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Launchpad for hang-glider pilots on the peak of the Wiehengebirge near the Wittekindsburg. October waved goodby with sunshine and warm tempereratures and we used the perfect weather for an extended hiking tour on the Wittedindsweg, a crest trail on the Wiehengebirge from Porta Westfalica in the East to the Osnabrück area in the West. Before the sun went down we visited the most interesting spots of the Eastern part of the trail.
With the sun and mist rising on the river...Canada Geese evolve their early morning takeoff !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul....Darrell.
Have a safe and spectacular day dear Flickr friends !
Two bufflehead couples were on Commonwealth Lake when I visited, and kept flying back and forth between two spots on the lake, affording me a few chances at catching them mid flight. Some worked out!
Wood Ducks are our most colorful duck here in Florida. Here's the male just after liftoff from a duckweed covered pond.
(Aix sponsa)
A flock of snow geese on the ground will periodically erupt into the air, circle around, and then return to continue their foraging. It is an impressive sight to see (and to hear). It would seem that you can't take a bad picture of such an event, but it is actually maddeningly frustrating. I selected this image (among many, many) because my eye was able to settle on the one goose in the lower left. Now I understand a bit better the phenomenon that a group can foil a predator because the abundance of prey ironically makes choosing a single one difficult.