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Sunlight begins to spill over the Somerset fields and villages as the morning mists lift. Taken from Ham Hill, looking South West.
Looking down from the Iron Age ramparts into Witcombe Valley. This is part of Ham Hill Country Park, an area owned by South Somerset District Council and open to the public. The whole area is managed to encourage wild flowers, birds and animals. The valley is also being used for grazing sheep and cattle. In medieval times the village of Witcombe was inhabited and farmed by tenants, with allocations of 10acres of land. The village declined, probably due to the large scale farming of sheep by the owners, and the only traces are the raised areas where houses once surrounded a village pond.
Taken form just outside Canmore. I love this little old highway. I tend to take this way rather than take the TransCanada Highway when the weather is good.
The oak trees are in the field just above the village, there is a public footpath through the field, running parallel to Hollow Lane, and avoiding the traffic. It is currently a favourite walk, which I take on my way to Ham Hill Country Park.
– A view from B.R. Cohn Winery @BRCohn. Hwy 12, Valley of the Moon, Sonoma County, CA. HDR of 3 bracketed images. January 27, 2019.
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The overcast skies of March are the norm, not the exception. The open fields of tall grasses appear matted and tangled from the winter's snows and rains.
I was amused to notice when I viewed this photograph, that both the young riders were paying more attention to their mobile phones than to the scenery around them, or to their horses!
In the meantime, you can get what you want with a creative flip and a blend change. Now the Sun is where it should be LOL.
Our Taiwanese Cherry Tree usually blooms twice, here in Louisiana. We almost always get a false start of Spring, with temps in the 80's, followed by at least a couple of light freezes that kill everything off...then Spring arrives.
This ornamental cherry tree is usually the first to bloom, but then blooms again (usually) later on.
Batemore Barns are situated on the hill between Montacute and Whitcombe Valley, In this photograph the view is from the Montacute side. The barns were converted into dwellings a few years ago.
Looking up from Witcombe Valley, towards the Iron Age Ramparts as the sun breaks through on a misty morning.
Pilot Knob Pond - Iowa
A couple of geese trying to decide if they want to sunbath, or go swimming! This pond has been aerated all winter to keep an open area, and these are the first two to show up!
There will be more competition at the pond soon with migrating geese moving into the area with the early spring like weather.
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Spring has arrived, despite the 2 cm of snow that fell last night. The forecast says we'll be back into double digits before the weekend is done, and I'm gullible enough to believe it. And so, a brief set of images celebrating very early signs of spring on the northern prairie...
A Ferruginous Hawk flies by with nesting material in its bill. In the absence of trees across much of the prairie, birds have to improvise from available resources, including twigs from thickets and semi-woody plants from ditches. That said, they also find branches, often from the lone tree where they are settling. The nests of this species can be huge.
Once again light is reflecting off the snowy prairie, bouncing up to illuminate this hawk from below. I have to admit, I love the effect. It's like having a powerful flash for fill light on a bird flyby. I think I know where this hawk was going, btw; there is a big cottonwood tree not far from this spot that both Ferruginous and Swainson's Hawk families have occupied in recent years, although not at the same time. I leave them alone during nesting season. Ferruginous in particular are susceptible to disturbance.
Photographed in Rosefield, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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