I spotted this young (you can tell by the length of its beak) kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, 🇩🇪 Eisvogel, 🇵🇱 zimorodek) far from the river and its parents, waiting to be fed. Although it can fly, it hasn't learned to hunt yet and is dependent on its parents for food. But the parents already have new chicks, which have priority for feeding. The start of an independent life is hard for birds.
Good morning/afternoon/evening & Happy Tuesday everyone. I hope the day is kind to you.
Hugs all round, and extra hugs for anyone who wants/needs them.
This is getting to be a regular sight in the mornings. This little hedgehog is spending her days in a 'hedgehog box' nearby, hidden under low-hanging shrubs . The food & water are only a few feet away from her front door, so she has all the 'mod cons'. She has been busy decorating her box with leaves all night - it's thirsty work!
In ganz Deutschland herrschen die Motorsensen. Ganz Deutschland? Nein, auf einem kleinen Fleck vor Mietshäusern in Berlin-Wilmersdorf dürfen Blütenpflanzen wachsen…. #Stadtnatur#Nature#Biodiversity
May the artwork bring to your soul the joy and independence that living free -- thinking, speaking, and journeying -- engenders, nurtures, and strengthens.
I've been busy over the last several weeks and haven't been posting much but we've had a few good lifer weeks recently so here we go.
We were visiting my parents in South Central Pennsylvania and got a glimpse of this Sora..... with chicks!
In 2022 I had an incredible trip up to #Yukon#Canada. I spent two weeks hiking and camping around the Northern Artic, getting rained on, hailed on, snowed on, and of course had a few moments of sun too.
While there, I made a collection of #monochrome images to capture the cloud patterns on the peaks. These are some favorites.
It was red rock country, all right, but not limited to that. The surface of the rocks and cliffs caught light, absorbed shadows, in such a way that an array of colors set forth before the viewer.
And they didn't just stay that way. As the light shifted and changed, so did the colors of the canyon.
Nature refuses to be circumscribed and classified.