View allAll Photos Tagged Prefer
Tutti i diritti riservati © Utilizzare la foto senza autorizzazione del proprietario è illegale.
© Please do not use without my explicit permission. Ask me!
© All Rights Reserved
RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA
Gianni Armano Photo
-----------------------------------------
A Small passerine bird found across small ranges in the country and across much of South East Asia. The bird is around 15 cms long, and found in lush forests where it hunts in the middle canopy. This is an elusive bird and since its prefers hunting in canopy, is a tough shot in my view.
The bird is a quick agile flyer and I had seen it a few times before from long distance just enough to get a record shot. But this time, under dense canopy and hiding behind bushes, we got a chance to observe it in action. The Flycatcher Shrike tends to join other species (mixed flock groups) in hunting insects. It darts off, catches, consumes and darts off in quick succession. The area we found it had a variety of bird species - around 7-8 interesting ones, and this is the only bird we got a shot of. We did sight around 4-5 of them, though they hunted alone. The others in the area included Grey-Headed Canary Flycatchers, Large Woodshrikes, Fulvettas, Yellow Tits, Common Woodshrikes, Paradise Flycatchers, Nuthatches and Malabar Trogons.
Many thanks in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
名稱 Name：台灣擬啄木(五色鳥)/Taiwan Barbet ( Muller's Barbet) /ゴシキドリ
檔名File name： 五色鳥﹝BIRD07202-Yi﹞
學名 Scientific Name： Megalaima nuchalis.
科名 Family：鬚鴷科 (Capitonidae) 擬啄木屬(Psilopogon)
圖像尺寸 picture size： 7952 x 5304 pixel
拍攝地點 Location：
台灣 台北市 國立臺灣大學(NTU)
National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei City , TAIWAN
別名 Other Names：花和尚、五色鳥
身體的長度 Length of body：L 20cm
生態與分佈 Ecology ：
台灣原稱的五色鳥在遺傳基、羽色及外觀上，都與國外其它地區的五色鳥有差異，這項研究成果因刊登在世界公認的鳥類學術期刊，中華鳥會於2009年將五色鳥從台灣特有亞種改為台灣特有種鳥類（Endemic Bird Species of Taiwan），現在一夫一妻制的五色鳥已經被正名為「台灣擬啄木」（Taiwan Barbet）。五色鳥顧名思義全身共有五種羽色，頭部與喉部有黃、紅、藍、黑色，全身為翠綠色，形成良好的保護色，棲息於原始闊葉林中，不易被發現。五色鳥的鳴聲非常獨特，彷似寺廟中和尚敲著木魚的聲音，因此俗名又稱「花和尚」。
~☆ 感謝您光臨 ☆~
請隨時留下對我照片的評論。
祝您有愉快的一天.........=^﹏^=
~☆ Thank you for visiting ☆~
Feel free to leave comments for my photos.
Have a nice day..........=^﹏^=
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
圖片 images：
照片是原始大小縮圖。
All photos are original size with no croppings.
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※☆☆ My 500px page : 500px.com/FuYiChen
My Facebook page :www.facebook.com/fuyi.chen.9
My 1x page : 1x.com/chenfuYi
I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security. . . . [M]y hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving.
-Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel, 23
I usually prefer colorful sunsets/rises but sometimes a moody day can be just as interesting. Especially when the landscape is as barren and pre-historic as here.
Seen here is one of the most photographed hills in Scotland, Stac Pollaidh.
Lyla's kindergarten had "Lunch with a Loved One" and Lyla was pleased that 2 of her grandparents showed up even tho she'd probably have preferred one of her parents who were away on vacation. Her friend ate with us too.
"Those I prefer are the ones who work, hard, dry, in obedience and possibly in silence"
Benito Mussolini 1926
On a wall in the former paper mill in Pratola Serra, Avellino (Italy)
Heather Farm, Walnut Creek, CA. This must be an immature cormorant because after wrestling with this fish for quite a while, it ultimately abandoned the effort. Earlier it struggled with another catch when a more seasoned vet swiped the fish and gulped it down in a matter of seconds. I guess this counts as a good learning experience.
We had such great foggy conditions from Hvithamar that I had to edit more shots from this night. This one is from a moment where the sun was completely hidden, extinguishing the warm sunset light, but I think I prefer this color palette.
Two from our garden, colour transition in flowers.
Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.
In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.
For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.
I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, likes and faves. Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Hydrangea, blooms, two, pink, leaves, flowers, blue, design, colour, "conceptual art", square, studio, "Magda indigo", black-background
Southern Pacific's West Valley Subdivision is undoubtedly one of SP's more interesting lines. This lightly used mainline was a secondary to the East Valley, which SP preferred for its direct connection to Roseville. Meanwhile, the West Valley completely bypassed Roseville, running an almost completely straight line for around 110 miles between Davis and Tehama. I should note that timetables show the West Valley as running between Davis and Dunsmuir, but from what I've seen over the years most people refer to the Dunsmuir to Tehama section simply as the Valley. South of Tehama is where traffic was scarce, with not many trains needing to be routed over this part of the line. However, some regular trains included MUG trains (empty lumber trains such as WCEUM), OABRT/BROAT (Oakland - Portland TOFC), LABRT/BRLAT (LA - Portland TOFC), some locals such as the Woodland Switcher, and the Coast Starlight. The line also would see unit sugar beet trains, a service which was one of many things SP was known for.
Not surprisingly, by 1990 the line was on a steep decline. Many of the regular trains had been rerouted to the East Valley, customers in the small communities were finding other means of transport, branches like the Colusa Branch were gone or just barely holding on, and SP didn't see a reason to continue holding onto operations of the line. Since there was still some need for rail service though, in 1993 a new shortline called the California Northern would start a long term lease from SP, acquiring three sections of track. These lines were the connecting Schellville and Vallejo Branches, along with the former NWP to Willits, the West Side from Tracy to Los Banos, and the West Valley from Davis to Tehama. California Northern was founded by the Park-Sierra Rail Group. The railroad quickly became known for their West Valley operations, along with being armed with a roster of former CNW GP15s painted into cream and green, which was the Park-Sierra paint scheme. Later in 2002, Rail America would buy the railroad, but it still stayed mostly the same. However, despite the shortline running everything, SP and later UP still had a presence on the line. Throughout the years there was an interchange of sugar beet trains until the last one to Woodland ran on December 28, 2000. (Look up GolfingJamiethephotog on YouTube if you want to see the last runs of the beet trains.)
In 2012 the California Northern was seeing changes. Genesee and Wyoming bought Rail America and quickly things started changing on the California Northern. Shockingly, all these years the old searchlights were in operation, but eventually the majority were either replaced with new heads, turned, or the heads were completely removed altogether. The old roster of GP15s also got sent off or retired, with the last three GP15s remaining on the property being 1568, 1569, and 1570, with 68 and 69 being scrapped in 2019 while 70 was retired earlier this year. Over the years, new power also arrived in the form of a GP38-2 and some KLW locomotives. At the same time, unit trains were making a return in the form of gypsum, and recently even those are seeing their own changes.
The gypsum trains originate in Empire, NV, which is on a spur off the former WP in Gerlach. These trains typically run to a couple places in the valley such as Fresno and Famoso, but a couple times per year would make their way to Hamilton City. The facility in Hamilton City is where Holly Sugar facility once operated, and was one of the places the sugar beet trains went to. As of recently, gypsum trains are now seeing a new destination on the West Side, another California Northern operated line. For the West Valley, however, these gypsum trains recently are now terminating in Artois rather than Hamilton City. The reason for this is due to the way the Hamilton City branch is set up, which requires a crew to pull cars on the main to the switch so a crew on the branch can take the cars to Hamilton City. These trains get well over a hundred cars and only about twenty to thirty can go up to be unloaded at a time, combine that with a ten mile per hour speed limit, and that's a lot of time and money to unload a single train. The solution was to have the trains terminate at Artois, while some cars get unloaded there, some are brought to Hamilton City. This cuts the time in half for unloading, which means less money spent on crews and a faster turnaround time for the railroad. So far this has been the second gypsum to operate this way.
The gypsum photographed here was an interesting situation. On recent runs, UP units have been leading both directions instead of being taken back to Davis immediately after arriving to their destination, which is what used to happen. This time around, the train was given a new leader, which had to do with a previous motor failing on the train. When the westbound left Empire, originally there was a third motor that was facing east, but the batteries were failing which caused the unit to struggle to stay online. After being dropped in Roseville, the train continued with two west facing motors. After arriving to Artois, the power had nowhere to turn around, it was about 100 to the nearest wye as the one in Tehama has had the east leg cut for many years, which left Davis as the only area to turn the power around. However, in case running long hood forward didn't already sound like enough of a pain, it gets worse. The AC44 rebuild that had to lead the southbound trip had no radios and no conductor side mirror. With empty cuts of cars blocking the main at Artois and UP putting a lot of pressure on California Northern to return the train, running the SD70M around wasn't much of an option either, besides UP needed the SD70M to lead over their own tracks anyways due to the AC44's lack of radios. But regardless of which unit led, there was also the problem that neither unit was equipped with rear ditchlights, meaning the train would have to run at restricted speed. Thankfully, the crew did not have to run like this for long since Cortena was only around thirty miles away. At Cortena, there was a genset which the crew put on point so the train could run track speed and not have to deal with the lack of visibility. Once the new leader was on, the SD70M was shut off and then the train took off for Davis.
The photo seen above is a an almost perfect scene of the West Valley, with a giant silo soaring above the flat land, telegraph poles lined up along the tracks, signals in the background, and a train, the only thing missing from the scene are the Sutter Buttes, which are visible for a good chunk of the trip. This shot is one I've wanted to do for years, but with a lack of a shoulder on the side of the road and how rarely I get out this way, it can make it hard to do a lot of these shots. I did manage to find a small area just big enough for my friend and I to park our cars as the train was throttling up. Making my way to the tack, I was met with a scene that looked better than I had imagined it would look, and this bucket list shot was finally checked off. Throughout this chase I did manage to knock off a few other bucket list shots, which mostly included turned searchlights. With two friends working the train (one helped build the train, the other is the engineer seen in the photo), a few people chasing, and lots of interesting shots, this chase was one of the best I've had in awhile.
I arranged them like this...
which do you prefer, colour or b&w?
I like them both for different reasons...
THANX, M, (*_*)
"Of all the Flowers Methinks a Rose is Best." William Shakespeare Think i prefer wilds! Taken in the International Rose Gardens, Portland Oregon.
Los bosques de hayas son mis preferidos. Sigo tirando de archivo...
The beech tree forests are my preferred. Still diving in my archive...
an infantile expression represent the very apex of frailty which every man longs to violate ;-)
Alexander King
HFF! Science Matters!
echinacea, coneflower and busy guest, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
(French follows)
Named in honour of Jack Layton, this ferry terminal commemorates a passionate advocate for social justice and beloved Canadian political leader. Jack Layton served as leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 2003 until his passing in 2011, and was known for his tireless work on housing, environmental sustainability, and equality. A longtime Toronto city councillor, Layton helped shape the city’s progressive spirit. His legacy lives on in the heart of Toronto, where this terminal connects people to the Toronto Islands—one of his favourite places. His wife, Olivia Chow, a fellow champion of social causes, is now the Mayor of Toronto, elected in 2023.
Toronto Inner Harbour, Ontario, Canada
**************
Nommé en l’honneur de Jack Layton, ce terminal de ferry rend hommage à un ardent défenseur de la justice sociale et leader politique canadien très apprécié. Jack Layton a dirigé le Nouveau Parti démocratique fédéral de 2003 jusqu’à son décès en 2011, et s’est distingué par son engagement indéfectible en faveur du logement, de l’environnement et de l’égalité. Conseiller municipal de longue date à Toronto, Layton a contribué à façonner l’esprit progressiste de la ville. Son héritage perdure au cœur de Toronto, où ce terminal relie les gens aux îles de Toronto—l’un de ses endroits préférés. Son épouse, Olivia Chow, également militante engagée, est aujourd’hui mairesse de Toronto, élue en 2023.
Port intérieur de Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I normally prefer colour but I felt the stance of this little one needed the black and white treatment. It looks like the little sparrow is pleading to the skies but is really looking at the bird feeder, waiting to hop in to the next available space.
I prefer a subtle sunrise when you turn your camera away from the rising sun...especially when there is a bit of mist and some interesting oak trees involved. Near Blyton, Lincolnshire.
One of my favorite birds of all time - this is a beautiful common resident found in the city / urban landscape as well countryside. The bird prefers the landscaped bushes and flowers in the city where it enjoys the nectar of the flowers or eats the insects / spiders found in the bushes. In the countryside though, the behaviour is same except that it forages in the wild bushes. We are seeing them a lot these days as it is their breeding period!
During a trip to a grassland, sighted this lone bird foraging on the flame of the forest tree. The bright orange flowers were next to the bird, but due to the small size of the bird, I couldn't get the flower in frame. The bird was hunting insects at eye level on this plant. The bird landed on this bush briefly and surveyed the area around it. This is a typical hunting pattern of these sunbirds - they look nook and corner for the small insects.
Thanks in advance for your views, likes and faves. Much appreciated.
I like this happy tuxedo cat in its top hat and bow tie.
Another sign from Sands Motel Socorro. I hope they preserve these signs and they are not just thrown away.
The Gentelmen Statues by Ju Ming, a Taiwanese sculptor. Gentlemen statues is made in his signature style, blocky and minimalist, the figures are reduced to the basic forms intentionally to embrace the inner spiritual qualities within the human bodies.
Also known as the Tibetan ground-tit or Hume's ground-tit, is a unique bird found on the Tibetan Plateau. It lives at high elevations, typically above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), in treeless environments like alpine steppe and open pastures.
Despite being classified within the tit family, the ground tit's appearance and behavior are quite different from other members of the Paridae family. It was historically mistaken for a ground jay (family Corvidae) due to its terrestrial habits and long, slightly downcurved bill, similar to a chough. However, genetic studies confirmed its placement in the tit family.
Unlike most tits, it spends most of its time on the ground, exhibiting a distinctive bouncy gait and weak flight, preferring to run or jump from danger. Its diet consists primarily of insects and other invertebrates, which it probes for in soil, rock crevices, and even yak dung. The ground tit also builds its own burrows for nesting and roosting, reaching depths of up to 1.8 meters (5.9 feet).
The ground tit is a cooperative breeder, with monogamous pairs sometimes assisted by male helpers, often young from previous broods. We sighted them in plenty around the desert of Tsokar and village of Hanle.
Many thanks in advance for your views / faves and feedback - very much appreciated.
So here I am posting two versions of the ssme photograph. Every now and then I like to delve into my archives to see what I have shot in the past and in particular to see if I have shot something that really captures me but managed to escape me at the time.
I wonder whether you prefer the panoramic 3:1 crop or the full size image which captures the clouds in the sky?
This was taken from the coast of the Isle of Arran on the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The island is nicknamed Scotland in Miniature and if you visit, you will see the reason with the mountains to the north and the lowlands to the south and the almost perpetual rain.
A wee critique on these shots would be much appreciated.
De la serie de imágenes del viejo puente sobre el río Tinto, esta captura es mi preferida, porque refleja mejor el entorno del puente y también está mejor integrado en la composición.
Puente Gadea, este es un antiguo puente sobre el rio Tinto en las cercanías de la Palma del Condado, que se encuentra en desuso por su estado ruinoso.
El río Tinto, también conocido como río rojo, o como Luxia (en la antiguedad) es famoso por el color rojizo-purpura de sus aguas y por su particular y único ecosistema. Este río nace en la Sierra de Padre Caro (Nerva, Huelva) a 420 metros de altura y desemboca en la Ria de Huelva donde se funde con el río Odiel. En su recorrido de mas de 100 kms, atraviesa la franja pirítica Ibérica y el color de sus aguas se debe a la meteorización de los depósitos minerales que contienen sulfuros de metales pesados hallados en los yacimientos explotados a lo largo del río durante más de 3000 años, estas minas han sido explotadas a lo largo de la historia, empezando por los íberos y pasando por fenicios, romanos, musulmanes...y así hasta la actualidad. De estos yacimientos se han extraído cobre, hierro, manganeso, plomo...así como plata y oro.
Sus aguas se caracterizan por una muy elevada acidez, (pH está entre 2 y 2,5) con un alto contenido de metales pesados, pero con oxigeno, ya que los microorganismos que viven en el río son fotosintéticos, estas bacterias adaptadas a los habitat extremos, son acidófilos y solo se alimentan de minerales. También viven algunas especies de hongos y algas, es por esto que la Nasa escogió este ecosistema como hábitat a estudiar por su posible similitud con el ambiente en el planeta Marte.
thanks F**** it's friday.
they say today will be the hottest, then it should cool down........
I have a question: I keep being blogged or linked to tumblr and other sites, but when I ask why they do not credit the images - not just mine-all of them- I get no reply. does anyone know how to prevent re-blogging? coz it's nowhere on the permits&privacy" setting
thanks
The late evening sun is illuminating PKP Cargo 370 016 (or 193 504 if you prefer in the LZB numbering series) as it approaches the stop of Pouzdřany with an empty car train.
PKP Cargo locomotives aren't particularly common along Track 250 - certainly I haven't seen one along here in the trips I have had - so this was a welcome first for me!
370 016/193 504 is one of the early batch of PKPC Vectrons from 2015 and still carries the 'as built' red detailing. Some of the newer machines have had the red changed to blue as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of PKPC.
Libellula saturata -- male
The preferred perch at this location was a foot or two above the ground on some small shrubs. Two to three male dragons sought to control the site.
Full frame image
💫🎨 The Artist’s Muse by \[HJ]
Jewelry for the ones who inspire… and the ones who enchant.
They call me the muse.
But I prefer to think of myself as the mystery behind the masterpiece—the woman who bends light into emotion, who walks like a dream someone once painted on velvet, and who wears the Artist’s Muse Jewelry Set by \[HJ] like it was made from the stars that fell just for her.
I didn’t choose this set.
It chose me.
The design
This isn’t your average sparkle. This is symbolism—wrapped in silver, kissed with clarity, and dripping with surrealist elegance. The earrings shimmer with an eye motif, a sacred symbol of inspiration and perception throughout the ages. Think Cleopatra’s kohl-lined gaze, reimagined in sculptural form with glistening teardrop accents that catch the light like secrets whispered in a gallery at midnight.
Around my neck, the necklace commands silence.
It’s a sunburst of artistic chaos—an explosion of tiny sculpted rays, balanced by a delicately suspended crystal-encrusted lip charm. Bold, sensual, and utterly unforgettable, it channels both Dalí's divine madness and Botticelli's divine beauty. A little surreal, a little celestial… and entirely me.
✨ The mood
The Artist’s Muse isn’t just jewelry—it’s storytelling. It's the kind of set that belongs to someone who doesn't just pose for paintings… she redefines them. I wear it when I want to feel like myth and masterpiece all at once. I wear it when I want to be remembered.
💎 Features & HUD Options
✦ Copy, modify, and fully resizable
✦ Unrigged earrings for easy adjustment
✦ Necklace rigged for select mesh bodies (plus resizable version included)
✦ High-quality mesh with PBR and traditional materials
✦ Metal Change HUD with multiple finishes (including gold and silver tones)
✦ Lifelike reflective shine and sculpted detailing for realism in all lighting setups
✦ Versatile for fantasy, glam, art couture, or editorial styling
♀️ Compatible mesh bodies for rigged necklace
✦ Legacy Classic
✦ Reborn
✦ Maitreya Lara
✦ Maitreya Lara X
Historical influence
This set draws on centuries of artistic obsession—from the Renaissance muses immortalized in oil, to the surrealist visions of the 20th century. It fuses mythology, femininity, and fantasy into wearable art. Think Venus meets Vogue, with just a hint of cosmic rebellion.
So go ahead.
Be the vision.
Be the echo in a painter’s memory.
Be the Artist’s Muse.
🌸 Available now, exclusively this month at the Swank Boho Chic Event.
🚖 Take the taxi to style heaven:
Kudu prefers dense bush, wooded foot hills of mountain areas, open Knobthorn woodlands in the Kruger National Park and game farms in Mpumalanga, the Mopane and Miombo woodlands of the Northern and North-western Provinces, and countries beyond.
Bastian usually prefers dining alone, but the tuna was so tempting that he had it right next to Rags.
Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cats) & Bastian (mixed breed), 05.08.2019.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
Estábamos comiendo de picnic en las montañas del valle de Ebo, de repente se posó sobre el borde de mi vaso, nunca había visto un bicho tan extraño, me quede tan impresionado que no reaccionaba, afortunadamente mi mujer me paso la cámara.
Si alguien sabe que bicho es este, por favor que me lo diga, yo solo se que vuela y que mide 7 u 8 mm.,(ya es algo) :-)
Tal vez he ampliado mucho, un poco más pequeño aparenta más calidad, pero finalmente he preferido que lo veáis cuanto más grande mejor.
YA ESTÁ : Es un Chinche escudo o Philomorpha laciniata, Esta información se la debemos a :
www.fotored.es/perfil/maria-jesus-lopez-b--136 , Mª Jesus Lopez B de fotorred.es
GRACIAS Mª JESUS.