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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)

“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!

edf

...and fly away

Halde Rungenberg, im Hintergrund der Nordsternpark, noch weiter hinten die Essener Innenstadt.

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Red tailed hawk hovering against the wind.

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

A Cormorant stand in the classic pose drying its wings in the sun on Aberdeen harbour wall after a dive

A Union Pacific switch engine shoves a Jordan Spreader onto the steam era turntable in Provo, Utah on Sept. 26, 1984.

It feels great to be able to take off and explore the world at your will like this Monarch. We are on another road trip. Although we are not flying anywhere, we are exploring at our will. This time we are spending time with our granddaughters who we haven’t seen in a year. They are certainly spreading their wings and becoming more confident and independent. We gave them our old DSLR cameras to go on a few photography outings with us. The girls are 9 and 11 years old. They are catching on pretty quick. One of them is intrigued with the effects that a shallow depth of field can give, like with this image. They are using the Olympus E-620 and the Canon 60D. I love going through their images and seeing their version of the world. Once I get home, I’ll download their favourite shots and put them into a mini book for them for Christmas. I am pleasantly distracted again from Flickr. I will catch up later. Happy Wing Wednesday!

A banister and steps at the British Museum

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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Previously unpublished shot from September 2020.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.

Phlox diffusa growning on a granite outcropping, Glacier Meadow Loop Trail, Donner Summit.

Hello Everyone,

Zinnias are one of my favourite cutflowers and the show of zinnias was terrific this year! (They like heat)! While out walking, I spotted a house that sported zinnias along the sidewalk, around the home, along the driveway and just about everywhere! I didn't have my camera so I used my phone for the shot. Then, I couldn't help but have a little fun with these already joyful flowers.

To view details, please zoom in!

Edited with effects in Topaz Studio. HSS! Happy Sliders Sunday!

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This Turkey Vulture was seen "spreading its wings" on a pine tree at Lake Balboa, Van Nuys Ca. Resting between its "clean up" efforts !

:-)

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.

Oigawa Fireworks Display

大井川大花火大会

The explosion of 2 syakudama.

(Diameter of the core is 60cm, it spreads to 500m).

2尺玉をトリミングしました。

光の筋の多さにご注目です。

[16:9 trimming]

Shimada city, Shizuoka pref, Japan

C'est le même bécassin roux présenté dans ma photo précédente, volant juste au dessus de l'eau.

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This is the same short-billed dowitcher presented in my previous photo, flying just over the water surface.

@ Montreal, Canada

End of the day light along Middle River in Maryland. All was golden at that time ...

B sori

Taken at Glencorse Reservoir, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2021.

Turkey Vulture

Storm gathering pace over Arabian Sea....taken in Kochi, Kerala, India

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I find cormorants to be very attractive. Their webbed feet and diver plumage grab my eyes. Attracted by salmon runs, they have become nuisances to wildlife biologists.

The past few days, my garden has been aflutter with these beautiful creatures... the minute I see them, I run out with my camera in hopes to spot one of mine that I tagged... or one from another area.... but so far I haven't.... but that doesn't stop me from taking tons of pictures!!

This is pure colors!

Lupins grow wild all over the McKenzie country and have spread into the Maniototo. They block the shingle braided rivers, where endangered birds nest, giving sanctuary to predators.

I caught this Black-crowned night heron landing in the cattails and reeds before he tucked its wings. Last evening we watched a sunset and we saw more black-crowned night herons than at any time before, they were lying in wait.