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I got very wet taking this image but I'm very pleased with the results
Image taken at Combs Reservoir
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Back when I was still a working stiff, I often took little detours on my way to work to catch the morning light along the bay. I recently found this little marshland scene while combing through the archives and I was immediately back standing along the bay on a soft winter morning watching the egrets comb the marshland for their breakfast. One of my contacts recently remarked that photos are little captured memories that forever memorialize a specific moment in time. I so agree with that. At the time, I thought it was a great justification for being late to work. I'm not sure my boss felt the same, but hey, once you hit your 60's I think you deserve a little slack.
Bay Land Preserve, Palo Alto CA
Explore #108 on Saturday, June 27, 2009
This is Hmong woman Chai. The hand made Aluminum comb she has is a traditional gift from a boyfriend or most often a husband. Now a days most women have the plastic variety combs that comes in all colors but you can still those traditional ones and normally they will not sell them.
The Black Hmong are the 3rd largest minority in Vietnam with nearly 900,000 people. In the Sapa region there are about 35,000 Black Hmong residing in the surrounding 17 villages and they account for about 50% of the area population. Most reside at an altitude of 1,600 – 1,700 meters above sea level in this stunningly beautiful region they call “the city above the clouds”. The Hmong started migrating to Vietnam from China in the last 300 years.
In this region about half the Hmong are Catholic and half animistic. They live of the land growing rice and corn and they all believe in the spirits.
See more Hmong portraits here
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Irediparra gallinacea
Family: Jacanidae
Order: Charadriiformes
This individual was spotted at Fogg Dam in the Northern Territory of Australia, where they are fairly commonly seen.
Apart from northern areas of Australia, this species can also be seen in south East Asian countries. Its habitat is freshwater wetlands and lakes that have floating vegetation such as lilies. These surface plants provide a surface for the bird to stride over, using their wide feet.
Females carry the young under their wings.
The comb of the Jacana is pink during breeding season and more orange at other times.
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Explore - May 1, 2009 - #373
Ending the week on a light note ...
Our windy weather has made it difficult for this snowy egret to keep its do in place. See, it's not just a problem for floral photographers!! :-)
Happy Week-End to all - see ya when we return from graduation!
Comb Ridge rises abruptly on the western side, about 600 feet above Comb Wash, visible on the far left. To the east, the ridge slopes more gently down to Butler Wash--the eastern side affords numerous routes to visit canyons or climb up onto the ridge. From one end to the other Comb Ridge is 25 miles long. The Abajo Mountains are visible 35 miles to the north.
CSX C840 crosses the North Fork Kentucky River into Combs, Kentucky with empties for Typo mine. The stretch between Hazard and Typo makes up the only active portion of the famed EK Subdivision.
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Jacana @ Sandy Camp Road Wetlands.
Comb-crested Jacana
Scientific Name: Irediparra gallinacea
Description: The Comb-crested Jacana, also known as the Lotusbird, has a red fleshy forehead comb, a black crown, back and breast and brown wings. The belly, face and throat are white, and there is a faint yellow tinge around the eye and throat. Both sexes are similar in appearance, but the female is larger than the male, and slightly brighter in colour. In flight, the long legs and toes trail behind the body. Young Jacanas resemble the adult birds, but are rufous to black on the head and nape, and have a rufous-black breast band. The red fleshy comb is much smaller and darker.
Distribution: Comb-crested Jacanas occupy coastal and sub-coastal regions from the Kimberleys, Western Australia, through northern Australia to about Grafton, New South Wales. They are more common in the north of their range. The species also occurs in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Habitat: Comb-crested Jacanas are found in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands, including lagoons, billabongs, swamps, lakes, rivers, sewage ponds and dams, providing there is adequate floating vegetation.
Seasonal movements: Comb-crested Jacanas will move to new locations, particularly in response to changes in their current habitat, such as droughts or excessive flooding.
Feeding: The Comb-crested Jacana feeds on aquatic insects, which it seizes from floating vegetation or the surface of the water. It also feeds on seeds and aquatic plants. Birds rarely come to shore. When searching for food, the Comb-crested Jacana bobs its head and flicks its tailed continuously.
Breeding: The female Comb-crested Jacana may mate with several males, while the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and cares for the young. If danger threatens the young birds, the male has the curious habit of picking the chicks up under his wings and carrying them off to safety.
At a distance, the Comb-crested Jacana looks like it can walk on water. In fact, it is walking on floating plants. Its extremely long toes help it to spread its body weight over a larger area.
Minimum Size: 20cm
Maximum Size: 23cm
Average size: 21cm
Breeding season: September to May (later in the north than in the east)
(Sources: (Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net; "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - Second Edition";)
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An abstract motif of a black comb painted on the wall of a tenement house, at the school (author of Massmix 2010). Łódź, Poland.
At school, the artists conducted workshops for children as part of the Lipowa 2010 - Reactivation project. The project was created from spontaneously prepared templates.
Looking over the ridge of Hedgehog Mountain (right) and Snow Mountain (center left, short) to Giant Mountain (horizon, left) and Round Mountain (horizon, right) with the Green Mountains of Vermont (horizon, center) from Rooster Comb in the Adirondacks.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
September 17th, 2019
Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Comb-crested Jacana spend their lives living on bodies of water that contain waterlilies or similar aquatic vegetation. Their extra long legs & toes enable the Jacana to spread their weight evenly across waterlilies which gives them the appearance of walking on water.
Comb Ridge rises abruptly on the western side, rising 600 feet above the adjacent landscape, and slopes more gradually to the east near Butler Wash. The Ridge is 30 miles long and parallels Cedar Mesa, which is to the west. Photo taken at sunset from Comb Ridge looking south.
Location: Kuala Lumpur.
In the midst of a thousand flock of birds lingering my eyes, particullary one captured my attention at the birdpark. The dash of Cock's comb color totally stunned me.
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