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and fly away.
African Fish Eagle taking off in the Chobe NP, Botswana.
Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.
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and fly away
Beautiful Tawney Eagle in the Ndutu NCA, Tanzania
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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Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family. The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878
Despite the parachute structure of the individual Dandelion seeds being largely made up of empty space, it is believed their design creates a ring-shaped air bubble ("separated vortex ring") which slows their descent to the ground and allows them to spread further afield (and into my garden as an unfortunate consequence). It is thought their design is up to four times more efficient that a conventional parachute.
For Record Store Day, I went to a few different stores and Bric a Brac in Chicago was again having a few local bands play. Spread Joy is a little bit indie punk with a fun energy on album and a more assertive edgy quality live. It's kind of crazy to think about how all across the world, there are so many bands playing all the time! So, in case you want to listen to a local Chicago band, here you are!
Also, I love bands like The Cure and Blur but I also think we need to invest in the bands that are harder to find. This one is worth it!
spreadjoy.bandcamp.com/album/spread-joy
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Owly sulphur - Libellen-Schmetterlingshaft - Libelloides coccaju
When temperatures reach a certain point, owlflies open their wings and patiently cling to their blades of grass.
Focus stack of 18 individual images.
I spent the past week north of Huntsville Ontario at a cottage on Loon Lake. With a pair of nesting loons not far away, I would have to say the lake was aptly titled. I would have to say that the Loon is one of my favourite birds. I just love their feather pattern, their deep red eyes and their beautiful call.
Here is the second of my Loon shots...this one of the bird shaking off the water from her recent dive. Hope you enjoy!
"Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The name comes from the Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς "mouse's ear", which the foliage is thought to resemble. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially known as forget-me-nots or scorpion grasses."...Wikipedia
My forget-me-not flowers spread their beauty every year, taking up more space in my garden. Here's to the return of those perennial flower friends.
This osprey came in close as it turned filling the frame. Worth viewing large to take in all those patterns and details.