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A large population of feral chickens inhabit Key West, Florida, reminders of the days when cock fighting was a sport on the island, and Ernest Hemingway spent hours in the local bars. Generations of released/escaped "Cubalaya" roosters have "cock-a-doodle-do-ed" their freedom and roamed free.
This handsome fellow is protected by law, but is not admired by all of the current residents of Key West. The chickens do provide local "color" and a link to the romantic past of Key West, but they are also noisy and messy. For now the Rhode Island Red hens/roosters still "rule the roost."
Looking south west towards the Straits of Florida, where the Caribbean Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico from the beach at The Reach on Simonton Street, another spectacular spot to take in a world famous Key West sunset. Key West, Florida, USA.
Mirando al suroeste hacia el Estrecho de Florida, donde el Mar Caribe se encuentra con el Golfo de México desde la playa de The Reach sobre Calle Simonton, otro lugar espectacular para disfrutar de las famosas entrada del sol en Key West. Cayo Hueso, Florida, Estados Unidos.
The Darren Mountains from Key Summit, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Mt Christina and Mount Lyttle
Looking across the public square at this tower, as we enjoyed sightseeing through the city on this Holiday weekend.
Caloosa Cove Resort, Restaurant & Marina
Islamorada, Florida - The Florida Keys USA
Halloween 2020 - October 31st, 2020
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - Atlantic Ocean]
Our first time trying this beautiful seaside resort. It was fantastic!
The mini-suite with kitchenette was terrific and newly renovated. Professional staff following all the Covid-19 guidelines, and this was the view from our 2nd floor balcony. We would definitely stay there again! Would highly recommend it. Come and visit the Florida Keys.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"A Salty Piece of Land" - Jimmy Buffett
This week's FlickrFriday theme is: #Keys
Le thème de ce FlickrFriday est: #Clés
O tema desta FlickrFriday é: #Chaves
本次 FlickrFriday 主題: #按键
FlickrFriday-Thema der Woche: #Schlüssel
El tema de FlickrFriday es: #Llaves
A macro view of a single key. The frame spans one-inch across.
This is the first of two images in this subject of "keys." Here is the other image.
Strobist/technical info:
The scene is a 13-image focus stack composite. It was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights, placed 50° CL and 40° CR two-feet away from and one-foot above the subject. They were fired in Manual mode @ ¼ +0.7EV power through Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes.
The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro) with 12mm extension tube attached.
It is hard to get an appreciation of their size with nothing to scale them against but that leave in the corner will give you some estimate.
On a recent photo trip through the Florida Keys we made a stop at the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. We didn't see a lot of deer as usual but we did come across these two fawns which were about the size of a poodle..
The endangered Key deer is the smallest subspecies of the North American white-tailed deer. About the size of a large dog, the males may reach a shoulder height of one meter and 85 lbs but the females are much smaller.
Poaching and habitat loss reduced their number to a few dozen in the 1950s but establishment of the refuge and proper management has increased their number to about a thousand.
Key deer may be found on 20-25 islands of the lower Keys but 75% of the population lives on Big Pine and No Name Key.
This is my second go at taking pictures of keys.
The first hook holds the keys to William Evans' desk: the drawers and the secret compartment. William was born in 1849, but I don't know when he decided he needed a desk.
The next hook back holds the keys to the cottage that used to belong to my great aunt, WIlliam's grand-daughter. These are probably not all that old but certainly serve no purpose any more. They live in the desk.
The desk keys are probably the oldest things I own, although I feel more like they are just in my care for a while. And I am only guessing that the keys were made before the desk, which of course is still going strong.
So here is our gacha item for the December round of The Arcade - The Ribald Butler!
Be prepared to have e big laugh with this one :D
He's scripted to show up when you're near him and say different things, related to the held objects.
Of course, there is an option for the butler to stay visible and silent if you want it this way.
We hope you find it amusing, as much as we do and wish you happy upcoming holidays! :D
Good luck and enjoy! <3
Location: The Arcade (opens on December 1st!)
More info here.
‼️After the event ends, the gacha machine will be placed at our in-world store, along with the other gachas from previous rounds.
Here's another perspective of the famous lighthouse in Key Biscayne, this time from the Phantom 4 Pro. We're testing the P4 Pro against the new Mavic and this sunset we thought we would do the P4 Pro because we're more used to it. We suffered two disconnections (any of you that saw our live FB broadcast will remember), but I took a lot of "blind" photos, like when I used to attach a GoPro to earlier Phantoms. Anyway, continuing to test both of them and making a video today in Grand Cayman to compare the two.
#keybiscayne #rcmemories #florida #miami
My effort for Macro Mondays on the theme of Low Key - my camera kept fighting me but Lightroom made it a bit better
William Lowe Delaney / Theodore Holtsberg House
Le marin et naufrageur du Connecticut Benjamin Sawyer a construit la première maison sur cette propriété en 1844. De 1888 à 1890, la plupart des activités portuaires de Key West se sont déroulées au domicile de Sawyer, jusqu'à l'achèvement de la douane fédérale. William Lowe Delaney (1863-1917), originaire de Key West, a acquis la propriété de la veuve de Sawyer et a construit cette résidence ornée du renouveau de la reine Anne en 1906. La maison comprenait une véranda à deux étages, une tour de pavillon et un plan d'étage asymétrique. Après la mort de Delaney, une décision de justice de circuit en 1918 a transféré la propriété de la propriété hypothéquée à Lavinia Artolozaga pour 3 551 $. La propriété a été vendue à nouveau en 1925 pour 7 000 $ à l'immigrant roumain Theodore Holtsberg (1857-1928), l'un des premiers résidents juifs de l'île. Il était un entrepreneur dont la boutique de mode était un point de repère local et était un membre actif de la communauté juive de l'île. La résidence historique Delaney / Holtsberg a été inscrite au registre national des lieux historiques en 1971 comme bâtiment contributif dans le quartier historique de Key West. De plus, il a été sélectionné comme l'une des trente-huit structures architecturales importantes de Key West par le Milo Smith Survey of Historic Buildings en 1974.
The Connecticut sailor and wrecker Benjamin Sawyer built the first house on this property in 1844. From 1888 to 1890, most of the harbor activities in Key West took place at Sawyer's home, until federal customs were completed. . William Lowe Delaney (1863-1917), a native of Key West, acquired the property from Sawyer's widow and built this residence decorated with the revival of Queen Anne in 1906. The house included a two-story veranda, a tower of pavilion and an asymmetrical floor plan. After Delaney's death, a circuit court decision in 1918 transferred ownership of the mortgaged property to Lavinia Artolozaga for $ 3,551. The property was sold again in 1925 for $ 7,000 to the Romanian immigrant Theodore Holtsberg (1857-1928), one of the island's first Jewish residents. He was an entrepreneur whose fashion boutique was a local landmark and an active member of the island's Jewish community. The Delaney / Holtsberg Historic Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 as a contributing building in the historic district of Key West. In addition, it was selected as one of the 38 key architectural structures in Key West by the Milo Smith Survey of Historic Buildings in 1974.
Key deer (odocoileus virginianus clavium), the smallest of all white-tailed deer, is a subspecies of the Virginia white-tailed deer. These deer inhabit Big Pine Key and various surrounding keys. They are not found anywhere else in the world.
Due to uncontrolled hunting and habitat destruction, their numbers were estimated less than 50 animals in 1940's. With the establishment of National Key Deer Refuge in 1957 and intensive law enforcement efforts, the population has since increased and has now stabilized. The estimated population is approximately 600 deer on Big Pine Key and No Name Key (this does not include other keys in the deer's range).Highway mortality is the greatest known source of deer loss.
The shoulder height of Key deer is between 24-28 inches. Does weigh 45-65 pounds while bucks weigh 55-75 pounds.
Rutting season activities begin in September, peaking in early October and decreasing gradually through November and December. Some breeding may occur as late as February. The gestation period is 204 days with fawns born April through June. At birth fawns weigh 2-4 pounds.
Antlers are dropped February through March, and re-growth begins almost immediately so that by June, bucks with 2-inch stubs are seen. Antler growth is completed by August, and velvet is rubbed and kicked off in early September.
Key deer feed on native plants such as red, black and white mangroves, thatch palm berries and over 150 other species of plants. Key deer can tolerate small amounts of salt in their water and they will also drink brackish water, but fresh water is essential for their survival. They must also have suitable habitat to ensure their future existence.
No records exist documenting the origin of the deer in the keys. It is believed the deer migrated to the keys from the mainland many thousands of years ago, across a long land bridge. As the Wisconsin Glacier melted, the sea rose dividing the land bridge into small islands known as the Florida Keys.
The earliest mention of Key deer is found in the memoirs of Fontaneda, a shipwrecked Spaniard held captive by the local Indians. Records suggest that the deer were found around Key West and were used for food by residents and ship crews alike. Although early records indicated sporadic wider distribution of Key deer throughout the lower keys, current data indicates they occupy a range from Johnson Keys to Saddlebunch Keys.
My dad passed away over 17 years ago and I still miss him so much. One thing I have left of him is a wooden deer that he has carved. A very precious piece to me. This is what I have used as the model for my Low Key photo.