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I had a wonderful 10 minutes with this stunning but elusive Pallas's cat, Qara at Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent.
Playing hide and seek with the butterflies...Her brilliant colours kept me seeking her; her lovely form...
Female Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) named "Batari". Born February 2014 at the Fresno Chafee Zoo and currently living at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
A shy and elusive liittle rail - Now you see it, most often you don't.
If startled by a sudden movement or sound, it quickly runs to cover and slips out of sight in the marshy environment.
I caught this youngster through a gap in the reed vegetation. As you can see, its adult feathers are beginning to emerge.
Nikon 300mm f4PF + 1.4X @ 7.1
(Taken on July, Boardwalk, JE Poole Wetland, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada)
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Surfacing from a long dive, swiming fast and diving frequently.
A rare catch!
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
… the entrance to their foxhole is right behind that fence under a couple of gnarled roots. He’s just making sure I’m not trespassing while Priscilla is away on a scavenger hunt :-)
Sometimes elusive but today he decided to come in very close to say hello, has been at the reserve since 17 December 2019, last previous sighting of this species at the reserve was December 2005.
Attenborough NR
I believe every waterfall has an optimum flow of water where it looks its best. Too much water, the detail and character are lost, too little, and likewise the water shape isn't there...
This waterfall I eventually visited, twice, both times hoping to find the ideal flow...the first visit...the stream was virtually dry, the second, a torrent by comparison. In this shot here (second visit) I've tried to tone down the flow...but it's still a lot more than the ideal.
I should point out that visits to this fall are not exactly easy...a 3.5 hr drive + a 2.5 hr hike...though always worth it!
Yesterday, I saw a post, taken a while back, of this same waterfall with the perfect...PERFECT...flow, so raised the green eyed monster...but at least I have reason to go back...if any other were needed above the fact that the area is absolutely gorgeous!
The hunt for the elusive image of this waterfall may have to wait another year...so be it!
Lone Coyote, Winter, Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake. The horizontal lines are glacial striations in the rock I photographed to use as background texture.
Chasing sunsets can be quite frustrating. Some nights you think everything is looking good, then at the last minute the sun goes behind a bank of cloud , and the colours fade. Other nights you're leaving the beach disappointed and suddenly the sky sets on fire . it's that elusive quality that makes chasing sunsets such fun. Elusive is by Scott Matthews, and is a beautiful track.
Ocelot - wild - at South Wild Lodge - Pantanal - Brazil.
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Virginia Rail
This secretive rail species is extremely hard to come across in its marshy habitat. This is only my second time seeing one. I was in the right place at the right time and took advantage of that opportunity. However, the magic only lasted for a brief instant as the rail quickly slipped back into the reed bed and I never saw it again.
(Taken on June 01, 2019, Big Lake, St. Albert, Alberta)
Nikon 300f4D +1.4X
Not sure how much of these blossoms (if any) I will actually see this year. We are heading to BC just when they start to bloom here in Alberta and, by that time, BC will already be done with them!
late afternoon during a cold period in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
from the archives ( July 2012 )
the Aardvark has a long and pig-like snout, long ears and strong legs with nails that resemble a spade.
As it is nocturnal it is very rarely seen, even by rangers and guides.
The aardvark feeds on termites and ants.
orycteropus afer
aardvarken
oryctérope du Cap ou "cochon de terre"
Erdferkel
The birds following the Aardvark were Ant-eating Chats
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Golden Crowned Kinglet with lunch. James Lawson and I went up to Yosemite a month ago and scored really good conditions. We watched these guys for at least an hour before we could even get a focused shot. Fun day James!
A song in the heart and a sparkle in the eye! These Australian reed warblers are always a joy to see and hear (when they eventually show themselves!)
Taken from the deck of our favourite riverside cabin on the Murray river in Mannum in South Australia. I saw some drone footage of this location on a video of the flood waters around Mannum a few days ago, and was amazed to see it no longer there! All of the riverfront cabins had been disconnected and moved to higher ground. Here's hoping the flood peak passes quickly and their lives get back to some sort of normal soon.
Macro Mondays theme Bubbles
I struggled with bubbles this week. I saw so many soap bubbles popping up on my feed that I wanted to try something different but in the end I wasn't all that impressed with my alternative efforts and abandon them to give the soap bubbles a go last minute. This is one of the few vaguely successful images from this morning.
Happy Macro Mondays 😊
3 separate rose photos plus one of bird of paradise
processed in Picasa 3: multi-exposure collage
sharpness, hdr, colour tweaked
frame added
Sliders Sunday -- Post Processed To The MAX!
HSS!
We see lots of butterflies during our journeys out to capture the perfect bird photo. To our surprise we spotted this Monarch butterfly that stayed in one place long enough for us to capture this photo. These international travelers return to the same forests each year, and some even find the same tree that their ancestors landed on. Some estimates say up to a billion butterflies arrive in the mountains of Mexico each year. Since 1983 the Great Migration of the Monarch has been considered an endangered phenomena due to logging in Mexico.
A bonus appearance of a young Sora Rail at the Boardwalk. The Rails are very shy and usually conceal themselves among tall grass and reeds. I was fortunate to see this tiny fellow and managed to take a few shots before it slipped out of sight in the reeds.
Taken on: Aug 16. Boardwalk. St. Albert, Alberta.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G@ f4; 1/2000; -1.33EV; ISO400;
Lightroom 6.0
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Location: Fleeting Dreams
SSG (Sim Sadly Gone)
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Elusive Dreams
She had been through all of life's extremes
On paths that entangled her in a snare
Trying to pick up life's broken dreams
Caught in an illusion that leads nowhere
Flashing smiles that were just a facade
To mask all the pain inside
Reality became the cracked reflection of her charade
Within an imperfect world where her dreams abide
She was torn with feelings of regret
Sadly by the flawed choices made
But hope springs eternal yet
On the thin edge of reality's blade
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LeConte's Thrasher
Carrizo Plain
This is sort of a large crop and not the most artistic photo but it's pretty difficult to find and photograph these birds so I thought I'd post this. I wasn't specifically looking for it but was lucky enough to find one perched---they tend to stay on the ground
Since I saw the images of this particular Short-eared owl, which is very cooperative and unperturbed with human presence, I tried for 5 days to photograph it. But to no avail.
Everyone had their fair share of images, so I thought I will keep trying. Finally on my 6th attempt, I could find it. However, whether in excitement or, perhaps I have forgotten how to handle my camera, instead of decreasing the shutter speed to compensate the low-light situation, I doubled it. So at the end I lost significant sharpness to my liking.
Not only this fiasco, apparently I got so lost in the process, I came very close to another photographer and to his spot. Then, shouted by another guy, had a confusion about who is yelling for what, I got angry as well.
I thought the distancing (due to pandemic situation) is very good for me as I almost always avoid people. Also I had resolution to better my photography and personal skill this year. It seems I have to be really really careful from now on.
Anyway, here is the Short-eared owl, and I hope you wont find this particular frame anywhere.
This year I planted sunflower seeds 3 times. Each time the birds and squirrels ate every last seed. I decided to visit a Farm with 1,000's of sunflowers to get photographs, but there was no way to get above the sunflowers and virtually all of them were facing away from me. So here we have a fine looking and somewhat dramatic looking back of the sunflower photograph. I decided to HDR this to boost the dramatic effect. There's always next year .. : )
* I did plant Mexican Sunflower seeds, they grew so fast it was kind of scary, they are 7 feet tall and gorgeous..
Taken last month and archived to be posted or not. The only bit of this image that I like are her adorable toes. Also love those slender legs and big old thighs! Oh well, I'm curious to know what you think of this one. Just had to dust it off and post it!
Looking for tips on photographing crows!
Used a Flypaper texture at 35%.
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Im not sure what it is with me , but the aurora always plays hard to get, last night was a little different though as i actually did get some aurora colour on the horizon. I managed to keep the iso down for this one, the foreground was lit with 3 blasts from my Yonguo 550 flash