furtho:

Emma Johnson’s photograph of Orford Ness, Suffolk (via here)

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This first-cycle Ring-billed Gull (I think; immature gulls amirite?) is extremely proud of their new scapulars.

Carpinteria State Beach, 2018-10-31

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cazort:

lies:

Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)

Lambert Road, 2018-10-30

Convergent evolution? It look so much like a ruby-crowned kinglet, but isn’t even in the same family.

Yeah, Sibley calls it “strikingly similar to Ruby-crowned Kinglet, but heavier, with thicker hooked bill, thicker legs, and lack of dark bar across base of secondaries.” They hang out in the same habitat, often in the same tree, and forage in similar fashion (though kinglets do more of that hover-and-pick thing). I feel like it might go beyond convergent evolution and actually involve some kind of adaptive mimicry by one species or the other, though I can’t think what purpose that would have.

I wanted to post a comparison photo of a RCKI, but it turns out I haven’t taken any (despite being practically inundated by them in the last few weeks). I’ll work on that when I have a chance, but in the meantime here’s a public-domain image:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Rachel Ames/NPS

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dendroica:

Fall colors (via USFWS Midwest Region)

Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.

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Hutton’s Vireo (Vireo huttoni)

Lambert Road, 2018-10-30

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Sometimes when I’m birdwatching

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up-one-cupcake:

“Friends. Friends is the word you’re looking for.”

“Any one of my many, many, many friends.”

IT GETS ME EVERY TIME.

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speakingofnature:

Beautiful October weather brought out the Yellow-rumped Warblers (Setophaga coronata) in good numbers today. They moved quickly through the trees gleaning what they could find.

So. Many. YRWAs.

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twosuitcases:

The sun will always rise 

ig: annahndrcksn

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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Foothill Road, 2018-10-30

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Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)

Lambert Road, 2018-10-30

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marblesouled:

Whose iconic reaction is yours most like? 

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loumargi:

Carl Blechen (1798-1840), Gotische Kirchenruine (Gothic Church Ruins), 1826

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monthoffearart:

“A Dreadful Task”
by Abigail Larson

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www.abigaillarson.com

Week five of the 2018 Month of Fear challenge: “Truth”

“We need have no secrets amongst us. Working together and with absolute trust, we can surely be stronger than if some of us were in the dark.”

Mina working through the night, transcribing journals, letters, and newspaper clippings to learn the truth of Count Dracula. Her work is what comprises the entirety of the “Dracula” novel – all the letters and journal entries are collected by her and typed into a single document as a record of all the events surrounding the mysterious Count, and his nefarious plans…

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greenandflex:

not you again

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Sometimes when I’m birdwatching

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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Carpinteria, 2018-10-02

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bubbagumps:

► Film Facts
➛ Wonder Woman
ღ ⁃ As incredibly difficult as it is to believe, director Patty Jenkins has to fight for this now-iconic scene to make it into the movie. Others working on the film were “confused” by what the point of the scene actually was. “It’s my favorite scene in the movie and it’s the most important scene in the movie,” said Jenkins during an interview with Fandango. “It’s also the scene that made the least sense to other people going in, which is why it’s a wonderful victory for me.”

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shipwreckedcomedy:

                 Happy Halloween from the ladies of Shipwrecked!

We felt like it was time to do another vintage inspired photoshoot, so we called on our wonderful photographer friend Eric Carroll and our incredible makeup artist from The Case of the Gilded Lily, Roxy McDanel, help us bring our favorite stop-motion spooky ladies to life. We had a great time putting our own spin on Coraline, Corpse Bride, and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Hope you enjoy the result!

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