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Formerly called "Blue-crowned Motmot", which is now regarded as a complex involving five species and numerous subspecies.
32. Monday 27th June 2011
This project is semi-annoying as it means that I have to actually go and seek out people to take pictures of. Which means passenger areas, and annoying uniform changes.
Luckily, I had other options. This is taken from the funnel/ roof of deck 16, looking down on the sports deck.
Giant chess sets have a special place in my heart, after many hours spent playing in Gran Canaria. This wasn't a proper game I don't think, but it looked a little like a father-son lesson in tactics.
Today, I traced the air start system. It was actually surprisingly fun. Probably because it didn't involve crawling. We were in Ketchikan today but I was so tired that I didn't even bother attempting to go ashore.
She jumped off the diving board, repeatedly and fearlessly, into 12 feet (3.6 meters) deep water and then swam to the edge. The boy did it too, with just a little help. I'm busting with pride.
Beginners windsurfing lessons. Students enjoying both taster windsurf lessons and our full beginners windsurfing courses.
If you have children, then you're most likely noticing certain skills that are developing early. For instance, some children have a strong aptitude for sports, or art.
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Here's an example: If I gave you a pair of skis, and you had no idea how to use them, you probably wouldn't have much fun. But you likely wouldn't hear someone say "oh, they just aren't natural skiers". That would be silly, since skiing is a learned skill that doesn't come naturally to most people.
Over the years, time and again, we have seen that anyone can learn to play music, and the benefits are scientifically proven. (For example, Time magazine ranks music lessons as number one on their list "How to Make Your Kids Smarter") Music makes kids smarter. It helps with math, and problem solving. It gives them social skills and creative thinking.
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This Moorhen was swimming around in one of the ponds with two young chicks. Probably teaching some well needed lessons at this early stage of life.
I remember coming across this scene and couldn't wait to share it as it was an unusual sight for me and I thought it was so cool and here I am just getting to it 10 months later. Daah!
Green Cay Wetlands, FL
slow shutter......
well, i tried, but i screwed :)
i wish i could blame it on the super-slow traffic of oxford, but .....
naaah, that wudnt be fair i guess :D
Momotus lessoni
Pájaro bobo
Historia Natural
Reproducción
Su nido consiste en una madriguera larga y a menudo tortuosa de 1.5 a 4 m. de longitud y aproximadamente 10 cm. de diámetro, con una cámara terminal desnuda, excavada en el barranco de una carretera o quebrada, o en la pared de alguna cueva o hueco en el suelo, bien escondido. Ponen de 3 a 4 huevos y se reproducen de marzo a mayo.
Alimentación
Se alimentan en el suelo de arañas grandes, lombrices de tierra, insectos, lagartijas y culebras pequeñas (ver imagen). También atrapan insectos y frutos del follaje.
Visita comederos en busca de banano y pan.
Comportamiento
Son solitarios o forman parejas.
Habitat y Distribución
Habitat
Son muy adaptables y viven en los bordes de los bosques húmedos, secos o de galería, en barrancos con árboles, bosques secundarios viejos, plantaciones de café, banano, áreas semiabiertas, setos o jardines.
Distribución
Es una especie residente a lo largo de las bajuras y elevaciones intermedias de la vertiente del Pacífico; asciende hasta los 1500 m. en la parte norte y hasta los 2150 m. en el sur. Es común excepto por la parte seca del noroeste donde es local, y se restringe al bosque de galería. Es común en el lado del Caribe, desde el área de Cartago hasta los alrededores de Turrialba, y de poco común a rara en elevaciones medias y bajas en la ladera norte de la Cordillera Volcánica Central. Se encuentra ausente en la mayor parte de la bajura del Caribe, aunque es relativamente común en las áreas más secas al sur del Lago de Nicaragua.
Distribución fuera de Costa Rica
Se encuentra desde el noreste de México hasta el noroeste de Perú y el norte de Argentina.
Distribución de Area de conservación
ArenalGuanacasteOsaPacifico CentralTempisqueAmistad PacificoHuetar NorteCordillera Volcanica CentralTortuguero
Descripción
Descripción científica
Mide 39 cm. y pesa 120 grs. Es grande, con la coronilla y la máscara bordeadas de azul. El pico es fuerte y aserrado, ligeramente curvado hacia abajo.
En los adultos el centro de la coronilla y la máscara ancha que termina en punta en los auriculares son de color negro. La coronilla presenta un borde azul ancho, más claro y verdoso en la frente y más violáceo detrás del ojo. La máscara y la mancha pequeña negra en el pecho presentan un borde angosto y azul. La garganta es verde azulado y la remeras y las timoneras son azul verdosas. El pecho y la parte superior del abdomen varían entre verde con un leve tinte oliváceo y oliva ocráceo. La parte baja del abdómen y las coberteras infracaudales son más verde azulado. El iris es rojo y el pico negro, y las patas negruzcas
Los especímenes juveniles son parecidos a los adultos, pero con toda la coronilla teñida de azul verdoso y con los límites no muy bien definidos. La máscara negra es más pequeña y fusca. No presentan mancha en el pecho ni raquetas en la cola. El iris es café oscuro.
Información taxonómica
Reino: Animalia
Filo: Chordata
Clase: Aves
Orden: Coraciiformes
Familia: Momotidae
Género: Momotus
I've been in India for 2 weeks so far, hence the lack of new photos. Here is one I took the other day in a park in Mumbai. The boy was a street kid till the charity i'm working with picked him up and found him a home and a family!
I believe I used pencils 8B, 6B, 2B and HB. This took about 40 minutes. I also completely forgot that I didn't have to shade it. xD
Think about before you start drawing
-Slow in, then push hard, wipe out
-Start to draw at the inside of previous leaf
-One group must be close
-The angle of leaves direction needs difference
-The space of each leaves in-between must be difference
oh, the right side is better, btw :D
This is Jessica. I got a new lens, so we went on a photoshoot in the park today. It was awesome, but it got cold and dark reaaally quick! There's a few more of her that I'll post later, but this one is probably my favorite (:
I got tagged by these lovely ladies: Katie, Alana, and Ileah! Go check out their photostreams, they are all awesome!
Well, here's my 10 facts:
1. When I was 4, I was obsessed with dinosaurs. haha.
2. Also when I was 4, I had a huge crush on Speed Racer....
3. I just bought the Decemberists new album. You should go buy it, it's awesome.
4. It's 10:17pm and I still haven't eaten dinner. woops.
5. My natural hair color is blonde. I might be dying it back soon!
6. My favorite movie is Moulin Rouge.
7. I drive with my windows down everyday, no matter how cold it is outside.
8. I hate being cold though.
9. I'm reading Beowulf in english right now, and it's horrible.
10. I love socks. lol
"thinking 'bout tomorrow won't change how I feel today."
When in wildlife territory always have your tele lens on the camera, landscapes give you time to change lenses, bears don't. This is OK, but if I was ready I could get a dream shot of this bear.
I took this a couple weeks ago but thought I would share while I am looking for more victims to shoot!!
In this work of art, Kees Verkade has nicely depicted the dynamics and shaky mobility of a cycling lesson. The power of the pushing father speaks from his stooped posture and big step. The small child barely holds the handlebars of the bicycle with the big wheels. The traces of the sculpturing by Verkade are still clearly visible in the cast bronze, which contributes to the dynamic character of the work.
It is a fragile and vulnerable image, with a history of disappearance and destruction.
Source & more info:
www.kunstpuntgroningen.nl/en/kunst-op-straat/cycling-less...
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Kees Verkade heeft in dit kunstwerk de dynamiek en wankele beweeglijkheid van een fietsles goed verbeeld. De kracht van de duwende vader spreekt uit zijn voorovergebogen houding en grote stap. Het kleine kind houdt het stuur van de fiets met de grote wielen maar nauwelijks in bedwang. In het gegoten brons zijn de sporen van de boetserende Verkade nog duidelijk te zien, wat bijdraagt aan het dynamische karakter van het werk.
Het is een fragiel en kwetsbaar beeld, dat een geschiedenis van verdwijning en vernieling kent.
Bron & meer info: www.kunstpuntgroningen.nl/kunst-op-straat/fietsles-2/
This was a shoot from my first air show put on by the Navy Blue Angels. A fantastic show. These planes (for the show) are flying at speeds ranging from 150-450 mph, so high shutter speed is important to get sharp images and is not really difficult to achieve on sunny days like this one. The Blue Angels have a predetermined spot at which they perform some of their maneuvers like this one in which they pass by one another at a very close distance (remarkable) so here, shutter speed, aperture, steady camera and knowing that sweet spot where they pass is important to get sharp images. Here, I didn't know where that center point was so I panned with the number six plane and shot at 5 frames a second hoping to get the image I got, but because of my panning the number five plane became blurred (traveling the opposite direction of the pan). The show was wonderful and I learned a lot.
This image was shot with a 70-200VR lens at 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/2500 sec.
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Birding Paradise, Paraíso, Chiriquí, Panama.
What was formerly called Blue-crowned Motmot is now six species. Lesson's is found from southern Mexico to western Panama.
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The second lesson was to adjust the levels on an image (I didn't know how to do this!!) and to add text, changing the opacity and type of layer. Kim Klassen also asked us to work on a light image and a dark image. Here's my lighter one, complete with a rainbow from the other night! (And also with textures from Distressed Jewell/Cheryl Tarrant and Kim Klassen.)