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Ladybird taking off.
Haven't taken a decent ladybird shot for a while, so quite pleased with this one.
Usually it takes hours of trying to get a shot like this, but this one worked first time! :D
The yellow background is just a group of yellow flowers (not been edited)
Swan Air Heavy - Lift-off. Mute swan at John Heinz NWR.
The rangers are not pleased that six of these beautiful birds have taken up residence at the Refuge as they have been declared by the Federal Government to be an invasive species. According to the experts, mute swans, introduced from Europe, do extensive irreversible damage to the aquatic plants and push out the indigenous bird species.
Still they are so graceful and beautiful that I truly enjoy watching.
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First saw this immature Bald Eagle in a field W of the Condie Road,(4816) After a while, it flew to the grid South where it landed closer to the road. A truck stopped to look at it and it stayed. We drove to the area and I got better photos. (4817) It walked a bit, but there was a deer rib cage along the road so we stopped on our way back and it was feeding on the carcass for a while. (4818) Several cars went by besides him and it didn't seem to bother him but eventually it flew off the carcass to the edge of the road and decided to take off just as another vehicle was coming in at light speed. The vehicle must have suddenly slowed down, as it barely missed hitting the eagle. I don't know if the eagle realized how close he had come to being toast... near Condie power sub-station, Condie, Saskatchewan, Canada. 27 November 2020
For this image, I loved how the sun was coming out just enough from the clouds to bring out some colors to this setting. Off in the distance are Bowen Mountain, Mount Baker, Paprika Peak and Mount Stratus. I also loved seeing the small points of aspen trees here and there on the far off mountainsides.
I was playing yellow by coldplay, looking across the living room and the crome glisend off the lights in the vase ,which give me the idea and title of this shot.
On our last morning in Anchorage, we decided to pass some time planespotting out at Point Woronzof, before we returned the rental car. I was pschyed to see a Coast Guard HC-130J squeeze in between the parade of 747s and depart off runway 33, presumably returning home to the air station on Kodiak Island.
Based on where this and a similar plane were parked on the ramp, I suspect they were ferried to Anchorage for heavy maintenance that couldn't be done at Kodiak.
common loons
northwest bay, lake george
These three adults appeared to challenge each other, whether to play or to fight or ?? I don't know. Normally when feeding or escaping danger they slip underwater without a ripple and come up far away; these were diving noisily in unison, doing something aggressive underwater (making waves), then surfacing together and approaching each other while calling (and sometimes wing-flexing). They were so fixated doing this for a good 20 minutes, they ignored me, my boat AND a bald eagle watching from a nearby tree. If any loon behaviorists are reading I'd love to know what this was about!!
In a world where AI feeds our desire for instant gratification as soon as we have a thought or need, it is grounding and humbling to walk in a place that is impervious to the wishes of man. Created by time and the most natural of elements, water and earth, a beauty emerges that is wondrous in its impossibility. Man's interference is not welcome or wanted here. Here patience is respected. The Navajo understood the sacredness of this space, knowing that there are things larger and greater than themselves.
Good morning, asclovers 💜
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On my way to Lake Louisa via backroads on gravel and brown-clay. My 650 Suzuki VSTROM is ideal for motorcycling these conditions as it is considered a dual-sport bike I had no issues safely travelling off-road.
...from a strawberry farmer som 50 miles up north from here.
Tasted great, with a tad of sweetness like jam actually.