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A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) perched in a Japanese Maple was singing it's heart out! A great way to start the day!
A special moment when a rare bird lands within short focal range! What an awesome opportunity for a singing shot!
A little story behind this shot. It was taken at Big Bend lookout on the Murray River, just behind the carpark area in a small section of bushland. After glimpsing it, I followed it into the small clearing and grabbed my shots. But, as I was taking this one, I felt a slight sting on the leg, then another one. I looked down at my feet to discover with horror that I had stood on a very active ant's nest, and they were a medium sized ant that had a nasty little sting or bite! I have done this before, and the ants usually ignore the shoe and just go about their business. These did not do that. Within maybe twenty seconds, hundreds of them had enveloped the foot and made their way up my leg, body and as far as my head. I was amazed I did not drop the camera in a panic as they were on that too! I did drop the walking stick, but managed to make it back to the car where my better half helped brush them all off. I ended up having to remove most of the clothing to shake the rest of the ants off. Thankfully, the carpark was empty! (No selfies at this stage either!)
Despite the dozens of stings and little bites, there were no ill effects afterwards. Just a cold shivering feeling every time I see an ant! ; )
The things we put up with for the right shot!
Doug Harrop Photography • May 24, 1976
Canadian National 5234 leads a westbound train through the Frasier River Canyon in British Columbia.
As we walked back to the car we spotted this beautiful Honeyeater flitting amongst the dense coastal vegetation, Beverley identified this as a Singing Honeyeater. Happy Wing Wednesday !www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/singing-honeyeater
I had a nice long photo session with this Yellow-breasted Chat this past Monday morning at Patoka Lake. He sang and sang as they gorged themselves on something hatching in the trees above.
Taken on 09 May, 2022.
This is from a series last Fall I got of one of our local coyotes singing out to each other. It was absolutely magical to be submerged in their excitement. The excitement is building now, too, as our park's summer activities wind down and the leaves are falling everywhere. When I closed the park after sundown the other evening I could hear them up in the hills, and we saw one hunting the lakeshore the next evening. What a joy.
Gavicalis virescens. Sorting, culling, editing, even posting, has thoroughly got away from me. So for a while they're going to appear as I get to them, in any kind of order.
Northern Waterthrush is often an elusive species, keeping low among vegetation close to water, more often heard than seen. But in breeding season birds can be seen perched up high and in the open, energetically singing to advertise territory. Such was the case with this individual seen along the Flowing Water Trail in Bow Valley Provincial Park. That bird-rich protected area is in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, west of the city of Calgary in the province of Alberta, Canada.
I captured this Australian Reed Warbler sitting trying to hide among the reeds - but he was too tempted by my imitating courtship calls and snuck out for a look and gave me a reply!
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