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Light of my life
We're back! Had to cut our first year short after I was diagnosed with breast cancer over two years ago. During that time, Fudge was my constant companion, nurse, counsellor and personal trainer.
I have always been intrigued by this kind of shot but was worried that I'd electrocute poor Fudge until I had a 'lightbulb' moment and realised I could use battery powered lights!
Fudge was more than happy to pose when he realised there were treats on offer.
#AbFav_LOVE_❤
I walked around and started to photograph, I discovered another blond stallion in an adjacent field and in order to get his whole head, with the velvet nose and pricked up ears all in, I had pushed through the fences and the top (danger!!!) ribbon... well I got the shot, but what a SHOCKING experience!
I straightened too soon and was electrocuted, in the neck, I called Paul, yelling: IS THE CAMERA GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT???
The horse got as much of a fright as I did, bolted and ran off.
Farmers are the same all over the world, they are only allowed a low voltage BUT... this was 240, my heart felt like I was 25 again. Bouboum.
I turned around into the 'safer' stables, obviously the nursery, since there were about 6 stables all with foals, that's where I captured those two lovelies.
The adventures of a photographer he, tee hee.
The Belgian horse is a much-loved gentle giant. This large heavily muscled horse most likely descended from the heavy prehistoric horses and was indispensable as a workhorse in the Middle Ages when this horse was known as the Flanders (Flemish) Horse, now it is known as the Brabant.
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A feather bookmark tipped with golden glitter showing against a very tatty 1st edition issued 1897 Titled "Home Words".
This is a very interesting book about topical issues around in 1897 124 years ago, it described the new invention of X rays etc.
Also an article about electricity and how if you increase the voltage its very painful, well being electrocuted should be quite painful, well we know this nowadays anyway.
Reading these topical articles of the day so long ago, really shows how far we have come over the passing years.
It's a shame with all our knowledge gleaned over this time span we really haven't improved the state of our beautiful planet, but quite the reverse .... unfortunately.
Okay, John and Jax. Having been tagged by both of you in less than 24 hours, I guess I really need to go ahead and devote the time to this task. My favorite 10 albums of all time. IMPOSSIBLE! It simply cannot be done. To try and cultivate into a mere 10 albums (and let alone rank them) a half a century of musical tastes and preferences is physically impossible. So I cannot even begin to do so.
I can however, relate to you perhaps ten albums that, for a plethera of reasons, have impacted who I am, how I feel about life or world issues or just everyday living, or have seeded themselves firmly into the medley of musical variations I have come to enjoy over the span of 50 years. Some are rock, some are country, some are blues, some are just uniquely different. But the majority of them have had their early roots in the blues, or have been influenced by various blues artists to some degree. So in no particular order, here they are.
SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Sky is Crying.
Released about one year after Vaughan's death in 1990, the album features ten tracks originally recorded between 1984 and 1989.
The Sky Is Crying illustrates many of Vaughan's musical influences, including songs in the style of traditional Delta blues, Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz blues, and Jimi Hendrix. The album's tone alternates primarily between uptempo pieces and gritty, slow blues. The album includes a Grammy-winning extended instrumental cover version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"; "Chitlins con Carne", a jazz instrumental; and, "Life by the Drop", a song written by Vaughan's friend Doyle Bramhall and played on acoustic guitar. This song is not about Vaughan's struggle with drug abuse, as many think, but actually about Vaughan's friendship with Doyle Bramhall from Bramhall's perspective.
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres.
Tres Hombres is the third album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1973, and marked the first of many times the band worked with engineer Terry Manning. It proved to be the group's commercial breakthrough, attracting a far larger fanbase. The album hit the top ten while the single "La Grange" hit 41 on the singles chart.
The band's name is often said to be a combination of two popular brands of rolling paper, Zig-Zag and Top. It has also been claimed as a tribute to blues singer Z. Z. Hill. However, Gibbons wrote in his autobiography, Rock + Roll Gearhead, that it actually came from a tribute to and a play on the name of blues guitar master B. B. King. The band had planned to call themselves Z.Z. King, but felt it was too similar. Since B.B. King was at the "top", they settled on ZZ Top.
In January 1973, ZZ Top opened for The Rolling Stones three shows in Hawaii. They also began recording with engineer Terry Manning at Ardent Studios in Memphis. The resultant third album, Tres Hombres (1973), was the first for which the band gained a million-seller and wide acclaim. Hombres featured ZZ's classic hit "La Grange", written about the Chicken Ranch, a famous La Grange, Texas bordello (that was also the subject of the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas). Other album cuts like "Waitin' for the Bus" and its immediate follower "Jesus Just Left Chicago" became fan favorites and rock-radio staples. However, my favorite tune to be spawned on this album was "Hot, Blue and Righteous".
Delbert McClinton, Never Been Rocked Enough.
This album is probably the most currently produced album on my list here, and possibly on my list of the 50 most influential albums for me. It as produced and relased in 1992. Nothing since then, at least to my immediate knowledge, would make the list.
Delbert McClinton (born 4 November 1940, Lubbock, Texas) is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. Active as a side-man since at least 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major-label albums, and charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker which reached #4 on the Country charts. He has also had four albums that made it to #1 on the U.S. Blues chart, and another that reached #2.
His 1992 release of this album featured the hit single "Every Time I Roll the Dice", which made it to #13 on the US Mainstream Rock charts, While the album only made it to #113. He has written for and recorded with a group of musicians that reads like the who's who or the music industry, including John Lennon.
And at the legendary Skyliner Ballroom, where McClinton's band was the only white act to play its Blue Monday nights AND be the backing band for the headliners, he received a first-class tutelage from the masters of blues music like Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson. McClinton cut a number of local and regional singles before hitting the national charts in 1962 playing harmonica on Bruce Channel's now classic “Hey! Baby.” On a subsequent package tour of England, Delbert showed some of his harp licks to the rhythm guitarist for a young band at the bottom of the bill. The lessons he gave John Lennon were later heard on hit singles by The Beatles; when the two met Lennon already knew the instrument's basics, and the experienced McClinton shared some new licks with him.
Pink Floyd, Momentary Lapse of Reason
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. It was released in the UK and US in September 1987. In 1985 guitarist David Gilmour began to assemble a group of musicians to work on his third solo album. At the end of 1986 he changed his mind, and decided that the new material would instead be included in a new Pink Floyd album. Subsequently Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Richard Wright (who had left the group in 1979) were brought on board for the project. Although for legal reasons Wright could not be re-admitted to the band, he and Mason helped Gilmour craft what would become the first Pink Floyd album since the departure of lyricist and bass guitarist Roger Waters in December 1985.
The album was recorded primarily on Gilmour's converted houseboat, Astoria. Its production was marked by an ongoing legal dispute between Waters and the band as to who owned the rights to Pink Floyd's name, which was not resolved until several months after the album was released. Unlike most of Pink Floyd's studio albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason has no central theme, and is instead a collection of rock songs written mostly by Gilmour and musician Anthony Moore. Although the album received mixed reviews and was derided by Waters, with the help of an enormously successful world tour it easily out-sold their previous album The Final Cut. A Momentary Lapse of Reason is certified multi-platinum in the US.
Although the amazing talents of Water's were not present on this album, it still spawned two of my all time favorite songs, "Dogs of War", and "On the Turning Away".
Iron Maiden, Live After Death.
Live After Death is a live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on October 14, 1985 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US (it was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 2002). It was recorded during the band's World Slavery Tour. The album was instrumental in establishing the band as an extraordinary live band and is regarded as one of the best live albums ever recorded.
For anyone with a love of metal, Iron Maiden is a must hear band. The cover art was done by Derek Riggs, and pictures the band's mascot, Eddie rising from a grave. On that grave is a tombstone with a quote from the fantasy and horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City:
"That is not dead which can eternal lie
Yet with strange aeons even death may die."
The proper quote is actually "And with strange..." instead of "Yet with strange...". A similar version of this phrase is used in Metallica's song "The Thing That Should Not Be" from the Master of Puppets album.
Queensryche, Operation Mindcrime.
Operation: Mindcrime is a concept album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released on May 3, 1988, it is the band's third full-length album. A rock opera, its story follows a man who becomes disillusioned with the society of the time and reluctantly becomes involved with a revolutionary group as an assassin of political leaders. The album is highly regarded within the heavy metal community, often labelled as one of the genre's finest works. It ranked at number 10 at metal-rules.com's best heavy metal albums ever. In January 1989, it ranked #34 on Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time."
The album begins with the protagonist, Nikki, in a hospital. He lies in a near catatonic state, unable to remember anything but snippets from his past. Suddenly, Nikki's memories come flooding back in a torrent. He remembers how, as a heroin addict and would-be political radical frustrated with contemporary society, he was manipulated into joining a supposed secret organization dedicated to revolution. At the head of this organization is a political and religious demagogue known only as Dr. X, who by manipulating Nikki through a combination of his heroin addiction and brainwashing techniques, uses Nikki as an assassin. Whenever Dr. X uses the word "mindcrime" Nikki becomes his docile puppet, a state which Dr. X uses to command Nikki to undertake any murder that the Doctor wishes. Through one of Dr. X's probable associates, a corrupt priest named Father William, Nikki is offered the services of a prostitute-turned-nun named Sister Mary. Through his friendship and growing affection toward Sister Mary, Nikki begins to question the nature of what he is doing. Dr. X notices this and, seeing a potential threat in Mary, orders Nikki to kill both her and the priest. Nikki goes to Mary's church and kills the priest, but after confronting Mary fails to comply with the command to murder her. He and Mary decided to leave the organization together, and Nikki goes to Dr. X to tell him that they are out. Dr. X, however, reminds Nikki that he is an addict, and that he is the one who can provide him with his daily fix. Nikki leaves, conflicted and returns to Mary, only to find her dead, hanging from her own rosary. He cannot cope with the loss, as well as the possibility that he himself may have killed her and not known it, and begins to succumb to insanity. The police, arriving on the scene, arrest him for Mary's murder and the murders he committed for Dr. X. He is put into a hospital, where he begins to remember what has happened.
Rush, Hemispheres.
Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1978. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and mixed at Trident Studios in London. This album continues Rush's trend of using the fantasy and science fiction lyrics written by Neil Peart. Similar to their 1976 release, 2112, Hemispheres contains a single, epic song broken into chapters as the first half of the album ("Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres") while the second half contains two more conventionally-executed tracks ("Circumstances", "The Trees"), then is rounded out by the nine-and-a-half-minute instrumental, "La Villa Strangiato".
The album contains examples of Rush's adherence to progressive rock standards including the use of epic, multi-movement song structures, complex rhythms and time signatures, and flexible guitar solos, like those found in "La Villa Strangiato".
Hemispheres was Rush's fourth consecutive Gold album upon release in 1978 and would subsequently go Platinum in the US. For a short period of time, the album was released on Canadian red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with poster (catalogue number SANR-1-1015), and as a limited edition picture disc (catalogue number SRP-1300),both have which become much sought after collectors items.
Hang in there, folks....only 3 to go. I apologize, but I try not to halfway do anything...LOL!
Metallica, Ride the Lightning.
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 27, 1984 through Megaforce Records and was re-released on November 19, 1984 by Elektra Records. Ride the Lightning was certified gold by the RIAA on November 5, 1987 and was most recently certified 5x platinum on June 9, 2003.
Ride the Lightning retains the speed of Kill 'Em All on songs like "Trapped Under Ice" and "Fight Fire with Fire", but also contains the first of Metallica's longer, more intricate tracks, such as "Fade to Black" and the nearly 9-minute closing instrumental "The Call of Ktulu". "Ride the Lightning" is the last Metallica album to credit former member, Dave Mustaine. Ride the Lightning was listed at #3 on a list compiled by metal-rules.com of the Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time.
"Ride the Lightning" is Metallica's first song which directly pointed on the misery of the criminal justice system. The song is one of two on the album that credits former member Dave Mustaine. The lyrics of the song "Ride the Lightning" are written from the perspective of someone who is forthcoming death-by-electrocution, although he didn't commit murder.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" was composed by Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich. The songs inspiration is Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls about the dishonor of modern warfare and Robert Jordan's eminent doom during the bloody Spanish Civil War, with specific allusions to the scene in which five soldiers are obliterated during an air-strike, whilst taking a position on a hill.
The lyrics of Fade to Black suggest a man contemplating, then eventually committing suicide. Metallica revealed that they have received letters from fans who were dissuaded from committing suicide by the song.
"Creeping Death" describes the Plague of the Firstborn (Exodus 12:29). The lyrics deal with the 10 plagues on Egypt, and throughout the song, four of the ten plagues are mentioned as well as the Passover.
"The Call of Ktulu" was Metallica's second instrumental song, following the first instrumental "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" from Kill 'Em All. The song working title was originally "When Hell Freezes Over".
The idea of the song "The Call of Ktulu" is based upon H.P. Lovecraft's book The Shadow Over Innsmouth which was first introduced to the rest of the band by Cliff Burton. The song's name was taken from one of H.P. Lovecraft's main stories featuring Cthulhu, The Call of Cthulhu, which was written in 1928 for the magazine Weird Tales. The name "Ktulu" is originally written "Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft.
And all this time you thought they were just a bunch of fucking stoners.....hehehe.
Led Zeppelin, IV.
The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums. Also the album has alternatively been referred to as , Four Symbols, The Fourth Album (those two titles each having been used in the Atlantic Records catalogue), Untitled, Runes, Sticks, ZoSo and The Hermit. Zoso is also the moniker for the band's guitarist, Jimmy Page.
Upon its release, Led Zeppelin IV was a commercial and critical success. The album is one of the best-selling albums in history at 37 million units. It has shipped over 23 million units in the United States alone, putting it third on the all-time list in the United States and twelfth world-wide. In 2003, the album was ranked 66th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
"Black Dog" got its name from a stray black dog that was roaming about the concourse of Headley Grange during recording sessions for the song.
"The Battle of Evermore" and "Misty Mountain Hop" are references to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels.
"Going to California" is a reference to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
The idea for each member of the band to choose a personal emblem for the cover was Page's. In an interview he gave in 1977, he recalled:
After all this crap that we'd had with the critics, I put it to everybody else that it'd be a good idea to put out something totally anonymous. At first I wanted just one symbol on it, but then it was decided that since it was our fourth album and there were four of us, we could each choose our own symbol. I designed mine and everyone else had their own reasons for using the symbols that they used.
Page stated that he designed his own symbol himself and has never publicly disclosed any reasoning behind it. However, it has been argued that his symbol appeared as early as 1557 to represent Saturn. The symbol is sometimes referred to as "ZoSo", though Page has explained that it was not in fact intended to be a word at all.
Bassist John Paul Jones' symbol, which he chose from Rudolf Koch's Book of Signs, is a single circle intersecting 3 vesica pisces (a triquetra). It is intended to symbolise a person who possesses both confidence and competence.
Drummer John Bonham's symbol, the three interlocking rings, was picked by the drummer from the same book. It represents the triad of mother, father and child, but also happens to be the logo for Ballantine beer.
Singer Robert Plant's symbol was his own design, being based on the sign of the supposed Mu civilisation.
There is also a fifth, smaller symbol chosen by guest vocalist Sandy Denny representing her contribution to the track "The Battle of Evermore"; it appears in the credits list on the inner sleeve of the LP, serving as an asterisk and is shaped like three triangles touching at their points.
And finally we make it home with....
Allman Brothers, Live at Fillmore East.
At Fillmore East is a double live album by The Allman Brothers Band. The band's breakthrough success, At Fillmore East was released in July 1971. It ranks Number 49 among Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and remains among the top-selling albums in the band’s catalogue. It is often cited as being one of the most well-known live recordings in history.
Recorded at the Fillmore East concert hall, the storied rock venue in New York City, on Friday and Saturday March 12, 1971–March 13, 1971, it showcased the band's mixture of blues, Southern rock and jazz. The cover of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" which opens the set showcases Duane Allman's slide guitar work in open E Tuning. "Whipping Post" became the standard for a long, epic jam that never lost interest (opening in 11/8 time, unusual territory for a rock band), while the ethereal-to-furious "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", with its harmonized melody, Latin feel and burning drive invited comparisons with John Coltrane (especially Duane's solo-ending pull-offs, a direct nod to the jazz saxophonist).
The album was produced by Tom Dowd, who condensed the running time of various songs, occasionally even merging multiple performances onto one track. At Fillmore East peaked at #13 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.
Two other songs recorded during the same set of shows, "Trouble No More", and the memorable "Mountain Jam", were later released on Eat a Peach, the latter spanning two sides of the double album.
Those songs were later included in their entirety, along with uncut versions of some, re-edited versions of others, and some previously omitted tracks, on a new release of the Fillmore material entitled The Fillmore Concerts (1992). "Stormy Monday" gained back a harmonica solo; "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" and "Drunken Hearted Boy" were included as well.
In 1998 a 5.1 DTS mix of the original version was released with Duane Allman in the left rear channel, Dickey Betts in the right rear channel, Jai Johanny Johanson in the front left channel, Butch Trucks in the right front channel and Gregg Allman and Berry Oakley both spread out over the front and center channels.
George Kimball of Rolling Stone magazine hailed them as "the best damn rock and roll band this country has produced in the past five years." A few months later, group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. The group survived that and the death of bassist Oakley in another motorcycle accident a year later; with replacement members Chuck Leavell and Lamar Williams, the Allman Brothers Band achieved its peak commercial success in 1973 with the album Brothers and Sisters and the hit single "Ramblin' Man". Internal turmoil overtook the band soon after; the group dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly at the end of the decade with additional personnel changes, and dissolved again in 1982.
In 1989, the group reformed with some new members and has been recording and touring since. A series of personnel changes in the late 1990s was capped by the departure of Betts. The group found stability during the 2000s with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, the nephew of their drummer, serving as its guitarists, and became renowned for their month-long string of shows in New York City each spring. The band has been awarded eleven gold and five platinum albums between 1971 and 2005 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.
This is a view from the Ferris wheel standing in the Old Town of Gdańsk, Poland. The storm over the city was so violent water started dripping into our enclosed cabin. Someone suggested half-jokingly that we might get electrocuted, which made other passengers nervous. However, I stayed focused on the view outside. The stormy skies and the gloomy atmosphere brought to my mind the mood of the catastrophic air raids of 1945, which leveled most of the city centre. I wanted to convey this experience in the photo. It's amazing how the city, and the rest of Europe, rebuilt itself after WWII.
The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberia in the North, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. No subspecies are known to exist over its wide range, but based on size differences, a Pleistocene paleosubspecies, P. c. palaeocrispus, has been described from fossils recovered at Binagady, Azerbaijan.
As with other pelicans, the males are larger than the females, and likewise their diet is mainly fish. Their curly nape feathers, grey legs and silvery-white plumage are distinguishing features, and the wings appear solid grey in flight. The adults acquire a drabber plumage in winter, however, when they may be mistaken for great white pelicans. Their harsh vocalizations become more pronounced during the mating season. They breed across the Palearctic from southeastern Europe to Russia, India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. They usually return to traditional breeding sites, where they are less social than other pelican species. Their nests are crude heaps of vegetation, which are placed on islands or on dense mats of vegetation.
The species' numbers underwent a dramatic decline during the 20th century, partly due to land use, disturbance and poaching activities. The core population survives in Russia, but in its Mongolian range it is critically endangered. Removal of power lines to prevent collisions or electrocution, and the construction of nesting platforms or rafts have reversed declines locally.
This huge bird is by a slight margin the largest of the pelican species and one of the largest living flying bird species. It measures 160 to 183 cm (5 ft 3 in to 6 ft 0 in) in length, 7.25–15 kg (16.0–33.1 lb) in weight and 245 to 351 cm (8 ft 0 in to 11 ft 6 in) in wingspan. Its median weight is around 11.5 kg (25 lb), which makes it perhaps the world's heaviest flying bird species, although the largest individuals among male bustards and swans may be heavier than the largest individual Dalmatian pelican. More recently, six male Dalmatians were found to average 10.4 kg (23 lb) and four females 8.7 kg (19 lb), around the same average weight as the great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and slightly lighter than mean body masses from other huge birds such as the trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) or Andean condor (Vultur gryphus). A mean estimated body mass for the Dalmatian pelican of 10.9 kg (24 lb) was also published, around the same mass as the aforementioned largest swan and condor. It is either the heaviest or one of the heaviest birds native to Europe, its closest rival in mass being mute swans (Cygnus olor), which weighs on average around 10.1 kg (22 lb), followed closely by the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) (whose average weight is not known) and the whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus), averaging at just shy of 9.5 kg (21 lb), and the great white pelican. These same five species are probably rank as the largest flying birds in Asia as well, alongside the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis). It also appears to have one of the largest wingspans of any living bird, rivaling those of the great albatrosses (Diomedea ssp., in particular the two largest species, the wandering albatross and southern royal albatross) and the great white pelican. These four species are the only modern birds with verified wingspans that range over 350 cm (11 ft 6 in).
This pelican usually migrates short distances with varying migration patterns during the year. It is dispersive in Europe, based on feeding opportunities, with most western birds staying through the winter in the Mediterranean region.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_pelican
This is Light Vision #1
Light Vision #2 : flic.kr/p/2i9xnUN
-100% of the image are pixels captured during the shot
-2 frame composite (filament with part of a glass stem, socket wit part of glass stem)
-obviously I played with the smoke hue and there are sooo many options considering that the emission spectrum of a typical incandescent bulb is quite large
-mirrored in photoshop to ground the vision a bit
If you want to try it yourself and unleash your creativity, following are some details, however if the concept of high voltage & electrocution is a bit vague, then please do not continue to read because we all like you to continue to make pictures
I found this video, which will pretty much give you most technical details of a DIY setup and how to capture the images: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlZGK6Xu7o
It took 3 light bulbs to get close to the proper exposure and another 4 to get something that looks somehow interesting to me.
I used ISO 200, 1/1000sec vision1 and 1/800 sec vision 2, f6.3 vision 1 and f4.5 vision 2. I would recommend ISO 320, 1/1000 sec, f6.3 for 60W light bulb.
Have fun!
Another pair of Eagles arguing over prime real estate. This photo also shows the additions which were made to the power poles in the area about 3 years ago to help prevent Eagles getting electrocuted by the power lines. The addition of the higher perch and the triangular "spikes" help to keep the Eagles above the high power wires. Apparently it has had a big impact on the number of Eagles deaths from electrocution in the area (Delta, BC, Canada) which has a high Eagle population over the winter months.
i love the little stick man, but i am really beginning to feel sorry for the little guy. i think he suffers more abuse than crash test dummies. i've seen him crushed by vending machines, platform release catches and gates. he's been electrocuted, submerged and hit over the head with parking lot gate arms. in this one he is getting ready to be run over by a tractor wheel.
he probably isn't too bright, but that's ok, i still love him anyway. i do worry though...what is he going to get into the next time?
have a great weekend y'all :-)
The news were very bad for this bird too. At the clinic I learned that all the birds were all electrocuted from standing on a power line... two died instantly, and this last bird was badly burned and there was nothing we could do for him... his legs were literally cooked.
Minutes later he was euthanized... there was nothing we could have done for a bird with no legs.
With so many technological advances, I wish someone would come with a way to protect the wildlife out there.
Egyptian-Vulture (Neophron percnopterus majorensis) on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands -landscape_w_1743
First off, Vulture species do not kill or take any live animals. They are the 'cleaners', the avian garbage disposal team on our planet, surviving on dead animals and are an essential part of nature.
Only ignorant and stupid people believe that they are killers and to this extent bait dead goats and other animals with deadly poisons to kill off this magnificent bird.
In 1998 only about 21 breeding pairs remained at Fuerteventura. Thanks to targeted conservation actions ever since, the population of the Canary Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus majorensis), one of the most endangered raptors in Europe, is recovering.
an intensive long-term monitoring programme detected the main threats the species was facing. These include human activities such as collision with power lines and illegal poisoning. Between 2004 to 2008, a LIFE conservation project carried out education campaigns to help minimise illegal poisoning and advocated for the modification of power lines to reduce the risk of collision to mitigate these threats. Conservationists have been monitoring the species for the last 20 years, and their analysis indicated that since the project, the survival of Egyptian Vultures has increased, especially for adult and subadult birds. Also, the population almost quadrupled between 1998 and 2018, from 21 to 74 breeding pairs living in Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Alegranza according to SEO BirdLife's national Egyptian Vulture census 2018.
All European vulture species live in Spain, Europe's vulture stronghold. The Egyptian Vulture has two subspecies in Spain; the Peninsular subspecies is currently listed in the Spanish Catalogue of Threatened Species in the category of Vulnerable and the Canary Islands subspecies in the category of Endangered. Periodic censuses are carried out for these two subspecies by the Autonomous Communities in compliance with the Law on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity. Spain is home to the largest European population of Egyptian Vultures and is a global stronghold for the species, with the latest census estimating 1,490-1,567 pairs.
we had wanted
a monkey for the children
so we bought an electric
Chinese monkey, and
plugged its umbilical
cord into the wall
the smoke coming out
of its fur told us
something was wrong
we had electrocuted
the family monkey
RE
[The truth is I received an ancestry kit for Christmas where you spit into a tiny tube and send your saliva off to be analyzed. . .and thinking about where my DNA trail might lead, I thought it prudent to imagine the worst, so with any luck, I might be pleasantly surprised at the results. . . enjoy your weekend Flickr friends. . .]
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This weeks Macro Mondays theme is Citrus.
You always hear about the bad apple, but you never hear about the bad citrus. Surely there are consequences for bad citrus, possibly including the electric chair? It appears this Cutie segment has been bad, and has met such a fate.
Nothing special in this photo, it is exactly as it seems. 12,000 volts of electricity running through fruit.
Best viewed large.
HMM.
Cherry blossom- ichi
Done on upcycled corrugated fiberboard
For each of these paintings I electrocuted corrugated fiberboard with 15,000 volts. The electricity burnt intricate fractal patterns into the corrugated fiberboard. I then used the burn patterns to inspire a painting, usually tinged with a bit of classical chinese/japanese watercolors.
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At the end of a long day of feeding and searching for food, vultures begin to move back to their roosting sites. Both species form large communal roosts, with some containing over a thousand birds. Vultures will usually return to the same roost each night and generally roost on the same branch as previous nights. These roosts may or may not be made up of family members. Observations of vulture roosts showed both species will occupy the same roosts and use them year after year. Some of these roosts are believed to be over 100 years old and are shared by parents and grandparents.
Common roosting sites preferred by vultures are power lines, radio towers, tall trees, or old buildings. These roosts create a foul smell and may seem unsanitary to the human eye, but due to the unique digestive system of vultures any bacteria or disease they may ingest is killed. Their droppings and pellets (undigested bones and fur) are considered disease free.
During the early morning, vultures can be observed at their roosting site with their wings stretched outward. This wing stretch allows the birds to use the sun and early morning warmth to repair damaged feathers, raise body temperature and dry flight feathers after wet weather.
Once the morning temperature warms up and thermals begin to form, turkey vultures begin to leave their roost individually. Most black vultures wait about an hour longer than the turkey vulture before leaving their roost. The late departure of black vultures is due to having a heavier wing load and waiting for stronger thermals to stay aloft. When the thermals are right, black vultures begin to leave their roost in groups.
Vultures may seem unattractive or disgusting, but they play an important role in the animal world. Nature uses these birds to help clean up the environment of decaying animals. This clean-up crew provides a service that could prevent the spread of certain diseases.
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The white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) As it is rarer than previously believed, its conservation status was reassessed from Least Concern to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List. In 2012 it was further uplisted to Endangered. In October 2015, its status was changed to Critically Endangered because the ongoing decline is more severe than previously thought.
The population size of the white-backed vulture has been decreasing significantly within the past few decades. In 1922, the population was estimated at 270,000. Over the past two decades, its population has noticeably decreased. While not much is known about the current population, a recent study found that white-backed vultures have a high survival rate. Individual adults have the highest survival rate, while 2 year old birds have the lowest survival rate. Across all ages, the survival rate is estimated to be 90.7%. This means that the deaths of adult vultures will lead to rapid population declines. The loss of adults will cause less reproduction and with younger birds less likely to survive, the population will drop drastically. A major cause of population decrease is the loss of habitat. Elephants have been endangering the vultures, since they destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in. Vultures tend not to nest in areas with high elephant populations.Fires have also caused the destruction of trees. Humans also have a large impact. Our power lines have caused many vultures to be electrocuted. In Kenya especially, humans are using a very toxic pesticide called Furadan, which has led to many vulture deaths. Vultures are also being poisoned by humans, although not intentionally. In order to kill hyenas, lions, and other predators, herders add poisons into their livestock. Vultures ingest the poison upon eating a deceased animal's carcass. This poisoning generally occurs outside of protected areas, but is a leading factor in the population’s decline. Habitats are being also disturbed by human land management and direct nesting persecution patterns.
More recent studies have indicated a new plausible factor in the current declination of the vultures. Researches have seen that there has been a rise in toxicity in the liver, kidneys, pectoral region, and internal organs. This toxicity is caused by higher levels of lead, cadmium, zinc, and copper. Although most of these metals level out as either non harmful or normal levels, the lead concentrate in the liver of the vultures (8.56 µg/g wet weight) and in the kidneys (9.31 µg/g wet weight) is higher than the average levels.
Studies have also been performed on the white-backed vulture and some species of Asian vultures within the Gyps clade to see the effect of veterinary diclofenac. Regardless of whether the vultures were given an oral or intravenous dose of the substance, the effects was nearly identical and the diclofenac eventually poisoned the subjects. This chemical is one of the greatest contaminants for the general vulture population because of its presence in livestock: easy food for the vultures.
Another study shows that there are heightened levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, HPA’s, which isn’t as likely a product in the endangerment resultant, but still concerning. HPA’s, also known as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, are formations of hydrogen atoms surrounding rings of carbon. As common as these compounds are found in foods, engines/incinerators, fires, combustion there are many forms, and some carcinogenic. Although there is no direct correlation of the high levels of HPA’s in the vultures, there is still a plausibility that it can result in a negative outcome for the species.
White-backed vultures are an endangered species, and they need all their resources in order to survive. One trait that the vultures have is their vocalization when it comes to eating. White-backed vultures give out a yell when they are locked onto a target or even when they are eating. These creatures are in great danger though, as they have been slowly disappearing. It does not help their survival rate with a diminishing environment, causing a decrease in the amount of food available, and then the competition for food. The competition affects the vultures in a variety of different ways. First, the white-backed vulture is not a species that shares food with others of its own species. Second, there is the competition that the white-backs face with other animals in their habitat. It is just not what the vultures eat that is a huge part to their diets.
The main food source of the creature is eating the remains of the dead bodies around its habitat or home. The creature lives in Africa, in the Savannah, so it will either soar around in the sky or from some trees in this grassland area, or even wooded areas. The vulture will also follow the water streams during the wet season in the Savannah, this is an ideal place to find food, as other animals are gathered to get water. Some examples of what a white-backed vulture would actually eat are warthogs, zebras, gazelles, or ostriches, but it will basically feast on any animal.
Size: Length: 58-71cm (22.8-28")
Weight: Female 2280-4200g (80.4-158oz) Male 1620-3000g (57.1-105.8oz)
Average Wing Length (one wing only): Female 47.8cm (18.8") Male 44.8cm (17.6")
Habits: Active mainly at dusk to dawn. Flight is noiseless, with soft wingbeats interrupted by gliding when flying over long distance. Will sometimes soar.
Voice: A deep, monotonous "oohu-oohu-oohu". The female's call is slightly higher than the male's. When threatened, they may bark and growl.
Hunting & Food: Eagle Owls have various hunting techniques, and will take prey on the ground or in full flight. They may hunt in forests, but prefer open spaces.
Eagle Owls will eat almost anything the moves - from beetles to roe deer fawns. The major part of their diet consists of mammals (Voles, rats, mice, foxes, hares etc...), but birds of all kinds are also taken, including crows, ducks, grouse, seabirds, and even other birds of prey (including other owls). Other prey taken include snakes, lizards, frogs, fish, and crabs.
The most common type of prey depends largely on relative availability, but are usually voles and rats. In some coastal areas, they have been known to feed mainly on ducks and seabirds.
Pellets are somewhat compressed, irregularly cylindrical or conical shaped, averaging about 75 x 32 mm (3 x 1.25").
Breeding: The Male and Female duet during courtship, the Male advertising potential breeding sites by scratching a shallow depression at the site and emitting staccato notes and clucking sounds. Favoured nest sites are sheltered cliff ledges, crevices between rocks and cave entrances in cliffs. They will also use abandoned nests of other large birds. If no such sites are available, they may nest on the ground between rocks, under fallen trunks, under a bush, or even at the base of a tree trunk. No nesting material is added. Often several potential depressions are offered to the female, who selects one; this is quite often used again in subsequent years. Very often pairs for life. They are territorial, but territories of neighbouring pairs may partly overlap.
Laying generally begins in late winter, sometimes later. One clutch per year of 1-4 white eggs are laid, measuring 56-73mm x 44.2- 53mm (2.2- 2.9" x 1.7- 2.1") and weighing 75- 80g (2.6- 2.8oz). They are normally laid at 3 days intervals and are incubated by the female alone, starting from the first egg, for 31-36 days. During this time, she is fed at the nest by her mate.
Once hatched, the young are brooded for about 2 weeks; the female stays with them at the nest for 4-5 weeks. For the first 2-3 weeks the male brings food to the nest or deposits it nearby, and the female feeds small pieces the young. At 3 weeks the chicks start to feed themselves and begin to swallow smaller items whole. At 5 weeks the young walk around the nesting area, and at 52 days are able to fly a few metres. They may leave ground nests as early as 22-25 days old, while elevated nests are left at an age of 5-7 weeks.
Fledged young are cared for by both parents for about 20-24 weeks. They become independent between September and November in Europe, and leave the parents' territory (or are driven out by them). At this time the male begins to sing again and inspect potential future nesting sites.
Young reach maturity in the following year, but normally breed when 2-3 years old.
Mortality: Eurasian or Bengal Eagle Owls may live more than 60 years in captivity. In the wild, about 20 years may be the maximum. They have no real natural enemies; electrocution, collision with traffic, and shooting are the main causes of death.
Habitat: Eagle Owls occupy a variety of habitats, from coniferous forests to warm deserts. Rocky landscapes are often favoured. Adequate food supply and nesting sites seem to be the most important prerequisites.
Distribution: North Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East.
A rescued adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) called Rain, sits on a disintegrating log on the forest floor, Alaska Raptor Center, Sitka, Alaska. She has wing damage (powerline electrocution?) that limits her ability to fly, so she is now a great ambassador for her species at the center.
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So. This is it. Another year.
My last 52 weeks project photo.
Thank you all so much, for all your sweet comments, for the opportunities, the faith, your great spirit and following me through another selfportrait Journey. Another beautiful year, with downs, but mostly ups.
Thank you all so so so much.
Love u guys!
Yes, in my head I'm working on another project, but it needs a lot of organizing , so I can't tell when I'll start with that.
Stay tuned!!
Love!!!
Jeanique
Lol. I almost got electrocuted while my lamp fell...in the water...What a smashing end that would be... :P hahaha
ps. thanks to Nikki who gave me this awesome wig!
Music for today : Enclosed by Blazcooky
An other little pause during my Icelandic trip report!!
My beloved Cherry always so expressive!!
outdoor enclosed to prevent from electrocution!!
I've made a lot of interesting shots from her so I will post her shots in same time as iceland photographies to spice up my stream!!
Have a nice day dear friends!!
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Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
filigrees of tedium
silent substratum of verbal nights
electric conductor of the liquidity of the hours
slowly putting to sleep
neon fossil broken mold absent turn
twisting grunting grinding
if only there was a place where light
dims noise away
if only there was a time to die outside
the place of dying
the camera seeking the movement of such spaces
blind
through the tumult of crossed mirrors
the inoculation of the placenta
over Umbria
over Bonaventure
over Lagos
and the erosion of the seasons
to better capture the scenario
hunting the scene in its departing dis
loc
ation
boredom cigarettes zoom alcohol words
to invent the end of the world words
to invent the invention of the world words
to think
and to think
and to think
brought here to hear the sighs of landmines
brought here to scatter thoughts in the mud
to take pictures to film the debauchery of the carrots
to give face
to spatial blades
out of the set
out of the voice of ancestors
out of the scream of gargoyles
out of the retrograde claustrophobia of nations
one inside the other
beyond forbidden perimeters
where the heads
the suspended heads
the illuminated heads
the cosmic heads the immense heads
sacramental heads
softly lullaby the creosote
calling by number the name of lost orphans
because there’s always a gasoline chant
to spill the night into the crackling hours
there’s always a terrible word to electrocute
a voice
exuberant
devastating voice that spells the spark
lacerating voice that nominates
the irrevocable dissipation of the gesture
but no not to exorcise the spell of no running waters
not to devastate the torrent of famished villages
not to follow the arrow into the epicenter
of the kiss
a voice a word an umbilical scream
an end of the world for the criminal record
metaphysical crustacean
torn diadem
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Underwater camera
self. i wish i could've taken this photo as well as been in it. it's so perfect but that seems to be negated cos i wasn't behind the camera
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Southern Ground-hornbills are both culturally and ecologically important. They are hailed across their sub-Saharan range as the thunderbirds or rainbirds. They are also a valuable flagship species for the savannah biome as they are easily recognizable and with such large spatial requirements, any successful conservation action in even one of their expansive territories benefits all the other savanna and grassland species, including threatened species such as vultures, wild dog, and cheetah. Their populations continue to decline towards being "Critically Endangered" in South Africa. The reasons for their decline are predominantly loss of habitat to bush-encroachment and development, overgrazing, large-scale monoculture, loss of large nesting trees, besides secondary poisoning, lead toxicosis from spent lead ammunition, and electrocution on transformer boxes.
Info sourced from ground-hornbill.org.za/
Photo capture date & Location: 2017-02 Bushtime at Mabula
not to say that everyone drinks it all the time, but when you think of latvia and drink, you think (or should think) of riga black balzams. it can be mixed with cocktails, teas, desserts and is also used commonly for medicinal purposes during cold season. the closest thing it can be compared to is jaeger, except that it's not disgusting. sorry, black licorice lovers. still, i can not drink balzams straight.
i was tagged again and ages ago (QUADRUPLE alliteration win!) by ohdangthatsangela. won't tag anyone this time as it seems everyone and their aunts dog have already been tagged.
1. i am 100% certain that i will probably, most likely, be someday hit by a moving vehicle. and by moving vehicle i mean bike. and by bike, i mean bicycle. and by bicycle, i mean one of those city-type ones with a basket and a ring-ding bell.
2. in no particular order, these are 4 things that, if i were to drop them from a reasonably destructive height, i would throw up over: my violin, my computer, a baby, a bag of someone else's throw-up.
3. one beer and i crave a snickers bar like no other. think about this the next time you enjoy a cold brewsky.
4. i'm very scent-observant and oriented. identifying a certain scent to a seemingly unrelated object is especially fun. example: drink a red minute-maid slushie (frequently found in movie theatres), swallow, then breath out your nose. the result is lilacs. it's true.
5. my favourite part of high school was graduating and finally blowing that popsicle stand.
6. i get panicky if i realise i don't have any chapstick with me.
7. i like to cook and bake. and throw water balloons.
8. music is a huge part of who i am.
9. i hope to go back to school in the fall.
10. once in 1st grade i got put in the time-out corner for something. to get back at the teacher, i chewed through the phone cord. it took them a week to figure out why the line was down and then they assumed it was mice. WIN.
dang window glare.
097/365
Alter Ego: Destron
Name: Tatum Thorpe
Allegiance: Villain
Powers:
* Extreme super strength and enhanced stamina
Weapons:
* Destrite (indestructible metal) armour body suit
Key Weakness: If he is met by an electrical current it will conduct and shall electrocute him due to Destrite being highly conductive.
Origin:
Tatum was pretty much you're stereotypical burly henchmen until he realised he could make more of himself and become better than those he used to protect. When he and some other goons were ordered to move a crate full of Destrite across town he was quick to put down the it her goons and lift it for himself. He took the metal to some of his sources he had accumulate over the years and had them fashion an indestructible suit that would protect him from a direct hit from a tank. With this suit, power and intelligence he thinks he's untouchable and now tries to trump fellow villains to be the best of the best at what they do.
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First Coca-Cola
By Rodney Jones
Maybe a sin, indecent for sure—dope,
The storekeeper called it. Everyone agreed
That Manuel Lawrence, who drank
Through the side of his mouth, squinting
And chortling with pleasure, was hooked;
Furthermore, Aunt Brenda,
Who was so religious that she made
Her daughters bathe with their panties on,
Had dubbed it “toy likker, fool thing,”
And so might I be, holding the bottle
Out to the light, watching it bristle.
Watching the slow spume of bubbles
Die, I asked myself, could it be alive?
When they electrocuted Edwin Dockery,
He sat there like a steaming, breathing
Bolt, the green muscles in his arms
Strained at the chair’s black straps,
The little finger of his right hand leapt up,
But the charge rose, the four minutes
And twenty-five hundred volts of his death,
Which in another month will be
Thirty-five years old. So the drink fizzed
With the promise of mixtures to come.
There it was. If the hard-shell
Baptists of Alabama are good and content
That the monster has died, so am I.
I swallowed. Sweet darkness, one thing
Led to another, the usual life, waking
Sometimes lost, dried blood in the ear,
Police gabbling in a strange language.
How else would I ever gauge
How pleasure might end, walking
Past midnight in the vague direction
Of music. I am never satisfied.
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I could tell you that a storm caught us out here, but that wouldn't be the whole story. The whole story would have to mention that we ventured out intentionally hoping to get caught by this storm, and we found the spot on the island right at the edge of the late day's light and the dark, brooding threat of the thunder storm rolling across the land. And then it started to rain. Hard. Hard enough that I was mildly concerned for my camera, even if it is Swedish built and all mechanical and was the choice of camera for use on the surface of the moon. But moments like that produce moments like this, and they are often quite worth the soaked clothes, wet cameras and mild risk of electrocution.
A gloomy day up the Pyengana Valley on the St Columba Falls Rd with a pair of Wedgies aka Wedge-tailed Eagles (Aquila audax) hanging out in a dead tree. North East Tasmania.
Wedgies are Tasmania's largest raptor with a wingspan up to 3 and 4 metres. It's believed they mate for life.
The Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle is critically endangered. It is estimated there are less than 300 breeding pairs left in Tasmania and probably only 100 of these pairs breed successfully.
The threats to the wedge-tailed eagle include loss of habitat, nest disturbance, electrocution, collision with man-made objects and hunting by f*wits.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor 24-200 f/4-6.3, 1/1600th sec at f/7.1 ISO 250 ~165mm
An old photo I just cleaned up a bit in PS. This hawk was first spotted by birders down on South Jenkins in Norman in 2004. We watched her quite a lot from 2004-2011. She was quite well known. I got several inquires from people wanting to know if they came to Norman could I show them the white hawk. My standard answer was "I'm 90% sure we can find her and I'm 90% sure you won't get close enough for a decent photo."
As Norma aged and had less energy, she often perched on tall high-voltage power poles to look for prey. In Oct. 2011, she was electrocuted on the same pole in this photo. The Norman Transcript did an article on her and used this photo. Her body was taken to the Noble Museum of Natural History on the OU campus and made into a study skin. One of the most unique and fascinating birds I've spent time with.
The theme for this week is "Jump". I thought a jump start for inspiration would be a good way to get things going.
So I’ve been rewatching the SW movies and binging the Clone Wars to get ready for season 7! I’ve definitely been getting back into the franchise lately, and I don’t think I’ve been this into Star Wars in years :) Anyways, onto the figs...
Bottom row, L-R:
Jango Fett: Simple yet effective
The Mandalorian (Beskar Armor): Mainly stolen from Lego.boy_95 on Instagram, but with modded Ninjago armor and the dual molded Apocalypseburg Batman legs.
Darth Vader (electrocuted): Pretty awesome fig if I do say so myself, uses a mix of real parts and digital editing
Ten Numb: RIP
Top row, L-R:
Garindan: Wonderful head design is courtesy of Peppy_ii on Instagram
Anakin Skywalker (Attack of the Clones): Idea to use this head goes to Werdnauf
“You’re my only hope” R2-D2 and Leia: R2 is the official, Leia is the 2011 fig with Spider-Gwen’s hood, dual molded arms, and the Leia dress piece from the newest Tantive IV set.
Lemme know what you think! :) I’ve got many more posts planned soon
Habichtsadler - Spanien Extremadura
Gewagte Flugmanöver, Schnelligkeit und Gewandtheit zeichnen den Bonelli's Eagle, bzw. Habichtsadler aus.
Seine bevorzugte Nahrung sind Vögel, insbesondere Tauben.
Leider sind die Bestände dieses wunderschönen Greifvogels, den man in Europa überwiegend in Spanien finden kann, weiter stark rückläufig. Stromschläge auf Stromleitungen sind dabei leider die größten Gefahren.
Laut Wikipedia gilt die Art weiterhin als stark gefährdet.
Bonelli's Eagle - Spain Extremadura
Daring flight maneuvers, speed and agility characterize the Bonelli's Eagle.
Its preferred food is birds, especially pigeons.
Unfortunately, populations of this beautiful bird of prey, which can be found in Europe mostly in Spain, continue to decline sharply. Electrocution on power lines is unfortunately the biggest threat.
According to Wikipedia, the species is still considered critically endangered.
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Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
4 out of this 5 were "rescue" dogs, and had sad stories to accompany their little lives.
Bo was on 'death row' at a shelter where he had lived for almost 2 years....his time was about to be up.
Heidi chewed through a lamp cord when she was 7 months old and electrocuted herself...she ended up with brain damage and seizures, which her owners couldn't deal with...so they gave her away.
Maggie belonged to one of my neighbors (3rd owner) and his two kids were very mean to her--threw her and kicked her a lot. Needless to say, she is happy to be away from them.
Lilly belonged to a relative's in-laws and they had to move to a place where no dogs were allowed....they were about to take her to the animal shelter but brought her here first to see if we could find a home for her....yeah, we found her a home all right. =)
Lucy came home with us from a Rat Terrier breeder when she was 7 weeks old, now she is over 4 yrs old.