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Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Pembrokeshire
While its black plumage identifies it as a crow, the chough (pronounced 'chuff') has a red bill and legs unlike any other member of the crow family. It is restricted to the west of the British Isles.
It readily displays its mastery of flight with wonderful aerial displays of diving and swooping. This Schedule 1 species can be found in flocks in autumn and winter.
There are two species of passerine birds commonly called chough that constitute the genus Pyrrhocorax of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds. These are the red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), and the Alpine chough (or yellow-billed chough) (Pyrrhocorax graculus). The white-winged chough of Australia, despite its name, is not a true chough but rather a member of the family Corcoracidae and only distantly related.
The choughs have black plumage and brightly coloured legs, feet, and bills, and are resident in the mountains of southern Eurasia and North Africa. They have long broad wings and perform spectacular aerobatics. Both species pair for life and display fidelity to their breeding sites, which are usually caves or crevices in a cliff face. They build a lined stick nest and lay three to five eggs. They feed, usually in flocks, on short grazed grassland, taking mainly invertebrate prey, supplemented by vegetable material or food from human habitation, especially in winter.
Population:
UK breeding:
250-350 pairs in Great Britain; 120-150 pairs on the Isle of Man
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LARGELY restricted to saline and brackish waters, usually near mangroves at the coast and estuary. Follows other water birds in a crouched posture, as above, darting at prey that larger birds ignore. A joy to watch, and this one was so involved in the hunt, he came very close at Kotu bridge.
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As recently as the 1940s, this graceful hawk was considered rare and endangered in North America, restricted to a few sites in California and Texas. In recent decades, it has increased greatly in numbers and spread into many new areas.
It is often seen hovering on rapidly beating wings over open fields, looking for small rodents, its main food source.
The introduction of the house mouse from Europe may have played a part in its increase; formerly, the kite fed almost entirely
on voles.
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Tiny greenish bird restricted to a small range in Tasmania. Primarily greenish-gray. Black wings with obvious white spots. Adults have yellow face, which is absent in juveniles. Take care to distinguish from juvenile Spotted Pardalote (which is more boldly marked on the back and more spotted on the crown). Only found in areas of dry forest in Tasmania. Forages almost exclusively on manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) and is typically only present where there are trees old enough to have hollows for nesting. (eBird)
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This was our only chance to find this endangered bird and it was pouring buckets of rain on us. The ground was sodden (so much for "dry forest" habitat). But, there it was, this tiny bird, singing in the rain. It has forty white spots in its wings. A wonderful experience that I hope other birders will experience into the future.
Inala, Tasmania, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Tasmania.
Restricted to Tasmania. Large green and yellow rosella with blue cheek patches and wings. Feeds both on the ground and in trees. Occurs mostly in woodland habitats. (eBird)
At 14.5 in (37 cm) long it is the largest species of the rosella genus, Platycercus. (Wikipedia)
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On a jetty along the coast looking for seabirds in the rain. When we turned around to leave, we discovered that this Rosella had been quietly watching us the whole time. We had only seen this lovely endemic parrot a couple of times, and it was the only time that I succeeded in getting any photos.
Lunawanna, Tasmania. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Tasmania.
... Travel was something we had saved toward and looked forward to.
Since it seems that travel may be restricted again this year, I gathered a few mementos from a long-ago trip to Africa and thought they might make an interesting still life.
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(Nikon, 80-400 @ 100 mm, 1/4 sec @ f/8, ISO 400)
Wikipedia: The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of merganser. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes.
Hooded mergansers are the second-smallest species of merganser, with only the smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and it also is the only merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America.
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Restricted to the Canary Islands and Madeira. An oddly-proportioned pipit with a short tail making it look front heavy. Pale overall with a streaky breast, white belly, and a conspicuous white eyebrow. The wings coverts have prominent dark centers. Generally found foraging on the ground, in open dry areas with low vegetation. The call is a short series of “tchri” notes.
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A huge rose family behind a new-old fence around my corner. They looked very playful, so maybe they were acting out a fairytale :) I've added a few photo comments, so you can make up your own story here. The role each rose plays might vary on a daily basis depending on each blossom's form of the day, while the fence's tips are a little more restricted.
Wishing you a Happy Weekend and HFF :)
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Eine große Rosenfamilie hinter einem neuen, auf alt getrimmten Zaun bei mir um die Ecke. Da die Rosen sehr verspielt aussahen, dachte ich mir, dass sie vielleicht gerade dabei waren, ein Märchen nachzuspielen :) Die Rollen, die die Rosen dabei einnehmen, variieren vermutlich nach Tagesform der jeweiligen Blüte. Die Zaunspitzen hingegen haben nicht ganz so viel Spielraum ;)
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While on a boat tour in Wakulla Springs State Park, Florida we found the yellow-crowned night heron. Sadly I was not paying attention and just managed to get a couple of images of him.
Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas.
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The gable stone of the original entrace to the Begijnhof in Amsterdam. It shows St. Ursula, the patron saint of beguines, who is shielding the women from the troubles of the world.
Beguines were women living in small closed communities (beguinages) under self-imposed strict rules, in particular chastity, but without taking monastic vows. Popular in the middle ages, the beguine movement has generally declined a long time ago, but some communities persisted well into the XXth century. In Amsterdam, the last beguine died in early 1970ies. Today, houses in the Begijnhof are private dwellings, but still restricted to single women.
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Restricted Access! I had the privilege and honor to help document this nesting pair of Peregrine Falcon's to see if they had a chick to preserve their habitat for the future. Thank you to the people who invited me. It was a very special successful day.
An image given a second life in these travel-restricted times.
It was taken in 2014 near Malcoff, Derbyshire and is a straight repost of the original upload. Eccles Pike can be seen in the distance.
Processed for effect I figured the title spoke for itself. Looks best full-screen.
28th April 2014
One of the world's most mysterious and iconic sites, it isn't easy to get decent photographs at Stonehenge given the incessant crowds and increasingly restricted access to the site.
The crowds are a little thinner than normal because of Covid-19, and a visit of a friend from out of town gave me an excuse to visit this local but expensive landmark. I was initially disappointed with the cloudy skies, the scattered sunshine promised in the morning forecast having disappeared, but a long exposure gave some magical effects to them. The best aspect to the stones is from the south, which makes cloudy skies a helpful alternative to shooting into the direct sun!
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Today the view has become restricted, due to the trees growing up. In 2011 (as above) you could see for miles.
RKO_9023. Restricted to travel abroad (Covid) we explored our own country and enjoyed the beauty of both countryside and old cities/villages.
This image shows you the three famous old houses with their extended kitchens hanging over the Masterdiep in Appingedam, in the Northern Province Groningen. More information on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appingedam
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The natural range of this species in restricted to West Africa, stretching from Senegal to the Volta River. Introduced populations of Green monkeys occur on the Cape Verde islands off north-western Africa as well as West Indian islands of Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Martin, and Barbados. The suitable habitat for these primates is woodland. They can be found in a variety of woodlands from extremely dry Sahel woodlands to edges of rainforests. Additionally, some Green monkeys inhabit coastal areas and their diet consists of seashore foods.
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Months of lockdown., restricted or no access, (e.g. Rutland Water is still closed)
but nonetheless we wanted to find and photograph an Osprey
(Well why make it easy!?!)
And somehow we did!
Light wasn't the best., no fish or aerobatics., We know this shot isn't going to 'wow' you
(And we hope they'll be better ones to come)
But none of that really matters
What does matter (to us) it's our first Osprey the year
Hazard Area.
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Waiting a long time for earthquake repairs and strengthening
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I make this image public for getting an impression of the AVIF format (can be opened in the latest IrfanView, Chrome and Firefox): Link to AVIF in Google Drive
The AVIF image compression (in the HEIF container) is a very promising format as it provides good image quality in a very small package and is (in comparison to HEIC) free of any licenses. I hope Flickr as well as Google and Microsoft products will soon have full support for this innovation.
Keep in mind that the resulting image has just 800kB!!!
Besides the high compression efficiency the big advantage over JPEG is that a color depth per channel of 10 and even 12 bit is supported.
This sample is generated using the avifenc.exe command line encoder for windows.
I used this parameters:
avifenc.exe --cicp 2/2/1 -r limited -y 420 -j 6 --min 30 --max 40 --minalpha 30 --maxalpha 40 in.png out.avif
The result is:
- 6 threads used (for my 6 CPU cores)
- to colorspace YUV420 (422 and 444 is not supported by the Windows AV1 extension)
- 12 bit per channel
Saffron Toucanet - itt is restricted to humid forests of southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay, and usually is uncommon. Despite its distinctive appearance, the Saffron Toucanet has not been well-studied, and little is known about its natural history. Saffron Toucanets often are quiet, even secretive; they forage for fruit, and perhaps young birds and eggs, in mid levels and the canopy of forest.
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Medium-sized Antpitta restricted to high elevation cloud forest in the Western Andes of Colombia. Typically stays on the ground in the dark forest understory where it is hard to see. Hence the slow shutter speed especially for hand held photography.
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Val-d'Isère, Savoie, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, France.
Val d'Isère es una comuna francesa situada en el departamento de Saboya, en la región Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes.
Val-d'Isère es una famosa estación de esquí a tan solo 5 kilómetros de la frontera con Italia. Se encuentra en el extremo del parque nacional de la Vanoise, en pleno corazón de los Alpes.
La ladera de Bellavarde fue el escenario de cuatro de las cinco pruebas del descenso masculino de esquí alpino en los Juegos Olímpicos de Albertville 1992. Además, Val-d'Isère fue la sede del Campeonato Mundial de Esquí Alpino del año 2009, siendo también sede habitual de eventos de la Copa del Mundo de esquí alpino.
Val-d'Isère se encuentra ubicada en una de las zonas esquiables más populares en Europa. Junto a su localidad vecina de Tignes forma parte del llamado Espacio Killy, llamado así por el esquiador francés Jean-Claude Killy, y se autotitula como "La zona de esquí más bonita del mundo". Aparte de la belleza del lugar, la zona es uno de los espacios de esquí más extensos del mundo.
El esquí en Val-d'Isère se remonta a los años 1930, cuando se construyó un elevador en las laderas del monte Solaise. A este elevador siguió la instalación de un teleférico.
El Glaciar de Pissaillas hace posible el esquí también en verano, aunque en los últimos tiempos se ha restringido la temporada estival debido a la reducción del glaciar como consecuencia de la subida de temperaturas producida por el cambio climático. Las pistas de esquí están equipadas con cañones de nieve y un gran número de telesillas, además del funicular que conecta la zona de La Daille con la cima del Bellavarde. La estación también cuenta con dos pistas para practicar freeride, esquí extremo por rutas realmente escarpadas.
Gran parte de los esquiadores que hacen uso de la estación proceden de las zonas orientales de Francia, así como de otros países como Italia, Suiza o Alemania, debido a la popularidad y la cercanía a la frontera francesa. La economía de la localidad depende claramente de la actividad de la estación, con un alto protagonismo del sector terciario.
Val d'Isère is a French commune located in the Savoy department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Val-d'Isère is a famous ski resort just 5 kilometers from the Italian border. It is located at the edge of the Vanoise National Park, in the heart of the Alps.
The Bellavarde slope was the setting for four of the five men's downhill alpine skiing events at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games. In addition, Val-d'Isère was the venue for the 2009 Alpine Ski World Championships, also hosting regular for alpine skiing World Cup events.
Val-d'Isère is located in one of the most popular ski areas in Europe. Together with its neighboring town of Tignes, it forms part of the so-called Killy Space, named after the French skier Jean-Claude Killy, and calls itself "The most beautiful ski area in the world". Apart from the beauty of the place, the area is one of the largest ski areas in the world.
Skiing in Val-d'Isère dates back to the 1930s, when a lift was built on the slopes of Mont Solaise. This lift was followed by the installation of a cable car.
The Pissaillas Glacier also makes skiing possible in summer, although in recent times the summer season has been restricted due to the shrinking of the glacier as a result of rising temperatures caused by climate change. The ski slopes are equipped with snow cannons and a large number of chair lifts, in addition to the funicular that connects the La Daille area with the top of Bellavarde. The station also has two slopes to practice freeride, extreme skiing along really steep routes.
A large part of the skiers who make use of the resort come from the eastern parts of France, as well as from other countries such as Italy, Switzerland or Germany, due to its popularity and proximity to the French border. The economy of the town clearly depends on the activity of the station, with a high role of the tertiary sector.
Golder’s Hill Park
Situated in North End Way, Golders Hill, London NW3 7HE. The park is chiefly grassy parkland but has a very well looked after flower garden. It has a duck pond with a humped-back bridge, a small zoo that is free to enter. A water garden, a larger pond, a Butterfly House (restricted opening times) plus playground, tennis courts and croquet lawns. There is also a bronze statue named ‘The Golder’s Hill Girl’ sculptured by Patricia Finch in 1991.
The Park attaches itself to Hampstead Heath. In the day there was a large House but this was damaged in WWII never to be rebuilt. A restaurant has been built near the site of that house.
The Park is closed at night and dogs must be kept on leads at all times.
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A gorgeous Kuranda Tree Frog (Litoria myola) from Kuranda in the Wet Tropics Bioregion in far north Queensland. Critically endangered, populations are restricted to sections of 13 feeder streams of the Barron River.
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage C/Y (Contax/Yashica mount) Yashica ML 55/2.8 1:2 macro lens with a third-party adapter. Hand-held with manual settings, manual focus and reflected side-lighting utilised.
Shot wide open @ 2.8.
I love my Yashica..
-- at flower head of Pseudobombax ellipticum. This icterid has a restricted distribution, from southern Texas to Nicaragua.
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Male geladas (Theropithecus gelada), an old world monkey also known as a "bleeding heart monkey" for the bare patch of skin on their chest. Geladas spend a significant part of their day socializing, which basically means grooming each other. Geladas are found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with a large population restricted to the Semien Mountain region. They are the only primates that are primarily grazers, with grass blades making >90% of their diet. They eat both the blades and the seeds of grasses.
This fellow lives in an all-male ("bachelor") troop in the Africa Rocks section of the San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Least Concern