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Now it feels a bit like spring in Holland
But we still had a little bit of winter
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Looking a little bit tacky here but this Robin is over two years old now which is a good age for a Robin. Always hanging around in the same area in one of my nature reserves I often go to visit. Ever since I first spotted this as a juvenile there has always been a dark patch below the right eye that is still there to this day. My little friend here has become very tame and always so very photogenic and hopefully will be around a bit longer yet. In the 1400's when the Robin was named the colour orange had not been classified and this is why we say that the Robin has a red breast and not orange. America has an eagle so it's about time the UK had the Robin as its national bird !!!!!!
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... or is it a bit of Paradise in the Swiss Italy?
In Ticino's Canton, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.
@ Lugano, Switzerland
Feliz Quarta Sunset ! Happy Wednesday Sunset !
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Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris | Hesperiidaee On Orange Hawk Bit | Pilosella aurantiaca | Asteraceae
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Bit of a special evening yesterday! Popped up to one of my favourite local places after work, Healey Dell nature reserve near Rochdale, a little hidden gem of a place right near the town, kinda hidden away.
It's the kinda place that if it was in the Lake District it would be swamped by visitors and you'd have to pay £10 to park, but as it is, there's virtually never anybody around, even locals don't know what they have there :)
This is the 2nd of a series of 5 or 6 big waterfalls that run through the place.
But when I got there my eyes nearly popped out at how beautiful it had become with the golden leaves carpeting the rocks.
One of those special moments that makes you feel good to be alive :)
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It was a bit too hot for this old guy to go looking for Elephants or Alligators, so I had to settle for taking Pics of the Hummingbirds that frequent my backyard. I believe this is an Allen’s Hummingbird.
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The Allen's Hummingbird:
In early spring, a narrow strip of scrub and chaparral along the Pacific Coast starts buzzing with the sights and sounds of the coppery and green Allen's Hummingbird. Males flash their brilliant reddish orange throat and put on an elaborate show for the females, swinging in pendulous arcs before climbing high into the sky and diving back down with a sharp squeal made by their tails. These early migrants mostly spend the winter in Mexico, but some stay in southern California year-round.
Allen's Hummingbirds breed in a narrow strip of habitat along coastal Oregon and California. Male and female Allen's Hummingbirds use different habitats during the breeding season. The male sets up a territory overseeing open areas of coastal scrub or chaparral, where he perches conspicuously on exposed branches. The female visits these areas, but after mating she heads into thickets or forests to build a nest and raise the young.
The Allen's Hummingbird is a remarkably early migrant compared with most North American birds. Northbound birds may depart their wintering grounds as early as December, arriving on their breeding grounds as early as January when winter rains produce an abundance of flowers.
Like other birds, Allen's Hummingbirds use their feet to help control their body temperature. When it's cold outside they tuck their feet up against their bellies while flying, but when temperatures soar, they let their feet dangle to cool down.
The oldest recorded Allen's Hummingbird was at least 5 years old when she was captured and rereleased in California during banding operations in 2009. She was banded in the same state in 2004.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 594 mm, 1/640 @ f/6.3, ISO 8000, edited to taste)
It's a good thing foil came up as a theme for Macro Mondays because now I have a reason for keeping a bag of multicolored foil bits! Perhaps they'll make it into ice cubes some day but for now it's a foil abstract.
The image area measures about 1.5 inches X 1.5 inches.
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro, 9 image photo stack shot at f/11.
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus). This wood pigeon was trying to keep cool by oscillating his throat. However, he just looked a bit deranged to me!
Bit of a fun shot. This Snowy Egret was on it's way back into the sea to carry on fishing when it sensibly paused for a moment. The fact that the wind had also whipped up it's crown feathers was a real bonus.
Taken at North Beach, Fort De Soto, Florida.
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This here is the only offical path at Porta da Piedade to get down to the water. There are a view very adventurous declines elsewhere along the cliff. For this time I wasn't brave enough to try one of them.
I found that place when I already was on my way back to the car. Because when I arrived in the dark, I didn't know where to go an decides spontaniously for the complete opposite direction. I was almost a little bit annoyed, that I didn't start here. Why, You will see tomorrow.
Dies ist der einzige offizielle Weg am Ponta da Piedade um nach unten ans Wasser zu kommen. Es gibt noch ein paar wenige sehr abenteuerliche Abstiege an anderen Stellen. An diese habe ich mich diesesmal jedoch nicht heran getraut.
Ich habe diese Stelle entdeckt, als ich schon auf dem Rückweg zum Auto war. Denn als ich hier im Dunkeln ankam wusste ich nicht, wo ich hin muss und so habe ich mich spontan für die komplett entgegengesetzte Richtung entschieden. Ich hab mich fast ein wenig geärgert, dass ich nicht hier begonnen habe. Warum, das seht Ihr morgen.
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The rock is composed of a mineral called Arkose. Granite like with Feldspar. The iron in Feldspar reacts with oxygen in the air to give us the orange-red colour. Newly broken bits will be grey to white in colour.
Bit of a Flickr slow-down while I struggle with a non-Adobe workflow for the first time in a long time (trying to break the addiction). I'm also pausing the 'pro' account on a trial basis, while I save up to buy a dozen eggs.
So hopefully all have a fine weekend. I'll be shooting a little but may or may not get more images up. I won't be Flickring much tonight but will try to fave from the mobile.
This male bufflehead had been diving recently, and had the evidence in drops all over. At Commonwealth Lake.
In light of what seems a dramatic decline in their numbers over recent years it was reassuring to see plenty of Small Tortoiseshells at a local spot at the weekend. They were making the most of the Devil's Bit Scabious in full bloom.
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There was a bit of blue in the sky after days of chill and darkness. I betook myself to the Gaasperplas, Gaasper Lake, on the edge of the south of Amsterdam. Not many signs yet of awakening Nature; but I did see some Robins preparing to nest. A bit early I would think. And then there was this bright, yellow Cornelian Cherry, that I've admired often in the past. It's just prettily bursting forth from its buds.
Think I will have a "Bit of Something on Blue week" (bound to be fairly minimal so no offence if you decide to pop back when it's all over :-)
In bits and pieces, Spring comes to us. Colors change. The light we enjoy daily changes too. Simple changes invite us to slow down and enjoy the miracle of the changing season. Otherwise, it will feel as if Spring happened overnight. Please take the time to enjoy the change as it appears. It’s so worth the effort:-)
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Bit of an odd one his. A lone tree, a bit knackered, lonely and cold out in the snow. I may be way off with this one, but I just find there is something in the composition. Perhaps, a bit weirdly, but in my own way I love it. So I'm putting it out here.
"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't."
Henry Ward Beecher
I'm sure everyone has had that sort of a day....just feeling a bit obstinate. Apparently insects exhibit those feelings, too.
Kuriyama pond, Nikaho, Akita, Japan
The water of this pond is flowing from Mototaki underflow.
栗山池より薄曇りの鳥海山。この池の水は元滝伏流水から流れてきています。
"Macro Mondays" – "Stack"
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Titel: Stapel Bit Sammlung - Industrie Produkt Makro Kunst Fotografie.
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Title: Stack Bit Collection - Industrial Product Macro Art Photography.
Would have gone out today, it was fine enough, but other things got in the way. So took a photo of some ribbon I found, while sorting out something else. It looked OK, but I decided to play around with it a bit.
Today is : National Garlic Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-garlic-day-april-19/
And for Some Other News it's : National Hanging Out Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-hanging-out-day-april-19/
I would have done, but didn't have anything to hang out. 😂
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