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We attended high power rocket launches at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry launch site in the Mojave desert of California. My son works at the Naval Postgraduate School in the rocket propulsion lab. The Navy team launched two high power rockets to test a guidance system for fins. These rockets are complex, with redundant avionics, and onboard cameras. You can see the pivot point at the fin mounts. Notice also the 3D printed black shock absorbers at the end, designed to get crushed when the rocket hits the ground while dangling on the main parachute. My son checks the checklist to increase the odds of a successful flight.
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Greater secondary coverts……check!
Lesser secondary coverts……check!
Median secondary coverts……check!
Greater primary coverts……check!!
All in order and ready for departure. Another inspection on the bayou provided by this adult Tri-colored Heron. Photo taken on Horsepen Bayou.
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Adult in breeding plumage. *RARE*. Second state record. Falkner's Island, Guilford, Connecticut, USA. 31 July 2017. © Frank Mantlik 2017
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina), Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, Australia
Ebird checklist:
Tiny green and yellow dove. Yellow-orange belly and vent (note Superb Fruit-Dove has a white belly and vent). Pink forehead, gray face and neck, and often a pinkish area on upper belly. Found in rainforests, but also in coastal vine forest. This species calls frequently, and typically with a long series of gradually accelerating notes.
Source: Ebird
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus), North Quarry, Penrith Lakes, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S64216558
The hoary-headed grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) is a member of the grebe family. It breeds in southern parts of Australia and Tasmania; it winters throughout the island. The bird takes its name from the silvery-white streaking on its black head. It is common in Australia, with a population of about 500,000.
Source: Wikipedia
The flight crew of "Speedbird 92" was busy completing their preflight checklist prior to pushing back from Terminal 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.
It was the inaugural departure of an Airbus A350-1000 from CYYZ. The aircraft, G-XWBB (serial number 340), was delivered to British Airways Plc only 12 days earlier on September 19.
The photography checklist for Serengeti safaris makes much ado about the “Big 5″… shorthand for the 5 animals which, for some reason, are… well, the victims of photo safaris, I guess. Better than the old days, when they were the victims of another kind of shooting... (more on blog... )
Sony NEX-7 | adapter + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens
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Picaflor Cometa, Red-tailed Comet, Sappho sparganurus.
Primer registro para Chile!!
First record for Chile!!
ebird.org/checklist/S247136687
Navidad
Región del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins
Chile
Sanderlings (Calidris alba)
(Adult non-breeding)
Family: Shorebirds
Indian River Inlet
Sussex County, DE
2014/12/30
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21086551
Pool resurfacing finished
Pool filled
Temps over 100
High Spot to jump from
and an suspecting swimmer who yells Come On In
CANNONBALL!
View quietly lounging in the pool
for
Our Daily Challenge | Come On In
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Immature Male
Family: Hummingbirds
Estero Llano Grande SP
Hidalgo County, TX
2016/11/01
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Adult female
Family: Blackbirds
Sparks Marina Park
Washoe County, NV
2015/05/18
Fuscous Honeyeater (Ptilotula fusca), Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
The fuscous honeyeater (Ptilotula fusca) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia. The honeyeater mostly appears in different shades of grey, green and yellow.
Source: Wikipedia
Arachnids from the order Opiliones are commonly called harvestmen, harvest spiders, shepherd spiders, or daddy-long-legs (not to be confused with Pholcidae). In Latin, opilio refers to "shepherd". In England, they were called harvestmen because of a superstitious belief that there will be a bad harvest that year if one was killed.
Read more at Harvestmen: Opiliones Checklist
A Himalayan Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) perches on a branch in Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park. Himalayan Bulbuls are common birds around the Kathmandu Valley, where they are found in rural areas and brush-covered hillsides. #shivapuribirding
eBird checklist, Shivapuri-Nagarjun NP: ebird.org/checklist/S63346107
Website: www.ianhearn.com/birds-nepal
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), Blacktown, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S60384624
The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.
Source: Wikipedia
My Checklist for taking Tillie's Christmas pic
1- Santa Hat $9.99
3- Christmas ball ornaments $5.97
1 festive red bandana 7.99
Having snow falling and the dog dip her muzzle into the fresh snow right before taking Christmas picture.... Priceless!! :) Commenting not necessary as I have the other one I uploaded just the other day. I had taken a few snaps of her (I never just take one shot of anything!!) lol!! All the best to you during this Holiday Season
Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), Waterworks Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35272098
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista) is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, it is native to Australia, and the second largest of the possums.
Source: Wikipedia
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis), Penrith Weir Reserve, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S79305030
It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm (4.3–5.5 in) long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, though the three individual subspecies vary widely. Found in small groups, it is sedentary and engages in cooperative breeding.
Source: Wikipedia
This juvenile American Golden Plover, a rarity in the interior, visited the shore of Okanagan Lake for a few days in September 2015.
With so much coming out, I need a checklist to keep it straight.
What did I forget?
What do I need to add?
Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae), Crater Lakes, Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S123536467
Victoria's riflebird (Lophorina victoriae), also known as the lesser riflebird, Queen Victoria riflebird, Queen Victoria's riflebird, or Victoria riflebird, is a bird-of-paradise endemic to the Atherton Tableland region of northeastern Queensland, Australia where it resides year-round.
Source: Wikipedia
Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus), Nara, Japan
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S163244662
This heavily marked thrush is easily identified when seen well. Females average duller than males, but both sexes have a dark cheek on an overall white face, brown upperparts (strongly rufous-tinted in males), bright rufous wings, and dark underparts densely marked with white chevrons. Much darker than scarce Naumann's Thrush, with which it may associate and sometimes hybridizes. Very vocal, delivering loud chattering notes in both songs and calls. Breeds in taiga, tundra, and steppelands; winters in forests, as well as open habitat such as forest edges and fields.
Source: Ebird
Lace bugs belong to the family Tingidae and are recognised by the lace-like structure on their pronotum and forewings. Lace bugs are usually host-specific and feed on the undersides of leaves by piercing the epidermis and sucking the sap. The holes left behind by the pierced epidermis are also how we typically identify the leaves that lace bugs may have infested.
Read more at Tingidae Checklist: Lace Bugs
Theridiidae Checklist: Comb-Footed Spiders
Comb-footed spiders from the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 are small spiders, but it is one of the largest family of spiders living in tree canopies. The “comb”, or serrated bristles on tarsi IV gives the spiders in this family its common name. While some theridiids construct three-dimensional webs or cob webs, several genera do not build webs at all.
Immature Bald Eagle getting ready to fledge ...so nice !
Morris County, NJ
Thank you very much for your kind comments, favorites and looking
ebird.org/checklist/S63809219 This may not be harlani subspecies, but rather Buteo jamaicensis umbrinus, the Florida Red-tailed Hawk, dark morph. Harlan's Hawk -1700887.
Ryukyu Robin (Larvivora komadori), Amami Island, Japan
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S163761007
Rather tame songbird of shady subtropical broadleaf forests. Breeds in the northern Ryukyu Islands, with some migrating to the southern Ryukyu Islands. Bright rufous-orange above, whitish below, with a black throat, breast, and flanks in the male. Pumps the tail and flutters wings regularly, much like other robins. Most readily seen on hiking trails beside streams during the earlier hours of the day. Gives high-pitched calls and beautiful whistled songs.
Source: Ebird
New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus), Thames, New Zealand
Ebird checklist:
Large dotterel endemic to New Zealand. Pale gray-brown above, white to off-white below in non-breeding season. When breeding, underparts are varying levels of orange-red. Southern subspecies is larger and darker than northern subspecies, with more extensive red. Northern breeds on beaches and sandspits around most of the North Island coast, but sparsely on west coast and southern east coast. Many move to estuaries after breeding. Southern breeds only on subalpine habitat of Stewart Island, with some individuals traveling to estuaries and mudflats to feed. Southern winters along estuaries and rivers of Stewart Island and Awarua Bay, Southland; some birds wander farther during winter.
Source: Ebird
Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Adult
Family: Thrushes
US-PA-Stroud-233-237 Academy Dr - 41.0240x-75.2440
Monroe County, PA
2017/05/20
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook boobook), Dundas Valley, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S61697162
The Australian boobook (Ninox boobook) is a species of owl native to mainland Australia, southern New Guinea, the island of Timor, and the Sunda Islands.
Source: Wikipedia
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis), Bushells Lagoon, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S141903611
Small waxbill, adult olive green above, gray below, with red eyebrow, red bill, and black tail. In flight, bright red rump apparent. Juvenile with red rump but otherwise olive drab with dark bill. Inhabits grassy areas close to thick cover in eastern and southeastern coastal Australia. Often-heard call is a thin "seeeeep."
Source: Ebird