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I don't know what is he doing with the padlock in hands. The bicycle is already been chained and locked, may be he wants to add one more padlock for better security.
Mr. Smooth catches up to us after our Stevens Pass crossing, after having missed us at the initial meet up location.
Another image of pet/owner interaction that demonstrates the emotional power of dogs. It is quite obvious in this image that the dog is more worried about being photographed than the human.
The dog was startled by my camera and the sound of the shutter. Like a human, the dog is unnerved by something he does not understand; I tried to capture his concern.
Not to worry, I am talking about murders of crows here - a collective noun coined in the medieval times to describe gatherings of crows.
Back in mid-September, I began noticing gatherings of crows on the shore of the Kingston Inner Harbour prior to sunset. At the time, they numbered 75-100 individuals and could be clearly heard at a distance of 1 km away.
However, per shown in the panoramic picture (01_SZN6413-6430) taken yesterday, their numbers have since grown, significantly. I counted 630 individuals in the panoramic image which did not account for many other birds falling outside the frame. This is not an entirely new phenomenon, as large gatherings have previously been documented in Kingston. Indeed, Steven Manders counted 1,237 birds from a single image taken back in Jan-Feb 2023. Such mob sizes are likely atypical for Kingston if one is to believe bird counts prior to 2016. Conversely, much larger events have been reported throughout Ontario with one estimated to be as big as 20,000 crows in Ottawa in December of 2010. Nonetheless, what I witnessed last night was a sight to behold, especially in regards to my experience described in the last paragraph below.
Until mid to late afternoon, few crows were populating what would become their meeting/staging area on the shore of the Kingston Inner Harbour. As the sun approached the horizon, individual or groups of handfuls of birds began to silently converge from near and far to a staging area, yet away from built-up areas, and perched on generally leafless deciduous trees where they became much noisier as their number grew. Although crows are known for their smarts, even in those numbers they do not produce intermittent murmurations such as those created by European starlings. A few individual crows took to their wings from time to time but generally they remained perched until the big lift off was somehow triggered, which took place at the onset of twilight (after sunset).
Lift off was unannounced to me, quieter and progressive. It took the form of a long procession of birds heading in a common direction toward town and where they picked one or several locations to roost for the night. Interestingly, many birds appeared to hop from one location to an intermediate one rather than making a direct flight to their final destination which was a short distance away to begin with – 1.5 km as the crow flies.
Eventually, they congregated in at least one location near the city downtown core where they found safety from human or predatorial activities. Before they settled down for the night and while I was standing on a city sidewalk, a flock of hundreds of the crows flew, in my estimate about 15 m (50 ft) above me shrouding the slightly lit sky with moving black silhouettes – an experience that felt mystical but not creepy.
Such gatherings are generally called murders of crows but have also been referred to as hovers, mobs or parliaments. The latter term being rather descriptive of the cacophony of the many different and fascinating vocalizations emanating from the large congregation of crows even as they settle down for the night.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
*Note that these particular images were taken in low light, at times well into the twilight
Features the Worriers song "Made to Mend" (previously unreleased). This benefit was made to benefit Japan after the earthquakes/tsunami in 2011.
Various Artists (feat. Worriers) - A Ray of Hope: Benefit Compilation for Japan - Eager Beaver Records - cd
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I made this worry box to serve as a sample project of a class I'm taking and will be teaching to my niece over the summer. I probably went overboard, but it was a beautiful day to sit outside and work on this.
on the way to pipeline i had the luck to see this beached monk seal. don't worry, he's only sleeping.
The groom, pre-ceremony, worrying with the static camera. Did I mention he's a videographer by trade?
They'll listen to all of your worries and happy thoughts.
Stuffed with sheeps wool and weighted with rice.
***This is my favorite picture of the album.***
1. Subject: the bound hand,
.Story: When we are worried, It feels like we are always tied to that worry.
Background Knowledge: Taken in my room on the floor, I used a prop for the "backdrop".
3. Key Element: form.
4. Key Principal: emphasis
5. Basic Edit with low saturation
6. Depth of field is Infinite
7. Direction of light is to the right.