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Kleine Spielerei mit der Farbe - der Herbst verleitet dazu.
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Playing with colour - autumn is inspiring
Coal Tit [Periparus ater]
Busy little birdie, collecting what is possibly cat hair, for lining the nest.
In a few weeks’ time, the babies will be around, shouting to be fed. It’s very odd to watch as the youngsters look almost twice the size of the parents, and the poor adults just flit around in an exhausting cacophony of “feed me”, “no, me”, no, MEEEE”…”and can you hurry it up!” Poor wee souls. They must be a little relieved when all the babies fledge.
For now, though, this little sweetie is flying back and forth to the nest, sourcing grass, twigs and my cats’ hair, to make it as warm and cozy as possible for the eggs/chicks.
In my garden,
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
🎼 “Tomorrow” - John Legend, Florian Picasso, Nas
“You're the new wave forming
You're the new day, dawning
Ask you what is your name, what do they call you?
You said, "They call me Tomorrow.”
Hello my amazing Flickr friends !
Today is a pink or purple day at Color my World Daily and we celebrate branches and twigs at Smile on Saturday.
As a proud mother of two boys, I’m a « log lady » (if you are a Twin Peaks fan, like myself, you will get it ;-)). Until very recently, I was in charge of keeping all the « beautiful » branches my sons were collecting during each walks we did… No matter the size, or the length , I had to carry those branches home and put them in our garden…I must admit, sometimes it was hilarious seeing me, trying to act classy and stylish while dragging a massive log or an insanely long branch from the park to our home in one hand and my purse in another. At that time I was doing it just to speed the process of getting back home in time but I wasn’t very happy about it at all…Stupide branches…
My oldest son isn’t in to branches anymore but the youngest one still loves collecting sticks, branches and rocks…And I still helping him carrying his treasures around :-). Strangely enough: I love it… and I hope he will continue to collect sticks for one more summer…please…
See you later my friends !
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I wandered into our neighbour's yard to get this shot. It is actually just a small yellow Arborvitae shrub, but with my vintage Pentacon AV 80mm lens (plus a 20mm Kenko extension tube), it turned into something completely different. I focused on a couple of the tiny branches, and was amazed at the bokeh. I think, right now, it's my favourite lens. But that could change :)
This is Hazel, my favorite red squirrel on a thin branch. It's really astonishing how squirrels can use the smallest twig to stay off the ground and hold tight - even with just one hand! Don't remember what made the background on the right side so colorful, but I like it :)
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Duisburg, Germany, 2023.
From my recent trip to the banks of the River Rhine.
There‘s more on www.chm-photography.com.
Enjoy!