A Touch of Darkness ☠
View allAll Photos Tagged Scurrying
Rapidly scurrying for the cover of the reed bed after a fleeting appearance in the sunshine at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottingham (UK) (4592)
A Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, a native species of western North America, scurried along the rocky banks of the river at Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado..
A rackety old building where I'm sure some mice or even rats are hiding! Getting the cat to stand still enough on the steps was difficult but still caught it scurrying up the stairs!
Conversion was accenting the textures and going mono!
Happy Sliders Sunday!
A pregnant ground squirrel photographed through my back patio door. We have several of these striped squirrels living underground in our back yard and see them scurrying around during the day. They are very skittish so they have dug several holes where they can make a quick escape when necessary. Best viewed large.
Thanks so much for your visits, faves and comments. Have a great day!
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written permission.
"Dark and light
striking
each other,
vividly etching wild colors
through the horizon.
The charm of sunset
makes me want
to scurry home."
- Tara Estacaan, "Eventide"
Sunset over Ellingson Island on Lake Superior. The shot was taken during the annual November 10th beacon lighting of the Split Rock Lighthouse. The lighting memorializes the sailors that went down with the ore boat, Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.
The historic light station is one of Minnesota's most popular and iconic landmarks. It is located in Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior along Minnesota Highway 61 (formerly US 61) about 40 miles north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Learn More about the history of the Split Rock light.
Theme BEGINNINGS.
#Flickr21Challenge
#Beginnings
on my walk several times each week, I pass literally hundreds of very cute ground squirrels eating the grasses; there's a lot of babies now learning to look around before scurrying out of a hole.
Lachen und Lächeln sind Tor und Pforte, durch die viel Gutes in den Menschen hineinhuschen kann. "Christian Morgenstern"😊
Laughter and smiles are the gate and gateway through which much good can scurry into a person. "Christian Morgenstern" 😊
While walking on the trail, I startled this little Chipmunk and it scurried up the tree. It didn't move until I was out of sight.
Patapsco Valley State Park
Marriottsville, Maryland
Explored October 1, 2022
A GGO locks into the sound of a scurrying vole and displays its impressive talons while hunting on the edge of the boreal forest.
**Double click to zoom in**
There were hundreds of Prairie Dogs scurrying about the short grass at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR (and in many other locations near Denver airport).
Prairie Dogs are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels that live in large colonies. Three species are found in Colorado. The picture shows young Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), common in the eastern grassy plains of Colorado.
Being away from city lights and closer to nature enables us to witness simple fascinations. The birds in the yard and trees and the squirrels scurrying around for their food supplies is what I watch instead of morning T.V. A wonderful sunrise or sunset here gives us the warmth of knowing there’s a “Power” here much greater than our own at work here. That power gives us the creek out back giving life to the fish the frogs and whatever they require to live on. The deer here are plentiful and watching them scurry around the property leaves us again feeling a part of Nature not separate from it. Truly, we feel that “Beauty Surrounds Us.” The pandemic forces us to be at home more than ever. We are fortunate to be in such a beautiful and peaceful area and for that we are very grateful. Thanks for viewing my work. Stay safe and continue to wear your mask. The life you save may just be your own.
These tiny birds have such huge personalities. I love watching them as they scurry back and forth, staying just at the water's edge, probing for the aquatic invertebrates revealed by the waves.
Although considered common, their numbers are in steep decline as humans take over more and more of the coastlines necessary for their survivial.
This adult in breeding plumage is migrating from the High Arctic tundra where they nest. Non-breeders do not migrate, remaining in their wintering grounds saving their energy for when it is their turn.
Mom and her young ducklings were really making waves here as they scurried for cover in some nearby flooded timber.
When we spot one of these warblers scurrying up and down tree trunks and branches they remind us of Brown Creepers or perhaps a nuthatch as their actions are very similar. While scampering up and down and around they are using their curved bills to pry into the nooks and crevices in the bark of the tree seeking insects, insect larvae, eggs and spiders.
It is surprising with all their activity in the trees that they nest in leaf litter on the ground near the tree trunks and stumps. The nest will normally contain 5 eggs that will be incubated for 11 - 12 days and when on the breeding grounds will aggressively challenge any species that enters therein.
This male is announcing his presence to any female that may be nearby.
Female Wood Duck distracting attention from her brood of chicks scurrying for cover in the weeds, below.
Common migrant and Summer resident to the area.
A rooster Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) scurried out of the ditch near a farmstead and stopped for a photo shoot. I had on a long lens which limited what the composition could be with this bird but it still provided for a detailed close-up. This bird was on the agricultural landscape south of Ryley, Alberta, Canada.
21 April, 2023.
Slide # GWB_20230421_3617.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
I think this intrepid chipmunk has the record for being out and about so late in December. Until today, the latest date that I had seen a chipmunk scurrying about in the cold and snow was December 9, 2020. This savvy chipmunk was taking advantage of the mild day (32 F or 0 C) to forage for more rations in case the winter is a long one.
A Ringnecked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) scurries through the natural shrub habitat along the edge of the Great Sandhills south of Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 June, 2011.
Slide # GWB_20110602_2096.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
It’s such a thrill to view the antics of young Western Grebe chicks as they frolic in the water, then scurry safely back under their mother’s wings to ride in comfort, waiting for their next meal. In this photo, one of the two chicks currently riding on Mom’s back eyes something that may be delicious.
Setting off crisp black-and-white plumage with a yellow bill and red eye, the slender Western Grebe is an elegant presence on lakes and ocean coasts of western North America. Along with its close relative, the Clark’s Grebe, it’s renowned for a ballet-like courtship display in which male and female “run” across the water in synchrony, their long necks curved in an S-shape. These water birds rarely come ashore, instead taking long dives to catch fish and other aquatic animals.
Western and Clark’s Grebes were considered the same species until 1985, after scientists learned that the two species rarely interbreed (despite sometimes living on the same lakes), make different calls, and have substantial DNA differences.
Male Western Grebes generally have longer and thicker bills than females. The difference may permit males and females to feed on different-sized prey, reducing food competition between the sexes.
Western Grebe plumage is very dense and waterproof. In the nineteenth century the birds were hunted and their hides used to make coats, capes, and hats that cost as much as luxury items made from mammal pelts. In some areas, grebe populations crashed or even disappeared altogether. In time, the garments went out of fashion, sparing this species (and Clark’s Grebe) further losses.
Western Grebes, along with other grebe species, often swallow their own feathers as they preen. These feathers wind up lining the stomach, where they may help protect against punctures by sharp fish bones. They periodically regurgitate pellets containing the feathers along with bones and other indigestible material.
The oldest recorded Western Grebe was a female and at least 11 years old when she was found in Minnesota, where she had been banded.
(Nikon, 500/f4.0 + TC 1.4, 1/2000 @ f/6.3, ISO 720)
than when I scurry around looking and searching with a proactive approach :-)
Brooks Jensen
HGGT! Truth Matters!
southern magnolia, 'Ferruginea', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Tail out and nose down and he/she scurried by me. Must of been on a scent. So beautiful and healthy looking.
You belong in a posh hotel with fresh flowers in the lobby
or a high rise office overlooking other skyscrapers
overlooking people overlooking
the gritty ground scurrying about
as if each minute mattered.
You belong in a fancy condo elevator
that never gets stuck.
Or behind a well dressed receptionist with a fancy pen.
You belong at the very top.
Still, exceptionally lonely.
You belong in the pages of a glossy magazine
filled with flashy ads for expensive perfume.
A magazine about magazines that are magazines
for the very rich who don’t want to read any articles
on climate change.
You do not belong in an art gallery
or the wall of someone who actually cares about art
Someone who knows that real photography
isn’t just something good
but something that captures the human spirit
and connects us more.
You belong in the trash bin.
But, I’ll still keep you just for now.
No promises for the future.
You better be careful. I’ll throw that magazine out.
**All photos are copyrighted.
Piping Plover (Charadrius Melodus)
Just love watching these little guy's scurry about along the waters edge searching for food. Broke out the Tray-O-Pod to lay on the beach for these POV's at Stone Harbor Point NJ.
rushed composition as we got there with just enough time to scurry down and shoot as the sun crested. three exposures used.
A Sora (Porzana carolina) scurries along the edge of a cattail border on an urban flood water pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
25 June, 2021.
Slide # GWB_20210625_7831.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
This cute Pine Marten paused only briefly to look at me, then scurried off...in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
A Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) scurries across the mudflats chasing flies along the shoreline of Chaplin Lake east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
19 May, 2013.
Slide # GWB_20130519_6771.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
A male Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) scurries around in an attempt to keep his herd of females in a tight group. This action was observed on the National Bison Range near St. Ignasius, Montana, U.S.A.
10 October, 2011.
Slide # GWB_20111010_1709.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
Bay its cold outside_Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé
I really can't stay
Baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away
Baby, it's cold outside
This evening has been
Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice
I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry
Beautiful, what's your hurry?
My father will be pacing the floor
Listen to that fire place roar
So really I'd better scurry
Beautiful, please don't hurry
But maybe just a half a drink more
I'll put some records on while I pour
The neighbors might think
Baby, it's bad out there
Say what's in this drink?
No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how
Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell
I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no no no
Mind if I move in closer?
At least i'm gonna say that I tried
What's the sense in hurting my pride?
I really can't stay
Baby, don't hold out
Baby it's cold outside
Songwriters: Loesser Frank
Buying things to cook and things to bake,
What a task to undertake.
When they get home they're as busy as a bee,
Making the house right for the company.
Scurrying here and scurrying there,
It is enough to make you tear out your hair.
But once it's over I'm sure you'll agree,
It's nice to have a family!
Carole Lynn Zublena, "Thanksgiving," in Our Western World's Most Beautiful Poems, edited and published by John Campbell, World of Poetry Press, 1985
HBW!!
narcissus, large cupped daffodil, 'Border Chief', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
A Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) scurries for cover at Cave Creek Ranch in southern Arizona, U.S.A.
1 March, 2012.
Slide # GWB_20120301_0456.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
Robotic toy bugs (about 4 cm long) which can scurry around the room.
Red foil in front of the lamp created the red light.
A Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) scurries through the scrub brush of the desert near Cave Creek Canyon in southeast Arizona, U.S.A.
2 March, 2012.
Slide # GWB_20120302_1230.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
Common gallinule scurries over the water with reflection at the Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida. The Venice Area Audubon Rookery is most active during the nesting season, from November to May. It provides excellent views of many bird species nesting in their natural habitat.
A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos, Anatidae) and her two babies scurry off in rough water.
Terrell's Island Preserve, Lake Butte des Morts
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
JU301941m
A Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Citellus lateralis) scurries among the rocky slopes in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
5 September, 2011.
Slide # GWB_20110905_8149.CR2
Use of this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission is not permitted.
© Gerard W. Beyersbergen - All Rights Reserved Worldwide In Perpetuity - No Unauthorized Use.
Scurrying across the swamp using lily pads to hunt from. Brazos Bend State Park near Needville, Texas
American Coot scurries back to the water after a bit of grazing. "The bird’s long, yellow-green toes have two to three fleshy lobes that are attached to its tall, sturdy legs. While its shape might look strange to the human eye, the curious configuration of the coot's foot makes the bird adept at getting around both on water and on land, unlike most other waterfowl. Comparable to webbing on a duck's foot, the palmate toes help a coot push through the water. On land, the lobes fold back when the bird lifts its foot, which facilitates walking on a variety of surfaces like mud, grass, and even ice." Information from the Audubon website audubon.org.