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On a May afternoon, some springtime haze gave this little Swiss town a dreamy look. Riehen is a charming place. It is part of Switzerland's tiniest canton, Basel-Stadt. This low-lying canton is in northwest Switzerland, down on the Rhine. After the Rhine flows west through Basel City, it immediately turns north and becomes the border between Germany and France.
NB - Riehen (pop. ca. 21,000) is partly rural (pastures, farmland, orchards) and partly residential (homes and small apartment buildings). Besides some small shopping and restaurant areas, it also has parks and nature preserves. It is the home of a world-class art museum (Fondation Beyeler) and Switzerland's largest cemetery (Friedhof am Hörnli). Riehen borders directly on the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg. (I have lived in Riehen for more than 20 years.)
Location: Moostal (Moss Valley) and the adjacent residential area, Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Roaming Riehen.
This cormorant was just begging for me to snap a shot this morning, perfectly posed and soaking in the sun.
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I was pretty excited when we rounded a bend this afternoon and caught sight of a gathering of goslings. The view didn't last too long because suddenly people were everywhere and the concept of quiet was lost of those who gathered on the trail hoping to see what the lady with the 'big camera' could see, but at least I was able to snap a quick photo before continuing on my way.
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Wild Cherry Blossoms
Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f3.5 with macro extension tube
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A revamped version of Luke's lightsaber, a bit more durable and a bit more accurate, just in time for May the 4th (and here in the Southern Hemisphere, it's May the 4th already)
There's nothing quite like dewy spring grass as the sun starts to come up. After months of snow covered ground, it's so refreshing to see green sparkling in morning dew.
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I have wanted to post this one for some time, which I took at Linda Vista Gardens in Abergavenny, which is near my hometown in Wales. I always enjoy getting back to my roots and being among the mountains and the valleys.
Hope this one finds you well. Many for your much appreciated comments.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 15, 2018.
A touch of colour on a grey, wet day. At least it isn't snowing.
Setophaga tigrina
The tongue of the Cape May Warbler is unique among warblers. It is curled and semitubular, used to collect nectar.
The common name of the species comes from Cape May, New Jersey, where Alexander Wilson first described it. After that first time, Cape May Warblers were not recorded in Cape May for more than 100 years.
source -https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cape_May_Warbler/
Over the past couple days Fyero has decided that this little end table is her spot, I'm not entirely sure what it is about this spot but she has been enjoying surveying the dining room / living room from this vantage point.
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I once again grabbed my camera to try and get a photo of a cardinal I noticed in the tree but by the time I got out the door, the cardinal had once again flown off and was replaced by a different bird.
Seems to be becoming a trend...
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May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Once again, the cardinal morphed into a different bird by the time I grabbed my camera.
Tricky fella.
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Whenever Sock gets hold of his ball in the off leash field, he likes to run off and relax in the grass while squeaking the ball, but as we get further into spring and the grass continues to grow, we see less and less of Sock when he settles in.
Good thing he can't resist squeaking his ball, we always know where he is.
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© Saira Bhatti
“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance. -- Virgil
Sending love out to the world. May we soon be able to hold the hands and comfort those in need. Love you B.
A quick shot of on our dusk visitors last night. I was surprised to see a couple birds show up at the feeder as the sun was setting but happily I was able to get my camera before Sock scared the birds off.
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Among the dazzling cohort of spring warblers, the first Cape May Warbler to arrive is a balm: its mossy green back, tiger-striped breast, and chestnut cheek patch make it unlike any other warbler. During breeding season, the species lives remotely from most human observers, in northern spruce-fir forests, where its nesting success is tied to its chief food - the spruce budworm caterpillar. These unusual warblers have specially shaped tongues that allow them to sip nectar from tropical flowers in winter - and sometimes from hummingbird feeders.
They are a delicate, short-tailed warblers with a slender and distinctively decurved bill, unusual among warblers.
Adult males are rich yellowish olive above, with rufous cheeks (auriculars) framed in yellow and dense rufous 'tiger stripes" on the breast (present in all plumages, giving the species its scientific name, Tigrina). The underparts are yellow, and the wing has a large white patch. Females and immatures are duller, lacking vivid yellow but with a yellowish green rump.
Cape May Warblers hunt insects among branches, sip nectar from flowers, or eat fruit. They take most food by probing and picking but also catch insects in midair or hover to pluck items from leaves and branches.
--- allaboutbirds.org
minutes after this shot, the lightnings was pretty near to me, bright flashes and thunderous sounds followed. for safety I went down from rooftop
My favourite month of the year so had fun playing around with one of my sister’s photos
Happy 1st of May dear Flickr friends 😁
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My favorite whatbird.com website is down for upgrade so I'm hoping my ID friend on here will help me. I'm pretty sure what I think it is. In my front yard on the remaining Bottlebrush tree on October 5, 2022 (just getting to these shots). All the shots of this yard life bird (me thinks) are through my double pane front hurricane door so they are all awful like this one. Aarrgghhh ... Still I'm humble and have done the best I can with what I had. Thanks for your help.
PS: Without whatbird.com, I resorted to two tech ID solutions, my iPhone and the Seek app! And YEAH! That’s what I thought. A Cape May Warbler! Thank You, Jesus! It’s a yard life bird for sure, and I will have to search my records but I don’t think I have ever formally counted it as a life bird and a photo to prove it! WooHoo! Life bird it is. Unless I have one on Facebook ...