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A well earnt retirement.....
THE ALWAYS READY is a Liverpool class lifeboat built in 1933 by J Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight. She is of double diagonal construction, mahogany on oak and has a Lister diesel engine model 1PWS4. She was built as the Runswick lifeboat and operated there until 1953. In 1934 the name was changed to ROBERT PATTON THE ALWAYS READY after the loss of the Coxswain in a rescue. Sold out of service in 1954, she became the Sharpness pilot boat until 1978. After several owners she was bought by her present owner in 2007 and has since undergone a major restoration.
I'm used to the flapping that ducks do from time to time but this one was interesting. As this Mallard drake finished up his flapping he put his wings in this position momentarily as he moved them to close on his back. A new one on me ;)
Taken 5 June 2023 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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Several of the ponds at the WTP have lowered water levels at present.
This has given the waders some rich mudflats, that would normally be covered with water, to feed over.
Taken through window. He struck at a flock of doves at the bird feeder resulting in a mini snow storm of pin-feathers. I was looking at the doves when he struck but only saw the feathers falling and then wings. When the wings came back and flew into my tree, I got this photo through the bedroom window, Then I immediately went outside - but he was gone.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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You fly 10,000 km to argue about a spot in a spacious pond.
Debated between Cooper's hawk and Sharp-shinned hawk. Had settled on Cooper's hawk but was happy to be corrected as it is a lifer for me. It was perched on a branch overlooking a large bird feeder and was not at all bothered by my presence.
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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Sharp pocket computers, PC1350 and PC1360. These were the only two PC13XX models released by Sharp in 1984 and 1987. Both had 4 lines of 24 characters and were very capable in their day for BASIC programming, graphing, etc.
The key differences between the two were increased memory, an additional RAM port, as well as improved BASIC and faster CPU in the PC1360.
This peculiar, forty-five degree angle of a pasture corner casts a different shadow. The boulders inside the fence are evidence of hydraulic mining for gold in Tuolumne County, California.
Calidris acuminata, with Least Sandpiper in foreground.
Morro Bay salt marsh as a 6.2 ft. tide was receding,
Seen from marina boardwalk,
Morro Bay, California
The bird had been found the previous day at about high tide by Kilian Hampl and identified by Will Knowlton. This species breeds in northeast Asia and after a long migration, winters in southeast Asia and Australasia. A few birds migrate down the other side of the Pacific Ocean and it is considered a rare autumn migrant in North America.
Yesterday I had an opportunity to spend the morning out at Smith Point for the hawk watch and it ended up being a great experience with plenty of raptors seen and photographed. This young Sharp-shinned Hawk flew right over us at close range and definitely checked us out.
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Accipiter striatus
Sharp-tailed Grouse are frequent visitors to my bird feeder. They nibble on the sunflower seeds that fall on the ground under a big evergreen tree. Unfortunately there is a very domineering little red squirrel who seems to think that he is the czar of the bird feeder and he comes flying out of nowhere to chase them away.
(taken from a window)
Manitoba - Canada
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger,
but a heart as soft as tofu.
(Chinese Proverb)
Weekly Theme Challenge - Something Fluffy
Looking close... on Friday! - Combination of Soft & Sharp
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
A visitor to my back yard early this past fall. I think it sees me, I am lucky to have not spooked it.
So, Sharpie or Coop? The top blocks of the retaining wall it landed on are about three inches thick, putting the bird at roughly 12-14 inches head to tail. The tail appears to be rather squared off, plus the streaking looks more like Sharp-shinned rather than Cooper's. All things considered I'm calling it a Sharpie. What do you think?
CORRECTION: A couple sharp-eyed Flickr friends provided evidence that this hawk is a Cooper's, not a Sharp-shinned. See the comments below. I stand corrected.
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Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Former Southern SW7 8202 was providing the motive power for the excursion train at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
Kestrel [torenvalk]
Location: Zeeland, The Netherlands
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