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Western Kingbird at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
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Love how the late evening sun spotlights the white layer of fluff on the slough and also floating in the air. Just click the image to see it.
"Poplar trees produce their seeds in catkins, which hang unpollinated on the trees in early spring. Once they are pollinated, green seed capsules form, and when they break open the seeds are released, each carried by a tiny parachute of fluff. This is what you see stuck in the tree, floating through the air, or lying on the ground.
Sometimes the fluff accumulates on the ground so thickly that it looks like snow! [...]." The Furry Gnome
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No doubt this breaks a load of photography rules - wings chopped off, half the bird etc. however I do love it when puffins fluff themselves up. Almost like they're playing to the crowd.
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This Moorhen was fluffing his feathers up for quite a length of time and I am pleased I managed to get a nice photograph of it. They build large untidy nests on the water in spring but when this bird is not nesting it spends more time out of the water than in it. They have a varied diet anything from snails, insects, small fish and berries, when these birds are disturbed they normally take cover under vegetation as they are not very good at flying but if it does fly its only for short distances and not very elegantly. When its breeding season the male bird swims towards the female with its bill in the water and the two birds eventually nibble at each others feathers when this behaviour stops the birds then find a suitable place to build their nest which is made up of twigs and they will defend the nest vigorously. The female bird lays between 7 and 8 eggs and they take turns to incubate them, this is for about 3 weeks and its both birds that look after the chicks, the chicks do not have a bright red shield when they hatch. It has been documented that Moorhens have eaten other Moorhens eggs if they get the chance and it is believed they do this as a precaution to protecting their own eggs. Moorhens have been known to have 2 to 3 broods in a season also its possible that their previous years birds will help their parents with the current brood.
Fluffs, dust and scratches on glass plate I use to create my MacroMondays macros make me always some headache. But for todays theme the fluffs monster transforms to an elegant dancing queen.
I wanted to test out the new EOS R grip so I went out in the light rain. This guy was al cuffed up. Coming from the 1dx II, I really like the feel of the grip.
A lovely male kingfisher in beautiful condition perched patiently watching out for his next meal. I just loved the way the wind picked up slightly from behind him to fluff up his beautiful orange feathers.
Seeds of butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, photographed in situ. This orange-flowered milkweed is not invasive here. It also isn't toxic enough to protect monarch caterpillars from their prey. Monarch butterflies will stop for nectar on the flower but will not lay eggs, given a better alternative.
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I have scores of photos showing the monumental dolomitic ridge of the Pietra Grande, and it's so much nailed into my heart that those clouds won't remove it!
Madonna di Campiglio, western Dolomiti di Brenta - Italy.