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One way to build a wall... found in the middle of nowhere in Nevada.

And his heifers on dry pasture. Someone is obviously feeding them, because they are in great condition.

Macro Mondays candidate - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

-Custom- Conditioning...Oakland, Ca.

AMA swap meet - Dixon, Ca.

Rare breed these ,in stunning condition possibly original paint as well !!

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Another project has arrived, courtesy of the boss!! He first spotted this 1980 Renault 4 parked in a field in Spain a couple of years ago, and saw again in exactly the same place recently. So now it is in Exeter for a bit of restoration, Wheeler Dealers style!

The body is pretty solid and rust free, but is in poor condition inside, and the paint has suffered badly from the hot Spanish summers. Judging by the mess inside, I'd say it has served as a builders van / chicken coup for the last few years.

This is the 3rd car of its type to pass through the workshop; the previous 2 vehicles can be seen below:

I'll try to keep a photographic record of progress on this car as work is done.

American postcard by American Postcard Company, no. 3900, 1998. Photo: New Line Cinema. Publicity still for Polyester (John Waters, 1981). Caption: Divine as "Francine Fishpaw," and STIV BATORS as "Bo-Bo Belsinger" in John Waters' Polyester, 1981. The film introduced "ODORAMA" which allowed the audience to share in 10-of the more penetrating odors that plagued poor "Francine".

 

Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name Divine (1945-1988), was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. He was closely associated with the independent filmmaker John Waters. Divine became the international icon of bad taste cinema.

 

Harris Glenn Milstead was born in 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland to a conservative middle-class family. His parents were Harris Bernard Milstead and Frances Milstead (née Vukovich). Their only child, his parents lavished almost anything that he wanted upon him, including food. He became overweight, a condition he lived with for the rest of his life. Divine preferred to use his middle name, Glenn, to distinguish himself from his father, and was referred to as such by his parents and friends. When he was 17, his parents sent him to a psychiatrist, where he first realised his sexual attraction to men as well as women, something then taboo in conventional American society. In 1963, he began attending the Marinella Beauty School, where he learned hair styling and, after completing his studies, gained employment at a couple of local salons, specialising in the creation of beehives and other upswept hairstyles.

Milstead developed an early interest in drag while working as a women's hairdresser. He eventually gave up his job and for a while was financially supported by his parents, who catered to his expensive taste in clothes and cars. They reluctantly paid the many bills that he ran up financing lavish parties where he would dress up in drag as his favourite celebrity, actress Elizabeth Taylor. By the mid-1960s he had embraced the city's countercultural scene. His friend from high school, John Waters gave him the name 'Divine' and the tagline of 'the most beautiful woman in the world, almost'. Waters later remarked that he had borrowed the name Divine from a character in Jean Genet's novel Our Lady of the Flowers (1943). Along with his friend David Lochary, Divine joined Waters' acting troupe, the Dreamlanders (which also included Mary Vivian Pearce and Mink Stole), and adopted female roles for their experimental short films. The first was Roman Candles (John Waters, 1966), which was shown 'triple projected' on three 8mm projectors running simultaneously but was never released commercially. Divine starred in drag as a smoking nun. Other short films were Eat Your Makeup (John Waters, 1968), and The Diane Linkletter Story (John Waters, 1969), filmed on Sunday afternoons. Again in drag, he took a lead role in Waters' first full-length film, Mondo Trasho (John Waters, 1969) Divine as an unnamed blonde woman who drives around town and runs over a hitchhiker. In their review of the film, the Los Angeles Free Press exclaimed that "The 300-pound (140 kg) sex-symbol Divine is undoubtedly some sort of discovery." In 1970, he travelled to San Francisco, California, a city which had a large gay subculture that attracted Divine, who was then embracing his homosexuality. Divine played the role of Lady Divine, the operator of an exhibit known as The Cavalcade of Perversion who turns to murdering visitors in Waters's film Multiple Maniacs. The film contained several controversial scenes, notably one which involved Lady Divine masturbating using a rosary while sitting inside a church. In another, Lady Divine kills her boyfriend and proceeds to eat his heart; in actuality, Divine bit into a cow's heart which had gone rotten from being left out on the set all day. At the end of the film, Lady Divine is raped by a giant lobster named Lobstora, an act that drives her into madness; she subsequently goes on a killing spree in Fell's Point before being shot down by the National Guard. Due to its controversial nature, Waters feared that the film would be banned and confiscated by the Maryland Censor Board, so avoided their jurisdiction by only screening it at non-commercial venues, namely rented church premises. Multiple Maniacs was the first of Waters's films to receive widespread attention, as did Divine; KSFX remarked that "Divine is incredible! Could start a whole new trend in films." Following his San Francisco sojourn, Divine returned to Baltimore and participated in Pink Flamingos (John Waters, 1972). Designed by Waters to be an exercise in poor taste, the film featured Divine as Babs Johnson, living in a pink trailer with her egg-eating grandmother, chicken-loving son and voyeuristic daughter. Babs claims to be 'the filthiest person alive' and she is forced to prove her right to the title from challengers, Connie (Mink Stole) and Raymond Marble (David Lochary). In one scene, the Marbles send Babs a turd in a box as a birthday present, and in order to enact this scene, Divine defecated into the box the night before. The final scene in the film proved particularly infamous, involving Babs eating fresh dog feces; Divine later told a reporter, "I followed that dog around for three hours just zooming in on its asshole," waiting for it to empty its bowels so that they could film the scene. The scene became one of the most notable moments of Divine's acting career, and he later complained of people thinking that "I run around doing it all the time". The film proved a hit on the U.S. midnight movie circuit, became a cult classic, and established Divine's fame within the American counterculture.

 

Divine returned to San Francisco, where he and Mink Stole starred in a number of small-budget plays at the Palace Theater as part of drag troupe The Cockettes, including Divine and Her Stimulating Studs, Divine Saves the World, Vice Palace, Journey to the Center of Uranus and The Heartbreak of Psoriasis. In 1974, Divine returned to Baltimore to film Waters's next motion picture, Female Trouble, in which he played the lead role. Divine was unable to appear in Waters's next feature, Desperate Living (John Waters, 1977), despite the fact that the role of Mole McHenry had been written for him. This was because he had returned to working in the theatre as the scheming prison matron Pauline in Tom Eyen's play Women Behind Bars and its sequel, The Neon Woman. While in London in 1978, Divine attended as the guest of honour at the fourth Alternative Miss World pageant, a 'mock' event founded by Andrew Logan in 1972 in which 'drag queens' – including men, women and children – competed for the prize. The event was filmed by director Richard Gayer, whose subsequent film, entitled Alternative Miss World, premiered at the Odeon in London's Leicester Square as well as featuring at the Cannes Film Festival, both events which were attended by Divine. Continuing his cinematic work, he starred in Polyester (John Waters, 1981) as Francine Fishpaw. Unlike earlier roles, Fishpaw was not a strong female but a meek and victimized woman who falls in love with her dream lover, Todd Tomorrow, played by Tab Hunter. The film was released in 'Odorama', accompanied by 'scratch 'n' sniff' cards for the audience to smell at key points in the film. In 1981, Divine embarked on a career in the disco industry by producing a number of Hi-NRG tracks, most of which were written by Bobby Orlando. He achieved international chart success with hits like 'You Think You're a Man', 'I'm So Beautiful', and 'Walk Like a Man', all of which were performed in drag. The next Divine film, Lust in the Dust (Paul Bartel, 1985), reunited him with Tab Hunter and was Divine's first film not directed by John Waters. Set in the Wild West during the nineteenth century, the film was a sex comedy that starred Divine as Rosie Velez, a promiscuous woman who works as a singer in saloons and competes for the love of Abel Wood (Tab Hunter) against another woman (Lainie Kazan). A parody of the Western Duel in the Sun (King Vidor, 1946), the film was a moderate critical success. Divine followed this production with a very different role, that of gay male gangster Hilly Blue in Trouble in Mind (Alan Rudolph, 1985), starring Kris Kristofferson and Keith Carradine. The script was written with Divine in mind. Although not a major character in the film, Divine had been eager to play the part because he wished to perform in more male roles and leave behind the stereotype of simply being a female impersonator. Reviews of the film were mixed, as were the evaluations of Divine's performance. The he reunited with John Waters for Hairspray (John Waters, 1988), which represented his breakthrough into mainstream cinema. Set in Baltimore during the 1960s, Hairspray revolved around self-proclaimed "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation. As he had in Female Trouble, Divine took on two roles in the film, one of which was female and the other male. The first of these, Edna Turnblad, was Tracy's loving mother; the other was the racist head of the station that airs the Corny Collins show. Hairspray was only a moderate success upon its initial theatrical release, earning a modest gross of $8 million. However, it managed to attract a larger audience on home video in the early 1990s and became a cult classic. Divine's final film role was in the low-budget comedy horror Out of the Dark (Michael Schroeder, 1989), produced with the same crew as Lust in the Dust. Appearing in only one scene within the film, he played the character of Detective Langella, a foulmouthed policeman investigating the murders of a killer clown. Out of the Dark would be released the year after Divine's death. On 7 March 1988, three weeks after Hairspray was released nationwide, Divine was staying at the Regency Plaza Suites Hotel in Los Angeles. He was scheduled to film a guest appearance the following day as Uncle Otto on the Fox network's television series Married... with Children in the second season wrap-up episode. Shortly before midnight, he died in his sleep, at age 42, of an enlarged heart (according to Wikipdia or respiratory failure caused by sleep apnea (according to IMDb). It was probably a combination. Described by People magazine as the 'Drag Queen of the Century', Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly within the LGBT community, and has provided the inspiration for fictional characters, artworks, and songs. Various books and documentary films devoted to his life have also been produced, including Divine Trash (1998) and I Am Divine (2013), written by Divine's manager and friend Bernard Jay. Frances Milstead subsequently cowrote her own book about Divine, entitled My Son Divine (2001), with Kevin Heffernan and Steve Yeager. His mother's continued relationship with the gay community was later documented in a film Frances: A Mother Divine (Tim Dunn, Michael O'Quinn, 2010)

 

Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.

The plaque next to this public sculpture reads "King Edgar (959-75) Granted this derelict land to thirteen knights. On condition that they each perform three duels. One on land, one below ground, one on the water. These feats having been achieved, the king gave the knights or Chihtengild, certain rights over a piece of land. 'From Aldgate to the place where the bars are now toward the East. On both sides of the lane and extended it towards the gate now known as Bishopsgate in the North to the house of William the Priest... And in the South to the Thames as far as a horseman riding into the river at low tide can throw a lance'.

This sculpture by Denys Mitchell, commemorates the Chihtengild and was unveilded by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Sir Alexander Graham on 2nd November 1990."

 

Anyway I liked this angle and picture enough to give it some artificial depth of field via a mask. If only I had a lens that could give this depth of field!

 

This sculpture is in a private square in the City of London. You can just see the top of the Gherkin in the upper left.

 

Anfang - beginning.

 

Let's start something new.

 

From 2008 to 2016 I lived in Hamburg, Germany. My grandfather had recently passed away in 2008 and he left me a Minolta 35mm camera. I started using it to document how I experienced Hamburg. Over time, my love for film photography grew and I started adding more cameras and lenses to document Hamburg.

 

2008 to 2016 was a glorious time to be a film shooter in Hamburg. Hamburg featured several camera stores with a vast supply of mint condition, second hand film gear. Film was readily available in drug stores, as was cheap film processing. I am still shooting rolls of film I stocked up with from these years.

 

I hope you enjoy a little time travel to Hamburg, Germany some 10 years back. Follow this feed to tag along.

Kagagaling lang nito ng LAO or VGN. Bandang 7:25 pm ko ito nakunan sa terminal.

 

Company/Owner: GMW Trans/GV Florida Transport, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 45

Classification: Air-conditioned Inter-provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: (Suzhou) Higer Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Higer KLQ6118H

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L280-30 (L38MA/L53SA)

Chassis Model: Higer KLQ6118HKQE3A (LKLR1GS**EB)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 45

Franchise route: Vigan (Ilocos Sur)–Santiago City(?)

Route: Vigan City, Ilocos Sur–Santiago City, Isabela via N2 (MacArthur Highway) and N1 (Maharlika Highway)

Municipalities/cities passing: Bantay/San Ildefonso/Santo Domingo/Magsingal/San Juan/Cabugao/Sinait/Badoc/Pinili/Currimao/Paoay or Batac City/San Nicolas/Laoag City/Bacarra/Pasuquin/Burgos/Bangui/Pagudpud/Santa Praxedes/Claveria/Sanchez-Mira/Pamplona/Abulug/Ballesteros/Aparri/Allacapan/Lal-lo/Gattaran/Alcala/Amulung/Iguig/Tuguegarao City/San Mateo-Tuguegarao Road: Maddarulug [Santo Domingo (Solana)]/Enrile/Santa Maria/Rizal/Quezon/Mallig/Roxas/San Manuel/Aurora/Cabatuan/San Mateo/Ramon or via Maharlika Highway: Peñablanca/San Pablo/Cabagan/Tumauini/Ilagan City/Gamu/Naguilian/Reina Mercedes/Cauayan City/Alicia/Echague/San Isidro

Type of Operation: Inter-regional, Inter-provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operations: Ilocos Region (Region I) / Cagayan Valley (Region II)

 

Shot Location: GV Florida Bus Terminal, Barangay Villasis, Santiago City, Isabela

Date Taken: May 20, 2018 (19:25H)

 

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

Nice view to wake-up to every day.

Date Taken: December 17, 2014

 

Basic Details:

Operator: First North Luzon Transit, Inc.

Fleet Number: 1109

Classification: Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus

Seating Configuration: 2x2 Seats

Seating Capacity: 49 Passengers

 

Body:

Coachbuilder: Five Star Bus Body

Body Model: FSBB Golden Dragon XML6126 "Phantom" (replica)

Air-Conditioning Unit: Dependent Overhead Unit

 

Chassis:

Chassis Manufacturer: MAN Truck and Bus AG

Chassis Model: MAN R39 18.350 HOCL

VIN / WMI Code: PBMR391421MX

Layout: Rear-Longitudinally-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive (4x2 RR layout)

Suspension: Air-Suspension

 

Engine:

Engine Manufacturer: MAN Truck and Bus AG

Engine Model: MAN D2066LOH12

Cylinder Displacement: 641.703 cu. inches (10,518 cc / 10.5 Liters)

Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6

Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged and Intercooled

Max. Power Output: 345 bhp (350 PS - metric hp / 257 kW) @ 2,200 rpm

Peak Torque Output: 1,291 ft.lbs (1,750 N.m / 179 kg.m) @ 1,000 - 1,400 rpm

Emission Standard: Euro 3

 

Transmission:

Type: Manual Transmission

Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse

 

* Some parts of the specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...

 

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Our Official Facebook Fan Page: Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES)

Red Dead Nettle / lamium purpureum. Stanton Canal, Derbyshire. 11/04/20.

 

This was growing at the foot of the canal bridge wall, (a different location to the plants in previous images).

There was just the one clump of sprawling flower stems, all in fresh condition. Most still bore some tight magenta pink buds, one of which can be seen in this image. Viewed large you can notice how the flowers turn a lighter, brighter pink as they mature.

 

BEST VIEWED LARGE.

Date Taken: June 18, 2014

 

Basic Details:

Operator: PANGASINAN FIVE STAR BUS COMPANY, INC.

Fleet Number: 826

Classification: Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus

Seating Configuration: 2x2 Seats

Seating Capacity: 53 Passengers

 

Body:

Coachbuilder: Five Star Bus Body

Body Model: Five Star Bus Body Santa Rosa Exfoh (replica)

Air-Conditioning Unit: Dependent Overhead Unit

 

Chassis:

Chassis Manufacturer: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG

Chassis Model: MAN A55 18.310 HOCL

Layout: Rear-Longitudinally-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive (4x2 RR layout)

Suspension: Air-Suspension

 

Engine:

Engine Manufacturer: MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG

Engine Model: MAN D2866LOH27

Cylinder Displacement: 730.107 cu. inches (11,967 cc / 12.0 Liters)

Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6

Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged and Intercooled

Max. Power Output: 306 bhp (310 PS - metric hp / 228 kW) @ 1,900 rpm

Peak Torque Output: 1,012 ft.lbs (1,372 N.m / 140 kg.m) @ 900 - 1,400 rpm

Emission Standard: Euro 1

 

Transmission:

Type: Automatic Transmission

Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse

 

* Some parts of the specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...

 

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Our Official Facebook Fan Page: Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES)

abandoned politička škola Tito

In 2015 I began a mixed media exploration I named the "8/29 Project." 8/29 deals physically with the laceration and incumbent ruins in the wake of August 29, 2005 when New Orleans was desecrated by Hurricane Katrina. Narrating through images from Katrina, I am attempting to meditate on the concepts of loss and chaos, and essentially the human condition as a whole. During the summer of 2015 I drove all over south east Louisiana looking for physical memories of the storm. I found a yellow, one-story house with a red roof in Braithwaite with a bright red X Code next to the door stating a gas leak and three deceased bodies were discovered on the premises. Around back, I found a mannequin torso almost poetically dislodged from the rear of the house of anonymous victims.

Hayes Street, San Francisco

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self. ~ Erich Fromm

 

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Explore~thank you

Company/Owner: Del Monte Land Transport Bus Company

Fleet/Bus Number: 1444

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: (Zhengzhou) Yutong Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Yutong C12PRO II ZK6122HD9

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L310-20 (L32YA)

Chassis Model: Yutong ZK6122CRD9 (LZYTATE6XF1)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 51

Franchise route: Tabaco (Albay)–Cubao (Quezon City)

Route: Tabaco City, Albay [TAB, AL]–Cubao, Quezon City [CUB, QC] via N636 (Ligao–Tabaco Road)

Municipalities/Cities passing: Ligao City/Oas/Polangui/Bato/Nabua/Baao/Bula/Pili/Naga City [WNP]/Milaor/San Fernando/Pamplona/Libmanan/Sipocot/Lupi/Ragay/Del Gallego/Tagkawayan [TGK]/Santa Elena/Calauag [CUG]/Lopez/Gumaca/Plaridel/Antimonan/Pagbilao/Lucena City [LUC]/Sariaya/Candelaria/Tiaong/San Pablo City [PBO]/Alaminos/Santo Tomas City/Calamba City [CLM]

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operation: Bicol Region (Region V)

 

Shot Location: EDSA-Boni, Mandaluyong City

Date Taken: May 14, 2018

 

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

Company/Owner: JoyBus/Genesis Transport Services, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 818570

Classification: Air-conditioned First Class Provincial/Tourist Chartered Bus (with restroom)

Coachbuilder: (Zhengzhou) Yutong Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Yutong C12PRO II ZK6122HD9

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L330-20 (L33YA)

Chassis Model: Yutong ZK6122CRD9 (LZYTATE62F1)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×1

Seating Capacity: 28

Franchise Route: Baguio City–Domestic via North Expressway EDSA

Route: N/A [Pasay City–any point in the Philippines/Pasay City–Baguio City, Benguet]

Municipalities/cities passing: N/A

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Executive Class/First Class; Tourist Class)

Area of Operation: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

 

Shot Location: Highway 171 (Tramo Street/Aurora Boulevard) corner Highway 194 (NAIA Road), Barangay Tramo, Pasay City

Date Taken: May 11, 2018 (08:01H)

 

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

This image for the Condition series was taken from a drone. I love how it turned out, but he quality of the image produced by the GoPro was disappointing. Very low res :(

This poor lady is loosing her fur, with a severe case of mange. Add the hole in the ear, ticks, and other problems, and she is in rough shape. But despite all that, this bushbuck holds her head erect and is wary and alert. She looks rather dignified, despite all the troubles she has.

 

Copyright 2015 Dave Montreuil

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1950s-vintage medical building at 2265 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, California

 

The offices in this building are vacant, and the building has been surrounded by temporary fence. It appears that the building will be demolished and replaced with housing soon.

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under favorable lighting condition, its otherwise black plumage would show up as shades of colors.

This is a large size cuckoo measuring almost 18inch in length. It's infamous for singing ear piercing love songs (he has a huge repertoire of songs at his disposal) to his wife but could drive some people nuts especially early in the morning. Like most cuckoo species, it too is parasitic in nature.

This implies his wife has got no parenting duties. After a happy and successful mating, she then target a host nest and joyfully lay her fertilized eggs in it. Following, she would excitingly kiss her eggs good-bye and leave the entire 'bringing-up' of her offspring to the host's mother.

Therefore I would consider the female of this species a 'half mother'

Nonetheless, this wondrous arrangement is devised by nature and there must be a very good reason behind which we are still trying to unravel.

 

Seen here selecting the sweet tasting rambutan of its choice for dessert.

These folks have a nasty habit of concealing themselves among the leaves and branches despite its huge size. Only briefly exposing itself during flight and often mistaken as a crow. The only give-away is its rather long tail which is unfortunately out of frame in this image.

female

@bukit panjang

Henderson NV Heritage Museum. This is a blast from the past.

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