 BCE, which we were privileged to see on a trip to France.

As the title says, a fly, a small one on a yellow and bronze iris flower, after rain. From my wife's flower garden.

I am privileged to be curator of two Galleries of photos of iris flowers, by other photographers. One of these is here. It has a link to the other one.

Thanks for looking. Isn't God a great artist?

Every so often I am absolutely privileged to be in the right place and the right time and to witness sweetness between animals and humans. This is one of those 'never to be captured again' moments. This is Laura with her yearling colt, Simba. He is besotted with her and she him. Lovely to see. He is very much still a baby!

I've made a number of references to the two families of Peregrine Falcons I've been privileged to enjoy this past Spring, in particular, to their homeland cliffs where the Pacific Ocean meets the California shoreline. I particularly wanted this image to show **cliff**. Now, the juvenile falcon has only been flying a few days. But it is at home on these cliffs, and clearly able to do neck exercises with no worry of toppling over the edge. I was interested to see this behavior in the peregrine, as I have seen it many many times over the years in my burrowing owl experiences. Must be a muscle development thing.

So privileged to see so many different otters last Sunday on Mull. I think this is a female leading one of her cubs over the rocks back to their holt

These are the other two big players in the Roosevelt Elk herd I was privileged to observe for the day. It took me awhile, pooling through my memory card's take, to decide on names for them: Stud #2 and the Wannabe. In yesterday's post, Stud #1 did spend a little more time "sitting this one out" so to speak. At one point, he just laid out at the forest edge there behind these two hunks. Now this may not be what it appears, as though the wannabe is getting herded off by the big guy. I think they both had goals at the moment - the wannabe to eat, and the big guy on the right really just had his sights on a female ahead. You may not be able to tell here, but Stud #2's rack is a finely formed 6x7. And the Wannabe struts with his 5x5. (Not being a hunter who gauges such things 😏)

I have every reason to be happy...

I am privileged to live in PEACE !

How beautiful is that?

Ordinarily, flower-baskets are round and for hanging up...

Gathered all the cyclamens in one basket, I decided to photograph the whole scene instead of an 'isolated' few. I just love those colours...

The name Cyclamen is presumed to come from Greek 'kyclos', a circle referring to the round tubers, or leaves.

Lovely inverted flowers rise out of fantastically patterned rounded or heart-shaped leaves. Some of the patterns, particularly the silver leaved varieties are exquisite and can truly be described as a wonder of nature.

From the family Primulaceae, they come in beautiful colours from white, pink, purple, red and combinations of these.

Cyclamen like the cool; the smaller the leaves, the cooler they can stand it.

The tubers are regarded as the favourite food for pigs in the South of France, Sicily and Italy, hence a rather uncommon common name Sowbread.

Cyclamen are poisonous; they have been used medicinally as a powerful purgative, but their toxicity makes this risky.

JOY from STUDIO INDIGO.

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This was one of those times when I felt truly privileged to be so close to a wild bird and the experience made my day!

This kestrel was perched in a tree and then flew down to the ground. I was not in a hide or wearing any camo and she stayed there just a few metres in front of me for about 5 minutes. She seemed completely calm with my presence, looking around and occasionally glancing over at me.

I was very privileged this morning to see the third Australian Hobby chick being 'encouraged' out of the nest for the first time. Once out Mum and Dad 'stood guard' on high while the two other chicks were helping number 3 learn the ropes. Shot in drizzle under heavy cloud.

I've been truly honored, privileged and blessed to watch this mating pair of Bald Eagles over the last several years. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

alpe Meri m.1661 - valle Antrona (Piemonte)

And I have been privileged to share 50 of those years with you.

HMAM 😊😊😍

With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️

History of things

One form to another

Any moment whatever

Il Rosa si specchia nel Lago Smeraldo m. 2850 nelle prime ore della mattina

The Panticosa Spa is located in a privileged enclave, in the cirque of glacial origin in which the Ibón de Baños sits and surrounded by nine mountains of more than 3000 meters of altitude. The thermal properties of its waters, which spring at 53° C, were already known in the time of the Roman emperor Tiberius, as witnessed by the discovery of some coins from that time.

El Balneario de Panticosa se encuentra en un enclave privilegiado, en un circo de origen glacial en el que se asienta el Ibón de Baños, rodeado de más de nueve montañas de más de 3000 m de altitud. Las propiedades termales de sus aguas, que brotan a 53° C, eran ya conocidas en tiempos del emperador romano Tiberio, como lo atestigua el hallazgo de unas monedas de esa época.

Amsterdam - Beethovenstraat

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"If you have your own home,

Eat full meals & drink clean water,

Have a mobile phone,

Can surf the internet, and

have gone to college,

You are in the minuscule privileged lot.

(in the less than 7% category) "

Taken from tje Mimico Creek Estuary and Wetlands in Humber Bay Park West on Saturday.

Best seen large, thanks for visiting.

You can find this pack at Cakeday which starts on May 13th : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CAKEDAY/51/186/29

so privileged to have these Tawny Frogmouth's as regular visitors

After living more than four years in Charleston, SC, privileged to have shot for the first time, Palmetto Railway running the street at N. Charleston from Navy Yard to one of the customers. There is no fixed timing for this movement and even the long term local train spotters have barely able to catch this train.

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Every year this day makes me smile. Although I am not an American, I have been privileged to know some of the most amazing, and rare Americans. My memories of my friends from Washington DC, to Penn State, Montana, to all my friends who are in the States reminds me of the adventures, lessons, and love I received from them.

Hanging with my flag, and my little American Bully.. ♥

I want to wish my own family, and all my friends a wonderful Fourth of July. May Freedom grow.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Ayn Rand

And a Classic...

youtu.be/BZMQJy53lBg?si=bkv_27MzvWhZaby3

I felt very privileged to have precious moments recently watching a Wren restlessly foraging amongst the branches of a rose bush and perching on a nearby creeper in our garden for what seemed like a generous amount of time given the fast and furious movement of this high energy little bird. Seeing a Wren is always an immenseley uplifting experience for me.

Stephen Moss in his lovely biography, "The Wren" concurs, "Few things are as small- and yet as powerful - as the sight of a Wren as it passes momentarily through our space, its life intersecting briefly with ours before it vanishes once again back into its own secret world."

Thank you all for your kind responses.

“A garden should make you feel you have entered privileged space - a place not just set apart but reverberant - and it seems to me that, to achieve this, the gardener must put some kind of twist on the existing landscape, turn its prose into something nearer poetry.”

-- Michael Pollan

I was very privileged to spend some time watching one of these beautiful little butterflies feeding recently on Daneway Banks, between Stroud and Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK.

This butterfly was first recorded as a British species in 1795 and, even then, was considered a rare insect. Due to the loss of suitable habitat, the endemic subspecies of Large Blue became extinct in the British Isles in 1979, the last site being on Dartmoor in Devon. It has since been reintroduced, it also has a fascinating and very unusual life cycle, well worth reading more about.

Handheld, Pentax K5 II paired with the Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 Lens, Tweaked in DxO Optics Pro also cropped about 20%.

For more info.:-

www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=arion

Mesa del Mar es un pequeño núcleo turístico ubicado en la zona costera de Tacoronte - Tenerife, a casi cinco kilómetros del centro municipal y a una altitud media de 274 msnm.

Mesa del Mar se dispone en dos núcleos diferenciados; la zona alta, con chaléts dispuestos en torno a las calles del Médico Ernesto Castro y de Mesa del Mar, y una zona de edificios de apartamentos en el litoral.

El barrio cuenta con una plaza pública, un pequeño embarcadero, una ermita dedicada a Ntra. Sra. del Carmen, un parque infantil e instalaciones deportivas.

Aquí se encuentra la playa de La Arena, a la que se accede a pie por un pequeño túnel y que ofrece aguas tranquilas al resguardo de las corrientes marinas, contando con diversos servicios y un paseo marítimo. Mesa del Mar cuenta también con varias piscinas naturales.

Parte de la zona costera del barrio se encuentra dentro del espacio del Paisaje Protegido de Costa de Acentejo.

Mesa del Mar is a small tourist center located in the coastal area of Tacoronte - Tenerife, almost five kilometers from the municipal center and at an average altitude of 274 meters above sea level.

Table of the Sea is arranged in two differentiated nuclei; The upper area, with chalets set around the streets of Doctor Ernesto Castro and Mesa del Mar, and an area of apartment buildings on the coast.

The neighborhood has a public square, a small jetty, a hermitage dedicated to Our Lady of Carmen, a playground and sports facilities.

Here you will find La Arena beach, which is accessed by foot through a small tunnel and offers calm waters to protect the sea currents, with various services and a promenade. Mesa del Mar also has several natural pools.

Part of the coastal area of the neighborhood is within the space of the Protected Landscape of Acentejo Coast.