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I don't know about you, but I always know which phase the moon is in at all times.
I took a break from deep-sky to capture our beautiful first quarter (59% illuminated) moon earlier this week.
The image is a composite of two images to reveal the unlit portion of the moon for a more 3D look.
The starry sky was also added for effect. I've still got a lot to learn about solar system photography, but I REALLY enjoy it.
A Camellia for Valentines's Day
Camellia First Blush won best non-reticulata at the Camellia Show. (I am not the grower)
First day of revenue earning service, sees 777049 on Liverpool Central to Kirkby services, 23rd January 2023. Its last run of the day was 16.05 Liverpool Central to Kirkby, after which it headed out of service back to Kirkdale depot
Lovely Elena teaches her sweet daughter Rada the art of soap bubbles on the ''Amor de Perdição'' Square in Porto (candid shot).
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My first star trail ... very much a test shot to learn some lessons for when I do it for real later in the year. The focus isn't quite right here but I put this down to it being 2am in the morning and the few nips of Laphroaig that I had consumed beforehand :D Also, still very much learning how to use my camera's intervalometer.
Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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I saw my first Wheatear of 2018 this morning, which was also my first summer migrant bird of the year. Living in the Yorkshire Pennines it takes a little longer for the migrants to percolate through to these areas. And incidentally there was still quite a lot of snow where I photographed this female, identified by her lack of a dark eye mask.
The name Wheatear is one of the oldest bird names, first recorded in the sixteenth century and used in the first bird book written in English in 1678. The name is a corruption of white arse, as a white rump is the most noticeable feature of this bird. The word arse was widely used for that part of the anatomy and did not sink to a vulgar term until the seventeenth century.
The scientific name Oenanthe comes from an unidentified bird mentioned by Aristotle. He called it Oinanthe after Oine (Grape vine) and Anthos (Flower) because his bird appeared when the vine was in flower. He also said the bird appeared in Greece at the setting of the dog star (Sirius), which is late summer or early autumn. Vines flower May to July so it is likely to be the autumn migration Aristotle was referring to. Linnaeus named the Wheatear Motacilla oenanthe in 1758.