101 1/6 Scale Adventures
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THE SIGHT, SOUND, AND SMELL of a large PUFFIN colony combine so that a visit to one is an unforgettabe birdwatching experience. Among the most spectacular is Skomer Island where over fifty percent of all the U.Ks population is situated.
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AN ENDEARING and unmistakable seabird. At many colonies like the Farne Islands, captured above, observers can get a close and excellent view of Puffins. The Puffin is also a true sea bird, and only comes ashore during the breeding season. A tribute to all those I missed on Skomer !!
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CLOSE ENCOUNTER, am not sure who was most surprised, me or the Grey Partridge, this was my only glimpse before it was gone in tall grasses. Seen at Elmley Marshes a working farm where they put Nature first, on the Isle of Sheppey Kent.
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Enjoy the long weekend, Stay safe, God bless you
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STALKS creeps and runs on the floating surface vegetation of lakes and pools. Frequently squabbles, rising wings in a threat posture to a potential aggressor. Flight is low and for short distances on rounded wings with legs hanging or held straight out behind. Very vocal at all times. We saw far fewer of these this visit, and this image sorry to say does not show its very large feet.
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BRITAIN IS THE MOST NATURE-DEPLETED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
Quote Sir David Attenborough
"Am ashamed of our record Tom.
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GAMBIA TOUR feb. 2020
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Fifth and last in the series of G.B waders seen in the Gambia, where you can approach much closer.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, in these difficult times, but we can enjoy this special long weekend to celibate the end of the 2nd world war , and remember all those who took part, 75 years ago. We have a street party, held in our own front gardens now.
Stay well and safe.......God bless..............................Tomx
A DISTINCTIVE WADER, one of my favorites to photograph, attractive, trusting, a distinctive call, and there can be few sights and sounds more evocative of the countryside than a lapwing performing a noisy display flight over its territory in the spring. Seen at Elmley Marshes,NR Sheppey Kent. Taken from my archives !
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OBSERVED these in November last, and was so thrilled as they are in a very steep decline, a small partie of them, feeding in an open grassed field. They are so very wary because it is heavily persecuted in many parts of the region, and they prefer to run from danger rather than fly. .
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"Jesus loves you, yes you !"...................................Tomx.
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LOVE NEVER FAILS
Even in the darkest moments, love gives hope.
Love compels us to fight against Coronavirus
Love compels us to stand together in Prayer
Love compels us to give and act as one
As we pray in our individual homes around the world, we are united as one family. In this moment of hope and peace, thank God for all he has done and is doing..............Amen.
SMELL AND SOUND, of a large PUFFIN colony combine so that a visit to one is an unforgettable birding experience!!! An endearing and unmistakable seabird, am leaving Skomer now, hope you enjoyed them as much as me, have dragged them out a bit, as so little about in Kent at the moment.
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YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, GODs BEAUTY IS SIMPLY AMAZING !
AS A CHILD, can remember walking in the local arable farmland with Mum, and seeing many hundreds of these distinctive waders, mainly on the corn stubble, and their can be few sights and sounds more evocative of the country than performing lapwings. And now farmers plough over the stubble and reseed soon after cutting, To see any reasonable number of them, I have a hour drive to Elmley Marshes, a working farm, where nature is put first.
Please note that Elmley is currently closed, because of Covet19
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WITH MUCH OF THE WORLD SHUT DOWN, and people told to stay in their homes, this is a good time for us to think- to consider where we are spiritually, to consider what God wants and expects us to do, to make choices we may have put off far too long.
Phaeum - 'Samobor'
These very small geraniums are quite difficult to photograph, for me at least. They are small and leggy even though only about 30cm or so tall, but with the buds and flower at the top they dance around in the slightest breeze, so trying to locate them through my 20x magnifier which reduces the LCD size by about 80 or 90% can be tricky. It's worth it though, they are such unusual pretty little things.
Trying to catch a bee can be difficult too even plotting up a single bloom on a still day - actually I haven't succeedded even though they love them - because they are open the bees thump into them and once again they disappear off the screen, by the time I relocate the flower or it returns naturally, the bee is nowhere to be seen! Chuckle.
DISTINCTIVE wader with a spiky crest, a bird of open habbitats. And during the breeding season it is found on undistured grazed grassland, moors . Seen a Elmley Marshes, Sheppey Kent.
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Enjoy the weekend, but stay safe, and may God bless you richly !...............................................Tomx.
AN ENDEARING and unmistakable seabird, and after spending three amazing days with them on the Island of Skomer, have so many images and unforgettable experiences with my brother and fellow island residents, will treasure them to my dying day.
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RECALLING GAMBIAN images from my 2013 trip, so wish I was there now. Hope you enjoy my Big footed capture, seeing them Stalk, creep, and runs on floating surface vegetation of lakes and pools, occasionally forages on open farmland.
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"Spring fever, Spring is here at last. Spring fever, my heart's beating fast. Get up, get out. Spring is everywhere."
Quote - Elvis Presley
Let's hope 'good old Elvis' is right ;-)) I hear it from a lot of people, we want sunshine and warmth, no more rain….., but not yet happing….
Wishing you a joyful Thursday.
This origami Daffodil has almost the same folding sequence as the 'Daffodil Tower' (see first comment box). I don't know which of these two designs was the first one.
Paper:
- For each daffodil I used 6 pieces of 7,5x15cm, double colored yellow kami paper
Final size: diameter 11cm, height 4,5cm
- For the leaves several strokes green copy paper, width 3,75cm, length varies from 20- 30cm.
Model: origami Daffodil
Design: Toshikazu Kawasaki
Diagrams in the book "Doctor's Origami Dream Book" by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Sunshine, 30cm of powder snow and Timmi destroying the trail by running behind and in front of us. It was a great day of cross-country-skiing at the mountainside of mountain "Ochsenkopf" in Fichtelberg, Germany.
C'est un oiseau exotique d'une taille de 30cm qui vit au sud-est de l' Australie, en Nouvelle Zélande et en Tasmanie. Je n'en avais jamais vu et je connaissais pas cet oiseau. J'ai cherché mes renseignements sur le Net.
Comment ce magnifique oiseau s'est-il retrouvé là ? Il est bagué. Je suppose qu'il s'est échappé d'une cage ou d'une volière, car on peut en acheter pour 70 Euros en animalerie !!!
Ou alors, on l'a abandonné... j'espère qu'il survivra à l'hiver.
Je l'ai vu arriver sur la branche, et il n'était pas farouche. Il a mangé des mûres sèches...Il se nourrit de graines, fleurs, fruits et parfois d'insectes.Il peut vivre à proximité des cours d'eau.
Il est resté un long moment, j'ai pu admirer ses magnifiques couleurs.
C'est un mâle, la femelle est moins colorée.
La tête est blanche et rouge écarlate la poitrine est aussi rouge écarlate.
La partie supérieure du ventre est d'une belle teinte jaune qui vire au vert pâle sur le bas de l'abdomen. Les couvertures sous-caudales sont rougeâtres. Les plumes du manteau du dos et des scapulaires sont noires avec une large bordure jaune, ce qui donne à ces régions un aspect fortement écaillé.
Les moyennes couvertures sont noires. Les petites couvertures, l'extérieur des couvertures secondaires et les rémiges sont bleues. Le croupion est vert clair. Les rectrices centrales sont vert-bouteille alors que les rectrices externes sont sont bleues avec des extrémités blanches. Les iris sont bruns, les pattes grises.
Un arc-en-ciel à lui tout seul ce bel oiseau !
J'ai été hyper heureuse de le voir, quel cadeau !
Mais il ne vit pas en France à l'état sauvage...
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SANDWICH BRED, One of only a very few that have been successfully raised at the scrape Sandwich bay ,Kent, as most full fowl to foxes ect, so its good to see! The crest will get longer in adulthood and the male will get a orange vent.
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Enjoying the sound of the trumpet
[The subject is 30cm tall. External and internal camera flashes were used]
WELL-MARKED gamebird. The species is generally wary because it is heavily persecuted in many parts of the region. Grey Partridges are Native to the region, out of breeding season are often seen in small parties that prefer to run from danger rather than fly. Favors open grassland which is in short supply in Kent, a rare find for me!
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This edible, cream coloured, large agaric can reach up to 25cm in diameter and 30cm in height. The white gills and brown-marked stem bearing a prominent double ring make this mushroom quite identifiable....This one is half way through its growing stage...Currently there are over 10.000 types of Mushrooms.
We woke up to another 30cm of snow this morning. Bailey Puggins is in her glory! First thing she always does is bury her face in the snow, she loves it. I'm so tired of shoveling! Oh, the joys of being a Canadian! LOL
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RATHER SHY, flight low and short, stalks, creeps, and runs on floating surface vegetation of lakes and pools. The above is a Juvenile, who came fairly close to the hide in Abocko Forest Gambia. A joy to see as appearances are only occasionally seen.
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Keep safe and well my friends, God bless .........................Tomx
The bush tomato is a small desert plant approximately 30cm in height, with grey to bronze leaves and attractive mauve/blue flowers. It grows naturally through the central deserts of the Northern Territory and South Australia.
Bush tomatoes have been an important bush-food staple for Indigenous Australians for thousands of years.
The plants were in full bloom everywhere, a delight to see.
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Esta noche de esta planta del tamaño de un pomelo...abrieron tres flores de 30cm de largo por 14 de diámetro. Las puse adentro porque el viento las estaba maltratando un poco.
Dejo fragmento de la letra de la canción de Alberto Cortez que me gusta a rabiar
"Pablo gorrión, Pablo poeta y marinero,
Pablo arlequín, Pablo pintor, Pablo torero,
Pablo y ""el cant dels ocells"", Pablo maestro,
Pablos de todos, Pablos de nadie... Pablos nuestros.
Eran tres, eran tres, eran tres...
Tres senderos, tres huellas, tres caminos,
tres Quijotes venciendo a los molinos
con un cello, un poema y un pincel."
www.bing.com/videos/search?q=+Video+de+Alberto+cortez+los...
Well maybe. This statue stands around 30cm/inches tall. I picked it up in a charity store with the intention of using it somewhere in the garden. I couldn't not bring it home.
Also works for 23/125 Connections: 125 pictures in 2025
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
Australian Ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
Description: The Australian Ringneck is a large parrot, differing in size and plumage in different regions. There are four subspecies, in two main groups. All are mostly green, with an obvious yellow band on the hind-neck. Members of the Mallee group have a mainly green head and neck. The Mallee Ringneck, subspecies barnardi, has a more varied green and blue body, with more yellow underneath and a red frontal band. The Cloncurry subspecies macgillivrayi has much more yellow and pale turquoise around the face. The Port Lincoln group all have dark hoods and are mainly green. The Twenty Eight Parrot, subspecies semitorquatus, has a red frontal band and is all green underneath. The Port Lincoln Parrot, subspecies zonarius, is green and yellow underneath. All subspecies hybridise widely. They are quiet when feeding, but when disturbed fly off with loud alarm calls. Their flight is swift and undulating. This species is also known as the Mallee, Port Lincoln, Banded or Cloncurry Ringneck, Twenty Eight Parrot or Buln Buln.
Similar species: The Australian Ringneck is unmistakeable with a yellow hind collar on a mostly green bird.
Distribution: The Australian Ringneck is endemic to (only found in) Australia. The Mallee group is found in arid eastern Northern Territory, north-western Queensland and inland eastern Australia. The Port Lincoln group is in central and western arid Australia. Ringnecks are generally absent from coastal areas in the eastern states though aviary escapes may be found around Sydney and the Central Coast of New South Wales and the Tablelands.
Habitat: Australian Ringnecks are found in pairs or small flocks over lightly timbered areas, open woodlands and tree-lined watercourses.
Seasonal movements: They are mainly resident or sedentary, but may move in arid areas in response to rainfall.
Feeding: Australian Ringnecks feed mainly on the ground, but also in trees and shrubs, usually in the morning and late afternoon, resting in the heat of the day. They eat seeds, and some fruits, flowers, nectar and insects and their larvae. They often feed on spilt grain on roadsides.
Breeding: Australian Ringnecks lay their eggs in hollows in living or dead trees on a bare base or on rotting wood dust. They enter through a hole in the trunk, a knothole or a spout. The female incubates the eggs while being fed by the male and she may leave the nest for a short time to be fed by him. The young are fed by both parents and often can be seen at the mouth of the hollow.
Calls: Call loudly and often when flying or alarmed - a mellow 'kwink-kwink-kwink-kwink' or 'kling-kling'. The Port Lincoln group is more noisy and strident. The Twenty Eight Parrot is named for its call. Also, soft chattering.
Facts and Figures:
Minimum Size: 30cm
Maximum Size: 43cm
Average size: 36cm
Average weight: 164g
Breeding season: August to December, and in response to rain.
Clutch Size: 4 to 6 eggs
Incubation: 20 days
Nestling Period: 30 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Barnardius-zonarius)
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Scope: Lacerta 72/432 F6 0.85x reduktorral (367mm F5.1)
Mount: Skywatcher EQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guiding: OAG
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm Mini
Main camera: ZWO ASI183MM-Pro cooled monochrome camera
Accessories:
ZWO ASIAIR Pro
ZWO EFW 8x1.25"
ZWO OAG
ZWO 1.25 Helical focuser
Lacerta Dew-heater 30cm
Programs:
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Adobe Photoshop CC 2020
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Camera temp: -15°C
Gain: 111
Astronomik 6nm Ha: 25x300s
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Flat: 20x
Dark_flats: 20x
30cm diameter. 'Crops' of these monsters are growing from the wood chips around the avocado trees in a newly planted orchard.
Leucojum vernum, Spring snowflake.
A bulbous perennial to 30cm in height, with strap-shaped glossy dark green leaves and erect stems with 1 or 2 broadly bell-shaped, green-tipped white flowers 2.5cm in width.