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It can take quite a long time for a Great Blue Heron to have some. This guy was one of the lucky ones.
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We don´t see light we are light.
and we´re spreading light.
Where light shines through
it´s something thin and fragile
But only that way can the light get in...
There are places to go where your spirits are never dampened. Look for those places.
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Not all insights need to be dazzling.
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It's only possible to live happily ever after on a moment to moment basis.
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The paths we take depend on our definitions of success.
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Projection is; seeing the world through our own experience.
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Hawk owl returning to its perch[hydro line LOL] after a successful dive in snow
The vole is covered by its wing didn't get a good angle that shows it other that back side of owl this was sharpest image of the burst
This osprey, and I, were successful that day. I'd been hoping to catch an osprey with fish - missed the actual strike, as it headed down to the other end of the lake, and was behind trees. But it came off the lake more towards me, allowing a few of those treasured flight shots!
Green Grass Dart (Ocybadistes walkeri)
After missing out on getting a shot of the Skipper yesterday I managed to get one today. It was still very flighty and the only one around.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning
and goes to bed at night and in between
does what he wants to do
Finally! During the entire time spent at the Lotus Pond, spending what seemed like ages, slowly circling the entire pond, looking everywhere for those sneaky little frogs who have mastered the skill of hiding in plain sight - I spotted this fellow sitting right out in the open! In the sunlight! And on a pristine lily pad!
So, having finally spotted one, I was able to zoom in and get a decent shot. My waning patience finally paid off.
Finally hit the Jack Pot at the Lotus Pond at Dauset Trails Nature Center!
This guy strutted his stuff after successfully grabbing a fish. I typically see the snowy egrets get minnows so this was a pretty big catch.
From earlier this year. One of the 3 recently fledged juvenile Common Kingfishers with a tasty (albeit tiny) fish. You have to start somewhere.
You can tell this female is a juvenile by the dark feet and the remains of the white aiming spot on the end of the bill.
A Willet captured here individually but was gathered in a loose flock, probing the sand of a wave-washed beach for marine invertebrates, hunting for its favorites. Here successfully.
Again I had this pleasure to observe a pair of Sooty Oystercatchers foraging for food during a very low tide today. They were not particularly concerned with my presence so I walked as close as I considered acceptable for them. This bird presented the catch and walked with it for several meters to find a good place to consume it. This made me feel like a catwalk photographer (minus a cat ;-).
(Haematopus fuliginosus)
A Heron taken last year on the Isle of Mull.
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This is the successful hatching of a new little baby masked lapwing! I was amazed to see this. My previous shot www.flickr.com/photos/143119536@N04/51351333453/in/datepo... of this nest taken a few weeks back showed the flooded lake almost lapping at the eggs themselves, and I worried about whether or not they would be okay. Pleased to report a couple of chicks hatched and survived.
Mama Red Necked Grebe shows me her eggs for the first time. I believe there are three. I went to check the nest this morning after a lot of rain and very strong winds yesterday. Thankfully the nest is about two inches / five centimetres above the waterline and there is no rain in the forecast.
After trying for several days to get a shot of a hummingbird from our basement window checking out the Crocosmia, this afternoon one finally cooperated!
I really wanted one from this view because it's one of the few times I can get a natural shot and not a feeder shot. It doesn't hurt that from this POV you can also see the purple Rose of Sharon blooms and the Gardenia bush, which is still blooming.
You might have to look hard to see the hummingbird but she's there. I pinkie swear!
A Common Tern fishing at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, California.
A graceful, black-and-white waterbird, the Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America. It can be seen plunging from the air into water to catch small fish along rivers, lakes, and oceans.
This Puma managed to catch a Patagonia Fox - - a very unusual catch - - our guide had worked in this area for over 15 years and has never witnessed this.
Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion - Patagonia, Chile
Always great to witness them in action Upon download, found out he lost this fish in a rush. unfortunately fish in mid air shot came out blurry :(
Osprey with catch near Ten Mile river mouth. A Large fish-eating hawk with a wingspan up to 6 Ft. This magnificent raptors broad wings enable it to glide on rising thermals near coastal bluffs. It hoovers on beating wings beflore plunging feet first for fish. This Osprey has re-positioned its catch for better in flight aerodynamics.
“If the day and the night
are such that you greet
them with joy, and life emits
a fragrance like flowers
and sweet-scented herbs, is
more elastic, more starry,
more immortal - that is
your success.”
-HENRY DAVID THOREAU
There are days when I wake up, have my coffee on the back deck or front porch, smell my garden and listen to the birds where I feel like "success". This image is from my garden using "in camera" multiple exposures.
They said I had to wear a suit to work. Who was I to deny them in this latest release from Avec Toi at the FameshedX event 10/10/22
Avec Toi seems to really know my personal style, because a corset with a white blouse is my power outfit. And now it exists in SL and I'm SO happy it does!