Spent a few hours in the mud at Mistley yesterday, which made me realise that my water resistant trousers aren’t as resistant as first thought! Mistley Quay is known for the swans that gather there, so it was nice to get this shot. Well worth a soggy bottom!!😂

We spent the night at this wonderful RV park near the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. We had the whole park to ourselves because it's off season for bird watching :) The owner, Jose was real nice to us and even checked on us in the middle of the night (3 am in the morning) by calling and driving out to check on us! We had one heck of a rain storm that started soon after I took this picture and it rained so hard all night long about 7 hours nonstop lol. It was scary and wild and noisy to be sure! He just opened this 10 space park a few years ago and his family who came from Spain has been in this area since the late 1800's! He was a very nice man and the park was beautiful and well kept and I would recommend it to anyone coming here to visit.

Jethro photographed at Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent

'Time spent with a cat is never wasted'

---- Colette

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A kitten seen on a friend's front porch . Have a nice day :-)

I spent my day chasing hummingbirds and cooking tuna fish casserole. What an amazing day indeed! ( ╹◡╹ )

Have an amazing week!

We sat on a roof

Named every star

Shared every bruise and

Showed every scar

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I spent a few mornings here one week back in October when we had the best misty mornings and I had to get out there as much as possible. This morning the mist was very thick across the lake but I liked the way it made the other side of the lake recede.

Spent a lovely few days travelling the Great Ocean Road with my grandson.

Thanks for all your kind comments and faves, very much appreciated.

I spent a few days last week exploring a beautiful part of the Scottish East coast. Many lovely fishing villages and fantastic shoreline geology to explore.

I awoke early one morning to look at this fascinating harbour breakwater. It felt like I should have been catching zzzzs instead of look at them. The sun eventually rose and lit up one side of the harbour wall whilst also painting the clouds for a few minutes.

This five minute exposure used a Haida 15 stop ND and a Lee 3 stop hard grad for the sky. Very little editing here, just some noise reduction was needed.

I really like how the high breakwater casts a long shadow, with warm tones and cold tones either side.

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We spent last Sunday on a guest ranch/farm stay 50km from Lages. It is a very interesting place, with very unique activities for guests.

I'd like to share some photos of the place with you... and I've decided to start with a "gate series".

Hope you guys like it!

I spent the past week in the Muskoka area north of Huntsville Ontario on Clam Lake outside of Kearney. At the cottage we stayed at there were several of these beautiful hummingbirds close by and they loved feeding on these bright red flowers the owners had in their garden. This is a shot of a female which does not have the red markings around the throat and upper chest area.

Spent the last couple of weeks watching the Coots on a local lake!

The more I’ve observed them the more I’ve grown fond of them, very interesting & comical birds....& very vicious!! As I found out today! I watched & photographed them fighting aggressively for long periods.

We spent a few days in Jasper National Park to see the Elk rut. We were last there for the rut 4 years ago and saw quite a few more Elk. But I was very happy with what we did see. We only saw 1 other bull in the forest. When we stopped by the roadside, security told us that he had a habit of ramming cars so, when he started walking toward us, we made a hasty retreat.

I read a very interesting article that states during the rut, the bull opens a slit near the eye to reveal a gland which secretes pheromones to attract a mate. I believe this photo shows that eye slit.

www.rmef.org/elk-network/why-do-bull-elk-grow-an-eye-crat...

Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.

Spent the whole weekend getting shots of fall color before it was gone and the weekend could not have been more beautiful. I enjyed the peace and quiet and not to mention all the color!

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Sigmund Freud

Il tempo passato con i gatti non è mai sprecato.

Sigmund Freud

Spent the night by the lake in a lowland, got out an hour before dawn from the tent. The fog is so dense that even the fingers on an outstretched hand are not visible, just gray nothing. Condensate flows down from the tent in a stream, the cold is terrible. I made tea and sat down to wait for dawn, hoping that the sun would disperse the fog. How wrong I was ... The fog was there almost until 11 o'clock in the afternoon.

Nothing special in the photo, just the fog

Spent a couple days this last summer camping on Storm Mountain, Colorado and was able to enjoy this tremendous view. Being on a hillside without trees led to a generally windy time; luckily, however, the wind was at least cooperative on this day!

Spent a very pleasant couple of hours up on the hills today, looking for Dartfords. I think I found three pairs, but they were very mobile, so maybe just four birds.

Staple plain, Quantock Hills.

Spent some time playing with the macro lens.

Spent milkweed is an endlessly appealing subject.

Just spent a good part of the day at Ricketts Glen State Park. That meant getting up 4 hours before sunrise to driver there to the park and have time to start my descent into the glen.

Here is my last capture taken today there in the magical park. Figured I needed to post the last taken after posting the first one. Nice bookends for a lovely day.

I spent a lot of yesterday afternoon bottling honey so wasn't able to go out and get any photos. It was fun though, and now i've got a kitchen full of honey. This photo of early morning at the coast with the sun filtering through cloud ha s a wonderful honey feel to it though. Honey in the Rock is by Alabama 3

Having spent most of the summer taking a break from landscape photography, I decided that the only way of getting my mojo back would be to get back out there, have a drive around and see what comes up....

Thankfully the morning rewarded me with a bit of mist and lovely soft light.

Spent the day getting up very very early to head up to Ricketts Glen State Park to do some waterfall captures with the Fall colors. It is a 3.5 hour drive, so left the house around 3:15 in the morning to get to the park at daybreak to explore into the Glen. On the drive back into Maryland I was watching the cloud front that brought showers to the area (which was perfect for waterfall shooting), slowly clearing to the west.

I called my Dad I said if I can get back into Maryland soon enough, the sunset could be pretty. So I did make it down there just in time as the sun dropped below the clouds and started to color them up.

Now my bed is calling to me ... though I might look at some of the waterfall captures and post one before hitting the sack.

Spent the day with one of London's top photographers in Somerset. Thanks Andrea ;)

I spent 5 days in Denali Park hoping to see the highest peak on the continent, which was one of the primary reasons for my trip to Alaska. Alas this was the best I got. Fortunately when I headed south for the Kenai the Alaska Range and Denali came forth in all their glory (below).

Friday is here. Enjoy a wonderful day and Super weekend!

Spent a delightful couple of days down the coast with the gorgeous [https://www.flickr.com/photos/thevixen]

Thanks for your visits, comments and faves, very much appreciated.

Spent yesterday afternoon on the hunt for Snowy Owls. After a couple hours I was about to call it quits when I happened upon this fine feathered friend sitting up on top of a telelphone pole. She was kind enough to give me a glance while surveying the surrounding area.

Thanks for viewing and have a great day!!

Spent a beautiful day getting up to the Gabler peak this autumn. There is a small wooden shelter, so called Gabler Biwak...as shown on this capture. Will return to that great spot next year, as the panorama is gorgous from there. Have a good start into the new week soon. Thx, Udo

I had spent a couple of early mornings down on the Tsehum Harbour waterfront, and in the timespan of one day, a pair of crows took exception to me walking the path. I had wondered what had changed, for I knew most crow's broods had fledged or were close to leaving the nest. They were aggressively dive-bombing me along the whole path. No matter the cause, I decided to take advantage of the situation.

It wasn't until I was walking home and enduring their attention once more, that I found out the reason. A dog walker told me that the day previously a man had discovered two fledglings at the base of a nearby pine tree, and he picked them up!! He, like I, was wearing a ball cap... (Northwestern Crow, BC).

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The master returns

There's always some kind of war

And counting his steps

You know it's him at the door

You picture yourself

A star in the furthest sky

Escape from the mess

It's gone when you close your eyes

The master returns

There's always some kind of war

And counting his steps

You know it's him at the door

You picture yourself

A star in the furthest sky

Escape from the mess

It's gone when you close your eyes

I spent some time today witnessing one of the most remarkable waterfowl sights in the whole world. Somewhere between 10,000 - 15,000 tundra swans are staging right here in the Upper Mississippi River before heading east to Chesapeake Bay for the winter. I took video footage on my smartphone to add some sound, which is sensational, but then I wasn't smart enough to get it on Flickr. Sorry.

I spent a very cold but bright day at Garons Park Golf Club with my camera instead of my clubs.

I spent most of the time in the woodland areas mainly to capture a Green Woodpecker which I was fortunate to do.

The Blue Tit, Wren and Robin were a very welcome bonus the light and clarity was the best it has been for a while.

I spent 20 days in Iceland, and during this 20 day trip, me and my students observed the best sunrise/sunset clouds for 9 days straight, and then we experienced rainy and overcast days. In front of this well known waterfall in Iceland, I was speechless, watching the space between clouds and waterfall, and it seems the whole sky was going to fall, and our planet will be covered by darkness forever after.

Spent a wonderful day at the Butterfly Pavilion with my good friend Theresa Finley. We had a great time photographing the butterflies and flowers.

Spent an hour or so with the squirrels, crazy animals

Spent a fun day at Bill's Backyard Bird Blind sitting in a comfy chair, 15 feet from a flower bed yesterday. Saw three of these little guys. This one looks like a juvenile male. A fill flash was used.

Somewhere in PA.

Just spent the last two days in western Maryland and West Virginia ... up in the mountains. Here near Savage Mountain in Western Maryland ... the hoarfrost here was nearly 3/4 inch thick on the trees. The fog that covered the peaks in the mountains added to the wintry scene.

I spent the day in a water side hide in the Hortobagy region of Hungary. This little fella was a complete contrast to the Herons, Egrets, Storks and Buzzards.

Many thanks to everyone that takes the time to view and comment on my images - very much appreciated.

Spent an hour back at one of my favourite spots -- on Westinghouse Bridge. Was hoping for heavy snow...just got a dusting.

Spent another wonderful day down on the Bellarine Peninsula with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group today, the weather was perfect. Thanks for a wonderful day :))

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I spent a very cold but bright day at Garons Park Golf Club with my camera instead of my clubs.

I spent most of the time in the woodland areas mainly to capture a Green Woodpecker which I was fortunate to do.

The Blue Tit, Wren and Robin were a very welcome bonus the light and clarity was the best it has been for a while.

Pleasant evening spent at Glen Canyon Overlook as the sun slowly sets - Page, Arizona, USA

Having spent so much time away this year it is a pleasure to get back to our garden and see what surprises it has in store for us. Just inside the gate is an ornamental cherry tree which is bursting into bloom, and I thought I would catch the last colourful buds before they all open up.

Female.

Having spent several hours hoping to see a Brown Hairstreak in an area more local to me without luck it was back to West Sussex where this species is seen more regularly.

As I drove into the small car-park I saw a butterfly flying low down and I was hopeful that I found my quarry straight away. I turned off the engine and went for a closer look, and there she was!!

For the next 40 minutes or so she stayed in roughly the same area occasionally walking into the small Blackthorn bushes looking for egg laying places, but mostly she just rested on Bramble leaves.

Following this encounter a walk in the area produced just one other Brown Hairstreak, a rather old and tired male high up.

I spent the evening in Mill Valley with friends and it's always nice to come home to the Golden Gate Bridge, like a big pair of arms welcoming me... (I know that sounds sappy!)

Don't worry -- I wasn't driving!!

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I spent an hour at Monrepos this morning to meet the squirrels. They were happy to see me as there was no food in the feeders and my nuts and sunflower seed were very welcome. The squirrels were very entertaining but it wasn't the best morning for taking photos as it was foggy and rather dark. The cuteness of the squirrels will have to make up for the lacking quality of the photos. :)

I spent a great deal of my time here in the winters with my sleigh and toboggan, using the so-called 'hills'. When I was a teenager, I was hired to maintain their plastic plants (!) for the summers.

See this link for a brief history of time on the Canadian prairies: www.regina.ca/business/heritage-programs/city-archives/ar...

See here for the history of the airport:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_International_Airport

Regina Airport, Saskatchewan, on my last visit there.

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