Hummingbirds in flight are difficult photos for me.
You can see his tongue here,
and here.
The world has been so depressing for such a long time now,
that I am sharing some of what keeps me going.
And risk boring you with too many photos.
I am going to post a series of hummingbirds, macros are next.
Hummingbirds help me realize how hopeful the world still is.
I hope they help you too. Cheers to you from The Holler Hummers~
The U.S. military has replied to PETA’s letter about recent reports that dogs—including working dogs, animal companions of evacuated Americans, and rescued animals—were left in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Army sent us this response:
I can report that the U.S. military did not leave any dogs in cages at the airport. … During the extremely complicated and dangerous final phases of the retrograde mission, U.S. forces went to great lengths to help the Kabul Small Animal Rescue facilitate the evacuation of more than 150 stray Afghan dogs. These dogs were not permitted on military evacuation flights due to regulations, but the Kabul Small Animal Rescue claimed to have arranged a chartered plane to rescue the animals. Unfortunately, that plane did not arrive, leaving no options to evacuate the dogs. U.S. forces identified…
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Ducks are another phenomenal species of bird.
They are innately great parents and stay with their young all day and night. They will travel up and down rivers, streams and lakes with their entire ‘school’ of children.
They can often be seen in the early morning hours traveling single file, on land and or water, in lines and rows that stretch longer as the numbers grow.
I have noticed that in the lakes and streams around Walden that it is not one adult duck with a baby or two, but instead there seems to be a large family containing five or six adults and up to 30 chicks at a time.
Projecting caution at all times to protect their young these Male and Female Ducks share the workload.
I have been fortunate enough to witness the chicks following orders to jump in the water one by one while the adult…
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