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Banking the curve in racing:
The slope of the turns, which can help cars enter and exit the corners. A flat track would have 0 degrees of banking. A track with 15 degrees would have significant banking. The higher the degree of banking, the faster the cars will be able to travel.
Special shout-out to STEFAN
I had to wait awhile, trying to detect any sign of intention as this hawk sat on a snag, surveying its surroundings. I didn't have a tripod so I couldn't just stay focused on him. The wait paid off as I got this power turn shot. Thanks for checking it out.
Taken back in August, this osprey is banking hard to get back to a school of small hybrid bass and redeem itself on a recent miss.
She flew and went hunting I watched her glide across a field and anticipated at any moment she would be diving after a meadow vole but whatever she initially was after must have disappeared and then she just suddenly veered right and headed back to where she was initially perched. I wanted to stay and watch her catch a meal but the light was poor and getting darker by the minute.
The Pierre Bremond House is one of the 11 houses built between 1859 and 1910 that make up the Bremond Block Historic District. The block was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is considered one of the few remaining upper-class Victorian neighborhoods of the middle to late nineteenth century in Texas. Six of the eleven houses were built or expanded for members of the families of brothers Eugene and John Bremond, who were prominent in late-nineteenth-century Austin social, merchandising, and banking circles. Of these six residences, all but one were designed and built by the Austin contractor, George Fiegel.
The Pierre Bremond House sits in the center of the 400 block of W. Seventh St. between the John Bremond, Jr. House on its east side, and the Eugene Bremond House, the house of Pierre's father, on its west side. Built in 1898, the two-story, tan brick house was the last Bremond house to be built. It is a subdued late Victorian with a low-pitched hip roof, a double gallery, and an unobtrusive tower on the west side.
While the Pierre Bremond House may be the least ornate of all the houses, Pierre's home was the most spacious. Renovated in 2012, the house is currently owned by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, who also own the John Bremond, Jr. home next door that serves as the association headquarters.
Sources:
Williamson, Roxanne, "Bremond Block Historic District". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey
Bremond Block Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
The Yakovlev Yak-50 (Russian: Яковлев Як-50) aerobatic aircraft is a single-seat all-metal low-wing monoplane with retractable main wheels and exposed tail wheel. The control surfaces are fabric-covered to save weight. The aircraft is not equipped with flaps.
Another one from my recent encounter with the Short Eared Owls - although a long way off it was wonderful to see them again.
This is another capture of a mature Bald Eagle in a banking turn but this time against a nice blue sky. I find when I compare the two shots that both eagles are using their wings exactly the same in terms of stretching the wings where the bottom wing is stretched more than the upper wing is as they turn.
Taken 1 March 2019 near Homer, Alaska.
When I'm out in shooting I always have my eyes focused on the ground, in the distance, and in the sky. So when I spotted an incoming bird, I could immediately tell that it was a raptor. As it approached, I could assess that it was a hawk. Then it passed by me ... ferruginous hawk it was. One of my favorite hawks. So very beautiful inflight as it banked as if to give me a better look. It's extended gape and fully feathered legs are some of its field marks, along with the rufous underparts and black comma in the wings. Color variations are quite impressive too. They're the largest hawks in North America and make their presence known. They dine primarily on rabbits, ground squirrels, and other small mammals.
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A friend and I just got back from Ottawa where we my friend JP and I were guided by Rick Dobson, a wonderful guide and friend who I’ve been with several times. Conditions vary so much in Ottawa that the weather becomes part of the challenge and part of the “fun”. We never did get the pink skies that sometimes occur that far north but had a variety of conditions to work with. (I could have said “contend” with.) Rick is a professional who does everything in his power to give us photo ops and on this trip with worked together with his friend and professional guide, Marc, who was leading a group from Madrid. We found and photographed Snowy, Great Gray and Barred owls and didn’t have a day that we were skunked. Please let me know if you’d like Rick’s information and I’d be pleased to share it. His email is also shown above.
This is one of my favorite Snowy shots of the trip. It’s a female, identified by the dark bars on her feathers. Males are almost pure white on their belly and have faint dark markings on their top side. I’ve read that compared to other owls, they are more agile and often prey upon other birds. (Nyctea scandiaca) (Sony a1M2, 200-600 lens @300mm, 1/3200 second, f/6.3, ISO 1600)
We were interested in how Snowy Owls compared in size to Great Gray Owls and while there we read that the largest is the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, which can top out at over 10 lbs with a wingspan of up to 6.7’. While the largest individuals can win the size comparison, Blakinston’s Fish Owls usually grow heavier, also up to 10 lbs with a wingspan up to 6.1’. Next are Great Gray Owls, over 4 lbs and a wingspan up to 5’, and last of the big guys, Snowy Owls, up to 6.5 lbs with a wingspan up to 6’. (www.birdzilla.com/learn/largest-owls-in-the-world/)
I keep finding files from the Langley 2016 show that I want to post. Sorry but soon I will move on to other shows.
This was one of a number of Red Kites attracted to a field that a farmer was harrowing. They were great to watch as they circled around and it provided an opportunity to get a few shots of them. I thought the square crop would work well here for a change.