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Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre), Laguna Seca Ranch, Texas.This species is a resident of southern Texas and eastern Mexico, where it maintains territories in dense brushy habitats. In Texas, the Long-billed Thrasher is most common in dense brush in the lower Rio Grande River valley, but at least 95% of this habitat has been cleared.
Long-tailed tit / Aegithalos caudatus / Dugorepa sjenica
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Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. It is the 39th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. Long Beach is the second-largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. Long Beach is a charter city.
The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a progressively declining oil industry with minor wells located both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, automotive parts, electronic equipment, audiovisual equipment, petrochemicals, precision metals and home furnishings.
Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities share an official border for several miles.
Long Beach is located at 33° 47' North, 118° 10' West, about 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.437 square miles (133.2 km2), of which 50.293 square miles (130.3 km2) is land and 1.144 square miles (2.96 km2) (2.22%) is water. Long Beach completely surrounds the city of Signal Hill.
The economic base has changed over the years. Oil extraction created a boom and Long Beach was a Navy town for many years before the base closed. The aerospace industry played an important role. Douglas Aircraft Company (later McDonnell Douglas and now part of Boeing) had plants at the Long Beach Airport where they built aircraft for World War II, and later built DC-8s, DC-9s, DC-10s, and MD-11s. Boeing built the Boeing 717 until 2006 and the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter plant is scheduled to close. Even after greatly reducing the number of local employees in recent years, Boeing is still the largest private employer in the city. Polar Air Cargo, an international cargo airline, was formerly based in Long Beach. TABC, Inc., a part of Toyota, makes a variety of car parts, including steering columns and catalytic converters, in Long Beach.
Epson America, Inc. the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, is headquartered in Long Beach.] Pioneer Electronics, the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Pioneer Corporation, is also headquartered in Long Beach along with SCAN Health Plan, a non-profit "Medicare Advantage" HMO for seniors. Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Medicaid management healthcare program, is headquartered in Long Beach. The real estate company HCP is based in Long Beach. Jesse James' West Coast Choppers custom motorcycle shop was located in Long Beach, and much of the Monster Garage cable TV show was shot in Long Beach. Long Beach Green Business Association is an organization working to create economic growth through the promotion of green business and promoting a buy local program for Long Beach.
At dusk long-eared owls are leaving their roosting tree and start hunting in the fields nearby, that is a chance to get them sitting free of branches but the low at these late hours light is quite challenging too ;-), Bavaria, Germany
Sunset over Capitol Reef National Park as seen from Sunset Point looking northward, April 27, 2023. The twisted and braided Waterpocket Fold here is a geological wonder. This was the last night of our trip. So long, Capitol Reef, we'll see you next year!
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike
lanius schach
langstaartklauwier
Pie-grièche schach
Schachwürger
Alcaudón Schach
Averla dorsorossiccio
picanço-rabilongo
This true shrike species of the genus Lanius is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.
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Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the United States and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257 In addition, Long Beach is the second largest city within Greater Los Angeles Area, after Los Angeles, and a principal city of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area.
The city is a maritime center of the United States. The Port of Long Beach is the United States' second busiest container port and one of the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a large oil industry with wells located both underground and offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, car parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings.
Downtown Long Beach is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities border each other for several miles on Long Beach's southwestern portion. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge.
Long-eared owl (Asio otus) juvenile perched on a branch.
Młoda uszatka (Asio otus) siedząca na gałęzi.
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre), Southern Texas.This species is a resident of southern Texas and eastern Mexico, where it maintains territories in dense brushy habitats. In Texas, the Long-billed Thrasher is most common in dense brush in the lower Rio Grande River valley, but at least 95% of this habitat has been cleared.
Can you fall in love with a bird? I think I can. When I saw this picture I melted away, this long-tailed tit with her(?) eyes made up with a little mascara is so adorable!!
I took this shot rather close to my home, and it was a sunny day again. I was looking for hawfinches, since I never have seen one and they were reported in that area.
Alas I didn't see them but instead i found these next to a firecrest, a treecreeper, and a lot of siskins. Winter time for that reason is great to go out. No leaves on trees.
While waiting for our group to assemble at the car I was fortunate to catch these two Long-billed Hermits interacting in the brush at the edge of the parking lot. It was pretty dim lighting and I didn’t expect any clear photos but you don’t get any shots if you don’t at least try. As an old friend used to say all the time, “it’s better to be lucky than good.”
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Phaethornis longirostris
After enjoying a nice picnic overlooking the reservoir behind Avon Dam we ventured uphill. Initially that was a bit of a challenge as we had to cross a very boggy area and a stream. This was the view back towards the valley with the river Avon snaking through the moorland. According to our hiking guide this part of the Avon is known as Long-a-traw.
Long-tailed Duck is a small, slender sea duck with a rounded head and a small bill. The male has long tail plumes most of the year. Taken in Barrow,Alaska.
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Taking a short break from posting my holiday snaps! Here's one of a Long Tailed Tit I took yesterday at High Batts Nature Reserve where the temperature didn't get much above 0°C, if at all. The promised full sun never really broke through the morning mist. I'm sure this LTT was puffing out its feathers to try and keep warm!
Paul Lake Road
Kamloops, BC
This area has long been a favourite place for me to come late afternoon on a sunny day for the sun casts long shadows. I might like early morning too but I will probably never know for there's the bit where you have to get out of bed early.
I think I may stop using the location marker map on my photos because the places it says are just so wrong. The map used to work just fine. :-/