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Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male's head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are a blur of motion as they hover before flowers looking for nectar and insects. Listen for the male's scratchy metallic song and look for him perched above head level in trees and shrubs.
Anna’s Hummingbirds are common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub. They readily come to hummingbird feeders and flowering plants, including cultivated species in gardens.
Dashing through vegetation to catch birds is a dangerous lifestyle. In a study of more than 300 Cooper’s Hawk skeletons, 23 percent showed old, healed-over fractures in the bones of the chest, especially of the furcula, or wishbone.
Anna's hummingbird is a small bird species found primarily in western North America, ranging from southern Alaska to Baja California in Mexico. The male has vibrant iridescent feathers on its head and throat, which can change color depending on the angle and lighting. The female has a duller green coloration and lacks the male's flashy head and throat feathers. They are known for their incredible aerial acrobatics and their ability to hover in place while drinking nectar from flowers. Anna's hummingbirds are an important pollinator for many plant species and are a popular species for birdwatchers and backyard bird enthusiasts.
Boot’s Folly, Strines Tower or Sugworth Tower was built in 1927 by Charles Boot the son of the founder of local construction company Henry Boot PLC. Henry Boot & Sons was founded in 1886 and helped by the success of civil building contracts and building camps for the military during the 1914-18 war the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1919. It’s no surprise therefore that around Sheffield and surrounding areas the family is well known and a number of local builds have been constructed by the company, owned by the family and lived in by the various descendants of Henry Boot.
The tower was built out of the leftover stone from the construction of Bents House nearby. The stone was obtained by the demolition of Bents Farm, Pears House Farm and Nether Holes Farm all of which were apparently demolished because they were polluting local watercourses. Either it was commissioned by Charles Boot to provide work for some of his construction workers during the Great Depression, and/or to allow him to see the church yard at High Bradfield where his wife had been buried the year before (1926). Either way the tower is now derelict and has sadly lost its wood panelled interior and fittings – including a spiral staircase since a cow managed to climb it and get stuck in the tower.
A Green heron soon to be on it's way.
Taken at Wildwood lake in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour Ireland.
Final few days on this tour of Ireland. Thank you my friends for your visits. :-)
A Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) roosting on a rocky platform in a shallow wetland in the aspen parkland region east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1 October, 2012.
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We Love Roleplay opens today and while editing this picture of Una's amazing gowns I was reminded of the Handmaid's Tale. I am pretty much obsessed with the show and have to admit, I've even watched the series more than once. When Margaret Atwood revealed that everything in The Handmaid’s Tale has occurred in our history ......
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It's already here... We can feel the cold, the breath and the magic of the frost that shackles the trees, the ducks in the pond, our hands and feet.
The central city park is an attractive place for visitors in the summer. And for me in winter:-)
HDR panorama of 3 shots.
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These small gazelles, named for researcher Joseph Thomson, have light-brown coats with dark stripes running down their sides, a white patch on their rumps extending underneath the tail, and ridged horns that curve backward. Females may have shorter, smoother, and slimmer horns than males or none at all. Grant’s gazelles are sometimes confused with Thomson’s. However, Thomson’s is distinguished from Grant’s by its smaller size and the white patch on its rump. On Grant’s gazelles, the patch always extends above the tail. [Credit: African Wildlife Foundation]
I love Steller's Jays anytime of the year but especially in the winter when their gorgeous blue feathers stand out so beautifully.
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) roosting on a fencepost along an open meadow awaiting the possibility of a rodent scurrying in the grasses. This prairie landscape is located south of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
4 June, 2011.
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Another flamingo shot for the San Diego Zoo.
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World's End, North Wales......I'm not too sure if it really is the logistical end of the world but after a hectic day with 'H' and big brother too down in London the peace and tranquility of the the pink lonely moors was a welcome destination for me!
Small, sleek warbler; white belly contrasts with olive and green upperparts. Very difficult to separate from Eastern Bonelli’s of Eastern Europe. Best character is the call, a two-parted whistle "hu-eef." Song quite similar to Eastern Bonelli’s. Breeds in deciduous forests with oaks and beech, as well as in mixed forest with pines. eBird
My friend Jay lives across the way but only in the summer. She allows me to feed the birds in her back lot. There are huge berry bushes with several varieties of flora mixed together (red berries with blue berries etc). And the birds love them.
The blue berries really stood out:)
Happy Textured Tuesday!
For my Texture friends, I can't find Kersten Frank's gallery anymore? Thoughts?
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An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) coming into our garden fountain. They love to sit on the bubbler on top and have a bath
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
I spent some time at the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands with David ( www.flickr.com/photos/birdsaspoetry ) and Dorothy ( www.flickr.com/photos/friendsintheair ) and Andy this morning doing a preliminary count of the Snipes before an official count next week.
These tend to rise out of the grasses and reeds very quckly, fly fast and often erratically.
Back to catch up soon.
The other noisy jay that hangs around. I really appreciate these guys alerting me to owls and hawks when they perch nearby. The raptors usually come in so quietly I don't see them until the jays start squawking at them. Then I know it's time to get out my camera.
This isn't my father, but it reminds me of him, as he loved to fish. He's now 92 and doesn't fish now but the memories we had together fishing, camping and backpacking were some of the best times, and lessons, of my life. Thanks for sharing nature with me dad. Glad I caught your addiction to it and learned so much from you.
Did you know:
"In 1909 a Spokane, Washington woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful: Washington State celebrated the nation’s first statewide Father’s Day on June 19, 1910." history.com
Wishing all father's, present and gone, a Happy Father's Day!
A Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) poses for a closeup in Arizona. I love the sound these birds make. I heard one calling in a low brush pile, slowly walked over, and snapped some images.
Taken at Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, AZ.
Sandman's coming is a title from the Delines, and as we're seeing Richmond Fontaine tomorrow night, it's fine. Wet sand and a sunset at low tide, makes for a perfect evening for me. Southerndown is always a first port of call.
One of the original general stores in the resort town of Talkeetna Alaska. Nagley's supplied miners and trappers starting in 1921. Lots of eclectic and interesting items inside to admire and enjoy.
I liked the brazen shirt this fella was wearing. It said: "Don't laugh, this is your girlfriends shirt."
Talkeetna was one of my favorite stops in Alaska. Talkeetna is located at the confluence of three rivers, the Susitna, Chulitna and Talkeetna. Denali and the Alaska Range is in plain view. Said to be the inspiration for the fictional community of Cicely AK in the popular TV show “Northern Exposure," which was actually filmed in Roslyn WA. One of my favorites shows. Definitely recommend a stop in Talkeetna when in AK.
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Shortly out of the nest, this tiny bird is prospecting for tasty bugs on this Red Bird of Paradise plant.
This is only warbler that nests in the hot deserts of the Southwest. And it is one of only two warblers to nest in cavities in the USA.
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A Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) feeding on the ground of the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The feather colouration makes it blend well with the ground cover.
23 May, 2013.
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A Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) forages on the ground on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
23 May, 2013.
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Hadrian's wall near Black carts turret.
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
A significant portion of the wall still stands and can be followed on foot along the adjoining Hadrian's Wall Path. It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern England and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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Snake's Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | Liliaceae
Samsung NX1 & Steinheil Munchen 'Cassar S' - 50mm f/2.8
10mm Macro Tube | 12 Aperture Blades | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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A lifer for me, I captured this secretive and little-known Bachman's Sparrow on my April trip to Florida in 2019. My guide pointed them out to me - thanks Carl! My Flickr friend Ruth was with us on that trip as well, so we essentially have the same photo of this lovely bird.
I was contacted for permission to use this photo as part of a interpretive panel for the Alachua Conservation Trust. I recently saw a photo of the display which has now been installed. This was part of a two year project that was funded with a grant provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I'm very pleased that this photo can help people understand what is needed to help restore the environment in ways that allow animals in nature to thrive and to see this beautiful sparrow.
Taken 4 April 2019 at Jonathon Dickinson State Park, Florida.
Mary's shell is an art installation on Clevely’s Beach. The sculpture is 8m long and 4m tall, the shell weighs in at 16.5 tonnes. It was set into place on Wednesday 25 September 2013
A clear view of the spread tail feathers is necessary for a definitive identification, but this is about 95% likely to be an Allen's rather than the very similar Rufous hummingbird. Newport Beach Back Bay, California
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A Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) roosts on an old fend post along the shores of Pelican Lake in western Saskachewan, Canada.
19 May, 2013.
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In North America, we have three warbles with ladies' names. This is Lucy's warble but should really be named Plain Jane's warbler.
Virgina's warbler and Grace's warbler are the other two.
Everyone’s entranced they all press like it
✩ Head LeLutka – Gaia Head
✩ Hair barberyumyum – T24
✩ Jacket Pox – Mozzy
✩ Pose BERAS – Saturn
✩ Skirt + Belt CRAFT – Kei
✩ Boots Phedora – Savin