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This week's theme for Mosaic Montage Monday was Geometric Mix. While they are enjoying their lunch, someone is wondering about the UFO table wallpaper! HMMM!
Here we see Sri Lankan railways Class M6 number 792 crossing 3 arch viaduct east of Ella working the mixed goods 0335 Kandy to Badulla.
Another opportunity to put the drone to good use and get a slightly different angle.
These german built locomotives date back to 1979. They are powered by American built V12 EMD 645s rated at 1650hp. These locos have A1A wheel arrangement and are the dominant traction in the mountain area.
In an effort to conserve fuel which has been scarce in Sri Lanka over the past few years ,freight wagons are incorporated into passenger trains.
Note the semaphore signal on the hill.
Playing with separates from DE.Boutique. Now at SWANK. Links & info on my blog ~ aznanasfandangles.blogspot.com/2019/07/mix-match.html
Yes there is a mathematical equation I could conjure up for the ratio of the proportions of these but for this Flickr Friday shot let us just say small, medium and large mixing bowls.
Early November snow combines with the remaining colors of fall to create an interesting mix along this North Carolina mountain ridge near Elk Knob.
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Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna
Bird Overview: The Musk Lorikeet specialises in feeding on the nectar which is produced by flowering eucalypts, and sometimes also from the flowers of banksias and grevilleas. They collect nectar with their brush-shaped tongues. Musk Lorikeets are usually seen feeding in large noisy flocks in the canopy of eucalypts, often associating with other nectar-feeding birds, especially Rainbow Lorikeets and honeyeaters. The movements of Musk Lorikeets are often correlated with the flowering of trees, with birds appearing when the trees are in bloom, and leaving after the flowering has finished.
Identification: The Musk Lorikeet is a medium-sized, sturdy lorikeet, sometimes seen in large flocks when trees are flowering and often in mixed flocks with other parrots and other birds. They are active and noisy. This lorikeet is mostly green, with a yellow patch at the side of the breast. It has a bright red forehead and band through the eye to the ear coverts. The crown is blue, with females having less blue than males. In flight, brown flight feathers and the golden tail are revealed. Flight is fast and direct, with short angular wings and a medium-length, pointed to wedge-shaped tail.
Songs and Calls: The usual contact call is a shrill metallic screech, higher than the Rainbow Lorikeet, in flight and when perched. They constantly chatter when feeding.
Habitat: Musk Lorikeets are found in tall, open, dry forest and woodlands, dominated by eucalypts and are usually found in the canopy. They are also seen in suburban areas, parks and street trees. They roost or loaf in tall trees away from their feeding sites.
Behaviour: Musk Lorikeets are gregarious, often mixing with other parrots when feeding, including Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Little Lorikeets and Swift Parrots.
Feeding: Musk Lorikeets feed in all levels of the canopy and are very active when foraging. They eat mainly pollen and nectar from eucalypts using their specialised brush-tipped tongues, but also eat seeds, fruits and insects and their larvae.
Breeding: Musk Lorikeets breed in hollow branches and holes in living eucalypts, often near watercourses. The entrance holes are usually very small, so they have to squeeze in. Eggs are laid on a base of chewed or decayed wood. The female incubate the eggs and both parents roost in the hollow at night.
(Source: birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/musk-lorikeet/?srsltid=AfmB...)
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Arriving at the Norfolk and Western former Wabash Oakwood Yard in Detroit - N&W - WM runthrough freight WJO-1 has a mix of Western Maryland F's and a N&W RS11, back on December 13, 1975
A mix of Lake State Railway MLW and Alco products work the yard in Grayling, Michigan early on the morning of July 3, 2006.