Shadow Shot Sunday - Shadows in Nature

Callas enhanced by shadows

and a blue wren enhancing the shadows in the scrub.

Pop over to Tracy at HEY HARRIET and join in the Sunday fun.

MY WORLD ~ An Extraordinary Occurrence

Yesterday I saw the first Fantail of the season. I always look

forward to them with their fanned out flirty tails. It was right

outside the window and, as I carefully headed out the door, it

came to the door as though expecting me.

Hoping to get a shot at it on the vegetation on the pergola some 4'

away, I started to raise my camera, when, to my surprise and utter

delight I had two tiny birds, like supersonic butterflies, darting to

within a few inches of my face and chest, cirling me and playing

chasey. I stood as though bewitched, the camera unraised. They

were much too close to get a shot at and with such fast and furious

flying, there was no hope anyway.

I stood entranced and enjoyed the performance until they moved to

the lytch gate a little further away.

Getting into action, I did my level best even with the uncertain light

but only managed these two uncertain shots of an unidentifiable

Blue Wren. We have a number of Superb Blue Fairy-Wrens here, but

this particular one matches nothing in my extensive birdbooks.

Obviously it was a territorial altercation which the wren won, yet left me

disappointedly empty handed of my first Fantail photo.

Thanks to the MY WORLD Team I too can let you see the wonders

in my vicinity.

Nature Notes ~ 1 Start of Autumn on the Farm

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As far as the eye can see, the paddocks are bare

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All this is part of our farm, the tussocks of grass

to be seen here, the sheep turn up their noses at

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The skies show promise but keep disappointing

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Here though is a promising sign of the changing

seasons, the tiny Blue Wrens are back. This little

hen bird I heard fluting outside and rushed for

my camera. The rosebush is dead, but the bird

is wonderfully alive

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The ducks have grown since last I posted them
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and Rex has tripled in size and is skinny as a

rake although he eats 2 pounds of meat plus bones

a day, and is starting to show signs of intelligence.

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Thanks to Michelle of Rambling Woods, we have this

new and fun meme.

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