https://www.23hq.com en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/photogroup/Spring/user/mramshaw https://www.23hq.com/rss?page=2 true https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113211 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113211"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113211_07f23393703e3eaa4f508a2b06e90b25_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113211 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:47:00 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113212 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113212"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113212_b6ff7875a2d5179de3942fd3afaf275d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113212 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:47:10 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113213 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113213"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113213_4841d2bd4b55a6cfed3f88de93e29ab0_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113213 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:47:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113214 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113214"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113214_a692722c288803737fb751d2c0de6933_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113214 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:47:47 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113216 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113216"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113216_29ec3b149ecc67bb503cb8cc0beb117f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113216 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:47:55 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113218 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113218"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/17113218_36562109fcf6edccbc9b247ddab29063_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/17113218 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:48:02 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16275800 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16275800"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/16171062/16275800_2224e29dbe3d5cdf28c0300d27e70cb4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>One for @hansung - I processed this but am not entirely happy with it, so feel free to critique my processing!</p> <p>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</p> <p>From Wikipedia (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_hummingbird">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_hummingbird</a>):<br /> <br /> -- small hummingbird, about 8 cm long (3 inches) with a long, straight and very slender bill.<br /> -- These birds are known for their incredible flight skills. Some are known to fly 2,000 miles<br /> -- during their migratory transits.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">I can tell you that they are pretty aggressive in early Spring and will attack anything (including buzzing<br /> any nosy photographers, that's a nasty little bill to see coming at your eyes). Their rolling dogfights with<br /> the resident Anna's Hummingbirds are really impressive!</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16275800 Tue, 27 May 2014 18:00:33 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102454 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102454"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/9484736/16102454_299abaa69a6df732f21f0d261148d918_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>the fiddle heads were up a week or two ago<br /> by the next day they were unrolled, they get<br /> a little more interesting (to me) when the<br /> central leaves unfurl (in a whirl)</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102454 Tue, 06 May 2014 00:54:57 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102462 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102462"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/9484739/16102462_1ffb3626bda77e3fd728d80bf34e4f07_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Horsetails in the background, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsetail_fern">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsetail_fern</a></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102462 Tue, 06 May 2014 00:55:08 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102456 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102456"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/9484739/16102456_f411886bfca297f76750235972c08db5_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>043. Poetry</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Renewal that fills and thrills<br /> Spring that spills in rills<br /> Wot, no Daffodils? (no, not yet)</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/16102456 Tue, 06 May 2014 00:55:02 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7560336 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7560336"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/6812808/7560336_122d965fdc4e4124d72fab081c864d95_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>In poor light these guys are hard to tell apart. Even in good light it's tricky.</p> <p>[Stephen and I saw a raft of these today; he thought it would make a nice picture<br /> but I said the light was not nearly good enough. This is from March 2010.]</p> <p>The green-headed guy is a Common Goldeneye, the blue-headed guys are Barrow's Goldeneyes.</p> <p>The rest are either females or immatures and pretty hard to ID.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[For MickPt: ISO 100, f/8, 1/320 seconds, 280mm for a 35mm equivalent of 448mm]</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7560336 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:31:42 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029007 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029007"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/6812765/7029007_d991c0053bfaac5d6095874fb7b52dde_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>male - not technically a bee, but an important pollinator nevertheless</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029007 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:08:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029011 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029011"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/6812791/7029011_cb7e8c5647a8f11f3628f3f1d788b030_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>female - not technically a bee (Bees were introduced to North America by the Spanish in the 1700's), but an important pollinator nevertheless</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029011 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:09:07 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029012 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029012"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/6812804/7029012_7ccdbbe611fe5faa0fc407c42ef4d1e9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>female - not technically a bee (Bees were introduced to North America by the Spanish in the 1700's), but an important pollinator nevertheless</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/7029012 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:09:26 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6651917 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6651917"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/6604177/6651917_3d9acafbdb54ac8a3349fd59e4045699_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Some early bloomers from early March</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6651917 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:52:31 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441516 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441516"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937361/5441516_9ab719ab0daf5e7572706c80d2dffcc0_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>It's spring here in Vancouver, and the cherry blossoms are out - at least for now. We've had snow and lots of rain since, but it's nice the weather was good for the visitors. I just hope they don't think it's always nice here. The first winter I was here, I think it rained for ninety days straight. We call it "liquid sunshine" here on the wet coast.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441516 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:30:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441542 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441542"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937318/5441542_da90c6ec3cfbc9a4acd536781603da91_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A spring-like day</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/5441542 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:26:22 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080144 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080144"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976488/6080144_b8e8506010ee2a25912db3c124b6b948_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>red shift at night, photographer's delight</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080144 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:05:31 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080145 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080145"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976497/6080145_59ce388a390d0e608c752312a8ae2049_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>red shift at night, photographer's delight</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080145 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:05:37 GMT https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080146 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080146"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976496/6080146_4254a9aed409675d078461e61d8f91c5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="307" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>red shift at night, photographer's delight</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/">mramshaw</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/mramshaw/photo/6080146 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:05:44 GMT