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The female Common Kestrel is noticeably larger than the male with an adult weighing around 184 g (6.5 oz) on average. They are small compared with other birds of prey, and with a typical wing span of around 75cm they are roughly the size of a magpie.
As seen here, the Kestrel is a vole specialist, with the field vole accounting for the majority of its diet. It will also take mice and shrews, as well as small birds and occasionally worms and insects. Birds are taken more often in places where voles are scarce, such as in urban areas.
A white hybrid tea-rose from my garden.
This is a rose for Sinead O'Connor.
A legendary singer from Ireland who took on the world with her bold and incisive lyrics, and defied significant mental health issues to reach No. 1 in the world with her 1990 cover of the Prince song:
'Nothing Compares To You'.
Dead at only 56.
Goodness me. That's so young.
Here's her amazing, but little known, cover of Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode To Billy Joe'. Note the haunting Irish music that, along with Sinead's unique vocals, really distinguishes this version of the song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuIHjGLkY8g
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Winter has shown up in our area now with temperatures below zero, frozen lakes and beautiful sunshine. Compared tor the last months with rain, clouds and shades of grey this is a significant improvement. Dear winter, we love you. But please do not stay too long and give way to spring. Hücker Moor, Ostwestfalen, Germany
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Something a bit different today. Two different types of Robin to compare in almost identical pose.
The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
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Lightroom just did another update with new tools, and there is now AI enhanced noise reduction. Figured I would give a quick whirl and see what it could do with a night scene captured this past summer at Mono Lake.
The new AI version is on the left, and the right is the version as I edited in Lightroom.
Some pretty impressive results. View large and check them out to compare. The sky, water and light in the water, and the tufa details ... pretty cool results I think.
Let me know what you think with just this quick check. More to learn with this tool and how to apply. Fun to try and learn new things.
Sometimes it just sticks its tongue out at you.
One from the Archives
Spotted this little visitor on my deck one afternoon in April, 2018. Looks as though he wasn’t pleased with having a camera pointed in his face ;-)
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Allen’s Hummingbird:
In early spring, a narrow strip of scrub and chaparral along the Pacific Coast starts buzzing with the sights and sounds of the coppery and green Allen's Hummingbird.
Males flash their brilliant reddish orange throat and put on an elaborate show for the females, swinging in pendulous arcs before climbing high into the sky and diving back down with a sharp squeal made by their tails.
These early migrants mostly spend the winter in Mexico, but some stay in southern California year-round.
Allen's Hummingbirds breed in a narrow strip of habitat along coastal Oregon and California.
Male and female Allen's Hummingbirds use different habitats during the breeding season. The male sets up a territory overseeing open areas of coastal scrub or chaparral, where he perches conspicuously on exposed branches. The female visits these areas, but after mating she heads into thickets or forests to build a nest and raise the young.
The Allen's Hummingbird is a remarkably early migrant compared with most North American birds. Northbound birds may depart their wintering grounds as early as December, arriving on their breeding grounds as early as January when winter rains produce an abundance of flowers.
Like other birds, Allen's Hummingbirds use their feet to help control their body temperature. When it's cold outside they tuck their feet up against their bellies while flying, but when temperatures soar, they let their feet dangle to cool down.
The oldest recorded Allen's Hummingbird was at least 5 years old when she was captured and re-released in California during banding operations in 2009. She was banded in the same state in 2004.
(Nikon D500, 300/2.8, 1/1000 @ f/3.5, ISO 400, edited to taste)
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)
(Double click)
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Compared to the other ports of Enkhuizen is the Old Harbor (Dutch: Oude Haven) more a canal.
After a heavy storm in 1542 the Old Port was dug to protect the vessels.
This is what we saw during our Cycling holiday in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, where we have cycled through the beautiful landscape.
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Compared to the rufous one I posted yesterday, this one looks far more like a bumblebee with a nice white tail
…… compared to our local Shrewsbury town which now is on virtual lockdown having just one footbridge open into town (if you dare!) and Ironbridge expecting to reach 7 meters and likely to breach flood defences! Commiserations to EVERYONE wherever you are that is affected by weather related issues. Alan:-(…..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51541282
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 35 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
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©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……
comparing mobile phone auto night shot (6 sec. long expos. ) and Dslr manual (4 sec. L. expos. ),(both hand held no tripod) problem with DSLR, things look much brighter on its compact screen till you enlarge ( deceiving)
strangely wiith the phone camera, a speed boat passed while taking the shot but still captured no movement ,
both no edit
The Tauber is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 132 km (82 mi) in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover).
It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river.
There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
A ford is a shallow section of a river or stream where it may be crossed by wading, on horseback, or inside a vehicle. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable during high water. A low-water crossing is a low bridge that allows crossing over a river or stream when water is low but may be treated as a ford when the river is high and water covers the crossing.
This is the first photo I took in Fort Kochi (Cochin) in the Kerala state of India, which is a historical city on the Malabar Coast.
Christmas celebration was continuing here on New Year's Day when I arrived. The monkey pod tree or rain tree (Samanea saman) is located near Santa Cruz Cathedral decorated as a Christmas tree. A few were dancing under the tree.
Tree worship is an element of Hinduism, which may or may not be reflected in the treatment of trees in the Christmas celebration in Fort Kochi
Kochi has been an important port city and an administration base to control Malabar Coast first for the Portuguese starting in the early 16th century, then for the Dutch in 1683 and onwards, and finally for the British in 1795 and onwards until India's independence in 1947.
As a result of the European presence in the area, the percentage of Christian population in Kochi municipality is 38% as compared to the national average of 2.3% according to the 2011 government statistics.
It is noted that Christianity has a long history in Kochi. Descendants of Nestorian christians who migrated from Syria in the 4th century AD have been living in Malabar Coast.
Compared to the Arctic temperatures we had last week, today's -6° C is a treat. Unusually, we had a slight haze in the air. Technically and legally, it's not exactly kosher to go onto the ice of the reservoir, it being Calgary's water supply. But there are worse uses, I guess...
Compared to the gigantic Steller sea lions, a harbor seal appears like a little baby!
Their head is similar in size to a human head and it's easy to see how stories of human-like sea creatures might have developed from encounters with these little cuties.
The title is from something that Jose Saramago wrote ... let me know what you see in this. :)
- Enroute to the Sahara, Morocco -
The Semipalmated Sandpiper (L) and the Least Sandpiper (R), are the two smallest Sandpipers and often flock and forage together during migration. Their body lengths are about six inches.
The Semipalmated Sandpiper has Black legs and a black bill which is shorter and straighter than the longer and downward curving bill of the Least Sandpiper. The Least Sandpiper has yellow legs and rufous feather edges.
Sturgeon County, Alberta.
Self portrait
Is anybody elses mail a bit messed up? It's not letting me reply to anything :( I click "send a reply" and It just doesn't load. Sorted :D
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This is from a while ago. I have a photo from today but I'm not too sure of it.
Craving some oreooossssssss
Princess Chelsea is a lot less twee than fellow kiwi band The Beths, for instance, but the songs come from the heart and the whopping 7 live member band played for almost an hour. Lead singer Chelsea Lee Nikke was quite a ham with her Judas Priest shirt. You could tell she might be a little anxious but she rocked out like she was meant to play stadiums.
Though I photographed the entire set, this was the last photo I took of Nikke when the song were all done and she was fooling around with her band mates. There were no other photographers at the show that I saw and it's a small enough venue that you don't need a photopass and there's no three song limit.
Whenever I photograph a show that actually does require a photopass (most recently Angel Olsen), I am often with other photographers who are obsessed with access to the show, many of whom stay for only just those three songs and miss out on the rest of the music. I prefer seeing bands in smaller clubs and I know for a fact that the first three songs usually have the worst lighting and the lowest amount of energy compared to the remainder of the set. How sad to experience just the first three songs of every band and be constantly doing tones of work just to cover the next first three songs of another band.
For some, music is a living. For me, it's just what I live for.
princesschelsea.bandcamp.com/music
**All photos are copyrighted**
Processed in Microsoft Photos
180 mm equiv. (medium-tele)
Exp. Corr. Value: +0.0 EV
Exp. Program: Normal
Metering mode: Spot
WB Settings: Auto
Photographed at Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area, Headquarters (Sunnyside) Unit
For my untrained eyed there is little difference between
Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes so if I am incorrect please correct me. Both have been reported at this location recently but few Wilson's Phalaropes have been reported compared to Red-necked Pahlaropes but the half dozen or so that I saw up close seemed to be Wilson's. I am posting 3 photos and believe that 5 different birds are represented in these photos.
I noticed that I put a number of photos at this location in the wrong place on the mapand can't figure out how to move them to the correct place without deleting that photo and starting over. This one is in incorrect location. IMG_1303
And this image is very subdued compared to my usual riot of colour. I feel it pretty much sums up my mood right about now.
As you can see the archives are taking a pounding this week.
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (M)
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Compare this replica to the real one that I showcased on our Thailand road trip in the last album.
The Phanom Rung Stone Sanctuary is located in Buri Ram Province, on an extinct volcano. Built in accordance with Hinduism beliefs of the Shiva sect, the sanctuary had been constructed and used as a religious center for years. The construction presumably began around the 10th century A.D. and finished within the 13th century A.D. When King Jayavarman VII adopted Mahayana Buddhism, the function of the Hindu sanctuary had been changed to serve as a Mahayana monastery.
The site is approached from the east along the first three-leveled platforms leading to the first passage. Then there is a causeway lined with blunted stone pillars in parallel rows. The path of stone uprights then leads to the Naga Bridge. Far on the northern side of the cross-shaped passage is a laterite pavilion or Phlabphla called the Elephant Shelter. At the end of the bridge is a terraced staircase with 5 landings leading up to the sanctuary. Beyond the bridge is a vast platform which has a passage that will lead to the Naga Bridge, right in front of the central gate of the gallery. The gate is the first entrance which will direct travellers to the inner courtyard of the prasat, by crossing another Naga Bridge that connects the gate with the main prang.
The most important part, the main prang, is situated right at the center of the inner courtyard of the sanctuary. The building has a rectangular shape with re-entrant angles at the corners. The square mondop was built adjacent to the main prang. The architectural designs that were carved on the prang such as the posts at the door frame, pillars on the walls, lintels, porticos and pediments, depict designs of flora, leaves, hermits, gods and goddesses and characters from religious myths: Vishnu (Narai) resting on Ananta, the Naga king and Shiva dancing, for example.
The decorations found on the lintels and frontal pediments of the main prang help indicate the age of the main building together with the staircase and the Naga Bridge; they are believed to have been constructed around the 12th century A.D.
On the grounds of the inner courtyard, southwest of the main prang is a small prang with no roof. From the evidence of the style of art found on the carvings, pediments and lintels, itis understood that the minor prang was built before the main prang, around the 11th century A.D.
There’re remains of the brick base of the prang were also discovered lying on the northeast of the main prang and dated back to the 10th century A.D. Another structuremade of laterite stands on the southeast of the main prang and dated to the 13th century A.D. The laterite structure is contemporary to the building which is known as Rong Chang Phueak (the Elephant Shelter).
This Lawrence's warbler is a hybrid between a Golden-winged and a Blue-winged warbler;- this is a second generation hybridization with yellow and white on belly comparing with yellow on first generation Lawrence's!
Back to Spitfires! This is a Mk Vc - the 'c' describes the armament load that could be carried in the wing. There was provision for some permutation of 4 cannon and 4 machine guns although, because of the weight, not all could be carried at the same time. A common configuration was 4 machine guns with 2 cannon as in this example. The Mk V Spitfire was essentially a Mk 1 with a more powerful Merlin engine fitted - nominally 1400 hp compared to just over 1000 hp of the original. However, the actual power available to the pilot depended to some extent on the octane rating of the fuel used. Supplies of 100 octane petroleum were imported from the USA; this high octane fuel was not available to the Luftwaffe and had a significant, but not often mentioned, impact on the air war in Europe.
Taken at the Fastiques Rod & Custom Car Club's Pumpkin Run Nationals car show and swap meet held at the Clermont County Fair Grounds in Owensville, Ohio.
The clean, smooth and aerodynamic lines on this car had to be just about perfect particularly as compared to what else was available at the time. It was always one of my top all time favorites. While I love the color of this particular one, it might look a little better with a little chrome and perhaps different wheels (I like them, but better on different cars), but I wouldn't know unless I saw it with those changes. I'd be more than happy to take it just like it is.
To my thinking, Studebaker was often way ahead of it's peers in many ways and I'm sorry it eventually went out of business.
Compared to last year, there are not many large spiders around, this is the only Wasp Spider I’ve seen this year and its the same for the other common species the Banded Garden Spider. This one was in quite an awkward position so couldn’t get the camera low enough to match the angle of the spider in the web.
Best viewed very large.
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Church neighbors near the Berkeley campus.
When the Berkeley campus was established, in the the late 19th century, various Protestant denominations rushed to acquire property on adjacent streets, and new church buildings were quickly erected. Some are thriving these days, while others have fallen on hard times.