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Due to the way the Earth moves on its axis the chance to capture this spectacular 'through the keyhole' sight only exists for a few minutes each day for a couple of weeks.
In recent months I found a rocky archway in Devon where the sun sets through a keyhole. I worked out there’s a range of dates when you can see and experience this ethereal “Light Show.”
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Explore December 8, 2020
The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America. The common merganser eats fish. It nests in holes in trees. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Mergus merganser
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Model A 1929.Ford Roadster Pickup.
We took this shot while driving through Cambridge it was parked at the banks of the Grand river. I blacked out the foreground and made it stand out ...
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It is known for its small size, unique sound, slender body, and bright plumage as well as for being one of the most beautiful birds. It is found in a variety of wooded areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa, western Arabia, and east Asia. Although it’s in no danger of extinction, it is experiencing a decline in its native habitat as well as populations of its main prey, honeybees.
True to its name, 80% of its diet consists of honeybees.
Although it is not known to migrate, it does travel seasonally due to rainfall.
The green bee-eater is a natural-born bee-killer.
It has predator-avoidance behavior with “theory of mind” awareness usually only found in humans and other primates.
Green bee-eaters find several habitat types from Mauritania to central China, including the Nile River and the Himalayas. Other countries include Greece, Senegal, Gambia, Egypt, Iran, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its habitat is forest, grassland, and thin scrub.
The best place to find green bee-eaters is arid areas, plains, savannahs, scrub, grasslands, open forests, fields, and farmlands in parts of Africa and Asia. They can even be seen perched on television antennae in urban and suburban neighborhoods. They are also visitors in some parts of Pakistan, flying there during the summer, making riverside habitats in southern India or high ones in the Himalayas. The social birds roost in numbers from 30 to 300 and usually dust-bathe in groups of 20. Remember that they roost high in trees and have a unique sound.
Green bee-eaters typically nest in May or June. Their nests are in the hollows of sandbanks or mud banks which both sexes create by digging tunnels or burrows, which are 2-3 feet deep and can be up to 5 feet long (1-2m). The tunnels in Africa are dug into flat ground or gentle slopes, while in Asia they are dug into low shores. The females lay 3-8 eggs on the bare ground at the end of the tunnel, in a cavity measuring about 15cm (5.9in).
There are 26 subspecies of green bee-eater. Its scientific name is Merops orientalis. The bee-eater family Meropidae has three genera, one of them being the large genus Merops.
The little green bee-eater has a size of about 9 inches (16-19cm) including 2 inches of long central tail-feathers. It has a wingspan of 29-49cm (11.4-19.3in) and a weight of 15-25g.
Bright emerald green is its main color, but several species have partial red, yellow, blue, or purple coloring depending on the region. There are also variations such as a rusty crown and bright blue throat as well as leucistic individuals. A similar species based on grouping by plumage features is Merops leschenaulti, with subspecies Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps being most similar.
Generally, however, there is blue on the chin and throat, with golden rufous on the crown and back. Its flight feathers are rufous and green. It has a long, slightly curved black bill ending in a sharp point, a narrow black stripe called a “forget” on its throat, a black mask through its crimson eyes and two central, narrow, long black tail streamers. Its legs are dark grey and it has weak feet with three toes.
The juvenile’s colors are dull in comparison. It does not have the long tail-feathers unique to adults. The female has similar coloring and physical measurements as the male but with a duller throat, narrower half-collar and shorter tail streamers.
The green bee-eater sand-bathes more than other bee-eater species and dips in the water while flying. Usually calling in flight, its sound is a gentle, pleasant, nasal tree-tree-tree-tree that is long and repetitive. It is graceful and makes a zig-zag movement when returning to its perch to consume its prey. Most active during the day, it starts hunting after 7:00 or 8:00 am and again around 4:00 pm.
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The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. Wikipedia
Die St. Valentin-Kirche oberhalb von Seis am Schlern zählt zu den schönsten Gotteshäusern des gesamten Schlerngebietes. Obwohl das Kirchlein inmitten der Wiesen steht, die sich oberhalb – östlich – von Seis am Schlern erstrecken, gehört dieses als Filialkirche zur Pfarrkirche Kastelruth.
Die Geschichte der St. Valentin-Kirche hat ihren Beginn bereits im 13. Jahrhundert. Erstmals wurde das Kirchlein im Jahr 1244 urkundlich erwähnt. Noch heute können aufmerksame Beobachter anhand des Glockenturms und der gekuppelten Fenster die Merkmale des Baustiles aus dem 13. Jahrhundert erkennen.
Im Jahr 1353 wurde die Kirche neu geweiht.
Im 15. Jahrhundert wurde die Kirche umgebaut. Diesem Umbau verdankt die Kirche ihren Chor, wie er heute zu sehen ist. Der Umbau kann aufgrund eines Ablassbriefes aus dem Jahr 1475, welcher sich im Pfarrarchiv befindet, genau datiert werden.
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She's a bit tattered, but I was surprised to see this one on some purple Salvia in the Dixon Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.
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A quiet moment, yesterday afternoon, walking through the woods towards that little archway!
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Explore November 20, 2020
The Canada goose is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, and its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. Wikipedia
Lifespan: 10 – 24 years (In the wild)
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Big bull Elephant (Loxodonta africana) uses his trunk as a snorkel as he crosses the river. He was almost fully submerged at one point, and his destination was a rich patch of aquatic plants.
This was one of three Alpacas I came across whilst out walking. They are fascinating creatures and did not seem to mind the attention, but I think he was having a bad hair day.
Alpacas are domesticated versions of vicuñas, South American ruminants that live high in the Andes. Alpacas are related to llamas, which are domesticated versions of another wild Andean ruminant, the guanaco. While llamas are used as pack animals, alpacas are raised mainly for their soft wool.
Peak Rail 1940's Weekend. 6-7 July 2024.
Rowsley South Station, Matlock, Derbyshire.
A well organised event at this fabulous location in the Derbyshire Peak District. Re-enactors, vintage vehicles, dancing and not forgetting of course, unlimited travel on the steam trains.
There was also a Battle Re-Enactment. British and American Forces armed conflict against the Germans. Great to see the fire power to hand. Gunshots, explosions from all directions. It was a thrilling spectacle!
A thoroughly entertaining weekend had by all.
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Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
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Lucerne, a compact city in Switzerland known for its preserved medieval architecture, sits amid snowcapped mountains on Lake Lucerne. Its colorful Altstadt (Old Town) is bordered on the north by 870m Museggmauer (Musegg Wall), a 14-century rampart. The covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), built in 1333, links the Aldstadt to the Reuss River's right bank. ― Google
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La météo pour ce mercredi 10 février 2021 . . .
Des chutes de neige ou du verglas, dans des proportions importantes pour la région, sont attendus. , Les conditions de circulation peuvent devenir rapidement très difficiles sur l'ensemble du réseau, tout particulièrement en secteur forestier où des chutes d'arbres peuvent accentuer les difficultés. , Les risques d'accident sont accrus. , Quelques dégâts peuvent affecter les réseaux de distribution d'électricité et de téléphone.
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This has to be one of my favourite Damselfly photos I’ve taken this season.
Laying in the wet grass is becoming a very familiar pastime photographing these dainty little Damselflies. I may take up yoga with all the peculiar contorted body shapes I create to frame a shot. It’s not exactly a cool Vogue ‘Strike a Pose’ moment.♂️
I’m very happy with the way this one turned out.
*The timing, precision and patience is so important to achieve an image like this and the enjoyment of course*
Techy info.
Controlling the exposure was tricky shooting directly into the sun with the limitations of the camera shooting at 1/8000s at iso50. Unexpectedly the damselfly actually flapped it’s wings at high speed for a split second. I was able to capture them without blurring because of such a high shutter speed. I must admit I was lucky🍀 because I wouldn’t normally shoot a still object with these settings but was forced to in such bright light trying to control the exposure.
The image on the screen of the camera looked very overexposed but it’s amazing the detail you can recover shooting in raw format. In post processing I moved the highlights slider all the way to the left and the wings surprisingly appeared. I looked at the sequence of shots hoping for one with splashes of dew flying off the hovering wings. Now that would have been special!
📍Stover Country Park, Devon
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🔘 Canon EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM + extension tubes
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