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Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
The wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.
This warbler is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
It is a summer visitor to the United Kingdom, seen from April until August. It has declined there in recent years. It is now very rare in Ireland, where only one or two pairs are recorded breeding in most years, usually in County Wicklow.
Various factors associated with forest structure, including slope, forest cover, proportion of broad-leaf forest, canopy height and forest edge length, all influenced the occupancy rates of this declining forest species. Conservation measures are therefore required that provide and maintain the wood warblers preferred forest structure. There is also a preference for forest in the non-breeding season, however this habitat is declining in wintering areas such as Ghana. Despite the decline in forest habitats, there has been no change in number of wood warblers as it appears that this species can use degraded habitats, such as well-wooded farms. However, further loss of trees will likely have a negative impact on this species in the future
Seen flying into and landing on Ambleside Pond in West Vancouver.
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate."
American Wigeons eat a higher proportion of plant matter than any other dabbling duck thanks to their short gooselike bill. [...].
The highest point in the community is the summit of the 988-meter-high Hohe Peißenberg. Because of its overwhelming panoramic view, it is also called the “Bavarian Rigi” or, much less often, “mons parnanssus”. It is considered the most beautiful panoramic mountain in Bavaria and is a popular destination. The mountain's early nicknames were "mons doctus" because of its scholarship and meteorological research. The majority of the inhabitants live on the south side of the mountain, another smaller part is on the west side (districts: Hetten and Buchschorn), a small proportion of the inhabitants is on the north and east sides.
The main town is on the left bank of the Ammer River. The Ammer flows through the Ammer Gorge below the south side of the village.
You might not expect to come upon a castle while visiting Spokane, but that is exactly what you will do if you visit the Spokane County courthouse. Most of us associate such architecture with romantic old castles in Europe, or perhaps something out of the world of Walt Disney or fairy tales. To find such a building in the center of a modern, growing regional hub city such as Spokane is a bit startling.
The courthouse is said to closely resemble two famous 16th century chateaux in the Loire Valley of France, the Chateau de Chambord, built in 1519 and the Chateau d'Azay Le Rideau built in 1516. Many architects through the years have commented on the masterly replica of a 16th century French Renaissance design, its fine lines of style and proportion with regard to the towers and turrets, the sculpture, iron and brickwork which excel in pattern and craftsmanship. Detailed exterior trim such as shell patterns with wreaths and festoons and decorative arches are a few of the outstanding features of its design. The beautiful center tower, now lighted at night, is a masterpiece of detail in itself.
The yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a small migratory songbird species breeding in temperate North America. It belongs to the New World warbler family (Parulidae). Yellow-throated Warblers are small, well-proportioned birds with sharp and pointed bills. Compared to other warblers, they are a bit more heavy-bodied with a longer and thicker bill. From below, note the blunt, only slightly notched tail. Yellow-throated Warblers are gray and white with a splash of yellow on the throat and black streaks down the sides. The yellow throat is offset by a black triangle below the eye and a white eyebrow. From above they have a gray back and 2 white wingbars. From below look for the white belly and white tail. Females and first-year males look similar, but are slightly paler.
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is found throughout Northern Europe, Northern Asia and a significant proportion of North America. They are quite large birds, rivalling the Eurasian Eagle Owl in size. The great grey owl has a large, rounded head and yellow eyes, with light underparts mottled with darker grey feathers. Their wings and back are darker grey with lighter bars.
The great grey owl has a large "facial disk." The facial disk is a concave circle of feathers around the eyes of the bird. It helps to collect sound waves and direct them toward the owl's ears, helping the owl to locate its prey by sound. The great grey owl has the largest facial disk of any bird of prey.
Their diet consists mainly of small mammals and their preferred prey is voles, however they will also eat gophers, weasels, squirrels, rabbits, rats and mice. They nest in dense coniferous forests in most of the northern hemisphere.
The female will lay between two to six eggs at one- to two-day intervals. The female does all of the incubation, which starts when the first egg is laid. After four to six weeks the chicks hatch. The male provides all the food for the young, which is torn into smaller pieces by the female. When food is scarce the female great grey owl will often starve herself in order to feed her chicks, and may lose up to a third of her body weight. The chicks will leave the nest after approximately a month and can fly well after two months. The young stay close to home and are cared for by the female for some time after leaving the nest.
suspended dumpsters at Völklinger Hütte
Pour desservir tous les hauts fourneaux le site comprend un stock énorme de bennes, 265 au total. Chaque benne reçevait son mélange ( du minerai de fer, de l'aggloméré, de la ferraille, du calcaire et de la coke) depuis des trémies alimenté par le hall de charge, puis elles partent en direction du haut fourneau associé. Chaque benne devait contenir un certain mélange de produit, et celui-ci devait être très bien proportionné, car chaque haut fourneau ne produisait pas la même fonte, les bennes étaient donc remplies différemment. La plate-forme de chargement est une longue galerie de presque 250 mètres, qui desservait chaque haut fourneau. Arrivé au gueulard un ouvrier était en charge d'ouvrir la benne, qui par cette action, se déversait par basculement automatiquement dans le gueulard. La benne arrivait et tournait autour du gueulard grâce à un monorail avant de repartir.
Une benne contient à peu près 1 tonne de minerai, il en faut entre 9 et 12 pour une charge de haut fourneau.
To serve all the blast furnaces, the site has a huge stock of skips, 265 in total. Each bin received its mixture (iron ore, sinter, scrap iron, limestone and coke) from hoppers fed by the load hall, then they went towards the associated blast furnace. Each dumpster had to contain a certain mixture of product, and this one had to be very well proportioned, because each blast furnace did not produce the same cast iron, the dumpsters were therefore filled differently. The loading platform is a long gallery of almost 250 meters, which served each blast furnace. Arrived at the top, a worker was in charge of opening the skip, which by this action, automatically tipped into the top. The dumpster arrived and circled around the top thanks to a monorail before leaving.
A dumpster contains about 1 ton of ore, it takes between 9 and 12 for a load of blast furnace (Sorry for the mistakes in English)
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is found throughout Northern Europe, Northern Asia and a significant proportion of North America. They are quite large birds, rivalling the Eurasian Eagle Owl in size. The great grey owl has a large, rounded head and yellow eyes, with light underparts mottled with darker grey feathers. Their wings and back are darker grey with lighter bars.
The great grey owl has a large "facial disk." The facial disk is a concave circle of feathers around the eyes of the bird. It helps to collect sound waves and direct them toward the owl's ears, helping the owl to locate its prey by sound. The great grey owl has the largest facial disk of any bird of prey.
Their diet consists mainly of small mammals and their preferred prey is voles, however they will also eat gophers, weasels, squirrels, rabbits, rats and mice. They nest in dense coniferous forests in most of the northern hemisphere.
The female will lay between two to six eggs at one- to two-day intervals. The female does all of the incubation, which starts when the first egg is laid. After four to six weeks the chicks hatch. The male provides all the food for the young, which is torn into smaller pieces by the female. When food is scarce the female great grey owl will often starve herself in order to feed her chicks, and may lose up to a third of her body weight. The chicks will leave the nest after approximately a month and can fly well after two months. The young stay close to home and are cared for by the female for some time after leaving the nest.
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is found throughout Northern Europe, Northern Asia and a significant proportion of North America. They are quite large birds, rivalling the Eurasian Eagle Owl in size. The great grey owl has a large, rounded head and yellow eyes, with light underparts mottled with darker grey feathers. Their wings and back are darker grey with lighter bars.
The great grey owl has a large "facial disk." The facial disk is a concave circle of feathers around the eyes of the bird. It helps to collect sound waves and direct them toward the owl's ears, helping the owl to locate its prey by sound. The great grey owl has the largest facial disk of any bird of prey.
Their diet consists mainly of small mammals and their preferred prey is voles, however they will also eat gophers, weasels, squirrels, rabbits, rats and mice. They nest in dense coniferous forests in most of the northern hemisphere.
The female will lay between two to six eggs at one- to two-day intervals. The female does all of the incubation, which starts when the first egg is laid. After four to six weeks the chicks hatch. The male provides all the food for the young, which is torn into smaller pieces by the female. When food is scarce the female great grey owl will often starve herself in order to feed her chicks, and may lose up to a third of her body weight. The chicks will leave the nest after approximately a month and can fly well after two months. The young stay close to home and are cared for by the female for some time after leaving the nest.
La capacità di fare del male si è sviluppata parallelamente al progresso tecnologico. La capacità dell'uomo di ferire psicologicamente è stata moltiplicata dall'uso di massa del sistema web. La possibilità di ferire la psiche, nel web attraverso i contatti virtuali, in flickr per esempio con le flickrmail interne, è aumentata in misura direttamente proporzionale allo sviluppo dei mezzi di comunicazione...
Attention - CHECK THE MASSES
The ability to do harm has developed in parallel with technological progress. Man's ability to psychologically hurt was multiplied by the use of mass web system. The possibility of hurting the psyche, the Web through virtual contacts, Flickr, for example in the internal flickrmail, has increased in direct proportion to the development of media ...
Lo strano viaggio - The strange travel " click here "
The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Males are 38 to 58 cm (15 to 23 in) long and weigh on average 550 g (1.21 lb). Females are slightly larger at 47 to 61 cm (19 to 24 in) in length and a mean weight of 700 g (1.5 lb). The wingspan can range from 90 to 127 cm (35 to 50 in). Adult birds can vary in mass from 460 to 930 g (1.01 to 2.05 lb). Among standard measurements, the wing bone is 28–35 cm (11–14 in) long, the tail is 16–24 cm (6.3–9.4 in) long and the tarsus is 7.5–9 cm (3.0–3.5 in).[6] Adults have brownish heads, reddish chests, and pale bellies with reddish bars. Their tails, which are quite long by Buteo standards, are marked with narrow white bars. Red "shoulders" are visible when the birds are perched. These hawks' upper parts are dark with pale spots and they have long yellow legs. Western birds may appear more red, while Florida birds are generally paler. The wings of adults are more heavily barred on the upper side. Juvenile red-shouldered hawks are most likely to be confused with juvenile broad-winged hawks, but can be distinguished by their long tails, crescent-like wing markings, and a more flapping, Accipiter-like flight style. In direct comparison, it is typically larger and longer proportioned than the Broad-wing, though is slightly smaller and more slender than most other common North American Buteos. This bird is sometimes also confused with the widespread red-tailed hawk. That species is larger and bulkier, with more even-sized, broad wings and is paler underneath, with a reddish tail often apparent. The Red-tail is also more likely to soar steadily, with wings in a slight dihedral.
Los Angeles. California.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their skill, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
Haifa - Grand Canyon Interchange at night, looks like no one using it and it getting out of proportion
pretty messy
taken with DJI Mavic Pro
Drag, Strömmen, The old prison, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Norrköping Prison had many different names and functions during the 223 years it was in operation. It was Sweden's oldest prison in use when it was taken out of use in 2013. It was built in 1790 and was initially a Kronospinnhus, a workhouse for women. The women who were placed in the spinning house were mainly vagrants, prostitutes, beggars and petty thieves who were allowed to work in the textile industry, but over time the proportion of convicts increased. The facility has developed and grown continuously during the 223 years it has been in use and was then one of the country's older security prisons.
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"
Anaïs Nin
"La vie se rétrécit ou s'agrandit proportionnellement à son courage"
Barcelona
For this week's Sliders Sunday I thought I would play with something different, in this case Analog Efex. I found the double exposure filters... interesting and very adaptable. This is probably not the best result, but just what I managed briefly today. More for when I have more time I think...
I retrieved the beetle with a little masking ;)
I'll post a proper version as well for those that prefer reality versus contrivance, and also, in the first comment, a link to the in-camera original.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image and the break from motion. Happy Sliders Sunday :)
Listen The Way Home- Michael Dulin
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
Henry David Thoreau
In Wordpress In Blogger photo.net/photos/Reinante/ In Onexposure
Quite a significant proportion of South Australia looks like this in summer. Emigrating from Scotland over 20 years ago, it took quite a while to get used to the dry and dusty landscapes of South Australia after a lifetime of lush green that is ubiquitous in Scotland. But it definitely has a beauty of its own.
A high proportion of my Western Meadowlarks are singing from fence posts, so it was gratifying to find one by the roadside, perched on a little pile of debris. This is a common bird in my area throughout spring and summer - one of the first migrants to return, a harbinger of spring. And its song is very sweet, rivalled, perhaps, only by the Bobolink's.
(My apologies to anyone who faved the White-crowned Sparrow that I uploaded earlier in this spot and have now removed. A clerical error; I had already shared it, 4 years ago. You can find it in my Best of 2017 album.)
This ends my "farewell to the birds of summer" series. Tomorrow I will begin posting more recent images. October was a busy month, lots of wildlife coming up so stay tuned!
Photographed from the rolling red Toyota blind in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
A good proportion of the railways of Rajasthan are flat and direct (to my surprise in my ignorance), and the last remaining metre gauge line in this part of the state proved to be no exception.
Seen here, at an ungated road crossing just south of Sonthaliya, is North-Western Region liveried Alco YDM4 unit 6651 hauling the 10.30 Sikar - Jaipur Junction (train 19736) in some pleasantly clear light.
Out of shot is the policeman assigned to "guard" the crossing and whose job is to ensure there are no obstructions, or foul play, preventing the train making a safe passage. It makes a pleasant change to frame a shot to include telegraph poles and wires - whether they survive the line's conversion to broad gauge remains to be seen.
16th March 2016
The boat is a large when it's on dry land, but small when in a large lake, surrounded by large hills and trees. Our view from our camping spot this past weekend.
Kenya
The serval cat is from Africa where tall grass and bushes can camouflage this tall cat allowing it to sneak up on its prey. They are known to resemble cheetahs but have shorter tails than their larger cousins. They typically hunt where they can hide and stay near water. In the wild, they are solitary and cover a home territory of four to 12 square miles.
Having the longest legs of any cat (in proportion to their bodies), servals are agile jumpers as well as experienced diggers. They can catch birds over nine feet in the air and dig a couple of feet into the ground to get under a fence.
Die Vermessung der Freude
Hotpants im Zentrum – nicht als Kleidungsstück, sondern als These. Die Schere schneidet durch das textile Dogma, das Maßband misst die Euphorie. Ein Gesicht, das lacht, weil es darf. Da Vinci hätte vielleicht die Proportionen studiert – ich dokumentiere die Freude an der Kürze. Denn wer sagt, dass Renaissance immer ernst sein muss? Die Mode ist kein Zufall. Sie ist Geometrie, Ironie und ein bisschen Sommer im November.
The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
Still kicking, not gonna complain (much) about being super busy, just need to keep it up for 2 or 3 years and then retirement. Too soon to have what we called in the military, "short timers syndrome", where all the small annoyances really bug you out of proportion, and time can't go fast enough. Nope, not gonna go there, much.
Been home for a couple of days, so busy there when you only have a couple of days to visit family and do all the mundane things like laundry (I always bring enough clothing to last a month, the truck stop laundry machines are expensive and destroy clothing pretty fast) shopping for food and other items in preparation for the next month away. Even managed to get to my doctors appointment on time, and filled prescriptions. A battle on the prescriptions with my insurance company, why am I on the expensive drugs instead of some of the older cheaper ones. At least with the insurance company I was able to get things squared away, can't imagine dealing with some government bureaucracy.
So today suppose to be back on the road, but my pickup load wasn't ready, won't be until late tonight, errrr! Now waiting on my dispatcher to find something else, or god no, have to wait until tonight. So while waiting decided to post something and visit some of you on Flickr until duty calls again.
So many pictures ready to post, but decided on reposting this newly processed shot from 2016. Why? Because the orginal picture didn't do justice to the scene as I saw it. My processing skills have improved and it really shows in this example, in my opinion at least.
I'm including a link to my orginal posting so you can see what I mean, if you have time and feel like looking. No problem if you don't, I know everyone's busy.
Here's the orginal posting from a few years ago.