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Senate House, University of Cambridge. The press and TV guys waiting for the arrival of the Queen. I think 90 percent were Canon users:-)
"Battling beauties!"
Here is my first series of "Hummer wars". Hummingbirds of all varieties are amazingly territorial and will chase each other to no end when they feel threatened or guarding "Their" feeder or flowers. Like many other small birds and mammals, I find the challenge of capturing these speed demons in pairs very rewarding. It certainly rates as one of the most difficult behaviors to photograph, as many of my photographer friends can attest to, but l am a glutton for punishment!
Wolverines are the largest land-dwelling member of the weasel family. The scientific name is Gulo gulo which is Latin for Glutton; an alternative name for it. They have a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to their size, being capable of taking on animals much larger than themselves. Prey as large as Reindeer are taken, but smaller mammals such as squirrels and lemmings are more typical. Wolverines are generally rare and elusive, wandering over massive home ranges. This was photographed in the wild in Finland where the population is estimated at 155 to 170.
This modestly sized (360m) hill is the remains of an atoll from when this part of Derbyshire was covered by a tropical sea.
The little white dots you may be able to see on the hill are sheep which help to give a sense of scale.
Gomez the Gomezian up early looking for more yummies,.. but I know he JUST ate,.. because I JUST fed the little pig glutton !!..LOL!!
C'mon my little man, I'll scramble you up some eggs,.. you want bacon with that?.. how 'bout a nice cuppa coffee?..
but I GET THE BATHROOM FIRST you hear??..otherwise I'm gonna poop in YOUR litter box...
Ouch, lol. Well I asked for it! (Excuse my hairy hand!) Annual open day at Barry Buddon MOD camp, with its assorted habitats. All the local natural history groups enjoy their day of exploring on this special site. Clegs are always numerous there and since I accepted that being bitten was inevitable, specially when standing still trying to capture various insect shots, I decided I would follow some of my flickr contacts examples and take a shot of it feeding. I'd previously experienced being "stabbed" and I guess I thought that would be pretty much it, but NO, it was so much more! A sensation of a stab, followed by a mini slash, ok a bit painful. I thought once the mouthparts were inserted, I wouldn't feel anything, but actually I was beginning to think she had struck a major artery! Ok, quick half dozen shots with DSLR, but not easy one handed, since it was my left hand she had chosen. Glutton for punishment, just to ensure I had a record of the event, I also fished my trust Optio W10 from my pocket and dashed off a few shots with it too. Ooooh, still feeling the discomfort (got to be honest, it was sore, but I've felt worse). However trying to dislodge her was a different matter altogether! Would she let go? I didn't want to kill her, so after gently trying to brush her off unsuccessfully, I finally managed to slide a pond rush under her body and virtually had to lever her out. What a grip. How we laughed!!!
They should have named Herring gulls Gannets.
They're bully-boy gluttons.
This one seen in Hesketh Park.
"Battling beauties!"
Here is my first series of "Hummer wars". Hummingbirds of all varieties are amazingly territorial and will chase each other to no end when they feel threatened or guarding "Their" feeder or flowers. Like many other small birds and mammals, I find the challenge of capturing these speed demons in pairs very rewarding. It certainly rates as one of the most difficult behaviors to photograph, as many of my photographer friends can attest to, but l am a glutton for punishment!
A southern Loudoun County, Virginia grainfield at sunset this past summer. We may be eating something made from the grain from this field tomorrow! I'm going to remember this day for a long time! :)
I wish all of my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving. Don't make a glutton of yourself! LOL
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"Battling beauties!"
Here is my first series of "Hummer wars". Hummingbirds of all varieties are amazingly territorial and will chase each other to no end when they feel threatened or guarding "Their" feeder or flowers. Like many other small birds and mammals, I find the challenge of capturing these speed demons in pairs very rewarding. It certainly rates as one of the most difficult behaviors to photograph, as many of my photographer friends can attest to, but l am a glutton for punishment!
Wanting to change things up a bit for their weekly get together, Stormtrooper Bruce decides to have a Hotdog Eating contest. Winner gets crowned King Glutton for the Day. Looser has to clean up the mess.
TK-432: Dude! You know, I think this is the best idea you've had in ages!
TK-1110: There's no such thing as a bad idea when it involves food.
Fett: That's not what you said when Chewie and I had our Bake Off.
TK-1110: I hardly think booby traps disguised as donuts and cookies qualify as food.
Chewie: Chrrkgs pfftchng draacht?
TK-432: No, no one died, but I'm pretty sure I got food poisoning.
Fett: I heard it was a 24 hr stomach virus, so that doesn't count.
STB: Hellooo, let's stop bickering and finish this contest. You've been eating for hours and the food is almost gone. Someone has got to win this crown I made!
Fett: Sure wish I'd brought my Moron Meter with me.
STB: Probably best you didn't. It would have just exploded the instant it hit the doorway.
Fett: Not having second thoughts about this food fest are you?
STB: Possibly. I must be a Glutton for Punishment for doing this.
Fett: If the crown fits... Just saying.
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I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food.
~Erma Bombeck
(a small nod to my mom, who I miss every Thanksgiving)
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.
The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads; long, pointed wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand.
Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this:
- they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead;
- they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water;
- their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately.
Gannets can dive from a height of 30 metres, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.
The gannet's supposed capacity for eating large quantities of fish has led to "gannet" becoming a disapproving description of somebody who eats excessively, similar to "glutton".
Gannets are colonial breeders on islands and coasts, normally laying one chalky, blue egg. It takes five years for gannets to reach maturity. First-year birds are completely black, and subsequent sub-adult plumages show increasing amounts of white.
The most important nesting ground for Northern gannets is the United Kingdom with about two thirds of the world's population. These live mainly in Scotland, including the Shetland Isles. The rest of the world's population is divided between Canada, Ireland, Faroe Islands and Iceland, with small numbers in France (they are often seen in the Bay of Biscay), the Channel Islands, Norway and a single colony in Germany on Heligoland. The biggest Northern gannet colony is in the Scottish islands of St Kilda; this colony alone comprises 20% of the entire world's population.
Captured at Bempton Cliffs at the East Coast, UK.
Hi guys it's Alex here with a gourmet shot😋
Here, are the more gluttons characters ever made in LEGO : Shaggy, Bombur the Dwarf, Homer Simpson, Axl and Scooby-Doo😏
Food is a pleasure, try not to get fat lol...
Original picture by me
So I decided to get on the ride and try for some fun motion blurs. I had forgotten how hard it is on your equilibrium to look through a super-wide lens while spinning in a big circle...and it only got worse after I took my eye away from the viewfinder. I am a glutton for punishment though...I went a second time and was sweating bullets by the end.
Shot at 1/5 of a second.
Once upon a time - way back in December - I took a bunch of funny face pictures for folks and kept promising to post them. Then I got my new camera and got distracted by the pretty pictures it took, as opposed to these heinous little treats. But I'm finally coming through.
My apologies in advance for the nightmares...
Large if you're a glutton for punishment.
My second visit this week as I wasn't able to get here the last two weekends.
I was at the summit of Chrome Hill for sunrise shooting the pinnacle, and I decided to come down to the well photographed tree just after, I could see the mist rolling in from the right. The mist just in front of the tree was there briefly for all of 2 minutes (07:24 - 07:26)
In the process of coming down from the summit I managed to scare Matt Oliver's dog dragging his camera bag and I felt awful when his lens went rolling down the side of the hill... Sorry Matt!
The lens is actually in this shot if you can see it, ive not removed it...
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“Oh, pity the poor glutton
Whose troubles all begin
In struggling on and on to turn
What's out into what's in.”
~ Walter de la Mare
Gluttony: An inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires
Macro Mondays - "The 7 Deadly Sins"
Jude, the chipmunk, making a pig out of herself. She has consumed thousands of peanuts over the past few months using "hibernation" as an excuse.
With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the Holidays next month, and a very long winter ahead, I'm going to try using that one myself. HMM!
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Ah.. Summer in the mountains.. BC Rockies, summer 2012.
P.S. It's like summer in here ;D For the last couple of days our daytime highs were hovering close to 10oC. Snow is melting and there is lots of water everywhere. And, though, I realize it isn't over yet for us, it is such a wonderful thing to be out and about without a heavy winter jacket. Yay!!
This week Frank challenged me to explore my sinful nature. I considered many interesting ideas but want to keep my stream family friendly ; )
If you're a chocloate lover like I am, you may have had thoughts of being covered in chocolate or swimming in a pool of luxurious silky chocolate. Willie Wonka's factory was always in my fantasies. I'm here to tell you that sometimes fantasies are better left as ideas and dreams - in your head.
It was like a crime scene. The melted chocolate in my hair was the worst. I took the longest shower of my life. And my hair! oh my poor hair. Rinse and repeat 5 times. I stripped the color right off. What a fiasco.
My toddler may have said it best; he woke up from his nap just as I was finishing up and said "caca".
I am a true chocolate glutton and admit that I will unleash my wrath on anyone who touches my chocolate treats that I have hidden around my house. I buy specialty and imported chocolates. These exotic chocolates can't be appreciated by my kids and my husband only likes milk chocolate - extra sweet. So why do they insist on invading my stash! My husband says I'm greedy. A glutton. Yes - when it comes to chocolate perhaps I am.
HCS - submitted to eyes, ears, nose and throat scavenger hunt.
Check out Frank's amazing interpretation here
running out the door again. Back later to catch up!
"Battling beauties!"
Here is my first series of "Hummer wars". Hummingbirds of all varieties are amazingly territorial and will chase each other to no end when they feel threatened or guarding "Their" feeder or flowers. Like many other small birds and mammals, I find the challenge of capturing these speed demons in pairs very rewarding. It certainly rates as one of the most difficult behaviors to photograph, as many of my photographer friends can attest to, but l am a glutton for punishment!
A sculpture by Chen Wenling's called "The God of Materialism" on display at an art gallery in Beijing fashionable 798 art district.
Don't get excited they're not back! It just describes how I feel at the end of a trying week of being very busy at work and trying to deal with it all when taking painkillers which make me act as if I am on satellite delay the whole time.
Just think the kittens are nearly 5 months old now and not really kittens anymore. Those of you on FB will have seen a couple of updated photos - my favourite being Loki giving his new owners' dog face rubs. They have also taken on a new puppy (obviously gluttons for punishment).
Pixie gave us a big fright last weekend by bringing in a rat! Yikes! Luckily it was dead and we just told her how clever she was before getting rid of it immediately. The blooming thing was nearly as big as she is. You have to say the little girl has no fear.
I am going to try and rest up as much as possible this weekend.
Happy Furry Friday!
Wishing you all a relaxing and happy weekend
.....and the other way round from previous shot.
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Situated appropriately on the corner of Cock Lane in the City of London he marks the northern boundary of the Fire of London in 1666. The Puritan Christians attributed the fire to Papists or Gluttons so this figure was depicted as a fat boy (well, fat for the 17th century I suppose).
The statue used to be mounted of the wall of the Fortune of War pub which stood on this site and was demolished in 1910. This establishment was more notorious for being where resurrectionists (better known as grave robbers and body snatchers) displayed their ill gotten gains in a back room to be selected by surgeons from nearby St Bartholomew Hospital for medical experimentation. I don't think I'd have risked the pork scratchings.