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Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
The wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.
This warbler is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
It is a summer visitor to the United Kingdom, seen from April until August. It has declined there in recent years. It is now very rare in Ireland, where only one or two pairs are recorded breeding in most years, usually in County Wicklow.
Various factors associated with forest structure, including slope, forest cover, proportion of broad-leaf forest, canopy height and forest edge length, all influenced the occupancy rates of this declining forest species. Conservation measures are therefore required that provide and maintain the wood warblers preferred forest structure. There is also a preference for forest in the non-breeding season, however this habitat is declining in wintering areas such as Ghana. Despite the decline in forest habitats, there has been no change in number of wood warblers as it appears that this species can use degraded habitats, such as well-wooded farms. However, further loss of trees will likely have a negative impact on this species in the future
That pretty blue orchid today will most likely be a more common white one at the next bloom cycle. The blue orchid is not a new species of Phalaenopsis, but rather a temporary engineering feat. Pretty but fleeting.
Big Rock (also known as either Okotoks Erratic or, by the Blackfoot, as Okotok) likely served as a prominent landmark for Indigenous people.
The Okotoks Erratic is a 16,500-tonne (18,200-ton) boulder that lies on the otherwise flat, relatively featureless, surface of the Canadian Prairies in Alberta [An erratic is a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action].
This massive angular boulder, which is broken into two main pieces, measures about 41 by 18 metres and is 9 m high. It consists of thick-bedded, micaceous, feldspathic quartzite that is light grey, pink, to purplish. Besides having been extensively fractured by frost action, it is unweathered. [...]. Wikipedia
From my Alberta Archives
The name "vaseux" is French, meaning muddy or murky, which is descriptive of the lake's silty water. The lake was likely named by French Canadian fur traders.
Vaseaux Lake features a variety of wetland and foreshore habitats that support large populations of migratory bird species along the inland portion of the Pacific Flyway. Bird species of note include trumpeter swan, great blue heron, western screech-owl, yellow-breasted chat, and the red-listed Lewis's woodpecker. It is for these reasons that the Canadian Wildlife Service designated the lake and its foreshore a Migratory Bird Sanctuary in 1923.
The semi-arid grasslands and forests surrounding the lake are also of ecological importance, and are protected within several different national and provincial protected areas. In 1956, the provincial government established Vaseux Lake Provincial Park at the northeastern end of the lake to providing space for recreation while also ensuring the ecological integrity of the lake's foreshore in this area is preserved.
In 1979, the Canadian Wildlife Service established Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area to protect winter rangeland for California Bighorn Sheep.[6] The provincial government added on to this nature preserve by establishing Vaseux Protected Area in 2001. (Wikipedia).
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Looking down the length of Vaseux Lake. It doesn't seem murky to me. We did see plenty of birds, though :-)
Vaseux Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. June 2022.
If you decide to travel along this highway into the bowels of the Universe, carry enough fuel to cover the billions of light years ahead of you. You won't find a place to refuel. When you have travelled this distance without finding anything, not even a little bit of intelligent life and you reach the far reaches of the Universe... don't be scared... there's nothing there, either. Only the "nothing". Or since everything is cyclical, perhaps you have returned to the place where you started, full of wisdom from your long trip. It's probably better to look for intelligent life on Earth, but it's also very likely that you'll have a hard time finding it. Don't worry about not understanding the Universe or the reason for its existence... you're not Einstein, but one day you'll understand that... The Universe is wounded, but it still has infinity ahead of it. It still has you and me. Merry Christmas to all and to the infinite Universe that is within you.
Gregory Alan Isakov - The Universe
Y el Universo está susurrando tan suavemente que puedo oírlo todo... el zumbido de los insectos, todos los taxis, todo el cambio gastado de los vagabundos, todos los chicos jugando a la pelota en los callejones. Son sólo pliegues en su vestido. El Universo, está herido, pero aún tiene el infinito por delante. Todavía nos tiene a ti y a mí. Y todos dicen que es hermoso. Y todos dicen...
Image dédiée à Pat. Joyeux Noël. Bisou, jolie.
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Music for your trip to the Universe:
Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom. Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)... Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)... Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff...)
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond", was written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, one of the founders of Pink Floyd. He was also known as "The Crazy Diamond Syd". Barrett was a very creative musician and is considered one of the rock icons, with a strong influence on many artists, very especially to David Bowie. Syd Barrett is a key piece to understand the evolution of rock in the 70s.. Excessive drug use, especially LSD, caused him serious mental health problems. Syd Barrett died in 2006 at the age of 60. Always shine diamond.
The Universal is a science fiction song written as a tribute to two films by film director Stanley Kubrick. In the video, the Blur members wear outfits similar to Alex and his gang of thugs, the protagonists of the movie "A Clockwork Orange." The image used for the cover of the single alluded to what is possibly Kubrick's best film: "2001: To Space Odyssey."
We haven't changed that much in 300,000 years of evolution.
Moby - We Are All Made of Stars
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun
PS: Electronic - Can't Find My Way Home Just a recommendation. It is important to learn the road signs of the Universe... happy return.
PS: Ground Control to Major Tom. Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you...
"Here am I floating 'round my tin can, far above the moon. Planet Earth is blue. And there's nothing I can do" (Major Tom)
PS: Merry Christmas to all Flick(e)r users... and to the Universe full of crazy diamonds that shine... And Major Tom
I know that likely no one ever reads these but when I saw that
this picture start to become faded like a memory, all I could think of is old pictures, One of the things I notice in old pictures is that the dark colors are usually the last to fade, probably because they are more intense. Well, maybe, it's possible, that the same is true for life. The dark times are just more intense so they last in our memories, hearts and lives...so much longer than the light ones. Just random thought. Be blessed everyone :)
Photo taken @ Sunny's Photo studio - Pose: Bonjour Paris
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Btw...Sorry about the Nickleback song :P
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Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Most likely my last photo for 2021 and one of my favorites I took this year. It was from that one photowalk I did in the island of Aigina that I felt really inspired, at least photographically. I think I couldn't ask for better weather conditions. A gorgeous cloudy sky on a windy evening. I wish every one Merry Christmas and hopefully the year to come will have more happiness and less of pandemic!
Ενδελεχεια - Βουτια απο ψηλα
Most likely this is going to be my last upload for 2021. A big thank you for all your support throughout the year and my best wishes to everybody for a prosperous and above all healthy New Year!
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Happy Blue Monday! =)
This will be my last upload til Thursday most likely because we are finally getting our carpets installed tomorrow. It is a 2 day process so I'll have no computer til Thursday. What will I do? LOL!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day!! =)
♫ Mood ♫
"Into the dark
I found you by the lake
We were so close
but I couldn't bear the weight
Cause you were a shadow
and I left you in the shade
I was still running from all of my mistakes
Cut to the fallout
when the silence stole our words
I was still fighting
for all that you deserved
Although it seems likely
that I left before the storm
The truth is I couldn't
leave you wanting more
I traced my lies to the coast
All I could find was your ghost... "
Picture taken at Panjin
My next few offerings will most likely be from our recent trip to one of the Aran Islands. It really is a beautiful place.
Inis Mor is the largest of the three Aran Islands and Kilronan is the main town on the island. All ferries to Inis Mor dock at the pier. From here you can choose from minibuses, horses and carts or rental bicycles to transport you around the island. If you have enough time you can also explore the island on foot.
While it is the principle town on the island it is really just a small village. It is here you will find the village supermarket, the bank and post office not to mention several pubs and a church.
The warm temps and rain have fooled the Spring flowers into blooming...Tonight Winter sets in here and will likely kill or ruin most of them...I decided to just catch a fleeting moment while it was here...
The bright colors most likely serve as a warning mechanism. While not toxic, these guys can give off a yucky, sticky white mucus which is irritating to mucous membranes and may serve to ward off predators.
Tomato frogs use an "ambush" strategy to hunt for food, sitting in a particular spot and eating whatever insect walks past.
Swallowtail caterpiller , likely an Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon), a common swallowtail butterfly in Western North America. Its name derives from the fennel plant (or wild anise, Foeniculum vulgare) that is the host plant of the caterpillar. This caterpillar is one of many living on the fennel plants in my vegetable/herb garden. San Diego California.
it seems very likely that St Anthony's Chapel was closely associated with Holyrood Abbey, which stood just a few hundred yards away to the north-west. The two were linked by a well-made stone track (now heavily worn) with prominent kerbstones that can in places still be seen, and about three quarters of the way along this track up to the chapel is the spring and carved stone bowl known as St Anthony's Well.
It's tempting to think of St Anthony's Chapel as an outlying chapel for Holyrood Abbey, perhaps constructed as a means of getting pilgrims out from under the feet of the monks in the abbey. It has also been suggested that the chapel served as a sort of religious beacon, designed to be clearly visible to sea-borne pilgrims coming to Holyrood Abbey as they sailed up the River Forth.
As for dating, there are references to a grant paid for repairs to St Anthony's Chapel by the Pope in 1426, suggesting the building could date back into the 1300s or beyond. Details of its demise are equally unclear, but presumably, like Holyrood Abbey itself, St Anthony's Chapel fell into disuse and disrepair after the Reformation in 1560.
Today, all that remains of the chapel are parts of the north wall plus remnants of another building a little to the south-west, which has sometimes been called a hermitage but was probably just a store room. The remaining chapel wall shows signs of vaulting, and it is thought that when complete the building would have comprised a small three-bay chapel, with a three-storey tower at its west end. This odd shape, almost as tall as it was long, supports the idea that the chapel was designed as much to ensure distant visibility as to accommodate worshippers.
Likely one of the most photographed parliamentary buildings in the world, but still can't go home without a picture of it.
The secretive Gray Catbird, with its distinctive cat-like
mewing note, is a common winter resident in Florida.
Many pass through the state during migration.
Gray Catbirds are one of the most common species that non-birders in their range are likely to have never seen nor identified. The catbird’s rather bland coloration – slate gray with a black cap and chestnut under the tail – doesn’t attract attention, and unlike their cousins, the mockingbirds, that often sing from exposed perches, catbirds prefer to sing their jumbled songs from cover. And it is the sounds that catbirds make that give them their name and makes it at all likely that their presence will be noted.
Gray Catbirds, to put it simply, have a call note that sounds like a cat with a scratchy and short meow. This sound emanating from a tangle of brush can easily fool those not in the know. The song of the Gray Catbird, however, is nothing like a cat meowing: like the mockingbird and thrasher the catbird often mimics other birds and sounds but it tends not to repeat itself. The rule of thumb is that if a phrase is repeated three times in a row it is a mockingbird, it it is repeated twice a thrasher is singing, and if each phrase of the song is sang just once one is dealing with a catbird.
I found this one in my backyard in Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida.
Few likely remember the Cinebomb classic from 1957 "From Hell It Came". For those who are familiar will agree this tree closely resembles the horrifying oak that snatched up young island girls while they slept and deposited them into a pool of quicksand. This being a common event on remote islands where tree's are left unsupervised and allowed to freely roam to pursue these unspeakable acts of violence.
The news from Mexico where monarchs overwinter was not good going into 2021 as their numbers declined over 25% from 2020 and fell to a level where extinction of the monarch is a likely endgame if we don't take steps to protect this butterfly and its habitat now. So far, Big Ag, greed and money seem to be more important to society than the monarch.
W9 and I walked over to watch the nature center bird feeders. We surprised the Cooper's Hawk and he surprised us.
"Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications. Both species are sometimes unwanted guests at bird feeders, looking for an easy meal (but not one of sunflower seeds)." allaboutboids
Most likely the early 20th to early 21st centuries for the buildings in the skyline.Most of the tenements (the shorter apartment buildings) I've shared have been built in the early 1920s and I believe the same applies to these here.That's almost one hundred years ago,which really is nothing compared to old European architecture.
or a main ingredient for photography is curiosity. If you're curious enough and if you get up in the morning and go out and take pictures, you're likely to be more lucky than if you just stay at home :-)
Elliott Erwitt
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cosmos, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."
— Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States -
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Likely a cultivar of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delosperma_cooperi
This is a lighter shade than most of the Delosperma cultivars planted near the coast in Cambria. Some have naturalized. I have some darker-pink ones growing in a container that I transplanted from Moonstone beach, where they grow almost down to the sand.
A clear view of the spread tail feathers is necessary for a definitive identification, but this is about 95% likely to be an Allen's rather than the very similar Rufous hummingbird. Newport Beach Back Bay, California
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Larry and I have not been on a good long hike for some while, and so dedicated this afternoon to that enjoyable task. We hiked to Pennant Point in Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park. It was another perfect day weather-wise for us outdoorsy types, but farmers are starting to indicate this long drought we are in is causing problems. The wind was up, making it a fun day of sailing for many.
The hike was only 10.3 km's, and with all the ups and downs, we gained 121 m's, but took only 2 3/4 hrs to complete. After the hike, we enjoyed a lovely, refreshing dip in the ocean at Crystal Crescent Beach. The temperature is at its maximum now, and will hopefully stay pleasant for a few more days.
Fairies are tiny, often beautiful human-like creatures that appear in legends and folklore around the world. Fairies likely began as versions of pagan nature gods and goddesses, and thus they are often associated with the forests, and fairy tales.
Most likely will be MIA until next Tuesday or Wednesday unless I upload from my phone...taking a quick trip up to Maine with Baltimorejake --we need our yearly Maine 'fix'. Have a great weekend, friends and HFF~!
Most likely something to do with the sardine industry. I can't find any information on this dilapidated structure on San Carlos Beach, Monterey, California.
This little eastern wood-pewee was having fun watching the world go by, or else waiting for a tasty bug to fly by - I'm guessing the latter. This is likely a local eastern wood-pewee but now that August is here, northern birds could be shifting south already. I'd like to thank all my Flickr friends who took the time to look at and favorite photos in the Avian Jewels of Arizona album that I put together. I did it for a few birding friends and never expected anybody else to take a peek. As you can see there, not all of my photos are prime time.
Most of you know I have a small obsession with feathers. I just love their patterned, colourful beauty and intricacy. When my nephew is with me, he and I spend a lot of time on our walks looking at the ground!
I found these blue beauties across the road from my home. I think they've most likely become detached from a Crimson Rosella, although there are a few other possible candidates. And yes, the feathers really are that blue.
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This was one of those days when each hour that passed without any action made me feel more invested and less likely to leave. I knew I was near the nest and that there was a chance I'd see some food brought in. Of course, it could come at a moment of inattention. Or from behind where I'd not be able to get a shot. That's what happened when Mom brought the mouse to the nest. But, as luck would have it, before taking off for the nest she landed on a branch that gave me a view of the catch. Some people don't want to see predation. I do. It's emotional. I personally like shots that make me feel for both the prey and the predator and am drawn to predators for that very reason. (Barred Owl - Strix varia)
Most likely a skull of a hooded crow, Corvus cornix, a common species on Skye. I thought at first it might belong to a raven, Corvus corax, but a raven's skull is around 12cm long while this one is only 9cm. Shot as a focus stack to get as much detail from the leaves as possible.
Many thanks to SkyeBaggie for making this photograph possible.
Taken in Finnies Garden unfortunately, the garden is a shadow of its former self and will likely have disappeared by 2018.
Helios Zenit 44 K4 (f/4)
Likely a young Cooper's Hawk stops by the back yard for a brief portrait session. My bird ID group was about 10:1 Cooper's over Sharp-shinned - hard to tell with the young, and it only gave me the front-on view. I just happened to have the big glass ready as I was about to go out to my local park for the morning. In fact, I had the 1.4 tele on which was SO tight I took it off and the bird waited for me. Didn't wait long enough for the tripod though, so hand-held against the patio door jam. One of the reasons I like Flickr - check it large, or even larger.
And very likely my last one. Giving my bicycles this Italian title with its female gender dates back to my youth when I was a keen cyclist taking part in road races. I had a number of racing bikes, but the Italian ones (Cinelli, Basso Loto) were always special. Now, I am using an ordinary mountain bike - but look at the tyre! Fast and slick. Another survivor from the past.
7Artisans manual lens at F1.2, ND filter, contre-jour, reflector.
This is an image I likely wouldn't have posted, but after an interesting conversation with Flickr friend Flaushi & Friends on a swan she captured out on the ocean, I decided to share.
I had heard there was an owl at the lake not too far from work, so I decided to take a second trip (first trip was unsuccessful) after my shift to look for her. My daughter and faithful Border Collie, Bandit came along on the adventure.
After looking for a short time I spotted her out on the docks and walked around the shore trying to find a half decent angle to photograph her. In the meantime, a pair of mute swans swam over to see if we had brought them any goodies. I ignored them at first, since the owl had my full attention, but one of the two was quite persistent. He (or she) came right up to shore, stood up tall and was almost beak to nose with Bandit. Bandit was quite entertained and went into his usual OCD dance bouncing up and down on his hind legs and licking the ice at his feet. The swan wasn't at all phased and stretched out his long neck with an expectant look on his face. When he finally decided I had nothing for him, he swiftly ruffled his feathers and turned away from me. This was captured as he swam away glancing back with a look of disgust at my insensitivity for showing up empty handed.
The Chapel of St. Kingda in the Wieliczka Salt Mine is unique in many respects. This is most likely why it attracts not only tourists who seek a thrill and an “out of this world” experience, but also engaged couples who, fascinated by the magnificent ambiance, want to get married in this underground church.
This is the world’s biggest church built underground. It is located at the depth of 101 meters in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Made exclusively of rock salt, it is dedicated to St. Kinga, a patron saint of salt mine workers.
One might think it would be dark and murky, but in the contrary! The splendid chapel, 54 meters in length, 12 meters in height and 18 meters wide, is shot through with the light of elaborate chandeliers made of true salt crystals.
Its splendours make it the dreamland location for a Holy Mass, a wedding, a classical or religious music concert for groups of up to 400 people.
"Wieliczka" Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Lesser Poland, Poland
This very long night exposure shows the ride we all take for granted. Now stuck at home for several weeks, any type of entertainment in the wee hours of the morning, when no one is likely to see someone. Some of us come out with a camera and tripod to fulfill our brain with some kind of joy.
A few helicopters are seen flashing their strobe lights in this composition. It was 34 degrees Fahrenheit when I came out at 3 AM (1.1 Celsius for the rest of the world) for this shot.
Some of the orange glow seen is from a sodium light in the driveway. Which I like the color cast that it gave some of this photo.
The wader most likely to be found around rocky shoreline. Mainly a winter visitor, but good numbers pass through Ireland in spring and autumn en route to/from arctic and subarctic breeding grounds. About the size of a Starling, with a stocky build and short orange legs. In winter, its dark brown upperparts, white underside and black breast crescent make it difficult to see amongst seaweed. Spring birds are brighter and show rich chestnut markings on the wing and back. In flight, Turnstones show a series of black and white stripes, resembling a miniature Oystercatcher. Usually occurs in small flocks, moving with head down, constantly flicking over seaweed fronds, pebbles and beach debris with its short, stubby bill, in search of sand hoppers and other invertebrates.