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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis
Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking 'snowy' plumages. Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a black mantle and wing tips. Females are a more mottled above. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts.
Globally, they breed around the arctic from Scandinavia to Alaska, Canada and Greenland and migrate south in winter. They are a scarce breeding species in the UK, in Scotland, making them an Amber List species. They are more widespread in winter in the north and east when residents are joined by continental birds.
They are listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act.
The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra. There is no apparent limit to its northern range, while the southern range is limited by the duration of daylight, which influences their reproductive activity. This species is found in the high Arctic tundra of North America, Ellesmere Island, Iceland, higher mountains of Scotland, Norway, Russia, North Greenland, Siberia, Novaya Zemlya, and Franz Josef Land. During the winter, this bird migrates to the circumglobal northern temperate zone including the south of Canada, north of the United States, north of Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and east to central Asia. During the last ice age, the snow bunting was widespread throughout continental Europe.
During the breeding period the snow bunting looks for rocky habitats in the Arctic Since the vegetation in the tundra is low growing, this bird and its nestlings are exposed to predators, and in order to ensure the survival of its offspring, the snow bunting nests in cavities in order to protect the nestlings from any threat. During this period, buntings also look for a habitat rich in vegetation such as wet sedge meadows and areas rich in dryas and lichens. In the winter, they look for open habitats such as farms and fields where they feed on seeds in the ground.
Population:
UK breeding:
60 pairs
UK wintering:
10,000-15,000 birds
* Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. Inside these are free-standing trilithons, two bulkier vertical Sarsens joined by one lintel. The whole monument, now ruinous, is orientated towards the sunrise on the summer solstice. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds).
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC.
Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.
Stonehenge is regarded as a British cultural icon. It has been a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1882, when legislation to protect historic monuments was first successfully introduced in Britain. The site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986.
Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. Deposits containing human bone date from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug, and continued for at least another 500 years.
Black tailed Godwit - Limosa Limosa
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).
They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too.
Black-tailed godwits are much more likely to be found on inland wetlands than the more coastal bar-tailed godwit. They migrate in flocks to western Europe, Africa, south Asia and Australia. Although this species occurs in Ireland and Great Britain all year-round, they are not the same birds. The breeding birds depart in autumn, but are replaced in winter by the larger Icelandic race. These birds occasionally appear in the Aleutian Islands and, rarely, on the Atlantic coast of North America.
There is an estimated global population of between 634,000 and 805,000 birds and estimated range of 7,180,000 square kilometres (2,770,000 sq mi). In 2006 BirdLife International classified this species as Near Threatened due to a decline in numbers of around 25% in the previous 15 years. It is also among the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In Europe, black-tailed godwits are only hunted in France, with the annual total killed estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 birds. This puts additional pressure on the western European population, and the European Commission has a management plan in place for the species in its member states. In England, black-tailed godwits were formerly much prized for the table. Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) said: "[Godwits] were accounted the daintiest dish in England and I think, for the bignesse, of the biggest price."
Population:
UK breeding:
54-57 pairs of the limosa 'Eurasian' subspecies, and 7-9 pairs of the islandica subspecies
UK wintering:
44,000 birds from the Icelandic population
UK passage:
12,400 birds
Europe:
99-140,000 pairs
ENG: The underground station "Rotes Rathaus" is one of the two newest open underground stations in the Berlin district Mitte of the same name. It is part of the extension of the U5 underground line from Hönow deep in the east of the city beyond Alexanderplatz to Brandenburg Gate and on to the terminus at Hauptbahnhof. The construction had its ground-breaking ceremony in 2010 and it has now been ceremoniously opened on 4 December 2020 at 12 noon. The second new station also opened on 4 December and is called "Unter den Linden". The third and last new station will then be called "Museumsinsel" and is scheduled to open in mid-2021.
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GER: Der U-Bahnhof „Rotes Rathaus“ ist einer von zwei der neusten offenen U-Bahnhöfe im Berliner Ortsteil Mitte des gleichnamigen Bezirks. Er ist Teil der Verlängerung der U-Bahn-Linie U5 von Hönow tief im Osten der Stadt über den Alexanderplatz hinaus zum Brandenburger Tor bis zur Endstation Hauptbahnhof. Der Bau hatte seinen ersten Spatenstich 2010 und er wurde nun am 4. Dezember 2020 um 12 Uhr feierlich eröffnet. Der zweite neue Bahnhof eröffnete ebenfalls am 04.12. und trägt den Namen „Unter den Linden“. Der dritte und letzte neue Bahnhof wird dann den Namen „Museumsinsel“ haben und soll Mitte 2021 erst eröffnen.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons.
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🇫🇷Sur la côte ouest de Thira (Santorin) , on trouve 3 ports :
* Vieux Port de Santorin .... ou accède les navettes maritimes des grands bateaux de crisoisière et pour la plaisance
* Athinios Ferry Port et Port of Santorini pour les ferry (1 pour les passagers) les bateaux d'excursion comme celui où nous trouvons,l'autre pour les marchandises.
Notre excursion est prévue avant le coucher du soleil. Une autre excursion plus tardive dans la matinée est possible pour assister au coucher de soleil .
🇬🇧 There are 3 ports on the west coast of Thira (Santorini):
* The old port of Santorini .... where the shuttles of the big cruise ships and yachts arrive.
* Athinios Ferry Port and Santorini Port for ferries (1 for passengers) and excursion boats like the one we are on, the other for goods.
Our excursion is scheduled before sunset. Another excursion later in the morning is possible to watch the sunset
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🇬🇷 Υπάρχουν 3 λιμάνια στη δυτική ακτή της Θήρας (Σαντορίνη):
* Παλιό Λιμάνι της Σαντορίνης .... όπου έχουν πρόσβαση τα λεωφορεία των μεγάλων κρουαζιερόπλοιων και των σκαφών αναψυχής.
* Αθηναϊκό Φέρι Λιμάνι και Λιμάνι της Σαντορίνης για τα πλοία (το ένα για επιβάτες) και τα εκδρομικά σκάφη όπως αυτό στο οποίο βρισκόμαστε, το άλλο για τα εμπορεύματα.
Η εκδρομή μας είναι προγραμματισμένη πριν από τη δύση του ηλίου. Μια άλλη εκδρομή αργότερα το πρωί είναι δυνατή για να παρακολουθήσουμε το ηλιοβασίλεμα.
🇩🇪 An der Westküste von Thira (Santorin) gibt es drei Häfen:
* Alter Hafen von Santorini .... wo die großen Kreuzfahrtschiffe und die Freizeitschifffahrt anlegen.
* Der Fährhafen von Athinios und der Hafen von Santorini für Fähren (eine für Passagiere), Ausflugsschiffe wie das, auf dem wir uns befinden, und der andere für Güter.
Unsere Fahrt ist vor Sonnenuntergang geplant. Ein weiterer Ausflug am späten Vormittag ist möglich, um den Sonnenuntergang zu erleben.
🇪🇸 Hay tres puertos en la costa oeste de Thira (Santorini):
El Puerto Viejo de Santorini es por donde acceden las lanzaderas de los grandes cruceros y yates.
* El puerto de Athinios y el puerto de Santorini, para transbordadores (1 para pasajeros) y barcos de excursión, como el nuestro, y otro para mercancías.
Nuestra excursión está programada antes de la puesta de sol. También es posible realizar otra excursión más tarde por la mañana para ver la puesta de sol.
🇮🇹 Nella costa ovest di Thira (Santorini) si trovano 3 porti:
- Il Puerto Vecchio di Santorini, da cui partono le navette per i grandi crociere e yacht.
* El Puerto de Athinios y el Puerto de Santorini, uno para transbordadores (1 para pasajeros) y el otro para barcos de excursión, como el nostro, y para mercancías.
Nuestra excursión es por la tarde, antes de la puesta de sol. Es posible otra excursión por la tarde para ver la puesta de sol.
Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.
2025 war das letzte Jahr für viele lokbespannte Züge im innenalpinen Fernverkehr in Österreich. Am 31. Mai 2025 konnte ich bei Dietmannsdorf den zu diesem Zeitpunkt planmäßig in Sandwich-Bespannung geführten IC 507 "Kremstal" von Linz nach Graz HBF mit der führenden 1144.286 aufnehmen. Ab 06. Oktober 2025 verkehrt dieser Zug dann als IR und wird aus einem Triebzug der Baureihe 4746 gebildet.
2025 was the last year for many locomotive-hauled trains in long-distance traffic in the inner Alps of Austria. On 31 May 2025, I was able to photograph the IC 507 ‘Kremstal’ from Linz to Graz Central Station, which was scheduled to run in sandwich formation at that time, with the leading 1144.286 near Dietmannsdorf. From 6 October 2025, this train will then run as an IR and will be formed by a class 4746 multiple unit.
Taken at Biohazard One of the locations at Sci-Fi Con 16 to visit and explore. Biohazard is a mixture of Fallout and Bioshock.
Sci-Fi Con 16 runs from May 24th to June 6th.
For more information on the con:
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Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 has crested 7440 ft. Soldier Summit the morning of Jan. 17, 1987. The tiny brick D&RGW train order depot, at the time used by maintenance of way, was demolished by April the same year.
Completed in 1810 by John Rennie, the spectacular Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet & Avon Canal over the River Avon and is a Scheduled Monument. It was the first canal structure to be designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1951.
Named after Charles Dundas, the first chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company, the aqueduct forms the junction between the Kennet and Avon Canal and the largely derelict Somerset Coal Canal. The short stretch of the Somerset Coal Canal still in water forms Brassknocker Basin, used for boat moorings, cycle hire and a cafe. A short walk further there is the Dundas Wharf where the small tollhouse, warehouse and crane still stand.
Having my travel schedule limited by the pandemic has had one positive effect for my bird photography. I have had a lot more time to spend with my local birds and it has been a great year for Painted Buntings. This one was hanging around in Brazoria County earlier this month.
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Passerina ciris
EN: The photographer was completely surprised when the last Re 4/4 II in "Swiss-Express livery" appeared in front of train 915 on the morning of 28.03.2021. According to plan, a normal red Re 4/4 II would have been assigned, but apparently there was a change.
The locomotives in this livery, along with matching type EW III carriages, were to herald a change in Swiss long-distance traffic in the 1970s. The Swiss Express was the SBB's showpiece train at the time, serving the SBB's most important transport axis, the Geneva-Lausanne-Bern-Zurich-St. Gallen route. Unfortunately, not much remains of that time and only 2 locomotives still exist in this colour scheme. Due to its advanced age, however, only locomotive 11109 is still used as scheduled, 11108 meanwhile leads a survival with overrun and towing trips. It is not known how long these two unique locomotives will continue to exist, but the time of the Re 4/4 II has definitely also passed.
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DE: Völlig überrascht war der Fotograf als am Morgen des 28.03.2021 die letzte Re 4/4 II in "Swiss-Express-Lackierung" vor dem Zug 915 auftauchte. Planmässig wäre eine normale rote Re 4/4 II eingeteilt gewesen, doch anscheinend gab es eine Änderung.
Die Loks in dieser Farbgebung sowie passende Wagen des Typs EW III sollte in den 70er Jahren eine Wende im Schweizer Fernverkehr einläuten. Der Swiss Express war damals der Paradezug der SBB, er bediente die wichtigste Verkehrsachse der SBB, die Strecke Genf–Lausanne–Bern–Zürich–St. Gallen. Leider ist von dieser Zeit nicht mehr viel übrig geblieben und es existieren nur noch 2 Loks in dieser Farbgebung. Aufgrund ihres fortgeschrittenen Alters wird aber planmässig nur noch die Lok 11109 eingesetzt, 11108 führt mittlerweile ein Überleben mit Überfuhr- und Abschleppfahrten. Wie lange die beiden Unikate noch existieren ist nicht bekannt, doch die Zeit der Re 4/4 II ist definitiv auch abgelaufen.
Ruthven Barracks near Ruthven in Badenoch, Scotland, are the best preserved of the four barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite rising. Set on an old castle mound, the complex comprises two large three-storey blocks occupying two sides of the enclosure, each with two rooms per floor. The barracks and enclosing walls were built with loopholes for musket firing, and bastion towers were built at opposite corners. Destroyed by Jacobites following their retreat after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Barracks ruins are maintained as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. They are accessible at all times without entrance charge.
Two of the four chicks to come out of this box. All ringed, weighed and measured, admired and photographed. The chick on the right was the youngest and judging by its dark face a ruff is probably a female. All birds ringed under Schedule 1 Licence by qualified ringers and in a box which is part of the Falkirk Council Barn Owl Box Scheme. We’ve had a good season, with 36 chicks ringed, our second highest total
I'm away for a few days so won't have access to Flickr. So here's a Pine Marten photo that I took courtesy of my friend Ron Marshall who invited us to stay with them at his holiday home on Ardnamurchan. That unusual background is Loch Sunart, the huge sea loch on the south side of Ardnamurchan peninsula. Pine Martens are regular visitors to the garden here but they were a no-show on my only scheduled evening there. But I was up at 5am, staring at the empty garden until 5:40am when this one suddenly appeared, and stayed for about 5 minutes. I had only seen two Pine Martens previously; one as a child at Inverpolly and one on Ardnamurchan in 1982 that crossed the road in front of my car. So I was over the moon to have this brief but meaningful encounter. Females are smaller than males, and this didn't look very big so I'm assuming this is a female. Mean length of males from head to tail tip is 742mm while females are 671mm, which is about 7cm shorter.
Looking over the reed-filled pond to Smailholm Tower. This scheduled ancient monument is a peel tower sitting atop Lady Hill in the Scottish Borders; dating to the early 1400s, this watchtower defended a volatile border between Scotland and England. Smailholm is now maintained by Historic Scotland.
La cascata delle Marmore si trova a pochi km di distanza da Terni: è una cascata a flusso controllato tra le più alte d'Europa, potendo contare su un dislivello complessivo di 165 m, suddiviso in tre salti (il primo, più alto, di 83 m).
Le acque della cascata sono sfruttate intensamente per la produzione di energia elettrica.
Questo fa sì che la cascata vera e propria non sia continuamente funzionante, ma per la maggior parte del tempo si riduca alle dimensioni di un torrente.
Solo in orari e periodi definiti la cascata viene fatta funzionare alla sua massima portata, dando origine ad uno spettacolo suggestivo e grandioso.
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The Marmore Fall is located near the town of Terni (in the centre of Italy).
It is one of the tallest falls in Europe with the “controlled flow”: the whole difference of level is 165m, shared in three jumps (the first one is 83m).
The water of the fall is widely used for the production of electrical energy: for this reason the fall itself is not continuously working, so for the most of the time it is only a small river.
Only in scheduled days and hours the fall is being working at the maximum flow, originating in this way an impressive and magnificent sight.
Swissair Flight 111 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. This flight was also a codeshare flight with Delta Air Lines. On 2 September 1998, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 performing this flight, registration HB-IWF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport at the entrance to St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia. The crash site was 8 kilometres (5 mi; 4 nmi) from shore, roughly equidistant from the tiny fishing and tourist communities of Peggy's Cove and Bayswater. All 229 passengers and crew on board the MD-11 were killed, making the crash the deadliest McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident in aviation history.
Peoples of Peggy's Cove help the Rescue Teams on site with Fishing Boats
One of the best things about landscape photography actually is the people. Road tripping with friends and loved ones, keeping insane schedules to get where we want to be for sunrise, sunset, aurora and starry night shoots, and talking with other interesting people we encounter for a few minutes while we all share the beauties of nature. But its also kind of amazing when you find yourself seemingly all alone in a place of uncommon beauty, as I did for a little while after sunset one evening on this beautiful black sand along the North Atlantic, under that looming mass of mountainous perfection known as Vestrahorn.
There were other people somewhere around, of course. I expect its impossible to be truly alone at Vestrahorn when fortune brings mild weather to the area during the late winter aurora season. There weren't many people there this evening though, and from where I walked into the night along this remarkable beach--imaging the panoply of stars and aurora that might soon be revealed--I couldn't see another soul in any direction for a short while.
This momentary solitude so sought at times in outings to these beautiful places in nature is a very different thing from our world's current experience necessitating distance from others, and while I have often reveled in moments of solitude, right now I miss the general closeness of people more than anything.
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I've lived out in Maine for over two years now, and I have barely shot the Moosehead East Sub. I live right by it and there's shots to be had, but I'm lazy. For some reason CN 3967 ended up leading a 120 into Brownville Junction the other day and luck would have it that it would be wyed and lead 121 the next day.
I drove up to BVJ in the morning to verify this and got a headstart on them since I needed to walk in pretty far for this image. Bald Bluff used to be just that, a bunch of bare rock along the railroad. To the left is Moosehead Lake, and like a few other spots along it, CP had to blast through rock formations that went right down to the waterline to complete their mainline at lake-level all those decades ago. If you look at old images here, you could walk up to the top of the cut and get a beautiful view looking over the tracks with the lake clearly visible to the left.
Nowadays, the inventor of trees has ruined all of that. Tall growth skirts the lake, and the bluff itself is home to some rather thick foliage. Thankfully there is still plenty of space on the lakeside of the cut to get some elevation for a photo. It may not be what it once was, but it still makes for one hell of a shot.
It wasn't long that I had to wait before this odd couple leading 121 made their way into my viewfinder, about an hour behind schedule.
With the FEC's new schedule, 101 can be a morning shot at Stuart on the longer days of the year (and a little bit of delay helps too). The standard GEVO-LNG tender set lead it southbound on this day, under common FL weather conditions for the summer. July 2021.
I prefer a water-based horizon line, but with my busy schedule this week, I'll have to settle for this hilly horizon and a bit of sun flare
This small fishing village is on the Bay of Fundy which has the highest tides in the world. Daily fishing is very, very dependant upon the tide schedule.
This was my third attempt at taking this image. The first one had dramatic clouds over the ocean. It was nice but I decided the clouds were distracting. The second time I went back, low tide was at a completely different time of the day and of course the light inside the harbour was all off. The third time was a success with this nice fog bank offshore.
The image is a bracketed exposure of 3 images separated by one stop.
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As there is no schedule for the jets, when practicing their low level flying, you just have to sit around and wait. Not a bad place to do it though even if the temperature is 0 degC.
Thanks to all who have visited, commented or faved my photos. (It would be nice if you left a comment too) It is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism welcome
On Explore - April 29, 2023 - Thanks to all my Flickr friends!
I hope you'll enjoy the my images as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Can greylag geese be white?
It can be white, completely gray (like the wild form), or somewhere in-between.
Are greylag geese native to UK?
There are two subspecies of Greylag Goose recognised: Western Greylag A. a. anser from Iceland, and north and central Europe; wintering from Scotland, south to northern Africa and east to Iran.
The greylag goose is a large, bulky, goose with a big head, and the largest of the grey goose species. It was one of the first species of animals to be domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago and is a typical farmyard goose. The domestic breed is known as A. a. domesticus and can interbreed with Anser anser. Many birds seen in the UK outside of the winter months are re-colonised from domestic populations and are often semi-tame. It is seen as a pest due to overgrazing of agricultural crops and is listed in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning it can be killed or taken outside of the close season.
Key facts Scientific name: Anser anser
Status: Resident wild and feral populations, winter visitor.
Breeding birds: 46,000 pairs UK wintering birds: 140,000 British birds and 88,000 from Iceland
Conservation status: Amber Family: Ducks, geese & swans
Length: 76 – 90 cm Wingspan: 147 – 180 cm
Weight: 2.9 – 1.4 kg
Typical lifespan: 8 years
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Lens - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f5.6 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
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Amtrak #19 'The Crescent' is running a couple hours behind schedule passing through 'Bolton' as it departs Atlanta ,GA on their way west/south to Birmingham and NOLA.
On a beautiful spring day Jubilee 45690 Leander heads towards Newby Bridge with the 11.45 ex Haverthwaite train, an exceptional few days at the railway with both Beet family engines featuring in both charter and service train schedules, a very well manicured line side by the railway compliments the scene.
Good morning friends!
I'm trying to catch up on your streams but my schedule doesn't seem to work as i wanted it to be. . please bear with me :)
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The Huntingdon Turn is a CP local job that has been known by many names and symbols in the past. Under the current operating plan it runs as the A84. Called for mid day, the train departs Coquitlam Yard east onto the Cascade Sub mainline in the mid afternoon. It hauls traffic for the three remaining customers on the mainline, as well as several in the Abbotsford industrial park at Huntingdon via the Mission Subdivision branchline. Regardless of the symbol, or era, the schedule seems to have remained the same.
For many years the Mission sub was the domain of four axle locomotives only. Nowadays this train can draw just about any pair of locomotives from the Coquitlam yard and transfer pool. This train can have upwards of forty cars sometimes, so if an ailing GP38 is assigned for power, the crew may have to double the steep southbound grade into Abbotsford. Today A84 has drawn a sharp looking pair of SD's from the the Coquitlam transfer pool. Ex-Soo SD40-2 6607 was recently repainted, and is led by another former Soo unit, SD60 6228. Of course on the day that the job draws the heavy power, the train consists of only one load and four empties.
A84 glides east across the bridge over Kanaka Creek, approaching the control point and crossovers at River Road. Here the train will pull five loads of power poles, freshly peeled and shaped at the small Stella Jones facility, to be sent to one of their other plants for preservative treatment. After pulling the loads, the empties will be spotted, to be loaded up for the next days turn.
Charlie was the last. No more models scheduled to shoot, for the near future.
Lady did a mighty fine job, especially as it was her first time.
(insert sex joke)
But it's time to shift things, ever so slightly. I've got a few projects waiting for me in the next few weeks, gonna hopefully stretch my legs a bit, artistically speaking.
Excited, bit nervous. Don't really like change all that much. But there's something in my brain pan saying "do something different", and if there's one thing I've learned, all my years on earth, it's this:
ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE STRANGE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD.
Both sandhill crane eggs hatched and out popped two precocious, healthy orangey-gold chicks, endearingly known as "colts" almost immediately ready to follow their parents out of the nest on their diligent foraging for worms and insects to feed the colts.
Interesting to note that these photos were taken exactly one year to the day from my images of the 2019 hatchlings. These guys really keep to a tight schedule!
Mannheller Ferjekai
Norled Ferry Service Sognefjorden
Norled operates a ferry from Mannheller ferjekai to Fodnes ferjekai every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $5 - $8 and the journey takes 15 min. Fjord1 also services this route every 30 minutes. (Fjord1's service for the same ride is $2-$3.)
www.norled.no/en/maps-and-schedules/ferry/sogn-and-fjordane/
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
His father and family members emigrated to the United States during the Irish Famine. Thomas fought in the American Civil War and returned to Ireland to fight for the Irish cause. Captured and sentenced to death for treason.
From the "Fenian Graves" website:
"On Monday May 27, 1867 two days before his scheduled execution his sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life.
After a short stay in Mountjoy Jail, he was transferred to Millbank Prison near London with other Fenian activists. At the end of January 1871 following an amnesty campaign he was released and returned to America. On arrival Bourke and his comrades received a heroes welcome. He was chosen for the Council of the Fenians in New York, on the 27th January 1876. In 1872 he was a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Brooklyn. He was defeated but shortly after became Deputy Sheriff. A few years later he became Clerk of Supply and Repairs in New York Department of Public Works. In early November 1889, Bourke became ill with acute inflammation of the kidneys. He died on the 10th November 1889 aged 49 at his home at 209 Thirty-sixth St., New York City. "
Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.
!!! Today marks the beginning of Maslenitsa - a week of festivities to bid adieu to winter and have all the fun one can before Velikiy Post / the Great Lent !!!
Wednesday 6th of March:
► Dinner with Tzarevich Pavel
Time: 1:30PM SLT
Dress code: Robe a la francaise / Evening Wear (for gentlemen); powdered hair, feathers, flowers, furs etc.
[You can participate only if you are a registered RP-er. You can still observe wearing appropriate historical outfit & OOC Visitor Tag (available in-world).]
Friday 8th of March:
► Happy Hour in St. George Inn
Time: 1PM SLT.
Dress code: 18th century clothing (incognito if aristocracy).
[You can join in if you are a registered RP-er or if you are in appropriate historical outfit & wearing OOC Visitor Tag (available in-world).]
Saturday 9th of March:
► Masked Ball with Graf Sheremetev
Time: 1PM SLT.
Dress code: Robe a la francaise / Evening Wear (for gentlemen); mask (essential), elaborate coiffures, powdered hair, flowers, feathers etc.
[You can participate only if you are a registered RP-er. You can still observe wearing appropriate historical outfit & OOC Visitor Tag (available in-world).]
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October 21, 2010
Manoel Island is a fortified island in center of the harbor across from my home. Built by the Knights of Malta, it has a lot of history and today is home to ship yards, dry docks and a yacht club. The 18th century fortification was heavily damaged during the the second World War and has been undergoing a complete restoration which is scheduled to be finished this year.
This panorama was created with four frames auto-stitched in Photoshop CS5.
Even though spring is working its way fast over here in Finland, I thought one wintery shot can't hurt. I haven't had the chance to go out shooting much lately, but as my schedule eases in the spring time, I'll be hitting the landscapes again.
I used the 0.9 hard edge Lee GND and a couple of bracketed shots. The sun is what makes this special for me, as it sort of flamed just before it dissapeared.
My Favorite Landscapes (set) | GND filters (set) | Digital Blending (set)
Peregrine Falcon juveniles. (Exploring their territory ).
iso 800.taken from a long way off.cropped.
Taken with a Schedule 1 Licence, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Copyright Steve Waterhouse .©
Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.
Heading to Germany next week for multiple events including a private art show — wanna come? Here's my schedule (contact assistant Ruby at ruby@stuckincustoms.com for scheduling) Sep 21 - 24 — Photokina in Cologne Sep 24 - 27 — Bits & Pretzels Conference in Munich Sep 28+ — Berlin private art show (leave a comment or signup for our newsletter at ift.tt/1gjJSBn if you want one of the 5 limited tickets available) Here's a photo of Cologne that I took last time I was there when all my camera gear was stolen! Hopefully, this time, it will be a smoother trip! :) via Trey Ratcliff on FB at ift.tt/1v05hWZ Snapchat: treyratcliff ift.tt/1qx3iMJ Instagram: treyratcliff ift.tt/1c7s6Uy