Lost in Translation
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Thursday’s Special: City Dwellers
They inhabit our streets, our parks, linger on our benches and balconies. In Spring their sounds wake me up in the morning and I curse them like pests, but they are here nonetheless; city dwellers just like us.
If you want to take part in Thursday’s Special photo challenge (in colour) leave me your links and pingbacks. Once published your entries will be assembled on a separate page in a slideshow. I will also enclose links to your entries in this post. For forthcoming events, please see Scheduled Challenges page. Have a great Thursday!
Here are the entries to this challenge. Click on the links:
- https://travelwithintent.com/2016/02/11/heels-over-heads
- http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.hr/2016/02/watching-boats-in-seine-river.html
- https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/thursdays-special-city-dwellers
- https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/thursdays-special-city-dwellers/
- http://irenewaters19.com/2016/02/11/city-dwellers-thursday-special/
- https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/old-and-young
- https://ledrakenoir.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/transitional-citizens
- https://unavistadisanfermo.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/city-dwellers
Lost in Translation 
Ha, I wondered if they might make an appearance!
At least they are less violent than the seagulls in a lot of coastal places.
I’ll be back with mine soon. Hopefully 🙂
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Back as promised: https://travelwithintent.com/2016/02/11/heels-over-heads/
I’ve stuck with humans!
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I don’t mind humans either, especially when captured in original DS style :D. Thanks, darling. It’s fantastic 🙂
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What kind of a town would that be with one or the other? 😉 😀
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These are lovely. I think the first is my favourite but I could make a strong argument for any of them.
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Mine too. I like their synchronicity 🙂
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so many pretty ones- though they can be bothersome on the streets of NY!
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On any street, believe me DM, in any town 😀
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ha, you took me by surprise. I was prepared for human city dwellers. but, not ‘complaining’ – have a few fellow city dwellers up my sleeve.
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your fellow citizens seem to be more colourful than ours. 😉
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2016/02/watching-boats-in-seine-river.html
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Les canards! J’adore 🙂
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Oh yes these are certainly city dwellers Paula, good take on this week’s theme. I’m taking you to crowded Korea. https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/thursdays-special-city-dwellers/
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I wonder how you took that first shot. Great entry from you, Pauline. Thank you 🙂
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Held the camera above my head, nobody took any notice…
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Lovely pigeon-portraits, Paula. And surprising as you often are.
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I try to be 😀 Thanks, Meg 🙂
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Great set of photos Paula, they are so Coot….let the groaning begin.
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😀 even if it ruins my weekend mornings 🙂
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Stunning photos! Colour, composition and theme are awesome!
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🙂 grazie tesoro
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I’m definitely a city dweller! I love cities.
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🙂
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I’m not a city dweller but I do like to visit occasionally. Great capture of the birds. Love the array of different colours but particularly those with the purple sheen on their necks. Mine is http://irenewaters19.com/2016/02/11/city-dwellers-thursday-special/
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Thanks again, Irene. I really appreciate your entry.
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I went with those who dwell in the city and will never leave https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/thursdays-special-city-dwellers/
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It’s a good thing- that they are here to stay 🙂
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I like the different shades… I usually see brown ones by me…
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Interesting, as I don’t see many brown ones 🙂
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Rrrou, rrrrou… Yes they are a plague, but very good shots. (Of elusive pests)
(And I love the thought…)
😉
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PS. On top of posting your wonderful photographs, you always take great care to select a special “audio”, which must be a lot of work. Compliments…
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You are right 🙂 My life is not easy – work, work, work 😉 but I love that! Beijo
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Work, work work plus blog, blog, blog. Tu ne dors jamais? 😉
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J’aimerais dormir plus et mieux……
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Dodo l’enfant do. Dormira bientot.
😌🌛
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Like a bird on a wire! Love that song. How are you? I’m home later today and have just got a connection to our neighbours Internet. Since it’s gloomy here today I’m having a quick catch up xxx
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I love that song too 🙂
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https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/old-and-young/
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Love your slide show feature Paula! I’m reading on my phone so can’t view it properly but will have a look when I get back. (Nor can I easily listen to your soundtrack) xxx
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Thank you, Jo. How was your trip? You’ve missed some posts where I explain why I gave up on preview images of entries.
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I just managed to play your track and realised how silly my first comment must seem. Nothing new there then! Sendding smiles xx
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No, it wasn’t. I like Bird on a wire song, but this time I opted for Simply Red 😀 xx
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Our comments passed each other! Am currently eating breakfast. Had a wonderful time and very social. The weather didn’t always cooperate but I can live with that. Heading for snow in the UK I understand xx
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You have snow? Please keep warm 🙂
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Threatened for Sunday, apparently, but I live in hope 🙂
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And they are fantastic to look at, taken individually instead of lumped into a crowd. I guess that’s how prejudice works.
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🙂 You are right, and this here is one colourful collection 🙂
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Nice and well-dressed pigeons, they are very colorful – is is your balcony-pigeons.?
Very well captured… 🙂
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No, these poop in some other neighbourhood 😀
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Beautiful creatures….I hope you are doing well these days?
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Hello Mark, sorry I haven’t been in touch. I had a hard month, and as for health it could be better, still trying to recover while working like crazy.
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Nothing to be sorry about…you have to look after your health 1st and too much work is something I can understand, it frustrates me so much too.
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Nice shots, Paula. Especially the last one.
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Thanks, buddy 🙂 I like the first one 😀
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Out here, anyone who has a car tends to call them and gulls shithawks.
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😆 crows are starting to be a big menace too, and those beasts are so clever. Thanks for teaching me a new word, Allan 🙂
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During our Canadian winters birds are at a minimum with only the hardiest hanging about. Seeing these lovely colors and bright eyes makes me yearn for spring. The image with the birds on the wire absolutely fabulous Paula.
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😀 So, it is two votes for “pooping on the world” 🙂 Thank you, Sue. I’m very pleased that you like my citizens 😀
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