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A large non-parasitic cuckoo endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. The bird is pretty large - maybe 40-45 cms and is quite famous for its beauty. This is also known as "Lipstick bird" for its reddish beak and beautiful eyelashes.
It habitat is the dry scrub land, forest edges and is often sighted on the ground hunting for insects. The birds are quite shy and behaviours are hard to predict - so it is tough to sight them at the same location again and again. On this day though, we hit the jackpot - spent an hour roughly with 2 birds and at times they got too close to get a full length shot. Luckily they were flying perch to perch continuously, so managed to get a few good flight shots.
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You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.
Wangari Maathai
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Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name Platalea derives from Latin and means broad, referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Six species are recognised, which although usually placed in a single genus have sometimes been split into three genera. All spoonbills have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish—it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day. The spoonbills are most distinct from the ibises in the shape of their bill, which is long and flat and wider at the end. The nostrils are located near the base of the bill so that the bird can breathe while the bill is submerged in water. The eyes are positioned to provide spoonbills with binocular vision, although when foraging tactile senses are important too. Like the ibises the spoonbills have bare patches of skin around the bills and eyes. The six species of spoonbill are distributed over much of the world. 46166
A small (15-17 cms) blue colored bird that stands out in its environment and easy to spot, but hard to shoot. The birds are found in semi / evergreen forests and wooded areas and within them often sighted flying near streams catching the flies in the area.
The bird is a resident of the Indian subcontinent and found much of the country. The male in this picture sports this rich blue plumage while the female is pale blue in color and lacks the black nape on the head.
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Resident waders found throughout the year around large lakes, shallow rivers and wetland areas. Summer is the nesting time for these waders / reed birds and they contine to nest till the end of summers to rainy season and through it. This year, our summer is varying between moderate and cool temperatures. The swamphens haven't started nesting yet, but I suspect some of them have started demonstrating the breeding plumage - the colors are more vivid than usual and quite beautiful - like in this picture.
These swamphens are sighted in large numbers now around reed beds and waterlogged fields which would be thriving with small worms, insects and other creatures. We are still seeing a lot of rains and the lakes are overflowing - so the fields are where most of the activity is.
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Along Cape Race Road on the way to the lighthouse it turned foggy, and out of the mist a silhouette of a moose that was watching us appeared. This ghost-like silhouette was difficult to see, at first, but as I stared at it, it appeared to be real. Then it moved its head, slightly, as it watched me, so I grabbed my camera….
Cyanotrichite, front (832)
21.5x16.5x15cm
Qinglong Mine, Qinglong, Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, Southwest Region, China.
Cyanotrichite is a secondary mineral of the oxidation zone of copper deposits. Its genesis seems facilitated by an acid environment and a clayey surrounding. It owes its name to the Greek kuanos (blue) and thrix (hair) in connection with its color and its habitus in tufts of acicular crystals. It comes in orthorhombic fibers assembled in radiate rosettes, urchins with velvety aspect and silky luster. Its sky blue to azure blue color and its pale blue streak are characteristic as well as its association with other arsenates and sulphates of copper (chalcophyllite, spangolite, brochandite, adamite, etc...). It is a mineral little known to collectors who has no particular use.
Burbo bank windfarm off the coast of Wirral forming the backdrop to a New Brighton Sunset and a small gathering of people.
father & daughter just enjoying the game in such a wonderful environment with fully covered mist. I hope they will remember this for some time.
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A beautiful bird of the forests, this is quite a loud bird that is easily heard and maybe seen, but very hard to photograph since they hide in the canopy. The bird is endemic to South and Central India and always found on the slopes of forest hills. It does fly up and down the slopes in search of food though. It is a photographers favorite and a very hard one to get as such - especially in our region.
These are social birds always seen in flocks - usually of 4-6 or more. They keep flying from tree to tree in search of insects on the tree trunks. The birds were out in the open on the edge of a forest and flying from tree to tree. There was a tree stump that the birds stopped briefly and then took off - managed a few flight shots much to my delight!
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Rain drop after a morning shower
10 March 2018, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Priory Fields Nature Reserve, Birmingham/Solihull
A small (15-17 cms) blue colored bird that stands out in its environment and easy to spot. The birds are found in semi / evergreen forests and wooded areas and within them often sighted flying near streams catching the flies in the area. Its habitat is usually green or brown and this is so easy to spot, but very difficult to get close as it is a very shy bird.
The bird is a resident of the Indian subcontinent and found much of the country. The male in this picture sports this rich blue plumage while the female is pale blue with brown colored wings. We sighted a couple of families nesting in our most recent trip. I am not sure, but I think the incubation may have been delayed due to unseasonal rains and heavy gusts of winds. We sighted this bird 14 days ago in the same position. Several Paradise Flycatcher nests which we sighted 2 weeks ago, cannot be found and we sighted one that has fallen to the ground.
The Bamboo plants in the forest act as magnets for many birds - they support several varieties of insects and hence many flycatchers and small birds are often found around that plant / tree. We sighted most of the nests next to them.
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This past June I had the opportunity to take a few rides along the Mississippi River. These particular photo images were taken out by Mud Lake and then a few were taken by Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, Iowa. I found the river to be a beautiful blue, along with the sky, the algae a nice contrasting green along with the blades of grass, weeds, and reeds that were popping up and floating along the top of the river. Lily pads and leaves were also in the mix floating along the river bank. Nature at its finest. Photo Images credited to Vickie L Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs(VLP & Designs) Images may appear on wearable art or home essentials. www.vlpdesigns.com
Also known as Brandt's mountain finch, this is a small passerine bird found across a wide range in central and southern Asia, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India (notably the Himalayas), Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This species is locally resident in mountainous regions and inhabits temperate grasslands and montane forests, typically at high elevations.
About 17-19 cm in length, the black-headed mountain finch is adapted to its rugged environment. It feeds mainly on seeds and insects, often seen in flocks, sometimes forming impressively large groups as they forage and fly together.
We sighted these in good numbers in the higher altitudes of the Ladakdh state. The birds are sighted eating the small vegetation that grows often in small groups of 2-5. I don't remember their calls and don't believe it was distinctive to remember.
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I have been fascinated for some time by the diversity of texture and form of the plants that grow on the roadside verges.
The problem for image creation is that all the leaves are green. However, with the latest selection tools in Photoshop it is possible to select individual leaves and treat them differently,
I am currently trying two approaches: black and white which emphasises texture; and, colour.
This is one of my first attempts using colour. I think the use of colour should allow me to illustrate the competitive nature of the enviornment.
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Rebecca Horn wurde am 24. März 1944 als Tochter eines Kaufmanns und Textildesigners im hessischen Michelstadt im Odenwald geboren.
Schon im frühen Kindesalter träumte sie davon, eine Künstlerin zu werden. Inspiriert wurde sie von ihrem rumänischen Kindermädchen, einer Malerin, die Rebecca im Zeichnen unterrichtete, sowie von ihrem Onkel, der ebenfalls ein Künstler war und ein unstetes sowie abwechslungsreiches Leben führte.
Nach einem langjährigen Internatsaufenthalt sollte Rebecca Volkswirtschaft studieren, um die elterliche Textilfabrik zu übernehmen, die schon seit mehreren Generationen im Familienbesitz war. Doch sie brach das Studium nach sechs Monaten ab und begann 1963, vorerst ohne das Wissen der Eltern, ein Philosophie- und Kunststudium an der Hochschule der Bildenden Künste in Hamburg.[1]
Studienzeit
Von Bedeutung für Horn waren die literarischen Werke Tagebuch eines Diebes von Jean Genet, Locus Solus von Raymond Roussel, Johann Valentin Andreaes Chymische Hochzeit des Christian Rosencreuz oder auch die Werke von Franz Kafka und Filme von Luis Buñuel und Pier Paolo Pasolini.[2][3]
1967 begann sie Abgüsse für eine Skulptur aus Glasfasern und Polyesterharz (glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff) herzustellen, allerdings wurde sie nicht vor giftigen Dämpfen gewarnt und zur Verwendung einer Atemschutzmaske angehalten, daher erlitten Rebecca Horn und zwei weitere Kommilitoninnen eine schwere Lungenvergiftung, worauf Horn lange Zeit im Krankenhaus und ein Jahr im Sanatorium verbrachte.[4]
Als sie nach der Unterbrechung an die Universität zurückkehrte, verwendete Rebecca Horn daraufhin nur noch leichtere und überwiegend organische Materialien wie Baumwolle, Bandagen und insbesondere Federn.
Zwischen 1968 und 1972 entstanden eine Reihe von Aktionen und Performances, die nur einem kleinen Personenkreis vorbehalten waren. Ihr erstes Projekt 1968 war die Arm-Extension, in der sie das Gleichgewicht zwischen Mensch und Raum auslotet.[5]
1969 beendete Rebecca Horn ihr Studium an der Hamburger Kunsthochschule. Ein einjähriges DAAD-Stipendium am Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ermöglichte einen Studienaufenthalt in London.
Künstlerlaufbahn
Seit dem Beginn der 70er Jahre setzte Rebecca Horn aus skulpturalen Environments, Installationen und Zeichnung mit Video und Performance und Fotoübermalungen ein Werk zusammen.
Im Jahr 1972 wurde ihr Werk zum ersten Mal auf der Documenta 5 unter der Leitung von Harald Szeemann ausgestellt. Fluxus und Happening-Kunst, die bei der 4. documenta noch nicht vorkamen, fanden u. a. hier ihren Platz. Nicht-Kunst und Bildbeiträge aus der Psychiatrie wurden ausgestellt und öffentlich kontrovers diskutiert. Sie war hier die jüngste Künstlerin der Ausstellung.
Im gleichen Jahr zog Rebecca nach New York, nach SoHo, einen Stadtteil von Manhattan, der im Laufe der 1960er Jahre zunehmend von jungen Künstlern und Freiberuflern bezogen wurde. Hier trafen sich die Protagonisten der Fluxus- und Experimentalfilm-Szene, um in heruntergekommenen und leerstehenden Fabriketagen ihre Zusammenkünfte mit Dichterlesungen, Happenings, Performance-Art usw. abzuhalten. Fast zehn Jahre verbrachte sie zwischen Berlin und New York.
1984 war sie auf der Gruppenausstellung Von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf vertreten. 1993 hatte Horn als erste Frau eine Einzelausstellung im New Yorker Guggenheim-Museum.
1987 gestaltete sie den Zwinger in Münster im Rahmen der Skulptur.Projekte in ein Mahnmal gegen die NS-Gewalt um.
Sie arbeitete unter anderem mit dem Arte-Povera-Künstler Jannis Kounellis und machte einige Filmprojekte, darunter die Kinofilme La Ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa mit den Schauspielern Valentina Cortese, Richard Sutherland und Hans Peter Hallwachs sowie Buster's Bedroom (1990) nach dem Drehbuch von Martin Mosebach mit den Schauspielern Donald Sutherland, Geraldine Chaplin und Martin Wuttke, der für seine Ausstattung durch Nana von Hugo 1992 den Deutschen Filmpreis erhielt.
Horn stellte mehrere Male auf der Documenta in Kassel aus und wurde mit wichtigen Kunstpreisen ausgezeichnet. So wurde sie 1992 als erste Frau Trägerin des Kaiserrings von Goslar. Seit 1993 ist Rebecca Horn Mitglied der Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Dort ist ihre Rauminstallation Die drei Grazien in den drei Lichtkuppeln der Wandelhalle des Bundesratsgebäudes seit dem Umzug der Institution und der Wiedereröffnung des Gebäudes im September 2000 Teil der künstlerischen Neugestaltung des früheren Sitzes des Preußischen Herrenhauses.[6]
Filmografie
Ich stand vor diesem schwarzen Bad als zwei Frauen sich dazu stellten,
eine von ihnen war eine Museumsangestelte.
Sie begann über den Lebensweg der Künslterin, den ihr oben nachlesen könnt, zu erzählen...
"Das Bad könnte auch heiter dagestellt sein ...z.b. Blau...
die Künstlerin habe durch ihre Vergiftungen an der Lunge , durch ihren Aufhenhalt von einem Jahr im Santaorium trauige für sie erschreckene Erfahungen gessammelt....
Oft oft wäre ihre Kunst erschreckend ...durch Farben...Töne die sie benutzt......Hier bei dem schwarzen Bad metallischen schrille Töne ...Ihre Kunst sei oft gebrägt von Dunkelheit..
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Twin Falls at Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, Texas, showing flowing water over rocks within a forested area.
The Urban Fox
Wild foxes have learned to adapt to the urban environment in order to survive. By nature, foxes are nocturnal and hunt at night, whereas the urban fox has adapted its behavior to survive and can be seen during daylight hours.
Locally, a fox vixen has located her den in the foundational remains of a razed building complex along the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore. She has six Kits, which can be seen frolicking in the debris and along the dunes during the day. The fox family has become local celebrities and unfortunately people have begun feeding them. Never feed wild animals. Although you may feel as if you’re helping them survive, you are actually harming them. Feeding foxes can alter their natural behavior and they may lose its fear of humans.
“Wildlife that is fed by people become less experienced at forging for their natural food and may become dependent on handouts that are not a part of their natural diets. This is especially true in juvenile animals that have not yet developed their own foraging skills and have little ability to fend for themselves once handouts cease.” ~ Julie King, Senior Wildlife Biologist
Please Do Not Feed the Wildlife!
Red Fox
The Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, is the largest of the true foxes and the most abundant wild member of the Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, North America and Eurasia. It is listed as least concern by the IUCN. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australia, where it is considered harmful to native mammals and bird populations. Due to its presence in Australia, it is included among the list of the "world's 100 worst invasive species".
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fox
Many people associate lions with the grasslands of the Masai Mara or Serengeti. While those areas are great for seeing lions, there are also other environments where they can be seen. This image was captured in the Chobe National Park, Botswana during an extended drought in August 24.
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November 8, 2025 - #15
Not too long ago, I rode along the intimate road of West Lake on Thursday and observed many changes in this place. I heard that the local government has approved the construction of an opera house project near the lake. In this image, which my friend captured and of us standing here, you can see the area where the opera house will be built. I’m unsure about what will happen or how this will affect the area in the future once in the opera house has been completed?
I truly love this place and feel a deep emotional affection to it. West Lake belongs to everyone - to me, to the local people living around it and to many couples. I’m posting this content I like and with no offense intended. I will cherish the soul, beauty and traditional culture that this place represents. 😔
Certainly, cultural values often face challenges over time. I hope that West Lake will develop while preserving its tradition, culture and environment. Because this place is a part of me, cheers!! 😄
Source image: Lê Công Hùng
Edit and upload from Adobe Lightroom: Đỗ Đức Tiến (me)
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This (one of a pair) Whooping crane (Grus americana) hung out on the edge of one of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's islands for a good 15 min. The boat stopped and drifted by 20-30 yards/meters away. This was the 'closest encounter' of several. Yes more to come!
The Rockport Birding and Kayak Adventures boat trip left through fairly thick marine layer fog. There was variable sun throughout the four hour trip. The day started with less than 150 yards/meters visibility, became variable and partly sunny, then our return at ~4:30 PM the visibility was back down to maybe 300-400 yard/meter visibility.
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The Norfolk Terrier is a British breed of dog. The Norfolkr has a wire-haired coat which, according to the various national kennel clubs' breed standards, can be "all shades of red, wheaten, black and tan, or grizzle.
Norfolks are described as fearless, but can have an independent streak. They, along with Norwich Terriers and Border Terriers, have the softest temperaments of the Terrier Group. Norfolks work in packs and must get along with other dogs. As companions, they love people and children and do make good pets. Their activity level is generally reflective of the pace of their environment. This breed should not be kept or live outside since they thrive on human contact.
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A Savannah Sparrow hiding in the grass besides a flooded field. Fairy Hills, Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada. 28 April 2022