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Der Turmhof mit seinen Gebäuden, dass Wahrzeichen des Städtchens Steckborn in der Schweiz am am südlichen Ufer des Untersees. Der Turmhof wurde 1128 erbaut und diente dem Abt des Klosters Reichenau als Wohnsitz. Der Untersee ist der kleinere der beiden Seen des Bodensees.

The Turmhof with its buildings, that landmark of the small town of Steckborn in Switzerland on the southern shore of Lake Untersee. The Turmhof was built in 1128 and served as the residence of the abbot of the Reichenau monastery. Untersee is the smaller of the two lakes of Lake Constance.

- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -

"It's always now isn't it?" "Except when you look at a photograph; then it's then!" MJH

This was my first nature photo shoot years ago, later during that day I realized that I wasn`t lonely:)) 🙌😭😀😀!!!..

Thank you for your visit

Have a pleasant weekend

LANGHE-PIEMONTE-ITALY ( Casolari abbandonati ed in rovina)

This was once a municipal rubbish dump and Sheffield Council had to return it back to nature after it's lifespan was complete, It's now part of the Shire Brook Valley where I have been volunteering this year for 29 years.

I know it's not the greatest photograph but it's the first one of the New Year. The fields have been cut for Skylarks, Meadow Pipits and the wildflowers

Happy New Year everybody

Eng ☞ Old wooden wheels in a Lavender field.

Esp ☞ Viejas ruedas de madera en un campo de lavanda.

Fra ☞ Vieilles roues en bois dans un champ de lavande.

Immediately before sunrise the sky changed from cool pink to warm orange tones.

Panorama of 6 vertical shots a' 50 mm, assembled and edited in Lightroom. The original pano has 15725 x 6487 pixels, 47 MB (March 16, 2017, 7:05 am).

Unmittelbar vor Sonnenaufgang wechselte der Himmel von kühlem pink zu warmen orange-Tönen.

Panorama aus 6 vertikalen Bildern a' 50 mm, zusammengesetzt und bearbeitet in Lightroom. Das Original-JPG hat 15725 x 6487 Pixel, 47 MB (16.03.2017, 7:05 Uhr).

Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!

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The dunes at Chaves beach in Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde

Dunes waves - Chaves Beach - Cape Verde

Thank you for your visits comments and favs! :-)

I was delighted by a morning visit with Nature. Found this male Hooded Merganser busy diving for breakfast.

Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest.

Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They find their prey underwater by sight. They can actually change the refractive properties of their eyes to improve their underwater vision. In addition, they have an extra eyelid, called a “nictitating membrane,” which is transparent and helps protect the eye during swimming, like a pair of goggles.

Hooded Merganser ducklings leave their nest cavity within 24 hours of hatching. First, their mother checks the area around the nest and calls to the nestlings from ground level. From inside the nest, the little fluffballs scramble up to the entrance hole and then flutter to the ground, which may be 50 feet or more below them. In some cases, they have to walk half a mile or more with their mother to the nearest body of water.

The oldest recorded Hooded Merganser was a male and at least 14 years, 6 months old when he was shot in Mississippi in 2009. He had been banded in Minnesota in 1995.

(200-600/6.3, 1/1250 @ f/10, ISO 2000)

Two turtles enjoying the day on the lake.

I think these are painted turtles; if I'm wrong, please correct me.

(Best in large)

Thanks for your visit and comments, much appreciated!🙋‍♀️

Could not resist to preserve this arrangement. It was cold outside and these chairs are metal, so no point in hanging around for anyone to sit down. One day I´ll start shooting pictures with people in them. What else is there that is interesting really?

It is not so easy to see a dragon, in this period ... 😊

*Mashallah*

PS : she's a baby girl :)

I was lucky to find this mushroom, I don't know the name, if somebody can help me. There was a ray of light in front of it but the mushroom was in the shade. The weather forecasts are always wrong and the rain dissipates when it reaches our area, I don't know why. We really need the rain, all the ground is dry. Climate change is not in a good mood this year.

Thank you very much for your kind comments and visit, much appreciated!

I was so pleased to see these birds during a recent photo shoot in Spain. I've yet to see one over here in the UK, so it was great to finally have the opportunity to photograph them. Such charismatic & photogenic little birds.

Jan 2023.

eine hübsche Küche, gewidment meiner FlickrFreundin Claudia Höhl

Sunday was such a beautiful Spring day in Vancouver and everything was bright green and flowering.

Deep Cove refers to the community in the easternmost part of the District of North Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, and is also the geographic name of the small bay beside the town. It is affectionately referred to as "The Cove" by local residents. Wikipedia

Wishing you a safe and happy new week!

It was a very stormy day when I visited Kizhi Island in Russia.The island is near the center of Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Churches on the island were known from at least the 15th century. The population was rural. Most villages had disappeared from the island by the 1950s and now only a small rural settlement remains. In the 18th century, two major churches and a bell tower were built on the island, which are now known as the Kizhi Pogost, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Church has 22 domes and was hand built only with axes and no nails.

Foto wurde durch meine Frau aufgenommen, mit ihrer Ausrüstung -Canon 100-400 L IS II USM, Canon EOS80D - Im Eberswalder Zoo ist es immer eine Herausforderug gute Fotos zu machen, Viele hohe Bäume erschweren das Fotografieren, aber bei hohen Temeraturen ist es dort auszuhalten

The Capelinhos lighthouse was inaugurated in 1903 and ceased to operate in 1957, when it was partially destroyed by the eruption of the Capelinhos Volcano, that started at sea, about 1200m from the lighthouse, but later moved closer, to just about 500m.

The building was hit by rocks (some with 300kg) and submerged in ash and cinders. Early in the 21st century an underground museum was built (Centro de Interpretação do Vulcão dos Capelinhos) and some works were undertaken to improve the stability of the building, creating conditions for it to be visited. Around it everything was destroyed by the eruption and people in the surrounding villages had to be evacuated.

The area you see to the right of the image is the result of the eruption. It didn’t exist in 1957. The eruption created an islet that kept growing during the 13months of volcanic activity and that finally connected through an isthmus to the Faial island.

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Faial Island, Azores, Portugal

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La Bachellerie, Dordogne France

Nov 2009

Yeah, and a Happy Fucking Valentine's Day to you, too.

I want you to hold out the palm of your hand

Why don't we leave it at that?

My Jam

Lily flower taken at Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

Hope you enjoy the instrumental hit " Lily Was Here " by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfSQ3lQmJw

Many thanks for your visit, comments , invites and faves..it is always appreciated..

HMBT

Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main town on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay.

Die kleinen Nilgänschen machen einen Ausflug an den nahen See.

Schmeie

I was in a local garden last week, when suddenly they turned the sprinklers on everywhere. Needless to say, I did get wet :) But I took advantage of it and tried to capture the spraying water.

Zoom in and see if you can feel it :)

A shot taken this evening at Newport Pier.

I was very undecided this weekend about where I wanted to shoot. After seeing all the fantastic fall photos on Flickr I have been wanting to shoot some fall colors myself, but fall colors are not easily found in Southern California. After some research last year I found an aspen grove in my local mountains. I went there in September to view this set of two groves. Well, there was not any color to be seen and I ended up shooting over at Coon's Creek. On my way out I was told by the Host at the Heart Bar campground that the best time to shoot the grove was the middle of October and that a 2 week window shows the best reds oranges and golds.

There was still stormy weather around the southland so I decided to wait until next weekend to give it a go. Instead I made the trek out to Newport Beach to see if I could get a colorful sunset reflecting in the wet sand which didn't work out very well the last time I was there, but I did manage to walk away with a good shot anyway.

Here it is>>

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If you have any questions about this photo or about photography in general, I will do my best to help, just post a comment or send me a Flickr mail and I will respond as quickly as possible.

For those of you new to photography, I would like to provide you with some very helpful videos that will help you get more from your photography. They were very useful to me while I was learning and I hope that they will help you out as well. Just click the link below and on the left side column there are pre-made playlists on everything you could ever want to know about photography. I hope you enjoy them and as always my friends "Happy Shooting"

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Thank you for taking the time to take a look at my photos and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great day everyone :)

Rasnov Citadel was built as part of a defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to outside invasions. Archaeological research revealed the existence of fortification traces on the citadel hill since prehistoric and Dacian times. The medieval citadel of today is considered to be built between 1211 and 1225, during the rule of Teutonic Knights in Burzenland (Țara Bârsei a historic and ethnographic area in southeastern Transylvania, Romania with a mixed population of Romanians, Germans and Hungarians). (Wikipedia)

This was taken as the sun was coming up over the countryside in Alberta, Canada

I thought the colors in the sky as the sun came up were beautiful. I did not have my camera so I used my iphone to capture this one.