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While waiting for our group to assemble at the car I was fortunate to catch these two Long-billed Hermits interacting in the brush at the edge of the parking lot. It was pretty dim lighting and I didn’t expect any clear photos but you don’t get any shots if you don’t at least try. As an old friend used to say all the time, “it’s better to be lucky than good.”
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Phaethornis longirostris
After enjoying a nice picnic overlooking the reservoir behind Avon Dam we ventured uphill. Initially that was a bit of a challenge as we had to cross a very boggy area and a stream. This was the view back towards the valley with the river Avon snaking through the moorland. According to our hiking guide this part of the Avon is known as Long-a-traw.
Sunset over Capitol Reef National Park as seen from Sunset Point looking northward, April 27, 2023. The twisted and braided Waterpocket Fold here is a geological wonder. This was the last night of our trip. So long, Capitol Reef, we'll see you next year!
Long-tailed Duck is a small, slender sea duck with a rounded head and a small bill. The male has long tail plumes most of the year. Taken in Barrow,Alaska.
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Paul Lake Road
Kamloops, BC
This area has long been a favourite place for me to come late afternoon on a sunny day for the sun casts long shadows. I might like early morning too but I will probably never know for there's the bit where you have to get out of bed early.
I think I may stop using the location marker map on my photos because the places it says are just so wrong. The map used to work just fine. :-/
As a short break from my Texas trip, here is a Long-tailed Duck I saw as a rarity the day before I left.
This bird was not a lifer for me, but it was the first time I'd ever photographed this species, so it was a nice milestone all the same.
As always, the corresponding blog post is here: ybrt.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/birding-today-sea-spray-and...
Long crested eagle, Tanzania.
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Taken Castro Verde, Portugal,
Up to five of these owls roosted in a number of trees along a quiet avenue, this particular owl used the exact same branch in the same tree on every occasion we passed by. Pity the light was not so obliging.
The long-tailed skipper is one of my favorite butterflies. Each time I see one it takes me back to the first time one I saw the iridescent teal blue on the back caught my attention. Seems as though late summer is when they are noticeable in the garden and this one was not in a hurry to leave this tithonia bloom giving ample time to get a view of the pretty brown and blue colors. It’s not a large butterfly and is often mistaken as a moth because of the large eyes. Two of its host plants are in the garden and they are finally getting around to laying eggs for a new generation.
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Spiral Staircase in Wenceslas Square Hotel, Prague Czech Republic
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Nukuru National Park - Kenya
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Canon EF 100-400mm f/5.6 L
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Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles begin their life cycle as a larva or grub after emerging from an egg that was deposited into a injured or dying branch. The growing larva tunnels through stems, branches or roots of plants. This species has been recorded as feeding within mesquite (Prosopis spp.) branches. It is possible that other woody plants are also used. This larval stage can last many months to over a year. Emerging adults are avid flower visitors and often fly to lights. The 'long horns' are the antennae. Males may use them in grappling with other males in tussles for mating rights.
This beetle was observed on a Desert Broom Bush at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona. Extreme wind, cold front coming through.
Dedicated macro lens. No crop. No post processing.
(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ The Long-nosed Dragon.. The Aussie version of Anolis. ♥
Wide angle portrait of a show-stopping adult male Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris) in his best breeding suit. We encountered this lizard on an arid desert sandplain in stinking hot weather just after the first summer storms hit. We were not far from the Barkly Homestead in the spectacular Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory.