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A fascinating close-up of a Salticus scenicus many eyes, each reflecting a different angle of its prey, ensnared in the intricate, silken threads of the web. --ar 16:9 --v 5 --niji
This photo shows a part of the standing stones and doesn't cover the whole site.
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Patrick Ashmore, who excavated at Calanais in the early 1980s writes: ‘The most attractive explanation… is that every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills. It seems to dance along them, like a great god visiting the earth. Knowledge and prediction of this heavenly event gave earthly authority to those who watched the skies.’
Historic Scotland
Lost in the wind -
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Elephant's tongue / Elefantenohr (Haemanthus albiflos)
in a flowerpot in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
for a HMBT!
Seeds of a silver thistle / Silberdistel (Carlina acaulis)
some years ago in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
This beautiful mushroom was taken with a Canon EOS 700D camera. These red flowers around this mushroom are called "Euphorbiaceae - Crown of Thorns (with no thorn for this variety)- Euphorbia geroldi" .Enjoy with Love and Light!
The leaf of this tree ( Mitsuba-Tsutsuji in Japanese) comes out in threes on the tip of the twig after bloom. Mitsuba means three leaves in Japanese.
広い公園に植わってるミツバツツジです。移植されて来た樹かと思いますが、 この幹の太さに成るには, 少なくとも200年以上は掛かってる筈です。この土地では染井吉野に対して数日遅れで満開になります。 撮影地：静岡県小山町 小雨
Fascinating Iceland
After 5 years still enjoying reviewing and editing 3,000 Iceland photos from 2016 -- for the next few weeks 1 x 5 favourites each - from a fascinating island !
Faszinierendes Island
Nach 5 Jahren immer noch Freude am Sichten und Bearbeiten von 3.000 Island-Fotos aus 2016 -- für die nächsten Wochen je 1 x 5 Favoriten - von einer faszinierenden Insel !
Faszinierende Dolomiten
Das Pordoijoch ist mit einer Scheitelhöhe von 2239 m s.l.m. der zweithöchste mit einer durchgehend asphaltierten Straße versehene Gebirgspass in den Dolomiten Italiens
I really like this sim created by Ary Lukesl
It is tranquil and beautiful.
It truly makes me calm.
Worth a visit! Highly recommend!
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Je ne suis ici qu'une ombre transparente, une sorte de copie fragile, un reflet provisoire...
une partie de citation d'André Frossard
Let me tell you the fascinating and dramatic story of this bird island on the west coast of Norway. In the year 1725 a ship from the Netherlands descended here. The ship was loaded with gold. The gold treasure was later found by divers.
Runde has only 150 inhabitants. But every summer, more than 500,000 seabirds come to the island to nest. And tourists from all over Europe come here, either to experience this adventure or to find remnants of the gold treasure.. It is an adventure...
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Always fascinating to see these falcons "hover" in the air in search of prey.
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A fascinating green river in Slovenia, the Soča, it is attracting many visitors every year. The water is so clear that this kayaker seems to float on it.
Captured during Summer 2020
Nature ist really fascinating. If its a monumental mountain landscape ore, like here, only some square centimetres of moss. Only when You watch is really closely it will chance Your view of so many things. And when You think, You have seen everything, You are standing fascinated in front of a scenery like this.
Die Natur ist faszinierend. Ganz gleich, ob es sich um eine monumentale Berglandschaft handelt, oder wie hier um nur wenige Quadratzentimeter Moos. Allein das genaue hinsehen, verändert die Sicht auf so vieles. Und wenn man glaubt, man hat alles gesehen, dann steht man fasziniert dem hier gegenüber.
This is a spider wasp with a Wolf spider. I have not been able to identify what type of spider wasp it is, apparently there are many different types. Here in southern Arizona we have one by the name of Tarantula Wasp, which preys on Tarantulas. They are much larger and have orange wings. The wasp in the photo has stung this spider. When I came across them the wasp was dragging the spider across the ground, heading for her nest. The horrifying part of this story is, the venom of the wasp does not kill the spider, it paralyzes it. After stinging and paralyzing the spider, the wasp drags it to its nest where it lays eggs inside the spider. When the wasp larva hatch inside the spider, they eat it alive. I took this photo at Gilbert Water Ranch in Gilbert Arizona.
The Ruhr, also referred to as Ruhr area, Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million (2017), it is the largest urban area in Germany. It consists of several large cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 10 million people, which is among the largest in Europe.
The Ruhr area has no administrative centre; each city in the area has its own administration, although there exists the supracommunal "Regionalverband Ruhr" institution in Essen.
For 2010, the Ruhr region was one of the European Capitals of Culture.
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Pink Waxcaps or Hygrcybe Calyptriformis are a beautiful and unusual sight. They will appear in undisturbed grasslands either singular or with just two or three together. Taken on Dartmoor by the side of a stream.
Fascinating to watch this pair of red-necked grebes build their nest and perform mating. Its that time of year again.
Taken with
Canon R5 + 500mm f/4II
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over A$3 billion per year. 22972
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"Person of strong character are usually the happiest. They do not blame others for troubles that can be traced to their own actions and lack of understanding. They know that no one has the power to add to their happiness or detract from it, unless they themselves allow the adverse thoughts or wicked actions of others to affect them." P. Yogananda
I don't recall ever seeing these flowers with the white petals before! They go through so many stages that it's difficult to keep track. They are fascinating flowers.
Better on black & fullscreen : )
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