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An F/A-18F from VFA-122 Flying Eagles (radio callsign EXPERT) returns to NAF El Centro after a training mission over the nearby ranges.
A white stork efficiently dispatching an eel - apparently their favourite food - on the Ria Formosa at Ludo. The eel was found, killed and swallowed in well under a minute.
This is "Angel Oak", a Southern Live Oak tree on Johns Island, South Carolina near Charleston. Its age has been estimated at 400+ years but some estimates put it much older. It is still very much alive in spite of being damaged by hurricanes. The amazing thing about it is the vast canopy from its many twisting branches. The longest branch is 187ft long and its canopy shades an area of 17,200 square feet. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak.
Pictures cannot do justice to what a magnificent tree this is, and I found it surprisingly difficult to capture. A wide angle will get the full canopy but one loses some of the enormity of the trunk and the delightfully twisted growth. A closer view of the trunk loses the mass of branches and some of the wonderful light mottling from the early morning sun. I opted for an in-between crop to keep the light quality but also to try to convey some of the detail on the trunk. The back side of the tree offers some interesting perspectives as well, with some of the branches acting as interesting leading lines. Unfortunately you are not allowed to setup a tripod within the mulched area around the tree so I wasn't able to get a satisfactory shot from behind. This is my last picture from the series I took on recent trip to Charleston/Johns Island/Seabrook Island/Kiawah Island. So many more things I wanted to capture but couldn't get to.
I've been here before with my point-and-shoot but I wanted to get a good quality picture without any other people in the frame. Unfortunately there are lots of signs that can be seen around the base, I would have preferred a more natural look. The tree is in a fenced and guarded park so I arrived promptly at 9am opening so I could get my photo before other tourists encroached on the photo opp. This is also the best light of the day (as the park closes at 5pm, well before sunset).
EDIT: Taking up Tim's recommendation below, I was able to photoshop the signs out making for a more natural-looking pic. I'm still no photoshop expert and I'm sure a forensic photo analyzer would find sure signs of my tampering, but it's close enough for my satisfaction.
I was fooled when I first saw this, thinking it was a real dragonfly.
(Dedicated to my old E-410 ... a great introduction to Olympus cameras).
I'm fairly certain of the ID because of the red markings on the thorax and the all red T1 but I cannot be 100% positive I'm afraid.
I suppose I could just say Nomada sp. but I like to try and narrow things down if I can and I am always quite happy to be corrected by anyone more expert in these things.
These bees which I thought to be small wasps when I first encountered them a few years back range in size from 7.5 to 10mm in length.
This one was photographed on wild garlic in one of my favourite local woodland locations.
Incidentally , I always feel a bit sorry for lone lady dog walkers who may see me from a distance crouched and poking around the undergrowth in the woods which I sometimes think must be a bit disconcerting for them perhaps. I don't know.
They've all been alright with it though and often show interest in what I'm up to and looking at which is always good.
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I believe these are Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) devouring my runner beans. Happy to be corrected by any Wasp experts out there. Nikon D850 with Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens.
I'll readily admit I thought this might be a fragment of fossil wood. However, it has been re-identified by a well-known local expert as the fragment of an Ichthyosaurus rib bone. The specimen is approx 1 3/4" / 4cms long.
Here is Wiki's short version simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosaurus
Sandy Beach break on a nice day...IF you know what you're doing. If NOT, then an ambulance ride could well be in your immediate future.
Ok bird experts out there. What the heck is this??? Rather tiny bird here in Dallas Texas.
I think the best clue will be the relatively large head and slight eye ring of this tiny bird. My book says: The bane of bird watchers, flycatchers of the genus Empidonax are extremely difficult to identify.
Photographed in bright overcast drizzly rain. Tripod (as always.)
Les puntes al coixí o boixets són un art tèxtil, que consisteix a elaborar unes filigranes fines i complexes a partir de l’ús d’un patró de cartolina, fil, boixets, agulles i un coixí.
Sembla que té l'origen a Venècia al segle XVI.
A Catalunya, la tècnica de la punta al coixí va derivar a partir del segle XVIII en una industria que va sobreviure fins a mitjan segle XX.
Amb la desaparició de la indústria de la punta, la tècnica per a fer blondes, punyetes, mocadors, etc. resta en el saber de les puntaires, que continuen confeccionant-ne per a gaudi propi i transmeten els seus coneixements a qui els vol aprendre.
Actualment, a Catalunya es fan nombroses trobades de puntaires, algunes de les quals a la Fira de la Llet de Vilobí d'Onyar (La Selva) CAT.
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Puntaires.
The lace in the cushion or bobbin are a textile art, which consists of making fine and complex watermarks based on the use of a cardboard pattern, threads, bobbins, needles and a cushion.
It seems that it has its origin in Venice in the 16th century.
In Catalonia, the technique of the tip at the pillow derived from the 18th century in an industry that survived until the middle of the 20th century.
With the disappearance of the industry of the tip, the technique to make blondes, knapsacks, scarves, etc. It remains in the know-how of puntaires, who continue to make their own enjoyment and transmit their knowledge to those who want to learn.
Currently, there are numerous gatherings of experts in Catalonia, some of which are at the Vilobí d'Onyar (La Selva) CAT Fair.