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" I have been asked several times ...
'What's the point of 12 frames a second ? '
Well the above shot might just illustrate it. I had been watching these courting Gadwall all morning doing circuits around the marsh. Usually a lone duck with an entourage of drakes.
Now I always thought it was just a flat out race to see who could keep up the pace and prove himself worthy of her attentions.
Just three frames in dozens of shots showed the above.
These drakes are fighting and barging one another out of the way has they try to get has close to the duck as possible.
Has you can see this meant she had to take some evasive tactics of her own to get out of the way.
Not very gentlemanly but 'faint heart never won fair Lady ' :-))
Thank you most kindly for stopping by to view my work.
If you find you have a few words to say about what I have done they will be much appreciated.
My best regards to you.... Martin
Have a nice weekend my friends. I don't know Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan or not, we sincerely expect her coming. :-)
Mount Hehuan, also called Joy Mountain, is a 3,416-metre-high (11,207 ft) mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the borders of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan. The 3,421-metre east peak and 3,422-metre north peak of Hehuanshan are both higher than the main peak.
Mount Hehuan is part of the Central Mountain Range.
If you can, and want to, listen to the song above by viewing the post ... it is very sensual.
Rihanna - You Have My Heart (From Fifty Shades Darker Soundtrack)
We have had about 30 cm/ 1 ft of so in Norfolk over the past few days and it's just started snowing again. Although we get some some every winter this amount is unusual.
Taken over my garden wall near Fulmodeston, Norfolk, England.
Having got a sunset at the same time as the high tide when I got to this point the tide had started to ebb . The River Adur at Shoreham in Sussex, the old Toll bridge.
;)) Have a great Wednesday,dear flickr friends!
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Have a great day/night everyone.
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Seen in April at Titchfield Haven, this male Shelduck shows the knob at the base of the bill which is pronounced in Spring. Males also have brighter plumage and are larger than females.
Cuckoo - Cuculus Canorus
Norfolk
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, e that species is a predator, the mimicry gives the female time to lay her eggs without being seen to do so.
The English word "cuckoo" comes from the Old French cucu and it first appears about 1240 in the poem Sumer Is Icumen In - "Summer has come in / Loudly sing, Cuckoo!" in modern English.
The scientific name is from Latin. Cuculus is "cuckoo" and canorus, "melodious ".
A study using stuffed bird models found that small birds are less likely to approach common cuckoos that have barred underparts similar to the Eurasian sparrowhawk, a predatory bird. Eurasian reed warblers were found more aggressive to cuckoos that looked less hawk-like, meaning that the resemblance to the hawk helps the cuckoo to access the nests of potential hosts. Other small birds, great tits and blue tits, showed alarm and avoided attending feeders on seeing either (mounted) sparrowhawks or cuckoos; this implies that the cuckoo's hawklike appearance functions as protective mimicry, whether to reduce attacks by hawks or to make brood parasitism easier.
The common cuckoo is an obligate brood parasite; it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. At the appropriate moment, the hen cuckoo flies down to the host's nest, pushes one egg out of the nest, lays an egg and flies off. The whole process takes about 10 seconds. A female may visit up to 50 nests during a breeding season. Common cuckoos first breed at the age of two years.
More than 100 host species have been recorded: meadow pipit, dunnock and Eurasian reed warbler are the most common hosts in northern Europe; garden warbler, meadow pipit, pied wagtail and European robin in central Europe; brambling and common redstart in Finland; and great reed warbler in Hungary.
Studies were made of 90 great reed warbler nests in central Hungary. There was an "unusually high" frequency of common cuckoo parasitism, with 64% of the nests parasitised. Of the nests targeted by cuckoos, 64% contained one cuckoo egg, 23% had two, 10% had three and 3% had four common cuckoo eggs. In total, 58% of the common cuckoo eggs were laid in nests that were multiply parasitised. When laying eggs in nests already parasitised, the female cuckoos removed one egg at random, showing no discrimination between the great reed warbler eggs and those of other cuckoos.
It was found that nests close to cuckoo perches were most vulnerable: multiple parasitised nests were closest to the vantage points, and unparasitised nests were farthest away. Nearly all the nests "in close vicinity" to the vantage points were parasitised. More visible nests were more likely to be selected by the common cuckoos. Female cuckoos use their vantage points to watch for potential hosts and find it easier to locate the more visible nests while they are egg-laying.
I have a special fondness for bamboo, not because they grow everywhere here in Indonesia but because of the philosophy behind it. Bamboo could easily bend in strong winds, but they rarely break. It is its durability and vitality that amazes me the most. HGGT!
I know my mind and I have made my choice.
Not from your temper does my doom depend;
Love me or love me not, you have no voice
In this, my portion to the end.
Your presence and your favors, the full part
That you could give, you now can take away:
What lies between your beauty and my heart
Not even you can trouble or betray,
Mistake me not – unto my inmost core
I do desire your kiss upon my mouth;
They have not craved a cup of water more
That bleach upon the deserts of the south:
Here might you bless me; what you cannot do
Is bow me down, that have been loved by you.
-Edna St Vincent Millay
“One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.”
Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.
—Sara Sheridan
Piano Pieces. Photography Assignment #1 : Variations
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Hi! So lately, I've been having major crushes on all the patterned clothing that's coming out. How inspiring it's been, in the dead of winter, to be able to throw on clothing that screams, "I'm alive!" And we are.
xo, Abra
HAIR// LeLutka
SKIN// Curio
NECKLACE// Rebel Xtravaganza (old gatcha festival item)
GLOVES// Royal Blue (old)
JACKET// Tram (modded the sleeves a bit...how wonderful is this piece?)
DRESS// Emery (for TDR, comes with belt)
LEGGINGS// So Many Styles (past 50L Fri, other colors at the store)
SHOES// Elikatira (VIP group gift)
POSE// Fri.day
The first genuinely cloudless day from dusk til dawn that we have had in two months sees another adventure south after 925, this time getting all the way to the cliffs at Waitati.
Second loco 5097's paint has held up well, being one of the early KiwiRail repaints from 2008 with the horizontal red/grey colour separation. Many of the paint jobs from
Thanks again for the ride, Mr Jokertrekker.
28 Dec 2022, Train 925, DXBs 5022-5097, Katiki, SIMT-NZ
If you look at other frames from along the coast here (including one from last night) I don't think I've ever captured so many vehicles on the South Island's main road in one shot. There is a van with a trailer behind the coal containers too.
I have watched the rivalry between these herons for a few weeks now. In this instance, the Black-crowned Night Heron was fishing from it's favorite rock minding it's own business. As I watched, the Great Blue Heron slowly crept out of the shadows, getting ready to pounce on the other heron. The Black-crowned must of heard the other coming and suddenly burst into fright flight.
Pillar Point
Half Moon Bay, CA
TRUTH
We all have our own truth
Credos that we abide by
It stops us falling into murky waters
Getting lost by the wayside
It can be difficult staying on the path
I wish I had Dante and Virgil at my side
Instead I rely on your light to guide me
Love like a burning flame inside
I knew it would not be easy
I have my own steep hills to climb
But I would do it all again if you asked me
At least I can say I have tried
This flame may die down into embers
Ready to ignite at your word
Such love can never be extinguished
Like a heart that never really dies
Can I still find my way through the forest
Navigate my way past the lies
See the truth of you in front of me
Answering all the tears that I have cried
I have been taking a little break from Flickr after my last upload of images. So consequently I am a bit behind with my usual thank you’s. So I thought I would place this up here in the meantime for you to thank you all for your support. Those of you who have got to know me and my work know how much these pieces mean to me, and the journey that led me to create them and share them here. Each poem is deeply felt and a reality to me, and can be emotionally challenging to write. I am learning that not only do I need time to create them, I also need time to rest in between them. Thank you again for all your kind words, faves and views. I would have found it difficult to keep going without you.
This image is the view towards the Altar beneath the East Window of Ripe Church, Sussex, UK, which has medieval fragments of the original stained glass set within the clear gothic window.
To see more of my images and poetry have a look at my website:
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Sunday morning while going to the Air show took some photos of this corner of the yard up front.
For all of you that lost a loved one wishing you a peaceful memorial day.
Someone was getting delivery of a car early in the morning.
Have a nice week everyone !
It will be hot !!!
Artificial spraying again tomorrow
It is too dry
the crops must have water or they will be lost!
grass too, the ladies have to graze.
Well, well, there we go again, just like last year. !
Thanks for all the comments last days , much appreciated !
greetings all the animals of the farm
Caroline