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A first for me - at last! This bird was some distance away so its a fairly hefty crop but at least I now have an image of one :-).
There are over 370 different types of parrots on Earth, and Macaws are the largest. Macaws normally weigh between 2 and 4 pounds, which is fairly hefty for a bird.
The largest of the macaws, the Hyacinth Macaw, can reach lengths of nearly 3 and a half feet long from the beak to the tip of the tail. In addition, they boast an impressive wingspan of up to 60 inches.
When properly taken care of, some macaw species, such as Blue and Gold Macaws can live for an average of 60 years, and many have been recorded to live for up to 80 years or even more.
(Nikon 300/4, 1/100 @ f 6.3, ISO 100)
I’m excited to find Black-headed Grosbeaks back in my garden this spring. The first two arrived yesterday, and two more came in today. The don’t seem to get along with the Bluebirds that frequent my yard this time of year, so there is lots of bird action to watch : )
Black-headed Grosbeaks are hefty songbirds with very large bills that are conical and thick at the base. They have large heads and short, thick necks. A short tail imparts a compact, chunky look.
Breeding males are rich orange-cinnamon with a black head and black-and-white wings. Females and immature males are brown above with warm orange or buff on the breast, and some have streaks on the sides of the breast. All have grayish bills. In flight, they flash bright yellow under the wings.
Often hidden as they hop about in dense foliage gleaning insects and seeds, Black-headed Grosbeaks feed readily on sunflower seeds at feeders. Males sing in a rich, whistled lilt from treetops in spring and summer. The short, squeaky chip note is distinctive and can be a good way to find these birds.
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(Nikon, 500mm, 1/1000 @ f/5.6, ISO 1250)
First time shooting small birds in action and it was a hefty learning curve. Not completely convinced that bird photography is for me but I was happy to try something new out. This was an eye opener. Puffins are TINY!!!
It's that time of year... when the sun sets low much earlier in the afternoon, and we squeeze the last bit of fun out of those final few remaining summer days before the fall begins to make its appearance...
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Thanks to my good mate Angelus for helping me make the image, and risking getting a hefty fine for ignoring the hose pipe ban!!
What a laugh, eh?
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This bee presents us her bathroom in a cranesbill
No bees were harmed in the making of this pic 🐝😉 Actually these tiny wild bees sleep in the flowers and on this day they were pretty wet thanks to a hefty rain shower 😉
Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro
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The weather helped a lot, hefty shades, sun, rain, thunder all above the mountain and not where I stood!
It's photographed so much better than this, but I was very happy with this one.
Failure to express
l lack the gift
Left depressed
without a single riff
Frustrated and alone
failed inspiration
Stripped to the bone
I'm lost in procrastination
I feel empty
with nothing to give
The weight is hefty
where my creativity lived
A song trapped within
is a song never heard
Leaving what could have been
Yet another vision now blurred
- L. Magic
Photo taken @ Endless
Robust warbler found near the ground in thick vegetation. Yellow below with blue-gray head and olive back. Adult males show black chest patch. Females are paler gray on the head; immatures are more olive-toned with a yellowish throat. Breeds in brushy, weedy clearings within mixed or coniferous forest. Often favors raspberry thickets. Tends to stay hidden in low vegetation, so can be difficult to see. Listen for its rolling song, “churry churry churry chew.” Most similar to MacGillivray’s Warbler, but little range overlap, and Mourning has somewhat shorter tail and lacks bold white eye-arcs. Also frequently confused with Common Yellowthroat, especially in fall, but Mourning is larger, with heftier pinkish bill, and brighter yellow underparts. (eBird)
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When we arrived at the trail, we could hear him singing deep in the tangles below the path. We looked high and low, and finally resigned ourselves to a "heard" tick for this lovely warbler. After spending a hour or two on the trail, in the company of mosquitoes, we headed back to the car. A large crowd of people alerted us to something good and there he was, out in the open, singing for all to hear.
Pine Grove Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
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I will be honest - I have never been so close to jump into a fountain in Rome as I was at this particular time, it was at the end of a really long and hot day (which included both a lot of hard work, because I was in Rome for that and not to be a tourist, and getting lost in the gardens at Villa Borghese. I hate getting lost even on a good day). What stopped me (apart from the thought of a hefty fine) was the fact that this is the top of a rather tall fountain - and the lower basins were far less inviting.
The fountain, of which this is the top detail, is Fontana dei Cavalli Marini, built in 1791. It was designed by the painter Cristopher Unterberger and realized by the sculptor Vincenzo Pacetti. It depicts four hippocampi (a hippocampus is a mythological horse creature with the lower body of a fish), sitting in a basin, and holding up three more on top of each other. You can note that the photo isn't perfectly sharp - that's not so much because I was tired, as it was that I was standing on my toes when taking this shot and that's not perfect for taking photos.
...and if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them.
- Dalai Lama
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The Wood Stork
Large, white Wood Storks wade through southeastern swamps and wetlands. Although this stork doesn't bring babies, it is a good flier, soaring on thermals with neck and legs outstretched. This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish and crustaceans. This ungainly looking stork roosts and nests in colonies in trees above standing water.
Storks, mainly the White Stork of Europe, figure prominently in mythology. They are revered in Greek, Chinese, and European mythologies as good luck and harbingers of spring and birth. The association between storks and babies was popularized by Hans Christian Andersen's fable "The Storks," written in the nineteenth century featuring the White Stork of Europe.
The oldest recorded Wood Stork was at least 20 years, 2 months old. It had been banded in Georgia in 1994 and was identified by its band in the wild in South Carolina in 2014.
(Nikon D500, 80-400 f/5.6, 160mm, 1/1600 @ f/6.3, ISO 4000)
(Edited to Taste)
When the stunning Baltimore Oriole shows up in the spring, it brings glee to my heart. I'm always quick to serve up a hefty helping of grape jelly for them.
it has been years since I found one of these beautiful amphibians on the homestead. I came upon this one yesterday while pulling dead stalks and thinning pond iris around the lily pond. It is difficult to convey size from this photo, but he is about 5 1/2 to 6 inches in length and has quite a hefty grip with those sticky little pads on his toes.
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
I took some time out today for a walk to Sneydes Rd. Parts of the paddock are full of Dandelions, and Cabbage White Butterflies feasting.
Shot with the birding lens and a hefty crop.
This juvenile Green Woodpecker had been hacking into an anthill, visible in the foreground, with its hefty bill, using its long, sticky tongue to reach the teeming ants - a true ant eating specialist!
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Familiar shades of yellow and blue, leftover from years long gone when the Santa Fe went "All the Way" from Chicago, represents the history of the home road on the head end of the hefty 96-car Galesburg-bound L CHI1051 27A sweeping left across the Des Plaines River at Lemont, IL, just minutes after defeating the congestion hovering around its originating terminal at Willow Springs and the adjacent GM Yard.
This Handsome Duck kept an eye on me as I walked past. Thought of Sting belting out a favorite song from the 80's
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band The Police from their album Synchronicity (1983). Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and UK hit of 1983.
Mallards are large ducks with hefty bodies, rounded heads, and wide, flat bills. Like many “dabbling ducks” the body is long and the tail rides high out of the water, giving a blunt shape. In flight their wings are broad and set back toward the rear. Mallards feed in the water by tipping forward and grazing on underwater plants. They almost never dive.
Male Mallards have a dark, iridescent-green head and bright yellow bill. The gray body is sandwiched between a brown breast and black rear. Females and juveniles are mottled brown with orange-and-brown bills. Both sexes have a white-bordered, blue “speculum” patch in the wing.
(Nikon, 400 mm, 1/500 @ f/8.0, ISO 640)
A trio of brand new Union Pacific GE ET44AC (ET44AH) locomotives work a hefty manifest freight up the steep grade of Tehachapi Pass, with much of the train hidden in the Allard horseshoe curve at Bealville, California, on March 1, 2016.
If You Wait… all that Happens is You Get Older.
- Larry McMurtry
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Went out this morning looking for Goslings as it’s that time of year. I found a Canada Goose Family with goslings in tow, but it was this Mallard Duck Male flashing his feathers that caught my eye. Looks like the Goslings will come to my gallery a bit later : )
Mallards are large ducks with hefty bodies, rounded heads, and wide, flat bills. Like many “dabbling ducks” the body is long and the tail rides high out of the water, giving a blunt shape. In flight their wings are broad and set back toward the rear.
Male Mallards have a dark, iridescent-green head and bright yellow bill. The gray body is sandwiched between a brown breast and black rear. Females and juveniles are mottled brown with orange-and-brown bills. Both sexes have a white-bordered, blue “speculum” patch in the wing.
Mallards are “dabbling ducks”—they feed in the water by tipping forward and grazing on underwater plants. They almost never dive. They can be very tame ducks especially in city ponds, and often group together with other Mallards and other species of dabbling ducks.
Mallards can live in almost any wetland habitat, natural or artificial. Look for them on lakes, ponds, marshes, rivers, and coastal habitats, as well as city and suburban parks and residential backyards.
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(200-600 @ 600 mm, 1/3200 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000, edited to taste)
It may be mid-teen temperatures and 20+mph winds, but that isn't stopping me from braving the cold for some pictures! With a hefty train in tow for Cadwell, Shelbyville, etc, the UP LSB54 gains speed after slowing for a northbound grain train to enter Tuscola siding. Crew members Strubinger and Garfield will soon be hopping out and braving the cold to perform their duties for the day. This weather doesn't stop the railroad!
My son got to join the ranks of the elite 20/20 club with this hefty rainbow trout. Fly fishers need a little luck along with great skill to land a 20" trout on a size 20 dry fly.
2020 Lamborghini Adventador SVJ Coupe
With wild-looking bodywork and dramatic performance, the 2020 Lamborghini Aventador is spectacular in every sense of the word. It's also the last of a dying breed, with hybrid technology expected to enhance future iterations of the V-12 supercar. Still, this wedge-shaped, scissor-doored Lambo blasts into the sunset with neck-snapping acceleration and a maniacal exhaust note.
The 2020 Aventador powertrain hierarchy begins with a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 that develops 730 horsepower and 509 lb-ft of torque that is transmitted to the wheels via a seven-speed automated-manual transmission. This basic setup is shared among the three distinct variants, but the track-focused SVJ (which stands for Superveloce Jota) has various enhancements that unlock extra horsepower and torque that meet the pavement through all four wheels. We drove this brutally powerful monster—along with its roofless counterpart—and experienced their tremendous acceleration and kidney-crushing cornering forces firsthand. The hefty machines heaved through the corners, but their incredible grip and rear-steering system helped it change direction.
Source: Car and Driver
Another endemic bird of South Asia, found only in the forests of the western coast of India and Sri Lanka. These are small birds, just about the size of a Sunbird about 13 cms long, though much heftier.
This is a lifer for me and after seeing the pictures I was expecting a much larger bird. It took me a couple of times to get a decent view of the bird which forages deep in the bush. The forest was thick and in many places covered by lots of shadows. And there we sighted this bird - inside the thick bush expertly navigating amongst the branches and picking up insects and tree spiders.
The birds - just like other babblers - are a bit noisy and so it wasn't hard to figure the area they were active in, but it was quite challenging to sight the bird in the bush.
They are social birds and hence sighted in parties - we found large parties - more than half a dozen everytime.
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This male northern cardinal was a visitor to our newest feeder, one stout enough to support a hefty cardinal, on a cold winter Wednesday afternoon. 2021 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
The recently restored Iglesia San Pedro is a delightful little colonial church built with indigenous or artisanal materials: chunky adobe walls and roof, a ceiling made from cardón (cactus wood) resembling shriveled tire tracks and, in lieu of nails, hefty leather straps. The church dates from the 17th century, though its present walls were built in 1745, and the bell tower was added in 1890.
Meet the "Great Golden Digger Wasp".
No, judging by it's name it is not a wasp that seeks out middle-aged men with a good salary and a hefty 401 K (RRSP) account, the name relates to it's colouration .... the head and thorax are covered in a layer of golden hairs ... and how it lays and provides for it's eggs.
These non-aggressive wasps feed mainly on plant nectar but as the name implies "dig" tunnels into areas of soft soil. The females will dig multiple tunnels and when out on their forays the females will capture insects and sting them which will paralyze the insect, not kill it. She will then take the paralyzed insect back to a tunnel, drag it inside and lay an egg on the still live but immobile insect. She will exit the tunnel and conceal the entrance. The egg will hatch and the larvae will have a source of food to develope over the fall and winter until it emerges next spring. Males emerge to breed with the females, females emerge and construct the tunnels for it's nesting activities, so the cycle can continue.
While capturing insects for her egg laying efforts, these wasps are often chased and stripped of their prey by birds, so the female is often searching for prey to use for her egg laying chores.
More details are found here: www.countingmychickens.com/great-golden-digger-wasp-the-h...
In 1960, the Chevrolet Corvette went to Le Mans and competed in its first race on a global stage. Famous racer Briggs Cunningham actually took three 1960 'Vettes wearing white and blue to the famous endurance race, and while two of them crashed out, the third won its class.
Flash forward 60 years (technically 61) and there's another white Corvette with blue stripes grabbing attention, courtesy of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. Called the Lingenfelter Cunningham 60th Anniversary Corvette, it pays homage to that 1960 victory while adding a bit more power to the C8's punch thanks to some bolt-on performance.
This special Corvette won't be turning laps at Le Mans, but it borrows the look of the 1960 C1 'Vettes that were there. Twin blue stripes run down the center of the white C8, with additional blue trim work scattered about the car. The large spoiler is part of an aero upgrade, and it carries the number 3 to honor the Le Mans-winning 1960 race car driven by John Fitch and Bob Grossman. The unique HRE wheels are modern-day versions of the vintage five-star racing rims, albeit much larger. Special interior trim is also part of the package.
Under the C8's engine cover are some notable upgrades. Lingenfelter adds a plethora of performance parts to the special C8, starting with a neat-looking carbon intake manifold. An upgraded 95-millimeter throttle body bolts to that intake, while Corsa headers and exhaust amplify the C8's roar. In the handling and braking department, Lingenfelter adds its front C8 lowering kit, and upgraded Alcon / RB brakes are installed at all four corners. According to Cunningham Automotive, the final result is 600 horsepower, a hefty improvement over a stock C8.
By: Christopher Smith
www.motor1.com/news/527495/lingenfelter-cunningham-60th-a...
Mile marker 203, the gas gauge leanin' on the edge of "E",
An' I'll be dang'd if the rain ain't pourin' down.
There's somethin' smokin' underneath the hood,
It's a-bangin' and a-clangin' an' it can't be good,
An' it's another fifty miles to the nearest town.
Everythin' I own's in the back in a hefty bag;
I'm outta cigarettes an' I'm down to my last drag.
I'd sure hate to break down here,
Nothin' up ahead or in the rear view mirror.
Out in the middle of nowhere, knowin'.
I'm in trouble if these wheels stop rollin'.
So, God help me, keep me movin' somehow.
Don't let me start wishin' I was with him now.
I made it this far without cryin' a single tear.
I'd sure hate to break down here.
Photo taken on the Mother Road sim
Downy and hairy woodpeckers look very similar. Side by side, this downy is slightly smaller and its bill is a bit shorter and thinner when compared to the heftier hairy woodpecker.
This is a purple tulip on a yellow background with lots of sliding.
First I did a hefty twirl then inverted it, then adjusted the hues. Finally blended it with an ICM image. Just a bit of fun for Sliders Sunday. HSS
This oblique longhorn is a big hefty and shaggy-looking yet beautiful bee. They are sometimes called the sunflower bee since they specialize in collecting pollen from yellow "sunflowers" but this one is pollinating a gray-headed coneflower, which is in the huge sunflower family. Females will dig a tunnel several inches deep underground before collecting a bunch of sunflower pollen and nectar that she forms into a big ball at the bottom of her nest chamber. That nutritious pollen ball will serve as a food source for her baby since she lays an egg on top and then abandons the nest. After eating its big pollen ball, the larval longhorn bee pupates and emerges from its burrow as a fresh adult the following year when the sunflowers are in full bloom on area prairies.
Narcissism
Today there are few female artists who are more visible to a wide range of international audiences than Yayoi Kusama, who was born in 1929 in Japan. Kusama is a self-taught artist who now chooses to live in a private Tokyo mental health facility, while prolifically producing art in various media in her studio nearby. Her highly constructed persona and self-proclaimed life-long history of insanity have been the subject of scrutiny and critiques for decades. Art historian Jody Cutler places Kusama’s oeuvre “in dialogue with the psychological state known as narcissism,” as “narcissism is both the subject and the cause of Kusama’s art, or in other words, a conscious artistic element related to content.”[1] It is within this context that we examine Kusama and her infamous Narcissus Garden (narcissism is, in part, the egotistic admiration of one's self).
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcblR0UUJdw
Her Narcissus Garden continues to live on. It has been commissioned and re-installed at various settings, including the Brazilian business tycoon Bernardo de Mello Paz’s Instituto Inhotim (left), Central Park in New York City, as well as retail booths at art fairs.
The re-creation of Narcissus Garden has erased the notion of political cynicism and social critique; instead, those shiny balls, now made of stainless steel and carrying hefty price tags, have become a trophy of prestige and self-importance. Originally intended as the media for an interactive performance between the artist and the viewer, the objects are now regarded as valuable commodities for display.
hi friends,
i just wanted to say its been nice taking photos again and im enjoying expressing myself in some really dark times.
my friends have been very supportive being my rock and i wanted to say thank you to trouble for setting this backdrop up when i was unsure if I could do it myself. this photo is really hefty to say the least. for context about a week ago, i survived a mass shooting at my university.
im getting the necessary help to keep myself healthy mentally. i have a lot of wonderful people in my life to support me as well.
just remember to enjoy the little things in life and tell people you love, that you love them. life is simply to short and could be shorter in a matter of seconds to minutes.
love,
sol
The Wood Stork.
Large, white Wood Storks wade through southeastern swamps and wetlands. Although this stork doesn't bring babies, it is a good flier, soaring on thermals with neck and legs outstretched. This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish and crustaceans. This ungainly looking stork roosts and nests in colonies in trees above standing water.
A turn to Mitchell rides the old Milwaukee rollercoaster south of Redfield with a fine consist and a hefty slew of freight.
With a man in the tower, it is evidence that the signals on Schuyler Street in Utica, NY still have to be manually activated in this February 1985 photo of NYS&W Alco C430 #3002 as it pulls out onto the north end of the street with a hefty train at the draw bar.
The 2020 Ferrari 812 Superfast is an example of what happens when an automaker commits to crafting a vehicle that offers the best performance money can buy. With almost 800 horses under the hood, this coupe provides brutish power, facilitating a zero-to-60-mph sprint that clocks in at less than three seconds. Fuel economy is poor, and the 812 Superfast's $330,000-plus price makes it accessible only to the very privileged few. Still, if you have deep pockets and a thirst for spectacular handling, this skilled Ferrari won't disappoint.
Ferrari's 812 Superfast gets its muscle from a 6.5-liter V-12 powerplant, and this engine delivers a bracing 788 horsepower and 529 lb-ft of torque. A seven-speed automatic transmission sends power to the rear wheels. The 812 Superfast holds a place among the quickest of the quick. In our track tests, it sprinted from zero to 60 mph in a scant 2.8 seconds. That's a dazzling performance, but it trails that of the McLaren 720S. That car made the run in just 2.7 seconds. Handling is nimble, especially when you consider this Ferrari's relatively hefty curb weight. The engine note is mellifluous, and the car's brakes are potent enough to bring this beast to a quick and decisive standstill.
Thanks to Car And Driver for the above.
Retired Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Judge, Henry Litton on "Peaceful Protests " in HK, Nov, 7 2019 :
"These are criminals ! ... MASKED, WITH PROTECTIVE GEAR", "Iron bars are wielded... which could kill if landed in the right place ... fire bombs are thrown at the police... . " "If the frontline "warriors' are not paid, how can they sustain these so long... NOT ONLY PAID but HEFTILY PAID !"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrWPplfJD8c
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4NrAq6H960
A Senior Barrister's view on HK Protests, Nov 2, 2019 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSeqwOxMlAg
Spring sonata, Szigeti & Schnabel ( '48 )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT1VJ0OPgqs
Beethoven Complete Cello Sonatas : Zara Nelsova
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFKk1wFV6XU
Chengdu 2019
Alisterus scapularis. Apollo Bay. Out on the verandah with a coffee and there was a hefty plonk on the roof, a quiet squint up and there he was, looking down to see if there was any food. There wasn't... so off he went to this tree.
In the first hour of the morning post-daybreak, a Saturday-edition Wisconsin Southern train T004H from Horicon to Janesville--sporting an all-red head end typical for most weekends--winds through Richfield, WI, utilizing the services of Canadian National's Waukesha Subdivision over which it has trackage rights to bridge the gap in home rails between Slinger and Waukesha. Slick autumn rail conditions and a hefty train topping over 100 cars would provide a challenge for the four EMDs powering the train and ultimately render them insufficient for the task. Things would grind to a halt shortly after rejoining the WSOR when the train stalled on the climb to Williams, requiring the crew to abandon a majority of the train on the hill and make the remainder of the journey to Janesville with only a fraction of what they started with.
This picture was merged from 3 shots with different exposure in order to manage the hefty contrast and achieve a rather balanced impression. I used the 135 mm Apo-Telyt from the tripod. After merging in Lightroom the sky was masked which allowed further fine tuning of tonal values for both sky and the mountain landscape.
Behind the rocky formation of Blankenstein, the mountain chain of Hohe Tauern is already covered with a lot of snow in late autumn 2025.
My first Beast of the year - our largest dragonfly and clubtail! Though Arrowhead Spiketails & Gray Petaltails flying right now are as long (3.5+ inches) they aren't as hefty. The Beast can be friendly with people - but she kept perching over this pond so we could not try to pick her up. Cherokee County, North Georgia
Happy Dragonfly Monday!
My hefty 135mm lens is far from ideal for little subjects like bees, but when you're looking at flowers and a bee lands on one, what can you do? My camera clicked before I knew it. :)
I was in the National Trust gardens at Nymans yesterday. It was really too hot for me, but I love to see this Sicilian honey garlic in flower. It seems the bees love it too. I may have been hot there yesterday, but it's been far worse today and there's more to come. I have a feeling I may stay home tomorrow and drink a lot of iced coffee. :)