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This picture was taken at San Jorge de Quito Eco-lodge and Botanical Reserve during the Magic Birding and Wildlife Photography Circuit of Ecuador! www.eco-lodgesanjorge.com
The only bird known to science to have a beak longer than the rest of its body. To fully appreciate, please ZOOM IN.
Sword-billed Hummingbird -_MG_6391-Edit-Edit
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).
It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).
The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region. The genera Acidanthera, Anomalesia, Homoglossum, and Oenostachys, formerly considered distinct, are now included in Gladiolus.
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It has many names, fish bone, herringbone to name two. It grows in the old shade. It gets watered but I don’t do anything else. Sometimes I cut some for inside.
A Swords of Sanghelios Grunt and Halo 5 Arbiter.
I have to say I was a little disappointed in the Halo 5 campaign, but I did like Arbiter's design, and Arbiter being my favorite character in all of gaming I figured I'd make him.
The base designs for these figures were not designed by me, but they were edited by me. I'm not sure who orginally did the designs I mentioned, but Elite credit may go to TRSLegofan?
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At a wedding I shot ages ago, the kids changed into street clothes and played with fun toys at the reception. I snagged this pic of this kid with his lightsaber.
It is a long exposure with a bit of fill flash at the end.
Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 AFS @ f/4
the only bird with a bill longer than its body! Very challenging to photograph mid-air, it does not visit feeders.
Sword-billed Hummingbird -_MG_5909
Fool ya!... thats not even a real sword.
Thats not even real flare.. And the motion is fake too.. Soo much Hollywood drama huh?
Heerdt / Düsseldorf / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
This church was, as you can clearly see, formerly a bunker. It was built in 1942, when the world war started by the Third Reich also reached the Reich territory. I find it interesting that the bunker was designed to look like a church from the outset. This served as camouflage against Allied air raids. I think it is a beautiful twist of fate that it is now actually a place of worship. Let us hope and pray that this special building will never again have to serve its original purpose. Swords into ploughshares! I wish for de-escalation rather than escalation in the current conflicts!
Diese Kirche war, wie man unzweifelhaft sehen kann, früher ein Bunker. Dieser wurde 1942 errichtet, als der Weltkrieg, den das Dritte Reich entfacht hatte, auch das Reichsgebiet erreichte. Interessant finde ich, dass der Bunker von Anfang an die Form einer Kirche haben sollte. Dies diente der Tarnung vor alliierten Luftangriffen. Eine, wie ich finde, schöne Wendung der Gesichte ist es, dass das es heute tatsächlich ein Gotteshaus ist. Wollen wir hoffen und beeten, dass dieses besondere Gebäude nie mehr seinen ursprünglichen Zweck dienen muss. Schwerter zu Flugscharen! Ich wünsche uns Deeskalation statt Eskalation in den aktuellen Konflikten!
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Located between the Perseus and Sagittarius arms of our galaxy, is the Orion spur . This minor arm is home to our solar system, and named for its most prominent constellation, Orion. Although the sword asterism appears as a line of 3 stars, below Orion's belt, it actually contains a massive molecular cloud where new stars are being born. At approx. 30-40 light years in diameter, its far from being the largest in our galaxy; however, it's close proximity (1.3k ly) makes it the brightest in the northern hemisphere.
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99 x 30s @ 800iso and 41 x 5s @ 800iso
Regim Sig18, flats and darks
Affinity Photo - HDR combine, color preserve stretch
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Unmistakable. This ridiculous hummingbird has the longest bill in relation to its body size of any bird in the world. In addition to the striking bill, look for the overall muted green body color with a bronzy head. Found in the temperate zone of the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia, from around 2,500m to 3,500m. Occurs in montane forest and edges, where it uses its bill to feed from long tubular flowers. Visits feeders.
Photographed in Colombia on a tour guided by Neotropic Photo Tours. March 13, 2022
Ophie and I are going 1920s costume ball warrior knight. We had a great time doing this shoot. She's truly the best and I'm lucky to know her.
Dernier has the AMAZING Gia Arm and Body Armor. Different metal options and make sure to up that shine. Get this at the Mainstore.
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TANAKA x TREVOR have made the EXECUTOR BLADE FROSTBITE. This has special skills, 7 combo animations, hue color picker, frost and lightening and much much more. Get it at either Mainstore.
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Sword-billed hummingbird, Quito, Ecuador, March 16, 2016.
From the archives.
Ensifera ensifera
This is the only bird species with a bill length that exceeds the body length.
The tree is not situated in its environment; it is also situated against its environment. It faces challenges ...
The map of the bristlecone pine distribution on any high "peak" is, in this sense, a map of a battle... M. Cohen
Ancient Bristlecone Forest, White Mountains.
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I returned yesterday from an 8 day trip to Ecuador. This trip concentrated on the Northwestern part of the country.
This is one of the coolest hummingbirds, imo.
Sword-billed Hummingbird
The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), also known as the swordbill, is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America. It is the only member in the genus Ensifera. Among the largest species of hummingbird, it is characterized by its unusually long bill, being the only bird to have a beak longer than the rest of its body, excluding the tail. It uses its bill to drink nectar from flowers with long corollas and has coevolved with the species Passiflora mixta. While most hummingbirds preen using their bills, the sword-billed hummingbird uses its feet to scratch and preen due to its bill being so long.
Taken on a trip led by Sam Woods of Tropical Birding Tours.
Yanacocha Reserve - Ecuador
February 10, 2025
Wielding a sword is one of Kirby’s copy abilities and is perhaps one of his most iconic powers. Sword Kirby wears a long green hat similar to Link from the Legend of Zelda series and wields a sword.
A year ago the Force awakened in Kirby when he swallowed a jedi. Now it is time to change his appearance again and I decided to go for Sword Kirby. This also gave me the opportunity to make some changes to Kirby’s design. The major change being that the round body is now tilted backwards. Why? Because of his (future) hats! The hat looks so much better when it appears to be firmly around his head instead of lying ‘flat’ on top. I also made his feet a bit smaller and they are more embedded with the body emphasizing the roundness of Kirby. I had a blast rebuilding the pink cute fellow.