This Roseate Spoonbill was taken at Peaceful Waters in Wellington, Florida.

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Spring is not complete without seeing beautiful rhododenrons in full bloom.

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Little Blue Heron

This green heron ruffled its feathers then settled back into position. Sometimes, things just need to be reset!

The Beginnings of a threat or warning as another swan approaches out of frame.

Juvenile male Northern Wheatear on a post. Quite a lot of these as well as Meadow Pipits all on the move today - autumn is coming

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Red Ruffled Tulips.

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A New Zealand Tui

Taken in British Columbia's Fraser Valley by David.

A male Peregrine Falcon readjusts his plumage, perhaps to fight off the cold or remove the moisture accumulated from the morning mists.

David

Hawaii

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A Roseate Spoonbill getting ready for takeoff.

Florence AZ

feathers mostly gone

old age is coming closer

but I can still fly

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'Ruffled' is a macro photograph of an iris petal.

Dramatic image of an aggressive crow chasing another from the roof of a derelict barn against a moody sky

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

~John Burroughs~

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Drying off after a bath.

I have a bit on this afternoon so will catch up with your images as and when I can.

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ruffled grouse can typically be approached relatively closely while in the wild....this image was taken within ten yards with snowy background although I will admit their camouflage is amazing....

Osprey giving itself a fluff up on its perch by nest

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Another from a walk along the Yarra River at Warrandyte on this day in 2019.

Reddish Egret

Watch their hunting habits here:

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This Short-eared Owl was perched on a distant post this morning with it's feathers all ruffled.

Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment or fave my images.

Lovely coloured lily flower at Mount Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.

For macro mondays 'layer'

Thank goodness for macro mondays - I've been meaning to photograph these lovely carnations for a couple of weeks. They seem to have lasted forever!

Tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes!

~ William Wordsworth

Swan, Canberra Zoo.