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RKO_6432. White-tailed Eagle in attack mode?
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it is a complete substitute for life :-(
Andrew Brown
blireana plum, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
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two common morning glories / Purpur-Prunkwinden (Ipomoea purpurea)
on our terrace - Frankfurt-Nordend
"Climate change isn’t an ‘issue’ to add to the list of things to worry about, next to health care and taxes. It is a civilizational wake-up call. A powerful message — spoken in the language of fires, floods, droughts, and extinctions — telling us that we need an entirely new economic model and a new way of sharing this planet. Telling us we need to evolve."
(Naomi Klein)
The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered Africa's most powerful eagle when measured in terms of the weight of its prey items.
Seen at the San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Near Threatened
C'est un petit bijou d'oiseau, timide et prudent dans son approche des humains. Cet oiseau superbement coloré est une parfaite machine à pêcher sous l'eau, plongeant avant de ressortir, sa proie serrée dans son bec puissant. Il se perche ou plane au-dessus de la surface de l'eau en guettant les poissons. Il plonge ensuite pour capturer des poissons, des insectes, des larves et des amphibiens.
Le martin-pêcheur visite souvent les jardins et les mares à la recherche de proies faciles, surtout les deux ou trois premières heures qui suivent le lever du soleil. Pour l'apercevoir, cherchez un éclair bleu et orange.
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It's a bird gem, shy and cautious in its approach to humans. This beautifully colored bird is a perfect underwater fishing machine, diving before coming out, its prey tight in its powerful beak. It perches or hovers above the surface of the water while watching for fish. It then dives to catch fish, insects, larvae and amphibians.
The kingfisher often visits gardens and pools in search of easy prey, especially the first two to three hours after sunrise. To see it, look for a blue and orange flash.
The color scarlet is powerful
so treat it well, waste it not
as the world turns scarlet
don’t hide from your fears, face them
make life worthwhile
scarlet can be inspiring to some
or depressing for others
but whatever it may mean to you,
know it has room for change, just like life.
by Yenneh
"Mistaya Canyon in Banff National Park is a scenic gem on the Icefields Parkway. Sculpted by the rushing water of the Mistaya River, which originates from Peyto Lake to the southeast, this deep slot canyon features curvy limestone walls and eroded pothole depressions."
This photo captured the mighty Mistaya River, with its swirling currents smoothly eroding the limestone, where it plunged down the canyon.
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Jökulsárgljúfur river canyon in Central-North Iceland is a magnificent example of the raw creatve powers of our planet. The entire canyon displays the most stunning structures of columnar basalt at an incredible expense of landscape. It was created by the joint work of Earth folding up an entiremountain range and the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river grinding its path through it. At one ramification of this canyon there is Dettifoss, supposedly Europe's most powerful waterfall and at another end is Selfoss, another superb example of Icelandic waterfalls.
Eagles observing both ways on Powerline Road above the lake at Myakka River State Park.
Happy Telegraph Tuesday!
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Ein Finkenkönig - der Kernbeißer (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) ist Europas größter Fink. Er kam an unsere kleine, selbst gebaute Futterstelle. :)
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Kernbeißer (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Hawfinch
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Der Kernbeißer (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) ist die größte in Europa heimische Art der Finken (Fringillidae). Der große und kräftige Kegelschnabel des sogenannten „Finkenkönigs“ stellt ein auffälliges Merkmal dar. Die Schneiden des Oberschnabels und die ausgehöhlte Führung des Unterschnabels ermöglichen in Verbindung mit der entsprechenden Muskulatur das Aufspalten von Obstkernen, wozu ein erheblicher Druck aufgewendet werden muss. Der Kernbeißer besiedelt Europa, Nordafrika sowie ostwärts die Gebiete bis Ostasien und Japan. Seine Nahrung setzt sich vor allem aus Samen von Laubbäumen und Früchten, aber auch aus Insekten und deren Larven zusammen. Die Art gilt derzeit als nicht gefährdet.
Merkmale
Der Kernbeißer zeichnet sich durch seine gedrungene Gestalt aus und ist an seinem kräftigen, runden Kopf, dem großen Kegelschnabel und kurzen Schwanz leicht zu erkennen. Das Auge ist braun. Die äußeren großen Armdecken bilden ein weißes Band, das im Flug als halbmondförmige Zeichnung gut erkennbar ist. Daneben gibt es ein weißes Band im Bereich der Handschwingen, die Schwingen sind ansonsten blauschwarz. Beine und Zehen sind fleischfarben. Kernbeißer erreichen eine Körperlänge von 16,5 bis 18 Zentimeter. Das Körpergewicht liegt bei 48 bis 62 Gramm. Die Flügelspannweite beträgt 29 bis 33 Zentimeter. Die Steuerfedern sind gemessen entlang des Federschaftes beim Männchen höchstens 22 bis 23 mm und beim Weibchen 14 bis 17 mm lang.
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Hawfinch
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The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Its closest living relatives are the evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertinus) from North America and the hooded grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) from Central America and Mexico.
This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia. It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds migrate further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of Alaska.
Deciduous or mixed woodland, including parkland, with large trees – especially hornbeam – is favoured for breeding. The hawfinch builds its nest in a bush or tree, and lays 2–7 eggs. The food is mainly seeds and fruit kernels, especially those of cherries, which it cracks with its powerful bill. This large finch species is usually seen in a pair or small group.
The 16.5–18 cm long hawfinch is a bulky bull-headed bird, which appears very short-tailed in flight. Its head is orange-brown with a black eyestripe and bib, and a massive bill, which is black in summer but paler in winter. The upper parts are dark brown and the underparts orange.
The white wing bars and tail tip are striking in flight. The sexes are similar. The call is a hard chick. The song of this unobtrusive bird is quiet and mumbled.
Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Reykjavík.
Þingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
Þingvellir National Park was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the Althing. The park was later expanded to protect the diverse and natural phenomena in the surrounding area, and was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004.
Þingvellir became a national park as a result of legislation passed in 1928 to protect the remains of the parliament site, thus creating the first national park in Iceland. The park was decreed "a protected national shrine for all Icelanders, the perpetual property of the Icelandic nation under the preservation of parliament, never to be sold or mortgaged.
According to the Book of Settlements (Landnámabók), the settlement of Iceland began in 874, when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island. Over the next centuries, people of Norse and Celtic origin settled in Iceland. Early on, district assemblies were formed, but as the population grew, there was a need for a general assembly. The descendants of Ingólfur who dominated the region of southwest Iceland had become the most powerful family in the country, and other chieftains felt a need for a general assembly to limit their power.
Grímur Geitskör was allotted the role of rallying support and finding a suitable location for the assembly. At about the same time, the owner of Bláskógar (the contemporary name for the Þingvellir region) was found guilty of murder. His land was declared public, and then obligated to be used for assembly proceedings, and the building of temporary dwellings, and the forest to be used for kindling and the grazing of horses. The Þingvellir area was chosen for this reason and for its accessibility to the most populous regions of the north, south and west. The longest journey a goði (chieftain) had to travel was 17 days, from the easternmost part of the country where mountains and glacial rivers proved bothersome obstacles.
The foundation of the Icelandic parliament is said to be the founding of the nation of Iceland, and the first parliamentary proceedings in the summer of 930 laid the ground for a common cultural heritage and national identity. Þingvellir played a central role in the history of the country, and its history runs almost parallel with the history of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Dettifoss is fed by the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. The thunderous falls has an average waterflow of 193 metres cubed per second (6,186 cubic feet). It is 100 metres (330 feet) wide and plummets 45 metres (150 feet) down into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
This canyon is in the northern part of the greater Vatnajökull National Park, the largest national park in the country, thus Dettifoss is well protected.
"Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips? Whoa..."
Dear God, how have you been then?
I'm not fine, fuck pretending
All of this death your sending
Best throw some free heart mending
Invite you in my heart, then
When done, my sins forgiven?
This God of mine relaxes
World dies I still pay taxes
Can I be as my God am
Can you be as God am
Can I be as my God am
God of all my God am
So Lord, I see you grinnin
Must be grand always winning
How proud are you being able
To gather faith from fable
Can I be as my God am
Can you be as God am
Can I be as my God am
God of all my God am
God am
My God am
God am
God
All the respect I'm giving
Shared strength acquired by living
All blooming life you're feeding
Can't hide sick ones you're weeding
Can I be as my God am
Can you be as God am
Can I be as my God am
God of all my God am
God am
Song and Lyrics by Alice in Chains
Tried to make this P51 mustang look as powerful as it actually is. With it's massive Rolls Royce Merlin engine. 27 Liters V12... Simply an amazing machine.
I tried to create this whitebox effect. I got a couple of more shots coming up from this amazing aircraft in the same style!
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Morning light - this week at the Baltic Sea
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Sonnenaufgang an der Ostsee, die Sonne kämpft sich mit Macht durch die dunklen Wolken
This Male Pileated Woodpecker was busy for over a month hollowing out it's nest cavity in our back yard. The pair had a successful nest and we were able to watch the whole nest cycle from nest excavating to observing the three littles as they were fed from the opening. It was a spring to remember! There is a pair setting up shop this spring in the same tree! (new hole)
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Escadaria da Casa da Música
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( their liquid lifes , catch their movements, their longs dream…)
Secretly they slip into their liquid lifes...
Behind them a powerful light catch their movements.
After this, they will come up to their longs dream...
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Secretamente eles resvalam dentro das suas vidas líquidas...
Por detrás deles uma luz poderosa prende-lhes os movimentos.
Depois disto irão subir para seus longos sonhos...
César Augusto
From what I hear there are still over 70,000 without power in central northern areas of Maryland from the storm that came through just before sunset yesterday.
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"She stood where the sea met the fire of the heavens, not searching for answers, but finding the courage to face whatever lay beyond the horizon."
Prompt:
A solitary woman with very long, flowing brown hair, wearing an ethereal, off-the-shoulder white lace gown with sheer sleeves. Her back is to the viewer as she gazes out at the ocean. Her dress is intricate with delicate floral lace, flowing, and floor length.
A serene beach scene at sunset or sunrise. The ocean waves gently lap at the shore, and the wet sand reflects the intense colors of the sky. The background features a dramatic sky filled with fiery red and orange clouds, hinting at a powerful celestial event. There are dark silhouettes of rocks or land forms visible in the distance along the coastline.
The scene is dramatically lit by the setting or rising sun, casting a strong orange and red glow across the environment. The light is intense and directional, creating stark contrasts between brightly illuminated areas and deep shadows, I want this particularly on the her dress and the sand.
A medium shot with the woman positioned on the right side of the frame, facing left. The horizon line is low, emphasizing the vastness of the dramatic sky. The composition uses negative space with the left side dominated by the ocean, drawing attention to the woman and the breath taking sky.
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*This one took awhile before I got it right, but im really pleased with the final results. Still learning, still dreaming, and still loving this new creative skill.
Again this one of the many shots I took while down at the Reservoir near Wernigerode. I've always wanted to capture a shot such as this, that darker sinister sense of imagery.
But that said, it gave me such a sense of the way of the common human consciousness, or should I say lack thereof, of just how ambiguous we have become to the word "Empathy", we are so powerful in togetherness, I know it sounds trite and awkward and cheesy, even downright annoying to hear it, but when we are wowed by an enormous explosion in Libya and forget dozens of people are dead and thousands injured caused no doubt deliberately by a dark force; when we are aware of the plight of the starving Yemenis as well the desperation of the Palestinians, it reminds of a lyric by Chris Rea from the single The Road to Hell...
"And the perverted fear of violence, chokes a smile on ever face"
I truly hope it is paved with good intentions.
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The wide angle lens is probably the most often used, but also misused, lens in landscape photography. It is a powerful lens, as long as it is used with forethought and for the right scenes. In my article I share with you useful tips for composing powerful wide angle images and I hope it encourages you to go out there and capture the beauty! Please feel free to read the article at this link. I hope you enjoy!