Aquariums, Water, Moist Life!
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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
Myioborus miniatus
(Slate-throated Redstart / Abanico pechinegro)
The Slate-throated Redstart is found from northern Mexico south to northern Bolivia, always in temperate montane habitats. In the north it lives in Pine-Oak forests, farther south in cloud forests and moist montane slopes.
It is a species which shows a high degree of geographic variation. In fact this largely grayish-blue bird with a dark chestnut cap has a striking red belly in the north, and in South America it is yellow-bellied, with orange-bellied forms in-between.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae). It's a flowering plant of South American origin. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates, but not frost. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day and flourish in moist soil and conditions of low atmospheric humidity. Petunias are generally insect pollinated. The Maya and Inca believed that the scent of petunias had the power to ward off underworld monsters and spirits. Their flower-buds were bunched together for magical drinks. 45159
It had rained earlier, and raindrops clung to the petals. [P1040845_lr_2000]
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...errr actually a shower. . . . .
i used a spray bottle before i took this picture
a new leaf on the ficus tree was happy to be moist
Thrasher is a great name for this bird. It was thrashing around in that moist marsh with its beak and making all sorts of racket ...it's a little fuzzy but you can see the dirt on the beak.
Stumpy Lake, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today
Ah
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
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Oreja de gato
Tradescantia fluminensis is a species of spiderwort native to South America. It is a perennial ground cover. The flowers are white with three petals and approx. 0.5–1 inch (13–25 mm) in diameter. The plant requires a moist soil to do well but is retarded by cold climates, especially where there is frost or snow. It tolerates heavy shade.
Simple, very fragrant delicious cake very moist and tasty - made with olive oil and one of those that taste better the next day, when all the flavors had time to meld into perfect harmony :)
Spring snowflakes prefer moist and light conditions. In optimal locations, the white flowers form entire carpets.
The Polenz Valley in Saxon Switzerland is one such place. It is one of the most beautiful side valleys on the right bank of the Elbe.
When the wild spring snowflakes bloom there in March, the valley transforms into a truly unique landscape.
Digging up the spring snowflakes in the meadows is prohibited because the Polenz Valley is one of the few large populations of wild spring snowflakes in Germany. It is therefore under special protection.
Märzenbecher (Leucojum vernum), auch Frühlingsknotenblume
Die Märzenbecher mögen es feucht und licht.
An optimalen Standorten bilden die weißen Blüten ganze Teppiche.
Das Polenztal in der Sächsischen Schweiz ist so ein Ort. Es ist eines der schönsten Seitentäler der rechten Elbseite.
Wenn im März dort die wilden Märzenbecher blühen, verwandelt sich das Tal in eine Landschaft, die einfach einzigartig ist.
Die Märzenbecher auf den Wiesen auszugraben, ist verboten, weil das Polenztal eines der wenigen großen Vorkommen wilder Märzenbecher in Deutschland ist. Es steht daher unter besonderem Schutz.
The great spangled fritillary covers a wide range of North America stretching from southern Canada to northern California on the west to North Carolina on the east. Prime habitat for this species includes moist meadows and woodland edges. (Wikipedia)
Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada. July 2013.
“After the rains departed the skies and settled on earth - clear skies; moist brilliant earth - greater clarity returned to life alone with the blue above and made the world below rejoice with the freshness of the recent rain. It left heaven in our souls and a freshness in our hearts.”
― Fernando Pessoa
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Loveeeeeee these re-textured leather joggers by Noche on sale during this weekend's Happy Weekend thing. They're at the mainstore ;) wink.
Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. The hooked, upturned bill is used to puncture the bases of flowers for the purpose of feeding on nectar. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest at altitudes between at least 1800 and 2800 m.
Source: Wikipedia
Title borrowed from the good old days of Top Gear. This image from last November, taken with the phone
“After the rains departed the skies and settled on earth - clear skies; moist brilliant earth - greater clarity returned to life alone with the blue above and made the world below rejoice with the freshness of the recent rain. It left heaven in our souls and a freshness in our hearts.”
― Fernando Pessoa
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The laughingthrush pictured above displays the eloquent "Moon the Photographer" pose.
Wikipedia: The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is introduced to the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Visitors on the upper floating ramp at Cloud Forest Dome, Singapore.
The Cloud Forest Dome replicates the cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions between 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level, found in South-East Asia, Middle- and South America. It features a 42-metre (138 ft) "Cloud Mountain", accessible by an elevator, and visitors will be able to descend the mountain via a circular path where a 35-metre (115 ft) waterfall provides visitors with refreshing cool air.
It really was though.
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Copper Creek Trestle
Clinchport, VA
Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly sipping water out of moist ground.
Rusałka admirał (Vanessa atalanta) spijający wodę z wilgotnej ziemi.
One of 5 varieties of minivets in the forest we visited and a rarity! This is the not the rarest among the 5, but definitely an uncommon one. It looks similar to the Scarlet Minivet, but has a rosy frontside due to which it derives that name.
Similar behaviour as that of the other minivets except that it prefers small groups, usually 2 where both the male and female forage together. It is also a high canopy bird and prefers to come out to the open at the top! Sighted this next to our lodging in the village which is next to the forest. The birds were nesting I think and hence quite active in the middle of a cloud day.
They primarily inhabit subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests, often seen high up in the canopy. These are active insectivores and frequently join mixed-species foraging flocks, expertly catching insects mid-air or gleaning them from foliage. While the population in the Himalayan foothills exhibit altitudinal migration—moving to lower valleys and southern plains like parts of peninsular India during winter— the birds here are resident and with luck could be seen througout the year.
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the eye doctor told me I have this thing called the "dry-eye-syndrome"
or whatever fancy name he called it.
Southwild Pantanal Lodge
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, curassows, etc. It is found in eastern-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Bolivia, and extreme northeast Argentina, in the cerrado, pantanal, and the southeastern region of the Amazon basin. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The bare-faced curassow lives in moist, semi-deciduous and gallery forests, often near the fringes of the woodland. It mainly feeds on fruit, but seeds, flowers and small invertebrates are also eaten. Breeding takes place in the summer in the southern part of its range, with the nests being platforms of sticks in trees.
The bare-faced curassow has a wide range and is fairly numerous in parts of its range, however it is subject to hunting and to the destruction of its habitat and the total population is likely to be declining quite rapidly. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable". – Wikipedia
Tufted Titmouse.
Sparrow-sized at 6 inches. Gray above and whitish below with rust colored sides and a gray crest. The "Black-crested Titmouse" is a species found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas and is similar but has a black crest.
Their habitat includes swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks.
They range from eastern Nebraska east to Maine and south to Texas in the west and central Florida in the east.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
Tufted Titmouse.
Sparrow-sized at 6 inches. Gray above and whitish below with rust colored sides and a gray crest. The "Black-crested Titmouse" is a species found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas and is similar but has a black crest.
Their habitat includes swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks.
They range from eastern Nebraska east to Maine and south to Texas in the west and central Florida in the east.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
June 13, 2022, at Serrinha do Alambari, Penedo, RJ, Brazil.
The Rufous-crowned Greenlet (Hylophilus poicilotis) is a vireo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species resides in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay; also southern regions of the Pantanal surrounding Paraguay.
Tufted Titmouse.
Sparrow-sized at 6 inches. Gray above and whitish below, with rust colored sides and a conspicuous gray crest. The "Black-crested Titmouse", a species found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas is similar but has a black crest.
Their habitat includes swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks. In winter, at feeders.
They range from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, the Gulf Coast and central Florida.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.