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This is the second time I've seen this big baby on the roof of the house behind ours. Checking out the feeder birds. I think these guys are supposed to prefer mammals like mice and voles and chipmunks. But when they're desperate, it seems, they go for birds (at the feeder). This guy must have gone for a pigeon in our yard since as soon as we spotted him scoping out the yard we noticed a giant dead pigeon near a puff of pulled off feathers. Why did he leave the pigeon? My guess is it was too heavy for him to leave with. It was a really big pigeon (of course, he's been eating at our house!). Can they take a big pigeon?
The RSHs are in this area year round. There is green space where we see them hunt, especially in the winter. I hear them more than see them in the spring and summer.
We normally see Cooper's Hawks at our house. They prey on the feeder birds. We see them on the fence, the nearby trees, the neighbors fences and trees and in the air. One adult has gotten so bold that he does not care if I watch him. In fact, the other day he jumped into the hanging platform feeder I have trying to get a better look at what little birds might be hiding in the scrub that is close to the ground. Stinker! He even jumped from there to the ground. Last week we had a juvie Cooper's Hawk stop on the fence but he didn't like us watching him and took off pretty quick.
George Young, from the Grappone Collision Center volunteered for a day at the Friendly Kitchen painting the walls a beautiful yellow and helped with minor carpentry. Looks Great!
A found postcard from the Del-Ray Motel (no date)
Back of card reads:
2 miles west of Indianapolis on Route 40.
Hot Water, T.V., phone, fan in every room
Bathrooms feature "Sanikleen Protection"
Friendly People
"Night or Day - Stay Del-Ray"
Found at an antique store in Portland, Oregon. I purposely did not straighten or color-correct this scan, as that would have ruined its vintage charm.
24mm reversed lens @ f/16 with handheld flash on full. This little guy was around 8-10mm in size and was kind enough to let me take a couple shots before going about his day.
Sheltering in the shade of a tree, a local railfan throws a wave to the engineer of eastbound CSX train Q022 in Berea, OH. A nice YN2 C40-8 leads the train towards Cleveland.
George Young, from the Grappone Collision Center volunteered for a day at the Friendly Kitchen painting the walls a beautiful yellow and helped with minor carpentry. Looks Great!
The Decatur, IL local with a friendly Norfolk Southern train crew heads back into their yard with light power, and approaches the CN diamond. Seeing two SD-60's (unrebuilt) is getting rarer to do, but the Decatur local has them...for now.
The signs on the Mount Albert Edward / Jutland Mountain ridge.
Taken on a trip to Jutland Mountain and Mount Albert Edward.
Vietnam.
Mekong delta.
An Binh island.
The island of An Binh - Binh Hoa Phuoc emerges from the middle of the Tien River, just opposite to the Vinh Long Town. The island has four communes, including An Binh, Binh Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Ninh, and Dong Phu in Long Ho District.
Characteristic: The island covers an area of about 6,000ha. Its soil is fertile and rice, and there is fresh water and fruit trees. Several fruit orchard are opened to the public. Visitors can walk among the trees, relax in hammocks, try all kinds of delicious tropical fruits, and sometimes ones have a meal or stay overnight.
Construction equipment has moved into the former Marlton NJ Friendly's site, which closed last August after 40 years of business. It is planned to be demolished to make way for a retail strip to join an existing center.
Saglie, saglie
Cu' sta spòrta chièna d'aglië
Si nun saglie e scinnë
Tutta 'sta rrobba nunn'a vinnë
Sole, sole d'òro
A matina me daje forza
Mentre attuorno tutto morë
Quanti votë 'mmiezo e mane
'Mmiezo e mane aggio guardato
Quanti cose aggio pë rduro
Quanti cose aggio truvato
Sole, sole…
Saglie, saglie
Cu' sta spòrta chièna d'aglië
Si nun saglie e scinnë
Tutta 'sta rrobba nunn'a vinnë
Pino Daniele
... who drove us from Burgas to Turkey, and also bought us coffee. Amanda apologizes for the seat belt and the door…
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A cool group of photographers in town for the After Dark photo seminar, held in Minneapolis this week. I let them on my roof top to take some shots with the skyline background, all much further advanced then myself, but willing to share their knowledge. From L to R: