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Green heron at the park on a cloudy rainy morning.

Eurasian Jay / garrulus glandarius. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 25/01/17.

'BACK IN THE DAY.'

A wintertime Jay, captured in the last rays of afternoon sunlight. An image made back in January, 2017 with my trusty Nikon D3S.

BEST VIEWED LARGE.

Common name: Turnstone

Scientific name: Arenaria interpres

Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

Date: 11 January 2025

The Turnstone is a stocky, powerfully built wader with a pointed wedge-shaped grey-black bill and short, bright orange legs. They are unmistakable in their breeding plumage: white chest, black neck feathers and chestnut and orange wing feathers. They also have a distinctive black and white head. When in flight, Turnstones show a white streak down the centre of the back, broad white wing-bars, and a white patch at the base of the tail. The Turnstone’s winter plumage is mottled grey and brown, with white underparts.

happy after stable chores

in stallmontur nach dem melken

Wolverine - Whipsnade 29-10-2018 5D2A3917
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Wolverine - Whipsnade 29-10-2018 5D2A3983
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Wolverine - Whipsnade 29-10-2018 5D2A3957
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

A sneaky through the hedge view of a pair of carrot beaks.

Decided to try something out of the ordinary for me, a shorter, stockier frame for my wolverine using the Ebody Reborn

Tuesday, 16 April 2024: it snowed again today and more is expected tomorrow.

I am adding another five photos from my archives, yet again. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to tonight's uploads.

"It will take me forever to do much of a write-up about this trip, but I hope to add an extra bit of information about each photo to the very simple, basic description. Right now, I'm not quite sure where I was and when, lol! We arrived back in Calgary three evenings ago, on 21 March 2017, and I have to get myself somewhat organized and see to all sorts of important things. Instead, of course, I have been stuck in front of my computer all day, each day : ) Totally dead beat after such a busy time away, dealing with extremely early mornings and hot, humid weather. Those of you who know me well, know that I am a dreadful night-owl, so getting up around 5:15 am was an absolute killer. Also, heat and humidity don't agree with my body, so each trip out was quite exhausting. In the morning of 21 March, we had to get up around 2:00 am, as we had such an early flight (5 and a half hours) from Trinidad to Toronto - followed by a four-hour flight back to Calgary. On our very first day, we had three flights in a row, as we flew from Calgary to Toronto, then Toronto to Port of Spain on Trinidad, from where we had a short flight to the island of Tobago.

This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a one-week holiday with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.

Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together, spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could chose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!

What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with quite a few of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago.

The Asa Wright Nature Centre on the much larger island of Trinidad is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road took just over an hour each way.

I'm already missing the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing."

Waving goodbye to Europe with Brexit, or perhaps Stena Europe as her tenure on the Rosslare-Fishguard route comes to an end in 2024, life can be a drag sometimes, you just have to put your best frock on & smile, Auf Wiedersehen.

A little late to posting but since getting the puppy in October, Jedi has been taken out of the spotlight. I figured getting the pups out during golden hour on warmer then normal February day would allow him to reclaim the spotlight.

Chickadee

Podargus Strigoides, Tawny Frogmouth staring in alarm
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