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Deer are fascinating to watch and I'm so pleased to have captured this wee behaviour from this impressive Red Deer stag. He was so permanently furious and stompy but mesmerising to watch and capture with my camera. It isnt just deer who do this (Big cats and horses do this too) but it is a known behaviour for scenting females and whilst the stag looks like he is sneering, he stretches his neck, lifts his nose and curls his top lip, maximising exposure to air containing pheromones to his vomeronasal organ, (located in the roof of his mouth). This helps him detect Doe's in Oestrus.
Nature is truly incredible.
Fascinating Iceland Skógafoss
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Faszinierendes Island
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This photo shows a part of the standing stones and doesn't cover the whole site.
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Patrick Ashmore, who excavated at Calanais in the early 1980s writes: ‘The most attractive explanation… is that every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills. It seems to dance along them, like a great god visiting the earth. Knowledge and prediction of this heavenly event gave earthly authority to those who watched the skies.’
Historic Scotland
Lost in the wind -
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Seeds of a silver thistle / Silberdistel (Carlina acaulis)
some years ago in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
for a happy Sunday!
Elephant's tongue / Elefantenohr (Haemanthus albiflos)
in a flowerpot in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
Autre champ de lave un peu plus loin ! Another lava field, a bit farther !
Le sommet à droite est le Hvannadalshnukur, le point le plus haut d'Islande.
Faszinierende Dolomiten
Das Pordoijoch ist mit einer Scheitelhöhe von 2239 m s.l.m. der zweithöchste mit einer durchgehend asphaltierten Straße versehene Gebirgspass in den Dolomiten Italiens
Fascinating watching this youngster trying to swallow this very large Rainbow trout it must have tried for about 10 minutes before giving up and abandoning the fish in the shallow water!
Fascinating Iceland
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Faszinierendes Island
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The island of San Michele, located in the lagoon close to Venice, has been the city's cemetery since the early nineteenth century.
There's also a church with a peaceful cloister leading to the cemetery.
Dreaming back to Summer.
Gazing in my garden.
A meticulous landing.
Catches my eye.
A tenacious grip.
Time for feast.
Bustling through the petals. Feeding on sweet Summer nectar.
Skipping flower to flower.
An irresistible temptation of mother nature.
It may be Winter, but I find my Summer butterflies bring me joy all year long. I have found the precision flight pattern and feeding behavior of these skippers quite fascinating. You can watch them all day long and they wouldn't have a care in the world.
The seventh photo from the "Butterfly Days" series.
Je ne suis ici qu'une ombre transparente, une sorte de copie fragile, un reflet provisoire...
une partie de citation d'André Frossard
Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia Common Buckeye butterflies are found in the southern half of the US and the eastern side of the northern half of the United States. There are two similar species. The Mangrove Buckeye Junonia genoveva is found in the southwestern United States and in the southern tip of Florida.
On a fascinating hike with my friend Lothar on the Schynigen Platte with a view of the Oberberghorn (2069 m) above the fog line.
What a gorgeous day! The view of the wonderful panorama changed continuously with the fog. We enjoyed the peaceful silence and the feeling of freedom - such days should never end...
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Panorama image of 7 pictures in triple exposure
Auf einer faszinierenden Wanderung mit meinem Freund Lothar auf der Schynigen Platte mit Blick auf das Oberberghorn oberhalb der Nebelgrenze.
Was für ein grandioser Tag! Die Sicht auf das wundervolle Panorama wechselte mit dem Nebel kontinuierlich. Wir genossen die friedliche Stille und das Gefühl von Freiheit - solche Tage sollten niemals enden…
Fascinating watching this youngster trying to swallow this very large Rainbow trout it must have tried for about 10 minutes before giving up and abandoning the fish in the shallow water!
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Die Goldene Stunde - The golden hour
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Die Goldene Stunde
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Goldene Stunde (Fotografie)
In der Fotografie wird die Zeitspanne kurz nach dem Sonnenaufgang oder kurz vor dem Sonnenuntergang als goldene Stunde bezeichnet. Das Sonnenlicht ist während dieser Zeit rötlicher und weicher als wenn die Sonne höher steht. Sie ist das Pendant zur blauen Stunde, welche die Zeit vor Sonnenaufgang, bzw. nach Sonnenuntergang bezeichnet, in der der Himmel tiefblau ist.
Begriff
Die Farbtemperatur des Tageslichts verändert sich während des Tages. Sie ist ungefähr 2000 K kurz nach dem Sonnenaufgang oder vor dem Sonnenuntergang, ungefähr bei 3500 K während der goldenen Stunde, und ca. 5500 K um Mittag. Die Farbtemperatur kann sich auch signifikant verändern durch die Höhe, die geografische Breite und die Wetterlage.
Wenn die Sonne kurz über dem Horizont steht, müssen die Lichtstrahlen eine größere Strecke durch die Erdatmosphäre zurücklegen, wodurch die Intensität des direkten Lichtes reduziert wird. Licht kürzerer Wellenlänge, also vor allem blaues Licht, wird mit höherer Wahrscheinlichkeit durch die Rayleigh-Streuung seitlich weggestreut, sodass die Farbe des direkten Sonnenlichts sich ins Rötliche verschiebt. Zusätzlich entstehen durch den kleinen Winkel des Sonnenstands längere Schatten.
Der Begriff goldene Stunde wird bildlich verwendet. Der Effekt hat keine definierte Dauer und verändert sich je nach geografischer Breite und Jahreszeit.
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Golden hour (photography)
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In photography, the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.
The period of time shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset is called the "magic hour," especially by cinematographers. [1] [2] During this time the brightness of the sky matches the brightness of streetlights, signs, car headlights and lit windows. Also, during this period of time there are no sharp shadows because the sun has set (or hasn't risen). The magic hour is actually closer to twenty or thirty minutes.
The period of time shortly before the magic hour at sunrise (or after at sunset) is called the blue hour, when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade.
Flowers of a giant onion, Allium giganteum, growing at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire, England. The flowers are arranged in a spherical flower head 5-6in wide.
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This photograph was taken recently during our memorable visit to an ice cave in Vatnajökull Glacier near Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in Iceland.
We had an excellent and friendly guide for the ice cave visit who was very careful with our safety. We went through various passages with open icy walls and cave-like structures.
This photograph captured the internal reflections on the ceiling of the ice cave, as well as the rocks in the open area covered with snow. The contrast between the wavy interior and snow-covered exterior was fascinating.
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Renards, nuisibles vraiment ?
Chaque année ce sont plus de 600 000 renards qui sont tués en France par le lobby de la chasse sans aucune raison scientifique... Comment dans le pays de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry peut-on encore persécuter cet animal si fascinant ? Ils sont des êtres doués de sensibilité. Ils sont nos racines. : Si vous prenez l'ensemble des mammifères terrestres de cette planète :
36 % sont des êtres humains, 60% des animaux d'élevages pour nourrir l'humanité, et seulement 4 % sont des animaux sauvages. 4%... Comment avons-nous pu fermer les yeux sur notre folie ? Enfant j'étais déjà fasciné par les animaux. Jamais je n'aurais cru pouvoir vivre toutes ces années à leurs côtés. J'ai sans doute vécu les meilleurs années de ma vie en admirant la nature mais surtout en prenant conscience que nous ne sommes pas seuls. La planète n'est pas notre dû et les animaux ne sont pas à notre service. Des siècles d'héritages culturels, religieux, philosophiques nous l'ont fait croire mais il n'en est rien ...et si on retrouvait l'enfant qui sommeille en nous ? Ils ne sont ni nos amis, ni nos ennemis mais ils aimeraient juste qu'on les laisse tranquille... à MÉDITER
Image prise depuis la tente affût et dans un milieu naturel .
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Foxes, pests really?
Each year, more than 600,000 foxes are killed in France by the hunting lobby for no scientific reason ... How in the country of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry can we still persecute this fascinating animal? They are sentient beings. They are our roots. : If you take all the land mammals on this planet:
36% are human beings, 60% are animals raised to feed humanity, and only 4% are wild animals. 4% ... How have we been able to close our eyes to our madness? As a child I was already fascinated by animals. I never thought I could live all these years with them. I have undoubtedly lived the best years of my life admiring nature but especially realizing that we are not alone. The planet is not our due and animals are not at our service. Centuries of cultural, religious and philosophical heritage have made us believe it, but it is not so ... what if we found the child that lies dormant in us? They are neither our friends nor our enemies but they would just like us to leave them alone ...
Image taken from the hide tent and in a natural environment.
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For macro mondays 'paper'
The rolled section of this torn strip was about 1cm across - it was fascinating to see the textures of the rough edges so closely!
It was placed on a smooth ceramic tile with a glitter card background.
fascinating watching as the Egret struggled for about a minute to either swallow or bring up the Newt. Will never know the outcome as it soon moved out of sight.
Pink Waxcaps or Hygrcybe Calyptriformis are a beautiful and unusual sight. They will appear in undisturbed grasslands either singular or with just two or three together. Taken on Dartmoor by the side of a stream.
Fascinating northern lights in southern Iceland
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This is a spider wasp with a Wolf spider. I have not been able to identify what type of spider wasp it is, apparently there are many different types. Here in southern Arizona we have one by the name of Tarantula Wasp, which preys on Tarantulas. They are much larger and have orange wings. The wasp in the photo has stung this spider. When I came across them the wasp was dragging the spider across the ground, heading for her nest. The horrifying part of this story is, the venom of the wasp does not kill the spider, it paralyzes it. After stinging and paralyzing the spider, the wasp drags it to its nest where it lays eggs inside the spider. When the wasp larva hatch inside the spider, they eat it alive. I took this photo at Gilbert Water Ranch in Gilbert Arizona.
The Ruhr, also referred to as Ruhr area, Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million (2017), it is the largest urban area in Germany. It consists of several large cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 10 million people, which is among the largest in Europe.
The Ruhr area has no administrative centre; each city in the area has its own administration, although there exists the supracommunal "Regionalverband Ruhr" institution in Essen.
For 2010, the Ruhr region was one of the European Capitals of Culture.
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Had 3 beautiful windless days in Lodi where so many people go to view these amazing Sandhill Cranes. I found a deeply plowed divot in this cornfield where these beautiful birds allow me to sit and watch them as they leisurely grazed and at times would go into their 'fascinating mating dances'.
Fascinating, Unsanitary and Disgusting - a Great Place to Be and See.
Oh, and there's a band rehearsing in the bar around the corner, just off to the left, opposite the coffee shop, where they have the bicycle racks, but it's a little hard to tell from the photograph.
Fascinating basalt shapes in the Hálsanefshellir Cave on the Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach near Vik I Myrdal in south Iceland.
It was a special moment: I liked the warm light together with the cold ice at the edges of the falls. The Gullfoss waterfall is a natural wonder, not far from Reykjavik.