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The 2024 version of the CPKC Holiday Express blitzes across the Morganza Floodway in Morganza, Louisiana. The Morganza floodway is a flood control project by the US Army Corps of engineers that is designed to divert water from the Mississippi River Basin to the Atchafalaya River Basin in the event of a large scale river flood. The spillway carries the rails of the CPKC's New Orleans subdivision, and Louisiana Highway One, across the floodplain.
Concurrently the Spillway is used, alongside the Old River Control Structure, as a defense mechanism to the Mississippi's planned diversion into the current Atchafalaya basin due to avulsion. If these structures were to fail in a high-water flood the resulting diversion of the main channel would wipe out the southern half of towns and farmland along the Atchafalaya River swamp. It would also drain the current main channel of the Mississippi to levels far below what is necessary to keep commercial shipping afloat on the heavily industrialized lower Mississippi River. The results from this avulsion would decimate the economy of the Southeast US, and cause a geopolitical disaster unseen in modern times.
On a cool, cloudy, early December morning none of this is on the minds of anyone in the area though as the "KCS Belle" clad EMD FP9 set, that the former railroad was well-known for, hustle the Holiday Express over the structure. It only takes about a minute for the train to cross over; and it would only take this one structure failing to do its job for Louisiana to permanently lose the culture it has today. The Great Flood of 1927 was the last flood to level that amount of damage to the area. As we approach the 100th anniversary of that flood the cyclical pattern of nature reminds us another of that magnitude could be due soon...
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Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
The detail in that "hood" is amazing. Again shows the power of that "old" A7r IV when combined with the 200-600. I know, I am super excited about that new Sigma and am strongly considering it but I don't think I'll ever be able to sell that 200-600 Sony, for the balance of weight, sharpness, versatility and overall performance it's still the best bang for buck on the Sony system.
In any case for those who are interested in waterfowl photography, I highly encourage you all to get out and start exploring, the waterfowl is very much in our area along their routes up north! Just be mindful of where you step and whether there are any sickly or dead birds about, and if they are, please please please - clean your boots and gear from one location to the other. Avian Influenza is currently decimating some populations of raptors and can be easily spread by birders and fellow photographers if we are not careful!
Benton Lake, Caddo Lake, Texas, USA
Another couple of shots taken whilst floating around in a kayak. Benton Lake was one of the limited areas that had a significant variation in colours within the cypress tree canopy. As I said in a previous posting, one of the locals said about 6-8 weeks before my visit some ‘bug’ had decimated the leaves on a lot of the trees. Whilst not meeting the level of a biblical plague of locusts I’d say it wasn’t too far off from a number of the areas I saw.
Shooting from a kayak is an interesting experience in that for someone of my aptitude I had a little control of my shooting position (certainly more than when on the motor boat but nothing like the degree I’m used to having. Note to self, should I manage to return to Caddo Lake take a full sized tripod as I gather over a fair bit of the lake the water is only about 3-4ft deep although 8-10ft is more the average. No guarantees though. I certainly have seen and saw some Togs using a tripod in the water when canoeing - I suspect it’s not as straight forward as it might seem!
As you can readily see, these two shots were taken from very similar positions with one pointing slightly to the right of the other. It’s another case where I have found it impossible to decide which I prefer, so decided to post both. No obligation to say which you prefer but equally I’d be very happy to know and the reason why.
Should anyone be interested my ‘mancave (aka my garden photography editing room) is now mostly kitted out and I’ve finally taken pity on my old PC that has soldiered on using a sub-spec graphics card and other aged internals (that only those under 30 or working in IT would know the names of!) and replaced it with something I trust will last me an equally long time. I’m not one of those that automatically thinks new = better but have to say having a PC that loads images without needing to step away to make a cuppa nor fear the desktop case is about to take off (due to the fans working so fast) is much more relaxing. I don’t know about others but why people want a PC that glows like a late 70s/early 80s disco ball is beyond me so needless to say I deleted that from the spec the salesman showed me.
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Forgotten home on Main Street in the slowly dying Iowa town of Center Junction.Rural flight has decimated so many small rural Midwest towns,now full of closed schools,decaying businesses,and abandoned homes.It gets hard to hold on,but the memories linger....and still hurt...
Travel Agencies have visited a number of Greco-Roman cities and can state with propriety that Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the most incredible to visit the world!
WikiTravel comes to refer to Jerash as the 'Pompeii' of the East, given the breadth of the city and high degree of preservation of the ruins. Not to mention that Jerash, like Pompeii, was also destroyed by a manifestation of the fury of nature. While the Italian was buried in an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Jordanian was decimated by the great earthquake of the year 749.
Founded by the Greeks in the third century BC, the city prospered thanks to the strategic position on the commercial routes of incense and spices that came from Syria. It reached its peak already under Roman rule, having become the favorite city of Emperor Hadrian and erected a bow in honor of his visit in the first century. In that period, Jerash occupied a fortified area of 800,000 m² that housed a gigantic oval square surrounded by 160 columns, an avenue of 600 meters also flanked by columns, fountains, a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis, a hippodrome, an amphitheater and the arch already mentioned.
During the spring and summer this species can be found actively pursuing and capturing insects in flight or gleaning them from vegetation as well as eating flower petals and licking up oozing sap. Once berries and small fruits become available they can be observed gorging themselves in small flocks until the food on the tree is depleted and then they move on elsewhere.
In the winter season they are totally dependent on berries and small fruits and their range will be established by the location of these crops and the timing of their visits will be very unpredictable. A small flock of 30 birds can decimate a heavy laden bush in a few minutes. Occasionally on an irruption year huge flocks numbering in the tens of thousands can be seen as far south as Colorado but normally they don't venture past the northern states.
Their nesting season is spent mainly in western Canada and Alaska where they breed and nest in open coniferous or mixed forests or birch groves and most often near a source of water.
This pictured bird I believe to be a young bird since their is just a hint of the red, waxy tip on its wing feathers. These red, waxy tips get larger as the bird ages.
White Spruce Grove.......
An unusually nice day found us hiking the trails of White Spruce Park;
This shot is of the spruce trees that once dominated this park, after years of misuse the park is now mostly bare of the white spruce trees that once dotted the area; the few remaining trees are relegated to the edge of the park and the surrounding woodlands are being decimated by new housing developments and a creeping malaise of urban sprawl.. .
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Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the glaciers. It is now 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi). It recently became the deepest lake in Iceland, at over 248 metres (814 ft), as glacial retreat extended its boundaries.[1] The size of the lake has increased fourfold since the 1970s.[2][3][4][5] It is considered as one of the natural wonders of Iceland.[6]
The lake can be seen from Route 1 between Höfn and Skaftafell. It appears as "a ghostly procession of luminous blue icebergs".[3]
Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Batman Begins, as well as the "reality TV" series Amazing Race.[3][7] In 1991 Iceland issued a postage stamp, with a face value of 26 kronur, depicting Jökulsárlón.[2]
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Knowlton Church dates back to the 12th century and is reputed to be the most haunted location in Dorset, if not the country. Sacred standing stones, which had been on the site for centuries before, were broken up in order to build the church.
The local population was decimated by the black death in the 15th century and when the roof collapsed in the 18th century the church ceased to be used. Paranormal investigations have taken place in the church and for those interested, there is an easy to find web site dedicated to such things. It sent a shiver down my spine when I read about Knowlton.
The church is seen in its natural colouring while the surrounding area has been desaturated. What looks a little spooky to me is the effect of the long exposure on the clouds. It makes it look suspiciously like something other worldly is emanating from the Tower.
An excellent site for some night time astro photography but I’m thinking I might give some other places a go first!
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mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci)
I found about a dozen of these decimating a plant in one of my boarders.
The oldest nobility of the Meat Fairies fled the decimation of their kind...to the moon
Wearing:
AZOURY - Emmanuel Crown
.a. Yrnan Arm Braces
BBB Collar
Maitreya Lara
A quartet of Canadian Pacific SD40-2s was roaring past the closed former Milwaukee Road Sturtevant depot in the winter of 2009.
The station has since been moved away from the tracks for restoration but those searchlights remain-for now.
Of course, the CP SD40-2 fleet has been decimated to the point that four of those things will never pass this way again.
Lowland Gorilla
Los Angeles Zoo
Like most nature and animal lovers I have extremely mixed feelings about zoos. However, at the rate we are decimating the planet and its species, zoos may be the last place to actually see some of our most wonderful animals. This gorilla, eleven years old recently gave birth to a youngster. This photo was taken when the infant was 4 days old. It was heartwarming to see the new mom and her baby. In this photo, the baby's father stands behind the mom making sure mom and baby are safe.
Perched on a leafless yet budding branch this Yellowhammer was one of a flock I was fortunate to see at the end of a crisp, cold November day. A few days later I read that an entire hedge in Hambledon, Surrey - a hotspot for Yellowhammer, had been ripped out by the new landowners.
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A very moody morning at Cullernose Point, Northumberland. Taken @ sunrise, but the sun never got through the clouds. Oh, and those rocks are the same type and just as bad as those to the north of Dunstanburgh; they’re very, very, slippery. When stood on the big flat outcrop in the foreground, even my tripod kept slipping. I ended up moving to another location as I just couldn’t navigate around those rocks.
It was quite heartbreaking though to visit this scene this year as the bird colonies in the area have been decimated by avian flu; there was only a fraction of birds on the rocks as in previous years.
Laid out in 1857, Gilson was on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road in the days when the engines burned wood. By the time engines burned coal, the local timber had been pretty much decimated. Gilson Illinois.
Sealed Knot re-enactment.
The siege of Basing House near Basingstoke in Hampshire, was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. Whereas the title of the event may suggest a single siege, there were in fact three major engagements. John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester owned the House and as a committed Royalist garrisoned it in support of King Charles I, as it commanded the road from London to the west through Salisbury.
The first engagement was in November 1643, when Sir William Waller at the head of an army of about 7,000 attempted to take Basing House by direct assault. After three failed attempts it became obvious to him that his troops lack the necessary resolve, and with winter fast approaching Waller retreated back to a more friendly location.
Early in 1644 the Parliamentarians attempted to arrange a secret surrender of the Basing House with the temporary commander Lord Charles Paulet, but the plot was discovered, Lord Charles was relieved of command and tried for treason, and so the plot failed.
Parliamentary forces continued the siege by garrisons on the static approaches to Basing house to stop the Royalists foraging and relief convoys getting through. Then on 4 June 1644, Colonel Richard Norton using Parliamentary troops from the Hampshire garrisons closely invested Basing House and attempted to starve the garrison into submission. This siege was broken on 12 September 1644 when a relief column under the command of Colonel Henry Gage broke through parliamentary lines. Having resupplied the garrison he did not tarry but left the next day and returned to Royalist lines. The Parliamentarians reinvested the place but by the middle of November threatened by a Royalist army and his besieging force decimated by disease Weller ended the investment. Five days later on 20 November Gage arrived with fresh supplies.
The final siege took place in October 1645. Oliver Cromwell joined parliamentary forces besieging the House with his own men and a siege train of heavy guns. They quickly breached the defences and on morning of 14 October 1645 the House was successfully stormed. As the garrison had refused to surrender before the assault—during the two years of the siege, upwards of 2,000 Parliamentarians were slain.[the attackers, who had little sympathy for those they perceived to be Roman Catholics, killed about a quarter of the 400 members of the garrison, including ten priests (six of whom were killed during the assault and four others held to be executed later).
During the assault, the House caught fire and was badly damaged. What remained was "totally slighted and demolished" by order of Parliament, with the stones of the House offered free to anyone who would cart them away.
Gedicht in schwäbischer Mundart:
S´ Schwätzle mit am Löwenzahn
Gelb-Grün, Blau-Weiß der Kontrascht !
Nach der langa weißa Lascht
Löwenzahn -- Taraxacum !
Dei Lebensdrang der haut mi om.
Auf de Wiesa leuchtats weit
Machsch die broiter no als broit
Wia a Druckknopf babsch am Boda
Rund, rosettig schtahsch am Start
Lö(wenzahn): Kommt erscht s´Wässerle von oba
Na fang i a d´s ´wachsa , wart !
setz di zu mir her , kannsch gucka
Länger will i mi net ducka’
I muß aus dem Boda raus
Mi hält nix im Wurzelhaus
Auf de Wiesa wartet´s älle!
Biena Hummla, d´Flügler d´Schnelle
Für die ben i wie a Mutter
Mit ma goldna Herz und Futter!
Ich: I han die zum Fressa gern
Blatt und Stiel, dein Sonnastern
Schieb i mir ins Mäule nei
Denn i weiß ganz vielerlei
Von de alte Kräutermeischter
Für die gute Lebensgeischter
Lö(wenzahn): Drom, anschtatt mi d´s dezimiera
Nimm mi liaber zum Garniera
Misch mi nei in dein Salat
Ond verschteck mi im Spinat
Au als Syrup schmeck i fei
In dei sauers Quärkle nei !
So ! Jetzt muß i weiterwachsa
I han net so lang Säsong
Denn beim Bauer und im Garta
Wartat d´Sens und s´Mähwerk schon
Meine Schirmla send kaum fertig
Pusteblum freut kloine Leut
Mit meim Stengel kannsch au hupa
Hoch und tief und laut und weit.
Jetzt laß i mei Schirmla starta
Auf de Wiesa , in deim Garta
LÖWENZAHN TARAXACUM !!!!
Ja mei beschta Zeit isch om.......
# 6 vom 12.07.2013 - Dorothee Schmid
>>>>> ÜBERSETZUNG !! <<<<<
>>>>> TRANSLATION <<<<<
DEUTSCH (reimt sich leider nur im schwäbischen Dialekt)
Gelb-Grün, Blau-Weiß der Kontrast!
Nach der langen weißen Last
Löwenzahn - Taraxacum!
Dein Lebensdrang, der haut mich um.
Auf den Wiesen leuchtest weit
Machst dich breiter noch als breit
Wie ein Druckknopf klebst am Boden
Rund, rosettig stehst Du am Start
Lö: Kommt erst das Wässerchen von oben
Dann fang ich an zu wachsen, warte!
Setz Dich zu mir her, kannst schauen
Länger will ich mich nicht ducken
Ich muss aus dem Boden raus
Mich hält nichts im Wurzelhaus
Auf den Wiesen warten sie alle
Bienen, Hummeln, die Flügler, die Schnellen
Für die bin ich wie eine Mutter
Mit einem goldnen Herz und Futter!
Ich: Ich hab Dich zum Fressen gern
Blatt und Stiel, dein Sonnenstern
Schieb ich mir in den Mund hinein
Denn ich weiß ganz vielerlei
Von den alten Kräutermeistern
Für die guten Lebensgeister
Lö: Deshalb, anstatt mich zu dezimieren
Nimm mich lieber zum Garnieren
Mische mich in den Salat
Und versteck mich im Spinat
Auch als Sirup schmeck ich lecker
In deinen sauren Quark hinein!
So! Jetzt muss ich weiter wachsen
Ich habe nicht so lange Saison
Denn beim Bauern und im Garten
Wartet die Sense und das Mähwerk schon
Meine Schirmchen sind kaum fertig
Pusteblume freut kleine Leut
Mit meinem Stängel kannst auch hupen
Hoch und tief und laut und weit.
Jetzt lass ich mein Schirmchen starten
Auf den Wiesen, in deinem Garten
LÖWENZAHN TARAXACUM !!!!
Ja meine beste Zeit ist rum ....
ENGLISH (unfortunately only rhymes in the Swabian dialect):
Yellow-green, blue-white the contrast!
After the long white load
Dandelion - Taraxacum!
Your urge to live, it blows me away.
In the meadows you shine wide
You make yourself wider than wide
You stick to the ground like a press-stud
Round, rosy you stand at the start
Dand.: Once the water comes from above
Then I'll start to grow, wait!
Sit down with me, you can look
I don't want to duck any longer
I must get out of the ground
There's nothing to keep me in my root house
They're all waiting in the meadows
Bees, bumblebees, the winged ones, the quick ones
For them I'm like a mother
With a golden heart and food!
Me: I love to eat you up
Leaf and stem, your sun star
I'll shove in my mouth
For I know many things
From the old herb masters
For the good spirits
Dand.: Therefore, rather than decimate me
Use me as a garnish
Mix me in the salad
And hide me in spinach
I'm also delicious as a syrup
In your sour curd!
There! Now I must continue to grow
I'm not in season for long
For at the farmer's and in the garden
The scythe and the mower are already waiting
My umbrellas are hardly ready
Dandelions make little people happy
With my stalk you can honk too
High and low and loud and far
Now I'll launch my little umbrella
In the meadows, in your garden
DANDELION TARAXACUM !!!!
Yes my best time is over ....
Perched on a hillside, hunkering down out of the brisk wind, my son-in-law and I witnessed the end of another day along Trinidad Beach. The small island in the distance is known as Pewetole Island. The trees on the island are wispy now due to a fire several years ago that decimated the Sitka Spruce population there. But my son-in-law and I knew nothing about that at the time. To us, it was just another beautiful Northern California coastal evening.
Trinidad CA
Rare and endangered birds found only in a few places across the country. Sightings are prized by bird lovers and photographers. They behave like terns both in flight and roosting behaviour, but are larger around 40-45 cms. These birds are mainly found in rivers and estuaries and are impossible to miss due to their bright orange, white and black colors.
The distinctive feature is the bill, with a long lower mandible and a short upper mandible. The birds skim on the water with their beaks open and grab fish, shrimp and other crustaceans and larvae. They are a delight to watch and we were lucky to sight around 300+ of them and spent an hour on the mossy wet ground shooting them. This was one of the largest concentrations of the bird.
Habitat degradation such as fishing, transportation, irrigation schemes etc.. are the main reason for their endangered status. The colonies lie in the sandbars of the rivers on the estuaries making them very hard to protect as well. Feral dogs, crows and other predators are known to decimate breeding colonies.
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People often ask me, “What is your favorite shot?” By far, this is the number ONE photo. It is no secret; Alaska holds a special place in my heart. Over the last 33 years, I have made many trips from the south eastern coast of the U.S.A. to capture the beauty of the 49th state. With my travels, I have learned a bit about Denali National Park.
Early in the 1900’s gold was discovered in Kantishna, first named Eureka, which is an area just north of Mount Denali. Of course, the gold brought miners. At this time, no roads or railroads were in the area. Miners had to live off the land, and food (especially meat) was in high demand.
In 1907-1908, Charles Sheldon, a naturalist, traveled to the area to hunt and study the wildlife. He discovered that market hunters were killing off the wildlife (especially the Dall Sheep) to feed miners and workers. If this were to continue, the animal life would be decimated. He wanted the area to become the first national park created specifically to protect wildlife. Sheldon petitioned congress to make Denali a national park. In 1917, Sheldon was successful, and the area became known as Mt. McKinley National Park. Later it became known as Denali National Park & Preserve which grew in size to over 6 million acres. Denali is the third largest national park in the United Stated.
Many people think it was established for Mt. Denali, which is the tallest in the United States. Others think it was created because of the bears. However; it was established to save the animals and of course the all-white Dall sheep, which peaked Sheldon’s interest as he explored the area. As the park grew and the railroad was built, visitors started to come. To keep the wilderness intact, shuttle busses were started in 1972. The park had over 600,000 guests in 2017, which was the 100th Anniversary.
The above picture sums up the park’s history. My photo is the eye of a Denali Dall Sheep, which was the inspiration for Charles Sheldon. Look carefully into the eye. You can see a dark green shuttle bus with white horizonal strips, (remember, the concessionary busses started in 1972). The 2012 Denali National Park quarter features a beautiful Dall Ram with Mount Denali in the background. No trip to Alaska is considered complete without at least one day in Denali.
What you see, is the what I saw in my camera lens. NO Photo Shop was used to add the bus image! By the way, I did not plan the capture of the reflection. This discovery was made when I up-loaded the photos. Sometimes, unplanned shots become more than a memory. Hope you enjoy!
On an early summer afternoon in June 1990, a westbound Modoc Line train nears the summit of a climb near Crest siding. Aside from a couple of miles of level trackage near the former Horse Lake station, this train has been pulling a grade for most of the fifteen miles since it highballed Karlo siding in the Secret Valley. At a couple of spots, the climb hit 1.7%. However, because this hill was literally in the middle of nowhere far from US 395, it was unremarked.
The cut of piggyback traffic was somewhat rare on the Modoc. Trains typically consisted of lumber loads eastbound, and lumber empties westbound. During this week in 1990, the Spotted Owl was declared an endangered species. Protective measures decimated logging in Western Oregon, with associated declines in rail traffic on Southern Pacific's Siskiyou and Modoc Lines. The dependency of the Modoc Line on forest products traffic made it a ripe candidate for rationalization.
At the time, no one would have guessed that these rails were going to see their last train just seven years later.
Another image from Malden, Washington State (USA) decimated by wildfires in early September.
This was the post office. The image posted below was in better times.
Fototour NW55plus im Kölner Zoo
Amurtiger - Sibirischer Tiger
Panthera Tigris Altaica
Zu Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts gab es noch ca. 100.000 Tiger in acht Unterarten. Doch Trophäenjagd, seine Bekämpfung als "Konkurrent" und die Nachfrage in der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin (TCM), die den Knochen des Tigers eine heilende Wirkung gegen Rheuma und andere Krankheiten zuschreibt, haben seine Bestände stark dezimiert. Mit Streifgebieten von etwa 500 km² benötigen Tiger riesige zusammenhängende Gebiete mit einem ausreichenden Bestand an Wildschweinen und Rotwild. Doch der Wald ist von Straßennetzen zerschnitten.
Amur tiger - Siberian tiger
Panthera Tigris Altaica
At the beginning of the last century there were still around 100,000 tigers in eight subspecies. But trophy hunting, the fight against tigers as "competitors" and the demand in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which attributes healing properties to tiger bones against rheumatism and other diseases, have decimated their populations. With roaming areas of around 500 km², tigers need huge, contiguous areas with a sufficient population of wild boar and red deer. But the forest is cut up by road networks.
I spent a good twenty minutes with this pretty butterfly this past August. It was resting on the large leaves of a Hosta plant, allowing me to fire off many handheld shots.
I really should invest in a quality flash set up for my macro captures, but I have only used natural light for the past 12 years and have developed good techniques along the way. It does make it quite challenging since the lower light levels require low shutter speeds, causing many blurred images.
Still, among the many images I capture for each subject, I usually am rewarded with a few that turn out focused and sharp :)
Cabbage Whites eat the leaves of cabbage family of plants in their caterpillar stage, hence their name. They can decimate crops so are considered a pest in the agriculture context.
They only five days to three weeks in their butterfly form, and their color turns from pale white to soft yellow as they age. So it looks like the individual above is close to the end of its life.
“As a rule, man is a fool. When it’s hot, he wants it cool; When it’s cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting, what is not.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
For many years, a wooden plaque with this poem hung on my father’s office wall above his desk. I must have read it hundreds of times; within the confines of my thick skull, it has resonated thousands of times. This photo captures one of those times.
It was our first full day in Colorado and I could not wait to jump in the car at zero-dark-thirty and head into the Rocky Mountains National Park for what I had dreamt about for many, many months. Surely it would be a target rich environment with a few bears over there, some bull elk over there with a great grey owl resting on its 6x6 antler rack, all in perfect lighting! While we are at it, maybe even throw in a wooly rhino and a unicorn since it was a dream!
What I found was the highest levels of disappointment as wildfires had decimated much of the park as you enter from Grand Lake. It was still dark and I was the only vehicle around. Several times I did U-turns where the road allowed to shine my headlights out amongst the dead, blackened pine trees. As the sun rose, the mountains to the west started lighting up, fully displaying the depth of the fire’s destruction. Hoping to find an unaffected area, I kept driving.
After what felt like an eternity, I started seeing more and more green. First in my headlights, then to the west as daylight started moving my way across the valley. I decided to get out of the car and walk about a bit to see what I could see and hear. The short answer to this quest was a big, fat nothing! The sky was blue above but where I was, still in the shadows of the mountains to the east, it was too dark to even capture a passing unicorn riding a wooly rhino!
As I climbed up a small rock outcropping, light caught my eye from behind, and to my left. As I turned, this view came into focus. By far it is not the most beautiful view of this national treasure, however for this kid, it is a perfect reminder from God to be patient, to not be a fool wanting what is not as you stand in darkness, for the light you so desire is coming!
Photo taken on 22 October, 2025.
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Many of the forests in Colorado's northern frontier have been decimated by Mountain Pine Beetles that burrow into the pine trees. Warmer temperatures have allowed the beetles to flourish. In the year of 2020, Colorado had experienced it's 3 largest forest fires in modern, recorded history. Warmer temperatures, lack of precipitation, strong winds, questionable forest management, and beetle kill forests are mostly to blame for their explosive nature.
Wearing rusty red coats during the summer months, White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) swap colors for fall and winter, turning a gray-brown. These agile herbivores escape predators by running--up to 30 miles an hour!--and by leaping--up to ten feet high.
Once decimated by unrestricted hunting, white-tailed deer populations have rebounded through careful hunting management. Good to know that there are many about, as they can always sub in on Santa's sleigh, in the even that the reindeer are ill...
Transkentucky Transportation GE U36B 5763 was built by General Electric as Seaboard Coast Line 1812 when I was two months old.
It was rolling coal for the TTI in 2009 but is no longer among us as TTI shut down after the war on coal decimated their traffic base.
She's thinking when will she be allowed to go outside again.
She's totally indoors because there is a lot of wildlife here she can prey on. She's a hunter, and she will decimate the wildlife. She's settling in but every day she challenges me to go outside.
This grasshopper was happily decimating the dahlia flower. I don’t mind them in the garden there are only a few not a plague.
Fototour NW55plus im Kölner Zoo
Amurtiger - Sibirischer Tiger
Panthera Tigris Altaica
Zu Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts gab es noch ca. 100.000 Tiger in acht Unterarten. Doch Trophäenjagd, seine Bekämpfung als "Konkurrent" und die Nachfrage in der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin (TCM), die den Knochen des Tigers eine heilende Wirkung gegen Rheuma und andere Krankheiten zuschreibt, haben seine Bestände stark dezimiert. Mit Streifgebieten von etwa 500 km² benötigen Tiger riesige zusammenhängende Gebiete mit einem ausreichenden Bestand an Wildschweinen und Rotwild. Doch der Wald ist von Straßennetzen zerschnitten.
Amur tiger - Siberian tiger
Panthera Tigris Altaica
At the beginning of the last century there were still around 100,000 tigers in eight subspecies. But trophy hunting, the fight against tigers as "competitors" and the demand in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which attributes healing properties to tiger bones against rheumatism and other diseases, have decimated their populations. With roaming areas of around 500 km², tigers need huge, contiguous areas with a sufficient population of wild boar and red deer. But the forest is cut up by road networks.
After being decimated by avian flu, the population of northern gannets on Bird Rock at Cape St. Mary's is slowly making a recovery. Of course, recovery requires mating and successful nesting. This image (big crop) shows bonding in progress. The male has just brought some seaweed, known as wrack or rockweed (Ascophyllum
nodosum), to the cliff-side nest site. It will be added to the simple nest they have made. Along with displaying the seaweed, there was some rubbing of necks and heads. That latter behaviour is shared with other species of seabirds, such as the common murre.
A Canadian pointed out how distasteful it is to build them next to a cemetery. I replied..."you are a Kanuk you don't understand how we operate in Indiana. It take 3-5 people in a county to make zoning and set environmental policy and we rank 43rd in college grads and last in regulation of political contributions and political regulations.
Indiana ranks 50th in pollution and VERY low in other health measures and our life expectancy has fallen for 13 years-since Republicans took total control of state government.
It takes 3-5 people in a county to approve turbines and Confined Agriculture Feeding Operations- In other words factory farms with 500-8K cows and steers. 2-3 million hens were killed or died within 20miles from my parents nature property.( It is not Biden's fault eggs are so expensive. )the avian flu spread like wildfire and decimated the bird population in a VERY ecologically unique and large area at the confluence of 3 watersheds.
Before liberals bash others yard bird feeders and cats by FAR have decimated world bird populations.
A snowy egret scans the shallow waters of one of the former gravel pits at Sawhill Ponds in Boulder Colorado, searching for fish and crustaceans. Though a regular visitor, sightings of snowy egrets are somewhat uncommon and celebrated when they do occur.
Snowy egrets were once prized for their beautiful feather plumes that were incorporated into hats and clothing, reaching prices twice that of gold (per pound) in the late 19th century. As a result killing the birds for their feathers decimated populations, but thankfully greater awareness of the consequences of indiscriminate hunting led to protection for snowy egrets and eventual recovery of populations. An amusing description of the allure of feathers in fashion and fly tying can be found in the book “The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century.”
Severely endangered. Since these images were made, this habitat has been decimated by a hurricane.
Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA.
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My garden , UK
An invasive species , who's caterpillars are decimating Box trees and shrubs .Still a very pretty moth though.
At one point in February there was five CL's operating various SSR grain trains in Southern NSW. However, the fleet has been decimated, with CLF1/CLF4 severely damaged in a derailment, and CLF2 suffering a major mechanical failure.
1CM4 with CLF4, CLP12, C501 and CLF1 is pictured approaching Illabo with a loaded grain train from Ardlethan to Melbourne.
Rhos Point
Rhos Point is a small promontory on the North Wales Coast, it being the east point of Penrhyn Bay and the west point of Colwyn Bay. Battered by the Irish Sea it can appear a barren landscape but look closely and you will be surprised at the abundance of wildlife on Rhos Point. Birdwatchers (Birders or Twitchers) may be the largest creatures to be seen, but their numbers pale into insignificance once your eyes adjust to the light and you realise that many of the beach pebbles are in fact extremely well camouflaged feeding sea-birds including Ringed Plover, Turnstones, Oystercatchers, and Purple Sandpipers. (The hour either side of high tide can be the best time to view the birds from the promenade as it concentrates them close to the shore.) But a walk out to the point at low spring tides can be even more rewarding. With mussels crunching beneath your feet you pass the remains of the ancient fishing weir. Look carefully and you might see the tops of the wooden stakes protruding from the beach that once formed the wooden fencing used to entrap the fish. These ancient weirs were so successful that they were banned for decimating the fish stocks..Rhos Fishing Weir escaping the ban as it was proved to be in service before the time of the Magna Carta!
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Benton Lake, Caddo Lake, Texas, USA
Another couple of shots taken whilst floating around in a kayak. Benton Lake was one of the limited areas that had a significant variation in colours within the cypress tree canopy. As I said in a previous posting, one of the locals said about 6-8 weeks before my visit some ‘bug’ had decimated the leaves on a lot of the trees. Whilst not meeting the level of a biblical plague of locusts I’d say it wasn’t too far off from a number of the areas I saw.
Shooting from a kayak is an interesting experience in that for someone of my aptitude I had a little control of my shooting position (certainly more than when on the motor boat but nothing like the degree I’m used to having. Note to self, should I manage to return to Caddo Lake take a full sized tripod as I gather over a fair bit of the lake the water is only about 3-4ft deep although 8-10ft is more the average. No guarantees though. I certainly have seen and saw some Togs using a tripod in the water when canoeing - I suspect it’s not as straight forward as it might seem!
As you can readily see, these two shots were taken from very similar positions with one pointing slightly to the right of the other. It’s another case where I have found it impossible to decide which I prefer, so decided to post both. No obligation to say which you prefer but equally I’d be very happy to know and the reason why.
Should anyone be interested my ‘mancave (aka my garden photography editing room) is now mostly kitted out and I’ve finally taken pity on my old PC that has soldiered on using a sub-spec graphics card and other aged internals (that only those under 30 or working in IT would know the names of!) and replaced it with something I trust will last me an equally long time. I’m not one of those that automatically thinks new = better but have to say having a PC that loads images without needing to step away to make a cuppa nor fear the desktop case is about to take off (due to the fans working so fast) is much more relaxing. I don’t know about others but why people want a PC that glows like a late 70s/early 80s disco ball is beyond me so needless to say I deleted that from the spec the salesman showed me.
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Common Tern as Nikon sees it. and probably now threatened due to Avian flu.
One of the three regular species of tern (Common,Artic and Sandwich) to be found on Inner Farne Island off the Nortumberland coast of the UK.
Unfortunately on 10.08.2022 the NT warden on Inner Farne reported on the BBC that many seabirds were being reported found dead and the Common tern colony on the island had been decimated by the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza on the Island. Many of the chick's were now going unfed and were now starving. Very dark news indeed.