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A TINY BIRD, it is constantly active in search of small invertebrates, you have to consider yourself extremely fortunate if you discover them. Feeding bird sometimes come amazingly close to observers, but views like this typically last no more than a few seconds. My thanks to Steve Ashton, without him I doubt if I would have encountered them.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, enjoy the Lords day, please stay safe, stay positive, God bless you.............Tomx.
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Because your heart loves who it chooses, without any doubt or reasoning...
The world is full of love that goes unspoken. It doesn’t mean that it is felt less deeply… its beauty and its pain are in its silence.
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Why don't you stay
I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely
Don't I give you what you need
When she calls you will go
There is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way
Baby why don't you stay
This species provides an example of sex role reversal with the females being more brightly coloured than the males. Females will also choose a male and then defend him against other females and when the chicks have arrived, the female scarpers and the male raises them on his own.
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“Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness.”
― Eckhart Tolle ―
Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions.
― Eckhart Tolle ―
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My Brilliant Image
by Hafiz
One day
the sun admitted,
“I am just a shadow.
I wish I could show you
The infinite Incandescence
That had cast my brilliant image!”
“I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being!”
Being the national bird of Hungary, and capable of flying at speeds approaching 200mph I was delighted when this fabulous looking bird perched briefly to enable a few shots.
Image taken in the Hortobágy region of Hungary.
Many thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.
Being mindful means being aware of your thoughts, emotions, and how you're feeling (physically and mentally). ... It means being aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Remember there is no “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in any moment.
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Noted for being the widest ranging of all our species of grebes in North America it is more frequently heard than seen. Its best known characteristic is how it can rise and sink similar to a submarine and sit in water with just its nostrils and eyes showing.
A mating pair will build a floating nest midst sparse vegetation allowing them to see in all directions for any predator approaching. If a threat is suspected they cover their eggs and slip into the water with nothing to show of their existence other than a mat of marsh debris.
The Pied-billed Grebe is the least colourful of the grebe species as well as the smallest.
This juvenile is mature enough to be making its way in the world alone now.
While talking to a friend about what to take for a photo, this is what came from that conversation..
From the top, an impressive plateau, it is possible to contemplate the entire city of Rio and its surroundings – it is possible to see the Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer, the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, São Conrado and Barra da Tijuca, and even the mountains of Serra of the Organs. It's an unforgettable sight!
PS. Me being photographed by one of my guides, Marcelo Kastrup (Adrena Rio).
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... SO GLAD I did not go back into hotel when I came out in the dark and it was raining ... being up for sunset the day before, and the limited amount of night that occurs there in Alberta during the summer months, I really wanted to get some needed sleep.
But I realized that the whole reason for exploring Canada while on vacation was for seeing the amazing places there and under neat lighting conditions (sunrise and sunset).
Another view here of the amazing 2 minutes where this rainbow popped in over the Lake Moraine area at sunrise.
This may be the shot taken then that ends up on metal backing and hanging either at home or in my office at work. (hint for a XMAS for Mrs. Krach to get for me ;))
Being part of a moment in time, a calm late summer sunset on the shores of Blåvand Fyr, Jylland,Denmark
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This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
by Rumi
This is the most magical photo I brought back from my Madeira trip. A little treasure for me, because being able to capture such a fleeting moment is something very special.
Originally we had planned something completely different for this day. And we were on the mountains on the opposite side. As you can already guess from here, the visibility was rather low there (it was basically close to zero). However, since we had once worked our way up what felt like 10,000 switchbacks on a very narrow and steep road (half of them in the fog and rain), we looked for an alternative nearby. This was then the valley of the nuns, a beautiful place in the middle of the mountains,
Opposite the small church, which can be seen at the front edge of the village, we had a coffee and the owner encouraged us to drive up here.
Since it was still raining on the other side of the valley, but the sun was just breaking through the cloud cover here, this fantastic rainbow suddenly appeared while we were still hiking.
You can probably imagine the rush that broke out for me to get the camera out of my backpack in time. This is one of two photos I was able to take, after which the rainbow was gone.
Dies ist das magischste Foto, welches ich von meiner Madeira Reise mitgebracht habe. Für mich ein kleiner Schatz, denn einen solchen flüchtigen Moment festhalten zu können ist schon etwas ganz besonderes.
Urspünglich hatten wir für diesen Tag etwas ganz anderes geplant. Und zwar waren wir auf den Bergen auf der gegenüber liegenden Seite unterwegs. Wie man von hier aus schon erahnen kann war dort die Sicht eher gering (im Grunde war sie nahe Null). Da wir uns jedoch einmal diese gefühlt 10.000 Serpentinen auf einer sehr engen und steilen Strasse hier herauf gearbeitet hatten (die Hälfte davon im Nebel und Regen), suchten wir nach einer Alternative in der Nähe. Diese war dann das Tal der Nonnen, ein wunderschöner Ort mitten in den Bergen,
Gegenüber der kleinen Kirche, die man am vorderen Rand des Dorfes erkennt haben wir einen Kaffee getrunken und der Besitzer hat uns dazu animiert hier hoch zu fahren.
Da es auf der anderen Seite des Tales immernoch regnete, bei uns jedoch gerade die Sonne durch die Wolkendecke brach erschien plötzlich, während, wir noch beim Aufstieg waren, dieser fantastische Regenbogen.
Die Hektik, die dann bei mir ausbracht, um die Kamera noch rechtzeitig aus dem Rucksack zu bekommen, könnt Ihr Euch vielleicht ungefähr vorstellen. Dies ist eins von zwei Fotos, die ich in der Lage war zu machen, danach war der Regenbogen wieder weg.
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Despite being the commonest woodpecker, I have seen fewer Great Spotted Woodpecker than Green being privileged to have the latter as a garden visitor, albeit, sadly, increasingly rare. This female, seen on a local walk, shows the lack of a crimson patch present on the back of the male's head.
After being at work from 6:15 am until 7:15 pm ... by the time I got home and ate a quick dinner, when I looked outside around 8 the sky looked like it could potentially be colorful. I debated whether to head out in a rush down to the river (about a 15 minute ride) ... and decided I needed to get a break from the stress of work and enjoy a few minutes of the day.
Was not disappointed with the colors ... here is a 10 second capture made with the 64ND (6 Stop) filter.
Interesting how by this time of the year the sun is setting way up river as opposed to beyond the end of the pier like it does in winter. Limits the compositions.
5 1/2 year old female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abeli) named "Aisha" and 7 month old female siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) named "Selamet" live with their families in a mixed-species exhibit at the San Diego Zoo.
The two little girls, though of different species, are developing a strong bond, with orangutan, Aisha, acting as a big sister.
Conservation status (orangutan): Critically Endangered.
Conservation status (siamang): Endangered
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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These are not spring blossoms - it's heather, which blooms in the winter here, as well as in summer.
Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate!
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"Being yourself is one of the hardest thing because it's scary you always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are." ~ Emmy Rossum
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Being thankful I have a garden at this time, I've decided to try and bring you a shot from the garden everyday, regardless of subject matter!!
Could put lots of archive stuff on, but need a project to stop me going insane! Anybody else care to join in feel free!!
Never seen a Sparrowhawk fly over my garden before, but that said I've never really looked, who needs Abberton reservoir!!!!
Being able to play a guitar brings me great happiness,particularly if I'm entertaining other people.
Have a great Saturday.
Being fascinated by headlands and what water can create, I found the Tolaga Bay headlands intersting for it's sharp cliff, with no real access to venture around it on foot.
On Monte Calderico they settled in the 6th century BC. C. the first townsfolk, given its strategic importance for transhumance.
With the Punic wars takes place the conquest and establishment of a Roman city (the old Consaburum named by Plinio), at the foot of the Cerro Calderico, to be abandoned the town located on it. Consuegra reached a great development, being the main city of Carpetania, a key point on the roads to the north and south. Bridges, roads, a dam, an aqueduct and a circus were built. Consuegra is cited by classical authors such as Livy or Ptolemy. Through it the Roman road called "Via Laminium".
The majority of the Hispanic and Gothic population remained with the arrival of the Arabs. The castle dates back to this time. In the year 1085 Toledo falls before Alfonso VI. It seems that Consuegra had passed into the hands of Castile in 1083. In the year 1097 the son of El Cid Campeador, Diego, died in the battle of Consuegra. In this battle, the armies of Castile, commanded by King Alfonso VI, were defeated by the Almoravids commanded by Yusuf ibn Tasufin, changing hands again. It was later reconquered by Christians.
In 1150 Alfonso VII handed over his castle to his vassal Rodrigo Rodríguez. In 1183 the population, together with its alfoz, was donated by Alfonso VIII, with the approval of Pope Lucius III to the Sovereign Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Order of Malta), which appointed Consuegra head of the Grand Priory of Castile and León, in La Mancha, taking the castle as its seat, and granting it the Fuero de Consuegra, a copy of the one in Cuenca. He emphasized in this period under his tutelage the defense after the battle of Alarcos in 1195. With the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, in 1212, the area finally stabilized.
Sobre el monte Calderico se asentaron en el siglo VI a. C. los primeros pueblos carpetanos, dada su importancia estratégica para la transhumancia.
Con las guerras púnicas se produce la conquista y asentamiento de una ciudad romana (la antigua Consaburum nombrada por Plinio), a los pies del Cerro Calderico, al ser abandonado el poblado situado sobre éste. Consuegra alcanzó un gran desarrollo, siendo la principal ciudad de la Carpetania, un punto clave en los caminos hacia el norte y el sur. Se construyeron puentes, vías, una presa, un acueducto y un circo. Consuegra es citada por autores clásicos como Tito Livio o Ptolomeo. Por ella discurría la calzada romana llamada "Vía Laminium".
La mayoría de la población hispana y goda permaneció con la llegada de los árabes. El castillo se remonta a esta época. En el año 1085 cae Toledo ante Alfonso VI. Parece que Consuegra había pasado a manos de Castilla en 1083. En el año 1097 moría en la batalla de Consuegra el hijo de El Cid Campeador, Diego. En esta batalla, los ejércitos de Castilla mandados por el rey Alfonso VI, fueron vencidos por los almorávides al mando de Yusuf ibn Tasufin, cambiando de nuevo de manos. Fue reconquistada posteriormente por los cristianos.
En 1150 Alfonso VII entregó a su vasallo Rodrigo Rodríguez el castillo. En 1183 la población, junto a su alfoz, fue donada por Alfonso VIII, con la aprobación del papa Lucio III a la Soberana Orden del Hospital de San Juan de Jerusalén (Orden de Malta), que nombró a Consuegra cabeza del Gran Priorato de Castilla y León, en La Mancha, tomando el castillo como sede, y otorgándola el Fuero de Consuegra, copia del de Cuenca. Destacó en esta época bajo su tutela la defensa tras la batalla de Alarcos en 1195. Con la Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa, en 1212, se estabilizó finalmente la zona.