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Just hanging out at the beach provides some great opportunities.
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This species provides an example of sex role reversal with the females being more brightly coloured than the males. Females will also choose a male and then defend him against other females and when the chicks have arrived, the female scarpers and the male raises them on his own.
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Tumbling boulders provide a rock boundary for the waters of Burbage Brook; an incredibly scenic feature of Sheffield’s Padley Gorge and the Longsaw Estate; Hathersage, Peak District.
NB: It would be a crime as a photographer to visit this place without a camera of any description.
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A carpet of Betony provides a bright splash of colour during a walk in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. This perennial plant has oblong flower heads about 3cm across. Flowers are held proudly on almost leafless square stems emerging from rosettes. The leaves are narrow, toothed and mostly at the base of the plant. Betony flowers from early to late Summer.
Standing on the fresh pastures at Highfield provides the best view of Stanley. Here we can see how The Nut at 143 metres high protects the town from the prevailing weather conditions and high seas of Bass Strait. In the distance at the far left is Table Cape (also an extinct volcano). On the right is the town's water supply. At the centre of everything (especially in the warm summer months) Stanley's magnificent beach draws holiday makers to swell the permanent population of 550.
Rhodanthe chlorocephala is a native Australian daisy belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is widely grown due to its attractive flowers and foliage, and because it’s hardy, adaptable and provides a good, fast ground cover. The flowers are long-lived and dry well. Rhodanthe chlorocephala subspecies rosea is the most widely grown subspecies and is commonly known as “Pink and White Everlasting”, “Rosy Sunray”, “Pink Paper-daisy” and “Rosy Everlasting”. It grows naturally in the south of Western Australia extending into South Australia. Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea is an erect annual herb 20-60cm high with clumps of glabrous (hairless) grey-green stems and leaves 1-6cm in length. It has a large single flowering head at the tip of each stem. Flower heads grow to 6cm diameter, gradually decreasing as the flowering season progresses. The color of the bracts varies from deep pink (almost red) through pale pink to pure white, with a yellow or black centre.
Achillea tomentosa, commonly known as woolly yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes kept as a garden plant, and occasionally naturalizes outside its original range of dry lowland habitats of southern Europe and (possibly) western Asia. 26258
The rising and setting sun provides a warm glow to the skies and clouds; however, the opposite horizon is often over looked. As earths shadow recedes during sunrise (or advances at sunset), a band of soft pink pastels forms above it - know as the Belt of Venus.
Above, the Fort Lauderdale, FL skyline was imaged about 10mins before sunrise.
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Tunnel View provides one of the most famous views of Yosemite Valley. From here you can see El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall rising from Yosemite Valley, with Half Dome in the background. This viewpoint is at the east end of the Wawona Tunnel along the Wawona Road (Highway 41).
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clustered bellflower - Campanula glomerata
Challenge 117 - NATURE'S GIFTS (2020 Art) - 5th place winner!
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Smuggler Cove and the shape it provides, inspires many images. It was evident early on that the clouds were going to deliver, so I made sure to get out to catch them. This time, the better shot was going to come from the cliff in the area rather than from the waters edge.
I made sure to visualize the photo prior and set up my tripod at the right spot. The clouds certainly delivered and their reflections were also terrific. Albeit unexpected, the absolute stillness of the ocean added to the final image.
Cryptic colouring provides the Grayling with excellent camouflage, making it difficult to see when at rest on bare ground, tree trunks, or stones. The wings are kept closed when not in flight and the forewings are usually tucked behind the hind wings, concealing the eyespots and making the butterfly appear smaller. In flight this is a distinctive, large butterfly with a looping and gliding flight, during which the paler bands on the upperwings are visible.
Taken at The Bog, Stiperstones,
Shrewsbury
Mesa Arch provides the frame for a stunning Utah landscape. Along the mesa to the east is another arch, named Washing Woman Arch. Below the mesa is the prominent white rim of spectacular canyons carved by the Colorado River and a breathtaking view of the Island in the Sky. Rounding out the view, the snow-capped peaks of the La Sal Mountains meet the sky at the horizon.
The Arch is right on the edge of a 500-foot cliff, part of a 1,200-foot drop into Buck Canyon.
This image was taken at sunrise.
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Leo Rojas - El Condor Pasa
Autumn is in the air, in the trees, and on my mind. And like others, in their cameras by now. Trout Lake is only about 20 minutes away and unveils itself in different ways depending on the season. With the sun now lower in the sky, and winds barely present, the mirror-like surface can provide terrific reflections.
Fall colors also present themselves for view, while Lillie Pads suddenly appear. The shadow that split the scene nicely framed the two distinctly different elements. This too created depth and a polarizing filter both removed glare, and released those vivid colors.
In order to get this shot, it was necessary to prop up against a Birch tree that was leaning about 45 degrees toward the lake. There was nowhere to place my tripod and achieve the same shot, short of submersing it and settling for something different. For me, that is just not an option; be nice to your equipment.
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Walking in fog often provides a visual representation of my thought process. My brain constantly brings different topics into view, but in the process lets others slide into the periphery. Most of the time they are all still there, competing for my attention, but all in varying degrees. In fog I respond to the overall loss of clarity, but also the nuance that is created by relative distance. It's this layering effect I find most appealing as more distant objects eventually recede into nothingness...exactly the same as my mind reacts.
Walking outdoors this morning felt otherworldly. I love seeing familiar places rendered as ones I'm visiting for the very first time. A rich dichotomy as the serenity of fog is ripped apart by this visceral reaction. In these moments I invariably come up with camera angles that never would have occurred to me in normal circumstances.
This black and white photograph was taken this morning before sunrise at Lower Seletar Reservoir, with the Heritage Bridge providing locational reference. There cloud formations appear to converge into the far distance, and mirror-like reflections in the Reservoir provide interesting contrast to the Bridge.
Tiny snail Brian fearlessly negotiates the gap between the spathes of two calla lilies - a spathe is not a petal, but a modified leaf that encloses the true flowers on the spadix inside the calla.
For Smile on Saturday theme 'Starts with S', in this case the snail and the two spathes. The image was shot against a dark background, but allowing sunshine to provide the back light that showed off the translucence of the white spathes and the tiny body of the snail.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
The eastern meadowlark provides a bright splash of color on Florida's open grassy fields and prairies. Scan fence posts, low bushes or power lines for the adult bird with its yellow throat, breast and belly, and black "V" across the chest. Or listen for the sweet, melodious song: a plaintive, clear, descending whistle.
The eastern meadowlark breeds throughout eastern and central North America and in Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. This year-round Florida resident is not a lark, as its name suggests, but is in the same family as blackbirds and orioles. In size and shape, a perched meadowlark resembles a starling, but it is quail-like in its explosive take-off from the ground. Insects make up the bulk of the meadowlark's diet, but grass and weed seeds are also consumed.
In Florida, breeding takes place from late March through July. During courtship, the male jumps straight up into the air to display its bright yellow and black markings. Males often have two mates at a time. Females build nests on the ground, weaving fine grasses into surrounding vegetation and often incorporating a domed canopy of grass into the construction. Many nests are destroyed each year when cultivated fields are mowed.
Eastern meadowlarks are common on the prairies and pastures of the Florida peninsula, and are found throughout the state in suitable open habitat, including croplands and golf courses. In general, however, scientists have noted gradual population declines throughout the eastern meadowlark's range, probably due to habitat loss.
Found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County Florida.
Sandwiching research car 32 are Norfolk Southern's newest stallions SD70ACC 1800 and 1801. The Pumkin Vine south out of Roanoke on Starkey Hill provides the perfect place to perform adhesion testing.
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"A vernal marsh is a temporary pool of water that provides habitat for distinctive plants and animals. With no built-in water source, but located at the lowest point of the area, a vernal marsh is created by water collection from the runoff of the surrounding upland slopes. Vernal means spring, and typically the marsh is fed by winter and spring storms.
The depression which contains the Madrona Marsh is apparently a swale in the ancient dune sand caused by aeolian processes. The marsh is fed by drainage waters and by rainfall. It has no outlet. Before the development of the City of Torrance, water for the marsh was supplied through natural channels; now, there are several storm drains that flow into the marsh from the west side. Runoff from irrigation in the neighboring housing tracts flows into the marsh through these drains. During a rainstorm, there is heavy runoff into the marsh by these routes. Additionally, on the southeast corner of the Preserve, there is a sump that collects rainwater and runoff. Water from the sump is filtered and pumped up to the marsh in the wet season only. After the rainy season passes, evaporation, percolation, and transpiration reduce the water depth by about a quarter inch per day. In most years, by the end of August or early September, the Preserve is dry and remains dry until the next rainy season. The soils of the Preserve consist of fine sand silt and clay."
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"Madrona Marsh is a 10-acre vernal preserve located in Torrance, California. ... The Madrona Marsh preserve is a remnant of the once extensive natural systems that existed along the coastal plain and terraces of Southern California. The marsh is situated on a piece of land that was set aside for oil production in 1924."
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Brambles and scrub provide good habitat for Dunnock which usually feed on the ground. The Dunnock was once misleadingly known as the Hedge Sparrow. For a long time it was thought to be related to the Wren. New research places them within a large group consisting of sparrows, finches and pippits.
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These boats provide a ferry service across the Looe River to East Looe when there is sufficient water. It saves a walk down to the bridge and back again on the other side. West Looe and East Looe were once separate towns, but became united at the end of the 19th century. East Looe is by far the largest of the two and was once an important port for the export of tin and copper ore from the mines on Bodmin Moor, as well as farm and other produce. Some of the former warehouses can be seen on the other side of the river. The arrival of the railway and the end of the mining industry led to Looe's decline as a port and it became a popular seaside resort.
In Melbourne, the number 35 City Circle Tram service provides a free and convenient way to get around central Melbourne. Tourists, shoppers, office workers and families can use the City Circle Tram to travel to major attractions, shops and city events.
Tourists can spend all day on a City Circle Tram! Information leaflets, including an 'easy to understand' map of the city are available on board each City Circle Tram. The City Circle Tram can be used as a 'hop on - hop off' service, this way tourists can enjoy each of Melbourne's sites and have the added bonus of traditional Melbourne transportation.
Tokaanu Thermal Walk (20 minutes)
This short walk provides an interesting glimpse of a natural thermal area. See steaming hot mineral pools set in sinter basins and spluttering mud pools amidst the native bush.
For hundreds of years, Maori have used the geothermal resources of this area for cooking, bathing and leisure. Share in this tradition by having a therapeutic and relaxing swim at the nearby Tokaanu Thermal Pools.
Rainbow trout can often be seen here in the cold Tokaanu stream that flows beside the thermal area
Hot pools range in hues of turquoise blue and rich green to burnt orange and sulphuric yellow, making the steaming waters a must-see!
The vibrant colors are caused by miniral and sillicate interference .....
Yellow - Caused by Sulphur
Orange - Is due to antimony
Green - Sulphuran ferrous Salts
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These boats provide trips for holidaymakers when the tide is right. West Looe and East Looe were once separate towns divided by the Looe River, but became united at the end of the 19th century. East Looe (on the left) is by far the largest of the two and was once an important port for the export of tin and copper ore from the mines on Bodmin Moor, as well as farm and other produce. Some of the former warehouses can be seen on the other side of the river.
The nave (west) of Paisley Abbey provides an example of original Medieval architecture dating from the 12th century. The earliest surviving architecture is the south-east doorway in the nave from the cloister, which has a round arched doorway typical of Romanesque or Norman architecture which was the prevalent architectural style before the adoption of Gothic. The choir (east end) and tower date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and are examples of Gothic Revival architecture. They were reconstructed in three main phases of restorations with the tower and choir conforming to the designs of Dr Peter MacGregor Chalmers. The roof in the nave is the most recent of restorations with the plaster ceiling by Dr Rev. Boog which was added in the 1790s being replaced by a timber roof in 1981.
One of the waterfalls in the Healey Dell valley. This is another throwback to our Industrial Heritage when the River Spodden powered the Corn, Cotton and Woollen Mills in this area of Lancashire.
The valley is littered with relics from this bygone era and provides lots of good photo opportunities such as this.
the anthurium plant is grown as a houseplant in cooler areas and as a landscaping plants in USDA zones 10 or higher. Proper care for anthurium is easy to do as long as you provide a few key elements for the plant. Keep reading to learn more about care of anthurium plants. Anthurium plants can tolerate all levels of indirect light, …
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A first quarter moon provides just the right illumination of North America's last remaining upper quadrant Magnetic Flagman at Delhi, Colo.
Look closely and see if you can spot the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper in this scene.
Since mid- December, I have been daily hiking the gorgeous lands surrounding St. George, Utah, lands which are part of the geologic formation known as the Colorado Plateau. The sculpted cliffs and canyons of this area present themselves through an amazing colour palette of crimson, vermilion, organge, salmon, peach, pink, gold and white, dotted in places by iron concretions - black, spherical rock marbles that collect in shallow depressions.
This image - composed in the Paradise Valley just outside of St. George - provides an example of the visual feasts one finds in this region. In the days to come, I will post other photographs from Utah’s portion of the Colorado Plateau, images I hope you will enjoy.
Happy New Year, Everyone, and may 2025 bestow upon you good health, pleasing accomplishments and many moments of joy.
The mouth of the harbour provides access to the Solent. It is best known as the home of the Royal Navy, HMNB Portsmouth. Because of its strategic location on the south coast of England, protected by the natural defence of the Isle of Wight, it has since the Middle Ages been the home to England's (and later Britain's) navy. The narrow entrance, and the forts surrounding it gave it a considerable advantage of being virtually impregnable to attack from the sea. Before the fortifications were built the French burned Portsmouth in 1338. During the civil war parliamentary forces were able to carry out a successful cutting-out expedition within the harbour and capture the six-gunned Henrietta Marie.
These new lights provide programmable lighting, a wider spectrum of color and more than twice the previous lighting levels. The new lights also fill gaps to provide more consistent lighting.
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provides wildlife with shelter and food and a corridor for travel...harbors wildlife that helps farmers with insect control...a variety of plants grow here that lure and support pollinators
Autumn in South Woodstock Vermont can provide incredible views. I'm drawn to the changing colors and the wonderful meticulous farms with red barns. (Edited with Lightroom, Topaz and Photoshop)
...provides its own gift....
Found this fallen beauty on a tiled walkway this morning.
Editing : Heal - in Snapseed to remove tile joints in the backround. Soft Focus and Vignette in Picasa
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The Northwalk opened on February 15th - it provides pedestrian and bike access to the north side of the George Washington Bridge. Part of a $2 Billion project that also replaced the cables on this side of the bridge. The south side pathway is now closed as repair work starts on that side and should be completed in 2027. When the southwalk opens it will be for pedestrians and the northwalk will be for bicycles only.
And apparently the no photos on the bridge policy has been lifted, I remember for years after 9/11 the Port Authority did not allow photography on the bridge. I made up for lost time and took over 100 photos yesterday on my first walk on the new path.
The Northwalk is beautiful and includes a large viewing platform. Before the upgrade there were 171 steps to climb up to the bridge now it's a gentle 5% grade that curves around.
Back from our vacation in GREECE.............SEND YOU WHITE ENERGY!!!!!!!
AND WISH YOU A MOST LOVING SUMMERWEEK!
Strictly speaking, white is not a color, but the manifestation of the presence of all color - the complete energy of light. It stands for wholeness and completion. In many cultures it represents openness and truth. White has a cold quality. It can provide clarity as its energy is complete.
White has purification vibrations and can be used to clear blocks from your path.
It holds the potential to move toward every other color and this makes it a good choice for new beginnings, and development in any direction.
Put some white in your life when you want:
to clear clutter and obstacles away
to start a fresh beginning
to bring about mental clarity
purification of thoughts or actions
Ein Baumstamm, der allmählich im Wald verrottet liefert mir jedes Jahr aufs Neue schöne Exemplare des Winterhelmlings. Und pünktlich sind sie auch noch, die Pilzfruchtkörper. In der zweiten Dezemberhälfte und häufig auch noch Anfang Januar zeigen sie sich regelmäßig. Zum Glück wachsen sie häufig aus Moospolstern heraus, sodass selbst im grauen Winter noch etwas Farbe ins Spiel kommt.
Every year, a tree trunk that is slowly rotting away in the forest provides me with beautiful specimens of the winter helmet. And they are also on time, the mushroom fruiting bodies. They regularly appear in the second half of December and often in early January. Fortunately, they often grow out of moss cushions, so that even in the gray winter a little color comes into play.
This is another Osprey ( female) that is perched awaiting the return of her partner with fish, this perch sits directly above the nest and provides a bit of an outlet for catching a breeze on a hot summer day.
The museum provides an image of Twente's industry; past, present and future. The museum dynamically brings together a century and a half of industrial development. From steam engine to space travel. The museum has the following departments: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, radar and detection, telecommunications, textiles, education and process engineering.
A single portrait image of a bird standing still doesn't provide much natural history, does it? Or maybe it does. In this frame, you can get a feel for the peace and tranquility of this foggy early morning. You can see that fog doesn't deter the great blue heron from its pursuits. Nor does high water. This wading bird has moved far into the pond, standing at least two feet deep for its hunting. If you are able to zoom in, you can also see the leading edge of the nictitating membrane visible in the center of its eye. Many birds have this translucent eye cover which is a membrane used to protect and moisturize a their eyes while still providing visibility. The nictitating membrane reaches from the front of the eye to the back. We can learn a great deal from just one single moment in time. Imagine what you can learn when you spend hours, days or even weeks observing nature's beautiful show. Streaming live 24/7, it's my favorite channel!
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
By Franois De La Rochefoucauld
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The sunny winter mornings provides good lighting in Novi Iskar district in Sofia for spotting the Yantra express train. The still good looking 44 070 is accelerating with the tiny IC 2640 after the speed restriction zone at the level crossing at Kumaritsa stop. t would have been good if the cold was accompanied by a little more snow, but still the January sun managed to beautify enough this shot of 44 070 which has been renovated last year in CMZO Prerov (CZ).
This lovely plant is growing in our home garden in New Zealand. It's also known as "Osteospermum". This photograph is of a variety known as the 3D Nanuk. It's called 3D because it has two-toned double flowers giving a three dimensional appearance. Unlike the common Osteospermum, the 3D range produces flowers that stay open all day and night and will also tolerate a partly shaded position as well as full sun. Growing to a height of 25-45cm tall, the 3D range will provide colour continuously from early spring, through summer and autumn.