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As I am stuck at home not able to take photos for a few weeks (recovering from tennis elbow surgery) I am finally able to catch up on some old photos.
This one was taken exactly this time last year on a lake NW of Calgary, Canada.
One interesting fact I found on these birds is The Red-necked grebe consumes many of its own feathers. The stomach of this bird retains two balls or masses of feathers, however, the reason for this is unknown. Some believe that these feathers protect the lower digestive tract from hard, indigestible materials like bones, and these feathers are also fed to the young ones.
-Podiceps grisegena
More Adirondack beauty. This is from my drone but only about 80 feet high.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
A little blue heron shows off its best take-off form.
Thanks so much to everyone who takes the time to view, fave or comment on my photos!
Have a blessed weekend!
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This locust borer photo is a leftover from yesterday but I thought it was a pretty cool character so I've posted it today. It is feeding here on Canada goldenrod pollen in company with a common eastern bumble bee and in fact looks more like a dangerous bee than the bumble bee does! Female locust borers lay their eggs on black locust trees now in the fall and the newly-hatched larvae overwinter under the tree bark before tunneling in and feeding on the black locust tree tissue in the spring. Larvae pupate in late summer and adults like this one emerge in early autumn.
2 Samuel 14:30 “So he said to his servants, ‘Look at the tract of land of Joab {next to mine}, for he has barley plants there. Go, set it ablaze with fire.’ So the servants of Absalom set the tract of land ablaze with fire.”
Another shot of a black-necked stilt chick, here about a week old.
Thanks so much for your views, likes and comments!
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Le BB 67556 tracte le reliquat du "Cévenol" reliant Nîmes à Clermont Ferrand. C'est l'un des dernier train à avoir roulé avec les voitures Corail + nouvelle déco. Peut de temps après cette photo, un éboulement à fermé la ligne sur une longue période. Au retour des rames tractés sur cette relation, les voitures se sont retrouvées avec la livrée carmillon.
Je n'ai pas pu retourner faire ce train avant ce changement et je ne l'ai pas fait après non plus car il n'avait plus le même charme, de mon point de vue.
SNCF 37048, Hochfelden (ligne Strasbourg - Réding), 16 Octobre 2016.
Un grand classique local avec une BB37000 tractant un train de conteneurs sur une mission Sibelit Bâle - Thionville, qui vient de traverser le village Alsacien de Hochfelden. Nous sommes le 16 Octobre 2016.
(This image is half of the story, read below to know the full).
All storytellers agreed on this legend. Millions of years ago, the forest got infected with myriads of mosquitoes. So many that the Forest got alarmed and sent a message through the ground and air, which went as far as the other side of the world. A magnificent and powerful creature called the Dragon was sleeping there but woke up at sensing the message. Then he flew non-stop 8,000 miles over the ocean, and when he entered the Forest, he devoured all the mosquitoes. When he finished, he looked for a tall grass in a clearing by the forest and rested. While resting decided to make the forest his new home forever.
(Spanish): Fábula de los Bosques de Florida. (El Dragón).
Todos los escritores concuerdan con esta historia, de que millones de años atrás el bosque se infectó de miradas de mosquitos y zancudos. Tantos que el Bosque se alarmó y envió un mensaje por tierra y aire, el cual llegó al otro lado del mundo. Una magnífica y poderosa criatura llamada el Dragon, dormía cuando recibió el mensaje. Y salió volando sin parar por 12,000 kilómetros sobre el océano, y cuando entró al bosque devoró todos los mosquitos. Una vez terminado se fue a descansar a una hierba alta y allí decidió quedarse en este nuevo hogar).
(Image taken with: Nikon D300 + Nikon AF-D 35-80 f/4-5.6).
(Location: Lake Jesup Conservation Area East Tract Trailhead, Oviedo, Florida).
DB 101 030, Edingen-Neckarhausen (ligne Mannheim - Heidelberg), 18 Août 2020.
Peu de temps après le lever du soleil, passage à Edingen-Neckarhausen, sur la section à 4 voies entre Mannheim et Heidelberg, de l'IC 2197 Saarbrücken - Stuttgart, tracté par la 101 030 en livrée publicitaire "Bahn BKK", qui se fraye un chemin au milieu des S-Bahn nombreux à cette heure matinale. Il s'agit en fait de l'EC 216 Saarbrücken - Graz, actuellement limité au parcours Saarbrücken - Stuttgart en raison des travaux sur la SFS entre Bruchsal et Vaihingen. Il est ainsi, d'Avril à Novembre, détourné par l'ancienne ligne classique via Heidelberg, Bruchsal et Bretten.
La Ge 4/4 III 648 "Susch" des chemins de fer rhétiques est capturée entre deux passages nuageux, alors qu'elle tracte l'IR 1145 Chur - St. Moritz. La rame s'apprête à marquer un arrêt à Celerina/Schlarigna.
© Alexandre Zanello
Heath Park, Cardiff, 15 March 2021. A recently installed bench basks in the spring sunshine at the side of a path that has been upgraded to give a firmer surface for walking.
Heath Park is a 91 acre / 37 hectare park on the north side of Cardiff, a remnant of the Great Heath that covered a large tract of land westward to Rhiwbina and north to Llanishen. Its role as a public recreational area only dates from the 1950s, and since 1987 has been home to the Cardiff Model Engineering Society, which has established the Heath Park Miniature Railway and Tramway with two model railways.
The New Forest National Park, created in in 2005, is one of the largest remaining tract of unenclosed pasture, heathland and forest in Southern England. The landscape is shaped by grazing cattle, ponies, donkeys and deer.
C'est sous un ciel menaçant, au bord de la ligne de Dovre, que ce cliché est capturé. Celui-ci montre le train 5731 de CargoNet. Ce convoi, qui relie Alnabru à Trondheim, est tracté par la 185 711. Il ne lui reste qu'une cinquantaine de kilomètres avant d'atteindre l'ancienne capitale viking.
© Alexandre Zanello
Not a photo from today as it was rainy and cloudy all day. Heidi is in a bad mood, but the rain is very welcome. Spring has been too dry and warm here.
Anyway, this flower is called bugle (Ajuga reptans) and according to Wikipedia it "has been used in traditional Austrian medicine internally as a tea for the treatment of disorders related to the respiratory tract." I'm glad I decided to read a bit more before stocking up on Ajuga reptans. According to German Wikipedia it's only good for diarrhea, and given the big difference in symptoms I stopped looking further into it 😄
BB26155 tractant le lunéa St Gervais - Paris avancé d'une heure (St Pierre en Faucigny, 13 mai 2012)
American Bison
The American Bison or simply Bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American Buffalo or simply Buffalo, is an American species of Bison that once roamed North America in vast herds. Its historical range, by 9000 BC, is described as the Great Bison Belt, a tract of rich grassland that ran from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico, east to the Atlantic Seaboard (nearly to the Atlantic tidewater in some areas) as far north as New York and south to Georgia and, according to some sources, further south to Florida, with sightings in North Carolina near Buffalo Ford on the Catawba River as late as 1750. It nearly became extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. With a population more than 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was down to just 541 animals by 1889. Recovery efforts expanded in the mid-20th century, with a resurgence to roughly 31,000 wild Bison today, largely restricted to a few national parks and reserves. Through multiple reintroductions, the species is now also freely roaming wild in some regions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with it also being introduced to Yakutia in Russia.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison
Урочище Ештыкель находится на юго-востоке Республики Алтай, примерно в 40 км от сёл Курай и Кызыл-Таш.
Это луговой и болотистый край, наполненный небольшими озёрами, среди которых самое крупное — Джангысколь.
Оно расположено на горном плато высотой 1750 м в долине реки Чуя, в её среднем течении, между Курайским и Северо-Чуйским хребтами.
На плато и в урочище растёт множество видов мха, также часто встречаются осоки, очень низкие кустарники и заросли сабельника. Примерно к концу июля это растение приобретает насыщенный рубиновый оттенок — тогда в урочище становится особенно красиво. На плато много птиц, в частности, степных хищников и жаворонков. В запрудах плавают лебеди и утки.
Урочище Ештыкель с озером Джангысколь называют «Укоком в миниатюре».
Ce 28 mai 2023, j'ai eu l'occasion de photographier le OUIGO classique, tracté part la bb22335.
Voici le train au passage à Rully et vas vers Lyon Perrache .
Train 5763 Paris Bercy -> Lyon Perrache
In the Kiev tract of Dorogozhichi, a unique monument of Orthodox architecture and spirituality has been preserved since the 12th century - the church in honor of the saints Cyril and Athanasius of Alexandria, which is simply called Kirillovskaya for short. After St. Sophia Cathedral, this is the second oldest temple in the capital, preserved to this day from the times of Kievan Rus.
У київському урочищі Дорогожичі з ХІІ століття збереглася унікальна пам'ятка православної архітектури та духовності – церква на честь святителів Кирила та Афанасія Олександрійських, яку скорочено називають просто Кирилівською. Після Софійського собору це другий за давниною храм у столиці, що зберігся донині з часів Київської Русі.
Кирилівська церква будувалася як сімейний усипальниця роду князів Ольговичів. Першою тут була похована вдова Всеволода Марія – дочка святого князя Мстислава Великого та онука Володимира Мономаха. Саме вона втілила у життя задум рано померлого чоловіка про зведення Кирилівського храму та монастиря. З Іпатіївського літопису відомо, що у 1171 році обитель вже існувала. Сама княгиня прийняла у монастирі схіму. Тут же було пострижено перед смертю і потім поховано її сина, князя Святослава Всеволодовича – одного з головних героїв «Слова про похід Ігорів».
Hibiscus: Una bella y gran flor gigantesca que vi por vez primera en el balneario de Caldelas de Tui Pontevedra.
Es una planta digestiva, perfecta para tratar el estreñimiento.
Es una planta estomacal y combate la acidez. ...
Ayuda a mantener a raya los niveles de colesterol.
Es una flor renal, con efectos diuréticos y desinfectantes de las vías urinarias. ...
Ayuda a prevenir catarros, gripes…
Hibiscus: A beautiful and big gigantic flower that I saw for the first time in the spa of Caldelas de Tui Pontevedra.
It is a digestive plant, perfect for treating constipation.
It is a stomach plant and fights acidity. ...
It helps to keep cholesterol levels at bay.
It is a renal flower, with diuretic and disinfectant effects of the urinary tract. ...
It helps to prevent colds, flus...
Tracts of desert land are sold cheaply in 5- or 10-acre allotments. People dreaming of creating a life far from the modern world tend to build cheap/quick boxes on them - a tiny square on a larger square in a desolate landscape, just the way they dreamed it. But desert life is hard, and it seldom works out. Driving through Twentynine Palms and Wonder Valley, I spotted more abandoned homesteader shacks than occupied ones, and pulled over to record the ones I could (almost getting stuck in the sand at one point - thanks, reverse gear).
Le train 9916 serpente à travers un paysage sauvage, typique de la Laponie suédoise, où la nature est omniprésente. Ce convoi lourdement chargé de minerai de fer relie Kiruna Malmbangård à Narvik. Il est tracté par les IORE 124 "Kaitum" et 131 "Straumsnes". Environ toutes les deux heures, un train de ce genre peut être observé sur cette partie de ligne. En effet, l'extraction de minerai joue un rôle économique important dans cette zone septentrionale de Suède. La photo est prise au milieu des bouleaux aux feuilles dorées, qui contrastent avec le bleu du lac Torneträsk. Le soleil baisse progressivement et marque la fin de cette belle journée automnale dans le grand nord suédois.
© Alexandre Zanello
Rheingold Cologne - Fribourg (Breisgau) tracté par une des deux Re 4/4 I du Centralbahn. Ces locomotives appartenaient à l'origine aux CFF.
© Alexandre Zanello
Alors que le soleil se lève progressivement au dessus de la taïga finlandaise, un train de bois est observé. Il s'agit du train T 4154 Kontiomäki - Pieksämäki tavara. Il est tracté par la Sr3 3308 des chemins de fer finlandais VR. Le convoi est vu à proximité de Taipale alors qu'il circule avec une heure d'avance.
© Alexandre Zanello
SNCF 67514, Luzy-sur-Marne (ligne Chaumont - Culmont-Chalindrey), 15 Août 2013.
L'EN 453 "Transeuropexpress" Paris - Moskva, détourné par la Ligne 4 ce week-end du 15 Août 2013, est vu à Luzy-sur-Marne. Il est tracté par deux BB67400 du dépôt de Strasbourg, détachées sur place à l'occasion de ces détournements.
DB 182 506, Taben (ligne Saarbrücken - Trier), 28 Juin 2024.
Essais de comportement en courbes de la nouvelle locomotive hybride de CRRC, dans le cadre de sa campagne d'homologation sur les rails Allemands, encadrée par DB Systemtechnik. Le convoi, assurant des navettes sur le tracer sinueux de la vallée de la Saar entre Konz et Mettlach, est vu ici à l'approche de la gare de Taben, tracté par la 185 506, le 28 Juin 2024.
BB75022 en UM tractant des tombereaux en direction de la Buisseratte (le Fontanil Cornillon, 10 septembre 2010)
If I were to pick a favorite damsel it would have to be a Sprite. A challenge to try to photograph but wonderful to watch. I wish I could spend all day with the Sprites!
Tracts of desert land are sold cheaply in 5- or 10-acre allotments. People dreaming of creating a life far from the modern world tend to build cheap/quick boxes on them - a tiny square on a larger square in a desolate landscape, just the way they dreamed it. But desert life is hard, and it seldom works out. Driving through Twentynine Palms and Wonder Valley, I spotted more abandoned homesteader shacks than occupied ones, and pulled over to record the ones I could (almost getting stuck in the sand at one point - thanks for your torque, reverse gear).