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Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk in Madikwe GR, South Africa
melierax canorus
(also called Southern Chanting Goshawk)
bleke zanghavik
autour chanteur
Grosser Singhabicht
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A Common Snipe and a Redshank take a well earned break from their hectic search for small invertebrates and crustaceans along the coastal section of RSPB Leighton Moss. As far as I could tell, worms and small crabs topped the day's Specials Menu.
A "mousing" Coyote will leap high above the snow packed field and come down hard with their muzzle and forepaw first to break through and capture its prey.
Hello Everyone,
I'm hoping that as we approach the weekend, that we take pause to be thankful for some little thing in our life: a butterfly, a good meal, a child's smile ... Despite life's misery, there is always some sort of goodness. We just have to be open to find it.
From my archives: Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
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We were nearing the day's end on this shoot and our cormorant fisherman lit his lamp for a few more shots before calling it a day.
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Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
~ e. e. cummings
St. Andrews is a seaside town northeast of Edinburgh, on Scotland’s east coast. It's known for its many golf courses, including the Old Course, with the landmark Swilcan Bridge at the 18th hole. The British Golf Museum chronicles the history of U.K. golf. On a headland nearby are the ruins of St. Andrews Castle, with its medieval bottle dungeon. Close to the castle is the University of St. Andrews, founded in 1413.
I was fortunate to be able to capture this beautiful Great Blue Heron taking-flight to move to it's next fishing spot. With the help of Photo Shop I added some posterization special effect to give the picture a pretty cool look. I hope you like it.
Autumn is here
and I am in love.
My heart has taken residence in my mind.
I pick the crisp ochre leaves
and put them in my pocket.
I am in love.
― Kamand Kojouri
I'll be back in about a week 😊
A rare visitor to our local flower shops, Lily of the Nile (agapanthus) is so exotic, and its almost serpentine curves are not easy to photograph!
Shot here with one of my miniature Japanese vases. I've been collecting miniature vases for a while, having found some hand-crafted and glazed ones. If you're interested here's a link to a video of how they are made: www.yutasegawa.com/making
All kinds of Lilies: Here
Miniature Vases: Here
All things Japanese: Here
Still Life Compositions: Here
Zebra Finch takes a break.
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Taking a temporary break from images of Germany to bring some local ones taken yesterday.
Mt. St. Helens, which last erupted 36 years ago and is rebuilding itself with a lava dome inside the crater, ( which eventually will form her new top ) and lot of new growth, including an abundance of wildflowers this year.
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RKO_2415. From the archives. I guess B & W works well here! Focussed on the young elephant!
I love to watch these friendly "pre-historic" mammals while moving around and on how they interact!
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A Spotted Towhee that had flown into my climbing rose bush. I was surprised I was able to get several good shots of him despite the slow shutter speed. That dang fixed f11.
But I do like a bit of motion blur and he was in the process of getting ready to turn around.
I kept the ISO down as much as I could so the noise was not an issue this time
2 more in first comment box below
Albeit short lived a storm rolled in from nowhere at the Weekend and my garden took a pounding.
The rain was mostly light at first but then without warning it literally went three gears up and started coming down in bullet form. So I took down the SS from 1/500 to 1/200 and used the flash to capture it, one of the things that was on my side was the fact the rain was so heavy and persistent that it was constantly impacting off my flowers so a degree where I could get this moment caught convincingly enough.
The raindrops were pretty much exploding on impact and I was lucky to hit the button just as this one did just that. I really love nature, so much diversity!
Here's to another week ahead and hope you're all well, so as always, thank you! :)
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The Estate Backershagen goes back to at least 1681 but Prince Frederic who became the owner in 1846 started to landscape the park in English style with a Chinese twist (sorry, Wikipedia text is only in Dutch). The place has now various owners and is accessible for the general public. It's worth a bike ride, but even better: a stroll.