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Cicindela formosa formosa
Concerning extent of maculation this was the oddest beetle we observed in the Bear Lodge Mtns of WY. Similar beetles can be found in northwest CO, central WY and the Canadian province of SK. Not normal for a nominate ssp beetle to have this heavy maculation.
Captured under manufactured shade.
Put an extention tube on my 60mm macro lens and put a shiny penny on some coloured card and this was the result. This is how it came out the camera, the colour of the card reflecting on the shiny penny.
Long-tailed Skua / stercorarius longicaudus. Mayfield Valley, Fulwood, South Yorkshire. 16/03/21.
All thanks to a small influx of Long-tailed Skuas into the UK in March, 2021, I was able to get to see this beauty. The actual movement of these scarce passage migrants in 2021, was in itself extremely early but for one to be blown so far inland was quite remarkable!
The opportunity presented was too good to miss, when this smart bird, tail streamers intact, chose a small upland field in South Yorkshire to rest and feed up in. It wasn't phased by the crowds who went to see it and concentrated all its efforts on feeding up and resting.
This image shows it taking a break from probing the ground for earthworms, whilst throwing a glance at its admirers. From this angle I got a clear view of its thick white neck and breast, giving way to the very dark belly and undertail. You can also appreciate the extent to which the tail streamers protruded.
Just a bit of experimenting here in Photoshop, on a cold and windy day in Haarlem :-) Not my usual thing to 'alter' the images to this extent, but wanted to make a pretty ordinary scene somewhat different, so why not?!
SN/NC: Echinacea Purpurea, Asteraceae Family
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens.
Echinacea is derived from Greek, meaning 'spiny one', in reference to the spiny sea urchins 'εχίνοι' which the ripe flower heads of species of this genus resemble. The epithet purpurea means 'reddish-purple'. Originally named Rudbeckia purpurea by Linnaeus in 1753 in Species plantarum 6, it was reclassified in 1794 by Conrad Moench, in a new genus named Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench. In 1818, Thomas Nuttall describes a new variety that he named Rudbeckia purpurea var. serotina. Just two decades later, De Candolle raised him to the rank of species of the other genus Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) DC. (1836). In 2002, Binns et al. discovered a misapplication of the name Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench for the taxon correctly named Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) DC. in 1836. The authors proposed to retain the names not to cause confusion among gardeners and herbalists. Other names include: Broad-leaved purple coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower, Hedgehog Coneflower, Echinacea.
A equinácea é uma planta medicinal, também conhecida como flor-de-cone, púrpura ou rudbéquia, rica em alcamidas, flavonóides e polissacarídeos, com propriedades anti-inflamatórias, antialérgicas e imunomoduladoras, sendo, por isso, muito utilizada como remédio caseiro no tratamento de gripes e resfriados, aliviando a coriza e a tosse.
Ela é uma espécie norte-americana de planta com flores na família Asteraceae, a mesma do girassol e das margaridas e dálias. É nativa do leste da América do Norte e presente em grande parte do leste, sudeste e centro-oeste dos Estados Unidos, bem como na província canadense de Ontário e British Columbia, para mencionar algumas. É mais comum nos Ozarks e no Vale dos Rios Mississippi e Ohio. Seus habitats incluem bosques abertos secos, pradarias e áridos. Echinacea é derivado do grego, que significa 'espinhoso', em referência aos ouriços-do-mar espinhosos 'εχίνοι', aos quais as cabeças de flores maduras de espécies deste gênero se assemelham. O epíteto purpurea significa 'roxo-avermelhado'. É uma linda flor.
L'Echinacea purpurea, l'echinacea viola orientale, l'echinacea viola, l'echinacea riccio o l'echinacea, è una specie di pianta da fiore nordamericana della famiglia delle Asteraceae. È originario di parti del Nord America orientale e in una certa misura è presente allo stato selvatico in gran parte degli Stati Uniti orientali, sudorientali e centro-occidentali, nonché nella provincia canadese dell'Ontario. È più comune negli Ozarks e nella valle del Mississippi/Ohio. I suoi habitat includono boschi aperti asciutti, praterie e aridi.
Echinacea deriva dal greco, che significa 'spinoso', in riferimento ai ricci di mare spinosi 'εχίνοι' a cui assomigliano i capolini maturi di specie di questo genere. L'epiteto purpurea significa 'porpora rossastro'
Echinacea purpurea, de oostelijke paarse zonnehoed, paarse zonnehoed, egel zonnehoed of echinacea, is een Noord-Amerikaanse soort bloeiende plant in de familie Asteraceae. Het is inheems in delen van Oost-Noord-Amerika en komt tot op zekere hoogte in het wild voor in een groot deel van het oosten, zuidoosten en middenwesten van de Verenigde Staten, evenals in de Canadese provincie Ontario. Het komt het meest voor in de Ozarks en in de Mississippi/Ohio-vallei. De habitats omvatten droge open bossen, weilanden en kale vlaktes.
Echinacea is afgeleid van het Grieks en betekent 'stekelige', verwijzend naar de stekelige zee-egels 'εχίνοι' waarop de rijpe bloemhoofdjes van soorten van dit geslacht lijken. Het epitheton purpurea betekent 'rood-paars'.
Echinacea purpurea , la equinácea púrpura oriental , la equinácea púrpura , la equinácea erizo o la equinácea , es una especie norteamericana de planta con flores de la familia Asteraceae . Es nativo de partes del este de América del Norte y está presente hasta cierto punto en la naturaleza en gran parte del este, sureste y medio oeste de los Estados Unidos, así como en la provincia canadiense de Ontario. Es más común en los Ozarks y en el valle de Mississippi/Ohio. Sus hábitats incluyen bosques abiertos secos, praderas y páramos.
Echinacea se deriva del griego, que significa 'espinoso', en referencia a los erizos de mar espinosos 'εχίνοι' a los que se asemejan las cabezas de flores maduras de las especies de este género. El epíteto purpurea significa 'púrpura rojizo'.
Echinacea purpurea, l'échinacée pourpre orientale, l'échinacée pourpre, l'échinacée hérisson ou l'échinacée, est une espèce nord-américaine de plante à fleurs de la famille des astéracées. Il est originaire de certaines parties de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord et est présent dans une certaine mesure à l'état sauvage dans une grande partie de l'est, du sud-est et du Midwest des États-Unis ainsi que dans la province canadienne de l'Ontario. Il est le plus courant dans les Ozarks et dans la vallée du Mississippi/Ohio. Ses habitats comprennent des bois ouverts secs, des prairies et des landes.
L'échinacée vient du grec et signifie « épineux », en référence aux oursins épineux « εχίνοι » auxquels ressemblent les inflorescences mûres des espèces de ce genre. L'épithète purpurea signifie « violet rougeâtre ».
Echinacea purpurea, der östliche Purpur-Sonnenhut, Purpur-Sonnenhut, Igel-Sonnenhut oder Echinacea, ist eine nordamerikanische Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Asteraceae. Sie ist in Teilen des östlichen Nordamerika beheimatet und bis zu einem gewissen Grad in freier Wildbahn in weiten Teilen des Ostens, Südostens und mittleren Westens der Vereinigten Staaten sowie in der kanadischen Provinz Ontario vorhanden. Es ist am häufigsten in den Ozarks und im Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Seine Lebensräume umfassen trockene offene Wälder, Prärien und Ödland.
Echinacea leitet sich aus dem Griechischen ab und bedeutet „stacheliger", in Anlehnung an die stacheligen Seeigel „εχίνοι", denen die reifen Blütenköpfe von Arten dieser Gattung ähneln. Der Beiname purpurea bedeutet „rötlich-lila".
إشنسا بوربوريا ، الصنوبريات الأرجوانية الشرقية ، الصنوبريات الأرجواني ، قنفذ القنفذ ، أو إشنسا ، هو نوع من النباتات المزهرة في أمريكا الشمالية في عائلة Asteraceae. هي موطنها الأصلي في أجزاء من شرق أمريكا الشمالية وتوجد إلى حد ما في البرية في الكثير من شرق وجنوب شرق وغرب الولايات المتحدة وكذلك في مقاطعة أونتاريو الكندية. هو الأكثر شيوعًا في أوزاركس وفي وادي المسيسيبي / أوهايو. تشمل موائلها الغابات المفتوحة الجافة والمروج والجبل.
إشنسا مشتق من اللغة اليونانية ، وتعني "الشوكة الواحدة" ، في إشارة إلى قنافذ البحر الشوكية "εχίνοι" التي تشبهها رؤوس الأزهار الناضجة لأنواع هذا الجنس. الصفة بوربوريا تعني "أرجواني محمر".
Echinacea purpurea、イースタン パープル コーンフラワー、パープル コーンフラワー、ハリネズミ コーンフラワー、またはエキナセアは、キク科の開花植物の北米種です。北米東部の一部に自生し、米国東部、南東部、中西部の多く、およびカナダのオンタリオ州にある程度野生で存在します。オザークとミシシッピ/オハイオ渓谷で最も一般的です.その生息地には、乾いた開けた森、大草原、不毛地帯が含まれます。
エキナセアは、この属の種の熟した花の頭が似ているとげのあるウニ「εχίνοι」に関連して、「とげのあるもの」を意味するギリシャ語に由来します。別名プルプレアは「赤紫色」を意味します。
...and that is about the extent of the harvest. They were patio plants and the sweet little black squirrel turned into a monster and began stealing tomatoes. Moved all the plants to the upstairs deck and the little tyke figured out how to climb the drainpipe. After a pitched battle all summer these are what we came away with...along with a few other cherry tomatoes that survived. The little black squirrel is fat and happy though.
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Sanderling - Calidris Alba
The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling and sand-ploughman.The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for white.
It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
The sanderling breeds in the High Arctic areas of North America, Europe and Asia. In North America, it breeds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Greenland (and to a lesser extent Alaska). In Eurasia, it breeds in Spitsbergen and areas of northern Russia from the Taymyr Peninsula to the New Siberian Islands. In the northern winter, it has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution across the world's marine coasts. It is a complete migrant, travelling between 3,000 to 10,000 km (1,900 to 6,200 mi) from its breeding grounds to its wintering sites. Birds that travel further also arrive later and leave sooner. Most adults leave the breeding grounds in July and early August, whereas juvenile birds leave in late August and early September. The northward migration begins in March at the southern end of their winter distribution.
If its size is misjudged, a sanderling in breeding plumage can be mistaken for some varieties of stint, or a sanderling in winter plumage can be mistaken for a dunlin or red knot. It can be told from other small wading birds, given good views, by its lack of a hind toe. Its behavior is also distinctive.
I actually no idea what these are. The wind was strong and in most of my photos from this day you can see the snow blowing up from the ground, as it is here. They were far enough away, and the snow obscured the buildings to such an extent that I do not know what they are. But, they make a nice pattern in the white landscape.
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A small amount of Kelp amongst the Neptune's Beads that covered the rock ledge. We were able to get out only at low tide.
Kelp has nearly disappeared from the southern shores in comparison to its former extent. Global warming is the culprit.
Now the human population of the world will be tossed and tangled by the most minute of our living world - the not quite alive virus!
Yellow-rumped Warbler is pretty much on a par with Yellow Warbler in terms of the geographical extent of its breeding range, being found in most treed areas of the North American continent. Still, it is a treat to appreciate the colours of this species wherever and whenever. I took the image of this individual on the last day of our Nova Scotia trip, at Porters Lake Provincial Park in Halifax County.
How about another from this day?
The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad is the rarest of shortlines. It is neither a former Class 1 line spun off nor is it part of a large shortline holding company. Seemingly lifted straight from the pages of Beebe and Clegg's 'Mixed Train Daily' it is still a locally owned and independent railroad headquartered out of a tidy historic two story Federal Style brick building built in 1904 in Aberdeen. Chartered in 1892 it was two decades later before the rails finally reached this point, their furthest extent, and they have remained in service since.
I will not go into too much more history here, but this road is worthy of more study. If you're interested start with the road's own web site: www.aberdeen-rockfish.com/html/a_r_history.html
AR 2486 is a CF7 acquired from the Blue Mountain & Reading. It was originally an F7A built in August 1959 as Santa Fe 259C. It was rebuilt in the AT&SF's Cleburne Shops in 1975. She is resting quietly inside the tiny brick century old shop building that's shoehorned inside the wye located off Fayetteville Street a couple blocks from the railroad's headquarters building on Main Street.
To see her at work at the other end of the railroad 45 miles away check out this insane consist: flic.kr/p/2kKLSZe
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Thursday April 7, 2016
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.
(British philosopher, mathematician, historian, social critic and political activist , 1872 - 1970)
Enhanced with touches of two textures by ✿ nicolas_gent ✿ and a bit of Topaz Impressionist.
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For Monochrome Bokeh Thursday. I like posting these black and white images for MBTs. It is fun to see what color pictures look like in b&w. This one looked super bright in color and a little bit more subdued in b&w.
NikonD7500
Helios 44-2 + 11mm extention tube
f/2
1/320
ISO100
Binevenagh, Magilligan peninsula , Northern Ireland
Binevenagh marks the western extent of the Antrim Plateau which formed around 60 million years ago by molten lava, inviting comparison with the more famous basalt formations at the "Giants Causeway" The steep cliffs have a vertical drop of more than 100m & the plateau extends for over 6 miles across the peninsula of Magilligan.
I always enjoy visiting here as the height gives you great views over Benone Strand, Donegal and on a clear day Scotland can be seen from up here! Nature was certainly busy to shape the land along this coast so uniquely millions of years ago
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The challenge in the 52 Weeks group this week is "Shadowplay". I had a few ideas but always liked that scene in Peter Pan, where Peter's shadow escapes & runs away, so thought perhaps I could re-create something like it with Barney. Unfortunately, Barney & his shadow (& to an extent, the sun) had other ideas.
I took him for a walk to the local park on Thursday, hoping to get some pictures but as I say, both dog & sun proved rather unwilling to work nicely for me. Barney & I ended up wandering further than I'd planned, finally going a short way up the hill, & visiting Barney's favourite pond (Hmm, I wonder how that happened? He's a cunning collie!). I took some photos of Barney playing around the edge of the water & found his reflection was far more cooperative than his shadow, when it came to creating the image I'd had in mind. I suppose it's rather appropriate given the pup's obsession with water :)
More from the BC coast: on Vancouver Island the Pink Fawn Lily reaches the northernmost extent of its range, which extends to northwestern California. My battered old field guide from 1974 says it "is found in moist situations, such as river banks, and in moderately shaded open woodland, particularly of deciduous trees" - which precisely describes the place where I photographed this lovely group of blooms one spring, in beautiful soft light.
This shot involved a tripod, 105mm macro lens, and a lot of crawling through the undergrowth beneath some Red Alders. A wide, shallow creek gurgled by, picking up speed as it rushed toward a canyon before cascading down to Juan de Fuca Strait. There is a grove of old growth forest nearby, towering Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, and Western Redcedar. (Upstream, a tangled mess of clearcut hillsides - BC is still beautiful, but more and more it reminds me of Paradise Lost.)
I used to visit the area often; it wasn't far from my home. I knew about these lilies and was happy to find them. They are less abundant than their close relatives the White Fawn Lilies, and should never be picked, as they are slow to reproduce, requiring 4-6 years from seed to blooming plant. Enjoy their beauty where you find it!
Photographed at Loss Creek, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2008 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The elevation of the valley floor ranges from 5,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level. The floor is largely siltstone of the Cutler Group, or sand derived from it, deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is the Organ Rock Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump Conglomerate. The valley includes large stone structures, including the "Eye of the Sun".
Between 1945 and 1967, the southern extent of the Monument Upwarp was mined for uranium, which occurs in scattered areas of the Shinarump Conglomerate; vanadium and copper are associated with uranium in some deposits.
Major formations include West and East Mitten Buttes, Merrick Butte, and Hunts Mesa. An additional notable formation is Totem Pole, a highly eroded butte remanent.
I have never seen or noticed a spider like this before - - is this a normal spider for Canada or did someone hitch a ride from Panama ?
Anyone with spider expertise - - would love to know what this is !
Wolf Spider is closest thing I've found but eyes don't seem correct pattern
A few short weeks ago I was photographing ducks, blackbirds, terns, frogs, Wilson's Snipes, and even an American Bittern in this small marshy area in Grasslands Park. When I visited yesterday, it was completely dry - not an unusual scenario as we segue into late summer, but nevertheless disappointing, and raising some concern in the dim recesses of my mind. This is an arid part of the prairie. Wetlands contain such biological diversity. I don't want to lose them.
Fortunately, by late July all birds have either concluded or are in the final stages of their reproductive cycle. This mama Northern Shoveler stashed at least three ducklings in among the cattails and sedges before boldly - and noisily - swimming over to check me out. I shot from my rolling red Toyota car-blind, with morning light behind me. My files contain thousands of shots from this precise location.
But what's going on with the wetlands? We're having a rainy summer, meaning we have been receiving a few mm to a few cm of rainfall per week. However, recent winters have produced very little snow; I know this because I have to shovel the stuff, and I've gotten off easy, of late. Contrast this with the winter of 2010-11 - the year before I relocated here full time. I was out on the west coast, wrapping up business there. Friends stayed in my house that winter, while renovating their own new digs on the edge of the village. Like me, they came from another part of the country. "Prairie winters here are cold, but there isn't much snow," I had told them.
Naturally, it snowed and snowed that winter; it wouldn't stop snowing. Long-time residents said it was the deepest snow pack in 50 years. The park's resident Pronghorn herd was wiped out. The largest hibernaculum (snake den) in the area collapsed, killing a lot of snakes. Deer were wandering into the village, dying of starvation. And all the nearby wetlands, ditches, sloughs, ponds, and dugouts were topped up for years to come. The following summer, I saw Horned Grebes nesting and raising their young in the park, for the first and only time. Waterfowl and shorebirds were plentiful. So were mosquitoes.
Since then, we have slipped back into a relatively dry cycle. The wetlands are drying up. Will they be renewed? Or is this the new normal? And if the latter, to what extent is it the result of widespread climate change? Obviously no one can answer these questions definitively, and as a photographer I can only observe and report. And speculate.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Yes , to the extent that the Vancouver Island tab of BC Rare Bird Blog has ceased to post all of the sightings.
bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/p/vancouver-island.html
That is remarkable considering there has only been 1 other location in the province (Nelson) that has had a sighting in the last 30 days.
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Palm Warbler PAWA (Setophaga palmarum)
near McSlender Reservoir (east of Garcia's Nursery)
Martindale Flats
Greater Victoria BC
DSCN9667 - CROPPED
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ebird.org/map/palwar?neg=true&env.minX=146.8567581798...
A quick look at Species Map in ebird confirms what is mentioned above.
AS well as
Vancouver Island has had 10 or more PAWA recent sightings (in the last 30 days is red-orange dots)
Other than Nelson...the only other recent sighting was somewhere back east.
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Conceivably this individual and/or others have been in this Martindale area since October.....
Many obs by many observers.
i saw one in this local on Oct 8
ebird.org/view/checklist/S49060192
this day and the following day (quite probably same bird ? as previous?)
It comes down to this. Your kiss. Your fist. And your strain, it gets under my skin. Within, take in
The extent of my sin.
Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km.
The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
www.himalaya2000.com/himalayan-facts/climate-of-himalayas...
Yes, so we try to return to our relationship again... me, my garden and its inhabitants. I had an unfortunate fall about a month ago and hurt my shoulder badly. Now the damage from that accident has recovered to the extent that I can comfortably hold my camera.
A stekel of some kind (?) is the first individual to my humble delight to model like this after the new reckoning of time...
Botswana 2017, Thamalakane Lodge, Maun.
After a fabulous 13 night mobile camping trip in Botswana I am back in Flickr mode. Just a mere 7k worth of images to go through, shouldn't take me long LOL . On arrival we spent a night at Thamalakane Lodge which has an abundant array of wildlife in the gardens. It's the wet season in Botswana and this year has seen more rain than in previous years. We started our trip in the Kalahari, sadly I didn't see any Meerkats, apparently it was the wrong area for these cute creatures. Nxai Pan was our next destination for the Zebra Migration. Due to the extent of the rains grass and water is plentiful in other areas of Botswana so a lot of them had decided not to make the journey down to Nxai Pan. However, there were Zebra's everywhere and what a beautiful sight it was. Next stop was Moremi Game reserve. Some areas were in accessible including our camp so we had to re-locate elsewhere. But it didn't disappoint as the vast amounts of water just added to the adventure, downside more mosquitoes. Our final destination was Khwai Game reserve, which despite our initial thoughts upon arrival proved to be a fabulous area for the big cats.
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One thing that I never realised about Milford Sound is the extent to which the tide influences your choice of composition.
The beach here is very flat, and the difference between low and high tide is at least 150 - 200 horizontal meters.
The beach is also littered with dead-tree trunks, grassy patches, and loads of other interesting foreground potential.
The problem is that an interesting composition may lose its appeal within 30 minutes or so... as the water recedes and spoils any chance of a reflective foreground.
As was the case with this foreground... which completely dried up on me within minutes of the sunset!
Nikon D800, Nikkor 14 - 24 mm at 18 mm, ISO of 100, aperture of f/16 with a 1/15th second exposure.
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Short Eared Owl - Asios Flammeus
Size: Length 33-43cm. Wings length 281-335mm. Tail length 130-157mm. Weight 206475g. Females are larger and heavier than Males.
Generally nocturnal, but often become active 30-60 minutes before sunset; some owls may be active during the day (to a much lesser extent) during the breeding season. Seasonal changes in activity a response to variations in vole population size and day length. Flies with deep, slow, moth-like rowing wingbeats, and glides on stretched wings over open landscapes. Outside breeding season, they may gather in communal roosts. A largely nomadic vole-specialist.
Short-eared Owls inhabit wide open spaces such as grasslands, prairie, agricultural fields, salt marshes, estuaries, mountain meadows, and alpine and Arctic tundra. Breeding habitat must have sufficient ground cover to conceal nests and nearby sources of small mammals for food. Communal roosts occur in old growth fields, along thick hedgerows, in overgrown rubble in abandoned fields, or in clumps of dense conifers. These Owls tend to roost in trees only when snow covers the ground. During migration, Short-eared Owls will move through high mountain passes, flying at great heights.
Distribution: Short-eared Owls occur widely in the Old World, in Iceland, the Hawaiian Islands and North and South America. Northern populations are migratory and nomadic. Movements of up to 2,000 km have been documented.
Population:
UK breeding:
620-2,180 pairs
Daingean, a clearance village, situated above Loch Garry was depopulated by the local laird in 1768 when crofting was replaced by large scale sheep farming. The site continued to be occupied to some extent by the workers on the new, larger, farm until they too were replaced as the estate turned to stalking and game hunting.
The site retains some evidence of the old enclosures associated with it's crofting origins, a corn drying kiln and a well preserved house that was probably the last one remaining occupied by the sheep farmers and later game keepers.
SN/NC: Echinacea Purpurea, Asteraceae Family
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens.
Echinacea is derived from Greek, meaning 'spiny one', in reference to the spiny sea urchins 'εχίνοι' which the ripe flower heads of species of this genus resemble. The epithet purpurea means 'reddish-purple'. Originally named Rudbeckia purpurea by Linnaeus in 1753 in Species plantarum 6, it was reclassified in 1794 by Conrad Moench, in a new genus named Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench. In 1818, Thomas Nuttall describes a new variety that he named Rudbeckia purpurea var. serotina. Just two decades later, De Candolle raised him to the rank of species of the other genus Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) DC. (1836). In 2002, Binns et al. discovered a misapplication of the name Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench for the taxon correctly named Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) DC. in 1836. The authors proposed to retain the names not to cause confusion among gardeners and herbalists. Other names include: Broad-leaved purple coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower, Hedgehog Coneflower, Echinacea.
A equinácea é uma planta medicinal, também conhecida como flor-de-cone, púrpura ou rudbéquia, rica em alcamidas, flavonóides e polissacarídeos, com propriedades anti-inflamatórias, antialérgicas e imunomoduladoras, sendo, por isso, muito utilizada como remédio caseiro no tratamento de gripes e resfriados, aliviando a coriza e a tosse.
Ela é uma espécie norte-americana de planta com flores na família Asteraceae, a mesma do girassol e das margaridas e dálias. É nativa do leste da América do Norte e presente em grande parte do leste, sudeste e centro-oeste dos Estados Unidos, bem como na província canadense de Ontário e British Columbia, para mencionar algumas. É mais comum nos Ozarks e no Vale dos Rios Mississippi e Ohio. Seus habitats incluem bosques abertos secos, pradarias e áridos. Echinacea é derivado do grego, que significa 'espinhoso', em referência aos ouriços-do-mar espinhosos 'εχίνοι', aos quais as cabeças de flores maduras de espécies deste gênero se assemelham. O epíteto purpurea significa 'roxo-avermelhado'. É uma linda flor.
L'Echinacea purpurea, l'echinacea viola orientale, l'echinacea viola, l'echinacea riccio o l'echinacea, è una specie di pianta da fiore nordamericana della famiglia delle Asteraceae. È originario di parti del Nord America orientale e in una certa misura è presente allo stato selvatico in gran parte degli Stati Uniti orientali, sudorientali e centro-occidentali, nonché nella provincia canadese dell'Ontario. È più comune negli Ozarks e nella valle del Mississippi/Ohio. I suoi habitat includono boschi aperti asciutti, praterie e aridi.
Echinacea deriva dal greco, che significa 'spinoso', in riferimento ai ricci di mare spinosi 'εχίνοι' a cui assomigliano i capolini maturi di specie di questo genere. L'epiteto purpurea significa 'porpora rossastro'
Echinacea purpurea, de oostelijke paarse zonnehoed, paarse zonnehoed, egel zonnehoed of echinacea, is een Noord-Amerikaanse soort bloeiende plant in de familie Asteraceae. Het is inheems in delen van Oost-Noord-Amerika en komt tot op zekere hoogte in het wild voor in een groot deel van het oosten, zuidoosten en middenwesten van de Verenigde Staten, evenals in de Canadese provincie Ontario. Het komt het meest voor in de Ozarks en in de Mississippi/Ohio-vallei. De habitats omvatten droge open bossen, weilanden en kale vlaktes.
Echinacea is afgeleid van het Grieks en betekent 'stekelige', verwijzend naar de stekelige zee-egels 'εχίνοι' waarop de rijpe bloemhoofdjes van soorten van dit geslacht lijken. Het epitheton purpurea betekent 'rood-paars'.
Echinacea purpurea , la equinácea púrpura oriental , la equinácea púrpura , la equinácea erizo o la equinácea , es una especie norteamericana de planta con flores de la familia Asteraceae . Es nativo de partes del este de América del Norte y está presente hasta cierto punto en la naturaleza en gran parte del este, sureste y medio oeste de los Estados Unidos, así como en la provincia canadiense de Ontario. Es más común en los Ozarks y en el valle de Mississippi/Ohio. Sus hábitats incluyen bosques abiertos secos, praderas y páramos.
Echinacea se deriva del griego, que significa 'espinoso', en referencia a los erizos de mar espinosos 'εχίνοι' a los que se asemejan las cabezas de flores maduras de las especies de este género. El epíteto purpurea significa 'púrpura rojizo'.
Echinacea purpurea, l'échinacée pourpre orientale, l'échinacée pourpre, l'échinacée hérisson ou l'échinacée, est une espèce nord-américaine de plante à fleurs de la famille des astéracées. Il est originaire de certaines parties de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord et est présent dans une certaine mesure à l'état sauvage dans une grande partie de l'est, du sud-est et du Midwest des États-Unis ainsi que dans la province canadienne de l'Ontario. Il est le plus courant dans les Ozarks et dans la vallée du Mississippi/Ohio. Ses habitats comprennent des bois ouverts secs, des prairies et des landes.
L'échinacée vient du grec et signifie « épineux », en référence aux oursins épineux « εχίνοι » auxquels ressemblent les inflorescences mûres des espèces de ce genre. L'épithète purpurea signifie « violet rougeâtre ».
Echinacea purpurea, der östliche Purpur-Sonnenhut, Purpur-Sonnenhut, Igel-Sonnenhut oder Echinacea, ist eine nordamerikanische Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Asteraceae. Sie ist in Teilen des östlichen Nordamerika beheimatet und bis zu einem gewissen Grad in freier Wildbahn in weiten Teilen des Ostens, Südostens und mittleren Westens der Vereinigten Staaten sowie in der kanadischen Provinz Ontario vorhanden. Es ist am häufigsten in den Ozarks und im Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Seine Lebensräume umfassen trockene offene Wälder, Prärien und Ödland.
Echinacea leitet sich aus dem Griechischen ab und bedeutet „stacheliger", in Anlehnung an die stacheligen Seeigel „εχίνοι", denen die reifen Blütenköpfe von Arten dieser Gattung ähneln. Der Beiname purpurea bedeutet „rötlich-lila".
إشنسا بوربوريا ، الصنوبريات الأرجوانية الشرقية ، الصنوبريات الأرجواني ، قنفذ القنفذ ، أو إشنسا ، هو نوع من النباتات المزهرة في أمريكا الشمالية في عائلة Asteraceae. هي موطنها الأصلي في أجزاء من شرق أمريكا الشمالية وتوجد إلى حد ما في البرية في الكثير من شرق وجنوب شرق وغرب الولايات المتحدة وكذلك في مقاطعة أونتاريو الكندية. هو الأكثر شيوعًا في أوزاركس وفي وادي المسيسيبي / أوهايو. تشمل موائلها الغابات المفتوحة الجافة والمروج والجبل.
إشنسا مشتق من اللغة اليونانية ، وتعني "الشوكة الواحدة" ، في إشارة إلى قنافذ البحر الشوكية "εχίνοι" التي تشبهها رؤوس الأزهار الناضجة لأنواع هذا الجنس. الصفة بوربوريا تعني "أرجواني محمر".
Echinacea purpurea、イースタン パープル コーンフラワー、パープル コーンフラワー、ハリネズミ コーンフラワー、またはエキナセアは、キク科の開花植物の北米種です。北米東部の一部に自生し、米国東部、南東部、中西部の多く、およびカナダのオンタリオ州にある程度野生で存在します。オザークとミシシッピ/オハイオ渓谷で最も一般的です.その生息地には、乾いた開けた森、大草原、不毛地帯が含まれます。
エキナセアは、この属の種の熟した花の頭が似ているとげのあるウニ「εχίνοι」に関連して、「とげのあるもの」を意味するギリシャ語に由来します。別名プルプレアは「赤紫色」を意味します。
How will you ever see the full extent of something if you're not willing to look through the cracks...
Budapest, May 2016
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Catholic Church
Düsseldorf-Garath
Gottfried Böhm, arch. 1970
It seems that I haven't uploaded anything here in forever.....time to rectify that.
It is part of a larger complex which also includes a two-level retirement home, St. Hildegardis. I was surprised to learn that it no longer functions as such, but now houses refugees from Ukraine, which meant that we weren't allowed inside. That is unfortunate, as there are some great spaces--especially a very sculptural ramp out of bricks and concrete. I hope that they will be preserved, as the structure is currently being renovated, but I couldn't tell to which extent.
I worked on an (unbuilt) addition to the structure back in the 90's and the clients back then wanted that ramp taken out in order to make more room for the dining area.
The security guard wouldn't let us in and simply couldn't understand 'why people came by on a daily basis and wanted to take pictures?'
I'll include some exterior images..hopefully sooner than later.
Rebirth
My Interplanetary Memories
Interplanetary Travel
When I first received the offer of Interplanetary travel, I was quite excited. However, as I thought about this trip, a tremendous fear began to grip my body. This fear had grown to such an extent that it almost took over my entire body. It was a feeling of dread of the unknown. When I thought of myself alone in the unknown, the feeling of fear began to give way to worry. During this space travel, I started to think about all the bad scenarios that could happen to me. It was as if my thoughts were trying to dissuade me from this interplanetary journey. But all these negative thoughts encouraged me even more to go on this trip. The fear of the unknown made me even more curious about this trip. The fear and anxiety that surrounded my body could not stop me. Perhaps, at that time, my desire to escape from reality encouraged me to take this trip. So that I could get away from the real pain I was going through. All my pain would remain on planet Earth. I would be reborn in the dark void of space. All the facts that would affect my life would remain in the Earth's atmosphere. Thus, I would be able to continue living without the facts that could affect my life and perhaps end my life. That's how it happened. After leaving the atmosphere of planet Earth, a deep numbness filled my entire body. In time, I started to come to life again in that endless darkness and unmatched silence. As I progressed through deep space, my thoughts began to disappear.. I found myself in a deep nothingness. This nothingness kept me focused on my goal. Now I had only one purpose. Finding life!
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
I was at David's house today, and built one of these with his parts, and I liked it.
So I went home and built one for me :3
Inspired by Dips, to an extent.
The Rodenstock Rodagon 50mm f/4 enlarging lens is becoming my most versatile macro lens. The fact that it's so tiny and when mounted on extension tubes (that exactly match the diameter of the lens barrel !) it's quite thin and can get close without touching and disturbing the environnement !
Although there are some light leaks sometimes that can be annoying because they are difficult to control...
I took this photo with extention tubes and a helicoid M42/E adapter for more precision.
The Rodagon also have great colors and contrast and good sharpness !
Sony A7 iii / Rodenstock Rodagon 50mm f/4 enlarging lens
Hasselblad 503cx
Zeiss Planar 80/2,8 + extention tubes
Ilford FP 4+
Developed in Kodak HC-110B
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The height of the tide in colour
Both these images are roughly the same view point (as the slippery pebbles would allow) The colour seems to be more about what first attracted me to this marker, the progressively diminishing rust marking the maximum extent of the tide
Another image of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) taken at its brightest back on May 3rd, 2020. The set of exposures that were used to process this image were taken a bit earlier that those for the colour image that I posted earlier, and this time I processed it as a monochrome image to bring out the full extent of the tail (which extends beyond the 200mm field of view!)
Details: 25 x 20 sec exposures with a Canon 6D and 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm, f/5.6 and 6400 iso.
posted here only for comparison as to the extent of the slide...
very harsh light, through the window.
Result below:
Trout season opened this week. It is yet another grim reminder of the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown that will likely continue through another spring season. It seems as though every aspect of our daily lives has been altered to some extent over the past year.
But this angler appears to be blissfully enjoying himself in solitary tranquility as he casts his line towards a freshly stocked lake, oblivious to any worldly concerns other than the simple placement of his line. Perhaps there is a lesson that we can all draw from this simple and timeless human activity. Perhaps we should all seek to discover our own "fishing hole", a place unique to each of us where our minds are most fully at ease, where our thoughts are not burdened by the past nor in fear of the future. For what better lesson can we take away from this pandemic than to fully appreciate the importance of living in the moment?
This old net loft or processing plant overlooks the small boat harbour of Rough Bay on Malcolm Island. It appears to still be in use to some extent, where others nearby are definitely beyond use as they are or have collapsed over time. This is a working harbour with a long history of fishing and boat building.
One of the most intriguing textiles we saw being made here are the rugs that are fabricated from old used salmon gill nets - possibly out of this net loft. We were told that currently there are only two industrious ladies on island who make these rugs. They are very beautiful and the one lady who had some in her shop wasn’t sure she was ready to sell them yet as the nets she made them from were over 100 years old. They take hours and hours of time and patience to make she said.
Overlooking the full extent of Little Haven and Broad Haven Bay at low tide, with a view of the coast path that leads through this area.
For anyone less able to walk the coast path it is now possible to take a cyber walk along the full 186 mile stretch by following the link below.
Pembrokeshire Coast path. cyber walk linked to the path in the image above.
www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.7728386,-5.1116915,3a,75y,26h,9...
7 Years ago we find CMQ 3812 North hauling the Pan Am OCS from Northern Maine Jct to BVJ, then west across the Moosehead and Sherbrooke Subs to Farnham, Quebec.
At Farnham a VTR GP40-2 was added and the train ran down to East Deerfield where the VTR power was cut off and the train continued back to Maine.
The intent of the trip was to open up a new gateway, with Pan Am's successful bid to get trackage rights to White River Jct. Along with VTR's Washington County RR and the CMQ, the plan was to reopen the embargoed Saint-Guillaume Sub which hadn't seen a train since the MMA days, to connect with CN at Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
The plan was for freight to be interchanged with CN then, run to Farnham, down to Newport, then to White River Jct over WACR, to Pan Am at WRJ, then to East Deerfield and points south. Ideally, competing with SLR, NECR, CP and to some extent CSX's routing. However things never panned out.
The following year Fortress sold CMQ to CP which had little interest in the plan. Pan Am was sold in 2020 to CSX and taken over in 2022. Effectively putting an end to the proposed route.
Central Maine and Quebec Railway
Train: 3812 North
1/28/2018
Glenburn, ME
CMQ Bangor Subdivision