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The bust of Nicholas Baudin commemorates the bicentennial of the Baudin Expedition. It overlooks Geographe Bay, Baudin’s first anchorage, which was named for his ship, the Géographe. The bust was donated by the Terra Australis Committee as part of a project which charted the voyage of Nicholas Baudin along points of his famous journey. Mauritius, Tasmania and now Busselton are just some of the locations which feature the distinctive artworks.
The expedition reached Australia in May 1801. In April 1802 they encountered the British ship Investigator captained by Matthew Flinders, also engaged in charting the coastline, in Encounter Bay in what is now South Australia. The expedition later stopped at the British colony of Sydney for supplies, where Baudin bought a new ship Casuarina . From there he sent Naturaliste back to France, carrying all the specimens that the expedition had collected to that point. From Sydney, the remaining ships headed to Tasmania, before continuing north to Timor. On their way home the ships stopped in Mauritius, where Baudin died of tuberculosis.
Credit:- Monuments Australia
Distinctive large shorebird with long legs, enormous yellow eye, heavily streaked underparts. During the day stands or sits under small trees/shrubs, often in small groups. When disturbed will lie down and flatten neck to the ground. At night becomes active and wanders around calling its wonderful eerie wailing cry. In cities like Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane it is relatively common in parks, open grounds, camping grounds. More common across northern Australia. {ebird.org}
This native bird has distinctive bald red head and yellow throat. Also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, it is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the south coast of New South Wales. The Australian brush turkey has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae, and is one of three species to inhabit Australia. Despite its name and their superficial similarities, the bird is not closely related to American turkeys, nor to the Australian bustard, which is also known as the bush turkey. Its closest relatives are the wattled brush turkey, Waigeo brush turkey, and malleefowl. Brush turkey eggs are a favourite food of goannas, snakes, and dingoes and dogs, though brush turkeys were also a staple of Aboriginal Australians. Often, goannas exhibit wounds on their tails from having been pecked by brush turkeys that ferociously chase them away from their nests. In situations where they come into contact with humans, such as picnic areas in national parks and suburban gardens, brush turkeys exhibit little fear and often boldly attempt to steal food from tables and raid compost bins. They nest in suburban gardens, and in search of material for their nests remove enormous amounts of mulch from gardens. 5042
Name also: Bearded Reedling, Bearded Parrotbill
Family: Bearded tits – Panuridae
Appearance: An exotic looking bird with a long tail and short, rounded wings. Very distinctive appearance. Largely pale yellowish brown in colouring.
Size: Length 14–15.5 cm, weight 11–21 g.
Nest: A basket-like structure built hanging from reeds, made of the dry leaves of reeds and other aquatic plants. Lined with reed tufts, feathers and hair.
Breeding: 3–11 eggs laid April–May, incubated by both parents for 10–14 days. Fledglings remain in nest for 12–16 days. Nests in colonies. Often raises more than one brood per summer.
Distribution: Breeds in extensive reed beds in coastal regions of Finland. Has only spread into Finland from the late 1980s. Finnish breeding population estimated at 500–1,000 pairs.
Migration: Sedentary. May roam longer distances in autumn.
Diet: Invertebrates, reed seeds.
Calls: A jingling call “ping”.
Endangerment: Vulnerable, protected in Finland. Globally Least concern.
Bearded Tits’ tails are almost as long as those of Long-tailed Tits. Their wings are reddish brown with black and white markings. Males’ heads and necks are bluish grey, and they have white throats and black moustache-like stripes extending downwards beneath their eyes. Their backs and flanks are reddish brown and they have black vents. Females do not have moustache stripes, black vents or grey colouring on their heads. They are also more yellowish brown in colouring. Juveniles are brownish yellow in colouring. Juvenile males have black stripes on their heads and backs. Young females are more uniform in colouring with less distinctive greyish striped markings.
Bearded Tits have black legs and yellowish irises. Males have yellowish beaks and females’ beaks are greenish yellow. In flight Bearded Tits appear unsteady, with fluttering wingbeats. They have a distinctive ‘ping’ call when they fly, which you will usually hear before you see them.
The hyena is a shaggy, untidy and opportunistic carnivore with a distinctive, sloping back. It weighs around 60 kg (males can be heavier) and stands about 80 cm at the shoulder. Almost all hyena in Kruger is the spotted hyena. They are found throughout Kruger and the best places to see them are south-west Okavango, Savuti and Linyanti. The brown hyena found in southern Africa's more arid environments. The spotted hyena hunts and scavenges by night and is closely connected in African folklore with the supernatural world. Anyone who has heard the sound of hyenas in full cry around midnight would understand the animal's association with the dark arts. Unlike the honest, authoritarian roar of the lion which resonates with purity and strength, the "laughing" hyena's utterances are hysterical and mocking, an eerie human-like giggling shriek that would not be out of place in a mental asylum. It's body parts command a premium price on the local muti market, particularly the tail, ears, whiskers, lips and genitals.
Info source: www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel...
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The photo was taken during September 2017 near Afsaal Picnic Spot, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
no mistaking this Far Eastern Air Transport McDonnell Douglas MD-83 B-28027 parked at TPE/RCTP for anything else!
A distinctive wader that looks black and white at a distance, and has a spiky crest. As a child I would see hundreds of birds on each field, but again due mainly to changes in farming practices,there numbers have declined alarmingly, and if it was not for reserves like Elmley, we would have even fewer, around 500,000 pairs, still breed in the country. Its a amazing bird to watch, there can be few sights and sounds more evocative of the countryside than a lapwing performing a noisy display flight over its territory. (Best viewed large if time)
In a couple of weeks am visiting south Wales, with limited time, can any body give me details of a good area for dippers, I know I have missed the best time, but any advice would be very appreciated....
Thank you for your visit, any comments are very welcomed, and are read and reread, God bless and take care, Tomx
Thunderstorm over Rainbow Point.
Gewitter über dem Rainbow Point.
Bryce Canyon National Park is a National Park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m).
The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi; 14,502 ha; 145.02 km2) and receives relatively few visitors compared to Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon, largely due to its remote location.
(Wikipedia)
Der Bryce-Canyon-Nationalpark liegt im Südwesten Utahs in den Vereinigten Staaten. Grund für die Ausweisung als Nationalpark ist der Schutz der farbigen Felspyramiden, der sogenannten Hoodoos, an der Abbruchkante des Paunsaugunt-Plateaus. Dieser Abbruch verläuft überwiegend nicht linear. Stattdessen haben sich nach Osten hin offene, halbkreisförmige Felskessel in das Plateau erodiert, die von der Nationalparkverwaltung als „natürliche Amphitheater“ umschrieben werden. Das größte dieser Amphitheater ist der fälschlicherweise als Canyon bezeichnete Bryce Canyon.
Der Bryce-Canyon-Nationalpark befindet sich in einer Höhe von 2400 bis 2700 Metern und liegt damit wesentlich höher als der nahegelegene Zion-Nationalpark und der Grand-Canyon-Nationalpark.
Der Park wurde um 1850 von weißen Siedlern besiedelt und erhielt seinen Namen von Ebenezer Bryce, der sich um 1875 dort niederließ. Der Nationalpark wurde 1924 zum National Monument und 1928 zum National Park erklärt. Heute besuchen deutlich über eine Million Besucher jährlich den Park.
(Wikipedia)
My restricted entry for LoR GC XV: The Battle for Fýrdraca in the Battle in the Ruins category.
Trenton and his Loreos relief troops joined with a group of surviving Garheim soldiers a few days after the first battle for Fýrdraca. Together the combined Roawian force began the journey through the jungle to meet up with the main force of the battle's survivors. Not far from the coast, where the palm trees began to give way to the jungle proper, a ruined tower, hollowed out by fire and overgrown, kept it's lonely vigil. As the passed under the shadow of that tower arrows flew from the underbrush and, with a brutal war-cry, the Lenfald and Outlaw forces sprang their ambush.
The distinctive wing pattern and shape of Emesis make them instantly recognisable as a genus. Emesis mandana, in common with several other Emesis species, is quite variable in colour, ranging from dull reddish to bright orange-yellow. This butterfly is common and widespread throughout much of central and South America.
This species apparently occurs in primary and secondary forest habitats at altitudes between sea level and at least 2000m, but is most frequently encountered below 800m.
(La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level)
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Emesis%20manda...
Distinctive 19th century architecture in the City of London. Though there has been a market here since the 14th century, the current structure is from 1881, designed by Sir Horace Jones.
Distinctive small tanager with mostly black head, orange throat, and bold black spotting on underparts. Upperparts are dark with a scaled look. A foothill species, occurring from around 600–1,500 m on the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. Pairs or small groups forage with mixed-species flocks, in the middle to upper levels of forest and edge.
These were photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
Proteas have distinctive flowers with a central boss surrounded by tough often rigid outer petals. These dramatic flowers are ancient plants that link the flora of South Africa with our own native plants.
Millions of years ago Australia and South Africa were joined and part of a much larger southern continent called Gondwana. Over time this supercontinent broke up and the landmasses drifted apart. Their cargoes of plants developed and changed but many retained features of their common ancestry.
Proteas along with the closely related leucadendrons and leucospermums are native to South Africa and date back to Gondwana as do Australia’s waratahs, banksias and grevilleas. Their common ancestry is recognised as they are grouped into a family known as Proteaceae.
Proteas share many of the same growing needs as their Australian relatives. Like the waratahs and other Australian members of the Proteaceae, proteas have roots that are adapted to soils that are low in phosphorus.
Distinctive but variable: all plumages are some bold combination of black, white, and gray. Shows considerable variation in plumage across the world, but never has a clear, thin and contrasting eye-brow like White-browed or Japanese Wagtail. Occurs in varied open habitats, from wild grassy areas and wetlands to paved car parks and grassy lawns. Usually seen as singles, pairs, or small groups walking and running around, pumping the long, white-sided tail up and down. Identified easily in flight by its loud, thick and distinctive “tsee-tsee’ call.
Ruka, Finland. May 2019.
Distinctive warbler with bold black-and-white stripes over entire body. Adult males have black throat and cheek; females and immatures have white throat and paler cheek. Creeps along branches like a nuthatch, searching for insects. Breeds in mature deciduous or mixed forests; winters in a wider variety of wooded habitats as far south as northern South America. Listen for high pitched “squeaky-wheel” song. Breeding male Blackpoll Warbler is potentially confusing, but note different behavior and face pattern. (eBird)
One of my favourite warblers! I could watch them all day, but wow - they are difficult to photograph. Constantly moving, above your head, and small. Still a challenge for future birding outings, as they do breed in Ottawa. This one is on vacation in Belize.
Ladyville, Belize. January 2011.
"This is one of UKs most distinctive spring-flying solitary bees with striking black and grey/white markings...Belonging to the Andrena family of mining bees, female Ashy-mining bees excavate small tunnels in the earth to make their nests...They can occasionally be found nesting in large groups, but are also found in small groups or as single females..."
Males
"Males have similar markings to females, although they are smaller and not quite as noticeable...They have more obvious light hairs along the side of the thorax and also at the top of the abdomen..."
Females
"Females are very distinctive honeybee sized bees with a glossy black abdomen that can look blueish in the light...They have two distinct bands of light grey hair across the top and bottom of the thorax, and white hair on the face..."
"Frequently found in various open sunny places, particularly on sites with sandy soil, including coastal areas, moorlands, river banks, open woodlands, as well as gardens and urban areas...Females create nests underground by excavating burrows in bare/sparsely vegetated earth...They feed from a wide variety of spring flowers and shrubs, including buttercups, hawthorn, blackthorn, gorse and fruit trees..."
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Distinctive day flying moth with red hindwings. Flies July and August. Larva feeds on greater bird's-foot trefoil. The 6 spot favours drier ground to the damp conditions favoured by the 5-spot.
Head pattern distinctive in having black "horns," (very clear on this one ) yellowish face and throat with broad black stripe under eye, black bib. Female duller overall than male, horns less prominent. Horned larks prefer dirt fields, gravel ridges, shores. These birds visit corn and tobacco fields in Hadley during winter time, especially when it snows. As with other larks, these birds prefer to walk on ground rather than hop.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 lens, x 1.4, f/8, 1/1000s, ISO 360.
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Distinctive silhouette of CSX SD80Mac, coasting over HWY 151 at Valley.. Best 2 minutes spent all week.
The distinctive shape of this flower is reflected in the genus name, derived from the Greek chelone (a tortoise). The plants are also occasionally referred to as shellflowers. The early fall blooms attract hummers as they bulk up for their long journey to the Gulf.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The distinctive shape of Bennachie is a landmark that’s meant ‘home’ for thousands of years. People have lived in a fort carved into the hill top, and in radical farming settlements on its slopes. They’ve quarried its stone to build houses, and spun yarns about devils and giants who built its tracks or threw its giant boulders in fits of anger. Bennachie Centre is the perfect place to start exploring this much-loved hill and the forests that surround it. Trails vary from a gentle route though the woodland to demanding treks in open country, and in the visitor centre you can find out all about Bennachie’s history and wildlife. The centre is one of four sites around Bennachie, each with their own distinctive character and different trails to try. Our guide map of Bennachie shows them all, with details of the trails you can follow. scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/bennachie-centre
Distinctive warbler with bold black-and-white stripes over entire body. Adult males have black throat and cheek; females and immatures have white throat and paler cheek. Creeps along branches like a nuthatch, searching for insects. Breeds in mature deciduous or mixed forests; winters in a wider variety of wooded habitats as far south as northern South America. Listen for high pitched “squeaky-wheel” song.
The famous tiger hunting car. Wealthy maharajas bought exotic cars in large numbers , some of the greatest international coach builders and designers were specially commissioned to produce lavish, distinctive and sometimes bizarre body styles to satisfy the whims, fancies, and sometimes eccentricities, of their prestigious clients. This one was for the royal family.
See the full car:
www.flickr.com/photos/janetfo747/11695844746/in/album-721...
So named for the three distinctive ridges on the Bidean Nam Bian Mountain, the Three Sisters are the most photographed landmark in Glencoe.
Bidean nam Bian (Scottish Gaelic: Bidean nam Beann, "peak of the mountains") is the highest peak in a group of mountains south of Glen Coe and north of Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands. With a height of 1,150 metres (3,770 ft), it is a Munro and the highest point in Argyll. It is a complex mountain with many ridges and subsidiary peaks, one of which, Stob Coire Sgreamhach, is classified as a separate Munro.
The most noticeable features of the Bidean nam Bian massif are the famous Three Sisters of Glen Coe, three steeply-sided ridges that extend north into the Glen. Two of the sisters, Gearr Aonach ('short ridge') and Aonach Dubh ('black ridge') converge at Stob Coire nan Lochan, a 1,115-metre (3,658 ft) subsidiary peak of Bidean nam Bian that lies about 1 km to the northeast of the actual summit. The final, most easterly sister, Beinn Fhada ('long mountain'), joins the Bidean nam Bian massif at the summit of Stob Coire Sgreamhach.
Beinn Fhada is separated from Gearr Aonach by a glen known as Coire Gabhail ('glen of the capture'), often known as the 'Hidden' or 'Lost Valley', as it has a wide flat area concealed from Glen Coe by the landslip which blocked the entrance and allowed a loch to form. The glen was used by Clan Macdonald to hide their livestock from raiders, or hide cattle they themselves had stolen. The steep rough path up from Glen Coe skirts a wooded ravine, and is a popular short walk (around 4 kilometres or 2+1⁄2 miles in total), though it involves a river crossing and some rocky sections.
In her distinctive blue livery 66727 “Mainline One” climbs up towards Acton Grange Junction at Moore with 6S94 04:28 wo Wembley Reception Sdgs - Irvine Caledonian Paper.
This train which consists of China clay slurry used in the manufacture of paper takes the longer route north via the S&C rather than going straight up the WCML.
Taken on Wednesday 19th May 2021.
Copyright Ken Davies. All rights reserved.
A distinctive galaxy in the northern skies, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51; NGC 5194) has long been noted for its neatly spiraling arms and dust lanes as well as its interaction with its companion NGC 5195, a nearby dwarf galaxy. Seen from Earth, one of Whirlpool’s arms appears to “brush” against the smaller companion, and radio observations confirm that the two galaxies are in fact interacting (as opposed to just appearing in the same lineof sight). Some even suspect that this interaction is responsible for accentuating the beautiful spiral structure of Whirlpool.
Although often considered a springtime object, the Whirlpool nevertheless spends the summer nights descending from near the zenith towards the northwest, given its position just off the tip of Big Dipper’s handle.
Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, Whirlpool is thought to be a medium-sized galaxy at about 76,000 light-years in diameter and with about 160 billion stars. Along with its companion, it is about 23 million light years from Earth.
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May 4-5, 2019
South Shore, Lake San Antonio, California
L: 6 x 5 min
R: 6 x 10 min
G: 6 x 10 min
B: 5 x 10 min
(3.3 hours total integration time)
(all binned 1x1)
QSI-690
AT6RC with field flattener
Definitely distinctive, but no longer Special Duty in the manner intended by Lagrange.
Special Duty has new meaning for this unique piece of equipment. The days of pulling coal and merchandise freight over the rails are gone, along with everything under the hood that made it a locomotive.
Housing complex technology to analyze track deficiencies, a new lease on life has been afforded to this former Norfolk and Western unit. Once known as SD35 #1530, she wears an attractive attire and new number, #34.
Distinctive breeding plumage: reddish black; whitish, finely streaked underparts with conspicuous belly patch. In winter plumage, the underparts are greyish-brown; breast is washed with grey-brown; belly is white. Sturdy bill, curved at tip. Short-necked, appearing hunch-backed.
Fortunately, this bird let me crawl close-in. And the weather was very cooperative.
Compare with breeding plumage.
Nikon D850, 200-400 mm f/4g lens, x 1.4, WPF, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 500.
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This distinctive male Caribbean Yellowface was having a snack when I got his portrait! This is one of the few reliable sites for it in Florida and I was over the moon to find a decent population there.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida, USA. 2013-05-31.
The distinctive lightning-bolt "O" on the Chevy Bolt EV. Specifically, this one is on my license-plate frame.
Chevy was originally unable to trademark "Bolt" but came to an agreement with Yamaha over shared use of the name.
Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks, the Northern Shoveler inhabits wetlands across much of North America. Its elongated, spoon-shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out food from the water. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Shoveler/id
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), Bushells Lagoon, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S65509927
The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), or restless Myiagra, is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae; it is also known as the razor grinder or scissors grinder because of its distinctive call. It is a native of eastern and southern Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
Apologies for the many images of Bella, we managed 4 distinctive looks and locations in just 2hrs. This was taken in a shaded courtyard behind Guildhall Yard, so I decided to do a classic portrait using the 56mm f1.2 lens which I don’t often use. Forgot how amazing the depth of field is and how the subject really does ‘Pop’ out of the frame!
Adult distinctive: glossy black overall with white belly, very long pointed red bill and reddish legs. Juvenile similar, but duller overall. Breeds in swampy coniferous and mixed forests, where rather shy; builds a bulky stick nest high in trees. In mountainous regions also nests on cliffs. Wintering and migrating birds can be found in grasslands, agricultural fields, and on the margins of lakes and rivers. Flies with neck and legs outstretched, and strong, deep wingbeats interspersed with glides; also soars on thermals. eBird
With distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings. The male has pure white feathers on the back of the head and the female has white blending to grey feathers on the back of the head. With its long legs,
This Maggie has a Centipedes in his beak.
An unmistakable bird with its black back and white underparts, and distinctive black head with large pale cheeks and a tall, flattened, brightly-coloured bill. Its comical appearance is heightened by its red and black eye-markings and bright orange legs. Used as a symbol for books and other items, this clown among seabirds is one of the world's favourite birds. With half of the UK population at only a few sites it is an Red List species.
The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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