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There is differing opinions but Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) wins over Sharp-shinned. I do know this visitor was drinking not bathing. The two squirrels hiding in the adjacent maple tree beat a hasty retreat when a passing car and walker, spooked the hawk. The street is ~ 15 yards ( 15 m) behind it. The Cornell Lab has a special page of differentiating between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned that can be found here: feederwatch.org/learn/tricky-bird-ids/coopers-hawk-and-sh...
This is a composite image of the same photo, one with the bird (Yellow Warbler) and the other with the bird removed. Needless to say that the photo with the bird looks much better and more appealing than the one without it. The same goes with mother nature. A recent study, published in the journal Science, summarized that 3 billion birds disappeared from Canada and US in the last 50 years as a result of the habitat loss, pesticide use and other environmental impact. Hard to imagine a world without birds or bird song. Here's the link to more detailed info from Cornel Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/?__hstc...
Now called Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay as the former Western Scrub-Jay has been split into two groups: feederwatch.org/blog/farewell-western-scrub-jay/?__hstc=7...
Winter (12F/-11C), Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado.
I heard high-pitched alarm calls outside our home and went to the window to see perhaps why. A Sharp-Shinned Hawk was perched ~10 feet away! It remained for a minute before it flew away.
Each time I see this type of bird I go through the process of trying to differentiate a Sharp-Shinned Hawk from a Cooper's Hawk. Today, based on its square, notched, and long tail, blue-gray feathers above, red-orange bars on its breast, a rounder head with no well-defined cap, and short, rounded wings, I concluded it was a Sharp-Shinned Hawk.
Here is a helpful ID guide: feederwatch.org/learn/tricky-bird-ids/coopers-hawk-and-sh...
Fish Creek Provincial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Northern Pygmy Owl (NOPO) (Glaucidium gnoma) is one of the smallest owls in North America.
It is a small bird of prey that is 16-19 cm tall and weighs between 48-60 grams. It has a small head, stout and sturdy body, short rounded wings and a long tail.
file:///C:/Users/gord/Documents/Birding/Northern-Pygmy-Owl.pdf
Its distribution extends from the western forests of Alaska to Central America.
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/nopowl/cur/introduction?_....
In Canada, The Northern Pygmy-Owl is a year-round resident of coniferous and deciduous forests in British Columbia and Southwest Alberta.
wildlife-species.canada.ca/bird-status/oiseau-bird-eng.as...
Unlike most owls, Northern Pygmy Owls dot not have asymmetrically placed ears.
It is a diurnal hunter and its diet consists largely of small rodents and songbirds. They have a “perch and pounce” hunting tactic
naturecanada.ca/news/blog/the-northern-pygmy-owl/
They are extremely difficult to locate given its size and being unobtrusive. The best chance to locate them is to listen to a loud commotion
I have been hesitating in sharing this picture of this Northern Pygmy Owl. The shot is heavily cropped and lack of sharpness of the plumage details. Nether less, the hazy look around its silhouette gives a "mystique" look. I keep going back looking at this picture as it still gives me a sense of admiration on how nature displays unique beauty. Hope you like this picture as much as I do.
The location of the owl along a walking trail in the park was given away by Chickadees and Nuthatches making a loud commotion.
Only the second one of these colorful birds I've seen in Chisholm Creek Park.
Some species info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/baltimore_oriole/id?__hstc=69...
How fun to have 11 of my photos on one of my favourite websites when it comes to planning a long weekend or vacation in Norway: dehistoriske.com (Filled with amazing venerable hotels and restaurants.)
The fantastic restaurant Gamleposten ("the Old Post Ofice"), on the idyllic island of Espevær in Bømlo municipality where I'm from, was incorporated in the organisation The Historic Hotels and Restaurants (containing many of Norway’s most charming hotels and restaurants) yesterday.
I was lucky to be there on a photography assignment last summer, and I also got to enjoy their really delicious food and really nice hosts. I recommend it to everyone who has the opportunity to go there during their season!
Congratulations to the talented siblings at Gamleposten 5444!
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Juvenile red shoulder hawk flew low across the road to perch and hunt. Allowed me to get close. Used to hear them every morning, rarely now. Really handsome birds. The little strand top left of him are strings of Spanish moss.
Call:
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Call:
www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/RESHHA_2.typicalcalls...
This photo was taken on 27 December 2016, when nine of us (in the group I was in) took part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Sheep River/Priddis/Turner Valley area. Our time was spent travelling by car, driving the backroads SW of the city and calling in at several acreages/ farms.
A Boreal Chickadee made a lovely change from the more common Black-capped Chickadee. I have very few photos of Boreal Chickadees, as I so rarely see them and, when I do, they are too quick and hidden. This particular day was actually a good day for seeing them and also Mountain Chickadees. I'm not a big fan of feeder photos, but better than nothing.
"A brown-capped chickadee of the northern boreal forest, the Boreal Chickadee is one of the few birds living completely within that biome in Canada and bits of the United States." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Boreal_Chickadee/id
If you have or want feeders in your garden, Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an excellent Project Feederwatch site that tells of the best food and types of feeder for almost 100 of the more common birds, including the Boreal Chickadee. Very useful information.
feederwatch.org/learn/common-feeder-birds/?__hstc=7510036...
I took part in this Count for 2015 but had missed it for a few years before that. I believe I had only ever done it twice before that, a few years ago (December 2007 and December 30, 2008). This time, like last year, our area was in the centre of the count circle and I'm so glad I decided to go again.
A great stop was at Rod Handfield's place. Some of us go there very occasionally on botany trips and he always has the best mushrooms and other fungi growing in his forest in the fall. Rod and his wife have such a beautiful cabin there. A Gray Jay gave us a few photo opportunities there, which was appreciated. Usually, I find Gray Jays difficult to photograph, so it was nice to see one close. Rod is always so delightfully hospitable!!
Thanks so much, Donna, for driving half of us - so much appreciated! This also meant that we were lucky enough to see two tiny Northern Pygmy-owls after the Count, too, when we decided to drive a few extra roads on our way home. A beautiful sunny day really helped - not all that cold (for Alberta!). A lot of snow everywhere (almost 8"), but that was OK, as we did so little walking. A great day!
Close up of a whooping crane at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park in Florida. Whooping cranes are endangered due to habitat loss, and a previous unregulated hunting for their meat and feathers. If you'd like to hear what they sound like, check out this link!
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Juvie Coopers Hawk hunting for Chipmunks - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC)
A juvenile Coopers Hawk hunting for chipmunks that tend to congregate under my bird feeder.
I wouldn't have known this guy was out there, but Bailey barked up a storm when she saw it lookin' to have a go at her chipmunks.
Notes:
Coop vs. Sharpie ID tips
Click on the following link to go to the Cornell "All About Birds" website for tips on how to ID Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks.
Yesterday, 4 May 2015, we finally had a day without strong winds. I decided that it might be a good day to drive SE of the city again to see what I could find. The last few times I had been there recently, the wind had been so strong, making it almost impossible to take photos.
The very first thing I saw when I reached the gravel road off 23 at Frank Lake, was this beautiful Western Meadowlark. I only see one occasionally, though yesterday I did see a second one later in the afternoon.
"The buoyant, flutelike melody of the Western Meadowlark ringing out across a field can brighten anyone’s day. Meadowlarks are often more easily heard than seen, unless you spot a male singing from a fence post. This colorful member of the blackbird family flashes a vibrant yellow breast crossed by a distinctive, black, V-shaped band. Look and listen for these stout ground feeders in grasslands, meadows, pastures, and along marsh edges throughout the West and Midwest, where flocks strut and feed on seeds and insects." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_meadowlark
Link to ebird map of sightings, year-round, 2011-2015:
ebird.org/ebird/map/wesmea?bmo=1&emo=12&byr=2011&...
At, or near, the bird blind/hide, there were a few Eared Grebes, Coots, Canada Geese, numerous and noisy Franklin's Gulls, a Ruddy Duck, a few Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, several Western Grebes (further away and barely within camera range) and American Avocets. White-faced Ibis were either down on the ground in the distance or flying around, mixed in with the Franklin's Gulls.
After visiting the blind, I drove around the lake, seeing the second Meadowlark and, to my delight, a pair of Long-billed Curlews that were extremely well-camouflaged with the stubble and dried grasses in a field. I'm sure I have seen one before, probably through someone's scope, but never really "seen" one properly. Managed to get a few shots, though the birds don't show up very clearly.
Along one of the roads, friend Greg passed me, going in the same direction. He stopped briefly and said he was on his way to help mutual friend, George. A few hours later, I saw a photo on Facebook of the predicament that George had found himself in. When I say his vehicle was stuck in mud, I really mean STUCK, lol! Not sure how he managed to find such wet, muddy ground, as everywhere else is bone dry. Well done, George! The things we birders/photographers sometimes go through to get photos!
At the end of the lake drive, I decided to drive north on the Blackie road, stopping at one of the sloughs there, where I was able to get photos of the American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts (seen in one of the three photos I posted today. So, all in all, an enjoyable, quite rewarding afternoon, spent in one of my favourite areas.
Salon Rétromobile 2018
Paris expo portes de Versailles
Stand Lukas Hüni AG
châssis 1917GT - carrosserie en alliage
1960
Pilote : Helmut Felder, Remscheid-Lennep, Allemagne
Grosser Preis von Deutschland , Rheinland-Pfalz Preis Nuerburgring GT race
10ème
Großer Bergpreis von Deutschland, Schauinsland Bergrennen
2ème
Großer Bergpreis von Oesterreich, Gaisbergrennen
2ème
1961-1962
Pilote : Peter Noecker, Duesseldorf , Allemagne
1000km Nuerburgring
12ème
pilotes : Helmut Felder / Peter Noecker
Hockenheim abandon
Großer Bergpreis von Oesterreich, Gaisbergrennen
Int. HSTC-Bergrennen Eberbach
1er
Int. AvD-Rennen, Hockenheimring
1er
1000km Nuerburgring
6ème
pilotes : Peter Noecker / Wolfgang Seidel
AvD-Flugplatzrennen Oberschleissheim
1er
Pocantico Hills, NY
"Scarlet Tanager is a vibrant songster of eastern hardwood forests, although it can be hard to get a look at the brilliant plumage of the male which sings from high treetops. Widespread breeders in the East, they are long-distance migrants that move all the way to South America for the winter." See their migration pattern at eBird website:
ebird.org/content/ebird/occurrence/scarlet-tanager/?__hst...
Artist's rendering of the Lunar Module's descent and landing, possibly published January 18, 1967.
As was often the case during LEM development, this is a latter version of an earlier (1963) concept artwork, updated/modified to reflect the latest external design changes.
Per the above dated issuance:
"Apollo Moon Mission Sequence 5 -- With one
astronaut remaining in the CSM in orbit around the moon, the other two crewmen descend to the lunar surface in the Lunar Module."
Finally, the verso bears the same numbering format, “P-XX”, of the illustrations in this latter North American Rockwell news/press publication, with a near equivalent of this image labeled as P-27:
cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/413105/Apollo%20Press%20Kits/North...
The parent site to the above is also most impressive:
www.apollopresskits.com/apollo-presskit-directory
Credit: David Meerman Scott
As an aside, I do believe Mr. Scott used this photo (specifically, the far left panel) of mine in his splash page:
www.flickr.com/photos/146423059@N02/46528010321/in/album-...
Juvie Coopers Hawk - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC)
The cyclone fence keeps out the deer, foxes, coyotes, and bears, but it has it's limits when it comes to guys with wings!
And here a young coop has a look-see at the chipmunks, field mice and squirrels that tend to congregate under my bird feeder.
I wouldn't have known this guy was out there, but Bailey barked up a storm when she saw this guy lookin' to have a go at her chipmunks and squirrels.
Thanks Bailey!
Notes:
Coop vs. Sharpie ID tips
Click on the following link to go to the Cornell "All About Birds" website for tips on how to tell Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks apart.
The deer and fox pics in the above links were captured on my neighbor's property, while the coyote and bear pics were captured in suburban areas of New Jersey by friends not far from my home. I haven't personally seen bear on my property, but I have on occasion had my garbage cans raided by bear, and I've also found bear scat on my property (before I installed the fence). But, even now I still make it a point to take out the trash before the sun sets since I keep my trash cans outside the fenced in area.
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Reid Park, Tucson,
Pima Co., Arizona
November 5, 2019
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The Moku Pahu is an integrated tug and barge designed specifically to carry raw sugar from Hawaii to the US mainland. It is 685' overall, carries 18,740 tons gross and is operated by Matson Navigation. Docked at the Point Richmond Pier #9.
Thanks to fellow photog and maratime guy Alan Steinbrugge for the id.
See www.casgen.com/recent_projects/moku_pahu.htm for more photos.
I guess I just love big boats. Last night was such a great scene I returned this evening. Now that it is staying light a little longer I can catch that beautiful end of day glow.
This evening the Carnival Splendor did not have those beautiful blue lights on. I guess I was lucky yesterday!
I ran into Sutanto, one of my longtime Flickr friends who I had never met. That made the evening doubley fun. Hey, Agus, what are you doing taking photos of boats? It's not an airplane!!
The foreground ship is the Lihue, a Matson line freighter, and the middle one is the Moku Pahu HSTC 1.
(subject to confirmation).
If it's not big enough, press L for Large.
More of the story here:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/02/BAC4...
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-154
H-2A AND H-2B VISA PROGRAMS: Increased Protections Needed for Foreign Workers
Note: One employer may hire more than one H-2A or H-2B worker. In fiscal years 2009 through 2013, 31,537 H-2A and 22,802 H-2B employer petitions were approved by USCIS. Employers may have filed more than one petition during that time period. Employers may be counted more than once if they were investigated in more than one fiscal year. See appendix IV for a unique count of employers per fiscal year.
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-154
H-2A AND H-2B VISA PROGRAMS: Increased Protections Needed for Foreign Workers
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-154
H-2A AND H-2B VISA PROGRAMS: Increased Protections Needed for Foreign Workers
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This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
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Ruddy Ground-Dove
Reid Park, Tucson,
Pima Co., Arizona
November 5, 2019
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This place is so cool....although all the buildings were built in different years (even almost in a distance of 100 years), they harmonised very well together...in this photo you can see Opera, Hilton Opera Hotel and the Stock Exchange. Which are not shown on this photo are 63LTT Office Building, Opera Business Center and Opera Plaza (will be build soon)....all those buildings creat a very unique place in the world...and all those buidlings serve néo-classical/ néo-baroque architecture...the atmosphare is very unique...you have thoseclassical architecture with tropical trees and lively vietnamese who are passing this square...this make this area so exotic and just different from other places with classical buidlings too....except this area, Hanoi has much more beautiful world-famous classical buidlings in the downtown area.
A new study by Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows we have lost almost 3 billion birds since 1970. Read more and what you can do to help. www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back/?__hstc=75100...
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna pallida at Makara. Song recording of this bird here macaulaylibrary.org/asset/208828851?__hstc=60209138.b210b...
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