I’m sorry, Ben. I also have to pick a swan image for the challenge. These birds are simply a synonym for gracefulness, in my opinion.
This week’s topic for the weekly photo challenge by “The Daily Post” is “gracefulness”.
Take care!
Take care have a great weekend!
(as usual, you can see the photo enlarged, when clicking in it)
What a cruel summer! We have August 1st. That’s in the middle of the summer, the middle of the hottest days of the year. But, the thermometer says: +5°C at night and max. +15°C at day. We still get much of rain very often. Leaves are starting to colorize yellow and many of them have already fallen down. The plants behave like they are already preparing for winter. Mushrooms pop up and hazelnuts are ripe. Yesterday I’ve even heard the first group of cranes migrating to the south. Other birds are still growing their descendants. I also missed the swallows and the swifts chasing flying insects for some days. Perhaps they have already begun their migration, too.
I guess, this year summer is skipped. What a queer year 😦
Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decoct) / Türkentaube
Enjoy!
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) / Singschwan
Enjoy!
The symbol for something impossible for the ancient romans and native only to Australia and Tasmania: the black swan, Cygnus stratus, Trauerschwan or Schwarzschwan
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mute swan / Cygnus olor / Höckerschwan (m)
Enjoy!
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) / Austernfischer
Enjoy!
