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Interesting rock formations at Ko Hong at Phang Nga Bay just off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. I am on the James Bond Islands speedboat tour and this is our second stop on the tour- for a spot of sea kayaking on an incredibly unstable rubber canoe on the Andaman Sea. This is a closer look at the pillar rock (called a 'stack' in geological terms) which I initially thought was the one at James Bond Island- no it isn't. That one is broad at the top and tapers narrowly downwards. We will get there shortly. (see subsequent pictures later in this album). Notes about the Ao Phang Nga National Park (of which Ko Hong is a part) appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)_
A man walking inside the Okhla Bird Sanctuary in Noida, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. A number of people come there to take images of birds and of nature. For wildlife, especially for birds, it is great to have a camera with a telephoto zoom lens, such as you can see with the photographer in this photo. The camera and lens are Canon lens. The person is flanked by greenery on both sides, with tall grass growing in a marsh like condition and a small earthern path in the middle on which a person can walk. The river Yamuna is very close by, lapping on the edges of the sanctuary.
Bohemian Switzerland - Bohemian Switzerland is the czech part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in northern Bohemia. The landscape of Bohemian Switzerland has for centuries fascinated geologists, sport climbers and the romantic souls of artists. Most of the nature reserve is blanketed by forest.
Die Böhmische Schweiz liegt im Nordwesten von Tschechien. Diese Landschaft ist voll von geheimen Orten mit einer sehr interessanten Geschichte. Die Region wird auch sächsisch-böhmische Schweiz genannt, denn geologisch ist die sächsisch-tschechische Grenzregion einheitlich und den meisten Besuchern unter dem oft als synonym verwendeten Begriff Elbsandsteingebirge bekannt.
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Sandstone formations in the protected area Bohemian Paradise (Český ráj) in the Czech Republic.
Homokkő képződmények a csehországi Cseh Paradicsom természetvédelmi területen (Český ráj).
Signage about the Koh Tapu (or Khao Ta Poo) pillar rock (called a 'stack' in geological terms) placed near to the rock itself on Khao Phing Kan or James Bond island, which was the shooting location for the 1974 Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. The sign, also shows a scene from the film where Roger Moore (007) and Christopher Lee (the bad guy Scaramanga) have a duel with Koh Tapu in the background. The sign is fairly self explanatory if viewed in full screen or expanded mode, so I will save you the commentary. I am on the James Bond Islands tour off the island of Phuket, Thailand. This cluster of islands is part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park, detailed notes about which appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
We reached Sauraha at last- and no, that's not a real Rhino. This is the base for the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. Traffic on the roads had initially been relatively due to the ongoing holidays due to the local HIndu Vijayadashami festival. But locals out on a holiday soon turned in numbers, many of them on motorcycles, which was a big impediment to progress on the narrow and winding highway, all the way from Kathmandu. Sauraha is a village in the Chitwan District in Bagmati Pradesh in southern Nepal. The village is the eastern gateway to the nearby sprawling Chitwan National Park, which actually serves to protect part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands eco region. The town of Sauraha is located on the East Rapti river and is some 23 km east of Narayangarh city. Starting off as a small village of daub huts, houses and small, basic hotels, and largely inhabited by the Charu peoples (an ethnic group in Nepal), Sauraha has now grown into a small town with boutique hotels, resorts, restaurants, internet cafes, and gift shops. And on the down side, Sauraha has become rather touristy, with many shops selling tourist kitsch and stuff to cater to the never ending stream of tourists.(Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Kevin Borland, son Jaras Chaimueangchuen and wife Thidawan Borland at the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Yes, we are about to enter that cave now. This is at Ko Hong at Phang Nga Bay just off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. I am on the James Bond Islands speedboat tour and this is our second stop on the tour- for a spot of sea kayaking on an incredibly unstable rubber canoe on the Andaman Sea. This spot is noted for a number of small caves in the mountains, and is a very popular spot for kayaking aficionados. This is part of the James Bond Islands tour- while some folks spend days here, camping overnight on little beaches in the vicinity, we have been allowed about an hour here by our tour leader. Notes about the Ao Phang Nga National Park (of which Ko Hong is a part) appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019).
Residents of Skyros Island gather out of the Ministry of Environment in Athens to protest the plan to install 111 wind generators with a total capacity of 333 MW, thereby creating one of the biggest wind power parks in the world.
This is a project that has sparked strong reaction to the residents and the municipal authorities of the island, who report that the project size is huge and incompatible with the characteristics of the island. They also report that this plan will have a particularly negative impact on the economy of the island, especially on stock farming, bee-keeping and tourism.
/// Children residents of Skyros hold placards during the protest out of the Ministry of Environment. Athens, Greece, 26 Oct. 2013.
More pictures on the link: www.demotix.com/node/3052254/
I joined an eco-tourism daytrip from Guyana's capital Georgetown to the Arrowpoint Nature Resort. We drove out of town to marina on the Demerarr river, where we boarded a speedboat and crossed the river, then, taking about 45 minutes, navigated the Kamuni River into the Santa Aratack Amerindian Reserve, stopping at Santa Mission Amerindian community and the reaching Arrowpoint, where we had the options of walking in the rainforest, kayaking, swimming among activities.
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This photo was taken in the protected area Horky at the Milotice town.
A man on the photo is my friend Daniel..I think he is really photogenic and a guinea pig in the cupcake is Vilma :-) .
Through this picture i want to express the man's freedom, which is the best thing in the world
Since childhood, I have been attracted to the sea. I used to dream about what lay beneath the waves, and how it would look if all the water suddenly vanished, leaving the animals and living creatures frozen in place, letting me walk around them while they stay suspended in time and space...I carry that dream within me to this day, and my intention is to capture the essence of being immersed in the experience and presence of the animal or habitat I am photographing and to share their splendour, beauty and true nature. Today, the world’s oceans are in grave danger. Overfishing, pollution, climate change, acidification and more threaten the fundamental nature of the ocean, and its animals are being pushed to the edge of extinction. Sadly, the majority of humans see marine animals merely as food. As we can’t understand their voices, the higher purpose of my images is to be a voice of, and for the ocean, hoping that people can get a glimpse of who they really are; beautiful sentient individuals with feelings, personalities, complex behaviours and interesting lives that science is only starting to understand...I believe photography is capable of real service to humanity, promoting empathy and initiating change, so my goal is to create poetic images showing the incredible beauty of these animals, carrying the power.of changing our perception and sparking the love and empathy that we all have inside... .
Tourists getting down from a mini-bus inside the Eravikulam National Park. Once the bus reaches its final point, tourists can climb the winding road that climbs up the hillside (as can be seen with tourists at a higher point at the path) to go to higher locations in the park. A fog or mist is rolling down the hillside, to be followed by rain soon after. These are grasslands, with grass and the occasional trees. Eravikulam National Park is a relatively small national park located in the Idukki district of Kerala, being a part of the Western Ghats. Small because the area of the park is 97 sq. km, while traditionally the sanctuaries located in other parts of India can be many hundreds of sq. km or more. The park is interesting to visit, since it is located at a higher altitude, with the park being located at a height of around 2000 meter, on a hill plateau. The park has a number of animals, the most famous inhabitants of the park being the endangered Nilgiri Tahir (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) with a number of different predators also being found in the area. The park has 3 different regions of greenery - forests in some of the lower sections, grasslands and shrublands (located at higher levels and in rocky areas). Visitor vehicles are not allowed inside the park, with entry into the park being through mini-buses that are run by the park authorities. These buses take the visitor to a higher point, and from there visitors can climb higher on the turning and winding road and even come into contact with the Nilgiri Tahir who come close to the road.
Not wanting to disturb the gentleman in the adjoining room, who had been woken up by the hotel staff and then had me and him trample through his room to catch sight of the sleeping One-horned Rhino directly below his hotel window, I thanked the guest profusely and returned to the verandah to take another look. This is all I could manage from the safety of my hotel- but wait-- little did I know that I would be treated to a real close view of an One-horned Rhinoceros withing touching distance. But that is after breakfast. Time to head to the dining room for breakkie now. See subsequent pictures later in this album for more One-horned Rhino pictures- that post breakfast sighting I just mentioned. Notes about the One-horned Rhino appear later in this album. (see subsequent pictures). This Rhino soon got up and walked away anyway just as I was getting ready to go for breakfast. (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Basic wooden structures on Coral Beach, where we have stopped off for lunch. Wonder if this is accommodation at Coral Beach? Looking at these flimsy structures really did make me fee a tad uncomfortable, thinking of the devastating boxing day tsunami of 2004- these buildings woud be washed away like matchsticks! But I digress. I am on the Phi Phi Islands speedboat tour out of Phuket, Thailand and this is our mid-way lunch stop. I could not find any information about Coral Beach on the web. There is plenty of info about a certain Coral Island though, which is very close to Phuket, but since I'm not sure if Coral Beach is part of Coral Island, I will not put in any commentary to avoid giving you wrong information. Detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands National Park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
I am on the James Bond Islands tour out of Phuket, Thailand, and we are not on the third stop of the tour at Khao Phing Kan or James Bond island, which was the shooting location for the 1974 Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. This island cluster is part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park, notes about which appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). Man made steps, probably built for the shooting of the Bond film I just mentioned and simply left there, lead to another part of the Khao Phing Kan or James Bond island. These steps actually lead to the rear of the island from where we can see the nail shaped rock or Koh Tapu (called a 'stack' in geological terms) which featured so prominently in the Bond film which I have just mentioned. We will get there in a bit- see further pictures later in this album. (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
A lot of boats came by at Pi Leh Cove as well- I am on the speedboat tour around the Phi Phi Islands national park, just off Phuket Island in Thailand, and this is the third stop on the trip, if you count that brief halt to take pictures of the monkeys as the second one (see previous pictures earlier in this album) This mercifully comparatively short halt has been offered as purely a snorkeling destination. With a length of about 600mtr from its entrance to its end, the long, thin Pi Leh bay offers great snorkelling opportunities. Framed by 100mtr tall limestone cliffs, the cove enjoys shade most of the time, except between 11:00 and 13:00 - the best time to photograph the outstanding beauty of its emerald green water. I read on a website that at some spots, it even appears as though the water is lit from the bottom of the sea, making it a spectacular sight, but sadly with the generally cloudy weather, and the very poor lookout from the boat thanks to it's high walls and ventilator windows, I could not make out this phenomenon. The western side of Pi Leh Bay features some small beaches at the foot of the cliff, but most of the boats visiting it stay in the centre of the lagoon while their guests go swimming and snorkelling. (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Hoffmannsegella rupestris (Lindl.) V.P. Castro & Chiron (Orchidaceae, Asparagales). Agradecimentos a Luiz Menini Neto pela determinação da espécie. Acknowledgements to Luiz Menini Neto for species ID. Agradezco a Luiz Menini Neto por la identificación.
A small logging operation in Sabah, Malaysia.
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The Cheetah is a fast but timid predator: For greater detail, please click on the image.
They usually prey on small antelopes such as Thomson’s gazelles and impalas but also hunt small mammals and birds. It gets as close to the prey as possible; then in a burst of speed, it tries to outrun its quarry. These big cats are the fastest land mammal and can reach speeds of about 95 to 120 km/h (60-75 mph).
Once the cat closes in, it knocks the prey to the ground with its paw and suffocates the animal with a bite to the neck. Once it has made a kill, it eats quickly and keeps an eye out for scavengers–lions, leopards, hyenas, vultures, and jackals will steal from this timid predator. Unfortunately, the cheetah’s speed can’t be maintained for more than a few hundred meters before the individual overheats. The majority of hunts result in failure.
At times, a male will accompany a female for a short while after mating, but most often the female is alone with her cubs. Cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt. Small, live antelopes are brought back to the cubs so they can learn to chase and catch them.
(Source: African Wildlife Foundation 2018: