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Taken at 'The Pool' Melbourne in South Derbyshire.
We know the right time to go to get the lighting conditions we want, and in particular visit to see if the Wood duck is still around.
As you can see it still is but was extremely reluctant to come out today by staying in the deep shade under the overhanging trees.
Hope to see it again in spring next year.
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
Not been out and about much recently, due to the rain and COVID restrictions, so as today was going to be quite sunny for the morning at least we went to one of our local patch sites on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. for our birding walk.
We had the place to ourselves till around 11:30 when it got a little busier, so we left with lots of shots in the can
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
The light was very good, but a bit contrasty.
Not much there yet but I will get a lot better as Autumn and Winter approach.
Taken at 'The Pool' Melbourne in South Derbyshire. Arrived early to make the most of the morning light.
New arrivals since our last visit and certainly having an effect on the ♀, no sign of the 1st winter ♂ we saw last visit
Taken at 'The Pool', Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
This is 15 minutes from us and we go here when the forecast predicts morning sun. when afternoon sun is forecast we would go to Swithland Reservoir in Leicestershire, which is 8 minutes from us.
The problem with this strategy is you get the same birds, but we can't go any further due to COVID.
Taken at 'The Pool' Melbourne South Derbyshire.
Checked the weather forecast last night and rechecked this morning - Sun all day was promised.
It was full sun when we left our home but when we got to Melbourne (10 miles away) no where to be seen.
The birds were about, now at least 2 pairs of Goosander, but the light didn't get the memo and was very variable with little sun.
This female was following one of the males continually and kept posturing at him like the pre mounting display, but its far to early, she was very vocal too.
If anyone knows what going on I would love to know.
Note: Lots of group shots so still processing them, upload them tomorrow.
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
Not been out and about much recently, due to the rain and COVID restrictions, so as today was going to be quite sunny for the morning at least we went to one of our local patch sites on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. for our birding walk.
We had the place to ourselves till around 11:30 when it got a little busier, so we left with lots of shots in the can
Some trees are still refusing to let go of their colorful leaves; The Pool in Central Park, Nov. 15, 2020.
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
Not been out and about much recently, due to the rain and COVID restrictions, so as today was going to be quite sunny for the morning at least we went to one of our local patch sites on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. for our birding walk.
We had the place to ourselves till around 11:30 when it got a little busier, so we left with lots of shots in the can
The Pool and the Sentinel Pine Bridge are located about a half mile from the Flume Gorge and Avalanche Falls, in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. Literature at the site describes it as follows:
"The Pool is a deep basin in the Pemigewasset River. It was formed at the end of the Ice Age 14,000 years ago by a silt-laden stream flowing from the glacier. The Pool is 40 feet (12m) deep and 150 feet (45m) in diameter and is surrounded by cliffs 130 feet (39m) high. Water cascades over the fragments of granite that have fallen from the cliffs above.
On the high cliff above the Pool, the Sentinel Pine stood for centuries. With a circumference of 16 feet (4.8m) and nearly 175 feet (53m) high, the tree was one of the largest in the state. The hurricane of September, 1938, uprooted the giant pine whose trunk bridges the river above the Pool and forms the base for the covered bridge. The bridge offers a fine view of the Pool."
Note that the pine tree can be seen in the photo (you may need to zoom in). Some other interesting information:
The bridge was built on site by The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in 1939. Only a portion of the large pine was used for the foundation of the bridge, which has an overall length of 60 feet, and is restricted to pedestrian traffic. Other trees blown down by the hurricane were also used in its construction. The bridge was put together with wooden pegs, and handmade shingles were used to protect and preserve it. The covered bridge was transferred to the state of New Hampshire in 1948.
Taken at 'The Pool' Melbourne South Derbyshire.
The light was poor, and this bird was feeding near the overflow the shadiest part as well.
At first glance you would id it as a female, but I thinks it's a first winter male in moult. The crimson coloured bill put me on to it.
Most ducks have sexual dimorphism, were the female plumage is totally different to the male, with juveniles having female plumage until there first moult, when they start to display gender specific plumage, in some species this can take a number of moults to achieve
Liverpool es una ciudad y municipio metropolitano del condado de Merseyside, en la región Noroeste de Inglaterra, sobre el lado este del estuario del río Mersey. Limita al norte con el municipio metropolitano de Sefton, al este con el de Knowsley, al sur y oeste con el mencionado río. Fue fundada como villa en 1207 y tuvo ese estatus hasta 1880, cuando recibió el título de ciudad.
La popularidad de The Beatles y del equipo de fútbol Liverpool Football Club contribuyen a convertir a Liverpool en un destino turístico
En 2004, varias zonas a lo largo del centro de la ciudad fueron declaradas Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco. Conocido como la «Ciudad mercantil marítima de Liverpool», el lugar comprende seis localizaciones separadas en la ciudad, incluyendo «Pier Head», «Albert Dock» y la «calle William Brown»; incluye la mayoría de los puntos de interés más famosos de la ciudad
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Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, United Kingdom along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. It is the eighth most populous British city
Labelled the World Capital City of Pop by Guinness World Records, artists of Liverpool origin have produced more number one singles than any other. The popularity of The Beatles, Billy Fury, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and the other groups from the Merseybeat era, and later bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination; tourism forms a significant part of the city's modern economy. The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the European Capital of Culture
Liverpool is noted for its rich architectural heritage and is home to many buildings regarded as amongst the greatest examples of their respective styles in the world. Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004. Referred to as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, the site comprises six separate locations in the city including the Pier Head, Albert Dock and William Brown Street and includes many of the city's most famous landmarks
Liverpool is also well known for its strong sporting identity. The city is home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C..
En: Wikipedia
Let's breathe and look at some Canada geese while we await the results of the American elections and the fate of the world; The Pool in Central Park.
by Jen Lewin Studio
"Giant concentric rings of touch-sensitive circular pads create an interactive environment like a huge playground. Whirlpools of light, colour and movement are created as you run, jump, step or hop onto the pads. Either alone or in groups, you can create mesmerising patterns of swirling and fading colours as you shift weight on The Pool’s pads or move from one pad to another"
Winter Lights, Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London, UK
Haven't managed to get out this week so far, so after checking the weather forecast last night, we decided a local trip was in order.
These were taken at 'The Pool ' Melbourne on the border of Leicestershire and South Derbyshire. Prime purpose being to re find the Drake Wood Duck we saw at a distance last week, unfortunately we didn't as checked over 2/3 of the way round, the last third was too muddy and we were slipping al over the place. but it did enable us the get these shots.
Again had the place to ourselves until about 11:30, the light was going so we left.
Haven't managed to get out this week so far, so after checking the weather forecast last night, we decided a local trip was in order.
These were taken at 'The Pool ' Melbourne on the border of Leicestershire and South Derbyshire. Prime purpose being to re find the Drake Wood Duck we saw at a distance last week, unfortunately we didn't as checked over 2/3 of the way round, the last third was too muddy and we were slipping al over the place. but it did enable us the get these shots.
Again had the place to ourselves until about 11:30, the light was going so we left.
Taken at 'The Pool" Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
I have come across this bird/type before, at Thornton Reservoir in Leicestershire on the 26th April 2021, it only stayed a day, it wasn't there the following day when we looked for it again.
You can imagine my surprise when walking back to the car I observed it getting out of the water following a male Tuftie.
I took many shots of it (I only got two at Thornton) to provide evidence of ID.
The Pool is around 9 miles away (as the duck flies) from Thornton, although they are in different Counties.
Today was our first hike in the National Park. I took my father on one of the hikes that I did last year, only we only traveled the first 1/3rd of the trail that I covered. I think I inadvertently almost did him in on the first hike- but to be fair he didn’t tell me that he didn’t sleep almost at all the night before (that happens sometimes with changes in elevation).
We made it to The Pool on the Fern Lake trail, and then we made our way back. I was happy my father made it there and back again, but grew very concerned that he wouldn’t be able to make much more happen on the trip after today.
Theme: Into The Great Wide Open
Year Nine Of My 365 Project
Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Near the beginning of a final hike into the Odessa Gorge, this time climbing from the bottom of the gorge upward to Odessa Lake. The Fern Lake Trail initially follows the Big Thompson River. The Pool is located 1.7 miles from the trailhead. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.
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El río Mersey es un corto río costero de la vertiente del mar de Irlanda del Reino Unido que transcurre por el noroeste de Inglaterra y tiene una longitud total de 113 km. El nombre procede de la palabra anglosajona Mǽres-ēa que significa «río de la Frontera», ya que durante siglos formó la frontera entre los condados de Lancashire y Cheshire y es probable que también lo hubiera sido entre los reinos anglosajones de Mercia y Northumbria.
El Mersey se forma en Stockport por la confluencia de tres pequeños ríos: el Etherow (30 km), el Goyt y el río Tame (40 km), en especial el Tame y el Goyt. Después pasa cerca de Didsbury, Stretford, Urmston, Flixton e Irlam, donde el río se integra en el canal navegable de Mánchester, que hasta ese momento es la canalización del río Irwell. Desde ese lugar hasta Rixton (cerca de Warrington), el Mersey ha quedado desdibujado totalmente por el canal; en Rixton, el río Bollin desagua en el canal por el sur y el Mersey deja el canal por el norte, describiendo amplios meandros por Woolston y Warrington. En Howley Weir, en Warrington, el río ya sufre el efecto de las mareas y luego se ensancha al salir del pueblo, discurriendo cerca de Runcorn y Widnes y de nuevo se ensancha hasta formar un estuario que tiene unos tres kilómetros de ancho; finalmente se estrecha un poco entre Birkenhead y Liverpool antes de desembocar en la bahía de Liverpool en el mar de Irlanda.
El estuario del Mersey es accesible a barcos de todo tipo.
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The River Mersey is a river in North West England. It is around 70.33 miles (113 km) long, stretching from Stockport in Greater Manchester, to Liverpool Bay. For centuries
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The Pool is a small pond in the Northern Section of New York's Central Park. It's a moderately popular tourist destination, but this time of year, when it's cold and in the early morning, it is a tranquil place. This image has minimal editing on Capture One Pro Ver. 12.
Thisis my last upload from the Flume Gorge area. The foreground is a formation called "The Pool", which is apparently quite deep. Across the ravine in back is the Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge.
This shot is one of those times when I looked on the LCD after taking it and just had this "wow" reaction. I waited for the sun to go behind a cloud, and what you see here is only a little bit different from what happened. I was really amazed. Hardly any areas came out white or black, which means I was left with solid details when it came to processing. Good photographer? No, just dumb luck I get from time to time.
Nikon D50
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 @ 30mm
ISO 200
Exposure: 1/20 sec
Aperture: f/8
Filters: Tiffen Circular Polarizer, Lee GND 2-stop + 3-stop
Enjoying the late afternoon Autumn glow, the Northern Shoveler stretches at The Pool in Central Park, New York City.
The aptly named Northern Shoveler has a shovel-shaped bill that quickly sets it apart from other dabbling ducks. It is a medium sized duck that tends to sit with its rear a bit higher out of the water almost like its bill is pulling its front half down.
Breeding male shovelers are bold white, blue, green and rust, but their notable feature is their white chest and white lower sides. Female and immature shovelers are mottled in brown and have powdery blue gray on the wings that is sometimes visible on resting birds. Their very large orange bill is their most notable field mark.
--- allaboutbirds.org
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire in not very good light, but wanted to see what had arrived since our last visit a couple of weeks ago.
We were expecting to see Goosander, which we did, but not in the numbers we expected.
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire in not very good light, but wanted to see what had arrived since our last visit a couple of weeks ago.
We were expecting to see Goosander, which we did, but not in the numbers we expected.
Common Crossbill is a common bird of the pine woods of Northumberland but a bird that we rarely see well. However, in hot weather, they need to drink and there is a different availability of water in the sun-parched mountains of Catalunya compared to Keilder.
The Photo Logistics hide over a drinking pool in the mountains north of Solsona proved a fantastic spot to get close to the species. Several flocks made recurrent visits to thepool allowing ample opportunity for every sort of photo.
Taken at 'The Pool' in Melbourne, South Derbyshire.
Not been out and about much recently, due to the rain and COVID restrictions, so as today was going to be quite sunny for the morning at least we went to one of our local patch sites on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border. for our birding walk.
We had the place to ourselves till around 11:30 when it got a little busier, so we left with lots of shots in the can