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Large gray-brown honeyeater with a completely bare black head and a distinctive "horn" on the bill. Upperparts are gray and underparts are dull white. Completely bare head is unique among the friarbirds. Typically very loud; emits a variety of harsh, loud squawks. Inhabits a wide range of habitats in eastern Australia, including (especially) open forests and gardens and parks, where it is common. (eBird)
Can be very noisy, almost deafening when in large numbers; considered one of the noisiest birds in savanna of S New Guinea. (Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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We saw these interesting birds a few times on the trip. They are very active and like to interact with each other. For a change, this one was resting for a bit, and I got to admire his ruff and the horn on his bill.
Capertee Valley, New South Wales, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
Turtles are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently, so they are completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. For this reason, they need to sunbathe frequently to warm themselves and maintain their body temperatures.
The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water.
Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico, but have become established in other places because of pet releases, and have become an invasive species in many areas where they outcompete native species.
The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the typical length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males. They typically live between 20 and 30 years.
- Wikipedia
(Nikon, 500 mm, 1/200 @ f/8, ISO 400)
MISSION ALMOST IMPOSIBBLE, please image this situation, about 300 hundred of these Geese feeding on the wide-open sea shore mud flats, but too far to achieve a decent photograph , as I approach them in the wide-open, they walk away at the same speed, If I move to quick, they will all take flight. Walking along the water edge, I could see one on its own, and it was walking towards me, and was completely fearless, so I filled up a complete camera card, and went away smiling like a Cheshire |Cat., and thanking God I believe this must be a Juvenile,
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completely different from my previous sunrise there,
see the picture in the first comment!
Wish you all a very nice weekend
Thanks for your visit and comments, I appreciate that very much!
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Avec sa démarche sautillante, son corps mince et sa queue extraordinaire, la bergeronnette des ruisseaux est l'un des oiseaux les plus élégants et les plus beaux. Elle a le dessus gris acier et le dessous jaune brillant, surtout pendant la période de reproduction. Au printemps le mâle a la gorge noire et le pourtour des yeux rayé de blanc. La femelle a une gorge pâle. En hiver, la bergeronnette perd presque complètement les tons jaunes de son plumage à l'exception du croupion. Elle reste néanmoins plus gracieuse que la bergeronnette grise, notamment à cause de sa longue queue. Peut facilement être confondue au printemps et en été avec sa proche cousine, la bergeronnette printanière, qui a le dessus vert olive, une tête et un dessous jaune et une queue plus courte.
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With its bouncy gait, slender body and extraordinary tail, the Brook Wagtail is one of the most elegant and beautiful birds. It has a steel gray upper and shiny yellow underside, especially during the breeding season. In the spring the male has black throat and the edge of the eyes striped with white. The female has a pale throat. In winter, the wagtail almost completely loses the yellow tones of its plumage except for the rump. She is still more graceful than the gray wagtail, especially because of its long tail. Can easily be confused in spring and summer with its close cousin, the wagtail spring, which has the olive green top, a yellow head and bottom and a shorter tail.
For #Macro Mondays Group
Theme of the week: #Hand made
A little ornament from Peru (South America) in a shape of Llama, a serene animal which lives in the Andes. This ornament is completely made by hand and measures 1.18 inches in length by 2.36 inches of hight.
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New!! Challenge 226.0 ~ Catching Clouds ~ Award Tree ~
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Done in Wombo from Pixabay source:
pixabay.com/illustrations/cloud-rain-weather-umbrella-482...
A twisted Bristlecone pine looks to be upside down as it juts out of the terrain in the White Mountains.
While scouting around the mountainous regions around the Owens Valley, I made my way over to the Ancient Bristlecone Forest to take some photos and scout locations for later nightscape trips. I spent some of my time shooting the discovery trail and an extra hour here on this most unusual specimen of a tree. At over 4000 years old Its branches look to have been ripped from the ground and turned over and stuffed back in, as if its roots were reaching out to suck some moisture from the sky. From every angle this tree looks completely different and after an hour thought I had enough, but I'm finding that I need to make my way up there again during a moonrise with a sunset in the background or maybe some lightning behind would make for a very unique comp. As the day drew to a close I was lucky enough to have some stormy weather which I was lucky enough to have throughout the weekend and I actually did get some snowfall which is surprising for July!!! :)
Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!!
Have a great week ahead my friends!! :)
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Completely relaxed on the scratch barrel...
First posted 17.03.2022. Reposted 01.04.2022 for the "Happy Caturday" theme "Cat Tails".
Bastian (mixed breed), 15.03.2022.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
fairly young female Leopard in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India
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this beautiful female Leopard was found on a dry plateau in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
With no other vehicles in the area we were able to make a slow approach and to get fairly close to her and to observe her for half an hour
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Completely crosses the Earth's shadowing a tonal lunar eclipse becoming a ''Blood Moon'' ... because of sunlight bending through Earth atmosphere hitting the moon ...
And now for something COMPLETELY different: We took part today in the official River Parade in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday which took place between 11am and 1pm on the river Thames going both ways from Tower Bridge to Houses of Parliament and then back to Tower Bridge. On the return part Tower Bridge was pulled up fully open for the participants of the parade. Here I am looking back towards the Bridge.
The completely moated castle, which is therefore a Wasserburg, consists of the main building and an L-shaped outer bailey (Vorburg).
The name of the castle can be explained as loam brook, muddy brook; the castle is located in a naturally swampy area. The castle dates from the 13th century, but in 1170 there was already a keep on the site of the current castle.
Schloss Lembeck has been the residence of influential noblemen who, in the service of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, performed ministerial administrative tasks in the region. In the 17th and 18th centuries they controlled the Heerlijkheid Lembeck. Until 1960, the castle was inhabited by members of noble families.
This morning was completely fogged out in the forest this morning but I could see spectacular potential. It was a clear sky so I hoped that just waiting patiently for the sun to come up some photogenic shapes would eventually appear.
A lot of the fog shrouded vistas I witnessed looked lovely though my eyes but not so much through the camera on downloading the shots. It was a little hazy but lovely to be out with the camera after so much greyness.
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend x
So, finally Monday arrives (after a completely abysmal Saturday and Sunday in as far as Light is concerned) and so does the Light. I did a quick scout for the caterpillar (planned for next post), nowhere to be seen. Settling down on the bench that was used for the bee shot seemed like the thing to do. Contemplating if I should change up my gear to take advantage of the light. Nahh, too much effort. I noticed the Blue Jays in a frenzy over the peanuts. I was still disturbed over the fact that someone, you know who you are, had posted a shot of a Nuthatch in an upright feeding position. That is highly unusual. Up here, the Nuthatch has taken it upon himself to teach the Blue Jays how to do it his way. I had observed that behavior for a while and thus I came up with my purpose for this Monday. I talked the Nuthatch into getting his top student to perform this acrobatic feat so I could document this. I watched in wonder as the Blue Jay followed his sensei’s instructions. If other people can show Nuthatches right-side-up, I can certainly display a Blue Jay upside-down. So, here we are; no trickery using software nor the use of any super glue.
Enjoy what’s left of this weekend.
The only completely red bird in North America, the strawberry-colored male Summer Tanager is an eye-catching sight against the green leaves of the forest canopy. The mustard-yellow female is harder to spot, though both sexes have a very distinctive chuckling call note. Fairly common during the summer, these birds migrate as far as the middle of South America each winter.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Summer_Tanager/id
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
One of the things I'm really enjoying while learning still life photography is using my antiques and collectibles in a new and completely different way. It seems they have endless stories to tell...
I know that this effect is describing something completely different. But when I'm looking at these windflowers I'm having the impression, that the blossoms are transforming into butterflies while they are withering. Off course this is absolutely nonsense, but for me it's still a nice thought.
Ja ich weiß, dieser Effekt beschreibt normalerweise etwas völlig anderes. Wenn ich mir diese Buschwindröschen so anschaue erwecken sie jedoch den Eindruck, als würden sich die Blüten während sie verblühen in einen Schmetterling verwandeln. Natürlich ist das absoluter Blödsinn, für mich jedoch trotzdem ein schöner Gedanke.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
El otoño es una estación de colores, donde todos los árboles nos brindan una paleta de colores desde amarillos, hasta naranjas y rojos, cambiando los paisajes por completo. La foto la tomé cuando la luz intensifica mas los colores de las hojas a 50 mm con el objetivo del kit.
Autumn is a season of colors, where all the trees give us a palette of colors from yellows, to oranges and reds, changing landscapes completely. The photo I took when the light further intensifies the colors of the leaves to 50 mm with the objective of the kit.
What are your looking at, seems to say this lovely White Cow completely harassed by the Fly plague.
She was upset, like us, with so many annoying flies surrounding her.
Taking the photo was difficult, but I think the moment was well portrayed.
I hope you like it.
Good Monday to all and good health, peace and love!
Press "L" to enlarge the picture.
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¿Qué estás mirando? Navacerrada, Madrid, España
Qué estás mirando..., parece decir esta adorable vaca blanca completamente acosada por la plaga de moscas.
Ella estaba enfadada, como nosotros, con tantas moscas molestas rodeándola.
Tomar la foto fue complicado, pero creo que quedó bien retratado el momento.
Espero que os guste.
Buen lunes para tod@s y mucha salud, paz y amor!
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
Rousham is completely unspoilt and uncommercialised – no tea room and no shop – just glorious gardens to explore. One of England’s most important gardens, Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design and remains almost as its designer William Kent left it. Many of the features that delighted its 18th century visitors are still there for 21st century visitors to enjoy.
Rousham House in Oxfordshire has been continuously in the ownership of one family and was built circa 1635 and remodelled by William Kent in the 18th century in a free Gothic style. Further alterations were carried out in the 19th century.
Just the two of us on this beautiful glacier des Nantillons, right above Chamonix, with perfect conditions… Another fantastic day climbing & skiing.
And now for something completely different... I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with frost flowers, but they are a phenomenon that occurs with a few very particular plant species-- I believe this one is called Frostweed. In late fall/early winter, the stem freezes and breaks open while continuing to draw moisture from the soil, resulting in very fine strands of ice forming in a wide variety of shapes. This has the look and consistency of cotton candy, and is extremely delicate-- the slightest touch will cause them to disintegrate. I was out in southern Missouri yesterday looking for fall foliage. The overall colors were not great and the cloudless skies did not help, but my photo buddy and I found a large stand of frost flowers, which in my mind more than compensated for the lack of colors. Silver Mines Recreational Area in Ironton, MO
Her home was a magical castle, each room holding a different experience that are all so precious in her lifetime. Sometimes, she finds herself walking into a room without any thoughts. Other times, she actually plans to visit certain rooms she is so familiar with, yet there are times when she forgets where certain rooms are located or gets lost in one room with the intention of being in another.
This evening, she was looking for a particular room. This was a room she didn't visit for so many years and was yearning for it. It was the one room where she could be herself completely. A room that held all her desires, dreams and peace of mind. After hours and hours of searching, she thought she could never find it but there was a ringing in her head and a light whispering call singing her name. With much focus she managed to follow the voice until she reached the top most room of the castle.
With a happy heart she pushed the door open and was welcomed with warmth, light and a sweet scent in the air. She floated around, bathing in the darkness that was her solitude, embracing her heart that was always shining from within for others but perhaps it was time that her heart will shine for herself too for a change.
"It is your turn."
This is her time.
P.S. Shout out to the lovely SweetBun, Lya! She gave me an inspiration Image and told me to go crazy trusting me to add my own touch to the artwork. I have never been so inspired in a while to do a solo shot but here I am!
This is a month old creation. Before my art exhibition which was held in the month of July/2019.
Now I have completely stopped doing any painting using oil paper. I have been advised to create a lot of abstract art or keep Indian tradition in mind to do few contemporary arts.
Feels good that an architect has selected nearly 40 of my painting collections and he will give a call back to fix the price. Since he picking it up in bulk, the price will go down. But I’m so excited and happy.
As I know his taste for the type of art he likes, I would love to do few more collections for him. He can pick more than 100 paintings. Hoping for the best. And I have to meet few other art dealers and art gallery people. As it is raining most of the times, I’m making myself busy in splashing colors on big canvas. Planning to use huge canvas in future. Almost 6 x 6 feet.
Though I faced difficulties and hurdles after leaving my job to follow my passion, I am happy that slowly I’m able to make people notice my work. Sometimes I have to spend a lot for colors and canvas. It’s a tricky situation. But I’m happy. Hope I get more experience and start creating vibrant paintings in future.
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
― Pablo Neruda
Spring will be little late this year - Mac Farlane
I Love the Way You Love Me
John Michael Montgomery
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjGbPRleP7Y
I like the feel of your name on my lips
And I like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss
The way that your fingers run through my hair
And how your scent lingers even when you're not there
And I like the way your eyes dance when you laugh
And how you enjoy your two hour bath
And how you convinced me to dance in the rain
With everyone watching like we were insane
But I love the way you love me
Strong and wild, slow and easy
Heart and soul, so completely
I love the way you love me
Taken at Wildwood Gardens
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So, has he completely lost it? No, not the driver, me. Well, who refers to oneself in the third person? That may be one indication of losing it. Actually, no to that as well. Now that I have proven to myself that I am capable of using HDR responsibly, I thought I may as well give into the temptation that devil software is throwing at me and apply this process in a manner that results in something completely different. I always wanted to do a minimalist color image without completely giving up on color because I am addicted to it. Quite like the effect “contrast optimizer” has on the bucket loader. That’s why I cropped top and bottom to feature the loader a bit more prominently. The reason the sides are uncropped is because I liked the effect on the fence to the right of the loader and on the faux brick wall to the left of the loader. And no, not to worry, you won’t see too many of these shots going forward. No sense in getting carried away. Less is usually more unless we are dealing with Marzipan which is powerful enough to make me .…
I know it's difficult... ;P
He's been curled up...mostly completely under all the covers, since 7am.
I was folding laundry all morning, and doing chores, and he just stayed there.
I don't think he's very fond of cold, wet weather. He was sitting by the floor
heat vents this morning, when I invited him up on the couch - he likes :)
The Battle of Jutland raged for 36 hours from 31th May to 1th June 1916. In the battle – which is still the biggest naval battle of the world – from British and German side, a total of 152 warships and nearly 100 000 people were involved. Of these, 8645 sailors were killed.
This picture was taken around the stern of the HMS Defence, a Armoured Cruiser which was hit by shells from SMS Lützow and Derfflinger and sunk with all 893 hands.
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Sometimes the best opportunities arise completely by chance. I photographed winter landscapes in panoramic format: a wide plain with a farmhouse, a black road in the glittering snow, a weeping birch with frost - so 3 photos - but there is room for 4 photos on the film. It is always the same situation: everything is shot - but the film is not full. I wandered around and looked for subjects. Nothing seemed to fit. I went back to the car, which I had parked on a forest path. That's exactly where I discovered the opportunity for my last picture... Of the four, it turned out to be the best, I think.
This pic made the award: "Grandmaster of Photography" of the groop "DSLR". I am happy and a little proud!
Camera: Shen Hao TZ-45 IIB
Lens: Schneider Kreuznach Apo-Symmar 150
Filmback: Shen Hao 6x17
Film: Kodak Ektar 100, 120
Scanner: Epson V850 Pro
ScannerSoftware: SilverFast
Gestern habe ich einen Ausflug auf den Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg gemacht. Engelskulpturen habe ich erwartet, aber dieses süße flauschige Wesen(Uhu)tauchte völlig überraschend auf.
Yesterday I went on a trip to the Ohlsdorf cemetery in Hamburg. I expected angel sculptures, but this cute fluffy creature (eagle owl) appeared completely surprisingly
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Der Friedhof Ohlsdorf im Hamburger Stadtteil Ohlsdorf wurde am 1. Juli 1877 eingeweiht und ist mit 389 Hektar einer der größten Parkfriedhöfe der Welt.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery in the quarter Ohlsdorf of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world[1] and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world
Head To Toe
Hair: Doux - Valentine
Head: Genus Project - Baby Face W002
Skin: NX - Sayuri (Bom)
Eye-Brows: Simple Bloom - LivAutumn Neutral (Bom)
Eyes: AviGlam - Transcendence
Glasses: Triggered - Lumos Maxima
Lipstick: PradaBeauty - Rosalia
Earrings: Vibing - Elena
Dress (jewelry and belt): Bauhaus - Anna (IBTC)
Sandals: Fashionatic - Larcy
Body: Maitreya - Petite
Pose: Me