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ELABORATE RITUAL DISPLAYS,, being performed in early springtime at Stodmarsh N.R in Kent. This Grebe is so elegant and graceful, love its long slender neck and dagger-like bill, It was pure joy seeing these, and made my trip worthwhile.
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus
The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach
Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.
The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.
This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.
The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Population:
UK breeding:
4,600 pairs
UK wintering:
19,000 individuals
The elaborate facade is all that remains (above ground) of St. Paul's Cathedral in the historic center of Macau. The cathedral was built in 1620-ies, mostly by Japanese Christians expelled from Japan. It was destroyed by fire during a typhoon in 1835 (at the first glance the typhoon should have brought enough water to quench the fire, but obviously it did not happen).
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus
The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach
Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.
The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.
This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.
The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Population:
UK breeding:
4,600 pairs
UK wintering:
19,000 individuals
Elaborate architectural details of a typical Parisian building on Place Vendome, yes. But the interesting part of this shot is the mystery figure, half-hidden in the shadows, suspiciously watching the photographer. Clearly, security is top notch here.
It was a bit too hot for this old guy to go looking for Elephants or Alligators, so I had to settle for taking Pics of the Hummingbirds that frequent my backyard. I believe this is an Allen’s Hummingbird.
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The Allen's Hummingbird:
In early spring, a narrow strip of scrub and chaparral along the Pacific Coast starts buzzing with the sights and sounds of the coppery and green Allen's Hummingbird. Males flash their brilliant reddish orange throat and put on an elaborate show for the females, swinging in pendulous arcs before climbing high into the sky and diving back down with a sharp squeal made by their tails. These early migrants mostly spend the winter in Mexico, but some stay in southern California year-round.
Allen's Hummingbirds breed in a narrow strip of habitat along coastal Oregon and California. Male and female Allen's Hummingbirds use different habitats during the breeding season. The male sets up a territory overseeing open areas of coastal scrub or chaparral, where he perches conspicuously on exposed branches. The female visits these areas, but after mating she heads into thickets or forests to build a nest and raise the young.
The Allen's Hummingbird is a remarkably early migrant compared with most North American birds. Northbound birds may depart their wintering grounds as early as December, arriving on their breeding grounds as early as January when winter rains produce an abundance of flowers.
Like other birds, Allen's Hummingbirds use their feet to help control their body temperature. When it's cold outside they tuck their feet up against their bellies while flying, but when temperatures soar, they let their feet dangle to cool down.
The oldest recorded Allen's Hummingbird was at least 5 years old when she was captured and rereleased in California during banding operations in 2009. She was banded in the same state in 2004.
(Sony, 200-600 @ 594 mm, 1/640 @ f/6.3, ISO 8000, edited to taste)
of common columbines / Gewöhnliche Akelei (Aquilegia vulgaris)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
for a HBW!
Sitting on 5 eggs.....Fingers x'd!
Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus
The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach
Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.
The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.
This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.
The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Population:
UK breeding:
4,600 pairs
UK wintering:
19,000 individuals
"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." -- excerpt from Trees by Joyce Kilmer
An elaborately branched tree in Kyoto, Japan
With their elaborate headdresses, the crowned pigeons are probably the most beautiful pigeons. They look majestic and impressive - but can also be different as we see in this photo. Deep down inside, they're looking just as sweet as sugar!
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One circular structure, which frames the Borrowdale Valley, is believed to have been made from local slate and created by a “very talented [and] patient individual”.
The artist has been compared to Banksy by the local village because it is unclear who is behind several structures. A number of hikers have shared images online after spotting them while out walking.
Elaborating on an early creation of mine
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The elaborate ornate gateway entrance to the small wooden platform. Providing the space to sunbathe and swim from the lakeside of Lake Garda The owner clearly out to make an impression and keep the casual visitor away.
The male mandarin duck has the most elaborate and ornate plumage with distinctive long orange feathers on the side of the face, orange 'sails' on the back, and pale orange flanks.The female is dull by comparison with a grey head and white stripe behind the eye, brown back and mottled flanks.
They were introduced to the UK from China and have become established following escapes from captivity.
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Elaborate frost shines in the first light of the morning, with delicate branches and elaborate platelets, especially in the lower right. I find photographing frost difficult, as it often has an overwhelming amount of intricate detail. In the right light with some magnification it begins to be manageable, as long as you don't bump into or breathe on your subject.
Elaborately carved Zanzibar doors manifest the cultural roots of the Swahili coast in Eastern Africa. The clash of Swahili, Arab, and Indian traditions is most notable in the design of Zanzibar doors. These giant teak masterpieces tell stories of the residents’ social status, religion, and profession.
These elaborate eroded pockets in the Navajo Sandstone wall of the San Rafael River canyon are called tafoni. Their origin is debated among geomorphologists. Possible explanations include the leaching of minerals that cement some parts of the rock making it more resistant to erosion, variation in the velocity of wind currents blowing across the rock, or differential patterns of rock breakdown (weathering) due to temperature variations. This is yet another clear failing of science, despite squandering tens of dollars of taxpayer money on research to study geomorphological processes.
Using intuition and creative thinking as guides, I have an alternate explanation which works just as well as “science” to explain these formations. I believe that tafoni are constructed by a species of small humanoid creatures, who etched these pockets into the stone as places to escape the elements. They were contemporaries of the ancient Greeks, and were impressed with the architecture and stonework at Petra, thus producing aesthetically appealing arches such as the ones shown here. Although no remnants of these microhumans remain (they were probably consumed by packrats around 2000 years ago), their excavations (tafoni) can be found throughout the world, a testament to their diligence and perseverance.
view of the western part (from the garden) of the Walewscy Palace in Walewice
Classicist building designed by Hilary Szpilowski or Stanislaw Zawadzki, built in 1773-1783 by Anastazy Walewski (chamberlain to King Stanislaw August Poniatowski); located on the Mroga River.
The palace is counted among the most interesting examples of classicist country seats in Poland, built at the end of the 18th century. The front faces east. It consists of a one-story rectangular main body and one-story side pavilions, also built on a rectangular plan, connected with the main body by communication galleries broken at right angles. The premise is based on the Palladian style, very popular in Poland in the second half of the 18th and first 19th centuries. From the front, the palace has a massive, four-column Ionic battered portico topped with a triangular pediment (tympanum) with the coat of arms of Pomian, the later owner Stanislaw Grabiński. From the garden there are two prominent extreme (side) risalits. Inside the palace, large representative halls with decorative brick fireplaces and elaborate furnishings were created, as well as spacious palace rooms. In one of the pavilions original painted wallpaper from the 19th century with mythological motifs has been preserved.
On May 4, 1810, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Maria Walewska, Alexander Colonna-Walewski, later French ambassador to Great Britain and foreign minister to Napoleon III, was born there. He also became heir to the estate, which he sold to Maria Walewska's brother, Teodor Łączyński, in 1831.
Much of the palace's charm is added by the perfect composition of the building with an extensive landscape park designed by Walerian Kronenberg. Original late Baroque and classicist sandstone sculptures depicting Mars, Venus, and Diana have been preserved there, as well as two hermits and an armed man in ancient costume.
In the mid-19th century, the palace and its estate passed into the hands of the Grabiński family of the Pomian coat of arms. The Grabinskis modernized and rebuilt the palace at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, established a stud farm for half-breed horses (Anglo-Arabians), developed the breeding of cockerel sheep (the only one in the country), a huge fish farm (on more than 100 hectares of ponds), a factory of potato flour and starch. The last owners of Walewice were papal chamberlain Stanislaw Bohdan Grabiński and his wife Jadwiga, née hr. Potocki, and after his death in 1930 their minor children Stanislaw Wojciech, Maria, Wladyslaw, Róża and Jan Grabiński. The palace still contains some of the furnishings and furniture from the last owners.
During World War II, on the night of September 9-10, 1939, the 17th Regiment of Wielkopolska Uhlans from Gniezno of the Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade fought battles for the Palace and the village of Walewice during the Battle of the Bzura River.
The elaborate auditorium of the theatre is designed according to the atmospheric style which was popular in movie houses built in the 1920s. This style simulates an outdoor theater-going experience. The Coronado's auditorium walls are decorated with the facades of gilded Spanish and Italian-style buildings, and the ceiling looks like a deep blue sky filled with twinkling stars and floating clouds. The auditorium is full of gilded detail.
Elaborating on the Meliosma cuneifolia...
...and getting caught by Rata on the dot, is that luck or fate? 😶
Sich an der Meliosma cuneifolia abarbeiten...
...und dabei von Rata punktgenau erwischt zu werden, ist das Glück oder Schicksal? 😶
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The great crested grebe is a delightfully elegant waterbird with ornate head plumes which led to its being hunted for its feathers, almost leading to its extermination from the UK. They dive to feed and also to escape, preferring this to flying. On land they are clumsy because their feet are placed so far back on their bodies. They have an elaborate courtship display in which they rise out of the water and shake their heads. Very young grebes often ride on their parents' backs.
Length 46-51 cm
Wingspan 85-90 cm
Weight 0,8 - 1kg
western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus), male
The spinebill feeds on the nectar of tube-like flowers. Yellow pollens can be seen on the base of its bill. It intermittently sticks out its tongue as if it has to practise its art of gathering nectar.
Magnificent hypostyle hall
Magnificent view inside the great hypostyle hall of the Hathor temple in Dendera elaborately decorated and supported by 24 Hathoric sistrum columns and gorgeous wall carvings.
Renowned for its beautifully decorated ceilings, featuring intricate reliefs and astronomical depictions.
Shot with a Canon EOS 700D
With an elaborate, and accurate, illusion created for the Hogwarts Astronomy class, many a student was literally starstruck at the sight. Caspian and Marigold, of course, ended up taking some time to enjoy a quiet moment to observe after class was over.
Elaborate, Eclectic, Flamboyant. These are just a few of the words used to describe the Victorian era’s popular Queen Anne house style…
‘Think gingerbread trim, towers, turrets, and wraparound porches with multi-angled roofs and fancy lead-glass windows”.
Queen Anne homes are asymmetrical, with highly ornamented facades and more than one story. The Queen Anne style is all about decorative excess, with a variety of surface textures and materials like patterned brick, stone, wood, and occasionally stucco.
A great fall day for a photo of this historic home.
Victorian Queen Anne Style… painted lady.
Ai work created in Deep Dream Generator - Text 2 Dream using my artwork as a source and Darlene's prompt:
Snow Queen with blonde hair, intense eyes with a beautiful face, an elaborate headdress of winter white roses, pearls and diamonds. Dressed in an insanely detailed grown made of lace, pearls and diamonds. Ice crystals...
Filters: PSE21 and Topaz Studio.
Two layers and a lot of hand painting to correct the nose which I am still not certain is quite right yet.
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sued on behalf of the macaque monkey, seeking financial control of the photographs for the benefit of the monkey named Naruto that snapped the photos with David Slater’s camera.
I like to think, that Rob Matejka (the guy who did the mural) based his mural on this story. It is from few years ago (2015?) Or it is just elaborating on the 'Monkey see; Monkey do' phenomenon. Taken at Underpass Park, where you will find some of the best murals in Toronto.
444. TMR Toronto 2020- Mar -25, P1390922; Uploaded 16. July 2020. Lmx -ZS100.
วัดแสนเมืองมาหลวง (วัดหัวข่วง)
The sweeping multi-tiered roof, chofa and hang hong of Wat Saen Muang Ma Luang. Chiang Mai.
Koke'e State Park, Kauai, Hawaii
You are aware of chickens on Kauai from 3:30 a.m. until darkness falls, every day. Especially the roosters.
This is my most elaborate image of the Andromeda Galaxy so far. I used 404 images with 60 seconds exposure time each. There are also some shots with shorter exposure times to get details in the core. About 6.7h in total. The images were taken in NINA with guiding in PHD2, stacking and processing were done in Siril and Lightroom. The overall tuning of the image is a bit darker, making it look a bit mystic. I've been able to make some progress in shooting and processing over the last few weeks and I'm happy with the results.
Techdata
- Scope TS72 Photoline + Flattener, Mount HEQ-5 Pro,
- Camera ToupTek ATR3CMOS26000KPA
- 404 of ca 460 images used, + darks and bias frames.
- Self-made focusser based on Ardufocus
- Shooting in NINA, PHD2, processing Siril and Lightroom
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Dies ist bislang mein aufwendigstes Bild der Andromeda Galaxie. Ich verwendete 404 Bilder mit jeweils 60 Sekunden Belichtungszeit. Es sind auch einige Aufnahmen mit kürzeren Blichtungszeiten dabei, um Details im Kern zu erhalten. Etwa 6,7h insgesamt. Die Aufnahmen erfolgten in NINA mit Guiding in PHD2, das Stacken und die Bearbeitung wurden in Siril und Lightroom gemacht. Die Abstimmung des Bildes ist insgesamt etwas dunkler. Ich habe in den letzten Wochen ein paar kleine Fortschritte bei Aufnahme und Bearbeitung machen können und ich freue mich über das Ergebnis.
I have to elaborate a bit on the story behind this picture, but the situation I experienced on location was just too bizarre to not mention it here:
After an unsuccessful morning shoot at Lake Gerold, I was already on my way back when I received a message from Richard (a local photographer friend): I should take a look at the little village of Wamberg on the way, which offers a great photo motif with the village church in front of the Zugspitze.
Coming from the B2 (E533), the quite narrow road leads directly to the village (as seen here), which seemed completely quiet, almost deserted, when I arrived.
For lack of a better alternative, I parked my car somewhat unorthodoxly on a steep dirt road. If, contrary to expectations, someone had had to pass by there, I would have been in the immediate vicinity and could have moved the car - but apparently such a scenario was not to be expected.
But if you don't reckon with Bavarian beasts, you reckon wrong!
I was not yet 50 steps away from the car when a tractor coming from the village approached, honking loudly. It was obvious that this cacophony was dedicated to me and my awkwardly parked car, so I instantly came back to move the car.
Surprisingly, the farmer did not honour my return in any way, but stopped - continuing to make noise - at full speed towards me, capping his wild ride with an official full stop right at my feet. In the face of this dangerous kamikaze action, I abruptly lost my composure and in a split second turned from a peaceful photographer into a battle-ready hulk.
However, an elderly, quite small farmer jumped red-headed from the tractor, approached me with raised fists and started to insult me with a heavy Bavarian dialect (including „“SAKRAKRUZIFIX!“, „“SCHLEICH DI!“, “WIE SIAHST ÜBERHOAPT OAS MIT DEI HAARE?“) of which I, as a Westphalian, only understood the fragments reproduced here.
My anger quickly dissipated at the sight of Rumpelstiltskin foaming with rage, swearing in Bavarian and swinging his fists - and unpleasantly gave way to a kind of amusement.
The fact that I was so unimpressed by his behaviour apparently irritated the farmer so much that short breaks came up in his hate speech, and at some point I was able to mention I would gladly clear the way - if only he would let me.
Accompanied by wild imprecations, I moved the car and the farmer roared past with his tractor.
While I photographed Wamberg afterwards, Rumpelstiltskin went about his day's work, passing my car several times, which was parked on a slope in the meantime. Each time I squinted anxiously, expecting the farmer to push the car with his tractor into the ravine - but it remained peaceful.
In the afternoon I met with Richard and told him about the incident. Apparently, the farmer's frustration was caused by the big problems with the many tourists who spent their 2020 holidays in Bavaria due to the Corona pandemic. Moreover, Wamberg is probably no longer an insider tip, but has long been discovered by the Instagram community - with all the accompanying problems of over-tourism.
So in retrospect, the farmer's anger seems quite understandable to me. In the end, nothing happened, except that I came home that day with a nice picture and a - hopefully entertaining - story.
Kind regards,
Marcus
By the way: This is image number 500 I have uploaded to Flickr, but since I like my photostream small and tidy, most of my images go to the non-public area after some time …
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