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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) female
Mama Frogmouth resting in the shade on this day in 2019. I noted on the file that the temperature on that day was 44°C (111°F) Dad was sitting on the nest. By comparison today is a glorious 25°C (77°F)
For those not familiar with the Frogmouth, they are not an Owl, being most closely related to the Nightjar Family.
Sadly they didn't return to this nest site last year or this year.
This was where I had planned to shoot sunset and use this salt formation as a foreground subject. Mother Nature had other ideas and brought light winds that caused ripples in the water that worsened.
In the middle of the frame, you can see the first hints of the ripples.
Back to checking weather apps for the 50th time....
I decided to pull up stakes and move to a different section of the lake, searching for calmer waters. This setup shot became the only usable image from this location.
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
No comments today – just enjoy :-)
Solovetsky Monastery was an another great attraction for me for years. It was found in 1429 and used to be a place of strong people, full of spirit and faith. For a long time in XX century, these islands in White Sea were the place of GULAG. For all the Russians this place represents the power and the fortitude of the spirit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solovetsky_Monastery
We visited this place in the best time of the year, when the sky is clear and the temperature is higher than 0 Celcius:-) Here is the early morning panorama of 3 shots, hdr. Original size - 7796x4210 pics.
Thank you for all the comments and favs, my friends.
This was one of two nearly images which were burned out at the top of the frame. I was about to discard them when I suddenly thought that they might look better if they were severely cropped. I look forward to seeing your wonderful images my friends.
The monastery was founded by St. Patrick in the 5th century and the remnants of the High Crosses and Round Tower are indicative of its importance. The monastery was linked to St Maelruns monastery of Tallaght and adopted the practices of the Ceile De movement. The Vikings raided the monastery in 932 and it was again burned in 1114. It was the threat from the Vikings, which led to the building of the round tower in the 9th/10th century. A town developed around the monastery with buildings of timber and mud which have since been obliterated by wind and weather.The Round Tower at Old Kilcullen is about 10m high and it has a round-headed doorway. This is less than 2m above ground level and about 1.7m high.
Ancient history books such as the Annals of the Four Masters tell of terrible Danish attacks on Kilcullen in 936 and 944 AD. This probably led to the construction of the Round Tower.
The tower is approximately 40 ft high and the top parts suffered a lot of damage in 1798. An account written in 1782 tells of there being four large windows in the upper part of the tower but only the semblance of one now remains. The village which developed around the edge of the monastery continued to exsist until it was distroyed in a battle on 24th May 1798.
It was raining on the North-West side of my office and sunny on its South-East side. So I ran to the emergency staircase and there was this fantastic double rainbow, extending well over North-East to East and covering the Crossing Stadium, part of Josaphat Park and, hardly visible in the distant haze, the whole area of Brussels Airport.
Shot from the top floor of the Brusilia Residence in Schaerbeek, a municipality of Brussels.
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I was feeling cute today so I thought I would snap a picture.
Head - Lelutka Fleur
Skin - The Skinnery
Hair - Stealthic (Always)
Freckles - Izzies
Lips - Call Me Beauty
Eyes - Avi Glam
Judgement was solemnly passed...
''You are not from these lands and have been found guilty of terrorising and killing the local wildlife''
''How do you plead?''
The evidence was overwhelming and the Mink knew it...
''Guilty your honour''
''Then you shall be sentenced to death by metal trap., have you anything to say?''
''Yes I do'' said the Mink
There was a stunned silence in the courtroom., what could the Mink possibly say?
''Respectfully., it's you who are guilty of of putting me here in these lands., all I do is what comes naturally to me.. What do you expect me to do? Starve to death?''
The judge stopped to think for a moment...
''Well I think we'll just ignore all of that., the truth can be a bit inconvenient at times and there's no point in complicating things...
Put him in the metal trap and kill him anyway''
''Next case?''
''Red Squirrel complaining about being evicted by imported Grey Squirrels your honour''
I was happy to see this juvenile hairy woodpecker out and about at Lake Meyer Park this morning. Notice the little red cap on top of its head that tells us this is just a youngster as that particular red color patch will disappear later in life on all adults.
Luckily Jonathans coat has capacious pockets into which the little Fuji fits quite snugly. These leaves were on the pavement of the street. It was a moments job to take the Fuji and grab the shot/ shots tbh... I love it but don't know what the little fruit is so late in the year....
#MacroMonday
#Nuts
Pareidolia gone nuts? I was lucky that I still had the package of walnut halves that I'd bought for the "In Ice" theme (please see the first comment). So I thought I'd continue that story: a "brain", finally freed from the restrictions of its former ice skull housing – what would it do? I think it would begin to curiously discover its new world, discover its own intellect (without the interfering thoughts of its previous owner) – much like a child that grows up and gets more and more independent, and has an enormous hunger for knowledge, but also for mischief and fun :) My first idea was to make a pair of glasses for the brain / walnut; I thought I'd use jewellery wire for it, but then I looked at the small walnut halves and the thin wire, and thought: impossible! Unachievable! Too difficult for my clumsy hands! Well, I might have given it a (most likely unsuccessful) try, but went looking for nuts in the toolbox instead, nuts small enough to serve as eyes. So may I introduce you to Frankie, the brain that set out to conquer the macro world – but should adjust its eyes first :)
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, stay safe and healthy!
Die Muttern aller Kopfnüsse
So erschien mir dieses Thema zunächst – es erwies sich dann aber als erstaunlich leicht und schnell umsetzbar. Zum Glück hatte ich noch Walnüsse vom Thema "In Ice" übrig, und so dachte ich auch gleich daran, die Geschichte des "Gehirns" im Eisschädel (siehe ersten Kommentar) weiterzuspinnen. Was würde so ein Gehirn, plötzlich ganz auf sich allein gestellt, weil vom Eise, damit aber auch von den störenden Gedanken seines ehemaligen Besitzers befreit, wohl tun? Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es wie ein Kind seine neue Welt erkundet, wissbegierig und neugierig, dabei auch stets zum einen oder anderen Unfug bereit. Um also der Walnuss alias Hirn ein Gesicht zu geben, dachte ich daran, ihm / ihr eine Brille aus Schmuckdraht zu basteln. Je mehr ich aber überlegte, wie ich das wohl elegant anstellen könnte (z.B. unter Zuhilfenahme von Buntsstiften für die runde Gläserform), ohne mir dabei die Finger und gleich auch noch den Draht unrettbar zu verbiegen, desto lauter wurde der (gedankliche) Ruf nach einer einfacheren Lösung. Also habe ich den Werkzeugkasten nach möglichst kleinen Muttern als "Augen" durchstöbert – und wurde zum Glück fündig :) Darf ich also vorstellen: Frankie, das Hirn :)
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne erste Mai-Woche, passt gut auf Euch auf und bleibt gesund!
Henry Cat AKA No Bones Jones Happy Caturday he was napping until he heard the camera then he had ot mug some, he gets in weird position thus the "no bones Jones" nickname.
I was surprised to see this ruby-throated hummingbird today since they are usually all gone by mid-September. I have found a few procrastinators over the years that have stayed around until early October so it will be interesting to see how long this hummer holds out before flying south. It's always a good idea to keep your hummingbird feeders out and filled until mid-October here in the Driftless Region to help out any late-migrating hummingbirds.
The museum was founded in October 1983 in Toronto at Exhibition Place and later moved to Ontario Place theme park.
In 1994, it moved to St. Marys, Ontario.
The Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage which dates back to June 4, 1838, when a game which very closely resembled today's game of baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario.
The Hall gained some major attention when Pete Rose became eligible for election for earning his 4,000th MLB hit while playing with the Montreal Expos in 1984, however Rose has yet to be elected to the Hall.
These two Cinnamon Black Bear COY ( cub of the year) didn't know what to make of the large noisy motor home that was passing near by.
I was wandering around the Evora garden during lunchtime and I spotted three peacocks resting. As I only have my 35mm lens with me I moved closer towards them. None of them moved. So, I got even closer and got down to their level for this picture.
Evora Public Park was built by the municipality between 1863 and 1867. The grounds where it is located were once part of King Manuel’s royal vegetable garden and S. Francisco Convent.
The garden was conceived by the Italian architect and set designer José Cinatti, who also coordinated its archeological and gardening work. His creation is intimately connected with the Romantic ideal of past gardens and also with the use of this space as a social one, of elite reunion and the classes starting to go up the social ladder.
Evora Public Garden covers an area of about 8.2ac (3.3ha) with a vast concentration of trees, mostly species brought from other places, colourful flowerbeds and small lakes.
- Source: www.visitevora.net/en/evora-park-garden/
Jardim Público de Évora, Portugal
2nd December, 2021
I was sitting on my deck with a green mug and my A100. Mug on railing, camera on railing and warm breeze in my hair. Nothing better that out door natural light. I had a few shots but they were all reasonably good.
Happy Macro Mondays
Der Gollinger Wasserfall, eigentlich Schwarzbachfall oder Schwarzenbachfall genannt, ist ein im Tennengau (Österreich) an der Gemeindegrenze zwischen Golling an der Salzach und Kuchl gelegener Wasserfall. Der Wasserfall hat um die 100 Meter und kommt direkt aus der Schwarzbachfall-Höhle.
After everything was said and done and we were gathered together under the High King of the Reunited Kingdom, hope prevailed!
We made our way to Rivendell.
Once there, we gathered one last time.
Wise words still echo in my head:
"All we can do is forge ahead..."
"it is not over."
Indeed, it is through the grace of God, his blessings, and direction that we begin again.
A new start.
This is another photo from the Tallahassee area at the Tallahassee museum . The cypress trees reminded me of a cathedral or some other form of architecture. I spent a good deal of time there with my good friend and created new memories for a new start.
Thank you all for your kind favs and comments. I will come visit your kingdoms in time.
Der Rhein, ein Fluss der mit seinen 1233 Kilometern Länge sechs Länder durchquert, kreuzt in Eglisau die Bahnstrecke Eglisau-Neuhausen, doch bereits ab Schaffhausen ist die Bahnstrecke in Ufernähe unterwegs.
Neben Regionalzügen mit extrem hoher Kapazität alle 30 Minuten (ich rede von 3-6 Doppelstockwagen! In Baden Württemberg wäre das ein dreiteiler Hamster), ist jede Stunde ein IC pro Richtung nach Zürich oder Singen unterwegs.
Alle zwei Stunden sind die SBB-IC sogar über die Gäubahn bis Stuttgart durchgebunden und werden noch mit Lokomotiven der Baureihe RE420 gefahren. Jedoch sind einige Umläufe schon mit den neuen DB FV KISS anzutreffen, die ab Juni weiter ausgeweitet werden sollen.
Grund genug die 420er an der landschaftlich äußerst schönen Strecke noch einmal zu besuchen und den Trip mit einem Ausflug an den Rheinfall abzurunden.
So war es kein Zufall, als 420 143 mit dem IC280 nach Stuttgart oberhalb des Rheinfalls anzutreffen war und die Fotografen den Auslöser betätigten.