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As the sun sets on the Tamar Valley long shadows appear in the landscape. If you enlarge this shot you can see the East Tamar Highway winding its way from Launceston to George Town. In the foreground there are football fields and cattle grazing.
Juvenile long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) perched on a branch.
Młody raniuszek (Aegithalos caudatus) siedzący na gałązce.
I used a long lens to photograph this long intermodal so we could see much of it down the tracks. The tracks, and the train, curve off to our right at the far end.
The high-rail truck is a MOW vehicle, parked to watch for falling rocks. The rocks on the right are normally fenced off from the tracks (like those on the left) but NS has been clearing brush and they temporarily removed the fence. This means a MOW worker must be staffed at the site at all times in case something breaks free and rolls down into the path of a train.
Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 @ f/5.6
This was one of my favorite birds in south Patagonia. Like all meadowlarks they really prefer to show you their camouflaged backside, but this guy hopped up on a rock and posed. Gracias, señor. Torres del Paines National Park, Chile.
No, not that one down there in SoCal. This one exists solely in my head and in the image. Wish I was there now. Getting in some playtime with an otherwise useless shot.
Asio Otus
Very difficult shot to get this year if this is their new tree. This is one of three owls seen here. Very dark and a very small window to see them. Located in the same grove but more towards the outer edge of the grove. Luckily, this one bent over and looked down at us.
Monmouth County, New Jersey,
This is another wonderful place the Nicole (Escaping Reality) took me to on Friday. This is in Sewanee, TN. There were several small cascades and waterfalls on this stream. A really incredible place.
After hiking back out of there, I know why they call it "Steep." :-)
Long-tailed tit / Aegithalos caudatus / Dugorepa sjenica
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Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. It is the 39th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. Long Beach is the second-largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. Long Beach is a charter city.
The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a progressively declining oil industry with minor wells located both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, automotive parts, electronic equipment, audiovisual equipment, petrochemicals, precision metals and home furnishings.
Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities share an official border for several miles.
Long Beach is located at 33° 47' North, 118° 10' West, about 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.437 square miles (133.2 km2), of which 50.293 square miles (130.3 km2) is land and 1.144 square miles (2.96 km2) (2.22%) is water. Long Beach completely surrounds the city of Signal Hill.
The economic base has changed over the years. Oil extraction created a boom and Long Beach was a Navy town for many years before the base closed. The aerospace industry played an important role. Douglas Aircraft Company (later McDonnell Douglas and now part of Boeing) had plants at the Long Beach Airport where they built aircraft for World War II, and later built DC-8s, DC-9s, DC-10s, and MD-11s. Boeing built the Boeing 717 until 2006 and the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter plant is scheduled to close. Even after greatly reducing the number of local employees in recent years, Boeing is still the largest private employer in the city. Polar Air Cargo, an international cargo airline, was formerly based in Long Beach. TABC, Inc., a part of Toyota, makes a variety of car parts, including steering columns and catalytic converters, in Long Beach.
Epson America, Inc. the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, is headquartered in Long Beach.] Pioneer Electronics, the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Pioneer Corporation, is also headquartered in Long Beach along with SCAN Health Plan, a non-profit "Medicare Advantage" HMO for seniors. Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Medicaid management healthcare program, is headquartered in Long Beach. The real estate company HCP is based in Long Beach. Jesse James' West Coast Choppers custom motorcycle shop was located in Long Beach, and much of the Monster Garage cable TV show was shot in Long Beach. Long Beach Green Business Association is an organization working to create economic growth through the promotion of green business and promoting a buy local program for Long Beach.
At dusk long-eared owls are leaving their roosting tree and start hunting in the fields nearby, that is a chance to get them sitting free of branches but the low at these late hours light is quite challenging too ;-), Bavaria, Germany
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike
lanius schach
langstaartklauwier
Pie-grièche schach
Schachwürger
Alcaudón Schach
Averla dorsorossiccio
picanço-rabilongo
This true shrike species of the genus Lanius is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.
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Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the United States and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257 In addition, Long Beach is the second largest city within Greater Los Angeles Area, after Los Angeles, and a principal city of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area.
The city is a maritime center of the United States. The Port of Long Beach is the United States' second busiest container port and one of the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a large oil industry with wells located both underground and offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, car parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings.
Downtown Long Beach is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities border each other for several miles on Long Beach's southwestern portion. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge.
Long-eared owl (Asio otus) juvenile perched on a branch.
Młoda uszatka (Asio otus) siedząca na gałęzi.
Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre), Southern Texas.This species is a resident of southern Texas and eastern Mexico, where it maintains territories in dense brushy habitats. In Texas, the Long-billed Thrasher is most common in dense brush in the lower Rio Grande River valley, but at least 95% of this habitat has been cleared.