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The male Anhinga’s job is to strip some nesting material from a nearby tree and bring it back to his mate who does the nest building. There is a lot of communications during this process, with the male often calling on the way in and his mate excitedly chattering back at him. I’m not fluent in Anhinga but can recognize love talk when I hear it! This guy gave me a full out wing and tail feather spread as he approached the rookery with his contribution. Thank you Mr. Anhinga! (Anhinga anhinga) (Sony a1M2, 200-600 lens @553mm, 1/3200 second, f/6.3, ISO 1250)
... and be free ....
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Impressions from my first trip to Helgoland
The sun was about to dip below the horizon on this first evening of the Lunar Year of Snake...
Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate it; may the Snake bring you bountiful of joy and happiness!
Die Araukarien (Araucaria) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Araukariengewächse (Araucariaceae), die zu den Koniferen (Coniferales) gehört. Sie besitzt ein stark disjunktes Areal auf der Südhalbkugel.
Die Araucaria-Arten sind immergrüne Bäume. Die Art mit den höchsten Exemplaren aus der Gattung Araucaria ist mit 89 Metern Araucaria hunsteinii. Das älteste Exemplar aus der Gattung soll eine 1000-jährige Araucaria araucana sein. ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araukarien
Araucaria ... is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. There are 20 extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemic, see New Caledonian Araucaria), Norfolk Island, eastern Australia, New Guinea, Papua (Indonesia), Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Araucaria are mainly large trees with a massive erect stem, reaching a height of 5–80 metres (16–262 ft). The horizontal, spreading branches grow in whorls and are covered with leathery or needle-like leaves. In some species, the leaves are narrow, awl-shaped and lanceolate, barely overlapping each other; in others they are broad and flat, and overlap broadly.
The trees are mostly dioecious, with male and female cones found on separate trees, ...
All the Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) like this one, at Mill Lake, are bathing lots as they are in the moult and are trying to get rid of the old feathers
Unlike this year, the ice was melting off the lakes to welcome
the waterfowl migrating back.
The waterfowl are arriving to ice on lakes and flooding in fields or fields still covered in snow in April of this year.
In a flood watch/warning for the next two weeks
It has turned much colder for the weekend with
chances of freezing rain and snow mix.
On the news last night, they showed a heron on a lake that was frozen with thick ice and it did not look happy.
Geese and swans have been flying over the house almost daily but for mating and nesting with weather and flooding not sure many offspring will survive.
Recent photos I have all have snow so went to my archives
today.
Wikipedia states..."Chives, (scientific name...Schoenoprasum), is an edible species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion."
What I know about this beautiful plant is that the bees love to traverse the hills and valleys of this flower. Once the bloom has faded, you'll find tiny black seeds inside the folds of each blossom. What a great way to spread the wealth. Life is wonderful that way!
A message for all my contacts in Europe, first of all I am very sorry that last night we left the European Union which is in my opinion is a tragic mistake. I would also like to apologise to you all for the lies and distortions about Europe printed by the largely right wing British press and echoed by Farage and Johnson and their friends . Being part of the EU was never just about economics, the need for nations to work together was seen as vital after the apocalypse of the Mid -twentieth century caused by rampant nationalism . We seem to have returned to a state were bullying political leaders in both the East and West feel they can do whatever they want .
I am still proud to call myself a European, whatever makes up being English is largely just a melange of mostly European culture from the Normans, the Goths, the Vikings and the Romans . I want to celebrate our continent so all my posts this month will be from various European countries .
This first image is the old 1st century Roman Alcántara Bridge that crosses the river Tagus below the city of Toledo . The city of Toledo was an important cultural centre in the middle ages; even after the Moors were defeated its Arab libraries were not pillaged, and a tag-team translation centre was established in which books in Arabic or Hebrew would be translated into Castilian by Muslim and Jewish scholars, and from Castilian into Latin by Castilian scholars, thus letting long-lost knowledge spread through Christian Europe again
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
The expansive Cheyenne Mountain—former headquarters of the joint Canadian/American North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)—spans the horizon near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Close-up framing of a Western Reef Heron in flight with its wings outstretched over the sea. Also known as the Western Reef Egret, it has a long pointed beak and yellowish feet, which are visible as it flies.
The bird's flight creates a sense of motion blur visible in its wings and the background water.
Wings allow birds and other creatures to soar above limitations, symbolizing the ability to break free from constraints and explore new horizons.
White-Tailed Deer (female).
From between 27 to 45 inches tall and 6 to 7 feet long and weighing 150-310 pounds (male) and 90 to 211 pounds (female). Tan or reddish brown in summer and grayish brown in winter. Belly, throat, nose band, eye ring and inside of ears are white. Tail brown and edged with white above often with a dark stripe down the center and white below. Black spots on side of chin. Buck's antlers can spread to 3 feet. Does rarely have antlers. Fawns are spotted.
The White-Tailed Deer inhabits farmlands, brushy areas, woods, suburbs and gardens.
They range throughtout the southern half of the southern tier of Canadian provinces and through most of the United States except for the Southwest.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
A stunning moment captured as a duck spreads its wings, showcasing its graceful posture and vibrant plumage against a natural backdrop.
Erigeron divergens, Spreading Fleabane. Wildflower.
Southwest Arizona, USA.
Full frame. Dedicated macro lens. No crop. No post processing.
This Great Horned owl was seen on the fence overlooking the Walnut Creek canal in the area of north Walnut Creek, California.
The map location is within one mile of the actual location.
...and fly away
Halde Rungenberg, im Hintergrund der Nordsternpark, noch weiter hinten die Essener Innenstadt.
Castell San Salvador de Verdera
View over the complete Golf de Roses, Costa Brava, Spain
and the happy visit of a flock of swifts.
Thanks to Dr. Martin Wessner
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa
Crazy Tuesday: a crazy macro/or close up (Trying to keep these sprinkles all together was driving me a bit crazy as these wayward ones certainly had a mind of their own...)
Thanks for your visit! HCT!
It's been some time ago and some thousands of kilometers outside the lockdown limits. Rainbow Bee-eater was getting ready to fly into the morning sun...
(Merops ornatus)
there’s so much beauty in the world. there’s love and kindness, too. sometimes we forget, but we can remember together: love, kindness, and compassion radiate outward in beautiful ways.
Thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.
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Sony ILCE-7RM5
The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies.
The coloring of the Atlantic spotted dolphin varies enormously as it grows, and is usually classified into age-dependent phases known as two-tone, speckled, mottled, and fused. Calves are a fairly uniform gray-white, with one or no spots.
When they are weaned, speckling occurs, typically between 3 and 4 years and lasting for an average of 5 years. A juvenile is considered mottled when it develops merging gray and white spots on the dorsal surface and black spots on the ventral surface. This usually happens between age 8 or 9.
A fused pattern is reached when dark and white spots are on both the ventral and dorsal sides. As the animal matures, the spots become denser and spread until the body appears black with white spots at full maturation.
In comparison to other dolphin species, the Atlantic spotted dolphin is medium-sized. Newborn calves are about 35–43 in (89–109 cm) long, while adults can reach a length of 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) and a weight of 140 kg (310 lb) in males, and 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) and 130 kg (290 lb) in females.
Compared to the much smaller pantropical spotted dolphin, the Atlantic spotted dolphin is more robust. It shares its habitat with the pantropical spotted dolphin and the bottlenose dolphin.
The species exhibits a range of about ten different vocalizations, including whistles, buzzes, squawks and barks, each corresponding with different behaviors.
This image was taken in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of the Canary Islands
Update: lens aperture unstuck. I've discovered that when mounting the lens the little lever sticks and then it won't work. If I can mount it without the aperture lever sticking in the process then it works.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot from September 2020.
Mask up - stop the spread. Preventing or limiting spread of an airborne virus is not rocket science. Cover your mouth and nose with a suitable mask in enclosed public spaces.
While this should have been the case already in the UK, during this period of accepting 1000 deaths per week, it is most definitely the case now with the unknown risk that the Omicron variant presents.
Better to over-react protectively and relax later than to become overwhelmed by not reacting enough. Stay safe everyone. This is not just about life and death, this is also about long-term debilitating disease, the burden of which will be enormous before this is all through.