POINTED TOES AND SOLES
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Wouldn't we all like to find a magic bridge?
Created for the Artistic Manipulation Group's Mixmaster Challenge #58.
CHEF xandram wants to see where a bridge will lead us!
➤ Your image must feature a bridge.
➤ Include one or two people.
➤ Also something pointed or with points (not including the bridge).
➤ Feature dark red somewhere in the composition.
➤ NO BIRDS.
A female Anhinga's head and neck rose up from the water revealing a large fish it had skewered with its long, pointed bill. It's always amazing to see fish-eating birds maneuvering and consuming fish that are seemingly much wider in diameter then the bird's neck.
Close up of balconies and their ornate shadows on this charming Colonial home in the Old Town..
Note the pointed corners of the roof which are said to keep out evil spirits.
Selimiye Mahallesi, Asmaaltı Sokak, Büyük Han, Lefkoşa(Nicosia), KKTC(TRNC)
Büyük Han, Lefkoşa'nın kuzey kesiminde yer alan bir handır. Tarihsel olarak Kıbrıs'ın en büyük hanı olup kendisi gibi Asmaaltı Meydanı'nda yer alan Kumarcılar Hanı'yla birlikte Lefkoşa'da Osmanlı döneminden günümüze ulaşan iki handan biridir.
1570'li yıllarda, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun Kıbrıs'ı ele geçirmesi sonrasında inşa edilen Büyük Han, bu dönemde Yeni Han, Han-ı Cedîd veya Alanya'dan gelen tüccarların burada konaklaması dolayısıyla Alâiyeliler Hanı isimleriyle anıldı. 1878 yılında Kıbrıs'ın Britanya yönetimine geçmesiyle birlikte hapishaneye çevrildi ve 1903'e dek bu şekilde kullanıldı. 1903-1947 yılları arasında özgün maksadına uygun bir han olarak kullanım gördükten sonra, her odada bir ailenin kalacağı şekilde dar gelirli kesime kiralandı. 1962 yılında, gerek statik sorunları gerekse "hijyenik olmayan şartlar" gerekçesiyle boşaltıldı. İlk olarak 1963'te başlayan restorasyon çalışmaları toplumlar arası çatışmalar dolayısıyla devam edemedi. 1982'de tekrar başlayan çalışmalar 2002'de tamamlandı.
From my archives talken wirth the Panasonic Lumix FZ 150
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Small bird with thin pointed bill. Upperparts brown, underparts grayish brown, with dark red eye, reddish-brown forehead, and white throat with dark streaking. Similar Tasmanian Thornbill has longer tail and rufous-brown panel on wings; Inland Thornbill has grayer upperparts, more streaking on the breast, and a longer tail; and Striated Thornbill has more greenish upperparts, thin white streaking in reddish-brown cap, and pale eyebrow. Inhabits a wide variety of shrub habitats, where usually seen in small groups or pairs. (eBird)
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One of several different species of small brown birds that we encountered this rainy day (it is the rainforest, after all). Small, bouncy and curious, they were fun to watch.
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Queensland, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
Maybe it's a "W" or "M" !. Been a longtime since I got the sun. The water in the docking section - V, was much stiller than the rest of the water. Sun came out well and just over the soft bobbing boats. Spewed some light on the wispy clouds just above the pointed supporting pillar. All in all, elementally well balanced for an inviting take .
Usual DRI + HDR (subtle touch for the wooden ramp) combination. ;-)
Great Blue Heron
From What Bird:
Flight Pattern: Direct flight with slow steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 196-208 cm (77-82 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Pointed-Wings
Tail shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue-gray
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Gray to brown-green.
See the full lift-off sequence of flight in the comments below.
Gos Boutique - Scarlet Pointed Stilettos @Mainstore
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The Little Branch - Bradford Tree {Potted} @Shiny Shabby
The Little Branch - BlackOakTree @The Liaison Collaborative
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Pointed Snail/Conical Snail (Cochlicella acuta)
A much darker Pointed Snail than I have seen before. And at 8 mm the biggest one I have seen.
EXTREMELY VOCAL, and can be a proficient mimic of both animate and inanimate sounds. Love the way a starling walks with characteristic swagger, and the flight is rather undulating and the wings look pointed and triangular in outline. /// SOMETHING out of the norm. for me, but felt it had something of appeal going for it, so have risked posting it, hope you enjoy it.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, hope you are keeping well and enjoying this hot weather, have a great weekend, stay safe and may God bless you............................Tomx.
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"OUR EARS ARE CLOSED"
Sea and mountains, valleys and streams
Night and day were all in Gods dreams,
The Garden of Eden with its precious tree
The Son He gave to set us free.
The seed He placed in the heart He made
Don't let its flowers wither and fade,
Is the ear closed to His constant plea
For in truth we live to disagree.
Have we not learned a thing from the past?
Why is the blindness we have so vast ?
We've ignored His word since time began
To do as we will has been our plan.
Has the Saviour's death not opened our eyes
When His blood was shed for our demise,
Mocked and beaten, betrayed from within
God's Holy Lamb pierced for our sin.
When the reaper comes and we walk to the gate
Do we all stand in line, to wait and wait,
Or will the one who gives life lead you through
And walk with you to paradise and life anew ?
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POEM by John Wren, a blessed and talented Flickr friend of mine.
The genus Lychnis, or Dawn (Lychnis), from the clove family has more than 40 species, and about 10 species are used in garden practice. These are perennial rhizomatous plants with erect stems and oval-pointed or lanceolate pubescent leaves.
Wigeon - Anas Penelope
Length: 43-48cm
Wingspan: 80cm
Weight: 650-800g
Average lifespan: 3 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
When to see
January to December
A common dabbling duck, the wigeon is a winter visitor that gathers in large numbers, particularly on wet grasslands, floodplain meadows, flooded gravel pits and reservoirs with gently sloping edges where they can easily get out onto the grassy banks. Wigeon can be spotted dabbling in close-knit groups or flying in tight formations over wetlands.
The wigeon is a medium-sized duck with a round head and short bill. Males are grey with a pink breast, orange head, yellow forehead and obvious white wing patches that can be seen when they fly. Females are similar to Mallard females, but with rusty brown plumage and a pointed tail.
Found throughout the country in winter, with large numbers congregating in coastal areas. It breeds in Scotland and Northern England in very small numbers.
Habitats
FreshwaterFarmlandCoastalWetlands
Did you know?
The large numbers of wigeon that visit our wetlands in winter help to place this bird on the Amber list of the UK's Red List for Birds - a national measure of the state of, and threats to, our bird populations.
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
It lives in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water and nests in colonies in trees or reedbeds. They usually don't share colonies with storks or herons. The African spoonbill feeds in shallow water, and fishes for various fish, molluscs, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and larvae. The animal uses its open bill to catch foods by swinging it from side-to-side in the water, which catches foods in its mouth. Long legs and thin, pointed toes enable it to walk easily through varying depths of water.
The African spoonbill is almost unmistakable through most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its red legs and face and long grey spatulate bill. It has no crest, unlike the common spoonbill. Immature birds lack the red face and have a yellow bill. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched.
This is the top of a cactus I have growing in a pot. I've had it a few years now and its never flowered. The spines are sharply pointed and they are hook shaped.
My friend Tiana pointed out the #ToddleedooIloveyou Photo Contest to me and suggested to do a collaboration. I haven't taken a picture with my little avatar for a while now, so this was exciting.
Thank you so much, Tiana, for pointing it out to me. I had a ton of fun doing this! I'm looking forward to do more collaborations with you! :)
Are you interested in the Contest? Check Bit McMillan Flickr for more information.
Please check out 7Redone Stream as well and her version of the picture.
Large tanager with strikingly different male and female plumages. Male is all black; the white shoulder patch is rarely visible, and even then it’s just a sliver. Compare with White-shouldered Tanager, which always shows a bold white shoulder patch. Female is uniformly rufous with no distinguishing features. On both sexes, look for the stout pointed bill. Usually found in pairs, sometimes following a mixed-species flock. Not a forest bird; look for it in more open areas, shrubby edges, and second growth. (eBird)
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She was eyeing the feeders at this nature reserve and so provided me with the perfect opportunity for a photograph.
Adventure Farm and Nature Reserve, Tobago. January 2016.
Pointed Snail/Conical Snail (Cochlicella acuta)
Spotted in the garden today.
The shell stands around 12 mm (1/2 inch) high.
Cochlicella is a genus of small, narrow-shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.
"Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land,
"This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon."
In the afternoon they came unto a land
In which it seemed always afternoon.
All round the coast the languid air did swoon,
Breathing like one that hath a weary dream.
-Alfred, Lord Tennyson "The Lotos-eaters"
Staircase int the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford
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Exceptionally long, pointed tail sets pheasant apart from other chicken-like birds. Typical male is beautifully patterned in orange, gold, and gray, with red facial skin and an obvious white ring around the neck. Green subspecies, endemic to Japan, is no less beautiful and very distinctive with entirely iridescent emerald body and pale aqua-colored rump and shoulder. Females are entirely buffy-brown with intricate spotted and scalloped pattern. Inhabits fields, hedgerows, and brushy areas. Native to Asia and now well-established across much of Europe, North America, and New Zealand. (eBird)
Mother and child. This is the mate to the male Ring-necked Pheasant I posted about a week ago.
Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. July 2013.
The Birkenstock building was originally the McCraw-Hill Distribution Center. It opened in 1983. The architect is John Savage Bolles, and Associates.
Well… here’s one more Vertorama from my most productive shoot of my trip… our sunrise photoshoot at the Waterfowl lakes.
This one came out looking nice and cool… and blue… and symmetrical… and tranquil… exactly how I perceived it at the time!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm at 18mm, aperture of f16, with a 0.77 second exposure.
Click here to check out my Vertorama tutorial.
Slightly bigger than a mallard, these long-necked and small-headed ducks fly with a curved back pointed wings and a tapering tail, making this the best way to distinguish them from other ducks in the UK. The pintail is a 'quarry' species, meaning that it can be legally shot in winter, but - unlike in parts of Europe - it does not appear that shooting is affecting their population status in the UK. The small breeding population and significant winter population make them an Amber List species.
Courtesy: RSPB