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Cigüeñuela común, Parque Nacional Las Tablas de Daimiel, Villarrubia de los Ojos, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El parque nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel es un espacio natural protegido español que protege el humedal homónimo. Se encuentra situado en los términos municipales de Daimiel y Villarrubia de los Ojos, en la provincia de Ciudad Real, comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. Es además una zona de especial protección para las aves (ZEPA) y parte de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Mancha Húmeda. Con 192 025 visitantes anualmente (2015), las Tablas de Daimiel es el decimotercer parque nacional más visitado de España.
Las Tablas son uno de los últimos representantes de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman al desbordarse los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y la escasez de pendientes. El humedal se forma en la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Cigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de la península ibérica por la variedad y calidad de la fauna y flora que habitan en ella, así como por aquellas aves que la emplean en los pasos migratorios. Las Tablas sirve de refugio a más de 2.000 especies (plantas, aves, insectos, peces, réptiles... ).
Las Tablas son el último representante de un ecosistema denominado tablas fluviales que se forman por los desbordamientos de los ríos en sus tramos medios, favorecidos por fenómenos de semiendorreísmo y por la escasez de pendientes.
El parque cuenta con unos humedales formados a partir de la confluencia del río Guadiana y su afluente Gigüela y es uno de los ecosistemas acuáticos más importantes de España debido a la fauna y flora que habitan en ella. También es importante por el gran número de aves migratorias que pasan por la zona como los ánades y los ánsares.
Las Tablas de Daimiel pueden considerarse, dentro de una clasificación hidrológica-estructural de los humedales, como un "hidrohumedal de recarga"; en teoría, con disposición plurianual de agua superficial, que recarga constantemente el acuífero infrayacente. Aunque en los tiempos actuales, a veces se asemeja más a un "higrohumedal", de recarga temporal.
Las Tablas de Daimiel están formadas por las aguas de dos ríos de diferente naturaleza, lo que las convierte en un ecosistema privilegiado: el agua del río Gigüela que procede de los páramos de Cabrejas en la serranía conquense aporta aguas salobres, mientras que el río Guadiana aporta aguas dulces que surgen de sus ojos aproximadamente a unos 15 km al norte del parque nacional, en el término municipal de Villarrubia de los Ojos.
The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural area in Spain that protects the wetland of the same name. It is located in the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos, in the province of Ciudad Real, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is also a special protection area for birds (ZEPA) and part of the La Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve. With 192,025 visitors annually (2015), the Tablas de Daimiel is the thirteenth most visited national park in Spain.
The Tablas are one of the last representatives of an ecosystem called river tables that are formed when rivers overflow in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorrheism phenomena and the lack of slopes. The wetland is formed at the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Cigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in the Iberian Peninsula due to the variety and quality of the fauna and flora that inhabit it, as well as the birds that use it for migratory passages. Las Tablas serves as a refuge for more than 2,000 species (plants, birds, insects, fish, reptiles...).
Las Tablas is the last representative of an ecosystem called river tables, which are formed by the overflow of rivers in their middle sections, favoured by semi-endorheism phenomena and by the lack of slopes.
The park has wetlands formed from the confluence of the Guadiana River and its tributary Gigüela and is one of the most important aquatic ecosystems in Spain due to the fauna and flora that inhabit it. It is also important because of the large number of migratory birds that pass through the area, such as ducks and geese.
The Tablas de Daimiel can be considered, within a hydrological-structural classification of wetlands, as a "recharge hydro-wetland"; in theory, with a multi-year supply of surface water, which constantly recharges the underlying aquifer. Although in current times, it is sometimes more similar to a "hygro-wetland", with temporary recharge.
The Tablas de Daimiel are formed by the waters of two rivers of different nature, which makes them a privileged ecosystem: the water of the Gigüela river that comes from the Cabrejas moors in the Cuenca mountain range provides brackish water, while the Guadiana river provides fresh water that emerges from its springs approximately 15 km north of the national park, in the municipality of Villarrubia de los Ojos.
Ivangorod Fortress was established by Ivan III in 1492.
Being located about 150 km (93 mi) from Saint Petersburg, Ivangorod Fortress is unique as it was built opposite to Narva Fortress, situated on another bank of the Narva River.
The fortress had withstood several attacks but it was severely damaged by the retreating Nazis, who were ordered to demolish it to the ground.
They prepared three tons of dynamite for each tower.
However, Ivangorod Fortress was not completely destroyed thanks to its solid foundation and the lack of explosives.
Drumming away hoping to find a mate. The great spotted woodpecker is black and white, with white shoulder patches and red underneath the tail. Males have a red patch at the back of the head. Only likely to be confused with the lesser spotted woodpecker, which is much smaller and rarer.
Lesser spotted woodpeckers share some of the black and white features of their larger cousin which can make them look similar at first glance. To tell them apart, look for barring all the way across the back rather than the 'shoulder' patches of the great spotted. They also lack the red area beneath the tail.
Mayflies dance around the shrubs and the air is heavy with moisture despite the lack of clouds. There is no doubt spring is here.
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A male House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) perched on a backyard blackberry bush. I’ve seen this bird practically every day in recent months but only ever see one male. Just recently I’ve seen it hanging out with a female house finch.
The male gets its usual red or orangey colour from pigments in its diet, primarily from berries and fruit. When a bird is molting (loosing its feathers) its diet will determine the colours of its new feathers. If a diet lacks certain pigments, then a House Finch may end up orange or yellow instead of its usual red. (Source AllAboutBirds.org)
Did you know that females prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find. Nature is truly amazing!
I've been over in South Africa for a couple of weeks hence the lack of postings but thought I'd share this image first as although it was taken at the end of the first week it has a funny story behind it.
We stayed for 4 days in Parson's (Balule) Game Reserve which is part of the Greater Kruger and more specifically at Emhosheni Lodge, www.emhosheni.com.
The lodge is small and luxurious without being over the top like some others and is also far more affordable. They only have traversing over 2,500 hectares but they certainly make the most of that and we saw lots of game including hundreds of elephants and also some lion amongst many others.
On our last morning the only other guests at the lodge decided to sleep in so that it was only Maisie and I on the drive. This meant that we were able to concentrate on birding which we did and also saw a few elephants. On the way back to camp we parked off for a while and Maisie declared that she was desperate for the toilet. So desperate in fact that she agreed to my suggestion that she walk a short way from the vehicle and go behind a brick signpost for one of the lodges. I agreed to keep a watch for any dangerous game and so she made her way to the spot agreed.
Almost as soon as she got there this small herd of elephants appeared from around the bend and the lead elephant (pictured) trumpeted her displeasure at seeing Maisie in her way.
Needless to say we beat a hasty retreat to the relative safety of the vehicle and the herd passed within 3 metres of us without further incident.
Lesson for the day, elephant move a lot faster than you think!
Emhosheni Game Lodge
Parson's Nature Reserve
Greater Kruger
Limpopo
South Africa
Greys glacier, Patagonia, Chile. The blue color is from the lack of air in the ice due to the immense pressure from compression over centuries. Yet with global warming, the face of the glacier retreats 30 meters a year.
Winter is often characterized by a lack of colors. Most trees lose their leaves and the rest are then covered by snow. All that remains are gray tones in a wide variety of shades. This has even led to some of my winter pictures being mistaken for pencil drawings.
And when there is no snow, things often look even more gloomy when it comes to the joy of colors.
The beech forest is once again a notable exception (no wonder I love it so much). The dry, rusty-brown leaves often remain on the trees well into spring and often serve as an eye-catcher in my compositions (which you have probably already noticed).
However, if you then come to an entire forest of these trees, like here near the Blauenthal waterfall in the Ore Mountains, it is a real explosion of color.
And while the beech trees are drowned in the green sea of the forest for most of the year, they are now making their grand appearance.
Der Winter zeichnet sich ja oft durch einen Mangel an Farben aus. Die meisten Bäume verlieren Ihre Blätter und der Rest wird dann vom Schnee verdeckt. Übrig bleiben so nur Grautöne in den unterschiedlichsten Schattierungen. Das hat sogar schon dazu geführt, dass einige meiner Winterbilder für Bleistiftzeichnungen gehalten wurden.
Und wenn kein Schnee liegt, sieht das übrigens häufig noch trübseeliger aus, was die Farbenfreude anbelangt.
Ein rühmliche Ausnahme macht einmal mehr der Buchenwald (kein Wunder, dass ich den so liebe). Die trockenen rostbraun gefärbten Blätter verbleiben oft bis weit in den Frühling an den Bäumen und dienen mir häufig als Blickfang in meinen Kompositionen (was Euch bestimmt schon aufgefallen ist).
Kommt man dann jedoch in einen ganzen Wald dieser Bäume, wie hier in der Nähe des Blauenthaler Wasserfalls im Erzgebirge, ist das eine richtige Farbexplosion.
Und während die Buchen die meiste Zeit des Jahres im grünen Meer des Waldes unter gehen, haben sie jetzt ihren großen Auftritt.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
Sometimes I think that male Red-winged Blackbirds try to make up for their lack of navigation lights by calling in flight.
Taken @ Kidwelly Quay roughly this time last year when there was a glut of berries. Plenty to feed fieldfare, redwing, thrushes & blackbirds & all the smaller birds etc. For whatever reason the berries have not materialised this year & consequently there has been a distinct lack of the usual wildlife that usually arrive around now
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As of late, many photographers are pointing out the need for pin sharp images. There are a plethora of videos regarding the subject as to why your image is soft and that it is necessary to correct this. On the other hand, as a student of the cinema, much emotion results from the creation of atmosphere, and what is in soft focus. This in turn creates tension and interest, making it more immersive and engaging. In other words, "Allow the Narrative to be the Subject". Or, start with a story, instead of a composition.
When the next round of fog returned, it also began to disburse. In turn, the area filled with it, further diminishing clarity, which can also deliver depth. The white trunks created a stark contrast with the red and brown ferns at their base. While the reflections added to the starkness with their even stronger black and white connections.
Brian was so thrilled to have made it to the pairs finals of the Synchronised Crawling Championships. But unfortunately just before the competition his regular partner met with an untimely demise at the end of the beak of a blackbird, and the only partner he could find was considerably less experienced and there hadn't been much time to rehearse the routine. Brian had spent hours on the choreography to Ravel's famous piece Bolero and it was full of difficulty and intricate moves. They really tried their best, but Brian's new partner was marked down for lack of amplitude in the extension of the head and a slight over-rotation of the tail. They placed second, but Brian always believed that second place was just the first loser. Better luck next year Brian!
For Macro Mondays theme 'Perfect Together'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Morondava (Madagascar) - Véritables camions des mers, les boutres, malgré leur absence de moteurs participent à l’économie de la Grande île en transportant diverses marchandises de port en port par une navigation exclusivement côtière. Les unités les plus petites mesurent 8 mètres de long pour une capacité de 50 tonneaux (150 m3), contre 500 tonneaux pour les plus grandes. La simplicité du gréement permet de manoeuvrer avec un équipage réduit.
Aujourd’hui, le bois est très cher et dès que les marins Vezos, autrefois appelés les nomades des mers, aperçoivent une épave, ils récupèrent le bois qui sera utilisé pour d’éventuelles réparations sur leur voilier. Les plus grosses pièces seront revendues aux chantiers navals qui construisent de nouveaux boutres à partir de bois de récupération. Ici, rien ne se perd, tout se récupère.
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Wreck hunters
Morondava (Madagascar) - True trucks of the seas, dhows, despite their lack of engines, participate in the economy of the Big Island by transporting various goods from port to port by exclusively coastal navigation. The smallest units measure 8 meters long with a capacity of 50 barrels (150 m3), compared to 500 barrels for the largest. The simplicity of the rigging allows maneuvering with a reduced crew.
Today, wood is very expensive and as soon as the Vezos, formerly called the nomads of the seas, see a wreck, they recover the wood which will be used for possible repairs on their sailboat. The largest pieces will be resold to shipyards that build new dhows from salvaged wood. Here, nothing is lost, everything is recovered.
I have craved stability my whole life - it's been like a child's hat blown off at the beach; you keep chasing, trying to catch it but unseen gusts take it further from your grasp, do you give up, take the loss or strategically pause, observe the patterns and try again ♀️
It seems you just about get one area of your life kinda stable then pooft something happens.
As a young adult I thought I would find stability starting my own family young but nope 😁
Career gets going but then lack of stability with love or maybe money's more stable but then time is not ♀️
So I'm rewriting my stability list,
I'm going to take a bit from the mountains which have always brought me such an all encompassing feel of stability, they are there through times, seasons, weather comes and goes but in a quiet majesty they take it all but remain strong♥
Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male's black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter. A Juvenile stonechat i captured
After the continental glacier withdrawal 8,000 years ago, Native Americans spent the summer along the St-Laurence river bank in the Bergeronnes territory. Archeological excavations found several layers of whale and seal skinning tools. From the 16th to 18th century, Native Americans and the Basques hunted seals in Pipounapi marine cove whose meaning is "Here, it does not freeze." In 1653, the surrounding territory was conceded to Lord Robert Giffard by the governor of New France. Remains of two ovens used to collect grease for lighting were found. The first one, with double burner, was built in the late 16th century. Jesuit Evangelist Pierre Laure settled there in 1721. The following year, a chapel and a house were erected. A plot about the fact that too many religious activities - there was a daily public prayer - left no time for Native americans to hunt, led to the abandonment of the mission in 1725. In 1730, the Barragory brothers erected a whaling station and built the second oven with triple burner. Due to the lack of profit, this station was abandoned in 1773. In the absence of real development, the domain went back as Domain of the King, until 1822, when the post was entrusted to the Hudson's Bay Company.
The helper set shoves A446 past the very top of Byron Hill and past the trademark grain elevator off of 175. Today’s set was the very-well documented BLE 901 and 910, which right now can’t happen again as 910 is based out of Kirk Yard
Clicked in its breeding plumage. The breeding bird is all white except for its dark legs, black bill with a yellow tip, and a yellow breast patch like a Pelican. It has a crest in the breeding season as clearly seen in this shot. Non-breeders lack the crest and breast patch, and immature birds have a pale bill and black tips to the primary flight feathers. This species is almost unmistakable in most of its range. Eurasian Spoonbills show a preference for extensive shallow, wetlands with muddy, clay or fine sandy beds
Lack of creativity on names. lol i still feel like i have no idea what im doing, especially when it comes to hair.
.... fährt 2062 119 der HZ Cargo ihren Gz gerade aus Labin Dalmatinski heraus um Ihn in Richtung Solin zu befördern.
2062 119 leaving with his train Labin Dalmatinski in direction Solin (near Split)
WWI : A British airline formed during the war. It was the first airline to operate a regular international flight (between London and Paris).
Aircraft Transport and Travel was formed on 5 October 1916 by George Holt-Thomas. Using a fleet of former military Airco DH.4A biplanes it operated relief flights between Folkestone and Ghent.
1919 Despite a lack of support from the British government the company flew a proving flight across the English Channel on 15 July 1919. Flown by Lt. H. Shaw in a Airco DH.9 between RAF Hendon and Paris-Le Bourget, the flight took 2 hours and 30 minutes and cost £21 per passenger.
The following month the company used the DH.16 to start a regular service. The first flight on the 25 August 1919 was the start of the first regular (daily) international service in the world. Despite problems with bad weather the airline soon gained a reputation for reliability.
The UP had a coal branch that ran south of Grand Junction, CO, out to Hawksnet, CO. The branch was 91 miles long and was built in 1902. The DRGW/SP/UP used it as a coal branch out to a few mines like Bowie and Somerset. Trains on this line back in 2002 usually featured 2 SP 100 series units for their lack of DP software. Here an empty works east near near MP 66 enroute to Somerset to load. Scanned Slide from 9-01-02.
February has been wet just as the previous last months, what I miss most is some sunshine. Cloudy moments during my hiking trip between Porta Westfalica and Minden, Ostwestfalen,
Spring brings new life, they say. But with it are the tragedies. These swallows were nesting in the carpark where we set out for our shopping. We watched the parent birds rest on the water pipes before or after feeding the chicks in their nest. Then, one day, a chick had tried to fly too soon. Why it was not flat on the walk way I leave up to your imagination. Maybe it shows the same lack of care as Australian attitudes to climate change.
Its been a while since I last posted to Flickr, but its not due to lack of shooting. Its been a busy year with the new baby and new job, but I am sitting on quite the backlog of photos. I am planning to post more frequently in the upcoming months.
Here is a pano from our recent trip to San Francisco. We arrived a little later to our spot than planned, but Im still happy with the photos I walked away with. This is a 5 shot pano at 50mm.
Hiking alone, and on a very cold and windy late afternoon, I was enjoying the outdoors and registering the lack of bird activity when I turned a corner and saw this creature moving along the trail toward me. It had a fellow Coyote behind it, digging in a snow bank for some apparent food source.
If you have never seen a species in an area that is familiar to you, it takes a minute or two to register. The first time I saw a fox in this location, and the first time I saw a Wild Turkey, I had to rethink the nature of the wilderness I was in.
A Coyote took me a bit longer. I had seen them in rural areas outside the city at sunrise, when I have been looking for Snowy Owls, but they fled when they smelled/saw/heard me. I have never been close enough to photograph one.
I sure was close enough to photograph this one as it approached me on the trail. I had dropped down to one knee to get a decent image, and then reconsidered - maybe I should increase, rather than decrease, my profile. That seemed to work, because as I stood up it darted off the trail into the bush, looking for its friend. The animal is backlit, less than ideal, but I was not interested in negotiating placement relative to the sun.
Eastern Coyotes are a hybrid of the western version, the ‘true’ Coyote, and wolves, with some dog possibly mixed in. They have a bigger frame than their western relatives, though this creature was looking a bit the worse for wear.
...EBS 142 110 mit einem Gaskesel bei der durchfahrt durch die Gütergleise Leipzig Wiederitzsch in Richtung Westen.
Lack of light limited the colors here. Because I shot into the sun I had to repair burnout at the brightest point. Does the dramatic composition and subject justify such intense color and contrast?
"As long as there is wanting in you, especially for someone or something to make you happy, paradoxically, this is a sure way to make yourself feel lacking and therefore miserable."
-Mooji (White Fire)
This empty feeling I have left, it can't be anything but this. All I feel is regret for taking one small risk. I should have thought it through, and now I want to take it back. I should have thought of you, now look at what I lack.
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I want to give up already.
Due to the lack of nature photos on my Malta trip he's another recent image from earlier in the year.
For those who havntr visited the RSPB run site at Leighton Moss I would thoroughly recommend,mend a visit. The hides offer different and excellent views of the reserve.
Sorry for the lack of visits and commenting lately. We have been traveling north. But we finally have arrived. Explored 5-29-2012. Thanks everyone for your comments.