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A Great Egret looks downstream as it rests on a branch near sundown on a recent evening at McHenry Dam State Park, Illinois.
Happy Wing Wednesday
This incredible super mummy and Sumatran Tiger is called Kirana. I'm sure those photographers who were regulars at Chester Zoo will know her fondly because she is a natural at posing. I rest my case!!
Kirana is now enjoying retirement at the Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent. She clearly enjoys attention though, even on a hot afternoon and from what I observed yesterday, has settled in really well.
A Tri-colored Heron recoils after a missed opportunity for a quick meal.
Thanks for your views and comments and have a great weekend!
Saturday, several of us are gathered at Commonwealth Lake (at safe distancing), waiting for the osprey. Finally, one showed up, and did take the strike position a few times, but never took a dive.
Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
Images today are from a visit to Truganina Park on this day in 2019.
As I wandered along the southern bank of Laverton I met Flickr mate and fellow birder Rodger www.flickr.com/photos/62434662@N05 with a couple of other birders who were on a Birdlife walk in the area. They told me they had heard a Fieldwren further along. Sure enough as walked I heard the call and was happy to see it pop up unto this branch and stay long enough for a couple of shots.
So many heartfelt thanks to SO MANY OF YOU that have sent IMs, private and public messages inquiring as to the welfare of our little cabin in the mountains. This awful, massive wildfire started 6 days ago, via lightning strike about 8 miles DOWNWIND from our cabin. I cannot emphasize how important wind direction and location can be to survival in these situations. Ironically, even as many of you, our dear friends in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming suffer from smoky, unbreathable skies, ours are virtually smoke free and the clearest blue I have seen in years.
The picture shows you here, just how close the fire was...
Paul & Becky
#SundayFunday - Hollywood "The Devil Wears Prada (2006) The Younger Years
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9J0P27GC3g
What are you looking at?
Strike a pose
Strike a pose
Vogue (vogue, vogue)
Vogue (vogue, vogue)
Look around, everywhere you turn is heartache
It's everywhere that you go (look around)
You try everything you can to escape
The pain of life that you know (life that you know)
When all else fails and you long to be
Something better than you are today
I know a place where you can get away
It's called a dance floor
And here's what it's for, so
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body move to the music (move to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it
All you need is your own imagination
So use it, that's what it's for (that's what it's for)
Go inside for your finest inspiration
Your dreams will open the door (open up the door)
It makes no difference if you're black or white
If you're a boy or a girl
If the music's pumping it will give you new life
You're a superstar
Yes, that's what you are, you know it
Come on, vogue (vogue)
Let your body groove to the music (groove to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue (vogue, vogue)
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it
The flower these insects chose as a stopping place was less than two inches in diameter. At first glance, I thought the green bits on top of the flower were little bits of leaves. Upon further examination, I discovered they were insects. A quick dash up the stairs of my house allowed me to grab my camera, all the while whispering the mantra...'Don't move, don't move!' Imagine my surprise when I returned to find them still posing for me. Less than two minutes later, they hopped away. Whew!
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Get the Hell off my lawn.
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Pose: Janus 5 by Spartin Parx Poses @ the Darkness Event
This is what happens when you lose your net and your service provider tells you it aint comin back for 5 days... no internet.. no phone... no cable... so I played with this pic I took a few nights ago and edited while half ass watching a bootleg Korean copy of Pitch Perfect 2 that I'm pretty sure was cammed on an airplane... The gods took pity on me and my net returned :P That was some touch and go next level Amish livin...
PS: Sooo sorry to the B the E and the OEG.. I totally fucked up our plans. :(
Mule deer in the yard. Deer didnt care about my dog, dog didnt care about the deer. Full frame. No crop. No post processing.
youtu.be/GuJQSAiODqI HMMM!
After seeing how small a Least Bittern was I was amazed at the size of this American Bittern, a much larger bird. Here this bird is about to strike and eat a frog that still had it's tail. I loved watching this bird move like a glacier as it first spotted the frog, then contorted its body to position itself for the strike. Its concentration seems absolute!
Another new bird for me on my Florida trip this April!
Sorry I haven't been doing Flickr much this week, I'm recovering from an Influenza A strain which struck me like a train.
Taken 6 April 2019 at Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Florida.
Am immature little blue heron strikes at a small fish, creating a really cool splash. The strike was successful!
Taken at Bunche Beach in Ft. Myers, Florida.
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