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Two images blended together of the same Cormorant and Sea Trout. Taken on the river Coquet Northumberland, and yes it did manage to swallow it.
Play… Hide and seek the Sun.
Nature reserve Lake Vistonida…
National Park of Nestos Delta and Lakes Vistonida/ Ismarida.
Looking directly south at sunset near Harrow, Ontario.
The indistinct islands are distorted due to distance and differences in air temperatures.
For an immature Eagle a wonderful catch - if you enlarge this, you will see he has the fish right at water surface. It looks more like he didn't spear it rather pinched it between the two talons... but under water it probably does has a talon stuck through the fish.
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This grebe kept diving after this catch to get away from the oncoming gulls that wanted it's fresh fish
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Male goldfinches fly upwards facing one another; I cannot count the times I've tried to capture their vertical flights. This I found (among several thousand photos shot this past week) while focusing on the female redwing, above.
Feeling relief over the lack of violence in Tulsa Saturday night. Black lives matter—of course!
A Grizzly continues his search for an easy catch by looking under the fallen trees (snags) for any salmon that are washed up because they have become so weak.
If they are already dead, they often wouldn't bother with them, but if hungry enough, then they would grab them and eat their heads only. The most nutrients come from the brain.
Finally getting back to the Gym after a lengthy absence.
Fortunately, I still have my “work-out” soundtrack on my phone, and Donovan sang “Catch the Wind” while I was working the machines... and thinking about a title for this Pic.
"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. "Catch the Wind" was released in 1965. The single reached No. 4 in the United Kingdom singles chart.
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(Photographed at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Preserve)
The Sandhill Crane:
These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands, fields, and prairies across North America. They group together in great numbers, filling the air with distinctive rolling cries. Mates display to each other with exuberant dances that retain a gangly grace.
The Sandhill Crane’s call is a loud, rolling, trumpeting sound whose unique tone is a product of anatomy: Sandhill Cranes have long tracheas (windpipes) that coil into the sternum and help the sound develop a lower pitch and harmonics that add richness.
Sandhill Cranes are known for their dancing skills. Courting cranes stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air in a graceful and energetic dance.
Although some start breeding at two years of age, Sandhill Cranes may reach the age of seven before breeding. They mate for life—which can mean two decades or more—and stay with their mates year-round. Juveniles stick close by their parents for 9 or 10 months after hatching.
The earliest Sandhill Crane fossil, estimated to be 2.5 million years old, was unearthed in Florida.
Sandhill Crane chicks can leave the nest within 8 hours of hatching, and are even capable of swimming.
The oldest Sandhill Crane on record was at least 37 years, 3 months old. Originally banded in Florida in 1982, it was found in Wisconsin in 2019.
Nikon Z8, 600/6.3, 1/1000 @ f/8.0, ISO 2800, edited to taste)
Smile on Saturday: Sunset
Mount Canigó (Canigou in French) is our "sacred" mountain. Every year the summer solstice fire is light at the top of the mountain and brought back to the plain, where it then goes to towns in villages around Catalonia (both French and Spanish) and to other regions, including Belgium. It is a majestic, star-shaped mountain that overlooks the plain and the sea, and can be seen from virtually everywhere in the region (and even from Marseille, which is 300 km from here, thanks to an optical phenomenon... I'm telling you, it has magical powers!). You can never be used to its beauty, there is always a moment when you catch sight of it and your breath is taken away. It is particularly magnificent in winter, when it is covered in snow; the light of the rising sun paints it a soft pink, and sunsets become truly magical, wherever you watch them from.