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Hoping to find some waterfowl to photograph, I headed out to the lake. The birds were not cooperating (as in there were none to be seen).
A half hour later and only a few gulls in the distant sky. I was ready to head home, and then the sun started to set. At least I was able to capture the reflection of the sunlit trees on the water.
As promised, the breeding male Pin-tailed Whydah. Native to Africa, this Southern California exotic is a small songbird, but he sure makes up for his size with those foot-long tail feathers. Of the several I have seen over the last few years, this is one of my cleaner images. They actually do a really cool mid-air dance for the girls - still waiting for that shot.
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Taking this shot personal safety never crossed my mind
And why should it?
But imagine if mother nature had played her cards differently...
Making this brute of a bird twice it's size and us humans half our size!
It'd make this a truly terrifying sight
I was happy to find some Painted Ladies on a meadow at the local nature reserve yesterday. They all looked a bit tattered but it was great to see them again as butterflies have been extremely scarce this spring.
There is no world without Verona wall , but purgatory torure hell itsele. Hence banished is banished from the world , end world's exile is death ........
William Shakespeare
Explore #103, Feb. 16, 2009
This is a photo of a local Wasp that we have around here. It is not very aggressive, we have killer bees for that, but if you get stung it packs a powerful punch.
In its own curious way, the ice and snow put some color back into what normally is a drab wintertime vista on Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia.
Drinking my Morning Coffee at Burrow's Coffe Co
Styling:
Outfit:
Head Nova by Lelutka
Skin Teresa by Mila
Hair Bianca by Doux
Cheryl Blazer with Belt by Giz Seorn
Lunar ascendant Rings by Astralia
cute Frappuccino ❤ [ Group Gift ] by Astralia
Pearl Anna Earrings by Rama
Real Fur Bag with Hand Pose by {amiable}
Pose Stella 5 by Besha
Thousands of years ago ...
He lay ...
but not sleep dear ..
His face is staring ...
and his frozen smile as if to say ...
"we are at war ...
we're fighting against the sun ...
For proof that we once existed ... and are on this earth ... "
It's been thousands of years ...
he is lying ..
but not sleep dear ..
a hole in his chest was still burning, like his spirit ...
His face is staring at the sky ...
and his frozen smile seemed to say
"I'm still so young ..."
That day is a day without a hero ...
a day that no one can help him ...
and he made a story
for this world ...
______________________rant 73, July 22.2019
but i have sore eyes from allergies . sigh
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc ... Always very much appreciated !
(3 image HDR)With a little twist of 'olli-ort'..
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INFO 'The Domesday Book records Ringmore as a Devon Manor known then as ‘Ronmore’. Stephen de Haccombe, and his successors are know to have built three chapels in the area, two survive as chapels today, one at Haccombe, and the other is St Nicholas in Ringmore, Shaldon.
The third local chapel is only a ruin. Church Architects are of the opinion the St Nicholas is of 13th Century origins, a fact borne out by the East end Wall with it’s Lancet window-a fact accepted as proof.
Records of various events refer to this church, and the Register of Baptisms was started in 1616, prior to that, Baptisms had taken place at Haccombe. About this time, the Carew family –now Lords of the Manor of Haccombe, carried out repairs to St Nicholas, but the fabric of the building, and it’s architectural features were kept intact. Haccombe Church supplied the Clergy to the Church until 1621 when the first Clergy signed the Baptism register - Elezeus Coke.
Burial and Marriage registers were than started –and in 1671 Lord Clifford bought several local estates including the Manor of Ringmore with St Nicholas Parish. Bishop Keppel visited the church in 1768 and decided that care was needed to restore the Church.
By 1790 a large extension had been added, and a gallery built, along with various other improvements. Mention of a Church organ was made in 1827, but was then replaced with an early version of the Harmonium called a ‘Seraphine’. 1839 saw a gallery added to the North wall for the Sunday School, and a new roof with a domed skylight and wooden Bell tower added in1841. The original font had been removed, and replaced by the existing font-which is Saxon or early Norman.
Reverend Richard Marsh-Dunn cancelled plans for any more changes to St Nicholas, as he had decided to build a new church on the reclaimed land on Riverside in Shaldon.
This was consecrated and dedicated to St.Peter, and became the new Parish Church of St.Nicholas, South Devon in 1903. St Nicholas was subsequently renovated with funds generated by a generous benefactor, and was given the official title of Chapel of Ease.'
Fort Wayne Indiana is home to the most Burmese outside of Burma. His name isn't Karen but the ethnic group he identifies with. He was on break from a back breaking job working in a foundry for 12 bucks an hour. Indiana is "welcoming" of immigrants if they work in meat processing and other low paying and dangerous jobs.
The Karen, also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group of Sino-Tibetan language–speaking peoples. The group as a whole is heterogeneous and disparate as many Karen ethnic groups do not associate or identify with each other culturally or linguistically.
This male had been in a fight with the male in the image
" Lions, a mating pair " shown in the first comment box and posted 2 weeks ago. This one was lost the fight and had some injuries, mainly on his back.
During the 3 days that I was in the area he kept on following the mating couple
Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem , Kenya
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Well, maybe not. The nearly 200 year old original, but derelict Wat Khao Daeng below the viewpoint in Sam Roi Yot National Park.
tomorrow is the last day of school :')
i got a couple of good mosquito bites while i was out. not cool.
Old Oak: “We are far from the only trees here. But it is we, the oaks, who determine the life of this forest. If you ask one of the scientists, he will say that we are edificators. This means that if there is no us, then this forest will not exist. Everything will be overgrown with birches. There will be a completely different community, and for many who live here today, there will be no place in it.»
Hey flickr-friends, I don't usually publish the milestones, but with this photo I will reach 5 million views on flickr with my portfolio and I'd just like to use the moment to thank all of you! Especially if you've been around from the beginning 2.5 years ago! Thank you all! Have a wonderful day!
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Beauty & the Beast
(...but which is which??)
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Featuring the Sofia Set (on Portia) @Pretty Deceased
But Izzy and I were hoping for "The Sound of Silence" haha .. lol
Thank you guys so much for hanging out and making it a fun lil shooting time. Mucho enjoyed. SL is a lot brighter with friends.
Photo was taken at La Vie .. absolutely stunning sim. I found a new shot around each lil bend .. or corner even. Amazing job.
but ...
Don't block the way to peace and serenity !
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During a recent visit to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge I spotted this Great Blue Heron trying to eat a snake. The snake put up a good fight but after several minutes and some time wrapped around the heron’s beak it finally submitted. What a show! I would have liked to get a little closer but was afraid I would make the heron lose its meal.
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Ardea herodias