Thanks for all of your lovely comments. I love this old tree. They are not birds in the crown but remnant leaves from last summer. The trunk is hollowed out. The willows next to it have owls living in it that hoot at me when I walk past at night with the dogs.
I grabbed this shot one day on our camping trip. The buzzard was a regular visitor to the field and had just delighted me with a close fly over. He hovered over my head for ages and I allowed myself the pleasure of just watching before I decided it was worth a mad dash for my camera and a quick lens change. My big lens takes better shots from the tripod as the small movements of my hand and breathing make for blurred images but I was pleased to be able to get this anyway. To join in or see other participants in Camera Critters click here !
I found out yesterday that Joni over at My Piece of Heaven has closed her blog. She runs a farm with her husband and also works as a medical transcriber. Apparently Joni is increasing her hours at work and she has decided that with the extra work and the farm to run she won't be able to fit blogging in, at least not to the standard that she wishes to. I completely understand but I am sad that I won't be able to visit her blog anymore. Joni posted everyday and displayed amazing photos of the beautiful and varied wildlife in her part of the world, including her new puppy Cooper! I am really happy that things are going well for Joni but I am sorry that I did not get a chance to tell her how much I valued her and her blog before she went. It's a funny thing this virtual socialising, connections are made between people. There are a few blogs that I visit that really mean a lot to me, I get a great deal of joy out of visiting them and corresponding with the author. They may not k...
Love your graceful willow in the foreground!
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East Gwillimbury Wow
Good composition, nice sky watch capture.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is BEAUTIFUL! Happy SWF. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful! Like the shape of the tree, a great silhouette in a beautiful sunset!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Great composition! Thanks for sharing! Happy SWF
ReplyDeleteAh, this is very unique... I love the capture of this grand silhouette!!
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My kind of image. Gorgeous backdrop of soft light and marvellous bare silhouette.
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat capture...
HSWF:)
Wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteThat is one of my favorite things to do; taking photos of the sunset behind a tree. Very nice! :-)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo, are those birds i see in that tree?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your lovely comments. I love this old tree. They are not birds in the crown but remnant leaves from last summer. The trunk is hollowed out. The willows next to it have owls living in it that hoot at me when I walk past at night with the dogs.
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