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Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings. Organisms use camouflage to mask their location, identity, and movement. This allows prey to avoid predators, and for predators to sneak up on prey.
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Our area has been avoiding the snow all these weeks. Thinking about all that missed snow, here is a snowy owl. There are two snowy owls on exhibit at ZooAmerica. This is the male, Nash, arrived at ZooAmerica in March of 2019 from the Nashville Zoo. He hatched in June of 2010. The female, Rinna, hatched in captivity at Tallinn Zoo in Estonia. Her hatch date is 2007 and she arrived at ZooAmerica in 2009.Rinna is the larger owl with distinctive black barring while Nash is almost completely white in color with few black markings. Here is a video of them. youtu.be/YdWSMVluUvI
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Still escaping to my garden to avoid the ubiquitous and ever-disgusting "orange menace" currently in the White House" ...
"Your life will always be better off when you concentrate on the simplest joys of life like drinking a cup of coffee."
~ Mehmet Murat ildan
"It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them." ~Paul Coehlo
Many, many thanks to all my Flickr friends for your visits, faves, and kind comments - you are always an inspiration and source of encouragement to me!
Saône river's front with its multicolored facades made marvelous reflections in the water at sunset. The view has a lot of character, except for an ugly concrete tower on the right that clashes within Macon's skyline.
It is the departmental archives tower. Built in the 1960s, 50 meters high ((164 ft) on 22 levels, it received in June 2025 the “Heritage of the 20th century” label. Its architect, whom I will not mention, does not deserve congratulations for the bad taste of this construction. Modern towers can be much more beautiful.
But at the time, such concrete horrors were often built. Asbestos was also used extensively as an insulator. People then thougt these towers had all the virtues.
I generally avoid this ugliness in photos, but, even if one can regret it, it's part of the city's skyline. Moreover, it was difficult here to do otherwise, because I wanted to show you most of the Saône river's front from the Saint-Laurent bridge.
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Un miroir dans l'eau au soleil couchant.
Le front de Saône avec ses façades multicolores se reflétait merveilleusement dans l'eau au soleil couchant. Une vue avec beaucoup de cachet, si on excepte une vilaine tour en béton sur la droite qui détonne dans le paysage urbain de Mâcon
Il s'agit de la tour des archives départementales. Construite dans les années 1960, haute de 50 mètres sur 22 niveaux, elle a reçu en juin 2025 le Label « Patrimoine du XXe siècle » . Son architecte que je ne citerai pas ne mérite pas des félicitations pour le mauvais goût de cette construction. En matière de tours modernes, on peut faire nettement plus beau. Mais à l'époque, on a souvent construit de pareilles horreurs en béton. On utilisait aussi abondamment l'amiante comme isolant. On parait alors ces tours de toutes les vertus.
J'évite en général cette mocheté dans les photos, mais, même si on peut le regretter, elle fait partie du paysage urbain de la ville. De plus, c'était difficile ici de faire autrement, car je voulais vous montrer la plus grande partie du front de Saône à partir du pont de Saint-Laurent.
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Mâcon - South Burgundy/Bourgogne du Sud - France
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
-- Isaiah 5:8, The Bible, King James Version
[So endeth the Lesson for the day (and beyond)...]
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."
- Victor Hugo
Musical Inspiration: Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet - Hayden Panettiere.
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The Dark Blue Pansy is a Nymphalid butterfly native to Africa. They are also called "Blue Pansy" in southern Africa but in India "Blue Pansy" is used to describe Junonia orithya. To avoid confusion we'll stick to "Dark Blue Pansy".
Their wingspan range from 40 to 52mm.
The picture represents the feelings and point of view of the intelligence behind the camera. This disease of our age is boredom and a good photographer must combat it. The way to do this is by invention – by surprise. When I say a good picture has surprise value I mean that it stimulates my thinking and intrigues me. The best way to achieve surprise quality is by avoiding clichés. Imitation is the greatest danger of the young photographer.
Alexey Brodovitch
Photography, February 1964
HMM! Ukraine Matters!
prunus, Blireana plum, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
52 weeks of 2017 ... architecture ...
... This building isn't finished yet, so to avoid all kinda building fences, construction workers and cranes, this is a detail of the new cultural center called De Westluidense Poort in my hometown ...
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The precise location of this bird was posted back in December. Would he still be there?
He was.
He was a life bird for us.
I'm posting this months later....
I was impressed with the results from a post processing program.
I wondered if I could spiff up my less than great photos of this exciting and rare birb.
I'll give you the link to David Steidensticker's owl photo.
flic.kr/p/2iPkSWq
Look at the change in the feather detail around the beak.
I'm doing the free trial.
So far the hardest thing has been finding the photo in my files after putting it through processing.
Stay strong, my flickr monkeys.
Variegated geranium blossom. Dedicated macro lens. No crop. No post processing. Best viewed on your computer's calibrated monitor with screen resolution 1600 x 900 or larger. :)
I usually avoid including quotes with my photos. But with this one I will.
"Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time. ”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Mossy Throne - Recently, I had a dream encounter of a Gray Fox kit relaxing in a mossy Bigleaf Maple in the wilderness. Despite seeing several Gray Foxes over the years, I never had the opportunity to photograph kits before, let alone in a tree.
Gray Foxes fascinate me because they are the oldest extant lineage of canid (which means they branched off from other canids the longest time ago). They are not closely related to red foxes and consume more berries/vegetation than their more carnivorous distant relative. They also have several other unique adaptations and behaviors such as semi-retractile claws and tree-climbing.
It was challenging to expose the fox's eyes and avoid blowing the background - but I tried my best to do so real time. Special thanks to a good friend for making this opportunity possible.
Species: Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargentus)
Location: Northern California, CA, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 + EF 100-400mm IS II + EF 1.4x Extender III, Handheld
Settings: 1/200s, ISO: 1600, f/8 @560mm, Electronic Shutter
One section of the Crater Lake Circuit walk takes you through a dense stand of Eucalypts.
They are all leaning into each other, as if whispering, sharing a secret. The effect is like an embrace from nature, and if you listen, you hear the quiet hum of their talk, giving comfort and relief from a broken world.
I remember taking this image. I took it very quickly as I was trying to avoid people in the frame and it was quite dark. Consequently, it isn't terribly sharp. However it is the overall effect I wanted to share with you so alittle fuzz is O.K!
Handsome male Gray Comma butterfly using its natural camouflage to avoid prying eyes.
Considered uncommon to the area.
大人の宿題 課題/task 「Leading Line」16th/Jun/2018
7DWF Saturday:Landscape
Stay Faraway, so close ! U2
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Due to eye disease, I'll have to avoid using any electronic devices for the time being. Of course I'll still try my best to admire your fine works. Wish you all a splendid weekend, my dear friends! Happy Friday!
由於眼睛長期過度疲累，最近要接受治療，無法即時欣賞您好圖佳作要向您致歉了，感恩您一直的鼓勵和指導，周末愉快我的好友們!
The East African Eland, a sub-species of the Common Eland, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Taurotragus. An adult male is around 1.6 metres tall at the shoulder (females are 20 centimetres shorter) and can weigh up to 942 kg. It is the second largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on average than the giant eland.
Mainly an herbivore, its diet is primarily grasses and leaves. Common elands form herds of up to 500 animals, but are not territorial. The common eland prefers habitats with a wide variety of flowering plants such as savannah, woodlands, and open and montane grasslands; it avoids dense forests.
The Common Eland is used by humans for leather, meat and milk, and has been domesticated in many areas. Eland milk contains much more butterfat than cow milk, and can keep much longer without pasteurising.
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. January 2017.
Spring is finally here! Amusement park season has started!
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Ponte Vecchio at dawn, when everyone is still asleep. Above, on the left side of the bridge you can see the Vasari Corridor. The path that, to avoid the streets, allowed the Medici to go from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti safely and without any danger.
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One of the more elusive reedbed residents has to change its diet completely in order to survive the long, cold winter.
Bearded Reedlings spend the summer months feasting on insects. However, to avoid having to migrate south in winter as birds such as swallows and warblers do, the bearded reedlings change their diet to reed seeds in winter. The seeds are extremely tough so the birds use a nifty trick to make the seeds easy to digest - they eat grit. Grit trays are provided at Oare and it is a good place to get a view of these beautiful birds.
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Η τέταρτη Κυριακή του Τριωδίου είναι αφιερωμένη στην εκδίωξη των πρωτοπλάστων από τον παράδεισο της τρυφής.
Δεν μπορούσα να αποφύγω τον συνειρμό για έναν επίγειο παράδεισο ο οποίος πρίν από λίγες ημέρες έπαψε να υπάρχει.
Το Θεογέφυρο,δυστυχώς,κατέρρευσε!
The fourth Sunday of the Triodion is devoted to the expulsion of the protoplasts from the paradise of the feast.I could not avoid the connection for
2020 was really starting to get to me. . .I tried to find ways to avoid thinking about the frustrating madness of the world during that year. . .So playing around with old photos became one of the ways I avoided "the world". A good name for what I ended up with would be. . ."The Result of Idle Time".
Here's some more of it. . .
― Helen Keller
Our maiden voyage with our new UTV. It is something I have always wanted and constantly made up a reason not to get. With a recent health scare, I decided we were put here not to be afraid of taking risks, but to live life to the fullest. I always thought it was the things in life that we did that we eventually regretted. I soon realized that it is actually the things we didn't do, out of fear or anxiety, that we end up regretting. We only get one chance at life. There are no reset buttons, only a game over. I am going to try and get my one chance right.
P.S. I always have to name my vehicles. Just like a boat, everything must be named. Meet Tempy (Temperamental). :)
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Geyser el Tatio is the third largest park of this type in the world (and the highest altitude in relation to sea level). For those who know the Yellowstone Park in the United States or the Haukadalur, Iceland can be a little disappointed with the waterfalls of El Tatio that rarely reach 2 meters in height, but the spectacle here is with the thrill of walking between the walls of smoke that reach more than 30 meters high and get very close to the bubbling water.
To take the risk-free ride, just follow the marked tracks and do not get too close to the fountains. Do not put your hand in the water that you will burn badly, also avoid inhaling the steam of the geysers because it is loaded with chemicals and sulfur, walk slowly, without running and feel any ill be just tell your guide who will be together of the group helping to make beautiful photos.
I usually avoid taking photos of a scene that I have seen photographed by so many before me. However not the other day. We finished a hike in the redwoods and when walking back to the car the sun broke through the clouds for a moment before setting so I set up my tripod and took this panorama.
"They're called thestrals, people avoid them because. they're a bit... different."
The Scene:
• hair - doux - paty (out now at Tres Chic)
• coat - tetra - klee anorak jacket
• hat - kore - zaira's hat (coming soon to Wizarding Faire!)
• fire- lulub- lux (coming soon to Wizarding Faire!)
• thestrals - hopscotch - spooky horse (coming soon to Wizarding Faire!)
Wizarding Faire opens July 23rd at 12pm and runs until August 6th for you to come get all your wizarding world bits and bobs, and explore the amazing world created at the Mischief Managed sim. ♥
Proverbs 4:14-15
New International Version
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
NHN's plow extra works south along Milton Three Ponds in Milton, NH with GP18 1801 bracketed by a pair of MBTA Russell plows. A fresh snowfall the day before left the northern end of the line pretty well buried in snow, so it made for a good show. With plenty of ice on the lake I figured the 88 mile marker would be my best bet at avoiding a crowd.
Leopards are the smallest of the large cats (to include lions, tigers, and jaguars) and are the most widespread, with subspecies found in Africa and Asia. The profusion of spots helps leopards hide from their prey, breaking up their body outline in forests or grasslands.
Although a powerful and clever hunter, leopards are not always at the top of the food chain. In Africa, lions and packs of hyenas or painted dogs can kill leopards; in Asia, a tiger can do the same. Leopards go to great lengths to avoid these predators, hunting at different times and often pursing different prey than their competitors, and resting in trees to keep from being noticed.
Unlike most cats, leopards are strong swimmers and are one of the few cats that like water, although they are not as aquatic as tigers. They are great athletes, able to run in bursts up to 36 miles an hour (58 kilometers per hour), leap 20 feet (6 meters) forward in a single bound, and jump ten feet (3 meters) straight up.
Leopards have incredible strength and can climb as high as 50 feet (15 meters) up a favorite tree while holding a fresh kill in its mouth, even one larger and heavier than themselves! They stash food up high so other predators such as lions or hyenas can’t get it. This way, leopards can return to eat more at a later time. One leopard was spotted dragging a 220-pound (100 kilograms) young giraffe into heavy brush to hide it. Leopards are usually nocturnal, resting by day and hunting at night.
Stories from both Africa and Asia tell of the leopard’s ability to enter a village and snatch a sleeping dog without being detected. The leopard is a champion hunter and has a variety of stealth attacks that catch its prey off guard. From dropping on prey out of trees to stalking prey at waterholes or in dry grasses, often slinking along on the belly, a leopard doesn’t have a predictable pattern to hunting.
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Avoid the annoyance, maintain social distancing. This Canada Goose wasn't too happy when the Osprey ventured too close after catching a fish from the pond. This is the sort of muttering others may make if you happen to come too close during your outdoor walk.
The new photo challenge for the week proposed by Flickr friend Kerri is 'It begins with the letter B'. I had a few ideas and finally opted for this one, some perfume bottles which were standing in front of a mirror in the bathroom. The photo was taken under difficult conditions as I had locked the cats out to avoid 'trouble' and Tofu and Fynn were rioting in front of the bathroom door.
We had lovely sunny weather today but it was far too cold for my taste. Around noon I took a walk in a forest and along a lake. At that time the temperature was still at -8° C and it felt even colder as it was windy. I only took a few photos as taking photos meant taking off my gloves and that was something I tried to avoid. After about 30 minutes I was glad to return to my car.
Oh yes, I know that my contacts in Norway and Finland will laugh and tell me that -8° is ridiculous and not cold at all. :)
„In order to avoid standstill, changes in the orientation are required from time to time.“
„Um Stillstand zu vermeiden, bedarf es von Zeit zu Zeit Veränderungen in der Ausrichtung.“
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is native to southeast North America. This reptile belongs to an ancient family (Chelydridae) that evolved in North America around 90 million years ago and has remained little changed since that time. Snapping turtles are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food sources including animals such as birds, frogs, snakes, fish and invertebrates as well as plants. During winter, they hibernate underwater in lakes and ponds buried in sediment in locations that do not freeze.
Contrary to popular belief, snapping turtles are not aggressive and much prefer to avoid confrontation. However, unlike most turtle species, snappers are unable to withdraw their heads fully into their shells for protection and have no choice but to defend themselves from predators and needless provocation by humans.
The photo shows a female snapping turtle searching for a suitable sandy nesting site where she can lay her eggs.
Unfortunately choice sites are often sandy areas by the side of roads or as in the photo on a gravel road in a wilderness area.
West Quebec, Canada
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Over, and part of, our fireplace is an old mirror. The silver backing is peeling off in places, leaving wonderful tree-like patterns that we love. This a detail of one of these areas.
Taken with a rather unusual lens setup for a macro - 24mm tilt shift (tilted) a 2x converter and a small extension tube. I used the tilt to avoid reflections of the camera and get the plane of the mirror in focus without focus stacking.
I hope you like it.