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Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel), Bushells Lagoon, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S122330716
The nest is a retort or bottle shaped structure, made from up to 1,000 mud pellets and lined with dried grasses and feathers. The bowl is about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter, and the entrance tunnel is 5–30 centimetres (2.0–11.8 in) long. The nests in a colony are clustered together. Both sexes build the nest and share incubation and care of the young.
Source: Wikipedia
Body Part, check
Water, check
Waterfall, check
Hot Model (you have no proof, you can only see my hand), check
Fart Joke, check (it is in my photostream)
Yes, it's true, I farted in the pool. And for all of you who failed science, gas is lighter than water hence, the bubbles exploding into the air and why I am attempting to breath underwater
View while hanging on a rock
and will you all please stop going through my old self photos and saying HERE'S THE PROOF!
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Cliche Saturday HCS
In June 2018 I led a week-long bug-hunting adventure to Madagascar, and managed to document over 20 families of spiders. This post serves as a checklist of spiders that I had encountered, and I am slowly getting them identified to genus where possible. View entire photo checklist.
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa rogersi), Nurragingy Reserve, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S84807593
The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east.
Source: Wikipedia
eBird Checklist S30848636. Popular opinion says breakfast is a cicada. This is the male of the first breeding pair of MIKIs in New Jersey. Traveled south to see them with Susannah T., and we were so lucky--the kite was waiting for us on top of the dead tree. Don't cut down your dead trees! You never know when a kite may come by!
1983 Mohawk British Columbia Lions
Total Cards: 24
LINK to checklist - www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/109973
Mervyn Fernandez - Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed "Swervin' Mervyn", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. Fernandez was a two-time CFL All-Star (1984–1985) and is a member of the BC Lions Wall of Fame. In 2003, Fernandez was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team, at the wide receiver position, as part of the club's 50-year anniversary celebration. In 2006, Fernandez was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#42) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
Early life and college - Fernandez was a standout wide receiver for Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, California, where he picked up his famous nickname "Swervin' Mervyn" from the team's quarterback. Following high school, Fernandez played at DeAnza Junior College in Cupertino, California, before finishing his college career at nearby San José State University. It was at San José State that the Los Angeles Raiders staff members took notice of the 6′3″, 205 pound, speedy wide receiver, and the Raiders eventually made Fernandez their 10th round pick in the 1983 NFL draft.
CFL career - Fernandez spent his entire six-year CFL career (1982–1986, 1994) with the BC Lions. Fernandez joined the Lions in 1982, and made an immediate impact, finishing his rookie season with over 1,000 receiving yards (1,046), and helping his team to 9–7 record. Fernandez won the CFL Western Division Most Outstanding Rookie award, being a finalist for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie award. After two 1,000-yard seasons, Fernandez was a key component in the BC Lions Grey Cup championship season of 1985. Fernandez finished the season with 95 catches and 1,727 yards for an 18.2 yards per reception average, along with 15 touchdowns. Despite being injured and not playing in the game, following the Lions' 37–24 triumph over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 73rd Grey Cup, Fernandez became the first Lion to win the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award.
Fernandez, a two-time CFL All-Star (1984-1985) and member of the BC Lions Wall of Fame, was finally persuaded by Al Davis and the Raiders to head south and join the NFL, following the 1986 CFL season. In 2003, Fernandez was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team, at the wide receiver position, as part of the club's 50-year anniversary celebration. In November 2006, Fernandez was voted one of the CFL's top 50 players (#42) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
NFL career - Fernandez spent his entire 6-year NFL career (1987–1992) with one team: the Los Angeles Raiders. During that span, Fernandez played in 86 games and amassed 209 catches for 3,764 yards and 19 touchdowns. While Fernandez never made the Pro Bowl, he did leave his mark on the Raiders’ record books. His 209 career catches are 10th most by any receiver in Raiders’ history. His 3,764 career receiving yards ranks him number 8 all-time. His 18.01 average yards per catch for his career is first among any receiver to wear the Raiders' Silver and Black. In 1988, Fernandez led NFL receivers in average yards per catch (26.0). Arguably, Fernandez's finest year was 1989, when he made 57 catches for 1,069 yards and 9 touchdowns, leading all Raiders’ receivers in almost every major category, and becoming only the sixth Raider to gain over 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
Post-football life - Fernandez currently lives in Morgan Hill, California and works as a sales representative. He is also an avid sport fisherman. His son, Joe Fernandez, was a wide receiver at Fresno State University, who tried out but failed to make the final roster of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks in 2007.
LINK to article - Mervyn Fernandez Q&A: CFL Cards, Memorable First Autograph Request, Missing Collection - www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/mervyn-fernandez-action-pac...
Fulgoroidea Checklist: Planthoppers
Planthoppers from the superfamily Fulgoroidea are plant-feeding insects which “hop” in the same fashion as grasshoppers. The nymphs, as well as some females, produce wax from special glands and some of them can be exceptionally flamboyant. Planthoppers can be differentiated from other “hoppers” (such as treehoppers, leafhoppers and froghoppers) by its Y-shaped anal veins in the forewing, and the thick three-segmented antennae.
Checklist S25382595
All albums:
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Viewers' favorites (top 10):
www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/sets/72157640904897455
My favorites:
Checklist S25718748
All albums:
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My favorites:
White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus), Bushells Lagoon, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S60772144
The white-browed woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) is a medium-sized (~19 cm) passerine bird endemic Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
I was curious myself about the differences between each of the different releases of these cute dolls, so I decided to make a complete (so far) checklist.
So far I only own Mulan, Pocahontas, Elsa and Anna that had been on my wishlist for years, but I'd like to get a few more (not them all though).
I also wanted Tiana but her dress looked a bit cheap made and I'm not a fan of shiny satin dresses where the shiny effect is unnecessary.
The next one could be Belle, since I like her hair and eyes, and especially her lovely face, but her dress looks so cheap (and so unaccurate to the story) that I might want to wait for the next release (if there would ever be one).
I might get Merida too, since I like her hair (especially in the movie, but the doll's one seems nice enough), but I'm not sure about her face: many fans say it's unique and appealing, but I think her smirk could have been less accentuated. I like her dress in the second release better, but the trhird one with the Celtic knots is not bad and moreover she comes with her horse, but I'm really tired of all those shiny fabrics.
I like Jasmine in her first release with that cute outfit that fits the doll's age, but after that her clothes got a bad downgrade.
I've also considered to get Ariel, but that floppy tail is not appealing to me (maybe a stuffed one had worked better), and her fins look so cheap made (and I could not even redress her since it would be unaccurate to the story and I don't like it).
Snow White could be on the list too.
The ones I own have been mostly Christmas presents, but I should beg for more presents to buy so many! :D
By the way, I could not find the official promotional photo of Jasmine second edition box, so anyone's contribution is welcome (it must be the official one in a decent size).
Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus), Qinghai, China
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38196110
The Tibetan sandgrouse is about 30–41 cm long, with a small, pigeon-like head and neck, but sturdy compact body. It has long pointed wings and pin tail. It has an orange face, finely barred grey breast, neck and crown, white belly and black underwings. Male has unspotted buff wing while the female has barred wing coverts, upperparts and upper belly than the male.
Source: Wikipedia
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), Qinghai, China
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38195879
The ruddy shelduck mostly inhabits inland water-bodies such as lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The male and female form a lasting pair bond and the nest may be well away from water, in a crevice or hole in a cliff, tree or similar site.
Source: Wikipedia
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis), La Perouse, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S71998403
Lewin's rail (Lewinia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea. Lewin's rail is also known as the water rail, Lewin's water rail, Lewin's grind rail, slate-breasted rail, slate-breasted water rail, pectoral rail, pectoral water rail, short-toed rail and short-toed water rail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Source: Wikipedia
Capts. Vincent Levraea and Jason Steinlicht, both pilots from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, conduct pre-flight checklists at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 4, 2014. The pilots are preparing to fly a sortie into Monrovia, Liberia, to deliver more than 8 tons of humanitarian aid and military supplies in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)
Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis), Waikanae Estuary, Wellington, New Zealand
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/newzealand/checklist/S42207773
A small, pale plover endemic to New Zealand. Gray above, white below. Note distinctive black bill with tip curving to the right, unique to this species, used to forage under stones for invertebrates. Breeding birds have a clear black band across their chest, thinner in females and varying from absent to distinct in non-breeding or juvenile birds. Breeds only along the braided rivers of Canterbury and Otago. The majority of the population migrates north to winter in large flocks in the harbors and estuaries of the northern North Island, particularly the Firth of Thames and Manukau Harbour. Commonly heard giving a “chip” call.
Source: Ebird
I captured this ladybug at the CSU Annual Flower Trial Garden in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Zuiko 50mm macro, f/8.0, 1/640 sec., 400 ISO, extension tube, handheld)
eBird checklist S45612015. Unexpected visitor to Central Park, NYC, seen Saturday, May 12th. Great early Mother's Day gift!
Found myself in Toccoa, GA, and was taken to this well-known spot outside of town. NS 222 rolls North on a warm spring afternoon.
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Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Portpatrick, Scotland
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S264949440
Small seabird of coastal areas of the North Atlantic and Alaska. Breeding plumage is entirely black with bold white patch on wings and bright red legs. Changes dramatically in winter to whitish overall with some dusky markings on body and black wingtips. Often found in shallower coastal waters including from shore. Dives to hunt for fish and invertebrates. Nests in crevice or burrow in a cliff or around large rocks.
Source: Ebird
Astronaut hero John Young died this weekend. May he rest in peace having ventured forth so bravely on the final frontier. I will share here the most incredible artifact I have from his space adventures — the Apollo 16 cuff checklist he wore as he took the historic jump salute 3 ft. off the lunar surface.
Young is the only astronaut to have flown four different spacecraft, and he was the focus of my initial space collecting interest. He is the only astronaut to have flown two missions each in the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programs (GT-3, GT-10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9/Spacelab 1). He flew the first manned Gemini mission, and even more bravely, the very first flight of the Space Shuttles (there were no unmanned test flights before his flight).
In his detailed book, A Man on the Moon, Andrew Chaiken describes Young: “His sharp, intuitive approach to engineering problems was well known to his colleagues. Inside, Young had an unwavering determination, an overriding sense of responsibility — to the space program, to the country, to his crew — and an almost childlike sense of wonder at the universe.” (You can see why I was smitten)
Astronaut Ed Lu visited him in 2011, and he relayed a couple stories about his mentor and fellow pilot, John Young: "After the first EVA on Apollo 16, he couldn't sleep, with bouts of sneezing and coughing as he had some moon dust stuck in his nose."
And on one of of their many flights together, as they saw a full moon rising: "Does the sight of that make you dream of going back?" "Oh yes" Young replied.
Chaiken concludes his book, itself a culmination of eight years of primary research, with this wish:
“I want us to do justice to the magnificence of the adventure that Apollo began. To live up to the promise not only of what we can achieve, but who we can become. And once we are living on the moon and venturing out across the solar system, the fact that we waited so long to resume our explorations will hardly matter. Historians of the far future may look back on Apollo and the missions that are yet to come as one great Age of Space Exploration. But in my mind’s eye it is a slow dissolve, from memory to anticipation, from what has been to what will be, from dream to dream.”
And by strange coincidence, I first heard of Young' passing when I was with Astronaut Chris Hadfield and former NASA Ames Director Pete Worden brainstorming the next generation of lunar exploration and settlement.
Hadfield followed up with this memory from their time together: John Young was a relentless dreamer engineer test pilot. He put his life on the line for what he believed in, over and over. I love what he said here: "My life has been long, and it has been interesting. It's also been a lot of fun, and a lot of hard, challenging work. If I could do it over, I would do it over the very same way. Most of it has been a marvel to me."
Here is a NASA video of Young's EVA 1 (his first expedition on the lunar surface, wearing this cuff checklist) and the rest of my John Young Artifacts. This one is:
Cuff P/N SEB 33100302-302 S/N 1022
Strap P/N SEB 12100030-201 S/N 1084 Assy
The Smithsonian has John Young's other cuff checklist (for EVA 2&3). The number of artifacts that traveled in the Lunar Module (LM) and returned to earth is few. It has been said that if you gathered all of them from all six lunar landings, other than rocks, they would fit into a small suitcase. The number of artifacts that went onto the lunar surface and returned to earth is even scarcer than LM flown items.
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana), Scheyville National park, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/view/checklist/S59043995
The Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana), formerly known as the Little Thornbill, is a tiny passerine bird endemic to the eastern coast of Australia. While currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the general consensus is that the population is decreasing.
Source: Wikipedia
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Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), Bushells Lagoon, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S76784922
The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), or crested bulbul, is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It feeds on fruits and small insects.
Source: Wikipedia