Branches Against The Blue Sky
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@Bal Harbour
Special Thanks once more to Cari McKeenan and the Little Branch for providing with the trees and plants.
Scene made by me.
Like how you can see weather direction - back half icy showing wind and water direction. Sits along the shorelines of Lake Ontario at Bluffer's Park. A GORGEOUS part of the city. Shadow play is kinda cool.
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Find during my walk in the labyrinth of Nébias...
For the theme "branches and twigs" of the Group "Smile-on-Saturday"
Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
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Branches — Submotion Orchestra
Follow me there
Sticks and stones
And roses caught in my hair
Follow me there
Overgrown the branches
Unaware
In our place
In our hiding place
In our place
In our hiding place
Together alone
Follow me there
Sing me softly of the
Blue my dear
Follow me there
Somewhere in between the
Rain and there
In our place
In our hiding place
In our place
In our hiding place
Together alone
A cloudy winter day, no more snow and the rain begins tonight. The bare trees soon will begin showing the first leaves of Spring.
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Alright guys, I've realised that I haven't shot any landscapes in a LONG time... and I love landscapes just as much as cityscapes. I just don't get many chances for it. So I headed down to Cleveland this morning for a sunrise.
It's really something special seeing the sun rise from the water, even if it is behind clouds. The light during that time is, in my opinion, the most beautiful.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend, thanks so much for stopping by! :)
A Black Walnut branch fills this mosaic with beauty and subtle color. The shining sun beams through the nine leaves on the branch.
The original image was captured with my iPhone 11 in my right hand, while my left hand held the branch up against the sun.
This collage was created in picmonkey.com using my one original image and replicated six times here.
Beauty is everywhere. Reach out and capture it!