Growing by leaps and bounds, the young Ospreys frequently exercise their large, strong wings.
They can’t fly yet—though their father will soon teach them to fly and hunt—but they can lift off for a few seconds to move around the nest.
After a high leap, a young osprey joined its siblings, spreading its mighty wings to show itself off to the world in all its glory.
Generally, life is good.
A small "crocodile" was dozing on the bent trunk of a dead tree. Looking closely, I realized I hadn't imagined him; the "crocodile" had indeed settled comfortably on the wood, his eyes were slightly open.
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When autumn will come, it envelops the crocodile in cold and wind but he will still be dozing. In winter, snow will cover him with a snow-white blanket, but the crocodile will not awake from his long winter slumber. Spring will touch the crocodile with the warm sun rays, he will squint his eyes from the light, and fall asleep again. An eternally dozing crocodile.
