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Ruddy darter pair egg laying in the grass rather than the pond surface which their common darter cousins appear to prefer. The egg is obvious at the abdominal tip of the female.
Finally a Dart that we can all enjoy! I remember reading something about a London Transport proposal for an 8 wheeled double decker citybus...
Whether this Dart would ride any better than the standard is very much open to question!
The dragons were out in force today at Flanders. Nice to see some Emperors about but they wouldn't sit still. I'll not been posting too much for a while as the camera is going in for repair - a huge problem with autofocus.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, is seen during sunrise, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. DART is the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology. The mission was built and is managed by the Johns Hopkins APL for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
African Darter, Anhinga rufa. 12 November 2023. Chobe River, Botswana, Africa.
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Following my encounter with the Tanat Valley Volvo I also managed to finally get a shot of Lakeside Coaches "Lakeside Local" liveried Dart SN51SXG which was new to London United awaiting its next turn on the Wem Town Service.
The Dart is as smartly turned out as the companies coaches and a credit to them
Head on with a ruddy darter dragonfly, perched on a ribwort plantain seedhead, at Felmersham Gravel Pits.
Seen exiting Bretonside many yonders ago now....! In fine WN livery is this fine example, I'm posting for you Will to remind you of her! hehe
The 92 First use to run up to Yealmpton then back it went out to Derriford Hospital via Bretonside bus station.
The Dart actually survived beyond First and ended up seeing service with Carter's Coaches and Simonds in Suffolk.
Australasian Darter (male)
Anhinga novaehollandiae
March 7th, 2024
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
The Australasian Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, which has inspired the nickname 'snake-bird'. The Darter has a long, pointed, & serrated bill, which it uses to spear fish & other aquatic prey. It swims underwater, using its webbed feet & powerful tail, & then strikes its bill into the prey. Once the bill is impaled into the prey, the Darter's serrations help to hold the prey in place, allowing the bird to swallow it whole or tear it apart.
I was really pleased with the way this male Darter presented himself for this photograph, positioned against a few long reeds, all bent at a similar angle creating an interesting & appealing series of lines.
An Australian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) captured on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, sharp pointed bill, and long, rounded tail. Male birds are dark brownish black with glossy black upperwings, streaked and spotted white, silver-grey and brown. The strongly kinked neck has a white or pale brown stripe from the bill to where the neck kinks and the breast is chestnut brown.
Nikon D810 with 200-500mm f/5.6E ED lens.
Meanwhile in Torpoint...
Due to the ferry strike, First & Plymouth City Bus have implemented emergency timetables with alternate routes into Plymouth. First are offering only 6 return services to Plymouth while City Bus are offering a service every hour. Torpoint has seen unusual vehicles from both fleets making their way over the river. For Citybus, it must be the Dennis Dart SLF. Operating on the service 31 (emergency service) from Torpoint to Plymouth via Saltash is WA54 JWE, 79 seen here at sheviock this lunch time. This might be the only time we'll ever see this! I must also admit, the ride was nice too