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One of those breathtakingly beautiful autumn days.
A good day to hike and enjoy autumn's fascinating nature spectacle.
The image is taken during a hike to Castle Ruin Landeck,
a Spur Castle.
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Wandern durch das Blattgold des Herbstes.
...Einer dieser atemberaubend schönen Herbsttage.
Ein guter Tag, um zu wandern und das faszinierende herbstliche Naturschauspiel zu genießen.
Das Foto ist auf dem Weg zur Burgruine Landeck, einer Spornburg, entstanden
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Heavily cropped image but it's my first Cuckoo :) It was fascinating watching just after this was taking it was chased away by a pair of Medow pipits which are tiny compared to the Cuckoo!
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
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Sie blühen immer nur wenige Tage und dennoch geht von ihnen eine immense Fazsination aus, und - man muss sie nicht gießen ...
They only bloom for a few days and yet they are fascinating and - don't worry, they don't have to be watered...
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This one particular day the amazing colours just went on and on the whole journey and I kept having to stop to take pictures. Needless to say I was late in for work.....
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
Spring has finally arrived in Alberta and so have we after a fascinating 3 day drive via California, Nevada, Idaho and Montana.
Of course, now the hard work begins to get our acreage ready for summer.
Alberta, Canada
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!
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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Let me tell you the fascinating and dramatic story of this bird island on the west coast of Norway. In the year 1725 a ship from the Netherlands descended here. The ship was loaded with gold. The gold treasure was later found by divers.
Runde has only 150 inhabitants. But every summer, more than 500,000 seabirds come to the island to nest. And tourists from all over Europe come here, either to experience this adventure or to find remnants of the gold treasure.. It is an adventure...
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Australian pelicans have a really fascinating behaviour. We watched a group of them in the bird park Walsrode, and their many different faces were amazing!
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.
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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This beautiful rhododendron flower wasn’t formed to a fascinating sculpture by the rain. These are dewdrops collected on the petals during the night. Together with this soft and diffuse morning light its producing a impressive look, in my opinion.
Diese wunderschöne Rhododendron Blüte wurde nicht etwa vom Regen zu einer faszinierenden Skulpur umgewandelt. Dies sind Taudropfen, der sich über Nacht auf den Blättern gesammelt haben. Zusammen mit dem weichen und diffusen Morgenlicht ergibt das eine beeindruckenden Anblick, finde ich.
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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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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.
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes and are incredibly fascinating primates. They are known for their immense strength, gentle nature and complex social structures.
Western Lowland Gorilla are the most numerous and widespread subspecies, found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. This is the subspecies most commonly seen in zoos.
Mountain Gorillas were made famous due to the work of Dian Fossey, these gorillas live at high altitudes in the Virunga Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
All gorillas live in the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Their habitats range from lowland rainforests to montane cloud forests and even bamboo forests at high altitudes.
Gorillas are stocky, powerful animals with broad chests and shoulders. Males are significantly larger than females, and a mature male, known as a "silverback," can stand over 6 feet tall and weigh up to 400-500 pounds (or more in captivity).
Appearance: They have large, human-like hands, small eyes set into hairless faces, and distinctive brow ridges. Silverbacks develop a saddle of silvery hair on their backs as they mature, which gives them their name.
Gorillas are primarily herbivores, with their diet consisting mainly of vegetation. The exact composition of their diet varies by species and subspecies, and also seasonally.
Gorillas are highly social animals and live in groups called troops. The typical troop structure is a harem, led by a dominant adult male, the silverback. He is responsible for leading, protecting, mediating conflicts within the group, and breeding with the females.
Gorillas communicate through a complex repertoire of vocalizations (grunts, hoots, screams, roars) and body language, including the famous chest-beating display.
(Photographed at the San Diego Zoo, Nikon D500, Nikon 300/2.8, 1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 200, edited to taste)
fascinating exhibit at the gallery in our beautiful neighboring library . . .
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South Queensferry was once the main point to board ferries over to Fife and is still a port today, although the boats are now destined for the islands of the Forth.
Take a boat tour to travel under the Forth Bridge and explore the wildlife and history of the islands. You can even land on Inchcolm, which is home to both a 12th century abbey and the fascinating remnants of Second World War defences.
Dalmeny House and Hopetoun House are two fine stately homes located on the outskirts of South Queensferry, and both are excellent attractions which boast lovely grounds, impressive architecture and historic artefacts.
The town is also a great place to start a coastal walk by joining the John Muir Way and following it through Dalmeny Estate and towards Cramond village.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over A$3 billion per year. 22972
I don't recall ever seeing these flowers with the white petals before! They go through so many stages that it's difficult to keep track. They are fascinating flowers.
Better on black & fullscreen : )
This is just because every Flickr feed needs a photo of a crocodile or alligator — *not* the footwear my son insists on wearing with socks, by the way. He tells me Crocs with socks is a thing. No offense if that’s your style where you live! 😉
I didn’t have a recent crocodile photo, so here’s Alfred the alligator. If I were his mummy crocodile, I’d definitely have named him Alfred. He’s got a bit of a thing for swimming in the rain, clearly. I swear I heard him singing:
I'm swimmin' in the rain,
Just swimmin' in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
And I'm hungry again.
I'm laughing at clouds,
So dark, up above,
I could swallow that photographer whole,
If someone would just give him a shove.
No fun facts tonight because there is sooo much about these fantastic creatures I'd lose you! Suffice to say both crocodiles and alligators are fascinating survivors from the dinosaur era. After millions of years of evolution, they’ve become ferocious, expert hunters, inspiring equal parts respect and fear. We only have 1-2 fatalities a year from "salties" (saltwater crocodiles) over here. Maybe it's their revenge on people wearing that ridiculous footwear!
Happy weekend, everyone! :)