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I was able to get really close to this Kingfisher. They are extremely shy. It was a good day.
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
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Anna's Hummingbird
Henderson, Nevada
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a dazzling, jewel-like bird native to the western United States, Mexico, and parts of Canada. Known for their iridescent plumage, the males sport brilliant metallic pink or red throats, known as gorgets, which shimmer in sunlight. Their heads can also display a vibrant pink crown, while the rest of their plumage is primarily green and gray. Females and juveniles lack the vivid head coloring but still have hints of iridescence on their throats.
These birds are small, measuring about 4 inches (10 cm) long with a wingspan of 4.7 inches (12 cm), yet their energy and agility are extraordinary. Anna's Hummingbirds are famed for their high-speed flight, including acrobatic dives during courtship, where males can reach speeds of nearly 50 mph (80 km/h).
Adaptable and vocal, they emit a sharp, metallic "chip" and a high-pitched whistle. They are frequent visitors to flowers, feeders, and gardens, sipping nectar with their long, specialized beaks and tongues, while also preying on tiny insects for protein. Unlike many hummingbirds, Anna’s Hummingbirds can stay in one area year-round, even in cooler climates, thanks to their ability to enter torpor—a state similar to hibernation—on cold nights.
Buffalo & Pittsburgh train SIRI rumbles over the Western New York & Pennsylvania railroad in Carrollton, NY. Later this day, the train would stall on the grade just south of Lewis Run. They would have to double the hill by bringing the train in two halves to Mt Jewett Siding, where it would meet and crew change with a northbound RISI/XCOAL combo train.
This beautiful Doe came so close to me and my wife yesterday, I have never been this close to a wild fallow deer before! Such a beautiful encounter with this absolutely stunning animal. The experience of getting close to wildlife without causing any stress to the animal is more important than getting the photograph. These experiences are the ones which last in my memory forever.
I can see you and your lens,
Do not place it on a flash mode,
I will scratch your lens.
Be good to me !
TransPennine Express Class 185 No. 185109 passes through Mossley working 1P20, the 10:54 Scarborough – Manchester Victoria service on 6 March 2026. The railway runs very close to the back of a row of terrace houses here.
Having done the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal both ways, to Bulls Bridge and Paddington we decided to try and close the circle of our West London part of the Grand Union Canal via Uxbridge. So taking our bikes on the Met to Uxbridge we cycled down the Grand Union Canal to Bulls Bridge and then up the Paddington Arm to Greenford and back home. It was easier knowing we were going in a big circle but we didn't know how far it was and I didn't think it would be too much of a trek. The weather was overcast to begin with so I couldn't be bothered to get the camera out. But the sun came out later. in the end we had done about 25 miles! Thankfully as it was mostly canalside, it was flat!
Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Youlgreave in Derbyshire. It sits within a local prehistoric landscape that includes Bronze Age barrows and settlement enclosures, and is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE. The purpose of the monument is unknown, although archaeologists have speculated that the stones represented supernatural entities.
It is uncertain whether there were originally nine stones, one theory being that nine is a corruption of 'noon', said to be the time when, according to local folklore, fairies would gather at the site to dance.
Just a shot of my friend Autumn as she's closing up the bar tonight. Was excited to try my new Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.8.
CLP12 and CLF4 approach Tahmoor with empty aggregate train 2283 from Maldon to Peppertree for another load.
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Close-up of a female Bluebird. I have been away for a bit, our power was out for awhile during almost 0 degree f weather and it took me awhile to recover lol!
Whether one thinks of this guy as ugly or beautiful, I think that he makes an interesting close up subject.
"Getting up close to a particular shadow element is every bit as important as witnessing it and relating to it. This is often quite an emotionally rocky ride, especially given that we may find ourselves without our usual adult skills, at least for a time, because the wounded child in us has surfaced to such a degree that we are looking through those eyes and feeling those feelings. The key is to get as close as possible to that part of ourselves without getting lost in that old worldview, staying emotionally raw even as we name and illuminate what is occuring." -Robert Masters
The ocean moves in to cover what it left empty hours ago as a storm makes its final stand. A lone cloud hovers above the ocean poised and balanced for what will next arise.
This composite was a bit of an experiment for me.
I have long seen Milky Way photos taken in close proximity to population centers.
Bogus! I'd say.
So I thought I'd take a stab at it.
Here I'm on the western outskirts of Albuquerque. I shot the landscape the way I normally would, adjusting the histogram to just peak out on the highlights. That didn't leave too much for the shadows, or the sky. Doing that alone, you would see a few stars, but not really that many.
I then reset my kit to capture the sky. To do this without causing my sensor too much grief, I partially masked off my lens so that it could only see the light pollution and higher, no direct artificial lights. What surprised me was that the Milky Way was discernable at all! In this composite, it is actually roughly 90 degrees away from the road at left leading in to Albuquerque. I did have to pull out all the tricks to make it look this clear. It's exposure and contrast are enhanced relative to the surrounding sky.
So, on the one hand, I was shocked to observe this much of the Milky Way without really "leaving town." On the other hand, this experiment confirmed the tricks that folks have to perform to create images of the Milky Way over their favorite city. They're a bit bogus, like this one. That said, it can be quite a challenge to try to piece it together. Made from 23 light frames by Starry Landscape Stacker 1.8.0. Algorithm: Mean Min Hor Noise.
Cheers!
The enclosed alley (a "close" as they are called here), like a tunnel running between and under the Victorian tenements, this one opposite the Lyceum Theatre, leads to a rough square between the blocks, with a similar opening on the other side connecting to the road there. Pretty much begging for a B&W shot...
Down low in a forest clearing, I found some orange fungi along the trail. If I recall, after eight years, I could not collapse my tripod low enough, so I built a little shooting platform for my camera, using my wallet, hat, sticks, and assorted debris. (Yes, I should have been carrying a little tabletop tripod, but I can't think of everything - and some days I can't think of anything. And on a trip, one must improvise.)
I don't know what species of mushroom this is, but I sure loved the orange glow! This is my last BC shot for a while; tomorrow I'll be back with some prairie photography.
Photographed in Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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(Harry Connick Jr. 's version of the Carpenters' "Close to You")
Lyin' here with you so close to me
It's hard to fight these feelings
When it feels so hard to breathe
I'm caught up in this moment
Caught up in your smile
I've never opened up to anyone
So hard to hold back when I'm holding you in my arms
We don't need to rush this
Let's just take it slow
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch in the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby I'm alright, with just a kiss goodnight
I know that if we give this a little time
It will only bring us closer to the love we wanna find
It's never felt so real
No, it's never felt so right
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch in the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't wanna push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby I'm alright, with just a kiss goodnight
No I don't wanna say goodnight
I know it's time to leave
But you'll be in my dreams
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch in the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't wanna push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby I'm alright
Oh, let's do this right
With just a kiss goodnight
With a kiss goodnight
Kiss goodnight