Suites photos on Flickr

This male peacock was demonstrating his mating display at the Cascade Gorge Gardens. The colours are magnificent of course, but infrared here provides us with something else. Not only can we see the intricate pattern of the feathers, but infrared highlights the shafts or struts that support the plumes.

One thing that is obvious is that the peacock was in perpetual motion*, and hence the slight blurring of the image. However, if you enlarge this one you can still see a great deal of subtle definition in the way the infrared light is shining through the feathers.

* I found this example from a scientific paper:

"In previous studies, scientists discovered that male peacocks shake their feathers at a specific resonant frequency that is not only energy efficient but also hypnotizes the females. The eye spots appear to be motionless while the large feathers vibrate at high speeds, which has a mesmerizing effect on potential mates." www.earth.com/news/male-peacocks-courtship-display/

Eglise - Hérémence - Valais - Suisse by an avel

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Suite by Jeff-Photo

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Suites by F User

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Exposition Olga de Amaral (19) by Marie Hacene

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Suite Deluxe by Knee Bee

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Honeymoon Suite by Rosemary Armel

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It looked different when we made the reservations.

Penthouse Suite by Bert CR

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We are fortunate enough to have a few Osprey's in the area and the trick for me, out on a casual photoshoot, was to get close enough for a shot, but not so close as to disturb it. I was kicking myself that I hadn't brought an extender for my lens. This one was returning to his/her penthouse suite to finish a meal.

I gather Ospreys have some interesting adaptations, including a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp a fish with two toes in front and two behind for a more secure grip. In addition to long hooked talons, they also have spicules on their feet that feel like coarse sandpaper - to help grasp slippery fish - and their nostrils close when they plunge under water in pursuit of prey.

They leave again sometime in the fall and amazingly, can log 160,000 migration miles over their 15-20 year lifespan.

Mahārāja Suite by The SL Hotel Inspector

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SLURL - Lotus Palace Hotel

SL Hotel Inspector website - www.theslhotelinspector.com/

If you are staying at the Lotus Palace, spending a bit extra on a suite is definitely recommended.

Like in the rest of the hotel, the detail is incredible. But with a suite you get a bedroom with a four poster bed a courtyard with small pool, a huge living and dining room, and a mini spa with jacuzzi, shower and massage tables.

My review of the Lotus Palace is out next week.

suite by dominiquelorge

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Suite Reflections by Jonathan

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An office building in Portland, Maine.

Suite . . . by photoarchiv65

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suite by thierry COLAS

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