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It was a good day for umbellifers, who like a discrete piece of costume jewelry, always seem to artistically embellish the mood. Ma nature really knows how to dress herself up.
Happy Umbellifer Wednesday everyone.
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Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6 being a perfect number, six is a congruent number. Six is the first discrete biprime (2 × 3) and the first member of the (2 × q) discrete biprime family. Wikipedia
Dangerous night for stormchasers out there. Fast growth of this nocturnal storm, discrete green hailcore and several multiple bolts and bolts from the blue (like this one here that originated from behind). The sound, well, you can imagine it... explosive! One can observe the rain drops in the air as well.
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En premier plan, une femme seule est captivée par une conversation téléphonique. Sa posture montre une certaine tension dans son corps, peut-être une conversation importante ou émotionnelle.
En arrière-plan, une autre femme est assise sur un banc, de dos, regardant dans une direction opposée. Sa présence discrète accentue le sentiment de solitude et de distance. Le banc semble à la fois être un refuge pour la femme assise et une barrière symbolique entre les deux protagonistes de la photo.
J’ai essayé de donner un aperçu de la vie quotidienne, du passage du temps et des émotions qui parcourent les personnes dans cet environnement serein mais parfois isolant.
In the foreground, a lone woman is captivated by a telephone conversation. Her posture shows some tension in her body, perhaps an important or emotional conversation.
In the background, another woman is seated on a bench, from behind, looking in the opposite direction. Its discreet presence accentuates the feeling of loneliness and distance. The bench seems both to be a refuge for the seated woman and a symbolic barrier between the two protagonists of the photo.
I tried to give an insight into daily life, the passage of time and the emotions that run through people in this serene but sometimes isolating environment.
Small Heath:-
Despite its name, the Small Heath is not confined to heathland and can be found in a wide variety of habitats. The main distinguishing feature of this species is that this is the smallest of our 'browns' and is closer in size to a skipper, Common Blue or Brown Argus than its relatives, such as the Meadow Brown. However, its fluttering flight is quite different from that of the skippers and blues and is relatively-easy to identify in the field. This charming little butterfly always settles with its wings closed, where the eye spot on the underside of the forewing is usually visible, acting as a decoy to any predator. The forewings are tucked behind the hindwings when roosting for long periods, or in dull weather, the butterfly looking quite inconspicuous as the browns and greys of the underside of the hindwing blend in with their surroundings.
This is a widespread butterfly and can be found over most of the British Isles, with the exception of Orkney and Shetland and mountainous regions. It lives in discrete colonies and adults rarely venture far from the colony. However, the odd adult will venture further afield and will colonise nearby habitat if it is suitable.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Hommage à Albatros
Manrick le nomma Albatros. Il était un cerf exceptionnel, majestueux, portant fièrement sa ramure et sa prestance à nulles autres pareilles. Depuis 2022, nous partagions tout sur lui avec Vincent et Manrick fidèles et précieux copains des bois, et eux aussi photographes passionnés : des centaines de SMS et Emails, des rencontres, des discussions, des échanges de photos, d’articles et de vidéos, nos techniques, nos affûts en commun, nos émotions, nos déceptions, un mois d’enrichissement mutuel d’une intensité unique, le partage d’une passion commune.
Albatros était le fil rouge de nos observations, le ciment de nos sorties le plus souvent à l’aube et au crépuscule de chaque journée.
Nous connaissons presque toutes les places de brame de notre petit territoire Corrézien, presque tous les cerfs, dont Manrick enregistre, année après année avec une infinie précision, toutes les informations dans une base de données d’une richesse exceptionnelle.
Ce soir-là, j’avais positionné mon affût à l’orée d’un bois proche d’une souille dans laquelle Albatros aimait à se vautrer. La nuit approchait et j’entendais ses raires discrets dans la forêt, il allait bientôt sortir, je me tenais prêt. Puis une voiture blanche se gara bruyamment en face de moi à une centaine de mètres en bordure du pré. Ils n’étaient vraiment pas discrets, claquements de portes, voix fortes, rires benêts, et puis cartons de pizzas, canettes de bière. Je pris quelques photos, c’était des chasseurs d’un village voisin.
Je me dis, là mon affût est foutu à cause de ces abrutis : Albatros ne sortira pas avant que ce ne soit plus calme. La nuit s’installa et finalement Albatros traversa le pré nonchalamment en poussant quelques brames timides et disparut très vite dans la forêt. J’ai bien essayé de faire quelques photos mais sans conviction, il était trop tard. Je fulminais.
Maintenant je devais attendre qu’ils daignent s’en aller pour lever le camp discrètement. Traverser le bois en pleine nuit noire ne m’enchantait pas, mais bon pas le choix.
Les jours suivants nous avons aperçu Albatros sur ses places de brame avec ses hardes de biches, parfois seul, et avons réalisé de belles photos et vidéos.
Le 18 octobre jour de l’ouverture de la chasse au gros gibier, Albatros continuait à bramer avec ses biches. Nous étions inquiets, sachant que ceux du village voisin l’attendaient de pied ferme. Pendant la semaine suivant l’ouverture, Albatros se déplaçait de place en place et nous l’entendions toujours bramer. Nous avions toujours espoir qu’il échappe aux chasseurs, il avait bien réussi pendant peut-être dix ans déjà.
Le dimanche suivant, Albatros a été abattu par certains chasseurs du village voisin dans des conditions que je ne décrirai pas. Ils ont réussi dans leur entreprise préméditée alors qu’Albatros était toujours en période de brame, affaibli, amaigri, vulnérable.
Quel acte lâche et méprisable !
Est-ce-que ce monde est sérieux?
Albatros nous manque déjà terriblement, il était le plus beau spécimen que nous n’ayons jamais vu. Peut-être un jour nous reconnaitrons son allure, sa beauté sauvage si particulière au détour d’un chemin en croisant la route d’un de ses descendants ? C’est notre espoir, celui qui permet de continuer d’avancer.
Merci de relayer ce message pour que de tels actes, un jour, ne se reproduisent plus.
Tribute to Albatros
Manrick named him Albatros.
He was an extraordinary stag, majestic, his antlers like a crown, his bearing unmatched. Since 2022, we had shared everything about him with Vincent and Manrick, loyal friends of the forest, fellow photographers bound by the same passion. Hundreds of messages and emails, meetings and long conversations, photos exchanged, articles, videos, our techniques, our hides sessions, our joys and disappointments, a month of rare and luminous companionship, where friendship and wonder intertwined.
Albatros became the thread running through all our wanderings, the bond that tied our dawns and dusks together. We know almost every rutting ground of our little corner of Corrèze, almost every stag, each one patiently recorded by Manrick, year after year, with meticulous devotion, in a database as rich as the forest itself.
That evening, I had settled at the edge of a wood, near a muddy hollow where Albatros loved to wallow. Dusk was falling, and from the heart of the trees came his low, distant calls. He would soon appear. I waited, motionless.
Then, suddenly, a white car stopped noisily across the field, perhaps a hundred meters away. Doors slammed, voices rang out, coarse laughter, pizza boxes and beer cans. I took a few photos, hunters, from the neighboring village.
I thought bitterly: My watch is ruined. Albatros won’t come out until silence returns. Night fell deeper. And then, at last, he emerged, slowly crossing the field, letting out a few timid roars before vanishing into the darkness of the woods. I took a few shots, half-heartedly, it was too dark. My heart was heavy with anger.
I waited for the men to leave before slipping away, unseen. Crossing the forest in that black, starless night was no joy, but there was no other way.
In the days that followed, we saw him again on his rutting grounds, sometimes alone, sometimes surrounded by his hinds. We captured images and moments of pure grace.
On October 18th, the opening day of the big game season, Albatros was still there, still roaring, still alive with the passion of the rut. We feared for him, we knew these hunters were waiting. Yet he moved from place to place, his voice still echoing through the valleys. We held on to hope. He had escaped them for nearly ten years already.
The following Sunday, Albatros was killed, by those same men from the neighboring village, under circumstances I will not describe. They achieved their premeditated act while he was still in his rut, weakened, thin, and vulnerable.
What a cowardly, contemptible act.
Can this world be serious?
Albatros is gone, and already we miss him more than words can tell.
He was the most magnificent creature we had ever seen, the soul of the forest itself.
Perhaps one day, on some quiet path, we will catch a glimpse of that same proud gait, that wild, untamed beauty, in one of his descendants.
That is our hope, the one that keeps us moving forward.
Thank you for spreading this message, in the hope that such acts will one day cease forever.
Merci beaucoup pour votre visite, vos favoris et commentaires.
Ils sont toujours très appréciés.
Many thanks for your visit, favs and comments. There are always very appreciated.
My eldest son standing near the waters edge at Bridport, northeast Tasmania. The moon hovering discretely overhead.
Squadron of oystercatchers
The 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.[1]
Springerville volcanic fields near Springerville, Arizona. From Wikipedia: Springerville volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in east-central Arizona between Springerville and Show Low. The field consists of 405 discrete vents covering approximately 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi) and is the third-largest such field in the continental United States; only the San Francisco volcanic field and Medicine Lake volcanic field are larger. The total erupted volume is estimated at 90 cubic kilometers (22 cu mi).
Talatamaty (Madagascar) - Je suis arrivé la veille en provenance de Paris. Nous sommes en 2016 et c’est la première fois que je mets les pieds dans ce pays. Nous sommes à Talatamaty, entre l’aéroport et Antananarivo. Je suis étonné que cette proche périphérie de la capitale me plonge dans une ambiance médiévale. La réalité malgache.
Cette photo est l’une des premières prises dans ce pays. J’ai photographié discrètement sans réellement viser car je ne savais pas quelle serait la réaction de la population. La suite me démontrera que les malgaches sont des gens accueillants qui aiment être pris en photo.
Scene of ordinary life in Talatamaty
Talatamaty (Madagascar) - I arrived the day before from Paris. We are in 2016 and this is the first time that I have set foot in this country. We are in Talatamaty, between the airport and Antananarivo. I am surprised that this close outskirts of the capital plunges me into an almost medieval atmosphere. Malagasy reality.
This photo is one of the first taken in this country. I photographed discreetly without really aiming because I did not know what the reaction of the population would be. The rest will show me that the Malagasy are welcoming people who like to have their picture taken.
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Pink Footed Goose - Anser Brachyrhynchus
Norfolk
There are two largely discrete populations of pink-footed goose. The Greenland and Iceland population winter in Great Britain, while the Svalbard population winters in the Netherlands and Denmark, with small numbers also in Norway (where it is common on migration), northern Germany, and Belgium.
Populations have risen spectacularly over the last 50 years, due largely to increased protection from shooting on the wintering grounds. Numbers wintering in Ireland and Great Britain have risen almost tenfold from 30,000 in 1950 to 292,000 in October 2004. The numbers wintering in Denmark and the Netherlands have also risen, with about 34,000 in 1993. The most important single breeding site, at Þjórsárver in Iceland (holding 10,700 pairs in 1970), was only discovered in 1951, by Sir Peter Scott and his team who made an expedition to seek the breeding grounds. Within Great Britain, the most important wintering areas are in Norfolk (147,000 in 2004), Lancashire (44,000 in 2004), and Aberdeenshire (primarily on autumn and spring passage). Large to huge wintering flocks graze on farmland; individual flocks can be spectacular, such as the 66,000 at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire in early September 2003.
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
The Small Copper is a fast flying butterfly that, once settled, is unmistakable with its bright copper-coloured forewings. It is a widespread species and a familiar and welcome sight for many naturalists throughout the summer months. This butterfly occurs in discrete colonies throughout Britain and Ireland, but is absent from mountainous areas and far north-west Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and Shetland. Most colonies are fairly small, with just a few adults being seen on the wing at any one time.
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Small Copper Butterfly:-
The Small Copper is a fast flying butterfly that, once settled, is unmistakable with its bright copper-coloured forewings. It is a widespread species and a familiar and welcome sight for many naturalists throughout the summer months. This butterfly occurs in discrete colonies throughout the British Isles, but is absent from mountainous areas and far north-west Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and Shetland. Most colonies are fairly small, with just a few adults being seen on the wing at any one time.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
J'ai pris cette belle femelle dans l'immense parc naturel d'Etosha au nord ouest du pays, grand comme notre Bretagne. Il faut souvent parcourir nombre de km en jeep pour trouver cet impressionnant animal à la force si tranquille.
" L'Afrique perdra lorsqu'elle perdra les éléphants. Comment pouvons-nous parler de progrès, alors que nous détruisons encore autour de nous les plus belles et les plus nobles manifestations de la vie ? " Romain Gary
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
”. This Hibiscus Lady proudly showed off her first blossom of this season
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
"Lady Hibiscus
Is very ambitious
To attract the Bears
Already waiting down there
Ready to jump into the Flower
With lots of super Teddy Bear Power
They took their Seat
Without being discrete
The Lady Hibiscus is not so amused
As she feels rather abused
But the Teddies do not care
When using the Petals as a Chair"
(Caren)
Taken on August 14, 2025 and uploaded for the groups
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GigaSet GS290
ƒ/2
3.5 mm
1/20 Sec
ISO 672
Mumbai (Inde) Ce qui est remarquable chez la communauté auto-gérée des Dhobi-Wallahs, c’est qu'elle accueille en son sein, toutes les religions. Les hindouistes sont certes majoritaires, mais j’y ai croisé des musulmans comme l’homme à droite qui fume sa cigarette, des bouddhistes et des membres de la minorité chrétienne que j’ai pu identifier grâce à de minuscules croix portées discrètement autour du cou. Et d’après ce que j’ai pu constater, ici, tout le monde cohabite et travaille en parfaite harmonie.
Smoke break
Mumbai (India) What is remarkable about the self-managed community of Dhobi-Wallahs is that it welcomes all religions within its midst. Hindus are certainly the majority, but I met Muslims there like the man on the right who is smoking his cigarette, Buddhists and members of the Christian minority whom I was able to identify thanks to tiny crosses worn discreetly around their necks . And from what I could see, here, everyone lives together and works in perfect harmony.
Avant la période du brame qui approche, j'ai ressorti une photo prise il y a deux ans maintenant.
Un grand souvenir de ce moment où j'ai pu approcher discrétement ce grand mâle au raire puissant : un instant inoubliable.
Bonne journée.
Merci pour vos visites et commentaires
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Before the approaching rut, I dug out a photo taken two years ago.
A wonderful memory of the moment when I was able to discreetly approach this large male with a powerful roar: an unforgettable moment.
Have a nice day
Thanks for your visits and comments.
Est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des Turdidés.
Plutôt solitaire et discrète en général, la Grive musicienne vit le plus souvent seule ou en couple, sauf durant l'hiver pendant lequel elle se joint aux bandes de grives mauvis. Elle vole souvent au ras du sol sur de courtes distances cherchant à se cacher rapidement. Par contre, en migration, elle a un vol direct et puissant. La Grive musicienne se nourrit de vers, de limaces, chenilles ou escargots, ainsi que de baies ou autres fruits.
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Is a species of passerine bird in the family Turdidae.
Rather solitary and discreet in general, the Song Thrush most often lives alone or in pairs, except during the winter when it joins flocks of Redwings. It often flies low to the ground over short distances seeking to hide quickly. On the other hand, in migration, it has a direct and powerful flight. The Song Thrush feeds on worms, slugs, caterpillars or snails, as well as berries or other fruits.
The Red-Crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae ) is a small parrot (c. 25cm) with a large tail. Once widespread throughout both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, it now occurs in more discrete populations throughout the country, but is not Endangered. Photographed at Orana Wildlife Park, Harewood, Christchurch.
HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm f4.5-6.3 PLM
It's a very discrete bird. It showed up at Sunrise, when there was little light.
Bosque de Paz - Bajos del Toro
Costa Rica
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website