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Yosemite National Park, Olmos Point.
Here’s what I found on pine trees in the highest elevations of Yosemite National Park.
Exerpt from: "Trees of Yosemite National Park" by Ansel F Hall
1921.
“The Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) is an inhabitant of the upper slopes and is generally found above the Valley rim on exposed rocky sites where its gnarled form picturesquely decorates the bare granite pavements. Scattered specimens may be found struggling upward in most unhospitable places almost to timberline. The characteristics which easily identify the species are (a) its gnarled form, (b) its thin, stringy, light cinnamon-brown bark, (c) its tiny scale-like leaves which are arranged in whorls of three around the branchlets and are closely pressed to the twigs, and (d) its fruit which is a small blue berry with a sweetish, pungent, aromatic taste. The berries are really modified cones.”
I didn't feel well yesterday with a bad chesty cold , so I decided fresh air was better than being inside . I wandered along the beach on an afternoon when the cloud just dulled the scene . What to do. I remembered Maura had suggested a table for two and she'd bring the wine. Sadly there was only enough driftwood for a table for one at The Snow White Diner. The waiter was dumb. The spaghetti was particularly stringy and tasted like old rope , and the wine was very salty. All in all I was glad Maura wasn't there as she'd have been so disappointed. It's a sad reflection that so many marine creatures end up eating plastic , and indirectly we do too . So sad.
The Snow WhiteDiner is by The Handsome Family .
This is for Maura
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It’s all rhubarb in this pic ....
Chopping up some rhubarb which needed using up and removing some of the stringy outer bits which curled - I loved the colour of the rhubarb stems and shapes so decided to take some pics and have a little play for POD.
If you asked me to replicate this I probably couldn't as the end result was achieved by playing about with layers and blend modes in Photoshop then transforming and flipping until I arrived at this .... no additional textures were used to add texture it’s just what was naturally on the rhubarb.
One for Treasure Hunt 51: Rhubarb
Peaches is a one-year-old rescue cat that can be found at the Kitty Cat Cafe in Peabody. She was brought off the streets by PALS Animal Life Savers, having already had a litter of kittens (who were also rescued). She's enjoying life at the cafe, showing off her youthful energy. Above, a fellow cafe patron works a wand toy while I snap photos.
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Street photography from Barnsley, England.
Previously unpublished shot from November 2018.
Back in the 80s my mum would sew patches onto my jeans when I made the 'fashionable' stringy holes in them. They were TINY holes... not sure what she would have done with these jeans!!!
On a serious note, temperatures are set to plummet in for the coming few days and be several degrees below average for the time of year. With the cost of living crisis in mind, with many living in much colder houses than usual, please keep an eye on the more vulnerable. Hypothermia can be insidious and go unnoticed by those suffering. Stay safe all.
A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots; however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. Cockatoos are monogamous and nest in tree hollows. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss, particularly from a shortage of suitable nesting hollows after large mature trees are cleared; conversely, some species have adapted well to human changes and are considered agricultural pests.
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a cap or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a gumnut. Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grown in plantations in many other countries because they are fast growing and have valuable timber, or can be used for pulpwood, for honey production or essential oils. In some countries, however, they have been removed because they are highly flammable. R_10451
( featuring scott hawkland’s 'protector’, reclaimed jarrah, stringy bark, copper, steel, bio-resin )
Trinidad
The bearded bellbird is native to Venezuela (as well as adjacent parts of Colombia and Guyana), Trinidad and Tobago and northeastern Brazil, where it occurs in humid forests and woodland. It is mainly resident, but some populations take part in altitudinal migrations; breeding at altitudes of up to 1,900 m (6,200 ft) and spending the non-breeding season in the lowlands.
Like other cotingas, the bearded bellbird has a broad hooked-tipped bill, rounded wings, strong legs and a striking appearance.
The male is approx 28 cm 11 in long, and weighs 180 g (6+1⁄2 oz). His plumage is white or greyish-white apart from the black wings and warm brown head. He sports a "beard" of un-feathered, black stringy wattles which he uses during courtship displays. When calling to attract females, he inflates these wattles, making them more prominent.
The male bearded bellbird has a distinctive, loud, metallic hammering call that sounds like a hammer hitting an anvil. This call is repeated 20–30 times and can be heard from a considerable distance. The wattles may enhance the resonance of these calls, making them even more attention-grabbing
The female is smaller, at approx. 27 cm (10+1⁄2 in) and 130 g (4+1⁄2 oz). Her upperparts are olive-green (duskier on the head), most of the underparts are yellow streaked with green, and the vent is pure yellow. She lacks the facial wattles ("beard"). Both sexes have dark eyes, a black bill and grey to black legs.
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Kenning Park Sunrise
On this morning's visit to my local park I was greeted with stringy mists and whispy clouds. Kenning Park is in Clay Cross near Chesterfield.
The church in the background is St Bartholomews on High Street.
Star Sedum has succulent, evergreen leaves atop arching, low-lying stems. Yellow flowers with five petals arise on inflorescences during the summer.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118473-Sedum-sarmentosum
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Florida
www.gardendestinations.com/exploring-kanapaha-botanical-g...
Some type of palm or succulent. I've seen one other, about the size of a small tree; this one is only about 3 ft. tall. The foreground, de-focused strings look almost transparent - I can't explain this effect, but I quite like it. Someone will know what this plant is.
Another withering beauty, this is one of my favorites. I like the colors, shapes, and textures, and the way everything moves in the frame. A lovely detail is a bit of stringy tissue in a semi-circle near the middle of the blossom, dwarfed by the bits of pollen stuck to it. The product of a multi-image focus stack, this should reward your taking the trouble to view it full screen or more.
Well 2nd fave this year. I am so looking forward to the fruits of our labour. Runner Beans are my favourite vegetable. I never let ours get stringy. It is many years since we have grown any, this year we have grown Tomatoes ,Capsicum, Potatoes, Garlic and Chillis too.
In my garden Stafford UK 14th July 2020
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, they are commonly known as gums or eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a cap or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a gumnut. Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grown in plantations in many other countries because they are fast growing and have valuable timber, or can be used for pulpwood, for honey production or essential oils. In some countries, however, they have been removed because they are highly flammable. 14466
"Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure."
― Goethe
Hello you lovely people! ♡
I feel incredibly honored to blog about Maru Kado, Dura and Fakeicon today. First of all, I want to give a huge "THANK YOU!" to u10 for passing me his animesh Oni! They're amaziingggg! I had so much fun playing around with these. I am truly amazed by his work and very much looking forward to his next release. Big time fan o3o/
Thank you, Chiaki for passing me the new release of the Dura hair! She is so kind and talented. As always she did an amazing job with the new hair that was inspired by Andrej Pejic. Every time I think "Wow, it can't get any better than this. This is my favorite hair!" suddenly - BOOM - a new Dura hair appears and it's even more amazing than the previous release! How you do that Chikai sensei?!
Also I want to thank Titzuki for being an overall amazing person and the king of fabulousness (yes, that's totally a word) who is so kind and fun to talk with! I love your new shirt! The texture options are amazing! Dayuuum, this rocks!
Last but not least: Thank you Lucien, for taking part in this picture and for bearing with me! It means a lot to me :) Thank you for staying with me all that time, being patient with me and supporting me all along. It was so much fun to take this picture with you and I really enjoyed editing your floofy hair, making it all FLOOF! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° You are such a sweet, kind, understanding, amazing and kawaii person. Never forget that o/ Be proud of yourself. I am really bad at saying cute things but ... I really dislike hugs but I'd hug you any time! (.❛ ᴗ ❛.) ♡
And this one is for you: Thank you for looking at my picture ♡
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Don't wait for good things to come your way. Go out there and grab any chance whenever you see one. Get those lemons together with some salt and tequila and enjoy it with your friends - or maybe make lemonade out of it instead or bake a lemon cake. Use it to make something good! Make a change. Your life is in your own hands. If you fall, don't just lay down and wait for someone to lend you a hand. Get up and keep walking your path! You are strong, you are amazing and talented. Be bold, because you are beautiful on the inside and outside. You hold your fate in your own hands. We are all like carbon. Carbon is everywhere. Sometimes you might think that it's nothing special but add pressure and heat and it'll turn into a Diamond.
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on Lucien:
Hair: Raven Bell - Kyle Hair @TMD
Shirt: FAKEICON - retro tucked tee @TMD
Shoes: [Vale Koer] - Reference
Kneepads: .miss chelsea. Remy Kneepads
Garters: [Cynful] - Lucid Dream - Garter + Fishnets
Arm: [omnis] - BlackWidow
Tail: :[Plastik]: - Araxxis Tail
Lantern: kotte - yuan xiao - lotus lantern
on Hikaru:
Cookies: Pacagaia - Fortune Cookie
Shirt: FAKEICON - retro tucked tee @TMD
Coat: FAKEICON - shoulder fur
Shoes: FAKEICON - stomp shoes
Shirt around waist: AITUI - My Sweats @TMD
Pants: SEUL - Hedi Bikers
Septum: -[TWC]- - Gear Septum Gold @TMD
Body Scars: -[TWC]- - Bad Dog @TMD
Gloves: //Ascend// - Trevor Bento Glove
Flowers: {-Maru Kado-} - TSUBAKI
Mask: Caboodle - Zenko Kitsune Mask
Pocky: +Somali+ - Typer
Bandaids: -MUSU- - Bandaids Upper Face
Necklace 1: Clemmm - Clingy Stringy Choker
Necklace 2: [MANDALA] - OKAKI necklace
Tail: :[Plastik]: - Araxxis Tail
Horns: {aii} - Fleshy Basic Horns
Decoration:
Oni: {-Maru Kado-} - ONI-Oyabun BLACK-B & Yellow @TMD
Lanterns: +Half-Deer+ - Batwing Lantern
Neon signs: OLQINU - cyber survivor - neon sign - lost city
Backdrop: SEUL - Graphic Corner - Graffiti Backdrop
Bench: Soy. - CSC - Promotional bench
Vending Machine1: Soy. - CSC - Vending machine [Hot noodle]
Vending Machine2: Soy. - CSC - Vending machine [Udon]
Trash Bin: Soy. - CSC - Full of Trash box
Noodles: Soy. - CSC - Hot noodle [decor]
Flying paper: Kalopsia - Flying Paper
Poses made with the Animare HUD PLUS
Every year the Eucalyptus tree sheds its bark.
Eucalyptus tree bark peels as a natural process of decorticating to accommodate their rapid, expanding growth and to shed parasites, lichens, and fungi. The specific method of shedding varies by species, with some bark peeling in large strips or flakes (strippy bark), while others accumulate in a stringy mass or remain on the trunk in a "stocking" or "sock" pattern. While it can create a fire hazard due to the tinder created, it's generally a sign of a healthy, growing tree.
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a "cap" or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a "gumnut".
Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests.
Ruth Bancroft Garden has at least three species of Eucalyptus. Two more species, one growing to 70 feet, can be found very near where I live, in a strip adjacent to the Walnut Creek (Flood Control) Wash. Three of the species have very distinctive bark. While not as distinctive as the Rainbow Eucalyptus of Hawaii (flic.kr/p/2iGnWVw) , this massive double trunk is certainly impressive. I was amazed at how difficult it was to get a position to get most of the two trunks in various stages of shedding plus those few leaves at the top. (Those leaves are very different than other species around here: green, not gray, and shiny, not dull. The other leaves were well above my head and in deep self-imposed shade.)
And, yes, all Eucalyptuses have a scent, neither disagreeable nor agreeable, basically given off by the oils in the leaves.
It is a bird in the honeyeater family, and endemic to Australia. It is grey, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye and white tips on the tail feathers. It's a vocal species with a large range of songs, calls, scoldings and alarms, and almost constant vocalisations. They are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally.
The noisy miner is a large honeyeater, 24–28 centimetres (9.4–11.0 in) in length, with a wingspan of 36–45 centimetres (14–18 in), and weighing 70–80 grams (2.5–2.8 oz). Male, female and juvenile birds all have similar plumage: grey on the back, tail and breast, and otherwise white underneath, with white scalloping on the nape and hind-neck, and on the breast; off-white forehead and lores; a black band over the crown, bright orange-yellow bill, and a distinctive patch of yellow skin behind the eye; a prominent white tip to the tail; a narrow olive-yellow panel in the folded wing; and orange-yellow legs and feet. A juvenile can be distinguished by softer plumage, a brownish tinge to the black on its head and the grey on its back, and a duller, greyish-yellow skin-patch behind the eye.
The noisy miner is a gregarious species, and the birds are rarely seen singly or in twos; they forage, move and roost in colonies that can consist of several hundred birds
The noisy miner does not use a stereotyped courtship display; displays can involve 'driving', where the male jumps or flies at the female from 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) away, and if she moves away he pursues her aggressively.
The noisy miner primarily eats nectar, fruit, and insects, and occasionally it feeds on small reptiles or amphibians.
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a cap or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a gumnut. Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grown in plantations in many other countries because they are fast growing and have valuable timber, or can be used for pulpwood, for honey production or essential oils. In some countries, however, they have been removed because they are highly flammable. 63894
An unusual-looking plant with exotic-looking flowers which open in the morning and often wilt by noon on hot days. "Spider" comes from several characteristics unique to the plant including the angular leaf attachment (suggestive of the legs of a sitting spider) and the stringy mucilaginous sap that strings out like a spider's web when the leaf is torn apart.
Source: Wildflowers of the Carolinas Field Guide
Walking around Conwy Water Gardens.
The green layer on ponds is a form of microscopic algae free floating, which makes it look like green-pea soup !!! or blanketweed algae.
This is caused by an
imbalance in the pond eco system, where excess nutrients like phosphates and nitrates, also sunlight fuel rapid algae growth.
This creates a green murky, or stringy layer.
scott hawkland 'protector’, reclaimed jarrah, stringy bark, copper, steel, bio-resin
12th palmer sculpture biennial 2026, eastern mount lofty ranges, south australia
I have been dreaming of visiting Joshua Tree for a long time and finally made it there.
I am glad to report it was even more beautiful than I thought it would be.
My pictures will not do it justice.
I still remember watching the 50's era movie called "It Came From Outer-Space".
There were some really good scenes in that movie that showed the Joshua Trees so very well. I remember thinking how Alien they looked as I had never seen them before. I was Perhaps 6 or 8 years old when I first seen that movie and have wanted to see visit ever since.
The Joshua Tree isn't even a tree, it is a species of Yucca. No tree rings and very porous inside, almost stringy like.
I don't think this stringy green glop is what he had in mind for his lunch. He definitely needs to refine his fishing skills! Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Warm earthy hues, backlit, saturated tones, and leaves with veins, stringy, hanging moss, and sharp prickled holly leaves form a jamboree decomposing in the quiet stillness of the forest.
Birds with nesting material, shot 3 of 4...
Blackbirds have character. They will fearlessly attack raptors to drive them away from their breeding territory. It is estimated that males spend a quarter of their daylight hours in territorial defence. They build intricate nests in cattail marsh or similar wetland habitat. The Cornell site has a great description of their nest-building, prefaced by commenting that the female chooses the nest site, "with some input from the male."
(Wow. Sounds like he offers suggestions, but she has ultimate veto powers. Just like our species.)
Anyway, according to Cornell: "Females build the nests by winding stringy plant material around several close, upright stems and weaving in a platform of coarse, wet vegetation. Around and over this she adds more wet leaves and decayed wood, plastering the inside with mud to make a cup. Finally, she lines the cup with fine, dry grasses. One nest picked apart by a naturalist in the 1930s had been made by weaving together 34 strips of willow bark and 142 cattail leaves, some 2 feet long. When finished the nest is 4 to 7 inches across and 3 to 7 inches deep."
Impressive!
This female posed for me with a bit of nesting material, allowing me to shift position and work around a partial screen of shrubbery. (Note: I can't say "shrubbery" without thinking of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.) Her mate was nearby, likewise watching. I knew approximately where the nest must be, but it was clear they didn't want to lead me to it, so I got the shot and then left them in peace.
Photographed along the Frenchman River near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
♫ ♬ ♪ ....Das Didgeridoo [dɪdʒərɪˈduː] ist ein obertonreiches Blasinstrument aus der Familie der Aerophone auf dem Tonerzeugungsprinzip der Polsterpfeife und gilt als traditionelles Musikinstrument der nordaustralischen Aborigines. Im traditionellen Zusammenhang wird es meistens aus einem von Termiten ausgehöhlten Stamm lokaler Eukalyptusarten gefertigt und dient als überwiegend rhythmisch eingesetztes Begleitinstrument für Gesänge und Tänze. Die klangliche und rhythmische Vielfalt entsteht durch Kombinationen aus Mundbewegungen, Atemtechnik und Stimmeffekten (s. u.), basierend auf einem in der Tonhöhe nur leicht variierten Grundton und überblasenen Tönen. Die einheimischen Namen variieren dem jeweiligen Gebiet und auch der Verwendung entsprechend, es gibt mindestens fünfzig davon, zum Beispiel: djalupu, djubini, ganbag, gunbarrk, gamalag, maluk, yirago, yiraki, yidaki und yedaki.
Instrumentenkundlich steht das Didgeridoo von der Art und Weise der Tonerzeugung her (Lippen als Tongenerator, Röhren als Verstärker) den Blechblasinstrumenten nahe. Als einziges dieser Instrumente wird es auf dem Grundton, d. h. auf der ersten bzw. tiefsten schwingfähigen Frequenz geblasen." (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo)
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" The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia at least 1,500 years ago and is still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as a brass aerophone.
There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age. Archaeological studies of rock art in Northern Australia suggest that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for at least 1,500 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period. A clear rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng, on the northern edge of the Arnhem Land plateau, from the freshwater period[2] shows a didgeridoo player and two songmen participating in an Ubarr Ceremony.
A modern didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can measure anywhere from 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) long. Most are around 1.2 m (4 ft) long. The length is directly related to the 1/2 sound wavelength of the keynote. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo)
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El didgeridoo,"didjeridu", diyiridú es un instrumento de viento (o aerófono) ancestral utilizado por los aborígenes de Australia. Básicamente es un tubo de madera, el cual se hace sonar al hacer vibrar los labios en el interior. Se supone que tiene unos 2.000 años de existencia [cita requerida], de acuerdo con la datación de algunas pinturas rupestres en las que aparece el instrumento, aunque los propios aborígenes le dan una antigüedad de hasta 40.000 años. [cita requerida] El término didgeridoo no es de procedencia aborigen, es el que le dieron los europeos en sus primeras visitas a la isla. En las decenas de dialectos aborígenes se tiene una palabra distinta para designar a este instrumento, como por ejemplo yidaki, ginjungarg, eboro, djalupu, maluk, etc. El didjeridu está estrechamente ligado a la existencia espiritual de los aborígenes. Su principal función es la de acompañar un baile y a un cantante, sirviendo como instrumento de acompañamiento, así como marcando el tempo para el ritmo de las canciones.
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El árbol del que normalmente se construye un yidaki, es el “Stringy bark” (eucaliptus tetradonta) o "Gadayka" (en lengua Yolngu del noreste de Tierra de Arnhem), agujereado naturalmente por las termitas, que se comen la parte central del tronco. Otros árboles que también se utilizan en el noreste de Tierra de Arnhem para construir yidaki son el “Woolybut” y “Bloodwoods”. Otros tipos de bloodwoods y diferentes tipos de madera se utilizan en otras regiones de Australia, incluso en las que el didjeridu no es tradicional. Los didjeridus pueden ser cortados a lo largo de todo el año. (Durante la época húmeda, la madera estará más blanda y mojada, y durante la estación seca más dura y compacta). Existen muchos tipos , así como procesos rítmicos, según los clanes. En el Noreste de Tierra de Arnhem, los yidaki tienden a ser más largos, por lo que la nota será más grave, cuanto más al oeste nos vayamos, más cortos y más agudos serán los yidaki. En el oeste de Tierra de Arnhem el yidaki se conoce como "Mago". El yidaki tiene su propio lenguaje, en el que la lengua cumple el papel más importante a la hora de transformar el aire en sonidos.
(http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo)
,,,,o sea los eucaliptus estaban marcados para esto ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♪ ......the eucalyptus trees were marked for this. ( to make didgeridoos).
It is a bird in the honeyeater family, and endemic to Australia. It is grey, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye and white tips on the tail feathers. It's a vocal species with a large range of songs, calls, scoldings and alarms, and almost constant vocalisations. They are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally.
The noisy miner is a large honeyeater, 24–28 centimetres (9.4–11.0 in) in length, with a wingspan of 36–45 centimetres (14–18 in), and weighing 70–80 grams (2.5–2.8 oz). Male, female and juvenile birds all have similar plumage: grey on the back, tail and breast, and otherwise white underneath, with white scalloping on the nape and hind-neck, and on the breast; off-white forehead and lores; a black band over the crown, bright orange-yellow bill, and a distinctive patch of yellow skin behind the eye; a prominent white tip to the tail; a narrow olive-yellow panel in the folded wing; and orange-yellow legs and feet. A juvenile can be distinguished by softer plumage, a brownish tinge to the black on its head and the grey on its back, and a duller, greyish-yellow skin-patch behind the eye.
The noisy miner is a gregarious species, and the birds are rarely seen singly or in twos; they forage, move and roost in colonies that can consist of several hundred birds
The noisy miner does not use a stereotyped courtship display; displays can involve 'driving', where the male jumps or flies at the female from 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) away, and if she moves away he pursues her aggressively.
The noisy miner primarily eats nectar, fruit, and insects, and occasionally it feeds on small reptiles or amphibians.
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a cap or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a gumnut. Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grown in plantations in many other countries because they are fast growing and have valuable timber, or can be used for pulpwood, for honey production or essential oils. In some countries, however, they have been removed because they are highly flammable. 64899
For MM this week I photographed a small ball of white string, it looked unfortunately somewhat boring and rather drab.
So I enhanced the colours by overlaying some colours.
The string ball I believe now does look more interesting and colourful.
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I'm not working this week (hurrah) so was looking for something interesting to photograph in the garden. This photo is from the 'trunk' of the potted palm. Over the years I've had it, as I've trimmed old fronds, the 'trunk' is now about one metre high and covered in this horse hair type of stringy squiggly stuff. It was a bit of a bugger trying to get close with my tripod to take the shot as the pot is so wide and the fronds at the top were determined to prick me in the face! Got there in the end though. :-)
I saw this strange, stringy fungi growing on a thin tree branch. I don't know what it is...but it was interesting, nevertheless.
A Little Egret with some stringy feathers forming off the nape, dueto breeding season. Gold Coast, QLD, Aus.
When a soap bubble is about to pop, it sometimes takes on this semi-transparent stringy look (you try describing it). Reminds me of the Death Star. This burst and left mid air debris that looked like ash. I don't know why they sometimes do this. Bubbles don't always take on this look just before popping - mostly they just ping and the remains are wet and can sting your eyes.
For those of you thinking that this is a really difficult photo to take, it's actually not that hard. I set the focus to manual and then move myself and the camera forwards and backwards while checking focus in the viewfinder. It's the same technique that is popular amongst macro photographers. It leaves me one hand free to blow bubbles too.
Made Explore but then, I think, went away again. Such is life.
The base of a fairly mature Stringy Bark (Eucalyptus obliqua) in the Tahune forest around the Huon and Picton Rivers. Southern Tasmania. Luckily this tree and its small, surrounding pocket of rainforest escaped the Riveaux Road fire of 2019.
Stringy Bark is a fairly common species of eucalypt. It can be a dominant tree in tall, wet, forest and can grow to be quite massive like this magnificent specimen. The species also thrives in drier, sclerophyll forests and even among our coastal heaths where it is occasionally found as a mallee in selected areas.
Stringy Bark gets its common name from the thick, fibrous bark that is quite fire resistant and simply laughs at our puny axes. Chainsaws not so much :(
This specimen is about 3.5m in diameter, around 75-80m tall and in the order of 200 to 300 years old.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor Z 24-200/4-6.3, 1/50th sec at f/8, ISO 400 ~70mm
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