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New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
Nev's extended family are back in our garden. No doubt scouting around for the best nesting spots for the coming season.
Salt Bars like this are temporary and very fragile to wind and waves. There is a beautiful set of them just offshore, and I am excited to capture them within the right conditions.
Winter photography on the Great Salt Lake is difficult as we have inversions (warmer air above cold air trapped in the valley). The past few weeks, the air was thick with smog. Now we have no clouds: feast or famine.
During these times, I like to go out and scout and find future subjects and hope the clouds, wind, and salt all come together for a great shot. Most never happen, but when one does......its magical.
GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
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The limestone meets the sea at Jack Scout on Morecambe Bay. The sky was looking good for a sunset as I walked through the woods near Silverdale, so I headed here to the cliffs, only to witness another "cloud hoover" of the sky!
So looking for a bit of foreground interest I found this area of limestone with a small clump of "Sea Thrift". The rocks provide a bit of a lead into the Kent Estuary and you can see the Central Lake District fells in the far distance as the sun sets over Southern Cumbria.
1975 International Harvester Scout ii
International Harvester has a deep history when it comes to pickups and trucks. The company has been in the business since 1907.
It wasn't until 1953, when the Travelall came out, that the predecessor to the Scout trucks was born. It was a truck-based people carrier but wasn't a real truck.
Recreational trucks were few during the 1950s. The only better-known ones are the Willys Jeep and the Jeep CJ 4x4. Seeing the void, International Harvester came out with the Scout 80 in late 1960.
Being quite new in making off-roaders presented several challenges. Such challenges include a lack of manufacturing guides and the fact that the initial military jeep design was failing.
The company got new parts from American company Goodyear to complete the final model and design of the Scout. It took two years for it to finally kick-off.
The International Harvester Scout II came a decade after the first Scout model. The Scout IIs were manufactured from April 1971 to 1980. It was available in either a full-metal Travel Top, a Roadster, or a Soft Top.
While the design is quite identical to earlier models, the most distinguishable changes were mainly its front grilles. Its headlight trims also changed during the Scout II's later production years. These are just a few aesthetic revisions that the Scout II had during its run.
As for its performance, the standard Scout II was a -196 spark-ignition 4-stroke engine under its hood. Its engine was capable of 111 horsepower and 180 lb-ft of torque. A 232 6-cylinder was also offered during the early production stages. More powerful engine options such as a 304 V8 and a 345 V8 were offered later on.
Disc and power brakes were also standard starting late 1974. It was only an available option early on. The good thing about the Scout IIs though, is that there are rare orders for rear-wheel-drives. It was mostly the more powerful 4WD.
The IH Scout II also had special edition packages, which were mostly aesthetic tweaks. These packages were called the Shawnee Scout, Custom Vehicles Incorporated, The "Selective Edition" Scout II, "Spirit of 76" and the "Patriot" special editions, "Midas Edition" Scout II.
Of all special edition packages, none compared to the Final "Special" version, which was the Scout II's performance edition. It is also one of the rarest IH Scout models ever produced.
International Harvester had a good reputation for making trucks, so it only made sense that each one had its good attributes.
The Scout 80 and the Scout 800 shared pretty much the same features, which made the Scout II stand out even more. Since the Scout wasn't able to stick around for that long, it's best to be compared among its predecessors of the same brand instead.
Both the 80 and 800 only had a 4-152 spark-ignition 4-stroke engine with two valves per cylinder under its hood. The Scout II had the more powerful 4-196 spark-ignition 4-stroke engine.
Fuel capacity was also significantly more on the Scout II. Both the Scout 80 and the Scout 800 can only hold 11.1 gallons, whereas the Scout II has a much greater fuel capacity of 19.3 gallons.
The Scout II's 111 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque is significantly higher than both the Scout 80 and 800. The earlier Scout models only tallied 92 hp and a torque of 142 lb-ft of torque.
One downside the Scout II has is that despite its significantly more power, it had similar speed averages to the Scout 80 and the Scout 800.
The Scout II takes the lead when it comes to acceleration though, as the Scout 80 and 800 takes 19 seconds to go from zero to 60 mph, whereas the Scout II only needs 17 seconds.
The Semipalmated Plover is quite different than the peeps migrating through Homer, Alaska. It doesn't have a long beak to sift through the mud as they do. It searches for its prey visually as it runs for a bit, then stops and looks, and then grabs at any food within range. It doesn't fly with the peeps but on its own, chirping all the while. That said, it's a marvelous bird to watch.
Taken 11 May 2020 at Homer, Alaska.
The Indian Scout is a motorcycle built by the Indian Motocycle Company from 1920 to 1949. It rivaled the Chief as Indian's most important model. [...]. Wikipedia
Porteau Cove
Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK
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Some beautiful light a few weeks ago on Kinder Scout.
On our last night in Longboat Key, Florida, we just grabbed our cameras and walked down the beach. We had so much fun taking pictures of these Brown Pelicans fishing.
Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK
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An old shot from a few years ago. A wonderful sunset looking towards the downfall on Kinder Scout.
Struggled to compose a foreground, but the conditions were fantastic.
Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK
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A photo from Saturday morning closer to sunrise. Before the sun had reached the inversion in Edale Valley.
Loved the mix of warm and cool light on the frosted heather.
Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK
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One from the archives from seven years ago.
SCOUT: "Hullo everyone! Look! Look at me! I'm a pretty princess with a purple crown! When I saw these pretty purple rhinestone pegs on Daddy’s desk, I was determined to get my paws on them! They make great accessories for dress-ups. Look! I made a crown!" *Preens.* "Do you think I look pretty? I do!" *Preens more.* "Who wants to play princesses with me?"
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" on the 23rd of March is "clothes pegs". If you follow my photostream, you will be familiar with Paddy (my Paddington Bear whom I have had since I was two years old) and his friend Scout, as they often feature in stories and adventures on Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday and sometimes other days of the week, such as this photo for today’s theme. This is Scout, and Scout likes getting dressed up and playing make believe, especially in furs and as a member of royalty! He is very ingenious and resourceful, as is demonstrated by the crown he is wearing, which he has created using some rhinestone covered purple clothes pegs that formerly were mine, but now are undoubtedly his, and a lilac satin ribbon. I hope you like my choice of the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Sophie and the rest of 1st Melton Magna Scouts learn how to make a fire using a flint and steel and materials gathered from the woods taught by the National Trust's excellent Rob Coleman.
1. happy birthday sweet Prins!, 2. my sweetie pie on Explore, 3. concert of traces, 4. frontpage Explored "end of summer", 5. walking on blackberry hill, 6. lavande de mer (limonium vulgare), 7. don't want birthday cake..., 8. friends in a friendly Ghent,
9. my new roommate, 10. Caress me..., 11. flickr.com/photos/24880600@N05/3278257931/, 12. flowerlane (Explored), 13. the fruit beach (Explored), 14. reflections of my life, 15. sandpaper kisses, 16. Alfie in the wilderness ;-),
17. mama knitting in heaven, 18. on golden water (Explored), 19. alf making notes..., 20. Stand and stare, 21. Be gentle on me... (Explored), 22. Sand mountains, 23. I´ve been tagged by Kari Csaba, 24. From top to bottom!,
25. Walking on Sunshine (Explored), 26. one flew over, 27. Lay back and relax... (Explored), 28. 2 of a kind, 29. Friesland, 30. c'est moi ... (Explored), 31. run!, 32. pink swirl (Explored),
33. my Explored Valentine for you: Alfie, 34. flickr.com/photos/24880600@N05/4886117002/, 35. alfie, 36. flown from the soul, 37. This morning, on my way to work..., 38. what? don't tell me! I know I am on Explore!, 39. delicate love, 40. wool and stuff :-),
41. me... happy between stars, 42. the sky above, 43. ready to harvest the pears, 44. lines of flax, 45. Alfie, a dedication ..., 46. nature in lines, 47. fields of love, 48. goodmorning on Explore!,
49. castle Bouvigne, 50. cheers!, 51. half of me (Explored), 52. the sunshine of my life, 53. the lady in sand, 54. golden splash (Explored), 55. emotions ..., 56. ♥ and ♥ makes ♥♥,
57. an apple a day, 58. the power of water, 59. When the weather is nice..., 60. caught in a bubble, 61. Lets Twist! (Explored), 62. Sweetie Pie, 63. needed some color, 64. Precious Illusions,
65. Mystery girl, 66. flickr.com/photos/24880600@N05/3041119553/, 67. sunset dish 2!, 68. Herfstfiets, 69. Tara and Bo, 70. Coucher du soleil, 71. Poppy-feeld, 72. "Het Groote Gat" te Oostburg
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A Palestinian Scout Group Standing in Attention, while the Palestinian National Anthem were playing in the background
Sim/Place: Parameshvara - The Scout
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Dad!! You forgot! Yes Scout it's been a very busy week with work and I didn't have anytime for a photo. I know we normally do our photos on Sunday but there is a dog that needs to be adopted that needed some new photos soooo yes I forgot your weekly picture.
Have a great week everyone!
Kinder Scout, Northern Edge, Peak District, UK
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Thought I'd better take a trip to Kinder Scout's Northern edge before the sun moves too far round to to get evening light.
Got a soaking on the way up but it was worth it. Kinder was in cloud on the way up, but it the end it cleared just a little too much. But at least the uninterrupted light gave me a chance to try a few compositions.
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ODESSA: "Happy Birthday to our AUSTRALIAN FRIEND SCOUT!!
Hope you like tulips!"
OTIS: " Hope you like dark chocolate! Very healthy!"
PAT: Hope you like marzipan! Very delicious!"
ODESSA, OTIS & PAT:
"Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear SCOUT!
Happy Birthday to you!!!"
Lots of bear hugs and kisses!!!
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