Okay, it's not actually within our backyard, but it's just beyond it. The yard behind our house borders a large park that is just being developed. The park was recently seeded, and the straw was put down as mulch. I took this shot while standing on our backyard deck. I think these Sandhill Cranes must have been eating the grass seed.

I know that there's not a lot going on in this image. But I rather like the repetitive poses of the birds, and I thought it was kind of cool that I could get this shot without leaving home, so I decided to go with it. The abundance of Sandhill Cranes in the area near our new home in Michigan has been one of the pleasant surprises of living here.

Macro Mondays "Edge"

Smile on Saturday "Stacked"

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Part VII - frosty series

straw flowers

clicked on the foothills of Himalayan mountain

Too wet to take photos so this is from last Spring.

Have a great day

Smile on Saturday :-)

Theme : floriography

straw flowers - immortal flower of beauty

Lovely red/orange flowering plant.

Have a good one.

Have neck problems so will not be here every day .

Have a good one

Thanks for stopping by in my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

Thanks for stopping by in my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

Straw flower capture from last Spring.

Have a wonderful weekend

Due to the amount of awards and comments, I can't thank everyone individually, so I'm doing it here.

Thanks for stopping by my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

Photographing flowers for a change is always a passion for me.

Thanks for stopping by my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

... macro mondays ... flexible ...

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orange and pink straw flowers bloom

credits

We were so lucky with the weather when we visited Inis Mor, the largest of the three Aran Islands (see map). I had to get up at silly o clock but it was worth it for this beautiful sunrise. I got quite a few nice images and some video clips too.

Straw Island Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on an islet of the same name (Irish: Oileán an Tuí) in Killeany Bay, northeast of Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Completed in 1878, it was the last of four lighthouses built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands. The commissioning of Straw Island marked the culmination of a lengthy 24 year campaign by the local islanders to have a lighthouse for safe passage into Killeany Bay and the harbour at Kilronan.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Island_Lighthouse

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This Van Gogh as a straw artist was a delightful attraction at an annual Keukenhof Tulip Festival.

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Denver Botanic Gardens

My attempt at the "Flickr Friday" theme "Straw".

Shot with a Rodenstock Rodenstock "Rogonar-SP 57 mm F 5.6" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.

HAPPY WEEKEND

Denver Botanic Gardens

I have taken two very similar pictures and pocessed them a bit differently. I cannot make up my mind which one I like the most. I would love very much to get your opinion on which you prefer..... This is the lighter version.

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