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Common Buckeye butterfly goes for a deep sip of nectar as it pokes down into a Lantana flowerhead.
Considered an uncommon migrant into the area from the south. Abundance varies from year to year.
A rare and uncommon migratory kingfisher has landed in our business district in a small patch of forested area beside a few construction sites..
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. These birds are found only maybe in a dozen places across the country - all of them in South India. Many of the habitats are under "development" or damaged due to grazing or quarrying. Further, the distribution is highly fragmented making conservation a challenge.
The bird's behaviour is quite similar to the other bulbuls and physically sometimes confused with the white-browed bulbul -- especially the female - which is also found in the same habitat.
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.
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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!!!
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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...
It is always a pleasure to see these elusive and beautiful Quail. I ended up seeing 7 of them so it was my lucky day. These birds are not easy to find in WA and are severely declining there. They are declining mostly due to habitat loss due to development, intense agriculture and overgrazing, flooding of riparian areas (through dams) and climate change creating the loss of much needed water sources. Mountain Quails are the largest of any quail in North America and these birds are sadly completely extirpated from BC. This bird is a male in moult hence his lack of head plumes.
A uniquely-patterned, medium-sized hummingbird, the adult male White-necked Jacobin has a blue head and chest, a sharply contrasting white nape, a green back and blackish wings. The White-necked Jacobin can be found in a variety of habitats from humid forest canopies, to tall second growth forests, and even in coffee and cacao plantations. White-necked Jacobin can be found within its broad range feeding on nectar and small arthropods; occasionally, many will concentrate at flowering trees where they are aggressive and even territorial to one another. Although uncommon throughout most of its large range, the White-necked Jacobin's population is believed to be stable, and consequently has not been placed on any threatened species lists. Here you can see a juvenile (left) and an adult (right).
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(Popelairia conversii) B28I3481 Tatama Reserve - Colombia
Uncommon species
In the third book that i'm actually writing i wrote :
"In scientific literature, it is said that only great apes share with humans a non-oral ability to understand and feel the emotions of others without the intervention of speech. I consider this to be ethnocentrism. First of all, because there are absolutely no empathetic human beings. And then, because I have been with animals all my life. As a magnetizer-experimenter, I shared many intense feelings with them. Any pet owner can hear this: some animals are more empathetic than many humans."
Angle shades / Achateule (Phlogophora meticulosa)
resting at our garden shed - Frankfurt-Nordend
A close-up side-view in first comment.
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.
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.
Uncommon. Poorly documented, not certain of identification. Centennial Gardens, Hermann Park, Houston, Texas.
Amongst the general quietness on this Sunday morning, Northtown released a couple of eastbounds. The first was this 1 x 1 with the proper "one" on the point, that being a 70MACe. They are traversing the plant at Seventh Street with a clear shot to Prescott and down the river.
Conrail's TV-2H rolls east through the curve at Island Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA. Its ex-Erie-Lackawanna SD45-2 was more commonly found on coal drags out of Cresson, and the trailing grey C32-8 on "Ballast Express" MoW trains.
Typical Saturday morning fare in better times.
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.
With a pair of former Cartier M630s for power, WNYP ran a storage more of empty coal hoppers west to be interchanged with the NS in Meadville, PA on Friday. The train is seen passing through rural NE Pennsylvania scenery a few miles east of Columbus. Thanks to those who provided the help in getting a most uncommon train.
A day after the snow melted, a Snowy Egret was feeding near Peggy's Cove. Shot from inside the car from a distance of about 150m.
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.