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A bridal tradition to adorn the bride by applying henna to her body parts. This tradition remains an important custom among traditional families.
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This lamp post throws blue light on alternating parts of the building "Blue Planet"
Biotar 58mm f2 @ f2
Auto Parts shop on the road to Mandalay, the former royal capital in northern Myanmar (formerly Burma) on the Irrawaddy River. Seems the several hangers-on arrived by bicycle and there's just one customer in the shop. Lots of Myanmar history between then and now! This is a scanned transparency resuscitated in Luminar 4 and Topaz (maybe too much), but, hey, it's fun! 21.994, 96.094
Today was nice and sunny, but the other day it was wet, rainy and windy! That didn't deter me from the Botanical Garden. And neither was this pretty Marmalade Hoverfly afraid of the wet. It's going for Mullein's pollen...
And look at those beautiful Mullein flower parts!
Florida’s Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a songbird found throughout rural areas of Florida. Its breeding range covers most of eastern North America and parts of South America. Experts say it is difficult to distinguish between the Eastern and Western species as it can be determined only by voice and location. Seventeen subspecies of the Eastern Meadowlark are documented.
Actually, the meadowlark is not a lark at all. It is a member of the blackbird family (Icteridae) which also includes cowbirds and orioles. Meadowlarks are easily identified by the bright yellow throat and belly. However, the most distinguishing mark in adults is the black “V” on its chest. It can often be seen on a fence post belting out its clear, melodious songs and whistles.
Adult birds weigh just over five ounces, are seven to ten inches tall with a wingspan of 14 to 16 inches. Both sexes are similar in size, although females are normally smaller with a shorter wingspan.
This bird prefers grassy fields, pastures, cultivated fields, golf courses and other open habitats. It is a good friend to the farmer/rancher and a bug-eating machine. Insects comprise more than 75 percent of its diet, with grains and seeds making up the balance. It is especially fond of grasshoppers and crickets, as well as insect larvae and grubs. It feeds on the ground, picking insects from the surface or probing the soil to reveal its prey. Meadowlarks also eat the seeds of many weeds.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road with three differnt insects (bugs) in its beak!
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)
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The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Misopates orontium, known as weasel's snout, is a herbaceous annual plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.
Common names include linearleaf snapdragon,[1] weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon.[2]
Here's a second from my "Zebra grass series" as a part of a larger camera painting series of grasses, leaves, various other plant parts, and some non-bio subjects. My bike light with a snoot produced a narrow, directed light that simply grazes the subject - critical for this kind of photography. I prefer to use "bulb" vs a set shutter speed. Since I adapt the shutter speed to match my movement and flow, this approach fits well with "camera painting". I'll post some more and you can provide some thoughts. Best.
With parts of the East Midlands battered by heavy snowfall on the Sunday afternoon and a minty Monday morning forecast, a local move was made to capture 60100 "Midland Railway-Butterley" with traces of snow and icicles on the front end passing Lockington with the 6m57 Lindsey-Kingsbury tanks.
Had to climb onto the roof for this view. Hope you like it:
Bergh Castle or in Dutch Huis Bergh, in 's-Heerenberg, is one of the largest castles in Gelderland, The Netherlands. It gives its name to the Land van den Bergh and was previously owned by the Counts Van den Bergh.
The building history dates back to the 13th century. The main parts of the castle are from the 14th, 15th and 17th century. In the beginning of the Dutch Revolt the house got damaged by war. In 1735 the castle burned down.
In 1912 Huis Bergh and all belongings became the property of Jan Herman van Heek, an industrialist from Enschede.
He restored the buildings. In 1939 there was another major fire. Thanks to the help of locals most of the furniture was rescued. Renovation began the same year and was completed in 1941.
© Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn 2017
Union Pacific’s Provo switch engine pulls a train of cars into Lakota yard in Orem, Utah the afternoon of January 31, 1987. UP 798 as it stood was an accumulation of parts from three different locomotives. The nose, pilot, engine, and frame were from wreck-damaged Western Pacific GP35 No. 3020. The cab was from wrecked Missouri Pacific GP38-2 No. 2031. The long hood was from retired Union Pacific GP35 No. 2063. The repairs were performed in the Salt Lake Diesel Shop. Before repainting, 798 was whimsically referred to as the “ultimate merger engine”.
Talat Noi is a working class neighbourhood in Bangkok that houses a range of workshops which deal with used car parts. Amazing place.
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Getting the muscle out of a razor clam is not an easy exercise as it is sticky, not easy to disconnect from the shell. This red knot knew how to do it, but as many other sandpipers and turnstones, it definitely needed a bath after the meal as parts of the flesh were sticking to its feathers.
The rapidly changing face of Aviation caused by the CoronaVirus Pandemic 2020 / 2021.
Older widebody airliners awaiting their fate in the hands of the recycling teams, all parts are salvaged and reused in one way or another
Montana Rail Link SD19-1 has an interesting story to tell. In the beginning, MRL management determined they could not afford the expense of new locomotives. MRL followed a cost saving trajectory, and designed unique one-off locomotives.
MRL SD19-1 No. 652 was built by EMD as Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5483 in April 1956. The locomotive was heavily modified in MRL's Livingston, Montana shops, including parts and accessories from an EMD GP38-2 and an SD38-2.
On October 9, 1993, MRL 652 was assigned to helper service over Mullan Pass. The one of a kind creation posed for its portrait in Helena Yard that afternoon.