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View of the trees on crookstone out moor, Cant help myself, i have to photograph these whenever i walk past! July 2016 Peak District, July 2016
This blue hour photograph of Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with drifting clouds was taken from the building roof of Marina Barrage. The lit natural and super-trees in the Garden, domes and distinctive boat-like roof top design of MBS, are some of the attractive features of Marina Bay. The floating pontoon in the right foreground provides space for small vessels to be moored.
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Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Two fishing vessels lay moored at the Porpoise Bay Warf and sit in shadow. Alternately, the hills are lit with the remnants of the setting sun, blazing in opposition to the dark, while both reflect their position.
I spent a wonderful, but very cold day out in Glencoe. This shot was taken at Rannoch Moor, just at the entrance to Glencoe.
Another image from a visit to Hathersage Moor one morning in late August. The weather didn't seem at all promising, with drizzle and thick cloud. Just before I had to leave the gaps started to appear in the clouds and the sun came out to light up the moorland and bring out the colour in the heather.
I came across further fields of Phacelia as I cycled towards the coast, seeing at least half a dozen.
The long pano format is to include the "Alnwick Golf Ball" (ie the early warning radar dome) overlooking the town from the top of Alnwick Moor and also a couple of outlying Cheviot hills on the horizon beyond the colourful oilseed rape & Phacelia fields.
100x 2023 edition - Northumberland revisited - 28/100
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The mooring bollard is situated at Varyl Begg housing Estate.Before the housing estate was build it was ssurrounded by sea and vessels used it for mooring.The housing estate was named by former Governor of Gibraltar Sir Varyl Begg Admiral of the Fleet,From March 1969 to October 1973.
Rannoch Moor (/ˈrænəx/ (listen), Scottish Gaelic: Mòinteach Raineach/Raithneach) is an expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km2) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Scotland, where it extends from and into westerly Perth and Kinross, northerly Lochaber (in Highland), and the area of Highland Scotland toward its south-west, northern Argyll and Bute. Rannoch Moor is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation.[2] Much of the western part of the moor lies within the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area,[3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland
Another view of the derelict cottage by Oaking Clough reservoir on the Hallam Moors. Probably built by Sheffield Water Works, (there's a small stone with the letters SWW engraved in it nearby) and shared by water board workers and grouse shooters.
I think all the ducks heading our way thought we had food which we often do but not on this occasion. I always feel guilty when I forget some food but these are all actually well fed - usually from people visiting the Water sports centre across the river...before Covid that is. Now the Water sports centre is closed Colwick Country Park where this photo is shot is the place most people round here use for their daily exercise..
The Albert Bruce and Miss W Lee are tied up along the wharf in Frenchman's Cove, as they anxiously await to hit the open sea again.
Emley Moor transmitter tower at sunset and the temporary tower in front of the setting sun.
These towers are 40 miles from my location and the image was taken from my bedroom window.
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I think it's fair to say Autumn has been a complete disappointment! Although a lot of you talented people are still managing beautiful woodland and waterfall shots.
Anyway, I went to this location on Sunday hoping for fog but it didn't really happen, just a distant haze! However it's still a lovely sight.
Sorry if I have missed any of your posts, I have been busy studying and hiding from the rain!
... liegt zwar nicht in Verden sondern in Kirchlinteln. Heißt aber so weil es wohl mal dem Verdener Bischoff gehörte.