Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, El Paso, TX

We just had this go over plus it left lots of hard rain, some hail but no damage and lots of lightning with rolling thunder.

Short Eared Owl

I found this old slide recently,it was taken sometime in the late 70's. Fluff was my grandad's dog who we adopted when my grandad died. Camera was most probably a Pentax MV.

..the couch cushions back into shape.

Back to the task at hand -- afterall, can't have untidy cushions!

US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet 168930 giving it large, as they say.

From my archives!

A portrait of our Top Cat, our much loved old Fluff who is beginning to look old now.

Infrared Photograph

Converted Canon T3i

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Cold February walk,along the River.

Our ragdoll cat with a Dallmeyer Speed Anastigmat 1 inch f1.5.

He was just getting ready to call out. They fluff up when they are about to call out.

Canon EOS RP with an EF to RP adapter and a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens and processed in Lightroom Classic.

I want to thank you for taking the time to visit my little space here on Flickr.

Fledgeling Blue tit

the fluff ball that is my cat, Alfie

Juvenal Sparrow, with it's Feather's Fluffed up to stay warm

Just playing around with the processing on an old shot.

**EXPLORED**

Whoa! I can't believe this got Explored! Maybe I should go edit some more of my old shots! :)

All the trees, shrubs and plants in the surrounding area are covered in a blanket of white fluff (seed wool) from the Black Poplars growing on Ham Riverside Lands. It is incredibly soft and delicate but not great for hayfever sufferers.

In the heart of Gauteng, lies Dinokeng - 'a place of two rivers', where you will find the amazing KwaThabisile. Wake up in the morning to game grazing peacefully under your bedroom window; enjoy sunset drinks overlooking the valley and watch various animals live in the bush nearby. The game in the area includes kudu, zebra, blesbuck, impala, wildebeest, eland, waterbuck, duiker, steenbuck, warthog, porcupine, jackals, caracal, mongoose, vervet monkeys, bushbaby, baboon, reptiles, snakes, frogs, and tortoises. There is a range of activities close to the lodge that will delight and occupy visitors for many hours upon a time. Visit Ostrich Paradise, Lion Camp or Roodeplaat dam; go to Cullinan and enjoy a wonderful diamond tour or a relaxing game of golf; the Kollonade shopping centre is close by as is the gaming haven of the Carousel Casino. The old Thabisile farmhouse was originally built by Italian war prisoners and has since been converted into 3 self-catering units. In case you need any amenity, there are shops, a liquor store, butchery and petrol station just 2km away.

Info source: www.afristay.com/p/5346

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The photo was taken during February 2019 at KwaThabisile Bush Retreat, Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa.

Chincoteague national wildlife refuge

X-Pro1 + GX680 M 80mm

Let's hear it for the more subdued hues of the female Common redpoll (Carduelis flammea).

Redpolls survive harsh winters with an enlarged esophagus. This allows them to store and digest seed while they sleep during long, cold nights.

Nikon D700, Nikkor 70-200mmf/2.8, 1.4x (240mm)

1/1000 sec; f/4.0; ISO 800

manual exposure, monopod

Thanks for looking!

We sometimes address Karma cat as "Miss Fluff" for obvious reasons. Here Miss Fluff stretches out in a sunbeam she found in a room we are remodeling.

Fluffing.

Wellington harbor, New Zealand.

taken along the canal on tuesday

28/4/10

Cat did a macro of a Dandelion the other day which inspired me, given our road is over run with the things.

Our my front door.

One of the many little hummers along the garden fence.

taken in lower walton

Another shot of one of the kestrels I had the pleasure of photographing.

In order to prevent larger animals from stepping on their nests, Killdeer preform a display in order to grab the threat's attention and force them in a different direction. This display is slightly different from the well know "broken wing" display . The display for unaware, non-predatory animals such as horses and cows consists of the bird fluffing up, raising and opening its tail, and then charging at the potential threat.

- Info from Cornell