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One from last Thursday at Trevose Head in Cornwall. I never get bored of shooting this lighthouse, there are loads of different compositions to be had around the rocks here, it's just trying to find a pleasing one which is the challenge.
The sunset was a bit of a let down again, but the wave action made up for it and gave the shot a bit of drama.
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in a winter plumage. A flock of noisy Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) landed on the river when a passer-by started feeding resident swans. They didn’t stay for long though.
In the past the scientific name of this species was Larus ridibundus. Larus in Latin ‘larus’ or in Ancient Greek ‘laros’ apparently meaning “gull” or “seabird”. The epithet ‘ridibundus’ means in Latin “laughing lot” referring to its characteristic call resembling laugh, and a noisy behaviour of the flock. 20 years ago, all black-headed species moved to a separate genus ”Chroicocephalus”. This name is an amalgamation of two Ancient Greek words ‘khroizo’, “to colour", and ‘kephale’, "head”, i.e. ‘colour-headed’ – makes more sense… in summer, when they are in a breeding plumage. In winter months their heads mainly white with few dark streaks and spots. The river Avon’s riverside, Bath, BANES, England UK.
Thank you all very much for your visit, favours and comments, much appreciated.
Mewa śmieszka upolowała sobie rybkę i będzie się pożywiać :-) /
A black-headed gull has caught a fish and is going to feed itself :-)
Beachy Head Lighthouse is located in the English Channel below the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex. It is 33 m high and became operational in 1902. Beachy Head was built to replace the 1834 Belle Tout Lighthouse on top of the cliffs. For 80 years it was manned by a crew of 3 lighthouse keepers at any time - I hope they received a good pay, as it seems to have been a less-than-ideal job. In 2011 the operators said they could no longer afford painting the lighthouse white and red, but a funding campaign helped keep the distinctive colour of this historic landmark.
A little outing with the locals - always fun.
Shot with a Sigma 12-24. Tweaked in LR, converted in Silver Effects and cleaned up in Noiseless.
[Apologies for disappearing for a while - work takes up so much (too much) life sometimes.]
Rufford Country Park
I like the reddish colour of the water in this shot, caused by a group of red leaved trees in the background, lining the waters edge, reflecting off the water.
Medium-sized oropendola of montane forests. Evenly olive-green, with a dark eye and pale bill. Smaller than the similar Russet-backed Oropendola, with a darker olive head. Weaves hanging nests in small colonies, and is found most frequently around forest edges and flying above the canopy. Song is a variable jumble of liquid whistles and pops; listen also for its loud “chak” call notes.
Manu Road, Peru. October 2018.
I could hear the singing but when I spotted the bird I realized it was a female. Perhaps the male was hidden still.
A sweet little bird. Thank you for taking time from your busy day to view, fave and comment on my images. It is always appreciated.
© C. Statton DiFiori
I managed to get a clear shot after a lengthy approach to this juvenile Coopers Hawk. Lots of branches in front of it so by the time I got a clear shot I was much closer than I wanted and had to take it vertically at 700mm, so this is the entire frame. The bird had been eating a small bird just prior, and you can see some of the feathers on the perch just to the right of the hawk. They are more likely to tolerate your presence if they are eating and if you don't make a direct approach.....He/she was still there when I left but was gone 5 minutes later....