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A migratory turnstone spends the winter on a tropical beach exploring hermatypic calcareous fragments for tasty invertebrates that may be sheltering beneath. The turnstone gets its common name from its foraging behavior of using it bill to turn stones and probe the sand for food. This one fattens up for the impending spring departure to Alaska, a journey of 3,000+ non-stop miles over the north Pacific. Arenaria interpres, breeding plumage.
Vlog of this one here youtu.be/h-qoRW-uOI4
Just as I was about to pack up and leave this location yesterday, I turned around and saw that the waves were rushing around and spilling over these rocks, creating a really interesting composition that I had disregarded earlier. Sometimes a great shot can present itself to you when you aren't looking for one. I love moments like these and it tends to sum up landscape and seascape photography for me. Things are always changing and you just need to be ready. Taken at Tronach Head near Portknockie in Morayshire, Scotland.
Took this last year in NZ at Lake Wanaka, fairly famous and much photographed tree.
Wanted to give this a faintly japanese look. Hope it came off.
The birds sat in this tree overnight and took off not long after this shot to catch grubs and food i guess :-)
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Carmine skimmer Costa Rica ( I think it's pink but not sure as I'm colour blind) Not often I get one turning it's head in flight
The berries are starting to turn red, as autumn approaches.
I'm still checking out the differences with the F/F K-1. Here I wanted to see what the depth of field and noise is like at slightly higher ISO.
Depth of field is nice, and there is certainly less noise than the crop sensor cameras?
The colours straight out of camera are pleasant as well.
SMC Pentax-DA* 200mm f2.8 ED [IF] SDM
This caught my eye when I was just leaving Attenborough Nature Reserve on my way home shortly after viewing sunset. Attenborough Nature reserve is located between Beeston and Long Eaton on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border.
"Patton once said that no war is won by dying for your country, but making the other poor dumb bastard die for his. It's really a shame, when we send our own Children to die before us. Isn't it?"
I have lately been getting into the D2 System, for Kitbashing Vehicles. SAC recently had released a new Vector model that I really enjoy so figured why not show off both?
A juvenile robin in the garden turning from spots to a red breast. This change has caused the adult birds in the garden to become very aggressive towards it.
So many times
I made this crossing
What would I give
To go back to you
When I revisited this footbridge after many, many years, it was so overwhelming as I felt I was looking back at my past life, which in a way I was. I used to go across this bridge with my family as a child, walking our dogs. It is the way of life that we grow up and our parents pass over, but there are times when the loss of them becomes very acute, catching us unawares. This was one of those occasions, and I could barely press the shutter.
Footbridge across the River Cuckmere, East Sussex, UK.
Other poems and images can be seen at my website:
The San Juan River canyon below Cedar Mesa (on the right) as viewed from the top of the Honaker trail. The river has cut through multiple limestone and sandstone layers of marine origin deposited around 300 million years ago. Brachiopod fossils are fairly abundant in some of the layers (collectively called the Honaker Trail Formation by geologists).
The Honaker Trail was constructed by Henry Honaker in the 1890’s as a supply route for local mining activity, though unfortunately for Honaker it was deemed too dangerous after a horse fell off and perished when it was first opened. However the trail is still in great shape for hikers, despite some exciting very exposed sections. The similarity of this view to that from Goosenecks State Park is not surprising as this is about 2 miles down-river from the park.
Panoramic stitch of 7 vertically oriented shots
The crew of the 0700 Hamilton Yard Job prepares to head down to Parkdale Warehousing with three boxcars. GP38-2 7524, one of CN's hump service conversions, has been fitted with temporary ditch lights for its venture outside the yard.
Q241 turns south from west to head for Louisville. KY at Deshler with a pair of C40-8 variants and an SD40-2. A lucky hole in the clouds allowed for a decently lit scene as they pass under the former B&O cantilever here.
A Canada Goose on final approach to the slough at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, Chilliwack, B.C.