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Unlike our Robins in the Uk the Robins in most of continental Europe are less tame and more shyer birds.
Unlike my much smaller Lesser Tenrecs, their lifespan is only up to 5 years.
Photographed with very low POV at British Wildlife Centre
This has to be one of the most beautiful hummingbirds but sadly scarce in Colombia. We only saw 3 in total. It was also, for me, one of the most difficult to photograph. Unlike other hummingbirds this one is not attracted to feeders and is extremely skittish. Any attempt to move towards it resulted in it flying away. It really was, pick your spot in the field, sit tight and hope.
Unlike most waterfowl, Wood Ducks perch and nest in trees and are comfortable flying through woods. Their broad tail and short, broad wings help make them maneuverable. When swimming, the head jerks back and forth much as a walking pigeon's does. You often see Wood Ducks in small groups (fewer than 20), keeping apart from other waterfowl. Listen for the female's call when these wary birds flush. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Unlike some other dragonfly species where males guard egg-laying females, Widow Skimmer males leave the female by herself, “widowing” her as she deposits her eggs just under the surface of the water.
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Switzerland, May 2021
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ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
A male Ruffed Grouse displaying for three hens perched up in a Balsam Fir Tree in the Hersey Lake Conservation Area located in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
Description
The scientific name for the Ruffed Grouse is Bonasa umbellus. Both terms are from the Latin: Bonasa means good when roasted and umbellus, a sunshade. This refers to the ruff or dark-coloured neck feathers that are particularly large in the male. When he is in display before the female, these are erected and surround his head almost like an umbrella. By nodding his head and ruffs, and spreading his tail and strutting, the male identifies himself to the female and encourages her advances.
The male Ruffed Grouse is about the size of a bantam chicken and weighs about 500 g. The females are smaller. Unlike the chicken, the grouse has a broad flat tail that is usually held down but that may be erected and spread into a half circle.
The dappled and barred plumage ranges in colour from pale grey through sombre red to rich mahogany. In the east, most grouse are predominantly grey, although some are red. Greys are in the majority in the central parts of the continent, and on the west coast most grouse are reddish brown.
The colours worn by the grouse are related to their habitat: the dark-coloured grouse inhabit dark forest, as on the coast; grey grouse live in lighter bush. This camouflage helps protect the grouse from their predators.
Males are hard to tell from females at a distance, but they are larger with larger ruffs and a longer tail. In the male the broad band of dark colour in the tail is usually unbroken.
The Ruffed Grouse is frequently called the “partridge.” This leads to confusion with the Gray, or Hungarian, Partridge, which was introduced to Canada from Europe. The Ruffed Grouse is only distantly related to the Gray Partridge, which is a bird of open areas, not woodlands.
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Unlike yesterdays picture I spent today looking down as it was raining. Spotted this lonely leaf on a park bench.
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Unlike monks of other orders, who live in common, the Carthusians—to this day—live as hermits, each occupying his own cell (more like a small house), and coming together only for the nocturnal liturgical hours, and on Sundays and feast-days, in the chapel; the other hours are sung by each monk separately in his cell. Except for the singing of the liturgy and conversation "on grave subjects" during a weekly three-hour exercise walk, Carthusians are silent, and their diet is strictly vegetarian.
The monks at Mount Grace were very conscious of hygiene and sanitation; included in the reconstructed cell is a reconstructed latrine and visitors are able to investigate the ditches used as sewage systems.
Originally called Grovont, the area just east of Blacktail Butte, near the Gros Ventre River, provided farmable land to hardy Mormon settlers in the 1890s. Unlike most homesteaders of the period, the Mormons tended to build farming communities rather than isolated sites, leveraging shared labor and cooperative irrigation plans to strengthen their settlement.
With the establishment of Grand Teton National Park and subsequent expansion to encompass this land, most of the settling families abandoned their farms by the 1950s. Two iconic barns remain along Mormon row, this one belonging to Thomas Alma (T.A.) Moulton, and one just out of frame to the right, beyond the pink stucco home, built by John Moulton.
It's easy, in contemporary times, to think that these settlers picked their sites based on the stunning backdrop of the Teton range just beyond their pastures. But this land is rocky, heavily populated by bison and antelope, and situated on the high plains north of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with short growing seasons, harsh conditions throughout much of the year, and exceedingly spare resources. Idyllic today, it would have been an absolute labor of love and endurance to live here in their time.
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Unlike the morning, I had the arch pretty much to myself during the night. To get this shot I had to lay down with the camera at an acute angle skyward. Great fun.
Unlike its parents, this juvenile red-headed woodpecker blends right into the bark on a tree trunk, making it a more difficult target for predators like the Cooper's hawk.
A couple of pelicans fly just off the East End shoreline of Galveston Island. The day was stormy and the mist lifted for just a couple of minutes to reveal this tall sailing ship – the Elissa, about to enter the Ship Chanel from the Gulf; in the foreground some debris washes up on a rocky, submerged promontory. Elissa, unlike some tall ships of today, is not a replica, but a survivor. She was built in 1877 during the decline of the “Age of Sail” to fill a niche in maritime commerce. Her working life as a freighter came to an end in Piraeus Harbor, Greece, where she was rescued from the scrap yard by a variety of ship preservationists who refused to let her die. She still sails about 4 times a year in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tonight was unlike any other. Our tired band of shore walkers met once more on the boneyard. As the sky grew dim, the stars came alive as a long heavenly veil opened into the splitting sky. Colors cut across the sky and lit up like clouds of fire. As foretold, the beasts soon crawled out from the shadows of deep dark waters. Some even emerged from the cold wet sand. Huddled together, the beasts gazed into the heavens. A melody of soothing rhythms and murmurs soon filled my mind as weariness threatened me with sleep. However, tonight, there would be no sleep as our band had traveled from lands far and wide. All for a chance to capture a glimpse of this magic under the stars.
Getting back out to the boneyard on Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island. I met with a number of fellow adventurers that night. We all had a wonderful time together and came away with a bit of magic for our Boneyard Journeys.
Wishing everyone a wonderful day ahead!
Unlike some reservoir footpaths, Entwistle is good underfoot. The reflections in this light were amazing. Well worth the hike.
Lake Michigan wave action, unlike these "gentle waves" on a clear day, can become treacherous for small boaters.
This scene is at the beach near the Maritime Museum (former Life-Saving Station/Coast Guard Station), Glen Haven, Michigan.
Unlike most of Megalochori, this little courtyard is, perhaps. in need of a lick of paint but is still so full of character.
Unlike the former Bijenkorf ('Beehive') designed by Dudok but later demolished in the aftermath of the wartime bombing raid, this post-war version of the department store was executed as an almost completely sealed box. A column grid of 12 metres ensures an optimum subdivision of the sales area. Front and rear elevations have a honeycomb cladding of hexagonal travertine panels with horizontal and vertical fluting and slits of fenestration. The restaurant and offices have larger windows. As Breuer refused to conform to the double building line of Coolsingel, a monumental sculpture by Naum Gabo was placed in front of the Bijenkorf to compensate.
Source: www.architectureguide.nl/project/list_projects_of_archite...
Unlike the orange-crowned warbler that can easily hide its orange crown, the golden-crowned kinglet's golden crown is always on full display. This golden-crowned kinglet is catching gnats and no-see-ums in the wooded grove that acts like a little oasis for migrating songbirds in the open prairie habitat around here. After spending the summer in Canada's vast boreal forest, these hardy golden-crowned kinglets sometimes winter right here in Winneshiek County since they can survive temperatures to -40 F even though they are barely bigger than a hummingbird.
Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles.
The tree in the foreground helped me hide a scaffold that was placed there for reconstruction ;-)
Unlike the male, the female blackbird is not in fact black, but brown with mottling on the breast. Blackbirds are wonderfully faithful and will remain with the same mate until one of the pair dies. This bird has just taken a drink from a water filled plant pot and so has a wet chest and wing feather .
If you look at the eye of this lady Blackbird you can just make out the side and side door of my garage .
I suppose I ought to have photoshopped it out oh well maybe next time . The lockdown garden list of birds is now up to 27 species .
Today we turned inland on a two day drive to the north coast of Iceland. There would be no paved road these two days. and the road would deteriorate significantly, the further we drove into the interior.
This shot was taken near the start of our journey; a potholed and narrow track into the wilderness. In the next two days we would cross a good few rivers, none of them by bridge. The rivers are fast flowing and relatively shallow, with no markers to help gauge the depth of the water.
Here is an extract from today's Journal:-
Today we headed inland on gravel roads that were generally good, but there were places where the pot holes were big and deep and the going quite rough. For the first time Iceland looks a bit like Australia with roads like you’d see in the Outback, and there’s a distinct lack of bridges.
Unlike the Outback, there are lava fields all around, snow capped volcanoes and the rivers are filled with fast flowing water. Our bus lost its front number plate driving through one of the flooded rivers. Iceland has clip on number plates. I would have thought screw on would be a better option.
Unlike my previous shot... I really like this one! I was lucky to come across these love birds on the way back from a pier...
I think it's hilarious... and from my title, I think we can all relate to this at least ONCE in our life... HEHE
I was gonna title it:
Lover's Quarrel
or
C'mon... I already said sorry, didn't I?
HEHE - But I think the one it has now is better! :P
I went out searching for thunderstorms that were supposed to be sweeping in across the area, but instead I found this incredible little valley. Clouds hanging low in the sky, fog rolling between the trees, the moody scene so to speak, and even in summer when the haze is thick I saw the drama, the promise that stretched out in front of me. I setup, and began adjusting, moving the camera back and forth. The area to shoot was narrow, but handy. I thought about zooming past the evergreens and focusing solely on the valley, but then I thought better of it. Using them as a framing device, letting them give a sense of depth to the scene without distracting overmuch from it. Then the wait was on, between gusts of wind, and the occasional rain rolling through, eventually I began seeing a scene worthy of showing off to my viewers.
ISO: 160
Aperture: f8
SS: 1/125
Focal: 50mm
I met quite a few people up here, unlike the parkway everyone seemed to want to chat. Nice change of pace.
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"Unlike larger herons who stalk their prey, White Ibises spend more time walking through wetlands. White Ibises occur in many types of wetlands including swamps, mangroves, flooded pastures, freshwater marshes, and shallow ponds. They forage most often in wet areas with less than 8 inches of water and sparse, short vegetation" Cornell Lab of Ornithology Photograhed in the wild, Florida, USA.
Another case of accidental angle makes a picture again. I'm pretty sure people just think I'm nuts when I start spontaneously dropping stuff around them in the middle of a conversation at this point. Or maybe they just expect it.
On9 is opening today, and you can grab this nifty orbit/decoration from Zibska! Severn is available there now, and comes with both 4 set colour options available there now, or you can get the HUD version for 30 options with multiple ways to set the colours!
Also, I really, really love the V-Tech gacha set over at FGC right now. I believe it is their first whack at a gacha, and I recommend you check it out! It looks lovely, and of course works with both regular and boi chest maitreya bodies.
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Unlike Cleo and Fynn, Tofu is an early riser even when he was active during the night. He happily welcomes the new day, devours his breakfast and heads outside to greet THE BIRDS. Later during the morning he joins me in my home office where he usually falls asleep quite quickly.
“ I know there’s no point trying to change you but unlike her, I am not about to let go so easy “ - TWICE (CRY FOR ME)
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Unlike the African mainland, Cape Verde was uninhabited until 1461 when the Portuguese arrived, most of the other islands were first inhabited after the end of the 15th century. Its architecture was introduced in the 1460s and has its first origins from Portuguese settlers from the Madeira Islands, after the first arrival of mainland Africans, a bit of African architecture would be elements mainly in rural areas.
Unlike some other folks in the area we've not had them in huge numbers this year, but we've seen 4 to 6 Siskins once a week or so for a bit over a month now. They are one of the cooler winter birds we get. Glendale, Missouri
Unlike most locations for photographing waterfalls this vantage point is so close I could feel the water spray. I had to use my 14mm lens and I still couldn't capture the whole waterfall.
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I´m still not used to do bright pictures. And everytime I edit them it feels off and odd. And at the end I am
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I don't need to tell you how many thousands of possibilities you have with the heads of Lelutka and their partners. It's awesome!
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Unlike the more rugged eastern side, the west bank of the Meuse north of Verdun has open ground and rolling hills, like the Mort-Homme and the Côte 304.
Chattancourt, Meuse, France.
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Unlike rolling stones.
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Unlike most terns, the Gull-billed Tern has a broad diet and does not depend on fish. Instead it commonly feeds on insects, small crabs, and other prey snatched from the ground, air, or even bushes. It is also known to eat small chicks of other tern species.
Unlike his cousins Fynn and Tofu, Filou doesn't climb on furniture very often. He mainly uses the sofa but occasionally likes to sit on the dining room table too as it offers a lovely view into the garden and is located near the backdoor, a fact which is important because Filou doesn't have a cat flap and always needs someone who opens that door for him.
Frogs are not unlike humans in that individuals have very different personalities. Some are terrified of people, screeching and diving under water at the first hint of proximity. With others, one can gradually forge a relationship of trust.
Wild frogs of the right temperament can be slowly approached by gently talking to them with a musical voice. They may not understand words but can sense intent within tonalities and over time become familiar with certain notes.
I built such a bond of trust with the tree frog in this photo during the summer of 2023. With dew lap throbbing in response to my greetings, it remained comfortable as I got very close with my camera.
Unlike these flowers, we humans must practice "Social Distancing" (please) ;)
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Unlike his brother Fynn, the Dragon hates rainy weather and prefers to stay indoors and relax with his teddy bear. It was very dark indoors but a dry Dragon was a lot more photogenic than a happy but soaked Fynn.
A medium-sized raptor with a rounded tail unlike other kites. Adults are unmistakable with a white head and breast contrasting with otherwise brick brown plumage. Juveniles are a darker brownish-black with a paler head and prominent white patches under the wings. Usually associated with both inland and coastal wetlands in tropical Asia, but it is largely restricted to coastal wetlands in Australia where it is alternately known as “Red-backed Sea Eagle.” Call is a distinctive nasal, drawn out, “Kyeeerrh.” (eBird)
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This lovely kite flew over our heads several times, checking out the possibility of a snack. It had to compete with a couple of other raptors in the area. We saw these kites in the northern end of Australia before being replaced by other raptors further south.
Cairns, Queensland, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
Thanks to Grace! Yeah yeah... I know she's called Whata these days, but... she was the inspiration for this picture and the play on words was far too good to miss out on. You see... she's one of those people whose pictures I always look forward to seeing. There are a few of them, but her recent picture stopped me in my tracks and even got a "Wow!" out of me.
In one of the comments on Flickr someone asked where the hair could be bought from. Whata replied. She's one of the busiest people I know, but has a gooood heart and always helps if she can. Hmm... she might well kill me for saying that though. *snorts*
Anyway.. I ramble! How unlike me!! So I thought "Oooh... that's not a store I have visited before" so... took a trip. Of course I had to IM a complaint to her as I was busily trying on demos... and complained that she was truly enabling my shopping habit... but really we chuckled about it. In fact, we often manage to smile when chatting, but once again I am rambling....
A big thanks to Grace for inspiring this picture. Creating helps preserve my sanity... well as much as I have. *grins*
Built above one of the fortress towers of the Babylon, the Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church in Coptic Cairo. It was originally built in the 7th century, but the current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire. St. George is the only round church in Egypt, but unlike the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre and its many imitators, this is only for practical reasons – it is built atop the foundations of a Roman round tower.
Mar is a title of respect in Syriac, literally meaning my lord. It is given to all saints and bishops. Girgis is the Arabized adoption of the Greek word Georgios, thus Mar Girgis means St. George in English.
Unlike most birds, these bird let you get close.
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
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Unlike most of its relatives in the thread-waisted wasp family (Sphecidae), which nest in excavated underground burrows, the grass-carrying wasp prefers to nest aboveground in a preexisting cavity. These gentle, solitary wasps are common in July and August, visiting a variety of flowering native plants. Females collect tree crickets and grass blades in our gardens and landscapes to provide food and a safe, comfortable nursery in the chosen cavity where their larvae will grow and develop.
Unlike my recent trip to Toronto where you can see the CN tower from most locations, in the Comox valley all you have to do is look up and for the most part you will be able to see the glacier.