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Not certain where the adults are at, but this is the second year in a row that I’ve spotted juvenile, Black-crowned Night Herons on the bayou and I have yet to see an adult in roughly 8 years. I presume that I’m looking in the wrong places. This youngster was extremely skittish and jumped from tree to tree and limb to limb trying to escape that clown in the canoe. At least I was able to capture it before it flew off. Photo taken on Arman Bayou.
I am going to add a bit of clarification to this post. Some will call me a bit crazy, and I guess it’s just me. They may be spot on correct as well. I still enjoy the challenge of taking photos and some of the new cameras, including the Sony A7RV that I am currently using are ladened with technology and have all sorts of assists built into them. Turn on the AI and Eye Recognition and the camera never misses the bird buried in the branches no matter how cluttered it might be. I used those features initially but must confess that they are all turned off in my camera. Autofocus is on and that’s about it. I miss a lot of shots, but I also don’t feel like I am using an automatic point shoot camera to take my photos. What you see is what you get, and I usually try to focus on the eye, but that is not always the case.
I also want to say that these are just my opinions and my way of doing things…OLD SCHOOL for this old timer.
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"I am not ashamed anymore
I want something so impure
You better impress now, watching my dress now fall to the floor
Crawling underneath my skin, sweet talk with a hint of sin
Begging you to take me
Devil underneath your grin, sweet thing, but she play to win, heaven gonna hate me
And touch me like you never
And push me like you never
And touch me like you never
'Cause I am not afraid, I am not afraid anymore
No no no
Crawling underneath my skin, sweet talk with a hint of sin
Begging you to take me
Devil underneath your grin, sweet thing, bet you play to win, heaven gonna hate me."
afraid to use picnik to rescue an otherwise unusable shot..
i can't say enough good things about it..and i would never want to be without it! and i could also never live without photoshop... and flickr
;-)
HMAM! theme- "i'm not..."
While whale watching in Alaska we came across this pack of harbor seals. I was fortunate to capture this individual looking right at me. His expression looked as if he feared what might be lurking below h surface. We saw a pack of orcas earlier in the day...
Copyright Susan Ogden
September and October have the most magnificent skies here on the Banks! The sun and the clouds, that Carolina Blue showing off the ocean colors ... just amazing!
i have had such a busy month...with all the weather happening and having my mom here to keep her out of harms way in Florida. I should be taking her home next week and accessing the situation there. I have also had the stress of Bubba the Beach Cat being under the weather...diagnosed with hyperthyroid and then having a reaction to the meds and having to change to a no iodine diet...and still he may have to have a treatment that is going to cost me a bundle. Hoping and praying the diet will work to keep the thyroid from making too much thyroid hormone. Given the fact that he is not your average cat, i am a bit afraid the food may not work...he is one of only 2-3% of cats that the medicine he WAS on causes a reaction to. :(
Hoping for a somewhat calm and quiet fall and winter, teaching some evening art classes at my house...and seeking a gallery that will take my photography for spring,...
Hope all my friends on Flickr are well and look forward to seeing your work and getting some time to actually sit and look through it all and comment...sorry have been MIA.
. . . be very afraid!
In Explore #107 29 May 2008, thanks to all for your visit, comments and faves.
Cassowaries are very large flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Fallen fruit and fruit on low branches is the mainstay of their diet but they also eat fungi, snails, insects, frogs, snakes and other small animals.
The 2004 edition of the Guinness World Records lists the cassowary as the world's most dangerous bird. Adult Southern Cassowaries are 1.5 to 1.8 m (5 to 6 feet) tall, although some females may reach 2 m (6 feet 8 inches), and weigh about 70 kilograms (154 pounds). Their three-toed feet have sharp claws with the dagger-like middle claw 120 mm (5 inches) long. This claw is particularly dangerous since the Cassowary can use it to kill an enemy, disembowelling it with a single kick.
Normally they are very shy but when disturbed can lash out dangerously with their powerful legs and are capable of inflicting fatal injuries to an adult human. Usually, attacks are the result of provocation. They are considered to be one of the most dangerous animals to keep in zoos, based on the frequency and severity of injuries incurred by zookeepers.
This specimen was 'shot' whilst out on safari yesterday with neilalderney123 at the snake farm and show on the Bangkok Yai khlongs (canals).
My oh my, what a fun A-Z Challenge is! The themes are so various and letting you unleash your creativity when interpreting it doll-wise.
I'm struggling with time and was afraid I won't make it, but luckily I had some free afternoon yesterday.
With this theme I was going for something Elizabethan-inspired and I rememberd Marini Senofonte X Barbie Style instagram collaboration from last year, so I took a liberty to get that modern twist into my photo.
Rules:
From 1558-1603, the time associated with Queen Elizabeth I's reign of England. This also happened to be a time of great creativity and enlightenment for her country. For this theme, show us how your doll might have looked or lived during this influential time in history. Perhaps we see William Shakespeare penning one of his sonnets, Queen Elizabeth in rich jewels and robes fully in command of her country or a naval explorer reaching new lands to explore. Alternatively, you could also incorporate that era's fashion in a modern-day high fashion editorial. Put your thinking crowns on and create!
The last day to submit is March 31st!
If you are a small rodent, you just might be in eyesight of this northern hawk owl in the woods of Gatineau.
I've been taking a lot of photos lately, Finally seeing a little change in my work... hopefully for the better.
The hummers are numerous, ravenous and pugnacious. This one interrupted a fight with another bird and stopped by for a drink even though I was standing just a few feet away.
I am afraid, no words are enough to describe this place and the moment. Both of my cameras has more than 150 shots of this exact place. Something about it was scaring me that I might not have the best shot yet. It took the darkest part of the golden hour and a shutterspeed of 2 seconds that my camera came up with this shot. The reflection, silence, the sunset colors and the Moon peaking behind the mountains were otherworldly to say the least. I can only hope that this place cross my path again down the road!!!
- at Hennigsvaer, Vågan, Nordland, Norway.
The English Alphabet Project.
The project will last for 26 days, each day will represent a letter from the English Alphabet, Starting from letter A to Z.
In this project
Deema & Abdulateif & αbduℓℓαн
& thank yew abdullah 4 the idea =D
& my mom 4 the drawing xD
I don't normally post more than one image a day, but I'm afraid I may fall behind tonight and tomorrow. Things didn't go well at the dentist (what a great title for a song in what passes for "soft jazz" according to Alexa) this morning. Love my dentist. Would recommend him to anyone, but this morning a nerve was hit. "Bullseye!" only that's not exactly what I said. I've doubled my dose of pain med for today, and before I take a 30 minute nap and follow his instructions for "pain management", I thought I'd give y'all a treat of one of my favorite Flame Skimmer images from just two weeks ago.
By itself, you would probably say that the Flame Skimmer is red, but as I tried to show with the image of a Flame and a Cardinal on the same branch, the Flame Skimmer is orange in comparison. It is an omnipresent dragonfly HERE. It's relatively large with a 2.75 inch wingspan, and more than two or three can be seen patrolling the same territory. It was the first Skimmer I tried to capture in flight: it was the third that I actually succeeded capturing in flight almost a year after the Green Darner and the Black Saddlebags.
The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America. Male flame skimmers are known for their entirely red or dark orange body, this includes eyes, legs, and even wing veins. Females are usually a medium or darker brown with some thin, yellow markings. This particular type of skimmer varies in size but is generally measured somewhere between two and three inches long. An immature flame skimmer (nymph) feeds mainly on aquatic insects. Its diet consists of mosquito larvae, aquatic fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles. The nymphs, which live in the mud at the bottom of warm streams or ponds, catch their prey by waiting patiently for it to pass by. Adult skimmers usually feed on moths, flies, ants, or any other soft-bodied insect while waiting perched on a small rock or twig or while in flight. I haven't addressed feeding habits for any dragons or damsels while still nymphs. Many, like the Flame Skimmer, are ambush hunters! Imagine having developed those skills and techniques 330 million years ago, and then being the first animal to fly when it becomes an adult. (Some spend 2-6 years underwater before becoming the fliers they are as adults.)
See you all tomorrow...
... be very afraid.
Stay tuned everyone for a full version of Katelyn and Sean's amazing antics.
Brought to you from Cardston
Don't be afraid to blossom even in the shadows.
© Kate Maldonado, Do not use without my written permission.
When I feel most pretty in public, I also feel most afraid.
I don't practice my art for other people. Yet, other people influence the way I feel.
Many (most) are not very polite when asking....
"Why do you dress like that?"
On the surface this question seems to provide an opportunity for useful dialogue.
Perhaps they have genuine curiosity.
Yet, hostility is evident by the questioner's eyes.
"Here we go again." I sigh.
Hey......
Transgender people are not new. We have always been here.
Isn't it time for the world to acknowledge and accept differences that individuals do not control. It is NOT a choice.
Sheeesh - I need a better response.
What would you say?
Couple notes on this photo:
1) A hooded cape is very useful for concealing details of appearance (figure, gait, etc.) - yet its uniqueness draws immediate attention.
2) When out with friends, I'm much less fearful. You see, it is highly unlikely a stranger will defend me from public hostility. it has never happened. In fact, my experience is that a taunting mob might form. Sad. However in this situation, I was with Cristy Garcia, and for sure know - no one would dare cross us. Or else!
Photo taken at the Hershey Butterfly Museum and Garden in PA, by Diane Crow.
Nora
for FLF, 08-21-2015.
flashlight prop included.
(i mean, it really is just a prop. It doesn't click on or off or anything.)
copy, mod only.
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