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The unique Glasswing or Clearwing (Greta oto, too Greta morgane oto) is a brush-footed butterfly where its wings are completely transparent. Like its English name its Spanish name too is very fascinating. It is called 'Espejitos', which means 'little mirrors’. The tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass.
The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown, sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color. The length of the wings is between 4.5 and 6.0 cm. It is thought that their mostly transparent wings make these butterflies less visible when in flight.
It is a day active common butterfly from Central America (Mexico to Panama) and the Caribbean. The Glasswing may also be found in Venezuela in the mountain area around the City of Caracas. Adult glaswings inhabit the tropical rainforest and feed on the nectar of a variety of tropical flowers.
This picture was taken in the indoor tropical butterfly garden of De Passiflorahoeve in Harskamp, the Netherlands.
De unieke glasvleugelvlinder (Greta oto, ook Greta morgane oto) is een wat schuwe overdag actieve vlinder met doorzichtige vleugels. Het is een algemeen voorkomende vlinder in Midden-Amerika (Mexico tot Panama) en het Caraïbische gebied. De soort wordt ook gevonden in Venezuela in het bergachtige gebied rond de stad Caracas, maar is daar minder algemeen.
Net als de Engelse en Nederlandse namen “glasswing” en “glasvleugel” is de Spaanse naam in Midden-Amerika, waar de vlinder vandaan komt, ook erg fascinerend. De vlinder heet daar ‘Espejitos’, wat 'kleine spiegels' betekent. Het doorzichtige weefsel tussen de aderen van de vleugels lijkt op glas. De niet doorzichtige aderen zijn donkerbruin, soms wat rood of oranje.
Het lichaam van de vlinder is donker van kleur. De lengte van de vleugels is tussen 4,5 en 6,0 cm.
Er wordt gedacht dat de doorzichtige vleugels de vlinders minder zichtbaar maken tijdens de vlucht voor vogels en andere dieren die wel een vlinder lusten.
Volwassen glasvleugelvlinders bewonen het tropisch regenwoud en voeden zich met de nectar van de tropische bloemen.
De verschillende soorten glasvleugelvlinders rusten en overnachten vaak in groepen. Dit groepsgedrag is vaker te zien bij vlinders uit de onderfamilie Danainae (monarchvlinders), waartoe de vlinder, ondanks de wat afwijkende vorm, ook wordt gerekend.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de tropische vlinderkas van De Passiflorahoeve bij Harskamp.
De Passiflorahoeve gaat verhuizen
De Passiflorahoeve krijgt begin januari 2022 een nieuwe eigenaar en verhuist dan naar een nieuwe locatie een paar kilometer van het huidige adres. De opzet blijft hetzelfde, maar het wordt groter en bijna volledig overdekt, waardoor het seizoen langer kan duren. Ook de passiebloemen komen dan in een kas. De huidige eigenaar blijft nog drie jaar aan de Passiflorahoeve verbonden. Het streven is om de nieuwe Passiflorahoeve begin juli 2022 te openen.
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Foto presa amb una Kodak No.1 Panoram, model C, fabricada entre 1903 i 1905; pel·licula Kentmere Pan 100.
La vila de Cardona s'exten a ponent del seu castell, i estava tota ella enmurallada, fortificacions de les quals encara en queden unes poques restes.
A la esquerra es pot veure la Muntanya de Sal.
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Panoramic view taken with a Kodak No.1 Panoram, model C, an unusual box camera made c.1903-1905; Kentmere Pan 100.
The town of Cardona seen from up the mighty castle, see of the viscounts of Cardona. In the middle ages it was one of the richest towns as it had the all important salt mines. It was a walled town and was besieged several times, specially in 1711 and 1714.
Below the town, to the left, you can see the so called Salt Mountain., a unique site that could be visited.
The Unique Salt Marshes of North Norfolk..North Norfolk is well known for its unique landscape of mudflats and saltmarshes. Norfolk’s mudflats are largely concentrated in the Wash and saltmarshes are found along the north coast of the county between Holme and Salthouse. These areas are not only known for their breathtaking beauty but also for a place to see some of the best wildlife. Throughout the year, the scenery transforms and there is always something new to enjoy, from migrating birds to an array of plant life
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2012 in Suedkorea, 2015 in Italien.....
Diese einmalige Idee das eigene Land der ganzen Welt zu praesentieren und gleichzeitig , die ganze Welt auf einigen
Quadratkilometern zu besuchen, ist einzigartig und zu bewundern.
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here you can be seen photographic pictures from all expositions
and world's fairs. from 1851 in london till today 2010 in shanghai.
this unique idea, to show your own country to the whole world and
at the same time you can visit the world on few square kilometers,
that is great and wonderful.
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2012 in south korea, 2015 in italy....
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die weltausstellung findet im jahre 2010 in der aufstrebenen metropole shanghai statt .
shanghai hat mittlerweile ueber 18 millionen registrierte einwohner.
Die bedeutung der grossen veranstaltung ist sehr wichtig und alles laeuft auf vollen touren.
Das motto der weltausstellung heisst “bessere stadt, besseres leben” . ein schoeneres leben fuer die in shanghai in einer sauberen umwelt.
Die umgebung von ca. 5,28 quadratkilometern, werden die veranstaltung abdecken
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01.mai bis zum 31.oktober 2010
erwartete besucherzahl
70.000.000 aus dem aus-und inland
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the world fair takes place in the year 2010 in the ongoing metropolis shanghai. shanghai meanwhile registered inhabitants have over 18 million. The meaning of the large meeting is very important and everything runs on full routes. The slogan of the world fair is called “better city, better lives”. a more beautiful live for in shanghai in a clean environment. The environment of approx. 5.28 square kilometers, the meeting will cover Duration 01. May up to the 31.oktober 2010 expected number of visitors 70.000.000 from foreign coutries and domestics
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A unique view from the front of the Päähkänänkallio cliff. Below is the River Kitkajoki valley.
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Yeah, that's what you get if you don't wipe your lens clean from sea spray. Got mine after taking some seascape shots on the beach just to the right of this pic. Will post that shot during the week. Anyway, I think these hexagonal bokeh looks unique so i decided to share it.
Don't like the colored version so I opted for a mono. Not much details on the pine trees as it was a lil' windy that night.
If you want to see the colored version from my earlier post, it's here.
... of Singapore Airlines. A difficult vantage point, as I was sitting in the aisle seat, but my seat buddies kindly leaned forward.
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The most unique feature about this photo is that I managed to capture a panorama without a crane in sight. Downtown Boise construction has been so aggressive over the last decade that the skyline changes monthly. The newest building (still under construction) from this point of view is on the right with the Clearwater logo, which includes a new underground mass transit bus station. The Idaho State Capitol building is tucked away to the right of the Zions Bank tower. There are several buildings under construction behind camera, and several more planned that haven't broken ground yet.
The sky was filled with a smokey haze from distant forest fires, but I believe it actually helped with the exposure.
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Little Italy on Preston St. in Ottawa, Canada. Spring thinks it's Summer today, it hit a high of almost 30C. From an ice storm last week to this today, it's crazy making , lol!
Experience a unique and leisurely way to see the Franschhoek Valley as you journey through rolling vineyards in a double-decker tram and open-air tram-bus stopping at some of South Africa’s oldest and most distinguished wine estates.
There are 5 different colour coded routes to choose from. Each route serves 7 to 8 wine estates.
Checkout the link below.
It's rush hour at Grant Tower in Salt Lake City, Utah • May 6, 2010
Utah Railway's RUT311 local has completed its work at Woods Cross, as it returns to Midvale Yard to tie up for the day.
Meanwhile, a Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner commute has departed Salt Lake Central station for Ogden and points north.
The Utah State Capitol Building, designed in Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, was built on Capitol Hill at the north end of State Street between 1912 and 1916.
While travelling through the streets of Kolkata, I reached Kumartuli, the exquisite idol city..It seemed a rare and unique planet to me out there..Being surrounded by the unborn idols, being immersed in strangeness, diversity and vibrance..I was lost in one unique world....
Viajar no Comboio Histórico do Douro é fazer uma viagem no tempo.
O percurso é feito junto ao rio Douro e a locomotiva a vapor e as 5 carruagens, percorrem a distância que vai da Régua ao Tua, numa viagem única ao passado, marcada pela beleza da paisagem.
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Traveling on the Douro Historic Train is like taking a trip back in time.
The route is along the Douro River and the steam locomotive and 5 carriages cover the distance from Régua to Tua, in a unique journey into the past, marked by the beauty of the landscape.
Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC. It’s on fbe Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical Sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet high, seven feet wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones. In this picture.you see, from inside the store circle, the "Heel Stone” as it appears in the distance, almost like a gunsight.and around the 21st of June, on the morning of the first day of the summer solstice the sun always comes up exactly on top of the “Heel Stone”, when it is viewed from this vantage point and shines on the legendary Stone Circle. Stonehenge is, without doubt, one of the most remarkable things I have ever experienced. As you’re looking at it, one of the most striking things you notice is the fact that there are absolutely no stones within sight, in any direction. All of these stones were brought there from far distant places, under incredibly difficult conditions and many centuries.
Door Corona en familieomstandigheden, waren we niet in staat om bij Plandampf in het Werratal te zijn. Maar na zoveel jaar kruipt het bloed toch waar het niet gaan kan. Daarom besloten mijn vader, mijn oudste zoon en ik in de meivakantie naar het voormalige Oost-Duitsland af te reizen om daar te genieten van smalspoor stoom.
Als eerste bezochten we de Zittauer Schmalspurbahn, waar door werkzaamheden aan de Mandaubrücke in Zittau zelf, alleen het traject vanaf Zittau Vorstadt naar Jonsdorf/Oybin werd bereden. Daarnaast was na 68 jaar Bertsdorf weer 'Lokeinsatzstelle'. Een unieke gelegenheid dus.
Due to Corona and family circumstances, we were unable to join Plandampf in the Werratal. But after so many years, the blood creeps where it can't go. That is why my father, my eldest son and I decided to travel to the former East Germany during the May holidays, to enjoy narrow-gauge steam.
First we visited the Zittauer Schmalspurbahn, where due to work on the Mandaubrücke in Zittau itself, only the route from Zittau Vorstadt to Jonsdorf/Oybin was used. In addition, after 68 years Bertsdorf was again 'Lokeinsatzstelle'. So a unique opportunity.
Aufgrund von Corona und familiären Umständen konnten wir leider nicht bei Plandampf im Werratal sein. Aber nach so vielen Jahren kriecht das Blut dahin, wo es nicht hin kann. Deshalb haben mein Vater, mein ältester Sohn und ich beschlossen, in den Maiferien in die ehemaligen DDR zu reisen, um Schmalspurdampf zu genießen.
Zuerst besuchten wir die Zittauer Schmalspurbahn, wo aufgrund von Arbeiten an der Mandaubrücke in Zittau selbst, nur die Strecke von der Zittauer Vorstadt nach Jonsdorf/Oybin befahren wurde. Außerdem war Bertsdorf nach 68 Jahren wieder Lokeinsatzstelle. Also eine einmalige Gelegenheit.
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We haven't been to Alaska for a bit so let's head back a half dozen years for one.
The railfan coveted three scheme lashup is a true treat and quite the rare event on the Alaska Railroad. In the decade I lived in Alaska I can count on one hand the number of times I got to photograph it happening. By this late date there were only three GP40-2s in the old 1970s black and gold scheme with the rest of the fleet wearing the current 'Baby Mac' paint and the only units left liveried in the 1980s 'Alaska Bold' scheme were GP38-2s that were mostly relegated to yard service in Anchorage and Fairbanks. But once in a while one would get out on the road such as happened on this picture perfect late winter day.
The geep trio are leading a 120N from Whittier to Anchorage seen emerging from the north end of the 13,338 ft long Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel at MP F5.6 on the Alaska Railroad's Whittier Branch.
The tunnel which is the only land based access to the important port community of Whittier on Prince William Sound is a marvel of engineering. Originally built by the US Army and opened in 1943 it was converted to dual use more than two decades ago and is the longest shared highway/rail tunnel in North America and is essentially a 2.5 mile long grade crossing.
For those of you interested in learning more about this fascinating tunnel click here to visit the Alaska state DOT's official web site on the tunnel:
www.dot.state.ak.us/creg/whittiertunnel/history.shtml
Bear Valley, Alaska
Sunday March 12, 2017
Art and cats: Donna’s interests are reflected in her unique sense of style and the art she surrounds herself with.
This Blythe doll is Donna Doughnut, wearing a fun outfit we received from a friend who knows that we love cats! The background is a jigsaw puzzle. This is for “Something Unique” in Blythe a Day on Flickr and “Art” in Blythe World on Facebook.
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The wharf in Coupeville Washington was built in 1905 to export grain produced on Whidbey Island. The town sits on Penn Cove, a sheltered bay that provided a safe, sheltered harbor during the early settlement of the area. In 1792 Capt. George Vancouver named the harbor in honor of, as he wrote, “a particular friend.” It is thought that the person honored was either John or Richard Penn, both of whom were grandsons of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Before European settlement, 3 permanent villages inhabited by the Lower Skagit People were located around Penn Cove. The largest village called at bəc̓adᶻali, or “snake place" occupied the site of present day town of Coupeville.
Cmdr. Charles Wilkes of the US Navy charted the small bay in 1841. Wilkes was the American born great nephew of the former Lord Mayor of London John Wilkes. He led US Expeditions to the South Pacific (including Antarctica) and Puget Sound. He was an important and controversial naval leader during the Civil War and ended his career with the rank of Rear Admiral (retired).
In 1850 Issac Neff Ebey became one of the first non-native American settlers and farmers in the area. Others soon followed and made land claims as provided by the Donation Land Act of 1850. Also, in 1850 Captain Thomas Coupe laid out a town on the shores of Penn Cove which today bears his name, Coupeville. It became the center of commerce for the Island, an important port, and during the late 1800s, home to many active and retired sea captains and mariners.
The wharf is a contributing property to the Central Whidbey Island Historic District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. To better protect the unique history and landscape, Coupeville and its wharf was included in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve in 1978. This one-of-a-kind unit of the National Park System preserves and protects the historical record of the exploration and settlement of central Whidbey Island from 19th century to the present.
References:
www.nps.gov/ebla/learn/historyculture/index.htm
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www.ebeysreserve.com/learn-about-the-reserve
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_N._Ebey
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupeville,_Washington
npshistory.com/publications/ebla/nr-cent-whidbey-is-hd.pdf
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This unique bench is on Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford, B.C. Montrose is a street that has been seen in a number of Hallmark Christmas movies. One was shooting there just a day ago,
7DWF Crazy Tuesday: Crazy and unique perspective
Ladybug enjoying the sunshine on my insect screen. So actually I'm the one behind bars.
I know that this is not a good shot from a technical point of view. The little guy was washing its face, and when I finally got a fairly sharp shot from a nice position, this one, it decided to move out of the frame. To add a kind of prison touch, and to balance the weird framing here, I added a heavy square vignette in Analog Efex.
Mariechenkäfer, der die frühe Märzsonne auf meinem Insektengitter genoss.
Ich weiß, dass das eigentlich kein gutes Foto ist, aber ich dachte, es passt zum heutigen Crazy-Tuesday-Thema. Er saß relativ weit unten und als ich endlich die Fensterbank freigeräumt hatte, beschloss er, sich zu putzen und dann krabbelte er aus dem Bild ;-) Um den nicht so tollen Bildausschnitt etwas auszubalancieren und dem Foto einen gewissen "Gefängnis-Touch" zu verleihen, habe ich in Analog Efex eine rechteckige Vignette drübergelegt.
Unique sight of one of the most beautiful (if not the most) plane in the world. I waited this shot for a long time and finaly we got an unbelievable luck to catch it at the RIAT. It can say it : it's my favorite plane in the world. I will remember this shot for a long time. Thanks to the RIAt and the QAF. 22/07/2019