Project: One photo a day (but not necessarily every day)

[robin3mj]

Late night dog walk during Tropical Storm/Depression Debby.

[rwsaunders]

[bcm119]

Foggy Mendocino coast

[j44ke]

Post-Olympics cool down in Iceland

[j44ke]

Foggy Mendocino coast

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Tenshõ Shūbun

[open roader]

Silvereye. This is about the close focus limit of my 500mm lens - the fact that the aloe flowers were pumping so much nectar today meant the birds prioritied food over my presence, in other words I got lucky.

[rwsaunders]

That is some serious photography.

[echappist]

Silvereye. This is about the close focus limit of my 500mm lens - the fact that the aloe flowers were pumping so much nectar today meant the birds prioritied food over my presence, in other words I got lucky.

I call that being prepared; luck has a way of rewarding those who are prepared :)

Also, though we have aloe plants in the house, I've never seen anything that brilliant. I'm actually surprised that plants are flowering in the Southern Hemisphere; isn't it a bit early for flowers to bloom?

[open roader]

I call that being prepared; luck has a way of rewarding those who are prepared :)

Also, though we have aloe plants in the house, I've never seen anything that brilliant. I'm actually surprised that plants are flowering in the Southern Hemisphere; isn't it a bit early for flowers to bloom?

Shooting these guys is difficult as they are so small that a comfortable distance for them means that even on a 45MP sensor cropping down still remders them as tiny olive blotches in the frame. I got lucky in that I knew the aloe flowers were at maximum nectar production esp. with some sunshine. Over my lunch break I watched from 30m away and noticed just one or two silvereye scouts flitting about the flowers then disappearing. I figured the scouts would bring the flock over for a decent feed so I sat on the ground in front of the flowers and waited - within 2 mins the flock decended upon the flowers, there was perhaps 5 pairs working over the 21 inflorescences in that area and so much nectar that they prioritised food over me swinging a lens.

We live in a winter rainfall area so I garden with mostly winter active plants. These aloe are winter active - they finish their growth cycle at the end of winter / early spring with flowering - I am in Australia and it's the end of winter here now.........

[open roader]

New Holland Honey Eaters feeding on cotyledon orbiculata flowers

[open roader]

Late night dog walk during Tropical Storm/Depression Debby.

6th view and I like it even more - great posting!

[open roader]

More silvereyes. If you see one, you know others are close by.

[j44ke]

Some locals we met in Iceland.

[Mabouya]

Some locals we met in Iceland.

See or meet any huldufolk? ; )

[j44ke]

See or meet any huldufolk? ; )

Walking through a lava field in the chilly mist of clouds off the ocean, and everything looks like a huldufolk. I can see where the mythology of Iceland came from. And if your uncle goes out for wood and never comes back due to the density of the mist, huldufolk.

Iceland Air had a movie on their entertainment device called Godland. It gets all the mysteriousness and darkness and light and beauty pretty well done.

[robin3mj]

6th view and I like it even more - great posting!

Thanks!
One year old dog’s energy doesn’t abate in inclement weather, so we do what we do.

[robin3mj]

Spirit v Arsenal

[open roader]

Don't mess with me......

[rwsaunders]

Closing time.

[open roader]

Meet my nemessis..........