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Can sometimes be known as the hedge sparrow and can easily be mistaken for a female house sparrow. Compared to the sparrow the dunnock has a thinner and a more pointy bill with the body being more sleeker. Where as sparrows tend to live in flocks the dunnock is rarely seen in pairs. Its not uncommon for a female dunnock to mate with several different males and males will sometimes share females in which to defend their territory against rivals. The term 'dunnock' derived from old English meaning 'little brown bird'. The males usually start to sing from January to around July when the breeding has finished and may sometimes sing briefly at night.

The stunning Algarve Coast continues to erode, this arch was last seen by myself in March 2017, the top of the arch has become much thinner since then.

Can sometimes be known as the hedge sparrow and can easily be mistaken for a female house sparrow. Compared to the sparrow the dunnock has a thinner and a more pointy bill with the body being more sleeker. Where as sparrows tend to live in flocks the dunnock is rarely seen in pairs. Its not uncommon for a female dunnock to mate with several different males and males will sometimes share females in which to defend their territory against rivals. The term 'dunnock' derived from old English meaning 'little brown bird'. The males usually start to sing from January to around July when the breeding has finished and may sometimes sing briefly at night.

The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. Birds only come to shore to breed and winter in the northern Atlantic. The future of this species is linked to the health of the marine environment. Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill.

While attending a wedding on California’s central coast, I snuck away for a bit of Pelican watching at Pismo Beach. Watching these unwieldy Birds dive at breakneck speed into the Pacific Ocean (to catch a fish) makes for an interesting morning… but I’m easy to please : )

 

The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves.

 

They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.

 

While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts.

 

Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.

 

During a dive, the Brown Pelican tucks its head and rotates its body to the left. This maneuver is probably to cushion the trachea and esophagus—which are found on the right side of the neck—from the impact.

 

The oldest Brown Pelican on record was 43 years of age.

 

(Nikon D500, 80-400/5.6 @ 300 mm, 1/5000 @ f/6.3, ISO 360, edited to taste)

Palmer, Handlebar and Thinner. Part of a five buck bachelor group this morning in the fog. Lot of clacking antlers. 1/320 sec @ f/4. ISO 1000. 300mm on D800e.

Slender shorebird known for spinning frantically on water to stir up small invertebrates. Note needle-thin bill, longer and thinner than other phalaropes. Breeding females are brighter and more contrasting than males: note gray cap, peachy-orange neck with broad black stripe, and gray-and-rufous back. Males are duller with plainer grayish-brown upperparts and a less distinct dark neck stripe. Nonbreeding birds are very pale gray above and white below with a rather plain face and yellowish legs. Juveniles show crisp buffy edges on wing feathers. Prefers shallow ponds, marshes, and lakes, sometimes in large flocks. Can mix with Red-necked Phalarope; Wilson’s is larger, lankier, and longer-billed. Feeds frantically, more often on land than other phalaropes. Never on the open ocean. Most common in western North America; uncommon to rare in the east. Winters as far south as Tierra del Fuego. (eBird)

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My first close-up look of a Wilson's Phalarope in full breeding plumage. She was working her way through the grasses in the wetlands beside the lake.

 

Manawan Lake, Alberta, Canada. June 2022.

The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. Birds only come to shore to breed and winter in the northern Atlantic. The future of this species is linked to the health of the marine environment. Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill.

Rhododendron blooms taken at the Ballarat Botanical Garden.

 

Do you know how to tell the difference between Rhododendron and Azaleas?

 

To tell them apart, first look at a flower—most azaleas have only 5 or 6 stamens, while most rhododendrons have 10 stamens.

 

Then look at a leaf—azalea leaves tend to be thinner, softer and more pointed than rhododendron leaves.

 

Other differences are: rhododendrons all are evergreen, while azaleas are either deciduous or evergreen; rhododendrons grow larger than azaleas and their blossoms and foliage also tend to be larger.

 

Nevertheless, the botanical taxonomists have put both rhododendrons and azaleas in the same genus, Rhododendron.

 

Confusing?

 

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Happy Friday

About a week and a half ago, I walked into a cherry orchard that was abuzz with bees. As I took photos of the blossoms and bees, I was happily surprised to spot a beautiful lone Monarch Butterfly. I delighted in following her around as she flitted from one blossom to another.

Note: I've learned that male Monarchs have a black spot on each hind wing. I could not see such spots in any of my pics of this butterfly. The males also have thinner wing veins than females.

Eurasian Hoopoe (pupa epops) - at Masirah Island, Oman

 

Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.

 

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Utterly unmistakable orange bird with a zebra-striped wings, a Chinese fan of a crest (usually held closed, but often raised just after landing), and a rapier of a bill. Favors semiopen habitats such as heathland, farmland, orchards, grassy lawns, where it feeds on the ground, probing with its long bill for insects. Flight fast and fairly direct, with rather deep wingbeats. Unlikely to be confused, but flight pattern and round wings may loosely resemble that of woodpeckers; note far longer and thinner bill. (eBird)

 

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Fairly large duck with extensive range across Northern Hemisphere. Males are mostly gray with a black rear end and puffy head. Also look for small white wing patch in flight. Females are similar to Mallard, but note thinner bill, plainer face, orange line along the edge of the bill, and white wing patch in flight. Typically found in pairs or small flocks in shallow wetlands, ponds, or bays, sometimes mixed with other species of ducks. (eBird)

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The Gadwall was standing on the edge of the lake, just enjoying the sun and the pleasant temperatures of the day. He had this little spot all to himself when we saw him.

 

Manawan Lake, Alberta, Canada. June 2022.

The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. There are none breeding between the Humber and the Isle of Wight. Birds only come to shore to breed and winter in the northern Atlantic. The future of this species is linked to the health of the marine environment. Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill. What they eat: Fish, especially sandeels, sprats and herrings (Courtesy RSPB).

 

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Rather nondescript vireo with a blank face. Pale grayish-olive overall with a faint white eyebrow, darker grayish crown, and pale yellowish wash on the sides. Often confused with Philadelphia Vireo; note Warbling shows brightest color on sides (not throat) and fainter dark eyeline (especially indistinct in front of the eye). Warbling is also longer-tailed and has a slightly longer, thinner bill than Philadelphia. Scratchy warbling song is heard from treetops, particularly in riparian areas and cottonwoods. Migrants and wintering birds can be found in any wooded habitat, as far south as Central America. (eBird)

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A very plain little bird, but a song that will make anyone smile. Very common here in Spring and Summer, yet often very difficult to see because they just blend in. Luckily this one was hopping around just at eye level chasing bugs early in the season so a couple of shots were possible.

 

Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.

One of the major orchid genera is Paphiopedilum. The name is derived from the word “Paphos” which is the name of the temple where the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, was worshiped.

In Ancient Greece, it was believed that parents could choose the sex of their child by eating the orchid’s tubers. If the father ate thick, fleshier tubers, the child would turn out to be a male. If the mother ate smaller, thinner tubers, the child would turn out to be a female.

Largest tern in the world; widespread but typically uncommon. Thick, bright-red bill is distinctive; most have small dark marking near the tip. Note solid black cap in summer which turns to black streaks in winter. Juveniles have V-shaped markings on the upperparts. Feeds by cruising over lakes, rivers, estuaries, and reservoirs looking for fish, then plunging to catch them. Smooth wingbeats, more gull-like than choppy flight of small-bodied terns. Very vocal, giving loud raucous screams. Compare especially with Royal Tern, which is slightly smaller and more slender, and has a thinner, more orangey bill. (eBird)

 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. June 2022.

しばらく旅に出ていました。

友人のお誘いで初めて糸魚川に行きました。夕方になって雲がドラマチックに動きました。

でも空が燃えるほどには雲は薄くなりませんでした。

田んぼの向こうに日本海があります。

I was out on a journey for a while.

I went for the first time in Itoigawa a friend of teaser. Clouds has moved dramatically in the evening.

But as much as the sky Burning clouds did not become thinner.

There is the Sea of Japan to the other side of the rice field.

Large tern, found strictly in coastal areas. Feeds in open ocean and saltwater bays, where it flies high above the water looking for small fish. Rests on beaches, often in groups with other species. Separated from many terns by large size; only slightly smaller than Caspian. Look for the thinner orange bill (usually not deep red) and shaggier crest compared with Caspian. Also, forehead whiter than Caspian Tern in the nonbreeding season; this can show as early as midsummer. (eBird)

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We often saw these terns flying past but usually out too far for any chance of a photo. This one, though, was fishing in the shallows and so gave us a great look.

 

St. Lawrence Beach, Barbados. February 2023.

Something that looks like an electromagnetic coil on a motherboard, or like a Warp core (an interpretation which I prefer, of course), but is an entirely "analog", very simple, everyday stationery item: A stainless steel pen clip that consists of a strong clip to which a flexible spiral that holds most thinner pencils or pens is attached (so it would have worked for last week's theme as well, but it hadn't been on my radar then). For completeness, I've added a blue aluminium Rotring ballpen that, at some point in its desk life, "lost" its clip (it came loose at some point so I decided to remove it). Colour light helpers were the usual suspects, and I've processed the image in DXO, Color Efex, and Analog Efex, with final touches in LR, which seems to be my preferred processing workflow at the moment.

 

HMM, everyone, I'll catch up with you tonight!

 

Hello my amazing Flickr friends !!

Today is Monday… again …. And it is also a red day at Color My World Daily and the theme at Macro Monday Group is string.

 

I cut this string myself, just to discover that there was another, thinner, string inside the first one ! So I guess, that makes my string super strong…. But no matter how strong your string is , be careful: you never know when it will break !!

I truly hope you will never be in the situation of my tiny paper boat (it is not even 1cm long) : on a very fragile and thin string !! And if you are: hang on, maybe there is another string inside the first one !!! There is always hope !!

 

See you later my friends !!

 

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and healthy!! And see you soon on Flickr !!

Breeding males are glossy black with purplish head and greenish sheen on body. Nonbreeding males have pale eyebrows and staring yellow eye. Females are plain dark brown and typically have dark eyes. Forages by walking on ground. Sometimes in mixed flocks with other blackbirds at feedlots. Also, walks along parking lots, golf courses, or roadsides. Females similar to Brown-headed Cowbird, but with longer, thinner bill and longer tail than cowbird. (eBird)

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Another beautiful day in the Okanagan Valley and this Brewer's Blackbird was just advertising his presence.

 

White Lake, British Columbia, Canada. June 2022.

Rusty edges to feathers and pale eyebrow in winter contrast with blackish feather bases. Breeding males are glossy black. Shorter tail than Common Grackle. Thinner bill than Red-winged Blackbird. Found in wooded swamps. Often in flocks; frequently mixes with Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackle in winter. Look for flocks perched at tops of trees bordering marshes and listen for their calls to help pick them out from large flocks of blackbirds. (eBird)

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Some years, it can be difficult to find Rusty Blackbirds, but this year they seem to be everywhere. With their distinctive calls announcing their presence, they've been seen in the flooded woodlands around Ottawa. Most have been backlit, but this one paused just long enough near the base of a tree to let me get a shot that shows off his glossy feathers and white eye.

 

Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.

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Fitted for Maitreya, Legacy, and Reborn bodies.

 

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4 styles. Has rigged&unrigged version. Rigged has 2 sizes: basic and more thinner for smaller heads. Also has size with distance for clothing.

 

Comes in packs(114 colors in each): blondes&reds, browns&blacks, colors&ombres.

 

all info in the blog

 

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Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Caught this Clown on his approach to a local Pier. Best get out of the way... he's coming in Hot : )

 

The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves.

 

They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.

 

While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts.

 

Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.

 

During a dive, the Brown Pelican tucks its head and rotates its body to the left. This maneuver is probably to cushion the trachea and esophagus—which are found on the right side of the neck—from the impact.

 

The oldest Brown Pelican on record was 43 years of age.

 

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

 

(Nikon, 300/2.8, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 1000)

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

In Australia's Northern Territory, inside the protected Litchfield National Park, termites build peculiar mounds that are mysteriously aligned to the earth’s magnetic field. A wide swathe of empty ground is filled with hundreds of termite mounds that look like tombstones from a distance, but much larger. The magnetic termite mounds rise to as much as three meters in height, look relatively flat and they all face the same direction with their thinner edges facing the north and south like the needle of a compass. A single mound may contain tens of thousands of termites.

 

The currently accepted hypothesis is that the precise alignment allows the termites to keep their homes comfortable. Northern Australia gets extremely hot during the day and cool at night, and researchers believe termites have somehow harnessed the power of the earth’s magnetism to strategically climate-control their homes. (Amusing Planet)

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A side trip on the way back to Darwin took us to see these amazing termite hills. At first glance, they look like rows of tombstones, or perhaps even the henges of ancient peoples. But no, really industrious insects built all these and more!

 

Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

Mount Robson Provincial Park

 

Moose Lake is the only lake along the course of the Fraser River.[1] It is located along the upper reaches of the river about 3.9 km downstream from the mouth of the Moose River.

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Moose Lake is a long, medium width lake that is wider at its inlet and the farther you move down toward the outlet, the thinner it gets. It is 11.7 km long and 1.9 km wide at its widest point which is near its inlet. At its east end, the Fraser flows into the lake after flowing through a marsh. The river exits the lake at its west end. The Yellowhead Highway and the Canadian National Railway (Via Rail's Canadian and Jasper-Prince Rupert trains also use the CN tracks) follow the north lake shore closely. Wikipedia

 

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

The cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk are famous for their colour bands.

 

The lowest dark brown layer was laid down in warm shallow seas 70 million years ago. It is 'carstone' made of sand and iron compounds. Local builders use it. The younger much thinner 'red rock' layer above it is chalk coloured with iron pigments. Above that is a thick layer of white chalk.

 

All contain fossils but frequent rock falls make it dangerous to be too close.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. There are none breeding between the Humber and the Isle of Wight. Birds only come to shore to breed and winter in the northern Atlantic.

 

Taken at Bempton Cliffs, Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Finaly we got the Glacier clean from clouds. This glacier shall behold special powers. It is very sad to see how it is being shorter and thinner. You can almost se different from year to year from down here.

This variety, Barbosa, has a darker red tone. Some people call it brown amaryllis.

 

It does not have an exact classification, as it has thinner petals than the common amaryllis, but not so thin to be classified as spider type.

  

The tone and mixes are breathtaking!

  

It opens with a more earthy hue, an orange red with a whitish streak (some don't have a streak, others do) and as it ages it becomes cherry red.

  

Its foliage is also quite ornamental.

  

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Northern Cardinal call from the treetops in the Everglades. When found in the Everglades they have a bright red color, look rugged and are thinner. Tougher lifestyle.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

The Monarch is a large, widely recognized, migratory butterfly and has a wingspan of 3⅜″ to 4¼″. The male is slightly larger than the female and have a small black spot on the top surface of their hindwings. Females do not. Males also have slightly thinner wing veins, while those of the female are thicker blurred. This particular one is a female. You can also see part of a bumble bee that is under her wing on the right side.

 

Thank you so much for your visits, faves and comments! Very much appreciated.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Small, active, bright yellow warbler. Most birds (adults of both sexes and young males) have a black cap; young females lack this feature. Also note the rather long, narrow tail that is actively flipped around while foraging. Extensive breeding range across northern and western North America; more common in the west than east. Prefers dense thickets, especially with willows and alders. Winters primarily in Mexico, extending as far south as Panama. Migrants and wintering birds are found in any brushy wooded habitat. Listen for husky chip notes. Compare with Yellow Warbler, but note Wilson’s is smaller, smaller-billed, and has a relatively longer, thinner tail. (eBird)

 

First time photographed in North America, my only other photo is from Belize. They are common in BC but not always easy to find in Ontario.

 

Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. May 2022.

 

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