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Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this. Successive waves of...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:10 GMT

Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this.

Successive waves of geese were coming in for landings so I tried to catch some 'on approach'.

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Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this. Successive waves of...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:17 GMT

Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this.

Successive waves of geese were coming in for landings so I tried to catch some 'on approach'.

Photo by mramshaw

It's hard to imagine how these tiny shorebirds flock without Air Traffic...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:52:48 GMT

It's hard to imagine how these tiny shorebirds flock without Air Traffic Controllers. There can be crowds of several hundred but they all seem to fly as one, the flock constantly changing shape, size, density and direction. They never seem to bump into each other either. [not sure this qualifies as Blurvision, but adding it anyway]

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Effort

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:13:33 GMT

Effort

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100. Life. Retinex, probably oversharpened.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:09:17 GMT

100. Life.

Retinex, probably oversharpened.

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035. Rush. Sadly, the Coast Guard station is no more. Given the threat of oil...

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:12:14 GMT

035. Rush.

Sadly, the Coast Guard station is no more.

Given the threat of oil spills (one massive one in the '70s) this seems almost criminal.

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077. Wind. Aah, but I might as well try and catch the wind ...

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:44:33 GMT

077. Wind.

Aah, but I might as well try and catch the wind ...

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female - not technically a bee (Bees were introduced to North America by the...

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:09:26 GMT

female - not technically a bee (Bees were introduced to North America by the Spanish in the 1700's), but an important pollinator nevertheless

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One for @hansung - I processed this but am not entirely happy with it, so...

Tue, 27 May 2014 18:00:33 GMT

One for @hansung - I processed this but am not entirely happy with it, so feel free to critique my processing!

male - not technically a bee (Bees were introduced to North America by the Spanish in the 1700's), but an example of convergent evolution and an important pollinator nevertheless

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_hummingbird):

-- small hummingbird, about 8 cm long (3 inches) with a long, straight and very slender bill.
-- These birds are known for their incredible flight skills. Some are known to fly 2,000 miles
-- during their migratory transits.

I can tell you that they are pretty aggressive in early Spring and will attack anything (including buzzing
any nosy photographers, that's a nasty little bill to see coming at your eyes). Their rolling dogfights with
the resident Anna's Hummingbirds are really impressive!

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