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We had it confirmed yesterday that our dear Flickr friend, Gérard had left us. I say confirmed because I had noticed he had not reappeared as he always did and the days of his absence were increasingly disturbing. I thought about him often of late...his loyalty, consistent presence and most of all his humor. He is the only one I've ever known who I could really hear laugh when he wrote "LOL."
It's funny how this medium can actually develop what can only be defined as real friendships when one anticipates and looks forward to daily interactions and comments. I recall the shock I felt when he informed us of his condition...and clearly recall also the shock he himself felt in just those few dramatic words. I eagerly awaited his return to Flickr from his treatments and, when he did, marveled at his spirit during this impossibly difficult time.
Gérard and I shared musical tastes and frequently exchanged YouTube links we thought appropriate to an image or an expressed thought. In many ways, we were on the same "wave length" and we discussed and mourned the losses in the musical arena this year. And now he has joined them. It has indeed been a year of loss.
So adieu, mon ami. You will be missed deeply by many, as myself, who have never met or even spoken to you...a tribute indeed. Oh, and I can tell that's you captured in this image by the white head...;-)
And one more link to carry you onward...
The spiny beetle is a species of Dicladispa testacea.
It lives in Cistus, which its larvae feed on and can disappear and reappear in a place naturally.
The same mink, moments later.
My oldest son initially spotted 'him' among the rocks. We waited twenty minutes for 'him' to reappear in peek-a-boo shots that were too distant to be any good.
When a passing dog walker scared it back into hiding, I used the opportunity to move closer and on an angle, so the wind would hopefully blow my scent behind the rocks. Another 1/2 hr or so later, it reappeared, much to my delight. What a time for my card to suddenly fill! As I was scrambling to delete some older shots, 'he' displayed no concern with my presence and came out into fuller view. I then managed a couple handful of shots before another dog walker came by.
Definitely a spot to revisit. Upon closer inspection the other day, it may be a den site we happened upon...for there appear to be many entrances into the hillside behind the rocks at this location.
After doing some research, I have discovered that though it is not uncommon for the American Mink to have white markings on the chin, white markings on the chest indicate that it, or a recent ancestor, was a captive bred. The extra white markings usually breed out after a few generations in the wild.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
** Another shot of a stately Gannet flying along the cliffs at Bempton . at least the Gannet is in the right place.
RSPB Bempton has been in the news this week. . Albi a black-browed Albatross has reappeared again for the third successive year . He should of course be in the Southern hemisphere of the world. He must be rather lonely living such a solitary existence , apparently he hangs out with the gannets. People have been flocking to the cliffs to see him. I have included a link to the BBC if you want to read about this very out of place bird
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-57683184
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... until the first Crocuses / Krokusse will reappear in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend :-))
Happy Blue Monday!
Much smaller than the better known Crested Caracara. I only spotted its presence when all the other birds made for cover. It disappeared from view for a while but I could hear a commotion in the bushes and then it reappeared with what looked like a small chick of some description.
When the rain stop , i went to the sea to see all those hungry birds reappears to forages for food ...
have a great new week my Flickr friends , thank you for viewing faves and comments ....
The "mega" vagrant from Central Asia that first showed up at Blacktoft Sands RSPB on the Yorkshire river Ouse on 26 August 2021, stayed for 4 months, before relocating around the Lincolnshire coast at Halton Marshes until early March, before again relocating to Frampton Marsh RSPB.
Several people were in the hide from 6 am when I arrived at circa 8:40 am after a painfully slow run over from Nottingham (6:30 am set off!) and the lengthy walk from the old car park on arrival. The bird was presumably sleeping and preening nearby in the fresh marsh but unseen; it was first spotted about 11 am. It was largely hidden in some tussocks at the top of a channel, running out to the sea wall, beyond the fence, some way off and barely visible except to scopers and into the sun. We didn't get any real joy until midday, when it flew from there, across the front of the hide and onto the the bank running out west from the hide, next to the adjacent scrape (here) and fairly close in. It marched into the vegetation below the bank and foraged in and out of cover around the edge of the small wet scrapes for circa 50 minutes, before it was chased away back towards the sea wall by a gull.
We didn't see it then until 5 pm, when it reappeared on the sea wall side of the hide, where it foraged fairly close in, up and down one of the channels running out westwards, but in rather poor directional light and unattractive vegetation, so I didn't bother with the camera at that point.
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Osprey with a successful catch photographed from the observation deck on Lake Hancock off of Alligator Alley Trail in Circle B Bar Reserve located in Polk County Lakeland Florida U.S.A.
The ospreys’ extensive breeding range extends to all the continents except South America (where it occurs widely in winter) and the Antarctic. The North American population declined greatly after 1947 because of the eggshell-thinning effects of DDT residues but began to recover after the pesticide was banned in 1972. Exterminated from the British Isles by 1910, the osprey reappeared there as a successfully breeding species in the 1950s and is now firmly reestablished in Scotland. Britannica
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In hunting mode, studied the ground below and took a dive in the long grass, presumably caught something as it didn't reappear.
NW Leicestershire
In life it's often the most beautiful things that last the least amount of time. And this certainly applies to flowers. My Stargazer Lilies blossomed and disappeared in a matter of just a few weeks. The scent from them was intoxicating. Thankfully, they do reappear each year. This is my second year of delight from them.
The "mega" vagrant from Central Asia that first showed up at Blacktoft Sands RSPB on the Yorkshire river Ouse on 26 August 2021, stayed for 4 months, before relocating around the Lincolnshire coast at Halton Marshes until early March, before again relocating to Frampton Marsh RSPB.
Several people were in the hide from 6 am when I arrived at circa 8:40 am after a painfully slow run over from Nottingham (6:30 am set off!) and the lengthy walk from the old car park on arrival. The bird was presumably sleeping and preening nearby in the fresh marsh but unseen; it was first spotted about 11 am. It was largely hidden in some tussocks at the top of a channel, running out to the sea wall, beyond the fence, some way off and barely visible except to scopers and into the sun. We didn't get any real joy until midday, when it flew from there, across the front of the hide and onto the the bank running out west from the hide, next to the adjacent scrape and fairly close in. It marched into the vegetation below the bank and foraged in and out of cover around the edge of the small wet scrapes for circa 50 minutes, before it was chased away back towards the sea wall by a gull.
We didn't see it then until 5 pm, when it reappeared on the sea wall side of the hide, where it foraged fairly close in, up and down one of the channels running out westwards, but in rather poor directional light and unattractive vegetation, so I didn't bother with the camera at that point.
This shot was taken during the midday visit as the bird foraged around the wet scrapes adjacent to the hide.
Thank you for your comments and faves, much appreciated.
This chair was set out in the hallway of my building. Someone didn’t want it. I’d see it disappear and then reappear a few days later. Guess people were taking it in, then changing their mind; it never seemed to be accepted anywhere for long. Maybe the chair was rude.
If there comes a time to raise anchor from time, one day more,
A ship will set out from this harbor toward an unknown shore.
It makes way silently, as though it held no living soul;
At that unrocking parting no hand waves as the lines unroll.
Those watching from the wharf are all aching from this journey;
Their eyes sting from holding the black horizon so firmly.
Wretched hearts! What last ship leaving from the homeland is this?
And what deep mourning for a life spent in exile is this?
The loved and the lowing will wait in vain in the world here;
They do not know the belowed will never reappear.
Each of the many who are going are happy they could spend,
A number of years here; the passengers never descend.
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı ( 1884 - 1958 )
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant"
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Robert Louis Stevenson
There's something quite grand about Forget-Me-Not flowers. Not only do they reappear year after year, but they are quite easy to spread throughout one's flower gardens. Gathering spent blossoms last year, I scattered the dried flowers in another space hoping for the best. This year the tiny blue and pink blossoms seem to be everywhere. I'm one happy gardener!
"The light fades but the gods remain."
I could have borrowed that title from Australia's premier artistic photographer, Bill Henson. I encourage you to check out the links below to his exhibition and book. Whilst his evocative work emphasizes shadows and darkness, there's enough light there to suggest a Presence that remains. The book is wonderful by the way.
In this photograph I am attempting to create a similar mood. If you enlarge this one and lose yourself inside the scene you'll see some fragments of light - and civilisation(?). That's the Launceston Grammar School on the top of the hill to the right. But in the end, darkness overwhelms our human works. And yet... and yet, the Light remains hidden only to reappear in the dawn. The philosophical term for that is "Anatheism". The idols will fall and we wait for the emergence of True Spirit.
photobookjournal.com/2020/04/06/bill-henson-the-light-fad...
www.roslynoxley9.com.au/exhibition/the-light-fades-but-th...
Grey Squirrel [Sciurus Carolinensis]
Appearing then disappearing in the blink of an eye, this wee squirrel was helping herself to the bird seed in the feeders. Undeterred by people walking past or cars arriving and leaving, she would dart off into the hedge or under a car then reappear, deftly scooting round the branches of trees to get to the prize.
Here, she was making sure that I was still in the car...
Culzean: National Trust for Scotland
SW Scotland
Selfoss waterfall in the Central-North Highlands of Iceland and its even larger "cousin", the Dettifosss, are formed by the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum rushing along a deep river canyon formed mainly of amazing columnar basalt which is just as exciting to see as the two wonderful waterfalls. This image was taken on an early Spring day when winter had just made its full reappearance.
Having caught a very brief glimpse of this the day before I didn't realise what it was until later on that day when I worked out it could be this bird, having not seen one before I assumed it was quite large, in fact was the opposite, small about the size of a pigeon, so the next day spent a long time in the same spot hoping for a another sighting, arrived that morning about 9.30am, spent the day on site and kept returning at regular intervals but no luck, so one last visit before the bus back to the hotel just before 4.30pm, bingo ! after a few minutes saw it coming and heading towards the same spot disappearing into the reeds. 30 minutes or so later reappeared and did the same again, Lucky day and a first for me.
S'Albufera, Majorca
Meet Elle. She is my trained squirrel, yes , I said trained :)
She has been around for about three years, but last year, much to our dismay she vanished for about 4 months.
When she reappeared, she was missing the tip of her ears
and her fur was quite mangled, I don't know what happened ,
but she was clearly injured. She has now healed , is healthy, and back to her old shenanigans. She sits on my lap to eat peanuts, bits of chips, crackers, and veggies. She climbs up my legs to dig peanuts out of my pockets, follows me around the garden, barks at others squirrels if they get near, and the best part, she allows me to pet her back!
Just like Pierre, she is quite entertaining and fun, we are happy to have her be part of our menagerie.
I hope everyone is well, take care!
happy sliderssunday! ♥
My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side
Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
My demons and my angels reappear
Leavin' only traces of the man you thought I'd be
Too afraid to hear the words I always feared
Leavin' you with only questions all these years
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be
Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be
Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wondering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side
Et si le soleil ne revenait plus jamais et qu'il continuait à pleuvoir sans cesse ?
What if the sun never reappeared and it went on pouring ?
There's a clock in the hall
Counting down the hours till Christmas
Shadows play on the wall
As the fire dies and the morning rises to see
A fresh winter snow
It's that time of the year
Warm sweaters and red nose reindeer
Voices ringing in the air
Singing proud and clear lifting hearts and welcoming cheer
Through the new year
It's a wonderful feeling
With the snow falling down
And love all around
Everyone's mistletoe dreamin'
It's a wonderful feeling
Draw near to those dear
Let the world hear
All of our hearts are singing
All of our hearts are singing
It's a wonderful feeling
As the day falls away
There's a light a shining in your eyes
A bright blue flame
That comes to life as we watch night reappear
So happy you're here
It's a wonderful feeling
With the snow falling down
And love all around
Everyone's mistletoe dreamin'
It's a wonderful feeling
Draw near to those dear
Let the world hear
All of our hearts are singing
All of our hearts are singing
All of our hearts are singing
All of our hearts are singing
It's a wonderful feeling
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Heron on a boulder that "disappears" and "reappears" during high tide and low tide, respectfully, at Porteau Cove Provincial Marine Park, BC, Canada
Enjoy your day and stay safe.
The stream flowing through this waterfall has its source on the side of the Vanil Noir, at 1,920 metres above sea level, then it flows down for about three kilometres losing water on its way, before disappearing altogether. In 1928, it was decided to put some colour on this disappearing stream. To everyone’s surprise, eleven days later the coloured water reappeared in the Jaun waterfall !
The surprise comes from the fact that the disappearing flow and the waterfall are more than 15 km apart, and that they are not located in the same valley. Over this distance the water flows through an underground river that flows under mountains and valleys before seeing the light of day in the village of Jaun with a flow rate that sometimes exceeds 6000 litres per second.
This is a beautiful mystery of nature ! The water is so fresh and pure!
Un grand merci à tous pour vos visites et vos commentaires, favoris aussi, qui sont toujours très appréciés.
Une journée sur la magnifique côte picarde.
Un veau marin affronte tranquillement le vent qui a bien soufflé ce jour-là à plus de 70km/h.
Il semble me dire: " Tu veux ma photo"
A big thank you to all for your visits and your comments, favorites too, which are always greatly appreciated.
A day on the magnificent Picardy coast.
A seal calmly faces the wind which blew well that day at more than 70km / h.
He seems to say to me: "You want my picture"
La Baie de Somme, refuge des phoques.
Les Phoques gris se rassemblent en grand nombre sur les sites de reproduction où les mâles dominants peuvent contrôler des harems.
Le phoque commun, ou veau marin (Phoca vitulina), est un mammifère carnivore, de la famille des phocidés.
Son espérance de vie peut atteindre 25 ans, pour le mâle, et 35 ans, pour la femelle.
Le jeune phoque se nourrit du lait de sa mère, très riche.
Le régime des adultes est opportuniste, et varie selon la saison, l’abondance des proies et la facilité qu’ils ont à les attraper.
Les premiers sont réapparus au début des années 80 suite à l'interdiction de la chasse en mer du Nord – l’espèce étant protégé depuis 1972.
Au départ, seuls quelques individus isolés sont arrivés, en provenance sans doute de la baie de Somme qui, avec 400 à plus de 460 individus, constitue la colonie la plus importante du pays – l'été dernier 392 phoques veaux marins et 132 phoques gris ont été observés, ainsi que 52 naissances..
The Baie de Somme, seal refuge.
Gray Seals congregate in large numbers at breeding sites where dominant males can control harems.
The harbor seal, or marine calf (Phoca vitulina), is a carnivorous mammal, of the phocidae family.
Its life expectancy can reach 25 years, for the male, and 35 years, for the female.
The young seal feeds on its mother's milk, which is very rich.
The diet of adults is opportunistic, and varies depending on the season, the abundance of prey and the ease with which they are caught.
The first reappeared in the early 1980s following the ban on hunting in the North Sea - the species has been protected since 1972.
Initially, only a few isolated individuals arrived, probably coming from the Bay of Somme which, with 400 to over 460 individuals, constitutes the largest colony in the country - last summer 392 seals, marine calves and 132 gray seals were observed, as well as 52 births.
For the first time since they were hunted to extinction around 400 years ago, Beavers are back in the wild on the River Otter in Devon. Beavers reappeared on the river in 2007.
Over three consecutive evenings, I spotted 5 different Beavers, including adults and kits. They are mostly nocturnal, but can sometimes be seen during the final hours of daylight.
This shot was taken as one of the Beavers emerged from its lodge and passed through the reflection of Himalayan Balsam catching the last rays of sunshine on the river. My thanks to Chris Townend, of Wise Birding Holidays, for showing me where to look!
Haven't seen the sun since our return to Clear Lake, it looks like the sun will make its reappearance on Sunday; until then...
Meanwhile, here's another sunrise photo which I captured back in May, hope you like it!
I really appreciate your visit and comment, wishing you a happy day!!! 😊
The fly landed 10cm in front of the little jumper at the end of the leaf and was seen, rather than creep up on the fly the jumper went sideways and on to the underside of the leaf reappearing topside again close to the fly and pouncing! Clear sign of complicated thought. Glad their not man size.
Another anticipated event, the iris have appeared, beautifully accenting the north bays of the lake. I've watched the sword-like foliage reappear and rise in clumps foretelling of their arrival. One has to be alert for they are gone as quickly as they appear, adorning the shoreline for only a few days. A few more shots in comments gives a better idea of habitat.
#InternationalWomensDay
#March8
Not a ladybird which might have been a slightly more appropriate "supermodel" for International Women's Day because of its name, but an equally pretty Cryptocephalus bipunctatus. The whole supermodel thing is a relic of the past anyway, but unfortunately, we still haven't freed ourselves from questionable beauty "ideals" that often come across as beauty dictates. Social media and "influencers" don't make it any easier, especially not for the younger generation that is exposed (and exposes itself) to what one might call the "daily dose of beauty brainwash", recently taken to the next level with the all-new "beauty filters".
In Berlin (and in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, one of Germany's Northern federal states), March 8 is an official holiday, but not (yet?) in the other 14 of our 16 federal states. So this Wednesday – where all shops, schools, etc. are closed (and the weather is too ghastly to go outside – winter made a snowy-wet, cold reappearance) – feels like a very quiet, lazy Sunday, and I have too much time for writing rants instead of simply letting you enjoy this adorable, brightly orange beetle, a member of the so-called "Fallkäfer" (Cryptocephalinae) subfamily of the leaf beetle family. The name "Fallkäfer" (a beetle that falls or drops) derives from their distinctive habit of dropping abruptly when disturbed. This image also is a true oldie, I've taken it back in June 2017 at the beautiful public park Britzer Garten. The focus is ever so slightly off and more on the plant than on the beetle itself, but I think it's still sharp enough in general.
Wishing all of my female Flickr friends a Happy International Women's Day!
I would hate to imagine
The? that should have been
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, girl
The demons would reappear
With no will to perservere
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, girl
I would hate to imagine
The? that should have been
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, girl
My whole world would just blur
My whole world would just blur
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, girl
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, girl
My whole world would just blur
If you were not in it, Girl
MG -TD-Midget-RD
Year of construction: 1950
Cylinder capacity: 1.250 cc - 4 cylinder
Power ouput: 57 HP/ 43 Kw
Maximum speed: 130 km/h
Cruise speed: 90 km/h
Dual carburetor
4 - speed gearbox
The manufacturer of the MG was originally a dealer of the Morris Motor Company, and this dealer began independently producing sports cars in 1924.
The basis of which was to lower the chassis of a Morris Cowly while adding a sporty body.
With this design named "MG", an abbreviation of "Morris Garage" the manufacturer became synonymous with the term "sports cars" and this brand name was promoted through many succesful racing events.
Due to the enormous succes with their sports cars, MG outgrew its home for three times, but in 1935 all of the MG's holdings were sold to the car manufacturer "Moris Motor Company".
MG would never be the same after that as fewer new models were made and participation in racing was discontinued.
The real death blow to MG was inflicted by British Leyland which squandered the illustrious name in the 1970s because it only produced characterless cars and stopped putting the famous MG- emblem on their cars.
Since 2011, Chinese carmaker "SAIC- Motors" became the owner of the MG brand name, and in 2011 the characterless MG-MG-6 reappeared in the United Kingdom.
This was followed in 2019 by the MG-ZS-EV SUV, but this model is also one of a dozen in a dozen........
♫Japanese Fantasy Music - Honō no Megami (炎の女神)
The Legend
"The woman will stop the child and ask, "Am I pretty?" If the child answers no, the child is killed with a pair of scissors which the woman carries. If the child answers yes, the woman pulls away the mask, revealing that her mouth is slit from ear to ear, and asks "How about now?" If the child answers no, he/she will be cut in half. If the child answers yes, then she will slit his/her mouth like hers. It is impossible to run away from her, as she will simply reappear in front of the victim..."
There is, lucky for me, an almond tree growing outside the very front of my new apartment, the blossom has just started to appear and much more is to come, on this day there had been some light Spring rain, that had gently settled on the petals so I decided to capture a few, it will be much better hopefully in the near future if and when the Sun finally reappears as opposed to the blanket overcast whiteness that was then apparent.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
I'm slowly coming back to life and health after a heart attack. I can't go out yet - let alone photo locations. Walking slowly around the house I look at the view we have on a daily basis, I suddenly noticed through the window that in the autumn bay at a distance of about 800m, a white sail flows majestically which is an extremely rare sight. He swam away, but I caught the camera, plugged in the longest focal length I have (75mm MFT, I turned on the x2 digital teleconverter - which gives 300mm for FF - I turned on the matrix stabilization) and waited, hoping that he would come back. After half an hour, the sailboat reappeared and it became impossible - I opened the balcony window and took a few photos from my hand, leaning against the door. The sailboat passed several times, but it was enough to feel joy again
I wish that the winds of March could blow this world-wide contagion away. This photo was taken in March, 2018 on a very windy, sunny day as I admired the view from Ediz Hook of Port Angeles into the Olympic Mountains in Washington state. The world seemed safe then compared to now.
I wish all my Flickr friends good health - stay safe as we wait for this horrible pandemic to run its course and I pray for a cure!! As always, many thanks for your inspiration and visits!
"It was one of those days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." ~ Charles Dickens
"My father was often impatient during March, waiting for the winter to end, the cold to ease, the sun to reappear. March was an unpredictable month, when it was never clear what might happen. Warm days raised hopes until ice and grey skies shut over the town again." ~ Tracy Chevalier
This shot was taken from the roadside on the new A87 road. The old A87 built by Thomas Telford 200 years ago crosses Loch Loyne in the distance. The new A87 was needed when Glen Loyne was chosen for the Glengarry Hydro Electric Scheme. A dam was built and the glen flooded, submerging the old A87. It occasionally reappears when water levels are low!
I was delighted to see this Great Northern Diver in its smart adult summer plumage from the ferry boat crossing back to the mainland from Mull. Whilst on Mull this April most of the others I saw were still in winter plumage. Once they dive they stay under water for a minute or more covering some distance before reappearing elsewhere. Its large feet which project behind its tail are just visible here.
Thank you all for your kind responses.
See that vibrant red patch on the back of this male woodpecker’s head? He obligingly turned so that I could capture both his red whisker stripe below the eye and a black bib, as well as his bright red nape made brighter perhaps by a bit of light from the south. (It is, of course, a rainy day.) The red whisker appears more frequently on the Red-shafted Northern Flicker. The black bib appears on the Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.
And, of course, with the orangish inner tail feathers rather than the goldish-yellow, he looks more similar to the others that flock here: mainly Red-shafted Northern Flickers.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/id
Have yet to spot a Yellow-shafted flicker in the back forty.
Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm!
I hadn't been to Strasbourg before, but I must go back. Today I had a quick 30 minutes run around between trains. Too hot really, but I wanted to see it.
This photo must have got deleted from Flickr somehow. It was on months ago, and has made a reappearance this morning (16 Dec 2015)
This was a tough test for my patience because the little rascal was diving in and out of view reappearing at different places. In the end I was lucky.
Taken at most beautiful Missing Melody
la spéciale pour fêter la Saint Valentin avec les offrandes . Lors de la parade nuptiale complexe, le mâle et la femelle se font face et dressent le cou. Il nagent de concert, se frottent le cou tout en émettant des cris sonores, plongent puis réapparaissent, l'un des deux présentant des algues à l'autre. Le couple s'immobilise, poitrine contre poitrine, et chaque oiseau tourne la tête d'un côté puis de l'autre. c'est la fameuse figure de " la chandelle " . Ce manège peut se perpétuer même lorsque les grèbes sont occupés à la construction du nid. Ce dernier est constitué principalement d'algues . Il peut reposer sur un fond vaseux mais il est conçu en principe pour affleurer la surface.
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the special to celebrate Valentine's Day with the offerings. During the complex courtship, the male and the female face each other and raise the neck. They swim together, rub their necks while emitting loud cries, dive and then reappear, one of them having algae to another. The couple stands still, chest to chest, and each bird turns its head on one side then the other. it is the famous figure of "the candle". This ride can continue even when grebes are busy building the nest. The latter consists mainly of algae. It can rest on a muddy bottom but it is designed in principle to be flush with the surface.
With yesterday's snowfall, the mountains disappeared. Well, here they are again when the sun came out and the snow in the valley vanished.
When the mountains are there, you can find me on Twitter