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Spot Billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) | Chennai ,Pulicat 2017 | Canon | Copyright : Aravind Venkatraman
While at Emerald Lake (see www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/20328054333) and enjoying a beer I spotted a few loons in the distance, that kept my attention for a long time. I wanted to make a picture but everytime when I pointed my camera, they swam further, leaving me with suboptimal results. So I ordered another beer, forgot about them, and left after een hour or so. When crossing the bridge -25 meters further- however they were swimming both under my nose, and I hurriedly took my camera, and just got this only picture that shows the magnificence of this amazing bird. I cursed myself afterwards, missing the opportunities but i am still happy with this result.
From 11 june till the 25th of July, I traveled in Canada. Starting in Brighton Ontario, where my sister lives at the border of an amazing part of lake Ontario, I flew to Vancouver, and Vancouver island where I took the boat at Port Hardy to take part 1 of the Inside passage, to Prince Rupert in BC. Two days later I took part 2 to Skagway in Alaska. When coming from Skagway Alaska, you can take the train to Carcross. it is a very scenic train ride that halts at Bennet lake.
And then to Whitehorse and further on by car to Kluane National park in the Yukon district. Whitehorse is situated at the border of the Yukon. Frow there I flew back to Vancouver, rented a car, and traveled three weeks in the BC- and Alberta Rockies, visiting the famous, and less famous Nature parks like Banff and Jasper. Last few days back to Brighton Ontario to enjoy lake Ontario once more, before going home. A picture of my itinerary can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152940536581759&set...).
4000 pictures later, it is quite a task to show the right stuff, although the stunning scenery guarantees at least a few great shots to share. Objective will be to make a book (for myself mainly), and that might take a while.
I hope you will enjoy the impression of my travel, one that equals earlier journeys to Alaska and south America, this journey was the first in the digital era, and equally intensive because of all the hiking activities every day on and on. I loved every minute of it.
Thanks for the visits, faves and comments its greatly appreciated.
Highland Oaks Park
The Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a bright orange and black songbird native to southern Mexico and Central America, known for the distinctive black spots on its breast. It was introduced to southern Florida in the late 1940s and has since established a population there, inhabiting neighborhoods with flowering and fruiting trees. These orioles build long, hanging nests and feed on berries, nectar, and insects.
Quiet Spot
I was out for an explore recently and found this quiet restful spot. A beautiful grassy little hollow with a stream and small waterfall. I sat for a bit to enjoy the peace before taking a few shots.
"What the human eye observes causally and incuriously, the eye of the camera notes with relentless fidelity."
( Berenice Abbott )
Can you spot the Skylark in the field of rape seed flowers? My attention was drawn to the bird listening to it's beautiful song.
The Parable of the Sheep and Goats is found in Matthew 25:31-46.
In this parable, Jesus uses the example of a shepherd who separates his sheep from his goats in order to help his followers understand what judgement will be like.
Jesus explains that people will be separated into two groups:
Those who have lived good lives and believed in God will be put on one side and have a place in Heaven
And
Those who have rejected the belief in God and sinned in their lives will be placed on the other side and will go to Hell
-- So much for a kindly God that loves all! The bible is full of contradictions.
The books that make up the Bible were written by various people over a period of more than 1,000 years, between 1200 B.C.E. and the first century C.E. The Bible contains a variety of literary genres, including poetry, history, songs, stories, letters and prophetic writings.
If you are interested here is a link to a web site explaining who and when things got into the bible - or were left out or removed.
The last two days of our Varanger trip were spent on the island of Hornøya between tens of thousands of birds. One of my personal targets for that visit was a flying Atlantic Puffin in a snow blizzard. Unfortunately for me I have to visit the island again as there was no snow in the air when the puffins were there. Shit happens as we noticed when we all went home covered in hundreds of white spots, carefully laid upon us by droppings from the air. Anyhow, the photograph below was taken during a short burst of sunlight peeking through the clouds, carefully lighting up one side of the Puffins face.
The Spot-crowned Barbet is found from western Panama to northwest Colombia, with separate subspecies recognized west and east of the Panama Canal Zone. Like all Neotropical barbets, this is a striking-looking bird. The male is mainly black above, with black, yellow and white-patterned underparts. In addition, the female also has the face and throat entirely black. Spot-crowned Barbets inhabit primary forest at low and mid elevations, reaching to 1200 m but usually occurring lower. They forage mainly in the midstory to canopy, taking both fruits and insects, and sometimes forming small bands of up to ten individuals. They are also known to follow army ants, at least occasionally. The species is speculated to be a short-distance migrant in some areas. Almost nothing is known about the Spot-crowned Barbet’s breeding biology. doi.org/10.2173/bow.spcbar1.01
Picture taken at Dueña Dora, Colombia. Have a Peaceful Day!
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Delaware and Raritan River Railroad RB-1 spots a boxcar at Extech Building Materials on the Southern Secondary in Farmingdale, NJ with BDRV GP9 752 for power. Extech is a fairly seasonal customer which only receives several boxcars a year.
Hola....zomberos.....anche oggi tiriamo le fila della giornata:
Come è andata?
Boh.....che ne so!
il solito tran tran, le solite corse, le solite incazzature, in fondo poco ci cambia a noi, mica viviamo in uno spot!
Li avete presenti?
Tutti belli, curati, ben sistemati, sorrisoni a 36 denti, lavori affermati, cucine in ordine e macchine lavate.
Per non dire che la sera sono sempre freschi e agghindadi, tranne quella che ha problemi di andare di corpo, ma anche per lei la soluzione si trova! Beh non si puo' mica avere tutto dalla vita!
Mi domandavo, ma in periodi come questi dove la terza settimana del mese è già triste, ma come vivranno i vari personaggi del Mulino Bianco, il Michele del Glenn Grant, la famigliola della Barilla, la vamp del profumo sciantoso?
Me li vedo in giro per casa con i loro abitini precisini a cercare di sbarcare il lunario e fare la spesa al discount, oppure fare la raccolta punti alla Coop per prendere la famosa pirofila (a proposito, quante ne servono di pirofile in una casa?).
Viviamo in un mondo drogato, in un Paese in comunità di recupero, ma senza terapisti adeguati.
Sappiamo di essere a rischio, ma continuiamo nei nostri Vizi, e le Virtù le pretendiamo da altri!
Altro che ripresa e rinascita, qui è già tanto se ci lasciano incubati e in terapia intensiva, ma ci sta bene così, in fondo siamo il Bel Paese….cremoso da spalmare...il problema è che il pane è quotato a Wall Street!
Buenas nocheeeeeee e “la patatina tira” più lo mandi giù pù ti tira su” “fai parlare le tue gambe” “life is now”!
This lovely harlequin cat resides at APCA, an NGO in Canelones, Uruguay, which I had the pleasure of visiting last year. APCA offers a refuge for feral, endangered, and abused cats, as well as farm animals rescued from abuse. Their mission is to guarantee that they live a peaceful and comfortable life in a large natural environment, with appropriate shelters and boundaries to keep them safe.
I have been to Cypress falls a few times now and have never stumbled upon this spot. I was looking for the trail between the falls and accidentally found this little hidden spot where you can see the lower falls better than at the regular viewpoint. I wanted to get closer but the ledge was very slippery and I was alone and envisioned myself plummeting to my demise!!! Kris
Whitehouse Beacon 225 camera with rear lens element removed.
Of course, when I say "removed", I mean that the lens element fell out before I shot the last few frames.
DandiPan film, expired 1968
6 spot ladybird. A rare visitor to our garden. hope they bring some friends judging by the amount of aphids in the garden!
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Aucune inquiétude , le vent poussait ces nuages menaçants vers le large, le ciel bleu était derrière moi !
No worries, the wind was pushing these threatening clouds out to sea, the blue sky was behind me!
Saw plenty of 7-spot ladybirds last weekend, either on gravestones or in/on vegetation! Occasionally with other species!
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Moreton Corbet - Shropshire
Train spotting? Nah...too easy. Plane spotting? Nope...too lightweight. Here in Australia, we like shark spotting hehehe! But what I don't like is shark culling. It's their ocean, so let them be.
Shot on a sunny arvo at Bronte Beach, Sydney.