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Without a doubt the Etive mor range is the star of the show in glencoe, you cant help but to be drawn to its immense beauty. But in a fleeting moment the light was so sublime, just kissing the river coupall , and lighting up the faces of Creise, and ma' bhuiridh, on the opposite side to glen Etive. Ive picked over this image for a few hours now, and i have to say im very happy with it, its nice to appreciate the beauty this world has to offer, i think we sometimes forget that, especially in these uncertain times
this poor tree - maybe a scots pine? Struggling to survive - a bonsai of sorts.
Ramones - Too Tough To Die
Here is another recent capture that I let hang around for a while. I found these examples of the good and lasting work of rain and iron oxide. Clearly, this was another day without clouding on my probable circuitous way back from a CostCo trip. I kept the sky minimized. These old rust heaps were enough to catch my attention near Teller farm on Valmont Road back to Frogmont. BoCo's White Rock open space is on the hill, left, while farming continues in the valley.
Actually, today, there are no skies nor clouds, only blank skies - and disgusting pictures. even on this summer's day. This is probably more than a make-believe farm because it looks like activity exists around training horses and riders. This prize came about after I got control of some visual distraction problems. It's interesting that they still have a farm here at all while there are prairie castles and housing all about. It's easier to grow castles around here than anything agriculture while petroleum is more important than water and food. That's a balance sheet that is already unbalanced in this fascist administration whose outgoing project trying to sell ANWAR to the highest bidders..
eDDie usually finds the barns for agricultural collections. I have passed this place any number of times. Earlier, The local weather alway says wait a few days, wait a few days for any skies. We have lately been in a maximum cheat zone. We've already waited weeks and weeks and weeks. Are we done yet?
Travelling east from Butte we crossed over the Homestake pass then saw this morning view from the Expressway so we pulled over.
Just the low late afternoon sun casting shadows on some nameless hills near me.
Seen from Highway 128, between Winters, Ca. and the Monticello Dam on Lake Berryessa. Jan. 2022.
The Hanazato (花里) golf driving range, in Kanazawa, Japan. The golfers are in the two-tier building at the bottom right.
(Caligavis chrysops)
Dandenong Ranges NP - VIC
Austrália
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
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- All the photos for this family Meliphagidae (Melifagídeos) (43)
- All the photos for this species Caligavis chrysops (1)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/03 (23)
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The Clwydian Range (Welsh: Bryniau Clwyd) is a series of hills and mountains in north east Wales that runs from Llandegla in the south to Prestatyn in the north, with the highest point being the popular Moel Famau. The range is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty.The Clwydian Hills are formed from an upstanding block of Silurian age sandstones, mudstones and siltstones. The range's rocks are intensely faulted; the major Vale of Clwyd Fault is responsible for the impressive west-facing scarp of the Clwydian Range. It downthrows the rocks to the west and separates the younger Carboniferous and Permo-Triassic rocks of the Vale of Clwyd from those of the hills
Fortunately I had another Leica camera with me as a backup this day.
This whole family of chickens was out for a stroll on a sunny afternoon. The cottage in the background is known as The Bakehouse and next to it was a smaller coolroom storage. These buildings date back to the earliest period in Woolmers history (1820s).
The view from Moel Gyw looking over to Foel Fenlli and beyond.
A slight detour off the offa's dyke path to see what the view was like.
Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Why is World Parrot Day so important to this cockatoo?
In late 2021, the rare and striking palm cockatoo had its conservation status reclassified from least concern to endangered following a recent population drop. Major habitat loss has been cited as the primary cause of the species’ decline. Australia’s palm cockatoos are found only in the rainforests of Cape York Peninsula, at the northern tip of Queensland. Land clearing due to mining and worsening bushfires due to climate change are shrinking the species’ already limited viable habitat.
Making matters worse, the palm cockatoo has an unusually slow rate of reproduction. Females lay only a single egg every two years. Research suggests that chick loss to due predation results in palm cockatoo pairs only producing—on average—a single offspring every ten years. There are thought to be fewer than 1,500 birds remaining in the wild. (Source: www.aviculturehub.com.au/)
While photographing in the Cape York Peninsula in November 2022, we went out five nights in a row to look for these birds as they came in from a day of foraging. We were lucky to watch this particular male on several nights when he called loudly to claim his territory and bring in his mate. See flic.kr/p/2oEf6eG for a photo of the pair.
It was incredible being able to watch these birds on multiple evenings and witness a wide range of behaviors including the famous drumming they do with sticks and hard nuts; this behavior has earned them the nickname "Ringo Star."
I caught this beautiful rainbow along the eastern edge of the Sneffels Range (near Ridgway, CO) in between monsoon storms one evening during my recent trip. You just never know what you'll see when the monsoon is active.
The Mineral Range train from Humboldt is now on CN's Marquette Range Subdivision, and is shoving back to couple to a cut of cars in CN's Euclid Yard in Ishpeming.
A hazy view from the dolerite crags of South Sister (833m) in the Nicholas Range toward the Huntsmans Cap (710m). North East Tasmania.
Leica Q2 Monochrom, Summilux 28mm f/1.7, 1/800th sec at f/10, ISO 200.
Didn't expect much from this shot given the Leica's apparent hard-light-photophobia but it worked well for a change.
City Creek flows to the east out of the Bannock Range mountains The creek captures the water that runs off Kinport Peak and blends them with the Portneuf River inside the small city of Pocatello, Idaho.
ultra PeakWhile not one of the highest peaks of the Karakoram, Ultar Sar is notable for its dramatic rise above local terrain. Its south flank rises over 5,300 metres (17,388 feet) above the Hunza River near Karimabad, in only about 10 km (6 miles) of horizontal distance. Combined with its strategic position at the end of the Batura Muztagh, with the Hunza River bending around it, this makes Ultar a visually striking peak.
Ultar Sar also gained fame in the 1990s as supposedly the world's highest unclimbed independent peak. This was incorrect, as Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan is higher, and remains unclimbed (and off-limits) in 2007. (Two other higher peaks are also reputedly unclimbed and of independent stature.) However that perception did add to the appeal of the peak, and a number of expeditions attempted to climb it. During the 1980s and 1990s over 15 expeditions made attempts, resulting in no success, but in a number of fatalities; the peak proved to be quite difficult. The first two ascents were made in July 1996 by two separate Japanese expeditions, the first (from the Tokai section of the Japanese Alpine Club) led by Akito Yamazaki (who summitted, but died on the descent) and the second led by Ken Takahashi. The first summit team comprised Yamazaki and Kiyoshi Matsuoka (who died one year later on the nearby peak Bublimotin). They climbed the peak from the southwest in alpine style, doing much of the climbing at night to avoid danger from falling rock and ice. After their successful summit, they faced strong storms and bivouaced several days without food before returning to basecamp. However, Akihito Yamazaki died at basecamp of an internal disease due to the severe stress of climbing.
The second summit team comprised Takahashi and four others: Masayuki Ando, Ryushi Hoshino, Wataru Saito, and Nobuo Tsutsumi. They climbed the south ridge. Since 1996, there have been no recorded ascents of the peak.
Hunza Peak
lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range along with the Ladyfinger Peak (Bublimating). It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh. The whole massif rises precipitously above the Hunza Valley to the southeast.