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** I enjoyed seeing a lot of flamingoes in flight over the bird reserve at Pont du Gau.
The Camargue was a super place to watch birds though in September it is the Greater Flamingoes that steal the show. They were there is very large numbers . I did not take a tripod so this and all the other birds shots were using the camera hand held. It could be sharper I know but I am fairly happy with it
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Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
The butterflies were out in great numbers along the Parkway on 9/27. The day was sunny and warm with little breeze and I saw a number of Gulf fritillaries, Buckeyes, Swallowtails, Painted Ladies, and lots of Monarchs.
smile on saturday - numbers
Madeira Funchal, l artists and city authorities gave rise to the idea of using the damaged and decaying door of the oldest street in the city - Rua de Santa Maria - as a work space for local painters and graphic designers.
We used to say 'dial me sometime'. Now it's 'call me'.
Well, you can't say 'push button me'.😀.
Macro Mondays theme 'numbers'.
Ever wondered why emergency calls are/were 999, all due to wind.
These tiny birds have such huge personalities. I love watching them as they scurry back and forth, staying just at the water's edge, probing for the aquatic invertebrates revealed by the waves.
Although considered common, their numbers are in steep decline as humans take over more and more of the coastlines necessary for their survivial.
This adult in breeding plumage is migrating from the High Arctic tundra where they nest. Non-breeders do not migrate, remaining in their wintering grounds saving their energy for when it is their turn.
And he was successful. Seconds later, he caught a Zitting Cisticola for a meal. This is a migratory raptor from Central Asia that come in large numbers during winters to India. They can be commonly seen across the countryside and mostly in grasslands where they roost communally.
We sighted one on this fence preening and he spent around 5 minutes cleaning himself up. Then suddenly he dived flew behind the vehicle and landed in a far away field. He had a Zitting Cisticola, a small warbler in his claws which he finished pretty quickly.
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COVID numbers are continuing to rise around the world. So many people are in lockdown and not able to get out, many have been sick and have had loved ones die, and so many, including me, who haven't been able to hug their families since the beginning of this pandemic. And we have no idea when the end is in sight, or if things will ever get back to "normal."
When I saw this little vine wrapped around a post in a nearby garden, I thought of how much all of us need a hug right about now. So I'm sending out a virtual hug to all of you.
Here's a song from one of my favourite bands, Walk of the Earth, that I think might give you a smile:
The last in the series of 4. I liked the Routemaster there for size comparison, buses have grown over the years
I hope to find some time this week to edit and post some photos.
Odd Numbers - The the (one) flower has (three) leaves
Using the (kit lens) Nikon Nikkor AF-P 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR DX lens.
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I knew these beer caps would be useful one day !
This is almost 6cm.
Happy Macro Monday.
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The news from Mexico where monarchs overwinter was not good going into 2021 as their numbers declined over 25% from 2020 and fell to a level where extinction of the monarch is a likely endgame if we don't take steps to protect this butterfly and its habitat now. So far, Big Ag, greed and money seem to be more important to society than the monarch.
Ein schwieriges Thema, vieles ausprobiert und wieder entsorgt. Großes ? bis mir der fast neue Filter, den ich voreiniger Zeit erstanden habe, einfiel. Hier nun das Ergebnis!
Ich wünsche einen guten Start in die Woche, einen erfolgreichen Montag und bleibt gesund. Seid herzlich bedankt für Euren Besuch, ein Kommentar ist willkommen und ein Stern freut mich.
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A difficult subject, many things tried and discarded. Big ? until I remembered the almost new filter I bought a while ago. Here is the result!
I wish you a good start into the week, a successful Monday and stay healthy. Thank you for your visit, a comment is welcome and a star makes me happy.
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Un sujet difficile, essayé de nombreuses fois et rejeté à nouveau. Super ? jusqu'à ce que je pense au filtre presque neuf, que j'ai acheté il y a quelques temps. Voici maintenant le résultat !
Je vous souhaite un bon début de semaine, un lundi réussi et restez en bonne santé. Merci de votre visite, un commentaire est le bienvenu et une étoile me fait plaisir.
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Prized as a medieval banquet dish. Decimated by hunting - plus the loss of its reed bed habitat - The Bittern became extinct in the UK in 1886
Our ancestors were such a caring bunch!
But it's back., and hearteningly (with the help of contemporary humans) numbers are rising!
Hopefully another 'wrong' put 'right'
White-Throated Sparrow.
Between 6 and 7 inches long. Top streaked and botton a clear gray. There are two color forms: a black and white head stripes and a tan and black head stripes. Both have a sharply defined white throat patch with a dark bill. Females and young birds duller. White-Crowned Sparrow similar but lacks the white throat patch.
They inhabit brushy undergrowth in coniferous woodlands. They winter in brushy woodlands, pastures and suburban areas.
They range from Mackenzie in Canada, central Quebec and Newfoundland south to North Dakota, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. They winter in much of the eastern United States and in small numbers in southwestern states.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
For this week's MacroMondays challenge NUMBERS.
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Two of my trusty rules to get the size of the macros frames, one steel rule and the other an inside/outside caliper done in inches and mm which makes it super easy to convert inch to mm. This was an 1-5/8 inch frame or 41mm.
L'aigrette garzette mesure entre 55 et 65 cm avec une envergure de 85 à 95 cm. Elle pèse 500 g en moyenne. Il n'y a pas de dimorphisme sexuel. Elle est entièrement blanche avec un bec noir légèrement gris bleuté à la base et ses pattes sont noires avec des doigts jaunes. En période nuptiale, elle porte sur la nuque deux longues plumes fines de 20 cm environ appelées les aigrettes
Elle est présente en Europe du Sud, sur tout le pourtour méditerranéen jusqu'en Afrique subsaharienne.
L'Aigrette garzette se rencontre dans toutes les zones humides aux eaux peu profondes, lagunes, claires à huîtres, avec une prédilection pour les eaux saumâtres. Elle est aussi fréquente le long des cours d'eau que dans les marais dans certaines régions. Souvent observée en compagnie d'autres ardéidés.
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.
Its breeding distribution is in wetlands in warm temperate to tropical parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. A successful colonist, its range has gradually expanded north, with stable and self-sustaining populations now present in the United Kingdom.[2]
In warmer locations, most birds are permanent residents; northern populations, including many European birds, migrate to Africa and southern Asia to over-winter there. The birds may also wander north in late summer after the breeding season, and their tendency to disperse may have assisted in the recent expansion of the bird's range. At one time common in Western Europe, it was hunted extensively in the 19th century to provide plumes for the decoration of hats and became locally extinct in northwestern Europe and scarce in the south. Around 1950, conservation laws were introduced in southern Europe to protect the species and their numbers began to increase. By the beginning of the 21st century the bird was breeding again in France, the Netherlands, Ireland and Britain. Its range is continuing to expand westward, and the species has begun to colonise the New World; it was first seen in Barbados in 1954 and first bred there in 1994. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the bird's global conservation status as being of "least concern". source Wikipédia
Just a simple close-up shot of the corners of £20, £5 and £10 notes. I don’t love money but love the designs and colours on banknotes wherever I come across them around the world.