LOOKING back on my beautiful brief encounter with this male Bearded Reedling, a real reedbed specialist, it is adept at climbing reed stems, and the tail is moved constantly, in an agitated manner.

Still waiting for my camera to be repaired.

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Red-spotted Purple butterflies are quite adept at hiding in a tree's canopy, then quickly moving when discovered. In this case, it hid so well that it could not determine I had repositioned to get the photograph. A few seconds after I took the shot, it saw me and was off.

Common to the area, but you really need to be alert to tree canopy activity and know what you are looking for to see one.

(Tyrannus dominicensis) We watched these birds for quite a while - they were adept at catching wasps, they hardly ever missed!

El primitivo Castrum celtibérico fue aprovechado por los estrategas romanos para completar el sistema de fortificaciones con COLENDA “SEPTEMPÚBLICA”,”PETRARIA” y “CAUCA” envolvían el territorio segoviano y dominaban las cuencas de los ríos de Eresma, Cega y Duratón. Del Castrum sólo quedan las torres en parte desmochadas, construidas posiblemente hacia finales del siglo X y de clara tradición árabe.

Según tradición de los cronicones, la Villa de Turégano fue repoblada por Fernán González y más concretamente por su hijo Gonzalo Fernández. De acuerdo con esta tradición´el repoblador hizo erigir el Castillo en el interior de los muros del Castro primitivo, denominando a la Villa “Turrem Vegam” ( Vega de las Torres ).

Desde 1123 la Villa fue donada por la Reina Dª Urraca y su hijo el Rey Alfonso VII a los prelados segovianos, Turegano comenzó a ser protagonista de la historia segoviana y de Castilla.

En el año 1461 es nombrado Obispo de Segovia D. Juan Arias Dávila, señor por antonomasia de Turégano. Celebró en la Villa los Sínodos Episcopales de 1473 y 1483. Participó activamente en los asuntos políticos de su época, partidario en primer momento de Enrique IV, adepto del Príncipe Alfonso después, y al morir éste, es castigado por el Rey que le sugiere que abandone Segovia, instalándose en su Señorío de Turégano, donde siguió siendo fiel a la causa de Dª Isabel. Fernando el Católico estuvo hospedado en su Castillo durante tres ocasiones y por distintos motivos. La reconciliación pública de la Princesa Isabel con su hermano Enrique IV, la organización de la marcha militar en socorro del Marques de Santillana y con motivo de la muerte del Rey Enrique IV, para partir desde Turégano a la Coronación de su esposa como Reina de Castilla en Segovia.

El rey Felipe II, en 1586 mandó confinar en la cárcel del Castillo de Turégano a Antonio Pérez, primer Ministro y Privado del Rey, acusado por traficar con información reservada y por su implicación en la muerte de Escobedo, secretario del hermano del Rey.

Una singularidad del Castillo de Turégano es albergar en su patio de armas una iglesia románica y en su entrada una espadaña, añadida en el s. XVIII.

Azizi Lesser Tenrec) showing how adept he is in looking straight at a camera

That is a typical place where we can find them. The birds are so adept at camouflage that they seamlessly merge with the dry branches. A few times, the bird was close, but I missed it and shot another bird only to realize its presence while reviewing the shots at home.

This is a migrant from Western Europe and a favorite of birders. Unlike birds which are often seen at the same habitat, this bird is unpredictable here and sightings are more luck by chance. One thing we know is that they prefer the dry trees and branches where they forage on looking for insects, termites and spiders.

Thanks in advance for your views and kind feedback.

This is the second and probably the last in this Yellow Crown series folks, and am sure you can see just how adept they are as getting out of trouble.

Thanks to all as always for everything.

ce chien est à mon avis plus intelligent que les autres, déjà il se fait transporter en poussette au lieu de marcher, et il est visiblement adepte comme moi de la meilleure marque d'appareil photo : Nikon

Female Kingfisher with prey. This time a Dragonfly larva thought to be a Common Darter larva (Sympetrum striolatum).

The small pond by Phil's hide has very few fish in it and due to this it has large numbers of Dragonfly larva. The Kingfisher has become very adept at catching these to supplement its diet.

Phil and I have tried to look for the larva in the pond but they are virtually impossible to see. The bird has an amazing eyesight to see them and catch them in good numbers.

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The lace monitor is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres in total length and 14 kilograms in weight. Despite its large size and mass, the lace monitor is an adept climber, hence their alternate name: Tree Goanna.

These common terrestrial and often arboreal monitors are found in eastern Australia and range from Cape Bedford on Cape York Peninsula to south-eastern South Australia. They frequent both open and closed forests and forage over long distances (up to 3 km a day).

Lace monitors are predominantly carrion eaters, feeding on already dead carcasses of other wildlife. Their diet consists of insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, with eggs and young birds and mammals making up a larger part of their diet in spring and early summer. They also forage in areas inhabited by people, raiding chicken coops for poultry and eggs, and rummaging through unprotected domestic garbage bags and rubbish bins in picnic and recreational areas.

Lace monitors are apex predators, though dingo packs, wedge-tailed eagles, and wild boars occasionally prey upon them.

Venom glands in lace monitors have been confirmed. The venom is similar to that produced by snakes but not enough to cause serious harm. (Wikipedia)

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This was a big lizard, but not 2 metres long; probably around 1-1.5 metres in length. He stayed very still on the tree hoping that we did not notice him, but of course we did. Eventually he climbed up the tree with those enormous talons and then came down headfirst to take a better look at us. I noticed that he had lost a talon some time ago, but it didn't seem to affect his climbing ability.

Capertee Valley, New South Wales, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

This species tends to be the favored bird to be used in advertisements geared toward conserving wetlands and promoting wildlife.

They nest in tree cavities where they are physically adept to perch in trees given the sharp claws they have on their feet. Man-made nesting boxes are readily accepted by these birds as well. This is the only species of duck that raises two broods in one breeding season.

Most often we find this member of the "Dabbling Duck" family feeding on the surface of the water gleaning seeds or tipping up to feed on aquatic plants.

This male is quietly enjoying a short rest between feeding times and has a female nearby.

This Eurasian Coot put on an up close and personal show of his feet. I never realized how cartoonist and colorful they were until I saw them so close and out of the water.

While its shape might look strange to the human eye, the curious configuration of the coot's foot makes the bird adept at getting around both on water and on land, unlike most other waterfowl. Comparable to webbing on a duck's foot, the palmate toes help a coot push through the water. On land, the lobes fold back when the bird lifts its foot, which facilitates walking on a variety of surfaces like mud and grass.

The oversize, bizarre-looking feet have been described by some as reminding them of dinosaurs or aliens.

Taken in the south of France.

-Fulica atra

Taken at RLD

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RK Poses. Katyusha Armchair @ Shiny Shabby

Nutmeg. Porcelain Cups Gift

All armchair versions come with RK Poses Animations so they can be used also as decor, not just for static photography.

The blanket comes with the chair and since it's fitted on the avatar, the pack contains a V3 version also, with decor purpose blanket.

Each pack is sold with Nutmeg's Gift - Porcelain Cups

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New Release @ Red Light District

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Accueil Belle Dune. Le restaurant.

Entre le massif dunaire et l’immense plage de Fort Mahon, un véritable terrain de jeux s’offre aux enfants et aux adeptes des sports nautiques

C R E D I T S

Shirt with Lingerie - [Aleutia] - Maddy @ RLD Event

Collar - Dahlia - Giselle @ RLD Event

Tattoo - White Widow - Unsane @ Uber

Hair - Little Bones. - Solar

Pose - BellePoses - Backdrop Fire Escape

Ears - Swallow - Shiny

Rings - Swallow - Aphrodite

... ♥ Love me like you do ♬

Lingerie: UNA - karole @ RLD

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Dahlia@ Illuminate

Dahlia - Malta - Peonies - Warm 1Li

Dahlia - Malta - Mirror - Copper 1Li

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Dahlia - Sunday - Teacup Eggs - For the LAND OF RAINBOWS EASTER EGG HUNT - Hunt Starts March 23 - April 6

Dahlia - Sunday - Teacup Eggs - Robin/Rose

Dahlia - Sunday - Teacup Eggs - White/Silver

Dahlia - Sunday - Teacup Eggs - Brown/Gold

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Ariskea for pocketgacha

Ariskea [ Natura] Mossy Rabbit [RARE]

Ariskea [ Natura] Easter eggs

Ariskea [ Natura] Cakes & Chocolate plate

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Nutmeg@RLD

Nutmeg. Bike Broken White

The bikes set includes normal & broken bicycles , bike fence and urban city seats that can be used for deco purpose but not only!

Bicycles have exclusive female & male poses, as well as couples made especially for the photography lovers by RK Poses.

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Nutmeg. Vintage Small Table

Nutmeg. Porcelain Milk Pot

Ces petits éléments de décoration trouveront rapidement des adeptes intéressés à leur utilisation tant les couleurs qu'ils proposent sont flashy et attrayantes. #Macro #MacroMondays #Dots

This adept flyer looks like an adult but it’s a Burrowing Owl chick. I’ve been spending a lot of time at the nests and the chicks act like youngsters at the nest, making me think they were only capable of short flights. Today, one that had gotten up on one of the nest posts, suddenly flew into the air after a bug. He missed the bug but gave me that hard banking turn on the way back to the nest. No slouch in the flying department. (Athene cunicularia) (Sony a1, 400mm f/2.8 at f/5, 1/3200, ISO 640)

Completely relaxed and unfazed, Auob riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Cheetahs in the Kgalagadi tend to focus on prey either in the dunes (mostly steenbok) or the open riverbeds (mainly springbok). The mother of this cub is an adept and very patient hunter of springbok in the riverbeds. She and the other cub were feasting on a springbok, but were hidden from our view by the fallen log and branches this cub is resting on. Cheetah moms have to kill every second day to provide for their cubs.

(Hanri and cubs)

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Well... it's been long enough. I got inspired and now we've got a fancy picture of an upcoming character of mine - Maevie Madori! Enjoy <3

Appearance

Body: Legacy Female Classic

Head: LeLUTKA Raven Head 3.1

Skin: [Glam Affair] Mhei Skin - Velour Dune w/ Face Shadow (20%)

Eyes: {S0NG} Serja Eyes

Hair: DOUX - Lemon

Eyeshadow: [Glam Affair] Mhei Eye Makeup 1 / -SU!- Tired Eyebags Medium /Eyeliner/

Lipstick: [Glam Affair] Mhei Lips Toner 1

Brows: WarPaint* Anais brows

Pour les adeptes de la retouche photo, j'ai bien essayé d'ôter cette balustrade au premier plan, mais la supercherie était trop grossière à mon goût.. Donc je l'ai laissée. Après tout, elle y est.

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Morocco , between Marrakesh and Essaouira

These goats climb Argan trees in search for food. Argan berries are about the best food a Tamri goat could imagine, and to reach the fruit requires them to be adept in an extraordinary balancing act that’s quite unexpected from a hoofed animal.

Over time, the goats seem to have mastered this acrobatic skill, traipsing sure-footed on the narrow branches of the Argan trees.

However, this amazing show isn’t all that’s remarkable about these goats. After digesting the berries, the goats leave behind droppings that contain large kernels of the seeds they consume. These kernels are extracted from the manure, washed , ground pressed to produce argan oil.

Argan oil is an exotic health oil mainly used for culinary and cosmetic purposes.

I can be good

If you just wanna be bad

I can be cool

If you just wanna be mad

I can be anything

I'll be your everything

Just touch me baby

I don't wanna be sad

🎧 Tune

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A new round of Red Light District just started yesterday, so you might like to take a look as i will also show some sexy goodies from the 3.Round of the Event ♥

C R E D I T S

▷ Dress - GUNSHOT - Borex Dress @ Red Light District

▷ Hair - RunAway - Hair - Samatha Hair @ FaMESHed

▷ Sunglasses - Dahlia - Sady Cat Eye @ faMESHed GO

▷ Van - Never Totally Dead - Madame Vava Room's @ Red Light District

▷ The Van comes with a lot of Poses and it is worth to see it at RLD alive as it's looks inside also amazing.Perhaps i will do my next Blog for RLD inside ;- ) There are more bottles inside, i just moved one for to show it off.

▷ Cigi - [ kunst ] - Diva Cigarette Holder

▷ Garter i - DirtyStories. Striper's Garter 1

Image entry for the Red Light District Photo Contest.

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The old and the new. We catch a glimpse of the old gasworks through the rigging of the new university campus building. This "Bill Brandt look" was produced with a red filter. Brandt (1904-1983) was one of the most famous British photographers of the 20th century, renowned for his ability in a variety of genres, but particularly adept at photographing the industrial heartland of northern England.

"Master of Photography - Bill Brandt" www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3tu3zEFzm4

Nutmeg@RLD

The bikes set includes normal & broken bicycles , bike fence and urban city seats that can be used for deco purpose but not only!

Bicycles have exclusive female & male poses, as well as couples made especially for the photography lovers by RK Poses.

RLD eventr location:

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Nutmeg. Bike Orange w/Static Anim

Nutmeg. City Bench ADULT

Nutmeg. Bike Broken White

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Nutmeg & Entwined. Cameron - headphones hair and beanie

..::THOR::..

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..::THOR::.. Old's Cool Biker Club ULTRARARE

..::THOR::..Old's Cool Peggy S. Beer Spilled

..::THOR::.. Old's Cool - Street

..::THOR::.. store:

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Wyalusing State Park, Wisconsin

An interesting bird that is very adept at nest parasitism. It is well documented that many songbird populations have declined, at least locally, due to this behavior. A well documented example is the Kirtland's Warbler, a previously endangered species (it's now Near Threatened) that has had significant increase in recruitment following interventions that decreased Cowbird populations that threatened this warbler. Nonetheless I've always considered the Cowbird to be a handsome species and one I enjoy photographing.

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Ein mit Fett und Körnchen gefüllter Blumentopf dient hier als Futterstelle für die Vögel, eigentlich für Meisen aber das Rotkehlchen ist genauso geschickt. HSoS! :-)

A flower pot filled with fat and grains serves as a feeding place for the birds, actually for tits, but the robin is just as adept. HSoS! :-)

You'd think a stinging bee would be avoided by hungry birds, but apparently not. They probably are adept in making sure the stinging abdomen is held outside the mouth area like this cardinal is demonstrating.

Or maybe they make sure it is dead and not stinging before they ingest it?

I have a feeling this male was courting a female that was flying around the area at the time. He spent a good two minutes sitting on this branch and it seemed he had no intention of eating the bee himself. Probably part of their courting/mating ritual where the male offers food to the female as evidence of his undying love :)

It sure worked out for me since I had a full two minutes to capture great images, as opposed to the three seconds that I'm used to from these beautiful red birds!

The bee is best seen when the image is enlarged...

A medium sized bird of prey found in a very small range in India, but more common in South East Asia. This is a beautiful bird found in the forests of the Western Coasts. The bird is resident in the region and primarily subsists on fish. Its an adept hunter much like the Osprey.

There are two types of Fish eagles in India, the Grey Headed and the Lesser Fish Eagle. Both look similar, except for few minor differences. Both birds have similar hunting patterns, though the habitats are a bit different. The Lesser Fish Eagle is usually found in riverine habitats in the forests, while the Grey headed is found in lakes and waterbodies in the forests.

We sighted this on the Kali River and spent almost 2+ hours watching it. It was noon time when the bird made its appearance and landed on its favourite perch for fishing. This male made several false dives and returned to the perch immediately. An expert nearby remarked that the fish must have disappeared into the waters and hence the bird came back. After a while, we had to leave the place, but the bird was still on the same perch.

Thanks so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.

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Bien qu'étant adepte des cadrages serrés, je trouve parfois que les plans larges apportent un plus à la photo

Adepte de la grasse mat : à 11 h, il était encore dans un coin de sa cabane et peinait visiblement à se réveiller. Nombre de visiteurs des parcs zoologiques s'étonnent et râlent de voir des lions qui dorment mais il faut savoir que le roi des animaux dort en moyenne 18 à 20 heures par jour.

Lion d'Afrique de l'Est

Parc des Félins, Lumigny

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, and its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe [...]. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water.

Extremely adept at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have established breeding colonies in urban and cultivated habitats, which provide food and few natural predators. The success of this common park species has led to its often being considered a pest species [...]. Wikipedia

Désolée pour ses adeptes mais l'été se termine et j'en suis ravie car la lumière va être plus douce , les sunset seront plut tôt et il y aura moins de monde sur les spots de pose longue :)

Sorry for its followers but the summer ends and I'm delighted because the light is going to be softer, the sunset will be earlier and there will be fewer people on the spots of long exposure :)

Image entry for the Red Light District Photo Contest

Red Light District

Listen Feat. Sebastien Schuller

Image entry for the Red Light District Photo Contest.

Taken at Red Light District

♫ Independent Women ♫

* _CD_ Lily skirt, shirt (Main store release) and Lily heels. Exclusive for N21 All parts have texture HUD with loads of options to custimize (NEW)

* *AvaWay* Kitty Rings set

* BEO Vanessa bracelet, earrings and necklace

TRUTH Lilo (Uber)

Catwa bento head - Catya

Maitreya Lara body

Lara Hurley skin - May

IKON Promise Eyes - Coffee

The pose is from Luanes World BENTO poses - "Independent Woman", it will be available soon:).

Image entry for the Red Light District Photo Contest.

Taken at Red Light District

♫ Will you still Love me Tomorrow ♫

I am Wearing:

* [Canimal] Hayden shirt and skirt. Exclusive for The Cosmopolitan Event .(NEW)

* {Limerence} Margarita Gacha - Margarita hair RARE. Exclusive for The Epiphany .(NEW)

* BEO Liona and Lionela necklaces

* *AvaWay* SAMMY Rings_Maitreya

Catwa bento head - Catya

Maitreya Lara body

Lara Hurley skin - May (NEW)

IKON Promise Eyes - Coffee

The pose is from Luanes World poses - "How much we enjoy"

A very well-known place for photographers and flickr-adepts :)

Wyalusing State Park, Wisconsin

An interesting bird that is very adept at nest parasitism. It is well documented that many songbird populations have declined, at least locally, due to this behavior. A well documented example is the Kirtland's Warbler, a previously endangered species (it's now Near Threatened) that has had significant increase in recruitment following interventions that decreased Cowbird populations that threatened this warbler. Nonetheless I've always considered the Cowbird to be a handsome species and one I enjoy photographing.

A very unique looking bird adept at natural camouflage and found in the higher elevations of the Himalayas. The male - in this picture - has a very interesting pattern and I struggled to sight it for a couple of minutes even while the others started taking shots.

This is a gamebird closely related to the Grouse bird. The birds just lay down on the forest floor and stay still making it very tough to identify them. They also forage on the forest floor eating pine nuts, shoots, seeds, pollen and other fruits that fall on the ground. I believe they are named after their calls (noted from Wikipedia).

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

A very unique looking bird adept at natural camouflage and found in the higher elevations of the Himalayas. The male - in this picture - has a very interesting pattern and I struggled to sight it for a couple of minutes even while the others started taking shots.

This is a gamebird closely related to the Grouse bird. The birds just lay down on the forest floor and stay still making it very tough to identify them. They also forage on the forest floor eating pine nuts, shoots, seeds, pollen and other fruits that fall on the ground. I believe they are named after their calls (noted from Wikipedia).

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

Almost identical to the more familiar Cat and Mouse version, Star is adept at both having brought in frequent offerings over the years, very rarely killing them, but bringing them inside and releasing them...sending me scurrying like a crazy person in pursuit while she sits carefully cleaning her paws. I really had no idea of the variety of rodent species surrounding us until the cat enlightened me. Actually they're all pretty cute and, in fact, one has spent the entire winter scampering about providing Star recreational activities while housebound. I long ago gave up thoughts of trying to catch it and I'm sure it will find it's way out as the doors are opened more regularly soon.

As for our avian friends, just a few days ago I left the door cracked to allow Star to get out on a relatively nice day, went on a walk, and returned to find her sitting calmly watching a chickadee not so calmly flying around unhappily from window to window in the house. I easily caught it, calmed it, and it flew gratefully away. While never very interested in the larger birds (probably for good reason as she is just over 5 pounds), she is keenly alert when smaller species arrive and I have been amazed at her "birding" abilities and the gentleness with which she handles them. While "mistakes" have been made on rare occasion with mice, never has she damaged a bird.

The junco here seems comfortable behind the glass in (yes, friends) our latest snow, but is one of the species on Star's "got 'em" list.

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