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Ophrys sphegodes, Antanges, Vaud, Switzerland. Back to my love: orchids. One of the early sites for ophrys.
... for a peaceful start into the penultimate week of the year!
Larkspur / Rittersporn (Delphinium)
7 years ago in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) immature
While looking through my archives for this day I came across this Night Heron flight image. I really didn't know it was there.
I had taken a bike ride along Federation Trail from Sneydes Rd. to Werribee. This image was taken as I approached the Werribee River - with an older camera and a 250mm kit lens.
The image has been cropped.
One of my favorites which shows his attitude and arrogance, or is it elegance? Happy Caturday from JAXson and Obby.
Lots of archival digging these days. This is my friend Austin in Antelope Canyon in Arizona a few years ago. Even though it gets crowded, it's an amazing place
Griffon Vulture adult flight_w_ (Gyps fulvus)-6538
Like other vultures, it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas, often moving in flocks. It establishes nesting colonies in cliffs that are undisturbed by humans while coverage of open areas and availability of dead animals within dozens of kilometres of these cliffs is high. These huge birds grunts and hisses at roosts or when feeding on carrion.
In many cultures around the world, particularly in Western societies, vultures are viewed with disdain. Commonly, people tend to look down on these birds as dirty, ugly, and unhygienic, failing to recognise their importance. People of other cultures, however, hold the vulture in high regard. This is true with the inhabitants of the Tibetan plateau, where vultures are part of traditional funerary customs. In this culture, people are not buried after death as a means of controlling preventable infectious diseases. Instead, the dead are laid to rest in the sky. Monks prepare the bodies of the deceased and set them on platforms to draw the attention of nearby vultures. The vultures discover these human bodies, ingesting them and carrying them off into the sky. Many people view this as one final good deed as the deceased is able to offer something to another living creature before going off to rest in the sky. This practice is not unique to Tibet, however. Historical evidence suggests it has been practiced by cultures around the world for over 11,000 years.
The maximum recorded lifespan of the griffon vulture is 41.4 years for an individual in captivity
At the Red Door Inn......
Oh so soon my friends....new photos will be appearing .....yes....tick ...tick...toc ...the clock is ticking ......
Have a great day my friends..... 8-)
Title : Autumn Archive... a re edit of an image,
The last week has been so grey and cloudy ...hope the sunrises improve soon.
Year : 2016
Location: Lone Pine, Eyre Peninsula
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