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2018-12-12
Back Yard, Alberta
What would winter be without the return of the hawks to the back yard. Back for another season of hunting the birds that come to our feeders.
The 50th and final Showbus took place near Redbourn in Hertfordshire on 25/09/2022 and was attended by around 245 buses and coaches from up and down the UK.
My photos show some of the vehicles that helped make the day another big success.
This Sharp-shinned Hawk landed in front of me and stayed and posed for at least 5 minutes. This image was taken at the Daggerwing boardwalk in late 2011.
Canon EOS 7D, EF400 f/5.6L USM, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 500
A mature plant will produce a tuft of flowers on long stalks during early to mid-spring, by which time the basal leaves that persisted during the winter may have withered away. Each flower occurs on a naked hairy stalk about 3-4" long; this stalk is often reddish green or reddish brown. The flower may be erect or it may nod on its stalk. Each flower is up to 1" across, consisting of 5-11 petal-like sepals, a green cluster of carpels in its center, and numerous white stamens surrounding the carpels. The sepals are white, pastel pink, or pastel blue; each sepal is oblong-oval in shape. At the base of each flower, there are 3 leafy bracts that are lanceolate, ovate, or oval in shape. These bracts are reddish green or reddish brown, hairy across the outer surface, and shorter than the sepals. The blooming period occurs during early to mid-spring and lasts about 2-3 weeks for a colony of plants; however, individual flowers are short-lived. The carpels turn brown and become beaked achenes that are often pubescent. The root system consists of a tuft of fibrous roots. This plant spreads by reseeding itself.
I found this scene in Ballard WA at the Pac Fish Shipyard which is quite interesting it more like a museum of the Ballard Area
Just a shot of the spines looking for a shot for SSC and this week's challenge is " Sharp " - and I can attest that they are indeed sharp . Out in the greenhouse the spiders are everywhere , hence the all the spider's webs here .
Not sure what variety this particular cactus is - maybe a Gymnocalycium or maybe an Echinocactus .
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
November 30th, 2018
Scoresby, Victoria, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Commonly referred to as 'Sharpies', these migratory waders breed in Siberia & spend their Winters in Australia & New Zealand. Sharpies are usually found near water, in grasslands & mudflats.
I've been shooting with this lens for about a week now. Some landscape, some long expos, portraits and on a job. I gotta say: "L" lens are on another level for sharpness and build quality. This is my first "L" lens and will not be my last. Center sharpness wide open is crazy!
Photos of the phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor) is one of the subjects that really benefitted from me having gained temporary access to shoot with flash. They typically hang around in the undergrowth where it is darker so suddenly having as much light as I wanted meant I could secure some sharp shots of this one.
They jump around freely in the butterfly garden and you can hear them every now and then "calling" with a volume which seems way to loud to come from a small frog like this.
Sharp-tailed Shellsnatcher in winter plumage (aprillus foolus) ~ Fort DeSoto Florida
On my last trip to Fort DeSoto I had two lifers. The groove-billed ani and this shellsnatcher. The sharp-tailed variety are a west coast bird that sometimes can be found on Florida's gulf coast during migration. You can imagine how amazed I was seeing this one stroll down the beach making its notorious "chip-ip-chi-woo" call.
Happy 1st of April ;)
This Sharp-shinnedHawk which has become an every day visitor entertained me for several hours on a dark, wet day. I saw it 3 times between daylight and 2 pm yesterday (11/11) I am going to have to discourage it from coming to my home before it eats all of the quail. It sat here for at least an hour but surprisingly did not attempt to catch a quail even though there were quail below it several times. It did fly to the ground once when it may have been after a mouse. I think it already ate. This hawk was wet because it rained most of the morning. This bird was trying to get dry. IMG_6603
Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC, Canada - September 26 2015
ABA Code 3
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This is only the second Sharp-tailed Sandpiper I've seen in BC, the first being last year at Boundary Bay. They are such a beautiful sandpiper!
From a walk along the Sharpness canal a couple of weeks ago, towards the Purton Ships' Graveyard. Our walk started in Sharpness where conditions on the marina were very still.
Sharp edges - Our Daily Challenge
121/365 pictures in 2019
64 - Knives, for 119 pictures in 2019
Food related utensils - Flickr Lounge
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Pose "You're Going Nowhere" by Rack Poses
blog post - songsinthekeyofsl.blogspot.com/2013/11/sharp-dressed-man....
see Ry's version here www.flickr.com/photos/rylancarling/10930789194/
and here thevirtualdiva.blogspot.ca/2013/11/stop-right-there.html
His caresses are so sharp
Than the teeth of a shark
His words as hard as thorns
But if you know him better
They will heal your irritation
And will calm your heart as well.
R.V.
(aloe vera)
I drove into my driveway late yesterday afternoon and almost missed seeing this bird. I started to get out of my car and saw this sharp-shinned hawk sitting in the snow about 35 feet to the right front of my parked vehicle. I had my camera with me in the front seat so I managed to open the passenger side window, lean over as far as possibly, and start snapping photos Most were blurry even after increasing ISO and getting a little higher shutter speed. It was difficult to hold the camera steady while leaning awkwardly across the front seat. After while I decided to open the drivers side door and try getting some better shots which I managed to do but as is obvious the poor light and background doesn't result in great images. I was amazed that this bird did not fly until after it ate the last few bits of quail. It stared at me several times.
These photos were shot at about 4:15 pm just after sundown. I watched this bird for about 10 minutes while it ate the quail. This bird appeared smaller than the Cooper's hawk that is a frequent visitor, has legs that to me look thin, and has a squared tail which I believe describe Sharp-shinned hawk. When it flew and landed I was able to get a poor photo of its spread squared tail. If however my ID is not correct please let me know. IMG_1080
For 114 in 2014 #102 Sharp/prickly
Shot with the Sony NEX-6 using the E30mm F3.5 macro lens
My 114 in 2014 set is here: Elisa 114 in 2014
My Bokeh set: Elisa Bokeh set
April 9th_2019
Forgive me when I post too many photos of the grouse!
On April 9th 3 friends and I drove south of the city to a Sharp-tailed Grouse lek. I hadn't thought about the degree of difficulty that might challenge me in climbing over the stile with a knee replacement. I really struggled so I do not think I will be returning to see the grouse in future years.
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I haven't done any woodland photography for ages but the other day I woke up and looked out the window to be greeted by a light mist rolling across the treetops. Ok I thought, breakfast can wait. I grabbed a camera, 2 lenses, my tripod, and set off.
Twenty minutes later I was in one of my favourite local woodland areas trudging up the hill and into the woods.The light at first wasn't great but sometimes you just know that something special is about to happen. I then met a lady on the path and she said something like she wished she had a camera with her because she'd just passed through some gorgeous light. I said thanks and sprinted (well, maybe not sprinted, more like walked a little bit faster) towards the area she had indicated. I needn't have hurried at all. Within a couple of minutes I was surrounded on all sides by light spilling through the canopy and cutting great swathes of light through the fine mist that still lingered. It lasted a little under a half hour and then everything returned to normal. Sometimes you have to believe in magic!