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Pileated woodpecker. A lifer for me
Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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1/1600 sec. f/6.3 552mm ISO200
A happy spring arrival. One of the first spring flowers in thevmountains, found at elevations between 8,500 to 11,500 ft.
Northern Cardinal Male - Cardinal rouge mâle
Cardinalis cardinalis (Cardinalidae - Cardinalidés)
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I like the setting that this Flame-colored Tanager was in with the mossy branches. Taken in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica. A close-up of this bird is in the comment box.
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Despite the number of cardinals we have every year, finding a wing feather is rare. This is the first this year. Last year I found two. Feathers are one of those creations that are perfect, yet get replaced each summer. I suppose their functionality decreases with use.
Close-up of the Flame-colored Tanager. Taken in Costa Rica.
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I couldn't get enough of the antics of this egret when I was in Florida. Big Red, as he is called, has a huge following and every day he put on a fantastic show for the photographers. I was so fortunate to see him each day I was at Fort de Soto Park. He looks pretty pleased here with his catch.
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Another result of my recent playing around with colour (& water) - a red feather caught in my euphorbia trigona (African Milk Tree) and then sprayed with water. Red represents vitality, the life force, physical energy and strength, passion, power and courage. If you encounter a red feather, it may be a sign that you are becoming stronger, or getting your strength back after a health issue. Here's hoping.....
Every morning before going to school, Clotilde helped her mother by gathering the freshly laid eggs from the family’s hen house. Still warm, the eggs she gathered from amidst the nests of straw and stray feathers made by their hens were white or brown, sometimes delicately speckled and sometimes not. Then, one morning, close to Easter Sunday, as she hunted around the hen house, Clotilde found a different egg nestled comfortably in the straw, surrounded by feathers of red, bronze and yellow. The egg was a delicate shade of blue, and rather than speckled, it was dimpled all over, like a dew covered leaf. Clotilde gasped as she admired it with reverence as it sparkled and shimmered in the morning sunlight. As she looked at it, she saw the egg move and heard a crack like glass splintering. Carefully Clotilde crouched down to wait and see what fantastic, magical bird would be forthcoming from within the surprising egg she discovered.
Easter represents hope, as do eggs, which also bring the promise of good things to come. Easter eggs symbolise hope, new life, resurrection, and fertility, aligning with both pagan and Christian interpretations of the holiday. We all need hope in the world today, and a reason to smile, find beauty and joy. My wish for you, is that you experience and find all these things!
This egg is actually a wonderful dimpled European glass ornament which I hang along with its pink counterpart every Easter. A friend sends me box of Haigh’s chocolate Easter Eggs every year. One year when I went to throw out the box, I rediscovered that it was full of shredded paper packaging, which reminded me of a nest. Inspired, I fetched my blue glass egg and nestled it amongst the paper, but it needed something to make the nest more homely, so I sprinkled around a few of my feathers from my feather collection. I then took the box with nest outside and photographed it in the mid morning sun.
Taken at Frank Lake, Alberta.
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that's right .... Mister Chirpy... again.
I love the look of them and there is a little family that comes to get a drink in the bird bath and sometimes stay to splash about a bit.
Lately the water is a bit greasy even when I change it several times per day, and scrub it with a stiff bristle brush, as the crow guarding a nest across the street is bringing things to 'wash' and wet in there. I think when they are feeding babies, they dip their finding (usually breads and bun chunks, probably from the nearby golf course) and that way the youngsters...or perhaps even the Mom on a nest...get some moisture... don't know for sure, but it seems plausible.
It is so warm right now that lots of birds are finding our little birdie bath and having fun in there ....+30C again today....... I don't like it that hot!
Male House Finch
This is another result of doing something with a red feather and my Euphorbia trigona (African Milk Tree). I've always thought it was a cactus but this morning I learned otherwise after consulting Madame Google. You can see in the photo one of many very small leafs which are still covering the plant following an upsurge in growth during July. I've brought it inside now for the winter as they don't like the cold (we have that in common...) 😊
Social distancing not required...Thankfully we can still go outside in the backyard and connect with nature.
The male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) gets its usual red or orangey colour from pigments in its diet, primarily from berries and fruit. When a bird is molting (loosing its feathers) its diet will determine the colours of its new feathers. If a diet lacks certain pigments, then a House Finch may end up orange or yellow instead of its usual red. (Source AllAboutBirds.org)
Did you know that females prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find. Nature is truly amazing!
Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated musical fantasy adventure-drama produced by Walt Disney Productions and was based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie.
Release date: : February 5, 1953 (United States);Production company: Walt Disney Productions
Music by: Oliver WallaceBased on: Peter and Wendy; by J.M. Barrie
I got inspired to take this still life whilst my son,his partner and I were all watching the film. I started to think about things we had around the house and I was able to create this photo. The moon is actually a moon lamp belonging to my sons partner.
A stunning image of a grey parrot sitting atop a gnarled branch against a pitch black backdrop. Its bright red feather stands out in stark contrast, creating a captivating contrast between the two colors. The parrot's calm demeanor adds to the serene atmosphere, making it a beautiful and peaceful scene.
This is from a collaboration I did last year with the designer Linnéa Woxinger Sköld. We had an amazing time, shooting in the woods! The story is about a girl who wakes up in her fairytale, but struggles to get out and break free.
Credits
Design: Linnéa Woxinger Sköld
Hair/Makeup: Melina Janzon
Model: Elsa Cimmerbeck
Reminiscent of a troupe of wide-eyed clowns, Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. Their social lives are endlessly fascinating: they store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into specially made holes in trees. A group member is always on alert to guard the hoard from thieves, while others race through the trees giving parrotlike waka-waka calls. Their breeding behavior is equally complicated, with multiple males and females combining efforts to raise young in a single nest.
Close up of the face of a Rufous night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) imaged in central Bohol, Philippines.