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Sunset at Deception Pass State Park, just after the fighter jets from the nearby naval base left from flying "touch and goes" all damn day`
Heh. A little tongue in cheek evil eye at Flickr itself. When I see this on my ipad (using safari) it doesn't mean I'm going to see more photos soon, it means my browser is going to crash. :(
MacroMondays - Deception
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Seductive and deceptive, the King Spider Orchid (Caladenia pectinata) of southern Western Australia lures its wasp pollinator (Zaspilothynnus nigripes) through a remarkable chemical trickery. The orchid's floral scent has evolved to mimic the sex pheromones of the female wasp. The male wasp (pictured) is irresistably drawn to the flower and during futile attempts at mating it carries out the crucial service of pollinating the plant. Sexual deception is just one of the many ways in which orchids use floral mimicry to achieve pollination.
Day 11 of our PNW road trip took us from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington to the San Juan Islands....via two ferries and some driving in between. When we stumbled on Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island, we were thrilled. We took some time to explore here and take some photos before heading on to Anacortes and our next ferry to Orcas Island.
South Shetland Islands, in the Antarctic Ocean. the fur seals are hanging out on the warmest, sunniest beach in the Antarctic region, against a backdrop of abandon whale oil tanks.
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Deception Island is an island in South Shetland off the Antarctic Peninsula, which has one of the safest harbours in Antarctica. The island is the caldera of an active volcano, which caused serious damage to the local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station; it is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, with research bases being run by Argentina and Spain. Various countries have previously asserted sovereignty, but it is now administered under the Antarctic Treaty System.
The Deception Pass Bridge is a two-lane bridge connecting Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington. It was a Public Works Administration project built by young workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Completion of the bridge allowed the United States Navy to build Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and helped Oak Harbor, Washington flourish. The bridge is a commonly-photographed landmark of the Puget Sound region.
In the spring of 1792, Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery and Captain Vancouver's chief navigator, sailed through the narrow passage that is now called Deception Pass and proved that it was not really a small bay as charted by the Spaniards (hence the name "Deception"), but a deep and turbulent channel that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with the Saratoga Passage, which separates the mainland from what they believed was a peninsula (actually Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island).
In the early years of the 20th century, travelers of the horse-and-buggy era used an unscheduled ferry to cross from Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island. To call the ferry, they banged a saw with a mallet and then sat back to wait.
The bridge, one of the scenic wonders of the Pacific Northwest, is actually two spans, one over Canoe Pass to the north, and another over Deception Pass to the south. Construction began in August 1934, and the completed bridge was dedicated at noon on July 31, 1935. The Wallace Bridge and Structural Co. of Seattle, Washington provided 460 tons of steel for the 511-foot Canoe Pass arch and 1130 tons for the 976-foot Deception Pass span. The cost of construction was $482,000.
In 1982, the bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)
Located in the S. Shetland Islands, Deception Island is actually a Caldera or the remains of a massive volcanic eruption.
Photography: Shiro Ang
Photo Assistant: Marcus Montague
Model: Etine Kyra
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