I captured the eagle as it flew out of a tree in my back garden. I never tire of seeing or hearing these majestic birds.

it's kinda like seeing the middle distance...

no focus required.

WELL MARKED and distinctive warbler, the Sedge Warbler has a lively and beautiful song that is a useful aid to identification. This one was deep into the reeds but found a small gap to focus through, love seeing them.

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Enjoy the Lords day, God bless..............................Tomx

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"COUNT your blessings, name them one by one, you be surprised what the good Lord has done !"

A small flock of Short-billed Dowitchers enjoyed a pitstop at a local pond in early May. They were here for a brief stay - to rest and refuel before embarking on their next leg of migration to their breeding grounds further north in the subarctic tundra.

It's a delight to watch them feed and probe their bills - 'sewing machine' style - into the mud for aquatic insects.

I am glad that I was able to capture some shots of these three individuals in which their eyes were visible and their feeding positions were synchronized.

Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G + 1.4X.

(Taken on: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

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At least seeing puffins brightened up what was a wet and dank summers day on Lunga.

I find it hard to shed a tear

Oh, you brought it on yourself, my dear

And wrong, yes, I may be

Don't you dare, don't you dare leave no light on, no light on for me

'Cause, baby, I ain't comin' home

Oh, but you know it hurts me, it hurts me to be alone

Yeah, it hurts me, baby

A hundred years that ain't never gonna ease

Oh, I'm hearing all the things, all the things, all the things that I just can't believe

But I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes

All the pain that, baby, that this heart, this heart just cannot hide

But you know that this pain starts in my heart

And love tears us apart

You won't find me down on, on my knees, baby

You won't find me bendin' over backwards, baby

Just to please, show me, please

'Cause I'm seeing things for the first time

Seeing it, oh, for the first time

Seeing it for the first time

In my life

Hey, it's in my life

Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

I used to dream

Of a better day that you know, that you know never, ever came

"Sorry," that don't mean nothin' to me

Oh, baby, I'm gone, I'm out the door

And you know that's the way that things gotta, gotta be

So, baby, you know I've done my time

I didn't know that lovin' you was such a crime

And you won't find me down on my knees

No, no, no, no, no, no

You won't find me bendin' over backwards, baby

Just to please, show me, baby, one thing

Seeing things for the first time

Seeing it, ow, for the very first time

Seeing it for the first time

Seeing it, baby

I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna cry, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry

'Cause I'm seeing things for the first time

In my life

Oh, baby, you know, you know, you know, you know it's my life

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm-uAY05LJg

[song - "Seeing Things" by The Black Crowes, off the 1990 album " Shake Your Moneymaker." If you've never heard the entire album, I urge you to do so. It's SO good.]

Viewer- Black Dragon. Pose by me

Pretty hardy plants, a rocky shoreline, dark sand, foamy sea on the way out to the blue south pacific ocean and a cloudy sky.

Printed this but the lower part was a bit too dark ... here's a humorous photo of Frank holding it in the garden :)

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Crazy Tuesday Theme : Reflection

I can never pass up a reflection! This was taken on a wonderfully calm evening at Frank Lake, Alberta.

Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) I was concentrating on this blue tit having a dip when a siskin photobombed the scene!

... is not necessarily believing

Created for Smile on Saturday - Eyeglasses

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

I think they are one of the coolest looking ducks out there. Sporting a mohawk and that nice orange bill. Location

Amalfi Dr. Retention Pond, Kent County Del.

Seeing the Mountain range of Madrid .., Viendo la Sierra Madrileña..

A couple of Canadian geese.

Thank you for the visit!

Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

f/6.3 1/2000 ISO2000 400mm

Great Central Railway at Loughborough.

Created for Treat This 217 in the Kreative People Group www.flickr.com/groups/1752359@N21/discuss/72157679455464918/

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Taken on Newburgh beach, Aberdeenshire

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Dead trees by HISA:

HISA - Dead tree - A

HISA - Dead tree - B

HISA - Dead tree - D

HISA Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hisa/123/117/22

HISA Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3RR2wW

Featuring Teeglepet Ghost with Jack's Nightmare mane and coat appliers:

Enchantment: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nymphai/125/38/3375

Nisa Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nakaa/130/57/3184

Nisa Flickr: flic.kr/f/3RWntm

Bunch of Seasonal Goodies by tarte:

tarte. ghost balloons - cluster A (3)

tarte. hanging witch hats (assembled example)

tarte. pumpkin luminary A (burnt orange) - shadow

tarte. pumpkin luminary B (cream) - shadow

tarte. pumpkin luminary B (black) - shadow

c88: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/122/191/1085

tarte mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/tarte/143/114/34

tarte flickr: flic.kr/ps/2nRAmN

tarte previous release: spooky trees

My all-time fave barn by hive:

hive // the old barn RARE

hive Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/hive/139/55/25

hive Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2hPUK9

Misc. Goodies:

[Rezz Room] Imperial Doberman Halloween Animesh (Companion)

Atelier Burgundy . Garden Fence Abandoned

MYSA Saddle Blankets - Shades of Grey

{vespertine} - spooky lights. - skeletons - long / hanging/

Hayabusa Design Peach Tree - Pecher Hand M1 Gift

LARCH 03 autumn - yellow M/T

Yugen.// young linden. 04.// low LOD

Konoha -"Jest" Weeds

Thanks so much for all the support! I really do appreciate it! 😊

Created for Smile on Saturday. Two-Same

I found these two little glasses at the Cancer Society thrift store and thought they would work nicely for this week's challenge.

Thanks everyone for your visits, comments and favs.

The gates made of light swing open. You see in ~ Rumi

Looking north west towards rain showers from our hotel on the eastern shore of Osoyoos Lake. We spent a few days visiting wineries in the south Okanagan for our 30th anniversary.

A Common Loon breaking up the stillness at first light in a Northern Michigan Lake

The full moon from a few nights ago through a Sheoak tree near Taroona Beach, Tasmania.

And Locked Gates....

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A favorite local hot spot of mine, when there are birds, is White Slough. When conditions are right with the tide and there is no wind the opportunity of 'seeing double' is always a fascinating observation with the American Avocets sweeping the water.

Thank you for your visit and comments...have a wonderful evening.

Head: Lelutka Avalon

Skin: DeeTalez

Hair: Etoile

Eyes: Lotus

Tattoo: This Is Wrong

Model: Tia Maria Vasquez

After seeing some superb images of these recently i thought i would give it a go, this is m78kem spinning the wool

For some reason this year we have had a lot of grey mares having foals they had 3 in this field, but they would not stand together.

Explore 2 10 2022

Our cat exploring.

Not really ... actually the opposite, I had the feeling I was on holiday (which I was) sitting outside Beach Babylon with a red Vespa and a matching menu.

I'm a little bit in love with Welly's Oriental Parade on a nice day.

instagram version

When I first saw this little Burrowing Owl standing upright, at it's now very green burrowing hole, it quickly ducked under. I parked the car so I could watch without getting out and when it reappeared barely showing it's head I thought I was 'seeing double' as I shot this image only to find there were two owls.

Thank you for your visit and comments and hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

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On a bitterly cold day with windchills into the -40s these poor guys could barely keep their eyes open. They were sheltering from the North wind but I almost wondered if the red barn produced some semblance of heat that was comforting. In turn the magpies were sheltering on the horses’ backs.