During two lockdowns I have walked in this valley at least once a day but somehow two days are never the same. Over the years I have seen it in snow, frost, rain and drought. I saw the first leaves of Spring and the last leaves of Autumn. I have spotted nineteen types of orchid. I have seen the first hazel catkins. I have seen the fields ploughed, harrowed, sown and harvested. I watched a lake off to the right being built and one time I saw a hot air balloon land.

I have seen eagles, red kites, buzzards, herons, hoopoes, egrets and kestrels to name a few. I have seen wild boar, deer, hare, coypu, rabbits, Western whip snakes and salamanders.

What makes it special is I rarely see people!

Wishing everyone a very Happy and very Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Bill

yes we have lots of flowers still . no below zero temps yet .

Cades Cove in Smoky Mountain National Park.

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White-Tail deer

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Fort Snelling State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. For many centuries, the area of the modern park has been of importance to the Mdewakanton Dakota people who consider it the center of the earth. Wikipedia

The white-tailed deer, also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, Ecuador, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. Wikipedia

Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica.

This guy has been on my desk-top for a while folks and thought it was time that I posted it, so here it is.

Doctors today Ugh, thanks for stopping by, have a great and safe day, and be well.

Another guy not wanting to share his catch

I do not understand, I give them everything.

Thanks to all who stop by it is so very much appreciated.

A Bald Eagle snatching his dinner from the Mississippi River.

S Bahn service S5 enters Berlin Hauptbahnof at sunset on 11th November 2019.

The Tempisque River in Costa Rica.

...will always fill my heart with sweet clarity

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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.

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Here he got to fast for me to keep up, never thought that they were that quick when they wanted to leave a location, normally you can time the wing beat and get it perfect, sorry for the clip wing.

Thanks for stopping by and for all the very kind words, always much appreciated.

皆様へ　お元気でしょうか？何時も優しいコメント有り難うございます。今日は何とか投稿出来ました。こんな時期なので皆

様にはご無沙汰します。どうかコロナウイルスにはお気を付けください。

To everyone, how are you? Thank you for your kind comments. I managed to post today. It's such a time, so I'm sorry for everyone. Please be careful about coronaviruses.

Have a wonderful day!!

World Rhino Day 22nd September 2021

Here I thought this was morning exercise but was not to be folks, it was a pre launch for prey he spotted in the field.

Thank you for stopping by and for all the kind words, always so much appreciated.

Keeping with the flight images folks and some I'm very proud to have taken, the camera and I are getting along better than ever, thank goodness.

Have a great weekend, stay safe, be well and thank you all for stopping by and for all the kind words.

It's all about the look folks, and this says it all.

Thanks for the visit, and is always very much appreciated.

This guy payed absolutely no attention to me at all folks, and my presence there did not bother him at all, where normally it would.

Thanks to all who visit, it is very much appreciated.

This is the one I really like folks, a top-side capture is always what I thrive for but does not always happen. Hope everyone had a great and safe weekend, and wishing all e great and safe week ahead.

Thanks for stopping by and for all the kind words, and very much appreciate it all.

This guy caught me by a total surprise, just like falling instead of a launch, and this is the very best I could do. Tomorrow I will start a series I'm very proud of, and one I've never been able to get in 20-years, so I'm very happy indeed.

Thank you for stopping by, it is always so very much appreciated.

Tiras mountains close to the Namib

Gotta admit, I love that name.

Une belle inconnue a attiré mon regard et m'a souri en me disant que la Vie est la plus forte!

Nairobi National Park.

Kenya.

As you can see folks I almost missed it because they bare so so fast, and give no warning when they are ready to go, they just do it, and I'm old and not fast enough.

Thanks to all who take the time to visit, is is always very much appreciated.

Gibbs Gardens in North Georgia

pensive Colobus monkey

Taken from our Villa on the Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica

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Taken December 26, 2020 from our Villa on the Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica. About a 45 minute drive from the airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.

Disclaimer: Before you think I am a retired Federal employee that somehow became wealthy you need to know, my son takes us all on these trips. He's the Managing Partner of a Venture Capital Firm in the Silicon Valley. Right place, right time. In 2018, as my wife (his mother) was recovering from her cancer and the effects of chemo he insisted on hosting the family in Punta Mita, Mexico. It turned out to be such a great time, he did it again in 2020. We are now looking forward to 2022;

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Well everyone this will be the last predation image in this series, a couple more of the ending and promise this will be the last in the series. Thanking you so much for your patience and giving this guy a "A" ++++++++++++++++ for his valiant effort. A total joy to photography and to show a small part of y experience with this Hawk and Snake.

Thanks to all who visit, comment and all the very kind words, much appreciated.

A bird of open countryside with scattered bushes. It's recent decline means it is now a red list species. This was taken on the chalk hillsides near Cerne in Dorset where fortunately it is still relatively frequent. Once common near my home on the edge of Weymouth, it has now virtually disappeared.

Many thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.