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[You really need to enlarge this one to look at this beautiful complexity.]
When you compare the young Silver Banksia flower to its mature expression, you could almost think they were two separate plants. They are very complex forms and capture the sun beautifully to enhance their growth.
Photo Note: You'll notice the narrow depth of field here was achieved at f/8 with my 120mm zoom. That is quite deliberate. I didn't want use f/4 because of the bright sunlight. But here one can use the foreshortening effect of the zoom lens to achieve the same result and get the correct exposure. Focus is also sharper at f/8 with this lens, so win-win.
Compared to the previous versions, I think I've managed to capture the distinct arrow-head shape much better, along with the low profile angles. It's also about 30% bigger now and that has meant I've been able to really go to town on the windows!
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Nothing like being down by the ocean on a warm night with toes in the sand watching the final light of the day - nothing compares!
I seen a total of five Great blue herons at Mud Lake today.
We were making our usual drive around Mud Lake today. This day we were going north compared to usually driving south,
We were almost to the pavement & hadn't seen anything picture worthy. I didn't have the zoom Lense on the camera. Spotted one heron & wasn't ready for it, I figured that would be it. A little farther & there were four herons. Luckily a couple stuck around close. I was having problems figuring out the focus on the Lense & one heron flew up Luckily, I captured it. One small problem, the camera wasn't focused.
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A little further along the beach compared to the previous 'worship' image..
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Appleton Tower at night - this incredibly ugly, tall building was part of Edinburgh University's still controversial programme of demolitions and rebuilding from the 1960s, which was a swathe of George Square's handsome Georgian buildings destroyed for ugly concrete, tall structure like this.
The original plan was for much more of this around this area, but fortunately that didn't happen. As is common with a lot of this Brutalist architecture, the concrete has not weathered the decades well, and the exterior all had to be renovated and replaced a few years ago.
The ugliness of the structure compared to much of the rest of the city is legendary, with it being something of a running joke that the best thing about being in the tower is not being able to see it on the skyline then! However, sometimes even the ugliest, modern sructures look better in a monochrome night shot!
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Zeiss Ikon ZM
VM Voigtländer Heliar vintage 50mm/ƒ3.5
Superpan 200@80
HC-110_1:119_1hr_semi-stand
2 x 2 panel stitch
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So I know you probably saw this picture on Garett's flickr page, but this is actually a photo I took lol. I told you all I have been doing stuff behind the scenes, and this is part of that stuff.
Compared to my V1 Sd.Kfz 10, this thing is incredibly sturdy. I really enjoyed being able to make a V2 while having my V1 right there next to me to compare to. It was something I'd never really done before. I usually just modify the original until I am satisfied. Since I have both I will be able to take some comparison shots early next week.
Also, Happy Easter everyone!
Target: NGC1499 The California Nebula in the Hubble pallet
The California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of the US State of California (in this composition on it's side). It is almost 2.5° long on the sky compared with the the moon at 1/2°. It lies at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth. While evaluating individual images that were stacked, I found I had captured a 200km diameter asteroid 13 Egeria. It's located to the left and down from the brightest star, above and between the close by 2 bright
Gear:
• Mount: ZWO AM5
• Main Cam: ZWO ASI294MM Pro @ gain 120 and -10C
• Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini with Askar OAG
• Telescope: Askar 103APO w/.8x reducer - 560mm f/5.4
• Filter: Antlia EDGE Antlia SHO 4.5nm
Acquisition:
• 4 Panel Mosaic
• Roughly 4.5 hours integration each panel
• Sessions: 29, 30, and 31-Dec-2024
• Moon: n/a
• Location: Houston Backyard ~ Bortle 8/9
• Location: Austin Backyard ~ Bortle 8/9
Pixinsight Processing - SHO MOSAIC
• Assemble Panels
• Image Solver
• Mosaic by Coordinates
• Trim Mosaic Tile
• Photometric Mosaic (average)
• Crop, Auto ABE, Image Solver
• BXT, SXT
• Stars Only
• NB to RGB Stars Combination script with star stretch
• Starless
• Revert image back to having stars
• Stretch using HT_Stretch_Unlinked pixel math script
• LRGB Combination into SHO pallet
• Invert, SCNR to fix magenta stars
• Narrowband Normalization SHO
• NXT
• HT to set black point, Curves for color balance, Saturation
Photoshop Processing
• Starless
• Levels color balancing
• ACR highlights, black point, clarity, color mixer, noise reduction
• Stars
• Curves, Dust and Scratches to reduce stars
• Watermark
L’allée des Dragonniers existante au jardin du Hamma , qui était par le passé dénommée Allée des Palmiers (dattiers) qui était plantée en alternance avec des dragonniers , mesure près de 500 m de longueur, depuis sa plantation en 1847 ( voir allée des dragonniers au fil du temps) .
La voûte qui s’en est formée, reste une référence citée dans de nombreuses éditions spécialisées dont l’Encyclopedia exotica mentionnant l’allée des Dragonniers qui se trouve au Jardin d’Essai , forme une voûte qui est célèbre de part le monde, de même la publication sur « les merveilles du monde » lui font aussi référence où la belle voûte formée peut être comparée aux ogives de cathédrales gothiques.
merci Amina Fellous.
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New video! Comparing the affordable Zeiss 55mm f1.8 vs the more expensive Zeiss 50mm f1.4 on the Sony A7III: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQRP4O3ks40&t=1s
Edited with my Florence Lightroom Preset Pack: www.digitalfilmactions.com/lightroom-presets#/new-florenc...
Model: Hayley
Makeup: Lidija J
Whatever Shousuke told Shunsuke he's not impressed by it.
(Ahhhh how cute is Shou's profile??? That little nose!!! D: <3)
In the Boathouse at Winkworth Arboretum, Godalming, Surrey, UK (National Trust)
Not as sharp as I normally like, so recommend you don't look too close :-) (ok, i get that a comment like that would normally prompt me to do exactly that but, really, don't... Trying to focus manually was tricky, coupled with dark conditions and lots of people wandering around...not a good combination. One day I'll actually take a tripod with me when I go somewhere :-( )
Fairly sympathetic edits - a little CEFex, a smidgen of SEfex, but mainly just tightening in affinity.
Comparing her to LITDH Midge, I like this one much more. Her hair is a lovely cinnamon color, and has thicker hair than the other!
Ilford Delta 3200 @ 1600 ASA
Sorry, flickr reproduces this picture in an absolute shitty quality in the smaller versions :(
Compare to the original version :
www.flickr.com/photos/58013730@N08/47108674844/sizes/o/
In photoshop the image file looks technically very good with relatively smooth gradations in the dark area (at the walls).
Maybe someone of you has an idea what the problem could be...
Photo and text Jürgen Knapp Editing Magrit Knapp
Guter alter Mond – alte Narben – neue Einschläge – neue Hoffnung – Kepler bei Sonnenaufgang
Gestern, am 23.2.2018 eine Minute vor Mitternacht, habe ich den Mond mit meiner Filmkamera fotografiert. Das Licht war trotz der zweimaligen Reflexion des Sonnenlichts so hell, dass ich bei kurzer Belichtung die Blendenöffnung sehr klein machen musste.
Der Mond trägt wesentlich dazu bei, dass wir auf der Erde gut leben können. Er stabilisiert die Lage der Erdachse, steuert die Gezeiten, treibt den Golfstrom an und hat insgesamt einen moderierenden Einfluss auf unser Wetter und Klima.
2012 waren wir in Alpirsbach im Schwarzwald. In der Nähe ist eine Forschungsstation der Uni Karlsruhe. In einem Stollen eines alten Bergwerks, demonstrierten Forscher der Uni uns , wie man mit besonders empfindlicher Messtechnik (Langstrecken-Dilatometer) die Verformungen der „starren“ Erdkruste im Takt des Mondes messen kann.
Der Mond kann auch in größeren Zeitabständen die Sonne tagsüber total verfinstern; mein Bruder Wolfram hat uns das 1999 auf den Fildern oberhalb von Stuttgart gezeigt. Ein sehr eindrucksvolles Erlebnis!
In klaren Nächten zeigt uns der Mond sein immer gleiches, vernarbtes Gesicht mit der charakteristischen Anordnung von Maren, egal von welcher Stelle der Erde wir ihn ansehen. Er ist uns stets zugewandt.
In der gegenwärtigen Mondphase sind besonders viele Details sichtbar, insbesondere nahe der Schattengrenze, d. h. an der gekrümmten Kante des Halbmondes.
Alte Narben sind die großflächigen, dunkleren, meist runden Flecken, die mit bloßem Auge erkennbaren Mare.
Man deutet sie als Tiefebenen, die nach größeren Einschlägen von flüssigem Magma aus dem Mondinneren überschwemmt wurden. Sie tragen phantasievolle lateinische Namen wie mare serenitatis, mare fructilitatis, mare tranquilitatis oder mare crisium.
Spuren neuerer Einschläge sind die vielen Krater unterschiedlicher Größe, oft mit einer zusätzlichen Erhebung im Zentrum. Jeder einzelne Krater zeugt von einer Umweltkatastrophe gigantischen Ausmaßes. Wie gut, dass die Menschheit noch nicht existierte. Riesige Staub- und Geröllwolken haben auch das Klima auf der Erde für jeweils lange Zeiträume dramatisch verändert.
Im Gegensatz zur Erde hat der Mond weder eine schützende Lufthülle noch ein nennenswertes Magnetfeld als Panzer gegen Strahlen. Deshalb konnte auf ihm kein Leben entstehen.
Mit den Namen dieser Mondkrater ehrt man Entdecker und Persönlichkeiten der Himmelskunde, z. B. Kopernikus und Kepler. Mit letzterem hat sich mein Bruder Wolfram Knapp vor zwei Jahren intensiv beschäftigt und zur Herausgabe eines Buches beigetragen (Johannes Kepler: De motu terrae. Kepler-Gesellschaft, Uni Tübingen 2016).
Für den Mond als stillen Beobachter des Geschehens auf der Erde mögen die „irdischen Einschläge“ von untergeordneter Bedeutung sein, existiert doch die Menschheit erst einen Wimpernschlag lang im Vergleich zur Mondgeschichte, auch wenn für uns Betroffene die Zeiträume oft lang erscheinen!
Die Schattengrenze ist etwas bauchig, sodass noch ein weiterer, sehr markanter Krater sichtbar ist. Im Licht der aufgehenden Sonne zeigt er stolz seine perfekte Geometrie: Das muss Kepler sein!
Good old moon - old scars - new impact - new hope - Kepler at sunrise
Yesterday, on 23.2.2018, one minute before midnight, I photographed the moon with my film camera. Despite the two reflections of the sunlight, the light was so bright that I had to make the aperture very small with a short exposure.
The moon contributes significantly to the fact that we can live well on earth. It stabilises the position of the earth's axis, controls the tides, drives the Gulf Stream and has a moderating influence on our weather and climate.
2012 we were in Alpirsbach in the Black Forest. Nearby is a research station of the University of Karlsruhe. In a tunnel of an old mine, researchers from the university showed us how to measure the deformations of the "rigid" earth's crust in time with particularly sensitive measuring technology (long distance dilatometer) in the moon's rhythm.
The moon can darken the sun totally during the day, even at longer intervals; my brother Wolfram showed us this in 1999 on the Fildern above Stuttgart. A very impressive experience!
On clear nights the moon shows us its always the same scarred face with the characteristic arrangement of Maren, no matter from which part of the earth we look at it. He is always at our side.
In the current phase of the moon many details are visible, especially near the shadow border, i. e. at the curved edge of the crescent moon.
Old scars are the large, darker, mostly round spots, the mare visible to the naked eye. They are interpreted as lowlands that were flooded by liquid magma from the inside of the moon after major impacts. They bear imaginative Latin names such as mare serenitatis, mare fructilitatis, mare tranquilitatis or mare crisium.
Traces of recent impacts are the many craters of different sizes, often with an additional elevation in the centre. Every single crater testifies to an environmental catastrophe on a gigantic scale. How fortunate that mankind did not yet exist. Huge clouds of dust and debris have also dramatically changed the climate on Earth for long periods of time.
In contrast to the Earth, the moon has neither a protective air envelope nor a significant magnetic field as a shield against radiation. That's why there was no life on it.
With the names of these moon craters one honours explorers and personalities of celestial science, e. g. Copernicus and Kepler. My brother Wolfram K scarcely dealt with the latter two years ago and contributed to the publication of a book (Johannes Kepler: De motu terrae. Kepler-Gesellschaft, University of Tübingen 2016).
For the moon as a silent observer of what is happening on earth, the "earthly impacts" may be of minor importance, but humanity only exists for a blink of an eye compared to the history of the moon, even if the periods often seem to be long for us affected!
The shadow border is somewhat bulbous, so that another very prominent crater is visible. In the light of the rising sun, he proudly shows his perfect geometry:"That must be Kepler!
One of my contacts, J Bespoy, gets the best shots of little goslings, so I was very excited when I spotted this baby. They are so cute and small compared to the size the parent. This does not have a large crop. They strolled right past me.
If you have time, it is so much better in Fullscreen - lots of detail.
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
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Cassini ended its 13-year mission at Saturn on 15 September 2017 when it plunged into the gas giant's atmosphere, but the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is still keeping an eye on the ringed planet.
This is a composite image taken by Hubble on 6 June 2018 showing a fully-illuminated Saturn and its rings, along with six of its 62 known moons. The visible moons are (from left to right) Dione, Enceladus, Tethys, Janus, Epimetheus and Mimas (click here for an annotated version). Dione is the largest moon in the picture, with a diameter of 1123 km, compared to the smallest, oddly-shaped Epimetheus with a diameter around 116 km.
During Cassini’s mission, Enceladus was identified as one of the most intriguing moons, with the discovery of water vapour jets spewing from the surface implying the existence of a subsurface ocean. Icy moons with subsurface oceans could potentially offer the conditions to harbour life, and understanding their origins and properties are essential for furthering our knowledge of the Solar System. ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (Juice), due to launch in 2022, aims to continue this theme by studying Jupiter's ocean-bearing moons: Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.
The Hubble image shown here was taken shortly before Saturn's opposition on 27 June, when the Sun, Earth and Saturn were aligned so that the Sun fully illuminated Saturn as seen from Earth. Saturn's closest approach to Earth occurs around the same time as opposition, which makes it appear brighter and larger and allows the planet to be imaged in greater detail.
In this image the planet’s rings are seen near their maximum tilt towards Earth. Towards the end of Cassini’s mission, the spacecraft made multiple dives through the gap between Saturn and its rings, gathering spectacular data in this previously unchartered territory.
The image also shows a hexagonal atmospheric feature around the north pole, with the remnants of a storm, seen as a string of bright clouds. The hexagon-shaped cloud phenomenon is a stable and persistent feature first seen by the Voyager 1 space probe when it flew past Saturn 1981. In a study published just last week, scientists using Cassini data collected between 2013 and 2017, as the planet approached northern summer, identified a hexagonal vortex above the cloud structure, showing there is still much to learn about the dynamics of Saturn’s atmosphere.
The Hubble observations making up this image were performed as part of the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) project, which uses Hubble to observe the outer planets to understand the dynamics and evolution of their complex atmospheres. This was the first time that Saturn was imaged as part of OPAL. This image was first published on 26 July.
Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, and J. DePasquale (STScI); CC BY 4.0
Just found a suitable image for comparing the Cocoi heron with the Grey heron. According to this image, the latter has a white cap.
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
@ Tokyo, Japan
Compare this to the Greetings from Germany: As different as the ways of living are (yes, people are actually living behind those dirty walls... quite normal in Bangkok) and as different as the countries are: People put exactly the same stuff outside of their windows: flag, satellite dish and electric cables. Amazing!
See more from Bangkok here
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I had to search several of my field guides to help make this ID of this scruffy character... (and they weren't a lot of help). Knowing it was a Woodpecker, I judged its features compared to all of the adult birds in the overall family that I know to be regular, if not common, up here. This is the first juvenile Williamson's Sapsucker that I have imaged... or even IDed up here. The Red-napped Sapsucker juvie male is very similar... in fact it was my first ID selection. At this time of year I concentrate on juvie images... the young birds change so fast, and quality images are lacking in the usual reference sources. ( I welcome comments and/or especially corrections to these IDs.)
IMG_3037; Williamson's Sapsucker
Last year, today, Aug 23rd 2019 was Pamplona to Alto del Perdon and to Uterga. This was my 5th visit to the Albergue Camino del Perdon in Uterga. This day is one of my favorite days on the Camino.
OLYMPUS-PEN FT @ 1/125s, 1/60S and 1/30s
Olympus G.Zuiko Auto-S 1:1.4 f=40mm @ f=11, 8 and 5.6
FOMAPAN 100 @ 100 ASA
ADOX RODINAL 1+25H2O @ 20°C
4'30"' @ AGFA shake (30'' permanent + 3 Movements each '30")
Scan by PenF + 30/3,5 Macro
The mountainous areas embracing the Himalayan, Karakorum and Hindukush Ranges are rich in fauna and flora, as compared to other parts of the country. These areas provide an excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of alpine grazing lands, sub-alpine scrub and temperate forests. These habitats support a variety of wild animals. The areas are difficult for human beings to access, hence, most wildlife is present in reasonable numbers though some are endangered for other reasons. Some of the main wildlife species are the snow leopard, the black and the brown bears, otter, wolf, lynx, Himalayan ibex, markhor, bharal, Marco Polo's sheep, shapu/Urial, musk deer, marmots, tragopan and monal pheasants. The snow partridge and snowcock reside at higher elevations. The Rhesus monkey, common langur, red fox, black bear, common leopard, a variety of cats, musk deer (over a limited area), goral, several species of flying squirrels, chakor, partridge and pheasants (koklass, kaleej and cheer) live in the lower elevations. Amongst these the snow leopard, musk deer, Marco Polo's sheep, and the brown bear are endangered. The Tibetan wild ass and the blue sheep populations have been reduced drastically. The cheer pheasant is reported to be extinct from within Pakistan's boundaries, and is included in the IUCN Red Data Book. The western horned tragopan was reported to have disappeared from within Pakistani territory, but has now been relocated to Indus Kohistan, although its numbers are low.
The main threats to the population of wild animals in the northern mountainous regions include, the competition with domestic livestock for existing natural forage, increasing human interference in the form of cultivation, the construction of roads, and hunting.
The Himalayan foothills and the Potohar region, including the Salt Range and Kala Chitta Range, are covered with scrub forests, which have been reduced to scanty growth in most places. Medium-sized animals like the Punjab urial, barking deer, goral, chinkara, partridges (grey and black), seesee and chakor are supported in these habitats. A variety of songbird fauna also occurs in these areas.
Vast Indus flood plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left untouched. Only animals like the jackal, mongoose, jungle cat, civet cat, scaly anteater, desert cat and the wild hare occur in these areas. Hog deer is found in riverine tracts. The crop residues and wild growth support reasonable populations of black and grey partridges.
Little vegetative cover, severity of climatic conditions and the great thrust of grazing animals on the deserts have left wild animals in a precarious position. Parts of Thall and Cholistan are now being irrigated, with the situation almost identical to that of the flood plains. Chinkara is the only animal, which can still be found in average numbers in Cholistan, but rarely in Thall. The blackbuck, once plentiful in Cholistan has now been eliminated. However, efforts are being made to reintroduce them back into the country. A small number of blue bulls are found along the Pak-Indian border, and some parts of Cholistan. Grey partridge, species of sand grouse and the Indian courser are the main birds of the area. Peafowl occur in some areas in Cholistan.
The Thar Desert supports a fair population of the Chinkara gazelle. Peacocks are only found in the wild, mainly because of the protection they enjoy in Hindu communities. The wild ass migrates from the Indian part of the Rann of Kutch to the Pakistani part in search of food.
The Houbara bustard is a regular winter visitor to the desert. Visiting diplomats have hunted and reduced their numbers. The great Indian bustard is sporadically sighted. The imperial sandgrouse is another migrant visiting these areas. Grey partridges are frequently sighted. The python is also threatened with extinction.
The Sulaiman and Kirthar Ranges present habitats manifesting unique characteristics. The former supports the straight-horned markhor, chinkara and urial, whereas Sindh ibex, urial, chinkara and common leopard occupy the latter. The straight-horned markhor, which is almost extinct from within settled boundaries of Pakistan, occurs in somewhat fair numbers in the Tribal Areas. The chakor, seesee and grey partridge are birds commonly found in the tracts.
The reed beds and tamarisk bushes along the rivers support hog deer and black partridge populations. However, due to occasional heavy floods their numbers have also been reduced. The Indus dolphin, fishing cat, and smooth otter are found in the Indus River waters below the Chashma Barrage. The gavial has become extinct in Pakistan. The crocodile is found in small numbers in lower Sindh. Wild boar numbers have increased because of the immunity they enjoy in a Muslim society that forbids its consumption by humans.
The animals found in the south-western mountains of Balochistan are: Sindh ibex, Chiltan markhor, straight horned markhor, wild sheep, leopard, marbled pole cat, Blandford's fox, chinkara, goitered gazelle and the marsh crocodile. The cheetah, is believed to be extinct and the Makran (baluchistan) bear critically endangered. The Houbara bustard (migratory), sandgrouse, black and grey partridges, and the chakor and see see partridges are also found here.
Irrigated forest plantations have emerged as the prevailing land use practice for the last 100 years. These ideally provide excellent habitat for chinkara, hog deer and blue bull. Forest management does not cater to the needs of these wild animals. This, coupled with the poor implementation of laws has resulted in the extinction of species in the irrigated plantations. Due to habitat disturbances, the ungulates have failed to establish themselves, whereas the partridges have flourished well.
The striped hyena and the wolf are widely distributed in the sparsely populated parts of the country. However, information about them is scanty. Information about carnivores in general is difficult to obtain because of their nocturnal mode of life and high mobility. The black bear and brown bear populations are also not understood completely.
Birds of prey like the peregrine, cherrug or saker falcons, tawny eagle, imperial and greater spotted eagles, osprey, shikra, and the black-winged kite occur throughout Pakistan but their population statuses are unknown.
Pakistan's coastline of 1,050 km consists of a variety of habitat types, supporting a wide range of animals, of which over 1000 are fish species. Pakistan's marine flora and fauna have not been studied properly. Hence, detailed information on these species is deficient. Along the shores, there are four species of marine turtles: the ridley, green, leather back and hawksbill turtle, which are of high economic importance. Due to loss of habitat and human disturbances, their population is also decreasing.
About eight species of freshwater turtles are found in Pakistan. Sand lizards, monitors, geckos, agamas, diamond snakes, sand snakes, vipers, cobras, kraits and the famous Indian python constitute the other reptilian fauna.
Large water bodies in the country support a variety of waterfowl both resident and migratory. The extent of wetlands is constantly being changed. On one hand, swamps and marshes are being drained to reclaim land, whereas on the other hand, new dams (large water bodies) have been created for irrigation purposes. Canal irrigation through seepage has also contributed towards increasing the land area under water in the form of water logging. Such areas support a great number of waterfowl by providing them with an excellent habitat. The wetlands are one of the most important wintering areas and "green routes" of Asia. The important waterfowl in Pakistan are the ducks (mallard, pintail, shoveler, pochard, gargeny, ruddy shellduck, teals, tufted and gadwall), geese (grey lag, bar-headed), coots, flamingoes, pelicans, spoon bills, storks, ibises, plovers, curlews, sand pipers, snipes, and herons. The marbled teal and white-headed duck have decreased in number and now visit the wetlands infrequently. Among the waterfowl are (resident) gallinules, moorhens and rails, gulls, terns, water cock, grebes, cormorants, egrets, bitterns, and jakanas. The spot-billed lesser whistling teal and the cotton teal are resident ducks. A rich wader fauna visits the coastline during the winter.
Efforts have been made to document the status of wildlife and in some cases, the correct status is known, whereas most of the information about their populations is sketchy. With the strengthening of wildlife organisations in the country more reliable information can be obtained.
apples with oranges.
This display won best produce in the District Exhibits at the Royal Easter Show this year. Every piece of fruit was lovingly polished and placed just so - it was so hard to resist reaching over and swapping a few around.
Individual
compared to our rufous toned birds of the West Coast of Canada, such as the pair featured adjacent post
this American Kestrel AMKE (Falco sparverius)
is of a different subspecies as per
American Kestrel (Eastern Caribbean) (Falco sparverius caribaearum)
Near
Cruiseship Pier CPS
Point Blanche Port
Philipsburg
Sint Maarten
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"But nothing can compare to when you're naked."
Yet another beautiful collab with my lovely Remi <3
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Things I loved:
Genus Project - Bento Head (BETA)
Mossu - Princess Lingerie - Bra (FATPACK)
GSXR600. Lovely bike, but you had to rev the nuts out of it compared to the 750. Only kept for a few months then traded in for another 750
Just for showing different colour, she will still have her olive eyes :)
Edit:
Now I'm ununcertain if I should keep them for a while in Jenny. What do you think?
We got a hot tip about the White-eyed Vireo. (Top row photo, next to the King of Snakes.) Drive here, park there, walk a block or two.... Ca-Ching! New bird! And for the brief time it commanded the limelight, we were all mesmerized.
A smallish clot of polite birders gathered off the path. Everyone watching. Vigilantly listening and waiting. We compare equipment and notes. Who has seen what and where they saw it. We are envious of the Orange County birders. We meet Gabriel, a Santa Monica College professor and a Herpetologist. His wife jogs by us with their new baby in a stroller. I like this Gabriel and a smidgen of hope swells in my heart. This new baby will grow up to be a gifted scientist.
homepage.smc.edu/gartner_gabriel/AboutMe.html (Guess who’s holding the snake?)
We all get a little punchy after explaining to person after person what we are looking for. People walk by with whatever the current version of a boom box is called. Loud-music-to-go because the world without continuous or constant noise is obviously unbearable.
We take turns ignoring people. We size up the curious folk before we talk. Carrying binoculars or a camera gets you in. Clownish loudly patterned yoga wear merits a dumb answer. "We are watching squirrels." Gabriel snorts but I know I could have been kinder. I make myself a promise to be less mean. Maybe Gabriel's child will develop a cure for meanness.
W9 and Jerry got the Chat as a life bird at Malibu Creek State Park. We were on the lookout for the chat after using the ebird Explore the Hot Spot tool. He put on a song and dance show for us. Thrilling, but be quick if you want a photo.
And have a gander at the red crustacean deal in the second row. How can you scream and focus a camera at the same time??? Asking for a friend.
The green landscape we experienced a few months ago is rapidly fading. Birds have disappeared. Migration and nesting. They have left or they're hiding.
Slowly my bird list is growing.
The original lists were probably carved in stone and represented longer periods of time. They contained things like "Get more clay. Make better oven." David Viscot
Die Liste der alten Leute war vermutlich in Stein gemeißelt und vertreten längere Zeiträume. Sie enthielten Dinge wie "Holen Sie sich mehr Lehm. Machen Sie besseren Ofen."
La liste des personnes anciennes était probablement sculptée en pierre et représentait des périodes plus longues. Ils contiennent des choses comme "Obtenez plus d'argile. Faites un meilleur four".
고대 사람들의 명단은 돌로 새겨 졌을 것이고 오랜 기간을 대표 할 것입니다. 그들은 "더 많은 찰흙을 얻으십시오. 더 나은 오븐을 만드십시오."
La lista de personas antiguas probablemente estaba tallada en piedra y representaba períodos de tiempo más largos. Contienen cosas como "Obtener más arcilla, hacer horno mejor".
My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 England.
On a drive around Land's End early evening.
Land's End (Cornish: Penn an Wlas or Pedn an Wlas) is a headland and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England. It is the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England, situated within the Penwith peninsula about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is the English Channel, and to the west the Celtic Sea.
The actual Land’s End or Peal Point, is a modest headland compared with nearby headlands such as Pedn-men-dhu overlooking Sennen Cove and Pordenack, to the south. The present hotel and tourist complex is at Carn Kez, 200 m south of the actual Land’s End. Land's End has a particular resonance because it is often used to suggest distance. Land's End to John o' Groats in Scotland is a distance of 838 miles (1,349 km) by road and this Land's End to John o' Groats distance is often used to define charitable events such as end-to-end walks and races in the UK. Land's End to the northernmost point of England is a distance of 556 miles (895 km) by road.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End
The gateway to the St Elias Mountains, a much lesser known and underrated range compared to the Canadian Rockies, yet the range is home to 26 out 30 highest mountains in Canada: Mt Logan (19k), Mt St Elias (18k) and Mt Lucania (17k) to name a few. For scale, the highest mountain in this photo is Mt Archibald at only 8.9k feet
The largest man-made mound in Europe, mysterious Silbury Hill compares in height and volume to the roughly contemporary Egyptian pyramids. Probably completed in around 2400 BC, it apparently contains no burial. Though clearly important in itself, its purpose and significance remain unknown.
Silbury Hill is part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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CNIC3008 and IC1001, new and old, face to face. It's 3008s first trip on the IC mainline since its official debut and it's brought out quite the crowd. The modern T4 GEVO and the 1995 SD70 are quite different, but they still share the same paintscheme. How long will the SD70s last, I wonder?
A407 slinks into the Champaign railyard, where 3008 will be pulled from the train and replaced by CN2176. A407 will work the yard for about an hour and a half before departing.
Facing one another, the design choices on 3008 compared to the 1001 are... interesting, to say the least.
They might be small compared to their main line bretheren, but Puffing Billy's NA Class steam locomotives still make an imposing sight.
On a sunny winter morning 12A leads G42 across the School Road level crossing towards Menzies Creek station with the first train of the day from Belgrave.
Almost as common as Zebbies in the west. I was to see many , many more of these.
Interesting thing here is how clean the dove at rear looks compared to the one drinking.
Compare and contrast to the Heceta head Lighthouse in the comments below. Gosh, they look like twins! Some information on the massive lighthouse building undertaken in the mid to late 1800s: www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/html/pnworgl.html
And more about this particular one which was built twice www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=130