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We had a lovely day out with friends today at a local farm. Last time the children were rather startled by the livestock, but today they had a fab time!
Two Hare boxing on the island of Texel, Holland. Taken during a week long visit there to photograph the local wildlife.
For this shot I used Auto ISO to my advantage as it allowed me to maintain a high shutter speed to freeze the action but also have a large depth of field (f8) to maximise the change of getting the hares in focus as they are VERY fast and unpredictable when boxing. I topped out here at ISO 5000!
You can read more about this encounter and see more pictures on my blog article about the week away, here.
I'm always fascinated by observing human behaviour, particularly how it varies across cultures. It struck me that certain postures are more prevalent in specific regions. For instance, squatting is a common resting position in many parts of Asia and Africa. Yet, it's far less common in Europe, where people typically sit on chairs, and many struggle to even get into a squat.
Interestingly, I've identified another global posture that transcends cultural boundaries: the phone hunch. No matter where you go, you'll see people hunched over their smartphones, engrossed in the digital world. This modern posture is a testament to our universal connection to technology, yet it also serves as a reminder of the physical impact our digital habits have on our bodies.
When our 8yo daughter and 4yo boy use our handsets, we often see what they're doing by the screenshots they save. Those images go to our Flickr camera rolls where parents can see the sorts of apps the kids are using and the sorts of photos they're taking.It's a light-touch way of monitoring device usage and content access.
This behaviour caught my attention today, not sure what it is about. My best guess is that 2 females are trying to attract their partners but it does attract 2 more males to fly in & be seen off
Unfortunately because of anti-social behaviour I decided that it was best to move on so I did not get the opportunity to explore this park which was a pity.
The park has many fine mature trees, beautiful flowers, horticultural displays and grassland areas.
In June 1866, Belfast Corporation (now Belfast City Council) purchased 101 acres of land on Falls Road from the Sinclair family. Some of the land was set aside for the building of Belfast City Cemetery, but the rest was earmarked for a new park.
However, because the land initially fell outside the Belfast city boundary, the area was not considered a public park until the Public Parks (Ireland) Act was passed in 1869.
The area, now known as Falls Park, was eventually established in 1873.
In 1924, an outdoor swimming pool, known locally as ‘the Cooler’, was added to the park. It cost £3,000 to build and was fed by the Ballymurphy Stream, which still flows through the area today. The pool closed in 1979 for public health reasons.
He's going to be the spokesperson for my contest :P. I wanted to get a good image for a banner or a layout, but I think I have to keep on trying.
What drives me nuts is his blushing..the coverage didn't turn out that great, so I think I'm going to try to add some more layers on. If it gets ruined, I'll just redo him completely ^^;.
Cock Pheasants squaring up to each other although this encounter ended peacefully with just a bit of posturing before one decided to walk away.
Okay I found the Birdie Porn shot-of course mating isn't bad-but this interspecies thing just ain't right!
Happy Birds Behaving Badly Feathery Friday
Photo by my daughter :)
Just spotted the highly unusual and possibly illegal activity of this Stagecoach driver whilst on the move...are we to think that maybe he doesnt want to be photographed...July 11 2013.
Some really nice visitors to a local reserve including a pair of Redpolls, unfortunately I couldn't get any shots of the female on this occasion.
I was up at the Bavelaw Marsh near my home a few days ago on a sunny day. A couple of Mute swans were close in to the edge of the marsh and they seemed to be doing a bit of courting, which surprised me for October. Maybe it was simply bonding behaviour, but the male was doing beautiful manoeuvres up to and around the female, with its neck and head tucked back into its body. The light on the plumage was quite lovely. I thought I'd post a few shots. I watched them for quite a while.
"_ I use alcohol or drugs before entering a feared social situation"
_ If I attend a social situation I stay only a certain length of time
_ I'm likely to avoid eye contact
_ I'm likely to set other conditions on attendance such as staying close to certain "safe" people or staying in a certain place
_ I frequently try to distract myself by daydreaming or thinking about other things
Other: _____"