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Callery pears are among our earliest spring bloomers. Before leafing out, they cover themselves in a blanket of eye-catching white blooms.
In addition to the annual flower show, it produces small, seed-bearing red fruit like the one in this photo.
Although Callery pears are considered an invasive species, landscaping firms love them because they're fast growers.
Photo-stacked image produced in-camera on an OM-1.
Summerville, South Carolina
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The cleared pine forest. Total destruction. When they replant, there is no ploughing, smoothing over or anything done. They just plonk the tree seedlings into the very rugged rubble left behind and they just grow away.
Another Pine Marten photo from a camera trap setup in the Scottish Highlands, this time the little guy came up for a close-up.
Hoy os dejo con un experimento diferente... Panorámica de 14 fotos en el pinar de Las Lomas, con el efecto "Adamsky" aplicado (desenfoque de movimiento vertical), para darle un aspecto onírico (la original podéis verla aquí: www.facebook.com/javierdiazbarrera.es/posts/355910904967217)
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The Barcode of Nature
Today I show you a different experiment ... 14-shoots Panorama the pine forest of Las Lomas, with the "Adamsky" effect applied (vertical motion blur), to give it an oniric look (the original can be seen here: www.facebook.com/javierdiazbarrera.es/posts/355910904967217 )
Something I've wanted to try for a long time; remote wide angle photography of Pine Marten during the day. Having had some success using camera traps at night for this type of photography, I never thought I'd get the chance during daylight given how timid they are. But this location is the perfect spot - I have more to show, but for now here's two... :)
Crested Tit - Lopophanes Cristatus
Cairngorms
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Taking a break from the Shetland images and going back to my time up on the Black Isle...
Here's a couple of images of a beautiful female that has been visiting this site for many years. On my last day in the hide we had a couple of visits, the first being mid afternoon around 2.30pm/3pm. As you can see the light was harsh at this time of day, but it was amazing to see so early!
Manebhanjan is a small mountain township on the border of India and Nepal. At an altitude of 1928 meters above sea level, Manebhanjan marks the start of the trailhead for the trek to Sandakphu which is also known as the trekkers' wonderland on the Singalila Ridge the highest point in West Bengal.
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I came across this pine tree during an April evening walk near Eartham, West Sussex, UK. The tree's unusual shape really stood out to me against the blue hour's gradient in the sky. The delicate crescent moon hovering just above the bottom outstretched limb provided a beautiful addition to the scene.
Crested Tit - Lophophanes cristatus
The European crested tit, or simply crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) (formerly Parus cristatus), is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian peninsula. In Great Britain, it is chiefly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and seldom strays far from its haunts. A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.
It is an easy tit to recognise, for besides its erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved, its gorget and collar are distinctive. It is, like other tits, talkative, and birds keep up a constant zee, zee, zee ,similar to that of the coal tit.
It makes a nest in a hole in rotting stumps. This bird often feeds low down in trees, but although not shy, it is not always easily approached. It will join winter tit flocks with other species.
Like other tits it is found in pairs and it feeds on insects (including caterpillars) and seeds.
Population:
UK breeding:
1,500 pairs
UK wintering:
5,200-9,500 birds
Siskin - Carduelis Spinus
The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch, barley bird and aberdevine. It is very common throughout Europe and Asia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers.
These birds have an unusual migration pattern as every few years in winter they migrate southwards in large numbers. The reasons for this behaviour are not known but may be related to climatic factors and above all the availability of food. In this way overwintering populations can thrive where food is abundant. This small finch is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside-down like a tit. It will visit garden bird feeding stations.
These birds can be found throughout the year in Central Europe and some mountain ranges in the south of the continent. They are present in the north of Scandinavia and in Russia and they over-winter in the Mediterranean basin and the area around the Black Sea. In China they breed in the Khingan Mountains of Inner Mongolia and in Jiangsu province; they spend summer in Tibet, Taiwan, the valleys of the lower Yangtse River and the south east coast.
The Eurasian siskin is occasionally seen in North America. There is also a similar and closely related North America counterpart, the pine siskin, Spinus pinus.
heir seasonal distribution is also marked by the fact that they follow an anomalous migration pattern. Every few years they migrate southwards in larger numbers and the overwintering populations in the Iberian Peninsula are greatly augmented. This event has been the object of diverse theories, one theory suggests that it occurs in the years when Norway Spruce produces abundant fruit in the centre and north of Europe, causing populations to increase. An alternative theory is that greater migration occurs when the preferred food of alder or birch seed fails. This species will form large flocks outside the breeding season, often mixed with redpolls.
It is a bird that does not remain for long in one area but which varies the areas it used for breeding, feeding, over-wintering from one year to the next.
They are very active and restless birds. They are also very social, forming small cohesive flocks especially in autumn and winter. They are fairly trusting of humans, it being possible to observe them from a short distance. During the breeding season, however, they are much more timid, solitary and difficult to observe.
Population:
UK breeding:
410,000 pairs
This is one of our favorite birds that inhabit the Pine Forests of Southern Florida!! This was shot in the early morning just as the sun was starting to peek through the canopy of Pine Trees!! The Towhee is standing on a burned Palmetto branch!! Thanks for looking and all the wonderful comments!! We are so glad to have so many friends on Flickr!!
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" ...in ogni cosa che manca dentro me
ti vedrò
ma sai
tutto va irraggiungibile
oltre noi oltre le nuvole
se cerchi nell’invisibile
riesci a sentire il rimpianto di te..."
Giosada
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Portofino - La passeggiata nella pineta che porta al faro.
Crested Tit - Lopophanes Cristatus
Cairngorms
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There are afew different subspecies of the coal tit, those being the British, North African and continental ones. They are most commonly found throughout Europe and Russia in coniferous forests and trees.
The coal tit is an all-year resident throughout almost all range, making only local movements in response to particularly severe weather; only the Siberian birds have a more regular migration.
Coal tits will form small flocks in winter with other tits. This species resembles other tits in acrobatic skill and restless activity, though it more frequently pitches on a trunk, and in little hops resembles a treecreeper (Certhia). Its food is similar to that of the others; it is keen on beechmast, picks out the seeds from fir (Abies) and larch (Larix) cones, and joins Carduelis redpolls and siskins in alders (Alnus) and birches (Betula). It will also visit gardens to feed on a variety of foods put out, particularly sunflower seeds.
Being common and widespread, the coal tit is not considered a threatened species by the
The coal tit has the dubious distinction of having the largest number of bird fleas (Ceratophyllus gallinae) reported from a single nest, 5,754 fleas.
A favourite nesting site is a hole in a rotting tree-stump, often low down, and the nest is deep within the hole; holes in the ground, burrows of mice or rabbits, chinks between the stones in walls, old nests of Pica magpies or other large birds, and squirrel dreys are also occupied. The materials, moss, hair and grass, are closely felted together, and rabbit fur or feathers added for lining. Seven to eleven red-spotted white eggs are laid, usually in May; this species breeds usually once per year.
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), a member of the Pink-Sided Population, observed off the deck of a friend who lives on the pine covered slopes west of Montana City about 10 miles west of Helena, Montana, U.S.A.
8 September, 2017.
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One extremely hot afternoon during our holiday in Germany we had a nice stroll in a pine forest. The smell of the trees was incredible and the shade in the forest was a welcome place to cool down a bit.
Operations to put out a fire in the pine with a Canadair CL 415 airplane, view from the seaside of Marina di Grosseto.
Tuscany, Italy, 19.08.2012.
You walk for more than 100 meters suspended in the void at a height of around 60 metres, from where you can admire a truly unique natural spectacle.
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Lesser Redpoll - Carduelis Caberet
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Anyone who knows me will probably have guessed that this was the image that I had in mind while I was dragging that dead tree out of this pond last week.
Yesterday afternoon I finally managed to get that shot! :)
One thing I wanted to spend a bit of time doing while up in Ardnamurchan was camera trapping. Using a PIR at a selected spot, it triggers the camera based on movement. It gives a unique perspective, enabling you to capture photos you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.
In this case I was keen to show the Pine Marten that were visiting the cottage I was staying at in their forest environment. A little bit of fill flash was needed as it's quite dark in the wood, but I'm pleased with these.
Crested Tit - Lopophanes Cristatus
Cairngorms
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Red/Common Crossbill - Loxia Curvirostra (m)
The crossbill is a genus, Loxia, of birds in the finch family (Fringillidae), with six species. These birds are characterised by the mandibles with crossed tips, which gives the group its English name. Adult males tend to be red or orange in colour, and females green or yellow, but there is much variation.
Crossbills are specialist feeders on conifer cones, and the unusual bill shape is an adaptation which enables them to extract seeds from cones. These birds are typically found in higher northern hemisphere latitudes, where their food sources grow. They erupt out of the breeding range when the cone crop fails. Crossbills breed very early in the year, often in winter months, to take advantage of maximum cone supplies.
The different species specialise in feeding on different conifer species, with the bill shape optimised for opening that species of conifer. This is achieved by inserting the bill between the conifer cone scales and twisting the lower mandible towards the side to which it crosses, enabling the bird to extract the seed at the bottom of the scale with its tongue.
The mechanism by which the bill-crossing (which usually, but not always, occurs in a 1:1 frequency of left-crossing or right-crossing morphs) is developed, and what determines the direction, has hitherto withstood all attempts to resolve it.
It is very probable that there is a genetic basis underlying the phenomenon (young birds whose bills are still straight will give a cone-opening behavior if their bills are gently pressed, and the crossing develops before the birds are fledged and feeding independently), but at least in the red crossbill (the only species which has been somewhat thoroughly researched regarding this question) there is no straightforward mechanism of heritability.
Population:
UK breeding:
40,000 pairs
Red Squirrel - Scirius Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
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