Seen on the Street category archive
Think Spring 0
H/T to my brother for the pic.
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw 0
Ny brother has had a field and stream day with the eagles.
His wife alerted him to this sequence. He tells me that, when she called him, the eagle was “sitting on the water, like a duck” (an image I have trouble imagining, so I’ve asked him to try to catch it when he can). He could not grab the camera in time for that, but he captured this stunning sequence (the first two are not as sharp as he would wish because he was still reacting, but it’s still a stunning sequence.
He sent me some other sequences which I shall post during the coming week. As as aside, he tells that, this morning, an eagle and an osprey got into a fight, which, unfortunately, he was unable to capture: the osprey had a fish and the eagle wanted it. In an analogy to international politics, the outcome was a nice fight in which no one got the fish.
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Waiting for the Easter Bunny 0
H/T Susan and Quincy for the pic.
Pride Two 0
Second Son has a gig on the Pride of Baltiimore II. The ship is currently in the area for pre-season maintenance and outfitting, so we got a tour of the ship yesterday.
Here are a few shots. You will see many more and better photos at the Pride of Baltimore II’s website.
Unfortunately, it was a gray day, so I had to tinker with the images a little to try to bring out the detail.
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Here is the view of the ship moored at the Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth. She has low, sleek lines, so only the masts are visible.
Spidey Sense 0
As near as I can tell, these are larger specimens of the Common American House Spider. They are not Wolf Spiders, for they do not spin webs.
I could not get good color definition. If I zoomed in really close, I was too close for focus.
Here’s a short video of a spider learning why it’s not a good plan to weave a web above an air condition compressor.
Ducks and Not Ducks 0
I find the interlacing of the wakes fascinating.
And this one, he’s the master of all he surveys:
