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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.

another shot from February 2015, still quite a winter!

First year male Goosander

This is quite a busy intersection. Tsuen Wan Road and Kwai Chung Road run parallel at ground level before they split to different directions. The overpasses on the right belong to three MTR lines: Airport Express, Tsuen Wan Line and Tung Chung Line. In the left background the flyovers to Tsing Kwai Highway. Shot from the footbridge beside the Lai King MTR station.

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Taken locally on our walks!

Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

It is a migratory passerine which winters in southern and western Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full species.

This warbler gets its name from its simple distinctive song, a repetitive cheerful chiff-chaff. This song is one of the first avian signs that spring has returned. Its call is a hweet, less disyllabic than the hooeet of the willow warbler or hu-it of the western Bonelli's warbler.

The common chiffchaff breeds across Europe and Asia east to eastern Siberia and north to about 70°N, with isolated populations in northwest Africa, northern and western Turkey and northwestern Iran. It is migratory, but it is one of the first passerine birds to return to its breeding areas in the spring and among the last to leave in late autumn. When breeding, it is a bird of open woodlands with some taller trees and ground cover for nesting purposes. These trees are typically at least 5 metres (16 ft) high, with undergrowth that is an open, poor to medium mix of grasses, bracken, nettles or similar plants. Its breeding habitat is quite specific, and even near relatives do not share it; for example, the willow warbler (P. trochilus) prefers younger trees, while the wood warbler (P. sibilatrix) prefers less undergrowth. In winter, the common chiffchaff uses a wider range of habitats including scrub, and is not so dependent on trees. It is often found near water, unlike the willow warbler which tolerates drier habitats. There is an increasing tendency to winter in western Europe well north of the traditional areas, especially in coastal southern England and the mild urban microclimate of London. These overwintering common chiffchaffs include some visitors of the eastern subspecies abietinus and tristis, so they are certainly not all birds which have bred locally, although some undoubtedly are.

Population:

UK breeding:

1,200,000 territories

UK wintering:

500-1,000 birds

abandoned renovations? for Window Wednesday, HWW!

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

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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Quite desolate and weather beaten on a Wyoming landscape - this old outbuilding survives.

(They say there are more Pronghorn Antelope in Wyoming than people, also they are the only American Antelope.)

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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.

You can get star trails even in cities with lots of light pollution. About 18 mo ago, I took photos at night in Sydney. I didn't get as many star trails as I had hoped for but did get lots of plane trails.

I tried again later this time after the planes stop flying in and out of Sydney's main airport at 11 pm. I also used a different lens. The only problem I had was it was quite windy which caused a bit of camera shake even though the camera was on a tripod. At least I did not have to worry about dew on the camera or lens. This image is a composite of 113 photos.

f/4 30 Sec ISO 250 28mm Pentax DFA 15-30mm Pentax K-1 MkII

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Quite until mom or dad return with a snack from the swamp!

It was quite a stormy day and the tugs had to struggle to push the empty bulker against the wind to its berth respectively to keep it away from the opposite side of the basin, as can be seen in the picture.

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

➣ Locals playing cards in the street. Quite frequently seen in Trinidad, Cuba.

➣ Locales jugando a las cartas en la calle. Muy visto en Trinidad, Cuba.

➣ Des locaux jouant aux cartes dans la rue. Une scène fréquemment vue à Trinidad, Cuba.

This Cormorant was struggling to swallow the large fish that it had just caught. It did succeed in the end!

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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.

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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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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.

I quite liked the silhouettes of the misty trees at the lock.

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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 .

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.

Quite a collection of Tractors.

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.