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"As a human, it's difficult to understand what a Replicant's life is like, all the limitations and discrimination they face. As a Replicant, their curiosity about the Human Condition is nothing but expected, they have questions and oftentimes, they don't know how to ask them"
Candid shot thanks to an AFK Ays and the right poses too!
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Cocoon: Come for the Neon, stay for the Intrigue
A great old, weathered fence from the local community gardens. Not sure if the fence is supporting the vine or if the vine is now supporting the fence. Happy Fence Friday, have a wonderful weekend! :)
Tree swallows are some of the most agile and acrobatic small songbirds in North America. They eat primarily insects that that snatch from the air while on the wing. In the non-breeding season, they gather in communal roosts that can contain hundreds of thousands of birds. Each Fall I manage to encounter these gatherings on the northern and southern shores of Long Beach Island, and each year I am fascinated by them. Trying to capture these extraordinarily swift fliers in the air can be a frustrating task. This year, closer proximity and shorter lenses have yielded some of my best efforts, and my joy is compounded by what seems to be a mutual interest. So often the photographs demonstrate a bird locked in a gaze with me and the camera. I find myself wondering what must go through their minds as they pass this lumbering monster with the banging shutter, firing away. Most of them are gone for the season but I look forward to their return again next year, when I’ll be better prepared for our meetings of mutual interest. #TreeSwallows
Aphids are sucking insects that are common on both outdoor and indoor plants. They feed on the sap of plants and secrete a substance called honeydew. This sticky resin is a favorite food of ants, who actually “milk” the aphids for it by stroking their abdomen. The relationship between aphids and ants is symbiotic in that both receive some benefit from the arrangement.
The unique relationship between these two organisms provides protection for the aphids and food for the ants. Aphids protect ants from predators, such as lacewings and ladybugs. Ants have also recently been found to protect the aphids from a fungal outbreak that causes death, by removing the bodies of the infected aphids.
La naturaleza esta llena de interrelaciones sublimes aunque delicadas. Basta con dar un pequeño vistazo a nuestro alrededor para que notemos como la estructura de la vida se manifiesta.
Dentro de estas relaciones se dice que existe una "simbiosis" cuando existe una interacción entre dos organismos y al menos uno se beneficia de ello. Si ambos organismos se benefician de esa relación se dice que hay mutualismo.
Un curioso ejemplo de mutualismo son las hormigas y los pulgones. Resulta que los pulgones o áfidos como también se les conoce, gustan de hacer pequeños agujeros en las hojas de las plantas. Posteriormente, como si de una soda se tratara, el pulgón sorbe la savia de la planta con su boca, que es como un pequeño popote.
Las hormigas hambrientas que deambulan por las cercanías, en vez de comerse a los pulgones, se acercan a ellos y los "ordeñan". Para ello, la hormiga frota con sus antenas al pulgón y este responde segregando una sustancia llamada ligamaza.
Como si de un pequeño rebaño se tratara, las hormigas mueven a los pulgones a hojas frescas cuando las hojas se secan. Si llueve, las hormigas corren para resguardar a los pulgones de la lluvia, poniéndolos debajo de las hojas. Y si alguna mariquita (conocida como catarina tambien) intenta comerse algún pulgón, recibe una paliza por parte de las hormiguitas.
Como se ve, la hormiga se beneficia del pulgón al comer la ligamaza y a cambio este obtiene protección. Mutualismo en su máxima expresión.
Oxpeckers are small birds that feed on ticks and other parasites that they glean from the bodies of large mammals. Most usually they are seen riding along on large mammals such as buffalo, wildebeest and giraffe whilst they search their hosts for ticks or open wounds. This in itself is not an unusual occurrence and most of you will have hit the bird /other button with these guys. Much more unusual are the shots of giraffe at night time with these birds using them as roosting spots. There are two species of oxpecker, the red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) and the yellow-billed (Buphagus africanus)
The Oxpecker birds feed off of the giraffes. These birds rest on the giraffes necks and harvest the ticks and other insects from the giraffe's fur. The relationship between the Oxpecker birds and giraffes is considered mutualistic because the birds are being fed, essentially, by the giraffes and in return the harmful ticks are removed from the giraffe's skin.
"Off Work At A Normal Time"
Right across from Midtown Crossing is Mutual of Omaha, who co-developed Midtown Crossing. For those old enough to remember, Mutual was the sponsor of Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, featuring Marlin Perkins.
This is the original building. There a a number of additions and extensions behind and to the east of it.
The vegetation with sharp thorns in the arid roadsides nearby the holy Mount Ararat is symbolic for the actual relations between Turkey and Iran…I would describe it as forced friendship…
As is true for other countries in the Middle East, the Arab Spring casts a shadow over the Turkish-Iranian relations. Particularly the crisis in Syria puts the opposing interests clearly exposed. Turkey chose just plain party against the incumbent regime, whilst Iran showed faithful support to the regime of Assad.
But both countries are not in the postion to offend each other too severely because of their great economic interdependence. Iran remains an important partner for Turkey's energy security and for Iran Turkey is, due to international sanctions, the largest buyer of Iranian natural gas. And militairy speaking for both countries it's wise to stay friends.
In March 2012 the international freezing of the bankaccounts of Iran was completed. Shortly afterwards, the gold exports from Turkey to Iran suddenly grew exponentially. By paying gas in pure gold Turkey evaded international sanctions because gold can be easily traded beyond the international banking system.
Eastern Turkey
This is dedicated to Dennis Stempher who told me about this band, which encouraged me to see and photograph them live. I included more photos and a short review here:
gapersblock.com/transmission/2014/01/18/day_two_tomorrow_...
Website:
Dennis is a great photographer-here's his flickr site:
www.flickr.com/photos/dennisstempher/
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Two columns rising from the water after the impact of coloured water drops. Seems they are attracted to each other, but then avoiding to touch. No photoshop, they have really formed this way.
A lion enjoying shade from the midday sun at the back of my stationary jeep. @ Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania.
Northwestern Mutual in downtown Milwaukee, WI USA, lit up in red white and blue to honor those on the front lines battling COVID-19.
It has been a very dark few months, both inside and out for me in many ways. With a recent move, the birds around our new home have brought something that looks like peace or at least it can see from where it is.
This particularly feisty, little male Red-Breasted Nuthatch and I have been spending a lot of time together. He seems to appreciate my presence for obvious winter reasons, but so do the other birds... with him there's a little something extra. I needed him even more, truth be told.
This is the best portrait I could make of him.
We've dubbed him Wyatt Errph.
:)
The video:
Dead trees, abandoned houses, and old rusted cars make the best of friends.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.