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American White Pelican

Generally quite dark compared to other orb web spiders and can be found close to water where their webs are spun on fencing, buildings and bridges and rarely on vegetation. Close to a river near me where I live a river flows under a road in a tunnel these Orbweb spiders can be found and seen in their webs close to the lights that help to light up the pathway where they have the best of both worlds, warmth from the lights where I have even seen the adults spiders here in February with snow outside and plus their prey such as moths and flies are attracted to the lights also. Its amazing to see their webs so close together and not eating each other, nature can be truly amazing at times.

the horbills are quite large birds used to feed on fruit and mainly insects,arachnids and small vertebrates.

but they are not used to kill aduld birds.

in this case an African Grey Hornbill (tockus nasutus) has cought and killed a social weaver.

"a strange behaviour"

Etosha National Park ,Namibia

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An unusual sight .. a wombat at the beach. He was pretty determined, moved at quite a pace and swam across a small creek to get there.

First year male Goosander

Quite a stand out feature in the cactus gardens.

Quite often We run out of Time..... It is the most valuable thing that we have

So Today make Time to tell someone that you. Love them, Spend Time with someone..... and most important it is Time to Smile.

A green-bee eater perched on the electric wire

Usually in winter, I photograph birds outside, but the kowhai tree flowering last spring was incredible... and the best view is from inside, where it's elevated and I can photograph straight into the tree. So I spent some time photographing through double glazing! Not my favourite glass... but... the glimpse into birdworld was too strong to resist :-)

Silvereyes are very communal birds, often visiting in small family groups and pairs. Some preening pairs are family, some couples, and some just dating ;-) If one preens too roughly the moment is soon over!

I glimpsed this pair through my lcd quite far back in the tree... I didn't see them at all with my bare eyes. They were there maybe only a minute, but seeing minutes like these makes a lot of happiness :-)

Here's to the world beyond the window...

and to moments of joy 🌼

whether quiet or aloud

my thanks for being here

on the other side of the glass!! :-)

Long Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus). Long Tailed Tit showing off - holding on with one foot while busy eating with the other :D

Location:Corfu/Greece. (Only crop/720mm)

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At the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. This cemetery was in use from around the early 15th century up to the late 19th - then the area was completely full and a new cemetery was needed.

It is estimated that some 100 000 persons have been buried here, and there are around 12 000 tombstones preserved.

We went quite far into the swamps in search of a sunrise shooting location. It was our mistake, along the way we missed a couple of pretty good ones in search of the best one. Therefore, we met the dawn at a rather boring location

Nonbreeding Northern Mallard pair from 2017.

This is part of the Nidderdale Way footpath between hamlet of Hayshaw and the village of Dacre Banks in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire looking towards Dacre Banks

The path across this field of rough grazing is quite indistinct so it was a relief to reach the gate.

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It was quite a climb but it was worth it for the panoramic views including this view of the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou. It gives you a good look at the famous crenellated towers.

In the desert areas of Morocco kasbah means a large estate home like a manor house in English or hacienda in Spanish. The beautiful Kasbah Ait Benhaddou has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and has been the location for many movies. It sits in a small oasis next to a mostly dry stream bed with towering hills of stone behind it.

"Now she's lit by the warm orange spreading from the horizon as not-quite-day, becomes not-quite-night"

- David Levithan, Every Day

Beautiful sunset over North Star Lake in the Chippewa National Forest near Marcell, Minnesota.

Photo was taken from my campsite at the North Star Lake National Forest Campground on Minnesota Highway 38, aka the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway.

This stretch of highway is one of the most scenic in the state. The Highway 38 road bed still retains a fair amount of its original upsy-downsy curvyness. It goes north out of Grand Rapids and runs until it intersects Minnesota Highway 1 in Effie.

Found this spiky little beauty in my garden today right during the hour of sunset. I've noticed these caterpillars(Unknown ID) quite a few times now and they seem to be very fond of the flower buds. Spotted two of these guys today and took some snaps and this was one of the decent ones.

Thanks everyone for viewing and your comments are largely appreciated!!

Not quite shot into the sun - a little to the left, a gap in the clouds as it was getting low.

Canon EOS 550D EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ƒ/5.6 250.0 mm 1/500 ISO 100

Quite a famous place in Lisbon near the tram N28 stop. Nearby the descent begins down to the Alfama district.

it's always difficult to come up with something different, when you have photographed a bird many times. This pose however fitted the bill perfectly if you'll excuse the pun.

A beach regular and a very welcome one albeit not seen in usual numbers this summer.

Ringed Plover - Charadrius Hiaticula - adult

Ardmucknish Bay - Scotland

As always I extend my sincere gratitude to all who are kind enough to comment and fave my photos or even stop by and just have a look. It is very much appreciated.

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Quite windy and these delicate Garas looked as if they were having a good time swaying and dancing to the rhythm of the wind.

Little Grebe chick Vs. Stickleback.

Victoria Park, Glasgow.

Tune

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Yeah, I've been gone on business

I've gotta make some money

I really feel the distance

And I quite miss home

And I miss you telling me

To leave my shoes at the door

'Cause you just swept the floor and the dirt drives you crazy

Yeah, I quite miss home

'Cause it feels like poetry

When the rain falls down on the window

While you're in my arms and we're watching the TV

Yeah, I quite miss home

Yeah, I quite miss home

I smell you cooking from the living room

And then I tell you that I love your food

I know it doesn't come easy

But you know it reminds me where I'm from

Lily pads seen at Robert H. Long Nature Preserve near Commerce Michigan.

Quite amusing watching these burying their winter stash but always finding time for a snack in between

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Lately I have been quite busy and had pretty much no time to spend here on Flickr. So I apologize if I haven't been around commenting on your photos. That will change soon hopefully. The good thing is that the weather permitted for a couple of excursions over the past weekends so I got to take a few shots. However, no time means no time to go through and edit them so now that I am slowly coming back to Flickr I am posting a photo from my archive that has already been edited. Quite obvious that this is spring picture and not summer, the grass is very green. I took this one a couple of months ago in a place in New Hampshire that I have never been before: New Castle. New Castle is a small island right at the border of New Hampshire and Maine. Most of the water around it comes from Piscataqua river as it sits right at the edge of its delta. Quite a picturesque place which I will visit again at the right season (Fall). I hope everyone is doing well.

Jimmy Sax - Paris (by Kungs)

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Two ducks swim away into the mist of Jordan Lake, North Carolina, USA

Hotel grounds, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Order : Lepidoptera

Family : Erebidae

Sub-Family : Erebinae

Genus : Ophiusa

Species : Ophiusa tirhaca

Maybe not as spectacular as some of the Thailand moths but still quite attractive with forewings varying in colour from green to brown.

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All my insect pics are one shot, hand-held macros of live insects in the wild.

Quite a few at Grangemouth today but the light was quite poor

Quite an unusual Spring. Nearly everything bloomed early here in the south and this was one of the last redbuds to be found anywhere.

Keel billed Toucan, (Ramphastos sulfuratus ), seen in the cloud forest of Costa Rica

The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan, keel toucan, or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Colombia. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.

Missing Them .

I ve quite enjoyed my photos going from grey to orange these past few days and the heatwave.

This was Studland Bay in Dorset yesterday evening. I wasn't expecting to get my telephoto lens out but it was one of those hazy sunsets at the end of a sweltering hot day with the sun a red ball instead of my usual starburst. This is normally a great location for long exposures but I was mesmerised by those gentle ripples.

It's definatly cooling down now and with a thunderstorm in the air.

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Bald Eagle Pair in Westmoreland County, PA

I was fortunate enough to see courtship displays from both Great and Snowy Egrets this spring. This beauty was putting on quite a show.

It is quite amazing how much fish a great blue heron can consume during its morning feed, and how much it can swallow at once. In this image the blue heron I had been photographing just caught a large catfish which was about to be swallowed whole.