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Parking by Michael May

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The Island by Michael May

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Observés by Reloopstudio

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Mrs Grim by Michael May

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Observe by Evan Fitzer

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An interesting point of view from one of the observation pods on The High Roller ferris wheel at The Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Observe to learn by Pratyay Hasan

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Deadpan by Michael May

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Shopping by Michael May

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Peeping by Michael May

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The Wall by Michael May

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Masks by Michael May

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Bringing It All Back Home by Michael May

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Paruline sur neige / Warbler on snow by Annie Bevilacqua

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Je vous présente mon coup de coeur de l'année 2024. Cette Paruline des pins a été observée pour la première fois le 13 novembre 2024 et elle est toujours présente en ce moment au lieu d'observation. Elle aurait dû quitter pour sa migration vers le sud depuis longtemps. Elle a bravé les grands froids comme une championne. Elle a un charme fou et sa personnalité est si attachante que nous voulons toujours la revoir. Longue vie à cette petite beauté ensoleillée!

I present to you my favorite encounter of the year 2024. This Pine Warbler was observed for the first time on November 13, 2024 and it is still present at the observation location. He should have left for his migration south a long time ago. He braved the bitter cold like a champion. The warbler has incredible charm and his personality is so endearing that we always want to see him again. Long live this little sunshine beauty!

Paruline des pins - Mâle premier hiver

Pine Warbler - Male first winter

Setophaga pinus

Vos commentaires sont précieux pour moi. Merci de venir me visiter!

Thanks to all of you for your visit and comments!

The Golden Fleece by Michael May

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Harley & Davidson by Michael May

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_otter

PIED FLYCATCHER / THE ELMS / SANDWICH BAY / KENT / U.K by tom webzell

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OBSERVED ON MIGRATION, doing what's on the label, catching fly's. My thanks to Steve Ray who had spotted it first, and shared, hope your image is far better than mine mate.

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Thanks for your visit, any comments very appreciated, so stay safe.............. Tomx

Common Whitethroat (f) by Lynn Martin

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Common Whitethroat / sylvia communis. Cossall, Nottinghamshire. 24/04/21.

A very obliging, newly arrived female Common Whitethroat observed back in the Spring. The scant foliage made photographing her easy whenever she moved to the front of the hedge.

BEST VIEWED LARGE.

observed the love in freedom.......°°°°°° by Hausstaubmilbe

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View On Black

Qui observe qui ? by Bontes

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Parc de la Vanoise, 2025

Ariranha (Giant Otter) by Thelma Gátuzzô

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The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft). Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The groups are centered on a dominant breeding pair and are extremely cohesive and cooperative. Although generally peaceful, the species is territorial, and aggression has been observed between groups. The giant otter is diurnal, being active exclusively during daylight hours. It is the noisiest otter species, and distinct vocalizations have been documented that indicate alarm, aggressiveness, and reassurance.

The giant otter ranges across north-central South America; it lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal.

Its distribution has been greatly reduced and is now discontinuous. Decades of poaching for its velvety pelt, peaking in the 1950s and 1960s, considerably diminished population numbers. The species was listed as endangered in 1999 and wild population estimates are typically below 5,000. The Guianas are one of the last real strongholds for the species, which also enjoys modest numbers — and significant protection — in the Peruvian Amazonian basin. It is one of the most endangered mammal species in the neotropics. Habitat degradation and loss is the greatest current threat.

The giant otter shows a variety of adaptations suitable to an amphibious lifestyle, including exceptionally dense fur, a wing-like tail, and webbed feet. The species prefers freshwater rivers and streams, which are usually seasonally flooded, and may also take to freshwater lakes and springs. It constructs extensive campsites close to feeding areas, clearing large amounts of vegetation. The giant otter subsists almost exclusively on a diet of fish, particularly characins and catfish, but may also eat crabs, turtles, snakes and small caiman. It has no serious natural predators other than humans, although it must compete with other species, including the neotropical otter and caiman species, for food resources.

I was really happy to see them in the wild! It was one of my dreams and goals of my last trip to Pantanal!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Tuesday!

Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!

Observe by Neil Ta

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Funny story: I wake up early to catch beautiful sunrise views from the Burj Khalifa (tallest building in the world) in Dubai and arguably the best shot I get from the day is not really of the view at all..

ISO: 400

Shutter: 1/160

Aperture: F/6.3

Camera: Canon 5D MK III

Lens: Canon 16-35mm F/2.8 MK II

After the Megxit by Michael May

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Molly - 50mm anamorphic lens by Michael May

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Tiger Shark by Michael May

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observe by Gary Chell

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observed by Tim Vine

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woman on the right clocked me taking the picture

Ghostly Appearance by Michael May

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observe by Helga Kvam

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Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.

Elizabeth Lawrence

The beautiful autumn colors in Akureyri Botanical gardens, North Iceland

Christmas Bubbles by Michael May

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A Nuthatch observes by Lauren McCartney

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Millers Wood

106/365 observe by Ryan Davis

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Way To The Beach by Michael May

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Sunday, June 25th, 2023 6:45 AM, Paris, France by Kirstie

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Awhile ago, when time and space was a little less malaligned , I found myself in Paris visiting a dear old friend and staying at this hotel nearby for a couple of nights. The first night was rather uneventful. My friend and I drank in various brasseries until the sun came up then retired as if we were still twenty years younger when we first met and bursting with life and energy. The second night, however, there was an interruption of sleep that occurred pretty soon after my head hit the pillow. That was a Sunday morning and all of a sudden there was a shrieking and a yelling...a "what is that hideous thing" sort of screech. But, instead of a noun, the culprit was a verb. The incident related to an affair and a found out lover that was now dragged out in all sort of visual and auditory dimensions below us.

My first impulse was...is everyone ok? My mind was recalling what we had all thought we'd learned from the Kitty Genovese incident. The second instinct was to see what I could visually make out and bring sense to below. A woman scorned is not ready for the type of party the man wanted to throw. It was fighting to an extreme with a hotel staff intervening and trying to relax the situation. But, we all know what happens when you tell a woman to calm down, right? (DON'T EVER TELL A WOMAN TO CALM DOWN IN ANY LANGUAGE).

In any case, realizing that this woman was not in any danger, I started photographing all of the people looking on the situation and their reactions. It was a little like Hitchcock's Rear Window in a way but I wanted to document not the actual event but the ancillary human element. The event of a an affair is one that is all too common so this was more interesting to me.

It's times like these when I think back to that moment. We have all awakened into a traumatic experience. We may not be thinking straight after being bolted out of bed and we may definitely not feel like our best selves. But, at the same time, we feel the urgency and emotions of the moment and the sense that there are both indirect and direct effects of what is happening around us. We feel helpless and not sure of how to proceed in the wake of all of these insane executive orders from Trump and so we observe and/or hide depending on our citizen status. All we can do is live in this moment because the future is uncertain and unpredictable. Planning for this kind of thing seems impossible. We were just visitors on this Earth having fun on a weekend night to wake up to human trauma. And. we were hoping that car crashing into us would happen so much more slowly so we could get away. We're realizing we can't. We are affected just by being alive and human no matter how hard we try not to be.

At the end of the day, we cannot control the choices others make and the entropy it causes. We can only control our own reactions to it.

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Distorted Reality by Michael May

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