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Quite a few butterflies were seen as we slowly made our way back from the bottom of Garni gorge to the village of Garni high above it.
This was a new species to me on this trip. I saw few of them but there were several in this area.
Someone is glad that the semester is over and winter break has begun! It is a little odd to see a pink bunny decoration in December! HSfS
Good morning everyone. Just two quick pics of two odd male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) I photographed coincidently on the same day.
First up is the above male with a slight problem. While baldness can often be the result the molting process it may also result from feather mites, lice, or an environmental or nutritional factor. Often in these cases, there is evidence of growths or a scabby coating on the skin. Northern Cardinals have black skin, and a different color skin on the head of a bald-headed bird as seen above would indicate an ailment. Which appears to be the case with this bird unfortunately, but otherwise it seemed perfectly fine.
As for the second odd male, a pic of it can be found in the comment section and my stream. Fortunately it doesn't have an ailment, but a condition known as Leucism. Which I describe in the caption under the photo in my stream.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you're having a truly nice week.
Lacey
ISO1600, aperture f/5.6, exposure .001 seconds (1/640) focal length 450mm
The Metra lineup at Blue Island, these sets are here laying over the weekend in preparation for morning rush hour on Monday.
The sandhill crane and snow goose were flying so close together they were both in focus. The crane is graceful and stately in flight; the goose, not so much, more of an acrobat. (Bosque del Apache NWR)
I took the kids out for a woodland walk today as "The Wife" was at work. I managed to also take a camera along with me too. I'm just working up to coming back to Flickr in the new year when my 365 project ends. I can't believe how time consuming it has been.
This is the same robin from the previous photo, it had such odd behavior that day. It would sit proudly on the branch, but then try to attach itself to the screen from the window. The only thing that we can come up with, is that she saw the reflection of the branches in the window and tried to land on them. We have since put up a photo of an owl, which has discouraged her from attempting this again.
During our short stay on the Dutch Island Terschelling I tried to depict the inland beauty of nature, The sea was always nearby and of course it was tempting to walk to the beach and capture the view across the water. But I liked this particular landscapes as much as I long for the seascape. For me the overall impression was even more important than every separate image. That's why I used the same desaturated mixture of tones for every part. www.flickr.com/photos/fransvanhoogstraten/albums/72157719...
Apenzell, Switzerland
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This gnarled and stripped section of tree was found along one of my favorite waterfall hikes in the Columbia River Gorge. Unfortunately I've seen many sawed off trees and many that have naturally uprooted themselves, laying horizontal with their roots up in the air. This one was a weird mix of both and the location just didn't make a whole lot of sense.
There were bad fires in these parts a few years back which would explain the stripped bark and blackened bottom, but I don't think I've even seen such a clean cut. Plus it was sitting on top of the ground and looked like it was placed here after the fact. A sculpture to serve as a point of interest and to commemorate the historic blaze.
Just out of the frame is a gorgeous and thunderous waterfall. Usually that is where my focus and that of my camera would be, but this odd site caught my eye.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
State Patrol escort for a big Bike Rally. He was passing everyone to go the intersection ahead to stop traffic.
Clearing out the archives, taken at Swansea Botanical Complex (Ornamental gardens), Wales, UK. No graphics please.
Did you ever feel like the odd duck at a turtle convention or the whole world is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes. Photographed at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria B.C.
The ceiling of the New Century Hall music venue in Manchester has a number of these large arrays of colour changing lights with acoustic diffusers. But there was an odd one out.
An "Odd Couple" of contrasting trees standing on a rock outcropping along the Wonderland Trail in Acadia National Park, October, 2016.
Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal Kingdom - 08/10/10
Group of Pink-Backed Pelicans lounging about in their habitat as seen from the Kilimanjaro Safari trucks. How this is even remotely in focus is beyond me. The trucks bounce along on rutted roads and never seem to slow down exactly where you want them to.
Not sure why the one old chap was standing all alone while the girls sat on the nests. Perhaps they didn't like his hair-do, which I really rather liked.
This is a photo story that fascinated me! I was photographing a great blue heron rookery (600mm lens), and suddenly a pair of red-tail hawks began circling the top of the tree where one GBH was standing guard. One hawk continually flew close to the guard heron, who then swelled up its chest, spread its huge wings, and screamed at the hawk. This happened numerous times. Finally the hawk flew back in carrying some dried weeds in its beak and landed on a nest directly below the fierce-looking heron. The hawk tucked its reeds into the nest and then settled in. The heron, seeming to accept the hawk's presence, relaxed its threatening posture and resumed its regular guard position!