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Whilst this charming youngster- was on the go a great deal, I did manage to get a few moments where he stayed put longer than one second!!
Many times he tried to take off with the photography mat!!
Captured with love at British Wildlife Centre, UK
Managed to get nice and close with the 2x on! Slightly cropped to straighten the image. Abberton reservoir.
Managed to get this magpie that came to take advantage of a free feed !!
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Well I managed to test negative after my five days isolation in Maura's apartment in Italy, so now we're mountain biking in Valle Maira. the combination of wild flowers and dramatic mountains is stunning. My legs are struggling with so many steep climbs and never ending ascents, but the rewards and downhills are well worth the effort. Simply Beautiful is by Al Green
I managed to visit Kangaroo Island during my trip to Adelaide for the opening of the ANZANG exhibition at the SA Museum which includes my "Stormlight & Stardust" image. This is from a bay on the island being belted by storms over the Southern Ocean. Next stop from the edge here is Antarctica! It's been a long while since I've been able to shoot any seascapes, a conscious effort to expand the portfolio in other areas.
Canon 1DsMkIII, 16-35mm 2.8L, GND filter, single exposure.
Finally Managed to upload this pic!!
It is always the most fun to take pictures with You... Thank you my Friend for being You ..... Love you!!
This part of the Pucks Glen path takes the walker towards a rocky outcrop that contains what looks like a face ... can you see it?.
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More scenes from the walk can be seen here:.
Managed to get this shot of the iconic gate when there was almost no one around. It pays to get up early!!!
I took this photo last year in Tenero at the Lago Maggiore, just a few minutes after this one. The colours had already changed from golden to a pink glow and the sun set behind the mountains but still managed to shine a bit over the lake.
This is a shot of the south end of Loch Eck taken from a hilltop overlooking Stratheck. From this viewpoint I can see 2 forest tracks that I regularly walk/cycle and also one of my favourite roads to drive :)
I managed to get to Crosby Beach today to see HMS Illustrious leave Liverpool for the last time.
113 Pictures in 2013 - #97 Something beginning with 'B' - Boat
This shot was printed in Liverpool Post 21/02/2013
Managed to stop the car without the hawk immediately flying away - - a rare occurrence. Sun was pretty bright so a lot more dark shadows than you would like but otherwise a clear shot even after some cropping - - I'm glad my lens is finally sharp again after another round of micro-adjustments.
Red Tailed Hawk ((I believe)) - Minesing Swamp - Ontario
Managed a quick shot of the male Chaffinch that's been visiting our garden over the last couple of days. It only stays at the far back of the garden though. It’s perched on the shallow water trough. Taken through the window.
Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment or fave my images.
Possibly zero access to Flickr (hopefully not!) I will be away soon, off to Snowdonia with my lovely sister Margaret. I won't be on much at all from Sunday 14th July for a few days. I hope to have time to show you a few photos from there in future, if I manage any good ones !
This was taken in Plantsbrook Nature Reserve - not Wales - at the very end of May. Amazing to think how lovely the weather was then, how much rain we've had since - and now it's 'changeable'. That's the UK for you - 'changeable' in most ways !
Take care of yourselves and have a lovely time everyone !
~ Done in Topaz Studio and PicMonkey for the final details ~
And for no reason at all, apart from the fact I love Joan Armatrading and this song, here is some music for you.
Joan Armatrading - Down to Zero
Thank you for looking - every view, comment and fave is really appreciated !
Managed to get another one of those colds. So not much time to take pictures right now. But I'm heading down to the south coast at the weekend, so hopefully I will be able to get some different shots.
The problem with bribing Cleo in order to convince her to pose for a photo is that she stays glued to the package with the treats and that makes taking photos quite difficult. I finally manages a photo but had to sacrifice her ears. :)
Hi All,
I managed to creep closer to Mr. Pileated than my last post of him. I clicked away as he pecked fast and furiously, (more like head banging)! :0(
Pileated Woodpecker Male - Dryocopus pileatus
Thanks a million for taking the time to view, comment and fave this image, so appreciated! Have a wonderful day!
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Finally managed to get out and about and take a few photos to start this 100x project. My son liked this iPhone processed shot better than all the others and yes, for those of you who put up with my 100x last year, it's those bridges again!
Finally managed to get close up to our rather large visitor to Attenborough in the lovely afternoon winter sun, it's been several years since I have had the chance to photograph a Great White Egret and the size of the these birds still amazes me, when standing upright they actually look down on the passing swans not many birds can do that, lets hope it stays around for much longer.
After 5 years of trying, I finally managed to capture an image of a Common Snipe in full wingspread. These cryptic birds can often be tricky to spot amongst the tall grasses in Hong Kong’s wetlands and riverine environments — and flush easily, too — meaning this shot had frustrated me until recently.
Species: Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago / 扇尾沙錐
NOTE: Aside from the Common Snipe, Hong Kong is home to 2 other species of Snipe that are usually found here in winter, including the Pintail Snipe (Gallinago stenura) and Swinhoe’s Snipe (Gallinago megala). As the Common Snipe is most locally abundant, and because the three species are “not safely separable in the field (*),” I’ve gone ahead and assumed that this bird is a Common Snipe. If anyone has any additional feedback, feel free to let me know.
(* The Birds of Hong Kong and South China, by Viney, Phillipps and Lam, 8th Edition, 2005)
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Better viewed on a larger screen.)
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I just managed to squeezed both of them in at prime focus on my C11 telescope. However, I found wrestling with trying to remove the light pollution gradients quite a challenge on this occasion.
Canon EOS 6D @ ISO 6400.
150x15 sec unguided subs with calibration frames added.
Celestron C11 at f10.
Tracked on a Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 mount.
Imaged from suburbia.
Processed in APP and finished off in LR.
One the west shore of Loch Eck sits an old hut that has barely changed in the 15+ years I've been visiting there. Originally I think it was used to house animals by one of the nearby farms but now sits abandoned.
Wingardium Leviosa. It was the first spell she learned and, as it turns out, is one of her best spells. At first she could barely lift anything, or everything would backfire. Now? Now she could pull a person up by their clothing or move an object from across the room. Still, this didn’t mean she didn’t have to practice.
“Wingardium Leviosa,” she said quietly to herself and smiled as her books and papers lifted up around her.
Best wishes to all!!
Managed to get back to Wimborne Minster in Dorset again, this time armed with the Zeiss Wide Angle add on lens to get a little more of this beautiful ceiling etc. in the frame, such gorgeous blues! iPhone 8 Plus placed on the floor and triggered using the Hisy Remote. Initially edited in DxO Photo Lab, then Photoshop to remove a light (the main lights had already been kindly turned off for me, but a rogue light remained), then finally a selected brightess increase in a few areas via Snapseed on iPad Pro.
Managed an early dart off nights ( first job and knock for years, remember those? ) to meet up with some local togs for another well organised K&F Concept workshop/bit of a jolly. They are always good fun with various pieces of K&F Concept gear available to try out. I’ve got my eye on the natural night filter which really is top notch.
Conditions were fairly cloudy with the odd gap in the cloud as it began to get light and we made our way out to the S.S Denham, roughly a mile off the coast of New Brighton/Wallasey beach.
The S.S Denham is only visible at very low tides and is an interesting subject to shoot. We got lucky with the gaps in the cloud and were treated to a brief but intense sunrise looking back towards New Brighton, The Mersey and the giraffes of the Seftongetti.
As the sun got higher we moved around to the bow to capture some minimal images.
Managed a quick trip to the beach in order to see if California is OPEN yet. Most coastal access remains closed, with all parking areas blocked.
But I found this Guy racing around a rest stop, and managed to get a shot before he raced off.
For a generation of viewers, the familiar “beep, beep” of Warner Brothers’ cartoon Roadrunner was the background sound of Saturday mornings.
(Although commonly quoted as "meep meep", Warner Brothers, the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "beep, beep" as the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep." )
Despite the cartoon character’s perennial victories over Wile E. Coyote, real-life coyotes present a real danger to Roadrunners; Coyotes can reach a top speed of 43 miles an hour—more than twice as fast as roadrunners.
Roadrunner can outrace a human, kill a rattlesnake, and thrive in the harsh landscapes of the Desert Southwest. Roadrunners reach two feet from sturdy bill to white tail tip, with a bushy blue-black crest and mottled plumage that blends well with dusty shrubs. As they run, they hold their lean frames nearly parallel to the ground and rudder with their long tails.
Roadrunners have evolved a range of adaptations to deal with the extremes of desert living. Like seabirds, they secrete a solution of highly concentrated salt through a gland just in front of each eye, which uses less water than excreting it via their kidneys and urinary tract. Moisture-rich prey including mammals and reptiles supply them otherwise-scarce water in their diet. Both chicks and adults flutter the un-feathered area beneath the chin (gular fluttering) to dissipate heat.
Roadrunners eat poisonous prey, including venomous lizards and scorpions, with no ill effect, although they’re careful to swallow horned lizards head-first with the horns pointed away from vital organs. Roadrunners can also kill and eat rattlesnakes, often in tandem with another roadrunner: as one distracts the snake by jumping and flapping, the other sneaks up and pins its head, then bashes the snake against a rock. If it’s is too long to swallow all at once, a roadrunner will walk around with a length of snake still protruding from its bill, swallowing it a little at a time as the snake digests.
Based on banding records, the oldest roadrunner was at least 7 years old.
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(600 mm, 1/2000 @ f/9.0, ISO 1000)
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
Many thanks as always for your comments and faves.
We managed to find several moose in the usual places around Anchorage. But they were all in heavily forested areas so I didn't manage many full body shots. So when that happens, I go to head shot portrait mode.
I did manage to drag myself up onto Skyline drive in time to catch a very pleasant sunset. Yes, me and 50 billion other people! LOL I guess the "leaf peepers" aren't ready to admit yet that the leaves have pretty much finished and fallen! But for those few hardy soles who were patient and waited until after the sun set there was a fantastic red glow in the sky and twinkling lights down in the valley. In the end it was just me and a guy in a camper taking shots. :) A beautiful way to close the Sabbath day for sure! Anita and I are off on another adventure today. and there's no telling what we will find! Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!
The White-browed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis) is a small bird found in the Himalayas and parts of Southeast Asia - its a beautiful bird and a target of mine for a long time - never managed to see it before till my trip few weeks ago.
Around 12-13 cm in length with a distinctive plumage and a bold white eyebrow stripe, dark crown and ear coverts, and a bright yellow or yellowish-green wing patch, the male is easy bird to identify since there are few birds like this. These birds are primarily found in montane forests, often in dense undergrowth. I sighted several in a pine forest foraging in the dark canopy and waited more than 90 mins for them to come to a spot where I can take some pictures - luckily they did and I am delighted!
These birds are active foragers, gleaning insects and other invertebrates from foliage and branches. The calls are typically high-pitched and thin, often described as a series of whistles or trills.
Shrike-babbler's are a different species altogether - neither shrikes nor babblers. Their name comes from their shrike-like bill and babbler-like behavior.
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On this trek I managed to break both my 14-24mm and my D700 camera so that I was stuck with only using f2.8. However I thought I would use this shallow depth-of-field to my advantage for this shot :)
Last night I managed to get the evening off work and headed up to Sheepstor on Dartmoor for sunset. I really don't think there is a better view anywhere else on the moor. To the left but out of shot of this photo you can see all the way to Plymouth Sound on a clear day and in shot you can see Burrator Reservoir. It's a bit of a steep climb up to the top of Sheepstor but it is worth it. There was no cloud cover at all last night but there was still a lovely bit of colour in the sky.
I managed to get amongst the wild flowers/beautiful weeds in a part of the garden yesterday and took some photos. They're mainly these yellow dandelion-like flowers collectively known as "false dandelions" and they have names such as Catsear, Meadow Hawkweed and Bristly Hawkbit. I think these particular ones are Catsear. There are so many of them and they give a beautiful display.
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Ahreum and Haneul | Phi Phi Islands, Phuket, Thailand | 07-08-2025
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In the photo: Ahreum Song & Haneul Park
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Managed to capture my vain cat admiring himself in a mirror. Taken on his second birthday.
Had a play with it in Coral painter essentials 5 for Sliders Sunday.
Original taken on my Sony A580.
I managed to take a walk today, a day a bit 'more "warm" than the previous ones.
I did not have the "official" camera with me because I wanted to be free of weight and photographic obligations.
I wanted to enjoy the walk and I found myself, instead, taking a lot of photos of the fascinating river and the path in winter clothes.
This small nikon compact, now dated, is able to capture the "mood" of the environment, probably better than the other, has no claims in detail, all that immortal is what I needed today- the essence of the river in winter, in its apparent calm, in the dull colors, in the bony trees and in the total absence of living beings of all kinds....
Fabrizio De André - Le acciughe fanno il pallone (Live)
The chosen music has nothing to do with the photo, but is a tribute to De André in the twenty years since his death and a tribute to my father on his birthday ....
Thanks for your recent visits, favorites, comments and invitations, everything is very much appreciated, as always....
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I managed to visit the park on Saturday morning before the endless rain started. The so-called woodland garden of the park is one of my favourite areas there and it has many lovely details to discover like the metal owl and hedgehogs which you see in this photo. There is a squirrel too but it didn't fit into the photo. :)
In the comments I add a capture of a huge insect hotel which is also part of that woodland garden, just in case you are looking for inspiration for your own garden and like to think BIG !:)