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.

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

This Daylily, cultivar 'Becky Lynn', lives in my garden and is gorgeous in color, but its sculptural qualities that are revealed in black & white really captured my imagination.

"To see in color is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul."

-- Andri Cauldwell

More info on the blog at: edrosack.com/2023/03/12/photos-with-a-new-camera/

Hawaii

Florence AZ

feathers mostly gone

old age is coming closer

but I can still fly

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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....

A Roseate Spoonbill getting ready for takeoff.

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

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.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

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

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

~John Burroughs~

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Osprey giving itself a fluff up on its perch by nest

Reddish Egret

Watch their hunting habits here:

www.google.com/search?q=reddish+egret+eating+video&oq...

Tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes!

~ William Wordsworth

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.

Swan, Canberra Zoo.

Snowy egrets can be pretty territorial. This guy was fed up with the other egrets in Pond 7, chasing them off with a squawk and a show of his crown of feathers.

One of the beautiful flowers of the variety of tulips.🌷 This bud was still closed but it's still beautiful. Waiting for Spring again in few months!

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A Swallow-tailed Kite ruffles its feathers after preening.

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Great White Egret, Fox River at De Pere, Wisconsin

Capture from a homemade floating blind.

Unexpected wind on the river early cut my time short this morning.

regrets > egrets

A macro view of pink fabric ruffles, taken for the Macro Mondays group theme, "Pink." The frame represents a span of 2⅝ - inches across.

Strobist info:

The scene was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights CL/CR fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄128 power through 24" gridded soft boxes and triggered by PocketWizard Plus Xs.

Lens: Pentacon Auto 50mm f1.8 with a 12mm extension tube attached.

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#Pink