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Captured on a rather hot end of Spring day. Not many photographers out, as the sun was a tad fierce.
I wondered how the Magpie on the pathway was faring ...
Several hours after this was taken, we had a rather heavy thunderstorm, after a temperature of 30+ degrees Celsius.
Actually, the scientific name for this Robin is rather interesting:
" Turdus migratorius".............
Regardless, it's nice to see them back here (although many do not migrate!!).
Click to enlarge for even more fun, and details!!
Thanks for looking, etc.:)
SOMEWHERE IN SRI LANKA
MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM , ALREADY 20 INCHES ON THE GROUND, WITH 24 HOURS TO GO
A rather common migratory bird found in the countryside during winters. They converge in large numbers on areas with lots of Black Soil - agricultural fields, lake beds, banks of rivers / ponds / lakes etc... And would look to consume insects in the soil. They help the farmers immensely by getting rid of the those small insects that can hurt the next crop.
There were around 40-50 of them in the field busy looking for small insects in the field which is kind of prepared for the next crop.
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And rather hard to swallow when you witness this unequal struggle. It may take some time but eventually the living frog will go, head first, down the heron's throat. The Grey herons clearly didn't forget their dinosaur ancestry.
Grey heron (Ardea herodias).
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A rather dry summer has caused water levels to drop significantly across the state including here at Moose Bay. Aside from a bit of mud, I was able to walk out fairly far along the shore to shoot a wider shot of CP 251 heading west behind CP 8867 and CP 8847.
"As if 2020 isn’t weird enough, it’s a year with 13 full moons rather than 12 — and two of these will occur in October.
October’s first full moon is the harvest moon on October 1, and the second full moon will occur on October 31. [...].
The full harvest moon will rise at 5:05 pm ET on October 1. The name is given to the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. While this full moon usually occurs in September, a full moon on September 2 was too early to be known as the harvest moon. [...].
The full harvest moon provides light for farmers harvesting their crops into the night, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
The moon will appear full for about three days, according to NASA. [...]." kslnewsradio.com/1934363/full-moons-in-october-harvest-mo...
PS I am happy with this shot as US wildfire smoke is again creating hazy skies over Vancouver.
So, I made this rather cinematic image.And I hope you enjoy figuring out when and where this happened.How did they end up there , how are they feeling?Why are they there and who are they...If you think of something let me know :)
Sky : Envato elements
Mountain : unsplash.com/@repponen
Couple: unsplash.com/@jaredsluyter
Cloud brushes from own own resources.
The rest is Photoshop CC 2015.
A rather unimposing shot of this landmark, Old Rag is part of Shenandoah National Park. it is the most hiked mountain in the Eastern United States. Since Covid, crowds have overwhelmed the trail to the point where you must now apply for a ticket to climb on a specified date.
here at the homestead I'd rather throw all the various Lavender 47 variety's together in one big massive explosion.
Of course I'm cultivating by the bunch and not the ton so I can....
A rather unproductive week photowise.
Started a new job after being invited to the world of redundancy, found it didn’t quite live up to its part time description...7 to 8hrs per day instead of 4.
Something has triggered another deliciously agonising episode of g**t, so I’m at a bit of a lower ebb than normal...
...in addition our holiday to Spain has been knocked on the head due to a rising spike in Covid...oh the effin joys.
So this pic is an alternative take on an earlier posting for which I do not apologise.
Anyone from the UK and of a certain vintage may well associate the image with Hovis bread and the strains of the New World Symphony.
A rather under-exposed photo of the inside of the mill at Wymondham. Worth zooming in for the texture on the metal upright bit.
Meopta Flexaret Standard camera
Fomapan 400 film
Lab develop & scan
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… I rather liked the pools of window light spilling onto the floor here, a great place to visit & well done N/Trust again…. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock-abbey-fox-talbot-museum-a...
www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/97663
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue daily here, now sold 12 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
©Alan Foster.
©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.
I love Nuthatches especially as they are a fairly recent addition to Scotland's birdlife. About 50 years ago they had a tiny foothold in the Borders but in the last thirty years or so they have expanded considerably spreading north and west quickly. The prime driver in this is the increase and popularity of bird feeding and Nuthatches can't resist a peanut. A pair were dominating the feeders today and cleaned out the peanuts. This is a female with light chestnut undertail coverts and a grey, rather than strong black, stripe through the eye.
A rather gloomy shot of Burrard Inlet on a day I was desperately looking for a composition. It was raining and cold. I found this shot of the low clouds moving in.
Rather rough conditions on the Forth yesterday but there were fish about and the Gannets were out in force
A rather wet day in Borrowdale (living up to it's name as the wettest place in England) .. t'dog's didn't mind though ... they were more concerned about getting lost in the bracken!
The rather splendid buildings of Carrington Street in Nottingham. When the Broadmarsh shopping centre was here, and the cars, it was quite dark and dirty and squalid. It's been opened up and the scars of the 1970s are being removed. Still a work in progress as this pic shows but starting to get there now.
Cosmic Symbol camera
Kentmere 100 film
Lab develop & scan
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I'd rather have a good photograph of my father :-)
Raymond Depardon
although, unfortunately i do not have any photographs of Brigitte, i do consider myself quite fortunate to have an excellent self portrait of my father :-)
www.flickr.com/photos/itucker/51184194085/in/album-721577...
sunset, alaska viking cruise
My rather old prism compass.
The inner degree inscribed compass ring rotates on sapphire pivots inside a liquid filled cavity that damps its motion. Sight across the compass towards the prism (part visible at bottom centre) to read off an accurate bearing.
Use as a conventional compass by rotating the outer ring to the desired direction and line up the red and metal arrows.
The modern compass equivalent appears to be the Silva 55. For less fun or dependability, use your smart watch!
For Macro Mondays “Arrow”. 10-layer focus stack. FOV 2-inches.
Natural -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BPfyhhv7-c&list=PL4eYMAO7O4f...
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Just another product of today
Rather be the hunter than the prey
And you're standing on the edge face up
'Cause you're a natural
A beating heart of stone
You gotta be so cold
To make it in this world
Yeah, you're a natural
Living your life cutthroat...
Credits - Lelutka Lilly, Stealthic, BB
……A rather wet morning but then it stopped at lunchtime and brightened up so went for a tour of our garden with everything having had a good shower!! A close-up for my #131 photo of the day taken on my phone and edited in Lightroom. Alan:-)
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 120 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
©Alan Foster.
©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……
Another shot from our trip up High Cup Nick earlier this year. We had descended down into the Valley floor, rather than retrace our steps back to Dufton and we were rewarded with a fabulous golden late light show.
The moody sky and sunset light created a great sight, the only drawback was the much longer walk back to the car at Dufton. But it was well worth it.
rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me ;-)
John Cleese
HPPT! Science Matters! Resist!!
japanese camellia, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
rather than intellectual and ideological. :-)
Roy DeCarava
Happy Caturday!!
our rescue cat, Emma, rapidly approaching her 7th birthday, cary, north carolina
Medium-sized sandgrouse, smaller than Spotted Sandgrouse. Rather compact build, lacking any long projecting tail feathers. Males have a black band in front of eyes and on the chin on a yellow-orange face. Females are heavily patterned. In flight shows a strong contrasting two-toned underwing pattern. Flight call a rather dry, nasal mumble, “hu-het hu-het.” Breeds on stony plains and hills in the harsh desert. Congregates at drinking spots in the morning. (eBird)
Our guide had to hire local guides to help us find these small birds in a very big desert. As you can see, we found them. The female is on the right, with plumage that blends right into the landscape.
Erg Chebbi, Morocco. March 2019.
“I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
"And are you?"
"No. That's where it all falls down, of course."
"Pity", said Arthur. "It sounded like rather a good lifestyle otherwise.” (Douglas Adams)
This rather small Admiral butterfly stay around for most of the afternoon, going from Dandelion to Dandelion getting much needed food. A great site to see and the first butterfly I've seen this year. I think we may have turned a corner here
Another rather warm and very humid day in Mississippi. I have some yard work to be done but doubt if I will get to it today. Gosh, Summer has arrived early.
No, not a member of a Borg Collective, rather three of this Zebra spider's eight eyes, keeping track of that big shiney thing pointed at it, and wondering... can I take it down? Another chapter in The Little Spider That Could story. At around 6mm (1/4") these little dudes will easily take down prey three to six times their size. This one lives in my backyard rust project... but that's another story. Single image, handheld.
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