This winter has been unusually good for sightings of sea ducks. I'd never seen a velvet scoter before, then along came four of them. The 'velvet' part of the name comes from the velvety sheen on the males' black feathers. They're an unusual and quirky species and really uncommon.

Around noon last Sunday I went for a 19 mile walk to the mountains in the South (Schwäbische Alb).
I went up the hills late afternoon and on the plateau (at the Stöffelberg summit) I assisted some happy folks at a campfire with a group selfie.
At sunset I was ascending to a higher section of the plateau and got a view of the blood red sun.
Over a narrow forested crest I reached Wackerstein summit and got a nice view of the lights of Reutlingen before descending back into the darkness of life.

Gladsaxe replaced its standard white LED fixtures with specialized red LED streetlights along Frederiksborgvej. The installation was strategically placed near a known bat colony to mitigate the impact of artificial light on the nocturnal ecosystem. https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/denmark-switched-to-red-streetlights-gladsaxe-bats/

Laziness is a lost art, best practiced on Sunday afternoons - enjoy your day #Today

#Photography #Nature Photography #Wildflowers
A little walk on St Catherine's Hill - cold but pleasant. Will definitely return on a warmer Spring day, but hope is growing !

It’s been a rather warm start of spring and the meadow burst into bloom with red dead-nettle, hairy bittercress, chickweed and lots of daisies #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

A few very early Blackthorn flowers. Others all tightly in bud. A couple of last year’s sloes can also be seen. #SignsOfSpring #WildflowerHour