Several Species of Small Furry Animals
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Several members (3) of a Lesser Goldfinch (Texas style) flock enjoying lunch.
Common in shrubby, lowland settings.
Revisited several times...
The Yong An Pagoda (永安塔) is one of the attractions along the "Anting Old Street" (安亭老街).
Anting Town may be more known as the home of Shanghai Volkswagen, but as everywhere around Shanghai places are redeveloped for tourism, Anting Town could not pass this trend. A section of the oldest parts of the town, close to the border with Jiangsu Province, has been redeveloped as "Anting Old Street".
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one of several Critically Endangered vulture species of Africa
photographed in the Ndutu area of the Serengeti, Tanzania
From Wikipedia:
"Rüppell's vulture is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft) above sea level.[5]"
also called Rüppell's Vulture and Rüppell's Griffon Vulture
Gyps rueppelli
Rüppell's gier
Vautour de Rüppell
Sperbergeier
Buitre Moteado
Grifone di Rüppell
grifo-pedrês
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There were several Great Blue Heron nests nearby, on a small island in a small lake, in the Clear Creek Greenbelt, Wheatridge, Colorado. Those nests (and numerous Cormorant nests) have been there every year I have visited the area during the last six years.
I find it amazing that such small lakes/ponds can support so many large "fishing" birds. It's also amazing to me that many birds rest while standing on one leg.
Several white pelicans have been visiting Lafreniere Park the last few weeks. This is a very late afternoon shot.
There are several balconies to watch the sunset from hammocks or/and wooden benches, a deck to see a stream/sunset and the possibility of reaching the crystalline waters through well-made trails, a part of the recovered Atlantic forest and original.
The wi-fi works really well.
A couple uses this location as a home base.
Several red admirals flitted through the crabapple trees looking for bruised fruits that were oozing out fermented crabapple juice, or as we say in Iowa, hard cider.
I don't normally use filters and textures when processing my images, preferring the natural look.
I made an exception for these two images. They were taken on a dreary, misty day and I was just playing around to see how I could make them look less dreary.
I stumbled on these looks by accident combining several filters and kind of liked the look.
(Looks better in Large)
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Several of Alan Walden’s photos applied including the little ducks.
Album is here: www.flickr.com/photos/a_walden/with/26881406459/
Thank you Alan.
One of several spectacular, arguably the most spctacular, waterfall at the base of Eyjafjall volcano.
Iceland
On tumblr here
The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic beef cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region. The first herd-book dates from 1885; two types – a smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun – were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and has been exported to several other countries.
Lake O’Hara has several cute cabins for rent, yes, expensive!!! Is it worth the money? You judge. Enjoy it!
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A crested serpent eagle in Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Wikipedia: The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considerable variations and some authorities prefer to treat several of its subspecies as completely separate species.
The crested serpent eagle is a reptile eater which hunts over forests, often close to wet grassland, for snakes and lizards. It has also been observed to prey on birds, amphibians, mammals, fishes, termites and large earthworms.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Several Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) stop for a little rest during their northerly migration on an saline wetland on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
18 May, 2018.
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Several papal families fought over Ninfa, which was at various times destroyed and rebuilt. As the result of papal wars and inter-family disputes, the town was substantially destroyed in 1382 leading to an exodus of the population and an unstoppable decay that lasted until the 20th century.
In the early 1920s, Caetani family set out to restore Ninfa, laying out the foundations for a garden today counted among the most beautiful in the world. (fonte: sito Oasi di Ninfa)
Several days have passed since this beautiful story began. The peoples have united, the Kingdom of Dragons has withdrawn to its frozen paradises and a baby, the fruit of love, will grow up in a new world, in peace. This story was forged step by step, where each character contributed a grain of sand towards the final outcome. Basically it is a sign of friendship, selfless help and trust in others. It is true that sometimes there is evil, betrayal and disappointment, but there is also light, love and good deeds, and in the end, it is what we should stay with.
And tiptoeing, without making a sound, we walked away from S'hej and N'atela, whom we hope to meet again next year in the Fairelands!
Amber Waves of Grain puffy clouds and classic blue sky frame this golden plant, a remake of a scene shot several years ago in North Carolina.
One of several photos that I took while visiting this quaint and very picturesque old lobster fishing village of Stonington Maine. The town, filled with beautiful and boundless photographic opportunities of old buildings, lobster and fishing boats, viewed in a beautiful harbor setting often lined with wild rosa rugosa rose bushes.
Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It's located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Burnt Cove, Oceanville, Green Head, and Clam City. A picturesque working waterfront and tranquil tourist destination in eastern Penobscot Bay, Stonington has consistently ranked among the top lobster ports in the county and is the largest lobster port in Maine. In 2011, 14,854,989 pounds of lobster were landed by Stonington fishermen with a value of $46.3 million.
Sailors on the island became renowned for their maritime skills. Full crews for two America's Cup teams were recruited from Deer Isle for the victorious America's Cup Races of 1895 on The Defender and again in 1899 on Columbia. The Stonington harbor has long been filled with Friendship Sloops among other boat designs, powered by sail only. Lobstermen once used them to haul traps. Most of their trips were to the outer islands (like York Island) near Isle au Haut, fishing during the week and returning to the harbor on weekends. This changed with the advent of gasoline or diesel engines, along with new hull designs, which enabled fishermen to make day trips to fishing grounds in Penobscot Bay.
One of several photos that I took while visiting this quaint and very picturesque old lobster fishing village of Stonington Maine. The town, filled with beautiful and boundless photographic opportunities of old buildings, lobster and fishing boats, viewed in a beautiful harbor setting often lined with wild rosa rugosa rose bushes.
Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It's located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Burnt Cove, Oceanville, Green Head, and Clam City. A picturesque working waterfront and tranquil tourist destination in eastern Penobscot Bay, Stonington has consistently ranked among the top lobster ports in the county and is the largest lobster port in Maine. In 2011, 14,854,989 pounds of lobster were landed by Stonington fishermen with a value of $46.3 million.
Sailors on the island became renowned for their maritime skills. Full crews for two America's Cup teams were recruited from Deer Isle for the victorious America's Cup Races of 1895 on The Defender and again in 1899 on Columbia. The Stonington harbor has long been filled with Friendship Sloops among other boat designs, powered by sail only. Lobstermen once used them to haul traps. Most of their trips were to the outer islands (like York Island) near Isle au Haut, fishing during the week and returning to the harbor on weekends. This changed with the advent of gasoline or diesel engines, along with new hull designs, which enabled fishermen to make day trips to fishing grounds in Penobscot Bay.
Like several other works of architecture by Herzog & de Meuron the Forum Building, known since the 2012 relocation of Barcelona's Museu de les Ciències Naturals as the Museu Blau, is remarkable for its sensitive use of materials. A triangular mass of gray-blue concrete punctured and split in places to reveal the contrasting use of reflective planes, the building is a hard one to ignore, especially for an architectural photographer.
Wie einige andere architektonische Werke von Herzog & de Meuron ist auch das Forum-Gebäude, das seit dem Umzug des Museu de les Ciències Naturals in Barcelona im Jahr 2012 als Museu Blau bekannt ist, für seine sensible Verwendung von Materialien bemerkenswert. Das Gebäude ist eine dreieckige Masse aus grau-blauem Beton, die an einigen Stellen durchbrochen und gespalten ist, um die kontrastierende Verwendung von reflektierenden Flächen zu enthüllen, und ist schwer zu ignorieren, insbesondere für einen Architekturfotografen
source: archDaily.com
Several old majestic trees can be found in the ancient harbor of Kochi. This flame tree was in bloom and I was thrilled. I love these trees with their showy blossoms.
Oh, the stories this tree could tell of Dutch and Portuguese sailors and traders walking by. Stalls for Indian fish mongers selling freshly caught fish are abundant. It seemed that only the faces in the crowds had changed.
I’ve seen several “First Streets” in different cities around the world and this is one of them. This capture was taken in November, 2017 before this current snow “onslaught” arrived and which is getting worse every day. Have a wonderful day and keep warm...
Dún Aonghasa (Unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff.
A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is an important archaeological site.
History
It is not known exactly when Dún Aonghasa was built, though it is now thought that most of the structures date from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. T. F. O'Rahilly surmised in what is known as O'Rahilly's historical model that it was built in the 2nd century BC by the Builg following the Laginian conquest of Connacht.Excavations at the site indicate that the first construction goes back to 1100 BC, when rubble was piled against large upright stones to form the first enclosure. Around 500 BC, the triple wall defenses were probably constructed along the fort's western side.
The 19th-century artist George Petrie called "Dún Aonghasa" "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe". Its name, meaning "Fort of Aonghas", may refer to the pre-Christian god of the same name described in Irish mythology, or the mythical king, Aonghus mac Úmhór. It has thus traditionally been associated with the Fir Bolg.
Form and function
The fort consists of a series of four concentric walls of dry stone construction, built on a high cliff some one hundred metres above the sea. At the time of its construction sea levels were considerably lower and a recent Radio Telefis Eireann documentary estimates that originally it was 1000 metres from the sea. Surviving stonework is four metres wide at some points. The original shape was presumably oval or D-shaped but parts of the cliff and fort have since collapsed into the sea. Outside the third ring of walls lies a defensive system of stone slabs, known as a cheval de frise, planted in an upright position in the ground and still largely well-preserved. These ruins also feature a huge rectangular stone slab, the function of which is unknown. Impressively large among prehistoric ruins, the outermost wall of Dún Aonghasa encloses an area of approximately 6 hectares (14 acres).
Today
The walls of Dún Aonghasa have been rebuilt to a height of 6m and have wall walks, chambers, and flights of stairs. The restoration is easily distinguished from the original construction by the use of mortar.[citation needed]
There is a small museum illustrating the history of the fort and its possible functions. Also in the vicinity is a Neolithic tomb and a small heritage park featuring examples of a traditional thatched cottage and an illegal poteen distillery.
I planted several milkweed bushes a couple of weeks ago to help Monarchs on their migration. To my delight, I've seen several stopping by. This one was shy, and every time I approached, he retreated. He appeared to watch me from a tree, waiting for me to leave him in peace. So I did.....
Several "Local cats" live in the Takashima Suisaisen Park in Minatomirai, Yokohama. They live on the food of their neighbors.
They can't run away when they see people, but they can only be the ones who feed them.
They don't run away when they see strangers, but they aren't touched by anyone but the people who take care of them.
"Local cats" do not have a specific owner like "stray cats", but they differ from "stray cats" in that the local residents officially recognize them and take care of food and medical care.
.......Pileated Woodpecker
For several days I credited the resident skunk with the excavation that was occurring around this decaying stump. Then the other day I heard the unmistakable staccato call of a Pileated Woodpecker and went to investigate. Much to my surprise he did not take flight but merely moved to the back side of the stump and continued working.
I think it is a juvenile, he has been back several times and hopefully, with a bit of patience I can get him on the top or at least on the lighted side of the stump. But for now I am delighted he is at least indulging my rude interruption of his dining.
The way the chips are flying there must be some tasty morsels in that debris.
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Today, several friends and I drove to the New York Botanical Garden to see the Dale Chihuly exhibit.
I hope he pays his agent a lot b/c he is everywhere!!!
For me, the fun of Chihuly is the "innards".
This is part of a large "tree" that sits outside the Conservatory.
Off Thursday to go back to the Adirondacks.
See you all next week.
I took several photos for this week's Happy Caturday theme "Touching" and in the end chose this one as it shows a lovely playful moment. Tofu was grabbing my fingers with his paws and I'm pleased to say that he doesn't use his claws when he does this. In the comments I add another capture which ended up as my "number-two choice". Happy Caturday !
There were several different “rodents” running around in the fields out west. The beauty of camping along the way is that you get better opportunities to capture the wildlife around you. It was also spring when we travelled which meant lots of young life around. This Prairie Dog mom is letting her young one nurse. These animals are cute and quite social but many farmers think they are a nuisance because of all the holes they dig.
Several BCNH's around the Reserve. resident, vagrant or late migrating... not sure; but they seem to allow one to get closer than in other places I have been bird-watching... shout out to the RSCN staff at Azraq for their excellent work...
There are several accommodations in Murodou, although it is in the Chuubu Sangaku National Park.
Murodou Sansou (室堂山荘) may look like a modern tourist lodge but its oldest wing as seen in the right behind a vehicle was built in 1726 and the second oldest one outside of the frame in 1771 as accommodations for pilgrims (dhalamsala). Both wings had been used as tourist lodges until 1980s, but are now protected as Important Cultural Assets (重要文化財) by the central government.
Three peaks of Fujino-oritate (富士ノ折立 2,999 m), Oonanji-yama (大汝山 3.015 m) and Oyama (雄山 3,003 m) are the Tateyama in the narrow sense. There is a Shintou shrine on the summit of Oyama, which has been the destination for pilgrims and Shugendou ascetics.
There is a cirque, glacial topography, below Oonanji-yama, which is called Yamasaki Kar.
It is noted that mountaineering and skiing terminology of Japanese language is often borrowed from German.
Several PANO-Vision layers blended, cut out, warped, texturized, etc. etc.
Created for the "PANO-Vision" Group's first semi-annual "Kick Out the Winter Blues" contest.
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After several days of shifiting winter weather we got this situation on the roof of our neighbouring rorbu (fishermen hut) on the Lofoten islands. I thought THAT icicle must be the weapon of choice for the Ice Queen ;)
Happy Windows Wednesday!
Blending of several mage.space images with my photo as the input. Edited in Photoshop and Luminar.
Es ist Winter, aber noch haben wir viel vom Herbst übrig.
Überblendung mehrerer mage.space-Bilder mit meinem Foto als Input. Bearbeitet in Photoshop und Luminar.
Several photographers were gathered by the rail at Grand Canyon waiting for the sun to set. As I looked around, I noticed that the sun had cast our shadows on a stone.
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Gemma
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Several minutes past sunset, RJCP03 rounds the S-curve just west of Lumber City, PA. With the train going 10-15 miles per hour through the curves between Curry Run and here, we had to literally pull out all the stops with a 50mm prime and a high ISO shot. It worked out surprisingly well once I dealt with the headlight flare in Photoshop.
Several shots stitched together , the rock face at the right end does slope this way ( it is not lens distortion)
I never did much with CP when we were still going to Millinocket, mainly because I was usually the conductor for that job. That being said, I did get them a few times, as seen here with Andy and Matt heading north at North Twin.
CP GP38-2 3051 is leading CMQ 9020 with about forty cars, marking the last time a CMQ engine went north to Millinocket. It's just starting to snow here, the beginning of a predicted fourteen inches of snow, and within an hour, there were already several inches of snow on the ground.
Several Pelicans scouting the lake for a water landing. Delores Fenwick Nature Center in Pearland, Texas.
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I am several! There are crowds in me. At the table of my soul sit many, and I am all of them.
You'll never know who you're sitting with or how long you'll stay with each of me.
But I promise that, if we sit at the table, in this sacred ritual I will give you at least one of the many that I am, and I will take the risk of being together on the same plane.
Uber
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