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What a great surprise to see this beautiful dolphin doing a "strand-feed" in the shallow tidal creek at Botany Bay, SC. He was by himself, which is unusual, as the dolphins usually "strand-feed in groups or pods. When I first saw him I initially thought he had "beached" himself, but a moment later the water exploded, and he was chasing (trying to "strand") mullets (fish) in the shallows.
My only regret is that I didn't do a video of this exciting action. Next time....
Interesting video of the "strand-feeding" action in SC. from U-Tube...
Primula polliniana (Primulaceae) 147 23
Primula polliniana (= Primula spectabilis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.
It is a perennial plant with short and thick rhizome, and short woody stems, surrounded at the base by the brownish residues of the previous years' leaves; the height of 10÷15 cm.
It is an endemic species; present in the wild only in the pre-Alps of north-eastern Italy. Its distribution area is limited to the areas that have remained free of glaciation.
Its habitat is rocky and gravelly places, with damp cliffs, and pastures preferably on the calcareous substrate. From 600÷2,500 m.
Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae) 170 21
Centaurium erythraea is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury and European centaury.
It is a widespread plant of Europe (including Scotland, Sweden, and Mediterranean countries) and parts of western Asia and northern Africa.
This is an erect biennial herb that reaches half a meter in height. It grows from a small basal rosette and bolts a leafy, erect stem with many branches.
The erect inflorescences emerge from the stem and grow parallel to it, sometimes tangling with the foliage. Each inflorescence may contain many flowers. The petite flower is pinkish-lavender. It flowers from June until September.
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View looking south-east across Botany Bay.
Photographed from Riverside Drive.
Sandringham Beach, Sans Souci.
Near Taren Point and the Captain Cook Bridge.
Cronulla in the far distance.
Today, Thursday 2nd December, 2021.
Summer arrives in Sydney.
My Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Found some new trees :) .. well they are not exactly new since many have photographed them before me, but I am glad that I got a chance to create my own version of them. I visited Botany Bay this weekend, following the advice of many, and I was not disappointed.
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One more from this great location and before you ask... no, I didn't put that pebble there :)
Wishing you all a great weekend.
Coprinus (Coprinaceae) 294 24
To the genus Coprinus belong saprophytic, melanosporous fungi of variable size, brittle and not very fleshy that grow on manure or organic-rich soils.
About fifty species belong to the genus, of which only a few are edible.
Some species such as Coprinus atramentarius, if consumed together with alcoholic beverages, cause cardiovascular problems (Coprinus syndrome) with effects occurring even several days later.
The largest species is Coprinus picaceus, recognizable by its dark cap adorned with broad whitish plates; it can reach considerable size, in very rare cases even up to 40 cm in length (the average length is 20-30 cm) C. picaceus is not edible and is believed to also trigger the above syndrome if consumed with alcoholic beverages; however, the odor is often repulsive and this discourages even the most hardened mycophagi.
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A beautiful morning begins with the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean at Botany Bay, South Carolina. The Botany Bay Wildlife Management area on Edisto Island encompasses more than 3,000 acres of beach, tidal wet lands and forest with diverse flora and fauna. This is a wonderful place to hike, kayak, or just explore the beach area.
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Another scenery shot from a trip to North America. I loved the contrast of bright yellow fall foliage with the dark trunks and bridge.
Mingo Creek County Park, Pennsylvania.
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Barlia robertiana (Orchidaceae) 061 23
Barlia robertiana is a very robust plant with broad and bright yellow-green leaves and an impressive spike allowing an easy identification.
Flowers are large and fragrant with a large hanging lip that is purple, tinged with green at the edge.
Hypochrome specimens can be found with a very beautiful silvery sheen.
Generally it is the first orchid flower appearing so it is often honoured to announce the start of the "new orchid season"!
Today at 'The Beach' on Botany Bay, Sydney.
Main north-south runway, Sydney (Mascot) Airport.
Near Kyeemagh and the Cooks River.
Wednesday, 1st May, 2024.
So today I had to travel for work to Monterey on the far side of Sydney. The return journey takes you past the airport on General Holmes Drive (or, actually, under the runways in a tunnel, lol)
But before you enter the tunnel you can exit onto a side road and access a beach on Botany Bay known as 'The Beach'. This allows you to photograph planes as they land and take-off, etc. This is something I have never done before!!
So here's The Steve Miller Band with their song 'Big Jet Airliner' from the 1970s:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlFXhigvTvM
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Victoria was curious about the insides of these Rose of Sharon seed pods, so she cut several of them open... this is one of several shots I took as she posed them for me.
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Mamiya C330 professional f, Mamiya Sekor C 4.5/55, yellow filter, Rollei RPX 100 developped in Rodinal 1+50 using a Jobo drum and my home-made Roller, scanned on an Epson V800, adjusted in Lightroom
The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.
In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.
Botany Bay Plantation The land itself is full of nature's rich beauty - from the sunflower fields to the salt marsh and fresh water ponds to the Spanish moss draped oaks to the miles of private beach; it is emblematic of South Carolina's unique environment.