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Member of the Heron family, a very secretive bird and difficult to see, it moves silently through reeds at the water's edge looking for fish. The males make a remarkable booming sound in spring. Saw three today (two flying together) and heard another so four about.
Langford Lowfields, Nottinghamshire
This female puppy has a distinguishing feature of having a mask-like black fur around her eyes, which same black fur is also on her two ears, while the rest of her body is pure white.
My nephew gave it recently to my wife, and she was, and still is, very happy to have it as a new member of our family.
Taken in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
A member of the widespread jay group, and about the size of the jackdaw, it inhabits mixed woodland, particularly with oaks, and is a habitual acorn hoarder. In recent years, the bird has begun to migrate into urban areas, possibly as a result of continued erosion of its woodland habitat. Before humans began planting the trees commercially on a wide scale, Eurasian jays were the main source of movement and propagation for the European oak (Q. robur), each bird having the ability to spread more than a thousand acorns each year. Eurasian jays will also bury the acorns of other oak species, and have been cited by the National Trust as a major propagator of the largest population of Holm oak (Q. ilex) in Northern Europe, situated in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[5] Jays have been recorded carrying single acorns as far as 20 km, and are credited with the rapid northward spread of oaks following the last ice age.[6]
This member of the finch family is the only one that goes through any changes in plumage during the year and becomes less colourful during the fall and winter months.
They strongly prefer wide open country where they can forage on the many weed seeds available but like a few trees nearby for shelter and nesting. Being heavy seed foragers they nest later in the season in hopes that there will be a good seed crop available to feed their chicks. The juveniles mature very quickly being ready to leave the nest from 11 - 17 days after hatching.
Being very active and acrobatic little songbirds we often see them clinging to weed seed heads, often upside down while harvesting the seeds.
They are often seen visiting backyard feeders and share their space with many other species.
This 1965-spec car is a copy of an original car, to the original specification and with FIA Period F papers. The reason for it being painted in the Ecurie Francorchamps scheme of AC Green with a yellow band is that James and the team didn't want the car to try and pass as an original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe with its distinctive blue colour, and it was felt that had Ecurie Francorchamps run this car in period, it would have looked this way.
At the 74th Members Meeting, James Cottingham put this car on pole for the Graham Hill Trophy race with a time of 1:24:302, leaving Bradley Ellis in second place in the 1963 Jaguar E-Type Semi-Lightweight with a time of 1:25:190. Come race day, and James took this Shelby American Daytona Cobra Coupe to victory, also setting a best lap time as well of 1:23:981, quicker than the qualifying time set the previous day.
Shot here in the paddock after that victory, with the wreath of green and yellow matching the Ecurie Francorchamps livery quite nicely as well.
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A member of the beautiful sunbird family with an extra long beak and often confusing in the wrong angle since it looks like the very common Purple Sunbird. However, the beak is visibly longer with a slight curve that helps it suck nectar from flowers that require a deep beak. The breast area also sports a maroon band which is visible in this shot, but easily missed otherwise.
The bird prefers habitats around this Lion's tail flowering plant in winters and love that plant nectar. This is endemic to India and found in thick forest and woodland areas with good amount of wild flowers.
A burst of sunlight on a cloudy day gave me this nice clean shot.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback.
Macro Mondays - Member’s Choice: Abstract Macro
The gauntlet was thrown down and happily accepted... :-))
"Create a bit of a mystery, leaving viewers wondering
what the subject is..."
So here we have it. Any ideas?
No trickery on my part, straight from camera to screen.
So now over to you, dear Flickrite. What could it be ... :-)
Usually found on the way into the woods good old brambles, nuisance for many months of the year, but come the autumn the blackberries make for a lovely pudding! HMM all. Taken late one evening last week just as we entered the golden hour.
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Macro Monday member's choice theme: Bokeh
Small bauble (3 cm / 1,18 inches in diameter) in front of two "bauble" (ball) chains, red and gold-coloured, star filter for that extra Xmas bling. Oh, and yes, reflective surface... that's my Christmas teacup on the left ;-) ...
Dear Flickr friends, I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and, if you don't celebrate, very relaxed, beautiful days between Christmas and New Year ;-)
Kleine (3 cm Durchmesser) Christbaumkugel vor zwei Kugelketten (rot und goldfarben), Sternfilter für's weihnachtliche Glitzern. Ach ja, und vielleicht hätte ich meine Weihnachtstasse etwas weiter weg stellen sollen...
Liebe Flickr-Freunde, ich wünsche Euch ein frohes Fest und schöne, entspannte Tage zwischen den Jahren ;-)
The Alfa Romeo Tipe 33TT12 (TT for Telaio Tubolare meaning tubular chassis, the 12 for 12-cylinder) was mostly used for development in the 1973 season, and took its first victory in 1974 at the Monza 1000km and finished second overall in the championship that year.
In 1975, the car took 7 wins from 8 races, and therefore took the honours in the 1975 World Championship for Makes.
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Garage shot of the red with black roof AC Cobra owned and raced by John and Jack Young.
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Here is the 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight creeping through the paddock during the 75th Members Meeting.
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This member of the Arctic-nesting sea ducks is noted for being very quiet and silent during the winter months but turns noticeably noisy and vocal during their breeding season and are considered the noisiest of the tundra breeders.
Much like the King Eider they are capable of prolonged dives that can reach depths of 200' (60M) making them 2 of the worlds deepest waterfowl diving species. During these sustained dives they feed on mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic insects, small fish, fish eggs and occasionally roots and young shoots.
This drake is riding the waves in the Bay of Quinte between dives while waiting for his flock to leave for the Arctic and produce another generation.
Members of our local photo club attended the Michigan Orchid show today in Madison Heights, Michigan. Our club had a photo challenge, one of the categories was Focusing Through a Flower. The goal is to focus on a flower in the distance with another flower in-between the lens and the main subject. The goal is to get a colorful blur. Thank You to a club member, Glenn, who directed me to this spot to get this shot.
Member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent, the Jungle Babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds. Often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. It is a noisy bird, and the presence of a flock may generally be known at some distance by the harsh mewing calls, continual chattering, squeaking and chirping produced by its members.
Member of protest group meditating to in crease awareness of Chinese government oppression of minority groups
As previously mentioned, the 74th members Meeting at Goodwood this year featured a number of Porsche 917's both on display and doing demonstration laps round the circuit. Quite possibly the most iconic of these is the Gulf liveried 917 that featured in the Steve McQueen film Le Mans. At the 74MM there were 3 917's that were shown in the Gulf livery, including this car, chassis 917-031, which forms part of the Rofgo Collection of Gulf Liveried cars.
The Porsche 917 was designed by Hans Mezger, chief engineer at Porsche. The car was built using a light spaceframe chassis that was pressurised with gas to detect cracks in the welding. Hans Mezger designed the original 4.5ltr V12 engine, which used two Porsche 2.25ltr flat-6 engines mated together. The gearbox, mounted longitudinally, was designed to take a set of four or five gears as dictated by the circuit and conditions. To ensure that the size of the car remained compact, the driver actually sits with feet positioned ahead of the front axle.
The 917 made use of components made of titanium and magnesium to provide strength and lightness, while the the gear knob was made from balsa wood. One of the clever techniques used to save weight was to put the oil through to the front cooler via the tubular spaceframe chassis itself rather than adding independent pipework that would add weight and complexity.
The Porsche 917 ran in the 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Sportscar Championship. Initially it was described as being incredibly unstable, using all the road at speed by factory driver Brian Redman. When suspension modifications did not resolve the issue, it was found that the long tail was creating an amount of lift not seen in sports racing before. As the 917 was significantly faster than anything that had run at Le Mans before, the aerodynamic lift was a new experience for the teams involved in this kind of racing.
Interestingly, the works racers at the time preferred the Porsche 908 due to its stability, especially on the more complex and technical tracks. This however caused a problem for Porsche who had a surplus of 917's to sell and so wanted to continue promoting the car. To do this they initially approached BMW and asked for their drivers Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester to compete in the 917 at the 1000km Nurburgring, but after initial testing BMW refused. This led Porsche to turn to Englishman David Piper and Australian Frank Gardner, but they struggled to finish in 8th place whereas the Porsche Team entry of six 908's finished in the top 5 places.
At the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, the inexperienced privateer and British gentleman-driver John Woolfe crashed and was killed when his Porsche 917 came off the track at Maison Blanche on the opening lap.
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A small member of the wader family that is found on the shores of lakes, coasts, sand dunes, fields and dry lake beds. The birds in breeding plumage are very beautiful and this is first sighting of them that I can remember - in their breeding plumage with the orange patch on the back of their head. These birds breed in central Asia and winter in India, parts of Asia and Africa.
Sighted a small flock of them on the banks of a shallow lake that about 1500 + waders including ducks, plovers, sandpipers, stints, and a few other large birds like storks. The water level is quite low making it bad for fishermen so the area is sort of left undisturbed. That made it made it a wonderful place for photography. We even sighted a peregrine falcon and saw several kills around - hopefully in January we will see the Falcon in action once the fog lifts.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Members of Catterline Coastal Rowing Club in one of their skiffs. They row along the North East coast between Catterline and Stonehaven, and take part in local events, races and regattas.
on a delicious 'Melody Pop'. It really works! HMM/ Macro Mondays
Macro Mondays - Members Choice: Musical Instruments
"Macro Mondays" "Members Choice: Abstract Macro" ~~ By Jackie
Abstract Scarf
The image was taken less than the 3". By moving in closer this allowed me to focus on the weave and pattern of the scarf.
Happy Macro Mondays.
These are photos from members of the Monthly Scavenger Hunt group.
1. Tummy, 2. Losing her voice, 3. Bubble Bokeh, 4. Ribbet, 5. Jaime found herself in a hair raising quandary..., 6. 6. Junk., 7. 7. Cease Fire, 8. Vacation, 9. Octomom, 10. Sisters, 11. Fallen Soldier, 12. possibilities, 13. Thataway!, 14. Plastic Fantastic, 15. Unconquered, 16. Newborn crocus with his tongue out, 17. Running Away, 18. 174/365: Going round in circles, 19. A perfect summer day...., 20. msh0910-20 "Lager-drinking lush"
An early Christmas present, set against a set of Christmas lights, for this week’s theme of bokeh.
I bet you can't tell how many seconds the shot took without looking at the exif data! ;-) LOL
Merry Christmas everyone, I hope all my fellow MM members are having a wonderful Xmas. See you all again in 2018!. HMM.
Member's Choice: Abstract Macro for Macro Mondays
This image fits within the MM size requirement. See photo below.
Read more about this unusual water plant here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvinia_natans
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