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A seamless border crossing from Alaska to the Yukon.
Here is a quick entertaining story about the Yukon,
Taking our regular walk along the Penticton canal here at home - we came across this homeless guy pushing a grocery cart loaded with planks of wood. As i passed i said to him "You building a house?" His reply, "I'm going to the Yukon". I don't think Monty Python could have come up with a better response. What was amazing about that response was first of all how unrealistic it was to consider walking to the Yukon towing a grocery cart filled with wood planks, but secondly and more importantly, that canal runs south to north and he was heading due south, so unless he was planning on taking the long way around i expect he won't arrive until sometime in 2045.
I saw someone else's post of a Hummingbird and I just had to go back a little while when it was warm. Here a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird is taking a little rest on a Salvia in my backyard.
Atlantic County, New Jersey
American Avocets are rare to uncommon migrants here in New Jersey, usually appearing in August or September. However, this small flock appeared at the Forsythe NWR in July. I tired several times to get a group shot, but they were usually way out in the water feeding or blocked from view by marsh grass. This was the one chance I had to photograph them but they were resting, eyes closed and bills tucked into their chests. There were also Short-billed Dowitchers feeding all around them. And so I waited and waited, sweating in the summer heat and being attacked by biting flies and mosquitos. All to get this one shot!
A Red-shank (Tringa totanus) was found resting on its one leg with a typical posture of the shank species in its natural habitat. I love the green Bokeh transformation in the backdrop and the blurring gradient of the depth of field which gives a glimpse of everything surrounding. The bird really stands out against such ambience. It was taking a short rest in between its foraging. Pics was taken from Purbasthali, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
European Wasp (Vespula germanica)
It had been flying around me when it decided to take a rest on an Ivy leaf.
This Four-spotted Pennant takes a breather on a twig.
Taken 22 August 2016 at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Maryland
This is the first swallow I met this spring. Swallows are back and they are now building their nests with mud and hay. This one is taking a rest, from its work. Notice the beak (its tool for the constructions) covered with mud.
Memorial bench along the river trail.
The Browne Creek Wetlands are adjacent to the Vedder River and offer many kilometres of trails. Rivers and other waterways in this area are diked to prevent flooding, making the connected and almost endless dyke trails excellent for biking, walking, or horse back riding.
Created for Kreative People Treat This 319: July 1-8, 2023
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I created the machinery and background in DDG Text 2 Dream using Michel's image and the prompt: Phantoms. At the Tractor parts factory. Giraffe: pngwing.com. Processing done in Photoshop Beta 2023, Topaz Gigapixel Ai, Topaz Sharpen Ai and Topaz Studio.
Much hand painting.
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This is a bike, usually busy on the streets each day in Panama City, selling something from that large red basket. Daily survival is a challenge.
Why birds stand on one leg , I am still trying to work that one out - yes one leg gets a rest , but then the other one gets double the work and has to work harder keeping balance !!
I am also not sure what they are doing with their feather sticking out every which way .
If they do overbalance the landing will be soft - but wet !!
Male leopard (Panthera pardus) known locally as the Flat Rock Male, resting in the grass after consuming a very large helping of impala.
MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Sedersi ad un tavolo e contemplare l'architettura. Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Roma
Sit at a table and contemplate the architecture.
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