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The Mute swan actually gets its name from the fact that its is less vocal than other swan species and is one of the heaviest flying birds. A male swan is known as a Cob while the female is known as a Pen and has a lifespan of around 12 years in the wild and can reach 30 years if in an protected environment. One of three species of wild swans to be found in the UK and is the national bird of Denmark. The Mute Swan is unique in making a vibrant throbbing sound with the wings when in flight. A large group of swans can be called a school, ballet and regatta. No swan has ever broken any ones arm, this is a actually a complete myth.
This thing is actually the roof of a "light well" or "skylight" that provides daylight to the mezzanine level of the U-Bahn station "Harthof", located at the southern end of that station.
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The Mute swan actually gets its name from the fact that its is less vocal than other swan species and is one of the heaviest flying birds. A male swan is known as a Cob while the female is known as a Pen and has a lifespan of around 12 years in the wild and can reach 30 years if in an protected environment. One of three species of wild swans to be found in the UK and is the national bird of Denmark. The Mute Swan is unique in making a vibrant throbbing sound with the wings when in flight. A large group of swans can be called, school, ballet and regatta. No swan has ever broken anyone's arm, this is a actually a complete myth.
Hartebeest is herbivore whose diet is based almost entirely on grass, eat eats only by day. . Despite clumsy appearance, hartebeest is actually one of the fastest antelopes. It can reach the speed of 43 miles per hour when it needs to escape from the predators.
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Actually not. This is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain mounted above the roof terrace of the Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Museum of Technology).
This particular C-47 was delivered to the USAF in 1945 and was initially used by the weather service based on Jamaica.
From 1962 to 1977 it was used by the Spanish Air Force, in 1986 it went back to the USAF, who displayed it on Tempelhof Airport to remember the Berlin Air Lift.
In 1994 it was handed over to the Deutsches Technikmuseum.
Click here for a different perspective.
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Actually, we have like a spring time just before Christmas, the weather is behaving strangely ...
I don't know what the snow looks like in reality :)
I wish you all a wonderful White Christmas time !
Bald cypress tree needles capturing the golden colors of the sunset.
A bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) isn’t actually bald. Like every living tree, it grows foliage that helps it with photosynthesis. It’s a conifer, so its foliage consists of needles, not leaves. However, unlike many conifers, bald cypress is deciduous. That means that it loses its needles before winter. Bald cypress information suggests that the needles are flat and yellow-green in summer, turning rusty orange and falling in autumn.
www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/cypress/bald-cy...
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This is actually a photo of the Basingstoke miniature railway track at Viables. There are leaves on the track and no train is running. This of course is a joke but those words were part of a common complaint on the Basingstoke/London line in the late Autumn months, which certainly, in the past, was totally frustrating for commuters!
Actually there were two hungry herons: me and the bird on the other side of the river. I waited and waited for him to do something interesting like catch a fish or fly off, but as is the way with my namesakes , it did nothing much. So I left him to it and went off to buy food for lunch.
(The yellow colour in the weir water is caused by peat dust picked up in the Dublin Mountains where the Dodder rises}.
Actually, I don't like spiders - sort of arachnoid. But I couldn't walk past this spider web beautifully positioned in front of backlit heather. Unfortunately, the beast was at home, fortunately it didn't kill me 😄
Focus stack of 22 images to get the front part of the web and the entire wasp spider sharp, but let the back part of the web disappear in blur.
This is actually my friend Wanna Not but this is one of my "starter pics" for this series.
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Medicine Lake, Alberta
"Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground as a losing stream."
Source:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Lake_(Alberta)#:~:text=Medicine%20Lake%20is%20a%20geologic,underground%20as%20a%20losing%20stream.
Well actually it isn't Bonny but a very amusing birthday card sent to my wife from the family! If you want to know more about the people who produced the card please visit www.avantipress.com
Our Bonny Lass was born in Ireland and was originally thought to be a labrador/collie cross - but our dog trainer thought she is a 'Heinz 57 Varieties' with some Lurcher and Staffie thrown in! Whatever she is, she is adorable!
She is now thirteen years old and although she's slowing down she can still give dogs half her age a run for their money in short bursts!
If you are looking for a rescue dog in the UK, please visit www.pupsneedinghomes.co.uk/ as they do such an outstanding job in rehoming unwanted dogs!
Actually, I should say the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.
Aslında sonbaharın sonu, kışın başlangıcı demeliyim..
Broadcast actually shares her birthday with Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof, who also loves cats so I waited until Caturday to celebrate with Broadcast. Don't worry, though, she has gotten lots of treats both today and on her birthday, which was Purrsday!
Broadcast turned 9.
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The bird is actually being mobbed by a crow, but the latter was a little way behind at this moment, having just made a pass, so I cropped for the buzzard only.
IT came a bit closer than on my first visit on Wedneday, but still middle distance and heavy cropping of the frame.
A pleasant day spent with Stuart Allen and nice to meet up with Paul Coombes again back at the cars.
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I was actually on my way to the Metolius to get some morning shooting done. But I just had to stop at Foster because I could just see the sunrise was going to be spectacular. It was worth the 15 minute delay.
Foster Lake ( Reservoir) is a reservoir created by Foster Dam on the South Santiam River in the city of Sweethome, Oregon. The reservoir is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and covers approximately 494 ha (1,220 acres) when full. Primary use of the reservoir is recreation and irrigation in the summer and flood control in the winter and spring,
This was actually taken a couple of weeks ago during a snow storm as I scurried around the valley floor trying to get as many shots as possible before the storm broke up. I was fortunate enough to set up my tripod at the tunnel that morning at 6 AM next to Willie Huang and Aaron Meyers among several others.
More snow covered Yosemite photos and my top 10 tips for shooting Yosemite in the snow may be found at:
The Resonant Landscape: Tips On Shooting Yosemite In The Snow
I will definitely be missing the snowstorm that's moving in today at Yosemite with a snow level down to almost 2000 feet tonight as I will be with my wonderful family. I wish safe travels to all who are out there tonight, and a very Merry Christmas to all of you!
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Spotted on a walk through Sarasota's Selby Gardens, this fellow oversees his own pond. I'm guessing he's from Central America, but am completely open to being corrected on that.
EDIT See below for a more accurate attribution.
Actually, I wanted to photograph dew-wetted insects, but at this time of day it doesn't work out so well. At least the lavender is still glittering a little (probably it hadn't moved enough yet as it was fixed with the spider's thread). Happy weekend everybody ☀️
Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro
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I actually worked on this image last year on my return from NZ/Canada. This shot was taken on a wet day re-tracing my steps to my primary school. The tree ferns were all along the pathway and they sheltered me from the rain. I have added the water to this image - i wasn't wading through it!
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Actually there was the sunrise expected on the right side of that frame 30 minutes ago. The weatherforecast wrote that there would be a cloud cover of 30 % of the sky, so it shouldn't be a problem. But if these 30 % building a massiv wall on the wrong place I’ll keep trapped in the dawning for a while. Nature is what is happening, while I'm having different plans.
Eigentlich sollte vor ungefähr 30 Minuten auf der rechten Seite die Sonne aufgegangen sein. Der Wetterbereicht hat von 30 %iger Wolkenabdeckung des Himmels gesprochen, eigentlich kein Problem. Wenn sich allerdings diese 30 % wie ein massive Wand genau an der falschen Stelle auftürmen bleib ich noch ne Weile in der Morgendämmerung gefangen. Natur ist eben das was passiert, während ich andere Pläne mache.
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Actually not a jungle, but the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
A zoo on the Gold Coast. Queensland, Australia.
I actually liked the hut better last year when it was still really old and rickety (see pic in first comment). But it probably wasn't very safe any more... When you cross the small bridge to the left, you will reach Lake Langsee (2.384 m) and then continue up into the mountains. Our way down leads straight ahead.☀️ Have a fantastic and peaceful Travel Tuesday everybody ☀️
The Spronser Lakes (German: Spronser Seenplatte; Italian: Laghi di Sopranes) is the largest group of high elevation lakes in the Alps, located in South Tyrol, Italy. Here you can find some information:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spronser_Seen
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I actually have a title in mind for this one, but the theme for this week's Looking Close on Friday group is "Title Wanted."
So have at it. :-)
Also for Our Daily Challenge: "In A Box"
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Addendum: Thanks to Ben Edge for the title!
Actually, this is the beginning. After seeing the larger falls, I walked upstream a bit and found this little waterfall flowing into a peaceful, clear pool. The entire time I was there I was absolutely alone. Mornings are the best!
Actually they're two bridges here - the Brooklyn and the Manhattan bridge.
* addition - one more in the comments...
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Actually he is a bison; but most people call them buffalo. I took this image in Yellowstone National Park on a sunny beautiful day and he just stood there contemplating life I suppose and gave me ample opportunity to capture his picture. (Edited in Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz).
Actually our storks should have migrated south by now, but an increasing number of them decide to stay here during the winter. Right now lots of meadows are flooded and they seem to find enough food.
"I think I could turn and live with the animals
they are so placid and self contained.
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not wake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied,not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth'-Walt Whitman
I love Walt Whitman, but I do wonder if animals are actually happy? I think their lives are actually quit difficult, and often made more so by us.
I actually photographed a shrike yesterday on the very same snag - I didn't realize it was so popular. I do remember this session - little bird was very patient, changed poses a few times.
I actually took this shot as a drive by shot, very quick and last minute as it came up fast and cars behind us at the time
Actually, it was a quartet -- see the one in the upper left?
Beautiful roses, beautifully colored. Isn't God a great artist?
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Actually between Chapel St Leonards and Anderby Creek there are 3 car parks with fine expansive beaches (not unlike the vast beach in the Time and Tide Bell photo) on one side and reed beds bordering the path behind the dunes and marram grasses on the other and nicely sheltered from the wind coming off the North Sea. The reed beds are a bird watchers paradise actually. The car parks are all named - being Chapel Six Marshes, Wolla Bank and Huttoft Bank (where there is actually a car terrace) facing and level with the beach which gets hundreds of people parking their cars and picnicking with barbeques adjacent to the beautiful beach. We almost always park at the centre car park Wolla Bank for no other reason that I just love that name lol.. The Placard type board at the far end of this small fence says to Keep Dogs Out Of The Reed Beds -just in case you were wondering. Have a wonderful weekend everyone Sue x
Just to make you smile btw…..
“Actually, they didn't have chocolate in Ancient Greece, but Aphrodite was fond of apples. That was her sacred fruit, maybe because it was pretty and sweet, just like her. ”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
I actually wanted to go to sleep, but then the light from outside shone very brightly. I could not resist and took my camera, but since our balcony is currently somewhat crowded, I had no place for the tripod. So this is a freehand capture.
This Was Actually Taken Spotted One Late Evening After Taken Laurel Home ... Mother And I Both Saw It ... Mother Said " It Will Be Beautiful When The Sun Is Hitting It" She Was Right ..
The Next Day I Came And Got the Pic ... I Do Think It Was One Of The Prettiest Trees In All Of Roane County ..
Not Much Of A Story .. But Proved To Be A Swell Shot .. And Not Sweltering ...
Right Now In My Neck Of The Woods... We Are Rejoicing For the Rain ... We Are Getting Hard Rains - ( Much Needed At That ) ... The Mountains Are On Fire.. All Around Us ..
God Shows Up, And Off, Just In The Nick Of Time ..
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HAVE A TREE MENDOUSLY WONDERFUL TUESDAY ... Cindy
I actually photographed this fence for the first time in April 2010 for one of my first ever Fence Fridays. See that picture here.
Happy Fence Friday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :)