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A migratory bird that is famous for appearing just before the start of the rainy season. In the countryside, people still predict rains by its sightings. It migrates all the way to Africa and comes back to India just in time for the rains and of course, the breeding season.
This is a brood parasite and lays its eggs in other birds nests. It would eat one of the hosts eggs and drop its own in them. This bird prefers Bulbuls, both Red Vented and White throated, tailorbird etc.. for hosts - all of these birds are in their nesting season now.
Last weekend, I saw 6 of them to my surprise - all were active and hunting caterpillars in the bushes adjacent to the embankment road. They were flying around slowly picking up food from various bushes and maybe surveying the area.
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I think this is a quite funny snapshot of Leo. As usual he was eating away on the grass on my roof terrace and then I appeared with the camera ! :)
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions. The addition of other materials such as soil may further alter the appearance.
Ice appears in nature in forms of snowflakes, hail, icicles, ice spikes and candles, glaciers, pack ice, frost, and entire polar ice caps. It is an important component of the global climate, and plays an important role in the water cycle. Furthermore, ice has numerous cultural applications, from ice cooling of drinks to winter sports and the art of ice sculpting.
The molecules in solid ice may be arranged in different ways, called phases, depending on the temperature and pressure. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. The most common phase transition to ice Ih occurs when liquid water is cooled below 0°C (273.15K, 32°F) at standard atmospheric pressure. It can also deposit from vapour with no intervening liquid phase, such as in the formation of frost.
SUNSET - Florida Everglades
Palm Beach County, Florida USA
Spring 2020 - June 9th, 2020
As the sun dropped down, she only wanted us to see a glimpse
of her through her red-veiled glow. She never actually came
out...but we all knew she was back there! Thanks for looking.
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The last in-air transfer of a rodent today was between the papa and mama white-tailed kite, much to the displeasure of the 3 fledglings. These parents appear to have started a second nest and will possibly have a new set of chicks in a few weeks.
asked Alice.
View from an arbour in the Flower Gardens, Hirschstetten, Vienna.
A play of light, colour and geometry seen from within the beautiful wrought-iron arbour.
Taken with an extraordinary lens - the SMC Takumar 15mm f:3.5, which appeared in 1975 at the very end of Pentax's screw-mount era. It was continued as the SMC Pentax 15mm f:3.5, with a bayonet-mount.
PENTAX K-1
If you are interested in TAKUMAR and other M-42 lenses, you might like to have a look at my growing collection of albums: www.flickr.com/photos/187689795@N06/albums
Sunbeam cars first appeared in 1901 and, from the outset, were involved with racing, competition and land speed record attempts. Bought out by the Rootes brothers, the name Sunbeam was then linked with Talbot until 1954, the year this car was built.
Based on the Hillman but with better performance, Sunbeam was the sportiest of the Rootes Group’s range. The Mk IIA had engine refinements and ventilated holes in the wheels to help cool the enlarged brakes. The flowing lines of the bonnet and wings were aerodynamically designed and wind noise was reduced to a minimum. The standard column mounted gear change was so unreliable that dealers offered customers free conversion to floor change.
Sunbeams were popular as rally and competition cars, with successes in the Monte Carlo and Alpine rallies. In production from 1952 to 1954, only 9,708 of this model were made.
This blue 1954 Sunbeam Talbot 90 Mk. IIA, TYJ341, is on display at Haynes Motor Museum.
The first stars are appearing, almost completely dark, this was the last shot before I started preparing for my first astrophotography experience.
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Freesia (Freesia x hybrida)
For my 100 Flowers Project - 2023
This Freesia plant appeared in our back garden a few years ago. I have not given it any care but it flowers each Spring.
More wabi-sabi, and yet another tulip; there appears to be no end to these tulips, as I've got another dozed or so in this batch, and two more batches coming up right behind them!
What I like here is the way the petals seem to almost swirl around the curving stem, as if it were doing the twist, pointing to the two top corners, and those blue "eyes" in the pistils.
The result of a multi-image focus stack, this image should reward pretty close examination. Maximum viewing size on your computer can be found by opening the image in a separate window, making that window maximum size, typing the letter "L" on the keyboard, and then clicking the cursor as long as a '+' appears in it, typically twice.
If you find this image to your liking, you can find more wabi-sabi - and an account of my understanding of the meaning of that term - in my wabi-sabi album, more tulips in my Tulips album, and more dancing flowers in my Tiny Dancers album.
BTW, I've taken to putting a white rim around these images on black because, on my iPhone flickr app, it is otherwise difficult to discern the image's edges. I made it tiny because, while large mats look lovely on my desktop monitor, they make it hard for my tired old eyes to view an image on my iPhone's small screen.
Petit ours des pins en fin de chasse aux limaces et autres mollusques.
Que dire ! Plus de 2h passé allongé dans la prairie avec cette magnifique Martre des pins. De grands moments d'observations, avec plusieurs passages de l'animal à moins de 2 mètres de mon objectif, mettant ce dernier grandement en difficulté avec aucune mise au point possible. Résultat tous mes gros plans sont flous... Un tempérament très joueur, elle me tournait autour en cherchant à me charger un peu à la manière d'un brocard. M'ayant parfaitement identifié, j'avais vraiment l'impression de jouer avec mon chien tellement une relation de confiance s'est instaurée. Même observation, même conditions, même proximité le lendemain... Ces instants ne m'ont jamais laissé autant rêveur en perspective de prochaines photos animalières. A très vite ma petite martre ! 😍
Appearing like a photograph taken in the 1960s, a trio of Rio Grande GP30s pull the Roper - Provo UT04L local through the Salt Lake Valley between Midvale and Riverton, Utah on Feb. 13, 1994.
D&RGW 3015, 3003, and 3007 have 93 cars out of Roper Yard, and 63 of them are coking coal for Geneva Steel.
“When Jesus appeared before the procurator, Pilate asked Him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" To which Jesus replied: “Yes, it is I. But you said it yourself."
And when the chief priests and elders began to accuse Jesus before Pilate, He did not say a word.
Then Pilate asked Him again: "Don't You hear all these accusations against You?".
But Jesus did not answer any of the accusations. And this greatly surprised Pilate."
It is interesting that the fresco was not called "Pilate's Trial", but "Bringing the Lord to Trial". Jesus is depicted standing before Pilate in a long white rag, over which is thrown a scarlet royal cloak - the garment in which Herod, who was judging him, mockingly dressed him before returning him to Pilate's trial. Below this fresco, in a medallion, is depicted the event of the same day preceding the arrest - "The Kiss of Judas", where Jesus is in a green cloak. Jesus was tried several times that day, and the title of the fresco "Bringing the Lord to Trial" without indicating Pilate's name is involuntarily misleading.
“Коли Ісус представ перед прокуратором, Пилат спитав Його: «Ти—Цар юдейський?» На що Ісус відповів: «Так, це Я. Але ж ти сам це сказав».
А коли головні священики й старійшини почали перед Пилатом звинувачувати Ісуса, Він не вимовив жодного слова.
Тоді Пилат знову спитав Його: «Хіба ж Ти не чуєш усі ці звинувачення проти Себе?».
Але Ісус і слова не відповів на жодне із звинувачень. І це дуже здивувало Пилата.”
Цікаво, що фреску назвали не “Суд Пілата”, а “Приведення Господа на суд”. При цьому Ісус зображений стоячи перед Пілатом у довгому білому рубищі, поверх якого накинуто червоний царський плащ - вбрання, в яке, насміхаючись над Ісусом, велів одягнути Ірод, який судив його, перед тим як повернути на суд Пілата.
Нижче цієї фрески в медальйоні зображено подію того ж дня - «Поцілунок Юди», де Ісус у зеленому плащі. Того дня Ісуса судили кілька разів і назва фрески «Приведення Господа на суд» без вказівки імені Пілата мимоволі вводить в оману.
"Why are the woods so alluring? A forest appears
to a young girl one morning as she combs
the dreams out of her hair. The trees rustle
and whisper, shimmer and hiss. The forest
opens and closes, a door loose on its hinges,
banging in a strong wind. Everything in the dim
kitchen: the basin, the jug, the skillet, the churn,
snickers scornfully. In this way a maiden
is driven toward the dangers of a forest,
but the forest is our subject, not this young girl.
She’s glad to lie down with trees towering all around.
A certain euphoria sets in. She feels molecular,
bedeviled, senses someone gently pulling her hair,
tingles with kisses she won’t receive for years.
Three felled trees, a sort of chorus, narrate
her thoughts, or rather channel theirs through her,
or rather subject her to their peculiar verbal
restlessness ... our deepening need for non-being intones
the largest and most decayed tree, mid-sentence.
I’m not one of you squeaks the shattered sapling,
blackened by lightning. Their words become metallic
spangles shivering the air. Will I forget the way home?
the third blurts. Why do I feel like I’m hiding in a giant’s nostril?
the oldest prone pine wants to know. Are we being freed
from matter? the sapling asks. Insects are well-intentioned,
offers the third tree, by way of consolation. Will it grow
impossible to think a thought through to its end? gasps the sapling,
adding in a panicky voice, I’m becoming spongy! The girl
feels her hands attach to some distant body. She rises
to leave, relieved these trees are not talking about her."
-- Amy Gerstler
This bird appeared in the early light in the Point Traverse woods and the day was set. As we enter our first deep freeze of the winter here the reminders of spring migration and the seasonal warming of our part of the world seem important.
Despite having a high and complex canopy, the woods at Point Traverse have a very varied range of habitats. The birds that like to (or need to) come in low have lots of fallen trees and Red Cedars, which can make a great setting for the birds.
Sharks mouth now appears to be getting a 'punch' from fists added to the nose!
Arriving at RAF Fairford at 16.53L
3rd June 2021
This appears to be an immature Belted Whiteface. These dragonflies like to perch in between meals...
Taken 31 May 2022 at Goose Lake, Anchorage, Alaska.
this young bull elk appeared more curious then anything, one brave pup faced him off while the others ran below......incident occurred while pack was off on the hunt....
It appears I've reverted to my pink phase. I love pink flowers. There, I've admitted it. I'm glad I've got that off my chest. :)
The shell behind the flower is a white Murex, which I love for its sculptural quality.
The male partner of this pair of leopards appeared to be slightly distracted. The female was determined to get his attention, and crawled into his lap, pushing herself into his body. I was lucky to capture this unusual moment in their courtship, trying for a bit more depth of field to get both animals in focus.
Nicky Corset from Appear @ Sneak Peek, Ghee Summer Daisy Hunt, new skintone from 7 Deadly Skins
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Junior appears to be looking at the length of the horns on the head honcho and wondering if his horns will every get that large. It’s going to take him a while, but he does have a good start. A young Texas Longhorn walks toward me in a pasture in the southern part of Harris County.
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Lowther Castle appears in the rising mist from the river Lowther. The low sun rising over the peaks of the northern Pennines threw a blanket of warming light all along the Eden Valley. The pockets of drifting mist and subtle light were wonderful light paintings.
It would appear that, as the title states I have a passion for the posts at the Uphill end of Weston Supper Mare beach. Whatever the weather they help to make the beach an amazing photographic subject.
This cat has recently appeared in the neighbourhood and has been unsuccessfully stalking the bird feeders we keep in the backyard.
Today was a bit hilarious to watch, we got a bunch of freezing rain overnight so today the cat was sliding around while trying to 'stalk' the pigeons.
The pigeons flew away with ease while the cat tried to get a grip on the slick snow and ice.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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Not sure what the two distant stone pinnacles just off the beach are or were but they appear to be man made.
After tramping for two days on Mount Taranaki, the cloud finally cleared for this reveal just before sunset. Taken from Holly Hut on the Pouakai Crossing. I am intrigued by that very large slab-like structure near the top on the right - it looks like it may collapse at any time! Be great if anyone knows what this feature is called? (Update: I think it's called the Turtle)
"Egmont National Park is a mountainous area that encompasses three volcanic cones. The main peak of Mount Taranaki (2,518 m) forms the nucleus of the park. It is the most recent and only active volcanic peak in the park, although it is now considered dormant. Because it is considered one of the most symmetrical mountains in the world, it is a very distinctive landmark. The other two volcanic cones, which are now extinct, form the basis of the Pouakai and Kaitake Ranges in the north-western part of the park." www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/taranak...
They say she appears only when winter grows weary of pretending to be gentle.
Her gown is woven from frost and fallen snow, her mask carved from ice so precise it knows the exact shape of secrets. Behind intricate filigree, her eyes hold the weight of a thousand silent storms.
No one knows who she was before the cold claimed her—or if she was ever anything but winter incarnate. Some say she's a warning. Others, a wish made by someone who wanted to feel nothing at all.
She moves through the forest without sound, leaving only questions in her wake.
What transforms a woman into a season?
And can she ever thaw?
I appear to have become somewhat addicted to lampwork glass beads recently. This one was made by a lovely lady in Scotland. I often wish I was creative. To be fair, I am creative in my mind, but my hands don't necessarily get the message. :)
Some of the working boats appear so small ~ not only against the large private cruising yachts but also when viewed from the cliffs...
There are extremely strong and complicated currents and tides and these small boats have the strongest hearts seen heading out to work or coming back in with their catch against difficult waters.
Some are used for fishing trips but they still have to navigate and survive the difficult seas.
Also for shell fish which are bagged up for the market.
Here seen safely moored in the Harbour at Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Completed in 1880, the Point No Point light is the oldest lighthouse in Washington State. Point No Point got its name from the fact that it appears less prominent as ships draw near than from farther away. It is located near Hansville, at the northeast tip of Kitsap County, WA. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Appearing like a volcano, this tree stump had me returning for the light. Three times I came back to this place after recognizing the potential. Each day the light would rim the stump but not give what I was looking for. On the final attempt, the light leaked from between the trees. However, it only lit one side. Off I went to enjoy the forest trek only to return for another attempt. This time the light delivered.
At its peak, the rim was lit all around, giving the desired look. The spotted light all about it worked out well to support the main subject, so it too was included. Sometimes, a little persistence goes a long way.
Stairway to Heaven.
Footprints appeared to take you to a lookout in the clouds.
To me, it looked like it could be Heaven's Bench.
I could only wish that heaven had visiting hours.
Dedicated to anyone that may be missing a loved one 💖
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Kind regards,
~Christie
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'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'