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A member of the widespread jay group, and about the size of the jackdaw, it inhabits mixed woodland, particularly with oaks, and is a habitual acorn hoarder. In recent years, the bird has begun to migrate into urban areas, possibly as a result of continued erosion of its woodland habitat. Before humans began planting the trees commercially on a wide scale, Eurasian jays were the main source of movement and propagation for the European oak (Q. robur), each bird having the ability to spread more than a thousand acorns each year. Eurasian jays will also bury the acorns of other oak species, and have been cited by the National Trust as a major propagator of the largest population of Holm oak (Q. ilex) in Northern Europe, situated in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[5] Jays have been recorded carrying single acorns as far as 20 km, and are credited with the rapid northward spread of oaks following the last ice age.[6]
Another member of the vanga family - - the Sickle-Billed Vanga - - I actually managed to find a nest in the spiny forest - - I'll get to that picture some day - - this is a Sickle-Bill outside of the Andringitra park (If my memory serves me correctly )
Sickle-Billed Vanga - Madagascar
Macro Mondays - Member’s Choice: Abstract Macro
The gauntlet was thrown down and happily accepted... :-))
"Create a bit of a mystery, leaving viewers wondering
what the subject is..."
So here we have it. Any ideas?
No trickery on my part, straight from camera to screen.
So now over to you, dear Flickrite. What could it be ... :-)
This years Members Meeting saw demonstration runs of the Ground Effect F1 cars that raced between 1978 and 1983.
These Ground Effect cars were developed to take advantage of the Bernoulli principle, whereby the gap between the ground and the cross sectional underside of the car is reduced to maximise downforce. By minimising that gap between ground and car, the air underneath accelerates faster than the air above and creates that pressure system that sucks the car to the ground, increasing grip and cornering speed.
In 1983, the whole Ground Effect system was banned due to the ever increasing cornering speeds that these cars could achieve. Concerns were raised that if the force was suddenly removed, the cars would lose all grip and have an accident (similar to what can happen today if an F1 car loses a rear wing suddenly).
In 1979, Arrows ran their A2 design, a car that had huge downforce but no wings, leading to some handling problems. In 1980, designers Tony Southgate and David Wass developed the A3 model, based around an aluminium monocoque chassis and the Cosworth DFV engine. In-board suspension was used to provide the largest possible ground-effect tunnels and the front and rear wings were used to provide a better handling balance.
Overall Arrows took 7th place in the 1980 F1 season with drivers Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese, with a best finish of 2nd at Long Beach.
This shot of the Arrows Cosworth A3 was taken after the demonstration run as the cars were filing back into the paddock.
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Macro Monday member's choice theme: Bokeh
Small bauble (3 cm / 1,18 inches in diameter) in front of two "bauble" (ball) chains, red and gold-coloured, star filter for that extra Xmas bling. Oh, and yes, reflective surface... that's my Christmas teacup on the left ;-) ...
Dear Flickr friends, I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and, if you don't celebrate, very relaxed, beautiful days between Christmas and New Year ;-)
Kleine (3 cm Durchmesser) Christbaumkugel vor zwei Kugelketten (rot und goldfarben), Sternfilter für's weihnachtliche Glitzern. Ach ja, und vielleicht hätte ich meine Weihnachtstasse etwas weiter weg stellen sollen...
Liebe Flickr-Freunde, ich wünsche Euch ein frohes Fest und schöne, entspannte Tage zwischen den Jahren ;-)
Members that live in the UK may have heard about the resent storms (January 2026)that have devastated the beautiful South Hams village of Torcross ...most of these buildings (cottages,pub and restaurant)have been badly damaged so has the main road (A397)that runs behind the buildings here and up past the beach in the distance big parts have been washed away and there is some debate now about should it be repaired ...it is costing millions of pounds and is happening more frequently....for members from the USA please Google Operation/Exersise Tiger and you will see that 749 of you country men died here in 1944 when a D-Day landing rehearsal went tragically wrong ....photagraph taken on our last stay here 20-01-2025.
The 900 block of N. McClean Street, on the east side of Bloomington's Franklin Square, has an interesting history in terms of Illinois politics. Of the four stately residences on this block, three were home to late 19th and early 20th century gubernatorial candidates: Joseph W. Fifer, who served one term as Illinois Governor from 1889 to 1893; Adlai Stevenson I, who served as Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897, but then lost a close race for governor in 1908; and Frank H. Funk, who ran and lost as the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party candidate for Illinois Governor in 1912.
This post looks at the Queen Anne style Bates-Funk House which was built about 1891 for T. M. Dates, the superintendent of transportation for the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company. Frank H. Funk (1869-19, grandson of McLean County pioneer Isaac Funk, lived in the house from 1897 to 1924.
Frank Funk was born in Bloomington in 1869. He was a Yale graduate, managed over 2,000 acres of farmland, and also had an extensive political career. He was elected state senator to the Illinois General Assembly in 1909, and held that position until 1913. As previously noted, Funk ran for Illinois governor on the Bull Moose ticket in 1912 making him the third person living in the 900 block of N. McClean St. to be a party-nominated candidate for the Illinois governorship between 1888 and 1912. Frank Funk finished his political career as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representative from 1921 to 1927. Funk died in Bloomington at the age of 71 in 1940.
The Bates-Funk House is a contributing property in Bloomington's Franklin Square Historic District, which is located northwest of downtown Bloomington. The Square is named in honor of Franklin Price, who was the mayor of Bloomington Mayor in 1856 when land for the Square was gifted to the city.
Franklin Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and was designated a local historic district in 1979. The houses of Franklin Square were built in a variety of architectural styles from the mid 19th century through the early 20th century, including Georgian Revival, Italianate, Colonial, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
This member of the Pochard family is considered a migrator even though a large number of them will reside on our Great Lakes throughout the winter months. This diving duck species tends to forage the hardest during dawn and dusk hours and seems to be content to drift during the day.
This mated pair is doing a flyby during a hold pattern prior to going north for the breeding season. After they arrive at their breeding territory they will either establish a nest of their own or parasitize another species nest and lay their eggs for some other hen to incubate and raise the young.
Part of the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Richmond, B.C.
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We have a new member. Please welcome Cosmo Noel-Jenkins to the Flickr family. Playing with my new lens. I'm in love. <3 with new lens and Cosmo.
I love the patina on this Bugatti (perhaps 'holes' would be a better description). The front emblem/mascot above the radiator reads "Boyce Motometer Paris" and then a trademark reference - "Marque Deposee Bravet 456-192 31 Mars 1913".
The Boyce Motometer is a thermometer that read the temperature of the radiator's vapor, allowing the driver to assess the coolant temperature as required.
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196 is not far from exiting the Calumet River Line for the SC&S. About as exciting as things get in Hegewisch nowadays. Daylight appearances from the South Chicago job happen 5 days a week for this Burnham-based crew.
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. The genus has more than a hundred species.
Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.
De lelie (Lilium) is een geslacht van kruidachtige planten, behorend tot de leliefamilie. Het geslacht telt meer dan honderd soorten, waarvan de meeste voorkomen op het Noordelijk Halfrond.
De planten uit het geslacht zijn vooral bekend als tuinplanten. Sommige soorten hebben eetbare bollen, die bijvoorbeeld in China traditioneel als voedsel worden gekweekt.
De soorten uit het geslacht Lilium staan bekend als de ware lelies.
Er zijn ook veel planten met "lelie" in de naam, maar zijn geen lelies.
Deze foto is gemaakt in een van de tuinen van zorgboerderij De Passieflorahoeve bij Harskamp op de Veluwe.
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Member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent, the Jungle Babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds. Often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. It is a noisy bird, and the presence of a flock may generally be known at some distance by the harsh mewing calls, continual chattering, squeaking and chirping produced by its members.
Member of the swedish band Army of Lovers,
Taken with a F4s in the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne, developed by myself
A member of the swallow family and a small bird around 13 cms long. These are common in our neighbourhood and several places with cliffs, edges and bridges. They are resident birds in the country and parts of South East Asia.
Its been a long target for a decent shot - not just flight shot. But they are hard to get on good perches. The birds fly a lot and catch their food / insects on the wing that results in a terribly erratic flight path. Shooting them is a test of skill and I have always struggled before - with a longer lens it has become even harder now - both to focus as well as holding the lens.
During the weekend, we couldn't get any other birds, so spent the time shooting several swallows including Barn, Wire Tailed, Red Rumped, Streak Throated and this. Managed only a few good shots out of 3 hours and came back with a terrible sore shoulder.
Many thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback - Very much appreciated.
As previously mentioned, the 74th members Meeting at Goodwood this year featured a number of Porsche 917's both on display and doing demonstration laps round the circuit. Quite possibly the most iconic of these is the Gulf liveried 917 that featured in the Steve McQueen film Le Mans. At the 74MM there were 3 917's that were shown in the Gulf livery, including this car, chassis 917-031, which forms part of the Rofgo Collection of Gulf Liveried cars.
The Porsche 917 was designed by Hans Mezger, chief engineer at Porsche. The car was built using a light spaceframe chassis that was pressurised with gas to detect cracks in the welding. Hans Mezger designed the original 4.5ltr V12 engine, which used two Porsche 2.25ltr flat-6 engines mated together. The gearbox, mounted longitudinally, was designed to take a set of four or five gears as dictated by the circuit and conditions. To ensure that the size of the car remained compact, the driver actually sits with feet positioned ahead of the front axle.
The 917 made use of components made of titanium and magnesium to provide strength and lightness, while the the gear knob was made from balsa wood. One of the clever techniques used to save weight was to put the oil through to the front cooler via the tubular spaceframe chassis itself rather than adding independent pipework that would add weight and complexity.
The Porsche 917 ran in the 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Sportscar Championship. Initially it was described as being incredibly unstable, using all the road at speed by factory driver Brian Redman. When suspension modifications did not resolve the issue, it was found that the long tail was creating an amount of lift not seen in sports racing before. As the 917 was significantly faster than anything that had run at Le Mans before, the aerodynamic lift was a new experience for the teams involved in this kind of racing.
Interestingly, the works racers at the time preferred the Porsche 908 due to its stability, especially on the more complex and technical tracks. This however caused a problem for Porsche who had a surplus of 917's to sell and so wanted to continue promoting the car. To do this they initially approached BMW and asked for their drivers Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester to compete in the 917 at the 1000km Nurburgring, but after initial testing BMW refused. This led Porsche to turn to Englishman David Piper and Australian Frank Gardner, but they struggled to finish in 8th place whereas the Porsche Team entry of six 908's finished in the top 5 places.
At the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, the inexperienced privateer and British gentleman-driver John Woolfe crashed and was killed when his Porsche 917 came off the track at Maison Blanche on the opening lap.
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Young crew members posing on the fore-yard of Gustaf Erikson´s (Åland, Finland) four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie. The Maritime museum of Finland does not give a date, only a time frame 1921 - 1936, when Erikson owned her. Most of these crew members were probably from the Åland islands.
My restoration and digital hand colorization of the original B&W image in the finna.fi archive. The photographer is unkonwn.
Macro Mondays - Member's Choice - Found in the Kitchen
52 Weeks of Pix 2017 - Something sweet
Sugar candy caramelized on a stick.
Length 2' inches, width ~ 1 inche
The largest crystal has a size of 4x5 mm
I found a box of sugar candy caramelized on a sticks in the drawer and that was a big surprise for me. I do not sweeten tea or coffee and just forgot about them. This is probably even a gift from somebody. HMM
Members of Catterline Coastal Rowing Club in one of their skiffs. They row along the North East coast between Catterline and Stonehaven, and take part in local events, races and regattas.
Member of protest group meditating to in crease awareness of Chinese government oppression of minority groups
May I help you?
Yeah, I hear there's a party going on. Can I come in?
I'm sorry, this a members-only establishment. Are you a member?
Uh, no. What do I gotta do to join.
Well, first of all, are you familiar with SPS?
Is that the club name? So it's like, Selective Persecution Society?
Er, no.
Stupid Punchline School?
Not even close.
Damn. Oh wait! I know! Sickly Pale Skin! Right?
I think we're done.
Can't I just get a temporary visitor's pass?
Ha ha! Good one. Goodbye.
A member of the leaf warbler family, the beautiful olive and yellow Willow Warbler is also one of our most widespread.
A summer visitor to the Britain & Ireland, the Willow Warbler’s cascading, liquid song can be heard from mid-April and is arguably one of the most beautiful sounds of the spring. Willow Warblers can be found breeding across Britain & Ireland.
The Willow Warbler population has experienced mixed fortunes in the UK, where it is Amber-listed. It is declining across England and Wales but increasing in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is thought that the northern populations winter in a slightly different area from the southern birds and that this difference might contribute to the overall UK trend.
School Day Memories ~~ By Jackie ~~
Macro Mondays - Members Choice - Musical Instruments.
This Adler Recorder dates back to a time when every child in the class had to learn to play a musical instrument.
"Macro Mondays" "Members Choice: Abstract Macro" ~~ By Jackie
Abstract Scarf
The image was taken less than the 3". By moving in closer this allowed me to focus on the weave and pattern of the scarf.
Happy Macro Mondays.