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A Holiday card design 2009
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Rapid Creek mangroves, Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.
The spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a bird of the family Dicruridae. it is the only drongo to be found in Australia where it can be recognised by its black, iridescent plumage and by its characteristic forked tail. It feeds on insects and small vertebrates. It has complex and varied calls and is a mimic of the sounds it hears. It arrives in Queensland in late spring and breeds high in an isolated tree, producing three to five young each year.Its basically black plumage is iridescent with blue and purple highlights. Its eyes are crimson. The most remarkable characteristic of its appearance is its tail, which is described by Morcombe as "long, outcurved and forked" and on first examination looks like its feathers are crossed over - like crossing your fingers. Young drongos lack the highlights and spots and their eyes are dark brown
The spangled drongo displays uninhibited and sometimes comical behaviour as it swoops and perches in search of insects, small birds and occasionally, small skinks. When it - seasonally - visits urban areas it is easily tamed by throwing small pieces of raw meat into the air, when it will accurately swoop and catch them mid-air.
Whilst this bird is often silent, it sometimes makes astonishingly loud, complex and entertaining calls that may sound like a "sneeze". The spangled drongo is an amazing mimic taking most of its vocabulary from the sounds heard in the vicinity and weaving them into a virtuoso aria.
The spangled drongo is the only drongo to be found in Australia. These birds are altitudinal and latitudinal migrants, and in the high altitude areas around Brisbane in Queensland, they arrive in late spring and leave with their new crop of juveniles in mid-summer. Nests are cup shaped in open spaces, where it is difficult for predators to access without being seen, 75% up the canopy. Each year, they produce 3-5 young.
Trivia
The unsuccessful racehorse Drongo was named after the bird and led to the Australian slang insult "drongo" meaning "idiot".
Being a natural lover of the countryside I couldnt have been happier to have found some grass to squish my boots on in London.This park spans for 57 acres and at the end of my squishy experience of squirrels and crows,Buckingham Palace awaited.
The Climbing Tree at Nomansland Common.
Infrared film picture taken at Nomansland using Efke IR820 in a Rolleicord Va developed with DD-X (1+4).
copyright Kate Tettmar
The island fortress of Spinalonga has seen the face of war many times and has withstood battles and sieges. Unfortunately, these were not the saddest times the island has seen. Long after the cannons grew cold, the island was used as a leper colony, from 1903 to 1957, one of the last active ones in Europe. The fortress that was built to keep intruders out, became a prison, keeping ill people inside for decades.
Last Sunday we had a little picnic meetup in a park full of cherry blossom trees~ I couldn't resist taking a few doll photos, the scenery was so pretty :)
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Janna - Azone Pureneemo Minami-sensei
In relation to my previous image of 70802 at Norton Fitzwarren (www.flickr.com/photos/135352375@N08/41217357802/in/photos...), we managed to chase the noo-noo to Bathpool thanks to a pause in Taunton Station. The working was the 6X54 08.54 Plymouth-Westbury Railvac move. The autumnal colours really stand out this time of year!
Although the morning started off clear and sunny, cloud began to role in over the next hour. My superb shots of 70802 would later be marred by a dismal shot of 43185 which took some getting over, especially as it was my first sighting of this powercar in its new Intercity guise, grrr!
Live Oak Society (LOS) This oak is also the National Champion on the National Register of Big Trees.
The Society was founded in 1934 by Dr. Edwin Lewis Stephens, the first president of Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana in Lafayette). The Society promotes the culture, distribution, preservation and appreciation of the live oak tree, scientifically known as Quercus Virginiana.
Nellie Vin. Black and White.
Trees roots in the grounds of Ripley Castle.
29/12/16.
Pentax K1000 SLR.
Fomapan 200 shot at 400.
Developed by me.
Rodinal, 1+50, 20 mins, 20C, Fomafix P, spiral tank.
Scanned with Epson Scan V550.
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"A-ah!" - it what I said when I saw this gorgeous big tree in a private property near Lismore, NSW, Australia.
I had to sneak to the property to take just one shot, what is not very good, so I had to tweak it a bit in the photoshop.
Having to say we came there a year ago for a funeral, I thought about this tree: "what a celebration of life!"
Spathodea campanulata, - Спатодея колокольчатая - Тюльпанное дерево
Bignoniaceae
I've said before and I'll say it again I really do love trees. This little tree in the Japanese garden at Lithia Park in Ashland was really cool. Kind of a large Bonsai. The trunk was about 3 to 4 feet tall and of course the yellow from the seasonal change was magnificent.