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Following a dental appointment this morning, I decided to go for a walk in the local park. Found this Kingbird hunting and singing in the warm sunshine. Life is good… even after a trip to the Dentist : )
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Western Kingbird
The Western Kingbird is a large flycatcher found throughout western environments of North America and as far south as Mexico.
Kingbirds are fairly large flycatchers with large heads and broad shoulders. They have heavy, straight bills, long wings, and a medium-length, square-tipped tail.
Easily found perched upright on fences and utility lines, Western Kingbirds hawk insects from the air or fly out to pick prey from the ground. They ferociously defend their territories with wing-fluttering, highly vocal attacks. Vocalizations include long series of squeaky, bubbling calls as well as single, accented kip notes.
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This guy's feathers looked like they were on fire as he came to the feeding station to fill up on grape jelly following a dousing rainstorm.
Following the route 27, from San Pedro to Bolivia, we reach a plateau at almost 4,000 m above sea level. The sun hits hard, yet it freezes. There are no three star sites on the road yet the scenery is incredible.
Following on from the image I posted yesterday. The next stop was to shoot this wonderful view of Liathach across Loch Clair with the lower slopes of Beinn Eighe to the right.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
The majestic birds of the arctic are free to roam at will. This Fulmar appears to be following its shadow while searching for fish. The location was in the Arctic about latitude 77 degrees north off the NW coast of Greenland.
""" YES!!! Finally Santa is here and immediately caught in the act by a famous Santa-spotter ;-)), but it's unclear if he's climbing out of a chimney, after leaving presents in that house or if he's been sleeping in a flowerpot.. ......
What do you think?"""
Although I will post the last picture of this Santa-series tomorrow, I would like to thank everyone for following it and the nice comments I received. It is much appreciated.
Many thanks for your friendship! ❤️
A Happy Xmas everyone or Happy Holidays with your beloved ones, enjoy the time together.
Paper:
Just one sheet of red foil 35x35cm
Final size: height 12,5cm, lenght 9cm, depth: 3cm
Model: origami Santa Claus 2
Design: Neal Elias
Diagrams on the CD: 'The Origami World of Neal Elias' by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman
Following months of trying to entice raptors to my hide in the orchard, I finally had opportunity to photograph this incredible creature, the patience finally paid off.
First of all, apologies for not having been around. I’ve been following his example of staring into the distance and striving for a complete state of comatose oblivion. And obviously, this worked rather well for me and him. Even though I recently picked up the camera again, did not really find anything worthwhile to record. My lack of motivation was and is a contributing factor.
Merry Christmas to all of you and having the best of intentions to post some more. Same as last year, I still dislike Christmas songs intensely, so I am using this one as an alternate.
What I love about boats is that they can go free anywhere with the spice of adventure and danger. They can discover, pirate or do fishing. Their shapes are streaming up, but they go ahead to unknown happenings.
If Brad Pitt see this, what is not impossible on Flickr's Explore I will be new cast in "Pirates IV" Now I must run to polish my bones!
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One of our Favorite trips was to Katmai, Alaska !!! It was incredible to see the awesome grizzlies in real life and espcially with their young !! The love we saw between the young and their mother was awesome . WE were there st the time she was teaching the cubs how to clam !! Truly an experience of a lifetime !!!!! Love them !!!!!!
Wishing you a lovely and blessed day !!!!!!
Dún Aonghasa (Unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff.
A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is an important archaeological site.
History
It is not known exactly when Dún Aonghasa was built, though it is now thought that most of the structures date from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. T. F. O'Rahilly surmised in what is known as O'Rahilly's historical model that it was built in the 2nd century BC by the Builg following the Laginian conquest of Connacht.Excavations at the site indicate that the first construction goes back to 1100 BC, when rubble was piled against large upright stones to form the first enclosure. Around 500 BC, the triple wall defenses were probably constructed along the fort's western side.
The 19th-century artist George Petrie called "Dún Aonghasa" "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe". Its name, meaning "Fort of Aonghas", may refer to the pre-Christian god of the same name described in Irish mythology, or the mythical king, Aonghus mac Úmhór. It has thus traditionally been associated with the Fir Bolg.
Form and function
The fort consists of a series of four concentric walls of dry stone construction, built on a high cliff some one hundred metres above the sea. At the time of its construction sea levels were considerably lower and a recent Radio Telefis Eireann documentary estimates that originally it was 1000 metres from the sea. Surviving stonework is four metres wide at some points. The original shape was presumably oval or D-shaped but parts of the cliff and fort have since collapsed into the sea. Outside the third ring of walls lies a defensive system of stone slabs, known as a cheval de frise, planted in an upright position in the ground and still largely well-preserved. These ruins also feature a huge rectangular stone slab, the function of which is unknown. Impressively large among prehistoric ruins, the outermost wall of Dún Aonghasa encloses an area of approximately 6 hectares (14 acres).
Today
The walls of Dún Aonghasa have been rebuilt to a height of 6m and have wall walks, chambers, and flights of stairs. The restoration is easily distinguished from the original construction by the use of mortar.[citation needed]
There is a small museum illustrating the history of the fort and its possible functions. Also in the vicinity is a Neolithic tomb and a small heritage park featuring examples of a traditional thatched cottage and an illegal poteen distillery.