San Vito

Costa Rica

Wilson Botanical Garden

Cherrie's tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. This bird was formerly known as the scarlet-rumped tanager, but was split as a separate species from the Caribbean form, which was itself renamed as Passerini's tanager, Ramphocelus passerinii.). It was lumped back into the scarlet-rumped tanager in 2018.

Cherrie's tanager is very common from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude and occurs occasionally up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft). The preferred habitat is semi-open areas including light second growth, woodland edges, gardens and pasture with bushes. The cup nest is built up to 6 m (20 ft) high in a tree. The normal clutch is two pale blue or grey eggs, marked with black, brown or lilac. This species will sometimes raise two broods in a season.

The adult Cherrie's tanager is 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 31 g (1.1 oz). The adult male is mainly black except for a scarlet rump, silvery bill and dark red iris. The female has a grey head, olive upperparts, orange rump, brownish wings and tail, and ochre underparts with a broad orange breast band. The female plumage is the one that differs most from Passerini's tanager. Immatures resemble the adult female, but with a less orange breast.

Cherrie's tanagers occur in pairs, small groups, or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock, and up to a dozen birds may roost together in dense thickets at night. This species feeds on small fruit, usually swallowed whole, insects and spiders.

Cherrie's tanager's call is a sharp wac. Its song consists of a few clear pleasant notes, delivered in longer phrases than that of its Caribbean relative. – Wikipedia

Alpine Rd, Australia

this was fun :)

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I just noticed exactly 1,000 people have added me so far, I am so happy about that. :)

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I should add that the title is nothing more than the name of the song that I was listening to as I was editing this.

You will have to put up with more red headed woodpecker photos.

We had 3 in the yard today and they were not playing well.

I figure two are males and are trying to figure out who is dominant.

That photo is for another day.

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Pleistocene-age fossils of Red-headed Woodpeckers—up to 2 million years old—have been unearthed in Florida, Virginia, and Illinois.

For my video; youtu.be/Noa-dMbAq38?si=vp7hYqNFT9Gjwk9d,

Uploaded exactly 13 years ago to the day since the photo was taken.

Schotia Safaris, Private Game Reserve,

East Bank, Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus Alcelaphus. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independent species. A large antelope, the hartebeest stands just over 1 m (3 ft 3 in) at the shoulder, and has a typical head-and-body length of 200 to 250 cm (79 to 98 in). The weight ranges from 100 to 200 kg (220 to 440 lb).

Der Eisvogel (Alcedo atthis) ist die einzige in Mitteleuropa vorkommende Art aus der Familie der Eisvögel (Alcedinidae).Eisvögel haben eine Körperlänge von etwa 16 bis 18 cm und wiegen 35 bis 40 g. Die Flügelspannweite beträgt etwa 25 cm.

Der Eisvogel ernährt sich von Fischen, Wasserinsekten und deren Larven, Kleinkrebsen und Kaulquappen. Er kann Fische bis neun Zentimeter Länge mit einer maximalen Rückenhöhe von zwei Zentimeter verschlingen.

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank. It is about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long with a wingspan of 25 cm (9.8 in),[7] and weighs 34–46 grams (1.2–1.6 oz)

(Wikipedia)

From the archives: UP 3358, an SD40-2 snoot, along with five other standard cab EMDs, shove back into Hoffman Ave, wearing a few inches of fresh snow.

December 5, 2010: this was the first train of many around the Twin Cities that Dan and saw that day. We bounced up to to Northtown, caught several on BNSF, CN at Camden, before heading down to St. Paul, and caught a few trains down by Gerdau Ameristeel.

This was just a couple of months after Kid 1 was born. The signal bridge got knocked down three years later; and as more kids showed up over the next few years, the amount of time I could spend chasing trains around rapidly approached zero. By the time my better half was expecting Kid 3 in 2014, I'd starting getting interested in airplanes, and the amount of time foaming pretty much stagnated after that, save a few trips, or when something particularly interesting was in town.

Definitely was a fun few years between finishing college and shifting focus to kiddos and airplanes though!

Hyons Wood, Walker Titan SF with Rodenstock 150mm, Bergger Print Fillm (ISO 3) in HC110(H) for 8mins @ 20c

Die noch mit ihren ursprünglichen Scherenstromabnehmern ausgerüstete Maschine wartet mit dem aus Tschechischen Wagen bestehendem Zementzug im Güterbahnhof Friedrichstadt auf die Abfahrt. Sie bringt den Zug bis nach BNO, wo er auf Diesel umgespannt wird, um letztendlich nach Rüdersdorf zu gelangen - 15.09.09

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Located at the inner end of the Nordfjord and surrounded by the picturesque steep mountains, Lovatnet lake is one of Norway's most impressive hidden natural treasures.

But the beauty of this place is associated with a tragic history.

In 1905 and 1936 the large masses of rock from Mount Ramnefjellet crashed into Lovatnet, and both paths created huge tidal waves. As a result of these disasters, 135 people died and two nearby villages were destroyed.

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Lovatnet lake, Vestland, Norway

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It was a trip trying to get a shot of this Golden crown Kinglet (Scientific name: Regulus satrapa). It was constantly under dark areas with fleeting appearances. It's not my dream shot with all that noise from auto ISO at 6400 but for this specie I will make an exception🙏😁

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How big is a golden-crowned kinglet?

8 to 11 cm. Its length, at 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in), is probably the shortest of any American passerine. However, its weight, which averages around 5.9 g (0.21 oz), with a range of 4 to 7.8 g (0.14 to 0.28 oz), is marginally more on average than the American bushtit and black-tailed gnatcatcher.

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The kinglet is migratory, and its range extends from northwest Canada and Alaska south to Mexico. Its breeding habitat is spruce-fir forests in the northern and mountainous regions of the United States and Canada.

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2 september 2019, tijdens onze reis 'Call 4 the Wild' door de Pantanal in Brazilië ...

De hyacinthara is de grootste vliegende papegaaiensoort met een lengte van 90 tot 100 centimeter en een gewicht van ongeveer anderhalve kilo. Ze hebben een diepe kobaltblauwe kleur, met gele ringen om hun ogen en ondersnavel. Ze eten vooral zaden en diverse fruitsoorten.

Hyacinthara's zijn zeer sociale dieren die hun partner voor het leven kiezen. Ze paren in het voorjaar en leggen hun eieren (2 tot 3) in een holle boom. Na een periode van ongeveer een maand komen de eieren uit. De jonge vogels worden dan nog ongeveer 3 en halve maand door hun ouders gevoed en verzorgd. Hierna vliegen ze uit en gaan ze voor zichzelf zorgen.

De hyacinthara komt in het wild voor in de regenwouden van het oostelijk deel van het Amazonegebied in Brazilië, Bolivia en Paraguay.

Bron: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinthara

De reis was fantastisch georganiseerd door

Erik Joosten en Hillebrand Breuker

The Carreau Wendel Museum is the museum of the Wendel-Vuillemin coal pit, in Petite-Rosselle on the Saarland, Lorraine border. Though often in Germany, since 1945 it has been in Moselle department France.

The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

The Wendel 1 pit was closed in 1989, Wendel 2 in 1992 and Wendel 3 in 2001. The first piece of coal was mined in Petite-Rosselle in June 1856, at the Saint-Charles pit. These pits are in France but surrounded on three sides by the national border with Germany. Several pits were dug between 1862 and 1889: Wendel 1, Wendel 2, Vuillemin 1 and Vuillemin 2. Emile Vuillemin was the consulting engineer for Charles de Wendel and Georges Hainguerlot's company- Compagnie Anonyme des Mines de Stiring. The coal produced was primarily used to fire the Wendel steelworks. The company became - Les Petits-fils de François de Wendel et Cie in 1889.

After the Second World War, the government required the industry to triple the Lorraine coal production within ten years. In the 1946 nationalising, the Wendel assets were assigned to public company Houillères du bassin de Lorraine. The Wendel 3 pit was dug in 1952, and in 1958 was equipped with the new wash house 3. The Wendel 1 and 2 pits were modernised and equipped with new headframes. After 1960, the coal recession hit: the company modernised wash house 1-2 in 1962 by creating a new module on top of the former wash house, adapted to the existing equipment. Operations and investment continued up until 1986 when central activities ceased. Some infrastructure continued to be used up until 1989 serving other pits in the Wendel franchise.

The museum is presented in several section. The simple tour shows the life of the miner and the hazardous working conditions. There is then an opportunity to take a guide tour down the workings seeing the machinery current when the last deep mine in France closed in 2004. There is an AM 100 heading machine, G210 electro-hydraulic loader, Electra 2000 shearer and ANF winning machine, roof supports etc.

Well, not really. This film crew were filming for Brassic Season 3 in Marsden near Huddersfield. Lots of crew and actors involved and many van loads of expensive gear and apparently they may film all day and then not use the footage collected. It all looked great fun though. I’ll look forward to seeing the results on TV. Picture taken in Peel Street, Marsden, Huddersfield.

I dont normally do this, put two images together like this, but I like these two together. Fuji 100c, taken with a Colorpack camera.

How about orange? I haven't posted any orange flowers in weeks. This looks orange!

Tecoma capensis, the Cape honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true honeysuckle. Small bush found under a Tabeubia tree at R. B. Garden. It was very shaded, and I wanted to have light from the right side, so I moved a branch with my left hand, and clicked the shutter with my right. And since bushes can't fly away, I tried it 10 times ... at least.

An erect, scrambling shrub, it grows to 2–3 m (7–10 ft) in height and a similar width. Normally evergreen, it may lose its leaves in colder climates. In certain habitats it may scramble, meaning that it shoots out long growth tips which lean on the stems and branches of other plants, as well as boulders, trellises, fences and walls; this can lead to the plant appearing untidy. The leaves are up to 15 cm (6 in) long. They are opposite, slightly serrated, green to dark-green, and pinnate with 5 to 9 oblong leaflets.

The flowers are tubular, narrow, about 7.5 cm (3 in) long, and are produced at different times throughout the year. They are grouped in 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long terminal clusters. The flower colour ranges from orange to orange-red to apricot.

The species occurs naturally in South Africa, Eswatini and southern Mozambique.

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Kodak Instamatic 33 pellicola cassetta

Busy London Road, Elephant and Castle

A traditional Balinese boat, with the beautiful view of the sunrise in Sanur beach, Bali

Wodka, Morgane and me.

Later that evening, in my studio. I saw you looking in my sketchbook, looking for a story, looking for a drawing not yet photographed, searching for a hidden secret.

And what you said about colors and paint, about drawings, the secrets of the stills, the dance of the shadows in the light. The things a painter should know… I didn't hear, just looked at you, dreaming, …

But this time, no past, no memories, only the moment of being. Not freezing the moment of a scene to remember. Just empty bubbles and no paintings anymore.

Just.. the colors of orange and red.

Listen to J. Brahms Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op. 90 3mvt.

youtu.be/zeF3U9BCTXc

as found.

Airbus A-330....another EXPLORE !!!...3 in a row...oh well..flickr gods are working for me !!

pika pika test shot from around 10-12 feet with my cell phone as the light source.

UNA PICCOLA GRANDE DONNA

Cerco un po' d'ombra in questa estate accecante.

Ti osservo da lontano,

con questi miei occhi avidi d'immagini da carpire.

Fermare il tempo è la mia ossessione...

Tu dormi... forse sogni...

Fammi entrare nel tuo mondo, io così diverso...

Eppure... sempre con te.

Pensandoci bene,

è un miracolo che si ripete da tanto tempo,

e mai ci stancherà.

Dispensi una lacrima per tutti,

non hai nemici ed il tuo animo semplice,

ti coinvolge intensamente.

Io... forse più cinico,

sembro dribblare queste emozioni...

Non è così...

La verità è che sono fragile e trasparente come un cristallo.

Aiutami, stammi vicino,

tu piccola grande donna,

puoi sopportare le mie inquietudini... le mie stranezze.

Conducimi in questo mondo così lontano dai miei ideali.

Mi hai voluto con forza... ed ora...

Non so se merito il tuo amore.

Il tuo piccolo... piccolissimo ... uomo.

Estate 2001

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© La foto e il testo sono di esclusiva proprietà dell'autore Stefano Paradossi che ne detiene i diritti e ne vieta qualsiasi utilizzo da parte di terzi.

© The photo and the text are of exclusive property of the author Stefano Paradossi who owns the rights and prohibits any use by third parties.

218 314-3 (Krupp, 1974 Nr. 5307) fährt mit SE 3432 Mühldorf - München Hbf. durch den Bahnhof Schwindegg (KBS 940)

Die Lok war am 15.01.1975 beim BW Regensburg in Dienst gestellt worden.

Aufnahme: 16.03.1996 Dia-Scan

"Wir fahren bei jeden Wetter" war einst ein prägender Werbeslogan der Bundesbahn. Wenn es dicken Nebel gibt, ist es schon interessant, dass trotzdem mit unverminderter Fahrplangeschwindigkeit gefahren wird.

So war es auch an diesem Tag, wirklich aufregend ist es irgendwann auch nicht mehr und man gewöhnt sich dran.

Aus Seddin gekommen, hat die noch junge Mehrkraftlok ihr Ziel im Brandenburger Elektro Stahlwerk erreicht. Hier kann sie ihre Vorteile gut ausspielen, da nur die letzten Kilometer als Diesellok gefahren werden müssen. Einen Wermutstropfen hat es allerdings, denn durch sie werden die "Russen" aus diesen Plänen gedrängt - 06.02.25

Week 3 in 52 Weeks for Dogs and here is Tasku looking decidedly unimpressed at wearing one of my cowls.

Goosanders at Attenborough Natyre Reserve

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized stocky hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. In the early 20th century, Anna's hummingbird bred only in northern Baja California and southern California. The transplanting of exotic ornamental plants in residential areas throughout the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, and the species was able to expand its breeding range greatly.

Anna's hummingbird is 3.9 to 4.3 in (9.9 to 10.9 cm) long. It has an iridescent bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. Its bill is long, straight and slender. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red derived from magenta to a reddish-pink crown and gorget, which can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight and a dark, slightly forked tail. Female Anna's hummingbirds also have iridescent red gorgets, though they are usually smaller and less brilliant than the males'. Anna's is the only North American hummingbird species with a red crown. Females and juvenile males have a dull green crown, a grey throat with or without some red iridescence, a grey chest and belly, and a dark, rounded tail with white tips on the outer feathers.

These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue. They also consume small insects and other arthropods caught in flight or gleaned from vegetation. A PBS documentary shows how Anna's hummingbirds eat flying insects. They aim for the flying insect, then open their beaks very wide. That technique has a greater success rate than trying to aim the end of a long beak at the insect. On rare occasions, bees and wasps may become impaled on the bill of an Anna's hummingbird, causing the bird to starve to death.

Los Angeles. California.

Lawrence Field 22032023 - 2 older Red Deer stags resting up in the heather - now minus their antlers. Last year there were 3 in this group but I suspect one of them has died during the winter.

shopwindows in december

Terminal 3 in the background

about color moods

in the rain...

Explored (3 in a row!)

Happy to hear that the chicks (there were 3 in there!) from the nest in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast, have now fledged successfully. I can restore this photo now! (I hadn't realised just how much attention they were getting and took my photo down until I knew that they had left the nest.) FZ1000 at 400mm equivalent.