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In Burgers' Zoo is living a fun family meerkats.
The meerkats have access to a heated indoor accommodation. But actually they spend day and night, preferably outside, where they also dug their own passages.
According to the census of the animal handlers, the corridors at Burgers' Zoo have more than 30 entries!
Although native birds of prey like buzzards and hawks in the Netherlands do not actually preying on meerkats, also stands at Burgers' Zoo almost always a meerkat on the lookout, as the other family members scurry outside.
☛ Please see here more animals from Burgers Zoo.
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This is Homlungen lighthouse just outside Skjaerhalden, Norway. Hope everyone have had a supernice holiday celebration. :)
Lagginhorn (4010m) above Saas-Grund taken from just outside Saas-Fee.
Explore #13 25th February 2014
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
Another from my week spent along the Oregon Coast. This is a rare time where I felt the need to double process the RAW file to preserve more detail in the rocks while keeping the sky in check. A little more work than I like do, but necessary to make this shot work in any way. Any feedback on the blend, or anything else, is appreciated!
Highest Explore Position #348 ~ On November 16th 2007.
Deer - Richmond Park - London, England - Sunday November 4th 2007.
I would have liked this shot more had it have been totally in focus, but they were quite a way, away, and I didn't have a tripod..:O(
But I liked the way I caught Mother and Child looking like each other and in the same direction...just luck I guess..lol..:O)
Definitely best shot at dawn (photographically) but I couldn't fix my travel plans to accommodate that. So here is "Tommy" in brilliant sunlight. The detail in this piece is fabulous, and I particularly liked the bayonet (out of shot) and the belt buckle.
Residents raised more than £60,000 to keep a sculpture that was on loan to their County Durham town.
The steel statue, by local artist Ray Lonsdale, was so popular that people in Seaham began a campaign to buy it.
The town council agreed to contribute the remainder of the £85,000 price tag before the deadline.
The piece, called 1101 but known locally as Tommy, was inspired by World War One and is named to reflect the first minute of peace.
Fundraising group chairman David Stewart said Mr Lonsdale had given the town time to raise money despite already having two offers to buy it.
"It was a big risk for him because we might not have done it," he said.
"Local support has been tremendous, but we've also had people coming from outside of the area to look at him."
this is a tree directly outside the front door of my house. sunset creates beautiful lighting. i just played with the curves a tidbit to show it.
again, the f/1.8!
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that's the highest i've ever been! thank you so much!
still doing the website, its a beep in the beep... still trying to have a life outside work and website too, but this has priorities i reckon, getting it all up and running....
added a new wedding page... wot u reckon? still on rinajo.dk/testing.html - i do listen to u guys, dont worry :) but also doing it slightly my way... the only link thats working is the wedding link - bryllup in hush bush language :)
edit - tx in being named the icon of the day - my 2nd entry in two weeks - its an honour :)
The Chicago skyline with blocks of ice in front of it, seen from the Museum Campus. This was taken on a beautiful sunny/ partly cloudy day in January when it was 40 degrees outside and very nice to walk around.
How do those blocks form? I'm sure it's known but it isn't obvious to me.
Update Nov 6 2015:
I took this last winter in Chicago, and I really enjoyed photographing all of the amazing ice along the lakeshore. It felt like this wonderful new discovery, my last winter in Chicago - I could have been doing this previous winters if I hadn't been sitting around inside being scared of the cold.
Now, I have moved to the Boston area, and while there is Boston harbor, the water there is saltwater. So, I assume it won't freeze as easily and probably won't form much in the way of ice blocks and formations. But, looking at a map of the area, there do seem to be a lot of freshwater rivers and ponds around the Boston area as well. So, any recommendations for where I can find interesting ice in a beautiful place? In particular any place where ice blocks form with a view of the skyline as in this photo? I haven't had time to explore much yet, but I just finally finished my PhD and so now I will have time to go on adventures instead of spending all my weekends writing.
Ducks seem to be the only birds I can photograph - and that's because they are big and sit still a lot :-)
( EXPLORED!!!! ) The Mayor, Governor, and City Council argue over who has the best plan and cannot come to an agreement... in the meantime the citizens of Detroit are left
wondering who is steering them towards the future....
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In western Shan State, you will find the serenely picturesque Inle Lake, famous for its floating villages, gardens and markets and the unique way of life of the local Intha people, with their functioning communities based entirely on the water. The lake, which measures 22 km long by 10 km wide, and sits in a valley between two mountain ranges, feels like a different world to the rest of Myanmar: in villages and towns across the lake, wooden houses are built high on stilts and fishermen steer their one-man boats with a unique rowing style, wrapping one leg around their oar. Life on the shallow, freshwater lake is utterly captivating: With no roads or sidewalks to speak of, locals and visitors alike get around in one-person-wide wooden boats outfitted with outboard propellers, which emit a noisy whine when at full throttle and can be raised and lowered depending on water levels. Villages of rustic single- and two-story wooden stilt houses straddle active waterways. Fishermen work the lake, using a mesmerizing one-legged paddling technique you won’t see anywhere else in the world. Hydroponic tomato farming is also big here, based on an aquabiotic system in use since the 1960s. Cruising along channels hemmed in by floating gardens is simply sublime
Almost every visitor to Nyaungshwe takes a boat trip on Inle Lake. But the lake is so large and the villages so spread out that Inle never feels too crowded. Inle lake was one of our highlight of our Myanmar trip. It was lovely travelling around the lake in a long tail boat. Villages of rustic single- and two-story wooden stilt houses straddle active waterways. A peaceful view on the village Nga Phe Kyaung. Two women are paddling on their dugout canoe crossing the main waterway. Our Shwe Inn Tha Floating Resort, was also fantastic and we felt like we were in the middle of nowhere.
Alsof complete weilanden zijn overstroomd, groeien gewassen boven de waterspiegel. Glanzende tomaten steken rood af tegen de groene en blauwe omgeving. Locals banen zich in kleine bootjes een weg door hun drijvende boerderij. In het hart van Myanmar ligt het bijzondere Inle Lake. Het 22 kilometer lange meer ligt in de provincie Shan State. Inle Lake is het op één na grootste meer in Myanmar en ligt op bijna negenhonderd meter hoogte. Rondom Inle Lake zijn verschillende dorpen en vier steden gevestigd. Hier leven, wonen en werken mensen van en op het water. Inle Lake is een populaire stop onder toeristen in Myanmar. Het is makkelijk te zien waarom. Op het gigantische meer, gelegen tussen de bergen, pendelen de vissers met één arm en been, terwijl ze met de andere arm tegelijkertijd aan het vissen zijn. Een prachtig plaatje, het is ons een raadsel hoe ze dit voor elkaar krijgen. Verder naar het zuiden kom je vele tempels, pagodes en dorpjes tegen. De lokale bewoners wonen hier in eenvoudige paalwoningen op het water. Bijzonder om te zien. De omgeving is erg mooi, waardoor het een leuke bestemming is. Verken Inle Lake door het maken van een boottocht. Dit is te regelen, of bij de ‘haven’ waar de boten vertrekken. Je betaalt per boot, dus probeer een aantal andere reizigers te vinden om de kosten te delen. Een boottocht voert je langs de mooiste plekken van Inle Lake. De drijvende tuinen van Kela zijn de trots van de bewoners. En in het op palen gebouwde Nga Phe Kyaung klooster maak je kennis met de vele monniken die Myanmar rijk is.
Anhinga (anhinga anhinga) with bluegill sunfish - Zephyrhills, Florida
An Anhinga surfaces with a bluegill sunfish. The predator and prey are eye-to-eye. The anhinga typically spears its prey with that long sharp beak. However, In this photo, you can see that the anhinga did not have a good hold on the fish and it actually shook itself free to swim for another day. As the fish fell back in to the water, it reminded me of my chopstick misadventures.
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This week's Macro Mondays group theme is Lids. I sometimes struggle to find subjects that fit the 3" rule, so I'm always happy when I can turn to miniatures. This box is just 1" long, which means the shoes are tiny. They're quite difficult to handle and I knocked them over many times (!), but I eventually ended up with this. The box and shoes are standing in front of a shabby chic chest of drawers. And, by the way, another thing I love about miniatures is that I can have lots of them without needing to move house. It's probably a good thing that I don't collect jukeboxes... :))
Crane's Castle in Ipswich, Massachusetts is a beautiful spot way up on a hill with magnificiant views and rolling greens in all directions. So what did I do, but change it into a British industrial town....or something like that. This was not intentional, but the multiple images merged into this scene and I had to follow the flow. Someday I'll be able to post a normal picture, but now is not that time. They had a wonderful art show there this weekend with paintings of the local scenery. I came away inspired but this was the result. Think theres a chance in hell they'd show this there? That's why theres Flickr.
This Little Owl has been visiting me for a couple of years & normally sits on a post outside our living room window to watch T.V. By this time it is too dark to get a decent picture so I found him a little earlier in the evening in this oak tree in our garden.
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Took Lena outside today for some pictures :) I love her so much <3
Also if anyone missed it I posted a photostory yesterday ^-^ Link is in my next picture.
Outside the village of Tubac in Arizona is a clearing along the Santa Cruz River that was the first stop in my Arizona wildlife tour. I was rewarded almost right away with a sighting of this Dusky-capped Flycatcher. It was a life bird for me, but a fairly common one in the southwest and Latin America.
From the same evening as the last two posts...I was field editing saw movement looked up to see this gorgeous young Eagle.....it gets better he has a brother that joined him :)
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Well this is actually the government's official party house. Imagine all the prominent and powerful people that have drunk themselves silly there. It kind of looked like it had hangover when I walked by last Saturday morning. But as the windows all seemed unbroken and there were no broken beerbottles or vomits outside I figure last party must have been quite tame.
It's an HDR from 3 exposures with the usual postprocessing in Photoshop.
Wind patterns on Lake Powell, Utah / Arizona. Considering it was taken holding the camera at arms' length a few cm over the water, bending outside the boat, I'm pretty happy with this one ;-)
Part of my US West Coast set.
Le parc naturel de Prek Toal, est situé au coeur du Tonlé Sap au Cambodge .Situé seulement à une petite quinzaine de kilomètre de Siem Reap, ce parc de 21.342 ha est la plus grande réserve ornithologique de toute l’Asie du Sud-Est. De par le nombre d’oiseaux et d’espèces rares qu’elle abrite,
Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Biosphere Reserve is situated on the Tonle sap in Cambodia close to Siem reap
its one of the most important reserve of birds in South east asia
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Took it during sunset time, change the tone little bit, to make the atmosphere more attractive. 夕陽時分的虞美人花，改變了些色調，想突出當時的氣氛。
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Captured this with three RAW shots at -2..0..+2 EV. Digital blending in Photoshop CS6. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Topaz DeNoise to reduce noise. Topaz Clarity for additional boost in color and contrast.
Another evening blue hour shot. This time from Broadway Bridge. Happy Friday!
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We drove to Signaldalen to take photos of Otertind, the weather was nice but the windy conditions made it difficult to stay outside the car, I`ve got a few shots, but my nose and my fingers was not happy....
Where did the little Fire Chief go?
Why did he let go his fire truck?
He has grown up and is now driving the real big fire truck.
Call 911 if you want to see him! :o)
The little fire chief's truck seen on West 10th Avenue outside the antique store.
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The Beach outside our Beach House on Friday Afternoon.. I was so happy there were clouds & a bit of blue!
Friday was Gorgeous & Saturday was wonderful up until early evening..I got a "wimpy" sunset...but I guess it is not in the cards for me to have a sunset yet..:-)
The Queen Butterfly can be mistaken for the better known Monarch Butterfly, and the resemblance is no accident. Both are members of the same genus — Danaus, D. gilippus, in the case of the Queen. Both use milkweed as a host plant, as does a third member of the clan, the Soldier, which looks so much like its cousin, it's sometimes called the tropical queen. As Danaus catepillars munch on the leaves, they take in toxins — cardiac glycosides called cardenolides that makes any vertebrate predator, birds in particular, that eats them sick
Adults signal the presence of the toxin via their orange coloration. A bird that tries to dine on the Queen, Monarch or Soldier (or a third, distant cousin, the Viceroy) isn't likely to repeat the mistake. The easiest way to tell the species apart is this: Soldiers and Monarch (and Viceroys, which closely resemble Monarchs) have dark, heavy veins on the upper side of their wings; the veins on Queens are fine.
Queens and its cousins are member of Nymphalidae, or the brush-foot family.
Queens are found in Texas and Florida, south through the Caribbean and Central America to Argentina. They have been known to stray as far as Massachusetts and the Northern Plains.
I found this male along "Lake Cypress Boat Ramp Road" in Osceola County, Florida.
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This is the Bridal Veil Falls (between Luna Island and Goat Island) which is part of the American Falls. (USA) I took this photo on Friday afternoon in the late afternoon sun...........I could hardly tear myself away it looked so beautiful in this light............I hope you enjoy the view.
This photo was taken from Niagara Falls Ontario CANADA.
Niagara Falls is one of The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World!!
"The world's natural wonders differ from the other grouping of wonders in that they were not made or improved upon by humans. They actually humble humanity.
The local native peoples have known these wonders for millenia, however this list came to the notice of the Western world relatively recently. For example, Mount Everest wasn't identified as the world's highest peak until 1852, and its exact height is periodically disputed to this day.
Today, these wonders have become places of pilgrimage, where awe is its own reward."
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Dentro del Mar Menor hay cinco islas: Barón o Mayor, Perdiguera, Rondella o Redonda, Sujeto y Ciervo, y fuera de él, en el Mediterráneo, la isla Grosa y el Farallón, todas ellas de origen volcánico.
Tiene 17 hectareas y 46 metros de altitud. Es la isla mas cercana a las costas de La Manga. Anteriormente existía un pequeño camino por el que se podía acceder andando,ruta que el agua ha ido cubriendo y actualmente ya no existe. De todas formas se puede acceder a ella nadando debido a su poca profundidad.
It's a whole new world up here. Flying with Captain Chris Saulit in a Cessna 172 before the weather turned wet and gray. www.flickr.com/photos/csaulit/
This was used in the 2014 On the Wing Wall Calendar!
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Wood ducks are the most abundant resident wild ducks in Florida. Males are brightly colored, while females are a muted gray brown.
Wood ducks prefer wooded wetlands, streams or swampy areas; they feed on floating mast, fruit and seeds of water tupelo, oaks and cypress. They are unusual among ducks in that they are hole nesters. A shortage of nest cavities limits their nesting, but fortunately these ducks readily use nest boxes.
The recovery of wood duck populations is one of North America’s conservation success stories. In the early 1900s the species was almost extinct. Destruction of bottomland hardwood swamps and hunting had decimated wood duck populations across the eastern USA. The recovery began with the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, which prohibited the hunting of wood ducks nationwide. The wide-scale use of artificial nest boxes also contributed to the wood duck’s recovery and populations rebounded; hunting seasons reopened in 1941.
I found this one in my backyard Lake Wales, Florida.