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Great Tit [Parus Major]
A lovely afternoon brought literally hundreds of wee birdies to my feeders at The Pixies.
This Great Tit waited on a branch for a few seconds, before darting down to get a peanut. Sometimes, they will sit and eat sunflower hearts but normally they just swoop in, take a nut, and fly off, then come back and repeat the procedure. Apparently, they stash their food for later.
At The Pixies
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
(cropped)
the secret of the fox
ancient mystery
somewhere deep in the woods
I know you're hiding
what is your sound?
will we ever know?
will always be a mystery
what do you say?
*I took this awhile ago at Dispersion, but think it may be closed now?
I saw a hooded merganser couple in the creek from a distance. They swam away from me, so I continued with other subjects. I noted that the drake was approaching, and took up a position where I could catch a glimpse of him through the foliage. This was the result - one of the closest encounters I've had with a hooded merganser!
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
They seemed like nervous birds. They would all get up and fly around in circles out over the marsh and land back down near the waters edge at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway, NJ.
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These beauties are such a delight to see flying around in the garden. So it's always nice to see that they are making more.
I always worry a little about them when they are on their honeymoon. They are very easy to spot and they are a highly sought after meal for birds.
Speaking of birds, the house finches have started visiting once more and I have seen a bunch of the tiny little guys that stick to the treetops. Well, I guess you can say I have seen them :) I haven't gotten a good look at the treetop hoppers, they move so quickly and stay so high. I know they are there, I hear them and see the activity. It's time to clean up boggy creek for the little migraters.
I will be on and off a while. I have a bunch of indoor projects in the works plus outdoor maintenance and company coming soon.
I hope your weekend is spectacular. Happy snapping.
To test out the bounce flash settings I was using my brother-in-law was kind enough to pause for the quick portrait.
Captured while indoors at a wedding reception venue.
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This European Goldfinch female appeared suddenly in front of me when I continued my walk outside Karkarook Park behind some industrial storage sheds. She sat only some 3-4 meters away and I almost panicked, desperately trying to focus with my 500mm lens. She allowed just two quick shots and disappeared.
Whilst walking the dogs early one morning I turned a corner and saw this hooded figure watching the sunrise. I only had my 30mm lens and time for a quick shot. Today being Sunday I sat down and played - HSS!
Out for a nature walk when this Ruby Throated Hummingbird zipped past me to feed in some Juniper bushes.
So much snow the last few days that I'm starting to tire of it. The dogs , however, are still loving every minute.
A quick stroll (about halfway out and back) on a cold night.
T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge; an approximately 1/3 mile-long pedestrian bridge stretches over the James River in Richmond, VA. The bridge is built on the remains of a 116 year-old hydroelectric dam/levee. The dam helped to fuel the turbines that drove one of the earliest street car systems in the United States