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Harvest mouse showing her nifty balancing act, photographed at British wildlife Centre, Lingfield, Surrey
I sat with this Northern Parula on three outings this season. He gave several close poses similar to this. I never posted any so I thought now would be the best time since I'm indoors due to the fires.
Have you ever seen a bumblebee doing a pilates workout? I saw this bee gathering pollen from the sunflower. Next thing it got up and flew away and landed on a leaf. It promptly started working on it's core by trying to do planking, leg raises and (almost) head stand). It was hilarious to watch. I am not quite sure what this bee was trying to achieve though!
As there was quite a bit of wind, I held the stem of the sunflower with one hand and held the camera in my other hand using tracking flexible spot small and shutter activated AF-C. Seems to work.
This is a panoramic shot I took of „Lago di Pilate“ (1940m) in the Sibillini Mountains in the Italian region of Marche. Actually this is not only one lake but two small lakes, which are the only natural lakes in the whole region of Marche. This beautiful blue and green cloured lakes are filled by melting water from the surrounding mountains and rain water. The lake was formed in the geological Pleistocene epoche (2.580.000 to 11.700 years ago) and therefore is the home of a prehistorical organism called chirocephalus marchesonii, a up to 10mm small orange shrimp and the Lago di Pliate is the only place on Earth where they exist. But there are several myths and legends about this lakes. One which dates back to the 14th century is that the body of Pilate, governor of Palestine at the time of the crucification of Christ, fell into this lakes. It is not exactly known how Pilates died. The circumstances surrounding Pontius Pilate’s death in circa 39 A.D. are something of a mystery and a source of contention. According to some traditions, Pilate was accused of bribery and embezzlement and the Roman emperor Caligula ordered Pontius Pilate to death by execution or suicide. By other accounts, Pontius Pilate was sent into exile and committed suicide of his own accord. The legend around Lago di Pilate says that after his death he was placed on a cart drawn by two oxes and was brought to his home town in the Sibillini Mountains crossing the area of Lago di Pilate. But on the way through the mountain passes the cart fell down the cliffs and dived into the lake including the body of Pilate, the Oxes and the cart driver. The hike to the Lago di Pilate was pretty exhausting. More than 1.200 meters in elevation to climb fully packed with my whole camera equipment and plenty of drinking water on a gravel path where every step up brings you half a step down. But after reaching a mountain rim you have a spectacular view over the mountains of Marche and Umbria. From this mountain rim you actually have the choice to climb further up to Monte Vettore, the highest mountain in the Monte Siblillini National Park with an elevation of 2476 meters. Also you can go further along the rim up to Cima del Redentore (2448m) which involves hiking along the rim with cliffs of more than 400 to 500 meters. I took the way down to the Lago di Pilate which started pretty calm hiking down over grassy and flower packed hills. The last part when entering the steep valley of the Lago di Pilate the hike got more of a climbing journey which you can only do in summer time because of many avalanches in winter and spring time coming down the steep cliffs. But the view was breathtaking and I took my tripod and camera and shot this panoramic photo. I took a rest when arriving at the lake and enjoyed the spectacualr surroundings in the middel of this very unique mountain landscape. Suddenly just before leaving the lakes the weather turned to the bad and the wind really picked up with gusts over 60km/h and lots of storm clouds gathering. The wind going up was something like a game changer on this hike and the way up back to the mountain rim got tricky and took me much longer then expected. Having your camera, tripod etc on the back on a very tiny, slippery paths with cliffs on every side and those strong winds was a real task but I made it and over all it was a great hike with an unforgettable view.
Cape or African penguins, formerly known as Jackass Penguins, (Spheniscus demersus) on Boulders Beach, South Africa.
...Tra i vicoli di città vecchia a Koper vedo una bella micia che riposa sul davanzale di casa. Mi avvicino per fotografarla e lei, stufa di dormire oppure intimorita da me, si alza e si stiracchia...
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Taken at Safari Park, Cisarua - West Java - Indonesia in Aug 2022.
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The theraband teaches how much the limbs have to be active for the Pilates roll down.
1. Sit with legs extended. Place theraband around the back and hold the theraband with the hands. Bend knees if hamstrings are tight.
2. Exhale, hollow abdominals and sequence the spine on to the floor.
3. Inhale and lengthen the head away from the feet.
4. Exhale, hollow and roll back up.
Repeat two more sets.
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My first time using video for wildlife. Pileated Female Woodpecker Calling.
Nike Park Pa.
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Arriving as 'VYT82' Royal Air Force Beech T-6C Texan T.1 ZM330 taxies to RNAS Yeovilton's South side ramp for lunch and a night-stop
Replacing the Shorts Tucano, the Texan II is a version of the Swiss Pilatus PC-9, developed in partnership with Raytheon/Beech
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Hair - Little Bones
Sunglasses - #FOXY
Choker - Amala
Bikini Top - LAZYBONES
Bikini Bottom - LAZYBONES
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Faye wanted some photos to promote her pilates classes, so I helped take a few in an old sugar factory grounds.