Puma cub at dawn on a ridge in Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

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taken in Taijiang National Park, Tainan, Taiwan

The sun was about to rise on this early spring morning at Windsor, Ontario’s Blue Heron Park. The dawn sky had been incredible, as I got down into the tall grasses by the side of the pond. These remnant grasses, from the previous season, were still stretching to the sky, as another new day began.

Lu, the neighbour showing us how good a full stretch is but she also was ensuring that I would be won over and wouldn’t shush her out of the garden and it worked. I just laughed out loud.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

Saw this in a stretch of reeds from where reed warblers had fledged..Thanks to those who who have kindly told me its a Chiffchaff.

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The Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia, is an ideal place for a Corona virus get away. It stretches 130 Km from Cape Otway to Port Fairy, and is home to the limestone formations called The Twelve Apostles.

Explorer Matthew Flinders said in 1802, of the Shipwreck Coast, "I have seldom seen a more fearful section of coastline." It is the resting place of many wrecked ships, as well as being a stunningly beautiful coast; I took this shot from a helicopter in 2013.

The Damrak houses first introduced me to the Dutch word gezellig (meaning cozy or homely) I was always wandering in from the train station after dark and I would constantly stop and stare at these houses thinking it felt like an incandescent oasis in a city of fluorescents, warming the night and the Damrak with its soft glow.

When you walk by during the day usually things are shut tight against the throngs of tourists walking back and forth from the central station but at night when the crowds have dissipated the curtains open and the world seems to be welcome to become a witness to the nocturnal activities of the residents.

The Damrak historically was originally part of the Amstel river below the Dam that gave Amsterdam its name, Rak means a straight stretch or place to gain speed, so the Damrak was actually the straight piece of river below the Dam across the Amstel where sailors would pick up some speed on their home stretch to the port of Amsterdam.

I took this on Sept 10th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 44mm 25 sec f/11 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

Great Horned Owl stretches its wing and leg. Sky Replacement added to get rid of a mostly white background.

This Marbled Godwit comes up with a sand worm between incoming waves.

I've perfected my yoga stretching technique a bit 😁

Thanks to Serab for Concept} Warm ! Love it 😊

The stretch of water that separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.

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RKO_2639. An African elephant crossing the road at Amboseli, Kenya!

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I spotted this osprey sleeping in a tree. Waited for it to take off, and after it woke up, it made some moves that I thought were leading to flight, but turned out were just stretching. Oh, well, maybe another day!

Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) male

One of the Red-rumps that have been in our area.

Happy Wing Wednesday!

I could not resist posting one more photo of a Female Goldfinch gathering fluff for her nest. The females are still hard at work even though it seems they have been doing it for weeks. They really must be creating the deluxe version of their nests this year :)

Thingvellir National Park in Southwest Iceland with its vast stretches of wilderness, in summer endless lava fields, in winter an apparent ice desert. The setting sun was beautifully highlighting the structures and wind patterns in the snow.

To start the week!

Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus) at Serra do Cipó - MG.

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Giving the tele-lens a bit of a work out, Colas 'Shed' 66847 hauls the 2.40pm Ribblehead - Chirk Kronospan logs (6V37) through a sunny Frodsham, one early summer's evening in 2014.

The line seemingly disappears beyond the end of the train, but in fact it tops out for the viaduct (which the train is crossing) over the River Weaver. The heat-haze from the exhaust is pretty evident.

Rework of an upload that falls well below current QC specs, and now deleted. Comments off for this one, thanks.

7.19pm, 6th June 2014

Gland, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

This long term exposure (300 sec.) has been taken at the very beginning of the sunrise. A pure moment of peacefulness on a very still lake with no wind.

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A New Holland honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae stretching getting ready to feed on a Banksia flowerspike above it. For more information about this bird see: here.

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Giraffes photographed in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Great Egret stretching its wings on the nest. Rookery at O'Fallon Park in St Louis, Missouri

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature…the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”

― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

These 60+ degree February days in Indiana have me holding my breath for spring that is just around the corner.

An American white pelican stretching out after its morning preen at Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island Florida. Taken a few weeks ago on 26 January, 2022.

It will be a while before it is Easter, but Easterbear is already in the Netherlands. He visits a good friend: Ballet dancer Piggolina Ballerina.

PIGGOLINA BALLERINA:

How nice to see you again Easter Bear. It's been a year since we've spoken. You look good.

EASTER BEAR:

Thank you Piggolina. You're looking good too.

PIGGOLINA BALLERINA:

I'm just really busy you know. Soon I will have a ballet performance with the famous Scoutlova. I practise 6 hours every day.

EASTER BEAR:

Can you show some of your exercises?

PIGGOLINA BALLERINA:

I'll show you the splits.

EASTER BEAR:

Wow! How do you do that?

PIGGOLINA BALLERINA:

It's just stretch into splits

EASTER BEAR: (trying the splits....only half way)

Ouch....help Piggolina....I can't go any further.

PIGGOLINA BALLERINA:

Come...give me your paw....I'll pull you up.

Let's go for a drink...that seems more sensible to me.

EASTER BEAR:

I will never do this again!!!!!!!!!!!!

An immature/non-breeding starling stretching it out.

A Roseate spoonbill stretching its wings in the early morning light.

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Very satisfying stretch by this little urban fox. Seen in Hampshire, UK.