Took this image in Yellowstone NP several years ago. The owl seemed to have a whole routine of stretching exercises.

I watched this Pelican, which had been staying by itself on the river for almost a week, preen, flap its wings, splash around and act goofy for about 20 minutes. It may have been doing the equivalent of human stretch exercises because it must have resumed its long migration later this day.

Morning stretching exercises from one of the male Polar bears at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Near My Home

Southwest Florida

Florida, USA

A northern mockingbird doing some exercises on the gutter in the front of my house.

The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather.

The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued mimic".

The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. It eats both insects and fruits. It is often found in open areas and forest edges but forages in grassy land.

The northern mockingbird is listed as of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). – Wikipedia

...oder Abendsport in Life view. ;-)

A male Great bustard (Otis tarda) in stretching exercises. From region Castilla-La Mancha in Spain, 18-04-2019.

The image was taken from a photo hide owned by a company "Hides de Calera" (www.hidesdecalera.com/).

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Just by the lake as the swan does it daily stretching exercises...

PS: I will now be away for a week as travelling again to South Africa. Its been a manic and horrible summer so far so lets hope my quota of bad things for the year is now filled...

"""""""" WHO AM I ????? I would really like to know that!!

So sorry, that I immediately barged in with a serious philosophical issue……

But yesterday I was just an ordinary square piece of paper, cozy on a pile with my family and friends.

Suddenly I had to do all kinds of stretching exercises to get into this shape and I really don't know what will happen next…….. missing my friends……feeling quite stressed……. Hopefully time will reveal it soon! """""""

A piece of paper having an identity crisis ;-))

Update: folding one unit (not quite ready though) of the origami model Roses and Thorns, opus 754

Design: Robert J. Lang

Diagrams in the Bogota Origami Convention Book 2022

Wishing you all a nice day, despite the weather conditions, much rain here…...

Female Redhead Duck getting in her early morning stretching exercises. Humber Bay Park East, Toronto, Ontario.

Canada goose makes stretching exercises in evening light in the Warandeputten (Oostkamp, Belgium)

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Female Common Merganser conducting her late day stretching exercises. Humber Ravine, Toronto, Ontario.

The Anna's hummingbird was busily engaging in his stretching exercises and no doubt appreciating a little ray of sunshine

Mallard drake doing his morning stretch exercises (and showing off for the ladies). Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Das Teichhuhn, auch Teichralle genannt, ist eine Vogelart aus der Gattung der Teichhühner in der Familie der Rallen. Sie kommt mit mindestens 16 Unterarten in den gemäßigten, subtropischen und tropischen Klimazonen Eurasiens sowie Afrikas vor. Die europäische Brutpopulation wird auf mindestens 900.000 Paare geschätzt.

A squirrel in London, apparently doing some stretching exercises :)

Black-billed Magpie

Snowmass Village, Colorado

Taken in my garden after I'd been around the corner of my home once or twice to capture the sunrise . It's been a long time since I used this so I discovered that most shots were out of focus because I'm unable to stretch my arms out as straight as I used to last summer . Only one thing for it in that case - some physio and stretching exercises at home.

Hembra de I.elegans capturada en una charca próxima a la ciudad de Alicante. Lo curioso de esta foto es la posición del abdomen de la hembra. Estuvo realizando ejercicios de estiramiento (no se la finalidad, supongo que para ir preparando los segmentos del abdomen para la cópula) y la fotografié en esa postura, dándose la circunstancia de que ambos pares de alas estaban a un lado del abdomen.

Female of I.elegans captured in a pond near the city of Alicante. The curious thing about this photo is the position of the abdomen of the female. He was doing stretching exercises (I do not know the purpose, I suppose to prepare the segments of the abdomen for the copulation) and I photographed it in that position, giving the circumstance that both pairs of wings were on one side of the abdomen.

. . . with a view! I cannot think of a better place to spend a sunset (well other than any place on Lake Michigan)! And besides, I can dangle my leg over the side and do my stretching exercises, thereby making my PT happy too.

Saturday, July 25th Y is for Yoga

Photo wasn’t taken “in the community”, but that is where I go to yoga class. Started doing yoga officially seven years ago, and since I have always loved stretching exercises and have been blessed with great flexibility, thought this would be good for me…little did I know at the time, the extent of what I would learn from this practice. This winter’s knee episode was a setback for many usual activities, but was able to continue yoga using props to assist certain positions. It allowed me to heal at a pace that returned balance as well as strength. The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit word Yug, meaning union. One thing that has become sometimes painfully clear through this practice is that ALL things in life must have a union or balance. The letter “Y” is a perfect example of balance. Truth is, one cannot be enthraulled in passionate enthusiastic infatuation for life and not expect to come crashing down just as passionately to the exact opposite level of deep disappointment, because extreme opposites…be they emotions or muscles, all must dissolve eventually into unity of balance. The purpose of yoga is to sense, feel and experience that union and balance in all areas of one’s life. Friend Deb introduced me to Ellie’s Anusara Yoga class anusara.com/ . Recently had the opportunity to evaluate Ellie’s class, as she is going for further certification…what a different perspective it is to intently watch and take notes, rather than to fully participate in each movement. Brody got into the pic just in time to Yawn!

After an hour or so he had enough, did some stretch exercises and ran off down the mountain. It was such an amazing experience.

Nyújtógyakorlatok

Mallard drake doing his morning stretch exercises (and showing off for the ladies). Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In the early morning this hoopoe did "stretching exercises" during the search for food (worms and mole crickets)

While observing this male Great Horned Owl, he decided to do some stretching exercises including this pose where both wings were raised above his head as he leaned forward (downward facing owl).

I saw Alex in a park near city hall when I was on the way home from the university campus. He was doing some stretching exercises. I asked if I could take his picture, etc. He said sure and then started doing flips in the air. I then asked if I could get one of him standing still. The flips are in my 100Strangers set after this one.

Stranger 10. www.100Strangers.com

A Capoeira artist performs some stretching exercises and plays with his son before the show.

Creativity expands the mind, stretches it beyond ordinary human comprehension, resulting in the mind being elastic and capable of transcending and discerning complex ideas. -

Michael Bassey Johnson,

The Infinity Sign

Stretch your mind and you will reach beyond your current reality. - TemitOpe Ibrahim

The human spirit is like an elastic band. The more you stretch, the greater your capacity. -

Bidemi Mark-Mordi

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up. - Jackson Browne

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A male Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus, carrying out his stretching exercises, after challenging me to race him up the mountain!

Cycling is very popular in Brisbane. On the weekend, they travel like swarms of wasps around the streets, enveloping anything that gets in their way.

There are hundreds of middle aged people wearing bright lycra spray on clothes, and riding bicycles that probably cost a lot more than my motorbike.

Part of the culture is to finish the ride at their favourite coffee shop and gossip and compare struts (pun intended)

No matter how hard this lady tried, even riding through the middle of them couldn't attract their attention. Maybe because she wasn't wearing lycra, she obviously wasn't part of the culture.

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Female Hooded Merganser doing her early morning stretching exercises. Humber Bay Park East, Toronto, Ontario.

I saw Alex in a park near city hall when I was on the way home from the university campus. He was doing some stretching exercises. I asked if I could take his picture, etc. He said sure and then started doing flips in the air.

My good friends Diane and Kim shooting this massive seal that appears to be posing for them....but in fact he has just woken up after a big snooze at Allans Beach and going through some stretching exercises.

Red-bellied Dipper, doing some stretching exercises.

Handheld shot.

Silhouettes of morning joggers doing their stretch exercises on Cronulla Beach, Sydney.

(better view in lightbox or on black)

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I saw Alex in a park near city hall when I was on the way home from the university campus. He was doing some stretching exercises. I asked if I could take his picture, etc. He said sure and then started doing flips in the air.

A Kingfisher drying his wings before his next fishing expedition

I saw Alex in a park near city hall when I was on the way home from the university campus. He was doing some stretching exercises. I asked if I could take his picture, etc. He said sure and then started doing flips in the air.

This Snowy Egret appears to be enjoying some early morning stretching exercises.

Title: The phrase 'driving into the sunset' always strikes me as being a little 'final', as in coming to an end, but sunrise on the other hand, sounds more like a beginning... of an adventure maybe!

The image: Three men walking toward the sunrise towards 3 cruise-liners which had called in to Penang's port: Norwegian Jewel (front and centre), Aegean Paradise (bow just visible with tugboat) and Mein Schiff 5 (can just make out the ship's bridge through the trees).

Note: The guy on the left of the three men walking was doing stretching-exercises as the three walked past, he wasn't attempting to relieve himself over the wall! hahaha

Note: No-one was injured in the making of this photo :))

Turned around after trying (unsuccessfully) to shoot a building and this guy was doing his stretching exercises - made a better shot than the building anyway!