Still working on my "comment" catch up. If i haven't said hi lately i have just been offline way more than on. But rest assured, i will be by to pay you a visit soon.

This is from the gorge area a few months back. Would still like to fine tune (mostly the fog) & will replace this one but this gives you the idea of that glorious morning.

Heading up to Skagit this weekend to check out the tulips. Hopefully will see some of you fabulous folks up there.

Happy Friday!

Coloured rocks in Stream flowing into Buttermere, Cumbria. Fleetwith Pike in the distance. (2378)

Male Baltimore Oriole bird in the rain.

Black-tailed Godwit in Flight. Seen at RSPB Blacktoft Sands. (2173)

Puffin in flight seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (1877)

Shoveler seen at RSPB Blacktoft Sands. (1939)

My entry for this week's Smile On Saturday theme "Blue for You - ME 2023"

Barn Owl hunting in the rain in the triangle area at Spurn Point. The Owl has young to feed.. (1867)

Sanderling with Greater Sand Plover seen recently at Redcar. (2213)

Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (2157)

Rowing boats at Sunset, Derwent Water, Cumbria. (1682)

Short-eared Owl. (1977)

Derwent Water with Catbells in the distance, Cumbria. (2246)

In flight Ruff seen at Beacon's Pond in the Spurn point area. (2216)

In the heart of Northern Europe, I've been discovering the wonders of the world, one frame at a time. For nearly eight years, my Nikon camera has been my loyal companion. We've shared countless sunrises and sunsets, braved storms, and celebrated the quiet peace of a snowfall. This camera isn't just a piece of equipment to me; it's an extension of myself, a tangible piece of my soul that lets me capture the world as I see it.

Strram flowing into Wast Water with Scar Fell in the distance, Cumbria. (1486)

View to through to distant Buttermere., Cumbria. (2146)

Autumn in Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2257)

Buttermere, Cumbria looking south from the east bank. (2212)

Nuthatch seen at RSPB Leighton Moss. (1722)

Redshank (1829)

Monarch Butterfly

Derwent Water in flood in October 2018, Cumbria. (1652)

Bribie island sunshine coast,queensland,australia.

The photo I'm posting today is a capture of colourful petals I took last week.

Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2238)

Buttermere at Sunset, Cumbria. (2140)

Little Owl seen at RSPB St Aidan's on sleepers next to an enormous dragline crane.. (2306)

Buttermere flat calm, Cumbria. (2249)

Derwent Water looking towards Borrowdale, Cumbria. (2345)

My entry for Smile on Saturday's theme for this week - Music for the Eyes.

looking through my playlist for inspiration and came across this song and knew it perfectly fit my wet pigeon photos.

Derwent Water looking north towards Lonscale Fell. Cumbria. (2207)

Wren singing loud and clear. (1795)

My entry for this week's Looking close on Friday's theme of Flowers in Black and White

Puffin early arrival at Bempton Cliffs. (2084)

Turnip Rock is a beautiful, wondrous land formation off the coast in Port Austin. Never been there? Unbelievable. And so is Turnip Rock.

The gigantic stone developed its signature look after millennium of being worn away by waves thumping across its bow. After being separated from the mainland in prehistoric times, Turnip Rock is an island inhabited by some trees and very little else.

Turnip Rock was one of twenty finalists in the 2013 "Seven Wonders of Michigan" contest sponsored by the Detroit Free Press and the Lansing State Journal,[9][10] but wasn't selected as one of the final seven.[11]

www.tom-clark.net/

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Short-eared Owl (1777)

Keskerdale Beck with Moss Force in the distance,, Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2290)

Chaffinch seen inthe Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2244)

In flight Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs (2198)

Oystercatcher seen around the Hartlepool Headland area. (2029)

Puffin seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. (2346)

Buttermere reflections, Cumbria. (2033)

Newlands Beck to Dale Head, Cumbria. A wonderful walk through a peaceful and scenic valley. (1834)

Autumn colour, Derwent Water, Cumbria. (1603)

Keskadale Beck, Newlands Valley, Cumbria. (2268)