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Martinborough is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton.
I went out early in search of birds to photograph. Instead, I enjoyed a peaceful countryside walk and beautiful vistas.
Phacellophora camtschatica, commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish or egg-yolk jellyfish, is a very large jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It has a bell up to 60 cm (2 ft) in diameter and 16 clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, each up to 6 m (20 ft) long.
This cool-water species can be found in many parts of the world's oceans. It feeds mostly on smaller jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton, which become ensnared in the tentacles. Because the sting of this jellyfish is so weak, many small crustaceans, including larval crabs (Cancer gracilis) and Amphipoda, regularly ride on its bell and even steal food from its oral arms and tentacles. (Wikipedia)
This was taken at Sea Jelly Spectacular (水母萬花筒), Ocean Park Hong Kong. The over head lighting accentuates the mysterious, somewhat alien impression. This image only slightly cropped so that the dramatic atmosphere is retained.
This image is included in 2 galleries 1) "Seagulls" curated by Levana Una Laitman and 2 "2020 03 30 Fahrradbote" by BAKAWI..
This is a tagged Blue Tiger. Scientists at the Reserve there catch, tag and release butterflies and conduct various observations.
This is another "re-mix" from a shot taken in 2009. The air was fresh and the atmosphere was enlightening. A tigher crop is used here to present the purplish speculum on the upper wing in a better light.
This image is included in a gallery entitled "Birds in the air 1" curated by Odd K. Hauge.
Young Tawny Owl branching in a Devon spring woodland waiting for an adult to come in with a meal. The young tawny will wait motionless until dusk when it will become more active and start to call for a feed. Photo Kevin Keatley, UK, Camera Nikon D800, 300 F4P, F14, 1/250 sec., ISO 320. Camera & flash on manual.
This image is icluded in 5 galleries :- 1) "Fantastic Birds, Vogel and Pajaros" curated by Rita Rojas, 2) "Rojo (Part II)" by I heart φωτογραφία, 3) "birds" by chasingchase, 4) "birds" by chasingchase and 5) "Des oiseaux de plus. More birds." by rosedenovembre.
Macroglossum is a species of Sphingidae. The three common species found in Hong Kong are M. pyrrhosticta, M. varigatum and M. heliophila. They have long proboscis and hover at the flowers when they feed, thus they are called Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the U.S. and Bee Moths in Europe.
They are very small and fast and unpredictable in flight path. I am very pleased to have captured a few nice ones on my last visit to Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve this season.
The long proboscis of this moth is laden with pollen.
Australian ringneck, the broad-tailed parrot species Barnardius zonarius, is a bird native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions. Treatments of genus Barnardius have previously recognised two species, the Port Lincoln parrot and the mallee ringneck, but due to these readily interbreeding at the contact zone they are usually regarded as a single species B. zonarius with subspecific descriptions. Currently, four subspecies are recognised, each with a distinct range. The subspecies in Western Australia is often referred to as the ‘Twenty-eight Parrot’ because its contact call is usually rendered as twenty-eight, with the call (and the name) is unknown in other parts of Australia.
Took this one at Wave Rock Motel, Hyden, before visiting Wave Rock. Before the sun is up, parrots and other birds are twittering and chatting away...
This image is included 2 galleries:- 1) "PAPILLONS 2" by Jean-paul Vancoppenolle and 2) "Butterflies and Moths Part II" by Radoslav Besenyi.
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "to amuse the students 15" curated by fairyduff and 2) "Scene Against the Sky" by bobtee178..
This gull was drifting along the St Kilda Pier in the wind and happened to be very close to me.
This image is included in a gallery "Beautiful Birds" curated by Joli Coeur.
This image is included in a gallery "Australia" curated by Lenochka55.
Alternate title : Close Encounter.
Scenario : Summer morning, calls of Fairywrens in tea trees nearby attract my attention, a grey kangaroo hops to within a few metres, it acts as if it doesn't see me, just stands there; the air is still and no one makes a sound, the silence is loud and the light is beautiful; a few frames later, it hops out of sight.
This image is included in 3 galleries 1) "Wonderful macro shots" curated by Ahmed Eldaly, 2) "Mars 2021 #2" by Impatience_1 and 3) "ICI...on butine...on picore...ou on infeste...#3" by Impatience_1.
White Dragontail is a medium sized butterfly , wing span ranges from 40 to 45 mm. Wings are mainly black, the triangular forewing with hyaline cells, short and narrow radial cells in the hindwing, and has a pair of slender tails which looks like swallow's tail. Its adult is the smallest in the Papilionidae family in the world.
It is rather unusual to see the beautiful colours of the underside of the main wings of a life Dragontail - thanks to the incident angle of sunlight as captured here.
Ref: Fung Yuen Biodiversity Series. White Dragontail by Pun Sui Fai.
When feeding, they stay on one flower very briefly, usually for a second or two, then swiftly jump to another with no predictable route Capturing them in motion is a great challenge.
There should be a few more White Dragontail images from the visit to Hong Kong in 2012.
White Dragontail is a medium sized butterfly , wing span ranges from 40 to 45 mm. Wings are mainly black, the triangular forewing with hyaline cells, short and narrow radial cells in the hindwing, and has a pair of slender tails which looks like swallow's tail. Its adult is the smallest in the Papilionidae family in the world.
Ref: Fung Yuen Biodiversity Series. White Dragontail by Pun Sui Fai.
When feeding, they stay on one flower very briefly, usually for a second or two, then swiftly jump to another with no predictable route Capturing them in motion is a great challenge.
(explored: May 25, 2012 #496)
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "butterflies from all over the world" curated by Canonklick and 2) "Only Butterflies" by Kathy (kfocean01).
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White Dragontail is a medium sized butterfly , wing span ranges from 40 to 45 mm. Wings are mainly black, the triangular forewing with hyaline cells, short and narrow radial cells in the hindwing, and has a pair of slender tails which looks like swallow's tail. Its adult is the smallest in the Papilionidae family in the world.
Ref: Fung Yuen Biodiversity Series. White Dragontail by Pun Sui Fai.
When feeding, they stay on one flower very briefly, usually for a second or two, then swiftly jump to another with no predictable route Capturing them in motion is a great challenge.
(explored: May 2, 2012 #254)
Bald Eagle at Conowingo, MD 2010
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This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "Sheree's Gallery of Great Birds Shots" curated by Sheree and 2) "Brids _ All Kinds - 2" by Cap001 - Dan.
This boy is practising to strut his tale to impress girls.
This is a very conventional landscape shot : fast shutter speed was used to counter camera-shake as there was a strong wind blowing. I am happy with the lace-like appearance of the waves after breaking at the rocks.
In stifling heat shortly after 1 pm, this kite is circling high above, foraging for food. Captured near Monkey Mia, Western Australia. This is a very heavily cropped image.
This image is included in 2 galleries 1) "Perroquets ou autres 16" curated by Yvonne Yvonne and 2) "Birds" by cristian salvadori.
This image is included in a gallery "Birds 2" curated by Cheryl Blay.
After drying its wings for about 20 minutes, this guy is ready for another run.
The Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand, it is usually known either as the pied shag or by its Māori name of kāruhiruhi. Older sources may refer to it as the "yellow-faced cormorant". This species prefers large areas of water, coastal or inland lakes, rivers, mangrove-lined estuaries.