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Rather a lot of 'Lichen'.. on this.. 'Apple'.. 'Malus'.. tree..
HBW.. Have a lovely day.. thanks for looking..
Looking rather haughty, in a pause between foraging and feeding on the slope below the Edge; in amongst the marsh grass and heather, and the dead remains of last year's bracken.
There was very little cover out in this open area where the birds were largely to be found, so I had to get down very low to get close and not disturb the birds. To all intents this is an uncropped image, with slight trimming at the edges. I originally went for a tighter crop on the bird, but I liked the wider perspective with the context and foreground, the bokeh from which creates a sort of vignette around the subject.
Thanks for your faves and comments.
FORAGING in low scrub, rather warbler like, picking and hovering from the underside of leaves, Was told of this uncommon bird to the Kotu area, and have to admit to spending more time looking or waiting for an appearance, than any other bird on the trip, but it did put an appearance just for a few seconds, would have loved to have got a side image, to show its full beauty.
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THANK YOU, for your visit to my Gambian images, hope you are still enjoying them, I love reading your kind comments and doing the same to your latest posting. Enjoy the Lord's day, God bless and keep you safe and well..............Tomx.
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This rather fine display of plumes is why many herons and egrets were hunted to near extinction in the late 1800's/early 1900's to serve the fashion industry. In 1900 these plumes were worth more per ounce than gold and plume hunters killed 5 million birds a year in Florida decimating it's shore bird population.
Even after the law was changed to protect these birds, apparently hunters still murdered two Audubon wardens who were protecting birds in the Everglades.
Taken near Fort Myers, Florida.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving any comments or faves, they are very much appreciated.
This rather sartorial guy was walking past the Christmas market in the old town in Düsseldorf--I wish I knew more about him?? There must be a narrative there for sure!
This lone Roseate Spoonbill was foraging the shallow waters at Celery Field, Florida. It seemed to have some difficulty navigating the thick tangle of vegetation in the fresh-water marsh, and often had mud and other matter (which I'd rather not describe) affixed to its long, flat bill.
A rather showy lily that I thought looked a bit tropical. It's amazing what you can find on a neighbourhood walk.
Thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving me a comment! Have a great day and weekend!
RATHER DUMPY SHORT TAILED WOODLAND BIRD, a fast moving bird, descends trees headfirst, and loves peanuts, hence the opportunity for a fleeting few shots, seen at Lackford lakes,!!
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THANK YOU for your visit, and kind comments, your friendship means a lot. Do hope you all have a good new week, stay safe, and may God bless you all....... Tomx..
A rather colorful resident thrush found in the foothills of the Himalayas that winters in South India.
This male, quite a colorful beauty, prefers the dense canopy around waterbodies and wet areas like the edges of lakes or ponds. This one though was shot in a forest on the edge of a hill. We were at a considerable elevation and hence had a fantastic vantage point. We just sat there and waited 2 hours and just about 7-8 species showed up, but we left with some spectacular shots! The birds would fly from a distance to the water drip on the hillside. Enroute, the birds often land on this tall bare tree for a brief while checking out the predators and other activity around prior to flying to the water source.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A shot of the rather charming sixteenth century Dovecote at Athelhampton Hall in Dorset.
Truth to say I had never heard of Athelhampton Hall and had therefore no plans to visit it. We were driving from Dorchester to Tolpuddle to visit the Tolpuddle martyrs museum when we spotted the house through a gate , we pulled in and decided to take a look. Glad we did we only had times see the gardens but they were splendid .
Athelhampton Hall is a Grade I listed 15th-century privately owned country house on 160 acres of parkland. Sir William Martyn had the current Great Hall built in about 1493. A West Wing and Gatehouse and this splendid Dovecote were added in 1550
I have posted a shot of the Hall in the top of the comments
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A small, rather nondescript bird, Cetti's warbler (pronounced chetty) is a skulking bird and can prove very difficult to see. It usually makes its presence known with loud bursts of song and the first glimpse will probably be of a dark, rather stocky warbler with short wings and a full, rounded tail, diving for cover.
… rather unusual to pass by this area in the West End mid morning with no one else in sight and so little traffic I could stand in the middle of the road to take the shot.
It’s clear John Nash took his inspiration from the Arch of Constantine, erected 1400 years earlier.
Will you hold the line?
When every one of them is giving up or giving in,
Tell me in this house of mine?
Nothing ever comes without a consequence or cost,
Tell me will the stars align?
Will heaven step in? Will it save us from our sin? Will it?
'Cause this house of mine stands strong
That's the price you pay
Leave behind your heartache, cast away
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
You gotta be so cold
Yeah, you're a natural
Deep inside me, I'm fading to black, I'm fading
Took an oath by the blood of my hand, won't break it
I can taste it, the end is upon us, I swear
Gonna make it
I'm gonna make it
Lyrics from "Natural" by Imagine Dragons
I have the honour to invite you to the exhibition called "Feelings" curated by my dear friend Dido Haas at the amazing Nitroglobus Roof Gallery. This exhibit will stay for this month.
I tried to show on my works that an avatar is very natural and can show feelings as in Real Life.
Hope you enjoy it ❤ hugsss
TAXI: Nitroglobus Roof Gallery
Two rather unusual lions at the gates of inner garden in the Yu garden in Shanghai Old City. The classic garden was first laid out in 1577 but has been subject frequent changes and suffered much damage over the years. It has been beautifully restored and is rightfully one of the main attractions of old Shanghai.
The lions still have the classic attributes -- the sphere and the baby -- but assume rather whimsical poses that I have not seen anywhere else (not that I would claim to be an expert on Chinese lions).
Feeling rather quiet this foggy Monday morning as I look back through my images of Brigus South. A little day trip with some hiking and beachcombing in the typical Newfoundland Spring (blah) weather. :-) We always make the most of it though and came home with pockets of seaglass, shells, and rocks but this little discovery stayed put, hiding among the seaweed for the next person to find.
Being rather busy at work and not getting out to take photos I'm posting some archival shots. Mute Swans always make attractive subjects, either serenely floating by or in full-blooded action. Never a dull moment with them.
Rather than post a dozen shots of micro views of frost - I combined into one image for your viewing. These are all dead plants and ground shrubbery - still have landscape shots!
Happy Macro Monday!
"I would rather be at Keefer Lake thinking about God than be in Church thinking about Keefer Lake." (paraphrasing John Muir)
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada - This was taken while we were out on a boat ride as the sun set one evening.
If you are wondering about the title check this link out ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdSU-LxwfgE
There are just a couple of other photos in the first comment box that were titled after the theme 'the evenin' is nigh.' I am destined to repeat myself. :)
We're just little town living
When the sun goes down, we're gonna ride
Turning dirt into dust, yeah, that's the ticket
We're just little town living it up tonight
Key on the tree, you know the place
Last one in, don't forget the gate
Field full of Fords and Chevrolet, yeah
My kind of party
A little diesel on a pile of wood
Stir it up, get it burning good
She wants to dance like I knew she would
So let's get it started
Twist it off, turn it up, pass it around
No other place I'd rather be right now and
Some rather big bird (a Turkey vulture ?)
flying over the Pacific ocean coast line.
Turkey vulture - Turkey buzzard - Cathartes aura
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture
Urubu à tête rouge - Vautour aura - Cathartes aura
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urubu_%C3%A0_t%C3%AAte_rouge
July 2019 - Uploaded 2022/04/06
A rather grainy image, taken at 600mm directly into the sun, which was setting over the moors and the distinctive outcrop of Over Owler Tor near Hathersage, Derbyshire. This was taken from the trail passing over Houndkirk Moor.
A rather common warbler found throughout the Himalayan Belt. We sighted them almost everyday much of the journey. I know now that these are endemic to the Himalayas.
These are small birds - maybe less than 10 cms and incredibly active in the roadside bushes, trees and clumps of vegetation. I love the color of these birds and they are quite agile. The birds feed on small seeds, tree insects like Spiders, caterpillars and berries maybe. We never saw them on the ground anytime and most of the time were shooting almost 70-80 deg upwards. Except onetime when we were overlooking a valley and got this shot!
Thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback if any.
** Its rather sad to be posting the final shot from a trip but this is the last one from the road trip we took in 2016 . We drove from Santa Fe to New Orleans via parts of Texas . Certainly saw quite a range of different landscapes and cultures .
One of the highlights was spending time at Jefferson Island in Louisiana . Roseate Spoonbills are certainly the oddest birds I have ever seen and it was a good opportunity to see large group of them close up . I am in debt to two flickr contacts Cajun Snapper and Larry Daugherty who gave me hints and directions to a small pool on Jefferson Island.
Well that’s the end of travel shots from 2016 so will be posting stuff from 2017 soon. Its a good job I am so far behind given that this year does not look like it will be adding a great deal to my travel collection
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
Rather a cold bleak day on Waddington fell, looking across to some nice light on the hills. Surprising how much colour there is even in the middle of winter.
Cats are everywhere in Morocco. They live harmoniously with humans, but rather than pets, they are neighbors. many of them are associated with a particular shop or business. People often feed them, but they do their part by keeping the neighborhood free of pests. They appear in a huge variety of colors and patterns, but there are more ginger, calico, and tortoiseshell cats here than in many other places where cats have the run of the place. In Islam, cats are appreciated and considered clean; they are welcome in homes, shops, and even mosques.
A rather nefarious Heron sits at the very center of this image in plain sight. Hunting for prey, it waits as motionless as the surroundings. Camouflaged and nudged between rocks, can you see him?
A rather ethereal sunrise across the Pembrokeshire Coast. It was a wonderful morning to be out on the clifftops as I made my way out to Barafundle Bay. The colours were just magical as the sun came over the headland lighting up the sea.
This rather damp Red Squirrel was raiding the peanut feeders at Vane Farm RSPB this afternoon. A hopeful photographic trip was hampered by thickening fog whilst I was there
This rather odd building has still not received the attention it deserves from architectural Historians. Building 1515-1530. Was intended to be used by the chapter of the Knights.
Questa piuttosto strana costruzione non ha ricevuto
le attenzioni riservate alle architetture storiche .
Costruita 1515-1530
Usata probabilmente dal Capo dei Cavalieri
Another shot of one of the pretty mountain lakes of Macun. It's a rather longish hike, all in all, but I can't wait to go there again.
Personally, I would rather be looking at the sea - an incredibly beautiful spot on the Oregon Coast.
Taken at Kodiak Campground at Elysion
♫ From Where You'd Rather Be ♫
I am wearing:
* [Cynful] Loquita's Sequin Bikini. Exclusive for FaMESHed (NEW)
* Navy+Copper Cheesecake mesh hair. Exclusive for FaMESHed (NEW)
* LEPUNK Kayla Head and Body applier. Exclusive for DUBAI Event (NEW)
Catwa bento head - Catya
Maitreya Lara body
IKON Promise Eyes - Coffee
The pose is from Luanes World poses - "Summer surfboard prop" It has 4 single female and 3 single male poses, and comes in 4 different colours. Available in my inworld store:)
Rather than sit right out in the open where the wind could hit him full force today, dad cardinal decided to stay back in the brush and lay low.
Rather close to the remains of the Etruscan town of Tarquinia (and not all that far from the modern town with the same name).
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This is a Damselfly rather than a Dragonfly - wings together rather than out and eyes separated rather than close together.
rather than try to teach it something :-)
Robert Brault
HFF!! Character Matters!
contorted flowering quince, 'Contorta', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
"I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than
face all the ages of this world alone"
~sonnet from lord of the rings
~The head,eyes,elf ears lash and the shape "not edited" is
the updated Nova 3.1 head from Lelutka
~The applier is from DS'ELLES called Lalie, shade worn is Soleil and can be bought at The Itty Bitty Titty Committee
~The ear applier i used in shade Soleil is
from the DS'ELLES Olympe pack
~Eye applier is from AG called Elegance Eyes,shade sky
~Earrings are not for the elf ears there non rigged
from Romazin and are a 1L gift also has color hud and is resize
~Collar is from ::Static:: called Royally Laced
Highback Collar shade Pure and is only for Maitreya
~The hair is from Doux called Ara hairstyle
~Liner and blush is from warpaint called wokeuplikethis 4
This rather thin looking Heron has been hanging around the bottom of our garden for some weeks now, we have a pond , but no fish. Perhaps the poor guy needs glasses.
A rather unusual photo for me. I'm usually never that close when I take photos of people. But here the people didn't even care about me and the camera, they were focused on lighting the incense sticks.
We had some snow in the morning and Linus was out of control. The photo is rubbish from a technical point of view, it was early morning and still rather dark, but I love his excitement which shows so well here. I had planned to try some photos of Linus with his Santa hat today but I postponed it because I didn't want to spoil his fun. The snow has disappeared almost completely now but Linus enjoyed every minute.