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We ran into two sets of fox cubs at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. The youngsters showed different looks while doing different moves. This one was resting next to the fox hole and seemed to be laughing at the photographer although ignoring us.
A few more 'looks' are given in photos in the comments below.
Lago de Atitlán desde Panajachel (Guatemala).
Sigma 10-20mm + Cokin filter : GND8
Me han publicado un artículo en la revista Foto DNG de este mes. Si queréis echar un vistazo podéis descargarla aquí :)))
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A slide I was given which was fairly easy to restore, despite the state of the cardboard mount.
Written in very faded ink I could read the word 'Puerto' which I think is Spanish for seaport, so it doesn't really narrow down where this was or what this interesting scene is. I'd guess the slide was about 20 years old at least.
Although autumn has now well and truly given way to winter here in Melbourne, there is still a great deal of colour around if you remember to take your time, stop and smell the roses, like this dainty little pale pink beauty which I saw on poking its head out from amidst a hedge of bright red berries on a walk in early June.
The day I took this photo was a lovely and sunny day with bright blue skies: although there was a definite crispness in the air if you were out of the sun.
NOT SQUARE nekonuko Nakamori @ Itakos Art Gallery
November 28 Saturday 2020
Opening party 10:00AM SLT
If you know what I mean, all my Flickr pics are just square.
I love that format so much.very very...
But sometimes there is definitely a voice in my hart that wants to be wider more.
Maybe... you also want to see a not square pics?
This time, Akim has given me a opportunity of new challenge.
So,I discovered new enjoyment for creating works, and had a great experience.
I'd be happy if you could find such new joy in my work and let it move you.
Thank you for Akim Alonso and all of you as support me always.
We will have an opening party.
But it's midnight for me(3AM).SL has no borders, but we can't change the time difference.
The earth is round. And it's so large.The best answer is hard to find.
So, we are diverse. Let's enjoy the difference too.
I would love to meet you all, but if I will be silent at the party, please kindly step on my tail.
Hugs and Meow =(^.^)=
at the Black Pavilion of Itakos Art Gallery
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 21st of January is “bubbles”. And what could be more deliciously fabulous than deliciously crisp French champagne in a champagne coupe? The champagne used for this photo was Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve from France, and the glass is a fine 1920s crystal champagne coupe, one of a pair, given to my partner and I as a gift by friends on our anniversary. I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile! Cheers!
ROTTERDAM, 2e Maasvlakte - The Container ship Ever Given (built in 2018), which got stuck in the Suez Canal in Marc 23h, arrived after 106 days in the Dutch Port of Rotterdam after being released by authorities in Egypte.
The 400-metre (1,312-foot) vessel is carrying about 18,300 Containers on board. Belonging to the largest Contaner Ships in the World.
Spied this beautiful moment while hanging out with the darling Samantha Yates and Alison Sparx.
Sam graciously stood still just long enough for me to catch her behaving for a change!
Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea (M)
The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight.
This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitish underparts makes it distinctive. The breeding male has a black throat that is edged by whitish moustachial stripes. They forage singly or in pairs on meadows or on shallow water marshes. They also use rocks in water and will often perch on trees. They have a clear sharp call note and the song consists of trills.
The breeding season is April to July and the nest is placed near fast running streams or rivers on an embankment between stones and roots. The male in display, makes short flights up into the air and descends slowly with fluttering flight accompanied by a rapid series of chipping high notes. In Europe the nests are often made in holes in manmade structures. The clutch consists of 3–6 speckled eggs and multiple broods may be raised with declining numbers in the clutch in subsequent broods. The usual clutch size is five in Ireland and the breeding success is about 80% with predation of eggs or chicks being the main cause of breeding failure. The Canary Islands population typically have smaller clutches and the breeding season is not as short and well marked as in populations at higher latitudes. The incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. They live for a maximum of 8 years in the wild.
In some parts of the its range the white-throated dipper nests in the same habitats as the grey wagtail and there are some records of interspecific feeding of dipper chicks by adult wagtails.
Population:
UK breeding:
38,000 pairs
Common Name: Hollyhock
Scientific Name: Alcea rosea
A very distinctive plant when it blooms with flowers ranging from 5cm to 12cm depending on care given which also dictates the height which can reach about 2.5m.
Have a great Sunday dear friends of Flickr family 🙏
Silver bracelet given to me in 1972.
HMM!
The frame is 5.08 cm (2inches)
Macro Mondays: Gold or Silver
Also
#9/120 Bangles and bracelets: 120 Pictures in 120
* Given that Spurn Point is relatively close to Hull I guess it's surprising I do not go there often. It is the oddest and wildest part of East Yorkshire with huge skies. However I find it too desolate to really enjoy, though some of my friends who are serious birders love it . This shot was taken on the narrowest parts of the spit. On the left hand side is the North Sea and on the right the waters of the Humber estuary . The little wooden cabin is a shelter in case a high tide cuts you off from the mainland which is not uncommon. You can see the lighthouse which is about four miles further along the spit.
Its a hard place to describe so I will borrow some text from the Yorkshire wildlife trust .
From the Yorkshire wildlife trust website
Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is over 3 miles long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.
Spurn Head covers 280 acres above high water and 450 acres of foreshore. It has been owned since 1960 by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is a designated National Nature Reserve, Heritage Coast and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Special Protection Area.
The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle as well as Boulder Clay eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down the coastline from Flamborough Head. Material is washed down the coast by longshore drift and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass . Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years. The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2 metres per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.
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Given a colour modification & slight blur, the loft conversion continues to be a very popular way of extending the living space in houses.
"Love is the religion and the universe is the book"-Rumi
I felt like I had rode my bike into a magical dream world when I saw these deer. No, it is not a petting zoo, these are wild deer. The real world keeps getting scarier and sadder, so this was a touch of peace and serenity given to me by the universe when I really needed it. <3
Thank-you to all who take the time to comment on my photos, it is greatly appreciated..
Stay well my Flickr friends <3
I was given strict instructions I was not allowed to stand on the rocks at all to take images. The tide was coming in and huge waves were crashing through the cavern and over the rocks. You wouldn't know it from this long exposure though.
This image was taken from a ledge on the side of the rock-face. The sea spray was so bad that I only got few usable images.
Note to self. When it is that wild and windy, it really isn't worth the effort. Try as I might I could not get the filters clean between images.
I am starting my field survey season and already have way too much work. I will be cutting back posting and commenting to a few times a week to try to manage my time. In the words fellow photographer Leon-"please don't desert me'!
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20 second exposure of the sea defences at New Brighton Beach, Merseyside, given the fine art treatment.
Canon 5d3 with Canon EF 24 - 105mm lens at 45mm
F14 ISO 100. Ten stop ND filtee
Also known as Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, this species was given an IUCN status of critically endangered in 2015. Only eight years prior, in 2007, its IUCN status was "near threatened", and it was subsequently degraded down through "vulnerable" and "endangered" to its current status. The BirdLife International Fact Sheet for this species estimates that there are only 22,000 individuals left in the world. The biggests threats are poisoning (a technique used to kill predators of livestock, this species and other carrion feeders are also impacted), medicinal purposes, and habitat loss. This species is also considered the highest flying bird in the world. There is documented collision with a commercial airliner at 37,000 feet (the bird was sucked into the engine, killing the bird; the engine was shut down and the plane landed safely).
I was given and Amaryllis three years ago, but the last two years it never bloomed, just leaves...
I spotted bulbs in a box store and had to purchase one... took the old bulb out of the pot, cut it all down and replaced with this... and in a matter of weeks, this new one is ready to pop!
I'm hoping the other bulb will come alive next year.
I've been quite lucky to be given this head for a review. I absolutely and honestly love it! The bento sliders work smoothly and overall the HUDs [easy to use] offer a variety of features to customize your avatar. I truly suggest it and certainly will be one of my gos to! Bonus: You can use Catwa HDPRO Skins and NEW LOGO skins since they all share the same (SL) UV.
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This work is done for continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations with especially appreciating music during these lockdown times.
Also for Finding the Beauty in the World Today Despite the Hardships Given Us by the Coronavirus.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
Although autumn has now well and truly given way to winter here in Melbourne, there is still a great deal of colour around if you remember to take your time, stop and smell the roses, like this blazing golden yellow and orange beauty which I saw on poking its head out from behind a for sale sign in the front garden of an Art Deco villa on a walk in early June. I fear that the house for sale is likely to be demolished and replaced with more land intense town houses, in which case this rose, which I suspect to be a Royal Circus Rose, will probably be torn out. I sincerely hope not.
Although the day I took this photo was the 2nd day of winter, it was a lovely and sunny day with bright blue skies: although there was a definite crispness in the air if you were out of the sun.
Circus roses were first bred in 1956 in the United States by Herbert Swim. They were introduced later that year to the American market by Armstrong Nursery. Herbert Swim was a famous rose breeder who bred roses for blooms that would hold up to the hot summer sun. He is credited with raising a number of varieties of roses over his career. The rose "Royal Circus" (also known simply as "Circus") was created by crossing the Floribunda rose "Pinocchio" with the hybrid tea "Fandango" rose. The result is this gorgeous yellow rose that produces vibrant reddish edges.
Dandelion hatred is kind of ironic given the widespread concern about declining pollinators. Dandelion flowers are favorite nectar sources for honeybees, butterflies, and moths. Butterfly and moth caterpillars also eat the leaves. Dandelions are essential for tea, salads, wine, medicine, etc. Give dandelions a second chance and some long-awaited love, even when they're dead. Love these beautiful puffballs! (Click Large and feel the softness!)
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...my tripod is here! I didn't bring mine from Malaysia as our luggage was too heavy when we traveled to UK :)
Thanks to Amazon for their speedy delivery, I received my Giottos tripod today. It is a heavier (2.1 kg) tripod compared to my Manfrotto back home, which I think is better given the weather here in Scotland.
Will try to get some shots with it this weekend... depending on the weather though. Have a great weekend!
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This is from the apple orchard near my house. The owners have given me permission to wander in there and take photos. It's a dreamy experience.
sharpness and detail will go a long way to render it commonplace :-)
George Davison
Truth Matters! Science Matters!
sunrise, atlantic beach, north carolina
A short trip to Vancouver and a few treasures are nabbed in broad daylight. This of course brings up the question of light it self. Is there good and bad light for photography? Instead, I would contend that if you think you are shooting in bad light, then perhaps you are shooting the wrong thing.
This landscape shot would not illicit the strong shadows and differing colors given those parcelled at sunset. Rather, choose your subject given the lighting conditions and find the gems that exist all around us.
The reason poppies are used to remember those who have given their lives in battle is because they are the flowers which grew on the battlefields after World War One ended.
This is described in the famous World War One poem "In Flanders Fields", written by John McCrae, a Canadian army doctor.
At the time, Major John McCrae was working in a field dressing station on the road between Ypres and Boezinge, in Flanders (Belgium).
Ever since then, poppies have come to be a symbol of remembering not just those who gave their lives in World War One, but all those who have died on behalf of their country.
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There is an Italian song with the same theme:
La guerra di Piero - Fabrizio De André
Lyrics:
"Dormi sepolto in un campo di grano
non è la rosa non è il tulipano
che ti fan veglia dall'ombra dei fossi
ma son mille papaveri rossi
lungo le sponde del mio torrente
voglio che scendano i lucci argentati
non più i cadaveri dei soldati
portati in braccio dalla corrente
così dicevi ed era inverno
e come gli altri verso l'inferno
te ne vai triste come chi deve
il vento ti sputa in faccia la neve
fermati Piero , fermati adesso
lascia che il vento ti passi un po' addosso
dei morti in battaglia ti porti la voce
chi diede la vita ebbe in cambio una croce
ma tu no lo udisti e il tempo passava
con le stagioni a passo di giava
ed arrivasti a varcar la frontiera
in un bel giorno di primavera
e mentre marciavi con l'anima in spalle
vedesti un uomo in fondo alla valle
che aveva il tuo stesso identico umore
ma la divisa di un altro colore
sparagli Piero , sparagli ora
e dopo un colpo sparagli ancora
fino a che tu non lo vedrai esangue
cadere in terra a coprire il suo sangue
e se gli sparo in fronte o nel cuore
soltanto il tempo avrà per morire
ma il tempo a me resterà per vedere
vedere gli occhi di un uomo che muore
e mentre gli usi questa premura
quello si volta , ti vede e ha paura
ed imbracciata l'artiglieria
non ti ricambia la cortesia
cadesti in terra senza un lamento
e ti accorgesti in un solo momento
che il tempo non ti sarebbe bastato
a chiedere perdono per ogni peccato
cadesti interra senza un lamento
e ti accorgesti in un solo momento
che la tua vita finiva quel giorno
e non ci sarebbe stato un ritorno
Ninetta mia crepare di maggio
ci vuole tanto troppo coraggio
Ninetta bella dritto all'inferno
avrei preferito andarci in inverno
e mentre il grano ti stava a sentire
dentro alle mani stringevi un fucile
dentro alla bocca stringevi parole
troppo gelate per sciogliersi al sole
dormi sepolto in un campo di grano
non è la rosa non è il tulipano
che ti fan veglia dall'ombra dei fossi
ma sono mille papaveri rossi.
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……An oldie (again) and given the Sliders Sunday treatment, a popular and quaint unspoilt fishing cove on The Lizard in Cornwall. Have a super week ahead, stay cosy & locked down to stay safe and to keep EVERYONE else safe too! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to ALL the key workers who are carrying on to benefit the rest of us - we applaud you all. Alan;-)👏👏👏👏👏
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This island of volcanic origin was given this name for a reason. The uninhabited island of Suluda is washed by clear waters with a turquoise hue. And snow-white sand on it gives even more resemblance to the Maldives. There are many beautiful bays around the island itself. A long anchorage with access to one of the 3 beaches on the island gives unforgettable impressions and beautiful pictures to remember.
Middelburg is the capital of the province of Zeeland and has a rich history, which is still evident. Middelburg was founded in the 9th century when the Vikings moved into Europe. In order to protect the island of Walcheren against invaders, a ringfort was built. After the threat of the land invaders was over, the fortress started to benefit from its convenient location on the water and developed into a commercial centre. Since this fortress was the centre (middle) fortress of Walcheren, it was given the name Middelburg.
At the time of the VOC, Middelburg was the second most important town in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. In 200 years' time more than 300 new ships were built in the shipyards. These ships set sail to Asia to trade spices, textiles and porcelain. In the centre of Middelburg you can still find the buildings that recall this golden era. After a bombardment in 1940 where, in the consequential fire, much of the town was lost, Middelburg was rebuilt again in traditional style.
In addition to historical monuments you will also find an abundance of modern architecture. Middelburg is really a town with an individual character. There are intimate squares, lovely little streets, sociable bars and apart from the large chains you can also find many boutiques, galleries and art dealers.
We wish peace, love and understanding for all in the coming year. May there be healing and serenity for those that have suffered losses.
Take care and stay safe through these difficult times - there is light at the end of the tunnel...
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Bastian (mixed breed), Dushara Tatters and Rags & Dushara Cathal Caithlin (Somali cats), 09.12.2019
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
I had a walk up to this old Hawthorn on Bordley Moor....sadly now bereft of any sign of life. It did sport a few leaves a while ago but nothing now, and many of the branches have been smashed by the elements. Sad to see it falling apart as it has given a few togs like me a reason to wander these limestone heights over the years.
Given my latest run in with a wave, I took panda down to the beach as my wave spotter. He didn't do a very good job as a large wave came and washed him away.
At least it wasn't me!
About a decade ago, I bought a local auction lot that included some HO gauge USA/Canadian rolling stock and locomotives. I intended to sell them on but instead I started to collect them as and when they came up locally. It's still a very small collection.
I have a small number of 'B' units, description here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E2%80%93unit#:~:text=A%20B%20unit....
The only UK example I could think of was the Class 13:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_13
I'm guessing this is a Santa Fe loco, given I saw an identically coloured A-B-B-A loco set on YouTube pulling a long rake of Santa Fe box cars.
"Every chip from every cup
Every promise given up
Every reason that's not enough
Is falling, falling at your feet
Every one who needs a friend
Every life that has no end
Every knee not ready to bend
Is falling, falling at your feet
Have come crawling, falling at your feet
All fall down, all fall down, all fall down,
All fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down..."
From The Million Dollar Hotel: youtu.be/mwrZD27i5iI
given to me from my grandsons...
I planted them outside and these images were taken through my front window.
With all the rain and wind we're getting.... the petals are all on the ground!!
I had almost given up on getting one of these late-flying darners perched this year - when this guy just appeared and landed ahead of us, camouflaged in dappled light! We were almost to our car. We had taken a long walk along the river where we saw one flying recently, with no luck. He not only appeared but patiently let me approach him ever-closer and move to get lateral shots as clouds cleared.
Only 2 dragonflies fly this late & both are northern species that range into Canada and peter out with us. We have to drive a bit closer to the mountains to get Autumn meadowhawks, which have wrapped up early this year. Shadow darners are here locally but very scarce. Unless a late meadowhawk shows up - this guy will be my last ode of the year & the end of a very tough season.
Happy Dragonfly Wednesday!
During my 2023 African adventure, I was given the rare privilege of observing the Hadzabe—one of the last true hunter-gatherer communities.
The morning started with our guide waxing poetic about their baboon-hunting subsistence. That is, until a young hunter walked right into our civilized circle, ending the discussion with a powerful visual aid: a fresh baboon. Needless to say, the guide was upstaged, and we all watched in stunned silence as the young man dressed his kill. It was a fascinating, visceral experience... and I managed to keep my breakfast down.
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The Hadzabe: Africa's Last True Hunter-Gatherers
The Hadzabe are a small, indigenous ethnic group in Tanzania, primarily centered around the Lake Eyasi basin and the neighboring scrublands of the central Rift Valley, which lies just south of the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Their connection to this land is thousands of years old. They live in small, temporary camps of around 20-30 people. They are truly nomadic, moving every few weeks or months to follow game and seasonal resources.
The Hadzabe rely entirely on the wild for their survival, eating what they can hunt or gather. Baboons are a significant part of the Hadzabe diet and are known to be a challenging quarry due to their intelligence and aggression.
They use traditional, hand-crafted bows and arrows. For larger or tougher game like baboons, their arrows are often tipped with a potent, fast-acting neurotoxin made from the sap of the Adenium coetaneum shrub. This poison ensures a quick, humane kill.
Hunts rely heavily on incredible tracking skills, patience, and stealth. Hunters may wait for hours by waterholes or use strategic methods, sometimes even using decoys or luring the baboons into an ambush.
Because they are one of the last remaining tribes whose entire existence depends on their traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle, they are widely cited as the only tribe permitted to hunt for subsistence in their ancestral lands near the Serengeti ecosystem, which are otherwise heavily protected and restricted for all other activities, including farming or pastoralism. This exemption is crucial to their survival.
(iPhone 13 Pro Max, edited to taste)