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the goings on while im trying to photograph satellites..
i just find the commotion and noises hilarious..
the foxes try to get food while the skunks even the babies
know the power they have, it does get rather aromatic
the skunks prefer to charge and stomp instead of spray
but its all good. nobody dead and that's all that matters.
The Bibendum chair was designed by Eileen Gray in the early 1900s. The Eileen Gray Bibendum Chair makes a brilliant addition to any home, offering both recognized style and true comfort. The Eileen Gray Bibendum Chair is upholstered in Italian leather both surface and bottom. More details about the Eileen gray Bibendum chair please check the page.
OK, I hadn’t actually meant to take a video of a Gray Petrel. Rather, I still had the camera set on video when someone yelled, “Gray Petrel!”. So, when I saw it was recording rather than photographing, I immediately stopped the recording, alas. But this clip, short as it is, shows one of the bird’s most distinctive features: its highly un-petrel-like powered flight. This species is known for following cetaceans; we only saw them once, with this pod of orcas. Perhaps this specialist lifestyle means that, on the one hand, it has more abundant food and doesn’t need to conserve energy as much as other petrels and, on the other hand, it needs a direct flight style to be able to track the whales, not soar where the wind takes it.
Gray whale's fluke towering above a odiac at Boca de Soledad in Magdalena Bay, Baja California peninsula. Photo by Carlos Navarro
I have had catbirds in my yard for a number of years , but dont get to see them alot, hear plenty of singing which is great, but in the last few days I have been lucky to have one coming to the bird bath right off my back door.
As the scientific name implies, gray tree frogs are variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate where they are sitting. The degree of mottling varies.[3] They can change from nearly black to nearly white. They change color at a slower rate than a chameleon. Dead gray tree frogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray. The female does not croak and has a white throat; however, the male does croak and has a black/gray throat. The female is usually larger than the male.
They are relatively small compared to other North American frog species, typically attaining no more than 1.5 to 2 in (3.8 to 5.1 cm). Their skin has a lumpy texture to it, giving them a warty appearance. They are virtually indistinguishable from the Cope's gray tree frog, H. chrysoscelis, the only readily noticeable difference being their calls. Cope's gray tree frog has a shorter, faster call.[4] The gray tree frog also has an extra set of chromosomes (4N), or 48 in total, and is called tetraploid gray tree frog in scientific circles. The Cope's gray tree frog, or diploid gray tree frog, retained its 2N (24) original chromosome set. Hybridization between these species results in early mortality of many larvae, but some individuals survive to adulthood though they have reduced fertility.[5]
Both H. chrysoscelis and H. versicolor have bright-yellow patches on their hind legs, which distinguishes them from other tree frogs, such as H. avivoca.[6] The bright patches are normally only visible while the frog is jumping. Both species of gray tree frogs are slightly sexually dimorphic. Males have black or gray throats, while the throats of the females are lighter.[7]
Tadpoles have rounded bodies (as opposed to the more elongated bodies of stream species) with high, wide tails that can be colored red if predators are in the system. Metamorphosis can occur as quickly as two months with optimal conditions. At metamorphosis, the new froglets will almost always turn green for a day or two before changing to the more common gray. Young frogs will also sometimes maintain a light green color and turn gray or darker green after reaching adulthood.
FIELD MARKS- dark gray overall black cap long,black tail, often cocked undertail coverts chestnut short, dark bill
How many days in a row can I wear a different gray outfit?
day seven: 7/27/2009
(on 7/26 I stayed in the house)
• gray top, Charlotte Russe June 2009 purchase
• skirt, Halls department store
• black wedges, I dunno
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French postcard by Cinémagazine-Édition, Paris, no. 54.
Lawrence Gray (1898-1970) was an American film actor of the silent screen. He co-starred with Hollywood's greatest female stars including Gloria Swanson and Marion Davies.
After serving in the Navy during World War I, Lawrence Gray began working in the technical field of the film industry at Lasky Studios, also working as an extra. He liked the job and decided to become an actor. Between 1925 and 1936, he appeared in over forty films. Gray performed in many B movies. He was also often partnered with Hollywood's biggest female stars such as Gloria Swanson in Stage Struck (Cecil B. DeMille, 1925) and The Untamed Lady (Frank Tuttle, 1926), Norma Shearer in After Midnight (Monta Bell, 1927) and Colleen Moore in Oh, Kay! (Mervyn LeRoy, 1928). Memorable is his part as the rich playboy Billy Caldwell in The Patsy (King Vidor 1928), who is overcome with sleep. At the same time, Marion Davies tries to get his attention with impersonations of Lilian Gish, Mae Murray, and Pola Negri. Somehow she manages to convince her family Billy has assaulted her while rather the opposite has happened.
Lawrence Gray's light and pleasing tenor voice enabled his easy transition from silent to musical films. He was Davies's co-singer in Marianne (Robert Z. Leonard, 1929), her talkie-debut. He contributed to the soundtrack of some musical films like Children of Pleasure (Harry Beaumont, 1930), in which he starred himself, and The Florodora Girl (Harry Beaumont, (1930), with again Davies. Gray also starred in It's a Great Life (Sam Wood, 1929), with the Duncan Sisters, and Sunny (William A. Seiter, 1930), with Marilyn Miller. Like in his silent films, Gray was either the leading man to the featured female star or a supporting player. His career in musicals ended in 1931 when their over-production caused audiences to lose interest. Lawrence 'Larry' Gray, often considered the ideal son or son-in-law, was devoted to his parents, who lived with him. In 1935, Gray married the Mexican Maria Luisa Figueroa. In 1936, he ended his Hollywood film career. For thirty-three years, Gray henceforth worked in Mexico as a coordinator between the Mexican and US film industries. Lawrence Gray died at age 71 in 1970 in Mexico City.
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Solo Point, Fort Lewis, Washington
While birding today a Gray Whale slowly swam by followed by a Sea Lion.
Gray Line #87 Denning Gold Phoenix High Deck, Denning Manufacturing seen in Kings Domain at St Kilda Road on a Charter
Gray's lily (Lilium grayi) is found in elevations above 4000 feet (1220 meters) in the southern Appalachian Mountains, mostly around where North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia converge... and nowhere else. It's not just a beauty, it's a rare one, enough so to be federally listed as endangered.
The balds and meadows of the Roan Highlands are famous for its open stands of brilliant Catawba rhododendron that usually bloom from late May to early June, but it's also a good place to find the Gray's lily. Like many of the photographers of this region, I have the locations of many of them mapped out in my head. They're not prolific like a hillside of poppies as you might find in California... to find them can be somewhat like an Easter egg hunt.
The flowers can be as big as 2.5 inches (6.35 cm), though often they're smaller. The plants can have multiple buds (the most I've seen are 8 from one stalk, as in this image, although I've heard of as many as 10), though most seem to produce no more than 1. Their color can range from bright orange to deep red, which you would think would be easy to spot as contrastive as it should be against green grass. However, there are oceans of tall grass on these balds, and Gray's lily can be difficult to spot amongst them... and that may be a good thing.
I've seen folks walk right by these flowers without having seen them, even while they're within only a few feet of the Appalachian Trail. Those who do see them are quite delighted by their splendor, yet there are those who carry that a bit too far. I found a pile of flowers laying on the ground along the trail as I was making my way down Jane Bald... many of the flowers I'd taken pictures of earlier in that morning had been trampled and picked by some young women who should have known better.
Those women weren't belligerent, but they were ignorant, and not just of the fact that these flowers are endangered. Why would anyone do that to any beautiful thing that's there for all to enjoy? Selfishness leads to such action, not love... these folks were quite apathetic, until someone pointed out that it was unlawful to pick them. It's striking to me, how some folks, in the pursuit to find relevance in so beautiful a place, find that beauty to be irrelevant. Ecclesiastes 3:11 states, “He has also set eternity in the hearts of men”... the eternal aspect of God Himself likely helps us resolve the deep love that is necessary to determine beauty, even for those who do not believe in God. How else can we all see beauty in such a way that we all recognize it. Until we understand that kind of love, we will never understand why it can’t be programmed... but it can be passed on. There's plenty of beauty in your part of the world, too... I know, I've seen your pictures. Encourage others to take away only pictures and memories of that beauty and leave just footprints!
This one's better in Lightroom... hit "L"
The gray hawk (Buteo plagiatus) or Mexican goshawk[2] is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina plagiata. The species was recently split by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) from the gray-lined hawk. The gray hawk is found from Costa Rica north into the southwestern United States...The grey hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 475 g (16.8 oz) on average. The adult has a pale gray body, the tail is black with three white bands and the legs are orange. It is a solid, unpatterned gray on the upper parts...Immature birds have dark brown upperparts, a pale-banded brown tail, brown-spotted white underparts and a brown streaked buff head and neck. This species is quite short-winged, and has a fast agile flight for a Buteo. The call is a shrill whistled kleee-ooo...Gray hawks feed mainly on lizards and snakes, but will also take small mammals, birds and frogs. It usually sits on an open high perch from which it swoops on its prey, but will also hunt from a low glide. The nest is of sticks and built high in a tree. The usual clutch is one to three, usually two white to pale blue eggs.[3] The young take about 6 weeks to fledging.
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Pribilof Island race) - 07 Jun 2012 - Zapadni Rookery Blind, St. Paul Island, AK
Oregon State University researchers are studying gray whales along the Oregon Coast. Images and data collected under NOAA/NMFS permit #21678.
As the scientific name implies, gray tree frogs are variable in color owing to their ability to camouflage themselves from gray to green, depending on the substrate where they are sitting. The degree of mottling varies.[3] They can change from nearly black to nearly white. They change color at a slower rate than a chameleon. Dead gray tree frogs and ones in unnatural surroundings are predominantly gray. The female does not croak and has a white throat; however, the male does croak and has a black/gray throat. The female is usually larger than the male.
They are relatively small compared to other North American frog species, typically attaining no more than 1.5 to 2 in (3.8 to 5.1 cm). Their skin has a lumpy texture to it, giving them a warty appearance. They are virtually indistinguishable from the Cope's gray tree frog, H. chrysoscelis, the only readily noticeable difference being their calls. Cope's gray tree frog has a shorter, faster call.[4] The gray tree frog also has an extra set of chromosomes (4N), or 48 in total, and is called tetraploid gray tree frog in scientific circles. The Cope's gray tree frog, or diploid gray tree frog, retained its 2N (24) original chromosome set. Hybridization between these species results in early mortality of many larvae, but some individuals survive to adulthood though they have reduced fertility.[5]
Both H. chrysoscelis and H. versicolor have bright-yellow patches on their hind legs, which distinguishes them from other tree frogs, such as H. avivoca.[6] The bright patches are normally only visible while the frog is jumping. Both species of gray tree frogs are slightly sexually dimorphic. Males have black or gray throats, while the throats of the females are lighter.[7]
Tadpoles have rounded bodies (as opposed to the more elongated bodies of stream species) with high, wide tails that can be colored red if predators are in the system. Metamorphosis can occur as quickly as two months with optimal conditions. At metamorphosis, the new froglets will almost always turn green for a day or two before changing to the more common gray. Young frogs will also sometimes maintain a light green color and turn gray or darker green after reaching adulthood.