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A diferencia de la mayoría de las aves acuáticas, las plumas del cormorán no son completamente impermeables de forma que al mojarse aumentan de peso, esto les posibilita hundirse más y bucear con facilidad. Esta característica, junto con su capacidad pulmonar y la facultad de regular los sacos aéreos, les permite ser buenos pescadores submarinos. Una vez en tierra, deben extender las alas para secarlas. Por todo ello, el cormorán siempre me ha parecido un ave diferente.
A veces nos empeñamos en ser como todo el mundo, sin saber que, aquello que nos hace diferentes es también nuestra gran ventaja.
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Unlike most waterfowl, cormorant feathers are not completely waterproof, which causes them to gain weight when wet, allowing them to sink deeper and dive easily. This characteristic, together with their lung capacity and the ability to regulate air sacs, allows them to be good spearfishers. Once on land, they must spread their wings to dry them. For all these reasons, the cormorant has always seemed like a different bird to me.
Sometimes we insist on being like everyone else, without knowing that what makes us different is also our great advantage
This double crested cormorant did a few circles of the lake to gain altitude before it finally left the area. Gave me a few passes at it. Didn't nail the focus, but I liked the dynamic pose enough to post it.
The museum was founded in October 1983 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park.
In 1994, it moved to St. Marys, Ontario.
The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario.
The Hall gained some major attention when Pete Rose became eligible for election for earning his 4,000th MLB hit while playing with the Montreal Expos in 1984, however Rose has yet to be elected to the Hall.
A northern pintail takes off from the Big Salt Marsh at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County, KS.
It must be so satisfying to 'drive' a traction engine.
Thank you all for visiting - it is really appreciated. Have a good week.
After gaining this horse's trust, I managed to get in a bit closer for some details.
I really like the composition and eye detail in this shot. No crop here, just up close and personal!
Nikon F3
Nikon 105mm f/2.5
Kodak TMax 400
Developed in Ilfosol 3
A faschinating little shop by this name, found along George Street, along my driving route to work.
I haven't actually been inside yet, just stopped to shoot its title mural along the side of the building.
Elantxobe, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
Elantxobe es un municipio español situado en la costa nordeste de la provincia de Vizcaya, a 50 km de Bilbao, en la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco.
Elantxobe se sitúa en la ladera este de la mole rocosa del cabo Ogoño, que protege el puerto pesquero, pero cuya enorme inclinación conforma una cascada de calles estrechas y empinadas en las que las casas parecen formar una escalera de tejados que llega hasta la misma orilla del mar. Esta disposición obliga a que el pueblo tenga dos accesos totalmente separados, uno por abajo hacia el puerto y otro hacia la parte alta, donde una mínima anchura plana es lo único que puede considerarse una plaza, con un magnífico mirador y una sorprendente plataforma giratoria que deben utilizar los vehículos de mayor tamaño para poder girar y salir del pueblo.
La villa surge en 1524 con el puerto pesquero, tomando cierta importancia en el siglo XVII como puerto defensivo de la costa vizcaína, que en la actualidad tiene uso como puerto deportivo. Hasta 1858 fue un barrio del vecino municipio de Ibarrangelu. Celebra su fiesta patronal el 6 de diciembre, día de San Nicolás de Bari.
En el siglo XIX la industria pesquera de Elantxobe vive un momento de auge, llegando a albergar siete fábricas de escabeche y una de conservas, entre ellas Conservas Garavilla (Isabel) y conservas Serrats.
Este momento quedó reflejado en la construcción de la Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari, fruto de las donaciones de los pescadores.
Elantxobe is a Spanish municipality located on the northeast coast of the province of Vizcaya, 50 km from Bilbao, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country.
Elantxobe is located on the eastern slope of the rocky mass of Cabo Ogoño, which protects the fishing port, but whose enormous slope forms a cascade of narrow and steep streets in which the houses seem to form a staircase of roofs that reaches the very shore. from sea. This layout forces the town to have two completely separate entrances, one from below towards the port and the other towards the upper part, where a minimum flat width is the only thing that can be considered a square, with a magnificent viewpoint and an amazing revolving platform that they must use the larger vehicles to be able to turn and leave town.
The town emerged in 1524 with the fishing port, gaining some importance in the 17th century as a defensive port on the Biscayan coast, which is currently used as a marina. Until 1858 it was a neighborhood of the neighboring municipality of Ibarrangelu. It celebrates its patronal festival on December 6, the day of San Nicolás de Bari.
In the 19th century, Elantxobe's fishing industry experienced a boom, coming to house seven pickle factories and one canning factory, including Conservas Garavilla (Isabel) and Conservas Serrats.
This moment was reflected in the construction of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari, the result of donations from fishermen.
During a Timelines Charter at the Great Central Railway.
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Sydney - photographed from the Cahill Walkway on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, about 50 metres from the south-eastern pylon.
Saturday night, 24th May, 2024.
So I parked the car along Lavender Street at Lavender Bay (aka Milsons Point) and wandered down to Kirribilli to acquire a Flat White Coffee along with a Raspberry & Panna Cotta Tart, which I drank & ate walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in order to grapple for a position on the walkway up above 'The Rocks' and Campbells Cove.
I managed to fight off a Ninja-like battalion of photographers from Japan, as well as other warrior-style photographers from Cardiff, Madrid and Boston - all armed with tripods. Needless to say I still don't have a tripod but this ironically assisted me to gain my position for the fireworks. Hence this picture and other similar (though different) shots previously uploaded to Flickr.
And here is The Electric Light Orchestra with their biggest ever hit-song 'Don't Bring Me Down' (1979) from their album 'Discovery':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9nkzaOPP6g
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
What happens if a photographer discovers and develops his own style and starts repeating technique and motives? Is it becoming boring or does the work gain more depth? You find a new article with reflections about photographic style on the website.
"Depth and Latitude in Photography or Does it get boring after a while?"
www.chris-r-photography.net/blog/2020/11/12/depth-and-lat...
And you find the "Best of Inner Core Project" pictures on the website.
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If you are interested in participating in this project, please drop me a note via Flickr mail!
I've always been deeply impacted by the loss of rock stars...not those that have tragically taken their own lives through drugs...but those that have now more frequently begun to show the natural evolution of human mortality. Yesterday a case in point. I reckon it's because they have been friends for what is now a very long time...and in some ways better friends than most in that they have always been there in time of need at the spin of a turntable or the push of a button. And as Led Zeppelin said, "Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share." And we, who Steve Miller called "Children of the Future," growing up in the '60s and '70s took our music seriously. And we have been loyal to it throughout the decades. In our minds, nothing has nor will ever compare.
In recent years, the passing of rock icons through natural causes has brought the somewhat astonishing recognition that the future has arrived...and with it all the annoying symptoms of human frailty and seniority. They are losses of consequence, and, for me, cause for much reflection and thought as to a life lived.
And yet, just a few weeks ago, my Grandson entered the world...and today word that a valued contact named Marilyn was overjoyed at the arrival of a Grandaughter. These of course are the gains some of us are fortunate enough to experience. These remind of the hopes and dreams and expectations that we had for ourselves so many years ago -- some fulfilled, some denied. We now pass these on to others, still perhaps best expressed by another rock icon -- always best in his Jeff Beck and Faces days...;-))) Life, for now, goes on...
Respect is earned,
Honesty is appreciated,
Trust is gained,
Loyalty is returned.
Auliq Ice
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
John F. Kennedy
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
Jimmy Carter
We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more,
Bill Clinton
Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.
Brian Tracey
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
Nelson Mandela
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Sure hope we all soon can comfortably see aerial views like this again! :)
Have a terrific day, everyone...
Near Moab, Utah. This view is deeper within the Fisher Towers complex. Climbing is popular and difficult on Fisher Towers. On the far right is Titan Towers with the highest elevation gain. Ancient Art, the small, strange formation to the right of the first peak from the left edge, ranks very high in terms of difficulty.
Thank you very much for your views, faves and comments!
Machu Picchu 20221127
Machu Picchu not only offers the visitor the view of the temples and stone houses that are on its cusp, but also gives a look of its terraces and irrigation systems, which give a unique personality to the Incan citadel and its surroundings.
The Functions of the Platforms
These constructions are wide steps built on the mountains’s slopes that allowed the Incas to gain land in order to develop agriculture adapted to the landscape.
Without a doubt, creating great steps meant a great effort, but without these, the constant rains, the humidity of the environment and the steepness of the area would have triggered large landslides that would have destroyed the ruins of Machu Picchu.
This terrace system fulfills three main functions:
Containment: These constructions prevented the land’s erosion from creating landslides when carrying out the construction of cities, houses and temples.
Agriculture: Through the construction of these platforms, the Incas expanded the amount of land used for agricultural activity. These terraces allowed to take advantage of the rainwater as a source of crop irrigation directly from channels that connected each of the levels. Nowadays, crops are not cultivated anymore to maintain their integrity, due to the condition of World Heritage of Machu Picchu.
Ceremonial centers: these finer and more extensive construction platforms were intended to decorate ceremonial and/or administrative centers.
“The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools.”
― Henry Beston
That time of the year when shooting after work becomes impossible without adding your own light. I hate that!
Rolling into the nice super elevated curve just south of Gaines, Michigan is Grand Trunk Western train #410 running from Durand to Lang Yd. in Toledo, Ohio. Normally a pair of SD40's this day you found no complaints from me with GP9 4544 leading SD40 5929 - December 18, 1976.
And here we are, the summit of Cairn Gorm itself marked by this large rocky cairn. Our route to this point along the coire's (cliffs) of the Cairngorm plateau through a very dramatic landscape. This is quite an achievement and is my 27th Munro now!
Cairn Gorm, the mountain from which the Cairngorm mountain range gets its name, stands at 1245 meters (4085 feet) and is my 4th Munro of the season, my 27th in total. The hike (no bike this time) sees me covering a circuit of just over 7 miles and making an elevation gain of around 762 meters (2500 feet).
Pacific white-fronted geese after taking off from the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on their spring migration to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. Currently two populations of white-fronted geese are recognized: the Pacific Population and the Mid-Continent Population. Numbers of Pacific Population white-fronted geese have increased steadily over the last decade.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2018
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
A hyena mother with her three cubs was right out in the open as we were traveling along one of the roads.
Hyenas give birth in a communal den, however there is no communal care for the pups. Not even the fathers take a role in caring for the pups. Liter sizes in Hyenas are very small, consisting of 1-4 pups. Hyena pups are born with their eyes open and teeth!!
Hyenas live in clans. A clan, which is separated into packs, can contain up to 80 individuals!! Although Hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and will fight within the clan for food or dominance.
Female dominance within groups: The core of the clan is comprised of related females forming a hierarchy. In fact the instinctive desire for dominance is so strong in Hyenas that newborn pups will fight immediately after birth to gain dominance and right to food. It is estimated that 1 in 4 hyena pups die within the first month due to sibling fighting.
Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than African Wild Dogs. Hyenas have even been known to confront lions: not for food, but to fight. Hyenas are closer related to mongooses and cats.- Wikipedia
Ok, maybe not a thousand, but the Goose Lake Railroad runs in some of the most isolated regions of California and Oregon. The former SP Lakeview Branch runs from Alturas, CA to Lakeview OR, branching off the famous Modoc Line. Due to few industries on the line resulting in low income, this branch has seen several railroads running this track over the years, but Goose Lake seems to be doing fine as Lakeview gains more traffic and customers. Seen here, a northbound brings somewhere around twenty or thirty cars toward Lakeview at Surprise Station.
Rolling thru Gaines, Michigan having just left the home terminal in Durand a couple miles back is GTW train #450 a turn to east yard in Detroit with former boiler GP9 4930 leading 2 sisters on February 26, 1983.
Snuck in an early afternoon workout at The ReNew Fitness Center at The Vistas and about to have my shake, (it's seriously delicious and my fav thing to have after a high intensity workout.)
You guys are going to LOVE this place.
Serenity Studios...
Here we will cater to all of your needs. Mind. Body. Soul
Xo
On a cold fall day, a bighorn sheep chose to rest on a natural rock bench that had been heated by the sun. It was so content it was chewing its cud while soaking up the sunshine.
You may want to enlarge to see more detail of the sheep but I purposely shot for distance to get a better idea of the setting.
Photographed in the Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado.
- Norman Cousins.
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I remember learning about long-exposure images of moving water as one of the first techniques in photography. Initially, I was drawn to it because of the captivating way water appears in these images. As I gained more experience, I discovered that this technique could enhance my compositions. For example, when capturing coastal landscapes, I often want to highlight the texture of rocks, which can be challenging in busy scenes. I've found that using a long exposure can help by slowing down the motion of the water and creating a contrast with the sharp details of the rocks. This technique gives the illusion of sharpness to the stationary elements in the frame and draws the viewer's eye to the main focus of the scene.
Parliament gained a permanent home after Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital in 1857. The Library building, designed in the High Victorian Gothic Revival style by Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones, opened in 1876. Its circular shape and the use of galleries and alcoves were the inspiration of the first Parliamentary Librarian, Alpheus Todd. He recommended that the building be “spacious and lofty” and wisely advised that it be separated from the Centre Block by a corridor to protect it from fire 113
Gain some speed, hit a wave and up you go. The Columbia River Gorge is a popular area for sailboarding and kite surfing. The gorge acts like a wind tunnel and as it blows through the gorge it chops up the water. (Sailboarding Shots DSC_8254.jpg)
2024 was one of the hardest years of my life.
I learned so much about myself - strengths and weaknesses.
I broke myself repeatedly to form a more solid me.
I sacrificed true love on an altar of commitment.
I watched generations wither and stepped into the gap.
I gained beautiful flowers in my garden of friends.
I froze in the face of trial and closed within myself.
I created from the depths of my agony.
I screamed in silence for dreams unfulfilled.
I stepped up and made the choice - God over everything else.
I struggled out of the pit of surviving.
I don't know what 2025 holds.
But I know there will be continued pain... continued longing...continued moments of falling and picking myself back up. Moments of showing up for myself in solitude. Moments of nostalgia... and memory... that crush the air from my very chest.
And likely...Grief.
But through it all...
I will continue to persevere as best I can.
I will continue to cry out to God in my confusion and gain clarity.
I will continue to soak up the sun and dance in the rain.
I will continue to find small joys in the birds song.
I will continue to breathe in and out.
I will continue to believe.
I will continue to live.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Forever is composed of Nows
Tis not a different time
Except for Infiniteness
And Latitude of Home
~Emily Dickinson
NS pair lead by an AC/DC between Ashland and Greenwood.
A week ago yesterday I had my knee opened up and a bunch of junk removed. I have recently gained back the mobility to sit at a computer again and started digging though the photos I forgot to upload.
If you know anything about knees, or want to see some gross pictures, I had Diffuse PVNS in my left knee and a Synovectomy cleaned that junk up.
Looking a bit like the late '90s or early '00s, a trio of SD75Is power CN E251 north through Gaines on the Holly Subdivision.