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Blue Skies

01 Saturday Feb 2020

Posted by Darcy in Art, Nature, Uncategorized, wildlife

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Art, blue jay, classic blue, color of the year 2020, design, design challenge, spoonflower, steller's jay, textile design

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This new Steller’s + Blue Jays design was created for the Spoonflower Limited Palette challenge. Just four predetermined colors, inspired by Pantone’s Classic Blue color of the year – 2020, are allowed to create any pattern for this challenge. You can vote for your favorites at Classic Blue Challenge.

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Fushimi Inari Shrine

26 Monday Feb 2018

Posted by Darcy in Art, environment, Nature, wildlife

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fox, Fushimi, Inari, Japan, kitsune, Kyoto, Shinto, shrone

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The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is the origin shrine for the Shinto deity of rice, Inari. Fushimi Inari Taisha, …

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Waiting

21 Thursday Sep 2017

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Canada, Pigeon, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Waiting for the Royal Ontario Museum to open on a crisp morning in Toronto.
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Monarch Butterfly

10 Sunday Sep 2017

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Monarch butterfly, Niagara Falls New York

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A Monarch butterfly at Niagara Falls, NY

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Hurrah!

08 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Darcy in Art, environment, Nature, wildlife

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gull, Lake Erie, Point Pelee National Park, ring-billed gull

ring-billed gull at Point Pelee National Park

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This ring-billed gull was playing along the shore of Point Pelee National Park, a narrow strip of protected sand spit …

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Hoop Dance

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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Crane: On Earth-In Sky, Hoop Dance, Native American dance, Nebraska, Whooping Crane

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I recently traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to see a beautiful new show from Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry called Crane: On Earth, In Sky. This spectacular Hoop Dance was performed by the show’s co-creator, Ty Defoe. The composite is created from 12 frames.

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The Cranes Are Coming

12 Sunday Mar 2017

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Audubon, Kearney, migration, Nebraksa, Rowe Sanctuary, Sandhill Cranes

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Annual Cicada

03 Saturday Sep 2016

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bug, Cicada, Diceroprocta vitripennis, green winged cicada, green wings, insect

This Green Winged Cicada (Diceroprocta vitripennis) is an annual variety. I managed to grab a few photos on my phone. Cicada wings are tiny and compressed when they emerge, but it didn’t take long for the beautiful green wings to fully unfurl and carry the insect away… leaving its former self behind.Annual_cicada_emergeAnnual_cicada

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Flamingos at the Korat Zoo

29 Monday Aug 2016

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flamingo, Korat Zoo, Thai zoo, Thailand

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G’day

20 Saturday Aug 2016

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Kangaroo, Korat Zoo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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