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Flit's batteries are running low due to the heat, she gets drunk and falls into sleep mode on guard duty again. She twitches softly.
Her new dream modulator malfunctions and switches into nightmare mode projecting a series endless fighting - ending with a worthy opponent.
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[flit ink] FILTHY Dirt Makeup // Catwa Applier HUD Only
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*katat0nik* (LT) Arm Strap
*katat0nik* (rare dark/ prison/ curvy LT) Flat Socks
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[ kunst ] - Prometheus watch
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[ kunst ] - Vodka bottle #1
Letis - Love & Hate Hand Tattoo (Left)
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A 4-shot composition of the Eurasian Skylark, demonstrating its wing pattern as it hovers over farmland. The Skylark hovers a few meters off the group whilst delivering its extremely loud, yet melodious mating song.
Arriva Cross Country's (AXC) mid-day service from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley passes the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve at Matford Marshes as it races north towards Exeter led by HST power car #43301 on a bitterly cold early afternoon of Thursday the 8th of December 2022.
This was what all the fuss was about. Top of the fantasy wishlist of every twitcher in Britain, an accessible bird on the mainland was found by a dedicated local birder in the village of Easington a couple of miles North of Spurn Point, hot on the heels of a bird found on Shetland, its first day attracted an estimated 1200 birders. A local farmer set aside a field to accommodate the excess of vehicles and to alleviate congestion in the small village. Police patrols were stepped up and minor roads were closed to vehicles.
The bird spent a week feeding in this clearing taking tiny caterpillars, moving around furtively much like a common or garden Dunnock, oblivious to all the fuss it had created.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my permission.© Degzi. All rights reserved.
The last post from my 'misty morning in Devon' series. This is a bird watchers hut in the middle of a small lake.
A twitcher is someone who sets out to see as many different bird species as possible. In this cat's case, I think any bird will do, common or rare. As long as it has feathers and flies, that will suffice.
Bails backs up a little more still tugging on the tail. Giving it one last tug she'd jump up and pounce on the pink cat.
Dazy has a flying cat land on her. She uses an open palm to try and force Bails shoulders back and to the side. Her tail twitching wildly now. She mrowls to the other cats present "Stay... back!"
Kiri says, "With my leg, I am not getting involved in this one"
Ioh hmphs, watching the scene for a bit. He was not liking this one bit, he'd be in between a fight or flight mood. But for now, he stands back, hovering on the edge.
Bails mrowls as her shoulders get pushed back some. She'd look down at the other cat curiously before reaching down to sniff. Flicking her ears she'd appear to be considering something, then quickly licks the cats face before sitting back on her haunches.
Dazy giggles and lets out a sigh of relief. "Awe she luffs me" she coos. She pauses "Or... she's tasting me." Dazy sits up and holds out her hand for Bails to sniff.
Ioh starts looking up at the rooftops, considering where to aim his grappler. He might be flighty, but a murderous rampage wasn't out of the question eather. He had a glinting thought to start with a certain pink cat.
Bails tilts her head then leans out to sniff the hand. She'd *mews* softly then lick the hand. Looking up she'd see the male and sense.... anger. She'd mrowl at him questionningly
Dazy speaks calmly "She's just feral is all... shes reading our body language and emotions... I'm surprised she didn't bite my head off."
Ioh would just mrr & grunt, "I -know- she's feral..."
Bails hears the voices and tilts her head from one to the other. Scents familiar and not threatening to her so she'd happy to play for now. Her tail would be swirling behind her happily.
Dazy encourages Ioh "Let her be feral... let her experience it. Maybe she'll become more comfortable with her feline side..." She doesn't mention that she has a tracker on Bails, that would seem all too suspicious. She continues to shaker her own tail which was now between her legs.
Bails sees the cloth tail shaking in front of her and begins to swat at it as if it was a toy. Her attention fully on the brightly colored thing.
Dazy giggles
Ioh snorts, "Not that there is any choice, once now feral." He'd mrr and shake his head, "Though you don't have to be feral to know you're feline... it's what's inside you no matter." He sighs and turns around looking over the rooftop his ear flicking at the giggling. He'd just grumble to himself while scanning the rooftops.
Dazy's ears flick back "For some, its harder than others apparently. But you're right, it is inside all of us." She licks her lips and leans forward to whisper something to Bails. Dazy whispers, in a half meow-half purr tone, which clinical studies have proven is the way felines try to persuade others to do things for them. "Go explore kitten... be yourself."
Scanned Lumen Print.
Oranges and plants from the frozen garden on Ilford Bromide "Special for Carbro" (24x30 cm).
Old school.
Citrus slices appear better on warm tone paper. But here they are anyway, just doing their best.
No fixing or toning.
The Bewicks Wren is a challenge to photograph as some part of it seems to be always in motion. High contrast conditions do not help but I got a couple of interesting images.
For those who don't know and follow Steve Raynaert on Flickr he sadly passed away last weekend.
I enjoyed many birding days with Steve including a trip to the Gambia but the trip to Eastbourne to twitch this black guillemot was one of my favourites
He shall be missed by many.
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Symonds Yat Rock is home to Peregrine Falcons and Gosshawks among other bird species. It attracts bird watchers from near and far. The Peregrine (known as Duck Hawk in America) is the fastest animal on Earth, the highest measured speed in a dive being 242mph (389kph).
For the Twitcher 'nothing himself, beholds
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.'
Wallace Stevens, The Snowman
The Bewicks Wren is a challenge to photograph as some part of it seems to be always in motion. High contrast conditions do not help but I got a couple of interesting images.
Sam and Twitch
Original Toys by Todd Mcfarlane from spawn.com.
© Photo By Carlos Bravo, All rights reserved.
I am using this as a backup page checker....so if you see it keep coming to the top of the Birds and Wildlife UK group pool page - you are not dreaming or seeing things. It has a purpose.
www.flickr.com/photos/91393324@N00/7263785904/in/album-72...
'The shy one'. For centuries Magpies have been persecuted by man, making it a very wary and shy bird that is difficult to get close to. I watched this omnivorous beauty foraging for acorns underneath an Oak tree, West Yorkshire.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
'Magpie on a Mission'. a Magpie flying swiftly down the valley, showing clearly that the Magpie is not a large bird as we may think when you consider that the length of its tail is more than 50% of its total length. West Yorkshire.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Magpie
Magpie numbers in Britain and Ireland have quadrupled in the last 35 years.
The increase has been particularly noticeable in suburban areas.
During the winter the magpie’s diet is largely vegetarian, and in the summer predominately ground invertebrates.
Only during the spring, when feeding its young, does it become a major predator, raiding the nests of songbirds for eggs and young.
Opinions differ widely on the impact of magpies on nesting birds. Most studies suggest that their impact is minimal, but where magpies have been removed, breeding success of songbirds has improved.
One of the explanations for the magpie’s booming population is thought to be the amount of carrion from road kills available today, providing a year-round food source.
Magpies can be caught legally in Larsen traps, a live-capture trap that uses a decoy bird to lure others into the trap. Many thousands are caught and killed in this way every year.
A male magpie, attracted to a female decoy, will attempt to court and mate with her unless his mate accompanies him, in which case their joint response is aggressive.
Magpies have always been surrounded by superstition, and there are many versions of the poem that begins: One for sorrow, two for joy...
There was an old rural tradition of raising one’s hat to a magpie; now few people wear hats, the tradition has largely died out.
A magpie looks much bigger than it is: the tail makes up half the bird’s length. Its average weight is only about half that of a wood pigeon’s.
They can be found throughout almost all of mainland Europe, from southern Spain and Greece north to Lapland, but are absent from many offshore islands, including Sardinia, Corsica, the Balearics and Iceland.
Pairs usually remain within their territories, but non-breeding birds wander more widely in small gangs or bands.
They are non-migratory, and it’s rare for one to ever travel more than 10km from where it was hatched.
Though most nests are built in trees, where there are no suitable trees they will build on the ground.
A typical nest incorporates a roof, and may have two entrances, but some populations build open nests.
Long-eared owls often adopt old magpie nests.
The date of the first egg being laid is largely the same throughout Europe, with the peak period mid to late April.
In southern Spain great spotted cuckoos often lay their eggs in magpie nests.
In Britain magpies have relatively few enemies apart from man, but in some parts of Europe they are the favourite prey of goshawks.
Communal winter roosts may hold as many as 200 birds.
The roosting birds have usually departed before sunrise. Living with Birds Notes.