One of the two most beautiful things that I think about winter is shown in the last image above - a clear blue sky, pure white snow with blue shadows crossing it. The other is when the barren tree branches sparkle with a coat of frozen rain on a very cold sunny day creating a shining crystal paradise. My next article on this site will be an example of that in China's Jilin Province, the province where the Annual Snow and Ice Festival is held.
Last Full moon in December in Las Cruces - and, yes, it is night time - even though it's only 5:56 p.m.
Known as the "cold moon" by the Mohawk people, this full moon occurs just a few days shy of Dec. 21, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, also known as the winter solstice. No wonder it's also named "the long night moon."
A show stopper of a snow stopper. I don't really miss winter. I lived through 69 years of Canadian winters with snow, ice and slush, shoveling the walkways, necessary snow tires and having to rock the car back and forth to get it free from where it was parked. Although I did do a little skiing, ice skating, tobogganing and had two ski-doos, I was never much into winter sports myself, except to watch hockey, but I know I'm going to be watching a magnificent Winter Olympics in February.
Evening....I had to go to another country to see snow for the first time... loved it but have a feeling the novelty would have worn off after awhile...
No....beach sun and surf for me..but snow does look so picturesque at Christmas time...
I spent most of my youth living in the Southern states, and there was very little snow during the winter there. If there was any it melted before it hit the ground. So I don't have a memory snowy winters. And that is good I guess, as I be a beach bunny, not a snow bunny. (big grin)
But, I do like to see the beauty of sparkling white snow, and we are got a goodly amount with the recent storm that hit here on Tuesday this week, and an additional 8+ inches in the mtns during the 9+ days of endless snow in the mtns here.
On last weekend's article I posted scenes from around the Radio and TV Tower in Chengdu. Today we are all going to go up to the observation deck of that tower to see what we can see from there.
Here is the tower from down below. on a somewhat misty day.
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Looking down from the Observation Deck
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I got a great laugh out of the sign in front of the "Transparent Overlooking Platform" (glass-floored deck). "Please do not jump" LOL
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Looking down through the glass floor (which they covered with hearts - Maybe it was Chinese Valentines Day
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Looking out a little farther, the mist is starting to be more evident.
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After we ate a great dinner up there, as the sun started to wane, the mist created a darker scene.
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Finally, back on the ground we look up at the tower bathed in colours that kept changing.
reminds me of the time long ago when I visited the CN tower in toronto on a road trip with a friend. as you may recall, the observation deck there has a glass floor as well. it was a lot of fun watching people hug the walls and avoid walking on the floor. it was more fun exploiting their unfounded fears with our activities on that floor.
From my office window in downtown Toronto I watched the CN Tower being built, saw the Sikorsky helicopter place the antenna on the top. I have stood on that glass floor and it didn't bother me that much, but when I went up to the upper observation floor (the Sky Pod) high above the one you were on, the walkway around the central core was very narrow, and the glass walls slanted outward and it was quite scary up there.
Heron symbolism is important because the heron meaning refers to tranquility and stillness for us humans. ... The symbolism also signifies determination because we are bound to wade through marshes and ponds through life's journey, but we must never give up.
That truly is amazing, G. The color combinations of the varied blues, black and white really make a beautiful artwork.
Very well done! We can see your artistic skills growing every week. Your sense of color and editing keep surprising me. I look forward to seeing your artwork each week.
That is a fabulous photo GG. Where was it? I missed taking photos of the cormorant fishermen on bamboo rafts when I was on a cruise down the Li River through the Karst mountains in Guanxi Region.
I looked on-line to see if I could find another photo from Yu Garden with the cormorants and I did find one that appears to be the same boat with two cormorants, but they are positioned differently. The photo has Getty Image watermarks on it, therefore, it is not too clear. I did not copy and post it because they are selling the image and I did not want to cause any rights problems. So, it's still a bit of a mystery.
Morning Kavika...you have a very nice place and great view....28 just perfect... expecting 26 here today, warmer up north. So far been a very cool summer which is a bit disappointing...
I was just pulling your leg - there was a pair of them that frequented our back yard in Toronto. Don't tempt me into telling the story of the Foo bird, my late best friend's favourite shaggy dog story.
Often we don't get sticking snow until the week (or less) before Christmas. We've had inches of snow here already this year, but then it got up over 50 degrees F and rained. All that snow melted. I think those are old piers and the body of water is a little bay on the St Louis River flowing into Lake Superior. This was taken from a park walking path right near a small boat launch. The water here does raise and lower with seasonal snow melts and rains.
Oh yeah, aspens. That's another gorgeous panorama. Did you take that? Great job if you did. I like the fortuitous inclusion of the ducks in the lower right.
It's an open internet image from Pexels.com It's location I believe is somewhere in Colorado... Aspens grow from Arizona to Manitoba... It's also been used on some other sites and posted to twitter and a few of the linkage sites...
It is a beautiful picture though, very nice composition...
So on Wednesday morning before drinking my first cup of coffee I found the old flat back half hex aquarium had sprung a leak and only about 2" of water was left in the bottom... Lucky it was in my basement so no damage done and no fish were in the tank at the time. I moved all the plants and turned off the equipment. Later that afternoon I took off work early and got a new 40 gallon "breeder" aquarium and set it up in 2 hours.
Here it is... still without fish, but they will go in tomorrow.
I have some odds and end left from my various community tanks. Mostly harlequin rasbora and kuhli loaches, but there are a couple of others. I should make a new video. LOL... I keep saying I want to, but it's a bit of work to do.
the fish do respond to their surrounding and often hobbiest will either select fish for the type of "aquascape" they setup OR set up the aquascape for the type of fish they want. I do a little of each. Currently a lot of the hobby influencers are pushing natural biotopes - which means they are setting up tanks to mimic (as much as they can) exactly where the fish would be found in nature.
Note than many, many of the fish people have now come from breeders, but not all of them. For those fish still needing to be wild caught - hobbiest are working with suppliers to make sure they are sustainably and ethically caught. If anyone wants more information on any of this, let me know. There is tons of videos and articles on all of this.
As I've said many times, your photos of birds should be used for Audubon Society publications. I'm glad that you've chosen to include something, the branches for example, and not totally isolated the birds. It makes for a more natural setting.
Very good. I've always had a big place in my heart for B&W photos, having created many myself with my camera and darkroom. Would you entitle that one "Concentration" or "Determination"?
It is sad that they both lost their mates, but, how sweet that they bond together to comfort each other, and he with his 'arm' around her in a very protective and comforting way.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo group. It proves that the humans and animals that share the earth are not so very different.
Morning...yes we get pretty well all sea creatures...penguins, seals, sharks, whales etc..but the biggest shock for me was Orcas...never dreamt they were here but they are. And come into the bay where I go swimming...yikes!!
Our most famous whale is Migaloo...a pure white Humpie that swims up and down our East coast...
The Japanese whalers were chasing him "for scientific research".
So the Kooris sang a curse so if any harm comes to Migaloo it would be disaster for who ever did it and their country..far as I know Migaloo is still sloshing around.
Ah, I see now that it does look a bit like a setting sun, but it was actually a full moon rising behind some trees on the evening of January 28th. The color is due to some haze and the lowness in the sky, right above the horizon.
Sorry for the confusion. If a sunset is better, then maybe I shouldn't have said anything. That would have been dishonest of me, though.
No problem either way; interesting fact … because of their relative positions of the Earth, moon and sun in the solar system, THE FULL MOON RISES AT SUNSET, AND SETS AT SUNRISE! Either way, it works in your video.
NOTE: Back in the mid 60's, I taught a course in Space Science. Couldn't possibly do it today.
I really thought it was more than one day, but, the way the timing was set up it sort of looked like it was all taken in one day, especially with what looks like the setting sun at the end.
The Cardinal does indeed look very radiant in tis bright red feathers. And the Mrs. also looks very splendid in her beautiful colored feathers.
I"ll watch it early tomorrow morning when my connection to NT works faster, right now (2:30 pm here) it's molasses. It plays for 2 seconds, then stops for 30 to 35 seconds, then over and over like that - I got as far as the Christmas tree decorations and gave up.
This morning the delays were only up to around 20 seconds but I was not going to turn it off because I just had to see your fabulous photos, that ended up with a most magnificent moonrise. Had to smile when I saw the photo of the doe - what went through my mind was "Here's lookin' at you, kid." LOL
I loved that movie. And no one could play the King better than Yul Brenner, either in the movie or on stage. For me, that was his epic performances out of all the many parts he portrayed over the years.
When I was 16 years old my parents took me to NYC, and we went to the original cast Broadway productions of The King and I with Yul Brynner, and Guys and Dolls with Stubby Kaye. I will never forget "I got the horse right here, the name is Paul Revere..." And you're right, although I've seen Yul Brynner in many movies, he was magnificent in The King and I.
Here's a couple of northern flickers from last winter. The second one actually digs a worm out of the snowy ground. I wouldn't think worms would be that close to the surface in the winter, but I guess they are. Maybe they come up looking for warmth from the sun when it's out.
Very nice video, Dig. That Flicker must be a fairly good sized bird, as Cardinals are not such a little bird itself, but, looks rather small next to the Flicker on the feeder.
Yeah, they're bigger than cardinals, but not as big as a pileated woodpecker. Interesting coloration, too – a black crescent on the breast, and a red one on the head. Kind of pretty.
For any who have not seen these currently running Group articles …
Thank you for the heads up on these great articles, Mac.
It's that time.
One of the two most beautiful things that I think about winter is shown in the last image above - a clear blue sky, pure white snow with blue shadows crossing it. The other is when the barren tree branches sparkle with a coat of frozen rain on a very cold sunny day creating a shining crystal paradise. My next article on this site will be an example of that in China's Jilin Province, the province where the Annual Snow and Ice Festival is held.
Love that little blue bird at the top, Mac. It really is a beauty. The snowy woodland walk-ways look very Spiritual and peaceful.
Photo number 3 is especially poignant.
To us, the Ojibwe it is known as the Gichi-manidou-giizis (Spirit Moon.)
I really miss seasons.
A show stopper of a snow stopper. I don't really miss winter. I lived through 69 years of Canadian winters with snow, ice and slush, shoveling the walkways, necessary snow tires and having to rock the car back and forth to get it free from where it was parked. Although I did do a little skiing, ice skating, tobogganing and had two ski-doos, I was never much into winter sports myself, except to watch hockey, but I know I'm going to be watching a magnificent Winter Olympics in February.
Evening....I had to go to another country to see snow for the first time... loved it but have a feeling the novelty would have worn off after awhile...
No....beach sun and surf for me..but snow does look so picturesque at Christmas time...
I spent most of my youth living in the Southern states, and there was very little snow during the winter there. If there was any it melted before it hit the ground. So I don't have a memory snowy winters. And that is good I guess, as I be a beach bunny, not a snow bunny. (big grin)
But, I do like to see the beauty of sparkling white snow, and we are got a goodly amount with the recent storm that hit here on Tuesday this week, and an additional 8+ inches in the mtns during the 9+ days of endless snow in the mtns here.
That is a terrific photo.
Anoon..nah..sun, sand and surf in December.... it's the only way to go...🌡️🔥🏖️☀️🦈
I love that birdie photo. It's one of my all time favorites of yours, Mac.
More to come, Perrie.
On last weekend's article I posted scenes from around the Radio and TV Tower in Chengdu. Today we are all going to go up to the observation deck of that tower to see what we can see from there.
Here is the tower from down below. on a somewhat misty day.
.
.
Looking down from the Observation Deck
.
I got a great laugh out of the sign in front of the "Transparent Overlooking Platform" (glass-floored deck). "Please do not jump" LOL
.
Looking down through the glass floor (which they covered with hearts - Maybe it was Chinese Valentines Day
.
Looking out a little farther, the mist is starting to be more evident.
.
After we ate a great dinner up there, as the sun started to wane, the mist created a darker scene.
.
Finally, back on the ground we look up at the tower bathed in colours that kept changing.
.
What an awesome view from the top, Buzz.
Cool series of photos.
"do not jump"
reminds me of the time long ago when I visited the CN tower in toronto on a road trip with a friend. as you may recall, the observation deck there has a glass floor as well. it was a lot of fun watching people hug the walls and avoid walking on the floor. it was more fun exploiting their unfounded fears with our activities on that floor.
From my office window in downtown Toronto I watched the CN Tower being built, saw the Sikorsky helicopter place the antenna on the top. I have stood on that glass floor and it didn't bother me that much, but when I went up to the upper observation floor (the Sky Pod) high above the one you were on, the walkway around the central core was very narrow, and the glass walls slanted outward and it was quite scary up there.
This is one to add to our weekend start off.....
Heron symbolism is important because the heron meaning refers to tranquility and stillness for us humans. ... The symbolism also signifies determination because we are bound to wade through marshes and ponds through life's journey, but we must never give up.
Perfect iconography for that image, RW.
Thank you very much, Mac. You have described the artwork perfectly.
That is very beautiful, Raven Wing.
Thanks G.
The birds reflect the profound love that any sensitive observer can see that the mother has for her child.
Thank you, Buzz.
Cormorants and Boat
Thanks, Perrie.
That truly is amazing, G. The color combinations of the varied blues, black and white really make a beautiful artwork.
Very well done! We can see your artistic skills growing every week. Your sense of color and editing keep surprising me. I look forward to seeing your artwork each week.
Thank you very much, Raven Wing.
That is a fabulous photo GG. Where was it? I missed taking photos of the cormorant fishermen on bamboo rafts when I was on a cruise down the Li River through the Karst mountains in Guanxi Region.
Thanks, Buzz. I took the photo at the Yu Garden in Shanghai.
Ah, then are those cormorants real? When I first saw them so perfectly arranged I wondered about that.
I think so, but it's been a few years so I really don't remember.
Then they sure are well trained if they are real.
I looked on-line to see if I could find another photo from Yu Garden with the cormorants and I did find one that appears to be the same boat with two cormorants, but they are positioned differently. The photo has Getty Image watermarks on it, therefore, it is not too clear. I did not copy and post it because they are selling the image and I did not want to cause any rights problems. So, it's still a bit of a mystery.
They don't look natural to me. Both photos are from the internet.
These do
Winter in Ocala, FL.
Photos were taken today, Friday, December 17th at 12:30 PM. Temperature 82 F (28 c) of our back patio.
Very beautiful scenery, Kavika. Very tranquil and enjoyable. The perfect place to enjoy a 82 F day,
Morning Kavika...you have a very nice place and great view....28 just perfect... expecting 26 here today, warmer up north. So far been a very cool summer which is a bit disappointing...
Is it your INTENTION to make us jealous? This time you made my stomach grumble as well. I always had a BBQ beside whatever home I had.
Morning Buzz...we have barbie's all year round here... can't beat the smell of bbq aroma in the air...
A feast for ALL the senses.
Mourning Doves are likely the most common bird species in America. Snow is no deterrent to their presence.
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That's a great photo, Mac. You captured the sweet face of that little Dove.
Great photo. Is it mourning the loss of its mate?
The "Mourning" is attributable to the sound the birds make … somewhat mournful if one uses a little imagination.
I was just pulling your leg - there was a pair of them that frequented our back yard in Toronto. Don't tempt me into telling the story of the Foo bird, my late best friend's favourite shaggy dog story.
It is checking out the viewer.
Some December ice...
Ice but no snow? If those are submerged tree stumps, does that body of water fluctuate?
Often we don't get sticking snow until the week (or less) before Christmas. We've had inches of snow here already this year, but then it got up over 50 degrees F and rained. All that snow melted. I think those are old piers and the body of water is a little bay on the St Louis River flowing into Lake Superior. This was taken from a park walking path right near a small boat launch. The water here does raise and lower with seasonal snow melts and rains.
That's beautiful. Do you know what kind of trees those are with the white bark? Birches maybe?
I would guess Aspen...
Right click and open in new tab for full size image...
Oh yeah, aspens. That's another gorgeous panorama. Did you take that? Great job if you did. I like the fortuitous inclusion of the ducks in the lower right.
It's an open internet image from Pexels.com It's location I believe is somewhere in Colorado... Aspens grow from Arizona to Manitoba... It's also been used on some other sites and posted to twitter and a few of the linkage sites...
It is a beautiful picture though, very nice composition...
Yes. Most are poplar trees, but there are some birches along the river too.
So on Wednesday morning before drinking my first cup of coffee I found the old flat back half hex aquarium had sprung a leak and only about 2" of water was left in the bottom... Lucky it was in my basement so no damage done and no fish were in the tank at the time. I moved all the plants and turned off the equipment. Later that afternoon I took off work early and got a new 40 gallon "breeder" aquarium and set it up in 2 hours.
Here it is... still without fish, but they will go in tomorrow.
Very nice, EG.
Very nice, EG. What kind of fish will call that beautiful place home?
I have some odds and end left from my various community tanks. Mostly harlequin rasbora and kuhli loaches, but there are a couple of others. I should make a new video. LOL... I keep saying I want to, but it's a bit of work to do.
Nice job of outfitting it. I wonder if the fish that live in your aquaria appreciate their surroundings, and as well, their security.
the fish do respond to their surrounding and often hobbiest will either select fish for the type of "aquascape" they setup OR set up the aquascape for the type of fish they want. I do a little of each. Currently a lot of the hobby influencers are pushing natural biotopes - which means they are setting up tanks to mimic (as much as they can) exactly where the fish would be found in nature.
Note than many, many of the fish people have now come from breeders, but not all of them. For those fish still needing to be wild caught - hobbiest are working with suppliers to make sure they are sustainably and ethically caught. If anyone wants more information on any of this, let me know. There is tons of videos and articles on all of this.
Nice display, EG.
December 2013 Lampe MO. The photo was taken from our front porch.
Wow! What a difference! You now have no snow, but, still have the beautiful wildlife to share your new home with.
And now, instead of deer, you have crocodiles.
Nothing wrong with a few snappies..it makes life interesting...
A bite there, a snap here... keeps you on your toes, but if you aren't fast enough.......
In MO we also had bear, coyotes, bobcats, cougar, fox etc.
Oh wait, we have that in Florida plus gators and crocs.
You've heard of Crocodile Dundee? In America there is a Crocodile Wiki.
....and Burmese pythons.
Wiki Warrior Wonder Wiener AKA Crocodile Wiki at full alert, Beware.
The crocks would be no match for Wiki, that's for sure.
That is an absolutely spectacular photo, Kavika.
Friday is here and a new artwork to share...
Hopi Kachina Dolls representing the harvesting of the corn.
Far out, fascinating and fabulous.
Thank you very much, Buzz. Glad that you like it.
That is an amazing work of art.
Thank you very much, G.
Digital Image
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I've never seen that kind of Sparrow before. The colors are very vibrant. Great photo.
As I've said many times, your photos of birds should be used for Audubon Society publications. I'm glad that you've chosen to include something, the branches for example, and not totally isolated the birds. It makes for a more natural setting.
Very nice photo.
Now to wander down the road to Saturday....
Very good. I've always had a big place in my heart for B&W photos, having created many myself with my camera and darkroom. Would you entitle that one "Concentration" or "Determination"?
Thank you, Buzz. I think it is more deep reflective thought.
Okay, that's what concentration is.
Excellent piece, Raven Wing.
Thanks, G.
Nice, RW. The black & white really works well in it. Good choice.
Thanks, Dig. B/W doe not always git every type of artwork, but, the deep thoughtfulness of the subject seemed to work best with the B/W.
Good start; thanks to all who have made it so … and don't forget to visit the articles linked at the top.
Same Snow, Different Dove
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That's a real beauty, Mac.
Anaother winner in winter.
My neighbor got up early and took this photo at 6:20 am this morning of Lake Arlington in Stone Creek.
Photo by our Stone Creek photography club.
''Take Off''
Hooded Mergansers I believe. Male in the center. Nice shot.
Those are really beautiful birds. Looks like the Male is leading the way. Very colorful.
Here is a Saturday replay.....
"Play it again, Sam" (not from Casablanca)
Not really a pic but I wanted to share this...
It is sad that they both lost their mates, but, how sweet that they bond together to comfort each other, and he with his 'arm' around her in a very protective and comforting way.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo group. It proves that the humans and animals that share the earth are not so very different.
Morning Raven..yes gotta love our Fairy Penguins...
Was headlines here when they showed these pictures...and then after reading the story...just about broke your heart...
We get them here where I live down the harbour...have rather a haunting call at night....
I didn't know you all had penguins to be honest...
Morning...yes we get pretty well all sea creatures...penguins, seals, sharks, whales etc..but the biggest shock for me was Orcas...never dreamt they were here but they are. And come into the bay where I go swimming...yikes!!
The orcas remind me of a wolf pack.
Evening ender..to be honest I think I would rather run into a shark than an Orca...
Beautiful and emotional.
That is quite moving. Very heartwarming.
Our most famous whale is Migaloo...a pure white Humpie that swims up and down our East coast...
The Japanese whalers were chasing him "for scientific research".
So the Kooris sang a curse so if any harm comes to Migaloo it would be disaster for who ever did it and their country..far as I know Migaloo is still sloshing around.
Cormorant
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Beautiful colors on this bird. Hard to fell if it is taking off or landing.
That should be "Hard to tell......
Here's a video slideshow of pics from last winter, set to music.
Very nice production … clever ending.
Thanks, but if the ending is clever it's by accident. How do you mean?
The sun seems to set as the video closes. Perfect visual metaphor!
Ah, I see now that it does look a bit like a setting sun, but it was actually a full moon rising behind some trees on the evening of January 28th. The color is due to some haze and the lowness in the sky, right above the horizon.
Sorry for the confusion. If a sunset is better, then maybe I shouldn't have said anything. That would have been dishonest of me, though.
No problem either way; interesting fact … because of their relative positions of the Earth, moon and sun in the solar system, THE FULL MOON RISES AT SUNSET, AND SETS AT SUNRISE! Either way, it works in your video.
NOTE: Back in the mid 60's, I taught a course in Space Science. Couldn't possibly do it today.
Excellent, Dig. Very well timed and covering a lot of scenery in one day. All the birds are awesome. The Cardinal is very majestic.
Thanks, but it's not all from one day. There's shots of several different snows in there.
Cardinals do look awesome in the winter, don't they? It's as if they actually get brighter, but maybe it's just because everything else gets duller.
I really thought it was more than one day, but, the way the timing was set up it sort of looked like it was all taken in one day, especially with what looks like the setting sun at the end.
The Cardinal does indeed look very radiant in tis bright red feathers. And the Mrs. also looks very splendid in her beautiful colored feathers.
Love it, Dig.
I"ll watch it early tomorrow morning when my connection to NT works faster, right now (2:30 pm here) it's molasses. It plays for 2 seconds, then stops for 30 to 35 seconds, then over and over like that - I got as far as the Christmas tree decorations and gave up.
This morning the delays were only up to around 20 seconds but I was not going to turn it off because I just had to see your fabulous photos, that ended up with a most magnificent moonrise. Had to smile when I saw the photo of the doe - what went through my mind was "Here's lookin' at you, kid." LOL
Glad you got to see it. Was it harder to stream than other videos I've posted? I didn't think it was a particularly large file.
Evening.. brilliant Dig thank you... Lovely selection of subjects...I feel frozen just looking at them...
Looks like we are heading into Sunday......a Shawl Dancer.
SORT OF from The King and I.
I loved that movie. And no one could play the King better than Yul Brenner, either in the movie or on stage. For me, that was his epic performances out of all the many parts he portrayed over the years.
When I was 16 years old my parents took me to NYC, and we went to the original cast Broadway productions of The King and I with Yul Brynner, and Guys and Dolls with Stubby Kaye. I will never forget "I got the horse right here, the name is Paul Revere..." And you're right, although I've seen Yul Brynner in many movies, he was magnificent in The King and I.
We went to WEC, World Equestrian Center last night for the holiday decorations as you can see it was a bitterly cold Florida night 75 f at 7 pm.
Pretty trees. That's a lot of lights.
A truly beautiful display! Looks like there is a lot to see.
There are really spectacular trees - hopefully the FOX tree arsonist doesn't see them.
Sunday!
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A very pretty little lady bird.
Here's a couple of northern flickers from last winter. The second one actually digs a worm out of the snowy ground. I wouldn't think worms would be that close to the surface in the winter, but I guess they are. Maybe they come up looking for warmth from the sun when it's out.
Very nice video, Dig. That Flicker must be a fairly good sized bird, as Cardinals are not such a little bird itself, but, looks rather small next to the Flicker on the feeder.
Yeah, they're bigger than cardinals, but not as big as a pileated woodpecker. Interesting coloration, too – a black crescent on the breast, and a red one on the head. Kind of pretty.
I noticed the red dot on the top of its head. Very unusual.
One for Sunday....A Shinnecock Chief in all his shell regalia
Are the Shinnecocks a coastal tribe?
Yes. The Shinnecock Reservation is located near Southampton NY, which is right on the coast there.
The Shinnecock are also Perrie's ancestral family Tribe.
One more for Sunday...
Very nice.
Thank you, Buzz.
End of the day. Stone Creek, Ocala FL.
A fantastic sky.
Great shot, Kavika. Looks like the sun is ready to hide behind the clouds.
Thanks to all; will keep this open until noon or so tomorrow.
Time to sign off. Thanks to all.