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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Momotus aequatorialis (Andean motmot / Barranquero)
The Andean Motmot, as the English name implies, is the Andean representative of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex. For many years, all members of this group were considered to be conspecific, but this group now is reclassified as representing five different species. The Andean Motmot occurs in humid montane forests of the Andes mountains of South America, from Colombia south to Bolivia. Andean motmot is a big bird about 50 cm from beak to tail.
These birds often sit still, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also regularly take fruit.
This female puppy has a distinguishing feature of having a mask-like black fur around her eyes, which same black fur is also on her two ears, while the rest of her body is pure white.
My nephew gave it recently to my wife, and she was, and still is, very happy to have it as a new member of our family.
Taken in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
(Flickr Friday: #Pet)
According to the current theme, group members were supposed to take a photo of a pet. I thought of Trudie, even thought she isn't very fond of portraits. She arrived at our home 6 years ago.
Según el tema propuesto para esta semana, los miembros del grupo teníamos que tomar una foto de un animal de compañía. He pensado en Trudie, aunque no le gustan mucho los retratos. Ella llegó a nuestra casa hace ya 6 años.
Of the three Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe's at the 74th Members Meeting, two appeared to be new/newly restored examples, this one shown here in the grey finish, and another running in a bare metal condition.
Both, by the end of the weekend, appeared to be suffering some chicane damage, having brushed the wall a little too closely and creating some slight front end scrapes and creases to show for it.
It does show how close to the edge these drivers are when racing, and how every millimetre advantage is used.
This shot was taken at the run in to the start-finish chicane, somewhere that you don't get access to during the Goodwood Revival, so it was nice to try a little bit of panning from here, and to be doing so in a left to right direction for a change.
I've no history on this car, some may come to light over the coming weeks but for now I'll leave it at that.
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The season opened for me this last weekend with the Goodwood 74th Members Meeting. Its perhaps underselling it to say that this opener to the season once again proved to be a knockout event, with 8 Porsche 917's and 6 Ferrari 512's being on show alongside some regular attendees.
Although the Sunday was dampened by a number of serious accidents that re-enforced the message that motorsport can and will be dangerous, the Members Meeting managed to provide a number of opportunities to get up close and personal with some real racing legends that I hope will continue in the future.
My opening shot from the event is of the magnificent 1970 Ferrari 512M owned by Paul Knapfield. It was difficult with so many great cars in attendance to know where to begin, so I thought I'd start with a type of shot that proved popular last year.
I'll try and post some details regarding this particular car in future uploads.
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A member of the beautiful sunbird family with an extra long beak and often confusing in the wrong angle since it looks like the very common Purple Sunbird. However, the beak is visibly longer with a slight curve that helps it suck nectar from flowers that require a deep beak. The breast area also sports a maroon band which is visible in this shot, but easily missed otherwise.
The bird prefers habitats around this Lion's tail flowering plant in winters and love that plant nectar. This is endemic to India and found in thick forest and woodland areas with good amount of wild flowers.
A burst of sunlight on a cloudy day gave me this nice clean shot.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback.
Front on shot of the car known as the Coupe des Alpes after is success in the Alpine Rally.
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A member of the pea family, these are the remains of the seed pods of Broom. They release the seeds from their pods with an explosive split that throws the contents out. What remains in the autumn are lifeless, dried shells seen here.
Olympus EM1 + adapted MInolta 50mm f1.4.
It is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the pigeon. The domestic pigeon descended from this species. Escaped domestic pigeons have raised the populations of feral pigeons around the world. Wild rock doves are pale grey with two black bars on each wing, whereas domestic and feral pigeons vary in colour and pattern. Few differences are seen between males and females. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents care for the young for a time. Habitats include various open and semi-open environments. Cliffs and rock ledges are used for roosting and breeding in the wild. Originally found wild in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, pigeons have become established in cities around the world. The species is abundant, with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million feral and wild birds in Europe alone. 23361
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
This young male could be an older brother of the two I already posted (www.flickr.com/photos/leendert3/50524149451/in/dateposted/) It also appears from all the battle scars and painful expression on its face that this might have been the lion who hunted down and killed the Blue Wildebeest the pride feasted on during the night or early morning.
This is the last of the series.
This 1965-spec car is a copy of an original car, to the original specification and with FIA Period F papers. The reason for it being painted in the Ecurie Francorchamps scheme of AC Green with a yellow band is that James and the team didn't want the car to try and pass as an original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe with its distinctive blue colour, and it was felt that had Ecurie Francorchamps run this car in period, it would have looked this way.
At the 74th Members Meeting, James Cottingham put this car on pole for the Graham Hill Trophy race with a time of 1:24:302, leaving Bradley Ellis in second place in the 1963 Jaguar E-Type Semi-Lightweight with a time of 1:25:190. Come race day, and James took this Shelby American Daytona Cobra Coupe to victory, also setting a best lap time as well of 1:23:981, quicker than the qualifying time set the previous day.
Shot here in the paddock after that victory, with the wreath of green and yellow matching the Ecurie Francorchamps livery quite nicely as well.
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I am so embarrassed. I had my photo deleted. (Monarch in field) Not good for a Moderator not to follow the rules. I knew it to, it just slip this old fart's mind. So Sorry Maria and other SoS folk. 😞😧
Theme: Meadow and Fields
Smile on Saturday 😊
HSoS
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 ... :-)
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There are several Sufi orders in Senegal.
The Xaadir (Qādiriyya) is the oldest and founded in Baghdad by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qādir al-Jilānī in the 12th century, now pan-Islamic, spread to Senegal in the 18th Century.
His portrait is at the far left, with his name in Arabic :
عبدالقادر الجيلاني
The members of this family probably belong to this Muslim brotherhood.
The most important brotherhoods in Senegal are:
- The Xaadir (Qādiriyya), the oldest, founded in Baghdad by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qādir al-Jilānī in the 12th century, spread to Senegal in the 18th Century.
- The Tijaniyyah, the largest in membership, founded in Fez, Morocco by the Algerian born Cheikh Sīdī 'Aḥmad at-Tijānī.
- The Mourides, the richest and most active, founded by the Islamic leader Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1850–1927) of French West Africa, now Senegal.
- The Layene are a smaller Sufi order, centered at Yoff, north of Dakar.
I will try to found out about the other portraits, but I had understood that they were Gilani's son and grandson. ( no, I don't think so)
If you know, let me know!
searching, but: Cheikh Hadramé est né en 1910, sept ans avant la disparition de Cheikhna Cheikh Saadbou. Son père est Cheikh Sidibouya le premier fils de Cheikhna Cheikh Saadbouh.
www.boromansar.com/cheikhna-cheikh-saad-bouh/
Submitted: 25/01/2018
Accepted: 25/01/2018
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 ;-)
A member of the Fast five male cheetah coalition.
I must have had my funny face on that day.
Zebra Plains Maara Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, November, 2017.
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The dials in the dashboard of the Ferrari 250 GTO/64 recreation built by Roelofs Engineering.
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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.
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) flight_w_9066
The common cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers.
Garage shot of the red with black roof AC Cobra owned and raced by John and Jack Young.
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i think i took this, based on another shot, but maybe roberta took it. college. (sent to me as a reminder of things past...probably swiped from the yearbook.)
Bare metal bodywork is always a winner in my book, and this 1958 Lister Chevrolet Knobbly is right up there in my eyes. Another low down point of view shot along the flank, highlighting those beautiful curves.
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5552 - North of A6 Bridge 09-07-1994 R2528
Olympus OM40 (film)
Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
5593 "Kolhapur" in disguise
Great Central Railway
GCR Members' Day
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.
A waterbird and a member of the rail and Crake family, this is a large bird around 40-45 cms long and weighing half a kilo or more. They are quite large compared to the other waterbirds here, but they are so impossible to sight in the green fields where they reside. They are easily identified by the frontal red shield and calls.
The birds stick to the foot long grass in the countryside and hence very hard to spot - any sighting in our region is considered rare. I had sighted this bird many times, but just could manage a distant poor shot.
But one early morning, on an open riverside road surrounded by grass and fields, several males were calling out and flying from one side of the road to the other. I was lucky to be able to get some shots of the bird much to my satisfaction. This one is a male, the female is more brownish in color.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Member of protest group meditating to in crease awareness of Chinese government oppression of minority groups
Member of the swedish band Army of Lovers,
Taken with a F4s in the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne, developed by myself
The Great Western Society, the Charity that runs Didcot Railway Centre. The Centre is run by the Great Western Society – Charity No. 272616.
There are around 4,000 members including over 250 active volunteers who help run the Centre.
Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum and preservation engineering site in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. The site was formerly a Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point.
A living Museum of the Great Western Railway. The Centre was developed around the original 1930s Engine Shed and is home to a large collection of Great Western Railway steam locomotives, carriages, wagons, buildings and memorabilia.
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.