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Colorado National Monument is a spectacular park located on a high desert plateau of western Colorado near the Utah border. There are magnificent views of deep canyons, towering rock formations and abundant wildlife.
These interesting sandstone formations carved by wind and erosion are named the “Coke Ovens” because of their resemblance to the beehive ovens used historically in Europe and the Americas for burning coal to create coke, which was a fuel used to make iron ore.
ALTHOUGH it is rather nondescript the corn bunting does have a distinctive song. It dangles it legs when flying short distances, and just look at its nails, they are very approachable with extreme care, I love seeing them at the Ancient Highway Sandwich Kent.
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Redshank - Tringa Totanus
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia. They are uncommon vagrants outside these areas.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates. Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. They lay 3–5 eggs.
The common redshank is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
It is widely distributed and quite plentiful in some regions, and thus not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Fish eating Robin is quite a novelty.
The American Robins' diets are primarily insects and worms in the summer months when those are common and abundant. But in the winter months, insects are hard to find.
In one of our city's parks, a small flock of robins that overwintered there was seen pulling minnows out of small ice openings near the edge of the pond that were partially frozen.
The lack of insect protein diet may explain why these resourceful robins had taught themselves how to ice fish, and found themselves an excellent food source in winter.
Taken on: March, 2022, Hermitage Park, Edmonton, Alberta.
Nikon D500 w/ 500 f4G; f7.1; 1/2000; -1/3EV; ISO 800
DR5 Right-angle viewfinder.
Lightroom 6.0
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Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province.
Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Trieste's union to Italy after World War I led to some decline of its "Mittel-European" cultural and commercial importance. Enjoying an economic revival during the 1930s and throughout the Cold War, Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs. Today, the city is in one of the richest regions of Italy, and has been a great centre for shipping, through its port (Port of Trieste), shipbuilding and financial services.
For further information on this fascinating city please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, southern England. Its sandy beach is dotted with colorful beach huts and backed by Georgian houses. Victorian Nothe Fort offer harbour views. Weymouth Sealife Park is home to sharks, turtles and stingrays.
just a nature shot, enjoy.
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My daddy is in hospital now, I just want to say because maybe I won't be really around these days. Hope you all understand. Thanks.
Found this in a plant pot while I was gardening.
Found one last year as well.
Have a lovely day.
ID Irene Mary
Tersa Sphinx Moth caterpillar.
The Slate-throated Redstart is found from northern Mexico south to northern Bolivia, always in temperate montane habitats. In the north it lives in Pine-Oak forests, farther south in cloud forests and moist montane slopes.
It is a species which shows a high degree of geographic variation. In fact this largely grayish-blue bird with a dark chestnut cap has a striking red belly in the north, and in South America it is yellow-bellied, with orange-bellied forms in-between.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Close up portrait of this Sulphur Crested Cockatoo foraging for bulbs on a lawn next to a path. Taken on my way to the Botanical Gardens.
Best view enlarged.
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Peaceful Sunday
For the Macro Mondays theme: “What is that?”
Have a guess ;-))
And a lovely start of this week!!
Update: it is a macroshot of a zipper ;-))
One is never really alone when hiking Tre Cime di Lavaredo circuit.... and this was the off-season! After turning this corner, we had almost completed the route.
Now that I'm at home from my trip to the Dolomites, you can find me on Twitter
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Today is a blue day at Color my World Daily but I’m skipping it this time since we have a very unique and interesting theme at Looking close on Friday this week. The theme is : "My Name is…" and it must be a black and white picture. Dont worry the blue color will be back next Friday… unless there is another awesome theme incompatible with the blue color…)
So here we go, my name is : Magdalena aka Magda627.
Now you know almost everything there is to know about me :-).
I hope you will like my picture my friends !! See you later and have an amazing day !!
There is always a sunrise every day. And you can choose to be present, to put yourself on the path of beauty.”
Common Kingfisher with its catch at Masirah Island, Oman.
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I think this is a Sorbus? Rowan? Mountain Ash? Or are they all the same? I am rubbish at identifying trees!!
“To a toad, what is beauty? A female with two pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly and spotted back”
Voltaire
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Midyat is a town in Mardin province of southeastern Turkey. The history of Midyat can be traced back to the Hurrians during the 3rd millennium BC. The town is a melting point of religions and languages.
6 weeks old Lucky is enjoying the fresh grass and I enjoyed our little foto-session so much. It was just great being with these adorable and innocent squirrel-babies (Squirrels-2020-9879.jpg)
Autumn has arrived. Finally... 😃 I'm an autumn child and this is definitely my favourite season ☀️😉 wish you all a happy autumn. Stay safe 😉👍
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Everything is the same
Everything is broken
Everything still works
Everything stands still
Everything goes through everything
There's nothing I know for sure anymore
Blue was the sky under wich I slept
Green was the grass I walked on
There could be clouds full of worries
In the end they floated by
I'm looking for the common thread
Something that makes it all logical
I want to see, the way I saw, when I still had you
Because now, everything is gray
'Cause I can see the sun
But I don't feel the heat
The world is still spinning for me
But she's lost her colors
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Entwined Florence hair
Sorumin WarmVintage Jacket&sweater set
HIVE Coffee on the go
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The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside—
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
For—hold them—Blue to Blue—
The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
The Brain is just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound—
Emily Dickinson, ‘The Brain is wider than the Sky’.
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The Pradillo Dam Waterfall is quite close to the Purgatorio waterfall, so you can pass through both with a circular route. But if we want to go direct and not walk too much, we will leave the recreational area La Isla. Because of its proximity, this is a good option to go with children. Following the path along the Lozoya River, you will soon reach the old reservoir, whose wide waterfall used to serve the old light factory. At the top of the noisy waterfall, the landscape is reflected in a quiet reservoir surrounded by pine trees, showing an idyllic picture of nature.
La Cascada de la Presa del Pradillo está bastante cerca de la cascada del Purgatorio, por lo que se puede pasar por ambas con una ruta circular. Pero si queremos ir directos y no caminar demasiado, partiremos del área recreativa La Isla. Por su proximidad, esta es una buena opción para ir con niños. Siguiendo el camino junto al río Lozoya, enseguida se llega al antiguo embalse, cuyo ancho salto de agua sirvió para la antigua fábrica de luz. En la parte superior de la ruidosa cascada, el paisaje se refleja en un tranquilo embalse rodeado de pinos, mostrando una idílica estampa de la naturaleza. (Fuente "Guía del Ocio")
This lake is adjacent to the ocean but this day it was not flowing into it. As can be seen, there is some algal build-up on the water and although not pleasing in the air, it adds some colour! I left town as the storm arrived but was happy with the reflections, clouds and colours. Located at Eden, Far South Coast of NSW.
Kuznetsky Most is one of the most beautiful pedestrian streets in the historical center of Moscow.
The street got its modern - and at the same time historical - name thanks to the Kuznetsky Bridge across the Neglinnaya River. Today, Kuznetsky Most Street attracts citizens with its high-quality landscaping, an abundance of architectural monuments and an unusual relief: due to the significant difference in heights between Petrovka and Rozhdestvenka, the city landscape looks especially picturesque.
Kuznetskaya Sloboda on the high bank of the Neglinnaya River - Neglinnaya Upper - appeared in the 12th century, but its heyday came only at the end of the 15th, when the Cannon Yard was built in the vicinity, and the Moscow prince Ivan III ordered to settle in it blacksmiths and grooms who served new production. At the turn of the 15th-16th centuries, Novgorod and Pskov were annexed to the Moscow principality, and craftsmen of various professions from these cities were moved to the Neglinny Upper.
In 1737, the street burned out during the Trinity fire, but rather quickly new buildings were built on it, in which foreign shops began to be located. Gradually, the street turned into the abode of foreign trade: the French showed particular zeal, opening fashion and haberdashery shops here, thanks to which Kuznetsky Most became the main shopping street in Moscow. During World War II and the fire of 1812, it practically did not suffer from the fire, since the French guard took over the protection of the business of compatriots. After the war, trade flourished again, and many fashionable shops were opened on it (almost all of them were foreign, most of them were French). The abundance of foreign shops made Kuznetsky Most the most fashionable and aristocratic street in Moscow, which it remained until the 1917 Revolution.
During the Soviet era, the street lost part of the historical buildings, many buildings were rebuilt, and the street gradually took on a modern look.
After the reconstruction carried out in 2012, the Kuznetsky Most section from Bolshaya Dmitrovka to Rozhdestvenka became pedestrian.
Today Kuznetsky Most Street is a well-maintained pedestrian zone, where city holidays and festivals are often held.
Despite the losses of the Soviet years, a large number of architectural monuments have been preserved on it: tenement houses, partially preserved city estates and passages. Among them are famous Moscow sights: the building of the Moscow International Trade Bank, Khomyakov's trading house and others.
Mayschoss in the romantic Ahr valley is a real dream destination for hikers and photographers at the height of the leaves in autumn (last week of October).
Unfortunately, not much is left of the castle ruins. The castle plateau is a perfect vantage point for this and you can enjoy this view with a (or more) glass of wine on site.
Mayschoß im romantischen Ahrtal ist auf dem Höhepunkt der Laubfärbung im Herbst (letzte Oktoberwoche) ein echtes Traumziel für Wanderer und Fotografen.
Von der Burgruine ist leider nicht mehr viel erhalten. Dafür ist das Burgplateau ein perfekter Aussichtspunkt und man kann diese Aussicht mit einem (oder mehr) Glas Wein vor Ort geniessen.
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“Nature is beautiful because it looks like Art; and Art can only be called beautiful if we are conscious of it as Art while yet it looks like Nature.”
Quote ― Immanuel Kant, Critique of Judgment
Ice-abstract.
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Pose and wine glass is from ANA POSES : Bordeaux 1.
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The old ladies dog in the charette is from REZZROOM : Poodle toy.
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"Nature" is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
Emily Dickinson
This gem is tucked in the the south west corner of St Mary le Strand church. It is a tight spiral, with very plain Portland stone treads.
The church was designed by James Gibbs and was built between 1714 and 1723. It was part of the Queen Anne Commission for Building Fifty New Churches.
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