Everything has it's beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius
Sometimes the picture doesn't have to be perfect; it's the captured moment that counts. - me

Monday, 4 July 2011

Just a quick one

Two gulls, a tern, a warbler, and a moth.

Dug these from the archives; back to some sort of normal soon, I hope.



Black-headed Gull


Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Common Tern



Chiffchaff




No idea which moth this.


And the archives yielded something interesting from my visit to the lakes when I saw Adrian, back in April. I'll sort them out for next time.

Enjoy the rest of the day


29 comments:

Elizabeth Grimes said...

Every time I get to your last picture, I am wanting more! Great shots, thanks for pulling them out of your archives. Happy Fourth of July!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Elizabeth.
Hope you enjoy your special day there :-)

Kelly said...

...this is a nice assortment, Keith! I loved the gull taking off--and your new ID photo too! Interesting little moth with is long snout and his half-missing antenna. The goslings and swans in the earlier post were adorable--must have been fun to watch them.

ADRIAN said...

Nice title I should refrain from wishing I'd had one.........Great shots as always. Get back on full song soon.

texwisgirl said...

your opening line sounded like the beginning to a joke...all you needed was "walk into a bar" at the end. :)

those are great shots!

thanks for your sweet comment on my blog this morning! :)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Kelly. I've no idea what the moth is called, but it's tiny. :-)
Hope the ID picture didn't scare ya too much lol

Thanks Adrian. I'll get there soon. A bit like wading through treacle at the moment though. I need another break ;-)

texwis, you should be partying! lol
Have a great day.

Gary said...

Great shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Hilary said...

Fine photos as always. I can't say I've ever seen a black headed gull. Well I guess I can now. ;)

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Gary :-)

Thanks Hilary. They're quite common here, very noisy at times, but I love 'em ;-)

Andrew said...

Lovely images Keith.
The chiffchaff is a beauty.

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Andrew :-)

Pete said...

love the chiffer!!

Angad Achappa said...

I love that second image... :)

Pescalune said...

Great macro of this unknown moth - with nice blue eyes ;-)
Love the DOF !

kathrin said...

allways so lovely your pics, fantastic, big hugh Kathrin, have a nice time !!!

holdingmoments said...

Cheers Pete :-)

Thank you Angad :-)

Thank you Pescalune ;-)

Kathrin, thank you :-)

Linda Yarrow said...

Like the one of the Chiffchaff Keith:)

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Linda.
A little different that one, I thought :-)

ShySongbird said...

A lovely selection from the archives Keith. The Tern almost looks like it's hitched a lift :) and a very unusual shot of the moth!

grammie g said...

HI Keith...like the view of the moth~~~kind of comical too!!That eye and one broken antenea!!
Nice photos my friend...always are : } !!
No doing anything to celebrate..but people around are setting of firework...which are illegal in Maine haha...only if you get caught, and some do!!
Hugs ♥ Grace

grammie g said...

HI Keith...like the view of the moth~~~kind of comical too!!That eye and one broken antenea!!
Nice photos my friend...always are : } !!
No doing anything to celebrate..but people around are setting of firework...which are illegal in Maine haha...only if you get caught, and some do!!
Hugs ♥ Grace

holdingmoments said...

Thanks Jan. I'll be glad when I can start taking some new stuff. :-)

Thank you Grace. The moth was a quick grab shot, and came out better than I hoped. I guess today is a big day over there.

Leontien said...

I hope you have a great day too and thank you for the great shots!

Thanks
Leontien

Lisa RedWillow said...

Oh wow.. How very beautiful. I love the little
Chiffchaff
now that is amazing dof and shot.
Stunning photography. So nice to come by and get caught up.

holdingmoments said...

Leontien, thank you for your comment.

Thank you Lisa :-)

Gail Dixon (Louisiana Belle) said...

Wonderful photos from your archives. Thanks for sharing!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Gail. Glad you enjoyed them.

Amila said...

Fantastic captures,special compliments for the second pic!

holdingmoments said...

Thank you Amila :-)