Une perruche audacieuse défendant son territoire contre un varan affamé a valu à Hira Punjabi le concours SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024. Le concours, qui en est à sa septième année, est organisé par la Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers et présente une extraordinaire gamme de beautés aviaires.

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Abold parakeet defending its territory from a hungry monitor lizard won Hira Punjabi the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Now in its seventh year, the contest is run by the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers and showcases an extraordinary array of avian beauty.

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Philippidus audax, one of the most common spiders across N. America. This little guy is about 1/4 inch (6.35mm) long and filled with personality. This one was hanging out on our glass storm door, so I was able to get the shot by propping the lens against the glass and getting his attention.

He had an amazing bold pattern on his wings. I was super impressed I think this is the coolest one that I have seen.

Credits

Phidippus audax

Fauna Project

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

"Often I have found that the one thing that can save is the thing which appears most to threaten. One has to go down into what most fears and in that process comes a saving flicker of light and energy that, even if it does not produce the courage of a hero, at any rate enables a trambling mortal to take one step further."

A little woodland jewel ❤️

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Male American Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Rotterdam is full of intersting architecture, one of the classics I like most is Toren op Zuid, also known as KPN Tower. Designed by architect Renzo Piano at the end of the last millenium the building impresses me each time I visit the city.

Star climbed a big boulder for this one

The cyclist

Lake Thunersee, Switzerland

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Lincoln County, Tennessee

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Lover's Point, Monterey

Indoors, natural light. Topaz Glow. Three textures by French Kiss.

A hairless cat who lives on my street. She or he stares fiercely at passers-by!

It’s time to be bold

it’s not being cold

it’s all up to you now

before you’re too old.

Fall colours are mostly gone now, and snow is in the air.

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I tried to get a better view to see if male or female but no luck and there were so many it was just fun watching and getting a few images for the day!

Dahlia merckii, Merck's dahlia, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Mexico. This tuberous herbaceous perennial has divided leaves, and produces single flowers in shades of lilac, white and pink, in late summer and autumn. (Wikipedia), Montenaken, Belgium.

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Purple clematis vine, always a winner!

rough and tough and facing the elements from the Atlantic

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- pink dahlias in the border at Hinton Ampner

Octubre Rosa/PInk October

Part of a larger piece of art.

Hundreds of them cut to size and glued on a canvass.

Praia das Fontes - Beberibe/CE - Brasil...

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The little inquisitive Jumper let me stroke its back and was quite accommodating for photos....

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There have been some trying times of late and on the whole I would have to say I'm proud in some regards as to how little we've bought into the narrative(s) of doom.

Trying times are on the way so continuing to be patient is good, as is understanding what is occurring.

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Bristling with sensors and aerials, 'Senior Span' equipped

US Air Force 9th RW Lockheed U-2S 80-1085 crosses the Whelford Road for Fairford's Runway 27

Note the pilot wearing an Astronaut type Space Helmet and flight suit for survival in the rarefied atmosphere that these amazing forty year old airframes regularly fly at

Operating 10-12 hour missions at 60,000 feet plus, they 'Boldly Go' where others fear to tread

BTW. Whilst I've cropped it down top and bottom, there's no crop at the sides - I just got lucky and managed not to slice the nose or tail off as she sped by. However, I'd liked to have had a bit more space on her nose which makes it easier on the 'eye' as there is 'somewhere' for the subject to go to.

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Clearly, European robins are not afraid of humans, and this one was a blatant example of that, as it landed and stood a mere two or three meters away from me for quite a while.

Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis