Low rays of the late afternoon sun at the Waite Arboretum turn the long stalks on this native bush into glowing stalks.

Light house of Patras city and the cat.

Great Blue Heron

Working it’s way up the tree hoping to catch one of the butterflies that visit the upper flowers on the jatropha tree.

Castle Stalker (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Stalcaire) is a four-story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.

Reddish Egret doing what they do best.

Castle Stalker / Scotland

" I know that I can't have it all

But without you I am afraid I'll fall

I know I'm playing with your heart

And I could treat you better but I'm not that smart

When it comes to love, you're an easy fight

A flower in a gun, a bird in flight

It isn't fair and it isn't right

To lead you on like it's all alright

I played with your heart

And I could treat you better but I'm not that smart

You still mean everything to me

To me

But I wanna be free .."

- MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS -

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Snowy Egret

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... and finally she lifted her head so that autofocus spotted her.

Black-tailed godwit - Uferschnepfe - Limosa limosa

A Green Heron with his crest up stalking prey! I wonder if he needs more hair gel.

RKO_8457. Image 103 of my Kenya trip.

Just imagine standing there and waiting for these slowly but determined approaching giants…..

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Castle Stalker is a picturesque castle built on a tidal islet in Loch Laich, an inlet of Loch Linnhe in Argyll, the Scottish Highlands. It can only be reached by boat but its' scenic setting makes for a very romantic location.

Used in Monty Python's "In search of the Holy Grail"

Khumbu, One of the male Snow leopard cubs playing with me!

Photographed at Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent

Little Egret - Lemsford Springs 18-01-2015 5D2A2016

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Revisiting Kungsbro.

Early January morning with -19°C degrees at yet another favorite location. HDR - 3 exposures

With every placement of her tall slender legs, this Female Great Blue Heron stalks the shallow water for her next meal.

It was hunting Canadian geese.

A Great Blue Heron stalks a fish at a local pond...

"Adapt the pace of nature, her secret is patience"- Ralph Waldo Emerson

We sure could learn a lesson in patience from these elegant and very patient birds.

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Blue?? Well, this immature Little Blue Heron is in the process of molting away the white feathers of youth and replacing them with the blue-gray plumage of an adult bird.

See the photos in the comments for other views of this beautiful bird.

There is also a photo of one still all in white below (in-flight)

Photographed at Lake Hillmoor

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC

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I watched this green heron stalking prey for quite a long time. Alas, he didn't capture anything while I watched him/her. This one was pretty small. Much smaller than a crow. Though bird references would have you believe otherwise, we see green herons year-round here in the Phoenix area.

There are two bears at the ZooAmerica and hundreds of black vultures that have made the zoo their home. They keep stalking, pecking and biting them most of the time.

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Remnants of corn stalks doted the field.. a welcome winter feed for the birds...

Sunderland countryside, MA

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White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

From a visit to the Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands on this day in 2018.

Lismore Lighthouse on Eilean Musdile and Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Scotland

Stalking Pupito at Senses - New Haiku/Winter

This bobcat was stalking some turkey. The group turkey saw him and flew up into a tree.

Bajrami is a Cheetah photographed at Big Cat Sanctuary. Father of Willow.

Tofu thinks the other cats sleep too much and occasionally he tries to convince them to rather play with him. It's not a very good idea to wake Sethi up, though, and Tofu knows that. That's why he approaches Sethi quite carefully. :)

As this photo includes Tofu's shadow I decided to post it for the Happy Caturday group theme "Light & Shadow". It's probably not the perfect choice but the alternative would have been no photo at all this week.

Happy Caturday !

Castle Stalker (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Stalcaire) is a four-story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland, and is visible from the A828 road about midway between Oban and Glen Coe. The islet is accessible (with difficulty) from the shore at low tide. The name "Stalker" comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire, meaning "hunter" or "falconer".

In recent times, the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

After a couple of visits hoping to get a sunrise or sunset of Castle Stalker I realised the weather wasn't going to change so my idea for the shot changed and I headed out to the castle with my waterproofs on! The rain came in handy as the mountains in the background completely disappeared!!

Head waters of the Snake River in NW Wyoming.

Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep. It is set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland,

....or photographer. Same thing. ;-)

But I'm not actually a stalker.

"I'm not.

I'm an artist.

Artists are always misunderstood.(Thwonk)”

― Joan Bauer

;-)

I was aiming at a mirror across the stairwell.

So now I'm understood.

Happy stalking/clicking.

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Inspired by "Stalker" movie