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I don't often photograph mornings but I'm glad that I was up early enough to take this winter morning shot of Loch Eck.
Managed to sort of save this one after ruining the whole roll by not loading the tank correctly !!!! Won't be making that mistake again.
This week I managed to photograph both Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at close quarters. This one is a Chiffchaff and I'll post the similar Willow Warbler later. Most years the Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is the first spring migrant that I see and this year was no exception as I saw a couple of singing birds on 28 February. This coincided with some unusually warm, fine weather. Chiffchaffs do overwinter in Britain but they tend to occur at lower altitudes, so living in the Pennines I rarely see them in winter, and assume that singing birds in my area are genuine migrants. The early migrants like Chiffchaff mainly winter around the Mediterranean, so do not have as far to travel as sub-Saharan migrants. They can also make use of good migrating weather systems in Europe whereas the weather in sub-Saharan Africa has little relevance to the weather in Europe.
Chiffchaffs are very closely related to Willow Warblers and it was Gilbert White (author of the Natural History of Selborne) who first realised they were separate species by listening to their distinctive songs. He also separated Wood Warbler at the same time. This was in 1768 in correspondence with Thomas Pennant, twenty one years before he published the Natural History of Selborne. It isn't just the song that distinguishes them, Chiffchaffs are duller than Willow Warblers, with shorter wings and distinctive dark legs, all visible here. They also have a more ptominent white crescent below the eye and have a habit of down-pumping their tails. Willow Warblers are similar, except Willow Warbler is a little brighter with longer wings, and paler legs. That eye crescent is less obvious, and they don't habitually pump their tail. But if spring the song is the best way to distinguish them. Here is Chiffchaff song on Xeno Canto: www.xeno-canto.org/466006 (By Andrew Harrop at Rutland Water). For comparison here's a Willow Warbler www.xeno-canto.org/621080
The scientific name Phylloscopus means leaf-gleaner from its habit of searching leaves for insects. Collybita means money-counter which refers to the song; chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chiff-chiff-chaff. This really does sound like someone counting coins from a table top. And for me that coin-counting repetitive song will always herald the arrival of spring.
Managed to catch this hummingbird hovering next to the chili petin bush. I think it's probably a female black-chinned hummingbird.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
Managed to get a short break from the chaos in my life. But only a short break, another 1-2 months of hell.
Looking at beauty in the faces of stone models is the perfect cure of for this old man.
Icelandic Poppies. LOVE the papery texture!
Papaver nudicaule or Iceland Poppy, with large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, one foot, curved stems among feathery blue-green foliage 1-6 inches long.
They were first described by botanists in 1759.
Cultivars come in shades of yellow, red, orange, salmon, rose, pink, cream and white as well as bi-coloured varieties.
All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous, containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids: ALWAYS wash you hands thoroughly after handling ANY flowers/plants!I like my garden to be a haven for bees and butterflies.
People smile when they pass... because of the colours, I mix herbs and flowers, it is semi-wild?
I let it 'overgrow' in a controlled way, simply because I do not like weeding AND I do not have enough time.
Well, it was inevitable that from some neighbouring garden, some of the wild yellow poppies were eventually be carried by wind or bird?
They look lovely in their bright yellow frocks and are a real honey-trap for bees!
I never saw the wild yellow in Belgium, only red ones, gave family there some seeds and yet they have NEVER managed to grow them...
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Managed to find my special Mimosa tree yesterday, but sadly it had a good prune at the end of last year and all the lovely low branches have gone. So used a bit of zoom instead.
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I managed to see three different species of owl on my bike ride this morning, but Short-eared was not one of them. I took this one from the car on Mull in the morning sunshine. You can see that the pupil in the shade is dilated compared to the eye in the sun. You can also see the short ear tufts that give rise to its name, though of course these are just feather tufts. The real ears are located asymmetrically either side of the facial disc. According to the BTO there were only 620 breeding pairs in Britain (2007-2011), though the breeding population varies massively in synch with the Field Vole cycle.
I managed this shot of these dandelions seed heads just before they flew away in the breeze. I thought about a monochrome photograph but left the colour in this time.
I managed three visits to the Mjällådalen nature reserve during our July trip to my mother-in-law in Härnösand, Sweden.
As on the previous two, my son joined me and proved an invaluable photography assistant and beetle herder.
My favourite find on this visit - and possibly of the entire trip - was this red morph of the green-socks peacock beetle (Elaphrus riparius). That's right, this is the very same species as this one: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53022438739/in/album-721...
This is the smallest peacock beetle in Sweden at 5-7 mm (.24") and quite variable in colour although this hue has to be considered quite extreme.
As before, Daniel turned out to be invaluable and we came up with a process where he put his hands down on the sand with his thumbs ands index fingers formed a diamond shape around the beetle so it couldn't run away and I then stuck the camera down close over it and took a shot whenever it took a little break in running around like it was on crack.
I've seen small groups of stone stacks in Pucks Glen before, but on this day there was a whole crop of them.
Highest position: 375 on Friday, August 20, 2021
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Managed to see a pair of Grey (English) Partridges this morning. Getting rather short supply now & on the endangered list now. I have been looking hard & was beginning to think I might not see them this year
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The books and assignments keep piling up in Otter's OWLs year, he is only just managing to keep up.
Managed to get a couple of pics today. Jazss and Seb if you guys have time I neeeeeed new pics. I've been offline so long I've forgotten how to take photos. I'll pay you!
*throws lindens around with wild abandon*
Managed to put the birds aside for a day to look for Autumn colors. We did some searching in Western Iowa and found this beautiful spot. What a wonderful time of the year.
I managed to create an image of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) between clouds on the morning of July 11, 2020. The photo was made of 8 fifteen second exposures taken with a Canon 80D and a Canon 200 mm f/2.8L II lens. (ISO 400, f/4.5)
Managed to capture this lovely little creature on Saturday morning at Reddish Vale Country Park..
Erithacus Rubecula
The UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familiar throughout the year and especially at Christmas!
Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown.
Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders. They will sing at night next to street lights.
You won't find this forest on any tourist information map or a National Park Map as it's a forest managed for logging.
This planted forest is one of England's biggest managed forests and spans several miles in all directions, there's no road, no foot path, no bridleways, no car parks, no toilets, nothing, just miles and miles of dense forest, this picture was taken from roughly the middle of the forest.
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having managed to pull myself out of bed with only 3 hours sleep, i drove to buttermere in the lke district uk. its a place i frequent but havent had a walk round it for a few months.sunrise wasnt anything special but there was some interesting driftwood laying around and the low water levels made the usual shot of the lone tree a bit unpleasant on my eye.
this old branch on the other hand stuck out like a sore thumb. i really like how its twists and the textures on it really appeal. it made an excellent foreground subject.
Managed to get a brief glimpse of this lovely cuckoo probably about a week or two before it migrated
Managed to get a shot with him looking into camera this morning, still lots of twigs in way as usual
Managed to grab a quick shot before if flitted off. never seem to stay still long. This little fella is exploring some mossy branches . Lovely little birds can be quite confiding so when one strikes A pose for the camera I grab it !!
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"Her words are like her plays. Dangerous and hard to fly pass" ~ Gossiping Hufflepuff
I will be starting an Album of Slytherin Quidditch Players and hopefully other house team players.
I wanted to get up a quick documentary shot of the end of Oneonta Gorge. I managed to successfully navigate to the end of the gorge with Damiand yesterday. The going actually was not too rough, much easier in fact than the previous trip I had done a couple of years ago. This is in large part due to the fact that this whole gorge is almost completely frozen, and rather than have to wade through much deep water, we were able to glide across where the pools generally are. Mind you the ice was cracking and groaning under our feet, threatening to force us to wade, but we made safe passage both ways. This isn't to say you can do this without waders, at the least. We still got plenty wet, especially coming down off the log jam, we hit a few spots that were waist deep, but all in all we spent more time above the ice and under it.
If you are thinking of going, Damian recommends the neoprene waders that he bought at Sports Authority for $60. I had a borrowed dry suit, which was effective, if awkward. The waders look like the better choice. Oh and wear at least three pairs of socks, it took my toes the entire drive back to Portland to start speaking to me again.
Just when got her prefect badge, lol!
Meh edits and all that jazz. I just needed a picture for the profile on her wikia... So here it is! <.<
Managed to get a few shots before a man on his tractor arrived to see what was going on, the Owl bobbed down out of sight, had a chat to the man but the owl did not re-appear again.
Wollaton Park
I managed to get out and about for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon during the frequent snow storms we where having. I have been meaning to visit this location alongside the A1 road for a while as it looked very favourable for a sunset location.
This was one of only a few shots I managed before the snow closed in again.
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I managed a wee trip up to the Highlands for the afternoon yesterday.
The Bauchaillie was one of my stops and I arrived just before 4pm as the sun was side lighting the foreground.
With conditions due to change for the worst over the coming days I wanted to get up and take in some of this breathtaking scenery.
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Managed to get a shot of this little mouse who is regular visitor to the bird feeders in the garden.
Managed to escape from work a little earlier yesterday, On the way up the M5 it looked like we could have a bit of a winter sunset. Didn't really quite work out. But it was still good to get out for some fresh air, and take a couple of long exposure shots as the tide was in. 89 second exposure, lee little stopper plus 0.9 soft edge grad. Silver Effex 2 for mono conversion
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Good morning dear Flickr-friends of paydays,
this early evening I got a lot of gold while my paddling tour on my SUP in the bay of Bregenz/ Austria. There are these days, days of luck...!
You never thought about and than, you get it back "en masse"! You are enchanted from the first moment and you feel helpless like a little poodle on a SUP board, talking silly stuff to yourself like "Shit, I think I got it. Im a gold poodle".
It's like sitting in your car and your navigation system says: You've reached your destination Bro (Only you have the Bro-Version;) You are paralyzed and confused but you will find a way to manage all the luck...;)
What am I talking about. Thanks for the golden moment. Wow, I had so many lucky moments in the last years. I have to say thank you. And by the way, luck can come over night and also in Black & White. I got it!
This is a good transfer to my black and white side, you can visit if you want to...
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Now we will hear some music to frame all this nonsense:
Innerbloom by Rufus from the album Kontor Sunset Chill 2017
See you soon...
Yarin
A second visit to photograph the Kingfishers at the end of April. The day started overcast with very light rain. But the brightened up slightly.
At last I managed to catch a Kingfisher Diving. Unfortunately on this dive it was not successful.
Kingfishers are small unmistakable bright blue and orange birds of slow moving or still water. They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface.
Only the male Kingfisher was seen throughout the day. But it was returning regularly to catch fish where it would dive and catch a fish for itself and then dive and catch a second fish before flying off.
Finally managed to get into this part of the red zone to get a few shots of the Catholic cathedral. This damage was done mainly in the 6.3 quake on Feb 22nd... more damage has apparently occured in the latest 6.3 as well but this was shot a few days before that happened.
The two front towers have collapsed and gone and that front wall on the left is held up by a bit of kiwi inginuity - shipping containers and hay bales.
To the right of the shot out of frame there is a carpark full of blocks and stone from the collapsed cathedral each layed out seperately and numbered - there being saved to possibly rebuild in the exact way once the quakes finally stop.... if they ever do... (they are doing the same to the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch's Center
The latest Quake has damaged it a lot more and it might now be never rebuilt, on this ground anyway....
Just as an interesting fact. The still standing tower at the back had a statue of the virgin mary facing inwards in the front window, during the feb 22nd quake the statue turned an exact 180degrees to face outwards - looking through the window - without falling over or being damaged.
The road im standing on - Barbadoes St - has been identified as having a Fault Line directly underneath - previously unknown. There are now 3 Major active faults under Christchurch.....
This is a 3 exposure handheld hdr processed in photomatix
Cheers for looking, ive got a few more of this from different angles ill post up
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Managed to get out today for a bit so had a little trip out not to far from home, so thought I would have a look around Lumsdale Falls brilliant spot just a bit busy in the afternoon especialy this time of year but still worth the vist. They are situated in the Lumsdale Valley, near Matlock.
As you make your way through the gorge you'll pass several historical mill ruins, waterwheels, three mill ponds and a series of waterfalls. And also plenty of free parking... Bonus
Managing to gaze into the open eyes of a snowy in daylight can be difficult, at best. Their sensitive retinas leave them squinting throughout most of the day… that is when they are not actually sleeping. But in the minutes before sunrise, when its rays lazily find their way above the horizon, the beaches and bays are eerily blue and the golden iris of the snowy glows with pupils as large as saucers. It takes luck! Luck finding a bird in a suitable place, luck having a cloudless sunrise, and luck finding an owl motionless enough to allow for a photograph in such low light. As luck would have it, we were -- quite lucky. It was a brief but memorable moment at twilight dawn, indeed. #SnowyOwls
Managed to get out for a shortish walk this morning. Started off in great light, which then got worse and worse. But at least I got out!
An Oak-leaved Hydrangea in a public flowerbed near home.
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In between the Great Lockdowns of 2020, I managed a short family break by the English-Welsh border. One of the highlights was finding Puzzlewood, a superb ancient woodland site that has been transformed by Roman iron ore mine workings into a magical place inhabited by all things supernatural. If it looks familiar to you, that may be because it has been used as a filming location for many big blockbusters... I’ll leave you to find out which.
Being totally overawed by the location, and also lacking a clear plan of what I would do with the resulting photographs, I snapped away until my SD card was groaning with digital indigestion.
I don’t know how many copyright rules I have broken, but during Lockdown II I have been steadily pilfering t’interweb for any image I could mash into my backdrops. I probably owe George Lucas my entire family inheritance and the life of my first-born son by now.
To anyone whose image I have used:
1) I am truly grateful – your picture brought me many happy hours of tinkering around on my PC
2) I am sorry if you do not like me using your image (I will remove it if you request)
3) I did not keep a record of where I got the pics from, so I can’t give you credit (unless you let me know)
4) Please don’t sue me – Herr Lucas is first in the queue and I’m sure he has more better lawyers than you so I will have nothing left, anyway.