50 Replies to “Flight”

  2. derrickjknight – UK – I am an octogenarian enjoying rambling physically and photographing what I see, and rambling in my head as memories are triggered. I also ramble through a lifetime's photographs. In these later years much rambling is done in a car.
    derrickjknight says:

    An absolutely marvellous capture

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  3. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog – My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped. I have a number of interesting hobbies, such as fossil collecting, sport-kite flying, 3D and 2D close-up photography, holography, and pets. Most of all, I am into holistic self-awareness, spontaneous insight, unconventional observation/direct perception, mindfulness, meditation, world peace, non-fragmentation, population control, vegetarianism, and green energy. To follow my unique Blog of "Nature Photos and Mindfulness Sayings" and for RSS feeds to my new posts, please access at: tom8pie.com (On my regular Blog posting pages, for additional information and to follow, simply click on the "tack icon" at the upper right corner... or, on my profile page, you can click on the "Thomas Peace" icon.) Stay mindful, understanding, and caring!...
    Thomas Peace (author) says:

    Superb shot! 🙂

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  4. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog – My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped. I have a number of interesting hobbies, such as fossil collecting, sport-kite flying, 3D and 2D close-up photography, holography, and pets. Most of all, I am into holistic self-awareness, spontaneous insight, unconventional observation/direct perception, mindfulness, meditation, world peace, non-fragmentation, population control, vegetarianism, and green energy. To follow my unique Blog of "Nature Photos and Mindfulness Sayings" and for RSS feeds to my new posts, please access at: tom8pie.com (On my regular Blog posting pages, for additional information and to follow, simply click on the "tack icon" at the upper right corner... or, on my profile page, you can click on the "Thomas Peace" icon.) Stay mindful, understanding, and caring!...
    Thomas Peace (author) says:

    Superb shot! 🙂

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  5. frankregan17 – United Kingdom – Hi I'm Frank and I write nonsense, and poetry and fiction, but mainly nonsense. I hope to get better at the poetry and fiction bits. Mainly though, in the vain hope that no one notices that the majority of it is nonsense.
    frankregan17 says:

    Great words and image

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  6. Great photo. Yellow tail feathers? I have never seen that! Very cool!

    Updraft of spring, but there is still a lot of snow in your photo 😉

    Happy weekend!

    Kind regards,
    Tieme

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  7. blkkat49 – United States – I just want to write about anything that inspires me and to share this with everyone who wants to read it. I'm drawn to blank spaces and want to fill them with pondering, and advice and pictures. I know very little about a lot of things, but a lot about a few things. I write poetry, short stories, fiction and nonfiction and I love to read what the world of writing has to offer in any venue available. That is why I'm here.
    blkkat49 says:

    Awesome. Nature at its best. The birds, the snow, the tree. Perfect contrasting.

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  8. Lori Fontanes – Writer in various media covering food, technology, climate change and the environment. Also: adjunct professor, community advocate and backyard farmer. I believe in democracy.
    Lori Fontanes says:

    What are they?!!! Have never seen such a bird around here!

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    1. Bohemian Waxwings. A large flock has been working in our crabapple tree for a while now. A bit unusual for them to be here – and especially in such large numbers. They have been a delight to watch.

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      1. Lori Fontanes – Writer in various media covering food, technology, climate change and the environment. Also: adjunct professor, community advocate and backyard farmer. I believe in democracy.
        Lori Fontanes says:

        Oh, waxwings! Lovely!!!

      2. Thanks for the great photo, lively poem, and bird i.d.!

  9. blondie63 – I love crochet, knitting, photography, dogs, cooking, baking, scrapbooking, music ,blogging and did I mention dogs? I also love to collect movies which is a big hobby of mine!
    Lisa says:

    Beautiful birds in flight! I bet they want some spring and sunshine too!! Happy wonderful weekend! Hugz Lisa and Bear

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  10. I’m glad to know what they are. We have cedar waxwings occasionally, but they only come through, and are only here for a few days. Some years, we don’t see them at all. These are especially beautiful, and your capture of the yellow tail feathers is splendid.

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  11. Wow what an awesome shot!! I love seeing the Cedar Waxwings we have here in NC. Cheers, Beverly

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  13. Enviroart – Montréal, Québec, Canada – Visual artist, writer, biologist, blogger, mindful, mother, conflicted, constantly curious and learning
    Enviroart says:

    Your work is improving every day! Congratulations, beautiful!

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  17. Cheryl @ Artzzle – Minnesota – I'm a former realtor turned professional stylist - stager, with a college major in art and design. I help people make their homes special places, no matter the size of their budgets or spaces. Arrangement and color, accessories and art, all play a very important part. I design with my clients' tastes in mind, not my own. It's your home and should look like you :) My website, Artzzle shares easy, economical decor and craft ideas, information and projects.
    Cheryl @ Artzzle says:

    Beautiful birds. I’m going to look them up in one of my books! Nice post. Thanks.

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  18. M. – Since I was little I liked to visualize and create things. Painting with watercolors is what makes me happy now. That, and spending time gardening and reading. I love long walks, biking, and the beach.
    mehrlich125 says:

    Wowie!

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  21. heavenhappens – Welcome to my life. You can share my grown up world here at http://heavenhappens.me where I blog my thoughts, my life, my travels, my photographs and my poetry. Growing up just after the war was a grim experience. So, now that I have 7 grandchildren, I am reclaiming my childhood by seeing the world anew through their eyes. Every minute I spend with them is magical. So this blog is for them ~ Ben, Rosie, Tiffany, Stanley, Thea, Mateo, and the youngest, Olivia! I hope, when they are all grown up, they will enjoy reading it and finding out about their grandma’s life, and know how very happy they made her. I hope you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment or a link and I will get back to you. I’m sorry to say that my darling husband died of Covid on Good Friday 2020. Since then the wind has gone out of my sails and I’ve hardly written a thing. I will try to pick up my life and start writing again one day. But for now please enjoy exploring my life🕊️
    heavenhappens says:

    Gorgeous and very positive since your photo does not immediately appear to be Springlike!!

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  22. maureenc – south east Queensland – Supposedly retired ,I fit my fabric and fibre fanaticism in with sharing my life with , family and friends and a few other activities My star sign is Cancer;I love being near the ocean and live on the shores of Moreton Bay in SEQ;I enjoy listening to music of many genre,but prefer instrumental to vocal; Reading....I always have a couple of books and magazines on the "go" simultaneously;
    maureenc says:

    Wonderful shot! I particularly like the brightness of the yellow tail feathers against the subdued shades of the orchard surrounds

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  23. firefly1275 – Louisiana – V. Rose enjoys creating mystical characters and worlds, with a touch of the modern day world. When she is not writing or thinking up her next story ideas, she is enjoying South Louisiana sunsets.
    firefly1275 says:

    Very beautiful!

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  27. Jane Lurie – Hello! Berenice Abbott said, “Photography helps people to see.” It is satisfying when someone looks at one of my images and remarks that they now see something in a new way. I hope that my photographs delight and surprise you.
    Jane Lurie says:

    Fantastic capture and such unusual tail feathers. The yellow is a surprise.

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  28. Gracie K. Harold – Gracie K. Harold is a pen name that has been used in order to protect the innocent...and the guilty. I survived an abusive relationship; and my children and I fled. I have adapted our menus to accommodate life-threatening food allergies. I have survived a traumatic brain injury, amnesia, and debilitating migraines. I have mourned the losses of two different pregnancies, and been devastated by my grief. I have survived the deaths of those who were close to me. I have learned how to be a single parent while balancing my personal needs. I have survived the doubts and anger that I have openly expressed as I questioned God and wrestled for answers. I have been overwhelmed by goodness. Now, I am simply learning how to let go of my preconceived idea that I must survive the "good"; instead, I am learning how to embrace the Good...and rest. Follow my journey at adjustmentstonormal.wordpress.com
    Gracie K. Harold says:

    Great capture

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  30. 2ndhalfolife – In the second (or really third?) half of my life now. Moving into the more crone stage: out of my head, into my soul. My magic is returning after many years of having lost it to the streets of life. There have been some very dark times, but these have made my journey rich with the stuff of possibility. Because out of darkness has come the glittering beauty of illumination. It has come with struggle and toil, and not without help--but I am here, and I am mostly in tact, and I'm here to share the rest of this journey with you all if you care to join me.......
    2ndhalfolife says:

    I still say you hide in trees! 😉

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    1. HA! Well I am always lurking about and looking in trees that is for sure. And for some wonderful and mysterious reason the birds often let me come rather close while they are feeding in the tree near my home.

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  31. I’ve only seen Cedar waxwings when they migrate thru my area, but never the Bohemian kind. What gorgeous little yellow border on their tails. The whole picture looks ethereal, even spiritual.

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    1. This is the first time I’ve seen the bohemians here – and they are in great abundance. I saw the spiritual in this image also -it whispered to me of a rising phoenix or the resurrection. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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  32. LB – I'm a woman who loves spending time on the motorcycle and in, or on, any body of water. I love traveling and reading, baking and cooking, taking way too many pictures, and enjoying my family and friends. Life is an adventure, and I want to remember and express my joy for it! This is a journal for me ... so I'll never forget the good times and to remind me of them on more challenging days.
    LB says:

    what a unique shot! the tailfeathers are beautiful!

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  33. sherijkennedyriverside – North Bend, WA USA – Left brain, right brain, I can't decide. After many years of successful visual arts pursuits, I'm working on my other creative inclinations. For the past 8 years, writing has been my second full time job, and it's worth every sleepless night. Sheri J. Kennedy grew up mostly a city-girl coasthopping from Seattle to rural Pennsylvania, Miami and back to Seattle. She currently resides on the banks of the Snoqualmie River in the scenic Cascade Mountains. Her heart has found its home.
    sherijkennedyriverside says:

    What a magical image you’ve captured! I love your words too…dipped in sunshine…exactly how it feels to see them.

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  35. suesilver – US – I have been a photographer and writer, especially a poet for a long time. I am blogging and sharing this work of mine for the first time in a blog. I write and am a published poet. I plan to share more, write more and keep traveling. I really love reading the many blogs out here in the blogosphere. I also have been a practitioner of Energy Medicine for years and work in the medical field. I am very excited to be working more in the Energy Medicine field in the near future.
    suesilver says:

    Bohemian cedar waxwings… lovely.

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  37. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny Wilkins says:

    the flashes of yellow are striking …

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