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New Compulsion Windmill and Little Branch trees at LTD. I had a productive morning I can tell :)
Taken at Bal Harbour-PRISM sim.
I noticed this colourful bug first before I saw the dead honey bee.
Taken in the evening at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
I believe the bee could be at the end of its life span.
The life span of honey bees depends on the role they play in the hive.
For worker bees it also depends on when they were born.
Those born in Spring/Summer has shorter and busier life around 6- 7 weeks. It is the most productive time in the hive. The workers have to collect a lot of nectar to feed the larvae and to make honeycombs.
Those born in Autumn may live longer but had to endure the harsher winter months and keeping the queen warm ..they can live from 4- 6 months.
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I'm afraid it's back to Newquay for another sunset long exposure. As Jimmy Durante used to say - "I got a million of'em". (I know, I know, who is Jimmy Durante? Some of the oldies will remember I'm sure. lol)
Never mind, let's just say I had a very productive evening shooting that Newquay sunset. This was a crop of a much larger image but by excluding any clouds I liked the 3 layer effect it gave to the image.
Halnaker tree tunnel, West Sussex
It was a fairly productive Saturday last week as after shooting the West Pier and Shoreham 'Hot Pipe' I decided to stop off at the Halnaker Tree Tunnel to see if if was wearing it's autumn coat. Most years I seem to be there too early and then the frosts come along before I can get down there so I decided to try it later this year and as we've not had any frosts to speak of it was looking quite good. Sun was a little bright which I like for the dappled effect but have just tried out a new editing function in the 2023 version of ON1 which has helped me slightly balance the light.
As well as the 'Honeypot' view from the gate looking down the track I decided to move further up the track and shoot towards the gate (due mainly to the seemingly endless line of people coming into shot just as the previous lot cleared my shot).
I did try to focus stack but there was too much leaf movement so I took one of the shots focused closer in and accept some softness. As I have tried a bit of a painterly effect on the edit I didn't think that mattered.
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No, smoking is not productive and doesn't say much about taking care about myself, but... having a glass of red wine is!
Since being back to work full time in RL, my walks at the park and quiet moments on my own are more precious now, even more when is possible to enjoy the afternoon sunshine.
I'm still juggling to get things done at the same time as keeping everything balanced, so I try to remind myself that is not bad to take time for yourself. ♥
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This once a bustling 19th-century iron smelting industrial town surrounding Snail Shell Harbor was seen from the top of the limestone cliff which featured in my last post, taken about an hour before sunset.
The dock features 15 transient slips which provide overnight or day-use boating opportunities, it's like a RV park for the boats.
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"In the mid-1800s, iron ore was shipped from the Upper Peninsula mines to the foundries in the lower Great Lakes at an enormous cost. This high cost of shipping was caused by inefficient transportation combined with the nearly 40 percent waste the ore contained. The solution was to build a blast furnace close to the mine where the ore could be smelted into pig iron before it was shipped to the steel-making centers. The town had to be relatively close to the Escanaba ore docks, have a natural harbor, and be near the limestone and hardwood forests that were needed to smelt the iron ore.
Named after Fayette Brown, the Jackson Iron Company agent who chose the site, Fayette was once one of the Upper Peninsula's most productive iron-smelting operations. Located on the Garden Peninsula at Snail Shell Harbor, Fayette grew up around two blast furnaces, a large dock and several charcoal kilns after the Civil War. Nearly five hundred residents, many immigrating from Canada, the British Isles and northern Europe, lived in and near the town that existed to make pig iron.
During twenty-four years of operation, 1867 to l891, Fayette's blast furnaces produced a total of 229,288 tons of iron, using local hardwood forests for fuel and quarrying limestone from the bluffs to purify the iron ore. When the charcoal iron market began to decline, the Jackson Iron Company closed its Fayette smelting operation."
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A productive morning to say the least. A final view of the Three Sisters. It may be sometime before they appear for me again.
More in the sunset series from Ocean Reef Beach. I have a couple more to post in the next couple of days. This was quite a productive shoot and the colours were spectacular there. Again some of the foreground has been painted by flashlight to provide some detail.
Good morning folks, and once again am early out for what I hope is a productive day.
This guy was remarkable, landing gear down and in an instant change his mind and decided to to just keep going, and started his aerial antics which were nothing short of amazing, and trying to photograph what was going on a movie camera would have had a problem. But am sure you've all been there and done that, thanks to all for everything.
As many of you know, bluebirds have been nesting in my backyard for a few years now. I have always been excited about that and very protective of them.
Each year Lady and Mr. B. would raise three or four broods and I would be out on fledge day to make sure that hawks, crows and other predators would stay clear.
Each year, after the last brood fledged and was taught to fend for themselves, the parents would leave the yard and the little ones from the last brood would remain. The next year, a new Lady and Mr. B would build a nest in the box and the excitement would begin once more.
Like some birder pals, I decided to give the blues a second box so perhaps two couples could nest here in a fairly safe haven. After all, two couples and a third wheel were hanging out (two males and three females). And my pals had been successful in their yards that are actually smaller than mine and more crowded with trees, plants and such. Bluebirds supposedly like open spaces not crowded ones.
As it turned out, all but two bluebirds left the yard when it was time to begin the nesting season. So there were no takers for the second box. That was fine, I thought it was a long shot but worth a try.
The nesting season for the blues has not been productive. If interested, check out the story on the image of Lady B. next to this image.
Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.
The Ox Road (Ochsenstrasse) is a historical land route on which slaughter oxen were driven starting from the Hungarian Danube bend near Gran via Pressburg, Vienna, St. Pölten, Enns, Schärding, Passau and Straubing with a detour to Regensburg and Nuremberg; the route continued via Ochsenfurt and Aschaffenburg to the Rheingau. This route was about 1200 km and was completed in about four months.
Through Bavaria, the Ox Road led from Passau to Straubing, Rinkam, Sünching and Haidenkofen and branched off here to Regensburg or continued via Schierling, Langquaid and Abensberg to the Danube crossing at Pförring.
The reason for this transport was a new fashion that came to Germany towards the end of the High Middle Ages due to trade contacts: eating beef became a status symbol. In the late Middle Ages, however, it was difficult to obtain good meat; local beef came from old cows or oxen at work, whose meat was tough and not very edible. In addition, native cattle were small and not very productive: an ox at that time had a height at withers of only one meter and a slaughter weight of about 200 kg. To meet the increased demand for good ox meat, cattle were imported on a large scale from Hungary. These were imposing steppe cattle with horns almost one meter long and a slaughter weight of up to 800 kg. These animals were very robust, could cover long distances and also quickly gained weight again during a rest.
The old Ochsenstrasse is located behind this row of trees.
Text from the German version of Wikipedia.
A reasonably productive hay field near the beachside township of Port Elliot, about 1hr 15min drive south of Adelaide. A former farming area slowing being built out by the expansion of surrounding suburbs. In a few more years it will be lost forever when the temptation to sell becomes too great.
[There is a solution - the government buys out the farmer, paying the same price the farmer would have received from a developer - the government then declares the land 'farmland in perpetuity' - saving it for future generations - then leases the land back to the farmer who can keep his windfall from the sale and also keep on farming if he/she wishes, or on-sell the lease to someone else for them to farm the land. Win-win-win.]
Hay Bales, Port Elliot, South Australia
I had a very enjoyable and productive photo taking day on April 23, as this closeup of the water Dwarf Caiman, doesn't look that small at all, hey? Very intense eyes watching me watching him! Guess who blinked first? lol
Once upon a time, this property was part of the large Wadsworth Estate in Hiram, Maine. The area surrounding the pond (that white streak across the middle of the photo) was a productive cranberry bog you could walk across. Now inhabited by beaver, the property destruction is obvious.
And yet…
Beaver, brought to near extinction because of their pelts and their territorial difficulty living along side man, are extraordinary environmentalists. They create wetlands that support numerous species of plants, fish, birds, wild animals, and micro-organisms. Importantly, these wetlands safely isolate and store carbon both in plant life and in the debris of the felled trees they drag through the waters for their dams and lodges.
It is estimated that globally the “total carbon storage of wetlands is 225 billion metric tons, or the equivalent of carbon emissions from roughly 189 million cars every year.”
Unfortunately, beaver do not manage all those wetlands. Most are mismanaged or not managed at all, left to dry up and release that carbon back into our atmosphere. On the other hand, wetlands controlled by beaver are masterfully managed. Beaver guard and maintain them to support the life that depends upon their waters. And while you certainly do not want beaver in your yard, we need them in our wetlands.
Because of the Maine drought, I thought that this year Don and I would be able to walk across a somewhat soggy marsh to the pond, something we have never been able to do. Because of the beaver, we could not. The water in Cranberry Pond and its surrounding marshlands had not receded one single inch while a nearby lake was down significantly.
After a long productive morning at Stone Harbor, we stopped by Forsythe to finally get shots of the Black-Belied Whistling Ducks. This is one of seven there. They really do whistle. Found them at marker 14 right to the right of the big Egret tree. Very cool duck. That is not a shadow on it's belly, it is really black. After they took forever preening, they swam around briefly and took off. They circled the big tree and turned back towards us, the sun was behind us and was a perfect moment. The back side of their wings are even more amazing. There is lots of white that can't be seen unless they are in flight.
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I had once again a slight non productive month in the way of Photography in November 2022.
So I decided to share a capture from a series I took in Decembre 2022 instead.
One of my hardships in life is that I never sleep. Due to chronique pain in my life... I have gone for years without a healthy amount of sleep nightly. An although it plaques me and is reeking havoc to my longterm health.
I did learn to work with and around this issue.
When the moment I picked up a camera and started to teach myself the wonderful (albeit sometimes hard ;-) ) world of photography.
I found an outlet to release my nightime restlessness of never sleeping. And I found a way to get through the pains of my nights.
And although it's not for everyone... Not being able to sleep has it's advantages when it comes to doing photography. I use driving as a form of therapy to calm the nerves and relax the body. And though even if it doesn't help in the way of pain management... it does allow you to go around at night in the cities, towns and country roads and see things so few people ever see or even know about.
When you add being an avid photographer to the mix... You can capture so many unexpected and magical night time scenes. Or see Nature's nocturnal side alive and well and so wonderfully active, all from the window of your car.
With the added bonus of NO traffic and nobody on the roads... It makes for a wonderful relaxing and visual photographic experience, driving around between the hours of 1am to 5am.
For that (and that only..) I and so grateful to be able to occasionally physically drive myself around at night and capture beautiful scenes such as this!!
Although between you and me... I wish I could sleep too! :'(
A productive day on the Surrey & Norfolk coast yesterday. Very changeable weather conditions, which means I've come away with quite a range of images to share. A lot to get through, but thought I'd post this first, purely because it was straight forward to process. I managed to get a few locations in, and fortunately I had my preferred conditions for the sea front at Southwold. A good swell on the sea, bright light on the pier, and clouds behind, all combined to give me what I wanted for this image. There is a wider view, which I'll post in due course, but I’ve gone for the square crop first.
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Another image from a productive day out to Nottingham visiting family this week.
DB Cargo Tug 60039 'Dove Holes' passes through the station and disappears east with the 12.20pm Toton Sidings - Boston Steel 'pig-pens' (6E02). Meantime, Cross Country unit 170114 stands at platform 4 after arriving with the 9.45am ex-Cardiff (1M60).
Bay platform 5 is to the near right, and currently empty. Once a through platform it was turned into a bay during the track modifications made a few years ago intended to increase the station's capacity.
I couldn't resist exploiting the shape and rippled texture of those 'pig-pen' wagons, and who knows how long they'll be around.
Apologies for the obscure title - those in the know will know, maybe.
1.14pm, 22nd June 2021
Panoramic view
Hamilton Gardens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamilton Gardens is a public garden park in the south of Hamilton owned and managed by Hamilton City Council in New Zealand. The 54-hectare park is based on the banks of the Waikato River and includes enclosed gardens, open lawns, a lake, a nursery, a convention centre and the Hamilton East Cemetery. It is the Waikato Region's most popular visitor attraction, attracting more than 1 million people and hosting more than 2,000 events a year.
Hamilton Gardens is described in popular culture as a botanical garden, but does not technically qualify as a botanical garden. Instead, the site features 21 gardens representing the art, beliefs, lifestyles and traditions of different civilisations or historical garden styles. These gardens are grouped into the Paradise, Productive, Fantasy, Cultivar and Landscape garden collections, and there is space for gardens which are still in development.
The first development of the gardens began in the early 1960s at what was then the city's waste disposal site. The first substantial development, the Rogers Rose Garden, was opened in 1971 in an attempt to block highway development over the site. Since 1982 many newly developed areas have been opened to the public. Additional features of the gardens now include a lake walkway and a waterfall lookout.
A delightfully productive little rural valley near Ashton in the Adelaide Hills, filled with Autumn colours and a dash of sun. The yearly crops include cherries, apples, lemons, pears as well as many other fruits and vegetables, and of course, grapes!
The image is a stitch of 5 separate shots taken on my trusty iPhone 4S and merged using Photoshop CS5.
Autumn, Ashton Valley, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Dear Santa,
My name is Sidney Sterling the Black-winged Stilt.
I am writing to you to let you know that I’ve been very good all year.
In fact, here are some of the nice things I did in 2025:
1) Migrated south from Northern China to Hong Kong in record time;
2) Fledged 3 healthy stilt chicks; and,
3) Acted as a productive member of the flock, raising the alarm at the first sight of danger, especially those pesky photographers.
And all I want for Christmas is a brand new leg !!!!
Yours, Sidney
This Black-winged Stilt was attempting to 'scratch' its head despite missing the lower portion of its right leg; the Stilt did this several times while I was observing it. Other than this obvious disability, this Stilt was in perfect health and, in fact, appeared to be utterly oblivious to its predicament. How it sustained this injury or whether its condition was congenital is anyone's guess.
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2026 to everyone at Flickr !!
EDIT: Upon further reflection, it appears highly unlikely that this stilt’s condition was congenital. A baby stilt born with such a disability certainly would not have made it into adulthood, meaning that this injury was almost certainly sustained while this stilt was fully grown. Nevertheless, the question of how this stilt lost its right leg remains unresolved.
Species: Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus / 黑翅長腳鷸
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Better viewed on a larger screen.)
© This Image is under full copyright Rick C. Graham. © All rights reserved Rick C. Graham. © This image is subject to international copyright laws and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transferred or manipulated without the express written permission of Rick C. Graham.
Seaside chapel after sunset, Sifnos Island, Greece, a great quiet place to unwind after the long trip from California.
First of all I would like to apologize for my total absence from flickr for the past 5 weeks, the recent trip was very productive, the weather cooperative, and the wifi connections..... well let's focus on the positive. Since I have no travel plans until late September, there will be plenty of time to catch up, but there's no way I can go through 33 pages of recent activity or 110 recent contact notifications, so I apologize once again.
Really been enjoying this weekend. Lots of gardening and feeling productive! Going to get my guitar amp fired up soon and play guitar for awhile. Bluesy stuff. Kinda like this bluesy sunrise shot I took awhile ago.
African Fish Eagle
Chobe River: Botswana
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Very productive (23 species, all counted- 5 warblers) morning hike in Avoca riverside park. Last night the temp was below freezing, so warbler did not migrate and peoples stayed away. i had the place to myself!
Productive trip to Derbyshire with the Dippers. Will post a couple of portrait shots when sorted, but I am looking a bit more towards habitat shots as well.
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Very productive (23 species) morning hike in Avoca riverside park. Last night the temp was below freezing, so warblers did not migrate and peoples stayed away. i had the place to myself!
Mini Ukulele Souvenir
For Macro Monday - Musical Instrument
A very old souvenir from Fiji. This Ukulele is part of a pen stand that sits on my desk, it has been on my desk 35 years.
The length (on the diagonal) shown here is 45 mm, and yes, I can strum the strings!
I am running very late today, I had a long and productive session with my physiotherapist. While it will be a while until I can pick up the birding lens he has given me clearance to drive again.
Happy Macro Monday!
As the river's flood recedes the ice leaves it marker. There was the constant crackle of the ice crashing down from its perch hanging from the trees. The sound was somewhat disturbing and threatening so I didn't venture too close to the overflowing river bank. Viscous cold in the air with the wind chill at -22 Celciius. Still a productive day to be exploring with my new Nikon. I finally bit the bullet and decided I could allow myself to spend a pension cheque for my sanity.
Another productive outing to St Aidens/Swillington Ings. Thank you all for your comments and faves etc, much appreciated :)
Wetlands are among the richest and most productive ecosystems in the world, in terms of biological diversity, having concentration of waterbirds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates, water being the structuring element of these ecosystems. These spaces have associated many values and functions, such as flood control (retaining excess water), groundwater replacement, water cycle regulation, biomass production, sediment and nutrient retention, climate change mitigation (capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release of oxygen, photosynthesis).
Catalina Foothills. From a productive morning on our Airbnb back patio. We had great desert foothill habitat between our patio and a golf course with a view to Mount Lemmon beyond.
As many have commented below it is the yellow "halo" in the bokeh that really adds to this image's appeal. When doing bird photography sometimes you know you have a nice smooth bokeh and other times even a slight change in your position can improve the bokeh a lot. Such was the case here. There was a bit of a cloud cover the morning of this image which certainly helps increase the odds that a position change may improve the bokeh. This is because one doesn't have to be so concerned with degrading image quality due to the sun not being directly at one's back.
Chesapeake & Ohio manifest No. 795 rolls west near Mineral, VA on Sept. 22, 1984 with three B30-7's. It was a fun and productive day for my friend Jack and I. After getting a lineup from RF&P agent Tommy Boyd at Doswell, we headed west on the C&O Piedmont Subdivision to shoot an eastbound unit coal train (led by a B30-7) enroute to the RF&P at Doswell. He met westbound manifest No. 795 and we gave chase, working No. 795 for 35 miles from Fredericks Hall to Cobham. Thanks to him working at Louisa, we were able to hop-scotch him there. The traffic in Louisa could be a killer on a chase.
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This is from about 2 years ago. 2018 was a productive year for my photography. Having access to all of those wonderfully delapidated houses was especially fun. The Substation Fire, and a few other recent fires burned down a few of these beauties, but I managed to capture them to present here.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 90mm Tamron Macro
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Red-crested Pochards in sync. Easy to guess, male in the middle.
Male is in the middle. Water hyacinth shrubs in the background.
A very productive birding hotspot in NE India. Picture shot from a rowing boat.
Nikon D6, Nikkor 500mm f/4e lens, x1.4, f/5.6, 1/2500s, ISO 640
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