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Kevin Russo
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dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Not successful this time
Burst and 1/6400s to capture this serie
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And he was successful. Seconds later, he caught a Zitting Cisticola for a meal. This is a migratory raptor from Central Asia that come in large numbers during winters to India. They can be commonly seen across the countryside and mostly in grasslands where they roost communally.
We sighted one on this fence preening and he spent around 5 minutes cleaning himself up. Then suddenly he dived flew behind the vehicle and landed in a far away field. He had a Zitting Cisticola, a small warbler in his claws which he finished pretty quickly.
Thanks so much in advance for your views, faves and feedback.
I am not generally that successful at bird photography even when I have consciously gone out to see birds. This shot of the chaffinch was pure luck. Mary and I were on a walk recently I had taken a shot or two of some wild flowers . I spotted the bird and took a couple of shots without changing settings not really expecting anything reasonable. In fact I am quite pleased with this one I know it could be sharper but for a grab shot its not too bad . It is very heavily cropped
Hope you are all managing to cope in this strange New World we are living in . Of course I hope you and yours remain well and safe
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
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, egret a diminutive of Aigron, heron. The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.
It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.
Its breeding distribution is in wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. A successful colonist, its range has gradually expanded north, with stable and self-sustaining populations now present in the United Kingdom.
It first appeared in the UK in significant numbers in 1989 and first bred in Dorset in 1996
In warmer locations, most birds are permanent residents; northern populations, including many European birds, migrate to Africa and southern Asia to over-winter there. The birds may also wander north in late summer after the breeding season, and their tendency to disperse may have assisted in the recent expansion of the bird's range. At one time common in Western Europe, it was hunted extensively in the 19th century to provide plumes for the decoration of hats and became locally extinct in northwestern Europe and scarce in the south. Around 1950, conservation laws were introduced in southern Europe to protect the species and their numbers began to increase. By the beginning of the 21st century the bird was breeding again in France, the Netherlands, Ireland and Britain. It has also begun to colonise the New World; it was first seen in Barbados in 1954 and first bred there in 1994. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's global conservation status as being of least concern..
Successful catch against the light, been on the reserve since 17 December 2019, Starting to change in colour.
Attenborough NR
Giant Kingfisher, Shingwedzi River crossing, Bateleur, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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...the more Successful the Picture.
- Alfred Hitchcock
This Bad Boy is the Villain of my feeder. He seems to know exactly when I put out bird food of the type he likes. Within minutes, he’s marauding around the feeder throwing food-bits left and right until he discovers the treat he is looking for : )
American Crows are large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices. They are common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides, and in habitats ranging from open woods and empty beaches to town centers. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost anything – typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit but also garbage, carrion, and chicks they rob from nests.
American Crows congregate in large numbers in winter to sleep in communal roosts. These roosts can be of a few hundred up to two million crows. Some roosts have been forming in the same general area for well over 100 years. In the last few decades some of these roosts have moved into urban areas where the noise and mess cause conflicts with people.
Young American Crows do not breed until they are at least two years old, and most do not breed until they are four or more. In most populations the young help their parents raise young for a few years. Families may include up to 15 individuals and contain young from five different years.
Crows sometimes make and use tools. Examples include a captive crow using a cup to carry water over to a bowl of dry mash; shaping a piece of wood and then sticking it into a hole in a fence post in search of food; and breaking off pieces of pine cone to drop on tree climbers near a nest.
The oldest recorded wild American Crow was at least 16 years 4 months old when it was recaptured and rereleased during a banding operation in New York. A captive crow in New York lived to be 59 years old.
(Nikon, 500mm + TC 1.4, 1/800 @ f/5.6, ISO 2500)
Sasha and I found this scared and hungry fellow in the dumpster by North Point Marina. The dumpster was very big and he couldn't get out without help.
To find long piece of wood around the marina was almost impossible, so we ran to the woods next to the marina and found old big branch on the ground.
It was very heavy but my 9 year old didn't complain so I didn't :-).
The second we put the branch into the dumpster he came out. I didn't have a chance get my camera.
He looked at us for couple seconds and ran away.
After a successful hunt, the Rough-leg flew off to enjoy his dinner. Unfortunately I had a tough time following him and had my shutter speed set a bit low-- this was as good a shot as I got. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, MO
An osprey going home with a good-sized fish. Photographed at John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor, Florida.
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If you'd like to see more of my osprey images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many images of eagles and other raptors as well as owls, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, songbirds and mammals and I have a full section on birds in flight which is my specialty.
Mit Karin am letzten Tag im Naturschutzgebiet Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen haben wir diese Füchsin beim erfolgreichen Jagen einer Maus beobachtet.
With Karin on the last day in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen nature reserve we dobserve this vixen successfully hunting a mouse.
Deventer has had a very successful past that has made it one of the jewels of the Ijssel that it is today, founded in 768 by an English missionary Lebuinus it received city status in 956 and has never looked back since.
One of the first cities to receive a printing press the city has always had a love for the printed word and hosts the largest book fair in Europe as well as one of the largest Dickens festivals, the Dickens festival regularly attracts 125, 000 to this city of considerably less people.
Being a very bookish city it also established a renowned Latin school that boasted famous graduates like the humanist and theologian Desiderius Erasmus who attended the school as a child.
Deventer’s success from the sea came to a close with the silting up of the river Ijssel in the 16th century forcing the city from the sea trade and cargo management to working with metals and industrial production of everything from cigars to mattresses, today its main industry is central heating manufacture and the famous home to the honey cake.
I took this on September 19th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 38mm 1/6s, f/16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
the less successful the pictures turn out to be :-)
Fay Godwin
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cabbage white butterfly on verbena, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Stonechat (juvenile)
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The stonechats that I have photographed had two broods. This full frame image is one from the second brood. The bird is trying to maintain purchase on the bramble perch because of the wind. There were 4 successful fledglings for the first brood and 3 for the second. As far as I can make out there were 4 other territories along the 1000m long hillside which resulted in failure or abandonment.
Having successfully traversed the spiral tunnels and the Kicking Horse Pass, CP 1401 winds its way through the S curves on the approach to control point Ottertail. Having shot this location in the past, I knew this scene with the peak of Mt. Carnarvon in Yoho National Park off in the distance was a must when I was location planning for this trip.
CP 31B
CP 1401 / CP 4106 / CP 1900
CP Mountain Sub
Xini Lagoon, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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I was on my way home from my Antelope Valley outing to see the poppies, but I still wanted one more thing - a sea of Desert Dandelions. They're a real wildflower favorite of mine, a subtle pale yellow, and they could be seen along the highway I was traveling. Of course, I wanted something a tad more picturesque, like maybe a Joshua Tree surrounded by the Desert Dandy. The Joshuas can also be seen along this highway of the Mojave Desert. They are special, since they only occur between 400 and 1,800 m (1,300 and 5,900 ft) elevation, mostly within the boundary of the Mojave. What luck - a spot to pull off the busy highway, and there was my tree in the field of Desert Dandies. The snow-capped San Gabriels in the background were a big bonus, a great way to finish off a successful day trip. If you're wondering about the several blooms in the tree, they're over the hill - typically giant white kinda pineapple shaped blooms. One other note - if you watch the Rose Parade or Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Years Day and the TV camera cuts to the nearby mountains, these are the ones, from the other side.
Having successfully kept Rebel Rooster under his protective care, Jasper stood tall and proud. It was a rousing chase around the family room.
I use the term "under protective care" loosely. On Rebel Rooster's first day with Jasper, he lost an eyeball to Jasper's teeth. But luckily, in between being a fighter jet pilot and being a nuclear physicist, I spent some time as an eye surgeon so I was able to reattach Rebel's eyeball and he's fully stereoscopic again.
after so many dull, grey, rainy and cold days, we finally get some sunny, cold days. Perfect weather for the peregrine falcon to hunt. In this case a feral pigeon, the main food source for peregrines at this site at the river Rhine in Cologne. I wonder if I can ever witness a peregrine's parakeet-hunt.
Great White Egret - Ardea Alba
The great egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range, occurring worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. It is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. In North America, large numbers of great egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern Canada. However, in some parts of the southern United States, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss, particularly wetland degradation through drainage, grazing, clearing, burning, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants. Nevertheless, the species adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas.
The great egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In 1953, the great egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.
On 22 May 2012, a pair of great egrets was announced to be nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset. The species is a rare visitor to the UK and Ben Aviss of the BBC stated that the news could mean the UK's first great egret colony is established. The following week, Kevin Anderson of Natural England confirmed a great egret chick had hatched, making it a new breeding bird record for the UK. In 2017, seven nests in Somerset fledged 17 young, and a second breeding site was announced at Holkham National Nature Reserve in Norfolk where a pair fledged three young.
In 2018, a pair of great egrets nested in Finland for the first time, raising four young in a grey heron colony in Porvoo.
Hi Everyone!
A successful fishing trip and a little bit of jealousy! It turned out that the Pelicans on the left tried to grab the fish. During the scuffle, the fish was dropped into the water and immediately snatched up by a totally different pelican!
Image from my Spring 2017 archives.
I appreciate you taking the time to view and comment on this image, THANK YOU! Have a wonderful day today!
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"If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
~ Herman Cain
a passion flower photo... a gift from a friend...
And, I am still learning how to use Photoshop!
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وش حيلة اللي صابته رمية الهديف
خويك صويب طايح تنزف طعونه
مما جرى لها يطلب النجد والتسعيف
عيونه تخونه لين ما باح مكنونه
صويب الغزال اللي رعى عالي التنيف
في مرتع عسر على اللي يرودونه
غرير حسين الوصف ومكمل التوصيف
نذير يصون العرض واهله يدارونه
تبعد يميل الصيد شم الهوى طريف
وارموا مكانه وين كانوا يحيدونه
لو كان رماي ٍ على شارته هديف
على الشلش ولا تركد على هونه
كلمات/ سمو الشيخ.. محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم