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When the Caspian Tern sees a fish he wants, he does this. Stops, turns it’s head down, puts the wings out to stop, and starts the dive. From many photographs of this action, I have noted that the sharp beak spears the fish often like an Anhinga. I have never read this, but I have photographed this. A fishing machine. Unless they are going to take the fish to young or mate, they swallow in in a manner of a second or two.
My darling Snugs is completely immersed in focussed attention. I love this ability of cats where they wholeheartedly enter into this singleminded observation where no other distraction will impact or break it until they are ready. It probably was a bird or insect that was receiving this laser focus.
' A fragrance is like a cat burglar in your brain ; it has the key with which to pick the lock & unleash your memories '
---- Roja Dove
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Samantha wishes you a fragrant day :-)
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Grupo de rock progresivo holandés, nace en los 70s con otras bandas más conocidas como Pink Floyd y Yes :)
Dutch progressive rock group, was born in the 70s with other better known bands such as Pink Floyd and Yes :)
Great Grey Owl. Beautiful owl, isn't it?
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RKO_1754. Another elusive and beautiful hunter! She focused on some antilope in the far distance.
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This was shortly before we found the little seal pup.
Blanca is focused on two crows at the water's edge and wants to charge at them ... but she wants me to give her the "go" signal. She has just looked back at me and now is trying to watch the birds and listen towards me simultaneously.
The idea of waiting until she gets a signal is completely her own idea. As far as I'm concerned, she can run after crows and gulls whenever she wants (she'll never catch one), but she insists on getting a signal first.
What she really wants is for me to run with her at the birds and she wants me as the leader to coordinate our run. I don't really like running, but sometimes I get drawn into her happy excitement and will thrill her by imitating a stalking panther. Then I suddenly break into a full run, which is as good as yelling, "CHARGE!"
The instant she sees me running, she takes off and we both launch ourselves at the crows in full gallop (she leaves me far behind at that point ...). Even though I abhor actual hunting, in this moment a shared instinct kicks in and we become strong and wild, acting with one mind and one purpose - and it is DEEPLY exhilarating!
And then I start limping because I pulled a muscle! ;)
Green heron about to...
Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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f/8 1/320 sec. ISO200 600mm
Focus stack, diameter of one blossom ~5 cm
Lens: Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro
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Backdrop : Focus - The Mall Autumn Park Backdrop
Found some time, after taking down the Holiday Lights and Christmas Decorations, to scoot over to a local wildlife sanctuary; the trip paid off ;-)
Cooper’s Hawk:
Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high-speed pursuit of other birds.
Dashing through vegetation to catch birds is a dangerous lifestyle. In a study of more than 300 Cooper’s Hawk skeletons, 23 percent showed old, healed-over fractures in the bones of the chest, especially of the furcula, or wishbone.
A Cooper's Hawk captures a bird with its feet and kills it by repeated squeezing. Falcons tend to kill their prey by biting it, but Cooper’s Hawks hold their catch away from the body until it dies. They’ve even been known to drown their prey, holding a bird underwater until it stopped moving.
Once thought averse to towns and cities, Cooper’s Hawks are now fairly common urban and suburban birds. Some studies show their numbers are actually higher in towns than in their natural habitat, forests. Cities provide plenty of Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove prey.
(Nikon Z8, 600/6.3, 1/640 @ f/6.3 ISO 90, edited to taste)
With gear/equipment: My old Canon EOS 550D + Marumi ND8 filter + Hoya HD CPL + Tripod and shutter remote 😊
Editing: Adobe Photoshop
1st Place , Heart Awards group contest ' Yellow' , May 2016
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2nd Place , Beautiful Capture of Yellow Background , Mar 2014
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A Trio of Buff-Tailed Coronet's - - and they all ended up in focus - - I was pretty happy with this one !
Still posted Colombia even though I have just returned from 35 days away - - it was multiple cruises and not very many nature photo opportunities though - - so not too much new stuff was created - - a few shots from Portugal in a few days time hopefully.
Buff-tailed Coronets - Colombia highlands
My project for the week was to try taking shots showing speed and focus....I was pleased with this one ... also the composition is pretty well balanced. I used ‘burst’ mode on my camera....