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Some sweet chestnuts I picked up in the woods a couple of weeks ago, ready for an 'emergency' shot. These things are well protected - really sharp prickles on their casings!
Day 22 submission for October 2017: a month in 31 pictures.
Leaves caught in the current swirl around before they make their way down stream to the right of this picture. This little waterfall is set in small gorge that has small caves in the cliffs. Local legend has it that the Indian Chief Metacomet (aka King Philip) met here in 1675 with other chieftains to plan attacks on local European settlers in towns such as Deerfield, MA. It is easy to picture them here as the location is well protected and quite secluded.
Kachina Bridge is found in Natural Bridges National Monument. It is 210 feet high with a span of 204 feet. Its bridge is 44 feet wide and 93 feet thick. It is so interesting that the small stream of water seen traveling under the bridge and toward the left of the image has carved this massive bridge. On the left, below the center are a series of faint petroglyphs. These messages from the past are not very well protected from the weather and are fading.
There are two people under the bridge. If you zoom in, you should be able to see them, giving you a sense of the scale of this amazing natural bridge.
Cliff swallows building their nests with mud and what looks like snake skin. They work in large numbers and never slow down. It was surprising I was able to capture this one .. after many attempts. Mother's work is never done. Happy Mother's Day.
Cliff Swallows build their mud nests on cliff faces and other vertical surfaces in colonies containing hundreds, even thousands of other birds. They also build nests in the eaves of buildings. The pair works together, gathering pellets of wet mud in their beaks and laying them down one by one in rows until the structure almost reaches the overhang above. Swallows deposit mud pellets onto the nest with a shaking motion leaving behind well-formed nuggets that bond with the others and harden into a strong nest wall. Technically called an adherent cup, a finished nest contains over 1,000 mud pellets. Cliff Swallows tuck their nests away in corners and make sure that the nest opening is small so the eggs and nestlings are well protected from predators like hawks, owls, snakes, and mammals.
Short video showing how it's done:
academy.allaboutbirds.org/cliff-swallows-build-nests-from...
HSS!
Polruan is a small fishing village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbours village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4 mile walk along the hill tops. Polruan is very steep and well protected from the prevailing winds and Polruan Pool is a haven for small boats.
I wonder if this fine mesh on windows like this is there to prevent rats, which control the city at night, from entering the dwelling.
Gimsøy Church under a rainbow.
The white and wooden church was build in 1876 and is located on the seashore nearby Gimsøysand at the Lofoten, Norway.
Die Gimsøy Kirche unter einem Regenbogen. Die 1876 erbaute Kirche liegt direkt am Strand einer kleinen Lofoteninsel in Norwegen.
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The first ionian settlement in Minor Asia, is in this beautiful bay of Erythrai (now Ildiri), a well protected place where and full of potable water.
I always get a laugh that our garbage is so well protected by a chain link fence with barbed wire at the top. We wouldn’t want anyone to remove any trash and lessen the load that the county trucks have to haul. I was at the dump on Memorial Day and every dumpster was full. The dump man came out of his teeny, tiny shed and pointed to an overflowing dumpster over my head. I told him I couldn’t fling my trash bags up that high. I think I mentioned something about not knowing this county had requirements of being able to play basketball to live here. The dump man told me to pull my car over and he would show me how to get it in. He heaved a big bag over his head and flung it right into the dumpster. I flung my bag and it hit the side of the dumpster. We had to scramble to get out of the way of its trajectory on the way down. I guess he could see I was a hopeless cause because he kindly tossed the rest of the bags up and in. What was my point ... oh, yeah, I asked why everything was so full. He was complaining that the county insists on keeping the dumps open 24/7, but the trucks that pick up the big dumpsters don’t work on Sunday’s or holidays. This causes quite a backlog of trash. Thus, my point that having a fence to keep people from removing trash seems silly. HFF
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It is not always possible to capture the detail of the rich dark chocolate brown scales symmetrically arranged in precise rows on the underside of the Mourning Cloak's wings unless one uses fill flash (which I don't for ethical reasons) or gets lucky with the butterfly posing in bright sunlight turned ever so slightly so that the sun illuminates the closed wings.
I got very, very low to get the shot of the underside of this very incredibly pristine individual. Butterflies usually emerge from their winter hibernation with numerous scars and faded wings, but this individual survived the harsh winter unscathed sheltering in some well-protected spot. Notice that his pale-yellow fringe is perfectly intact.
My other shot shows the top of the wings view of the species.
A few days ago, I went exploring the Vallée des Fantômes, with my brother Renald(lefion) and my friend Julien (Abo)...we were alone on the summit for about 2 hours....it was a magical experience that I will never forget.
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The Vallée des Fantômes
The phantoms inhabit the valley at an altitude of 800 metres near the clear peaks. The trees are so well protected from winds that blowing snow from nearby summits causes up to three metres of snow accumulation, decking out the evergreens with a layer of soft snow that eventually camouflages them completely. These are the phantoms. It is guaranteed that you will experience a total change of scenery! After a good snowfall, the atmosphere is muted, the ground seems to be carpeted in cotton batten and the silence is omnipresent.
Panorama 360º par Abo (Julien).... a must!
Difficult to get a clear image of them through the hedgle and I was in a very wet ditch too so they were well protected from people with cameras. They made an awful lot of noise. Thought I wouldn't disturb them so not a very good shot.....☺
Male Cardinal about to have breakfast ...
Start the morning right with seeds from the suet cake, well protected in a steel wire cage hanging from the shepherds hook.
Edited with a white matte frame.
ENGLISH: In the sailing ship era, Brekkestø was a port for ships that had to wait for good sailing winds or sought shelter for inclement weather. In a description of the Norwegian coast from the 1790s, the port of Brekkestø on the south side of Justøya is mentioned. It is really a double port, and there are two races leading into them. In the eastern course you reach the inner harbor, where small frigates can enter. The inner harbor is 3 to 4 feet deep, the ships are pig-bottomed and the harbor is well protected from weather and waves. At the outer harbor there is a deep, sandy bottom 13-17 feet. Large frigates will fit in this port. Good moorings to land are important in southeast winds.
Brekkestø has a well-preserved building environment with wooden architecture from the sailboat era, including the protected Tollboden.
NORWEGIAN: I seilskute æraen var Brekkestø havn for skip som måtte vente på god seilvind eller søkte ly for uvær. I en beskrivelse av den norske kyst fra 1790-åra omtales havna i Brekkestøe på Sydsiden av Justøya. Det er egentlig en dobbel havn, og det er to løp som fører inn til dem. I det østre løpet kommer man til den indre havna, og dit kan små fregatter komme inn. Den indre havna er 3 til 4 fot dyp, skipene ligger svinebundet og havna er godt beskyttet mot vær og bølger. På ytre havn er det 13–17 fots dyp, sandbunn. Store fregatter får plass i denne havna. Gode fortøyninger til land er viktige i sydøstlig vind.
Brekkestø har et godt bevart bygningsmiljø med trearkitektur fra seilskutetiden, blant annet Tollboden som er fredet.
This photo was taken In Lloydminster, Alberta, at Bud Miller Park, a beautiful lake and recreational center facility.
It was storming pretty hard, but I kept my camera well protected and was able to get some really amazing shots of a stormy magic hour sky over the placid lake during gaps in the rain.
Hope you are all having a great Thursday and an excellent week so far!
Wow!
Just found out that this photo got Front Page Explored at # 7 on May 23rd 2013!
Thanks so much, all who helped it get there!
Fortifications of Tossa de Mar with the well protected main beach on the right.
Burg / Festungsanlage von Tossa de Mar mit dem windgeschützen Hauptstrand rechts unten.
Reprocessed version.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Benvinguts, merħba, a Malta. A partir d'aquí aniré compartint imatges del nostre viatge a centre de la Mediterrania aquest molt calorós juliol de 2025.
Vista de La Valetta, la capital de Malta, des de Sliema, amb el port de Marsamxett enmig. Aquest és un dels dos ports que encerclen La Valetta, essent l'altre el Grand Harbour o il-Port-il-Kebir. Marsamxett no ha tingut mai tant la mateixa importancia que el seu port "bessó" oriental, no sé perquè, però suposo que no és tant profund o ben protegit dels vents.
En tot cas, aquí varem agafar el ferry Sliema-La Valetta. A la esquerra de la imatge és poden veure tant el campanar de la catedral anglicana (St. Katidral ta ’Pawlu) com la inmensa cupola de l'església del Mont Carmel (Madonna tal-Karmnu).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsamxett_Harbour
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Welcome, merħba, to Malta. From here on I will be sharing images of our trip to the center of the Mediterranean this very hot July 2025.
View of Valletta, the capital of Malta, from Sliema, with Marsamxett Harbor in the middle. This is one of the two harbors that surround Valletta, the other being the Grand Harbor or il-Port-il-Kebir. Marsamxett has never had the same importance as its eastern "twin" harbor, I don't know why, but I guess it's not as deep or well protected from the winds.
In any case, this is where we took the Sliema-La Valletta ferry. On the left of the image you can see both the bell tower of the Anglican cathedral (St. Katidral ta ’Pawlu) and the immense dome of the church of Mount Carmel (Madonna tal-Karmnu).
It's unfair to June, but I admit I'm glad the month is over - and high hopes are pinned on July, and some summer warmth that I can enjoy!
Only 12 uploads for June, as I struggled with the impact of the Covid booster. It usually takes a week, but this one has taken most of the month to begin to emerge again. There are warnings of a summer peak in new Covid cases, so I guess I am well protected now!
I used the little energy I had to shoot indoors, shoot small, and shoot simply. I dusted off my old Canon 70D with a Helios 44-2 lens attached ... and re-learned it. So strange to return to pre-Sony EVF days .... the 70D only has an optical viewfinder. So it kept me both amused and exasperated 😊
The world outside seemed bright and full of colour, especially the garden full of flowers. So I chose a bright background to this collage. All the colours I was missing! And the shoes? Yes I do have a few more shoe shots to share! Careful tracking of the energy I'm using is helped by counting steps ... so shoes seemed to be a way to express my current preoccupations!
Happily I can look forward to July, and beginning some steps outside ... in the garden, round the village, and maybe even to visit Fyvie lochside again.
As ever - many thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves.
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Prinsessesteinen i Riksheimdalen, Sykkylven, Norge / Norway
This black stone with the magnificent red band, I rate as the most beautiful stone I have ever stumbled across. The stone is close to and can easily be seen from the trail from Trandal to Sykkylven, almost at the top of the Riksheimdalen valley. The valley, with five of its lakes, is seen in the background.
Note the stone in front to the left. I removed this stone and a few others smaller ones that partly covered the red band, hence the pattern is much more visible now.
Pinsessesteinen, "Princess Stone" - why that name? It is a name I have suggested. originally I thought of naming it "Dronningsteinen", or the "Queen stone". The reason is that the Norwegian Queen, Dronning Sonja, at least once made the trip over this pass, so I have referred to this trail as "The queen trail". However, the name "Dronningsteinen" is connected to Norse literature, the story of the two first people on the earth, Ask and Emla, hence the name was "taken". But the Queen was the Norwegian Crown Princess when passing the stone, hence "Prinsessesteinen" was found appropriate. Futhermore, the red band looks like long red hair that even a fairytale princess could be proud of.
August 20th (2009) this photo was published in the local newspaper "Sykkylvbladet", and they used the name "Prinsessesteinen". Hence I can hope for more interest in this stone, and even that the name settles. The place is not easy to reach, which makes it well protected, and it may encourage some to discover a place where they have not been before.
Just back from an amazing tour through some of the wonders of Peru and Ecuador. We were constantly amazed by the natural wonders, and the wildlife surrounding us.
Had the opportunity to explore 4 of the Galapagos islands via yacht in the Galapagos National Park. This gorgeous "smiling" Galapagos Sea Lion was one of dozens we hiked by along the beach. They have no fear of people, and are well protected in the National Park.
** Explore November 12, 2021 #256. Thanks for all the views and faves!
iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/photos/168435452
We were fortunate to be able to travel once more, and this was a huge bucket list trip--- Peru and Ecuador, with highlights of visits to the rainforest, Machu Picchu, and the Galapagos Islands. Lots more photos to come in the upcoming weeks.....
See my 2021 Peru and Ecuador album
www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157720135887081
for all uploads to date
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IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Vista de La Valetta, la capital de Malta, des de Sliema, amb el port de Marsamxett enmig. Aquest és un dels dos ports que encerclen La Valetta, essent l'altre el Grand Harbour o il-Port-il-Kebir. Marsamxett no ha tingut mai tant la mateixa importancia que el seu port "bessó" oriental, no sé perquè, però suposo que no és tant profund o ben protegit dels vents.
En tot cas, aquí varem agafar el ferry Sliema-La Valetta. A la esquerra de la imatge és poden veure tant el campanar de la catedral anglicana (St. Katidral ta ’Pawlu) com la inmensa cupola de l'església del Mont Carmel (Madonna tal-Karmnu).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsamxett_Harbour
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A view of Valletta, the capital of Malta, from Sliema, with Marsamxett Harbor in the middle. This is one of the two harbors that surround Valletta, the other being the Grand Harbor or il-Port-il-Kebir. Marsamxett has never had the same importance as its eastern "twin" harbor, I don't know why, but I guess it's not as deep or well protected from the winds.
In any case, this is where we took the Sliema-La Valletta ferry. On the left of the image you can see both the bell tower of the Anglican cathedral (St. Katidral ta ’Pawlu) and the immense dome of the church of Mount Carmel (Madonna tal-Karmnu).
Монастырь был основан в XIV веке в 1314 г. епископом Ростовским Прохором при Ярославском святом благоверном князе Давиде Феодоровиче, на месте явления чудотворной иконы Божией Матери, именуемой Толгской.
If taken by its date of first foundation, Yaroslavl is the oldest of all the currently existing towns on the Volga. Yaroslavl was founded by Yaroslav the Wise, a prince of Kievan Rus', during the period of his ruling the Principality of Rostov (988—1010) when he stepped ashore for the first time near the area now known as 'Strelka', a favorite contemporary park. On this spot which was well protected from attack by the high, steep banks of the Volga, Kotorosl and Medveditsa Rivers, Yaroslavl and his men began to set about building the first Yaroslavl Kremlin. The first recorded event of Yaroslavl occurred as a result of famine, it was recorded as the Rostov Uprising of 1071. The name of the city is traditionally linked to that of its founder: Yaroslav.
Preceded by Viking sites such as Timerevo from the 8th or 9th centuries, the city of Yaroslavl is said to have been founded in 1010 as an outpost of the Principality of Rostov Veliky, and was first mentioned in 1071. Capital of an independent Principality of Yaroslavl from 1218, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1463. In the 17th century, it was Russia's second largest city, and for a time (during the Polish occupation of Moscow in 1612), the country's de facto capital. Today, Yaroslavl is an important industrial center (petrochemical plant, tire manufacturing plant, diesel engines plant and many others) and lies at the intersection of several major highways, railways, and waterways.
Легенда об основании города гласит, что будущий великий киевский князь Ярослав Владимирович, будучи еще князем Ростова Великого, объезжал однажды свои владения и встретил в местечке, где сливаются две реки Волга и приток ее Которосль, неизвестное племя язычников. Недружелюбно встретили аборигены князя и напустили на него свирепую медведицу. Не испугался князь и поверг зверя секирой. И тогда покорились язычники князю. А он решил здесь основать город с крепостью, чтобы суда с разным товаром свободно могли ходить по Волге, чтобы развивались здесь промыслы и ремесла. Город нарекли в честь основателя Ярославлем.
Ярославль возник как первый христианский город на Волге. А было это в 1010 году. С тех пор стоит над Волгой город-красавец, радуя и удивляя горожан и своих гостей удивительными храмами и архитектурными ансамблями, уютными скверами и оригинальными новостройками. И никогда Ярославль не менял своего имени.
Impressionen der Region „Due Laghi“ zwischen Lago Maggiore und Lago di Orta in Italien/Piemont.
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Impressions of the "Due Laghi" region between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Orta in Italy/Piedmont.
see my exquisite scalloped wing
The Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) is a small leathery winged butterfly which is common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators.
The butterfly exudes an oily and smelly yellow liquid when handled and is unpalatable to birds and most insects. They are well protected and have a slow and weak flight, frequently visiting flowers and are easily netted. There are no mimics in India.
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Dettifoss is a waterfall found in North Iceland, said to be the most powerful in Europe.
Dettifoss is fed by the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. The thunderous falls have an average water flow of 193 meters cubed per second. It is 100 meters wide and plummets 45 meters down into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
This canyon is in the northern part of the greater Vatnajökull National Park, the largest national park in the country, thus Dettifoss is well protected.
Source Guide to Iceland.
The white heron or kotuku is well-loved by the New Zealand people, but it is rarely seen except by those who specifically seek it out. Its sole New Zealand breeding site near Okarito Lagoon in Westland is well-known and well-protected
Always a challenge to post Rhino photos with regards to where they are but Selati are very open on social media about their rhino population which is well protected and regularly de-horned.
In all the time they were at the waterhole the calf never turned around so not as good a shot as it could have been!
Selati Game Reserve
Gravelotte
Limpopo
South Africa
The Common Rose is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia.
The common rose is active much earlier in the morning than most butterflies and remains so throughout the day until dusk. It flies just as readily in the shade as in the sun, and frequently visits flowers.
The red body, slow peculiar flight, bright colouration and pattern of the wings are meant to indicate to predators that this butterfly is inedible, being well protected by the poisons it has sequestered from its larval food plant. It also emits a nasty smelling substance when handled to further enhance its unappealing qualities. Hence it is rarely attacked by predators, a strategy so successful, that edible butterflies have evolved to mimic it, the classic example being that of the female morph of the common Mormon that is Papilio polytes, female form stichius. (Wikipedia)
5th August 2018:
A lovely afternoon spent in the garden, well protected under the parasol. Noticed that more of the wild strawberries were turning red. We haven't quite got a bowl full yet, but they are good.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :O)
Bitte respektiere mein Copyright. Keine Verwendung des Fotos ohne meine ausdrückliche Genehmigung.
Please respect my copyright. No use of the photo without my expressly permission.
Por favor, respete mis derechos de autor. Ningún uso de la foto sin mi permiso explícito.
Descida da Serra do Mar, entre na divisa do Estado do Paraná com o Estado de Santa Catarina, no sul do Brasil. Uma das
poucas áreas de mata atlântica ainda bem protegida.
Descent from the Serra do Mar, enter the border of the State of Paraná with the State of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil. One of the few areas of Atlantic forest still well protected.
The medieval former fishing village of Stonehaven lies just north of Dunnottar Castle along the coast. After North Sea storms destroyed several earlier harbours, dating back to 1607, the well-protected current harbour was built in 1825. My eye was drawn to the long bowlines holding several sail boats to the breakwater at low tide in Cowie Harbour and the nice reflections.
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And finally:
We have of course piled up the kilometers on the Trails, though with the rise in the tick population, and with it the serious threat of Lyme disease, Dad has for the first time begun dressing a little less casually and using a recommended repellent with Deet. I am well protected with my usual food additive and rub-on flea and tick killer. We have still yet to find our first tick on me or him, and hope it stays that way.
Bye for now.
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Mer Bleue (Blue Sea) Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario
Clancy, 4yrs 36wks
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The little harbour of Maratea in the heart of the Parco Nazionale Pollino, Italy's largest national park, is a bright jewel in a 'gemstone coastline'.
This brief stretch of Basilicata's Tyrrhenian coast is the most visually ravishing part of the entire region; its tall, sheer cliffs rise dramatically above rocky coves and beaches and the encircling mountains and hills mean there has been minimal development by the tourist industry.
The locals proved extremely helpful and friendly to the foreign yachtsman and the harbour was well protected from the sea.
I spent 4 days there enjoying the hospitality of the locals and taking in the stunning scenery before sailing south.
...Well protected (open plan)
...Gut geschützt (offener Grundriss)
...Bien protégé (espace ouvert)
...Ben protetto (piano aperto)
Again, at the Savage River area (an incredibly rich place, biologically). This time on the large outcrop of rock overlooking the loop trailhead (and on the Savage Alpine Trail).
I took some photos of American Pikas in Rocky Mountain National Park in 1999, but they were on slide film and were not of high quality at all. I've always wanted to photograph pikas again since then. These were the only two decent images I got of these Collared Pikas - two is better then none!
Denali National Park, Alaska
June 19, 2025
Some pika background info:
Pikas are lagomorphs (not rodents). So they are more closely related to rabbits and hares, despite looking a bit like Guinea pigs.
Pikas are well known for gathering grasses and other fresh plants and carefully drying them in the sun for later storage in their well-protected rock shelters. They do not hibernate over winter but instead live off of this stored food.
Pikas do not handle warm temperatures well at all, and these particular pikas were mostly out of sight when the sun hit their territories. The other North American pika species, the American Pika, is not handling climate change and its associated warming well, and is disappearing from some of its former range as the climate warms.
In doing a little research on pikas, I was surprised to learn that there are 30 species of pika in the world! Many are found in Asia. It would be fun to try to see and photograph them all (IF I had a time machine AND a teleportation machine!).