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Soon the only color will come from the evergreens, but for now many of our deciduous trees are still providing a beautiful display of rust, yellow, orange, and gold.
at their most beautiful end of March
a relative of the Grosbeaks
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appelvink
gros-bec casse-noyaux
Kernbeißer
Picogordo Común
Frosone
Bico-grossudo
Nikon Z9
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Redshank - Tringa Totanus
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia. They are uncommon vagrants outside these areas.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates. Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. They lay 3–5 eggs.
The common redshank is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
It is widely distributed and quite plentiful in some regions, and thus not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Generally quite dark compared to other orb web spiders and can be found close to water where their webs are spun on fencing, buildings and bridges and rarely on vegetation. Close to a river near me where I live a river flows under a road in a tunnel these Orbweb spiders can be found and seen in their webs close to the lights that help to light up the pathway where they have the best of both worlds, warmth from the lights where I have even seen the adults spiders here in February with snow outside and plus their prey such as moths and flies are attracted to the lights also. Its amazing to see their webs so close together and not eating each other, nature can be truly amazing at times.
Der Meerstrandläufer ist etwas größer als der Alpenstrandläufer. Meerstrandläufer sind in Mitteleuropa nur Durchzügler, ihre Brutgebiete liegen im arktischen Amerika, Grönland, Jan Mayen, Island und Spitzbergen sowie im nördlichen Skandinavien und Asien.
The Purple sandpiper is a bit larger than the Dunlin. Their breeding habitat is the northern tundra on Arctic islands in Canada and coastal areas in Greenland and northwestern Europe. In Central Europe they are sometimes recorded on their migration.
Formerly killed in huge numbers for their fur, especially during the 1920s and ’30s, koalas dwindled in number from several million to a few hundred thousand. In the southern part of their range, they became practically extinct except for a single population in Gippsland, Victoria in Australia. Some were translocated onto small offshore islands, especially Phillip Island, where they did so well that these koalas were used to restock much of the original range in Victoria and southern New South Wales, Australia.
With their button nose and cheery petals, midsummer coneflowers are always a delight to see and enjoy.
We have 12 inches of snow on the ground outside, so I needed to post some summer color and warmth :)
Captured three years ago in on our local parks...
These cases take their name from the virgin Roman goddess of fire, home, hearth and family. Usually Vesta was depicted as the fire in her temple. Only Vestals (her priestesses) were allowed into her temple. Her association with fire made her name the natural choice for British companies who manufactured matches.
Turtles are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently, so they are completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. For this reason, they need to sunbathe frequently to warm themselves and maintain their body temperatures.
The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water.
Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico, but have become established in other places because of pet releases, and have become an invasive species in many areas where they outcompete native species.
The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the typical length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males. They typically live between 20 and 30 years.
- Wikipedia
(Nikon, 500 mm, 1/200 @ f/8, ISO 400)
For some that phrase would describe their eyes after a late night of partying and ringing in the New Year. For me on this first morning of the 20s, it meant first-light reaching Towers of the Virgin in Zion National Park.
Being a native East-Coaster, who has transplanted to life on the West Coast, I still feel that the New Year occurs when the crystal ball drops in New York, and that's the end. So, with the aide of staid Springdale, Utah, it was easy to get an early bedtime on New Years Eve so we could begin the trek to the Canyon Overlook Trail at 6:00 AM to catch first-light and sunrise from this vantage.
The trail is a relatively flat mile hike with a few tricky spots where the ice and slickrock conspire to give even the most sure-footed concern in the dark. Once we reached the overlook, I was a little concerned that our cold trek may have been for naught, due to the heavy cloud cover. Though they were thick overhead, there still was some clearing to the East, along the sun on the horizon to light a narrow band, reflecting off the cloud bottoms and warming the sheer rocks faces of the Temple of the Virgin ahead. This image was captured about 10-15 minutes before the local sunrise time, and is considerably brighter than what we saw with our eyes, due to the 20-second exposure.
Once the actual sun rays reached the Temple directly, the light only lit the areas seen here in red for less than 5 minutes before disappearing above the clouds for the remainder of the day.
Recognition:
Merit, Nature/Landscape category - JAN 24 PPSDC Image Competition, San Diego
Selected for Display, Color Scenic Landscape: Winter - JUN-JUL 2023, International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, CA
Iceland's Westfjords with their iconic mountains and fjords offer plenty of opportunities to enjoy unspouilt landscapes, stillness, beauty and solitude.
Well, and after the creation of the island, people came to it and started building houses and villages with their churches.
The sea was their friend, but at the same time their enemy because on the one hand they provided a source of income through fishing, but on the other hand the sea had its terrible quirks and she could rage like a raging rage and devourded houses, villages in short everything what got in her way and therefore also people.
And in order to avoid the seething desolation of the sea, dikes were always built higher, higher and higher, so that you no longer see the villages from the sea side, except for a small part of the church tower........
These primitive plants have their ancestors dated to the Carboniferous period (about 359 million to 299 million years ago). It is a monumental fern, whose leaves can reach 8 meters in length and has its origin in Oceania, occurring in Asia, Australia and Madagascar.
Because it is large, it should be planted in humid places, such as lakes and streams. Its rhizome – a type of stem – is rich in starch and used to perfume coconut oil.
Originally from the South Pacific, it has been introduced to other locations since the 18th century.
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopus Major
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in Eurasia from the British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia, and it is absent only from those areas too cold or dry to have suitable woodland habitat. It is found in a wide variety of woodlands, broadleaf, coniferous or mixed, and in modified habitats like parks, gardens and olive groves. It occurs from sea-level to the tree line, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Europe, 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in Morocco and 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Central Asia.
The great spotted woodpecker became extinct in the island of Ireland in the seventeenth century, due to deforestation, but the island was naturally recolonised by this species, with the first proven nesting in County Down in 2007. Its expansion in range is continuing, with breeding proven or suspected in at least 10 counties by 2013, with the main concentration in Down and County Wicklow. Genetic evidence shows the birds to be of British, rather than Scandinavian, ancestry, with the populations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic having separate origins. The great spotted woodpecker was also found to have been nesting in the Isle of Man from 2009.
Population:
UK breeding:
140,000 pairs
Woodchat Shrike - - Lanius Senator
Shrikes are medium sized predatory birds with hooked bills, sometimes known as butcher birds in recognition of the way in which they catch their prey and feed (from the Latin genus derivative Lanius meaning butcher).
The adult male woodchat shrike has predominantly black upperparts and white underparts with a rufous crown, nape and upper mantle. The forehead is black extending to a black mask across the eyes and along the side of the neck finishing just prior to the rufous nape. Chin and throat are white as are the flanks and breast. The shoulders are a bold white partly obscured by a black lower mantle which becomes obvious when the bird is in flight. The back, upper wing and upper tail areas are in the main dark brown or black and the rump and the tip of the central tail feathers white. There is a broad white bar near the base of the primary feathers on the upper wing extending from the area of the alula (bastard wing) across to the median coverts, again particularly prominent in flight. The eye is very dark and the legs and stout hooked bill are black. Adult females are similar to the male although the crown and nape is paler and less rufous than the male and there is a whitish stripe across the top and around the eye and she is duller overall. Juvenile birds have grey brown upper parts with mottling to the head and shoulders and pale grey underparts with darker grey horizontal bars.
The preferred diet is one of beetles or spiders, caterpillars or large flying insects frequently caught on the wing or attacked on the ground from above but can also include small birds and lizards. The Woodchat spends a great deal of time perching in the open from where it can easily spot its potential prey and launch its attack.
One more of our two cousins watching the gate of their safely enclosed garden.
Dushara Cathal Caithlin & Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cats), 11.05.2023.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
The forest floor and fields turn soft shades of pink and magenta in the fall as the Asters take their turn to brighten up the landscape
Northern Pygmy-Owls are widespread in the mountains of western North America, and they’re active during the day.
Northern Pygmy-Owls are smaller but plumper than a Mountain Bluebirds. Adults are 15–17 cm in overall length. They sometimes take prey up to three times their own size, such as a Northern Flicker, and even chickens. When they find extra food, Northern Pygmy-Owls often cache their prey in tree cavities, or by hanging the prey on thorns, as shrikes are famous for doing. They are incredibly hard to spot because of their size and color.
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Cholitas – Bolivians from the Indian Aymara tribe with their stylish bowler hats are what I usually associate with Bolivia. Where and how did they begin to wear these hats? Soon after inventing bowler hats the inventors wanted to sell them to British railway workers, who were stationed in Bolivia. But the hats delivered to South America were too small for British heads. They worked to make them attractive to woman in Bolivia by implying that all trendy and fashionable women in Europe wore these hats and it worked! Nowadays, the bowler hat is the Bolivian national pride and is an integral part of the traditional women’s clothing.
"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." (Theodore Roethke)
Grass meadow with Wild carrots (Daucus carota) backlit by the setting sun. The image was taken on the way up to Little Solsbury Hill. Batheaston near Bath, BANES, England UK.
The cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk are famous for their colour bands and revealed geology.
The lowest dark brown level was laid down in shallow warm seas 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous. It is a 'Carstone' composed of sand and iron compounds and used as a local building material.
The younger much thinner 'red rock' layer is chalk coloured with iron pigments. Above that is a thick layer of white chalk. All have fossils but frequent rock falls make it dangerous to be too close.
The wreck is the remains of a 130ft long trawler 'S T Sheraton'. Built in 1907 it saw additional duty in WW1 and WW2 for minesweeping and anti-submarine patrols. If five years of war was not enough, she was then selected for bombing practice! She escaped that ignominy by breaking her moorings and going aground for a peaceful life (including providing a nice foreground for photographers) under the cliffs.
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Yes, I always seem to have a drink in my hand...or I'm wishing I did! I'm a luscious lush! Okay, just a lush! I am chilling out here with a delightful strawberry margarita (heavy on the Patron!) and my pups, of course. When nobody else has time in their busy schedules to get tipsy with me, the pups are always game on! hehehe I have a Corgi in real life, so they are extra dear to my heart, and they are total rascals, constant energy! While I am a couple of sheets to the wind here, I think I will be quite safe as these two keep their sharp lil puppy eyes on everything that's going on!
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A Contingent of president's bodyguard during their rehearsal for upcoming Republic Day Parade, New Delhi, India
Their nests are made of mud,
they get their pink colour from their food and are filter feeders that turn their heads “upside down” to eat.
S'Albufera, Majorca
look in the eyes. Eyes show you wether it is a herbivore or a predator. The Eyes of a herbivore are at the sides of the and often they have a horizontal slot. So they can see movements better. Predators need a clear knowledge of the distance, their eyes are in front of the head and very sharp
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Message from the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers:
"As you move through these changing times... be easy on yourself and be easy on one another. You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being. You will find that you are working less in the yang modes that you are used to.
You will stop working so hard at getting from point A to point B the way you have in the past, but instead, will spend more time experiencing yourself in the whole, and your place in it.
Instead of traveling to a goal out there, you will voyage deeper into yourself. Your mother's grandmother knew how to do this. Your ancestors from long ago knew how to do this. They knew the power of the feminine principle... and because you carry their DNA in your body, this wisdom and this way of being is within you.
Call on it. Call it up. Invite your ancestors in. As the yang based habits and the decaying institutions on our planet begin to crumble, look up. A breeze is stirring. Feel the sun on your wings."
With their nocturnal habit and owl-like appearance, Tawny Frogmouths are often confused with owls, but are actually more closely related to the nightjars. Their feet are weak however, and lack the curved talons of owls.
The Tawny Frogmouth is found throughout Australia.
The bulk of the Tawny Frogmouth's diet is made up of nocturnal insects, worms, slugs and snails. Small mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds are also eaten. Most food is obtained by pouncing to the ground from a tree or other elevated perch."
Photographed Maleny, Queensland, Australia.
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A Clark's Grebe feeding its young. I found it so interesting to really watch these amazing birds and how they taught their young to fish and eat.
Xmas lights inside an old rusty lantern and their reflection on the wall behind it.
How crazy is that :)
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday
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A pair of Northern Gannets at their nest.
The male on the left had just returned and the female started to shake her head from side to side as if saying "Where have you been for all this time?"
The male then started to dart forward excitedly towards the female, beak agape,but never got too close.!
A few days later the female laid her first egg in the nest.
The head shaking is behaviour I have seen before but I have never managed to capture it on camera!.
Taken at RSPB Bempton.
Sandhill Cranes seen in Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal, Arizona. It is estimated that 20,000 Sandhill Cranes make this area their home each winter.
[DB]Poses - "destination abs"
Their's no stopping you
Cause your mind set to
Where your heart says go
Go on go girl go
Hope you find me in a stranger's smile
Hope you hear me in the lonely miles
You gotta do what you were born to do
Cause their's no stopping you
As you're looking out the window when you board a train
Take a sip, will you say my name
When you get lost on the silver coast
Will you stop for a minute and dance with my ghost
In the flowers on the streets of Rome
Do you catch a scent of my cologne
Just when I think you might wanna come back home
As they run, their hooves barely touch the ground. Their movements are synchronized, as if they are dancing to an invisible melody, embodying the harmony of nature. The wildflowers they pass by paint the landscape and create a delicate contrast against the lush green grass.
These beautiful Arabians are bred by a friend who had me over for a day to photograph them in the gorgeous late summer pasture. I came away with amazing images and he got photos for his breeding portfolio.
Please enjoy the flowing manes in Large!
Thank you so much for your visit!
“Don't you know that everybody's got a Fairyland of their own?”
― P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHytjEj7B9g
Turn around, look at what you see
In her face the mirror of your dreams
Make believe I'm everywhere
Hidden in the lines, written on the pagesIs the answer to a neverending story
(Aah, aah, aah)
Reach the stars
Fly a fantasy
Dream a dreamAnd what you see will be
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a neverending story
(Aah, aah, aah)
Story
(Aah, aah, aah)
Show no fearFor she may fade away
In your handsThe birth of a new day
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a neverending story
(Aah, aah, aah)
Story
(Aah, aah, aah)
Neverending story...
Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches and normally feed between evening and early morning, avoiding competition with other heron species that use the same habitat during the day.
Their diet includes leeches, earthworms, insects, crayfish, clams, mussels, fish, amphibians, lizards, snakes, turtles, rodents, birds, and eggs.
They are social birds that tend to roost and nest in groups, although they typically forage on their own.
Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Taken at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida.
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Rags, Caithlin, Bastian and their humans wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Great Yuletide, Sweet Solistice or whatever you may celebrate with your loved ones. :)
Thank you for every Fave click - and for the great and inspiring photography that you yourself have so generously shared here on Flickr.
Take care and stay safe through these difficult times - there is light at the end of the tunnel...
Bastian (mixed breed), 23.12.2019, edit 21.12.2020
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
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