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right in every moment.

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Series: Who More Than Us

Collection: Change Folks

A cat's hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other.

-- Stephen Baker

The mathematical probability of a common cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world.

-- Lynn M. Osband

Just being their awesome, perfectly weird selves! Secret rail spot. No birders allowed.

carefree ….

On the way up to a castle ruin a few years ago in November, I passed through a forest left entirely to itself. No tree is felled here, and fallen wood remains where it lies — nature is allowed to follow its own course. It is a wonderful, quiet place to pause in awe and simply enjoy. The autumn beech leaves add an extra touch of atmosphere to the scene.

My allowed exercise? Dragging my old bike out from the back of the shed. A quick clean, tyres inflated and away we go.

La Ceja, Colombia.

Orthoptera sp.

Grasshoppers are among what is probably the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.

Grasshoppers are typically ground-dwelling insects with powerful hind legs which allow them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper

Recomece hoje e sempre...

This male spruce hen (grouse) allowed me to walk right up to him, as he was busy downing some seed from under the bird feeders. For the past two weeks he has also been busy chasing every female spruce hen around here. And they number somewhere around twenty or more. I suspect that the spruce hen family will be adding quite a few new member's this summer.

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Link to Cincinnati Zoo.............. White Lioness

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Right now its hard to spend time on Flickr because my daughter is here visiting from Colorado. I will be busy right through the weekend because I want to spend as much time with her as possible. Catch up with you all by Monday. Thanks again for always being there for me. Have a nice Sunday!

P.S.

Sure was a long and busy day for me so I've had no chance to even try to be on Flickr until now. Saturday Night Live is on now and I finally can sit down for a couple of minutes so I thought I'd post a picture before I call it a night. Good night my friends and sweet dreams. Good morning to others who are just starting their day! My best wishes to you all!

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airbrush artwork i did a long time ago (not airbrush retouching)

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Cydalima Perspectalis - box tree moth - Buchsbaumzünsler - Pyrale du buis - piralide del bosso - polilla del boj - piral del boj - buxusmot

Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".

This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.

Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.

Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.

Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.

The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.

Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.

Population:

UK breeding:

46,000 pairs

A bit of sunshine now and then allowed me to capture this pretty Rose in contrejour, this morning. The late season Rose isn't as big and beautiful as the Spring Rose, of course but it still adds colour and joy to the garden and its perfume always is as enjoyable :) /

Un peu de soleil par ci, par la, m'a permis de photographier cette jolie Rose a contre-jour ce matin. La Rose d'arriere saison n'est pas aussi grosse, ni aussi belle que la Rose de Printemps, bien sur mais elle continue a ajouter de la couleur et de la joie au jardin et son parfum reste magnifique :)

C-FUOC, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400, touching down on runway 33 at Downsview Airport in Toronto, Ontario. Serial number 4562 became LX-LQJ with Luxair S.A. at Sandweiler, Luxembourg.

Shot during KLNO outing on 7 March 2010. Im trying to break the rule here..:)

The Fagaras is the tallest mountain range in Romania. The Trans-Fagaras highway, built during the Ciausescu era to facilitate troop movement in the event of an invasion of the country, allows today's tourists to effortlessly see stunningly beautiful nature of Romania.

Фэгэраши - самые высокие горы в Румынии. Транс-Фэгэрашское шоссе, построенное при Чаушеску в целях усиления обороноспособности страны, позволяет сегодняшним туристам увидеть потрясающую по красоте природу Румынии.

Thanks to everyone who took the trouble to view, comment or fave.

Thanks to Flickr I was made aware of this place this year.

Since then I've seen it in books too - so I'm sorry to say it's a bit of an iconic or cliched shot which I always prefer to avoid but they keep calling to me unfortunately :(

Even though I spent many holidays in Plymouth for the first 16 years of my life & most of my summers in Devon for the last 15 years, this week was the first time I'd ever been to this spot - great how Flickr lets us see so many places through everyone else's eyes (& lenses) & inspires us to get out there & explore.

When I first saw pictures of this, the perspective made me think the post was about 18 inches high - the kind of thing you sometimes get in a garden to mark the grave of a small family pet like a hamster, guinea pig or gerbil - but it's actually very big.

Commonly known as the Windy Post this chunk of granite is around 7 feet tall but despite the misleading name the reason it is leaning is not down to the wild Dartmoor winds.

You see, Dartmoor ponies are quite poorly equipped to deal with itchiness.

Unlike human hands and fingers which are extremely sophisticated both in terms of placement and application of pressure - ponies hooves are far too unwieldy & crude for localised scratching - and of course they can't reach all over the pony's body.

The only other major tool in the pony's scratching armoury is a vigorously whipping tail action, but even this together with hooves leaves large areas unscratchable.

For this reason Dartmoor ponies have been known to rub themselves against this post to relieve any urgently itchy areas - being intelligent animals they usually rub downhill allowing gravity to apply pressure and do most of the work as they rub gently backwards and forwards.

Over the last several hundred years this has caused the post to lean downwards :)

I just managed to get here about an hour before sunset and couldn't believe my luck that there were some great clouds & crepuscular Rays appearing to highlight the post!

Shortly after this the rain came down very heavily & the sunset was very poor but was grateful for this light & reflections.

- must dash my wife has just caught me on Flickr again which means another spanking is imminent :(

These odd ducks hiss instead of quack, have clawed feet (which allow them to move easily on land, as well as roost and nest in trees), and distinctive lumpy red patches of skin on their faces. Muscovy ducks originating from a wild, tropical duck species, native to Central America and South America, and are the only domesticated duck not derived from the wild mallard.

Muscovies were intentionally introduced into the U.S. in the mid-1960s, to “enhance aesthetics” of urban parks. These large ducks are also popular farm animals (for their eggs and as food), and sometimes escape or are released illegally. As they clearly appreciate our sub-tropical climate, large self-sustaining feral populations formed in Florida, and can be found living alongside urban and suburban lakes, ponds and canals throughout the state.

The distinctive red lumps on Muscovy faces are named carnucles. They are fleshy outgrowths on bird faces, often used by males to attract mates. Muscovy carnucles might indeed serve this purpose, as females have smaller patches than males. Their carnucles, however, also contain oil glands. And by rubbing the oil released from the carnucles over their feathers during preening, they clean and waterproof them.

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So come on darling stay with me / Let's cut through the crowd / Make the most of being lost / In what time we're allowed (Marah)

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© T., Darmstadt, 2016, Florian Fritsch

Bird Species in conflict # 11

This immature Northern Goshawk visited the terminal several times one winter. It would hide in the shadows behind the tanks, pipes, ladders, rails etc. and try to ambush the Pigeons when they came to roost.

On this day, the Raven flushed it, and the chase was on in the direction of my position. I could not focus until they were overhead and in a back light situation. I was happy to get this shot of the interaction before they flew directly in front of the sun. The Raven did chase it from the scene that day, but the Goshawk kept returning.

Don't allow tokens of engagement to obscure what's most important

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I love this one!

Adrienne finally allowed me to post a RL picture of her.

As many followers know I've posted several skater girl photos. The enhancement program occasionally does its own thing when the flux capacitor glitches and can really screw things up... but not usually in a positive way like this picture.

Anyway, I felt this is unusual and cute. I hope you like it!

I try to make my photos different from most and tell a story where I can. I hope you smile when you see them. ♥

If you like what you see, please toss me a fav and follow me. I love seeing your comments. They make my day and keep me motivated!

I love my followers. You guys totally ROCK! ♥♥

And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥

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São Paulo (Brazil) 2024

Fragmented proximities - Up close, no one is normal, and we are all ordinary. Photography allows an approach that is both deep and superficial, concrete and fragmented. These pieces of everyday life are just glimpses of an investigation into everyday routine, an attempt to enter life, which perhaps only fragments it.

Proximidades fragmentadas: de perto ninguém é normal, e todos somos comuns. A fotografia permite uma aproximação ao mesmo tempo profunda e superficial, concreta e fragmentada. Esses pedaços de cotidiano são apenas vislumbres de uma investigação sobre o dia a dia, uma pretensão de adentrar a vida, que talvez apenas a fragmente.

Folow me on Instagram too / Me siga no Instagram também: Contemplatives: www.instagram.com/yuribittar/

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Link to Cincinnati Zoo..............Cheetah

www.cincinnatizoo.org/

Also a new group to join for anyone who has Ohio Zoo pictures!

www.flickr.com/groups/ohio_zoos/

Also check out Zoos Around the World group!

www.flickr.com/groups/zoos_around_the_world/

I don't know how much I'll be able to be on Flickr except to post some photos because my hip surgery is taking place on Feb. 9th and I have a lot of things to do. I'll stop in whenever possible but I know that I will miss a lot of photos. Right now I want to spend time getting things ready, spend time with my family, and my dogs. I hope you all understand. Hopefully I'll have a chance to let everyone know how I'm doing after I get home from the hospital. I'll do that as soon as possible. Obviously it will be awhile before I can come back to Flickr in full force. I wish you all a very nice weekend and want to thank you all for being such great friends here on Flickr. Lots of love and hugs!

I'm sorry that I am posting so many photos. I just have so many and I want to have more on here for the Cincinnati Zoo. You certainly don't have to comment on them because I can't promise that I'll be able to visit your beautiful photostreams consistently for awhile. I'll miss seeing all your beautiful photos and talking with you all. Thanks everyone!

PLEASE NO MULTIPLE INVITATIONS!!!!!!!!!!

Christian testimonies | What Allows Me to Regain a Happy Life?

This is an age when people care very much about physical attractiveness and a good looking body. With a beautiful face and a slim figure, I turned heads no matter what kind of clothes I wore. People around me often praised me and envied that I had both a great figure and a great face, and my husband was also very kind to me. Because of this, I was especially confident. No matter where I went, I walked with my head held high and my back straight. I displayed myself to receive praise from others. In my heart I believed: As long as a woman has a graceful figure and a pretty face, she could rewrite her own life.

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I geeked out hard watching this solo old GE throttle up. It was easy to spot the dimmed headlight and green paint pull up to the signal at A-17+593, just the other side of the tunnel. I knew what was coming and he didn't keep me waiting very long either. Hard to pick out a favorite moment in Mexico, but this might have been it.

Sculpture of J. Seward Johnson "Lakeside Table #1" (Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ)

J. Seward Johnson is best known for his life-size bronze statues, such as twenty-five-foot "Unconditional Surrender", based on a photograph "Kissing the War Goodbye" by Victor Jorgensen, "The Awakening", "Double Check ", "Hitchhiker", "Allow Me", "Déjeuner Déjà Vu"," First Ride". These sculptures have been placed in public settings throughout the world.

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Het wat nog overblijft om op een zondagmiddag is wandedelen. Op het "stille" strand achter het Westduinpark is dat goed te zien.

Het was koud maar heel helder zodat de bedrijvigheid van de Tweede Maasvlakte heel duidelijk te zien is.

Dubbelklik op de foto om te vergroten.

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Awkward moments......

HOODED MERGANSER (Lophodytes cucullatus) (f)

Hooded Mergansers are the second smallest species of merganser, with only the Smew of Europe and Asia being smaller.

The Hooded Merganser is a sea duck, being able to dive for fish and staying underwater for some time and using its sawbill to catch and grip the fish.

Hooded Mergansers are short-distance migrants, wintering in the United States wherever temperatures allow for ice-free conditions on ponds, lakes and rivers.

People are not actually allowed to get into Laguna Cejar's waters.

Instead, tour agency took us to the adjacent Laguna Piedra, where we could brave the high altitude cold and get into the lukewarm water. We found a current of warm water (heated by the thermal springs), it was actually not uncomfortable.

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These ponds have a very high salt content, about 33%, far above what we find in the sea, so when entering the water in the water you do not have to make the minimum effort to float. It's the same thing that happens in the Dead Sea, the giant saltwater lake in the Middle East.

You can enter this pond even if you can not swim, as soon as your body is in the water, you will already be floating. In ponds like this you should not dive headfirst. It is also good to avoid wetting the face, especially the eyes and mouth, due to excess salt that can be harmful.

The water in the pond is cold and hot, and this causes some people to give up bathing in it. We go in and we can ensure that after a few seconds in the water you get used to it and the temperature difference is no longer a nuisance.

The bath is refreshing, especially if you are doing a very hot afternoon like the one on the day of our tour. And the float makes the bath more fun and also relaxing, as we do not have to make any effort to stay in the water.

Late in the day just before the clouds cleared with the passing storm at sunset allowing in some sunlight and color to the clouds.

Rainy conditions when snapping this capture at Landscape Arch in Utah.

tonight's prose…

believe

Photo taken at Saudade - a luminous haven where the memory of loved ones who have passed is honored with light, tranquility, and heartfelt connection.

Saudade helped me to see the light again... I hope you find comfort here.

♪ Circles ♪

following my own path.

conjuring nirvana.

learning to sit with uncertainty.

living in questions, rather than answers.

choosing survival over healing.

embracing impermanence.

training the dragon in my heart.

reflecting on the mind - so excitable,

so uncertain, so difficult to control.

walking in trauma… the journey of my lifetime.

exploring this nondualistic universe.

surrounded by mystery.

inhale love… exhale doubt.

❣️ 💙 📷 🐄 🐾 🐎 💋

🌼 ❄️ 🎼 ✍️ 💕️ ✨

a soldier of peace

in the army of love.

A selection of four photographs that I managed to get today

Was finally allowed to go to my local lakes...what a Joy it was to be back there, before all this Lock down I was there at least twice a week..today five hours

This kestrel allowed me to get close enough for a few shots down at Holland Haven this morning. I think it must have been tiring to fly in so much wind! D500_81183.NEF

I was 'allowed' 3 shots...this was one of them!

I do have a few other options... but whenever I get a nice portrait of one of my kids, that's always the best pic of the day for me... it's so hard to be objective with my mommy goggles on ;)

Explore Frontpage :)

Ps. this is a BOY!

Noviembre - 2017

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Pulsa L y F11 y disfruta // Click L and F11 and enjoy

Mil gracias por pasar a ver mis fotos y un millón por comentar.

Thanks for stopping to see my photos and a million for commenting.

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During lockdown I used the allowed hour for walks outside to explore my local area.

Fortunately there is a river only 15mins walk away and I've been hearing kingfishers along it for weeks.

This perch is a favourite spot for them as it overlooks a calm pool of water for fishing. I noticed as it had a load of poo splashed on the leaves below it!

So I left a camera buried in the foliage for a couple of days with a sensor to trigger it, and this was the result... :)

At the Seal Pt Dog Park today. Yuba, friend and Jazz

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