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Skylark - Alauda Arvensis
Skylarks are characteristic of semi-natural grassland systems from sand dunes through heathland to marginal upland, but are most common in arable farmland, making use of the nesting cover and bare ground for feeding that crops themselves provide throughout the year. Males are highly territorial, using long song flights at high altitude to broadcast to rivals and potential mates because the open landscapes they prefer are devoid of high perches. The stamina required to sustain long song flights has led to song flight length being used as an “honest signal” of male quality by females, allowing male Skylarks to advertise themselves without bright plumage, so they have kept the cryptic, brown and streaked coloration that affords them protection from predators on the ground.
Although migratory in much of northern Europe, British breeding Skylarks are believed not to move far between seasons, although upland birds move to lower latitudes. They can then often begin to breed in March and continue into July, making up to three breeding attempts. In winter, they mostly use crop stubble and fallow fields, in which they forage for weed seed and spilled grain, often in large flocks. Throughout the year, the Skylark’s heritage as a steppe species is apparent in its avoidance of vertical structures, which restricts the suitability of farmland with a high density of hedgerows.
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The Laugavegur is a famous trekking route in South-West Iceland from the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk . It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes on its 55 km (34 mi) path. The route is typically completed over 2–4 days with potential stops at the mountain huts at Hrafntinnusker, Álftavatn, Hvanngil and Emstrur. An ultramarathon is held on the route each July. It is possible to combine the trek with the Fimmvörðuháls route which goes over the pass from Þórsmörk to Skógar for an additional one or two days or an additional 25 km (16 mi). Landmannalaugar, Þórsmörk, and Skógar are all reachable by bus during the summer. A bus from Hella connects with Álftavatn once a day during the summer.
“She knocked and waited, because when the door was opened from within, it had the potential to lead someplace quite different.”
Quote ― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone
North Bend, Washington
After an unprecedented series of atmospheric rivers brought record rainfall to the Pacific Northwest and washed away much of the mountain snowpack, winter has finally begun anew with a weekend snowstorm. So when the skies cleared on Sunday morning I was unable to resist the lure of fresh snow and headed up to the mountains for a hike.
As I arrived at the ice and slush covered trailhead, I was greeted by some rays of sunshine that made me optimistic about the potential for great views at the top of the hike. The trail itself is mostly forested, with a series of rock ledges in the top section providing the views. As I climbed through the forest, I could glimpse fog rolling in, with occasional sunshine filtering through the trees. And when I stepped out of the forest into the open area of the first ledge, it was entirely fogged in and the mountains were hidden from view.
The fog stayed with me as a moody companion while I hiked up to the next few ledges, but watching it drift and swirl around the mountains and through the valleys, occasionally illuminated by the sun, made for a wonderful atmosphere, especially in concert with the snow.
And then as I hiked down, I emerged from a forested section to an open area of trail to find blue sky and brilliant sunshine. The snow sparkled on the evergreen trees, and mountains that had been invisible on the hike up were now on full display; the entire scene had been completely transformed in less than an hour.
Iceland in September 2017 - one of the best vacation trips of my life! This truly beautiful lonely house has been newly built close to the Ring Road in the Sveitarfelagio Hornafjörður region (exact space see map).
This is a single shot at ISO 100 , 1/250 - Sony Alpha 6000 and a Samyang 12 mm wide lens) edited in Snapseed (free) on a tablet.
I do get a lot of questions regarding my processing with snapseed. I typically go to “tune image”, adjust the “ambiance” and then play around with the “brush” feature eg. “dodge and burn”. After these adjustments I typically add some tonal contrast.
I must say I love snapseed´s ability to smartly select areas for selective retouching; its Ambience tool provides a wonderful combination of brightness, shadow opening, warmth, and even incredible highlight protection all at once.
Thank you very much for taking the time to look. Hope you enjoy and potentially learn something! Big thanks to the amazing Flickr family out there!
Although I don't really care for marigolds, I thought this one looked quite attractive in her frills...
The Laugavegur is a famous trekking route in South-West Iceland from the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk . It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes on its 55 km (34 mi) path. The route is typically completed over 2–4 days with potential stops at the mountain huts at Hrafntinnusker, Álftavatn, Hvanngil and Emstrur. An ultramarathon is held on the route each July. It is possible to combine the trek with the Fimmvörðuháls route which goes over the pass from Þórsmörk to Skógar for an additional one or two days or an additional 25 km (16 mi). Landmannalaugar, Þórsmörk, and Skógar are all reachable by bus during the summer. A bus from Hella connects with Álftavatn once a day during the summer.
Wikipedia: The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements and the sounds have been variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to the colloquial name of did-he-do-it bird. Usually seen in pairs or small groups and usually not far from water they sometimes form large aggregations in the non-breeding season (winter). They nest in a ground scrape laying three to four camouflaged eggs. Adults near the nest fly around, diving at potential predators while calling noisily. The cryptically patterned chicks hatch and immediately follow their parents to feed, hiding by lying low on the ground or in the grass when threatened.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-wattled_lapwing
Conservation status: Least Concern
(Note: I was trying to get chick and parent in the same frame, but the parent tries to lead you away from the chicks as a strategy of defense. If you happen to get too close both parents will continuously dive bomb you.)
Does the little bit on the end of this shell look like a little shell eye to you too?
I like to think that there is a whole little world inside with little shell creatures looking at live feeds from the "eye" on little TV screens, analysing response tactics to the environment on their little shell computers, initiating their outer shell of silence until any potential danger has passed, and then cheering and jumping about and giving each other little shell creature high-fives. That little hole in the spirals under the eye is their emergency escape hatch I reckon. In an emergency, the ConchChime goes off and they throw a little shell creature ladder out the hole and make their escape while whatever they are escaping from is busy at the main entrance. There may have been a little hero shell creature stay behind to distract whoever they were escaping from, maybe named the Coral Crusader. I hope he/she made it out safely! Must be a tough life being a little shell creature, I'm exhausted just thinking about it!
PS - I like shells, but then again, who doesn't!
I started this 4 minute exposure with the sun just setting, and just before the colors exploded ... you can get a hint of those colors just starting here in this shot with the tones and hues in the clouds, as the clouds went from blue to purple with small amounts of pinks during this long exposure.
This time of sunset is always exciting as you just do not know what nature will be showing in the next few minutes ... and how rapidly it changes. A truly magical time of day and anticipation.
Happy Bench Monday :)
Sandhill crane spurning the advances of a potential suitor. Or maybe it's just a game they play. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
This was how the sky looked about 10 minutes or so before sunset time along Middle River. At this time my dad who came out to see how things would unfold this evening were talking about the potential for colors this evening based on the cloud deck and the clearing in the sky farther to the west.
The winds were calm as well, creating a nice reflective surface. I like to call this time the 'potential energy' of the sunset colors was very HIGH at this moment ... all the elements were there as long as there were not farther off clouds below the horizon in the west that we could not see. Considering the skies were not forecasted to be clear until closer to the following morning ... you could not be 100 positive that the sun would be blocked cutting off the light as things progressed.
Alas, the potential energy was all released over the following 30 minutes.
One of the later captures is below in the comments.
The old Pier 9 in Philadelphia on the Delaware River, largely forgotten and little used, other than as a warehouse for stage equipment. Repurposing old structures is big news in this section of Philly, and it would be nice if someone would see this grand old building's potential. At one time there were more than 50 piers along this stretch, but only a handful remain. Rotten pilings are all the remain of a few, including one that housed Philly's version of Ellis Island.
Drama over the Frankfort Light
This is one of those images I have always thought had potential, but I could never seem to get the post processing to give me the right look. I took this photo back in September 2013 shortly after getting my first micro four thirds camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M5. Back in 2013, I was just getting started with processing RAW files using Lightroom. I come back to it on occasion, trying do to a better job with the highlights and shadows, but was never satisfied with my results. Today, I came back to this photo as I was browsing through my catalog and decided to give it a try in Luminar. While I could probably spend more time with it, I do think that I was able to get something that works and reflects the type of drama in the skies that I have always been trying to capture.
“The air is charged with a palpable energy, as if the very universe is alive and pulsing with the rhythm of creation. This is a moment of pure beauty, of unbridled potential, and of boundless opportunity. It is a reminder that each new day brings with it the chance for renewal and transformation, and that the path to greatness begins with a single step into the light.” - Paulo Coelho
The most attractive feet for potential mates are those of a more turquoise blue, rather than a deep blue. The shade of blue is indicative of how good a male ia at feeding himself, being linked to the amount of food it consumes.
Try it and you'll be surprised! :-)
Explore. Thanks for your visit and have a good week!
I once again apologise for not being able to retribute the kind visits of my flikr friends as often as I would like o, but latelly I've had to reduce my flickr time to a minimum.
“To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face, and to know it for what it is...at last, to love it for what it is..."
Virginia Wolf
…or where the fire meets the houses. The CalWood fire reaches the base of the mountains after a downhill/ downwind sprint (see previous post for more thorough description). With minimal warning, all residents of houses in the potential path of the fire were able to evacuate, some with harrowing stories of driving vehicles past exploding trees. Sadly 26 homes were lost to the fire, though it could have been far worse. The fire hit the boundary with the former Overland fire (2003, on the left in the photo) with a loss of fuel (trees) and began to slow down significantly. Flames are faintly visible in the lower center of the picture burning through grass. The fire continued to burn slowly toward the south for a few days, but has been largely contained and will probably be extinguished by 2 cold fronts coming through the area in the next 4 days. The brownish color of the clouds is real and is the result of the ash emitted by the burning vegetation. Cumulus clouds of water droplets are visible in the back, partially obscured by smoke from different fires to the west (left).
You were born with potential
You were born with goodness and trust
You were born with ideals and dreams
You were born with greatness
You were born with wings
You are not meant for crawling, so don't
You have wings
Learn to use them and fly!*
*Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
My Monday flower greeting today not only comes quite late (sorry, I had something urgent to do) but also in a very unusual form. Nothing is blooming here at the moment.
But anyone who has ever seen the flowers of the houseleek knows that they look really impressive and beautiful.
Which brings us to my ulterior motive for this photo.
Very often we meet people whose real potential is not apparent at first glance (perhaps not at second either). Just like this flower in hibernation.
Then we are often quick to judge and put this person in a box that suits us.
I would like to invite you to wait (not just this week) before making such judgments for a while (if you cannot avoid them completely). Be curious about what is still hidden at the moment. I can say from my own experience as a coach that you sometimes make fascinating discoveries when you are there when the sleeping beauty in your counterpart opens her eyes.
And who knows, maybe you will discover and awaken the sleeping beauty within yourself. Because the thing with quick judgments and boxes works even better internally than externally.
Mein heutiger montäglicher Blumengruß kommt nicht nur ziemlich spät (sorry, ich hatte etwas Dringendes zu erledigen) sondern auch in recht ungewöhnlicher Form. Hier blüht nämlich gerade garnichts.
Doch wer schon einmal die Blüten vom Hauswurz gesehen hat der weiß, dass diese wirklich beeindruckend und wunderschön aussehen.
Womit wir bei meinem Hintergedanken zu diesem Foto wären.
Sehr oft begegnen uns Menschen deren wirkliches Potential auf den ersten Blick nicht ersichtlich ist (vielleicht auch nicht auf den zweiten). So wie bei dieser Blume im Winterschlaf.
Dann sind wir häufig schnell darin uns ein Urteil zu erlauben und diese Person in eine für uns passende Schublade zu stecken.
Ich möchte Euch dazu einladen (nicht nur diese Woche) mit derartigen Urteilen eine Zeit lang zu warten (wenn Ihr sie nicht ganz vermeiden könnt). Seid neugierig auf das, was im Moment noch im Verborgenen liegt. Ich kann aus eigener Erffahrung als Coach sagen, dass man streckenweise faszinierede Entdeckungen macht, wenn man dabei ist, wenn die schlafende Schönheit in deinem Gegenüber die Augen öffnet.
Und wer weiß, vielleicht endeckt und erweckt Ihr ja die schlafende Schönheit auch in Euch selbst. Denn die Sache mit den schnellen Urteilen und Schubladen funktioniert nach innen noch viel besser als nach außen.
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