It was so nice to see all the birds at the platform at the entrance to Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. There were birds everywhere and we were excited to get this pair of Ross’s Geese flying high together.

Both Ross’s and Snow Geese have seen population explosions as climate change has warmed their arctic breeding grounds, reducing snow cover and increasing plant growth. The two species seem to be hybridizing more frequently as warming allows their breeding ranges to come into contact.

Brown Shrikes are migratory birds and sighted in winters across the country. I suppose they migrate from Northern Asia / China. They are not common as compared to their other cousins, the Long Tailed Shrike and the Bay Backed Shrike which are seen lot more. This year, we have seen several Brown Shrikes during the summer too much to my surprise.

This kind of surveying from a tall perch is a typical behavior demonstrated by Shrikes. This bird family prefers to perch on dry branches around 2-3 meters high and survey the nearby area, often within 10 meters for any insects or small larvae etc... Once it identifies the prey, it quickly dives, catches and gets back to the perch. On this occasion, this juvenile was excited, fluttered its wings several times, but think it lost sight, so it didn't make the jump.

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I am very excited about the update of Luanes World @ Slice of heaven:) I have been slaving all day to give the sim a spring make-over, and for the big part the work is finished:)

Where Luanes Magical World @ Morning Glow is all about magic, mystery and fairytales, Luanes World @Slice of Heaven is a 'normal' but very romantic sim with a lot of nice spots all around.

Come see for yourself, and please take a lot of pics on both sims - post them here :)

Lézard des murailles un mâle

(Podarcis muralis)

at the TOP with all her jewels and bridal clothes,

He is very excited, even swells his throat, seems to emit sounds, he chases a female, right in front of him...!,/

au TOP avec tous ses bijoux et son habit nuptial,

il est très excité, gonfle même sa gorge, semble émettre de sons, il chasse une femelle, juste devant lui.. !

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I got a bit over excited yesterday when at least 6 Crossbills landed in my birch trees, they left and came back 3 times but the light was very poor unfortunately. This is the third time in my entire time here since 1997 that I've had them in my garden. I also badly filmed them for a few minutes and caught their lovely call.

Excited to see these today!

Caleana major

Large Duck Orchid; if this is large I'll probably miss the small one :)

The beautiful Lago di Carezza which is perhaps one of the most beautiful lakes in the world - surely? With it's crystal waters and backdrop it's truly a sight to behold and no wonder so popular.

I persuaded my husband to drive me the hour and a half from our accommodaton at 5am to get this picture. To say he wasn't too excited about this prospect is an understatement! However, it was the only photography time I asked for on our holidays so he relented. We had a good hour or so here without a soul around us. He said he quite happily sat on the bench and drank in the view whilst I messed on with my camera! I'd annoyingly forgotten my filter ring and had to hold my filters in front of the lens so I did only get one or two shots

Just being here was worth it though. My fourth visit but by far the best without the all the people; so tranquil.

A rich purple color winding out of a soft but clean white. No Photoshop. This is the actual purple color. Amazing what nature can offer.

Taken at Rutland Water

Pretty excited to find this one, which i only found once several years ago.A predatory hunter, always near water.Check out those raptorial front legs!!!

Thanks for your comments and faves, they are truly appreciated.

Ce mâle Gorgebleue est au comble de l'excitation quand la femelle convoitée se trouve à proximité de lui.

En l'occurence au pied de la ganivelle sur laquelle il est perché, il l'a d'ailleurs pousuivie de ses assiduités au sol.

Scène fort bien décrite par Paul Géroudet ( Les Passereaux d'Europe) :

Étalant la queue relevée en éventail, les ailes pendantes, les plumes hérissées, il renverse la tête et se tourne de droite à gauche sur ses pattes fléchies, qu'il soit perché ou à terre auprès d'elle.

Gorgebleue à miroir ♂

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Happy Arachtober First! I'm so excited to start this season off with a burst of colour with the beautiful, Peucetia viridians, green lynx spider. I found this lovely gal early the other morning resting on a rose.

While I've seen my share of ruby-crowned kinglets, not many share with me their crown ... for which they're named. I think that he was excited to see us. :-)

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Hello my sweet ones!

Having worked on our new stores layout for quite some time, we're so excited to finally open our doors for customers.And what better way to celebrate the opening of a new store than with a big sale?

For a limited time, you can get 50% off for all our releases (except those released in the last month).

The sale only lasts until Sept.21, 2021, so act fast.

Come on in, take a few selfies, and experience the grand world of the new 13ACT and TRIGGERED stores today! 🎉

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A little Pine Warbler rapidly downs some tiny berries.

Always excited when these guys show up in the back yard, because it's so infrequently and they're pretty spectacular. The pileated is one of the biggest, most striking forest birds in North America. About size of a crow/raven, it's distinguished by its black and bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. Pretty sure this is a female, since males have a red cheek stripe. She appeared as just a black shadow in the late afternoon and highly backlit. Luckily I got something half decent.

A typically "scottish" day back in October spent trying to catch those momentary breaks in the rain. But then again, it wouldn't have the atmosphere without the rainclouds, right?

Earth Focus Photo Tours is venturing a little further this October. We're excited to be taking our guests to Senja in Arctic Norway. Visit www.earthfocusphototours.com/senja-norway-tour-description for more details.

I'm excited about spending the next month+ exploring more of New Zealand. I've been to the usual places, but now I'm ready to get off the beaten path! :) But, as far as the beaten path goes, this spot isn't so bad! If you wanna join our new special group built around the Becoming An Artist live shows here on Facebook, join up at ift.tt/1v05hWZ ! :) via Trey Ratcliff on FB at ift.tt/1v05hWZ Snapchat: treyratcliff ift.tt/1qx3iMJ Instagram: treyratcliff ift.tt/1c7s6Uy

That's the reason we kind of exist;

It's like our Job.To give to each other. And learn from each other.To Capture moments of people. So it's really strange to have somebody ignore the obvious human being right in front of them”

This is the only picture which I DID NOT do any color, brightness and etc adjust. Direct converted from RAW to Jpeg.

Very excited to have found my very first one in Shropshire, having previously only seen them in France & Cornwall! And being a nymph, means they've bred here, and it's on my work patch, which I'm constantly scouring?! Can't quite believe it!!

Upton Magna - Shropshire

Here I am, standing on the shoreline just after 3:30 in the morning, the horizon is already ablaze with colour, I’m excited. My tripod is already out and waiting for the camera as I rapidly change my lens under the illumination of my head torch, I’ll use my super EF16-35 f4L, I’m excited. I look for an early composition, these rock platforms look fantastic, leading lines galore carved out by millennia of sea erosion, I’m excited. It’s still low light, to keep that colour on the horizon I need a ND grad, I decide to use a medium 2 stop to lift the foreground darkness, I’m excited. I frame the image, check the settings, f11, calculate the shutter speed, back to ISO 100 and bulb, this is fun, I’m excited. The first photo taken with a 76 second exposure, I check the results but no pressure it’s still 40 minutes from sunrise, did I say I’m excited. The first photo of the morning, the day before the summer solstice, the time is 3:40.

Excited that my Walton image is on the shortlist for the IPF photoprize. It is great to know that the print will be displayed at the newly renovated House of Vans in London from May 4th-27th.

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Snickers went on his only child time walk at the nature center. He is a wild man so excited. Got one shot of him stopped and not panting or moving.

This little Tufted Titmouse is fired up about something. Carried that green wild grape around forever. Our beautiful world, pass it on.

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Here are a few more pic of yesterday's jump. It was fabulous and I will describe it more once I have got over the post jump Party :-) Thank you for all your donations. I'm keeping the site open for another few months in case anyone else would like to donate.

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hello people!

weeks this start ,

beginning the week happy and excited I hope that this sweet aura lasts all week.

hugs and kisses

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We're super excited to show you our next couple of releases! First up, we have the Crown Pumpkins & Cocoa & Cinnamon Buns for our very first round of Fifty Linden Friday! Then we have the Tania Fall Side Table & Tania Rocking Chair coming soon for SALEM, both of which are Uni-HUD compatible.

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Metal KPRK radio rotunda, iconic Livingston symbol removed

Dan Astin Enterprise Staff Writer Dec 1, 2023

The faux stylized radio tower spire, an iconic symbol of KPRK radio and Livingston, was removed on Thursday, as part an ongoing construction project, restoring the derelict broadcasting building and grounds to their formal glory.

In reference to the rotunda's temporary removal during restoration, Andrew Feltenstein, owner of Moleo Media Group, a limited liability company, which is the site's property owner, said "We can't save everything, but we will be putting the rotunda back up."

Juston Gougeon, founder and vice president of operations for Basecamp Construction, the contractor responsible for the restoration, inferred rehabbing the radio station, which has been abandoned for over a decade, will have different challenges, in order to preserve the station's unique exterior architecture.

As part of preserving the building as a public business for the future, steel beams and hydraulics will need to lift the entire structure above the Yellowstone River flood-plane.

The nearly 80 year old structure will have to be brought up to Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility specifications, with all components of the building's infrastructure modernized, without altering the exterior.

An outdoor amphitheater for music events is a planned edition to the rear of the property.

The contractor explained finishing the restoration project, which will be assisted in-part through historic preservation tax credits, will be worth it in the end.

"There's going to be a lot of money invested in Livingston in the next 10 years. Andrew's passion for this project is contagious and Basecamp Construction is excited to be a part of the restoration of one of Livingston's most iconic buildings," said Gougeon.

More info (and a vintage picture) on KPRK's site.

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This young Red squirrel appears to be enjoying its first venture out in snowy conditions.

So I work at Enchanted Forest. Which is like this little theme park, but today we're having this music festival! So all over the park are going to be a bunch of random local bands playing all day, so theres going to be sooo many extra people in the park. Its pretty much going to be all hell breaking loose at Enchanted Forest and I am so stoked. :)

But anyways, they did an article on it in the newspaper. I guess I'll have to update you all on how it went tonight :)

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So it wasn't quite as hectic as I was hoping. Dang. But still a very nice change from the usual day. I definitely enjoyed it - as I sat in the Entrance booth taking tickets and explaining repeatedly what we were doing I got to listen to various acoustic bands not too far away. So I was happy :)

Excited

Bald Eagles mate for life. The females are usually larger - perhaps the one on the left. She was perched alone with command of the beach below when her juvenile offspring caused her to momentarily "jump" to avoid his erratic landing. Her protests were notable and loud enough to summon Dad who also got in on the act. The youngster found a place to land a couple of trees down.

This is my 24 hour build for @rebellug ‘s #vignweek2019 challenge. I’m beyond hyped for the upcoming game by @cdpred and I always wanted to build something from that universe so when the 24h prompt was a cyberpunk build I was excited. Started with the speeder first and went on to build the house. The seed part, as some would say, is the black car tire that I used for the road. I was also inspired by @jan_the_creator his own Cyberpunk 2077 MOC and @h2brick Coruscant MOC. Check them out. Comment your thoughts down below.