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Last weekend was really rainy here in Holland. Rainy and cloudy. Not the ideal circumstances to take pictures, especially not with lenses that need a lot of light. I had almost given up when this gorgeous little red robin decided to pose for me... I've spent years trying to capture this beautiful little bird halfway decent! And there he was, striking pose after pose. So thank you, little red robin. I hope winter will treat you kind.....
I'm not usually a fan of changing established English names such as Knot to Red Knot, especially when there is only one Knot species on the planet so it doesn't need differentiating. But I added "red" to these Knot because they are in their breeding plumage, which is actually orange rather than red. But at the turn of the Nineteenth Century we had three Knots on the British list. These were Knot, Red Knot and Ash-coloured Sandpiper, which were juvenile, breeding and winter plumaged Knots respectively. If you look at Thomas Bewick's History of British Birds Vol II (1804) on the excellent Biodiversity Heritage Library you can see for yourself www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ . Although George Montagu, of Montagu's Harrier fame, had published his Ornithological Dictionary two years earlier in 1802, and he sorted all the confusion and reduced the British List considerably in doing so.
These breeding plumaged Knot are probably failed breeders from Greenland or Arctic Canada that had returned to Britain earlier than they would have done if they had nested successfully. I photographed them in flight heading for the Wash at Frampton Marsh RSPB reserve. I used a shutter speed on 1/1250 but that wasn't fast enough to freeze the wing tips.
while on a frosty morning hike through a forest south of Munich i saw a red deer bull on a meadow off the trail. he was standing in the sun and possibly couldn't see me in the shade so i approached him slowly. i only got some distance shots before he got my scent and went off. a little bit disappointed i was about to turn around when a second bull showed up from the other side, this time much closer. guess we were both completely surprised. luckily my relfexes did work properly and i grabbed my camera within a second and began shooting. he only gave me that brief moment before disappearing in the forest but in this perfect morning light he really made my day! Forstenried Park, Germany
Many Thanks to Daniel!!!
A Red Fox looks to the side to give a lovely portrait shot. Taken in the wee hours, had to ramp up the ISO to be able to take this shot at an acceptable shutter speed. Explored January 5th 2016
I saw this beautiful red flower in Hawaii, and even with Google's pic ID, i have no idea what it is. Any suggestions?
Crossbills have specialized beaks evolved to open pine cones so they can remove the nuts with their tongues. The birds migrate around the pole depending on where the pine nuts are plentiful. Cool birds!
The Reds seem to have had a very good year, we've never seen so many. This one is already prepared for winter with its ear tufts! Seen at Nairn caravan park.
Selena Kyle hitting the red carpet at yesterday's Academy Awards Nominees Banquet
Style Credits
- Tuxedo Coat: Barbie Basics
- Top: Barbie Loves Elvis (de-ruffled)
- Tuxedo Shorts: Barbie Top Model
- Clutch: Barbie Basics
- Shoes: Barbie Basics
- Bow Tie: Justin Bieber
Outside stairs in a part of building of the hospital of LAVAL.
Escalier extérieur d'une partie d'un bâtiment de l'hopital de Laval.
Moment of recognition as he came over the hill...
Red Fox have been displaced by Coyotes in my area. I rarely see them. Dark and rainy day.
Large on black
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