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Allen's hummingbird.

I found this little dude on the pathway in the morning. Was afraid that something might be wrong, but then it warmed up and flew away. :Clap:
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One of the four peacocks in the garden of my wife,

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Tnak you for looking, and click on the pic if you like it,
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j.gardavsky wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:14 pm One of the four peacocks in the garden of my wife,


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Tnak you for looking, and click on the pic if you like it,
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"Click" "click" ! 😊
Fantastic image JG.
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American Green Tree from.
He found a nice place to sun himself on the humming bird feeder. He is about as big as my thumb nail. The humming birds did not mind. 😊
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The wife and I were just out in Grand Teton National Park, and per Marshall's suggestion I thought I'd share a few of the photos I took while we were there. Hope you find them enjoyable.:)
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kt4hx wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:39 pm The wife and I were just out in Grand Teton National Park, and per Marshall's suggestion I thought I'd share a few of the photos I took while we were there. Hope you find them enjoyable.:)


Outstanding photos Alan!!!!!

I have always wanted to visit Grand Teton NP. Not sure if I will ever make it there, but your beautiful photos take me there!

Thanks buddy, those are really nice.
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Juno16 wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:03 am
kt4hx wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:39 pm The wife and I were just out in Grand Teton National Park, and per Marshall's suggestion I thought I'd share a few of the photos I took while we were there. Hope you find them enjoyable.:)


Outstanding photos Alan!!!!!

I have always wanted to visit Grand Teton NP. Not sure if I will ever make it there, but your beautiful photos take me there!

Thanks buddy, those are really nice.
Thank you Jim. I can highly recommend you try to get there as it is a stupendous location for being in nature. While much smaller than Yellowstone to its north, there is something special about Grand Teton that keeps luring one back.
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@ Kt4hx
Thank you Alan. I want to visit there some day.
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John Donne wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:19 pm @ Kt4hx
Thank you Alan. I want to visit there some day.
Beautiful !
Thank you Mark. It is indeed a beautiful place, a spiritual place where one can commune with the natural world and marvel at it beauty.
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Some highlights from nearby Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.
Focus seems kinda soft in some of the pictures I took, not sure what's going on there.
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Don Alvarez wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:14 pm Some highlights from nearby Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.
Ah thanks for posting those pics of Butterfly World . It must be a great place to visit. I haven't seen nice colourful butterflys in my backyard since I was a kid. Its just the brown/black monarch type of butterfly. No great big ones anymore. Of course its probably the poision we all splash about to grow tomatoes etc...
I did have your two Australian Finches in my home Aiviary, the Gouldian and the Parson Finches, Only the dedicated members of our local finch club ,that were prepared to keep live termites to feed them were succesful... Phill
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Did I already show you a pair of Peacocks?

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Henry and I setting up in Penfield. I had him covered with my AR6...😊
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John Donne wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:24 pm Henry and I setting up in Penfield. I had him covered with my AR6...😊
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Lovely photo John, but that doesn't look anything like I remember Henry? :Astronomer1:
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OzEclipse wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 2:00 am
John Donne wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:24 pm Henry and I setting up in Penfield. I had him covered with my AR6...😊
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Lovely photo John, but that doesn't look anything like I remember Henry? :Astronomer1:
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Mow Cop Castle, a folly at the top of Mow Cop Hill, which has a wonderful view of the Cheshire Plain, with Jodrell Bank Observatory visible ten miles to the North. The first photo was photographed in infrared.
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Fungus observed in front of our house:
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Ozypic wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:14 pm
Don Alvarez wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:14 pm Some highlights from nearby Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.
Ah thanks for posting those pics of Butterfly World . It must be a great place to visit. I haven't seen nice colourful butterflys in my backyard since I was a kid. Its just the brown/black monarch type of butterfly. No great big ones anymore. Of course its probably the poision we all splash about to grow tomatoes etc...
I did have your two Australian Finches in my home Aiviary, the Gouldian and the Parson Finches, Only the dedicated members of our local finch club ,that were prepared to keep live termites to feed them were succesful... Phill
The exhibit supports the research they do. It's on the expensive side probably, but their butterfly aviary is a sight to behold and they have a number of other exhibits as well. I'll likely be going back soon, I think the wife and I will probably spring for the annual pass.
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I was down at the local lake with my grandson the other day. A Wood-duck pair was showing off their brood: I counted 24 ducklings! And I thought one child at a time was bad enough. ;)

In the piccie you can see Dad chasing off another duck at the left, while Mum is keeping an eye on the youngsters.
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