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Hi my name is Nora and Welcome to my blog world. This is a nature and birding photo blog about Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada. I am trying to be a birder and I take photos of the birds and scenery I find. I hope you enjoy your time here and please come back again. PHOTOS WILL ENLARGE IF CLICKED. The photos are slide show enabled if you click on them. If you click on the top lighthouse photo it always takes you to the most recent summary list of my postings.

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Thursday, February 04, 2016

Reflecting Sunset



A sunset at Elk Lake for Sky Watch and Weekend Reflections.




The sunflowers last summer in my yard and flowers below from Butchart Gardens last fall for the Flower memes and Mellow Yellow.


 A little bit of macro.

Two Eagles at Rockheights Park a few weeks ago for the critters.
Young eagle at Goldstream in the shadows for Shadow Shot.


Common Merganser reflecting at Swan Lake for Weekend Reflections.

Here is a momma deer and her baby near Goldstream last spring for the critter memes.


This is Fisgard lighthouse again, for black and white weekend. My hubby looks like an old time lighthouse keeper but notice he now has my lens on his camera as it is too heavy for me to carry.

These black and whites are taken at Fort Rodd where Fisgard Lighthouse is.  I am using some of the art programs installed on the
Panasonic GH4.


Thank you to each of the bloggers who returned to visit me and leave a comment.  I really appreciated hearing from you again and to visit your blogs.  I sometimes cannot comment back right away. I had a cataract operation on one eye recently. I am so happy to see the familiar faces and to read each of your notes was very rewarding for me.

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Thank you to each of these meme hosts for allowing bloggers to share their story. Click on any of these links for some great blogs and photos.
Scenic Weekends  Floral Friday Fotos  The Weekend in Black White  Sky Watch Friday  Saturday's Critters  Camera Critters
Weekend Reflections   Today's Flowers  Shadow  Shot Sunday   I Heart Macro Sunday Macro Monday2 Mellow Yellow Monday
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51 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures.The sunset id gorgeous and the bright flowers look so good.

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    1. Thanks so much Ruth! Nice to see you.

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  2. I like your collection of flowers, birds and the sun set is marvelous. A wonderful Weekend ahead, Anna

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    1. Anna thanks for the visit! have a wonderful weekend too.

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  3. Hello, your sunset is stunning. Beautiful collection of flowers. Lovely photos. Happy skywatching, enjoy your weekend!

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    1. Hi Eileen, happy sky watching to you as well, have a great weekend.

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  4. Brilliant sky shots.

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    1. Hi Jim, thanks so much!

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  5. Gorgeous sunset, and the deer are heart warming, they're all around (for you, my new home), but I'm an itsy bitsy jealous at the eagles! We're at 3000 feet still too low for that. Have a great weekend! In a few weeks am starting a meme called Seasons- would be happy if you could join!

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    1. Hi Jeannette, yes I will look up your Season meme, thanks so much. Great idea by the way.

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  6. What a glorious sunset.

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    1. Thanks Fun60, I always enjoy your travels.

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  7. Stunning light colours in the sky and on the water, and the young eagle seems to be patterned with a lovely shadow design.

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    1. Thanks Gemma, nice to see your blogs again! thanks!

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  8. Awesome captures of such incredible beauty!! They took my breath away!! And such a great variety of beauty!!! I hope you have a great weekend! Enjoy!!

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    1. Hi Sylvia, I always enjoy your sunsets, you are the master of all sunsets.

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  9. Wonderful photographs. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to what you will post next week. Happy Ground Hog's Day!
    JM, Illinois

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  10. Nora, beautiful sunset image!!!

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  11. Beautiful dahlias!

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  12. The colorful photos of the sky displayed at the top is the best...perfect sky with inclusion of human in the middle...its really nice one

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  13. Wow! These photos are all beautiful. The first one is amazing! As you know, I also love black and white photos. Yours are great!

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  14. Oh, what an awesome sunset!

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  15. Gorgeous shots! I really like the black and white ones.

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  16. That's a really stunning sunset shot!! Great capture.

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  18. Stunning capture of sunset.
    You have done well with B&W treatment to the images.

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  21. Well, hello, Nora! How wonderful to see your post!
    Spectacular images, all! I tried to pick a favorite but just couldn't. Love 'em all equally.

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  22. Lovely photos! I like the sunset shot, but my favourite are Eagles! Have a grat weekend:)

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  23. hi nora nice to see you back

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  24. Beautiful black and white images. I particularly like the light and composition of the second. I hope your eye surgery went well. I can't imagine anything worse for a photographer than damaged vision (my husband has macular degeneration, so I feel for you.)

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  25. A lovely post with wonderful photographs. I loved the flowers from Butchart Gardens as it brought back memories of a trip we took there about 10 years ago. Fabulous place! Your other photos of skies, birds, deer and the wonderful black and white photos of the lighthouse, especially the one with your husband, which was a perfect fit for an old time photo, was delightful. Thank you so much for sharing with Today's Flowers and I wish you a very happy weekend.

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  26. Beautiful collection! Like an invitation to have a walk and to admire nature! Greetings of good health and a pleasant weekend!

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  28. I always love seeing a pair of eagles. What majestic birds! But that sunset takes first prize. What beauty!

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  29. Lovely silhouette in that first image!
    You may like to share at the Saturday Silhouettes meme also:
    http://nixpixmix.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/saturday-silhouettes-33.html

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  30. Absolutely stunning!

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  31. Hi Nora. I thought EVERYONE knew me. *wink*

    Love having you visit. (buy lots of books, I need the infamy.)

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  32. merganser and deer so lovely

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  33. Beautiful photos

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  34. Nora, this is my first time by...I think but I will be back!...:)JP

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  35. Hello, I love all the birds and teh pretty deer. The eagles are always a treat to see. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  36. Beautiful beautiful series Nora! I hope your eyes heal well and completely. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a kind comment and share the love up-close with I Heart Macro ♥

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  37. I am so happy to see photos here of your very beautiful world. Thank you thank you!

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  38. Such beautiful photos! Love each selection for the different memes.

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  39. Oh Nora! I am so glad you are back blogging -- everything is beautiful.

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  40. Delightful shots!
    Many thanks for participating in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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  41. Breath-taking!
    Wil, ABCWTeam

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  42. Oh beautiful color Nora

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  43. Wonderful photos! I love the sunset and the dahlias.

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