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American Oystercatcher
The American Oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the Polar Regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name Oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name Sea Pie.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
Rorqual commun (Balaenoptera physalus) au large de la baie des Anges (France).
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Giovedì giornata uggiosissima, piovigginava ...
proprio una giornata da pernici.
Mi hanno regalato una bellissima giornata fotografica.
Un gruppo nutrito, con rappresentanti di almeno tre classi di età, compresi i pulcini visti a luglio ma ormai cresciuti.
Osservandole ho notato una cosa bellissima; sono discrete chiaccherone e quando mangiano ci sono almeno due anziane immobili che vigilano ai bordi della zona di pastura.
Incredibile ! Sanno leggere e scrivere.
Nel fine settimana non ho sentito i cacciatori, meglio così, troppo belle per finire in una bisaccia .....
Partridge under the rain
Thursday, was a very stinking day, it was a partridge day.
They gave me a lot of pictures.
The group is numerically fed, with representatives of at least three age classes, including chicks seen in July but now grown.
Observing them I noticed a beautiful thing; when they eat there are at least two elderly stills that watch over the edges of the pasture area. Incredible! They know how to read and write.
This weekend I have not heard the hunters, better this way, too beautiful to end up in a bag .....
Guardatela qui ingrandita- Enlarged view
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A few weeks back, I purchased a DG Vario 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Mk. 2 lens for use with my LUMIX G9. I wanted a few things from this lens; more reach to capture very isolated compositions in landscapes, the ability to loiter at a more discrete distance for candid street photos and to have a go at wildlife. This morning we had a rather unexpected visit from a Pheasant in our garden. The bird was very docile and compliant; an unusually easy opportunity for my first attempt at a ‘proper’ bird photo.
LUMIX G9 with DG Vario 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Mk. 2 lens. Taken at 183mm (366mm FF equivalent). Shot at f/5.6 with an exposure of 1/250s at ISO640. Developed from RAW using DxO PhotoLab 3 with a little additional treatment using DxO Colour Effex Pro 4 and Affinity Photo.
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American Oystercatcher
The American Oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the Polar Regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name Oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name Sea Pie.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
The American Oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the Polar Regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name Oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name Sea Pie.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
I share with you my last photo of 2020 to start the new year, with the sun quietly setting behind the big clouds overlooking the Île Vierge and its lighthouse, in northern Finistère, France Brittany, just after the passage of the storm Bella. Nothing very impressive, but with good gusts of wind in the face, one feels very alive and that's all I wish you for this year 2021!
Je vous partage ma dernière photo de 2020 pour commencer la nouvelle année, avec le soleil qui se couche discrètement derrière les gros nuages qui surplombent l'Île Vierge et son phare, dans le Finistère nord, juste après le passage de la tempête Bella. Rien de très impressionnant, mais des bonnes rafales en pleine poire, on se sent bien vivre et c'est tout ce que je vous souhaite pour cette année 2021!
Silver-studded Blue / plebejus argus. Westleton Heath, Suffolk. 29/06/18.
This image brings back happy memories of a flaming June afternoon spent on a heathland last summer. I found a spot that was literally a-flutter with Silver-studded Blues, my best encounter with the species ever. Despite the intense heat, I stayed for hours watching the magical spectacle unfold.
Photography was challenging because they were so flighty and restless in the heat and harsh light. Added to this, their choice of perches was generally against a messy background. I certainly had to work hard to make my images and was thankful to be wearing my battered straw hat and have plenty of water and sunscreen. Without them I couldn't have stayed long!
Later in the afternoon the butterflies went into 'rest mode', even though I couldn't sense any drop in temperature. They started to stay longer on perches and I found this pristine female. Perched low on a plant growing in the track, she offered the best photo opportunity of the afternoon. She proved there is a truth in the adage: 'No Pain, No Gain' ... what a little gem she was :-)
Sometimes it's hard to tell how you look to others but this lady's staring made me think I wasn't blending my best. I was slightly aware she was looking at me but until I replayed the video I didn't know how much she gawked. My camera was discretely hidden on my shopping cart. Maybe I'll do better next time.
In Papua New Guinea, there are more than more than 850 discrete spoken languages, and until recently, none of them were written down. Even today, adult literacy sits at less than 62%. In a historically nonliterate society with more than 7000 diverse cultural groups, one of the most popular means of education has been through costume, song, and dance.
This is one reason sing sings so important.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/feathers-fur-and-face...
In Papua New Guinea, there are more than more than 850 discrete spoken languages, and until recently, none of them were written down. Even today, adult literacy sits at less than 62%. In a historically nonliterate society with more than 7000 diverse cultural groups, one of the most popular means of education has been through costume, song, and dance.
This is one reason sing sings so important.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/a-sing-sing-a-mumu-an...
© David K. Edwards. We will solemnly watch while you pee all over your slippers. And very discretely we will laugh our heads off.
Morning walk, the light was superb, the blooming trees and singing birds, sea, delicate wind and discrete noise of waves...Disney could make a fairy tale from that.
A Summertime shot from Calella, Catalunya, Spain; I felt I needed something like this, during this long chain of gray, hazy days :-)
Calella features a lighthouse built in 1859 and still in use. Sitting on a low hill just above Platja des Roques (which includes Cala de la Vinyeta), it is not at all an imposing presence, one of those dramatic lighthouses you often see in posters and picture postcards - it is small, clean and tidy, sporting a kind of discrete elegance. I assume that its refined look is not unrelated to the fact - not so obvious in the 19. century - that it was designed by a woman :-) (some info also here).
I was descending from the hill of Les Torretes (see the text of this photo of mine for information about them) after my first sunrise session there - from the top of the hill I could see the lighthouse wiping away the receding darkness with its bright beam of light. I was a bit disappointed, since the sunrise had been colourful, but almost cloudless and rather dull. The hills and the sea were bathed in a warm, golden light, but I felt that this was not enough to relieve my despondency. Or so I believed, until I came out of the scrub at the foot of the hill and an unexpected sight appeared before me. The golden glow of the sun was right behind the lighthouse, and suddenly it dawned on me that choosing an appropriate point of view I would have been able to get some interesting stuff...
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/1.7 ev] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot).
I've been discretely observing a pair of Dabchicks over the last few visits & I think it's safe to say that a happy event is now only a few days away. In spite of the colour of their breeding plumage, once they are in the reed bed, they are surprisingly difficult to see. Fingers crossed, I might get to see the young scrabbling on & off the parent's back as they rush to receive the next meal from Mum or Dad.
In the old days, you could travel and take a discrete number of photos... then have the film converted to paper photos... sometimes it was hard to have missed the right opening or exposure of "that beautiful moment" and find out far too late... this is from a Voigtländer I love for many reasons... my dad had one like this:-)
Today, smartphones (and digital cameras) are just too easy...
For the official visit of Pope John Paul II in Lyon, the Vatican wished a simple and discrete vehicle to transport the pope while meeting the crowd. As the 504 was chosen, the Peugeot style department started to adapt it to these criteria and created a simple and functional setting to enable the people to see the pope. A raised platform was fitted so he could stand up and two translucent side panels protected him from the crowd.
Engine: 4 cylinders, 1618 cc, 62 hp, 4 speed gearbox.
Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot
Sochaux (25), France.
In Papua New Guinea, there are more than more than 850 discrete spoken languages, and until recently, none of them were written down. Even today, adult literacy sits at less than 62%. In a historically nonliterate society with more than 7000 diverse cultural groups, one of the most popular means of education has been through costume, song, and dance.
This is one reason sing sings so important.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/feathers-fur-and-face...
This could´ve been a staged selfie, but...it´s actually not.
I was out driving through the countryside on the lookout for a "pretty picture", (that´s what I call my LE work). In the distance I saw this figure walking along the empty road and when I got closer I saw his umbrella. I don´t know why, but umbrellas makes great pictures in my own mind.
I drove into the side of the road, took my camera and yelled out an order, "keep walking!!"
I lost all shyness/respect, all I saw and thought of was the image.
Afterwards I apologized and laughed while I was trying to explain my nutty behavior. He took it well and it was kinda worth it. My way of shooting is normally quiet and discrete with lots of respect for my subjects. But, not in this case :)
In Papua New Guinea, there are more than more than 850 discrete spoken languages, and until recently, none of them were written down. Even today, adult literacy sits at less than 62%. In a historically nonliterate society with more than 7000 diverse cultural groups, one of the most popular means of education has been through costume, song, and dance.
Which is part of what makes sing sings so important.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/feathers-fur-and-face...
Entre la rudesse de l'insecte et la douceur de la fleur, un exemple de cohabitation discrète. Entre beauté et nécessité, le résultat de l'équilibre dans la nature.
Between the harshness of the insect and the gentleness of the flower, an example of discreet cohabitation. Between beauty and necessity, the result of balance in nature.
I liked the very even transition from discrete leaves to trodden-in mulch on this damp path in Lathkill Dale, Over Haddon, Derbyshire
On May 1st of 2018 many discrete supercell thunderstorms raced across the open plains of Kansas. This one in particular would later drop the Tescott wedge tornado that was rated at EF-3. It was rotating and quite photogenic for many hours before the tornado dropped from it.
Spring in the arctic region is more or less a non-excisting season. We generally move discretely from the state of winter to some kind of summer. Spring is a rather abstract thing, and that is what lead me to the title of this picture.
A Pole&O/Beach/Wood/Float(s) - IMRAN™
It is in the ordinary, the mundane, the unnoticed, that one can find the most interesting visions, unique perspectives, diverse views, different colors, discrete materials, all making a beautiful whole even within a hole, and a circle fitting just fine in (a) square peg(ged) wood, if one knows how to look everywhere with an open and curious mind. That’s the inspiration lesson of the day from this SOOC (straight out of camera) iPhone photo 3D view (see www.facebook.com/134701029880230/posts/4013480442002250/ ) from a quick walk at the neighborhood beach this morning.
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#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #beach #3D #inspiration #vision #motivation #wisdom
American Oystercatcher
The American Oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the Polar Regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the South Island Oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name Oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. Palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name Sea Pie.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
Un autre point de vue.
Pour la découvrir il vous faudra chercher le gardien de l’église et lui donner 1,50€ par personne. Il vous échangera alors cet argent contre un ticket, vous donnant accès à la Chapelle d’Or (Cappella del Coro), par une porte discrète. Vous tomberez sur des petites salles contenant des sièges dans lesquels les doges se sont assis par le passé, des fresques superbes, un polyptyque sublime… Avec une fiche d’explications en français, si besoin. Continuez votre chemin et empruntez un petit escalier qui descend… Bienvenue dans la crypte, en partie inondée, qui date du Xe siècle. Huit des plus anciens Doges de Venise reposent ici.
Ce qu’il y a de plus étonnant c’est que cette crypte est peu connue des touristes.
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Another point of view
To discover it you will have to look for the guardian of the church and give him 1,50 € per person. He will then exchange this money for a ticket, giving you access to the Golden Chapel (Cappella del Coro), through a discreet door. You will come across small rooms containing seats in which the doges have sat in the past, beautiful frescoes, a sublime polyptych ... With a sheet of explanations in French, if necessary. Continue your way and take a small staircase that descends ... Welcome to the crypt, partially flooded, which dates from the tenth century. Eight of the oldest Doges of Venice rest here.
What is more surprising is that this crypt is little known to tourists.
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I think this photo nicely illustrates the cooperation of individual trees in a forest. Rather than ruthlessly compete for light, each tree seems to occupy a discrete space, allowing all to survive. Some research even indicates that trees share nutrients with each other through their roots. Damn socialists!
Brewer's Sparrow BRSP (Spizella breweri)
Panama Flats
Saanich BC
DSCN9707 cropped shot
Great find & ID Nathan Hentze!
Great bird for Victoria Area.
honestly - I may very well have been wondering about Clay Coloured Sparrow,had i been first to lay eyes on it
Thanks to Carl Hughes,for helping others & myself observe this discrete bird.
Note: A few have been banded out at RPBO this year from what i gather