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The reflection was flipped 180° and mirrored (Larchmont, New York)—May 5, 2013. The dark “cloud” is actually the result of some mud and other debris stirred up possibly from a turtle that was beneath the shallow water. Some small fish also appear in and around the "cloud" as if they were leaves having been blown off the trees by a gusting wind ahead of an approaching thunderstorm.
A trio of EMDs lead a mixed train north out of Proctor along the Missabe Sub through Burnett and headed toward the area of Alborn.
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st ann's wharf building by czwg, newcastle upon tyne. there is a companion image of this building here
"Birding is a three-dimensional pastime. It’s superior to, say, mushrooming, where the quarry is never higher than your shoelaces. And, of course, misidentifying a bird won’t kill you. Now, while all the mushroomers get busy writing angry op-eds, let me explain.
Birds fly. The sky’s the limit. One can’t go birding without looking up. The entire forest is stratified, from the treetop warblers to the ground foraging turkeys. And in the middle: thrushes.
Members of the thrush family spend much of their time on or near the ground. They forage on foot.
Males on territory might sing from a treetop, but they are often content to croon from a lower branch in the canopy. Birders sometimes complain about “warbler neck,” the pain that comes from looking high into the trees. Nobody complains about thrush neck.
Robins and bluebirds are thrushes. They’re easy to tell apart. The rest? Not so much. All the medium-sized thrushes are various shades of brown, with whitish, spotted breasts. So when walking in the woods, identification becomes easier if you start with a default bird: everything is a hermit thrush, unless it isn’t.
The hermit thrush is the most common and widespread thrush in Maine. It is comfortable in the understory of both hardwood and softwood trees. It forages through the leaf litter on the ground. When surprised, it may fly to a nearby branch where it can look you over and assess the threat, perhaps raising its tail or wiggling its wings. In other words, it’s easy. Its reddish tail contrasts with its brown body, confirming the identification at a glance. The whitish breast is lightly spotted.
Hermit thrushes don’t go far in winter. Most stay in the states. Some are even found on Christmas bird counts in Maine. They are the earliest of the brown thrushes to return, and start singing in late April.
Like their cousins, the song is an ethereal, flute-like melody, rising and falling. "
by Bob Duchesne (serves as vice president of Maine Audubon’s Penobscot Valley)
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Kleine discussie tussen twee spelende kinderen op een pleintje in Kroatië. Dertig seconden later waren ze weer dikke vrienden.
This White Stork was happily feeding when a Buzzard appeared drifting low overhead. The Stork's reaction was this threat response, surprising really as it's much larger than the Buzzard.
this piece highlights the plight of end endangered tigers and there need for are protection against poachers and the heartless industry built around the demise of such a magnificent beast.by otto schade.taken blackpool england
e invece avremmo molto bisogno di acqua ...
Secondo me dovrebbero già pensare seriamente a dei desalinizzatori ...
Altrimenti quando molto ptobabilmente presto serviranno saremo a bocca asciutta.
E non solo qui da noi.
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Three drivers attempting to overcome one another during the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway.
A Northern Mockingbird prepares to go on the offensive to protect its fledglings from a perceived threat.
Hillman Marsh. This North American turtle is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range.The most significant threats to the Blanding's Turtle are loss or fragmenting of habitat, motor vehicles, and raccoons and foxes that prey on eggs.
Illegal collection for the pet trade is also a serious threat. Blanding's Turtles are slow breeders - they don't start to lay eggs until they are in their teens or twenties - so adult deaths of breeding age adults can have major impacts on the species.
(I just noticed a Painted Turtle in the bottom left hand corner :-)
It is the gods who should fear us. The mortal men who have walked through the fire and have gained forbidden knowledge. We have learned to speak the scared words and have had our flesh transformed.
Who dares to challenge the gods?
I do.
Shadowy corridors in Fort Totten, Queens.
This granite fortress was conceived in the 1850s to guard the eastern approaches to New York City from a seaborne attack that never came to pass. A century later it was converted to a Nike missile base to defend against an airborne attack that never came.
The attack that finally came on Queens would arrive on the other side of the borough, at the international airport: Soon after I shot this photo, Queens became the hardest hit place in the nation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Other counties eventually would have it worse, but more than 1 in 10 Queens residents have since tested positive and more than 6,500 have been killed by the virus.
Aquests núvols amenaçadors proven d'atemorir-nos ... però som forts i valents ... i confiem en la nostra raó
These threatening clouds try to frighten us ... but we are strong and courageous ... and we trust our reason
I explored this old barn several times before its eventual collapse. But I always felt a bit uneasy approaching it at close range. It loomed over me and the wood seemed unnaturally dark. It had a foreboding quality that I found tremendously exhilarating. It was the kind of place you didn't want to turn your back on for fear that something would come racing out of the blackness and try to pull you inside. A totally irrational fear, but a fear nonetheless. I've found this with other abandonments over the years...being attracted to something that I'm not completely comfortable with. These are the kind of places that I most want to photograph.
A young groundhog is snapping at the bird that approached too close trying to steal some of his treats.
*Working Towards a Better World
Peace is the marriage of the people and the planet, with all attendant vows. - Anonymous
Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are. - Hafsat Abiola
In some ways, the challenges are even more daunting than they were at the peak of the cold war. Not only do we continue to face grave nuclear threats, but those threats are being compounded by new weapons developments, new violence within States and new challenges to the rule of law. -
Kofi Annan
There is no time left for anything but to make peacework a dimension of our every waking activity. - Elise Boulding
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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