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Photogenic Mink photographed at British Wildlife Centre. He always does his best to give me his good side!!
A few wee facts about this voracious hunter. Minks are well adapted to swimming and prefer watery habitats, while weasels tend to avoid the water and prefer grassy habitats.
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We traveled to Sequoia National Park in winter. It's a challenging time to visit this location, even when there isn't a federal government shutdown reducing the staff to only the essential rangers required for safety.
Unfortunately, though near the entrance the skies were relatively clear, and the temperatures were in the 50s, the conditions at elevation were thick fog with ice covered roads. Worse, many people were taking advantage of the free entry to the park and ignoring the posted signs for snow chains. So, getting to the Sequoia groves proved impossible, and we returned to our hotel, but not before seeing these beautiful gnarled old oak trees near the entrance in the soft warm setting sunlight.
Visit Sequoia National Park; but, be advised, winter travel can be difficult, and give the rangers their due - especially when they are working at skeleton levels with no pay during a government shutdown!
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Les pierres nous racontent l'Histoire. Balivernes !
La pierre s'en fiche pas mal de l'Histoire, elle ne fait pas d'histoires, elle se contente de voir le soleil, la pluie et toutes autres sortes de choses en intemporelles intempéries. La mousse elle supporte bien et s'en accommode, mais ce qu'elle n'aime pas c'est l'arbre qui avec une belle forme d'audace et de sans-gêne vient parfois la bousculer.
Stones tell us history. Nonsense!
The stone doesn't give a damn about history, it doesn't make a fuss, it just sees the sun, the rain and all other sorts of things in timeless bad weather. The moss supports it well and adapts to it, but what it does not like is the tree which, with a beautiful form of audacity and without embarrassment, sometimes jostles it.
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)
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The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Can sometimes be known as the Dalmatian Iris and is a hardy flowering perennial belonging to the family Iridaceae native to Croatia. Grown from a rhizome and will adapt to many different environments.
Son Adaptation au milieu est parfaite : squelette léger, longues griffes, étale la queue et écarte les membres quand il saute. Il grimpe très bien sur les troncs verticaux. En présence d’un prédateur, peut escalader un arbre, passer sur la face cachée et se colle, immobile, contre l’écorce. Il nage bien.
This Tri-colored Heron would normally be cruising the shallow waters and scooping up fish as he goes, but when the tides are high, they can adapt to a different technique and use an old branch over the water to help with the process. Photo taken on Horsepen Bayou.
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Paris | 2016
Som Berthiot 85mm f/2.8
Projection Lens Adapted to a m42 to Eos ring with a plastic plumbing pipe ... no aperture system
A lot of nearly bubbling bokeh balls from an old Tamron 200mm f/3.5 Adapt-A-Matic — that's pre-Adaptall.
— Theodore Tollefson @thetollart
Germany. In the woods called "Schönbuch" nearby the City of Stuttgart.
SONY A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted old projection lens Leitz COLORPLAN CF 2.5/90. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/200s. Self made round aperture of about f/4.5 placed in the light beam. Manual mode. The lens (in this case on a Sony a6000) can be seen here --> Colorplan lens.
More photos of this mini sequence with this camera/lens combination can be found here: ---> In The Woods (1) and In The Woods (2).
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
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Die adaptiven LED-Scheinwerfer passen den Winkel und die Helligkeit des Lichtkegels automatisch der Fahrsituation und dem Straßenverlauf an und wählen aus acht Lichteinstellungen die optimale aus.
The adaptive LED headlights automatically adapt the angle and brightness of the light cone to the driving situation and the course of the road, and select the optimum light settings from eight.
… también se conocen como bragados o patos mudos, son otros de los tipos de patos nativos del continente americano, habitando principalmente en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales, desde México hasta Argentina y Uruguay. Por lo general, prefieren vivir en zonas con abundante vegetación y cerca de masas de aguas dulces abundante, adaptándose a altitudes de hasta 1000 metros sobre el nivel del mar; se denomina pato real en América del Sur. Destaca por su buen tamaño, las plumas negras (que son brillantes en los machos y mate en las hembras) y las manchas blancas en las alas. Estos se encontraban en Elizondo , en el rio Baztan – Navarra – Spain.
Lyon, France
(Parus major)
The great tit is the largest tit in Western Europe. It is widespread, it adapts to all environments, natural and artificial, city and countryside, deciduous and coniferous. It is common and familiar in gardens and urban parks and frequents feeding stations. It nests in all kinds of cavities and defends its territory during nesting. Outside this period it lives in group, sometimes with other species. It sings in all seasons.
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La mésange charbonnière est la plus grosse mésange de l'ouest de l'Europe. Elle est très répandue, elle s'adapte à tous les milieux, naturels et artificiels, ville et campagne, feuillus et conifères. Elle est commune et familière dans les jardins et les parcs urbains et fréquente les postes de nourrissage. Elle niche dans toutes sortes de cavités et défend son territoire pendant la nidification. En dehors de cette période elle vit en groupe avec éventuellement d'autres espèces. Elle chante en toute saison.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for males and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for females. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species.
A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
In the Pleistocene, the lion ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and North America but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. - Wikipedia
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With an area of over 930 km2 (360 sq mi), the Camargue is western Europe's largest river delta. It is a vast plain comprising large brine lagoons or étangs, cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by reed-covered marshes. These are in turn surrounded by a large cultivated area.
Approximately a third of the Camargue is either lakes or marshland. The central area around the shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarès has been protected as a regional park since 1927, in recognition of its great importance as a haven for wild birds. In 2008, it was incorporated into the larger Parc naturel régional de Camargue.
Flora and fauna
Flamingos in the Camargue
Horses and cattle in the Camargue
The Camargue is home to more than 400 species of birds and has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo. The marshes are also a prime habitat for many species of insects, notably (and notoriously) some of the most ferocious mosquitos to be found anywhere in France. Camargue horses (Camarguais) roam the extensive marshlands, along with Camargue cattle (see below).
The native flora of the Camargue have adapted to the saline conditions. Sea lavender and glasswort flourish, along with tamarisks and reeds.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Perfectamente adaptado al perfil que dibuja el cerro sobre el que se asienta, el Cerco de Artajona te ofrecerá la oportunidad de disfrutar de la fortificación popular medieval más importante de la Zona Media de Navarra.
Un paseo por su interior te descubrirá un conjunto amurallado del siglo XI que originariamente tuvo catorce torreones almenados, de los que sólo quedan nueve, unidos por el camino de ronda. Accede al recinto por cualquiera de los dos primitivos portales que se conservan, el de San Miguel y el de Remahua y retrocede en el tiempo hasta la Edad Media.
Imagina el espacio habitado por reyes, nobles a caballo, juglares, obispos y labriegos vestidos con pesados ropajes. Recrea épocas pasadas y trata de imaginar cómo se vivió en este recinto coronado por la iglesia-fortaleza de San Saturnino, un sólido e imponente edificio del siglo XIII, declarada Monumento Histórico Artístico.
L’ancien siège de la "Royale Belge" (compagnie d'assurances) et son parc, datant de 1965-1967, sont par excellence un exemple de réussite de l’architecture moderne en Belgique.
Le défi consistant à créer un bâtiment novateur dans un cadre exceptionnel a été relevé à merveille par le duo d’architectes franco-belge Pierre Dufau et René Stapels.
Le bâtiment est érigé en zone marécageuse. Le bâti, tout de verre et d'acier, repose sur des vérins hydrauliques qui en assurent la stabilité.
Le parc qui l'entoure ainsi que les étangs qui l'encerclent est le fruit du travail des architectes paysagistes Jean Delogne et Claude Rebold.
L’aménagement contemporain s’est fait dans le respect du site en tentant de préserver le paysage originel de la Woluwe (cours d'eau local).
L’édifice présente un intérêt historique, technique, scientifique, artistique et esthétique majeur pour la Région Bruxelloise.
Son inscription à la Commission Royale des monuments et des sites fin 2017 permettra une certaine souplesse quant à la nécessaire adaptation du bâtiment tout en préservant ses grandes lignes architecturales que sont la rigueur des façades, la fonctionnalité et la qualité des espaces intérieurs et sa parfaite intégration dans un cadre d’exception.
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This small tuft of grass really caught my eye. Just randomly sticking out of the water but quite clearly learnt to adapt and live amphibiously amongst the rocks!!!
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my review of this lens: www.aarondesigns.org/Fujinon55mmf22Review/
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shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and fujinon 55mm f2.2 screw-mount lens, with helicoid adapter
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my review of this lens: www.aarondesigns.org/Fujinon55mmf22Review/
As the land becomes saltier, nature adapts with salt-tolerant plants surviving in the conditions,
Holland Track by Fatbike – September 2016 - #Holland 28
- H. G. Wells.
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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron often surprises me in the field. It's excellent at remaining still and blending into the background. Almost every time I spotted one in the field, it was while tracking another species. I photographed this at Bolsa Chica Wetlands while tracking a cattle egret in flight. I followed the egret until it was out of sight, removed my camera, and noticed the Heron sitting on a log just a few yards in front of me. I had a bit of cover from a few plants between me and the Heron, allowing me a moment to compose myself. I wasn't too thrilled with the gray background, but unfortunately, I didn’t have the option to move for a better backdrop, so I focused on capturing the sharpness and detail of the bird instead.
This tree was amazing to see as it has been growing at a 90 degree angle with its 2 limbs. The limb going off to the right gets better anchorage farther away from the water and in less of a sandy environment.
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and fujinon 55mm f2.2 screw-mount lens, with helicoid adapter
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my review of this lens: www.aarondesigns.org/Fujinon55mmf22Review/
Images taken on March 2, 2021
Mars reflects the sun's light and is ~22 light minutes from Earth. The Pleiades is an open star cluster that is ~ 442 light years away from us. While these two are so different, both of them are prominent and easy to spot in the night sky. It’s very cool to witness the two so close to each other. I knew this was happening, but my life and job have been so busy lately it slipped my mind until it was basically happening already.
Step outside tonight and take a lookup. You can find this event just ahead of the constellation Orion. The next time these two will be near each other in our night sky again in 2038!
Equipment:
Celestron CGEM Mount
Canon FD 300mm f/4 L at f/5.6
Sony a7RIII (unmodified)
Altair 60mm Guide scope
GPCAM2 Mono Camera
Acquisition:
Taos, NM: my backyard - Bortle 3
10 x 121" for 20 min and 10 sec of exposure time.
10 dark frames
15 flats frames
15 bais frames
Guided
Software:
SharpCap
PHD2
DeepSkyStacker
Photoshop
My mount was polar aligned with SharpCap (what an amazing system for aligning). I'm not comfortable using my SCT as my lens yet. My solution is to piggyback my Sony a7RIII and adapted Canon FD 300mm f/4 L on a ADM dovetail rail on the top of my optical tube. I used DeepSkyStacker to combine all frames and then processed the TIFF file in Photoshop. I stretched the 32 bit file and used Gradient XT on the image. I then made it a 16 bit file and stretched in level, then curves. I used the color sampler tool and levels to do my best to keep the background space black. I then using my skillset and relied on Astronomy Tools Action Set, and dodging and burning a bit to give the image the finishing touches.
A very hard contre jour frame from Cape Tourville looking northward to Cape Lodi and Paddy's Head on Tasmania's east coast.
Have posted a couple of others from here before but decided to embrace the smoke in the air present on the day.
Cape Tourville is within the Freycinet National Park and was named in honour of the impressively titled, Admiral Ann Hilarion de Contentin, Comte de Tourville (1642-1701) in 1802 by French explorer, navigator, hydrographer and cartographer, Captain Nicholas Baudin.
A frame from a restored junker Takumar 135/3.5 preset.
Fuji X-T1, Takumar 135/3.5, 1/25000th sec at f/8, ISO 200.
Spine flower
There are many species of spine flowers that are normally very small tiny flowers adapted to hot dry climates. This is a brittle spine flower.
I have my Dad's Praktica camera and lens for years now and somehow only realised I should get an adapter and use them on my fujifilm, it arrived this morning.
Nikon D610, adapted Helios 44-2 58mm
More info on my Rabeca.org website: www.rabeca.org/?lang=en-GB&fd=277
Leonildo Pereira playing a near identical instrument: www.rabeca.org/?lang=en-GB&fd=277