Picture-A-Week 2013 - Week 08

[pierces]

Photos taken from Monday Feb 18, 2013 to Sunday Feb 24, 2013.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Okay

More snow on the way -- will watch the birds tomorrow or Tuesday.

[seadancer]

I still have all the Gold finches at my house in Fla . There not buying winters being over yet:D

[Krazy Kruizers]

We get a couple of finches up here in the summer.

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A couple of our characters

 

 

 

[dileep]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[c230k]

Had to post this pic, made from my Ipad pictures with a couple apps. We are getting this Mini Himilayan kitten this weekend.

Tom :cool:

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love the pictures.

For as many times as we have been to San Diego, we have not gone to La Jolla.

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A couple more of our characters

 

 

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Our only robin is leaning to adapt to the snow and feeders.

 

[boeckli]

Lighthouses at Pencarrow Head, on departing Wellington, New Zealand

Found the following info on the upper (no longer used) one:

 

The site of New Zealand's first lighthouse Pencarrow Head marks the eastern entrance to Wellington Harbour. Initially in 1841, two wooden markers were built in but these blew away. A make shift beacon was then built and was tended by George Bennett and his wife Mary.

In June 1858 the iron tower arrived from England and was landed on Pencarrow beach then assembled on the cliffs above. Unfortunately by the time it was built George Bennett had drowned in a boating accident (1855) so his wife Mary became New Zealand's first official lighthouse keeper. George White Bennett died June 9, 1855. Buried St Paul's Church, Molesworth Street, Thornton, Wellington.

The light was first lit 1 January 1859.

 

[Kezzie62]

Hope this works, here is my photo for this week and my first posted on CC

 

 

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

[pengu1n]

Trying out my new camera: Canon SX50

 

 

All the way zoomed out (notice the orange flower near center):

 

All the way zoomed in:

[mnbruce]

I'm pretty much just taking photos of Sammy and his friends until spring arrives.

 

 

This is Sammy and a little buddy.

 

 

This is Emma

 

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Lighthouses at Pencarrow Head, on departing Wellington, New Zealand

Found the following info on the upper (no longer used) one:

 

The site of New Zealand's first lighthouse Pencarrow Head marks the eastern entrance to Wellington Harbour. Initially in 1841, two wooden markers were built in but these blew away. A make shift beacon was then built and was tended by George Bennett and his wife Mary.

In June 1858 the iron tower arrived from England and was landed on Pencarrow beach then assembled on the cliffs above. Unfortunately by the time it was built George Bennett had drowned in a boating accident (1855) so his wife Mary became New Zealand's first official lighthouse keeper. George White Bennett died June 9, 1855. Buried St Paul's Church, Molesworth Street, Thornton, Wellington.

The light was first lit 1 January 1859.

 

 

 

Great

[Krazy Kruizers]

Trying out my new camera: Canon SX50

 

 

All the way zoomed out (notice the orange flower near center):

 

All the way zoomed in:

 

Are the orrange flowers trumpit flowers?

[Krazy Kruizers]

I'm pretty much just taking photos of Sammy and his friends until spring arrives.

 

 

This is Sammy and a little buddy.

 

 

This is Emma

 

 

 

 

And is that you up the tree?

[mnbruce]

And is that you up the tree?

 

Nope, I'm too old to climb trees. :)

[Cindy]

 

 

I put up a bird feeder yesterday. The cardinals love it!

 

 

This squirrel was pretty interested in it too!

 

 

[pengu1n]

Are the orrange flowers trumpit flowers?

 

No, I think it's a Geiger tree aka Cordia sebestena.

[sparky-elpaso]

Nice Cardinal and squirrel shots. I miss them (grew up in Michigan) - we see an occasional red squirrel down here but not often. We have little ground squirrels but trying to get a shot of them is hard - they're quick.

[Krazy Kruizers]

No, I think it's a Geiger tree aka Cordia sebestena.

 

Thanks -- it is beautiful.

We used to have trumpet vines with flowers very similar to yours.

[Krazy Kruizers]

 

 

I put up a bird feeder yesterday. The cardinals love it!

 

 

This squirrel was pretty interested in it too!

 

 

 

Great pictures Cindy!!

We have 6 feeders and 4 suet cakes -- the birds and squirrels fight over who is to be on what feeder.

[Cindy]

Great pictures Cindy!!

 

We have 6 feeders and 4 suet cakes -- the birds and squirrels fight over who is to be on what feeder.

 

I might have to try that!

Our squirrels are actually quite entertaining...they love to play chase along the top of the fence.

The squirrel on the patio was cracking me up. He had both hands full, and kept making a run at a tree, but couldn't figure out how to do it without giving up some food. This probably went on for 10 minutes, and I was inside taking pictures of this squirrel's frustration and laughing out loud!

Here he/she is again with their "loot!"

[KirkNC]

Thanks for the pics!