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So occasionally I change G's profile picture. This usually involves Gnaaah slamming a big prim down~painting it white, and then standing in front of it while I attach some face light thingy from 2007. The results are never awesome, but I do feel I've accomplished something huge. Most of all the need not to change my picture again until Christmas 2027. Same applies to outfits. I'm already dreading finding a coat/something warm(?) to wear for fall. The ongoing SL struggle I live daily...
Happy Tuesday All~
Most of my occasional encounters with one of these gorgeous Yellowjacket Hoverflies are usually fleeting, 'one shot and they're gone' experiences...but this one spent a long time visiting and revisiting every Bog Yellow-Eyed-Grass bloom in this area of the bog at Graham Creek the other morning! It was a dream shoot come true!
Belgium, 2020
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Occasionally there are tracts of bamboo in the jungle. I love the way that the plants form these arches
The Canada goose is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. Wikipedia
Lifespan: 10 – 24 years (In the wild)
Species: B. canadensis
Class: Aves
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Order: Anseriformes
Mass: 7.1 – 14 lbs (Adult), 5.5 – 12 lbs (Adult)
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Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. It is regarded as the type species of the genus Ilex, which by association is also called "holly". It is an evergreen tree or shrub found, for example, in shady areas of forests of oak and in beech hedges. In the British Isles it is one of very few native evergreen trees. It has a great capacity to adapt to different conditions and is a pioneer species that repopulates the margins of forests or clearcuts.
Па́дуб остроли́стный, или Остроли́ст, или Падуб обыкнове́нный (лат. Ilex aquifolium) — растение семейства Падубовые, вид рода Падуб, произрастающее в странах Западной и Южной Европы, Северо-Западной Африки и Юго-Западной Азии. Ядовитое растение.
In my area we only have Canada Geese, and most of them are year 'round residents. We have an abundance of them. We don't see other kinds of geese. One year one goose, identified as a juvenile Snow Goose was seen in a large group of Canadas. That's it.
Except that every couple of years or so, a single Greylag shows up. No way of knowing, but it must be the same one. It apparently mates with a Canada Goose, has some goslings, and then one day is gone. In the 'off' years I look for it, pretty extensively, without luck.
This is an 'ON' year, as you can see. This Greylag is always found in about the same part of the woods when it is here. No idea whether this a male or female...but it really doesn't matter.
(And this year, in addition, we had much rarer goose visitors...photo coming soon.)
Occasionally during the Pacific Northwest winter, the clouds break for a minute and there's this big mountain out there.
From Tahlequah to Point Defiance ferry
We occasionally have one in the garden, I don't remember seeing two before.
RSPB Species Information: www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/rock-dove-feral-pigeon
We occasionally get this species on the veranda. Cannot leave your shoes outside :)
Liptong, Negros Island, Philippines
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Occasionally I find one of these washed up on the beach. I used to think it was part of some kind of sea plant but it's actually an amazing nursery for embryos of certain fish. This type of egg case is also known as a mermaid's purse. I believe this one is from a Big Skate. It can contain several embryos. Normally, the case would be anchored at the sea floor and the babies would develop for nine months before hatching!
This one was heavy as if it contained fluid but I couldn't tell whether anything was alive inside. Not very likely, but I carefully placed it back into the ocean.
My 6-foot leash is in the picture for some kind of size reference. The case was larger than my entire hand.
Kupa River - occasional springs
Prostor između rijeke Kupe i podnožja visokih brda, na dionici od Zapeći do Goršeti, vrlo je skučen i na njega je stala uska cesta. Nakon kraćih ili dužih perioda kiše u podnožju brda zna izbiti veći broj izvora, od kojih su neki vrlo jaki i obilati. Inače ne funkcioniraju.
The space between the river Kupa and the foot of the high hills, on the section from Zapeć to Goršeti, is very narrow and a narrow road stands on it. After shorter or longer periods of rain, a number of springs can erupt at the foot of the hill, some of which are very strong and abundant. Otherwise they don't work.
A female stands in water grooming in the middle of a small flock. While the males get a lot more attention, I find the females have a lovely subtle plumage, and the fall reflections on the water framed the scene well.
A larger group spent several weeks on the Lake in the fall, spooked and flushed periodically by Hawks and the occasional Bald Eagle. The species is a frequent fall visitor, and there are occasional northbound migrants in the spring.
A feature of the species that always seems striking to my eye is the short, beautifully coloured bill. It is often described as ‘goose-like’ and it helps them have greater pulling force on the underwater greens that form the core of their diet.
This appeared to be a mated pair. One was on a nest on the cliffs (with sandy beach below) and then the second (the one on the left) flew in and joined the first. They preened and preened, but occasionally would do this little "billing" interaction.
La Jolla, California
Jan. 8, 2024
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The Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) is a medium-sized diving duck known for the distinctive crest of feathers on the back of its head, which gives it a "punk" or "rocking" appearance. It is a common and widespread species across temperate and northern Eurasia, found in lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and slow-flowing rivers.
Key Characteristics
Size:
Smaller than a Mallard, typically 40–47 cm (16–18 inches) in length with a wingspan of 67–73 cm (26–29 inches).
Identification:
Male (drake):
Mostly black plumage with striking white flanks (sides), bright golden-yellow eyes, and a prominent, drooping black tuft or crest. In certain light, their head feathers can show a purplish or greenish sheen.
Female (hen):
Mostly dark brown plumage, often with paler flanks and a shorter tuft than the male. Some females may have a white patch at the base of the bill, which can lead to confusion with the Scaup species, though the tuft is a distinguishing feature.
In flight:
Both sexes display a bold white stripe across the trailing edge of the wing.
Behavior:
They are highly aquatic and feed mainly by diving, typically for around 20 seconds at a time, to depths of up to 14 meters. They are social birds, often forming large flocks on open water during winter.
Habitat and Diet
Tufted Ducks prefer shallow freshwater bodies with good marginal vegetation for nesting. Their diet is omnivorous but primarily consists of aquatic invertebrates like:
Molluscs (mussels, clams, snails)
Aquatic insects and crustaceans
Seeds, roots, and buds of water plants
They can be found on urban park ponds, reservoirs, lakes, and sometimes coastal waters during the winter months, especially in ice-free areas.
Life Cycle and Migration
Breeding:
Pairs form in late winter or early spring, but the male leaves the female once incubation begins. The female builds a nest on the ground, usually near the water, and incubates a clutch of 8-11 eggs for about 25 days.
Parenting:
Ducklings are precocial, meaning they can swim and feed themselves shortly after hatching, but the female cares for and guides them until they fledge (are able to fly) at 45-50 days old.
Migration:
While some populations are year-round residents (such as in the British Isles), many Tufted Ducks are migratory, flying south and west from northern Europe and Russia in winter to milder climates. They occasionally appear as rare vagrants in North America.
Occasionally, Union Pacific would run through Utah Railway locomotives on coal trains interchange received in Provo, Utah. A quartet of SD40s pull 84 loads of Wattis Plateau coal through Springville the evening of Oct. 21, 1996. The train will unload overnight at the Intermountain Power generating station near Delta, Utah.
I seem to have forgotten about when I used to be a touch more creative... adding a little texture occasionally and trying different things... I think I can sense a texture phase coming on! ;) be warned! Hehe :)
Occasional visitors but this year four Tawny Frogmouths have arrived in my Gold Coast hinterland garden. Podargus strigoides are the photographer's ideal. When approached their main defensive strategy is camouflage. They sit quite still and seem to disappear looking like the extension or protrusion of a a branch. Their marvellous owl-like eyes (they are nightjars not owls) are a beguiling give-away amidst other wise perfect camouflage.
"The end of our journey impended. Great fields stretched on both sides of us; a noble wind blew across the occasional immense tree groves and over old missions turning salmon pink in the late sun. The clouds were close and huge and rose." Part 4, Chapter 6, page 300 ON THE ROAD-JACK KEROUAC
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Just occasionally I get tempted to join in, but I always resist. If you use other social media and photography is your thing, chances are you get adverts from editing software providers, regardless of the fact that you're already a paying customer, telling you all about the latest sky replacement tools and the facility to squeeze as many real life unicorns as you can sensibly into your images. I can't help but stop and read the comments sometimes, and am always intrigued by the ones who profess to be completely against editing of any type whatsoever. Among them I'll find the sage counsel of the genius who states there's no need at all, because they always take their photographs correctly in the first place. Do they never get dust spots on their sensors or specks on their lenses? They're obviously far cleverer than I am, so I don't ask them how they manage to avoid low light noise with the ISO rammed up to twenty gazillion, or how they pull back the shadows and drop the highlights, or how they reduce the saturation that cameras often seem to add of their own accord. I'm still not sure how they manage to get a shot looking reasonably in focus throughout the scene at longer focal lengths either. But it seems they can. I just can't be dealing with the plaudits from one side and the vaguely focussed vitriol from the other, as they accuse me of adding too many unicorns under my replacement sky. The conversation is often heated as responses get shorter and shorter, often just reduced to a couple of short words, one of which is unrepeatable. I often wonder whether the "Be Kind" movement needs to intervene at such moments. So I scroll past and look at other peoples' photos instead, with and without unicorns. I tend to prefer the ones without the unicorns, but that's just me. When Topaz put up an advert for their wares, the posturing gets even more intense, even over the utility suite programmes that are only there to enhance file sizes for heavy crops and reduce noise or sharpen blurs.
So yes I admit it. I've never been tempted by the replacement sky option, and I'm studiously avoiding the new "add unicorn" button in Photoshop, but I do edit my raw files. Call me Mr Manipulator if you like, but if such luminaries as Mads, Nigel, Gavin and all the rest of them do, then why on earth wouldn't I? And until cameras are able to see what the human eye does instead of averaging everything out, I don't think there's any other option when you shoot into those big dynamic range scenes. Mostly I blunder through, slowly accumulating half an idea of what I'm supposed to be doing, and gradually I'm getting the hang of how it all works - often with the help of those YouTube gurus who've unknowingly dragged me through the process. Maybe I've learned about two percent of what Photoshop does now. The other ninety-eight could take several lifetimes.
But here's the thing - this shot, taken at sunset on that blustery bluff above Hay on Wye has been barely touched. All I did was crop it to this aspect ratio and slightly twiddle the white balance before frowning briefly and concluding nothing further was needed. Not even a unicorn or two. Those hazy hilly layers before the setting sun spoke for themselves, or so I felt.
What about you? Unicorns or not unicorns? Nobody judges you here.
Belgium, 2020
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(030/365) Happy Sliders Sunday! Processed with Topaz Studio 2 - best viewed Large.
A few years ago my Dad gave me a piece of driftwood which was home to several air plants (Tillandsias) that he'd glued to it. One or 2 have flowered - see photo in first comment below, and we like them so much we bought a new piece of driftwood recently, along with a new species of air plant to stick on it. A small piece of plant broke off the original crowded structure so we've glued that on the new driftwood as well. Both are starting to flower. They are all quite happy on our porch windowsill with not too much direct sunlight.
Such fascinating plants, getting all their nutrients from the air. I feed them occasionally with a specially formulated Air Plant spray & mist them monthly with rainwater I collect (they also appreciate going outside in the rain on a warm day).
07/100x : my 100 photos will be of foliage.
I'm just hazarding a guess about the water drops. I really don't know for sure why.
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This morning, after checking on a bird area in SLO--the 2nd clutch did not happen-- I decided to drive downtown; At a traffic stop I noticed feathers flying and piled on the pavement; Looking up was an adult Peregrine Falcon feasting on breakfast; I chose to keep the red traffic light in the frame as a symbol for the dangerous raptor; Sony 7R4; Sony 200-600mm lens +1.4X at 627mm; handheld; 1/2500 sec; f/11; ISO 4000; Topaz AI
This plant is occasionally called the "Fairy Iris" because the fragile white petals not only look like fairy wings, but also have a tendency to disappear mysteriously overnight!
It's real name is Dietes grandiflora DC
Occasionally we see butterflies perch on our ashe juniper trees - not the prettiest setting. But this one sat there for a good minute, giving me a good opportunity to explore the possibilities...
90045+90011 taken at Moore Lane with the occasional saturday runner 4M83 Coatbridge FLT - Crewe Basford Hall 19/06/21.
I wasn’t sure where Lee was by now. After the reflections across the lagoon on our arrival, we’d wandered off in separate directions, occasionally bumping into each other as we searched in vain for dunes from which we might portray a scene untainted by footprints on the black sand, sometimes lining up our cameras on neighbouring tufts and chatting about how we were getting on so far. After that, we’d each been down to the sea at different times to shoot the waves arriving in front of the Vestrahorn range, and then I’d seen him in the distance, too far away to call out to, heading somewhere where I suppose he’d spotted something interesting. It had been a day of learning about the place into which we’d invested so much idle time as we planned our visit. There was no doubt that in a country filled with magnificent highlights, Vestrahorn was on the A list. And it hadn’t disappointed. We were in full agreement that we’d be back again tomorrow for our last evening in the southeastern corner of Iceland.
After my spell at the side of the ocean, where I’d been awarded with a welly full of seawater for my efforts by one particularly vigorous wave, I returned to the top of another gold fringed dune, this time looking out towards the deep blue void, photographing figures at the shoreline and thinking to myself what a fine place this was. The sort of place where you have to keep pinching yourself to check whether you’re or not about to wake up and discover the whole thing was a dream. By now I’d found a number of different compositions, each of them featuring either all or part of the famous backdrop. In some places I had to wait patiently as other togs took their shots, but that was fine. In fact there was plenty of time and space to do your thing alone here - as long as you gave yourself that time. So many dunes to stand upon and revel in the moment. And now, as the golden hour gave way and the yellows began to turn to blues and purples, I found myself looking at the western reaches of Vestrahorn, backed by repeating slopes that receded into what was left of the brighter colours towards the horizon. In the far distance, tongues of glaciers shimmered under a brilliant haze as they made their way down to icy lagoons at the feet of sun kissed mountains, whilst right in front of me, pile upon pile of gold topped dunes rolled away in waves. All of the footprints that had been so difficult to ignore earlier faded away into the dark shadows of the land, while everything above them glowed. Again, I pinched myself - just to be sure.
By now, most of the visitors had left, no doubt heading for dinner in Höfn, while just a few photographers remained at large in this dreamlike playground. Every so often another set of car lights would head over the causeway between the lagoons as the light fell. But still there were shots to be taken. I suspected Lee might be back at the car, waiting patiently while I tried and failed to drag myself away from the charms of Stokksnes and Vestrahorn. But it wasn’t easy. It’s often difficult enough to know when to leave at the end of outings that are just down the road from home, but when I’m somewhere as special as this; somewhere I know I’m going to see just a very small number of times in my life if I’m very lucky, it becomes a far more difficult thing to put the camera back into the bag and trudge towards the car. And while we’ve all seen pictures of this place in the most extraordinary conditions, under blankets of pure white snow or before fiery red sunrises, I had no complaints about what Mother Nature had served us with today. Without question, it had been a good one. I even got a bonus traffic trail thrown in for free at the end of the evening.
Finally, it was time to go. Lee was sitting in the car, poring over the images on the back of his camera, no doubt thinking about supper. We’d be back tomorrow to see if we’d missed anything, and even if we hadn’t, it really didn’t matter when if all else failed you could just sit and stare at the scenery here.
The UK's smallest bird of prey, this compact, dashing falcon has a relatively long, square-cut tail and rather broad-based pointed wings, shorter than those of other falcons. Its wingbeat tends to be rapid with occasional glides, wings held close to the body. Its small size enables it to hover and hang in the breeze as it pursues its prey. In winter the UK population increases as most of the Icelandic breeding birds migrate to our warmer climate. Although recovering from a population crash in the late 20th century it is still on the Amber List.
John Flower and I had another day at the Imperial Bird of Prey Academy, Barleylands Farm Billericay Essex.
We spent the day with Professional Wildlife Photographer Robin Lowry who gave us a fantastic time with some excellent photography tips.
This pipit was obviously curious about my intentions.
One of the more regular coastal birds the lovely Rock Pipit. They are often seen in flocks but occasionally as in this instance on their own.
The pipits are pretty confident birds and will often either approach you or allow you to move close.
Rock Pipit · Anthus petrosus
Oban Bay - Scotland.
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Well, not exactly, but inspired by. Or possibly the Russian Marsokhod (with those lovely bevelled gear wheels). I had to order some extra white cones as there's four on each axle. And I thought it looked better out in the dirt than on the desk, it shows of the rambling nature of the design, and it's fun to take a rover out in the garden occasionally.
Belgium
2020
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