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As I was about to photograph one Northern Mockingbird, a second one swooped into the view finder. So, much to my surprise, I was able to get two for one!
Date: April 4, 2016
Location: Meadowbrook Park, Ellicott City, Maryland (Howard County)
I found a nest of mocking bird babies in my Rose bush. I just had to get a photo or two of them, it wasn’t easy because momma and papa kept trying to swoop down and peck me combine that with the thorns from the rose bush and it was an experience.
Am heutigen 15. April 2023 fand eine Nachstellung der Schlacht von Möckern aus dem Jahre 1813 statt. Etwa 300 Darsteller haben sich in historischer Kleidung auf dem Schlachtfeld eingefunden, um die dramatischen Ereignisse von damals nachzustellen.
Die Schlacht von Möckern fand während der Befreiungskriege gegen Napoleon statt und war ein bedeutender Sieg für die preußische Armee. Die französischen Truppen unter General Bertrand waren auf dem Vormarsch, als sie von den preußischen Truppen unter General Bülow gestoppt wurden. Nach einem heftigen Gefecht mussten sich die Franzosen zurückziehen und die Preußen konnten einen wichtigen strategischen Sieg verbuchen.
Die Bedeutung dieser Schlacht für den weiteren Verlauf des Krieges kann kaum überschätzt werden. Sie war ein Wendepunkt in den Befreiungskriegen und hatte große Auswirkungen auf den Verlauf der europäischen Geschichte.
Während des Biwaks hatten die Besucher die Möglichkeit, sich ein Bild vom Leben der Soldaten in dieser Zeit zu machen. Man konnte die Zelte und die Ausrüstung begutachten und sich vorstellen, wie es gewesen sein musste, in einer solchen Umgebung zu leben.
Um 14:30 Uhr begann dann die Gefechtsdarstellung. Die Darsteller zeigten mit beeindruckender Präzision und Authentizität, wie sich die Schlacht von Möckern abgespielt haben könnte. Trotz des regnerischen Wetters waren viele Besucher gekommen, um das Spektakel zu erleben.
Insgesamt war die Nachstellung der Schlacht von Möckern ein beeindruckendes Ereignis, das die Besucher in eine andere Zeit versetzt hat. Die Darsteller haben gezeigt, wie wichtig es ist, die Geschichte am Leben zu erhalten und zu erforschen, um die Ereignisse von damals besser verstehen zu können.
They are such quick darty insects - that after 30odd photos, only got 1 semi-decent one.
13x 100x 2017 edition - 13 macro lens.
The challenge for Saturday 15th October is ‘parallels’.
In the 1920’s and 30’s our small 1,400-year-old downland farming village was substantially developed into a residential suburb, in the building style sometimes called ‘Tudorbethan’ or ‘Mock Tudor’. The new homes were even marketed as being in the ‘Tudor Village’, even though there were few if any actual Tudor buildings in the village, but it could now boast:
- a cul-de-sac called Tudor Close
- the Tudor Rose public house
- the Tudor Parade of Mock Tudor shops with flats over them, and most of all …
- any number of Mock Tudor detached, semi, and terraced homes along its old lanes and new streets.
The result was that all around here you can see buildings with black painted strips of wood stuck over white plasterwork, where the architects had tried to make them look vaguely like traditional old English half-timbered homes. (Ours is not one of them, by the way.) Here, for example, is a road of semis just round the corner from us, with enough black strips of wood in parallel with each other (At last! We wondered when you’d be getting round to mentioning parallels!) to satisfy the challenge several times over.
== As always, your comments (and faves, should you be so inclined) are greatly appreciated! ==
The male lion mock charged and the Oryx responded aggressively. That's when we noticed it had a broken right front leg/ankle. The lion was put back into the shade and settled down to wait it out. The sun is beating down and the Oryx can't just turn and walk away..... or maybe so. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Hi Everyone, long time no see. My latest large scale build for Bright Bricks. 1:30 scale Mock Tudor House. It took about 4 weeks to build, several bricklink orders and it almost took my sanity, so I hope you like it ;)
There are some WIP photos on my MOCpage. The interior is a mass of support columns and beams to stop it twisting. The lower part of the external walls are made from 1x2 plates, which look great but when stacked this high cause lots of problems. Technically 3 plates stacked on top of each other are actually slightly taller than a brick. It is only a fraction but it adds up. To combat this I built the inner skin from bricks and the outer skin with the plates, every third brick (9 plates) I tied the walls together. This technique is actually very similar to real life cavity wall construction. I knew that surveying degree would come in useful one day ;).
The hallway is visible from the main window at the front of the house so I needed to include some interior details. For the rest of the house I blocked the windows out so you can not see inside.
I enjoyed building this house but it did get tedious by the end. The split levels and the sheer amount of windows and doors was a nightmare. I had to figure out a design for all the windows/doors before starting. I must admit I am very pleased with the outcome especially the plate work on the ground floor and the window lintels – so much snot work it almost drove me mad. Most importantly the client was over the moon with it.
Thanks for looking :D
The female of the species is a master of protective disguise.The female forms are remarkably diverse and mimic other butterflies,so protecting themselves against predators.
I used to have one in my front garden as it grows in shade also and the flowers smell so nice. A very hardy shrub.
Another photo of the Mock Orange blossom in the car park. Digging in the recent archives as it's dull and grey here today.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
A northern mockingbird perches on a tree, perusing the pond beyond.
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
7 August 2022.
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▶ "The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America. It has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly while its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in flight. The bird is known for its mimicking ability and for its intelligence.The mockingbird is able to recognize individual humans — particularly noting those who had previously been intruders or threats."
— Wikipedia.
▶ "Found in a variety of habitats, including towns. A notable singer, unequaled in America for the rich variety and volume of its song. Call is a loud sharp 'check.' "
— National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America.
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▶ A tip of the cap to Flickr-er mbmcclintock for the ID! (See comment below.)
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Taken with a Leica SL2-S and a Sigma 150-600mm DC DN Sport lens in the L-Mount. Shot ar 840mm
ISO 5000, f/9 at 1/1000 second
This is a picture of Phyllotopsis nidulans on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.
Mock advertisement with an image of myself as Chantal Thierry, a 1960s French secret agent from my "Absolutely Smashing" franchise.
Common Mock Viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus) - Danum Valley, Malaysia
A widespread snake that somewhat resembles a venomous viperid (thus the common name), it is rear-fanged and does possess venom but its so weak that its of no consequence to humans. It is used to subdue its prey which is primarily lizards and frogs. Another unusual factoid about this species is that its one of a just several snake species that have three hemipenes, whereas the majority of snake species have only two. I am unaware of the benefits of having a third hemipene but its a pretty exclusive club of snakes. I am unaware of other species with three but I bet there's atleast some others.
An additional observation about this individual is that it had a little bright red or orange running along its sides next to its belly, a trait I didn't observe in the other members of this species I encountered. Not hugely noticeable but it served to make this snake just a tad bit prettier in my opinion.
The Embankment hotel, on the Embankment(!), Bedford [52.134860, -0.460200]
The Embankment Hotel was built in 1891 but is a lovely example of Victorian 'mock Tudor'.
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The Mock Orange is going over now, so decided to get a snap of it, to remind me of early summer day’s.
18C - 23C sunny spells
Project Zero and i completed down at 5pointz in NYC to help them save the place, we'll see if it worked.....
33 - Shadows
It's taken me a while to get this right and to deal with how the lighting should work. It's been quite fun trying out different techniques and this end result is not too bad...with the exception of some blown highlights. But we'll ignore that.
I moved my dads car into the garage compound near my house and realised that both headlights were creating a second, slightly softer shadow so I threw my jumper over one of them to block it out. I took a series of shots which were eventually layered and masked in photoshop, and then bumped the curves up to give it more contrast.
Taken with the Lomography Sprocket Rocket camera that I used in week 96 of my 52 film cameras in 52 weeks project:
www.flickr.com/photos/tony_kemplen/collections/72157623113584240
This panoramic camera has a 30mm lens and makes double width exposures using the full height of 35mm film including the sprocket holes.
Agfa Vista ISO400 film developed in the Rollei Digibase C41 kit.