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Red Sea Two-Bar Clownfish in its host anemone. Photographed with a Nikonos IV set up with the Nikon closeup kit.
BAR 80 is on an Eastbound working at Goodman Street Yard in Rochester, NY on May 8, 1979. After I got my first SLR camera I kept the old Graphlex in the glove box of my truck. I would use it if I came across something when I was out and about, in this case on my way to work. I always checked what was around the East end of Goodman Street Yard on my way in to work. I could grab a quick pic or two and then head over to work.
This photo shows the sand bars in Badwater Creek as seen from the bridge on US Highway 20 north of Shoshoni, Wyoming. This location lies new the old townsite of Bonneville, in Fremont county, Wyoming. Badwater Creek has very little water most of the year but in the spring and early summer, water, which is mostly runoff from rain and melting snow, sculpts the sandbars in the sediment clogged channel. Geologist refer to this type of creek as a braided stream and the sandbars in it are referred to as braid bars. The bridge and this portion of the creek lie in Boysen State Park.
Jade-green pitta with densely striped, green underparts and a black mask. Male has an aquamarine-blue patch on the back of the crown and a dark purplish-blue one on the belly. Female lacks both of these features and instead has a pale orangish head. Like other pittas, forages deep in dense undergrowth and can be hard to see, especially in the limestone gullies and forested riversides it prefers. Predominantly a lowland species. Can be seen mostly in Vietnam, Cambodia and rarely in Laos. (credit: e-bird)
I was puzzled by those chevrons along the flanks of this Bar-tailed Godwit in Norfolk as none of the other "Barwits" looked like this. It certainly did not look like any of the illustrations in the Collins Guide, so when I got home I checked the ID Handbook of European Birds, and there it was. It is an adult female still in breeding plumage. Males acquire a red colouration all over the underparts but females are variable, some with a bit of orange, and some pale birds just like this. There is a slight hint of peach on the belly, but in the field it looked creamy. An additional pointer to it being a female is the very long bill, which are a bit shorter in males. There is actually an optical illusion here that makes the tail look like a Black-tailed Godwit. But if you zoom in it is the right wing-tip you are seeing, rather than the tail.
The nominate subspecies that occurs in winter in Britain (Limosa lapponica lapponica) breeds patchily on tundra in northern Scandinavia east to Russia's Yamal Peninsula. It winters around the coasts of Britain and the Low Countries down to Africa. According to the BTO there are about 30,000 individuals wintering in Britain, with two thirds of these inhabiting The Wash. It was always assumed that European wintering birds were all of this western subspecies. But genetic work published recently in Ibis (2025) shows that large numbers of subspecies taymyrensis from further east make up the majority of European wintering birds. It suggests that the entire population of the nominate subspecies lapponica only numbers 30,000 individuals, which is much rarer than previously thought, which was 150,000 to 180,000 individuals. Birds of subspecies taymyrensis are just slightly larger than nominate lapponica but also differ genetically. However, they do not differ genetically from the doubtfully distinct subspecies yamalensis, which breeds between the other two subspecies in northern Russia.
No alcohol for <21 years old, drink moderate.
Hedon Estate Surabaya, Indonesia. The cafe, they have lots of luxury classic cars and motorcycle.
This caught my eye when we were visiting Polperro and made me smile. There is another photo of the place in my comments below
Dublín, IRLANDA 2024
The Palace Bar is one of Dublin's oldest, most beautiful, and most respected Victorian pubs, located on Fleet Street, right on the edge of the Temple Bar district.
History and Style: Opened in 1823 and bought by the Aherne family in 1946, the Palace Bar is one of the last original Victorian pubs remaining in the city, known for its high ceilings, dark wood, gilded mirrors, and largely untouched interior design.
Literary Associations: The pub is famous for its long literary tradition. During the 1940s and 50s, it was the regular haunt of Irish Times journalists and celebrated writers like Patrick Kavanagh, Brendan Behan, and Flann O'Brien. The small snug (private booth) is even rumoured to have been used by Michael Collins for meetings during the War of Independence.
Quiet Atmosphere: Unlike many Temple Bar pubs, The Palace Bar retains its traditional character by choosing not to have live music or televisions (other than for major GAA games). The focus is on conversation, debate, and craic (atmosphere).
Whiskey: The pub is widely known as an excellent whiskey bar, boasting an impressive collection of Irish whiskeys, including some of its own limited-edition bottlings.
This big alligator was lounging in the grass next to the (appropriately named) Alligator Alley walking path at Circle-B-Bar Reserve. It was a nice day and there were a lot of visitors. This was not the first alligator sunning along the path but so far none had been adventurous or seemed to mind people walking by. This one, on the other hand, was none too happy with the attention it was getting. A group of people had gathered on each side of the alligator afraid to try to walk by it because most of us were concerned it might not be as passive as the others had been; and, rightfully so because the alligator began to lift up and hiss at park visitors. Myself and my partner lingered a good distance back to see if the alligator would scurry off into the water, ready to turn back if necessary, but the alligator stood its ground for a while. Among the group was what I can only describe as Florida Man, those who live in Florida or who have read some of the stories written about Florida Man's antics will understand. So we will call this park visitor Florida Man. Florida Man was with his family including a baby in a stroller. Well, Florida Man got tired of waiting on this hissing alligator and after a while decided the best way to scare it off was to take his baby in the stroller and walk right on by it. I will give Florida Man credit because it worked. The alligator turned tail and ran off into the lake, but even knowing that alligators are generally afraid of humans I would not have taken that chance with my child.
Buttermere Lake, Lake District, Cumbria, England.
Reeds in the morning, with a mountain's reflection at the top. :)
A confession - I made the ripples by moving in the water.. The wind refused to blow.
This first part of this current upload were taken on St. Patrick's Day 2022, after the parade was over. Each images was with the oldest lens I own, a Tamron - 24.0-135.0 mm f/3.5-5.6. Although it might not be quite as sharp or as quick to focus as some of my prime lens, it is small, light and an easier, general purpose lens, to carry in my hand for a few hours. (All shots were hand held). Unsharpness was sometimes due to the focus picking up the bars as the main subject, instead of the subject, or perhaps to these aged hands, in an unsteady age.