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It can take quite a long time for a Great Blue Heron to have some. This guy was one of the lucky ones.
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Hawk owl returning to its perch[hydro line LOL] after a successful dive in snow
The vole is covered by its wing didn't get a good angle that shows it other that back side of owl this was sharpest image of the burst
Pied kingfisher with catch, Shingwedzi River crossing, Bateleur, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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This osprey, and I, were successful that day. I'd been hoping to catch an osprey with fish - missed the actual strike, as it headed down to the other end of the lake, and was behind trees. But it came off the lake more towards me, allowing a few of those treasured flight shots!
Green Grass Dart (Ocybadistes walkeri)
After missing out on getting a shot of the Skipper yesterday I managed to get one today. It was still very flighty and the only one around.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning
and goes to bed at night and in between
does what he wants to do
Finally! During the entire time spent at the Lotus Pond, spending what seemed like ages, slowly circling the entire pond, looking everywhere for those sneaky little frogs who have mastered the skill of hiding in plain sight - I spotted this fellow sitting right out in the open! In the sunlight! And on a pristine lily pad!
So, having finally spotted one, I was able to zoom in and get a decent shot. My waning patience finally paid off.
Finally hit the Jack Pot at the Lotus Pond at Dauset Trails Nature Center!
A Willet captured here individually but was gathered in a loose flock, probing the sand of a wave-washed beach for marine invertebrates, hunting for its favorites. Here successfully.
This guy strutted his stuff after successfully grabbing a fish. I typically see the snowy egrets get minnows so this was a pretty big catch.
Again I had this pleasure to observe a pair of Sooty Oystercatchers foraging for food during a very low tide today. They were not particularly concerned with my presence so I walked as close as I considered acceptable for them. This bird presented the catch and walked with it for several meters to find a good place to consume it. This made me feel like a catwalk photographer (minus a cat ;-).
(Haematopus fuliginosus)
This is the successful hatching of a new little baby masked lapwing! I was amazed to see this. My previous shot www.flickr.com/photos/143119536@N04/51351333453/in/datepo... of this nest taken a few weeks back showed the flooded lake almost lapping at the eggs themselves, and I worried about whether or not they would be okay. Pleased to report a couple of chicks hatched and survived.
LYSIMACHIA :
Lysimachia punctata, également appelée lysimaque ponctuée, est reconnaissable entre toutes, en été, avec ses bouquets de fleurs jaune vif réunis en étages successifs. Cette vivace est la robustesse personnifiée, elle s'est naturalisée un peu partout en France. Elle pousse rapidement en grandes touffes dressées dans tous les types de sol pas trop secs et fait merveille plantée en vastes groupes, et elle supporte toutes les expositions.
Lysimachia punctata est une cousine géante des primevères, elle fait partie de la même famille des Primulaceae. Elles est originaire du centre et du sud de l'Europe, d'Asie mineure (jusqu'en Turquie), et largement répandue en France. C'est une robuste plante vivace aux rhizomes faiblement traçants, formant des touffes de 1m à 1,20m de hauteur en fleurs et occupant 50 cm au sol, avec une croissance rapide. Les fleurs, en étoiles jaune d'or de 25 mm de diamètre, apparaissent en juillet-août, à l'aisselle des feuilles, et forment un gros bouquet allongé. Cette plante très florifère particulièrement robuste supporte tous les climats de notre pays.
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Mama Red Necked Grebe shows me her eggs for the first time. I believe there are three. I went to check the nest this morning after a lot of rain and very strong winds yesterday. Thankfully the nest is about two inches / five centimetres above the waterline and there is no rain in the forecast.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~ Helen Keller.
This Puma managed to catch a Patagonia Fox - - a very unusual catch - - our guide had worked in this area for over 15 years and has never witnessed this.
Puma / Cougar / Mountain Lion - Patagonia, Chile
Fear
I Feared …
I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.
I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth
I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty .
I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly.
- Unknown
Always great to witness them in action Upon download, found out he lost this fish in a rush. unfortunately fish in mid air shot came out blurry :(
In the late 80s, all NZs 'named trains' were being refurbished and rebranded based on the success of the Tranz Alpine.
Obviously not all the carriages could be done at once, so for a while the Southerner, which was pretty low on the priority list, ran around with a mix of cars from all over the place.
In this example there is a car-van (possibly from the Picton train), an original Southerner car and a refurbished example (but with small windows rather than the panoramic glass installed on most other cars - perhaps this was one of the a backpackers cars?).
The traditional 56-foot guards van has been replaced with a red FM van for luggage at the back. The FMs were fairly new guard's vans used on freight trains until the move to two-man train crews ended that a year or so before.
1988? DF 6064 DJ 3107 + 3286 Ravensbourne, Dunedin, SIMT-NZ. An old negative. Other than the changed rolling stock, this view from the old overbridge is possible today - the foreground sidings have gone, replaced by a walk/cycleway, and the boats for the fertilizer works still come and go!
Osprey with catch near Ten Mile river mouth. A Large fish-eating hawk with a wingspan up to 6 Ft. This magnificent raptors broad wings enable it to glide on rising thermals near coastal bluffs. It hoovers on beating wings beflore plunging feet first for fish. This Osprey has re-positioned its catch for better in flight aerodynamics.
A day trip to Shropshire for a chance to photograph Kingfishers. The weather was sunny intervals. The location light was contrasty and tricky to shoot in. But a good day was had.
A Kingfisher climbs away after a successful dive.
This is one of my 2 favourite images of the day.
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I've taken over 400 photos in the past three days in and outside of Ruth Bancroft Garden. I've had so much success that I am running into archived images from a year ago. So, tonight, I want to start a series of five very interesting flowers and plants that I've found just since last Monday.
On the way to the Garden, there is a sound wall on Bancroft Blvd. Every time I pass in every season, I notice that there is English Ivy clinging to the wall. These last three days, there are no more than 20 leaves in a full block.
Thinking of the O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) story, "The Last Leaf", I came to this particular trio of leaves with the eastern sun just setting them aglow, and more vibrant that they ever were in Fall. It doesn't fit the story, but I certainly saw the potential for a post for Saturday morning.
Go read the short story. You may never see a lone leaf - or even a trio - the same way again.
They said I had to wear a suit to work. Who was I to deny them in this latest release from Avec Toi at the FameshedX event 10/10/22
Avec Toi seems to really know my personal style, because a corset with a white blouse is my power outfit. And now it exists in SL and I'm SO happy it does!
“If the day and the night
are such that you greet
them with joy, and life emits
a fragrance like flowers
and sweet-scented herbs, is
more elastic, more starry,
more immortal - that is
your success.”
-HENRY DAVID THOREAU
There are days when I wake up, have my coffee on the back deck or front porch, smell my garden and listen to the birds where I feel like "success". This image is from my garden using "in camera" multiple exposures.