Protective Mimicry
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"We are all protective over the things we love."
Quote - Alexandra Bracken
'A new leaf of the agave is revealing herself to the world…..
so don't touch!!!!…….or the other protective leaves will attack you with their thorns…...…' ;-)
For the Macro Mondays theme: “Eye of the Beholder”
HMM everyone!
Two mushrooms from last spring. The first spring rains led to the formation of different types of fungus. I like to venture into the woods with my macro lens to capture those moments.
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In the centre is the Pistil, which is made up of the stigma (where the focus is) on top of the style and attached at the ovary. The stigma is surrounded by the stamens, the long pointed bits with the tips called the anthers on long filaments. The surrounding, protective Petals come in many colours and the whole is attached to the plant via the Pedicel (not shown in this view).
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
This night photograph of two historic landmarks in was taken from the East bank of Singapore River: Cavenagh Bridge (the first suspension bridge) and Fullerton Hotel (the former general post office).
It was a breezy evening. Beyond the protective railing in the foreground, the colourful illuminations for Cavenagh Bridge and Fullerton Hotel were reflected by the wavy surface in the River.
Although you can't see it, there is a very small Zebra foal in this photo. I so wanted a photo of that little animal, but the adults closed around the foal to protect it, while this one defiant Zebra turned to face me. I contented myself with this photo which captures so much more of the Zebras' spirit than I could ever have hoped for. The baby Zebra has the very best of protection and care.
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Evening view from Brooklyn across the East River to the Brooklyn Bridge. The illuminated skyline of Lower Manhattan can be seen in the background.
Since September 2011, this view looks a little different and shows the restored historic wooden carousel "Jane's Carousel" in a protective glass pavilion at the foot of the bridge.
A little later, One World Trade Center was completed, adding to the Manhattan skyline in an impressive way.
So it is worthwhile for me to take another photo tour in NY...
These wonderful mama's mean business!! There was no way she was going to let another cow take her baby.
Taken at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire
The chimneys are a result of a geologic process that began millions of years ago, when volcanic eruptions rained ash across what would eventually become Turkey. That ash hardened into tuff, a porous rock, which was covered by a layer of basalt. Finally, the long work of erosion began. As millennia passed, the softer tuff wore down, giving way to pillars that stand as tall as 130 feet. The harder basalt erodes more slowly, forming a protective, mushroom-shaped cap over each one. Just like that, a fairy chimney is born — no pixie dust required.
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
Read more: www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/fairy-chimneys-turkey-18095...
RKO_6161. A Northern Goshawk in a protective pose!
Always that angry look, but how I love these raptors and their beautiful feathers and stunning eyes!
With this photo I passed the 7 million views!
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Ah the goldrims, when raising these beauties you never know how long you might have them in protective custody. My past experience with them has been that they take their time eating, they are very messy and they will emerge on their own time.
I have had them eclose (hatch) anywhere between fourteen days to ten months after pupation. When they stick around they take up a lot of space. Therefore, I chose not to raise any last season. Instead, I ended up releasing the hold over's from the season before.
Reluctantly, this season I have decided to give them a boost. So, I brought in several clusters of eggs when I saw them on the vine. The eggs have hatched and the caterpillars are munching away in protective custody. Now, if they will only eclose within a couple of weeks instead of several months, I shall be a happy gardener.
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Adored the way the branch of the Oak sheltered the young Beech sapling. Taken in Hillock Wood, Princes Risborough.
Well, friends, every now and then I fall to my knees and thank the Gods of Street Photography. This girl lay on the bench, then sat up, looked up and put her hand on her throat! And there I was and all I had to do was not spill my coffee and fire away! 😂 100% candid!
Fujifilm X-T3
XF56mm/F1.2
Black tailed godwit on high alert,
This godwit was very busy with chasing of magpies and gull’s who were a threat to the nesting area. Was hoping to see some of the little ones but maybe the eggs didn’t hatch yet and if they did then the grass was way to high. The grassland was beautiful with wildflowers
Der Abwehrzauber oder apotropäische Zauber soll böse Geister, Unheil und den Schweden (Energimyndigheten, Anm. F.) bannen und abtun. Er bedient sich dabei der bewährten Methode Kraft gegen Kraft und schrecken durch Lärmen, Schießen, Reiben und Waschen ab. Gut sind auch Amulette und andere Andenken.
Kruzifix und Weihwasser richten heute nicht mehr viel aus.
(Eckhard Henscheid, Neue Frankfurter Schule)
Mother Great Blue Heron's protective wing over her chick on nest at Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida. The Venice Area Audubon Rookery is most active during the nesting season, from November to May. It provides excellent views of many bird species nesting in their natural habitat.
This was purely an exercise in catharsis for me. A calm and satifaction is what I get from doing these.
A rhinoceros (/raɪˈnɒsərəs/; from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥῑνός (rhīnós) 'nose', and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.) Two of the extant species are native to Africa, and three to South and Southeast Asia.
Rhinoceroses are some of the largest remaining megafauna: all weigh at least one tonne in adulthood. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains (400–600 g) for mammals of their size, one or two horns, and a thick (1.5–5 cm), protective skin formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. Unlike other perissodactyls, the two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths; they rely instead on their lips to pluck food.
Rhinoceros are killed by poachers for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market for high prices, leading to most living rhinoceros species being considered endangered. The contemporary market for rhino horn is overwhelmingly driven by China and Vietnam, where it is bought by wealthy consumers to use in traditional Chinese medicine, among other uses. Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material as hair and fingernails, and there is no good evidence of any health benefits. A market also exists for rhino horn dagger handles in Yemen, which was the major source of demand for rhino horn in the 1970s and 1980s.
This is the last of my nature series. Though I feel that photographing nature is actually a political act in these last few years when Trump has dismantled over 100 environmental protections, I still feel that it is not really a true calling for me. I'll return to posting once in awhile but I would like to continue to advocate for humanity.
I found a lot of people even on Flickr becoming protective when asked to examine how they feel about racism and the police. I think sometimes it's hard for people to change a viewpoint when they have invested so much time and energy in it. But, I would like to encourage all of you to continue to think about how we can use that same money to rebuild communities and actually plan for a future the same way we are invested in wanting nature to thrive every year. If we had mental health clinics, better employment opportunities, more opportunities for low income housing, quality public schools in every neighborhood, health care for all-that would be a start. Why are our taxes not going to any of these things? It is because this is a system that is relying on tradition and history....and it is a system that expects people to continue to be racist and value possessions over lives as well.
It's ok to have an initial feeling of protectiveness when you are afraid or when you don't know what a very different experience will be like but if you don't open yourself up to possibilities, things on Earth will never change or get better. Do you really want that? Maybe it's time for a new experience. There's a point where the petals open like a window and that's how the sun can get in.
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Remember me introducing you to Tanzie? www.flickr.com/photos/mudmapimages/52342490284/in/datepos...
Well, this is her very protective mum, Ruby.
This young mother was extremely keen to engage my attention.
As a result I was given a wonderful close range flight display.
No doubt her young chicks were hiding in the grass nearby as mum distracted me from finding their whereabouts.
Northern Lapwing - Vanellus Vanellus
Near Lower Barn - Yorkshire Dales
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