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Plane preparing for taking off at dusk at London City Airport. In the background is the O2 arena, with the Emirates Air Line cable car, and Canary Wharf. Millennium Mills is also visible in front of Canary Wharf.
Beijing Capital International Airport. Impressive space: at its opening, the new Terminal 3 was the largest man-made structure in the world in terms of area covered.
Design (2004): Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO), UK Architect Foster and Partners, and ARUP.
I swear, you don't realize just how small a goose's head is until
they're in flight.
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone.
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The co-pilot is just checking the flight radar before switching to Warp speed.🚀
Reform Muli is a tractor and / or tractor truck, sometimes called an alpine tractor, with a low center of gravity intended for steep terrain. Reform is produced in Austria and the production of the first Reform Muli started in 1968.
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Angel of the North (1995) by Antony Gormley.
Museum Voorlinden, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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I learned how to use the GPS on the Helio, Nice experience! Auto Pilot and Auto Land is pretty cool♥
2nd flight for the A330neo in the condor fleet - "Condor Beach” livery - performing a low pass followed by a go around. F-WWCQ / D-ANRH / MSN 2024
Why do I feel like Snoopy should be sitting on the roof. This is the Niagara Heights Water Wheel and is located just off highway 22 east of Gates, Oregon. The first time I photographed this place was 11 years ago. It looked much different back then and not in a good way. About three years ago, though, the property was sold and now has a new owner.
He's done a lot of repair work and plans on doing even more in the future. Water is piped-in from Niagara Creek and powers the wheel full time, then drains into the Santiam River.
Currently, both cabin and wheel are dressed and lit for Christmas but he wants to do something for all major holidays.
Flying Ants emerge and make their way to suitable launch points. They often seem to pick the top of plant stems and flower heads. These two seem to be the bigger princesses.
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Big Grassy First Nation
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Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Aldo Rossi (1990).
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December 4, 2007. There's hundreds of ladybugs (also called ladybirds or lady beetles) swarming in our upstairs balcony. No, we're not calling the bug company as these beetles are harmless to humans.
Here's one of the many photos I've taken.
The Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its heavily feathered legs illustrate it to be a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as “booted eagles”.
Throughout its range, it favours open dry habitats such as semideserts, deserts steppes, or savanna plains. Despite its preference for areas of aridity, the species seldom occurs in areas where trees are entirely absent.
The tawny eagle is perhaps the most highly opportunistic of all of its taxonomic clan, and often scavenges on carrion or engages in kleptoparasitism towards other carnivorous animals but is also a bold and active predator, often of relatively large and diverse prey. It is estimated that tawny eagles can reach the age of 16 years old.
This lovely Tawny Eagle was captured taking off from its perch during a Photography Safari on an early morning game drive in the Ndutu Plains of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
Male Allen's Hummingbird is strethcing before the take-off on one of his observation post (dry twig)... @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Three evenings ago, friend Dorothy phoned and asked if I'd like to go with them to Kananaskis for the day. A last minute decision - and of course I said yes! What a great day we had in the mountains, with perfect weather and so many mushrooms to keep all three of us happy. The highlight for me was when we saw Strawberries and Cream fungi / Hynellum peckii, my favourite fungi (seen in the previous photo). Quite a few of them, too, which was a real treat, as we don't usually come across them.
When I think how many endless rainy days we have been having the last few weeks, we were so lucky that the sun shone, the temperature was pleasant, and a slight breeze kept comfort levels just right.
Our first brief stop was at a pond on the way to Bragg Creek, where a mutual friend had been seeing a Common Loon, but there was no sign of it when we were there. From there, once we eventually reached the mountains, we stopped at a large pond to check for birds and kept our eyes open for any mushrooms. The ground seemed too dry here, for any fungus to be growing. However, we were treated to wonderful views of a beautiful Osprey perched on top of a tall coniferous tree further down the path. It flew to a few different trees and then finally made the plunge for a fish, with success. What a splash it made! Once caught, it flew out of sight - maybe it had a nest somewhere with young ones to feed.
Our next stop was further into the mountains and we found that the ground was damper and more conducive to the growth of mushrooms. I suspect that after all the rain we've had this summer, one could find mushrooms growing anywhere now. We were certainly lucky at this location, finding various species. One of the highlights of the day for me was seeing one of my favourite fungi, Strawberries and Cream fungus / Hydnellum peckii - the one that produces small, ruby red droplets on the surface. The individuals we saw were not hugely photogenic, but wonderful to see, both at this location and our next stop, at Kananaskis Lakes.
Lunch was eaten at a convenient picnic table right by a large creek after this first walk. While we were sitting there, a cute little Chipmunk (Least Chipmunk?) stopped long enough to take a quick peek at us through the tall grass blades. I suspect it thought it was well hidden.
After our lunch, we drove to Kananaskis Lakes and went for a most enjoyable hike - a very slow one, as there were mushrooms everywhere! We had been along this trail in previous years and had found a good variety of fungi. There were so many people on the trail! Good to see everyone out enjoying the good weather, fresh mountain air, and beautiful scenery.
Thanks so much, Dorothy and Stephen, not just for this great day out, but for also helping to make my wait for my new car to arrive, easier! Greatly appreciated.