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Through the mist and frosty air : the mills of Kinderdijk on a cold February morning, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands
Birds of prey have a number of adaptations that make their eyesight especially good. The first thing, that is obvious here, is that both eyes point forward giving them great binocular vision for judging distances. Prey species have eyes on the sides of their head giving them all-round vision but the compromise is they have poor binocular vision. Here's a face-on Woodcock, a prey species, showing the different eye positioning: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/49683418456/in/photolist Birds of prey also have tube-shaped eyes which increases the size of the image on the retina (a bit like having a bigger screen on the back of your camera). Birds of prey have about five times more receptors per square mm than humans giving fantastic resolution. This is like comparing a 5 megapixel camera with a 25 megapixel camera. The fovea is the part of the eye with the greatest concentration of receptors giving the greatest visual acuity. But birds of prey also have a second fovea in a "pit" which will give an even larger resolution image if they "switch" to using that fovea. Interestingly, Condors which feed by scavenging don't have the second fovea that most birds of prey have, as they don't need such great visual acuity. The Caracaras which feed by walking on the ground also lack this second fovea. And finally birds of prey have a ridge over the eye giving them that fierce look, but this is also critical in protecting their eyes. Look how vulnerable an Ostrich eye is in comparison: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/33908387402/in/photolist
This young male Sparrowhawk had just caught a male House Sparrow in my back garden a few days back. I already uploaded a sideways view but this face-on view was dramatically different, so I thought I'd upload it too.
Photo taken at the weekend of this amazing wild juvenile Goshawk just look at the intensity of those eyes. (Thanks for viewing my photos)
I ran across this Hawk just after finding the Great Horned Owl. I don't think it's a Red Tailed hawk, maybe a Red Shouldered. Any help?
My wildlife album: www.flickr.com/photos/gotfish_mb/sets/72157604955724732
Whilst Q198 did their thing at Joliet Yard, an eastbound IAIS decided to pay a visit with a classic GEVO/SD38-2 pair up front. The right sources kept me up in the action without missing a beat. UD Tower, Joliet IL.
Sparrowhawk in our garden, the image is a bit soft as it was shot through a double glazed patio door. I grabbed this first then slowly started opening the door but it must have seen me & flew away :(
Fauldhouse, West Lothian
A pair of sharp GEs were departing Fort Madison with a fresh crew aboard the KCHRI in the glory days of the dearly departed Santa Fe.
This is how I would like to remember the Super Fleet.
The Hawkeye Band @ The Serious Plein Party.
Serious Request is a family of annual multi-day, multimedia fundraising events for International Red Cross initiatives, typically hosted by radio stations in the week before Christmas. The project was begun in 2004 by Dutch public pop music radio station 3FM. Serious Request projects have since been adopted in Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Kenya, South Korea, Austria, Latvia and Portugal.
During the Dutch 3FM Serious Request, three popular radio DJs are locked up for six days in a small temporary radio studio (the "Glass House"), placed in a main square in a different city each year. Living on a juice-only fast, the DJs make an interactive, themed broadcast around the clock, while regular programming on the station is suspended. Instead 3FM and its website are completely dedicated to the event, which is also transmitted as a continuous audio and video live-stream. Additionally there is television coverage, integration with social media, and a dedicated mobile app.
Funds are raised in a few different ways. While the DJs are in residence, they play songs requested by listeners and visitors, in return for their donations. Celebrities and artists also donate personal possessions or performances, which are auctioned off. Straightforward donations are made into the project's bank-account, and by physical visitors depositing cash and cheques into the house's letterbox. Additionally, members of the public run a variety of supporting initiatives, and in some cities more glass houses are popping up.
In the Netherlands the Serious Request broadcasts and the Glass House have become a national December tradition,that reaches most of the national population.