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While it is difficult to get a clear shot of our feathered friends in the summer due to the abundant foliage, when you do, it is worth it as you can get sunlit birds and beautiful green background.
Motacilla alba ,Bergeronnette grise, white wagtail @ Hageven - De Plateaux Belgium Netherland border
Explorer on Feb 5 2023 #459
Reminds me of when I was young (and foolish) and roasted myself in the sun after slathering on baby oil. Now I mostly hide from the sun and cherish the cool of the early morning.
Bella decided to lie on a windowsill in sunshine - sunbathing while above a warm radiator! I suspect she slept all morning while I was out.
Upside down on a windowsill, showing her “bunny paws”. From outside my home, only her curled paws are visible above the window frame so people rarely notice her sleeping like this. Happy Caturday.
Enjoying the end of the day in 'Casa de la Serra de Dalt'.
This is an HDR shot made up of 5 shots taken in autobraking mode (-1.4Ev; -0.7Ev; 0Ev; +0.7Ev; 1.4Ev). A 'Gobe' CPL Polarizer Filter was used. You can read additional technical information in my profile (about section).
This is the first time I have ever seen a terrapin in the wild.
It stayed here all the time I was at this area and really seemed to be enjoying the sun on its back lol
As for ID I dont think its a european pond turtle, I would have said red eared terrapin but there is no sign of the red ears, so im not sure !!
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In full sun like that, I love the soft blue hues on her upper wings and tail feathers which cannot be seen when the bird is standing.
As for their song, compared to the Wood Piigeon song, here is what I found - and liked A LOT :)) :
www.bto.org/develop-your-skills/bird-identification/video...
A bit grainy (high ISO)and some seafog
don't ask why the high ISO🙈 it was an accident. stille love the light and composition
Juvenile cormorant catching some rays. To help them dive deeper after the fish, cormorants don't have the same waterproofing as other waterbirds, as this traps air. .. it does mean that after every dive they need to dry out.
Sheep's Meadow at Central Park.Sheep's Meadow is a 15-acre (60702.8463m^²) preserve in Central Park located in the west side of Manhattan between 66th and 69th streets.It can draw around 30,000 people a day (on a good day I suppose).Back in 1864 the Olmsted and Faux,the designers of the park,added 200 English sheep to this part of the park because they felt it would enhance the English quality of the park.In 1870 a sheep crossing was added where twice a day a shepherd would hold up traffic so that the sheep could cross 🐑