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A nymphal leafhopper chose the wrong landing spot. It was still struggling, but was not going to get free.
GBRf Class 66/7 No. 66764 runs round having just arrived at East Midlands Gateway container terminal with 4M19, the 11:50 from Southampton Western Docks on 18th March 2022. Within seconds of the train stopping, the unloading commenced and by the time I drove away some 20 minutes later all containers had been removed from the train.
My fast primes - Canon 50mm f1.8 II (nifty fifty), Canon 50mm f1.4, Sigma 30mm f1.4, Sigma 28mm f1.8. I love all of these lenses, but I think my favorite is the Sigma 28mm (even with its noisy and slow autofocus!).
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Breathtaking Landscapes and Color
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verfremdeter Sonnenuntergang !
alienated sunset!
The Goodyear FG-1D Corsair (The Fighter Collection) displays over Duxford Airfield. When it was first introduced in 1940, the Corsair had the biggest engine and largest diameter propellor of any fighter in history and first to exceed a top speed of 400 mph.
MARC inbound train 681 was ready to blast off for DC as Amtrak Acela 2248 came rocketing past. On Sundays, train 681 originates at the Martin State Airport stop in Middle River.
Martins is named after the Glenn L Martin company, where my grandfather worked across the street from the tracks on the B-26 Marauder project during WWII. It is now home to the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing's Tactical Fighter Group which operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II from Warfield Air National Guard Base in Middle River.
While I was there, several Warthogs were heard powering up, but unfortunately did not take off. The Hogs are nice to see and hear when they head out on maneuvers.
"If you want to go fast, go alone.
if you want to go far, go together."
The Court of Final Appeal Building (formerly the Legislative Council Building), Central. 2023.
(Cellphone photo)
Kingfisher,
The Kingfisher is found near fresh water of most types including streams, rivers, canals, laker and marehes. It prefers clear, slow-flowing waters. In winter it is often seen on tidal estuaries, salt marshes and rocky sea-shores. It feeds mainly on small fish such as Minnows, Sticklebacks and Gudgeon. It also takes crustaceans ( an important part of the diet in winter ), frogs, tadpoles and large insects. It catches its prey by sitting on an exposed perch overlooking the water and plunge-diving when prey is sighted, It will aiso hover for short periods above the water looking for prey. Kingfishers are highly territorial, especially dueing the breeding season, and are aggressive towards other Kingfishers that stray into the territory.
The nest-site is usually in a hole in the bank of a stream or lake, though sometimes it is a considerable distance from water. A tunnel 1-3 feet long is excavated, ending in a bowl-shaped chamber which contains the eggs. No nest material is used but the nest becomes lined with regurgitated fish-bones. Both sexes share in incubation and care of the young.
The Kingfisher is mainly resident and sedentary, though birds from the northern part of the range move southwards or to sea-coasts when fresh water freezes in winter,.
Note, - Female has red on base of bill,
Occurrence ;- In most of Europe, N to S Scotland, Baltic, and exteme S Scandinavia, Summer visitor only in north and east of range, from which birds move southwest in winter, Along rivers and canals, on marshes, flooded pits, and coastal areas including salt-marsh creeks, especially in winter,
Voice ;- Quite loud, sharp, high Kit-cheeee or cheee, also high, fast trill in spring,
Nesting ;- Deep tubular tunnel, lined with fish bones, May-July.
Feeding ;- Catches fish, frogs, and aquatic insects, in dive from perch or mid-air hover,
Order ;- Coraciiformes
Family ;- Alcedinidae
Species ;- Alcedo atthis
Lenght ;- 16 - 17 cm ( 6.5in )
Wingspan ;- 24 - 26 cm ( 9.5in - 10in )
Weight ;- 35 - 40g ( 1.25oz - 1.5oz )
Social ;- Pairs
Lifespan ;- 5 - 10 years
Status ;- Declining
Stuck fast in the River Humber August 11 2018 in monochrome and colour near the Riverside Ferry Terminal
You got a fast car
And I want a ticket to go anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
Larapinta Drive, Red Centre, Australia
:) Athens, 2015
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...because I didn't want her falling out of that tree! haha...the wind sucked all the color from our air! :D Will take more shots...the light isn't really reaching her crown here!
Thanks to Chiky of Neuart! These crowns are genius! Thank you SOOOO much, Chiky, for our crown and this gorgeous dress! Big hugs from me and La Mer!
just a bunch of snoozy pigeons (this is how i feel on a monday morning!)
hope everyone had a great weekend x
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A track inspector effects an on-the-spot repair of a pull-apart at Blue Island Junction, certainly among the busiest and most critical rail traffic nodes in Chicago. During cold weather, it’s not uncommon for steel rail, which contracts when chilled, to pull apart from an adjoining rail at a joint. As long as the gap between the rails is just a few inches, trains may still pass over at slow speed; however, it won’t take too long for the breach to grow, posing risk of a major derailment. Fortunately, eagle-eyed inspectors examine every inch of mainline track at least twice each week (and aways immediately following a sudden cold snap), looking for broken or defective rail and paying careful attention to rail joints and switches, the most vulnerable components of track.
To fix this particular pull-apart, the inspector merely has to heat the rail up (so it expands enough to close the gap) and secure it with fresh joint bars and bolts. To do this, he starts a controlled fire along the inside of about a hundred feet of rail—fifty feet on either side of the break. In his track inspection vehicle, he keeps a bucket (the blue bucket in the foreground of the photo) filled with a mixture of finely-shredded cellulose insulation soaked in diesel fuel. The inspector (wearing protective gloves) slaps a generous handful of this flammable concoction, which has the consistency of thick oatmeal, onto the rail above every wooden cross tie—about every eighteen inches. Before setting the whole deal ablaze, he makes a quick phone call to the local fire department to let them know not to be alarmed by the sudden clouds of black smoke coming from the railroad tracks. Then, he lights a fusee (a roadside flare) and walks along the track, touching the bright red jet of flame to each little pile of incendiary goo. Soon, it looks like a hundred campfires strung out along the section of railroad. Acrid black smoke billows into the grey winter sky. Now he waits.
Training and experience have taught the inspector that as soon as the little fires begin to die out, their fuel consumed, the steel will have warmed and expanded enough to bring the estranged sections of rail back together. Sledge hammer in hand, he walks the line amidst smoldering fires, gently tapping the rail, coaxing it to inch back into place. Once the rail ends are reunited, he quickly applies two new steel joint bars, one to the inside and one to the outside of the rail. The joint bars, about eighteen inches long, fit snuggly against the rail and span the joint. On each side of the joint, there are bolt holes through the rail, which align with holes in the joint bars. A few new bolts, a few tightening tugs with a very large wrench, and the track is as good as new, ready to handle a quarter of a million tons of freight every day. The whole repair, from discovery to remedy, only takes about 20 minutes. Time is money for the railroad.
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Beschenkt mit übernatürlicher Größe und Schönheit im Zusammenspiel mit übernatürlichen psychischen Kräften (Marketing) lockt die moderne Frühlingsgöttin Xeni-Leni, fast zart und zerbrechlich wirkend, die Käufer/Innen in den Frühling mit gleißendem Sonnenlicht, blauem Himmel, überirdisch schönem Grün und frischer Luft.
Die überflüssigen Winterklamotten können praktischerweise in dem Behälter vorne gleich abgelegt werden ... ;-) ;-)
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz. 23. März 2026 (DSC0961)
Endowed with supernatural height and beauty, combined with supernatural psychic powers (marketing), the modern spring goddess Xeni-Leni, appearing almost delicate and fragile, lures buyers into spring with dazzling sunlight, blue skies, otherworldly greenery, and fresh air.
The unnecessary winter clothes can conveniently be left in the container at the front... ;-) ;-)
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. March 23, 2026 (DSC0961)
this has to be one of the hardest cups to do. lettering is incredibly hard to line up.
and trying not to get colors to bleed, sucked too.
its also the first time a cup looks better in photo than when u see it in person.
kinda like the women i meet on Match.
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