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It's not a recent shot and I don't remember where I took it,but you might find the carved faces on it interesting.
The Indian eagle-owl, also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), is a species of large horned owl restricted to the Indian Subcontinent. They were earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl. They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests, and are usually seen in pairs. They have a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk. They are typically large owls, and have "tufts" on their heads. They are splashed with brown and grey, and have a white throat patch with black small stripes.
This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
It’s just an old country store in a small town that was bypassed by a highway. Brighton, Missouri, is now a quiet, mostly empty town with no real need anymore for a small general store. There’s a Walmart just a few miles away where you can buy “the world".
A pair of Semipalmated Plovers face off, with the one on the left a little intimidated by the others display and aggression.
Gestern am nach Norden ausgerichteten Küchenfenster 34,5°C !
Yesterday on the north-facing kitchen window 34.5° C !
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Autumn transforms the landscape in the Swiss Alps in a golden sea. High above Zermatt in Switzerland the iconic Matterhorn is surrounded by beautifully colored nature.
Birds are well equipped to survive the coldest of temperatures. They store fat during the short days of winter to keep themselves warm during the long nights. During those freezing nights, they fluff their feathers to trap heat and slow their metabolism to conserve energy. They also look for good places to roost, whether it’s a birdhouse, natural tree cavity, grass thicket, evergreen or shrub.
5 frame time lapse taken in extremely trying conditions. The camera was facing directly into a gale. It’s my first attempt at stacking photos together to make a long exposure.
A self-shot taken on the top of Buda Madmaheswar....majestic Chowkhamba peak shines in the late noon....taken on trek to Nandikund in Garhwal Himalayas, India
A group of White Fronted Terns and Seagulls facing a stiff breeze blowing across the Foxton estuary.
© Dominic Scott 2023
Facing the sunlight coming towards us , through the golden leaves (at the Château wonderland), in Autumn, feels like we are showered with thousands of blessings and a ….pink optimism!!! Our hearts become uplifted, and we feel like all of our dreams might come true!!!!!….
❤️❤️❤️ …..And what if this Light were the NEW YEAR’S LIGHT ? 😊😊
….Plus, that my captures are showered with a fabulous golden light , that becomes my sublime model!! 😊
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland, captured in January 2025.
They may be wearing The North Face but Buchanan Street runs from north to south and gets a brief window of some spectacular low winter sun between the shadows.
If you look at my past few uploads you can see why I was so desperate to save the data on my failing HDD. While I am sad that my RAW files of these shots remain unrecovered at this time, at least I managed to save the processed JPGs.
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