I'm not going to become one of those train photography nerds, but it's not like I don't understand them. Trains are neat!

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 An oriental turtle dove I saw in South Korea last month – this one was foraging as part of a small flock near Cheonggyecheon, a stream flowing through downtown Seoul, which is a great place for a stroll.

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 Hitching a ride.

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 Shoes. And a long boi.

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 Vertical takeoff.

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 Duckside down.

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 A grey heron enjoying the sunrise.

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 I'm a chick magnet!

(Unusually many and differently-sized goslings for a single pair of geese – most are out of frame, even! Perhaps they're running a kind of gosling daycare? Totally a thing in other species, but I haven't heard about geese doing this.)

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 1. Target acquired.
2. Preening commenced.

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 Preening practice.

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 Last shot of a swallow for this year – they're starting their southward migration just about now.

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 Last shot of a swallow for this year – they're starting their southward migration just about now.

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 A house martin in its nest – not sure if this is an adult or a really old chick. Eyeing me suspiciously in the first shot, and expecting a snack from its mate/parent in the second one.

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 Was on vacation to Oberstdorf for a few days – almost zero birds (only had a wide lens with my anyway), but oh boy the views, pictures of which will be forthcoming as I edit them. Here's a grey heron flying above the Stillach river.

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 A mandarin duck relaxing on an old weir.

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 Floating on air.

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 Can't seem to choose between these two shots. Taken within seconds of each other, edited a bit differently, but really distinct moods (...I mean, as far as that's possible while still pretty much the same shot).

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