12 - The Daily Dozen
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How Do I Love Thee? Let me count the ways
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806 - 1861
Born in 1806 at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a celebrated English poet of the Romantic Movement. ( A little trivia)
Zebras and one Giraffe drinking at a waterhole close to Little Makololo camp, Hwange NP, Zimbabwe
Within 30 minutes we saw Zebra, Giraffe, Impala, Kudu and elephants at that waterhole.
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Two dozen Tiger Lilies on the hill are visited repeatedly and regularly by Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies once the sun gets high enough to warm the air. Photo taken at Priest Lake, Idaho
Created for Photoshop Contest ~ Week 911
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Found this Big Boy resting in the shade of an Umbrella Thorn Acacia tree in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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The African Lion:
In the past lions roamed throughout all of Africa and parts of Asia and Europe. However, this mighty species is now found only in fragments of sub-Saharan Africa, along with a critically endangered subpopulation in West Africa.
The largest lion populations can be found in Tanzania. Since lions are extremely adaptable big cats, they can survive in a wide variety of habitats, including dry forests, thick bush, floodplains, and semi-arid desert areas. However, they typically prefer open savannas where it is easier to stalk their prey.
Compared to other big cat species, lions are the most sociable. They live in groups called prides, which can consist of anywhere from two to 30 members, including three or four males, a dozen or more females, and their offspring.
Lionesses remain with the same pride for their entire lives. Male lions, on the other hand, leave after maturing to compete for control of another pride. Leading males defend their territory by marking it with urine and roaring to scare off intruders. A lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away.
Within their pride, female lions act as the primary hunters and work in teams to prey on zebras, wildebeests, antelope, and other large herbivores. Lions sleep up to 20 hours a day, so most of their hunting is done at night or early in the morning. This is because their eyes easily adapt to the dark, and it is easier to sneak up on prey at night.
Along with hunting for the pride, female lions are responsible for raising their offspring. They typically give birth to a litter every two years, which consists of one to four cubs.
It is estimated that between 23,000 to 39,000 lions remain in the wild. However, other data from recent years suggests that that number may be closer to 20,000, as three-quarters of their population is in decline. Although lions are not currently endangered, population numbers will continue to decrease without proper conservation efforts.
(Nikon, 100-400/5.6 @ 260 mm, 1/1250 @ f/8.0, ISO 1100, processed to taste)
The egg a mighty oval item that delivers all you need. Coloring is by nature, just the way the type of hen it is lays.
7DOS food Geometry Sunday
On a whim, I submitted my photograph of the heron and crawfish to National Geographic's "Your Shot"
I looked today, and it's made it to the Daily Dozen! I'm surprised and honored to have gotten this far. Even if it doesn't make publication, I'm pleased.
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/your-shot
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Wherever there is plowed earth, one is almost guaranteed to find Gulls! These 12 were on the ground foraging in the newly turned dirt and had to go the flight as the tractor approached.
I quite like Gulls!
Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon. Another long exposure of Ashland Creek at Lithia Park. There are literally dozens of great little spots to shoot here. While I was setting up to shoot this 3 deer approached the stream just opposite me, unfortunately I couldn't get a good shot of them, then they were gone.
Kawailoa Beach on the North Shore of Oahu.
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I know this engine house has been photographed dozens of times before, but I'm afraid I find it irresistible. So I thought I'd try it from a different angle. This is the Towanroath Shaft engine house on the side of the cliffs in between St Agnes and Chapel Porth on the north coast of Cornwall. It is part of the Wheal Coates mine complex.
Earliest records indicate a mine at the site since 1692. The present mine opened in 1802 and came into full production in 1815. At the height of its production, 140 people were employed at the site to mine a seam of tin just below sea level. It closed for the first time in 1844 and was allowed by the owners to flood.
A new owner re-opened the mine in 1872 and built the Towanroath Shaft engine house to allow deep mining to commence. The engine house was used to pump water from the adjacent shaft which was 600 feet deep - well below sea level.
The mine closed again in 1889 when the price of tin fell. In 1906, new ownership hoped to work the mine for both tin and copper as Wheal Coates had produced a small amount of copper ore more than a century earlier. The period of operation from 1911-1913 was not very successful because tin production was sporadic and the mining boom was long gone. The mine closed for good in 1914.
Most of the mine buildings, which are Grade II-listed and from the 1870s, are on the top of the cliff out of shot. These, plus the Towanroath engine house, are preserved and maintained by the National Trust.
Sources: various, including Wikipedia
Or more. From our latest visit to the Delta Ponds area, where recent rains have returned the water level to normal.
During the Daffodil Festival in Julian, CA the hills are alive with the bright yellow color of the flowers. 03-26-19
Dirty (in the caloric department) but tasty, and the perhaps the prettiest dozen donuts I've ever seen.
Merry Christmas
Arriving back to Humboldt yard with 12 cars, crossing the Mississippi River at the Camden bridge. 4406 was repainted back in 2023 and still looks sharp but has been rather elusive to see leading.
Dozens of Canada Geese enjoy a swim in the lake or a stroll on the lawn before taking flight to head down south.
Lots of Canada Geese flying up, exposed below….
There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one.
C.S. Lewis
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