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Saw very few grass-topped roofs while traveling in Scandinavia, but had a great view of this one from our hotel room in Lillehammer, Norway. Not only was this city the site of the 1994 Winter Olympics, but the surrounding area was incredibly beautiful with dense forests and rolling mountains. Lillehammer is located on the largest lake in the country, Lake Mjosa, making for picturesque views in every direction. This totally came to mind for the "Smile on Saturday!" group challenge "Begins with G" for both the grass roof topping and the grass mowing goat! Had to share a similar shot, taken in Door County, Wisconsin, which most certainly has a Scandinavian vibe to it: flic.kr/p/2mfjHsX .
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The pileated woodpecker is a large, mostly black woodpecker native to North America. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific Coast. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Dryocopus pileatus
Mass: 8.8 – 14 oz (Adult)
Family: Picidae
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My iPhone could not capture how truly unique this cloud looked. I thought I had captured the whole circle but unfortunately I didn’t look until later. :(
Very unusual looking female Mallard?
As you can see Boris, it's Mallard looking?
And the purple flashes on the side are also consistent!
But it's colouring is very unusual?
I know it's not a good photo, but it shows the overall shape and markings well!
Pentax KP
HD Pentax-DA f4.5-6.3 55-300mm ED PLM WR RE
2021 one photo wach day
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52 in 2021 Challenge #18 Chocolate
121 in 2021 #91 something that begins with the first letter of your name or surname.(C - chocolate)
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Splendid Fairy-wren
Scientific Name: Malurus splendens
Description: The breeding plumage of the male is predominantly blue, varying from cobalt-blue in the east of its range to violet-blue in the west.It has black bands at the base of the tail (absent in the violet-blue birds), across the breast and from the beak, through the eyes to join a band across the back of its neck. Its crown and cheek patches are paler blue. Wings and long tail are brown with a blue wash. His beak is black and his legs and feet are brown-grey. In non-breeding plumage, called eclipse, he is very similar to the female, being pale brown above and buff to white underneath although he retains the blue wash on wings and tail. The female does not have the blue wash on her wings, but does have a reddish-tan line from beak to eye that extends into a ring around her eye. Her beak is reddish-tan.
Similar species: The male in breeding plumage is quite distinct but in eclipse he is similar to the males of other fairy-wrens in eclipse. A faint wash of blue on male wings during eclipse distinguishes this species from others. The female is similar to females of other fairy-wren species, but has a bluer tail than most.
Distribution: These birds are widely distributed across Australia in two areas. One area is from about Shark Bay south through WA, through SA except the coast to about the Flinders Ranges and the southern and central parts of NT. The eastern area include SA from the Flinders Ranges, the far north-western tip of Vic, NSW east to about Moree and Balranald and south central Qld.
Habitat: These birds live in arid to semi-arid areas, in mostly dense shrublands or woodlands of acacia, and mallee eucalypt with dense shrubs.
Seasonal movements: These birds are mostly sedentary, defending a territory all year, but the younger females may disperse to another territory. In some areas they are semi-nomadic, depending on local conditions.
Feeding: Like most of the fairy-wrens, Splendid Fairy-wrens eat mostly insects and forage on both the ground and in shrubs. They live in groups which forage together.
Breeding: The Splendid Fairy-wren female builds an oval domed nest of dry grass, strips of bark and rootlets, with an entrance two thirds of the way up one side. The female is the only member of the group to incubate the eggs, but all members of the group feed the chicks.
Calls: A rapid series of slightly metallic, high-pitched pips that blend into an "undulating" call.
Minimum Size: 12cm
Maximum Size: 14cm
Average size: 13cm
Average weight: 9g
Breeding season: mostly September-December, but can extend from August to April
Clutch Size: 2 to 4, mostly 3
Incubation: 15 days
Nestling Period: 11 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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It was very overcast drizzling morning with rain on and off, but I went out in search of this beautiful male Prothonotary Warbler. It didn't let me down. Made my day brighter with it's bright yellow plumage. Central Bucks, PA.
Very old Image !!!
The beginning of my Works!!!
Trying to understand what I can do with a Computer & Picasa !!! LOL !!!