Fading fast..

Shot for Our Daily Challenge ”Seasonal Changes”

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.

Limhamn - Sweden

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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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.

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

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Livingston County, MI

Many people have turned over a new leaf in the last year and a half of whirlwind changes.

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Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg

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Turnstone in summer plumage turning small rocks at Lindisfarne Nature Reserve.

Oia - Santorini - Greece, agost de 2013

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.

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Suicide Cabinet

On that morning there was a brisk flight activity.

Battery Park City, lower Manhattan

Aspens near Mount Timpanogos.

Banff National Park, Canada

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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.

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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.

A Roseate Spoonbill decides he'd rather not give us the time of day.

Prairie Center, Olathe KS

It feels weird that we are having the hottest summer days just as red spots are appearing in the green woods.

Razorbill - Alca Torda

RSPB Bempton Cliffs - Yorkshire

As always I extend my sincere gratitude to all who are kind enough to comment and fave my photos or even stop by and just have a look. It is very much appreciated.

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Taken for Macro Monday's "Autumn Garden"

Crondall Court, Hoxton

acrylic on rag paper, 11x15in, Apr-22

A Canada Goose on final approach to the slough at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, Chilliwack, B.C.