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The Ruddy Duck with it's amazing blue bill is trying to attract a mate with it great bubble blowing and water strut.
Kate WInslet Best Actress Time magazine behind the scenes of Revolutionary Road April Wheeler first scene play that flopped Entertainment Weekly cartoon profile The Reader Hanna Schmitz Stephen Daldry David Hare David Kross Ralph Fiennes Lena Olin Bernhard Schlink
Purple Time
Photographer Khalid Almasoud © All rights reserved
This photo was taken on March 25, 2011 using a Leica D-LUX 5
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For a precious few seconds, the past collides seamlessly with the present, as a 1981 vintage Hydracon Swordsman crane is sandwiched by two Ford Mondeo's in Derby Road, Sandiacre, Derbyshire. For a second I was annoyed at the car cutting across the picture, until I realised the incredible coincidence of the moment.
Vehicle details for FNH592X
Vehicle make HYDROCON
Date of first registration 01 April 1982
Year of manufacture 1982
Fuel type DIESEL
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour YELLOW
Wheelplan MULTI AXLE RIGID Revenue weight 3501kg
Vehicle details for L938ORB
Date of first registration 24 May 1994
Year of manufacture 1994
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1796cc
Fuel type PETROL Vehicle status
Colour GREY
Vehicle details for V61EWJ
Date of first registration 30 September 1999
Year of manufacture 1999
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1796cc
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle colour BLUE
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Wikipedia...
The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.
The squirrel's upper parts are mottled, the fur containing a mixture of gray, light brown and dusky hairs; the underside is lighter, buff or grayish yellow. The fur around the eyes is whitish, while that around the ears is black. Head and body are about 30 cm (12 in) long and the tail an additional 15 cm (5.9 in). They can weigh from 280-738 g(9.87-26.01 oz).[6] The tail is relatively bushy for a ground squirrel, and at a quick glance the squirrel might be mistaken for a fox squirrel.
As is typical for ground squirrels, California ground squirrels live in burrows which they excavate themselves. Some burrows are occupied communally but each individual squirrel has its own entrance. Although they readily become tame in areas used by humans, and quickly learn to take food left or offered by picnickers, they spend most of their time within 25 m (82 ft) of their burrow, and rarely go further than 50 m (160 ft) from it.
In the colder parts of their range, California ground squirrels hibernate for several months, but in areas where winters have no snow, most squirrels are active year-round. In those parts where the summers are hot they may also festivate for periods of a few days.
California ground squirrels are often regarded as a pest in gardens and parks, since they will eat ornamental plants and trees. They commonly feed on seeds, such as oats, but also eat insects such as crickets and grasshoppers as well as various fruits.
California ground squirrels are frequently preyed on by rattlesnakes. They are also preyed on by eagles, raccoons, foxes, badgers, and weasels. Interdisciplinary research at the University of California, Davis, since the 1970s has shown that the squirrels use a variety of techniques to reduce rattlesnake predation. Some populations of California ground squirrels have varying levels of resistance to rattlesnake venom as adults. Female squirrels with pups also chew on the skins shed by rattlesnakes and then lick themselves and their pups (who are never resistant to venom before one month of age) to disguise their scent. Sand-kicking and other forms of harassment provoke the snake to rattle its tail, which allows a squirrel to assess the size and activity level (dependent on blood temperature) of the snake.
Another strategy is for a squirrel to super-heat and swish around its tail. When hunting, rattlesnakes primarily rely on their pit organ, which detects infrared radiation. The hot-tail-swishing appears to convey the message "I am not a threat, but I am too big and swift-moving for it to be worth trying to hunt me." These two confrontational techniques also distract the snake from any nearby squirrel burrows containing pups.
The swishing of the tail from side to side is called tail-waving. This tail-waving helps the squirrel to deter a snake attack. It was shown that the snakes attacked the squirrels that exhibited the tail-waving at a shorter distance than those that did not and majority of those tail-waving squirrels successfully dodged these attacks. This successful dodging, along with the fact that the adult squirrels are larger than the young ones, helps to deter the predators, as studies have found that the rattlesnakes are 1.6 times more likely to be deterred from attacking an area after an encounter with an adult squirrel. In 30 out of 45 interactions with snakes, the tail-waving behavior of the squirrels stopped the snake in its tracks and the snake attempted to wait for the squirrel to leave before it would consider attacking again, showing that the behavior does deter predatory attacks by the rattlesnakes. This is due to the adult squirrels being vigilant and looking more threatening and also that they are able to more successfully dodge attacks. They also can use their tail-waving to signal to other ground squirrels in the area that a rattlesnake or other predator has recently been spotted. Though the ground squirrels have been found to also exhibit this tail-waving behavior when there is no predator present, they wave their tail faster and for a longer amount of time when they spot a predator or in an area where a predator has recently been spotted.
Vigilant behavior in squirrels is also a defense mechanism to avoid predation. In addition to the tail-waving, the squirrels have been found to be more vigilant and on alert if there had recently been a predator in the area than they were if there had been no predator detected. If the ground squirrels are aware that they are in an area where the rattlesnakes have recently been, the ground squirrels devote more time to being alert and searching for the predators than to hunting and foraging than in an environment where they do not believe there are predators.[9] These vigilant squirrels were found to have a faster reaction time to a stimuli from a predator and jump higher and further away than a squirrel who was not as vigilant. In a simulated environment study, 60% of squirrels that were in an environment with a recent snake encounter exhibited an evasive leap behavior, which propels them father away from their attackers. 20% of squirrels exhibited this behavior in a primary encounter with a snake and roughly 5% of squirrels exhibited this behavior when there was no snake present and no threat detected. This shows that the squirrels are more alert, vigilant, and ready for an attacker after one has been recently seen.
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It turns out that taking a macro shot of your watch is one good way of seeing if it needs cleaning!
Notice that I am not trying to sell my watch, otherwise I would have set the hands to 10:09:36 or similar!
The power station control room
One of the best places ive been in my life, a true throwback to days of old!
Marishka: Hum... então isso é uma bomba de chocolate? Nada mal, mas prefiro os bolinhos de limão da minha época... Enfim, já que só tem bombinhas vou comer só mais uma (ou duas...ou três...)
- Da série: Família que come unida, engorda unida!
Marishka: Mas eu não posso engordar, posso? O.o
Dei uma empacada no projeto... Tenho as idéias, só não consigo fazer.
E tem uma menina nova a caminho!!! Só que ela está há 5 dias vindo pra Brasília e até agora nada.
Deve estar vindo a pé, só pode! XD
Tomara que chegue logo, to ficando ansiosa... =/
Inspiration came from just randomly observing photos on 'Camera Finder'.
Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
Imagine for a moment, that there is a bank account that credits you with £86,400 every morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening, whatever you have failed to use is deleted. What would you do? Draw out every penny of course! Each of us has such a bank. It is called time. Every morning, you are credited with 86,400 seconds and every night, whatever you have failed to put to good use is written off. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft.
You must live in the present on todays deposits. Invest it wisely and reap the rewards because you never know when your account could close. Make the most of today.12/11/2012
The class 313 unites between Moorgate - Stevenage via Hertford North and Welwyn Garden City via Potters Bar are very soon to be replaced by brand new class 717 units. 05th February 2019.
In 2014, it was the first time I saw and photographed Common Kingfisher छोटा किलकिला, राम चिरैया, शरीफन, निता मछराला (Alcedo atthis) in Jabalpur, India. It was an experience on its own. I was sitting with my dad by the side of a small lake literally in front of our home talking about rubbish being dumped in the water bodies all over Jabalpur. Once renowned for its water bodies, the only name of those remain postal addresses. I had my camera with me because my dad wanted me to click a photo of him with his friend. All of a sudden we saw a bird diving in, a colorful one. It was Common Kingfisher and it flew and perched literally 5 meters from me. And it wasn't just the Common Kingfisher that we saw that day, but also a couple more White-throated Kingfisher (किलकिला, श्वेतकण्ठ कौड़िल्ला) / Halcyon Smyrnensis and Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis).
Since then I have photographed these birds in RSPB Rye Meads, Stocker's Lake, and Hemel Hempstead using my amateur gear. Craving to get a better pose of this strikingly beautiful bird.
Common Kingfishers are small bright blue and orange birds of the water stream. It is a little smaller than a Starling but dumpy, with a very short tail and extremely long bill. Male has all black bill, female shows reddish base to lower mandible. Juvenile as similar to adults but duller (source: RSPB).
They fly rapidly, low over the water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. It is usually seen by the stream, tank or puddle perched on a low overhanging branch, or flying swiftly close over the water. As it sits on a low branch over water the bird constantly bobs its head up and down, turning it this way and that, and jerking up its stub tail to the accompaniment of subdued click. All the while it is intently scanning the water below for the fish or tadpole. On sighting the quarry it drops on it with a splah, bill foremost, going under but persently reappearing with it held crosswise between the mandibles, and dashes off to a nearby perch where the victim is battered to death and swallowed (source: Common Birds of India - Salim Ali & Laeeq Futehally)
Kingfishers are known for the unsanitary conditions of their nests, which become littered with droppings and fish bones.
Hindi name of bird Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis): छोटा किलकिला, राम चिरैया, शरीफन, निता मछराला
Birds Around Me - Unfinished List (अपूर्ण सूची)
Ashutosh Jhureley @BirdsAroundMe
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