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Had a chance to take a bike ride to the Cape Canaveral Beach on Christmas day. I am looking for a very specific shot of the ocean coming in, I wasn't able to get what I wanted, however this gull was nice enough to come visit with me for a while.
I got this feeling he was trying to tell me that this was his beach and I should just back off.
Specific feelings.. smells that remind you of someone or that brings back memories...
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Thought I'd try to capture some spring colors. Mostly about the color pallet and not a specific subject. Would this be better with a larger depth of field?
Each smiling, lovely dancer in this sculptural complex is unique. Together they are an homage to an ancient tradition: the spring ritual known as Berikaoba.
Before becoming one of the first nations to convert to Christianity, in the early fourth century, Georgia was a tapestry of pagan cultures, including Zoroastrianism, Hellenism, and many more. While the specific tradition in which Berikaoba originated during this period remains unclear, it was a festival to welcome spring fertility and good fortune through the year.
During the celebration, elaborately masked berikas paraded through villages demanding goods like eggs and wine. Providing the items to them ensured a productive and prosperous spring. The parade was followed by feasting, wrestling and games. Thousands of years later, the tradition has faded; only a few villages in Kakheti, the eastern corner of the country, still celebrate Berikaoba.
The sculpture, created by Avtandil Monaselidze and erected in 1981, serves as a reminder that Georgian culture as a whole has always been a melting pot of different traditions and religious customs.
There's no specific blog post for this photo, so here are your credits!
Body: Maitreya
Head, LAQ Gaia Bento Mesh Head
Skin: The Plastik, Elvenne Skin, Sunshula
Hair: Magika, Solace
Makeup: Alaskametro, Black Magic
Eyebrows: Queen of Ink, Definite Eyebrows
Ears: Swallow, Pixie Ears
Eyes: Arte, Galaxy Eyes
Tank Top: Goth1c0, Kath Loose Dress, Goth (At Trick Or Treat Lane)
Trousers: The Annex, Rae Skinny Pants, Orange Tartan (for Spookzilla)
Boots: Sweet Lies, Ragnarok Boots
Environment:
Backdrop: WeArH0uSE, Platform
Trolley: WeArH0uSE, Harry Props
Owl: Hextraordinary, Snowy Owl
Pose: Infiniti, Blowing Smoke
Trimbek, INDIA
Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder, a specific theological system, a single system of morality, or a central religious organization. It consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE."
Hinduism has grown to become the world's third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam. It claims about 837 million followers - 13% of the world's population. It is the dominant religion in India, Nepal, and among the Tamils in Sri Lanka. According to the "Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches," there are about 1.1 million Hindus in the U.S. The "American Religious Identification Survey" is believed to be more accurate. They estimated smaller number: 766,000 Hindus in 2001. Still, this is a very significant increase from 227,000 in 1990. Statistics Canada estimates that there are about 157,015 Hindus in Canada.
Hinduism is generally regarded as the world's oldest organized religion.
Most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic religions. They recognize a single deity, and view other Gods and Goddesses as manifestations or aspects of that supreme God. Henotheistic and polytheistic religions have traditionally been among the world's most religiously tolerant faiths. However, until recently, a Hindu nationalistic political party controlled the government of India. The linkage of religion, the national government, and nationalism led to a degeneration of the separation of church and state in India. This, in turn, has decreased the level of religious tolerance in that country. The escalation of anti-Christian violence was one manifestation of this linkage. With the recent change in government, the level of violence will diminish.
Photography’s new conscience
In the UK, woodland robins are not likely to migrate in the summer like some other bird species. They are often found in woodlands and other areas, and their presence is generally consistent throughout the year, though they might be more visible during specific times, such as the spring breeding season
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongdaemun_Design_Plaza:
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Zaha Hadid and Samoo, with a distinctively neo-futuristic design characterized by the "powerful, curving forms of elongated structures." The landmark is the centerpiece of South Korea's fashion hub and popular tourist destination, Dongdaemun, featuring a walkable park on its roofs, large global exhibition spaces, futuristic retail stores, and restored parts of the Seoul fortress.
The DDP has been one of the main reasons for Seoul's designation as the World Design Capital in 2010. Construction started in 2009, and it was officially inaugurated on March 21, 2014. It is physically connected to Seoul Subway via Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Line 2, 4, and 5.
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) was designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, with the concept of "Metonymic Landscape". Metonymy refers to a method of describing a specific object indirectly, and Hadid integrated historical, cultural, urban, social, and economic aspects of Seoul deduced from this method in order to create a scene of the landscape. Designed as a cultural hub in the historical district of Seoul, South Korea's largest fashion district, the DDP is composed of undulating surfaces that resemble the flow of liquid and allow flexibility in space. The state-of-the-art BIM (Building Information Modeling), mega-truss (extra-large roof truss) system, and space frame system are the key features in terms of creating grand-scale spaces. According to Hadid, the fundamental features of her design were "transparency, porousness, and durability." Many ecological features, including a double-skin facade, solar panels, and a water recycling system, are included in the building.
The construction project for replacing Dongdaemun Stadium with a public park has been discussed in the media since 2000, and the city of Seoul established a basic master plan for alternating the function of Dongdaemun Stadium in 2005. Upon the advice of architects, and in order to secure a high-quality design for the new landmark of Seoul, the city invited architects in February 2007 to participate in a design competition. The city requested that the architects include a design plaza, underground spaces, a history park, and a culture park in the project, according to the guidelines. Zaha Hadid's Metonymic Landscape won the competition.
The exterior envelope of the DDP, a smooth and giant mushroom-like structure floating above ground level, is made of concrete, aluminum, steel, and stone. The interior of the building is finished with plaster reinforced with synthetic fiber, acoustic tiles, acrylic resin, stainless steel, and polished stone in the interior.
This is a mystical and utterly poetic place to be!!! This specific point , is the end of my beloved forest path...
(Enjoy ...visiting LARGE!)
The fledged young barnswallows are quite capable of flying and fend for them selfs but still like to get that extra mouth-stuffer.
Poole wetland. St.Albert, AB.
I started out with a specific outcome with this but my mind and heart were else where at the time. This image really reflects what was going on at the time for me. Everything a blur
My thanks to all of you who stop, look and comment. I will be sure to check out your photostream.
It is a crystal clear marble
Apart from specific calls to advertise, and specific things of interest i am on permanent hiatus from Second Life blogging, Second Life in general. 2020 wasn't very kind, and the culture of SL is LITERALLY just becoming even more toxic as the days go by. In order to save myself the hassle i'm just cutting ties and walking off.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Rockwood Conservation Area has a rich and unique geological aspect. A few specific features that are a part of the environment at the Rockwood conservation area include glacier bluffs, potholes, caves and some of the oldest dated trees in Ontario.
The cave system includes a series of 12 caves, which is one of the most extensive networks in Ontario. Within the caves is a prominent feature called flowstone, which over many years is created by flowing water that deposits a type of calcium carbonate called calcite.
Another feature at Rockwood are the potholes. Within the conservation area, there is over 200 potholes that all vary in measurements. These potholes are also known as giant's kettles, which are large cavities that have been drilled by flowing water carrying stones and gravel.
As well, glacial bluffs are seen at Rockwood. These have been formed over thousands of years after the earth’s most recent ice age ended. They can be relatively small and get as large as 30 meters deep and 200 meters wide.
Elaenia is a genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family which occur in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Except by voice, specific identification is often difficult since many species are very similar.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Elaenia
Species:E. parvirostris
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Elaenia flycatchers are typically brownish, greyish or olive above, and off-white and/or pale yellow on the belly, with a white or pale yellowish eye-ring of variable strength and two or three wing bars. Some species show a crest; often with a semi-concealed white patch/streak.
Early morning visit here for a specific sunrise composition i have had in mind for some time.
To my annoyance,my position to complete this composition had the footpath shut of which would have been at 90 Deg to the right of this one.
Also the tide was a lot lower than i hoped so rather than a wasted journey,i decide to do a few from here.
If you enlarge,you can see the Hayling Island to Eastney Ferry Terminal in the background.
To be more specific, one of the pressed flower note cards our mother used to make. She was a very creative, talented, gifted person, and one of the many things she would make were these note cards made with pressed flowers from her own garden.
She had a patch of Queen Anne's Lace growing in the backyard for this purpose. I still have a small assortment of her cards left, and this one with the Queen Annes' Lace flower is my favorite.
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Pakleno is an area in Hahllić mountain range..
It consists of three peaks and a canyon.. Stone formations and vegetation are very unique and specific to this Adriatic area..
Peaks are in 1300+ meters range..
The Saltmarsh of Lefkimmi, Corfu, Greece
CAUTION! SIGNIFICANTLY THREATENED BY HABITAT LOSS AND CLIMATE CHANGE!
Curlew Sandpipers travel to their breeding grounds in Syberia from wintering sites in Africa, passing through eastern parts of Europe. Saltmarshes are attractive feeding sites with plenty of invertebrates. During my short trip to Corfu I had an opportunity to observe them in beautiful landscape of salt pans. This photoshoot was very special because my wife accompanied me so early in the morning.
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Still wearing it's Santa Fe yellow bonnet colors, SD40-2 #1609 was hard at work switching cars at the Albuquerque yard when we ran into it at the tail end of our 5 day Southwest Whirlwind tour.
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When I went out to shoot that morning I had a very specific idea on what I wanted to capture. This was NOT it. The lesson learned is to keep checking your surroundings because the unexpected will surprise you!
This specific jawa is an intelligent one. He has stolen the landspeeder from the Mos Eisley, there it was, waiting to be taken. And now it takes him to a places he no see before. Here is a moment, when he is watching the horizon and making the final decision of going any further of the Lars moisture farm, aka Lars homestead.
Did you know The Great Chott salt flat is so close to this place?
One more for "the moisture farm series" I did earlier this year. I was about to bury this under the sand, but then realized that it could be a nice little addition to the series, as I’ve did spent a lot of time on setting-up the scene, photography and cleaning the mess it created during the process. I was about to do a full color version, but this precise monochrome started to impress me a just bit more. Maybe I’ll just do the color version later (or not). Happy holidays!
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Sand dune patterns, Death Valley National Park.
This “intimate landscape” is a sand dune vignette made in a specific place but which could be found almost anywhere. A close look may reveal some details that desert and sand aficionados may find interesting. The large patterns are typically found on one side of dunes where sand blown over the top of the dune collects below. The smaller “ripples” are a common feature of dunes, too, and these are completely undisturbed since the dunes are somewhat remote. Looking even closer may reveal some tinier patterns and tracks across the face of the sand.
The term “angle of repose” refers to the steepest angle at which a material, such as this sand, might collect without falling. It is also the title of a wonderful Wallace Stegner novel, and that is where I first encountered the term. Fans of the history of the American West, especially the part that came after initial explorations, and especially those who have roots in the west may enjoy the novel as much as I did, with its connections to places and types of people that I know from my own experience.
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A massive Hoodoo rises from the valley floor below me in this canyon found in the Desert Southwest at sunset. My friend Colleen Miniuk taught me about pareidolia, which is the tendency of perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern or object (often in nature). Ever since learning about this concept, I can't help myself but to see things in nature that resemble other things not in nature. The geology of this place is astoundingly fascinating. I could spend a lifetime exploring and trying to understand it.
CaixaForum Madrid
La escalera que conduce a la imaginación dé un mundo mejor a través del arte que aquí se establece un dialogo entre este y el diseño y se explora la relación entre ambos a lo largo de los tiempos.
La programación expositiva consolidada de la Fundación ”la Caixa” gira en torno a la arquitectura, diseño y arte, que va más allá de una aproximación de estilos y periodos históricos concretos.
CaixaForum Madrid
The staircase that leads to the imagination gives a better world through art that here a dialogue is established between it and design and the relationship between the two is explored over time.
The consolidated exhibition program of the ”la Caixa” Foundation revolves around architecture, design and art, which goes beyond an approximation of specific styles and historical periods.
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Found these rare beauties at a Travelling Stock Reserve south of Rydal in NSW. They are endangered and only found in very specific areas, in specific conditions, on specific plants for 2 weeks of the year! I was fortunate enough to see them thanks to the help of a passionate scientist and conservationist at the Saving Our Species program (Dept. of Planning, Industry and Environment NSW).
Here's some information in the PCB:
"The Purple Copper Butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) is one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. It is also known as the Bathurst copper butterfly. It is only found in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Its habitat is restricted to elevations above 900 metres. The Purple Copper is a small butterfly with a thick body, and a wingspan of only 20-30 millimetres. Adult males fly rapidly at about 1 metre from the ground and rest in the sun with their wings parted. It feeds exclusively on a form of blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa subspecies lasiophylla).
The butterfly's life cycle relies on a 'mutualistic' relationship with the ant Anonychomyrma itinerans, and on the presence of blackthorn.
[Read more here: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/nati... ]"
We finally got to visit the windmill which is one of the biggest in Norfolk. It is quite difficult to get to as there is no road and unless you have a boat which we don't it is a six mile round trip walk although there is a tiny railway request stop fairly nearby. I was really impressed by the size of the mill so it was well worth the walk.
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Got fish now its time to go and steal some chips................
Black-headed gull
Scientific name: Chroicocephalus ridibundus
The black-headed gull is actually a chocolate-brown headed gull! And for much of the year, it's head even turns white. Look out for it in large, noisy flocks on a variety of habitats.
Did you know?
The species-specific part of the black-headed gull's Latin name, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, means 'laughing ' and comes from its 'ke-ke-ke' and 'kverarrr' calls.
male Cheetah in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
(specific area not disclosed as I have previously posted an image of a rhino and poaching has reached a dramatic level, especially in Kwazulu Natal )
acinonyx jubatus
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE
jachtluipaard
guépard
Gepard
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A lone ES44AC leads X500 east along the undulating profile of the Plymouth sub.
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I'm not sure of ID, so if anyone has any input.....
They were about 3-4 mm.
I'm assuming the male is the one with red eyes...
Largo Florida USA
Maybe Neotephritis?
I caught the couple from different angles, and the eyes were
the same, so the color isn't from the light, or when seen only from a specific angle...
Hope everyone has a fantastic Fly Day and a wonderful weekend!
HFDF! :)
Volubilis Corinthian column, to be specific. Northern Morocco.
The "real" (original) segments are roughly two thousand years old.
The sociable lapwing or sociable plover (Vanellus gregarius) is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family of birds. The genus name is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from vannus a winnowing fan. The specific gregarius is Latin for "sociable" from grex, gregis, "flock"
In 2004, BirdLife International categorised this bird as critically endangered, due to a very rapid population decline for poorly understood reasons. The main decline took place between 1960 and 1987, when the known population halved; it is some 20–25% of the 1930s population levels. The current population was estimated to be between 600 and 1,800 mature birds in 2006, but is being revised to the upward end of that scale, possibly more, following the discovery of the species' previously unknown main wintering grounds in Syria, where 1500 birds of all ages were encountered. Additionally, in October 2007, a superflock of approximately 3,200 sociable lapwings were discovered in Turkey, according to Guven Eken, director of the Turkish Nature Association.The current IUCN classification is CR A3bc—meaning that the population is expected to decline in the next decade or so by 80%, but based on theoretical considerations and the known habitat destruction rather than direct observation of the birds. Thus, the new discoveries might mean that as more data becomes available, the species could be downlisted to Endangered.
Skawa River, Lower Skawa River Valley, Lesser Poland, Poland
CAUTION! SIGNIFICANTLY THREATENED BY HABITAT LOSS!
Common Sandpipers can be found near steep river banks, sandy or rocky islands, near creeks and sometimes lakes or ponds. These waders are shy and hard to approach. They fly low, near surface of the water from one bank to another with characteristic shimmering wing beat.
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"The great anti-intermittent febrifuge and tonic". "Sovereign preventative of and specific for all malarial diseases". 1880
Bandlands, Morning Light. © Copyright 2019 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Soft early-morning light on rugged and colorful badlands formations.
On the final full day of our early-April 2019 photography visit to Death Valley we decided to head for a familiar location where I enjoy photographing in the morning. After being closed earlier in the season this area had finally reopened — flooding of washes in the area had interfered with access, and repairs had be recently completed.
The photographic opportunities in this area — and, to be honest, in many places — depend a lot on the specific qualities of the light during a visit. I've been here where clouds turned everything gray and when intense light made some portions of this landscape a bit too stark for my preferences. This morning was close to ideal. When we arrived, before dawn, there was a high overcast and the light was not all that spectacular. However, the clouds were thin, and as the sun rose the light made it thought the dissipating clouds — and this sort of high, thing clouds provide some of the most subtle and beautiful light.
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Portret of a tiger, taken in the zoo in Płock :)
The Siberian tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea. It's the largest of the subspecies of the Asian tiger, a predatory mammal of the felidae family. It lives in mountain coniferous and mixed forests, near rivers and streams. A mature male reaches a length of over 300 cm (including the tail) with a body weight of up to 300 kg. Females are smaller - they reach 260 cm in length and weigh from 100–167 kg. As a result of warfare in the areas occupied by the Siberian tiger, as well as hunting, its population decreased to about 20-30 individuals in the 1940s. In 1947, a total ban on hunting Siberian tigers was issued. In the 1990s, a number of measures were introduced as part of the plan to stabilize the Siberian tigers population. It is now recognized that the primary goal has been achieved and the number of Siberian tigers is beginning to increase. Despite this, the species is still threatened with extinction.
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Portret tygrysa, spacerującego w płockim zoo :)
Tygrys syberyjski, tygrys amurski (Panthera tigris altaica) – największy z podgatunków tygrysa azjatyckiego, drapieżnego ssaka z rodziny kotowatych. Zamieszkuje Kraj Nadmorski i Kraj Chabarowski na wschodnich krańcach Rosji a część występuje na granicy rosyjsko-chińskiej, w dolnym biegu Amuru. Żyje w górskich gęstych lasach iglastych i mieszanych, w pobliżu rzek i potoków. Dojrzały samiec osiąga długość ponad 300 cm (razem z ogonem) przy masie ciała dochodzącej do 300 kg. Samice są mniejsze – osiągają do 260 cm długości i ważą od 100–167 kg. Na skutek działań wojennych na terenach zajmowanych przez tygrysa syberyjskiego, a także polowań, jego populacja zmniejszyła się do około 20-30 osobników w latach 40. XX wieku. W 1947 roku wydano całkowity zakaz polowań na tygrysy syberyjskie. W latach 90-tych wprowadzono szereg działań w ramach planu ustabilizowania syberyjskiej populacji. Obecnie uznaje się, że podstawowy cel został osiągnięty, a liczba tygrysów syberyjskich zaczyna wzrastać. Mimo tego wciąż gatunek ten znajduje się na granicy wymarcia.
This specific aircraft, wonderfully restored by the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force to original condition, led the Airborne Forces dropping paratroops in the early morning hours of D-Day, the Sixth of June, 1944. She reprised her role in 2019, carrying 18 reenactor paratroops & leading over 30 other C-47/DC-3's over Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. _DSC4472_HDR
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I was away for a conference in Cambodia for the weekend. I wasn't there to take photos but carried my small Ricoh GR in my pocket. I was out for a walk after breakfast and found a food market near the river.
It is easy to smile and say hello in Cambodia. This lady gave me a big smile back so I crouched down and took one photo. She was cutting up fish to sell.
I took very few photos there which I am a little disappointed about. Mainly because I was busy, but also a little because I was worried about walking around with my camera out. Next time I would like to go back for a specific photography trip because the local people are so wonderfully friendly and approachable. I would be a great place to do street portraits.
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I have had this shot knocking around for nearly two years now but up to now I have been loathe to upload it as the lighthouse has been photographed to death.
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Gasteracantha cancriformis (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World.
The genus name Gasteracantha derives from the Greek words γαστήρ (gaster, "belly") and ἄκανθα (acantha, "thorn"), while the specific epithet cancriformis derives from the Latin words cancer ("crab") and forma ("shape, form, appearance").
Females are 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long and 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) wide. The six abdominal spine-like projections on the abdomen are characteristic. The carapace, legs, and underside are black with white spots under the abdomen. Variations occur in the colour of the upperside of the abdomen - a white or yellow colour with both featuring black spots. A white upper side can have either red or black spines while a yellow upperside can only have black ones. Like with many other spiders, males are much smaller (2 to 3 mm long) and longer than wide. All morphs have six abdominal spines. They are similar to the females in colour, but have a gray abdomen with white spots and the spines are reduced to four or five stubby projections.
This species of spider does not live very long. In fact, the lifespan lasts only until reproduction, which usually takes place in the spring following the winter when they hatched. Females die after producing an egg mass, and males die six days after a complete cycle of sperm induction to the female.
Los Angeles. California.
I was surprised to find a Rufous-crowned Sparrow in my archives, but then I can't remember every specific hike and trail from seven years ago. But, I do remember that this sparrow could be found scampering on, in, and around wood piles which tells me he's an insectivore, not a seed eater. That will come in handy if I ever see another woodpile, even a cord of firewood stacked against a house. Probably a few mice as well in which case, I'll look up for Kestrels and Cooper's Hawks.
The Rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) is a small American sparrow. This passerine is primarily found across the Southwestern United States and much of the interior of Mexico, south to the transverse mountain range, and to the Pacific coast to the southwest of the transverse range. Its distribution is patchy, with populations often being isolated from each other. Twelve subspecies are generally recognized, though up to eighteen have been suggested.
These sparrows feed primarily on seeds in the winter and insects in the spring and summer. The birds are often territorial, with males guarding their territory through song and displays. Flight is awkward for this species, which prefers to hop along the ground for locomotion. And, outside of Mexico, these birds live in a narrow band running through coastal California.
This should be great information in finding this bird. Look down, not up. Don't try to entice them with seed in spring and summer, and forget about visits to a back patio where there's already enough territorial fights between Anna's Hummingbirds.