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Covid-19 restrictions are being eased, the sun is shinning, a first class restaurant is back as are tourists, all in the beautiful town of Cadaqués in Catalunya close to Salvador Dali's residence in Port Lligat and the border with France.
I was lamenting the restrictions put on by the Covid-19 virus and was thinking about what I might miss in the wildlife world this spring. I thought about warbler migration and then about the nesting of the pileated woodpeckers. The site where I saw the woodpeckers and their chicks for the past two years was at a place I now won't be going to. It would likely be too difficult to maintain the necessary "social distancing" required.
Plus, I'm not even sure the park is open. So, hopefully I'll find them again next year. However, I thought I'd post one of my favorite shots of all time taken last spring when Mom came back to feed her three chicks. Doesn't get much better than this in the wildlife photography world as far as I'm concerned.
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If you'd like to see more of my pileated woodpecker images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many images of eagles and other raptors as well as owls, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, songbirds and an interesting set of images of a bobcat with prey. I also have a full section on birds in flight which is my specialty.
Though restrictions on gatherings are in place due to COVID-19 we remain connected and in community.
Given COVID-LAND travel restrictions I have taken the opportunity to spend more time exploring my home town of Fort Collins and beautiful home state of Colorado. Picture here a line-up of taps from a local watering hole. Fort Collins has some of the best beer in the USA!
The Wasserkuppe (Wasser = Water, Kuppe = crest) is a plateau formation in the low mountains of the Rhön. It is 950m above sea level and located in the state of Hesse. It is a hot spot for gliders and has been since 1911, when students of the Technical University of Darmstadt began with the sport. In 1922, a gliding school was established there. After WWII, the US built a radar air surveillance base but in the 1950s, the restrictions of German aviation was loosened and the Wasserkuppe then returned to be used for paragliding as well as snow-gliding. Wasserkuppe is very popular among tourists, so honestly, I avoid going there. 😉
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Despite water restrictions in the Cape, there are three botanicals that put on the most beautiful show of flowers: Bougainvillea, Hibiscus and Plumbago.
The water restrictions in place, allow for watering plants twice weekly using a bucket - no hosepipes allowed. I’ve taken matters one step further and instead of using potable water, I save my bathwater for the shrubs – and they’ve rewarded me handsomely :-)
Here is an image of my Plumbago.
Botanical name: Plumbago auriculata.
Family: Plumbaginaceae.
Taken in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa.
The K4 class production started in 1909 but this locomotive wasn't built until 1923.
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……Converging lines for ’Smile on Saturdays’ theme this week of “One Point Perspective” - Railway tracks are well suited to the theme but without the tracks in place any more I thought a smattering of snow would focus the minds eye instead! Happy Smiles On Saturday..…….. Hope you are all getting to grips with the new lockdown restrictions and the do’s & don’t’s! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to ALL the key workers who are carrying on to benefit the rest of us - we applaud you all. Alan;-)👏👏👏👏👏
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Looking over to The Cheviot, Hedgehope & Dunmoor Hill from Simonside.
Back out with the walking group for the first time since the easing of lockdown restrictions to allow groups of up to 6 to walk together.
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Our restrictions have eased just a little and I was finally able to get out and about. I've visited and photographed these falls often but it was extra special after this period of lockdown ... and thankfully free of the usual people breaking the rules and congregating at the base of the falls.
this is right in the middle of town...the morning before new tighter lockdown restrictions...
Always a bonus to get a shot in town with no town in shot!
Pelindaba Lavender Field at Friday Harbor, WA. A chance to visit the San Juan Islands while restrictions are a bit loosen.
Its very slow on Flickr at present!! Its the new group restrictions that have stopped a lot of people bothering to put there photos in groups or look at and fave other peoples pics. Its dreadful!!
Spending too much wasted time on here now!I dont want to desert my wondeful friends on here but I dont know what the answer is.We must fave one anothers photos as much as possble to keep the interest going or it will die!
I dont know whats behind it but there is something!
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Handley Page H.P. 42, Samakh, Tiberias, Palestine (1935)
G-AAUD, production number 42/3, was named after the Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator, who explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in approx. 570 BC. Hanno first flew on 19 July 1931 and was later converted to a H.P.42(W) (Hannibal class). The aircraft was impressed into No. 271 Squadron RAF and was destroyed in a gale at Whitchurch Airport, Bristol when it was blown together with Heracles and damaged beyond repair on 19 March 1940. This aircraft was featured in the fifteen minute 1937 Strand Film Company documentary Air Outpost, landing at Al Mahatta in Sharjah, now in the United Arab Emirates.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.42
Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor, the Matson Photo Service (1935)
Original picture:
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© Alain Girard, Restored & Colorized, 2022
Now the Welsh COVID travel restrictions have been eased, I took advantage of yesterday's fine weather to explore two Snowdonia Mountain Lakes - pictured here Llyn Ogwen and nearby Llyn Idwal.
Llyn Ogwen is a ribbon lake lying alongside the A5 road between two Snowdonia Mountain Ranges - the Carneddau to the left of the image and the Glyderau to the right. It's a very shallow glacial lake with a maximum depth of only a little over 3 metres.
Took this Mid Afternoon shot in glaring sunlight with a wide angle lens and a polarising filter from the lake's Western shoreline. Its Eastern shoreline is overshadowed by the dominant crag Creigiau r Dena 500m (1,640 ft) - reflected here.
Whilst shooting, a Bat flew out from a crevice in the nearby right hand rocks circling above the darkened water area. Nature certainly is full of surprises!
And every time that a human being dies because of Coronavirus or because of racial injustice and murder, that is a huge loss for us all. We must remember this. No matter how large the world gets and no matter how separated we get from each other through quarantines, shelter at home, travel restrictions and self isolation, we are all humans.
I'll say it again because I don't believe you can truly be a photographer and photograph people without having an understanding of humanity as your guiding concept. Every human story is worth telling.
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Autumn Castle
As the new travel restrictions were around the corner, I took the last opportunity to pop to Germany and visit the world famous Neuschwanstein castle. The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in honour of the composer Richard Wagner. It is one of the most visited sites in Germany and normally heaving with internal visitors.
Caught in a thunder storm high up in the Wicklow mountains.
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Now the Welsh COVID travel restrictions have been eased, I took advantage of last Tuesday's fine weather to explore two Mountain Lakes in the Snowdonia National Park, North West Wales - Llyn Idwal (pictured here) and nearby Llyn Ogwen.
Took this Mid-Morning shot of the lake, from its Northern Shoreline, three quarter's of one hour later after leaving the falls half a mile distant and roughly 500ft lower - with a tripod using a Cannon EFS 10-18mm lens at 18mm with polarising and neutral density filters.
From the East and left to right, firstly are the 400ft low-angled Idwal Slabs (frequented by rock climbers). Next and still in shadow, the thin white line of the Devil's Appendix Waterfall falling through the crags of Clogwyn y Geifr. By enlarging the image you'll have a better view of this.
Pictured centre is the Devil's Kitchen a crag below Glyder Fawr 1,001m (3,284ft), out of shot, the highest peak in the Glyderau Mountain Range and finally the peak, far right, is Y Garn 947m (2,598 ft).
Due to restrictions on my movement, caused by my injured arm, I was unable to satisfactorily take the majority of shots intended for this theme today. I have had to fall back on a very simple and much easier shot of this fridge magnet, brought back from our recent trip to Malta.
It is very common for small bottles of sand to be sold as tourist momentos of holiday spots and over the years we have bought quite a few. The majority are given away but this one was retained due to it being a magnet and appears here due to its small size!
For Macro Mondays group - theme of ‘In a Bottle’.
Lovely old pub decked out for Xmas pre-pandemic. Hope it's now open with the restrictions easing! Exemplifies the old pubs in London.
Now the Welsh COVID travel restrictions have eased from Saturday 27th March, I took advantage of this that day by further exploring the valleys around Capel Curig.
Early afternoon sees me overlooking Dyffryn Mymbyr - a valley running Westerly from the village of Capel Curig (middle right) to the Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel in Snowdonia, containing the twin lakes - Llynnau Mymbyr. The Snowdon Horseshoe can be seen a distant right, partly concealed cloud, behind the furthest lake. The Carneddau Mountains (a most inhospitable place) tower immediately above the lakes' Northern Shoreline to the right.
Originally, Llynnau Mymbyr was one lake - about three quarters of a mile long in total - but a delta has built up midway along its North Shoreline and this has to all intents and purposes cut the lake into two - hence the plural name.
In the middle left foreground are the Capel Curig Pinnacles, (marked Y Pincin on maps) which are a series of rocky platforms also affording excellent Westerly views. Please see my earlier posting within my Snowdonia National Park album.
Happy Fence Good Friday everyone. Enjoy your Easter weekend but above all continue to stay safe and well too!
This was a possibility for my entry to the theme of high-key for Macro Mondays last week. I decided not to post it because of the size restrictions of the group.
I've read the requirements of course but am never 100% sure if I have them correct.....
Claims to be the oldest inn in England. They have carbon dated some timbers to this date. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, no-one can experience their hospitality just now.
With the easing of COVID restrictions in the UK, it was with great pleasure I was able to spend 4 nights camping on the banks of beautiful Lake Windermere at the National Trust campsite at Low Wray in the Lake District.
Above picture was taken on my 20 year old Sevylor Pointer 2 inflatable kayak.........though I'm not sure my insurance company would approve of me taking my lovely M10 with me in a plastic Tupperware box on such a flimsy vessel! :)
Voigtlander 15mm Super-Wide Heliar f4.5 ASPH v3
(Explored 31/5/21 #338)
With the 25MPH restriction on this train, I was able to make it to this spot with plenty of time to spare after last shooting at the HWY 78 overpass near Richland. I needed some coffee and Leo needed a donut, so I skipped a few mundane, generic rural Iowa grade-crossing shots and headed for the Casey's on the west side of Washington.
When I pulled into town, the fog was finally starting to lift. Not long before the train arrived, the scene seemed to clear. There were stray high "clouds" of lifting fog that made for some unpredictable conditions, but this turned out pretty nice regardless. Note the "clouds" in this scene are all dissipating fog.
Just finished hand stripping our dog Molly, as the groomers is closed due to the current restrictions. Quite a lot of her hair came off, as she has a double coat. Rather than just bin the hair, I put it on the garden fence between the fence slats for the birds as they seem to be collecting for their nests. The next minute along came the Jackdaw and flew off with the hair, so it wasn’t wasted.
at the Omni Resort on Amelia Island
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Now that some of these restrictions have been lifted, it was time to pick up My girls and hit the road. Decided to take out the Pink G Wagon... Queenstyle Limited Edition.
Of course Diamond and Cassandra still didnt come out yet, its hot out here... giggles. Luckily i am relaxing in style.
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Jaz
With the current restrictions its been great exploring my local patch on foot and I have found numerous breeding territories of some of my local birds.This Goldcrest held a territory close to my home and was singing constantly and flitting in and out of the bushes and trees.
The Goldcrest is the UKs smallest bird and can be very hard to photograph as they are constantly on the move.
This male raised its crest and stayed still for several seconds as the female alighted in the tree above him.
Taken in Devon today.