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The Estate Backershagen goes back to at least 1681 but Prince Frederic who became the owner in 1846 started to landscape the park in English style with a Chinese twist (sorry, Wikipedia text is only in Dutch). The place has now various owners and is accessible for the general public. It's worth a bike ride, but even better: a stroll.

A Spotted Towhee that had flown into my climbing rose bush. I was surprised I was able to get several good shots of him despite the slow shutter speed. That dang fixed f11.

But I do like a bit of motion blur and he was in the process of getting ready to turn around.

I kept the ISO down as much as I could so the noise was not an issue this time

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Sometimes you just need to take a break and chill out :)

Snow near Lübeck / Northern Germany

A weather-beaten facade,I suppose.It was this way on the entire building,but this side has the fire escape stairs.

Some Snowflakes were taking a bow at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square PA.

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Another snow shower coming up between the mountains towards us. What with the strong winds and the snow, conditions were quite challenging in the wide open spaces to say the least.

Amagansett, NY

HBM!! :))

A resting grasshopper on one of my Hibiscus plants in the courtyard

A Giant Swallowtail leaves a coneflower for a Fritillary to enjoy. I know this looks photoshopped, but I swear it's not... just well timed. Prairie Garden Trust in Missouri.

Buttermere, Cumbria

This is another photo of the geese taking off at Merced National Wildlife Refuge. Once they took off all of them were gone and did not return!

hermit crab

Short-billed Dowitcher wadding in the shallow water in search insects, worms etc. Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, Maurice River Township NJ.

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Gulf Fritillary heading toward a new zinnia.

Common Tern, Rutland Water.

Of course I had to try my modified Helios on our Rudbeckia. This flower was (unfortunately) in the shade, where the other ones in the background were already illuminated by the sun and hence they created a glowing swirl bokeh. I hope you like it!

Yellow-crowned Night Heron taking off from a cedar tree in New Jersey.

More water than normal - and this was before Christoph arrived. Guess it might be worth another visit tomorrow - with an umbrella unless the rain stops!

nb if this looks a little familiar, I posted a very similar shot in Dec 2018 not long after we moved to Alnwick flic.kr/p/PLFkBK

Later note in response to a couple of comments- no humans were harmed in the taking of this shot! In fact I only had to walk about 2-3 yards from the car!

Lyon

Décollage

Green Heron, Butorides virescens

My Photoblog- My Third Eye...!

Took a picture of my boyfriend taking Pictures 😊

"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone." Orson Welles

Can you find Tim?...hint he is much closer now!...HBM!! :))

Taking Steps Spiral is a part of a series of spirals created in Ultra Fractal 6

This was taken last winter on a very cold day. The pond was actually frozen. When the geese would land they would slide for quite some time. I'm thinking their taking off and landing may have just been for fun! I know that's what I would have done. :-)

Be well all!

For a nice Wednesday!

This egret, at Jackson Bottom wetlands, was moving from one location to a better one.