Whitethroat taking part in the dawn chorus

5 tiny crafting bells, each less about 0.5cm, lined up and reflected.

There were choruses of them on the forest floor, joined by others singing the pinks, whites, yellows and a few purples.

They're only here for a short time each Spring so it was good to catch their recital.

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#Pins

I knew early on what would be my subject for the "Pins" theme: pins on an old motherboard. For my "Modern Times" style image for the MM theme "cogwheel" back in 2018 (please see the second comment) I'd wanted a circuit board as background, but didn't have one at hand. So I went to a very small computer shop around the corner and asked if they had an old, useless circuit board lying around – they had, and I got it for free. To carry it home, however, was a spiky affair. I'd thought that I'd simply put the mainboard under my arm, but I hadn't been aware that there are so many tiny, super spiky-prickly-sharp pins on a mainboard ;) So in the end I held it – in turns – at the sides (gingerly) or at the ports that would have been at the back of the computer chassis. A lasting memory, as it seems ;)

I've photographed the undersides of a row of connector pins that are plugged onto the edge of the mainboard. Each of them is 1 mm / 0,03 inches long. I've used both extension tubes (10mm/16mm) and the Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens to get as close to the pins as possible. For the yellow/golden light I've used a yellow, semi-translucent cap of a soap bottle that fits so nicely onto the LED lamp's head. I was surprised that the pins looked so soft(-ish), and with the smooth, minimalist bokeh and the background colour (apparently the living room wall, because I hadn't put anything behind the mainboard) the final result reminded me of a corps de ballet or a chorus line. Or of chess pawns, but I prefer the aforementioned idea that these are dancers on an opera stage.

HMM, Everyone! Stay safe and healthy, and have a pleasant week ahead :)

Ich wusste schon frühzeitig (was nicht allzu oft vorkommt), was ich für das aktuelle MM-Thema machen wollte: "Pins" / Steckstifte auf einer alten Hauptplatine. Diese Platine hatte ich mir mal als Hintergrund für mein an "Modern Times" angelehntes Foto für das "Cogwheel"-Thema (September 2018, Ihr findet das Foto im 2. Kommentar) bei einer kleinen Computer-Bude bei mir um die Ecke besorgt. Das Nachhausetragen war dann eine stachelige Angelegenheit, denn ich hatte nicht an die doch sehr vielen, so kleinen wie nadelspitzen Steckstifte / Lötstifte / Verbindungsstifte und das andere spitze Zeugs, mit dem so eine Platine bestückt ist, gedacht. Unter den Arm klemmen war also nicht – und diese "Fasse-die-Platine-dort-an-wo-es-mal-nicht-pikt"-Erfahrung war dann offenbar doch so nachhaltig, dass ich mich gleich daran erinnert habe, als ich las, was das heutige Thema sein würde ;)

Ich habe hier beide Zwischenringe (10mm/16mm) und die Raynox-DCR-250-Makrolinse verwendet, um so nah wie möglich an die Reihe von Verbindungsstiften heranzukommen. Fotografiert habe ich deren Unterseite, mit gelb-goldenem Licht von der Seite, für das ich den halbtransparenten, gelben Schraubverschluss einer Spüliflasche auf den Kopf der LED-Lampe gesteckt habe (er passt wie dafür gemacht). Die Hintergrundfarbe kommt offenbar von der Wohnzimmerwand, da ich nichts hinter die Platine gestellt hatte. Das Resultat sieht überraschend luftig-leicht (für Technik) aus, finde ich. Die "Hütchen" erinnern mich durchaus ein wenig an Bauern auf einem Schachbrett, noch viel mehr erinnern sie mich aber an ein Corps de Ballet.

Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Sommerwoche, liebe Flickr-Freunde. Und auch wenn die Inzidenzwerte momentan niedrig sind: Passt gut auf Euch auf!

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Soldiers Chorus from Opera Faust written 1859 by Charles-François Gounod (1818 – 1893)

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The forest floor an abundance of fresh growth,these ferns are taking centre stage and appear to be in dancing in unison on a carpet of dried and new leaves,against a backdrop of bluebells.

Black-eyed Susans are the state flower of Maryland, the official flower of the Preakness Stakes horse race, an Australian rock band, a restaurant in Nantucket, a vodka drink, a song.....

Dawn Chorus

Common Yellowthroat at Bombay Hook NWR.

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Morning Chorus at Bombay Hook, NWR.

Tiny Marsh Wrens are among the loudest in claiming their territories, but also difficult to capture in the open

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This is the first time I ever saw and heard both of them make call together.

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Many thanks to all those who view, fav or comment my pictures. I very much appreciate it.

A large group of very vocal grackles come home to rest near Matheson Bridge.

There are golden nuggets of light in their silent song...

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Oh, Phaedra! Why did you verbalize your forbidden passion? Do not hear the whispering audience who judges you each night. Remember: Your word is your treasure.

Behind me, the frogs were so loud I couldn't really hear the Union Pacific's train of reefers heading for storage in Fort Atkinson, until it was quite close. After the train had passed, the spring peepers slowly started up their music from the standing water behind me again until they were in full vocal form...what a beautiful chorus it was.

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One of hundreds of cicada's we saw while doing a walk along the shoreline trail in Picton, New Zealand - - it was crazy how many were out - - it was we could hear while out walking - - birds were actually hard to hear / therefore, find.

There are actually 40 types of cicada's in New Zealand - - I'm not certain but I think this is the Chorus Cicada - - one of the most common.

Cicada - Picton, New Zealand

This series reminded me of nothing so much as a row of singers raising their voices to the world.

Balconies

Pseudacris regilla

Froglet hunting by the pond.

Sep 13, 2008 #347

*~ Explored, May 5, 2011, highest position #57 on May 13th

I'm not sure if the "ying ying" rhythm of a class 66 engine counts in the dawn chorus but 66743 slowly makes its way with the 6S45 0715 North Blyth Alcan Gbrf to Fort William Alcan Gbrf away from North Blyth terminal to start its approximately 12 hour journey to Fort William. 16-01-25.

For alternative railway photography, follow the link:

www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk to the Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle.

Mountain Chorus Frog - Pseudacris collinsorum

Early morning at Idaho's Stanley Lake, with Mt. McGown seen twice.

Fresh cup of coffee, Theodore at my feet, beautiful bird chorus serenading us and no one else up and about. Ideal morning reflections on life and the many blessings of Nature.

Your visits are sincerely appreciated.

No photoshop art here! I used a slow‑shutter speed to capture tilapia in a frenzy in a pond at Colorado Gators and Reptile Park in Mosca, Colorado. Using a polarizer their movement blended soft strokes of color and light into the depths, turning the water into a living chorus. It really was fascinating

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Artist: Beverly Semmes

Chorus consists of 8 monumental red velvet dresses hung from wooden hangers and with the bottoms intertwined.

Displayed in the exhibit "Everyday Rebellions: Collection Conversations" at the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibit focuses on how contemporary artists make everyday life an act of creative defiance.

A view on the Chorus House, in Dutch Huis Chorus or Chorushoeve.

This half-timbered style monumental farm house can be found at the center of Munstergeleen, a small village situated in the southern part of the Netherlands. The oldest parts of the building are from the year 1623, but it was substantially extended around 1800.

This is the village I grew up in. The building is now in private hands, but I can vividly remember it being a kind of community centre, with all kinds of activities, such as Saint Martin's Day, and teenage disco nights in the early 1970s.