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Uncommon, rather large, fairly short-billed hummingbird of tropical and subtropical forect and edge. Can be agressive when defending flower patches from most other hummingbirds.
one of the very few times in my experience that a sitting giraffe did not get up when approached by a safari vehicle or on foot
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
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Elusive Harris Checkerspot butterfly at rest on a cluster of Rattlesnake Hawkweed flowers. One flight per season. Considered uncommon and local. Found in wet meadows and along bog edges.
I went to Fernhill yesterday to see what was happening. Not a lot going on, but I was pleased to see this Lincoln's sparrow near the path. This is the only place I've seen them, and even at that, not often.
I was out at Fernhill over the weekend, and chatting with another birder. He told me that he'd seen white-crowned sparrows and a Lincoln's sparrow along the way, so I watched more closely on the way out. I'd seen the golden-crowned sparrows and several song sparrows, but was fortunate enough to get a few shots of this Lincoln's sparrow, a lifer for me, as well as some of young (first winter) white-crowned sparrows. A good day overall!!!
... it is difficult to imagine a beautiful day like this...
... but I wish you to meet a lot of them!
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“Do something: be it good or evil, if they ask why you did it, tell them you're different.”
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Taken in the mountains of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
We found this Nighthawk in a rather abrupt manner. My hiking partner practically stepped on its tail while walking on the side of a road. The bird promptly alighted again on the rubble adjacent the road which made this photo possible. I'm thinking it's a juvenile judging by its colouration being mostly buffy brown.
Common Nighthawk
Along Rt. 66, in Wildorado, Texas, we came upon this towering giant. Although we saw many, this was a favorite because of all the colors. Most might not agree, but I found it strangely beautiful...
A beautiful and uncommon bulbul endemic to Southern India. They are found in scrub habitats around rocky hills and currently classified as "Vulnerable" in the IUCN list due to their habitats being constantly threatened.
I had visited this temple on the edge of a hill that overlooks a forest. In this hot summer where temperatures are already at a record high, birds come to the water drip to grab a few drops of water. We waited there and were fortunate to see some action of these birds - catching insects and drinking water. The area around the water source also is wet much of the time and hence there is a build up of flies and other insects. These bulbuls along with other birds often come to drink water as well hunt a few insects before they disappear due to human and monkey activity.
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Red-headed Woodpecker visiting my rear yard. A first...
Uncommon year-round resident. Numbers are greatly reduced in winter. Some say it's one of the most handsome birds in North America.
This tropical skipper is an uncommon stray into the Lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas where the National Butterfly Center is located at the Mexican border.
While researching the species I learned that on April 18, 1992 massive numbers of this species were spotted migrating in Ecuador. The Purple-washed Skippers accompanied by other butterfly species as well as dragonflies were flying at a rate of 18 kilometers per hour against the wind of 12 kilometers per hour. Approximately 100-150 butterflies per minute were observed flying over an area of 1,200 meters.
This spectacle was reported by the Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
This photo was taken on a dark and rainy day, when a group of these beautiful and uncommon parrots appeared in the treetops.
This parrot is classified as vulnerable
Deniliquin - New South Wales - Australia
Bohemian waxwings are noted as nonbreeding/scarce in eastern Colorado, so it was very exciting to find a little group of about six flying back and forth among a clump of cottonwoods near Masonville, Colorado.
Angle shades / Achateule (Phlogophora meticulosa)
resting at our garden shed - Frankfurt-Nordend
A close-up side-view in first comment.
What a remarkable looking duck the male Common Eider is - kind of like waterfowl's version of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Only more handsome, in my view. The massachusetts coast was filled with them on the February weekend I visited.
A solo YN2 AC44 leads an eastbound freight through Pittsburgh's South Side, a sight only to be possible for a few more years before they're all rebuilt.
Bright Little Yellow butterfly hiding deep in meadow grasses.
Uncommon summer migrant into the area from southern states where its very common.
A decade ago these CSX CW40-8 locomotives were spotted on nearly every single CSX freight train that ran the on the southern end of the massive CSX Transportation network. These days they are almost all retired as the first generation GE North American Cab locomotives have long been superseded by the far more powerful and advanced evolution series locomotives. A few of these old rusted out CW40-8s have found their way out into local service along some of the CSX lines in the south over the springtime. This engine, 7764, is the oldest still out running as of current. It's weathered carbody has run off millions of miles for CSX at this point, and likely this will be nothing more than a hunk of scrap metal lost to progress in a few months...
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After recently 'really' seeing Stephen Shore's "Beverly Boulevard and La Brea" I am spending time in a formal exploration of natural structure and the presence of the space which is inherent to a scene location.
Aura of heightened presence; be where you are, don't think about it, just see it.
the structural key here was to position that blue railing properly and separate that long awning from the elements just below it.,
The diagonals and leading overlapping lines didn't need my help to bring out the beauty of this location.
Stephen Shore said, Take a photo of a location and then turn a little or take a step forward and your space will be completely different. Completely ---
Completely ? Really? Well I was quite amazed when I took his words and put them in practice; From afar the space is quite appealing. Two steps forward and you loose the transparency of space and the drama of that shadow, and gain an immediacy of the tree and booth. Another two steps and it becomes a detailed portrait of the booth and the tree is delegated to a backdrop.
Addendum: 2 hours later I am wondering whether I should have posted one of the closer pictures which seem to hold more bravado and immediacy. But if I’m going to practice practice practice my awareness of the structure of space I will retain this version.
People have asked me why I talk about my photos. Well first and foremost Flickr is an interactive photography forum and none of us are destined for Magnum.
So let’s have fun and learn from one another. Cheers.