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You can just see the pilot as he concentrates to bring this Cessna Citation Longitude in to land at Houston’s West Side Airport. This is a business jet produced by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. The Model 700 made its first flight on October 8, 2016.
I spent some time today witnessing one of the most remarkable waterfowl sights in the whole world. Somewhere between 10,000 - 15,000 tundra swans are staging right here in the Upper Mississippi River before heading east to Chesapeake Bay for the winter. I took video footage on my smartphone to add some sound, which is sensational, but then I wasn't smart enough to get it on Flickr. Sorry.
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Seen in the Werribee River Park at Werribee South in March last year.
Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)
So intent on scanning the water it paid no attention to us as my mate Gil and I walked along the boardwalk.
Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)
The resident Egret at the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands was so intent on its hunt that it didn't notice me.
I love to watch Terns negotiate their landing spots. They need to find a spot within the other shorebirds on the rocks and it takes full concentration. The background is the water. The shot was taken very early in the morning.
The shot below is a close-up of its head and feet which show its intense focus.
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
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While culling my photo archives (an important project for me unless I want to blowup my computer) I came across this Pic of one of my favorite Birds. Captured January 4, 2015, it shows a Snowy attempting to keep warm on a crisp January morning.
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The Snowy Egret:
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.
Adult Snowy Egrets are all white with a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. They have a patch of yellow skin at the base of the bill. Immature Snowy Egrets have duller, greenish legs.
Snowy Egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. While they may employ a sit-and-wait technique to capture their food, sometimes they are much more animated, running back and forth through the water with their wings spread, chasing their prey.
Snowy Egrets nest colonially, usually on protected islands, and often with other small herons. They concentrate on mudflats, beaches, and wetlands, but also forage in wet agricultural fields and along the edges of rivers and lakes.
(Nikon, 80-400 @ 400 mm, 1/1250 @ f/9, ISO 1250, edited to taste)
My Grandfather once told me that Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people. One of these days, I'll give that a try : )
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The Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinches are tiny, stub-billed songbirds with long, pointed wings, and short, notched tails. They are most common in California and Texas, with pockets of local populations throughout the rest of its U.S. range.
Lesser Goldfinches feed in weedy fields, budding treetops, and the brush of open areas and edges. Depending on food availability, they may concentrate in mountain canyons and desert oases, but they are also fairly common in suburbs.
The oldest known wild Lesser Goldfinch was a male, and at least 7 years old when he was recaptured and re-released during banding operations in California in 2015.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 559 mm, 1/1600 @ f/7.1, ISO 5000, processed to taste)
Photographed the ONT 2104 Ontario Northland EMD SD75I with a train of concentrate cars from the truck on Highway 11 in the vicinity of Ramore in Northeastern Ontario Canada
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The 173,000 heliostats of the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility concentrate sunlight onto three towers containing boilers to generate steam for electricity in California near the Nevada border.
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) hunting for prey at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Lee County, Florida, USA.
Gasteruptiid Wasp (family Gasteruptiidae (subfamily Gasteruptiinae)) female
Usually these Wasps will fly off if I get within five feet of them. This Lady, however, was so engrossed she allowed me to get in very close for a number of shots. I chose this one for today for the Eyes of March Two group.
Happy Eyes of March!
Met this squirrel today. Unfortunately I had only 50.0 mm lens... It was impossible to get closer.
PS. One more photo in the comments!!!
Spotted a break in the deluge and thought this owl might be hungry and it was except it was a rather late lunch hence the light and slow exposure.
These are seeds of Cardiospermum halicacabum, in English 'Balloon vine' and in French 'Coeur des Indes'
Innocent Ukrainians are trying to find a way to escape despite the constant bombing and destruction waged upon them by President Putin. This is unjust and unforgivable behavior, the war must STOP and peace and love must return. There is no place for power and hate in this world! Let's concentrate on love!
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