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House sparrow (Passer domesticus) female perched on a branch with an open beak to cool itself on a hot day.
Samica wróbla domowego (Passer domesticus) siedząca na gałęzi z otwartym dziobem aby się ochłodzić w gorącym dniu.
Pink flamingos captured in a Russellville Park hallway for Crazy Tuesday theme: A Crazy Macro/Close-Up.
HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday
Garrapata, Big Sur, California
A view south from Soberanes Point of the rocky Big Sur coast during a misty evening. The primary rock here is granodiorite, a form of granite formed by intruding magma that has since cooled.
With the temperature not yet reaching 0°C, 87002 Royal Sovereign sparks its way north through Lichfield just after sunrise with 1Z86 London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley, The Capital Scot.
The flower is from my garden and the natural piece of aquamarine it's leaning on is from my mineral collection. It feels like another world now, but the company I worked for used to give long service awards and when I reached the 20 year milestone I was allowed to choose a gift for myself rather than something from the limited selection of 'corporate' gifts that were shipped over from America, as had always been the case until that year. I chose this aquamarine stone, thinking I would have it made into a piece of jewellery. As you can see, I never did. In the end I decided I liked it just the way it was. It brings back lots of memories of people and places. :)
For this week's Smile on Saturday group theme, Gemstones.
Parked near Coconut Island and Lili'uokalani Park & Gardens
Info: Coconut Island, or Moku Ola is a small island in Hilo Bay, just offshore from Lili'uokalani Park and Gardens, in Hilo, off the island of Hawaii [Big Island].
Lightnings are so cool! It reminds us, that whatever we do, it is nothing compared to force of nature. To capture one in the frame, that's always a lot of fun. I like the purple light that comes with it.
ice balls formed when the sun's rays liquified blobs of snow caught in the bush stems. Then the cold air froze the melt into ice before it could leak away.
Have a rest and cool off. This favorite bench sits on the bank of Glacier's Pray Lake with Never Laughs Mtn, Painted Teepee Peak and Mt. Sinopah rising in the distance.
We might hit triple digits today. Thought a refreshing snow shot might help.
Have a cool and wonderful Friday!
(Shen Hao 65mm Schneider f5.6)
The very imposing cooling towers is all that is left of this once impressive site. Unfortunately the Shen Hao decides to move slightly causing the nearest tower to get cropped. Not a great photo but still, I think it shows the impressive structures still standing as an industrial land mark.
This lizard had found a shady spot to rest and watch the world go by at Rainham Marshes! I love the long shadows cast by its claws!
Another king penguin picture from Grytviken, South Georgia. A number of these birds were clustered together in the shallow water that was flowing out over the stone beach from a small creek. They seem to like doing that sort of thing. I've seen photos where there are thousands lining a river of snow and glacier melt. Birds have a system of countercurrent heat exchange in their legs that helps keep them warm in cold weather. I wonder if it works in reverse to help the penguins cool off. It cool for the humans, but perhaps that was not the case for the blubber rich kings. I was not able to find out if it does indeed work both ways, but it seems possible.
St John’s Lake and the Tamar estuary looking very atmospheric on an early autumn evening as warm air brought from the south is cooled by the water below.
Temperature was 33 degree C before noon, so people tried cooling off in the falls near the Carbide Wilson Ruins in Gatineau Park, Quebec.