Very large kingfisher with a lot of blue in the wings and tail. Note pale eye and pale, finely streaked head. Occurs across northern Australia in a variety of woodland habitats including parks and gardens. Often perches on powerlines. Its call is quite different to the Laughing Kookaburra, typically a loud rolling squawk and various loud yapping sounds. (eBird)

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We saw this kookaburra sitting quietly on a signpost in the botanic gardens. He was quite content to let us get near enough to admire his colours. I did not find this species nearly as noisy as his cousin, the Laughing Kookaburra.

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

“The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.”

― Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

Taken @ {fae forest}

June 13th, 2021

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SecondLife

Sim: Outbreak

"Be your own sunshine'"

loki / koii ♥

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sunset and the line never sleeps

132 KV powerline, Channel Island Road, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Simple lines and setting.

I saw the sunset might look good so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed to a bridge at this park next to some power lines. The clouds cleared out and it didn't get to be as good as I thought but it was still pretty nice. I really like how everything is silhouetted against the orange sunset and a nice relfextion in the river. At first I was going to remove the power lines in Photoshop but then I thought this gave it a nice urban look, since this WAS taken in a park in the middle of a bunch of houses in the suburbs.

Hernando Beach, Florida

Lens test. Minolta MC Celtic 200mm f4 at f4

Long Exposure along Mccullough in San Antonio, Texas

HTT!! :))

Looking out across The Trossachs, with the power delivered from The Loch Sloy dam in the foreground and The Inversnaid Hotel on the East side of Loch Lomond. All viewed from Ben Vane.

Powerlines

Art created from my photos | Virginia Highway | Sunset abstract

High Voltage Powerlines in a misty landscape.

Trøndelag, Norway

Powerlines, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Inspired by David Bowie (Live Aid 1985)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQkaI6DT3s

132 KV Powerlines over the mangrove forest, coming from the Channel Island Gas Powerstation, providing the Top End with electricity.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqqXN_fBLeE

Ariolas, Ribatejo, Portugal

Kooroocheang, Victoria

"and if it snows that stretch down south will never stand the strain"

Light painting in November

Back to a few rural shots from northern Tasmania today. This stand of trees is from a timber plantation. That's why they are so closely packed together to encourage straight upward growth. Being on a hillside actually maximises the amount of sunlight that falls on the trees each day - following the same principle adopted by most vineyards.