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The Talofofo Falls are a scenic series of cascades on the Ugum River on the island of Guam. They are located in the southeast of the island, inland from Talofofo Bay.
There are a small number of Guam Kingfishers left in the world, due to the predatory brown tree snake (accidentally brought back to Guam on military cargo ships and planes after World War II.) Many of these birds are kept in zoo settings, in order to bring them back from near extinction, hopefully, to be released to the wild, in the very near future. Despite their size, these rare birds are very territorial, by aiming their pointed bills in a threatening posture to all who dare to come close. Beautiful to view, their coats shimmer in the sunlight.
8/15/2022 ©ttounces images
Sunrise on the Fourth of July in Guam, where America's Day Begins
Guam is West of the International Date Line - 16 Hours ahead of Denver.
Two Lovers Point - Tumon Bay, Guam
Two Lovers Point (Chamorro: Puntan Dos Amåntes) is prominent cape and seaside cliff in Tamuning, Guam, that overlooks northern Tumon Bay and the Philippine Sea. One of four National Natural Landmarks on Guam, it is closely associated with the folktale of two doomed lovers and is a major tourist attraction.
The Point is part of the limestone plateau that forms the northern part of Guam. The cliff height at the point is approximately 370 feet.
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Talofofo Bay is an inlet in the south-eastern coast of the island of Guam at the mouth of the Talofofo River in the village of Talo'fo'fo.
Talofofo Bay is notable for being one of the most accessible brown sand beaches of Guam. This brown sand is the deposition from silt and sand from the Talofofo River, which provides a strong visual contrast from the white sand composed of ground coralline limestone found on most of the island. This bay is at the mouth of the largest and longest river on Guam, Talofofo River. This area is known to have hammerhead sharks, turtles, and other aquatic sea life. Due to the low lying cliffs that lead into the ocean, sharks are able to nest their eggs in the side rock pockets of the bay.
Talofofo Bay is the site of the World War II shipwreck of the Aratama Maru, a Japanese freighter. Locals sometimes call this location "Surfside," the wave sets, or "Talirajan," due to it being between Talo'fo'fo and Inalåhan (formerly Inarajan).
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I ran across some slides from long ago and took photo of this one with my Nikon.
I took this when I was stationed on the island of Guam in 1966 probably with an Instamatic camera.
This was an experiment to image the annular eclipse in Guam- unfiltered- rules are made to be broken. Important to note-ONLY the camera looked at the Sun NOT me. Modern cameras can do exposures 1/8000th or faster at low iso allowing for a quick image that the eye is not capable of doing. Add in processing with photoshop and it is feasible to image the eclipse with a camera not filtered.
The image was acquired from a high floor balcony overlooking the bay (planned in advance) and the eclipse to provide the scenic.
The image was acquired mid-max eclipse as a raw image to make adjustment easier.
NEVER look at an annular eclipse unfiltered through optics- this was imaged with electronic imaging using live view.