Since the year 2009, he has been working in this profession. All the sweat and tears that went into his work finally became worth it after he managed to capture a perfectly timed photograph. 

After 4,200 hours and 720,000 attempts, he was able to capture the perfect image of a kingfisher diving directly into the water without a single splash. Every session consisted of around 600 photographs, but none of them pleased him. 

When looking back at all the photographs he took in order to get the perfect one, he realizes the amount of effort that went into it. 

 Image Credit & More Info; Alan McFadyen | photographyhides.co.uk | facebook | twitter Common kingfishers are known to own a bright plumage because it is rather atypical for those birds living in colder climates. 

These kingfishers can usually be found residing close to bodies of water and they catch fish by diving in. Alan developed an interest in wildlife photography after his grandfather managed to instill in him an admiration for nature and wildlife. “I remember my grandfather taking me to see the kingfisher nest, and I remember being completely blown away by how magnificent the birds are. So when I took up photography, I returned to this same spot to photograph the kingfishers,” Alan commented. 

For the perfect photograph to be taken with a flawlessly straight dive and no splash, it required the photographer to be in the right spot and also for the bird to be in the right place. When thinking of the level of dedication it took for Alan to capture this photograph, he expressed, “I never really stopped to think about how long it was taking along the way as I enjoyed doing it, but now I look back on it I’m really proud of the picture and the work I put in.” 

Even though Alan’s grandfather passed away before Alan captured this image, he would surely be filled with pride if he were still alive.
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But nowadays, wood carving has evolved to become more of an art form. A form of creative expression that requires skill and has the effect of building an artists’ confidence, strength of character and problem solving capabilities. Wood carvings and sculptures were once used to celebrate a nation’s culture. Inspired by this idea, these Chinese sculptors decided to carve a giant lion from a single tree trunk. 

Lead by Dengding Rui Yao, this wooden lion was born from the collaborative effort of twenty talented people over the span of three years. Needless to say, their mammoth sized work of art grabbed the world’s largest redwood sculpture in the Guinness World Records. 

Standing over 16.5 feet high, 13 feet wide and 47.5 feet long, this sculpture entitled “Oriental Lion” has become a favorite monument for those in the city of Wuhan.
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  Although I may not be one to set up a ton of decorations outside when the holidays come around, I sure do love to see all the neighbors and people around town who go all out. 

Donna Eberle, not only has decorations for her neighbors to see but has a whole setup dedicated to her local wildlife!

Happy Holidays! pic.twitter.com/Ijw14sN2AC

— Donna Eberle (@mynaturecam) December 26, 2021

Donna realized how much wildlife was in their neighborhood and wanted to do something special. As an animal lover, when Donna realized how much wildlife was around their home in Ashburn, VA, she wanted to create something special for them. 

What started as a cute idea to bring around the wildlife for her to see, became a viral sensation with footage that the world loved once she began sharing! 

Donna said “I started sharing some of their antics on my personal Facebook page and after seeing the positive reactions from many of my friends I decided to start sharing my footage on the Nextdoor app and created an “Animals of Ashburn” page on Facebook” – Uplift Loudoun Donna and her husband see this wildlife regularly throughout the year! Sharing that they typically see some kind of animal every night. 

“Throughout the year regular visitors include several foxes, opossums, raccoons, skunks and deer, all stopping by almost nightly.” – Uplift Loudoun When she realized how many people were enjoying her wildlife content, she went on to continue setting up special treats for them during other holidays. 

 Cheers to the celebrations throughout the year! On Valentine’s day, there were treats for her furry valentines! On St. Patrick’s day, she set up a pot of “gold” and a cute photo opportunity that says “Kiss Me I’m Irish.” She captured a picture-perfect moment of these two deer! On the 4th of July, there was an American flag and LED fireworks for the wildlife to enjoy. And special treats for well-behaved trick-or-treaters on Halloween! As you can see in the video below, a raccoon Donna and her husband named Lucy came up to the door! 

Donna’s husband left the door open to get some treats and Lucy decided to invite herself inside. It’s amazing the connection that the Eberle family has with these animals.

Lucy decided she wanted to come in and watch the race too! pic.twitter.com/nHAgUJFT27

— Donna Eberle (@mynaturecam) March 6, 2022

Donna encourages others to care for their local wildlife. Something as easy as setting up treats and snacks for her local wildlife turned into a beautiful relationship they have with so many animals along with an online following of so many people who enjoy watching her content. 

In seeing the effort she has put in, I know I am more encouraged to tune in with the nature around me and to be a part of the beautiful and amazing world we live in. Check out her awesome video below.

Happy Holidays! pic.twitter.com/Ijw14sN2AC

— Donna Eberle (@mynaturecam) December 26, 2021

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Freya has finally been adopted from Freshfields Animal Rescue Center in the U.K. according to a report from TMZ on Tuesday. The Staffordshire bull terrier was taken in as a six-month-old stray and became famous in May after The Mirror published a report that the pooch had been rejected more than '18,000 times' by potential owners. 

After seeing the British news, Hollywood filmmaker Michael Bay, 51, promised to come to Freya's rescue. Freya who is ‘the world’s loneliest dog’ was chosen to star in a Hollywood blockbuster along with Sir Anthony Hopkins! 

Not only did this turn the doggie’s world upside down; it also introduced her to some A-listers and glamorous filming sets and helped her to find a loving forever home… Freya the pooch spent the first 6 years of her life in a shelter and was rejected more than 18,720 times… so she got named ‘the world’s loneliest dog’ When film director Michael Bay read an article about the pooch, he decided to help by giving the pooch a role in Transformers 5!

 
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That's right, the dog. The scenes between Robert Neville (played by Smith) and his beloved German Shepherd, Sam - who was given to him by his daughter as a puppy before she died in a helicopter crash - truly were the strongest of the film. 

They were often poignant, sometimes funny, and, at one point, absolutely heartbreaking. But before you plunge into sorrow remembering how that story panned out for Sam (and if you haven't seen it, SPOILER ALERT: not well), it might be worth knowing that the real life story is much, much happier. 

It turns out that Abbey, the dog who played Sam, is actually alive and well, despite the film's release being well over 10 years ago. Better still, she's still living with the family of her trainer, Steve Berens - who revealed to LADbible that the 13-year-old pooch is now enjoying retirement with his daughter and her kids. 

"She's older now and she doesn't hear hardly anything," he told us. "But she's still kicking, she still likes a ball and likes a bone." Berens, who runs animal training company Animals of Distinction, said that Abbey has 'always been part of the family' since film bosses asked him to find and train a female German Shepherd for the role of Sam. 

He explained: "We got her in the middle of July and then went to camera towards the end of September, so that was a pretty quick transition. She wasn't coming from a training foundation - she really knew nothing. 

"She was trained a lot of the basics that you need for film work, and then directly for those scenes. "It was stressful at first, but she really came on good. She's a good dog and she really learned fast." Berens said that the experience of working with Smith was 'fabulous', and that Abbey was also a big fan of her human co-star. 

He said: "When you work with a lot of actors, they're not that interested in the animal - a lot of actors look at it as something that the audience is going to be looking at instead of them. 

In fact, rumours even began to surface that Smith was interested in becoming Abbey's new owner - something that Berens wouldn't have necessarily been against, but was a little wary of. 

"Kind of through the channels he had mentioned that, but he didn't really say that directly to me," he explained. "I didn't want to see that end badly - you know how a lot of these stars fall in love with their co-stars, and then once they move on to the next picture, they're off and running. 

"If he would have come to me directly, possibly - I don't know. When you train and you spend that much time personally, it's quite a relationship that you develop. She's always been with us, in the house and around our other animals. She's just always been a big part of our family." 

Berens also said that Abbey's training then continued, as after I Am Legend she went onto score other small parts, adding: "Nothing of much substance or was really identifiable, but she had little things here and there. Other than that she's been a pet, a family dog. 

"There are larger companies who turn things over a bit more. We're a kind of a smaller company and it is a little bit more of a personal situation. You know, she's in the front yard right now." Even though Berens says his company is small, that's not to say it doesn't produce big things. Along with Abbey's work in I Am Legend, the trainer has also worked on various Adam Sandler movies, and even provided and trained the dog called Milo in The Mask. 

While he predominantly works with dogs, cars and birds, Berens is used to having to go a little more off-piste. "As an animal trainer you always have your own stock, and if you can work with those you're always wanting to because they're your animals," he said. 

"But it doesn't always work that way, and especially with Adam a lot of times he would write something that was so off the wall that we'd have to go out and find it, and prep it and put it together for the film. It wasn't always exactly what you had." 

But he also believes that every animal is trainable, to some degree. "That's the thing with animal training - it's the art of illusion."
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Only when she uploaded the images to the computer, she recognised the familiar shape that appeared right before her eyes: – I thought "oh my God, it resembles a fox or a wolf or something." I didn't know when I photographed what I got. It was amazing, she says. 

Northern lights are common in the arctic region of the northern hemisphere and are caused by the solar wind colliding with the atmosphere. Recent years northern lights have been getting more common, caused by increased solar activity. 

Ms Karlssons picture of the celestial animal has since become a viral success. It has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, but has also raised suspicion. 

Several people have been in contact with the photographer herself, to question the authenticity of the picture. – They think it is fake, but I can assure all sceptics that it's genuine, Ms Karlsson says to SVT Saami indigenous people believe these lights are their ancestors visiting them. The Salteaus Indians of eastern Canada and the Kwakiutl and Tlingit of Southeastern Alaska interpreted the northern lights as the dancing of human spirits. 

They rode on horseback, leading fallen soldiers to their final resting place at Valhalla. In Finland, a mystical fox was thought to have created the aurora, its bushy tail spraying snow and throwing sparks into the sky. 

 Check out other some amazing wolf like photos taken by lucky photographers at the right moment.
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“It took a few minutes for me to realise what a once in a lifetime moment that was.”

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One such episode occurred over the Costa Brava, in Northeastern Spain, when a flock of birds began to gather into a shape-shifting cloud, known as a murmuration. 

This phenomenon is a true spectacle, with hundreds, sometimes thousands or more birds moving and twisting in what appears to be a coordinated, single organism that can quickly morph into some startling shapes. Image credits: Daniel Biber/lensculture
Wildlife photography professional Daniel Biber from Hilzingen, Germany was there when the starlings began to swirl and twist, most likely the result of a predator such as a falcon or a hawk being in the vicinity. 

It was almost supernatural that in response to the predator, the cloud of starlings ended up twisting and turning themselves into a giant, single bird, as if to say to their tormentor, “we are bigger than you.” It was a case of patience pays off for Mr. Biber, who had tried and failed to capture the starlings in full flow before. 

“’I’ve tried to photograph the starlings but it never worked out as well as I hoped for,” he said. 

“’I eventually drove to the spot every day for four days in a row in order to capture them. I picked a spot where I thought they would turn up and picked a matching foreground and backdrop in order to put them in a scene.” “It took less than 10 seconds for the birds to create that formation. I realised that I had captured a unique snapshot, technically, sharp and in high quality. 

It usually happens that birds of prey turn up and the starlings then create bizarre forms. It can be quite erratic and completely random” "A number of people were watching this display but they were observing it from other spots and might not have seen what I captured” The photos have earned Mr. Biber a prize in an international photography competition, but he didn’t realize that he had captured such unique shots until later on. 

“Only when I checked the pictures on the computer later, I realized what formation the starlings had created,” he told the Daily Mail. 

“I was so concentrated on taking pictures at the time that I hadn’t realized that the starling murmuration had created a giant bird in the sky.”
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