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No, the title isn't reflecting what some people would think of a dark side going away shot, that's the location of the photograph. CSX's Hanover to Emory Grove turnaround is westbound on the former Western Maryland Railway's Hanover Subdivision at Boring, MD. Former WM caboose 901863 brings up the rear.
The vantage point for the photo was the backyard deck of an above ground pool that I happened upon while looking for a spot to shoot the train. A woman was out working in the yard, so I approached her, explained what I was doing, and asked if it was ok to shoot from her poolside deck. She laughed and said that was fine, but she may have regretted that decision 45 minutes later when I was still awkwardly standing there and the train still hadn't shown up. Oh well, the things you do when you're 20. A quick check of the satellite imagery shows that the pool and deck are still there and not much has changed with the scene today.
On my walk this afternoon at Tanana Lakes I found this boreal chickadee excavating a nest borrow in a dead poplar tree.
Once again I am block in by the pond after what seems like months of rains.
I walk around the yard trying to find something, anything but everything seem so boring and mundane all that caught my eyes was this fungus, is it edible or poisonous?
One of the more elusive owl species I’ve now seen, is this Boreal Owl. These are highly nocturnal birds that are typically found in fir/spruce forests of northern North America and Europe. Like the Great Gray Owl in my previous post, these birds move farther south in winters where food is especially scarce. While up in Minnesota, a friend and I were fortune enough to see a few of these small owls. This particular bird had been quietly roosting atop a snag while most observers were distracted by a different owl hunting along the opposite side of the road. This was still quite early in the afternoon, so the light was harsh. Luckily, this bird had chosen a nice shaded spot to perch.
This Boreal Chickadee came to visit one of our feeders today. It lit on the clothes line just long enough for me to snap his portrait in profile. Chickadees are definitely one of my favourite northern birds. They are absolutely frenetic diminutive balls of feather and pluck that are somehow able to thrive through our deeply cold winters..
Hopefully not too bored. My nephew is the only family member who happily agrees to model for me (thanks, dude!). So this time they visited, I tried cloning, jumping and levitation with him starring in all three. Levitation turned out to be the trickiest (I may not even post it as it didn't come out the way I wanted at all), but the other two were not too hard. So here is my "clones" category entry for Cliche Saturday Scavenger Hunt. HCS, everyone!
i used canon eos-1n with cinefilm kodak vision3 500T (ECN-2)
developed film by JOMO Film Lab,BKK Thailand.
7DOS That's Boring Friday ....
Over the past two days I've been power washing the decking at my daughter's!! I'm showing two levels of three levels and it runs the same width to the left!!
So boring!!
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We noticed this little beauty while driving looking for a snowy. Our first time seeing a boreal owl. In this photo it had suddenly become very alert maybe noticing a couple of crows in the background.
I had this boring small tree for an ornament i thought i'd light it up with bokeh... Now thats much better :P
hbw all "Happy Baluktot na puno wed"...
23 MORE DAYS TI'LL CHRISTMAS
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More birds from my daily travels.
A boreal owl parent keeps track of me to be sure I'm not a threat for her brood which should emerge from the nest box soon. Hopefully, I get a chance to see them once they emerge.
I went to Minnesota hoping to see 1 or 2 Great Gray Owls. I saw 14. I never expected to see a Boreal Owl, but saw 4 and managed to photograph 3 of them. Also saw 2 Northern Hawk Owls and 2 Snowy Owls. This has been a huge irruption year up North of me.
Boreal Humming Hawk (harhar funnius) - McNab's Island, Nova Scotia
Another wintery day here in Nova Scotia, so back into the archives. Not long ago I had an opportunity to head to McNab's Island in Halifax harbour to see the elusive and beautiful boreal humming hawk with the local bird society. Their colors really stand out against our northern backdrop. A rare treat, and certainly a lifer. Their name comes from their hummingbird like head, but they are in fact a bird of prey. Their beak is used to dispatch its prey in a 'lance-like' fashion, its tongue is able to make sure no unused bit of food goes untouched.
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...........pokok ubi kayu...............
*original picture is b&w
i'm bored....hope well soon....
salam...along =)