Female Wood Duck checking out a possible nesting sight to attract the males
#birds.#birding. #wildlife. #photography. #photographer.
#photographylovers. #nature. #bird. #birdwatching.
#birdphotography.

Gosling #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #canon #photography

#BirdOfTheDay #ComeEatWithMe #birds #photography

"Popping a seed"

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An action shot of an Osprey in mid-flight, captured from a side-profile perspective against a soft, blurred grayish-blue background. The bird's wings are spread wide; the near wing is angled downward, showcasing intricate rows of dark brown and tan feathers with a barred pattern on the underside. Its body is primarily white with brown mottling, and its head features a distinctive dark eye stripe and a sharp, hooked black beak. Its talons are tucked neatly beneath its tail as it glides with focused precision. The wings furthest away is stretched outright ans down as it flies and turns.

Managed to be almost eye-level with this Osprey 🦅 (I was on a cliff) ⛰️ There’s something incredible about seeing the world from the same height as a hunting raptor. 🤩

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"A male summer tanager sits at the very tip of a slender conifer branch, glowing like a drop of living fire against a pale, empty sky. His plumage is an uninterrupted, saturated red — not the brick red of a cardinal, but a smoother, almost lacquered red that seems to hold its own warmth. The feathers on his head and body are plush and even, while his tail feathers taper into a slightly darker shade, adding depth to the silhouette. His beak, a soft yellow with a hint of ivory, is open mid‑call, giving the impression that the air around him is vibrating with song. The posture is upright and alert, as if he’s surveying his territory from a high lookout. The conifer branch beneath him is a spray of long, green needles, each one catching the light in a slightly different way. Small buds cluster near the tips, adding texture and a sense of early‑season growth. The branch angles upward, giving the bird a natural pedestal. The background is a smooth, pale sky with no clouds or distractions — a blank canvas that makes the tanager’s red blaze even brighter. The whole image feels clean, simple, and striking: a single bright bird singing into a quiet morning." - Microsoft Copilot

Red on the Pinnacle

I spotted this summer tanager (Piranga rubra) singing high at the top of a tall pine, far enough away that the distance and ...

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A sweet little Indigo Bunting feeding in the empties. He's tried all the feeders but likes this spot the best.

The sweetest little Blue Boys have showed up. This adult male won't hang out and will look for splashier habitat to start his showboating. Indigo Bunting.

Lesser Goldfinch. Ulistac Nature Area, Santa Clara County. #birds 🪶

Main River in Frankfurt, Germany
Photograph: Matías Basualdo/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock via
@theguardian.com

#photography #birds

You've heard of the goose-step...?

Seven goslings and their parents stroll along the bank of the Main in Frankfurt, Germany
Photograph: Michael Probst/AP via
@theguardian.com

#photography #sunrise #water #birds #Scotland

Sunrise behind Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh
Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA via @theguardian.com

Dismissing China’s repression in Xinjiang Vijay Prashad and Tings Chak recently defended China’s policy toward ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang. David Brophy exposes the weakness of their case.

He could have gone for cheap shots (there were plenty of opportunities) but David took the time to write a thoughtful and super informative rebuttal to the drivel in Monthly Review.

Worth a read even if you didn't see the original

#Mandelson #China

Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer Policymakers fret about ‘large-scale’ movement back to rural interior amid weakening domestic demand

FT: Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer – ‘the impact of the structural shift towards less labour-intensive industries combined with a years-long slump in China’s property and construction sectors.’

China: Fears of a Further Crackdown on Netizens Illegally Accessing Foreign Sites Xi Jinping himself is promoting a campaign to prevent the Chinese from reaching uncensored news, entertainment, and academic resources from abroad.

Bitter Winter – China: Fears of a Further Crackdown on Netizens Illegally Accessing Foreign Sites
bitterwinter.org/china-fears-...

Bye bye Vancouver! (Great blue heron at Third Beach, Stanley Park).

A female Wood Duck perches on a log, her feathers ruffled and her shiny turquoise speculum prominent.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOutOfWater. This #WoodDuck is feeling all fancy.

#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #duck #ducks #WoodDucks #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

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#DucksOutOfWater
(Not flying! That would be immediate disqualification)

Male and female Mallard walking on dry ground
at Shelter Island, San Diego, as I recall

Several Black-bellied Whistling ducks perched in a tree. One of the few types of ducks that will perch in trees. Pink bills, brown heads, cinnamon bodies

@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOutOfWater, any Duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING Here's a few Black-bellied Whistling Ducks perched in a tree #Birds #Ducks #BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck

#BirdOfTheDay #DucksOutOfWater #birds #photography

'Half in, half out'

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#dogs #cruelty #gambling

Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’

Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Thanks Alan. Straightforward and inexpensive.

#BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends

My home-made feeder (half a gourd) and bluetit, 2

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#BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends

My home-made feeder (half a gourd) and bluetit

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My home-made feeder (half a grapefruit) and bluetit, 2

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#BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends

My home-made feeder (half a grapefruit) and bluetit

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Tony Wood · At MoMA: Wifredo Lam Reconsidered Lam referred to a ‘desire to include in my painting all the transculturation that had occurred in Cuba’ – using a...

Enjoyed this review of what seems (problems around imperialist 'decolonial' cosplay notwithstanding) a fascinating exhibition.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Ah! The much more rarely encountered “I Spent 2 Weeks In China & So Now I Truly Understand China™️” post, but sent from the NegaRealm…

#China
www.gregorylee.net/videos-and-p...

Contributions to Global Thinking from the Space We have Imagined as China
13 March 2024

My inaugural lecture as Founding Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of St Andrews; its delayed delivery was due to the 2020-2022 COVID pandemic.

#BirdOfTheDay #Headshots

'Jay looking straight at me'

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Wow, the wumao are really over this on X. Though given geopolitical tensions between China and India, that’s not surprising. It would probably melt their brains to learn I consider Xi and Modi cut from the same cloth lol