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This image is included in a gallery "Perfect" curated by Lenochka55.
Referred to as "the Sunken Garden", it was originally beautified in 1886 by James Uppherston. Today it is one of Mount Gambier's most popular attractions. In daylight, the beauty of its landscaped garden can be enjoyed, at night, the floodlit gardens turn into a natural noctarium as possums descend from the cave wall to feed. The pink hydrangea is now in season.
Sinkholes are formed when the roof of a cavew weakens and collapses in or falls to the bottom of the cave, leaving an opening at ground level and providing a natural window into the underground cave or water system. (excerpt from Mount Gambier visitor guide)
This was taken at Toogood Pond Park in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Bird Shots" curated by ananadamoy chatterji.
This image is included in a gallery "Papillons 3"curated by Yvonne Yvonne.
This image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Miller.
This butterfly may be mud-puddling: to collect sodium salts necessary for the formation of the packets of sperms to be passed on to females when it males. It is most probably a male.
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Captured this close-up image of a little penguin chick who was peeping out into the outside world from his cave amongst the rocks at the St Kilda Pier breakwater. The iris structure / network is clearly visible.
Due to low light and rapid wing movement, only the eye is free from motion blur.
This is a reprocessed version on an earlier posting, being slightly cropped in.
(explored: Mar 16, 2012 #296)
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "In-Flight" Beauties- 2" curated by Vasant Kumar and 2) "Birds" by Cheryl Blay .
Lugar: Finca La Pomarrosa, Barlovento.
Esta es una especie no tan común que habita al norte de Venezuela y Colombia y al este de Panamá.
El ejemplar de la foto es un subadulto que aun no termina de mudar su plumaje.
Luego de adquirir el plumaje adulto continuó llegando al comedero, segus puede verse aquí.
Place: La Pomarrosa farm, Barlovento.
This species is not so common that lives in northern Venezuela and Colombia and eastern Panama.
This individual is a subadult that has not finished molting.
After having the adult's plumage it continued to go to the feadind as you can see here.
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "Colibries 3" curate by isabelitagarcia77 and 2) "Excellent Photos of Beautiful Birds of the World" by mmeastman.
The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong. (Wikipedia)
This image is included in 5 galleries :- 1) "Beautiful butterflies" curated by Hopeisland, 2) "LOVELY FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES" by .M*A*K., 3) "PAPILLONS 2" by Jean-paul Vancoppenolle, 4) "Butterflies" by Florin Moraru and 5) "Only Butterflies" by Kathy.
This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "Pigeons-Doves-2" curated by varghaD and 2) "Birds with awesome mohawks and other fabulous, feathery 'dos #2" by sdttds.
This pigeon is not dozing off - just blinking.
The bird on the right is blinking.
This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Bird Shots" curated by anandamoy chatterji.
AKA Symmomous Skipper
Trapezites symmomus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Lomandra hystrix, Lomandra longifolia, Lomandra obliqua, Lomandra spicata and Romnalda strobilacea.
This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "Birds 9" curated by Jean Turner Cain and 2) "Beauties with Wings-2" by V. Vasant Kumar.
The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong. (Wikipedia)
Vipera berus, the common European adder or common European viper, is a venomous snake that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and as far as East Asia. They are not regarded as especially dangerous; the snake is not aggressive and usually bites only when really provoked, stepped on, or picked up. Bites can be very painful, but are seldom fatal.
Spotted a fluffy stuff along a path among a patch of dry weed grass. It fluttered rather like a little butterfly. Took a few shots in the changing light conditions.
What bird did it come from? Was it normal shedding? Was it an evidence of something sinister? The breeze did not tell me ....
Believe it or not but although we´ve had this long and cold winter (still going on in my opinion) the first springflowers have start blooming on this very special spot...and just a little later from former years, 1-2 weeks later I might say !
This goose gave me an interesting one legged stance and body pose. The reflection and morning light added some elegance to this common water fowl...
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