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I knew I'd taken this image in portrait but couldn't find it anywhere. I hadn't taken it off the camera when looking through the images originally.
After much frustration trying to find it, it clicked what I'd done and thankfully I hadn't formatted the memory card. Photo bombed by a seagull.
A friend and I were waiting along a trail when we heard some sounds in the thick brush beside us. The rustling and cracking sound had us perplexed until we looked up and saw this Eastern Red Squirrel.
It was going from branch to branch, working it's way along and knocking the pine cones from the tree, and peppering the area around us.
I got the look from it when I whistled at it.
LPBO, Long Point ON
Grey, wet and windy day here so a look back to last September and much warmer weather.
I've posted similar shots from here and never quite been happy with them. I think this is as close as it was on this beautiful morning and the dog hasn't photo bombed this one. I think the attentions of a handsome Weimaraner were more important!
Només aquí en aquest lloc perdut de la mà de
Déu, trobaràs una tranquil·litat que més d'una vegada et sol fer por .
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Ignoro d'on li ve el nom "les bombes"
sempre em va cridar l'atenció ... investigaré aquest fet ._
Ich bin verbrannt mit Haut und Haar,
Verbrannt ist alles ganz und gar.
Aus der Asche ganz allein,
Steig ich auf zum Sonnenschein.
- Rammstein
Black Terns are colony nesters found in shallow lakes, marshes, sloughs,and wet meadows where there are extensive shallows and emergent vegetation. Black Terns are noisy and fierce defenders of nests and will dive bomb intruders. (Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta)
At the Big Lake Interpretive Trail, the nests are often just a few meters away from the trail in a clump of vegetation in the shallow water. I spotted the mate of this one sitting on her nest and he hovered over me while vocalizing his displeasure with my presence. They will also fly right at you at eye level and then rise up about a meter from your head and give a final squawk and sometimes drop a "bomb". They will keep doing this until you move on.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland Conty, Alberta.
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When you are having some fun for a picture and your soul sister Nikole, tps in and photo bombs your shot!!
Making the picture even more fun and interesting!! lol
Our Bald Eagle from he last shot was suddenly dive bombed be a local crowl I thin the crow has a nest close by! Again a very long shot, even with the 600 lens
I photographed these Sanderling in Costa Rica, a few years ago. I chose not to post it back then, because of the photo-bombing Sandpiper in the right foreground (which perhaps you hadn't noticed, before having it pointed out). On reflection though, I don't think the little guy is overly distracting, so here it is.
A World War II vintage B-17 bomber delivers its payload amidst bursting antiaircraft flak in this simulated scene. It was created from an image that I took during an air show this summer. On this Veterans Day weekend, let us honor and remember all of our veterans and the sacrifices that they have made.
HSS
(Maltese: Bieb il-Bombi, Italian: Porta delle Bombe, meaning "Bombs' Gate") . It was originally built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868. The ramparts on either side of the gate have since been demolished, leaving the gate looking like a triumphal arch.
The Riverside, Phnom Penh
Pigeons at the Riverside are so tame, they will actually eat right out of your hand. The one above just flew in to say hi and to see if my camera was edible. 😁
In the photo above, you're actually looking across The Tonle Sap River, away from the city. A five minute walk from here, The Tonle Sap merges with The Mekong River. This area of Phnom Penh is known as The Riverside, home of The Royal Palace, The National Museum, Wat Ounalom and dozens of cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels.
There is a wide, paved pedestrian sidewalk running along the rivers, which makes it a popular hangout for foreigners and locals alike. Especially after sunset, when it cools off.
One foot/ 1/3 meter of snow was predicted- instead we got at least 2 feet in 24 hours. Three inches/ 7.5 cm of rain is coming today, so the pile of white will be melting fast! I was out photographing the juncos in the snow when this beautiful Spotted Towhee showed up. Mount Shasta, California
A BlackHeaded Gull bombs the shot of 66701 easing the Britannic Explorer off the Fowey branch passing Golant on a September Sunday morning. The mist was still clearing as the 0906 Carne Point to Lostwithiel passes by.
The passengers would alight at Lostwithiel for a morning out at The Eden Project whilst the train reversed back onto the branch for servicing. 66744 is on the rear.
Dive bombing is a little different from photo bombing! This red-tailed hawk took exception to my walking on the trail in its territory and kept circling low over my head!
After having a Kayaker photo bomb a Blue Heron shot, I thought I would concentrate on images that had smaller fields of view. Unfortunately as luck would have it photo bombing isn't species dependent.
Bexhill or Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a centre for contemporary art – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol, Cerith Wyn Evans and Richard Wilson amongst others – and an auditorium, where Bob Marley had his first UK appearance and has since seen performances by Elvis Costello, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies, Years & Years, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson.
The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD. At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.
During the Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. St Richard's Catholic College, the local Catholic school, was duly for said bishop. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.
In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.
In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.
In 1813 Elizabeth Sackville had married the 5th Earl De La Warr, and when the male line of the Dukes of Dorset died out in 1865 she and her husband inherited Bexhill.
It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896
Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.
1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr.
Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville became the 9th Earl De La Warr. He is best known for championing the construction of the De La Warr Pavilion, which was built and opened in 1935. The 9th Earl also became Bexhill's first socialist mayor. He died in 1976.
The Second World War caused the evacuation of the schools and substantial bomb-damage to the town. Many schools returned to Bexhill after the war but there was a steady decline in the number of independent schools in the town. The break-up of the British Empire and in particular the Independence of India in 1947 hastened the process. Most of the schools were boarding and catered largely for the children of the armed forces overseas and of the colonial administration. Although the number of schools decreased, many of the parents and former pupils had fond memories of the town and later retired to Bexhill.
For further information please visit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea and www.discoverbexhill.com/
Twenty Six years ago today the OKC federal building was destroyed by a bomb. The memorial is on the site of the former building
20132 and 20118 race through Maidenhead bang on time with the 1328 Westbury to West Ealing and are illuminated by the low winter sun.
The once elegant Great Western Mainline Station is now a cluttered mess of signage, steel work and scruffy shelters.
There are a few reminders of the once graceful station such as the station brickwork and awning.
20s on the GWML have never been a common sight as they deliver their train to West Ealing. Another satisfied customer no doubt.