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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) male on a dancing ground or lek on the prairie landscape south of Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
22 May, 2018.
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I had taken the day off work to explore the Dart and Teign valleys looking for autumnal leaves. However I couldn't resist rising an hour or so early to perch myself on top of Sharp Tor, overlooking the Dart valley, to see what sunrise had in store.
A 4 shot pano in landscape mode and stitched by my brother Graham.
For some reason my Elements stitching would not work properly.
This entrance also gives access to The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal .
The Severn Bridge can also just be seen,middle left.
The bird feeders have not been well-patronized lately as our local Sharpie has been keeping an eye on the activity. Amazingly, this bird perched only 25 feet away from me for 5 minutes and didn't seem to mind me so close.
Testing a lens for astrophotography.
This image show several meteors and one aircraft with navigation lights.
The exposure time is slightly too long for this focal length for pin sharp star images.
Wide open, this lens produces passable results but would be much better stopped down a little.
Just preparing to launch
I saw him fly in and land. I went for my camera.
I couldn't open the door - he would be gone in an instant.
I shot him through double panned windows. I took 18 shots and this was the 19th. I saw him spread his wings and fly through the view in my camera. The 20th shot was a bare branch.
Sharp as a tack HMM
ran out f time so looked through some photos taken in italy and though this was an odd flower - star shaped, sharp as tack because of the detail in the 'hairy' stars Macro Mondays HMM
Accipiter striatus,
Perched in the neighbor's yard,
Morro Bay, California
I saw this Accipiter fly over me and noticed its long, straight-tipped tail as it landed. I treid to sneak close enough to get a photo and, after getting out into the open for many minutes and knowing I had to be obvious to the keen-eyed bird, I got quite close. It perched for most of an hour before moving on.
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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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One of the rocks from the varied geology on Penders beach. This one with sharp edges that appear to be iron intrusions. Penders Beach at Bithry Inlet Mimosa Rocks National Park on the Far South Coast of NSW.
Burwell, Nebraska
A still photo does no justice to the enchanting display of these birds. A combination of tail rattling, foot stomping, spread wings, puffed-out purple air-sacs, calling - it must be exhausting to do this for hours every day for weeks on end. It is really delightful to watch.
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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) male defends its little square of territory in the "lek" on the prairie landscape near the Great Sandhills south of Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fortunately the landscape is groomed by a herd of beef cattle which keep it in a nice state for photographing the birds on the grass cover.
19 May, 2016.
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The male is more spectacular and they do their nice little dance. However, I like the female subtle beauty and more quiet attitude, perhaps even more. Perhaps, I am getting old. Nice that Grassland National Park provides an opportunity to see both.
For Crazy Tuesday’s theme “MADE OF METAL”
Have a nice Crazy Tuesday
For Macro Mondays’ theme “SHARP”
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I'm having great fun photographing these this Spring. Seem to be more around than in previous years but it could be that I am a bit more aware of them now.
Metra 194 thunders away from the curve under Canal St with a dinky bound for Aurora. 194 is one of a few F40PHM-2's to be painted in the "new" corporate scheme. I gotta say, that scheme looks sharp on the squashed nose.
Sharp joined the squad at Palpatine's personal request, yet something always seemed off about him. Wound too tight maybe, but it's always felt as if he had a different mission on Laceropes.
-CT-7540 Dueles
Some artsy shot of one of my favorite clones, I absolutely love the Laceropes members and was able to snag this little shot for y'all.
a shop for the natty and sartorially splendid seen three years ago one clear cold November evening in downtown Vancouver.
Sharpness.
The black-headed gull is our commonest small gull. During summer, it actually has a chocolate-brown head, rather than a jet-black one, which turns white for the rest of the year, with little black ruminant spots on either side of the head, which make it look like the bird is wearing headphones. It is silvery-grey above and white below, black wingtips. It has red legs and a red bill, which become darker in summer. (The Wildlife Trusts).
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