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The fells of the Lake District are ancient. The rounded, muscular mountains seen here were carved by huge glaciers, roughly 3 million years ago. The craggier hills are the result of volcanoes and young, by comparison. I photographed these ancient fells while walking from Rydal Water to Grasmere curving down below us. The views were magnificent and I felt compelled to paint this one as the cloud moved in and the landscape seemed to be brooding ... watching us.
Thank you as always for your kind comments, faves and invites - hope you like this.
Processed in PicMonkey with immense help from Topaz.
A rash of sleet showers passes over Dow Crag and its 'ridge'.
A similar rash had caught us as we made our way up South Rake on Dow Crag (previous upload). Thankfully they were transient and soon disappeared completely to give a fine end to the afternoon.
This rock is called the brooding hen. You can find it in Zittau mountains on top of the mountain "Töpfer"
Daylight comes as darkness drifts away,
All around life awakens,
The clouds are heavy and the sky is bleak,
Peaks are covered with snow,
What a sight it is to behold,
For this is called Glencoe.
East of the Desert View Watchtower in Grand Canyon NP sits what appears to be a lone mesa, darker than its surroundings due to vegetation. My research indicates that it's an extinct cinder cone called Cedar Mountain.
On this early April day, the low cloud cover made the mountain appear even darker and highlighted the contrast between the vegetation above the canyon rim, and the nearly barren rock walls. There is an off-road trail, and the ability to hike to the top of Cedar Mountain. It's roughly 2000' of elevation gain and a nice hike with very few other tourists taking the time to visit this location.
I think I will check it out more thoroughly on my next trip to the Grand Canyon.
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When I'm out walking the coastline photography becomes secondary. As it was here, hiking
along the Barry Park Trail from Fingal Bay at Port Stephens. The trail was closed that day, lucky for me I can't read ;) I found a section of the cliff face I could climb down to these wonderful rocks below.
Once there I simply stopped. Breathing in the salt air, listening to the waves working their way through the granite, feeling the breeze on my face, and watching the heavy clouds gather over the horizon. No deadlines, distractions, conversations ... just me and the landscape.
It's moments like these I'm reminded just how lucky I am. Lucky to be healthy enough to wander these trails, lucky to witness places like this, and lucky to come home with a photograph that will always take me back to the moment.
Have a great weekend coming up everyone. Thanks for the visit & any comments, they are always appreciated.
Thought for the day: Why is it the older you get, the earlier it gets late 🤔
A brood of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
24 July, 2020.
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I took this photograph mid morning during a falling tide on an uninhabited, Ft. Pierce, Florida beach. The iPhone is "looking" SE. The NE wind is strong, swaying the sea oats and dune grasses. The scene must be much like what survivors of the ill fated, 1715 Spanish "Plate Fleet" encountered when their ships grounded and sank offshore. It's magical at night under the moon.
Pardosa is a large genus of wolf spiders, with more than 500 described species that are found in all regions of the world.
Bee brood frame . HRH has been very busy and laid a lot of eggs which are cared for by 'nursery bees '.
Have a wonderful week
One of three swallow fledglings still being fed by mum on the north yorkshire moors. Fingers crossed they make it to Africa.
A Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female and her brood on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
24 July, 2020.
Slide # GWB_20200724_9971.CR2
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Guess what? It's raining again in northern Illinois with another 1-2" expected after last weeks 6+.A fresh new flash flood warning issued as well.Thankfully nothing severe,just a brooding sky,thunder,darkness,and a whole bunch of wet.Good news is that the next week looks dry and comfortable....so far.
A notable size difference between the starling parent and koel chicks.
Wikipedia: Brood parasites are organisms that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own, using brood mimicry, for example by having eggs that resemble the host's (egg mimicry).
The Siamese pied myna (Gracupica floweri) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. Its plumage is black and white, with a black collar. It is found in Myanmar and China to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. It previously was considered a subspecies of the pied myna, which has now been split into three species.
The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The Asian koel like many of its related cuckoo kin is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults.
Up close and personal with these invaders here in Maryland. There were many more today than I ever saw 17 years ago.
View large if you dare ... this one was climbing up a tree in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
“Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.”
Carol Bishop Hipps
Mogadore Reservoir - Portage County, Ohio
Bit concerned that so many second brood might effect next year's batch after hearing that when this happened a few years ago the following year there were none seen in the spring
leaning life saver buoy with line rope ready
the sand blew over the white snow creating the darker pattens
These are photographs from last spring's 2021 Cicada emergence.
Brood X (Brood 10), the Great Eastern Brood, is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States. The brood's first major emergence after 2021 is predicted to occur during 2038.
Every 17 years, Brood X cicada nymphs tunnel upwards en masse to emerge from the surface of the ground. The insects then shed their exoskeletons on trees and other surfaces, thus becoming adults. The mature cicadas fly, mate, lay eggs in twigs, and then die within several weeks. The combination of the insects' long underground life, their nearly simultaneous emergence from the ground in vast numbers and their short period of adulthood allows the brood to survive even massive predation. (Wiki)
Nikon D7100
Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X AF Pro D Macro
100mm - f9.0 - 1/125 - ISO 100
A photograph taken in July this year. The Black & White conversion is inspired by Vincent Versace's book "From Oz to Kansas" using Lightroom, Photoshop and Color Efex Pro & Silver Efex Pro.