We've had some unusually warm and generally nice weather around this time of year and was able to put in more Drone Training hours. Best thing is that near #Sunset time, the Golden Hour is in effect adding just the magic light for these late #Autumn colours to simply pop.
Shot these in #MuirWoods next to Mill Valley (about a 45min drive by car North of #SanFrancisco past the #GoldenGate Bridge) in June 2019.
This place hosts a wonderful forest of giant Californian Redwood trees. It also offers scenic and long trails, for those inclined towards #Hiking. Highly recommended, if you simply fancy spending time in #Nature and want to recharge.
"Most rhinos are solitary. Individuals usually avoid each other, but the white rhinoceros lives in groups of up to 10 animals. In solitary species the home territory is crisscrossed with well-worn trails and often marked at the borders." It's clear that this one is a Billionaire, given the background Villa and above text.
Took this photo at Gamboa Point, a stop on California Route 1 (the #Pacific Coast Drive), in May 2019, middle of the way between #SanFrancisco and #LosAngeles. View towards North.
California Route 1 hosts the famous Big Sur and a lesser known internationally, yet equally impressive, Big Creek Bridge.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Note the visible brood patch in the center of his chest. In preparation for incubating eggs birds will sometimes pluck some of their feathers so they can better transmit their body heat to their eggs.
A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) hunting in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. These make their nests in holes, like those left in trees by woodpecker nests. They breed in the northern half of the US, and winter in Mexico. They're also present in Central and South America year round.
Since I've run into a few people who don't know what these are, this is one of the larval phases for the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), which are invasive and destructive. Feel free to squish these.
These are considered threatened, and there are approximately 21,500 breeding pairs in the coastal population. They breed on the beaches of long island.
One of the things that we noticed about the piping plovers on a May trip to the beach was that they they like to hang out in footprints and other indentations in the sand. This one is hanging out in a footprint.
I think this is a male known as 'Clark Kent', mostly b/c he's got red and blue leg bands.
Shot this photo of the #LondonEye, as viewed from the Golden Jubilee Bridges, in May 2023 during a late evening walk of my first visit in #London.
What makes it special is the Airplane which was passing over the Eye, flying out from London City Airport. Wondering what a sight it may have been for the passengers onboard...
Please, if not too much trouble, Boost/Repost as I am experiencing issues: my Posts get hidden from the Public Timeline for some reason. #Cityscapes#Photography#LuminarNeo