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Dwarfed - The wee cottage at Glencoe dwarfed by Stob Dearg, with afternoon autumn sunlight streaming into the glen. Scottish Highlands
(Helogale parvula) or afrikaans Dwergmuishond , (shoulder hight about 7cm)
near the Augrabies Waterfalls, Augrabies National Park, South Africa
This is the Tiniest little spider! I didn't even know it was upside down until I downloaded and processed. What drew my attention were all the tiniest little water droplets in it's web. To give an idea as to it's size, that is the tip of a blade of grass that it's hovering over. Anita and I have a different sort of adventure planned for today. We are going to attempt to deliver a goat safely to a sanctuary about a two hour drive north of me. I've had a special cage built to fit in the back of my little "bubble truck" and the weather is fine today so here we go! LOL Will try to catch up with everyone tonight. :)
at the end of last year i moved this dwarf geum from the centre bed where it was crowded out, unhappy and unseen into a pot on the patio. it survived and popping colour
dwarf geum www.ballyrobertgardens.com/products/geum-coccineum-koi
my geum from ruby stables, ruby road, walthamstow flic.kr/p/2nSjRLj
for many years my garden was a shrubbery flic.kr/p/Lhv9ag which i loved. a picket fence covered in an ivy hedge coming down in a storm flic.kr/p/2gnCyih meant that over time changes had to happen flic.kr/p/2mn2x8a i'll be glad when the trellis is covered in honeysuckle and jasmine. that's the plan ...
www.flickr.com/groups/gardening_is_my_hobby/ helpful for ideas. thank you for sharing
Photographed in South Africa
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It's alway fun to see and photograph mongooses. ..and these little guys are typical of the species...quick and alert. Check out the long claws of the one on the right. I love the one peeking out from the burrow entrance.
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From Wikipedia: The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa. It is part of the genus Helogale, along with the Ethiopian dwarf mongoose.
Characteristics:
The common dwarf mongoose has soft fur ranging from yellowish red to very dark brown. It has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. With a body length of 18–28 cm (7.1–11.0 in) and a weight of 210–350 g (7.4–12.3 oz), it is Africa's smallest member of the order Carnivora
Distribution and habitat:
The common dwarf mongoose ranges from East to southern Central Africa, from Eritrea and Ethiopia to the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the Republic of South Africa. It inhabits primarily dry grassland, open forests and bushland up to an elevation of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It is especially common in areas with many termite mounds, its favorite sleeping place. It avoids dense forests and deserts.
The common dwarf mongoose is important in the ecosystem as a seed disperser and a predator of pests.
Diet:
The diet of the common dwarf mongoose consists of insects (mainly beetle larvae, termites, grasshoppers and crickets), spiders, scorpions, small lizards, snakes, small birds, and rodents, and is supplemented very occasionally with berries.
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"Czy to bajka, czy nie bajka,
Myślcie sobie, jak tam chcecie.
A ja przecież wam powiadam:
Krasnoludki są na świecie...."
Dziesięciu bohaterów baśni Marii Konopnickiej „O krasnoludkach i Sierotce Marysi” można spotkać w Suwałkach.
To jest jeden z nich - Sikorek :-)) /
Is this a fairy tale or not a fairy tale,
Think about how you want it.
And I say to you:
Dwarfs are in the world.
The ten heroes of Maria Konopnicka's fairy tale "About the Dwarfs and Little Orphan Mary" can be found in Suwałki.
This is one of them - Sikorek :-))
Taken on a hike in Mammoth Cave National Park last Spring.
Thank you all for your visit comments and faves much appreciated!
Have a nice Sunday!
Most of the winter snow had melted, but for a few isolated patches. Around one we found an oasis of Pasque flowers, Crocuses, Trumpet Gentian and Snowbells
Bandon Beach, Oregon
Wide angle HDR with the distant early morning moon in the background sky. A very odd shaped sea stack rock. It is properly known as Wizard's Hat.
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion. Stacks are formed over time by wind and water, processes of coastal geomorphology. They are formed when part of a headland is eroded by hydraulic action, which is the force of the sea or water crashing against the rock. The force of the water weakens cracks in the headland, causing them to later collapse, forming free-standing stacks and even a small island. Without the constant presence of water, stacks also form when a natural arch collapses under gravity, due to sub-aerial processes like wind erosion. Erosion causes the arch to collapse, leaving the pillar of hard rock standing away from the coast—the stack. Eventually, erosion will cause the stack to collapse, leaving a stump. Stacks can provide important nesting locations for seabirds, and many are popular for rock climbing.
Got out this afternoon to practice a bit with my new Lensbaby Sweet 50. I was using macro filters of +7 to get in nice a tight. These little Harmony Dwarf Iris are only a few inches tall so I had to get into a prone position to get this angle. Getting the proper area in the right amount of focus is pretty tough starting out so I'll need much more practice. Out of about 30 shots or more, this is the only one that comes close to working and I'm still not completely satisfied with it. But it was really fun finally having some flowers to get some much needed practice.
If you use this lens, any constructive comments would be welcome.
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I love waking up at 2 AM, hiking to 12,000 ft. and witnessing the incredible glory that is the Milky Way. Bonus if two of your favorite peaks jagged 13,800+ peaks, Vestal and Arrow, are absolutely dwarfed by the night sky.
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Kruger National Park
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Dwarf mongoose is the smallest of the mongoose family Herpestidae and is highly social living in cohesive groups of three to 30 individuals that collectively engage in cooperative breeding, territory defense, sentry duties to look out for predators, babysitting and grooming.
Within each group there is rigid hierarchy with a single breeding pair which is dominant and which suppresses reproduction of all other group members.
Dwarf mongooses are active during the day in relatively open habitats were they mainly feed on insects but are also known to prey on snakes, lizards and small mammals.
Waves crashing on the harbour wall at Newhaven, East Sussex this afternoon, dwarfing the lighthouse there.
Thanks to Edwin Jones for the recommendations on where to stand.
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The dwarf tree frog is common on the east coast of Australia. These individuals were photographed at the southern end of the range in Batemans Bay, New South Wales.
This shot illustrates the colour changing ability of the frog which can be brown or green depending on the environment around it and the temperature.
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The fruits ripen from late summer to early winter. They begin as orange glandular points. At maturity, they become red-violet. The fruits are inedible to humans, but may be consumed (and spread elsewhere) by various birds, parrots or other animals.
The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula), also called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is part of the genus Helogale and as such related to Helogale hirtula.
The common dwarf mongoose is a typical mongoose: it has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The species can be distinguished from other mongooses by its size. It is much smaller than most other species (18 to 28 cm, 210 to 350 grams); in fact, it is Africa's smallest member of the order Carnivora. The soft fur is very variable in color, ranging from yellowish red to very dark brown.
😄 Happy Easter Weekend To Everyone 😄
Taken in a Wild Garden in West Wales (Ceredigion)
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First time I have seen or heard of these flowers. They compete with earliness with Crocuses. The are in the park near my apartment.
I really do like a mongoose, they are a lot of fun to watch and just enjoy as they hunt bugs in poo..not very appetising for us but hey, they get by, This little guy I spotted as we were driving to battling Giraffe and he was just having a rest on top of the mound. Was a dangerous spot to be as a Marshall eagle was circling around too, he wasn't bothered by it however.
Have had a few images refused on some groups, and it was because my background was blurred. I'm not sure if anyone has noticed but when you use a big prime you get a nice creamy dreamy background..it's one of the main features. Maybe don't penalise people for nice images heh
now for something a little different as i have not been able to get out for several weeks I have developed cancer again and i am getting knocked for six by the treatment and medication so i have bought a aquariam to help focus on something and chill me out so excuse me for what will be loads of fish as i am getting real redrawal pangs for taking photos hopefully once i have finishedthe tratment i will be able to walk a bit further and get my strength back
Berserker, Centurion, Chieftain and Sentry. Trying to improve my Dwarf army and make them more organized, tell me what you think of the figs!
A lovely sight this morning after a rather damp blustery walk. The Stapleford Yarn Bombers latest creation.
One of the most esteemed Hereios, Apionid, asked for cephalopods today. Well, if Apionid wants cephalopods, it shall be so. San Francisco is only 1-1/2 hours away by passenger ferry, and until today I had never been on a passenger ferry! Then, just ½ an hour across town to Golden Gate park by way of the Muni streetcar/subway system, and then a ½ mile walk to The California Academy of Sciences, home to the Steinhart Aquarium, and voilà! A cephalopod!!
The host group today: Daily Tentacle.
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