Kingfisher - Brine Pits 03-07-2016 5D2A2940

Sparrowhawk 02-01-2020 5D2A8312

Nuthatch - Holy Well Farm 22-01-2016 5D2A8551

Kingfisher (f) - Verulamium 17-12-2018 5D2A7593

Kingfisher - Verulamium 20-01-2020 5D2A1499

Kingfisher - Brine Pits 03-07-2016 5D2A2900

Kingfisher - Verulamium 21-02-2014 IMG_7242

Nuthatch - Holy Well Farm 22-01-2016 5D2A8549

Lanner Falcon - ESoF 25-04-2015 IMG_9280

Whipsnade 20-03-2015 5D2A0018

Grey Wagtail - Lemsford Springs 05-02-2015 5D2A4989

of the submarine USS Blueback at OMSI with Marquam Bridge in background, Willamette River, Portland, OR NB50270

I spent some time this morning watching two osprey fish. Even though the water was very high from the recent rains the osprey were fairly successful. Only once did one fly past me with a fish ... and I just barely got him in the frame.

(The fish may be a blueback herring.)

6 Mar 2020, Saluda River near Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

Whipsnade 25-03-2015 5D2A1885

Portland, Oregon. Hand held shot on a very cold January night.

Holy Well Farm 23-01-2015 5D2A3434

Holy Well Farm 23-01-2015 5D2A3186

Providence Bridge Pedal (Portland, Oregon) Aug 14, 2022.

Blue and Yellow Macaw - Whipsnade 07-04-2015 5D2A2436

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Blue and Yellow Macaw - Whipsnade 13-04-2015 5D2A4158

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Well, this morning Kuala Lumpur was not especially bright-skyed but I suppose that made it easier for Sony to capture the light colors of this Dragonfly, Aethriamanta gracilis. It's name is thought to signify: Lover of the Bright Sky, and it certainly is graceful. Pond Adjutant was surveying the Lotus Pond in the Taman Tasik Perdana, not far from the Central Railway Station.

Swallow - Luccombe Farm 28-05-2018 5D2A7579

In February 1994 the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) towed the USS Blueback to Portland, Oregon, where she now rests as an interactive part of the museum and a memorial.

Walked down the 300 steps the city built in this park, tide was out. Ipad image.

of the submarine USS Blueback with lights of the Marquam Bridge in background, OMSI, Portland, OR NB50279 Come on down! - Happy Fence Fridays!

Blue and Yellow Macaw - Whipsnade 20-03-2015 5D2A0202

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Swallow - Luccombe Farm 28-05-2018 5D2A7573

Whipsnade 07-04-2015 5D2A3226

Tiny Planets

Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) have long forked tails and fairly short legs. They are often seen flitting here and there over water, searching for insects. They are fairly common in North America, but don't sit still for portraits, at least not for me : )

Seen at Lake St. Clair Metropark marsh, Southeast Michigan.

In Explore #493 August 8, 2021

Whipsnade 07-04-2015 5D2A3228

Spools of Colored Tread

Whipsnade 07-04-2015 5D2A2431

Whipsnade 07-04-2015 5D2A3227

OMSI submarine, Marquam Bridge, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon O11637

Blueback Beach in Nanaimo, BC

Deboullie Public Reserve Lands, North Maine Woods, Maine

Posted on the shore: "This water is home to Arctic Charr, also known as blueback trout or Sunapee trout. Maine's native Arctic Charr are the last in the contiguous United States. ..."

This image was taken while the remnants of Hurricane Elsa were passing through Maine, hence the stormy looking weather.

(FlickrFriday: sorry Admins, I lost track of the day. I will pull the tags. I am not submitting this one.)

Willamette River, Portland, Oregon

OMSI submarine dock, Willamette River, Portland, OR 4836-38

Paul: Hey, why don't we show him our motor?

John: Should we really…show him our motor?

Paul: He may not have seen one before.

Jeremy: (Fiddling with the motor) Turbo-prop, super-combustible spring. Metrocyclonic and stereophonic. This motor, I see, has a broken down…thing!

(He hits it and it works again.)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, Oregon.

See also: IMG_1680 "Jack Lord once paid me a short visit....

A Barbel-class submarines was the last non-nuclear submarine to join the fleet. Commissioned on October 15, 1959 and was decommissioned in 1990. Blueback appeared in the 1990 movie The Hunt for Red October. Her home is at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

Portland-on-Willamette

Oregon, USA

Inside the Blueback at OMSI in PDX.

Here’s another pic from the USS Blueback shoot I did back in 2010.

While similar to the one image I’ve already posted, this shot is more focused on the sub.

The Blueback (SS-581) is now on permanent display at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) in Portland. If you're ever in town, check it out.

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