As usual I had my 105 lens on the camera yesterday evening as I took a stroll after work, but this beautiful blackbird let me get amazingly close before he flew away!

www.flickr.com/photos/joanatkinson/ one for you Joan, though he's not as colourful as your beauty!

Dolman Ridge, Ottawa.

Warwickshire, England.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

May

I always seem to screw up the whites on these birds

Evening beckons on a calm Lake Michigan.

Evening Shade leaves from my large oak tree shade a large portion of my back deck.

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Used the Samyang 12mm f2 on this image

Backyard visitor and a lifer! A large flock of Evening Grosbeaks are enjoying the feeders in the backyard. What a thrill!

I'm afraid Gustav took away all the shrubbery. This is what it once was like. Seen here.

Whitehall Bay, Grand Cayman.

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Malham Moor, the Yorkshire Dales

... i sat down waiting until the light passed by... :=)))

Late evening at the waterfalls

Jezyce. Life in the neighborhood.

Beautiful autumn night...perfect for an evening stroll ☺

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Morning light welcomes this beautiful female Evening Grosbeak out of the forest.

A heavyset finch of northern coniferous forests, the Evening Grosbeak adds a splash of color to winter bird feeders every few years, when large flocks depart their northern breeding grounds en masse to seek food to the south. The yellow-bodied, dusky-headed male has an imposing air thanks to his massive bill and fierce eyebrow stripe. The female is more subtly marked, with golden highlights on her soft gray plumage. This declining species is becoming uncommon, particularly in the eastern United States.

Back into the archives and just picked this out at random.

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I watched this Great Blue Heron for a good while as he caught and tossed this fish and finally downed his meal in the pretty evening light.

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