people ask the way to cold mountain
but roads don't reach cold countain
in summer the ice doesn't melt
and the morning fog is too dense
how did someone like me arrive
our minds are not the same
if they were the same
you would be here

~ Poems of Cold Mountain (Han-shan), Translated by Red Pine

Blue-gray gnatcatcher looking at me curiously this morning at Green Cay. They are fairly common but a hard bird to photograph

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Tawny owlet, on the ground after branching. In the grounds of a holiday cottage we stayed at. Left where it was with no interference.
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🪶 White ibises. It was so cool to see them flying in to feed. #whiteibis #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephoyography #birder #birding

Busy day at work. Time for an Egyptian goose & goslings.

Much as I would have loved to have seen this today, it was taken back in 2016 in St. James’s Park, London

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Garter snakes are harmless, very common and beneficially feed on slugs, leeches, large insects and small rodents in North American gardens. Photographed in Washington. #photo #photography #animal #sneak #animal #wildlife #nature #wildlife #wildlifephoyography #photooftheday

Good evening from area North Conservancy

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Although not native to Florida, there is a large population of feral Nanday Parakeets in the Tampa / St Pete area. Here's one...

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Jaguars are adapted for life in the tropical rainforest, with muscular limbs and large paws to climb trees, pad along the forest floor, and even swim in rivers. Photographing this amazing creature is a great experience.
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