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Belo-sur-Mer (Madagascar) - Plage de Belo-sur-Mer commune de la côte Ouest malgache réputée pour ses charpentiers de marine de l’ethnie Vézo capables de construire une goélette à la main avec des outils traditionnels et des poutres et planches de récupération. La photo en est un bel exemple. Ce boutre est pratiquement terminé et sera prochainement livré pour faire du cabotage le long des côtes de Madagascar.
Au-delà de ses chantiers navals, pour moi, Belo-sur-Mer est l’un de ces bouts du monde isolés de tout. Pour venir de Morondava (on prononce Morondav), j’ai pris une pirogue à voile extrêmement inconfortable. Durée du trajet : 10 h. Si le vent vient du Sud, la pirogue à voile ne sera pas envisageable. Il est possible de venir en taxi de brousse à la saison sèche, mais dans un inconfort total et tassé comme des sardines pendant au moins 6 heures. Les plus fortunés peuvent louer un 4X4 qui mettra 3 heures à la saison sèche. Lors de la saison des pluies, seuls les 4X4 sont en mesure de prendre la piste, mais là, les prix grimpent et le temps de voyage est doublé.
A feeling of the end of the world
Belo-sur-Mer (Madagascar) - Belo-sur-Mer, a town on the west coast of Madagascar, is renowned for its marine carpenters from the Vézo ethnic group, capable of building a schooner by hand with traditional tools and beams and planks. recovery. The photo is a good example. This dhow is almost finished and will soon be delivered to do coastal shipping along the coasts of Madagascar.
Beyond its shipyards, for me, Belo-sur-Mer is one of those ends of the world isolated from everything. To come from Morondava (pronounced Morondav), I took an extremely uncomfortable sailing pirogue. Journey time: 10 hours. If the wind is coming from the South, the sailing pirogue will not be an option. It is possible to come by bush taxi in the dry season, but in total discomfort and packed like sardines for at least 6 hours. The wealthiest can rent a 4X4 which will take 3 hours in the dry season. During the rainy season, only 4X4s are able to take the track, but there, prices rise and travel time is doubled.
A newborn zebra foal is capable of standing almost immediately and starts to eat grass within a week. At the moment of birth, a mother zebra keeps any other zebra away from her foal, including the stallion, the other mares, and even the previous offspring. Later, though, they all bond. Within the group, a foal has the same rank as its mother. The stallion is generally intolerant of foals that are not his and zebras may practice infanticide and feticide. Mortality for foals is high in their first year of life and is usually caused by predation. However, zebra young are afforded more protection than those of species like wildebeest and hartebeest.
Info sourced from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_zebra
Photo capture date & Location: 2014-01 Mabula Private Game Reserve
The roses that arise from a broken love, sprout with thorns capable of piercing your exterior.
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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds of 93–104 km/h (58–65 mph) in short bursts. Its speed is enabled by a lightweight build, long limbs, and a balancing tail.
Cheetahs form three social groups: solitary males, male coalitions (often siblings), and females with cubs. Females roam widely in search of prey, while males defend smaller territories. They are diurnal, most active at dawn and dusk.
Major threats include habitat loss, human conflict, poaching, and disease. As of 2021, the global population was estimated at 6,517, and the species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
The cheetah symbolizes both speed and ecological fragility, with its survival dependent on continued conservation efforts.
Photographed in the wild whilst on a visit to Dinokeng Game Reserve, South Africa.
See more from this trip at
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Important to know: Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side. The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, such as a cow.
Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting, away to say hello to another creature during mating but most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Parts of an iguana... www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Up3IVbC...
At Fairchild, we call the large orange iguanas Ottos and they live up to the title!
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter Nisus
Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
"Todos sabemos que el arte no es realidad. El arte es una mentira que nos hace darnos cuenta de la realidad, al menos de la realidad que somos capaces de comprender" Pablo Picasso
"We all know that art is not reality. Art is a lie that makes us realize reality, at least the reality that we are capable of understanding" Pablo Picasso
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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations.
The C-130 entered service with the U.S. in 1956, followed by Australia and many other nations. During its years of service, the Hercules has participated in numerous military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. In 2007, the transport became the fifth aircraft to mark 50 years of continuous service with its original primary customer, which for the C-130 is the United States Air Force. The C-130 is the longest continuously produced military aircraft at more than 60 years, with the updated Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules being produced as of 2023.
C-130H Identical to the Echo variant but with more powerful Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines. Introduced in Jun. 1974 with 308 ordered.
Photo prise dans la réserve des marais de Bruges près de Bordeaux.
Le sanglier d'Europe, sanglier d'Eurasie ou plus simplement sanglier, est une espèce de mammifères omnivores,Cette espèce est capable de développer des stratégies d'adaptation à la pression de chasse, ce qui lui confère parfois un caractère envahissant.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanglier
Photo taken in the Bruges Marshes Reserve near Bordeaux.
The European wild boar, Eurasian wild boar or more simply wild boar, is a species of omnivorous mammals. This species is able to develop strategies of adaptation to the pressure of hunting, which sometimes gives it an invasive character.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanglier
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 98 km/h. The head-and-body length is between 1.1 and 1.5 m (3 ft 7 in and 4 ft 11 in). Adults weigh between 21 and 72 kg (46 and 159 lb).
The photo was taken in Kristiansand Dyrepark, which is a zoo and amusement park located in Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most visited attraction, with an area of 60 hectares (150 acres).
What I value most about this park is that the animals have large areas and enclosures with forest, in which they can move freely and hide in.
Ramaria comprise approximately 200 species of coral fungi. Several, such as Ramaria flava, are edible and picked in Europe, though they are easily confused with several mildly poisonous species capable of causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea; these include R. formosa and R. pallida.
So, beware!
This small island was seen near Georgsgmünd/Upper Palatinate.
Text partially from Wikipedia
at Osaka Castle.
Long exposure with Ricoh GR, no tripod necessary, Just place camera on a flat ledge, utilise its built-in ND filter.
This 54-metre bridge (Gokuraku bridge) over the castle’s moat is the most photogenic part of the Osaka Castle personally.
Ricoh GR is really a camera that’s in a class of its own. Of course there’s the FF Leica Q but that is a Veblen good.
For half the time I’ve owned my Ricoh GR, the camera was way more capable than me as I can see that other more capable users are getting better looking outputs from their GR. I’m able to appreciate its talents much better these days.
I may eventually get that Ricoh GRiii.
A panoramic image of MV Flat Holm (IMO: 7626774) in dry dock. Built in 1975 by Modec in Tokyo Japan, the 24m tug is also a capable multipurpose utility vessel.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
One usually gets a good view from up high on a crane so maybe this could have read "we craned, we sored, we conquered"? But "soared" reflects that and more I thought. Anyway, I think you get the picture!!!
A bit of an experiment going on here as to what my camera was capable of. These are deliberate 'distortions' done while capturing. I have not done any layering, rather just some minor changes in Aperture.
Please note a horizontal crane in the distance on the horizon and then directly in front of it, the same crane redeployed in mid-ground at a different scale. I thought the effect with the crane was cool, although I was initially drawn to the lovely colours in the dusk sky! :)
Thanks for stopping by. Appreciate your comments. :)
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On Saturday 27th November 2021, a day when most Anglo-Scottish services were cancelled because of the severe winds of Storm Arwen, the 4S43 06:40 Daventry to Mossend Euro-terminal Tesco intermodal, in the more than capable hands of Direct Rail Services' 88004 'Pandora' and 88006 'Juno', made it to its destination precisely on time, undoubtedly impressing its customer under the circumstances.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
Taking a rare turn on a Footplate Experience Train, Climax locomotive no. 1694 looks to be in capable hands as it grinds slowly uphill towards Cockatoo station. As visibility from the cab is limited when running in reverse, the crew have to hang themselves out to check the road ahead; just behind camera is the home signal which guards the entrance to Cockatoo station, and both driver and fireman are checking that they are clear to proceed.
Capable of 95 mph, this is the car that introduced the term GT into car terminology… 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Tourismo GF3522 on display at Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset.
Ilyushin Il-220 "Eagle" VTOL Jet
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The main military jet used by the UT for basically everything. It is enormous, and has a few variants.
The jet is able to switch between it's VTOL and regular modes quite easily. It's rear two engines tilt along with the entire wing setup in accordance to mode.
It is said that this airframe can take hundreds of hits from SAMs and gunfire and still fly. It is plated in huge amounts of reactive armour and steel to protect it from all threats.
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Il-220B Heavy Bomber
This jet bomber is able to destroy anything on the ground. It is capable of carrying an enormous load of bombs, and also features an internal missiles bay that can contain both cruise missiles and anti-ship/sub missiles. Under it's cockpit area is an advanced sonar/radar system. This heavy bomber variant is commonly used on large ships for naval warfare as it can not only do it's main job, bombing, but can also detect underwater craft and distant ships with it's powerful sensory equipment.
$22,500
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Il-220A AWACS/Recon
The AWACS/Recon variant is another major variation of the Il-220. It is the main AWACS craft of the UT Air Force. It is able to detect enemy aircraft for miles and miles.
Aside from it's AWACS equipment, it is also set up with a powerful suite of cameras and imaging devices underneath the nose. It is able to provide ground intel as well as air intel because of this.
$10,000
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Il-220 Cargo Jet
The basic model. Very widely used across the entire UT, and not just by the military.
$0
Congratulations to all you wonderful women out there, we are the glue that keeps families and friends together, we are strong, we are capable, we exude love, caring, compassion, empathy, sympathy, resolve, understanding and we together we can make a difference in everyone's lives. Believe in yourself and know your value!
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations with a tribute to all women!
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
They are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection when hunting prey underwater, and are able to judge depth under water accurately.
Weighing in at 532,000 pounds and capable of speeds well over 100 mph, Milwaukee Road F6 Baltic number 136 takes a breather on the point of train 46 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on an unknown date. Train 46 will depart Milwaukee at 4 PM and make the 85 mile run to Chicago Union Station in 80 minutes. The 136 is one of 22 Baltic locomotives owned by the road, that were purchased from Baldwin Locomotive Works, beginning in January 1930. The 136 is an F6 Class locomotive built in January 1930 as MILW 6411, then renumbered in 1938 to MILW 136. In it's final years, the 136 will be pressed into commuter service in the Chicago area and have an exhaust pipe added to the firemans side front of the boiler. The end for this great Baltic would come on November 24, 1954 when it was scrapped.
MILW 136
Train 46
Milwaukee, WI.
Unknown Photographer,
Unknown Date
D.A.Longley Collection
Leeu 1A5 of the 82 Mechanized Brigade on exercise north of Kariba
The Leeu 1 was conceived in 1976 as a counter to the increasingly capable tanks being produced by Die Wêreldryk during the first half of the decade. It would go on to serve with distinction during the jungle war of 1980, its 110mm gun proving capable of punching through even the toughest imperial armor. It would serve again in the Great Demon War, proving itself yet again.
By 1992 the Leeu 1 has been superseded by its descendant, the Leeu 2. However, this tank still makes up the bulk of South Yafrani armored units, the Leeu 2's cost inhibiting its intended widespread adoption.
Yes, I did steal those new mudguards, how could you tell?
We do not possess tradition in order to become fossilized within it, but to develop it, even to the point of profoundly changing it. But in order to transform it, we must first of all act “with” what has been given to us; we must use it. And it is through the values and richness which I have received that I can become, in my own turn, creative, capable not only of developing what I find in my hands, but also changing radically both its meaning, its structure, and perspective.
-The Religious Sense, LUIGI GIUSSANI, pg. 37
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
The giraffe has her eye on some of the vegetation.
The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, or the Kilimanjaro giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
The Masai giraffe has jagged spots on its body. It also has a short tassel of hair on its tail. The bony outgrowths of the male's skull superficially provide the appearance of up to five ossicones. The dominant male's spots tend to be darker in colour than those of other members of its herd.
Adult males usually reach around 5.5 m in height—although they have been recorded at reaching heights of up to 6 m—and females tend to be a bit shorter at around 5–5.5 m (16–18 ft) tall. Their legs and necks are both about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, and their heart has a mass of roughly 12 kg (26 lb).
No breeding season is noted for the Masai giraffe. Females typically can breed from the age of 4. They give birth standing up. Giraffes give birth after 2–6 hours of labor. About 50–75% of the calves die in their first few months due to predation. Though many calves die, the mothers stab predators such as hyenas or lions with their sharp hooves. This can critically injure or kill a predator quickly; the Masai giraffe's kick is strong and is capable of crushing a lion's skull or shattering its spine. – Wikipedia
This is to be done by one skilled in aims
who wants to break through to the state of peace:
Be capable, upright, & straightforward,
easy to instruct, gentle, & not conceited,
content & easy to support,
with few duties, living lightly,
with peaceful faculties, masterful,
modest, & no greed for supporters.
Do not do the slightest thing
that the wise would later censure.
Sutta Nipāta 1.143, 1.144, 1.145
tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul0.xml#para143
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the thin-billed murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.
Common murres have fast direct flight but are not very agile. They are more manoeuvrable underwater, typically diving to depths of 30–60 m (98–197 ft), and depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded.
Common murres breed in colonies at high densities, nesting pairs may be in bodily contact with their neighbours. They make no nest, their single egg is incubated on a bare rock ledge on a cliff face. Eggs hatch after ~30 days incubation. The chick is born downy and can regulate its body temperature after 10 days. Some 20 days after hatching the chick leaves its nesting ledge and heads for the sea, unable to fly, but gliding for some distance with fluttering wings, accompanied by its male parent. Chicks are capable of diving as soon as they hit the water. The female stays at the nest site for some 14 days after the chick has left.
Both male and female common murres moult after breeding and become flightless for 1–2 months. In southern populations they occasionally return to the nest site throughout the winter. Northern populations spend the winter farther from their colonies.
This image was taken near Staple Island, one of the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland in the North east of England.
The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is an Unwanted Organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993, with an exemption for bird fanciers to hold and sell birds. Birds may still be kept as pets in secure aviaries and cages but it is illegal to release a rainbow lorikeet into the wild. People releasing them into the wild may face heavy penalties.
Significant numbers of captive–reared birds were illegally and deliberately released in the Auckland area in the 1990s and had started breeding in the wild. By 1999 a feral population of 150–200 birds had established in the Auckland region, proving that they can survive and adapt to the New Zealand environment.
Evidence shows that rainbow lorikeets compete with native birds by dominating their food sources and nesting sites. They are capable of dislodging much larger birds than themselves. They may also carry avian diseases which can threaten the health of native bird species.
© Dominic Scott 2023
Frampton Lakes.
Young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them. (Wikipedia).
My thanks to anyone who clicks or comments on this photo. It is much appreciated.
The 3rd of July 1999 was the last time a steam locomotive ran on the De Aar to Kimberley mainline.
Rather fittingly one of the line's best performers from steam days did the honours, modified 25NC no 3454.
She is seen here leaving Orange River in the more than capable hands of one of the finest steam drivers that ever worked the route, the late John Gilberthorpe.
Fridge removed from rear of train.
Northern Cape, South Africa
The Brown Snake-Eagle is a fearless bird capable of killing and carrying off a ± 2 metre long snake. When it sees a snake, it swoops down, seizes the reptile behind the head and crushes the spine with its talons and beak.
size: Adult Height: 71-76cm Weight: 2kg Wingspan: 1.64m
(Kruger National Park, RSA).
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Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, BC.
I've recently come to understand the amount of time you spend on an edit does not dictate how good that image will ultimately be. Some require more work, some less, but in the end each one will succeed or fail on it's own merits... there's a metaphor for life somewhere in there.
I'm also just beginning to appreciate how much there is I don't know, how much more I need and want to learn, and how much growth I have yet to do. We are at our core an incomplete project, capable of change, growth, and betterment. I've been stalled for a few years, but I'm ready now to resume the trek up the mountain of personal growth.
Sparrowhawk - Accipiter Nisus
Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
"Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves. This is a fact of daily existence. At what moment do lovers come into the most complete possession of themselves if not when they say they are lost in each other?"
-Teilhard de Chardin "The Phenomenon of Man pp 265
A few months ago, on one of my occasional weekend space-trips, I had picked up a magic lens that was capable of time-travel and simultaneous thematic image capture across multiple time-windows ;-) Since then this magic lens has received multiple automatic software-upgrades transmitted via the medium of sun-rays ;-) It seems to me that the upgraded lens has now begun to exhibit early signs of appreciating human speech and emotions :-O This realization dawned on me during my recent stay in Pondicherry (Paris of the East).
One evening in Pondicherry I had set up my camera with the magic lens, on a tripod, near the old pier hoping to capture a few interesting blue-hour photos. Out of the blue, an old friend of mine, who I had not met for a while, spotted me there on his evening walk. Soon we were totally engrossed in a deep conversation about one of our favorite subjects - visual arts - and dwelt quite a bit on the first fully painted animated feature film Loving Vincent. After my friend departed I turned to my camera to discover that (and this is a bit of a guesswork on my part) - the magic lens had felt badly neglected and utterly bored during the time I was talking to my friend :-( and since I had left the camera switched on, the magic lens had decided to make a definitive point to me by clicking, on its own, a bunch of 'art-like' photos ( à la Vincent van Gogh paintings) >:-{
By the time I got back to the camera, I was left with a completely drained camera battery and a whole lot of art-like photos taken by the magic lens! This is one of the better ones, in my opinion, from that lot. Hope you all like it :-)
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“We truly believed in something back then, and we knew we were the kind of people capable of believing in something – with all our hearts. And that kind of hope will never simply vanish.”
Haruki Murakami
This is certainly not at the 1:1 magnification of which this lens is capable, but it's approaching it, probably around 1:2 or 1:3.
"The human being never knows what he is capable of until he tries it." Charles Dickens.
After the show that the fog gave me, it seemed that the sunrise had little to offer me. The sun did not dare to rise and the clouds presaged more rain than clarity. The minutes passed and I started to think about leaving without the photo that I was looking for. Maybe next time...
In a few seconds everything changed and the sun filtered through the clouds. A divine light appeared projected on the landscape. I took several bracketed shots (7 exposures) and this blending of 4 of them is the result of an unforgettable moment.
Next time that common sense tells you to desist, perhaps it is better you do the opposite (at least if you want to take haunting pictures).
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"El ser humano nunca sabe de lo que es capaz hasta que lo intenta." Charles Dickens.
Después del espectáculo que me dio la niebla, parecía que el amanecer tenía ya poco que ofrecer. El sol no se atrevía a salir y las nubes presagiaban más lluvia que claridad. Los minutos pasaban y ya empezaba a plantearme abandonar sin la foto que venía buscando. Otra vez sería...
En unos segundos todo cambió y el sol se filtró entre las nubes. Una luz que parecía divina se proyectó en el paisaje. Tiré ráfagas de 7 exposiciones y esta mezcla de 4 de ellas es el resultado de un momento inolvidable.
La próxima vez que el sentido común os diga que desistáis, quizás es mejor que le llevéis la contraria (al menos si queréis hacer fotografías inolvidables).
Les Torajas vivent vouent un culte au buffle d’eau, seul animal capable de transporter l’âme des défunts sur le chemin de leurs ancêtres.....
En pays Toraja le buffle d'eau est considéré comme des animal sacrificiel dans plusieurs festivals.( à l'occasion de grande fêtes familiales ( funéraires par exemple). Des combats de buffles sont organisés......A leur issue ,des bêtes pourront être abattues pour nourrir les partiicipants...
Les buffles d'eau sont souvent le bien le plus précieux des agriculteurs pauvres .Ils sont traités comme un membre de la famille . Ils les nourrissent de beaucoup d'herbe et ils travaillent laborieusement pour les hommes..
Ce sont les amis des enfants qui les cajolent et jouent avec eux
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At the shower ... and it's not a bluff....but a buffalo
The Toraja people worship the water buffalo, the only animal capable of transporting the souls of the deceased to their ancestors.....
In Toraja country, the water buffalo is considered as a sacrificial animal in several festivals (on the occasion of big family celebrations (funerals for example). Buffalo fights are organised...... At the end of these fights, animals may be slaughtered to feed the participants...
Water buffaloes are often the most precious asset of poor farmers and are treated as a member of the family. They feed them lots of grass and they work hard for the men.
They are the children's friends who cuddle them and play with them
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Los Toraja adoran al búfalo de agua, el único animal capaz de transportar las almas de los difuntos a sus ancestros.....
En el país toraja, el búfalo de agua se considera un animal de sacrificio en varias fiestas (con motivo de grandes celebraciones familiares (funerales, por ejemplo). Las peleas de búfalos se organizan...... Al final de estas peleas, los animales pueden ser sacrificados para alimentar a los participantes...
Los búfalos de agua suelen ser el bien más preciado de los agricultores pobres y son tratados como un miembro más de la familia. Los alimentan con mucha hierba y trabajan duro para los hombres.
Son los amigos de los niños que los abrazan y juegan con ellos
A carpenter bumblebee, which is still a kind of bee, but much larger and with a metallic tone capable of gnawing wood with great skill to make their nests, captured in mid-flight
Woodbridge Tide Mill is a rare example of a tide mill whose water wheel still turns and is capable of grinding a wholemeal flour. The mill is a Grade I listed building. It is a three-storey building constructed from wood; externally it is clad in white Suffolk boarding and has a Gambrel roof. Its machinery reflects the skills and achievements of the early Industrial Revolution. It has been preserved and is open to the public. The reservoir constructed for demonstration purposes is roughly half an acre in extent, the original 7-acre (28,000 m2) one is now a marina.
The first recording of a tide mill on this site was a medieval mill in 1170; it is unknown how many mills have stood here, but probably three. The mill, which was operated by the local Augustinian priory in the Middle Ages, was acquired by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536. It is possible that the Augustinians rebuilt the mill shortly before the dissolution. This mill and the former Woodbridge Priory was granted to Thomas Seckford by Elizabeth I. That mill passed through the hands of various private owners until it was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. This is the mill preserved today.
By the outbreak of World War II the mill was one of only a handful still operating. In 1957 it closed as the last commercially operating tide mill in Britain. In 1968 the derelict mill was purchased by Mrs Jean Gardner and a restoration programme was launched. It was opened to the public five years later in 1973. It is now managed by a charitable trust (Woodbridge Tide Mill Trust) staffed by volunteers, and in 2011 the trust undertook a further and more complete restoration and modernisation project, including a new water wheel and fully restored machinery, which allowed milling to begin again. It re-opened in 2012 and is now the only tide mill in the UK that can regularly grind wheat grain producing wholemeal flour for resale.
Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara
Tanzania
East Africa
The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae.
After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. The closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.) from which they diverged about 55 million years ago.
Adults average 1,500 kg (3,310 lb) and 1,300 kg (2,870 lb) for males and females respectively. Despite its stocky shape and short legs, it is capable of running 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances.
The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps, where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of five to thirty females and young. During the day, they remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water.
They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land. They are threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth. - Source Wikipedia