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White-Headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli, native to the dry brush and savanna of eastern Africa. San Diego Zoo's Africa Rocks aviary. Conservation status: least concern
Just about every small town in the Midwest has one or more of these…an empty lot caused by the removal of one of the old buildings in a commercial row. Looking a bit like a missing tooth, what can you do with it? The days of commercial prosperity have flown the coop and about all you have now that is viable is a Casey’s gas station and a Dollar Store. These old commercial rows present a challenging situation for a bold entrepreneur who can think outside the box. Maybe we should just order dentures.
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Cill Chriosd Manse House, Nr Broardford, Isle of Skye
I'll give you a break from Valencia for a while!
Back to March and my trip up to Skye. I met up with Skyeweasel and although the weather/tides meant Elgol was pretty pointless she was kind enough to show me a few locations I'd not shot before on the Broadford to Elgol road.
I'd seen this old manse house on a map and aerial photo and had it in mind to try to find but Louise took me straight there and we must have spent 90mins at least trying different povs and portrait v Landscape orientations. The snow on the mountains added a different feel. Several areas of rock existed to create leading lines and this was one of them.
Have to say I really enjoyed this location so once again my sincere thanks to Louise for her help and guidance on the day. Check out her channel if you haven't already www.flickr.com/photos/95388056@N02
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Some time before I shot the previous photo, the Black-shouldered Kite male was carrying this twig and landed in the tree where the nest should be. I suppose this was just some small addition to the already completed construction because I had observed the nest building process at lest a month ago. I wonder about the strength of his beak holding the twig so precisely at its very tip during the fast flight.
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) perched on a dead tree branch with a bunch of nest building material in its mouth.
Wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) siedząca na gałęzi martwego drzewa z porcją materiału do budowy gniazda w pyszczku.
An unusually decorated plane taking off from Duxford yesterday.
My first aviation photo session of the year.
In glorious weather, I was able to try out my recently acquired Canon R5 Mk II with some slow shutter-speed panning shots, and was very happy with the outcome. Even better, I can't detect any 'rolling shutter' effect from the electronic shutter, a definite improvement over the R5 Mk I.
This aircraft is now registered G-OALZ, presumably to some football fan, and I was told that the plane originated from Ukraine, although I don't know the story behind that.
A Network Rail test train passes Capenwray on the Little North Western line between Settle Junction and Carnforth working 1Q17, the 09:42 Leicester LIP – Darlington on 10 May 2026.
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Some of my old 1/72 were pretty rushed and all getting a good revisit. Much improved Mig-29 and now working on some camo versions.
Grey heron, partially back lit, working on home improvements.
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a wetlands muskrat selected some new greenery from the opposite side of the pond to add to his shoreside home
66747 Made in Sheffield crawls up to the unloading point at Tinsley yard. To the left is the main part of the old yard and where the old yard signal box was. This area now appears to be being extended.
An update on the text and this area was actually being strengthened for use as a mud / waste unloading pad allowing HS2 excavation materials to be unloaded from trains from Acton to transfer to lorries and deposition in the Thurcroft area.
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The work never ends for a pair of nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers as this male returns to the nest bearing a clump of spider silk that will be woven into the nest.
Huntley Meadows Park
Alexandria, VA
Todays posts are very different for me. The 3 images are of the beautiful Moraine Lake but all are in very different light and circumstances. The first was a snapshot taken in wonderful light and weather during my holiday in June. The second and third were taken 3 days apart in September while on a landscape photography trip. You can probably tell I learnt a bit about composition even if the light didn't play ball. We were hoping for a nice sunset and reflection in the second image but the weather had other ideas and amazingly in the third, where we were hoping for a lovely sunrise and reflection, we were treated to a wonderful unexpected snowy scene. I will always remember the third visit as the snow was slippery on the climb up and even more tricky on the way down where I used one leg of my tripod to steady my footing and balance. In town I tried to purchase some YakTrax to attach to my shoes to make walking in the snow easier only to be told that they don't normally have snow until October and hence they don't stock them until then!
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Number 135 of my 365 photo challenge - Another macro image of a Dandelion fruit.
I know I have used this subject already, but this was just too much of an improvement from my point of view, not to be used for today's picture.
A CSX West Olive coal train turns the corner toward Grand Rapids in Plymouth, Michigan with a much improved yellow nose scheme. I hated the all grey and blue/grey schemes, this was an improvement but far from what could have been considering all the classy schemes that disappeared into Family Lines and CSX. April 1990
Ashford Castle
Cong
County Mayo, Ireland
09-23-25
I was going to title this image "The Castle Goes On Forever." It's Ashford Castle, south of the village of Cong, in County Mayo, Ireland.
This is a 5 star hotel now, but is in reality an 800 year old castle, and in 1852 it was purchased by Sir Benjamin Guinness (of the brewery family) who completely renovated it. Lots of improvements to be made when your house is 700 or so years old.
As a hotel (since 1939) this is the rear, and the actual rear on the other side is the main entrance. (Owing to the bridge over the moat being the gateway to the parking lot.) Nobody was on this "backside" of the place when I took photographs.
It must have taken Sir Guinness a while to walk from one side of his house to the other. There's a TV miniseries about the Guinness family on Netflix right now, so I'm sure this castle is featured in some scenes. It was used as a backdrop to some scenes in the 1952 John Ford movie "The Quiet Man" which filmed in nearby Cong. The town still, over 70 years later, celebrates itself as the place where "The Quiet Man" was filmed.
I was quite astonished when touring the many abbeys and castles of Ireland. They've stood in for England, Wales, and Scotland in many TV shows and movies.
A Red-eyed Vireo returns to the nest with plant fiber that will be woven into the nest. It was fascinating to watch numerous trips in which the bird would return with a variety of natural materials to shore up the home front.
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Bald Eagle taking another offering home to the nest, maybe this one will pass its partner's approval.
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Boeing
Boeing 747-8KZF/SCD
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The 747-8 is a development of the Boeing 747, which takes advantage of improvements in technology and aerodynamics. The two variants of the 747-8 were launched in 2005, and, as of 2006, both will feature a fuselage stretch of 18.3 ft (5.6 m) over the 747-400, bringing the total length to 250 ft 2½ in (76.264 m). The 747-8 will be the world's longest passenger airliner, surpassing the Airbus A340-600 by 3.6 ft (1.1 m). With a maximum take-off weight of 975,000 lb (442,000 kg),] the 747-8 is the heaviest aircraft, commercial or military, manufactured in the United States.
Compared to the 747-400, the main technical changes will be on the wing of the aircraft, which will undergo a complete design overhaul. The sweep and basic structure will be kept to contain costs, but the wing will be thicker and deeper, with the aerodynamics recalculated. The pressure distribution and bending moments will be different, with the new wing for the passenger version being planned to hold 64,225 US gal (243,120 L) of jet fuel, and the cargo aircraft 60,925 US gal (230,630 L). The new wing will have single-slotted outboard flaps and double-slotted inboard flaps.
Raked wingtips, similar to the ones used on the 777-200LR, 777-300ER, and 787 models, are used on the new 747 variant instead of winglets used on the 747-400. These wingtip structures help reduce the wingtip vortices at the lateral edges of the wings, decreasing wake turbulence and drag, and thereby increasing fuel efficiency. Another effort to reduce weight is the introduction of fly-by-wire technology for the majority of the lateral controls.
The extra fuel capacity in the redesigned wing compared to the 747-400 obviates the need to radically change the horizontal tail unit to accommodate auxiliary tanks, further saving costs. The -8's vertical tail unit will be largely unchanged with a height of 63 feet 6 inches (19.35 m).[43] Some carbon fiber-reinforced plastic will be part of the 747-8's airframe to reduce weight. However, structural changes will mostly be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary with respect to the 747-400.
The General Electric GEnx, which is one of the two powerplant choices currently offered for the Boeing 787, will be the only engine available for the 747-8. However, the 747 variant will be adapted to provide bleed air for conventional aircraft systems and feature a smaller diameter to fit on the 747 wing. The flight tests of the GEnx 2b engine fitted to a Boeing 747-100 aircraft at the left inner engine began in March 2009.