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Scenic pond in spring and customers. The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa. The Eurasian coot is 32–42 cm long and weighs 585–1,100 g, and is largely black except for the white frontal shield (which gave rise to the phrase as bald as a coot, in use as early as 1430). As a swimming species, the coot has partial webbing on its long strong toes. The juvenile is paler than the adult, has a whitish breast, and lacks the facial shield; the adult black plumage develops when about 3–4 months old, but the white shield is only fully developed at about one year old. This is a noisy bird with a wide repertoire of crackling, explosive, or trumpeting calls, often given at night. The coot breeds across much of the Old World on freshwater lakes and ponds. It occurs and breeds in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The species has recently expanded its range into New Zealand. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but migrates further south and west from much of Asia in winter as the waters freeze. The Eurasian coot is much less secretive than most of the rail family, and can be seen swimming on open water or walking across waterside grasslands. It is an aggressive species, and strongly territorial during the breeding season, and both parents are involved in territorial defence. During the non-breeding season they may form large flocks, possibly related to predator avoidance. A95_443
Mumbles, Gower Peninsula.
Visible progress can now be seen with the ongoing work on the sea defences, built 120 years ago which are being repaired and raised to protect from flooding. There is still a lot of work to be done!
A Robot initiates it’s defence against the attacking horde.....or maybe it’s a giant shiny metal dong ? Who knows?!?!? lol
Single long exposure photograph, shot in one continuous exposure using a lens capping ,a laser, prism, vape and flash and gels.
No layers or ps.
Raw conversion in camera.
Old sea defences on the beach between Walcott and Happisburgh in Norfolk. Taken as the sun was setting behind me, with some pink showing in the clouds and reflected in the water on the sand.
Wilson's of Rhu Optare Solo YJ10EXX stands at Coulport Naval Base (just outside M.O.D. territory) having worked a route 316 journey from Helensburgh, and about to make the return trip
As part of Defence Expo 2018 Exhibition at Thiruvidanthai, an Airshow took place on 14042018. Photos taken are presented here
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This is local to me in Norfolk. Too windy for the 5x4, so this was shot on the 5D Mk II and cropped to 5x4 aspect ratio (definitely my favourite ratio - can't think why).
Anti Tank Blocks from 1940, over 80 years old now, but still in good condition.
A bright early spring afternoon's walk, getting away from a computer screen and enjoying some fresh air. just past the Spring Equinox now, the light is much brighter.
Dunnet Bay, Caithness, Scotland.
Almost fifteen hundred soldiers from the Household Division were on parade to mark the Queen’s Official 90th Birthday on 11th June 2016 on Horse Guards Parade, at the ceremony known as Trooping the Colour. All the Royal Colonels accompanied Her with The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, and The Princess Royal also riding on the parade. ..The Soldiers were on parade in their traditional ceremonial uniforms of the Household Cavalry, Royal Horse Artillery, and Foot Guards. The musicians in the Household Cavalry Band and the Drum Majors were in their priceless Gold Coats. There was more than 300 horses on parade, and musicians from all the Household Division Bands & Corps of Drums marched and played as one. The famous Drum Horses of the Household Cavalry Band carrying priceless antique solid silver drums weighing 80lbs each were also on parade.
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The pillbox was made by my Dad for my Christmas present. It was made specifically for Playmobil to stand in it.
AME industries won the defence contract for the new ROME Colony at Lagrange point 3.
I haven't been able to build anything for over a year due to school. Finally getting back to lego after so long feels too good.
A Hoth defence turret and P-Tower laser cannon to boost your defence of Echo Base!
The P-Tower is a re-work of the official Lego design from 75259 20th Anniversary Snowspeeder, with added laser firing effect. The defence turret is my own build, based of course on what is seen on screen in TESB.
Free instructions on Rebrickable: reb.li/m/218119
Shivering Sands Maunsell Army Fort, in the Thames Estuary.
Built to defend London against aerial attack in WW2, the fort housed an anti-aircraft battery.
Now lying derelict and home only to sea birds
British hardened field defences of World War II
Fraisthorpe is a stretch of beach to the South of Bridlington. Fraisthorpe used to be a deserted beach but over the years has become more popular. It is reached by a single track road zig zagging across the fields. South of Fraisthorpe the cliffs are eroding but North of Fraisthorpe the cliffs are protected by a narrow band of dunes and Maram Grass and have not eroded for over 40 years. In fact there is more dry land here now. This row of antitank blocks is the changeover point for erosion winning . When Fraisthorpe was much quieter it used to be popular with naturists.
The Pillbox in this photo would have originally been on the cliff top in 1940. Over 100m of land has disappeared.
A wonderful view of the sea defences looking north towards Holland-on-Sea near Clacton. The defences were added with GPS precision to ensure perfect symmetry of the rocks, which were imported in from Norway.
I particularly love how the buoys in the sea jump out as if superimposed (which they weren't!). Very little was done to this shot, just a couple of seagull dots, and a change to the colour levels.
This is Battling Siki from Senegal, World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with his sparring partner, Frenchman Eugene Stuber. Siki (real name Louis Mbarick Fall) was in Dublin to fight "Bold" Mike McTigue (aka "Methuselah") who hailed from Kilnamona, Co. Clare. The two men are pictured outside the Claremont Hotel, Howth, Co. Dublin.
The fight was on Saturday, 17 March 1923 (St. Patrick's Day) at La Scala Theatre, Dublin. McTigue won on points.
Irish Times reporting on Monday 19 March was a little sniffy about the quality of the boxing:
"There was an almost total absence of those thrills and exciting incidents one is wont to associate with contests of such importance. Indeed, there was monotonous similarity about the majority of the twenty rounds; one man, Siki, doing all the leading - without, however, inflicting much damage - and the other boxing on the retreat. The black's bustling tactics were in striking contrast to those of his opponent, who, for the most part, met the fierce onsloughts [sic] of the burly Senegalese with amazing sang froid, and McTigue's wonderful defence and dexterity in avoiding punishment were object lessons in themselves."
Date: March 1923
NLI Ref.: HOG212
Shivering Sands Maunsell Army Fort, in the Thames Estuary.
Built to defend London against aerial attack in WW2, the fort housed an anti-aircraft battery.
Now lying derelict and home only to sea birds
This shot was taken at Valras Plage during our autumn holidays in the south od france. I used a Haida ND3 and a Lee ND Grad Filter.