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Brown Pelicans cruise low over the water, but dive into the water for food. They create quite a striking image, like the one in this picture, when diving for fish.
They are very large birds, with a 7'6" (2.3m) wingspan, and a length of 45-54 inches (1.1-1.4m). The picture looks best in large size.
Listening to the warm voice of Meryem Aboulouafa - Welcome back to me www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb4Na5WqECY
Kingfisher about to enter the water after retracting his wings into a cigar shape bullet, catching his prey virtually undisturbed.
Watching Osprey at work is inspiring. They work hard, sometimes hovering in the wind for long periods of time, finding nothing. When they do dive, they usually submerge, sinking at least one set of talons into an unsuspected fish, shaking their head at the surface to clear their vision they fight to get airborne with the added weight of their prey if they were successful.
Sometimes pelicans attempt to steal the prey and on occasion, have been seen to attack the osprey to get them to drop their fish. If it's bald eagle territory, eagles will chase the osprey threatening them with an airborne attack and usually getting them to drop the fish. It can be a touch way to make a living! I chose this image to share because I like the eye contact, usually focused down during a dive.
Dive bombing the long grass
I suppose the ultimate would be to 'catch' the target in the photo at the same time
Never done it yet
But., as long as I can hold a camera I'll keep trying for that elusive shot
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"Art enable us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same." - Thomas Merton
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Recently I have been truly inspired by some true artists in here. The way they see things, their visions and how the things are executed by them are simply lovely. Within this piece, I tried to express the deepness that art can bring to us, the knowledge and content that it contains with it.
Red kite (Milvus milvus) dives to the ground; municipality Adamuz in the community Andalusia (Spain), 24-11-2019.
The image was taken from a photo hide owned by a company "Alpasin" (alpasin.com/).
Thanks a lot, everyone, for stopping by, for looking my work, for your comments and likes! Always appreciated!
This Belted kingfisher was seen diving towards the lagoon at Berkeley Aquatic Park, Berkeley California.
Wir haben unseren Pool aufgebaut und unsere Tochter wollte sich darin mit mir abkühlen.
We have built our swimming pool and our daughter wanted to cool it with me.
Nous avons construit notre piscine et notre fille voulait refroidir avec moi.
Hemos construido nuestra piscina y nuestra hija quería enfriar conmigo.
Abbiamo costruito la nostra piscina e la nostra figlia ha voluto raffreddare con me.
Summer action continues in this photo of a Belted Kingfisher diving into the pond in search of small fish. It is 98% crop. Markham, Ontario.
There are times that moving in so close to a flower, you lose sight of the over-all beauty of the thing. However, by diving into the center of this rhododendron flower, I discovered a whole new world.
To see more pics of this set of poses please see my blog
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LUSH POSES
Waterfall Poses @ The Mainstore
Set of 8 poses, poseballs, posestand and loose pose.
Shoot Location: Lake Delaria Resort.
Happy Slider Sunday
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Some of my contacts wanted to know where Waterfall Park was. I put that together with AI. I figured everyone knew that. I got the inspiration from a waterfall park in Central Mexico. I took my then girl friend there thinking she would be impressed because we also stayed in the hotel next door. All she did was complain that it was too load to sleep. I went down to the front desk and had them switch room. We left the next day.
This image was put together with AI as well
Happy Weekend Everyone
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Diving Blackberry. There are never enough Blackberries at home 😁. This glass candlestick stands on a colorful cloth napkin. I put just a litlle water inside to make the refraction look bigger.
Mark Swan's bronze sculpture "Diva" at the Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens in Surrey. There are plenty of sculptures in this vast area, and this one in particular, facing a pond and surrounded by benches where people can sit down and relax, produces an element of playfulness. Playfulness is important for horticulture which, at the RHS Wisley, people are a dead serious about.
... on the left is hubby, on the right his old army buddy Bob who is nowadays the owner of "the Divingrepublic" ...
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Many dives are unsuccessful and many of my shots either too late, too early or out of focus!
But that's the challenge when trying to get a good shot of a diving Kingfisher!
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
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Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks a lot for your visit, faves and comments. Its truly appreciated!