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Here, Autumn is in full swing!
The weather matches the season of moodiness, you see it in people, scurrying, hurrying, collar high, head retracted, hands in pockets, no, no sun today.
In the studio, the lights are my suns, lol.
Making these maple leaves bright and beautiful.
Next, a grand celebration of Autumn.
My neighbour grows this lovely vine... it is now absolutely delightful.
They offered me some and I brought the leaves into the studio and made a few compositions.
First thing you see of course are the colours in this grapevine leaf... but then the eye gets drawn in to complexity of the texture, all the veins, the small bumps, little scars due to weather or ‘visitors’?
Wishing you a wonderful day and as always, thank you for visiting, Magda, (*_*)
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Afterburners lit and gear retracted… German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon EF-2000 31+06 climbs out of RAF Fairford during the Royal International Air Tattoo on 19th July 2024.
Excerpt from the Poster:
Florescentia, from the Latin word for 'blossoming', is inspired by the phenomena of photosynthesis in the natural world. The piece seeks to mimic the beauty of a blossoming flower and delicate balance between intricacy and strength found in nature.
As the audience gathers around the cluster of Florescentia, they will be treated to an array of light, movement and sound. Shifting through dual colour gradients, each of the Florescentia blooms and retracts, creating a unique kinetic ballet.
Formulaic shot. First wing beat after jumping from a lum, undercarriage still not retracted. Needs a face-wash.
A female Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) lifts off from her perch near a nest cavity containing her two young owlets. The different wing feathers and their function are nicely displayed. The splayed out feathers at the tips are the primaries, which are responsible for thrust, particularly important here at take off. The wing feathers closer to the body are the secondaries, and are associated with lift during flight, and for protecting the primaries when the feathers are retracted.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC. Canada
[FR] Les signaux visuels basé sur la couleur est un aspect important de la communication chez plusieurs espèces d’oiseaux. Chez les tétraonidés un de ces signaux est le peigne superciliaire, cet ornement formé de peau qui se gonfle chez le mâle durant la pariade en raison de l’augmentation du flux sanguin vers les tissus. Des recherches ont démontré qu’il y aurait une corrélation positive entre la grandeur mesuré des peignes, du niveau de testostérone et du succès copulatoire. Par contre il n’y aurait pas de de corrélation entre la dimensions observé des peignes et les comportement de combats entre mâles. Ceux-ci rétractant leurs peignes durant les affrontement probablement pour protéger cet attribut.
[EN] Color-based visual cues is an important aspect of communication in several bird species. One of these signals in grouse species is the supra orbital comb, this ornament formed of skin that male raise during courtship due to increased blood flow to the tissues. Research has shown that there is a positive correlation between the measured size of the combs the level of testosterone and copulatory success. On the other hand there is no correlation between the observed dimensions of the combs and the fighting behavior between males. These are retracting their combs during confrontation probably to protect this attribute.
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I'm always amazed with birds that will stand on one leg. They must have a great sense of balance. And where do they hide the other leg? It appears to be fully retracted into the body.
The Breurey lakes have a convoluted shoreline with retractions that are small ecosystems for plants and animals. Franche-Comté, FR
A cheetah is a large, slender and muscular feline with golden fur covered in black spots. It has a small head with distinctive black tear marks on its face, long slender legs and a long tail with black spots. The cheetah's body is designed for speed and agility, with a streamlined shape and powerful muscles. Its front legs are slightly shorter than its back legs, which allows it to quickly accelerate and change direction. The cheetah's sharp claws retract, providing traction and stability when running at high speeds. Its face has a fierce expression, with piercing yellow-green eyes, black whiskers and a black nose. The cheetah is an iconic predator of the African savannah, known for its incredible speed and agility.
Great Egret
The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Common Egret, Large Egret or (in the Old World) Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed Egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. The Old World population is often referred to as the Great White Egret. This species is sometimes confused with the Great White Heron of the Caribbean, which is a white morph of the closely related Great Blue Heron (A. herodias).
It is only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Herons. It has all white plumage. Apart from size, it can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. It also has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret
The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a large heron (Ardeidae) measuring 90–100 cm in length with a wingspan of up to 200 cm. Its plumage is predominantly grey, while the head and neck are lighter with a distinct black eye-to-nape stripe; the long yellowish-orange bill is adapted for catching prey. The species inhabits rivers, lakes, ponds, marshes, and coastal areas across much of Europe, Asia, and Africa; in central Europe it occurs partly as a resident and partly as a migratory bird. It feeds mainly on fish, but also on amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, insects, and occasionally birds, typically hunting motionless in shallow water. Breeding usually takes place colonially in tall trees, with clutches of three to five eggs incubated by both parents. In flight, the neck is retracted in an S-shape, the legs extend backward, and the wingbeats are slow and powerful.
One of my favorites in the fleet shown here in the Heiberg garage shortly after the Cloudburst Recycling acquisition. Being a former automated unit this truck has a list of unique features: hinged doors, extra mirrors, different seats, different controls, and most significantly a body modified to house the arm extension slide between itself and the rear of the hopper. Now that the arm is gone and a tipper in it's place the auto arm "shelf" holds a shoulder can for customers who pay extra for yard service.
All in all a pleasure to operate. The International Maxxforce DT is rated at 285 hp rather than the 230 or so most of the single axle EVOs come with and you can certainly feel it. The tight tipper (a cushioned cylinder essentially eliminated the self-inflicted wear these otherwise fantastic tippers are plagued by) works quick enough at idle, so no need to rev. She's a solid 8/10. The air conditioning doesn't work so I'd rather the usual roof vent, would prefer rotating halogen beacons like some of the other trucks in the fleet, and most annoyingly the packer retract button is a push and hold affair. Everything else is great or something you can get used to after a few hours of operation.
Great Egret in Breeding Plumage
During breeding season, the Great Egret will display a shocking green lore — the area between the bill and the eyes. Also, during the breeding season, the Great Egret will display long, elegant plumes on its back, which are used in courtship displays. Like a peacock, the feathery plumes will spread out like a fan. Outside the breeding season, these long feathers disappear.
The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Common Egret, Large Egret or (in the Old World) Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed Egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. The Old World population is often referred to as the Great White Egret. This species is sometimes confused with the Great White Heron of the Caribbean, which is a white morph of the closely related Great Blue Heron (A. herodias).
It is only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Herons. It has all white plumage. Apart from size, it can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. It also has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/overview
A simple pat on the head doesn’t seem quite that innocuous when you weigh hundreds of pounds and your claws don’t retract. But when brown bears spar, the injuries are few. Occasionally one might see a bit of fur flying on a breeze but not much more. I’m not at all certain how they manage to avoid hurting each other but they seem to do just fine. #BrownBears
Perched atop the heights of Point Lévy, Fort No. 1 was the last in a chain of three forts built under the supervision of British military engineers between 1865 and 1872. These forts completed the defence network protecting Québec against any future land invasion by the Americans. Since 1855, a railway had linked Lévis to Maine. The rolling bridge could be retracted into the fort.
Fort No. 1 is higher than the Citadel in Québec, in fact it is the highest point in the region and provides a panoramic view of Québec, Île d'Orléans and Côte-de-Beaupré. This star-shaped fort was opened to the public in 1982. Today it houses a multimedia exhibition depicting its history. Levis, Quebec, Canada
N864FT : Douglas DC-8-61CF : Flying Tiger Line
Circuit training at Palmdale - a little late retracting the undercarriage after this take-off!
This $143 million museum was opened in October 2014. The building was designed by the architect Frank Gehry,
The two-story, 41,441 square foot structure has 11 galleries, a large auditorium with 350 seats that retract from the floor, a number of multilevel roof terraces for events and art installations, and a lower level that includes a pond and permanently installed artwork.
Architect: Frank Gehry
Like normal cheetahs, king cheetahs also have tall and slim bodies. Although they look similar, the king cheetah has a fur pattern mutation (caused by lack of genetic diversity) which results in its large connected black patches – differing from the smaller and more plentiful spots found on the common cheetah. Communicates mainly through high- pitched chirping calls, marking territory through urine or saliva (through cheek rubbing). Female cheetahs are solitary, unless when raising young where mothers usually stay close together, otherwise they only come into contact with other cheetahs when mating. Males will, however, form coalitions (mostly between brothers) of about 2-3 to defend more territory. They are not territorial towards each other but are towards other male coalitions. Cheetahs prefer to live in open grassland and savanna-type regions. This habitat type accommodates their way of hunting, which is running to capture prey. Cheetahs’ claws do not retract and remain exposed. Their claws protract with every step in order to assist with grip. The ridges on the pads allow efficient movement by preventing slipping. They have digitigrade foot posture, where the heel and instep are raised so that only the digits touch the ground.
Info source: hesc.co.za/species-hesc/king-cheetah/
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The photo was taken during November 2017 at Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre, De Wildt, Gauteng, South Africa.
Boeing 737-683
cn: 28300 / ln: 209
ff: 08-02-1999 N1786B
28-02-1999 OY-KKG SAS - Scandinavian Airlines, "Sindre Viking" config Y123
30-01-2008 LN-RRC rr SAS Norge tfd, "Sindre Viking", reconfig CY120
01-2009 LN-RRC SAS - Scandinavian Airlines returned, "Sindre Viking", config CY120
03-11-2017 wfu
22-01-2018 std at EGDX / DGX
05-2018 broken up there after more than 18 years of flying for SAS
Seen deaprting rwy 01R for an international flight at 10:17 am local time, 5 years ago.
wheels retracted before passing me
This $143 million museum was opened in October 2014. The building was designed by the architect Frank Gehry,
The two-story, 41,441 square foot structure has 11 galleries, a large auditorium with 350 seats that retract from the floor, a number of multilevel roof terraces for events and art installations, and a lower level that includes a pond and permanently installed artwork.
Vought F4U-4 retracting the gear on takeoff Friday evening at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport during the annual TBM Reunion.
Engineers with Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs successfully completed the Umbilical Release and Retract Test on Sept. 19 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the Artemis I mission.
The umbilicals will provide power, communications, coolant, and fuel to the rocket and the Orion spacecraft while at the launch pad until they disconnect and retract at ignition and liftoff.
This is a close-up view of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 20, 2021. All 10 levels of work platforms have been retracted from around the rocket as part of the umbilical release and retract test. During the test, several umbilical arms on the mobile launcher were extended to connect to the SLS rocket and then swung away from the launch vehicle, just as they will on launch day. Artemis I will be the first integrated test of the SLS and Orion spacecraft. In later missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
Image Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
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Great Egret in Breeding Plumage
During breeding season, the Great Egret will display a shocking green lore — the area between the bill and the eyes. Also, during the breeding season, the Great Egret will display long, elegant plumes on its back, which are used in courtship displays. Like a peacock, the feathery plumes will spread out like a fan. Outside the breeding season, these long feathers disappear.
The Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the Common Egret, Large Egret or (in the Old World) Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed Egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. The Old World population is often referred to as the Great White Egret. This species is sometimes confused with the Great White Heron of the Caribbean, which is a white morph of the closely related Great Blue Heron (A. herodias).
It is only slightly smaller than the Great Blue or Grey Herons. It has all white plumage. Apart from size, it can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow bill and black legs and feet. It also has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/overview
Bittern - Botaurus Stellaris
Norfolk
The bittern is a thickset heron with all-over bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars. It flies on broad, rounded, bowed wings. A secretive bird, very difficult to see, as it moves silently through reeds at water's edge, looking for fish. The males make a remarkable far-carrying, booming sound in spring. It's very small, reedbed-dependent population make it an Amber List species.
It is also a Schedule 1 species.
Unlike the similar storks, ibises, and spoonbills, herons, egrets, pelicans, and bitterns fly with their necks retracted, not outstretched.
Eurasian bitterns feed on fish, small mammals, amphibians and invertebrates, hunting along the reed margins in shallow water. British records include eels up to 35 cm (14 in) and other fish, mice and voles, small birds and fledglings, frogs, newts, crabs, shrimps, molluscs, spiders and insects. In continental Europe, members of over twenty families of beetle are eaten, as well as dragonflies, bees, grasshoppers and earwigs. Some vegetable matter such as aquatic plants is also consumed.
Males are polygamous, mating with up to five females. The nest is built in the previous year's standing reeds and consists of an untidy platform some 30 cm (12 in) across. It may be on a tussock surrounded by water or on matted roots close to water and is built by the female using bits of reed, sedges and grass stalks, with a lining of finer fragments. Four to six eggs are laid in late March and April and incubated by the female for about twenty-six days. After hatching, the chicks spend about two weeks in the nest before leaving to swim amongst the reeds. The female rears them without help from the male, regurgitating food into the nest from her crop, the young seizing her bill and pulling it down. They become fully fledged at about eight weeks.
The Eurasian bittern has a very wide range and a large total population, estimated to be 110,000 to 340,000 individuals. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its overall conservation status as being of "least concern because although the population trend is downward, the rate of decline is insufficient to justify rating it in a more threatened category. The chief threat the bird faces is destruction of reed beds and drainage and disturbance of its wetland habitats. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The southern race has suffered catastrophic decline during the 20th century due to wetland degradation and, unlike the northern race, is of high conservation concern.
In the United Kingdom, the main areas in which the Eurasian bittern breeds have been Lancashire and East Anglia with an estimated 44 breeding pairs in total in 2007. However, the Lancashire population at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve has declined in recent decades, while bitterns have been attracted to new reed beds in the West Country. In Ireland, it died out as a breeding species in the mid-19th century, but in 2011 a single bird was spotted in County Wexford and there have been a number of subsequent sightings. In the 21st century, bitterns are regular winter visitors to the London Wetland Centre, enabling city dwellers to view these scarce birds.
Population:
UK breeding:
80 males
UK wintering:
600 birds
Europe:
21 - 29,000 pairs
"Memoria parla consolante
succedono le età
succedono le età meravigliose
che non c'è età assoluta
altro vi fu e sarà e quanto
e in quale forma
qui la luce si ritrae e l'aria è satura dell'eco di lamenti
scorteccio le parole
aride schegge secche adatte al fuoco
è l'instabilità che ci fa saldi ormai
negli sgretolamenti quotidiani"
C.S.I._Esco
A Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) buck on the run in vast west Texas grasslands of Jeff Davis County.
Perhaps no other animal is as supremely adapted for running as the pronghorn. The cheetah is adapted for sprinting, with an abundance of fast-twitch muscles, claws that do not fully retract, flexible spines, long limbs, and a rudder-like tail. The pronghorn, however, with its enlarged lungs, windpipes, and heart, locking joints, and an enhanced circulatory system, is the fastest sustained runner on the planet. From a standstill, the cheetah would pull ahead initially, but would soon be left in the dust as fatigue set in, and the pronghorn continued on at highway speed.
It is believed that this capacity for speed actually came about as today's pronghorn evolved with now-extinct cheetah species and other fleet-footed predators during the Pleistocene. Interestingly, during these times the family Antilocapridae was quite diverse, with numerous species filling a variety of niches in North America. Today, however, only the pronghorn remains - an ice age survivor that remains supremely adapted to today's prairies.
So successful a prairie survivor is the pronghorn, that it is believed their numbers once rivaled those of the American bison. Like their shaggy cousins, their numbers were decimated in the latter half of the 19th century until only a fraction of a fraction were left. Fortunately today, after decades of conservation efforts, they are again numerous in many parts of their range, though their total population is still a shadow of what it once was.
Pronghorn exhibit a variety of gaits while running. The buck pictured here is barely trotting, making his way to a doe on the outskirts of his harem to ensure she doesn't wander too far. It's amazing, to me, how effortlessly they move. A 35 mile per hour jog looks like they're barely putting in any effort, and when they really decide to turn on the burners, good luck tracking them with a telephoto lens.
Eurasian Jay - Vlaamse gaai (Garrulus glandarius)
Typical for jays (and woodpeckers) is that most of their flight even over long distances is done with wings retracted, torpedo-shaped.
Ces petites têtes d'épingles qui pousse à la surface d'un morceau de bois en décomposition ne sont ni des champignons, ni des végétaux, ni des animaux. Ils sont proches des amibes et forment une masse gélatineuse capable de se déplacer, si l'hygrométrie est élevée, de l'ordre de quelques centimètre par heure pour chercher sa nourriture (bactéries et champignons). En revanche, si le temps est sec, le myxomycète se rétracte et se cache dans les anfractuosités de son support. Le fameux blob Physarum polycephalum dont on a beaucoup parlé ces derniers temps fait partie de cette famille.
Pour se multiplier, les myxomycètes font des fructifications, qui font penser à de minuscules champignons. C'est pourquoi on les a longtemps confondus. De ces chapeaux sont libérés des spores qui vont créer de nouveaux organismes.
Pour les admirer, il faut avoir l’œil, la taille de ces fructifications ne font que quelques millimètres.
The gorgeous and very rare Me 262, the only one flying in Europe and one of a handful worldwide, retracts the landing gear and begins its flying display. ILA (Internationale Luft-und Raumfahrtausstellung) Berlin 2016.
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During my film days, this was one of my favorite cameras for taking normal type all-around photos. Lens was sharp, light meter very accurate, and could carry it in my pocket.
The lens retracted into the body, making it about the size of a small smart phone but double the girth.
For FlickrFriday
Theme: 35
It was very nice to see the 3mm Micro Bee flies flying again this year despite the dryness in the forest.
One fly landed on a flower, extended its proboscis feeding on the nectar at the bottom of the flower, then retracted its proboscis to feed on pollen from the anthers.
An Immature Great Blue Heron stands in the reeds on Marlatt's Pond.It had been standing on one leg for some time ( as seen in the other two photographs) and then switched to having both feet down.
The only indication that it knew we were close by was that it kept it's head in a "retracted" posture.
This $143 million museum was opened in October 2014. The building was designed by the architect Frank Gehry,
The two-story, 41,441 square foot structure has 11 galleries, a large auditorium with 350 seats that retract from the floor, a number of multilevel roof terraces for events and art installations, and a lower level that includes a pond and permanently installed artwork.
Architect: Frank Gehry
E-tron Evac ornithopter, armoured bee mech for rescue missions. Has retracting wings and dual winches for lowering field medics and airlifting injured personnel
Sea Pens are animals related to corals and anemones. They can retract into the substrate when disturbed. Living on it is a porcelain crab or maybe a squat lobster; not sure which.
There was a time when many people carried pencils everywhere they went and often as not, they were mechanical pencils. They has the advantage of being able to retract the lead so that sbhirts did not get stained, they never needed a sharpener, they carried replacement leads under the replaceable erasers and they had pockets clips so as not to be easily lost.
Many people today have never used a mechanical pencil, and have never purchased replacements in these wooden (Red) and cardboard (Yellow) tubes. They were always on my shopping list when I was going back to school.
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These crabs were beautiful !! multicolored, blues , yellow, orange, reds and with huge antenaa like eyes, could be radar eyes, they move around 360 degrees and retracts too!!
They looked like beautiful jewels on the black/grey lava rocks!!
Thanks for your visit and kind comments
The Black-crowned night heron is social throughout the year, often associating with other species. In the winter, they roost together. A migrating species, it will fly at night and rest during the day. Its normal call sounds like 'qua,' 'quak,' or 'quark.' Such calls are most often made during flight or when perching. Feeding throughout the night avoids competition with herons that use the same habitat during the day. Feeding sites are repeatedly used. When landing to feed, it alights feet first on water, or plunges out of the air. When it walks, it usually has its head lowered, and it hardly ever runs. On cold days when flying, it may retract its feet to conserve heat. Young leave their perches to huddle in the nest when it is cold. A Black-crowned night heron will defend its feeding and nesting territories. The young may be aggressive, defecating or regurgitating on human intruders.
HABITAT :
Le héron vert vit dans le voisinage boisé des cours d’eau douce, saumâtre ou salée. On peut le voir dans les mangroves, les plages sablonneuses, les rives des fleuves et des cours d’eau en général. On le trouve depuis le niveau de la mer jusqu’à 1800 m d’altitude.
DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE :
Le héron vert est originaire des Amériques. Sa localisation se limite à l’Amérique du nord, l’Amérique Centrale, et les Caraïbes. Les populations vivant sur les côtes est et ouest sont sédentaires. En revanche, celles qui vivent à l’intérieur, en Amérique du Nord, sont migratrices, allant vers le sud après la saison de reproduction, à mi-septembre.
COMPORTEMENTS DANS LA VIE SAUVAGE :
Le héron vert niche dans les zones où il se nourrit. Il pêche de plusieurs manières. Soit debout dans l’eau, soit posé sur un perchoir bas au-dessus de l’eau pour surveiller l’arrivée d’une proie, soit en traquant sa proie. Il peut à l’occasion nager en poursuivant une proie.
A d’autres moments, il rétracte son cou, dirigeant le bec vers le bas tandis qu’il vise une proie, et après quelques petits pas précautionneux, il saisit le poisson en le transperçant de son bec. Il se nourrit seul ou en couple.
EC-ETZ : Boeing 757-225 : LTE
Undercarriage doors open, wheels retracting.
Departing after offloading Barcelona football fans travelling to the European Cup Final at Wembley.
Laniakea Beach (aka Turtle Beach) heralds the entrance to the North Shore, and is located near Kahuku Point, the most northerly point of Oahu. Turtle Bay Beach is also known as Kukae'ohiki locally and is famous for the turtles of course. This one is known as Big Eyes and frequents the beach year after year...
-- Green Sea Turtle Facts --
1. Sea turtles can't retract their head into their shell like their smaller freshwater counterparts.
2. The Honu doesn't get its name from the color of its shell, which is often brown, grey, black or dark olive colored. It gets its name from the color of its skin, or more accurately, subdermal (beneath the skin) body fat.
3. While adult Honu are herbivores with serrated jaws for eating seagrasses and algae, juveniles are omnivores, and dine on insects, crustaceans, worms, sea grasses and many other food sources that are available.
4. Honu grow to around 3-4 feet, but weigh up to 300-350 lbs or more!
5. This species of turtle won't reach sexual maturity until they are between 20 and 50 years old. They've been documented at ages of 80 to 100 years and over. Scientists are still learning about their maturity and age range.
6. A sea turtle's shell is called the carapace, and the underside of the shell is called the plastron.
7. Honu are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters. They've been documented nesting in over 80 different countries. In the U.S., you will find them nesting in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the east coast of Florida.
8. Honu habitats are split between the land and the ocean. The land is where they nest, lay eggs, and therefor hatch, while their ocean habitat is where they spend the vast majority of their lives. Since hatchlings rarely survive to reproductive age, most of them only touch land once in their lives, as they make their mad dash from their nest to the ocean.
9. Honu are known to travel long distances to return to their preferred breeding site. Sometimes across whole oceans. When the females are ready to lay their eggs, they climb out onto the beach, so it's important to give them plenty of space if you do see them emerge from the water.
10. The main predators of the Honu are large sharks, especially tiger sharks. But human involvement is a close second, including entanglement in fishing gear, poaching, plastic ingestion, ocean pollution and coastal development. Respect and awareness can go a long way in preventing these dangers for the remarkable Honu.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/11
Exposure – 1/200 second
Focal Length – 112mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Im Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg hängen prachtvolle Seidenblüten, die sich voller Anmut entfalten und zurückziehen währen sie im Treppenhaus nach oben gezogen werden oder hinunter schweben.
Das Künstlerduo Drift ,die niederländischen Künstler:innen Lonneke Gordijn und Ralph Nauta, haben diese Installation entworfen.
In the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg, magnificent silk flowers hang, unfolding and retracting gracefully as they are pulled up the staircase or float down.
The artist duo Drift, the Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, designed this installation.
Mountain Lion, cougar, puma is a large felid.
These cats employ a blend of stealth and power, stalking their prey until an opportunity arrives to pounce. Mountain lions once roamed nearly all of the United States.
Cougar tend to leave "soft" tracks, meaning the animals make very little impact on the ground, and their tracks may be virtually invisible on packed earth. Cougars keep their claws retracted most of the time, which preserves sharpness, so claw marks are rarely visible in their tracks. The paw print can be visible in snow.