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Young western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) living in a free-range habitat, Walkabout Australia, San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: least concern
This is perhaps one of the most photgenic bridges in South Bend, IN. historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=indian...
Image captured and framed from above board of a moored Fishing boat.
Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat 1944, said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.
Belima - is a Fishing Vessel built in 1951 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.
Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943, currently sailing under the flag of Canada.
Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River
Canada
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
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Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Happy Clicks,
~Christie
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Crazy Tuesday - Theme of June 22, 2021: Knots
gift ribbon on a little curved glass bottle ... no fancy knot, but it's a knot at least ... : ))
Background: sidelit texture wrapping paper with tiny metallic dots to create some bokeh bubbles ... I partly added a layer of Topaz "Starlight Glitter" with reduced opacity (I like its dreamy / glittery effect on images and it's Crazy Tuesday, after all ; ))
Happy Tuesday to you all !
I will be browsing later in the evening (crazy day at work)
Harbour side
Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River
Richmond, BC
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.
Happy Clicks,
~Christie by the river
Whitetail Deer, Brown County, Wisconsin USA
Whitetail buck stretching to browse some Buckthorn leaves.
Buckthorn eradication. One leaf at a time.
Browsing through my photo archives I came across this capture of Banks Peninsula New Zealand (South Island)
[Holiday memories ;-)]
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This is at the antique store in Woodstock ON. One of the things i really miss doing.
I mean really miss.
Happy Window Wednesday
So many times I see these small woodpeckers and I try to remember which is the Downy Woodpecker and which is the Hairy Woodpecker. They are so similar at first glance. So I bought a really good bird book to help me identify the birds that will be returning to our area soon. The book is beautiful to browse through and it has me excited for the new birding season. I found out that this guy is the Downy Woodpecker. I will concentrate on trying to spot the two main differences to tell them apart. This guy has a shorter beak than the Hairy. Plus, the Downy has these black spots on the white tail feathers which you can just tell on the one image.
This brings me to my next goal in photography. I just deleted about 500 images from my photo stream this week. I will get rid of more. My work has changed and it has even improved over the years I have been on Flickr so there are images I do not need to keep online anymore. There are many I can even improve with better editing techniques I have learned and then I can replace those old images with newly edited images. My bird album is one of the first albums I will reorganize, I do not want to just collect bird images. I want to try for better bird images. I admire all the wildlife photographers on Flickr. I am not as dedicated to capturing all the amazing images they take. This is a simple practice for me to get to know my camera better and to try to keep improving while learning more about the world around me. Happy Wing Wednesday!
ps. There was a branch right in front of the bird which gave it a faded patch on his body. My editing skills are not yet good enough to "fix that". lol
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Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus
Taken on local walks (Kenfig area)
It is a bird of open woodlands with trees and ground cover for nesting, including most importantly birch, alder, and willow habitats. The nest is usually built in close contact with the ground, often in low vegetation. Like most Old World warblers (Sylviidae), this small passerine is insectivorous. In northern Europe, it is one of the first warblers to return in the spring though is later than the closely related chiffchaff.
It is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, 11–12.5 cm long and 7–15 g weight. It is greenish brown above and off-white to yellowish below; the wings are plain greenish-brown with no wingbars. Juveniles are yellower below than adults. It is very similar to the chiffchaff, but non-singing birds can be distinguished from that species by their paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip). Its song is a simple repetitive descending whistle, while the contact call is a disyllabic 'hoo-eet', distinct from the more monosyllabic 'hweet' of chiffchaffs.
Willow warblers prefer young, open, scrubby woodland with small trees, including human-altered habitats such as coppice and young plantations up to 10–20 years old. High amounts of birch, alder and willow, with good lichen amounts, and water features (e.g. streams), fields with large amounts of bracken and mosses, and patches of low bramble (for nest cover) are preferred, but it will use a wide range of other species, including young or open coniferous forests. Incorporating woodland ride edge thickets is beneficial, as is 15 metre woodland edges of varying structure and height. They prefer damp woodland areas. Thicket forming shrubs like blackthorn provide pockets of habitat. Deer browsing can degrade the required low cover.
Word on the Water, a bookstore on a barge, is truly a book-lovers paradise. Every nook and cranny of this 100-year-old Dutch barge is stacked with neat rows of new and used classics, cult, contemporary fiction and a large range of children’s books.
A book shop and so much more ...
Customers are welcome to browse the books displayed outside or jump aboard and cosy up with a book by the stove! While books are clearly the star of the show, every inch of the barge is cleverly used to its fullest potential.
Word on the Water runs talks on art, technology, feminism and politics. Musicians and performers also make use of the barge’s roof stage and solar sound system for open mic sessions and there’s even an occasional poetry slam!
Word on the Water is permanently moored on Regent’s Canal Towpath just past The Lighterman restaurant.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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Gerenuk browsing on an acacia bush in Samburu.
The gerenuk, Litocranius walleri, also known as the Waller's gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn shrubland and desert in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes region. The word gerenuk comes from the word in the Somali language, Garanuug, meaning "giraffe-necked". Gerenuk are sometimes also called the giraffe-necked antelope. It is the sole member of the genus Litocranius. The gerenuk is Near Threatened on IUCN List.
Pre-war shophouse located at Chan Sow Lin Rd. formerly occupied by Federal Bakery (est. 1906) now housed a tastefully done lighting and furniture outfit. CBD #2
This great gold digger wasp was commingling with the bees among the tiny blossoms near the waterfront. Taken with the Raynox on the 200-500 with 1.4 TC. Uncropped.
In forested areas of the bush you can see a perfect straight line that looks like a landscaper pruned the trees. It's the Kudu browse line. Amazing site. This female was demonstrating her technique!
The advantage of no fences. Two young Black-tailed deer dropped by after sunset to browse the red-twig dogwood and other delicacies. The black-tailed deer lives along the Pacific coast, and is smaller than a mule deer, but is related to a Sitka deer, according to Wikipedia.
A closer photo of the mature buck posted earlier which I watched on a vast area of open heathland rounding up and leading its young away, seen here wonderfully camouflaged in the bracken right up to the top of its antlers.
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Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus, native to Europe and western Asia. Its scientific name means "forest apple"
The wild apple is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree, but can also grow into a multi-stemmed bush. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 14 metres (46 feet) tall with trunk diameters of usually 23–45 centimetres (9–17+1⁄2 inches), although diameters exceeding 90 centimetres (35 in) have been recorded. The leaves are roundish-oval and sometimes hairy on the underside. The hermaphrodite flowers appear in May, slightly preceding hawthorn, have white or pinkish petals and are insect-pollinated. The small pome-fruits are around 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter, ripen in autumn and fall to the ground. The bark is light brown and breaks up in flakes. The branches are thorny, especially in response to pruning or browsing.
In the past M. sylvestris was thought to be the most important ancestor of the cultivated apple (M. domestica), which has since been shown to have been primarily derived from the central Asian species M. sieversii. However, DNA analyses confirm that M. sylvestris has contributed significantly to the genome. They found that secondary introgression from other species of the genus Malus has greatly shaped the genome of M. domestica, with M. sylvestris being the largest secondary contributor. They also found that current populations of M. domestica are more closely related to M. sylvestris than to M. sieversii. However, in more pure strains of M. domestica, the M. sieversii ancestry still predominates.
A ground level small Banksia that grows in clumps. This one found on the ZiGZaG on the scarp Kalamunda.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Giraffes favor eating the leaves and twigs of Acacia trees. This tree is armed with big, white, sharp thorns to protect its juicy leaves from attackers. Giraffes, however, are not deterred by these thorns and they use their long maneuverable tongues and tough lips to get around them.
(not cropped)
Yesterday i found a little box in the attic... with old photographs and such... i kept sitting, browsing through them while time flew by...
Proximo a Puerto Varas se encuentra Llanquihue, un pequeño poblado en las riberas de Lago Llanquihue.
Recorrer algunos barrios del poblado permite encontrar bellas y antiguas casonas de gran significado patrimonial arquitectonico, construcciones tradicionales expresión del modo de de vida de los primeros habitantes de la zona. Esta infraestructura de tipo europeo, esta enraizada en aquellos estilos arquitectónicos vinculados al neo-románico, gótico, neoclásico y ecléctico, propios de la zona de origen de los inmigrantes alemanes.
La Casa Wellmann (Ex Gebauer) fue construida en 1920 por Teodoro Gebauer en la ribera norte del naciente Rio Maullin. Construida con maderas de la zona se caracteriza por su torreón rematado con una cúpula ojival metálica. Esta antigua casona espera ser declarada Patrimonio Nacional.
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Llanquihue is a small town next to Puerto Varas on the banks of Lake Llanquihue.
Browse some neighborhoods of the town to find beautiful old houses of great historical and architectural significance. Traditional buildings expression of the first area inhabitants way of life. This infrastructure of European type is rooted in those architectural styles linked to neo-Romanesque, Gothic, neoclassical, eclectic very typical in regions were German immigrants come from.
The Wellmann House (Ex Gebauer) was built in 1920 by Teodoro Gebauer on the north bank of the rising Rio Maullin. It was built with local wood caracterized by its tower topped with a pointed metal dome. This old house is expected to be declared a National Heritage soon.
Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus, native to Europe and western Asia. Its scientific name means "forest apple"
The wild apple is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree, but can also grow into a multi-stemmed bush. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 14 metres (46 feet) tall with trunk diameters of usually 23–45 centimetres (9–17+1⁄2 inches), although diameters exceeding 90 centimetres (35 in) have been recorded. The leaves are roundish-oval and sometimes hairy on the underside. The hermaphrodite flowers appear in May, slightly preceding hawthorn, have white or pinkish petals and are insect-pollinated. The small pome-fruits are around 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter, ripen in autumn and fall to the ground. The bark is light brown and breaks up in flakes. The branches are thorny, especially in response to pruning or browsing.
In the past M. sylvestris was thought to be the most important ancestor of the cultivated apple (M. domestica), which has since been shown to have been primarily derived from the central Asian species M. sieversii. However, DNA analyses confirm that M. sylvestris has contributed significantly to the genome. They found that secondary introgression from other species of the genus Malus has greatly shaped the genome of M. domestica, with M. sylvestris being the largest secondary contributor. They also found that current populations of M. domestica are more closely related to M. sylvestris than to M. sieversii. However, in more pure strains of M. domestica, the M. sieversii ancestry still predominates.
Browsing through my pictures I suddenly see this landscape, and think it could be a norwegian fjord, until I see the pines. No it is Canada, but you may call it a Norwegian bias!
From 11 june till the 25th of July 2015, I traveled in Canada. Starting in Brighton Ontario, where my sister lives at the border of an amazing part of lake Ontario, I flew to Vancouver, and Vancouver island where I took the boat at Port Hardy to take part 1 of the Inside passage, to Prince Rupert in BC. Two days later I took part 2 to Skagway in Alaska. When coming from Skagway Alaska, you can take the train to Carcross. it is a very scenic train ride that halts at Bennet lake.
And then to Whitehorse and further on by car to Kluane National park in the Yukon district. Whitehorse is situated at the border of the Yukon. Frow there I flew back to Vancouver, rented a car, and traveled three weeks in the BC- and Alberta Rockies, visiting the famous, and less famous Nature parks like Banff and Jasper. Last few days back to Brighton Ontario to enjoy lake Ontario once more, before going home. A picture of my itinerary can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152940536581759&set...).
4000 pictures later, it is quite a task to show the right stuff, although the stunning scenery guarantees at least a few great shots to share. Objective will be to make a book (for myself mainly), and that might take a while.
I hope you will enjoy the impression of my travel, one that equals earlier journeys to Alaska and south America, this journey was the first in the digital era, and equally intensive because of all the hiking activities every day on and on. I loved every minute of it.
One of our regular Coal Tits.
I heard on the radio they take food away and save it for later.
They are certainly always busy with their take aways.
Took this photo at Luane's World, (in Second Life) near the access bridge to the residents area -- so much to see here, would be a wonderful place for an afternoon nap.
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Are you ready to "spring" into action and explore some awesome nature spaces while finding great prizes - lovingly brought to you by the creators of some of Second Life's most beautiful locations? Then The Nature Collective's Spring/Summer hunt is just the thing for you!
The hunt will run from April 15th through April 30th. Info boards will be located at the landing point for every participating location. Just touch the board for hunt info and a list of participating locations, find the cloud and sun and find a prize! Need a hint? Touch the umbrella located next to the board. Pretty easy, huh? We hope you enjoy our Spring/Summer hunt and have fun discovering and enjoying some of the beautiful Nature Collective member locations.
As with previous hunts, there will be a photo contest running in conjunction with our Spring/Summer Hunt. The photo contest will feature photos taken at participating Hunt locations with prizes being awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. The winning photographs will displayed at Gallery TNC for the month of May.
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We saw lots of these on our trip - in fact I have never seen so many deer in North America as we did this time
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas.
Active mainly at dawn and dusk, springbok form harems (mixed-sex herds). In earlier times, springbok of the Kalahari desert and Karoo migrated in large numbers across the countryside, a practice known as trekbokken.
A feature unique to the springbok is pronking, in which the springbok performs multiple leaps into the air, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground, in a stiff-legged posture, with the back bowed and the white flap lifted.
Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation. Breeding takes place year-round, and peaks in the rainy season, when forage is most abundant.
Springbok inhabit the dry areas of south and southwestern Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources classifies the springbok as a least concern species. – Wikipedia