Red squirrel baby photographed at British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield, Surrey

♫ TUNE ♫

Risk It All

By Yuna

Lori 💖

"I am Red Fox, what do you call me? Shifter of shapes, Bearer of fire,... Taker of risks and riddle maker, Messenger, Trickster, Curfew breaker"- The Lost Spells Robert McFarlane

Thank-you to all who take the time to comment on my photos it is greatly appreciated!

Stay well my Flickr friends <3

Darss, former army firing range

Ticks are small, parasitic arachnids that can carry and transmit various diseases to humans and animals. Some common diseases associated with ticks include:

1. Lyme Disease: It is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted primarily by the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in North America. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, and a characteristic skin rash.

2. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF): It is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii and is transmitted by the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). Symptoms include high fever, headache, rash, and muscle aches.

3. Babesiosis: It is caused by microscopic parasites of the Babesia family and is transmitted primarily by the black-legged tick. Symptoms may include fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and anemia.

4. Ehrlichiosis: It is caused by bacteria of the Ehrlichia family and is transmitted by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) and the black-legged tick. Symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches.

To avoid tick-borne diseases, consider the following preventive measures:

1. Wear protective clothing: When venturing into tick-prone areas like forests or grassy areas, wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Tuck pants into socks and opt for light-colored clothing to spot ticks easily.

2. Use tick repellents: Apply an EPA-approved insect repellent containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) or picaridin on exposed skin. Permethrin-based repellents can be used on clothing, shoes, and camping gear to repel ticks.

3. Perform regular tick checks: After spending time outdoors, thoroughly check your body for ticks. Pay close attention to areas such as the scalp, behind the ears, underarms, groin, and the back of the knees. Promptly remove any attached ticks using tweezers, grasping them as close to the skin's surface as possible.

4. Create a tick-safe environment: Keep lawns and outdoor recreational areas well-maintained. Clear leaf litter, tall grasses, and brush around your home to minimize tick habitats. Consider using tick control products or seek professional pest control services if necessary.

5. Check pets and gear: Pets can carry ticks indoors, so ensure regular tick checks and appropriate tick prevention measures for your pets. Examine camping gear, backpacks, and other outdoor equipment for ticks before bringing them indoors.

Remember, early detection and proper removal of ticks can reduce the risk of contracting tick-borne diseases. If you develop symptoms after a tick bite, seek medical attention promptly and inform your healthcare provider about the exposure to ticks.

If you want it,

Go for IT.

Take a Risk.

Don't Always

Play it Safe

or

You Will Die

Wondering

...

Hallow Manor | The Dark Style Fair | Salt & Pepper | Uber | **UTOPIA@Design** | [Rezz Room]

...

All the details SimplyAnafied

In case you can't tell what these are, they are dart flights - very well used. I had no idea they were so shredded on the edges, until I got up close with the extension tubes. Yes, we play darts :)

Taken with Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8 with extension tubes, on a glass board, with sparkly paper and fairy lights in the background.

credits..

Amelia xx

ein Auge riskieren

risk, reward and failure. This guy is a very good rider.

Processed with VSCO with acg preset

... or two 👀😂🐌

banded garden snail on "Westerland" rose petal

Wish you a happy Sunday ☀️😃

No snails were harmed in the making of this photo 🐌😉

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to watch or leave a comment or award :)

All my photos are © All Rights Reserved. The pictures are for viewing, not to be downloaded and shared on any other site or for personal use without my explicit permission. And definitely do not post ads in my photos!!! Thank you! :)

- Witness the Emerging Spirit 1-6 2-6

- Living Jewels of Nature: 10, Precious Living Jewels of Nature: 10, Members Choice 12

- Nature's Carousel: 13, Nature's Golden Carousel: 14, Nature's Platinum Carousel 12

- Colors of the Heart 9

- Nature in Focus 24A/48P

Bundar is a 6 year old male Malayan tiger. With only about 250 remaining in the wild Malayan tigers are the most at risk tigers for going extinct. Without managed care to boost their numbers, and to ensure genetic diversity, they will most likely go extinct.

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...

More TICINO/TESSIN Wildlife Photos (all taken in my garden in Monteggio/Ti, Switzerland): it.lacerta-bilineata.com/ramarro-occidentale-lacerta-bili...

If you're interested, you'll find a more detailed closeup here (it's the 8th photo from the top): www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi...

My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (it's very brief but pretty unusual: a tiny wall lizard attacks two young great tits): www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqkSsyrm7E

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO: MY LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEY TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

If you've set yourself the challenge of exclusively shooting the wildlife in your own back yard, you might find - as I did - that bird photography is really, really hard.

It's not that reptiles are easy to photograph either, mind - but at least the ones in my garden stay (for the most part) on the ground, and one can learn how to carefully approach them with a camera. They're also clearly egoists, which from a photographer's point of view is is a great character trait: if a lizard detects a human in its vicinity, it's only interested in saving its own skin, and it won't alarm its buddies.

But birds... oh man. Over the years, my feathered friends and I have developed a lovely routine that now defines our peaceful co-existence. As soon as I as much as open a window (let alone the door), I'm instantly greeted by an eruption of panicky fluttering and hysterical shouts from my garden: "SAVE YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND FLY FOR YOUR LIVES: THE HAIRLESS, PINK MONSTER IS COMING!!! (Yes, I speak bird, and I know that this is exactly what they are shouting 😉).

Needless to say, with the exception of the redstart I already showed here, all my efforts to get the kind of detailed shots I usually strive for with my nature photography ended in complete failure and utter disillusionment. I was ready to give up on stalking the winged misanthropes in my garden altogether, but then winter came - and changed everything.

One day this past January I observed my neighbor Signora P - a kind, elderly Italian lady - putting something on the low garden wall in front of my house. At first I thought she was just putting some treat there for her cat Romeo; the young tom patrols that wall constantly (it's his favorite spot in the garden, and during the warmer months he usually lurks in the thick foliage next to it to prey on lizards).

But once I detected a lot of movement on that wall through my window, I understood she had put a little pile of bread crumbs there; she was feeding the birds who soon arrived in flocks. This was certainly well-intended on my neighbor's part, but her noble action came with a catch, and I'm afraid quite literally.

When I took a stroll through my garden the next day I discovered a suspicious amount of feathers on the ground next to the wall. Romeo had apparently switched from his low-calorie summer diet (lizard) to more energy-rich meals consisting of "fowl" (it was winter after all, so from a nutritionist's point of view this made sense).

I would find fresh traces of Romeo's victims (mostly feathers, but also the odd wing) in my garden over the following days; so my first intuition that my neighbor was feeding her cat hadn't been that far off after all, as Romeo was now clearly being "served" fresh birds on a daily basis. And although the hungry visitors seemed to be aware of the danger and became slightly more prudent, they just couldn't resist the tasty snacks Signora P put on that wall - and neither could Romeo.

It was obvious that I had to act, but talking to my neighbor - who is as stubborn as she is kind - would have been futile, I knew that much. I pondered the matter long and hard - until a light bulb went off in my head. The idea was genius. If successful, what I had in mind would not only increase the birds' chances of surviving Romeo's appetite, but also greatly benefit my own photographic endeavors.

I started to enact my master plan the very next day by buying a giant bag of bird feed (consisting mainly of sunflower seeds) from the store. Then I dragged a huge piece of a tree trunk (approx. 120 cm in height) that we normally chop firewood on from the shed out into the garden and emptied almost half of the bag's content on top of it. Signora P's buffet for birds (and cats) was about to get some serious competition 😊.

My reasoning was as follows: not only would the birds be lured away from the fatally low garden wall to a place where they were safe from the cat - there was nothing around that tree trunk that provided cover for a predator, and the birds had a nice 360° view around it at all times - but I was also able to photograph them while hiding in the shed.

However, in order for my plan to work there was one little extra measure I had to take, and it was one that risked lowering my own life expectancy considerably once the owner of the property - my mom - discovered it. You see, our shed is completely windowless, so if I wanted to use it as a blind, I had no choice but to cut a hole into one of its wooden walls... which I promptly did (I figured all's fair in love - and photography 😉).

Granted, I have absolutely zero carpentering skills, and it showed. That hole was an ugly mess: the shed's wall seemed to have had an encounter with Jack Nicholson's ax-wielding lunatic character from the film 'The Shining'. Needless to say, I was incredibly proud of my work (I mean, come on: there now was a hole where before there wasn't a hole, and it was big enough for the lens of my camera to peek through, so it was mission accomplished as far as I was concerned).

Now all I had to do was wait for the birds to discover the tree trunk. In the meantime I started to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable confrontation with my mom and go through possible explanations for that splintering hole in the wall (it was either gonna be a rabid woodpecker attack or an emergency rescue mission with a feeding tube for a little kid that had accidentally locked himself inside the shed - both seemed valid options, though I slightly preferred the locked-in kid due to the involved drama and heroism 😉).

A whole day went by, and not a single bird visited the sunflower seeds. I had expected that it might take a few hours until the first of the ever curious great tits or blue tits would show up, but given how tiny my garden is, an entire day seemed excessive. Then another day came and went: the birds kept flocking to the bread crumbs on the wall, and my tree trunk kept collecting dust. To add injury to insult, a few fresh feathers on the ground were proof that Romeo was still feasting.

It was incredibly frustrating: I provided my winged guests with a much better view - plus a higher chance of surviving the cuisine - than Signora P's place; I risked (almost) certain death at the hands of my own mother (OK, the act of vandalism on the shed I had committed for my own benefit, but still), yet the birds kept ignoring me.

Then, after three days, just before sunset, I spotted a single blue tit on the tree trunk picking away at the sunflower seeds.

When I got up the next morning I immediately realized that the loud noise that accompanies each and every tit activity had shifted from the wall to the shed. At last the dam had broken: there was a flurry of movement around the tree trunk, and I counted at least 5 different species of birds feasting on the sunflower seeds.

From day 4 onward my plan worked beautifully: the birds now indeed mostly ignored Romeo's "snack wall" and kept to the tree trunk. And yes, I was able to play peeping tom from behind the shed's wall and photograph them!! 😊

Thus, dear readers, I finally managed to produce some acceptable bird photos, and I had even saved my feathered friends from a deadly foe in the process. All through winter and spring I took advantage of my new bird hide, and in late May I started mixing some cherries with the sunflower seeds. The idea was to attract a Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius), and as you can see, it worked!

It took me almost three weeks and more than a few tricks to capture that clever fella, but given how long I've been rambling here already, that's a story for another day. As for my mom, she still doesn't know about the hole in the wall, so please don't snitch! 😉.

I hope you like the photo and wish you all a wonderful weekend! Many greetings from Switzerland, and as always: let me know what you think in the comments 🙏 😊 ❤!

P.S. if anyone has their own funny tale about the obstacles we photographers are prepared to overcome for a desired photo, please write it in the comments: I love such stories 😊

Thanks for looking as always your comments etc are appreciated.

If you like my work please feel free to follow me on Facebook or visit my Website. Thank you.

dedication

this picture is dedicated to the valiant, tireless and overworked women and men around the world who, at great risk to themselves and to their families and friends, fight, sacrifice and increasingly die heroically trying to treat, save, comfort and console the infected and keep safe their communities.

in this time of great human suffering, uncertainty and angst, my heart weeps for these amazing people with tears of profound awe, sorrow and, most of all, thanks.

please, if you are able, raise your voice and your wallet to support and fight hard from the outside so that those on the front lines inside can do their best safely with the personal protective equipment they terribly need and so-richly deserve.

life is short. please do not forget to share the love you have while you can.

finally, many thanks to each of you for your consistent, heartwarming friendship and kind words of support. you put smiles on my face each and every day and i am deeply appreciative.

keep the faith and be safe.

- j. k.

dayton, ohio

—————

. sponsor/s . lelutka, glam affair, simple bloom, friday

—————

"and i would give up everything

and if you were to come up clean

and see you shine so bright in a world of woe"

--timothy seth avett, scott yancey avett, robert william crawford

🎧 the avett brothers  → salvation song ❥

man

. anatomy, makeup and hair .

♥ lelutka  »  origin line bento head-andrea 4.3 [bom]⁰

  tableau vivant  »  [sg] body applier (t.2)

  [mandala]  »  stretched_ears_season2 gold

  stealthic  »  hysteria (unrigged)

  cdc  »  eyebrow 13 black // tintable

  [ conviction ]  »  lucent eyes

  [signature]  »  gianni body v5.1

  volkstone  »  monier facial hair (omega, tintable)

. clothing .

  [contraption]  »  atreus frock

  hotdog  »  slender suspender trousers (plain)

. accessories .

  [deadwool]  »  patmos boots

woman

. anatomy, makeup and hair .

♥ lelutka origin line bento head-aida 3.4 [bom]⁰

♥ [glam affair] danielle [ lelutka ] 004 e [bom]

+ [glam affair]   »   maitreya mesh body lara - skin 04 [bom]

♥ [sb]   »   *lel_evolution* juliaair small softarch [eyebrows]

  ag.  »  transcendence eyes pack

  tram  »  a419 hair

  maitreya mesh body  »  lara v5.1 [bom]

  toksik  »  dearest nails (group gift)

  **noya**  »  glitter & glam dark wine red lipstick

. clothing .

  hotdog  »  her respectable dress (black stripe)

. accessories .

♥ friday  »  obel heels (coal) [maitreya, not shown]

. stage .

  jian  »  duck family

  jian  »  floppy ear bunny collection

  studio skye  »  justic fence set

  studio skye  »  wild grass

  [schultz bros.]  »  1926 model 2 door (decor)

  [schultz bros.]  »  church of the damned

  jubjubs  »  stuff horror tools (pitchfork)

. setup .

♥ lelutka   »   axis hud face

  le poppycock   »   just one bite [pose, her]

  anypose   »   bvh v1.81

  lumipro   »   lumipro18 pro photography hud

  fate   »   hand poser hud v3.1

—————

. endnotes . 

  ⁰ [bom]  →  see: bakes on mesh by jeremy linden

#socialdistance

#physicaldistance

#shelterinplace

#staysafe

#playsafe

copyright © 2020 truth wizardly. all rights reserved.

// . posted . tuesday, march 31, 2020 11:38:35 am est

While hunting for a composition, I came across this rocky area at Marshall Point. It looked like it had potential, so I examined it further from various perspectives. As in Risk Management, one hedges against the future hoping for the best outcome. And since it is always a crap shoot, we do our best to prepare as best we can.

The sunset may or may not arrive. But 80% of successful landscape photography is being there. After that, having a scenic landscape combined with sunset colours, help with the final result. The rest is in the form of technique and can be found on numerous YouTube videos.

Charleston, West Virginia

The winter weather is absolutely brutal as Metra 143 heads outbound with a Union Pacific Northwest Line train, passing under the searchlights at Clybourn Junction, Chicago. Windchills were well below -20 degrees F, and raw, ripping wind was driving powdery snow into every crevice. Risking frostbite and hypothermia like an idiot, I stood outside on the platform for over an hour here to document the (Covid-reduced) "rush" in some of the most intense winter conditions Chicago had seen in a few years.

A wider version of the view from Mount Tamalpais over San Francisco than something I uploaded a few weeks ago, the park is supposed to close at sunset, and I was at the end of the park road, a 30 minute drive from the gate, already 20 minutes AFTER sunset, I was worried about getting locked inside, when I arrived, the parking area was almost full, when I left, there was only one other car remaining. I hope they made it out in time, I drove like crazy down the road, and the rangers seemed ready to lock the gate behind me, and no, you cannot camp at the summit. The weather conditions were exceptionally clear that day, it's not worth the risk and stress otherwise.

virtualnightmare.blogspot.com/2019/05/wild-at-sense-event...

::: WILD :::

*Mila Outfit* at Sense Event!

= Fashiowl Poses =

*Scaffold Top* at Tres Chic!!

I hold my breath and Mark is ready to catch a video😄 as Dustin stands at the edge of the Lake on a steel groin. He’s focused only on the shot, balanced above the water with that familiar mix of boldness and calm. It’s a moment that captures exactly who he is steady, curious, and always willing to step a little closer to the edge to see the world in his own way.

[decluttr'd]

"High Risk Red 18-1763 TCX" part of the colours of life series

Whilst going out to take photos in remote areas is exercise and is unlikely to be high risk for virus transmission, the government guidelines do ask us to minimise the time spent outdoors. For the different types of photography that interest myself I am unlikely to capture the images I want in an hour or so, and so therefore might as well not bother.... not to mention all the kit I need to lug about - I hardly look like I'm purely taking exercise.... then there is the 'unnecessary' car journey I would need to make.... oh and the looks and comments I would get from people who might live more 'locally' than myself.... even if I travelled within my own 'local council' borough. Perhaps the government can have two different definitions of the word 'local'.

Anyway, for all these reasons, photography is off the cards for myself at the moment. So the bonus is looking through the archives.

For now, that's where my images are coming from.

Keeping myself busy though building a new website, putting a couple of books together and of course elite sport is continuing for the time being so my other 'day' job is taking a good slice of my time too.

Many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and/or comment on some of my images.

Siamo ancora in travaglio, siamo ancora in attesa.

Ma stanotte, che notte.

Stanotte avevamo il cuore che batteva a mille, stanotte avevamo un'emozione in un sorriso, stanotte avevamo la felicità negli occhi e la curiosità di conoscere la nostra nipotina, quella che ci ha già cambiato la vita senza che nemmeno ce ne accorgessimo.

Se solo avessi saputo che stanotte, tra sonno, dolori, freddo, una macchina scomoda e un raggio di sole avrei passato una delle nottate più magiche della mia vita.. forse non ci avrei creduto.

E allora dai Anna, ti stiamo ancora aspettando tutti!

Simonetta Vicino © All rights reserved

► | B L O G ~ | Forum~ | Twitter~ | Tumblr~ |

Fashion isn't about playing it safe...xoxo

Details & Extra Shots💋

Tokyo, Japan

Tonight, many people in Cumbria are at risk from severe and dangerous flooding.....my heart goes out to them. Let's hope dry London has taken notice....my son was flooded in July and has just returned to his house in December.

Marshalsea Road, Southwark

countryclassyblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/23/risk/

by dewan_8 ift.tt/24XQm1u

BLOL #7591 jumps on former Wabash rails at Risk Junction, the former route of the Banner Blue and Blue Bird from Chicago to Saint Louis.

Sometimes risking it all gives the best result ... I bet this SP would vacate at the very end of the runway, and it did. So here it is, A4O-SO in glorious morning sunshine after a flight from Andrews AFB, Maryland. Two hours later the weather was overcast!

A4O-SO B74S Oman Royal Flight (vacating 25 in LBG)

Like all professions being a chef has its risks:

Chefs face a multitude of health risks due to the demanding nature of their profession. These risks include physical injuries from slips, trips, and falls, burns, and cuts, as well as musculoskeletal issues like back pain and repetitive strain injuries.

Furthermore, the high-pressure environment can lead to mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, and even depression. Long hours, constant tasting of rich foods, and exposure to various hazards also contribute to other health issues.

Daniel was kind enough to stop work for a moment to let me take this shot - Thanks.

Address:

The Blue Hut

Strand, Teignmouth, Devon, UK.

TQ14 8XZ

Phone: 07453 464037

large

Cette photographie a été réalisée lors des « Abrivado des plages » réunissant, autour du 11 novembre, un millier de chevaux et deux cent gardians sur les plages des Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer.

L'abrivado était jadis la conduite des taureaux depuis les pâturages jusqu'aux arènes sous la surveillance de gardians.

De nos jours,ce terme désigne une tradition taurine provençale et languedocienne consistant à simuler ces transferts de taureaux en les lâchant dans les rues fermées d’une ville ou d’un village.

Afin de faire ce trajet sans incident, les taureaux étaient encadrés par une dizaine de cavaliers disposés selon une formation en V.

Lors des traversées de villages, il arrivait souvent que les jeunes villageois tentent de faire échapper les bêtes, afin de s’en amuser. Afin de limiter les risques de voir leurs taureaux leur échapper, les gardians leur faisaient donc traverser le village au galop, à la vitesse la plus élevée possible.

De nos jours les abrivado sont organisées spécialement lors des fêtes locales de nombreux villages et villes des Bouches-du-Rhône, du Vaucluse, du Gard, de l’Hérault et des Pyrénées-Orientales.

This photograph was taken during the “Abrivado des plages” which brought together, around November 11, a thousand horses and two hundred guardians on the beaches of Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer.

The abrivado was once the driving of bulls from pastures to arenas under the supervision of herdsmen.

Nowadays, this term refers to a Provençal and Languedoc bullfighting tradition consisting of simulating these transfers of bulls by releasing them into the closed streets of a town or village.

In order to make this journey without incident, the bulls were supervised by about ten riders arranged in a V formation.

When crossing villages, it often happened that young villagers tried to make the animals escape, in order to have fun with them. In order to limit the risks of seeing their bulls escape, the herdsmen therefore made them cross the village at a gallop, at the highest possible speed.

Nowadays, abrivado are organized especially during local festivals in many villages and towns in Provence and Languedoc in the south of France.

_5D40486

This couple is crossing over from the slush onto the thicker ice covering Deer Creek Reservoir near Heber City, Utah. A mixture of love and daring.

For more of my creative projects, visit my short stories website: 500ironicstories.com

Here is another photo from the Tops of 2018 folder that I'm just now adding to FB. This is the caption I wrote at the time:

After getting the photos in this post:

facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1996662910633820&id...

After getting those shots the whole gang of Doug Boudrow, John Kittredge, Tyler Varnum, Vincent Colombo, and whoever else I'm missing moved down to the Ludlow area to shoot the foliage train from Chester coming up the hill. We did the same, but then made the risky decision to chase east a bit cause there was one shot I really wanted with the last Green Mountain painted geep on the rear.

We weren't sure if we could get it and then still double back west before the 263/slurry freight started down hill.

Well, as you can see, we did.

This shot posted a while ago if you missed it: flic.kr/p/2i5muQ4

But if we hadn't and missed the shot of 263 round the curve at Okemo in perfect storm light I think Doug would have lost it!

This is the shot I took the risk for. Green Mountain GP9 804 rides the rear of the 10 AM foliage train heading back east downgrade on the former Rutland mainline to Bellows Falls. The old Rutland bridge over the Black River in the village of Proctorsville just east of Depot St is so cool to frame a train in with its build date cut out in the top of the truss frame.

Cavendish, Vermont

Saturday October 20, 2018