My picture of the day-Where's yours?

[Shearwater Missile]

This little bird is often heard but not so easily seen as it is usually very well camouflaged and also likes the higher parts of trees. I was lucky that this one was quite a bit lower in the branches so able to get a half decent shot. To think that these bird over winter in Africa or the Med before flying back to the UK. No long queues at check in and long waits for their luggage !
I saw a sparrowhawk in the week whilst out on the bike who flew along side me for a few metres. He certainly scared the little birds away.

 

[stoatsngroats]

A few miles today, using both my bikes at some stage during the day!

 

[NorthernDave]

No great artistic quality here, but it's that time of year again...

 

[midlife]

This little bird is often heard but not so easily seen as it is usually very well camouflaged and also likes the higher parts of trees. I was lucky that this one was quite a bit lower in the branches so able to get a half decent shot. To think that these bird over winter in Africa or the Med before flying back to the UK. No long queues at check in and long waits for their luggage !
I saw a sparrowhawk in the week whilst out on the bike who flew along side me for a few metres. He certainly scared the little birds away.

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Just out of curiosity what is it?

 

[Stu Smith]

 

[briantrumpet]

Here's a challenge for you - has anyone else ever seen a gradient in percentage terms that includes a fraction?

"Yer, Denzel, this ol' 'ill into Parracombe is 1 in 6, shall us make it '16%' or '17%' in new money?"

"Dunno, Bert. I never did the metric at school, see, and in fractions we only got talking about adding apples and oranges, and then I got lost."

"Well, Denzel, let's just split the difference and call it '16½%.'

"OK, Bert."

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Just bumping this one, as I can't believe it's the only gradient with a ½% on the sign. Or was someone just 'avin a larf?

Any other examples?

 

[plantfit]

Just had to stop and take a picture of these four guy's today riding through Thurlby Lincolnshire,great to see them,thanks for the wave

 

[briantrumpet]

I'm spending some time in Lustleigh... well worth a visit, but be warned if you're on a road bike... the local network of roads is rather extreme in places! But the village itself really is picture-postcard.

 

[GM]

The awesomeness of modern cameras... just don't ask me what the flower is called.

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According to the new app I've just got on my phone that identifies plants, its a Hepatica Nobilis ( American liverwort )

 

[briantrumpet]

According to the new app I've just got on my phone that identifies plants, its a Hepatica Nobilis ( American liverwort )

Thanks! I'm rubbish at retaining names of plants and birds, but still like taking photos of them, as they are such good subjects.

 

[briantrumpet]

I don't normally do B&W versions of colour photos, but I think this one works...

 

[biggs682]

Cowslips in the morning mist

 

[simon.r]

Sadly, I can’t help thinking ‘World Wide Web’ whenever I go past this sign.

Photo taken this morning:

 

[plantfit]

Jaguar, Land Rover, Trike? Trike every time

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A diversion from my normal route home, to follow a public bridleway
I've always known this route as the 'Miners Path', as it led towards the site of a local Pit
For anyone familiar with the area, it leads from Birkwood Road, to NewLands Lane

The Geograph link states 'footpath', but it is a Bridleway;
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2034477

Looking back towards me, from the other side of the trees
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4844108

If you look at the OS maps, below the images, it rejoins NewLands Lane, just east of the remnants of NewLands Hall, following an (derelict) estate boundary wall part of the way

https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Newland-Estate.html