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Subtly patterned brown-and-yellow warbler (Setophaga palmarum), known for constantly bobbing its tail. Often forages on the ground, unlike most other warblers. Breeding plumage shows a rufous cap. In fall and winter, look for pale eyebrow and dark line through the eye, diffuse streaks on underparts, and bright yellow undertail coverts.
Looking towards Union Island. St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Winner, Beautiful Capture of week 25, 2022.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Sago palm tree with four lovely birds on leaves!
Sago palm, is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands. It is one of several species used for the production of sago, as well as an ornamental plant. The sago cycad can be distinguished by a thick coat of fibers on its trunk. The sago cycad is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a palm, although the only similarity between the two is that they look similar and both produce seeds. The leaves grow from the trunk and start out as small leaves near the centre of the plant
(Wikipedia)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
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A palm tree in Aruba. In Aruba all palms point north. This is caused by a steady breeze to the north. #Aruba #PalmTree
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week. For adherents of mainstream Christianity, it is the last week of the Christian solemn season of Lent that precedes the arrival of Eastertide.
An image I took many years ago, converted to monochrome and distressed a little to give an abstract feel.
The sunset at Palm Beach.
One of the northern beaches of Sydney.
About 50 minutes drive from my home in the Hills District of Sydney.
Friday evening, 6th November, 2020.
Re-edited this evening - Friday, 3rd January, 2025.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
There was a gorgeous sunset on the day we arrived in Marbella. Taken from the balcony of our rented apartment.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
(Thraupis palmarum) B28I6802 Ninho da Combacica - Mata Atlantica - Brazil
Mata Atlantica Endemic Tour - Guide : Marcos Eugênio
The most beautiful Palm Tanager i ever saw
Which way is heaven
Sometimes it is hard to tell
Do I go or do I stay
But I am set on this course
So it would seem
As if there was really any choice
There will be a brief flare of glory
And then I will be gone
Travelling into the sun
Send your loved ones to me
Send them one by one
I promise I will collect them
Keep them all close
Singing our love song
We can all join in a rapture
Until the last note is sung
Better than being alone
Wandering endlessly
Coming undone
Stay with me
Even when the blood
Has gone
This image and poem is the start of my Easter Series, and it will continue right up until Easter Monday, sometimes with more than one image a day.
It has been an intense time choosing the images and writing the poems with world events in my mind, acting as a backdrop to the meaning of my words.
But I hope you enjoy them, and that they give some hope and comfort to those that need it at this time.
All my love and Best Wishes for Easter, and beyond.
Glynde Church, East Sussex, UK. Taken on a crisp, cold day.
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Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week.
Wikipedia
The rusty-capped Palm Warbler can be most easily recognized by the tail-wagging habit that shows off its yellow undertail.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
.Scientific Name: Nopalea Cochenillifera
.Popular Names: Sweet Palm, Urumbeta
.Family: Cactaceae
.Category: Shrubs, cacti and succulents
.Climate: Equatorial, Mediterranean, Semi-Arid, Subtropical, Tropical
.Origin: North America, Mexico
.Height: 0.9 to 1.2 meters, 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters, 3.6 to 4.7 meters
Urumbeta is a plant well adapted to the dry climate, like many cactus. Its stem is cylindrical and the branches are the flattened, fleshy and oval, popularly known as "palms" and scientifically for "cladodes." These branches are responsible for photosynthesis of the plant, as the leaves are reduced to small and sparse thorns, absent in some varieties.
This adaptation reduces the perspiration of the plant, which can withstand the lack of water longer. Its flowers appear all year round, but mainly from September to March, and are firm, orange, rosy or red and with numerous pink and long stamens.
Urumbeta is a rustic plant, suitable for isolated planting or in groups, as well as in renques, becoming a very defensive fence when used with specimens with thorns. Its beauty and uniqueness is evidenced in stone gardens. It can also be planted in large vessels, with the substrate covered by little stones.
Curiosity: Young branches and fruits are marketed and consumed as a vegetable in Central American countries. Urumbeta is also used as a food for the growth and reproduction of "cochonilhas" which provide a valuable red industrial dye, and is also recognized for its important forage value in the feeding of ruminants in arid and semi-arid climates.
The Lala Palm near Shingwedzi, Kruger National Park, RSA. The fibre of palms has been used traditionally by Shangaan-speakers for making mats, ropes and a fine alcoholic beverage can be brewed from the sap.
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Warbler #6 in my little warbler series I got going on here is a pretty little Palm Warbler. We always see an abundance of these guys passing through in the spring migration season.
I hope you all enjoy this image!!
(And as always much appreciation for all who stop by and leave a comment, fav or just stopping by for a visit... thankyou)