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These small gazelles, named for researcher Joseph Thomson, have light-brown coats with dark stripes running down their sides, a white patch on their rumps extending underneath the tail, and ridged horns that curve backward. Females may have shorter, smoother, and slimmer horns than males or none at all. Grant’s gazelles are sometimes confused with Thomson’s. However, Thomson’s is distinguished from Grant’s by its smaller size and the white patch on its rump. On Grant’s gazelles, the patch always extends above the tail. [Credit: African Wildlife Foundation]
I love Steller's Jays anytime of the year but especially in the winter when their gorgeous blue feathers stand out so beautifully.
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) roosting on a fencepost along an open meadow awaiting the possibility of a rodent scurrying in the grasses. This prairie landscape is located south of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
4 June, 2011.
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Small, sleek warbler; white belly contrasts with olive and green upperparts. Very difficult to separate from Eastern Bonelli’s of Eastern Europe. Best character is the call, a two-parted whistle "hu-eef." Song quite similar to Eastern Bonelli’s. Breeds in deciduous forests with oaks and beech, as well as in mixed forest with pines. eBird
Another flamingo shot for the San Diego Zoo.
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My friend Jay lives across the way but only in the summer. She allows me to feed the birds in her back lot. There are huge berry bushes with several varieties of flora mixed together (red berries with blue berries etc). And the birds love them.
The blue berries really stood out:)
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For my Texture friends, I can't find Kersten Frank's gallery anymore? Thoughts?
An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) coming into our garden fountain. They love to sit on the bubbler on top and have a bath
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
I spent some time at the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands with David ( www.flickr.com/photos/birdsaspoetry ) and Dorothy ( www.flickr.com/photos/friendsintheair ) and Andy this morning doing a preliminary count of the Snipes before an official count next week.
These tend to rise out of the grasses and reeds very quckly, fly fast and often erratically.
Back to catch up soon.
The other noisy jay that hangs around. I really appreciate these guys alerting me to owls and hawks when they perch nearby. The raptors usually come in so quietly I don't see them until the jays start squawking at them. Then I know it's time to get out my camera.
This isn't my father, but it reminds me of him, as he loved to fish. He's now 92 and doesn't fish now but the memories we had together fishing, camping and backpacking were some of the best times, and lessons, of my life. Thanks for sharing nature with me dad. Glad I caught your addiction to it and learned so much from you.
Did you know:
"In 1909 a Spokane, Washington woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful: Washington State celebrated the nation’s first statewide Father’s Day on June 19, 1910." history.com
Wishing all father's, present and gone, a Happy Father's Day!
A Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) forages on the ground on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
23 May, 2013.
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Three Alaska railroad GP's prepare to load out the rest of the ARMS barge on a typical Whittier day. Cold, wet, and foggy pretty much sums up this all season port with the original military era housing standing in the background. One of the neat things about the Whittier switch stands is that they all are some how lit at the same time in this shot and no its not photoshopped. After loading is complete these three Gp's will depart under the cover of darkness for Anchorage.
One of the original general stores in the resort town of Talkeetna Alaska. Nagley's supplied miners and trappers starting in 1921. Lots of eclectic and interesting items inside to admire and enjoy.
I liked the brazen shirt this fella was wearing. It said: "Don't laugh, this is your girlfriends shirt."
Talkeetna was one of my favorite stops in Alaska. Talkeetna is located at the confluence of three rivers, the Susitna, Chulitna and Talkeetna. Denali and the Alaska Range is in plain view. Said to be the inspiration for the fictional community of Cicely AK in the popular TV show “Northern Exposure," which was actually filmed in Roslyn WA. One of my favorites shows. Definitely recommend a stop in Talkeetna when in AK.
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A Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) poses for a closeup in Arizona. I love the sound these birds make. I heard one calling in a low brush pile, slowly walked over, and snapped some images.
Taken at Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, AZ.
Shortly out of the nest, this tiny bird is prospecting for tasty bugs on this Red Bird of Paradise plant.
This is only warbler that nests in the hot deserts of the Southwest. And it is one of only two warblers to nest in cavities in the USA.
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Sandman's coming is a title from the Delines, and as we're seeing Richmond Fontaine tomorrow night, it's fine. Wet sand and a sunset at low tide, makes for a perfect evening for me. Southerndown is always a first port of call.
A Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) feeding on the ground of the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The feather colouration makes it blend well with the ground cover.
23 May, 2013.
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Hadrian's wall near Black carts turret.
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
A significant portion of the wall still stands and can be followed on foot along the adjoining Hadrian's Wall Path. It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern England and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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A lifer for me, I captured this secretive and little-known Bachman's Sparrow on my April trip to Florida in 2019. My guide pointed them out to me - thanks Carl! My Flickr friend Ruth was with us on that trip as well, so we essentially have the same photo of this lovely bird.
I was contacted for permission to use this photo as part of a interpretive panel for the Alachua Conservation Trust. I recently saw a photo of the display which has now been installed. This was part of a two year project that was funded with a grant provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I'm very pleased that this photo can help people understand what is needed to help restore the environment in ways that allow animals in nature to thrive and to see this beautiful sparrow.
Taken 4 April 2019 at Jonathon Dickinson State Park, Florida.
Snake's Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | Liliaceae
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Mary's shell is an art installation on Clevely’s Beach. The sculpture is 8m long and 4m tall, the shell weighs in at 16.5 tonnes. It was set into place on Wednesday 25 September 2013
A clear view of the spread tail feathers is necessary for a definitive identification, but this is about 95% likely to be an Allen's rather than the very similar Rufous hummingbird. Newport Beach Back Bay, California
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A Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) roosts on an old fend post along the shores of Pelican Lake in western Saskachewan, Canada.
19 May, 2013.
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In Europe's medieval philosophy and theology (note that they were not separated - just like the big cathedrals were not just places of worship but also the location of vast libraries) it was a common thought that two books were written "by the finger of God"; the Bible and Nature. My point here is not to return to a pre-modern world view, but to highlight that here we have a sophisticated understanding that studying and "reading" nature are an alternative way of getting closer to God [or, to use a more scholarly language, a way to educate our ignorance]. Fuji X-Pro3 plus Samyang tele lens wide-open.
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✩ Skirt + Belt CRAFT – Kei
✩ Boots Phedora – Savin
This is an adult male, never seen one of this before until he appears in my backyard last week. Is a large sparrow. Their breeding habitat is the north part of central Canada. In fact, this bird is Canada's only endemic breeder. In the winter they migrate to the Great Plains states of the United States, from lower South Dakota to upper Texas.
There's magic in the air
Everywhere, in the summer
Don't you know it's summer time
And the livin' is easy, so easy...
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Apparently this is a fabulous year for spring wildflowers-- at least in this area. The conservation area my photo group visited this morning was carpeted with numerous ephemerals, including these Dutchman's Breeches. What a lovely little flower. Beckemeier Conservation Area in St Louis County, Missouri
In the words of Shakespeare, "When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won ...", winter is a time to return to the essentials. Tune out the Trumpian chaos and appreciate the things that are important.
"The simplicity of Winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread." ~ John Burroughs
This sculpture by Stephen Broadbent was erected in 2013. It is one of the symbols from the Sea Swallows, a children's book, which tells the story of Mary, a fisherman's daughter who saves her town from the dangers of the sea by using a golden seashell
I have been observing a Cooper's Hawk nest here for the past few weeks. These are two of the three young ones that survived to this stage. These flew away from the nest three days ago. Their younger sibling was still on the nest yesterday, but was hopping around and wing-flapping to get a purchase on branches higher up from the nest. It will join its siblings soon.
The parents were very much in evidence. They were calling and swooping through the dense forest habitat.
Edmonton Alberta.
Also known as Pincent's Kiln, Wilder's Folly, Nunhide Tower or Flint Folly, this brick tower was built in 1769 by Reverend Henry Wilder while he was courting Joan Thoyt as a token of his love. Situated to the West of Reading, the tower occupies a commanding position on Nunhide Hill overlooking the surrounding Berkshire countryside.
As I was standing in a field searching for an owl when I had a very unexpected encounter with this Anna's today. He landed close by watched me for a few minutes took off then returned this went on for an hour, what a treat!
“A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect.”
– Terri Guillemets
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"Com um salto quebrava o silêncio
E cantando
Voltava a lembrar
Que passa no instante o tempo
Que ainda temos para amar
É o fado
É o fado que ensina
Que o amor é sagrado
é herança da vida
é o fado"
"With a jump he broke the silence
And singing
She remembered again
That time passes in the instant
That we still have to love
It's fado
It is fado that teaches
That love is sacred
it's life's inheritance
it's fado"
Fado is the most internationally known expression of Portuguese music. In fado, life experiences are expressed through song
"De un salto rompió el silencio
Y cantando
Me acordé de nuevo
Que el tiempo pasa en el instante
Que aún nos queda por amar
Es el fado
Es el fado el que enseña
Que el amor es sagrado
es la herencia de la vida
es el fado"
El fado es la expresión más conocida internacionalmente de la música portuguesa. En el fado se expresan las experiencias de la vida a través del canto.
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Zorzalito de Swainson, Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus.
Hotel Tinamú
Departamento de Caldas
Colombia
It's easy to hear why they call these hummingbirds. They certainly do hum by at high speeds. These Anna's Hummingbirds also have calls that they're not afraid to use. We often hear their buzzy scratchy song as they're perched in our trees. And if we approach the feeders, we often hear their staccato tisk tisk scolding call.
Queen's View lies at the heart of Highland Perthshire.
When Queen Victoria visited in 1866, she assumed that the sweeping view west along Loch Tummel was named after her – but she was wrong. It is more likely the view was really named after Isabella, the first wife of Robert the Bruce, who lived more than 500 years earlier.