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I looked at this image long and hard before I decided to process it for posting today. The reason I thought about it so long was because I couldn’t tell if I loved or hated the effect of the blur caused by the weed in the foreground. I was forced to look several times to convince myself that the rocks and the hills are actually in focus and that it wasn’t just a shaky hand making the image look soft. Please let me know if this has the same effect on you so I know it’s not just my eyes. Oh, by the way in case you didn’t recognise it this is Elgol beach on the Isle of Skye.
A quick stop at the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park during busy season is always a challenge. I was able to be patient and wait for everyone to move for a few minutes and I bagged this shot. Turned out pretty nice. VLOG below.
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart. -Jeanne Marie Laskas
I hope you're not getting tired of my Palouse images - I have many more :)
The first engagement occurred during the night of the 29–30 May 1982 when the 3rd Assault Section of 602 Commando Company, led by Captain Andrés Ferrero, ran into Air Troop from D Squadron, 22nd SAS, on the slopes of Mount Kent, sustaining one casualty (First-Sergeant Raimundo Viltes), abandoning much of its equipment to the anger of Major Aldo Rico, their Commanding Officer. The SAS sustained two wounded during the contact.
SAS patrols from Air and Boat Troop squadrons and Major Delves' tactical headquarters (THQ) fought a number of actions with the Argentine Special Forces before the Argentines were forced to withdraw. The SAS's Air Troop patrol was at first driven but managed to hold onto the summit of Mount Kent until Royal Marine reinforcements arrived.
Outfit: M.Birdie
Location: Bellita's 'Let it Snow'
Ted Bear: Rezz Room (Access Gift)
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Thank you for your wonderful support and wishing you a happy new year! ^^
ありがとう みんあ ♡ (´ᗜ`)
Forced beer training with Ted ^^;
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McKee Botanical Garden July 2015
In the early 1970's, the development of I-95 and competition from large-scale attractions caused attendance to decline. By 1976 the Gardens were forced to close, and the property was sold and zoned for development. All but 18 acres were developed into condominiums while the remaining land lay dormant for twenty years. In 1994, the Indian River Land Trust launched a fund- raising campaign and successfully purchased the property. An additional $9 million was raised to purchase, stabilize and restore the Garden, and in November 2001 a formal dedication ceremony was held for McKee Botanical Garden.
Forced to Flickr this one after my daughter played with the camera this morning. It turned out in a funny setting. Have a awesome Tuesday Flickr friends.
Explore Nov 18, 2008 #374
Credits Here: Forced Edge
This photo is from from the Aug Issue 2018 in L'homme Magazine. I'm finally getting around to posting it! Once again special props to Hikaru Enimo, Moon Ling, & Deccan Arida. Creativity starts in the minds of the great. Stay tune for the latest issue of L'homme @ issuu.com/lhommemagazinesl/docs/lhommemagazinesl_august2018.
A teenage boy in mid-morning today gazes at the fishing boats moored in the sea and the thick dark, grey clouds covering the distant surroundings, 16 hours after Super Typhoon Karding (international name "Noru") made its first landfall in the eastern part of Luzon and just a few hours when it left the landmass of the Philippine largest island towards the West Philippine Sea.
The typhoon, the strongest storm to hit the country this year, weakened after it made its second and last landfall last night. Still its strong winds and rain has forced more than 50,000 people to evacuate to safer shelters.
Early reports also said that the typhoon has caused flooding in many low-lying areas, power outages in several provinces, and huge destruction of agricultural crops.
Taken in the municipality of Subic, Zambales, which is located at the western part of Central Luzon.
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Large heron with rusty head and streaky neck; juvenile is extensively rusty brown on upperparts. Favors fresh marshes with tall reeds and other vegetation. Often more retiring than Gray Heron and rarely seen in open situations. Only likely to be confused with larger and bulkier Gray Heron, which is paler and grayer overall, with a stouter bill. (eBird)
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This was the most active Purple Heron we saw in Singapore. Striding down the hill towards to the pond, it was obviously intent on finding a snack. Most of the others that we saw were pretending to be statues.
Lorong Halus Wetland, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
We are forced by our surroundings to learn how to swim again and again. You think, you are done, but the waters seem to change, flow in an opposite direction than you expect or even creates maelstroms. The changes to our lives are constant. If you ask me, it is not better for any individual. You think you mastered floating around, but NO, life forces you to change from comfortable breaststroke to a powerful crawl. Do not expect anybody to throw you a life saver. You are on your own, buddy.
This corner of Spadina is waiting for renovation few years now. The Hungarian deli, I used to go to, is gone for decades.
992. Toronto 2022-March 29, P1220472. Upload 2022-April 03. Lmx -ZS100.
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An unmistakable, dainty woodland flycatcher with a slightly peaked head shape. It has a gray head and upper breast with a narrow white eyering. Upperparts are olive-green; breast and belly are bright yellow. An active member of mixed-species foraging flocks, but also seen singly or in pairs. Quite vocal, with a loud, squeaky whistled song delivered throughout the year: “wi-tu-wi-tu-wee!” or “wi-wuh-wuh-wee!!”. Frequently gives a rapid-fire series of high bouncy notes that rises quickly, then trails off. Other calls include sharp “chilup,” “kitwik,” or “chit” notes repeated a few times. (eBird)
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An old friend from India, it was a treat to see this lovely little flycatcher again. One of those species that are more frequently heard than seen.
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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Typical yellow and black Old World oriole. Male entirely golden-yellow apart from black wings and tail and a broad black band through the eyes. The tail and wings have yellow tips. The bill is deep pinkish. Female similar to the male but with more yellowish-green upperparts. Juveniles show streaked underparts. Found in a variety of forest habitats, including plantations and gardens; forages in forest canopy. (eBird)
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We found six of these lovely orioles during an early morning walk around our resort. The resort grounds were full of birds but we were the only guests on this huge property. Apparently it had closed during Covid and never re-opened to the general public. We were very well looked after at this well-maintained, albeit empty, resort.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Kaeng Krachan Country Club and Resort, Phetchaburi, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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A distinctly marked lapwing with a black breast and throat and a red bill with a black tip. It also sports red wattles in front of the eyes and a white patch that runs down the cheeks to the underparts. In flight, note the black flight feathers that contrast with the white wing patch. Usually found in small groups around water bodies, agricultural fields, and dry land. They feed primarily on insects, catching them in a typical plover like manner, running a short distance and picking up food from ground. A bird known for its characteristics loud alarm call, often compared to the words “Did we do it?” (eBird)
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Although we have seen these birds quite frequently, I am always pleased to see them again. Their crisp bold markings make the stand out and easy to identify. It was nice to find this one so close (a pleasant change) and in a nice setting, too.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Ban Thi Rice Paddies, Lamphun, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
The Russian Chapel on the Vršič Pass is a Russian Orthodox chapel located on the Russian Road on the northern side of the Vršič Pass in northwestern Slovenia. The chapel, dedicated to Saint Vladimir, was built by Russian prisoners of war engaged in forced labor in the area during World War I. It serves as both a war memorial and a symbolic link between Slovenia and Russia.
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Eye-searingly bright woodpecker decked out in primary colors. Combination of black face, pale eyes, yellow throat, green wings, bright red rump, and white belly is unmistakable. Males also have a bright red crown patch. Prefers dry deciduous and coniferous forests, usually in the lowlands and foothills. Moves about in small noisy bands. Song is a rollicking, rhythmic series of rather dry, husky yelps, somewhat reminiscent of chickens or deranged laughing, that often starts up seemingly out of nowhere. (eBird)
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We first saw her in the gloom of the early morning before she flew into this brightly lit tree. What a beauty. Seen just twice, both times in the same national park, I was very pleased to be able to get this distant shot of her searching the tree for breakfast.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Mae Ping National Park, Lamphun, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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Medium-sized songbird with predominantly dark plumage, a very short crest, and crimson bill and legs. Long tail and bill impart an elongated appearance. Head color varies considerably across distribution, ranging from white to dark gray to black. Often travels in large flocks, which move noisily between fruiting trees. Most commonly found in broadleaf evergreen and mixed deciduous forests but also regularly visits gardens and lowland forests. Extremely noisy, with a huge repertoire, emitting various squeaks, meows, chatters, whistles, and more. (eBird)
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I love these bulbuls! Although we saw or heard them several times around Chiang Mai, this is the one and only photo that I got of them. I am grateful that they picked such a nicely lit spot for a quick rest before moving on.
Doi Inthanon National Park - Orchid Conservation Project, Chiang Mai, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
You can still see the placenta attached to the mother.
The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole member of the genus Aepyceros. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker, black-faced impala.
Active mainly during the day, the impala may be gregarious or territorial depending upon the climate and geography. Three distinct social groups can be observed: the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds. The impala is known for two characteristic leaps that constitute an anti-predator strategy.
Browsers as well as grazers, impala feed on monocots, dicots, forbs, fruits and acacia pods. An annual, three-week-long rut takes place toward the end of the wet season, typically in May. Rutting males fight over dominance, and the victorious male courts female in oestrus. A single calf is born and immediately concealed in cover. Calves are suckled for four to six months; young males—forced out of the all-female groups—join bachelor herds, while females may stay back.
The impala is found in woodlands and sometimes on the interface (ecotone) between woodlands and savannahs; it inhabits places close to water. The common impala is widespread across its range and has been reintroduced in Gabon and southern Africa. The (IUCN) classifies the impala as a species of least concern. – Wikipedia
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A large, pink-footed marine shag predominantly found around southern coastlines of South Island, New Zealand. Plumage varies between morphs: the pied morph has a dark head, a white throat and belly, and white patches on black wings, while the bronze morph is completely brownish-black with a glossy sheen. Bill color variable. Orange caruncles appear above the base of the bill during breeding season, along with a crest and bright blue eyes. Juveniles are dimorphic but duller with pale facial skin and no caruncles. Similar to Pied Shag and Great Cormorant, but has pink feet instead of black and does not perch in trees. King and Chatham Islands Shag are very similar, but the three do not overlap in range. (eBird)
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One of the last birds of our tour, these shags did not really relish being near humans and so I was reduced to a landscape shot with a shag as decorative highlight.
This is also the last of my NZ bird photos. I still have a few landscapes left to process, so watch out for them.
Ulva Island, Southland, New Zealand. March 2011.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Another previously unpublished archive shot from August 2017. This one would have remained so had the pandemic not forced me to dig deep into my back-catalogue. I hope that you enjoy it.
I flew out of the house when I heard this thing hit Watertown... only learned it was LHF when I was halfway up the interstate. Too late to turn back now
After the lead GEVO took a crap at Portage, CP 2300 was attached to 470. Because of a lack of actual wyes (the only real ones off the mainline are La Crescent MN, Sturtevant, and Rondout), and nobody wanted to run it down the M&P to that wye or use an industry at Watertown to spin it, the ECO was forced to lead LHF all the way down to Bensenville
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A dark, medium-sized songbird with a long orange-sided tail, totally unlike any other redstart. Breeds in shrubby montane areas, particularly in the transition zone between forest and more open habitats; winters in similarly dense habitat at lower elevations. Male is predominantly grayish blue, with orange tail edges and a white belly. Female lacks the namesake white underparts and is instead brown overall with darker upperparts. Immature males have a blue head and chest, but are otherwise brown overall. Other redstarts in its range have a noticeably shorter-tailed profile. Song is an alternating series of clear, bell-like whistles and slurred whistles; most common call is a hard “tuktuk,” like stones knocking together. (eBird)
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We found this pretty female redstart feeding on the insects that were feeding on the flowers. Not quite as shy as some of the other flycatchers perhaps but still tricky to see. Unfortunately, we did not see her mate.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Doi Lang, Chiang Mai, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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Small flycatcher always found near water such as lakes, ponds, and marshes where it perches conspicuously. Males are quite unique in being black with a white head, while females are grayish-brown above and pale below with a white forehead and throat. Mostly silent. (eBird)
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Third time the charm! We finally got (somewhat) closer to this pretty flycatcher. I had to use Topaz enlarger to make this image big enough to see and even now the bird is tiny. The in-focus bird is the male, while the out-of-focus bird on the fence rail is the female.
Aripo Livestock Station, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
Asa Wright Nature Tours.
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A plain, chunky bird with a “big mouth.” Found in foothill rainforest of western Ecuador and western Colombia. It’s mostly olive-brown with pale eyes and a stout bill. Forages at middle levels of the forest and may join mixed-species flocks. Sings incessantly early in the morning, giving loud whistles intermixed with scratchy twitters and squeaks. It can open its beak surprisingly wide while singing, giving the impression that it’s shouting. (eBird)
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I've been going through my photo archive, updating names based on the latest taxonomy. As part of that work, I've come across photos that I've never processed or posted (usually because they were too grainy, fuzzy, etc.). New editing tools, though, have meant that a few will now see the light of day, like this one. Taken in the early hours of the morning by a less than perfect camera, it finally comes to light after some heavy duty editing.
Note: I had originally ID'd this bird as a South American Leaftosser (which is very similar to this). When I posted it on eBird, the reviewer got back to me almost immediately with a correction. Oh well, still a lifer and still the one and only time I've seen this bird.
San Jorge de Milpe, Pinchincha, Ecuador. July 2019.
Magic Birding Circuit.
Je suis juste de l’autre côté du chemin
Henry Scott-Holland
La mort n’est rien,
je suis seulement passé dans la pièce à côté.
Je suis moi. Vous êtes vous.
Ce que j’étais pour vous, je le suis toujours.
Donnez-moi le nom que vous m’avez toujours donné,
parlez-moi comme vous l’avez toujours fait.
N’employez pas un ton différent, ne prenez pas un air solennel ou triste.
Continuez à rire de ce qui nous faisait rire ensemble.
Priez, souriez, pensez à moi, priez pour moi.
Que mon nom soit prononcé à la maison
comme il l’a toujours été,
sans emphase d’aucune sorte,
sans une trace d’ombre.
La vie signifie tout ce qu’elle a toujours été.
Le fil n’est pas coupé.
Pourquoi serais-je hors de vos pensées,
simplement parce que je suis hors de votre vue ?
Je ne suis pas loin, juste de l’autre côté du chemin.
Vous voyez, tout est bien.
Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way which you always used,
put no difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we shared together.
Let my name ever be the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well.
3 octobre 2020
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Rather unremarkable and typical-looking small black-and-white woodpecker. Extent of “freckling” on the breast varies; Andaman birds are the most heavily marked, and Indonesian birds the palest. Crown is rose-red in males and black in females. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is quite similar, but larger, with a brighter red vent and a more tan-colored breast. Stripe-breasted Woodpecker is also quite similar, but even more brightly-colored below and even larger than Fulvous-beasted. Freckle-breasted inhabits open forest and edge up from lowlands up into foothills and lower montane areas. Gives short, sharp notes and trills. (eBird)
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The one and only sighting of this southeast Asian woodpecker. He was high in the tree and worked hard at keeping branches between him and us. He was remarkably successful in this endeavour. Still, I managed to get a shot of this lifer.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Nakhon Ratchasima Animal Nutrition Research & Development Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
Geep #566 and caboose for train #LD-3 sit by the two stall enginehouse at the small yard in Livermore Falls. Also taking up some space is a pristine looking MofW passenger car, coupled to an MofW 40' boxcar. The "main" of the Rumford Branch is seen on the right, which just around the curve in the distance also connected with the Farmington Branch.
This is a typical small town MEC engine terminal scene that was commonl of New England, and actually probably the whole country at one time. I sure miss these type of places which are nearly all gone from railroading.....but I sure wish there could be revenge on the bean counters. Could you imagine the PSR mindset railroad management being forced to provide real service and keep GEVO's sitting around at outlying terminals.....it would be hilarious.
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Unique-looking flycatcher with a gleamingly clean white throat and a strong rusty orange tinge to the brow and forehead. Overlaps with closely related White-gorgeted Flycatcher but lacks that species’s gray face and black border to the white throat patch. Inhabits foothill and montane forests, where it forages close to the ground in lower vegetation. Both flycatches and gleans for prey more actively. Song is a high, thin series of whistles; a simple version is “tee-tee-tew’, to which additional phrases may be added. Vocal for a flycatcher, and calls often, giving harsh rattles, chips and chiks, and high thin notes. (eBird)
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This little flycatcher was singing his heart out, with all his attention turned far from us. I don't think he ever turned around so that we could clearly see his white throat. Luckily, the rufous brow and the song clearly identified him.
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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Typical niltava: male bright blue, female plain brown. Male is bright electric purplish-blue above and very dark blue below. Female is dark brown with rusty tones in the wings and an iridescent blue patch on the neck. Southeast Asian females have a pale powder-blue crown and nape. Lack of a bright white throat patch separates female from female Rufous-bellied and Fujian Niltavas. Small Niltava is similar in plumage, but much smaller and less heavyset. Male White-tailed Robin can be surprisingly similar but is proportionally smaller-headed and larger-bodied and has a wider tail with two bright white patches on it. Inhabits dense submontane forests, where it can be difficult to spot in dense foliage; often encountered making forays from a perch. Song is an ascending series of 3-4 short, highly musical whistled notes. (eBird)
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Surprisingly, although the log looks similar, we did not see the pair together. We found the female further down the trail about an hour after the male made his appearance. It was very cool to see them both so well on the one day.
Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park - Doi Lang East, Chiang Mai, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
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Striking and unmistakable in most of range; the only sapsucker in eastern North America. Long, solid white wing patch helps distinguish it from Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Adult male has red cap and throat; females are similar but with white throat; juveniles are messy brownish-gray overall. The namesake yellow belly can be difficult to see and is sometimes almost absent. Often looks disheveled, especially in fall and winter. Compare with the extremely similar Red-naped Sapsucker, which barely overlaps in range. Note male Yellow-bellied has complete black border around red throat patch, and the white markings on the back are more extensive and messy. Occurs in almost any wooded habitat, breeding in the boreal forest across Canada and wintering as far south as Costa Rica. Like other sapsuckers, drills rows of sap wells into tree bark. Listen for irregular drumming (like morse code) and various nasal calls. (eBird)
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This is just one of the birds that we saw along the McKenna Trail. This female bird seems unusual to me as she appears to have less red on her forehead than I am used to seeing, but Sibley's Field Guide suggests that very occasionally a sapsucker might have an all-black cap. Maybe this is just a minor plumage variation.
McKenna Marsh, Prince Edward Island, Canada. July 2024.
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Very small heron of marshy, well-vegetated water bodies. Adult pale orangish brown or yellow, depending on the light, with a narrow dark cap. Juvenile darker above with pale feather edges. Can be inconspicuous in dense vegetation, but frequently makes short flights; on flying birds, note dark flight feathers contrasting with pale yellowish wing coverts. Typically quiet, but occasionally gives harsh grating calls when flushed. (eBird)
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We played hide and seek with eight of these bitterns and this is the best of the four shots I got. The grass was waving in the wind, giving the results a "now you see me, now you don't" vibe. Ultimately, the quintessential bittern photo :-)
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Phraek Nam Daeng, Samut Songkram, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
Holocaust memorial on Liberty Square, Thessaloniki. Liberty Square in 1943 was the place where many of Thessaloniki's 50 000 Jewish citizens were forced to assemble in order to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost all were murdered. Thessaloniki had the largest Jewish community in Greece and was the oldest one in Europe. When St Paul visited Thessaloniki around 50 AD, he preached in one of Salonica's three synagogues (probably in Ets Ahayim - Tree of Life. As we know, he had considerably more success with the "gentiles"). The monument is regularly vandalised. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4.
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A medium-sized arboreal bushshrike that is dark gray or black above with a white eyebrow and white underparts, sometimes with a buffy breast. Prefers disturbed and forest edge habitats with large trees, where it forages deliberately in the foliage. Often in pairs, sometimes accompanying larger species of bushshrike. Gives a rising chatter with a descending whistle at the end, as well as other chatter notes and whistles. (eBird)
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Sitting on the veranda, trying to eat breakfast while watching all the new birds that flitted around the property. This was the first of two to be seen. The other was in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. I'm not sure why it is called "gray-green" when it is grey and black, but bird names don't always make sense :-)
Chosen as cover photo for Nature Square group, December 3, 2024.
Buhoma Community Camp, Uganda. January 2017.
Uganda Eco-Tours.
12 februari 2022
Hair ice, also called ice wool or frost beard, is a rare natural phenomenon in which a hair-like, woolly ice structure develops on dead and wet heartwood, not on the bark, of deciduous trees.
Hair ice can form when the air temperature is slightly below freezing. Fungi occur in the wood and the metabolism of these fungi, among other things, releases water that is forced out through very small openings in the wood. The water squeezed out freezes into a hair-like structure. High humidity is necessary for the successful formation of hair ice so that the water squeezed out cannot evaporate and remains available for freezing. As long as the fungi continue to produce water and the climatic conditions remain favorable, hair ice can continue to grow. If the air temperature becomes too low, the metabolism of the fungi drops to such a low level that insufficient water is produced.
Hair ice is very delicate and melts immediately upon contact. If hair ice is exposed to sunlight, it will quickly sublimate and disappear. Hair ice can therefore be found early in the morning or only in shady places.
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IJshaar, ook wel haarijs of sneeuwbaard, is een zeldzaam natuurlijk verschijnsel waarbij een haarachtige, wollige ijsstructuur ontstaat op dood en nat kernhout, dus niet op de bast, van loofbomen.
IJshaar kan ontstaan als de luchttemperatuur even onder het vriespunt ligt. In het hout komen schimmels voor en bij de stofwisseling van deze schimmels komt onder andere water vrij dat door zeer kleine openingen in het hout (houtstralen) naar buiten wordt geperst. Het naar buiten geperste water bevriest tot een haarachtige structuur. Een hoge luchtvochtigheid is noodzakelijk voor de succesvolle vorming van ijshaar zodat het naar buiten geperste water niet kan verdampen en voor bevriezing beschikbaar blijft. Zolang de schimmels water blijven produceren en de klimatologische omstandigheden gunstig blijven, kan ijshaar aan blijven groeien. Als de luchttemperatuur te laag wordt, daalt de stofwisseling van de schimmels tot zo'n laag niveau dat er onvoldoende water geproduceerd wordt.
IJshaar is zeer teer en smelt na aanraking direct weg. Als ijshaar aan zonlicht wordt blootgesteld, zal het snel sublimeren en verdwijnen. IJshaar is daarom 's morgens vroeg of alleen op schaduwrijke plaatsen te vinden.
rehashing my shots of the kids as i continue the massive edit. notice i'm doing my best to avoid calling this "bow wow tie". i knew if i didn't mention it, someone else would.
"If I have the notion you are doing something I might not want you to, you'll wish to be in Hel instead of at my side." - Einar
Forced to each other's side by war, a Beserker and a Seeress at odds with each other.
First step on the suspension bridge forced me to grab the bridge hands as tight as possible. Second step, taken at a dead slow pace made me believe this is the farthest i can go. And then some very fast paced steps made me believe I have fallen down.
Yes it was the local kid in the picture ( look hard at the bridge center) who literally ran half way down the bridge.
I simply could not believe it. Stunned as I was, some common sense passed through making me realize its an every day thing for them, death daring for city dwellers like us.
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Brightly colored small parrot with yellow underbelly, green back, and a blue face and shoulder patch. Adult male has entirely blue face; female and juvenile have reduced blue. Typically occurs in fringe habitats: favors grassy areas near forest edges where small groups feed on the ground. (eBird)
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This lovely little parrot was sitting on the fence, mostly hidden behind the long grass. I caught this shot just as he noticed us and flew away. It was wonderful to see this little bird in the wild, after having seen a Turquoise Parrot in our local pet store, sitting so quiet and alone, and making my heart ache for it. Australia is full of "pet store" birds and my trip there made me vow never to own a pet bird, no matter how beautiful they are.
Bogee, New South Wales, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
A couple of Cincie More has well thought of making their nest on my balcony in the mountains. This forced me to take to the street to smoke but we were delighted. We called them Ginger & Fred. I don't know if this is Ginger or Fred but still they were going to an incredible amount of trouble, going back and forth with their little worms to feed, I think, the chicks.
The former church of the "Pecos Mission of Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula'', above, was built in 1717 on the site of an earlier one that was razed during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
The mission had been founded in 1619 by the Franciscan Brother Pedro Zambrano Ortiz (Portiuncula being the piece of land near Assisi where St. Francis established his order). After its re-establishment, it continued to serve until Comanche raids forced the local Pecos population to abandon the area in 1838.
The value of the archeological remains of both the mission and the adjacent pueblo (village) eventually led to their recognition and protection by the American National Parks Service.