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"The highly specialized Snail Kite flies on broad wings over tropical wetlands as it hunts large freshwater snails. These handsome gray-and-black raptors have a delicate, strongly curved bill that fits inside the snail shells to pull out the juicy prey inside. "
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Photographed in the wild, Estero Palo Verde, Cayutlan, Colima, Mexico
Photographed in the wild, Estero Palo Verde, Cayutlan, Colima, Mexico
Fotografiado en la naturaleza, Estero Palo Verde, Cayutlan, Colima, México
deep in the rainforest in a hilly area of the Atherton Tablelands (Queensland, Australia).
Fantastic sighting but not the greatest shot as this male bird was located in a tree on a steep slope.
Golden Bowerbirds, although the smallest bowerbirds of Australia at 23-25 cm, build impressive bowers that can be up to 2m ( >6.5 ft) high.
Their names in the different languages refer to their exceptional building and "gardening" capabilities
prionodura newtoniana
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jardinier de Newton
Säulengärtner
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Not a highly technical shot but I spotted a good textural autumn shot and couldn't resist. I was away when most of the bright autumn color was showing.
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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft, designed to be a supremely effective dogfighter in combat. Later production aircraft have been increasingly better equipped to undertake air-to-surface strike missions and to be compatible with an increasing number of different armaments and equipment, including Storm Shadow and Brimstone missiles. The Typhoon had its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention in Libya with the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Italian Air Force, performing aerial reconnaissance and ground-strike missions.
This Typhoon was coming into land at RAF Coningsby and the name of the image 'Three Greens' comes from the 3 green light indications that tell the pilot the landing gear is down and locked.
Everglades Snail Kites are a highly endangered bird in Florida! They are now referred to as Snail Kites and get their name for the fact that they feed almost exclusively on Apple Snails! They are a victim of poor water management, including water quality, high water levels, extremely low water levels. The water that is of extremely poor quality is because of recycling of farm water!
We were luck enough to see these Snail Kites mating on one of our trips to STA 5 in the wonderful early morning light!! As always thanks for looking and we will see you on Thursday!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida
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“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.”
― Anthon St. Maarten
I highly recommend visiting this lighthouse in Provincetown, Cape Cod. You have to walk about 1 mile across a rocky causeway and then another mile through the dunes. It doesn't sound too strenuous, but on this day the temperature was 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit. If I didn't bring 1.5l water, I don't think I would have made it back.
If you have time I would highly recommend you taking a steep climb out of Broadway Tower towards the Broadway village. This really enjoyable walk is going to take you through the Cotswolds fields full of lambs and absolutely breathtaking views. If you get tired on your way down you can enjoy a little break on one of the benches (if it’s not already taken by the local lambs) and get lost in the tranquility of the Cotswolds view. If you like picture-postcard villages with honey coloured buildings, Broadway village is going to delight you with its rich cultural heritage.
Next time you watch TV look out for Broadway Tower which has been featured in a number of movies and television programs including Sherlock Holmes, The Gemini Factor, Interceptor and Crush.
This highly social and intelligent species is well adapted to a semi-aquatic life-style. Male and female California sea lions differ significantly in appearance. Males are substantially bigger than females and have an enlarged sagittal crest, which is usually topped with white fur.
HIGHLY COMMENDED (6^/30^ CLASS.) AT SHACKLETON FOR LEICA "CAPTURE THE EXTREME" PC, WILDLIFE THEME, 2020.
These highly maneuverable raptors make frequent hard turns while scanning for prey. This is a relatively easy adjustment, but you can see how the right wing and tail are tilted together to catch the wind and push it to the left.
We could live here, but as it is part of a "pioneer village", it's highly unlikely. Lovely little cottage in Minnesota
Bronze Sunbird - Rushaga Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Western, Uganda
Bird Species # (658) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
On this trip to Uganda we used Ngoni Safaris Uganda. They provided excellent service. I highly recommend them.
eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/634734698
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One look at love and you may see
It weaves a web over mystery,
All ravelled threads can rend apart
For hope has a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Whispering world, a sigh of sighs,
The ebb and the flow of the ocean tides.
One breath, one word may end or may start
A hope in a place of the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love you may dream,
And if it should leave then give it wings.
But if such a love is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free
Under the heavens we journey far,
On roads of life we're the wanderers,
So let love rise, so let love depart,
Let hope have a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love and you may dream,
And if it should leave then give it wings.
But if such a love is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
quoted from Enya's Hope Has a Place
Highly recommend clicking link blew
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I felt sure that a low down, max DOF shot was the way to go with this, but this simple composition seemed to work best!
This is my slightly dusty electric guitar which is always a great way to unwind.
HMM!
Hobby
A gray heron from Berlin concentrates on his next snack from the pond.
Ein Graureiher aus Berlin konzentriert sich auf seinen nächsten Imbiss aus dem Teich.
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Snapped : Finian's Dream
Found : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Celtic%20Mist/94/57/28
This is a gorgeous, highly detailed Ireland/Celtic sim, GREAT for pics. I have a few more I took, that I'm still working on.
I did very little to this photo...a high pass filter and a little vignette. That's it. Everything else comes "as is".
The base photo for this is the one posted 7 spots back. Shot as macro so didn’t crop. Used autumn effect. Enclosed in a fine gray border. Then used pop art 4 effect. Rose located in neighbor K’s rose garden.
"Already got a Oscar for the casa
Runnin' down Grammys with the family
Prolly give a Tony to the homies
Prolly get a Emmy dedicated to the
Highly melanated, ArchAndroid orchestrated
Yeah, we highly melanated, ArchAndroid orchestrated
Yeah, Gemini they still jammin'
Box office numbers, and they doin' outstandin'
Runnin' outta space in my damn bandwagon
Remember when they used to say I look too mannish.
Black girl magic, y'all can't stand it
Y'all can't ban it, made out like a bandit
They been trying hard just to make us all vanish
I suggest they put a flag on a whole 'notha planet.
Jane Bond, never Jane Doe
And I Django, never Sambo
Black and white, yeah that's always been my camo
It's lookin' like y'all gon' need some more ammo
I cut 'em off, I cut 'em off, I cut 'em off like Van Gogh
Now, pan right for the angle
I got away with murder, no Scandal
Cue the violins and the violas." - Janelle Monáe ♫
Gi fixes her braids for Zailau's camera once again as she poses...❤️
A highly elusive and shy bird. Sometimes its just flies away from behind the reeds getting cover from all the other reeds, so made it hard to shoot.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
The wide angle lens is probably the most often used, but also misused, lens in landscape photography. It is a powerful lens, as long as it is used with forethought and for the right scenes. In my article I share with you useful tips for composing powerful wide angle images and I hope it encourages you to go out there and capture the beauty! Please feel free to read the article at this link. I hope you enjoy!
Common Blue Butterfly:-
Living up to its name, this butterfly is the commonest blue found in the British Isles. While the male has bright blue uppersides, the female is primarily brown, with a highly variable amount of blue. This is the most widespread Lycaenid found in the British Isles and can be found almost anywhere, including Orkney. It is absent, however, from Shetland and the mountainous areas of Wales and Scotland. This butterfly forms reasonably discrete colonies measured in tens or hundreds, with individuals occasionally wandering some distance.
Courtesy of UK Butterflies website
Little Owls (Athene noctua) are a highly sedentary species in the UK. They are particularly territorial in the breeding season and consequently very vocal, with a wide variety of vocalisations. Typical calls include a plaintive ‘kew’ ‘kew’ and a loud ‘wherrow’, repeated at regular intervals:
Little Owls establish their territory in the late winter and early spring, when males can be particularly noisy. Territory size varies throughout the year but is at its greatest prior to the breeding season when individuals may cover nearly 40Ha in the UK. This reduces to as little as 2Ha, as pairs provision young.
Diet consists primarily of crickets, grasshoppers and other invertebrates such as beetles and earthworms, as well as small mammals. Small birds are also taken during the breeding season.
Little Owls are most active at dawn and dusk, and after dark when most hunting occurs. However, they can frequently be seen during the middle of the day, basking in the sun on an exposed perch such as a telegraph pole, dead tree or isolated building. Rather than hunting on the wing, Little Owls usually hunt from a perch, typically a fence post. When prey is spotted they sometimes ‘bob up and down’ a few times before a typically short, low, undulating flight to the ground where they sometimes pursue prey on foot. Whilst perched on a post they blend into farmland environments extremely well and are easily overlooked (Courtesy Barn Owl Trust).
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I highly recommend visiting the Do Ho Suh exhibition which is currently on display at the MCG in Sydney. This floor-based installation entitled ‘Floor’ features thousands of tiny sculptured figures. With arms upraised, they collectively support transparent glass plates over which gallery visitors walk.
MCA, Sydney
December, 2022
The first flowering of ivy occurs at 10 years of age: in itself almost insignificant, it then produces as fruit black and globose berries highly toxic to humans but appreciated by the birds that eat them during the winter period. Furthermore, ivy is a honey plant: bees use the nectar of its flowers to produce a rapidly crystallizing honey that they will use as a hive reserve for the winter.
A TRIBUTE TO BOTERO
Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a figurative artist and sculptor from Medellín, Colombia. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. He is considered the most recognize and quoted living artist from Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
SOURCE: Wikipedia
Elephants are highly social animals and are known for their complex social behavior, which includes a variety of communication methods, social bonding, and cooperation. One of the most important aspects of elephant social behavior is their family structure, which is centered around a matriarchal society.
Female elephants, called cows, form close bonds with their female relatives, such as their mothers, sisters, and daughters, and often live in multi-generational family groups. These groups are led by the oldest and most experienced cow, known as the matriarch, who is responsible for making decisions for the group, such as where to feed and drink and when to move to new areas.
Male elephants, called bulls, are more solitary and typically leave their family group around the age of 12 to 14 to join bachelor herds or to live alone. However, bulls do interact with family groups during the mating season, when they seek out receptive females to mate with.
When elephants socialize, they use a variety of communication methods, including vocalizations, body language, and chemical signals. They also engage in tactile communication, such as touching trunks or rubbing against each other.
Elephants are highly intelligent and are capable of exhibiting empathy and compassion towards each other. They have been known to show affection towards other elephants, comfort each other in times of distress, and even mourn their dead. Overall, elephants are complex social animals with intricate social structures and behaviors.
This highly distinguishable bird has been waking us up for several years now.
Normally he /she sits on our lodge roof, but today was down by the shore line.
I'm not sure if it's a birth defect or damage he/she has incurred.
Rook - Corvus Frugilegus
Tralee Bay - Scotland
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Highly recommend the anime movie Belle! It's amazing!
Eyes: Moon Collection (blue) by Gloom www.flickr.com/photos/dahviegloom
Face Tattoo's & makeup: Belle (blush, markings & highlight) by The Lillypad *Possibly coming soon...* www.flickr.com/photos/lillycross/
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Amsterdam is highly walkable just avoid walking on anything looking like a bike path and instantly freeze when you hear the ominous sound of the bike bell, an even easier and faster way to get around is to bike if you have the courage to join the fray but be warned the Dutch suffer no fools on their bikeways.
For those faint of heart the city also has one of the best public transportation systems in Europe though no underground exists trams, buses and trains make their way overland in a very efficient and orderly manner at a very reasonable cost.
After many many visits I discovered on my last trip the OV-Chipkart, an anonymous reloadable plastic card that can be found at the train station, at a newsagent or at a supermarket just look for the pink OV-chipkaart logo and best place to purchase one is at the start of your journey at Schiphol Airport.
The initial purchase price is 7,50 euro and can be loaded or reloaded at terminals with the logo but beware that not all terminals use credit cards, once you have loaded what you feel is enough for your use the card is ready to go not just in Amsterdam but all of the Netherlands on public transport, here ends the PSA.
This shot was taken on the evening tour with the Dam Boat Guys and is a good illustration of urban life on the move and also that some of your better shots come from lesser subject matter.
I took this on Sept 9th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 32mm 1/60 sec f/11 ISO2000 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
The highly scented pink roses at the front are 'Boscobel'.
The deep red roses at the back are 'Dublin Bay': prolific bloomers but with little scent.
Sheep Mountain, north of Greybull Wyoming, is a highly dissected anticline. At its center lies a prominent 15 mile long ridge which corresponds to the double plunging anticline’s crest. The photo is looking south from near the ridge at the head of Sheep Mountain Canyon where the Bighorn River through the anticline’s core. The red hills in the distance are hogbacks of the Triassic Chugwater Formation. These beds once bend up over the core of the anticline but have been eroded back to dipping ridges that encircle the crestal ridge. The red and white beds on the next hogback are the Jurassic Gypsum Springs formation which are overlain by the drab olive green strata that make up part of the Jurassic Sundance Formation. The cottonwood trees along the Bighorn River had just leafed out when this photo was taken near the end of May.
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Cypress swamp – Sheldon Lake State Park near Houston, Texas.
playing with twine, lol.
I mean, at my age? And why not, when the creative juices are flowing, you try and stop them! Hahaha
So these got in a knot!
It was a fun afternoon... more to come.
Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)
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The House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a small, highly adaptable songbird native to North America. This adult male displays a vibrant crimson wash across his forehead, throat, and chest that contrasts with his soft, brown-patterned plumage. A tiny fragment of green vegetation clings to his stout, conical bill, which is naturally adapted for cracking seeds and foraging among garden foliage. The rich red pigmentation in his feathers is derived directly from carotenoids in his diet, making the brilliance of his coloration an indicator of overall health and foraging success.
El pinzón mexicano (Haemorhous mexicanus) es un pequeño y muy adaptable pájaro cantor originario de Norteamérica. Este macho adulto muestra un vibrante tono carmesí en la frente, la garganta y el pecho que contrasta con su plumaje marrón y con patrones suaves. Un pequeño fragmento de vegetación verde se adhiere a su pico robusto y cónico, que está naturalmente adaptado para romper semillas y buscar alimento entre el follaje del jardín. La rica pigmentación roja de sus plumas proviene directamente de los carotenoides de su dieta, haciendo que la brillantez de su coloración sea un indicador de su salud general y del éxito en la búsqueda de alimento.
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
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The Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of diving duck known for its distinctive dark plumage and wide, fragmented distribution across two continents.
Appearance & Identification
They are medium-sized ducks (approx. 48–51 cm) with a robust build.
Males:
Characterised by a purplish-black head, deep chestnut-brown body, and bright red eyes. They have a pale blue-grey bill with a black tip.
Females: Duller and browner than males, featuring distinctive white facial markings, including a crescent-shaped patch behind the eye and a patch at the base of the bill.
In Flight:
Both sexes display a conspicuous broad white wing band that contrasts sharply with their dark bodies.
Distribution & Habitat
There are two recognised subspecies separated by geography:
N. e. brunnea (Africa):
Found from Ethiopia and Eritrea south to South Africa. It is much more common than its South American counterpart.
N. e. erythrophthalma (South America):
Found in fragmented populations from Colombia and Venezuela to Brazil and Argentina.
Habitat:
They prefer deep, clear freshwater wetlands, lakes, and marshes with abundant submerged vegetation. They have also adapted to man-made environments like farm dams, reservoirs, and sewage works.
Diet & Behaviour
Feeding:
Primarily vegetarian, they dive to consume the seeds, roots, and leaves of aquatic plants (e.g., water lilies and bulrushes). They also occasionally eat aquatic insects and small invertebrates.
Social Life:
Highly sociable and gregarious, often gathering in flocks that can number in the thousands, especially outside the breeding season.
Movement:
While many are sedentary, some populations are nomadic or migratory, covering distances of up to 3,000 km to find suitable water during dry seasons.
Parque, Playa de las Américas, Tenerife
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The Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a highly adaptable, medium-sized bird known for its rapid global expansion. Originally native to warmer regions of Asia, it has become a common sight in urban, suburban, and agricultural areas across Europe and North America.
Key Identification Features
Appearance:
They have a plump, sandy-gray or buff-colored body with a distinctive black half-collar on the nape of the neck.
Distinctive Tail:
Unlike the pointed tail of a Mourning Dove, the Eurasian collared dove has a broad, squared-off tail with large white patches at the corners.
Eyes and Bill:
Adults possess striking dark red eyes and a thin black bill.
Vocalizations:
Their primary call is a rhythmic, three-syllable coo (koo-KOO-kook) with the middle syllable emphasized. They also emit a harsh, nasal screeching sound just before landing.
Behavior and Diet
Diet:
These birds are primarily granivores, feeding on seeds, grains, and cereal crops, though they occasionally eat berries and small insects. They are frequent visitors to backyard bird feeders, where they often forage on the ground.
Territoriality:
They can be aggressive competitors at feeding stations, often chasing away smaller birds or native species like the Mourning Dove.
Flight Display:
Males perform a ritualized mating flight, flying nearly vertically before gliding down in a spiral with fanned tails.
Breeding and Life Cycle
Rapid Reproduction:
A monogamous pair can raise up to six broods per year in warmer climates.
Nesting:
They build simple, often flimsy platform nests made of twigs in trees, on buildings, or even on man-made structures like satellite dishes.
Parental Care:
Both parents share incubation duties and feed their young "crop milk," a nutrient-rich fluid secreted from their esophagus.
Global Colonization
The species is famous in ornithology for its "leapfrog" colonization style—new populations often spring up hundreds of miles away and eventually "backfill" the space in between. After being introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s, they reached Florida by the 1980s and have since spread across most of the continental United States and into Canada.