Sandhill Crane taking off in the morning light in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

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A Black-necked Stilt takes off to defend its young from a nearby Gallinule.

Took this last off week prior to the recent rain and prior to peak foliage. Had to use four filters to pull it off and even now looking at it full screen I am not 100% sold on it, but at least I tried.

Take a ride on the wild side

This guy was such a show off folks, and I love every minute of it giving us some great photo-ops.

Thanks for the visit, always appreciated.

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

I really need to dust

(OK, this was taken in the barn, but I still need to dust)

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This Brown Pelican was taking off from the gulf along Pensacola Beach Florida as the sun was getting ready to set.

A shot for two shopping trolley's, resting on their side in the river Medway. Taken this morning on my New Years Day walk to let the new year in. Shot on Leica X, and processed in Lightroom.

Debated posting these three, and still might change my mind because I know some folks aren’t keen on the sometimes graphic nature or nature. Ret tailed hawk and Squirrel.

Qi Ji is so darn cute!

One of the local mature bald eagles leaving our backyard

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This Four Spotted Pennant was perched in a clearing at the edge of the lake, and actually presented his profile - like he wanted to show off his lovely golden tipped wings to the camera.

His perch was in such a great place I couldn't help but wonder if someone had placed it there previously in order to photograph dragonflies?

Seen at a nearby arboretum.

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trying to catch a wave. At Main Beach. Gold Coast

Outerbanks, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge State Park

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indian Roller taking off to catch a fly.

LMS 46100 Royal Scot starts its ascent of Old Hill deep in the Black Country with an early morning steam rail tour from Bridgnorth(SVR) to York.

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A winter day in Lausanne-Ouchy, Switzerland

Week 2: B is for Bird: Watched this American Kestrel going after prey. No, he didn't get it.

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ice formation off rocks along the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mountain National Forest New Hampshire

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Wood Duck Duckling (Aix sponsa) - Zephyrhills, Florida

Shortly after the previous photo, the duckling decided to shake off the water droplets that accumulated on the down. Those little wings are a trip.

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It's brutally hot today so let's cool off with something from February on a brutal day at the opposite end of the temperature spectrum!

Four hours after leaving North Conway the Conway Scenic Railroad's plow train has won the battle as they punch thru the deep rock cut at the Gateway with ex Lamoille Valley (originally Central Vermont) Russell snowplow 4211 leading the way. They are at MP 84.5 (as measured from Portland) on the old Maine Central Mountain Subdivision and when they reach 1900 ft elevation at the summit of the line at Crawford Notch depot just a half mile ahead they will have climbed some 1400 ft in the 25 miles since leaving North Conway on a grade of up to 2.2%.

CSRR GP38s 255 and 252 providing the horsepower are right at home here having been built in November 1966 for the Maine Central Railroad as part of an order of 13 of the model which were the first batch of second generation diesel locomotives purchased by the road. 255 came to Conway Scenic in 2022 and still wears her Vermont Rail System red paint from her nearly two decade second career as Clarendon & Pittsford 203 after having being sold by MEC successor Guilford Transportation in the early 1990s. 252 meanwhile was the last one in service on successor Guilford Transportation, lasting more than three decades, and having seen her other dozen siblings retired and scrapped or sold. She came to Conway Scenic in March 2010 along with GP35 216 in a trade with Pan Am Railways for FP9s 6505 and 6516 that would become Pan Am's OCS power.

Crawford Notch State Park

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Monday February 17, 2025

An early, misty morning shoot at Carsington Water, in the Derbyshire Peaks.

This is a long exposure shot of the draw off tower, which houses the controls to pump water out of the reservoir.

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