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5 years ago yesterday, 213 starts south at Winding Hill Road with a leased FEC/RA SD70M-2 leading the way. Definitely was different seeing these back home compared to down south... 6/29/18
The male Northern Pintail is my favourite duck, mostly because of their impressive photogenicity.
This handsome individual appears to be smiling back at me as he takes off in search of new adventures.
(Feel free to compare this male Northern Pintail to an image of a female that I uploaded just a few images prior.)
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Best viewed on a larger screen.)
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Little compares to the astonishing and piercing stare of a Short-eared Owl! Bright yellow eyes, set in black which seem kohl-rimmed and a bird not afraid to stare at you, whilst sitting in the open during the day.
The bird is named after two small feather tufts on the top of its head, which look like ears (although the bird’s real ears are hidden away on the side of the head, covered in the head feathers), but most of the time these are not visible as they are held flat to the head. (Hawk and Owl Trust).
My thanks to anyone who views, faves or comments on any of my photos. It is much appreciated.
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Had heel veel verwacht van het Nationaal park Plitvicemeren maar als je in het Nationaal Park Krka waar ik 8 jaar geleden ben geweest , waren mijn verwachtingen iets te hoog van dit park,
maar desondanks is het een mooi park.
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I had high expectations for Plitvice Lakes National Park, but compared to Krka National Park, which I visited eight years ago, my expectations were a bit too high for this one.
Nevertheless, it's a beautiful park.
This post is a rivisited interpretation - and a postprocessing exercise - from a photograph I already put on Flickr some time ago: www.flickr.com/photos/robfon/2066300296
I want to say thank you to my friend and great photographer Cyrus Khamak that encouraged and supported me to work on this new version, kindly giving me precious tips and directions with his great talent and experience.
Just few words about the treatment to this photo: it is even more cropped compared to the first post, levels and curves have been touched a little bit and the background has been removed.
Questa fotografia è una diversa interpretazione - ed un esercizio di postprocessing - di un mio post già precedentemente pubblicato in Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/robfon/2066300296
Voglio ringraziare il mio amico e grande fotografo Cyrus Khamak per avermi incoraggiato e supportato nel lavoro su questa nuova versione, dandomi preziosi consigli e suggerimenti con il suo talento ed esperienza.
Questa fotografia è stata maggiormente croppata rispetto alla versione precedente, i livelli e le curve sono stati modificati e lo sfondo è stato eliminato.
I suggest you, if you still don't know Cyrus, to have a look to his great photostream:
Vi suggerisco, se ancora non conoscete Cyrus, di dare uno sguardo al suo bellissimo photostream:
Compared with the little rustic church at Myndtown (next picture), the Church of St Laurence in Church Stretton seems like a rather grand building.The impressive Grade I-listed church dates from the 12th century though an earlier Anglo-Saxon wooden church may have stood on this site. Like many old English churches there have been substantial alterations and extensions over the years. The nave of the church dates from the 12th century, and the transepts from the following century. The chancel and the upper stage of the tower are from the 15th century. The south vestry was added in 1831, and west aisles were added to the transepts during a restoration by S. Pountney Smith in 1867–68. There were further restorations in 1882 and in 1932.
For full details please see britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101383267-church-of-st-lawre....
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Hey bird experts. Is this a Hairy woodpecker or a downy?
Male or female?
.../ Downy?? More subtle clues include the Hairy’s all-white outer tail feathers, compared to the Downy’s spotted ones. Also, the male Hairy’s red patch is often split in two, while the Downy’s is not.
Thank you for your comments, likes, views!!
Compare this with the bald eagle and mocking bird shot. The bald eagle is perched near the front top of the tower. Another is perched about half way down. No one walking the path I was on saw them unless I pointed them out! I love my long lens! I also love my iPhone for getting shots like this one.
First full day to relax after my hols yesterday & with the Lake District’s weather forecast looking dodgy & Tuesday’s weather, on paper at least, looking the brightest of the week for LFA7, I headed to one of my favourite locations (for how quiet it is compared to most locations in this part of Wales!) for some fresh air & tranquility.
The day started quiet but the thunder soon arrived with Liberty Wing dropping in, again about midday, 41(TES) & 29 Squadron then followed, interspersed with spirited passes by 72 Sqn. The highlight were the visitors from 3 Wing at CFB Bagotville which are based at RAF Waddington at the moment for Ex Cobra Warrior - a reminder why I still pursue the hobby. The RCAF never disappoints!
This was the ex-demo jet from 2022 cranking around the turn on its first pass. I’ve never been a fan of special paint jobs, preferring standard ops colours on jets but this scheme certainly hits the spot.
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On peut le comparer à cette pierre si rare,
Dont la couleur dépend des effets de lumière,
Ou à Ces statuettes vendues dans les foires,
Annonçant, bleues ou roses, le temps qu’il devrait faire.
Ses reflets ont parfois le blanc de l’innocence,
D’une étendue de neige au lever du soleil,
De la candeur intacte, qui est propre à l’enfance,
De la virginité d’une vie en éveil.
Sa lueur peut se faire aussi noire que la nuit,
Profonde et ténébreuse, aux instants de détresse,
Elle est quelquefois grise comme un jour de pluie,
Aux heures de solitude, d’ennui et de tristesse.
Il a de temps en temps le bleu de l’océan,
Ou d’un ciel sans nuages, propice aux rêveries,
Un bleu calme, infini, limpide et reposant,
Comme ces quelques trêves, offertes par la vie.
Il peut devenir rouge, de colère ou de sang,
Ou rouge de passion, brûlant comme la braise.
Il se teinte d’un vert presque phosphorescent,
Quand l'espoir apparait ; que les doutes se taisent.
Il peut briller de rose quand naît le romantisme,
Scintiller du violet de la délicatesse,
Étinceler de jaune ; empreinte d’égoïsme,
Ou flamboyer d’orange aux moments d’allégresse.
Mais quel est ce mystère aux teintes volatiles ?
Est-ce un jeu de lumière ? Est-ce un caméléon ?
Non.
C’est le cœur d’une femme aux nuances subtiles,
Dont la couleur varie au rythme des saisons.
Liliane ROSATI
We can compare it to this rare stone,
Whose color depends on light effects,
Or to these statuettes sold at fairs,
Announcing, blue or pink, the weather forecast.
Its reflections sometimes have the white of innocence,
From an expanse of snow at sunrise,
Intact candor, which is proper to childhood,
Of the virginity of an awakening life.
Its glow can turn as dark as night,
Deep and dark, in moments of distress,
She is sometimes gray like a rainy day,
In times of loneliness, boredom and sadness.
It has from time to time the blue of the ocean,
Or of a cloudless sky, conducive to daydreams,
A calm, infinite, limpid and restful blue,
Like these few truces, offered by life.
It can turn red, with anger or blood,
Or red with passion, burning like embers.
It is tinged with an almost phosphorescent green,
When hope appears; let the doubts fall away.
It can shine rosy when romanticism is born,
Sparkle with the violet of delicacy,
Sparkle with yellow; imprint of selfishness,
Or blaze orange in moments of joy.
But what is this volatile-hued mystery?
Is it a play of light? Is it a chameleon?
No.
It is the heart of a woman with subtle nuances,
Whose color varies with the seasons.
Une femme est comme un arc-en-ciel... elle donne à la vie ses couleurs lumineuses. Bonne fête à vous toutes et merci de mettre autant d'éclat et de douceur dans nos vies.
A woman is like a rainbow... she gives life its luminous colors. Happy holliday to all of you and thank you for bringing so much brilliance and sweetness into our lives.
© All rights reserved Arnaud Chatelet. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Of course, this is heavily processed, but this tree really did stand apart from all the other trees and looked very white compared with them.
HSS... :)
3325 & 3295 climb Logan Hill whilst hauling an eastbound coal train, 20 Oct 2024.
The plan was to go to Bill but due to a row of stored cars the shot was not possible so we returned to Logan Hill. While not busy compared to its heyday we still saw around ten trains during the day...
Processed in Microsoft Photos
180 mm equiv. (medium-tele)
Exp. Corr. Value: +0.0 EV
Exp. Program: Normal
Metering mode: Spot
WB Settings: Auto
If you compare this shot and my last one, you can see the benefits of taking control of a shot.
In Auto the camera used ISO 6400 and 1/5 of a second with f4; the result is OK but grainy and smoothing the noise makes it look out of focus.
In manual I used ISO 200, 2.5 seconds, f4 . The difference is noticeable - but you do need a steady hand even with the image stabilisation in the camera.
I have put a link to the other shot in the comments.
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The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril, 25th of April Bridge, Portuguese pronunciation: is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus river. It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966, and a train platform was added in 1999. Because it is a suspension bridge and has similar coloring, it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US. It was built by the American Bridge Company which constructed the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, but not the Golden Gate. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 32nd largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper deck carries six car lanes, while the lower deck carries two train tracks electrified at 25 kV AC. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge. The name "25 de Abril" commemorates the Carnation Revolution
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...in honor of Professor Gallantic's Art History II (Renaissance to the Present) course at Tufts University...
We are not too far from Vesterålen and Lofoten as we pass this little settlement along the coast.
Regard the hills that are now filled with trees as compared to the tree-less landscape further North.
Rough-scaled snakes (Tropidechis carinatus) are close relatives of tiger snakes, but are unusual compared with most other elapids in that they are semi-arboreal. Roughies are renowned for their grumpy temperament, and this individual didn’t disappoint! This species is equipped with potent neurotoxic venom and bites can be lethal
Location: near Julatten, Far North Queensland, Australia
A distant picture of a small Acraea as my record here. The features can nevertheless be observed, such as the hindwing postdiscal spots between the orange area and the transparent margin.
However, I still have a little doubt since the postdiscal spots are more developed, compared with those in other pictures.
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I borrowed Heights' shot of Bei in his nursery today to compare his size to one from a little over a year ago. What a big, strong boy he has become! Mama's good milk, and keepers excellent care and food treats have done their job! Way to go Bei!!
Running three hours earlier on a Saturday compared to a weekday - thanks to missing out the round visit to Southend Victoria from Shenfield - allows - just - the sun to remain on the nose here for the outward leg to Clacton. On a very cold but brilliantly sunny day plenty of photographers were out in force on the Clacton branch today on what may turn out to be the final run for 2022.
Just visible to the right are the site offices for the new housing being built on a greenfield site just east of the existing extent of the village. The view next year will be significantly different - and not for the better.
Village Weaver (m)
(Ploceus cucullatus)
The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a widespread species of weaver found across sub-Saharan Africa. They are notable for their gregarious nature and are often seen in flocks. It is easily recognized by its red eye, and bright yellow and black plumage, which is mostly seen in males. It measures about 15-17 cm (5.9-6.7 in) in length, with the males typically being slightly larger than the females. The breeding males of the more northern subspecies have an all black head with a chestnut nape. As we get further south in its range, the chestnut nape disappears and the amount of black on the head decreases. The southernmost subspecies only have a black face and throat. Outside of breeding season, the male loses its black head and face, which turns yellow to olive. The body becomes mostly grey, with wings remaining yellow and black. The female has a more yellow body plumage than the nonbreeding male (but not as bright yellow as that of a breeding male). Her back is also more streaked than that of the nonbreeding male.
The village weaver is very similar to other species, such as the lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) and the southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus). The lesser masked weaver has more black on the front of its head (compared to the subspecies of village weaver it shares range with), and a white eye. The southern masked weaver can be more challenging to separate from the village weaver, as they both have red eyes, but the southern masked weaver has more of an olive-green back, and not a black and yellow back.
Young male impala are forced out of the large female herds that are watched over by a single dominant male. They form small herds on their own in marginal territory outside the main herd starting around 8 months of age. They engage in play fighting and grooming and aspire to take over a female group as the dominant male (does any recent human news come to mind 😆). This pair seems to be playing the 'my horns are bigger than your horns' game.
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Comparing to his bigger brother "Mont Saint Michel" on the other side in France, St Michael's Mount in southwestern England in Cornwall is not that impressive. But under the right weather conditions just as beautiful.
After a whole day of rain the sky exploded at sunset.
Enjoy...
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Even before the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago was known as the Playboy Towers (Hugh Hefner owned the hotel in the 1970s), the rumor was that when prohibition reigned, Al Capone’s brother operated a casino and speak-easy on the Penthouse (14th) Floor of this 1927 Chicago landmark. Today, the hotel—a member of the Historic Hotels of America and part of the worldwide Millennium Hotel and Resorts group–seems fairly quiet and perhaps even a little tired compared to those undoubtedly crazy and frantic days.
Compare this pale critter with the much browner Black-tailed Prairie Dogs. These guys have a distinctive, vertical dark stripe over their eyes and cheeks.
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I have two of these little cuties living in my backyard now. They are so tiny compared to the other squirrels. I'd say they are just slightly bigger than a Chipmunk.
"Comparing with my youth / I had more expectations about the future / and less experience about the past"
I gave my umpteenth annual guided "sparrow" walk at Chipera Prairie this afternoon. Many budding birders struggle with sparrow ID and they can typically see and compare several similar species on this short trip. Besides sparrows, we got good looks at many other marvelous birds. This golden-crowned kinglet gave us a great look at its golden crown!
Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
Lydia is checking out the fossilized dino skulls at the natural history museum.
Doll: Midi Blythe Lydia Green in stock outfit
Shelf: Bathroom caddy from Target
Skulls and dinos: my son's toys
Floor: made by me from cardboard packaging, grout, paint, and a wooden sheet
Dino skeleton Blythe a Day 6/10/22
#blythedinosaur #blythediorama #blythedollhouse #blytheadayjune2022 #midiblythe #blythelydiagreen
In case anyone is frightened by temperature changes of our planet.
Grok Question:
Average annual temperature of Yukon compared to Hawaii?
Answer:
The average annual temperature in Yukon, Canada, is considerably lower than in Hawaii due to their vastly different climatic conditions:
* Yukon: Given its subarctic climate, the average annual temperature varies by region, but for Whitehorse, a significant city in Yukon, the average would be around 0°C (32°F). However, considering the entire Yukon territory, including colder areas, the average might be even lower, possibly around -2°C to -4°C (28°F to 24°F).
* Hawaii: With its tropical climate, the average annual temperature for Hawaii is much higher, typically around 75-78°F (24-26°C) at sea level. This average can slightly vary between islands but remains consistently warm year-round.
So, when comparing the average annual temperature:
* Yukon: Approximately -2°C to 0°C (28°F to 32°F).
* Hawaii: Approximately 24°C to 26°C (75°F to 78°F).
This comparison clearly shows Hawaii's much warmer climate in contrast to Yukon's cold, subarctic conditions.
The 6.2L V8 in my new Camaro SS doesn't compare to the 4400hp in the ES44 pulling this westbound grain through Coon Rapids today, but it sure will out accelerate most other vehicles on the road! Thanks to Greg Smith for the idea of shooting my new car with a train.
Quite a busy scene here. I bought some new magnetic filters and thought I'd give them a try. I didn't need any of the ND filters but used the CPL here. So easy to use compared to before. I highly recommend them.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge snakes across the bay, piercing through Treasure Island along the way. In the foreground. a wooden pier from a much older San Francisco absorbs the morning sunlight. The old and the new spin an interesting tale for two different periods of time.
San Francisco CA
After the stormy weather, the sream in the Park is wending its way to the ocean at a more measured pace. Compare with stormy 28 sec video in the first comment box below.
Three vintage EMD's (plus one dead in tow) power Columbia Basin's climb up the hill from Connell, wrapping around this tight S-curve just before the grade begins to level out. These SD9's (and one SD19) aren't the only relics in the photo, as the remnant of a lone telegraph pole can be seen on the right. The terrain in this part of Washington felt almost alien compared to the western half of the state where we spent most of our trip.