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The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes, which is sister to the larger Gyps genus, both of which are a part of the Aegypiinae subfamily of Old World vultures.
It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it has a widespread distribution with populations in southern, East and West Africa.
It is a scruffy-looking, small vulture with dark brown plumage, a long thin bill, bare crown, face and fore-neck, and a downy nape and hind-neck. Its face is usually a light red colour. It typically scavenges on carcasses of wildlife and domestic animals.
Threats include poisoning, hunting, loss of habitat and collisions with electricity infrastructure, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered" in their latest assessment (2017). The highest current regional density of hooded vultures is in the western region of The Gambia. – Wikipedia
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Odd and gnarly-looking trees line a trail along a bluff overlooking the Kalaloch Beach in the state of Washington in the Olympic Peninsula.
GPS Coordinates: 47.57846, -124.36340
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Male - right - Female - left side. The Red-necked Tanager is a beautiful tanager, with mainly bright grass green underparts; a brilliant scarlet-red chin that broadens over the cheeks, neck, and nape; a dark blue crown and throat; and orange-yellow wing-coverts. The species is restricted to eastern South America; it is almost endemic to eastern Brazil, but the distribution also extends to adjacent eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. This couple was visiting the feeders of Sítio Espinheiro Negro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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The Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of diving duck known for its distinctive dark plumage and wide, fragmented distribution across two continents.
Appearance & Identification
They are medium-sized ducks (approx. 48–51 cm) with a robust build.
Males:
Characterised by a purplish-black head, deep chestnut-brown body, and bright red eyes. They have a pale blue-grey bill with a black tip.
Females: Duller and browner than males, featuring distinctive white facial markings, including a crescent-shaped patch behind the eye and a patch at the base of the bill.
In Flight:
Both sexes display a conspicuous broad white wing band that contrasts sharply with their dark bodies.
Distribution & Habitat
There are two recognised subspecies separated by geography:
N. e. brunnea (Africa):
Found from Ethiopia and Eritrea south to South Africa. It is much more common than its South American counterpart.
N. e. erythrophthalma (South America):
Found in fragmented populations from Colombia and Venezuela to Brazil and Argentina.
Habitat:
They prefer deep, clear freshwater wetlands, lakes, and marshes with abundant submerged vegetation. They have also adapted to man-made environments like farm dams, reservoirs, and sewage works.
Diet & Behaviour
Feeding:
Primarily vegetarian, they dive to consume the seeds, roots, and leaves of aquatic plants (e.g., water lilies and bulrushes). They also occasionally eat aquatic insects and small invertebrates.
Social Life:
Highly sociable and gregarious, often gathering in flocks that can number in the thousands, especially outside the breeding season.
Movement:
While many are sedentary, some populations are nomadic or migratory, covering distances of up to 3,000 km to find suitable water during dry seasons.
Like an invasive species, these brutal warehouses seem to multiply and grow overnight. Their smooth cement walls sprout up from the freshly excavated toxic soil-ridden foundations below, forming bleak cubes of hollow concrete adorned with blocky eyes, black as night and soulless as the billionaires who control them. As the young warehouses metamorphose from maggots to adult shit-eating flies, they consume the surrounding landscape, growing larger and larger, with only one goal: to store society's never ending capitalistic appetite for more and more Amazon bullshit and the ever increasing billionaire overlord needs to house future AI atrocities. Soon, a maze of freshly laid asphalt links one massive warehouse to the next, as low-paid and undervalued delivery drivers navigate these free-enterprise farms while swiftly peddling cargo bicycles loaded with packages that "may cause happiness". New Jersey in particular has been a hotbed for these dismal warehouses, especially in the more rural counties of the State, where land is at less of a premium. Over the past few years I found a bit of enjoyment from exploring and photographing these woeful warehouses, for the scenes they create are anything but a dystopian fiction, for it is all very real and spreading to a vacant plot of land next to you soon. Until then, Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.
This attractive heron has an odd and limited range. It has a patchy breeding distribution in northern Australia, yet it also breeds in Sulawesi (the tentacled island to the east of Borneo). It seems to wander after breeding, occuring in Indonesian islands between Sulawesi and New Guinea and rarely further south in Australia. The species uses fresh or saltwater wetlands, mangroves, mudflats, damp grasslands, rice fields, and sewage ponds. Aquatic insects and crustaceans make up a big part of the diet, but small vertebrates are also taken. We saw the species only twice on our trip to Australia. Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia
I remembered 80-20 rule. For example:
80% of a company's sales come from 20% of its products.
80% of a company's sales are made by 20% of its sales staff.
The same can be said of flickr photostream.
80% of photo view count come from 20% of its photos.
Therefore, economists claim many businesses have an easy access to improvements by focusing on the most effective areas and eliminating the rest.
But when it comes to photography, this way of thinking seems to lack artistic depth and interestingness.
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This is my 500th flickr upload.
Explore - 31/07/2014 - Highest Position 2
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USA
The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the former, but this is inappropriate (see systematics).
There are two distinct populations of mottled ducks. One population, A. fulvigula maculosa (mottled duck), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast between Alabama and Tamaulipas (Mexico); outside the breeding season individual birds may venture as far south as to Veracruz. The other, A. fulvigula fulvigula (Florida duck), is resident in central and south Florida and occasionally strays north to Georgia. The same disjunct distribution pattern was also historically found in the local sandhill cranes.
Along the Gulf of Mexico coast, the mottled duck is one of the most frequently banded waterfowl. This is due in part to the fact that it is mostly non-migratory. Approximately one out of every twenty mottled ducks is banded, making it an extremely prized and sought after bird among hunters.
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Black-headed Cardinal Beetle..The European distribution is mainly central, extending south to the Pyrenees, central Italy and Greece; north to southern Scandinavia and the UK, and further east it occurs in Ukraine, western Russia and Kazakhstan. It is one of the more frequent members of the family and is locally common throughout its range
Bulbophyllum claptonense, merveille naturelle qui sent bon en plus (odeur similaire á celle de Gongora galeata me rappelant l'abricot). Ce qui est rare chez ce genre, le plus diversifié de la famille des orchidées avec 2167 espèces recensées, qui dégagent normalement un parfum fétide afin d'attirer des mouches pour les polliniser. Elles se posent sur le labelle articulé qui les propulse sur les pollinies via un système de levier. Distribution: Bornéo, Indonésie, de 800 á 1000 m anm. Photos sans flash.
Bulbophyllum claptonense, maravilla natural que además huele rico (fragancia similar a aquella de Gongora galeata recordándome a albaricoque). Es escaso en este género, el mas diversificado de todas las orquídeas con 2167 especies registradas, las cuales producen normalemente un perfume fétido con el fin de atraer a moscas para polinizarlas. Aquellas se ponen sobre el labelo articulado que las proyecta sobre los polinios gracias a un sistema de palanca. Distribución: Borneo, Indonesia, desde 800 hasta 1000 m snm. Fotos sin flash.
Seldom seen in daylight this time of year, Ohio Street's second shift workhorse Y233 delivers a single box car (ex-Amtrak) to the Sonwil Distribution Center, off of Ship Canal Pkwy near Tifft.
Sonwil is one of two customers located on "The Lehigh" (the other being CertainTeed), which connects Ohio Street Yard and CP Draw at the north end to Seneca Yard and the South Buffalo Railway to the south. This connection is used daily by CN L531, the daily Canadian transfer train from Port Robinson, ON to South Buffalo, and a few times a week by CSX to either serve their customers or as part of a wye move to turn covered hoppers for General Mills. (Certain hoppers can only be unloaded from one side inside their plant.) The lone box car here is a far cry from the 10 spots available, which have been known to be completely full at times. Neighboring Sonwil to the left is their newly finished Four Square warehouse, which seems to finally have been completed in the last year. However, despite having been laid two and a half years ago, the brand new track alongside the building remains untouched, having yet to see any rail traffic. In fact, directly behind me was a mound of snow covering the start of that track. The lack of any cars here continues to be a puzzling move, following the discontinuation of rail service in September 2023 at their Depew location on the A Industrial, siding in favor of starting up the new warehouse. With locations connected by rail also in Niagara Falls and West Seneca via NS, there's certainly no lack of options for them. Of note, neither of those locations are rail active either, but the infrastructure exists. In the case of Niagara Falls, the track which leads to that location is presently out of service, near the end of the Junction Industrial line downtown. The building Sonwil occupies was formerly part of the Niagara Falls Nabisco plant, whose silos still stand empty today 20+ years since their last usage. Ironically this time last year in January 2024, the West Seneca location was actually looking to reactivate with NS, citing displeasure with delays in switching by CSX at Tifft. NS cleaned the track up and made sure it was in ready condition, but Sonwil never once received a car there either all year long. The West Seneca location was known to previously receive refrigerated box cars. For one reason or another, it's as if Sonwil can't seem to make up their minds on what they want, despite the railroads' willingness to work with them. In the meantime 'ol reliable at Tifft seems to get the job done just fine. To see some more rail traffic generated on their behalf would be a bright spot in a region which continues to lose a couple customers every year.
Single phase "pole pig" transformer feeding my house and 3 neighbors. Pole is around 8" diameter, for scale.
According to my analysis,
the math is over.
No more sad statistics
from the year of fear and loss.
But it meant nothing to you,
you small sum of a bird,
the axiom of my logic.
You were too busy with your own estimates,
with equating your chances
from the coordinates
of a proven sweet solution.
You’ve become a garden constant,
flying square routes and triangles,
adding to the measure of my work.
“Simplify the variables,” you sing,
then, in a fraction of a blur,
you dance the impossible graph of your ardour.