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When I look at a heron, especially in flight, I can see where these birds have descended from dinosaurs, and their call is even more so, sounding like something from Jurassic Park, especially on a still winters morning when all sound (or what little of it) seems amplified as it falls upon the ear through the early morning mist.

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After a good solid rain, I headed out into the garden to do a rain study with my camera. Imagine my delight at finding this lovely rain drop covered web nestled in the creeper plants!

 

This photo was taken with a +10 Macro lens.

@L2P with Warcraft characters and Predators.

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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) just getting airborne. Image taken at Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colorado.

When the filming of Predator was halfway in and then ready to get to the FX shots with the Predator, they recieved a flimsy poor executed model, or at least it behave not the way it supposed to be and almost cancelled the whole thing until Stan Winston was called in by James Cameron who then came up with the design everyone knows on a 2 hour plane flight and they quickly modeled the thing and shipped it to the set and rest is history. I found some pics of the old model and imagined what if the first model fucked up and then they just reworked it to fit a human and just added some funky extra bits and jeans vest to make it look more 'urban' and went with this. Ah :D could you imagine this thing being the star of the movie?

A semi predatory sawfly has captured and is eating a sand wasp.

Burrowing Owl and Black Tailed Prairie Dog

Prairie Dog Town

McKenzie Park, Lubbock, Texas

Nikon D810

Nikon 600mm f4 VRII Lens

Nikon Teleconverter TC-14E III 1.4x

Focal Length: 850mm

Expsoure: 1/500 @ f9

ISO 400

Bias +0.33

Mode: Aperture Priority

Flower mantis devouring a fresk kill. a jumping spider.

Milo the cat waits in a bush for his prey.

"Predator's Eyes"

 

Captured with Canon 1300D + Kit Lens on February 3rd, 2017

 

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My Little Predator, 2008

My Little Pony, mixed media

 

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Funko POP!'s representation of the classic sci-fi movie monster, the Predator. He is followed by an "invisible" version. The scene is Natural Resources Management Area in Maryland.

I may be one of the few people who prefer the Predator 2 design over the first.

Just a side by side view of the two figures.

Best spot for hunting!

NECA Predators Series 10 Hive War

Inchcape Marine Services ULTIMATE PREDATOR enter the harbour at Arbroach

Serengeti Leopard yawns from the Yellow-barked Acacia tree in which it found a seat.

Well known for its unique body form and characteristic pose of upheld front limbs (which recalls someone at prayer), the Praying Mantis is a carnivorous insect with a fascinating lifestyle.

 

All mantids are extremely well camouflaged in colors which blend into their natural habitats. In many ways, the mantis is an invertebrate equivalent of the chameleon as it moves forward in a slow swaying motion, before striking out. Prey is secured in a lightning-fast maneuver, as the mantis lunges forward and seizes its victim with its extended forelegs. The mantis then immobilizes the prey with a swift bite to the head.

 

Due to their bold and conspicuous behaviour - which entails rearing up with folded ‘arms' - mantids have attracted much human interest. This has led to their place in mythology and folklore throughout the world.

 

The Khoisan, southern Africa's earliest inhabitants, embraced legends and myths which referred to a ‘trickster' god, who could transform himself into animal or human, and would die and be reborn many times. The predatory mantis therefore figures prominently in San folk tales in a role similar to the ‘clever fox' of European fables. Even today, Khoisan herd boys are still said to use mantises to ‘divine' the whereabouts of lost sheep or goats. In Afrikaans, the mantis is referred to as "the Hottentot's God," possessing the ability to restore life to the dead.

 

These charismatic little creatures have enjoyed similar attention elsewhere in the world, with Arabic and Turkish cultures once regarding the mantis as a pointer to Mecca. The French believed a praying mantis would direct a lost child home. In the United States, they were thought to blind men and kill horses. Native Americans believed they held the power of time travel and invisibility, due to their ability to remain motionless for indefinite periods.

 

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Da sempre le libellule esercitano uno speciale fascino sull'immaginario popolare. Volatori formidabili e temerari, questi splendidi insetti predatori sono famori per le loro acrobazie amorose, che hanno ispirato il delizioso volume di un naturalista francese: il Kamasutra delle libellule. Nell'immagine una coppia di Anax parthenope in deposizione, con il maschio che "assiste" la femmina durante il suo delicato compito. Un esempio di armonia che non può che suscitare tenerezza ..... ..

Phoenix Fan Fusion Super-Edits are FINALLY here and there are more to come during the week! 👀

 

I'm absolutely OBSESSED with how these Predator and Alien pieces turned out! 💚

 

Remember, these were all shot on the crowded convention hall floor, no green screens were used, just clever editing! 😉

 

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Donc voici un Tie moc Predator. Je suis assez content du résultat final. Par contre celui n’est pas fait pour jouer. Les ailes à l’arrière sont trop lourdes. C’est pour ça que je ne me suis pas fatigué à faire un support, à la longue la barre qui les tient se démonterait sous le poids. C’est pas si fragile que ça, mais faut penser à resserrer certaines liaisons des ailes quand on le remue (pour prendre des photos par exemple). Je suis assez content de mon mécanisme des ailes, il est assez ressemblant à l’originale, et sert vraiment à maintenir les ailes en position, enfin un certain temps, le poids et la gravité faisant le reste. A 4-5 futurs modifs de couleurs près, c’est fini. C’est-à-dire qu’il me maque 4 ou 5 pièces en gris claires que j’ai remplacé par du gris foncé et du noir.

 

Concernant le Tie predator lui-même :

starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Predator-class_fighter

 

Quand on touche à un Tie Legend, il y a quelques soucis à prendre en compte. Et encore ici j’ai des illustrations des comics. Mon souci c’est qu’elles diffèrent parfois, surtout concernant les images de l’arrière…

 

J’aime bien les Tie « pas pratique ». Et celui-là il mérite une médaille dans le genre, et même dans sa définition « officielle ».

 

Un point que je ne remets pas en cause, au moins sur ce Tie là, les ailes ne gênent pas la vue du pilote. Non, il y a la verrière d’origine pour ça !

Il y en a officiellement deux types. Le 1er type, c’est la verrière avec les fines ouvertures horizontales. Comme n’importe qui, qui ne soit pas aveugle, les pilotes se sont plains que ça gênait la visibilité… SANS BLAGUES ! Et y’avait pas un ingénieur pour s’en rendre compte ?!

Du coup les chefs d’escadrilles ont droit à une verrière plus classique pour y voir quelque chose. Mais pas leur escadron. Sans doute pour souligner la loyauté aveugle en l’Empire ? LOL !

 

Bon alors à part ça, il vole bien, hyper manœuvrable grâce à la géométrie variable de ses ailes. Il reste le chasseur spatial le plus manœuvrable de son temps, et l’un des plus rapide.

Heureusement qu’il peut les replier pour les vols atmosphériques. Parce que deux panneaux en prises directe au vent…

Dans le vide spatial OK, mais ce qui est très bête c’est que la première fois qu’on les voit en comics, c’est avec panneaux écartés dans l’atmosphère de Coruscant… De plus ça ne doit pas tellement être un Tie, plus un Fie (Four Ion Engine ou simplement un TIE pour Tetra Ion Engine ?). Tout le monde s’en foue ? Je me prends trop la tête ?

 

Ensuite ils sont stockés façon chauve-souris dans les Destroyer Stellaire. D’où ma question : ils les garent comment ? Marche arrière verticale ?

 

A l’avant il y a aussi des variantes. Concernant les 4 blasters, soit ils sont représentés en « X », soit en « + ». Le plus souvent en « + » quand même. C’est donc ce que j’ai choisi de représenter. Et puis j’avais beau avoir 2 ou 3 idées de construction en « X », c’est plus simple et plus solide en « + » comme ça.

 

Sinon il dispose d’un bouclier (léger) et d’un hyperdrive. Ha et le mécanisme de géométrie variable des ailes est un cauchemar à entretenir.

  

Donc voici un Tie moc Predator. Je suis assez content du résultat final. Par contre celui n’est pas fait pour jouer. Les ailes à l’arrière sont trop lourdes. C’est pour ça que je ne me suis pas fatigué à faire un support, à la longue la barre qui les tient se démonterait sous le poids. C’est pas si fragile que ça, mais faut penser à resserrer certaines liaisons des ailes quand on le remue (pour prendre des photos par exemple). Je suis assez content de mon mécanisme des ailes, il est assez ressemblant à l’originale, et sert vraiment à maintenir les ailes en position, enfin un certain temps, le poids et la gravité faisant le reste. A 4-5 futurs modifs de couleurs près, c’est fini. C’est-à-dire qu’il me maque 4 ou 5 pièces en gris claires que j’ai remplacé par du gris foncé et du noir.

 

Sights in Vegas. In the mall at the Venetian

As cuddly as she looks, she's one of the worlds top apex predators. The lens right out at 300mm and taken through thick glass.

Nephila sp. / silk spider

 

She eats butterfly.

 

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The wings of two moths seen on the ground at Botany Bay nature reserve near Chiddingfold in Surrey, July 2016.

The green one belonged to an Emerald moth, though I'm not sure about the other (which was darkish grey on the other side).

It appears both insects were caught by flying predators during the night: it could possibly have been nightjars but the more obvious guess would be bats.

Although these images are sad in a way, and I would rather have been photographing these moths alive, they do count as a reminder that insects are fairly low on the food pyramid.

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