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This cute little guy came and sat on the front rail of the houseboat, pity I had to capture him through the glass, he flew off before I could get out side understandably.
Inspired with Nessun Dorma from Violin Fantasy on Puccini's 'Turandot' by Vanessa Mae.
Art "Sacred Mountains" by Viktor Savior.
Sacred Kingfisher
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How acute is a Kingfisher's eye? I have no idea, but this one has spotted a small insect on a tree branch about 120m from this branch.
It flew, grabbed the insect and returned to the nearby nest to feed the sitting female.
The typical pose of a kingfisher on a dull weather day wondering when and where it's next snack will make an appearance. 50% crop.
Seen in the Egyptology section at the Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge
I have left the white balance as sooc, because I always forget to change it when taking, and rather liked the warm golden hues this shows
It's taken a while but finally this morning I managed to get a Kingfisher image I'm happy with from around my local area - I spotted this one just near Apiti looking very alert atop his observation post!
The sacred kingfisher is one of the best-known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon. These early images showed in detail the prey, the foraging skills and the development of chicks in the nest and as fledging's. Equally recognisable is the hunched silhouette waiting patiently on a powerline or other elevated perch over an estuary or mudflat which converts in a flash to a streak of green diving steeply to catch a prey item.
Kingfishers are found widely in New Zealand in a wide range of habitats: the key ingredients are elevated observation posts to hunt from, banks or suitable standing trees to excavate nests in, and open or semi-open habitats which support a range of prey items.
nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/sacred-kingfisher
© Dominic Scott 2022
Uluru - Kata Tjura National Park. Northern Territory - Australia
Tutto il territorio di questo parco è sacro per gli Aborigeni Ananga che ne hanno mantenuto la proprietà e lo gestiscono insieme all'Ente del Governo Federale per la gestione dei parchi.
Uluru - Kata Tjura National Park. Northern Territory - Australia
The whole territory of this park is sacred for the Aboriginal Ananga who are legal owners and run it with the Environment Australia.
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National basilica of the sacred heart of Brussels.
We didn't have the chance to go inside because it was closed.
Just after we left the place we had a car accident. It wasn't too serious though.
Journey with my sister.
On the right, the sacred (churchyard), on the left, the profane (residential area). Without the wall, you wouldn't notice the difference. Fuji X-Pro1 plus Helios 44M-7 wide-open (image has been cropped).
K A N A G A W A - J A P A N
Mitsuishi Manazuru Kanagawa - 三ツ石 真鶴岬 神奈川県
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Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty is one of the biggest imperial tombs in China. It lies in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing City at the foot of Purple Mountain. The 1800m long Sacred Way runs east-west along the site. It is lined with several pairs of stone sculptured animals guarding the tomb.
Each animal conveys an auspicious meaning. The lions, king of the animals, show the stateliness of the emperors, the camels, symbol of desert and tropical areas, indicate the vast territory of the dynasty and the elephants imply that the policies of the dynasty are to meet the desire of the grass root and the stabilization of the dynasty.
Sacred Kingfisher
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After six weeks of hunting food must have been getting a little scarce and choice was becoming limited.
This is the female
“In 1984 Gurudeva planted 108 trees with his own hands. He dedicated this forest to pilgrims and all Kauaians, inviting them to sit among the sacred trees to rest, meditate, have a picnic or tell stories to their children. Today the trees are fifty feet tall and produce hundreds of thousands of fruits each year. The English name is Blue Marble tree, since the one-inch diameter fruits are a rare cobalt blue. Their unusual color was written about in a Scientific American article. It seems there are two, and only two, living species on the Earth that create color using refraction and not reflection: a deep-sea crustacean and Eleocarpus ganitrus, the Rudraksha tree. Underneath the blue skin is a thin layer of flesh which is edible, but not too tasty. In Ayurveda, Rudraksha seeds, ground with healing herbs, are given to patients of heart disease to strengthen the cardiac muscle. The wood is also unusual. Almost white in color, it is said to have been the wood of choice in World War I for making airplane propellers; and in India the trees practically became extinct when they were chosen as the timber for railroad ties.”
Excerpt from www.himalayanacademy.com/monastery/about/rudraksha-forest