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Barr Lake, Brighton, Colorado, just after sunrise. ~45mm equiv, dark red filter (091).
The autumn is coming to Sweden
Shot taken from archipelago south east of Sweden, 2 september 2022
iPhone 12 Pro max
Telephoto lens ā 64mm, f/2,2, iso 20, 1/1085s
Shot taken from archipelago south east of Sweden, 2 september 2022
iPhone 12 Pro max
Telephoto lens ā 64mm, f/2,2, iso 20, 1/1085s
Can't decide if this is a black heron which has a shorter beak but the black/white coloring, or a tri-color what has a similar long beak.
Posted this in August this AM by accident ...
Love this havenāt been to Barr lake since 2008 when my best friend lived nearby
It's lovely to wander about, indeed. It's the time of year where it's less "lake" and more "dry lake bed" as the water is being used by the farmers who own it. But it's great in January and February when the Bald Eagles come in for breeding and fishing.
Quite fashionably attired with those stunning earrings. š¤£š¤£š¤£
After watching the Final Destination series, I refuse to drive close behind a rig. Apparently everybody else behind me felt the same way and no one flew past me to get into the other lane or in front of the rig.
I see those, chemical tankers and double bottom gravel trucks, and try to give them very wide berth as I pass. One time on a highway I saw a gravel truck cross the center line, and then swerve over the right line! Yeah, they should NOT be driving a pedal car after that, and definitely NOT a lethal weapon like a gravel truck. And I see double trailer log trucks occasionally too. And ag tractors that a small car would fit under too. Way to many people driving way to many dangerous vehicles distracted/tired. Yikes...
*Maybe*? One bird made it on the local news. They were concerned that it got lost, and how would it react to the coming seasonal change to colder temperatures. That was last year, and people I heard said those birds started appearing 3 or 4 years ago. We also see a lot more turkey vultures, and those are HUGE birds.
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Yeah, a couple of years ago one of these coming from the opposite direction ran onto the shoulder and threw up a large amount of gravel at our car, almost killing us and causing thousands in damage.
.. early-morning walk recently, piece of forest catching some of the first light of the day.
I hear that, I canāt off hand remember if it was May or October I was there but I remember it being a proper lake at that point
While mowing my phone was in my front pocket and shot this picture, and also two videos, one one hour long, and the other nearly 30 minutes. That is the first time I've ever had that happen. Weird...
Here is the picture. I thought of deleting it, and the videos, but they are kind of interesting... (Years ago I got a couple shots from in my back pocket. They were all black)
Here is the picture. I thought of deleting it, and the videos, but they are kind of interesting... (Years ago I got a couple shots from in my back pocket. They were all black)
Crowsnest Pass, Southwestern Alberta, Canada. Near the Alberta-BC border.
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Both that picture and the other two creating a conversation string questioning if was a heron, that is a Great Blue Heron. It is the largest variety of heron with up to a 5 foot wingspan which is probable where it gets the "Great" in its name.
Aftermath of a garage fire a couple of blocks from us. A bit scary as we must have been home at the time and were blissfully unaware of the entire incident until my wife walked past it a day or two later.
Lumix ZS200 camera.
Lumix ZS200 camera.
Great Blue Herons are common in many parts of Canada, so I'm sure it'll know what to do when fall comes.
One more rattlesnake shot. This time caught it popping its head out of a ground squirrel hole.
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Yes, Alfred, the GBH whose images I often share on here, is a year-round resident here in Northern Virginia, which is an area that has all four seasons. I would guess that Alfred doesn't like the cold winters and the ice on the lake but he seems to be accustomed to it and deals with it anyway.