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Spangled Drongo
Scientific Name: Dicrurus bracteatus
Description: The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage, with iridescent blue-green spots (spangles), a long forked tail and blood red eyes. Sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. Occasional white spotting can be seen on the upper wings of both sexes. Young birds are more sooty black without the spangles and the eye is brown. The Spangled Drongo is noisy and conspicuous, usually active, and frequently aggressive to other species.
Similar species: Several other species are glossy black with red eyes. The Metallic Starling, Aplonis metallica, (21 cm - 24 cm) is found on the north-east coast, and has black plumage, brightly glossed with green and purple, a bright red eye and long tapered tail. The Trumpet Manucode, Manucodia keraundrenii, (28 cm - 32 cm) is restricted to northern Cape York Peninsula; it has slender plumes on the nape and throat. The adult male Common Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea, (40 cm - 46 cm) is larger and lacks the spangles and fish tail.
Distribution: Spangled Drongos are found throughout northern and eastern Australia. Also found in New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. Closely related species occur through south-east Asia to India, China, and the Philippines and on some south-west Pacific islands.
Habitat: Spangled Drongos prefer wet forests, but can also be found in other woodlands, mangroves and parks. They tend to avoid more dense forest types and rainforest interiors. Birds are more common in the north, and are often seen either singly or in pairs.
Seasonal movements: migratory; Individuals from the northern areas of Western Australia and the Northern Territory migrate northwards to Indonesia, while the eastern Australian birds migrate to New Guinea. Some Drongos in the south-east and central-east, however, remain in the same area or head south, occasionally turning up in Tasmania.
Feeding: The Spangled Drongo is usually seen perched on an open branch or telegraph wire, where it awaits a passing insect. Once seen, its prey is pursued in an acrobatic display, and is caught in the drongo's slightly hooked bill. The Spangled Drongo then returns to its perch to eat its victim. The prey is guided into the bill with the assistance of sensitive, long, wire-like bristles bordering the bill (rictal bristles). Insects are also taken from foliage and from under bark; fruit and nectar also form part of its diet.
Breeding: Spangled Drongos normally have only one clutch per season. Both adults participate in building the nest, which is a simple, shallow cup of twigs, vine tendrils and grasses, held together with spider web. It is placed in a horizontal fork of tree, normally toward outer edges and up to 10 m â 20 m above the ground. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young. Spangled Drongos actively defend the nest against intruders.
Calls: A variety of sounds, including some distinctive metallic notes like a stretched wire being plucked, and occasional mimicry of other bird species.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 32cm
Average size: 30cm
Average weight: 79g
Breeding season: September to March
Clutch Size: 3 to 5
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Mimosa microphylla, or Sensitive Briar, is a wildflower of the pea family and is found in all of the southern states of the US and in Illinois. The pink lavender powderpuff bloom is actually made up of a cluster of tiny flowers. The common name comes from the result of stroking the leaves of the plant, once touched, they close together. The plant is a rambling, low growing woody briar found in open meadows and woods, where there is an abundance of sunshine.
It's been quite a strange month november, also for Lilli. She's so sensitive and tends to suffer when we're all stressed and worried. But her ability to go ahead always surprises me.
S = Sensitive..
S = Secret..
S = Sympathy..
S = Soul..
S = Selfish..
S = Super..
S = Smoothly..
S = Sensational..
S = Socialize..
S = Swing..
S = Sway..
S = Simple..
S = Sweet..
S = Serious..
S = Sparkle..
S = Sight..
S = Safe..
S = Surprise..
S = Something..
S = Salaam..
etc..
primeiro teste com a lente invertida/ 18-55 reverse lens...
Today´s Soundtrack: Shapeshifters - Sensitivity
boa quinta !
Le Canon FL 55mmf/1.2 sur mon Sony A850.
J'ai pensé que je n'avais rien de mieux que les yeux de Little Princess pour tester ce mariage.
Qu'en pensez-vous? :o)
Sony Alpha 850
Canon FL 55mmf/1.2
Bague adaptatrice Canon FD / Sony Alpha
1/125 s à f/1.2 pour 200 ISO
Lumière naturelle d'une fenêtre.
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Though my daughter usually complained about her nagging mother, the first one to know what she hurt is always her mother. She was checking Amy's toe injured by her new shoes in the trip to an old railway station.
Spring Creek Prairie, Denton, Nebraska
Spring Creek Prairie sponsored a walk in the prairie to see the prairie wildflowers that are currently in bloom. I was surprised at how many varieties there were.
This plant gets its name from the tendency for the leaves to curl instantly when they're touched. It is in the mimosa family.
A different take on this one, done in green tones with moon and star added.
girl provided by~(Brigtte) MTM
textured provided by~ghostbones
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Day 7/365
This image was taken with a full-spectrum converted camera, and represents a very fun adventure into new areas of photography for me. I’ve always wanted to do a star trail image that focused on reflections as well! View large!
“Full spectrum” means that the camera can detect light from wavelengths beyond that of human vision. Camera sensors are normally sensitive to ultraviolet and infrared light, but a filter in front of the camera blocks this light from being recorded in the image. In this way a camera shows us a similar world to the world we see with our own eyes, but what if you wanted to collect all the light? Remove the filters and you’re pushing new limits.
Images done in “full spectrum” look very strange and far “redder” than you would expect. This is because there is a ton of infrared light, especially on a sunny day, that messes with the camera’s ability to record colours properly. In many ways a full-spectrum camera is useless, but the night sky is an exception. Because the white balance has to be skewed to compensate for the additional light, “true” colours aren’t exactly on the menu; the light pollution that we would see as orange on the horizon is green because of this colour shift. There is variation in the colour of the stars that we see in the frame as well, and my first impression is that I’m able to see a greater variation in full-spectrum than I can with my regular camera.
You might ask why I would convert a camera to full-spectrum photography when its uses are limited. By placing various filters in front of the camera lens I can shoot in various levels of infrared and ultraviolet light. The full spectrum has some limited value, but slicing up different bands of the spectrum is where the fun begins. I’ll be publishing an ebook later this year on infrared and extra-spectrum photography, so don’t be surprised if you see more images like this through the summer!
The water was mostly calm, but a few ripples on the surface caused some star reflections to become slightly chaotic, resembling recorded sound waves. A lot of deep shadows were pulled up to help balance the image and keep a surreal feel to the overall composition, and it’s amazing to think that all of this was lit exclusively with the light of the cosmos. There was no moon, and no light painting done. It was a spectacular night.
As I lay under the stars being serenaded by a variety of frogs (take a listen: donkom.ca/extra/frogs.mp3 ) I couldn’t help but feel at peace. I was doing what I love – exploring the unseen world and experimenting with photography, and finding time to enjoy the natural world around me. I was feasted on by mosquitoes and other insects of the night, but it didn’t bother me. I was in my element. :)
Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking") also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial herb of the pea family Fabaceae.the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later.
The species is known by numerous common names including sensitive plant, humble plant, shameplant, touch-me-not, chuimui in Hindi and Urdu, and lajalu in Marathi.(Wikipedia)
Taken in Kerala :-)
Sensitive species. Cropped to the max as I did not want to get too close to disturb the little beauty.
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A white variant Western Fairy Slipper aka Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa). The beautiful orchid has a truly delicate look to it with a single showy flower. The lower lip of the orchid is spotted and fine hairs line the edge of the lip. These orchids are very sensitive to any disturbance, and are classified as a vulnerable species. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
The Dells of the Wisconsin River, also called the Wisconsin Dells (from French dalles, or narrows), is a 5-mile (8-km) gorge on the Wisconsin River in south-central Wisconsin, USA. It is noted for its scenic beauty, in particular for its unique Cambrian sandstone rock formations and tributary canyons.
The cliffs, some over 100 feet (30 m) high, and side canyons are closed to the public to protect sensitive ecological features. The viewing of the rock formations by water is a popular tourist attraction in the area. The nearby city of Wisconsin Dells is the center of summer tourist activity, much of it in the form of the theme parks unrelated to the river features.
The Dells was formed during the last ice age approximately 15,000 years ago, although the rock itself is much older, dating from the Cambrian approximately 510-520 million years ago when the area of Wisconsin was at the bottom of a shallow sea.
Approximately 19,000 years ago, the Dells was at the extreme eastern margin of the continental glacier. However, the Dells itself was never covered by glacial ice sheets - it was part of the large Driftless Area that was bypassed by the ice. The melting of the glacier formed Glacial Lake Wisconsin, a lake about the size of Great Salt Lake in Utah and as deep as 150 feet (45 m). The lake was held back by an ice dam of the remaining glacier. The eventual bursting of the ice dam unleashed a catastrophic flood, dropping the lake's depth to 50 feet (15 m) and cutting deep, narrow gorges and unusual rock formations into the sandstone seen today.
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Feeling the weight of some personal issues right now. All I can do is think about it and continue to pray. Sometimes I feel much too sensitive to deal with such things but I care too much to not let it effect me.
Meet the Globose Dome Snail, or Ventridens ligera! This little fella is a native species to my region, and feeds almost exclusively on decaying vegetation!
Normally, I remove snails and slugs when I spot them, due to the damage they can cause to my crops! But, I noticed this guy was munching on some nearly-moldy decaying matter from my strawberry plant, so I did some research instead. Upon learning he is a detritivore and not an herbivore, he quickly changed from combatant to chum!
Snails are gorgeous, and my state plays host to over 200 species of terrestrial snails alone! This isn't counting the vast variety of freshwater snails, either. We are the global hotspot for lots of these little leaf-litter lunchers, and it's a point of pride for me to have them in my garden! They are key indicator species, and are often some of the first to go when humanity decides that there's too many "weeds" and "pests" in the area. They rely on their thin skin for breathing and for moisture regulation, which means even the slightest touch of toxins can trigger termination.
So, the next time your kids ask you where the friendly bugs went, you have your answer! The species we miss from our childhoods (I'm looking at you, lightning bugs!) are all absent due to our own attempts to artificially apply order to our properties through the use of pesticides and herbicides, and we should be just a little ashamed about it.
If all you see in your yard are fire ants and mosquitos, maybe you should let spiders take care of the problem, and not sevin dust.
This shot was captured at 1:1 using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 Macro. This photo is uncropped. This meticulously munching mollusk is around 7-8mm in diameter, and is most likely a juvenile!
The chicks are fed feathers to protect their digestive tracts. Bones or spines from fish and insects can damage the sensitive stomach lining. These remnants can mix with the feathers, and the whole thing can be regurgitated as a softer ball of feathers.
Promise (Reprise) - Silent Hill
Halloween Costume for Sinister Sleepover (Midgar in character event), first place.
In her nightmares, Terra is plagued by the demon known as Aconite. She torments her of her past. Reminds her of the now, and creates fear for the future, hoping to be released to do as she wishes. She is a part of Terra's compartmentalization but equally, almost a dissociation. A torment, but a savior. A mental illness, but also the blessing.
She decided to give it form, creating the demon of bone. Her Deer Bone helmet covers her light sensitive eyes.
Background: Foxcity - Ghostly
Pose: Foxcity - Decayed
Eyes:
Petrichor - Jarrus Eyes
Makeup:
Izzie's - Apocalyptic Warpaint
Outfit:
Aii - Mortal Harvest Mantle
Aii - Vampiric Countess Nightwear Suit
Aii - Ooame underarmor
Aii - Vision nails and particles
Graves - Escape - Steel
Jewelry:
Petrichor - Armis book
Petrichor - Avii Collar
Petrichor - Karynis Armbands and Belt
Air - Silentium - Head accessory
Azoury - Desinvolture Mask (Bones Beige)
A few days ago as my wife and I were driving on a gravel road that wound its way between a freshly planted cornfield and a stand of woods, a bright red flash flew across the road just a few yards in front of us. It was going too fast for me to identify but I am still able to distinguish colors so I knew the red coloring meant it was only one of a few colorful species in our area at this time.
When I hobbled out of our vehicle and searched the trees where it had flown into, I was surprised to see this bird at the end of a tunnel of leaves.
I’m not very conversant in bird species with my knowledge starting to fade somewhere between robins, crows and eagles. I certainly did not recognize this species until I got home, brought it up on my computer monitor and then ran the photo through some birding sites.
One thing I have learned in the few years I have been putting some of my wildlife photos online for others to see is that you don’t want to mislabel birds, animals or pets of any kind. If you do, you may find your face posted on the local post office wall. People are sensitive about things like that and have emotional attachments to what they believe is right.
After most of the sites agreed this was a Scarlet Tanager, I was pretty excited as it was the first one I have seen in my eight decades. I have learned to rejoice in individual milestones rather than compare my experiences to others as we can lose the joy of self-learning if things become a contest.
This photo is of a male Scarlet Tanager photographed in full breeding plumage. Tanagers are a member of the cardinal family and come our way in the spring from the foothills of the Andes mountains in Columbia and Bolivia, a flight that can cover up to 3000 miles. Before they fly back out of our state, the male molts into an olive-yellow plumage that some bird experts believe is designed as camouflage for the trip.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
My best find to date!
This is a delayed post due to the fine line of it being a sensitive species. When I started even attempting to find one. I was going to be happy with a picture of an eyeball of one looking at me through millions of branches and pine needles. When I was presented with this opportunity a tidal wave of emotions and panic hit me like a freight train! I am so excited with this find, anyone that knows me. Knows, that I don't contain excitement at all! It has been a long week since finding the reason I got involved in birding! 2 years ago I had one take sanctuary in my backyard from mobbing crows and bluejays. That morning I was without the borrowed camera my Mom let me use from time to time. When I found out it was a big deal, I put forth the effort to purchase the camera and lens I currently never leave home without. With hopes of never missing an opportunity again. Please don't ask for a location. I don't like saying no, and I would never steer a friend in the wrong direction.
Meet "Otus" The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Howard County MD
1/19/17
ARRPRSP
Mimosa pudica
The leaves close up when touched.
Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Warszawa, Poland
Summer
Muse: Olga Kwiatowska
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We have all been around someone who is just a little too sensitive and often takes innocent remarks in the wrong way.
This deer is a prime example.
When my wife and I were wildlifing on a country road this week, we stopped so I could take a photograph of this mother-in-waiting doe who was standing at the edge of the woods just a few yards away from our vehicle.
She was very content to pose for us and was in no hurry to leave. Then I made an innocent remark to my wife that the tail of the deer would make a nice addition to a furry hat. And, just like that the doe exploded into the woods and disappeared.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
Dinamarca - Copenhague - Vistas desde la Rundetaarn (Torre Redonda)
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www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/round-tower-gdk410741
ENGLISH:
The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.
The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also provided the scholars of the time with a university chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library which was the first purpose-built facilities of the Copenhagen University Library which had been founded in 1482.
Today the Round Tower serves as an observation tower for expansive views of Copenhagen, a public astronomical observatory and a historical monument. At the same time the Library Hall, located above the church and only accessible along the tower's ramp, is an active cultural venue with both exhibitions and a busy concert schedule.
The Round Tower is a cylindrical tower built in masonry of alternating yellow and red bricks, the colours of the Oldenburgs. The bricks used were manufactured in the Netherlands and are of a hard-burned, slender type known as muffer or mopper. On the rear side, it is attached to the Trinitatis Church, but it has never served as a church tower.
Steenwinckel — whose name is otherwise synonymous with Dutch Renaissance architecture in Denmark — with the Trinitatis Complex has left his signature style. Unlike his other buildings with their lavish ornamentations and extravagant spires, the complex is built to a focused and restrained design. Hans van Steenwinckel must have been up on the situation in Holland, cogniziant that the style which he had once learned from Hendrick de Keyser had been altogether abandoned.
The architects now setting the agenda in the Netherlands, masters such as Jacob van Kampen (Amsterdam City Hall), Pieter Post (Mauritshuis in the Hague) and Philip Vingboons, now favoured a style characterized by sobriety and restraint. It is now known as Dutch Baroque or sometimes Dutch Classicism. Its proponents often relied on the theoretical works such as those of Palladio and of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. Steenwinckel may have paid a visit to his native Netherlands prior to his change in style but it will have been too early for him to have seen any of the period's buildings realized.
Instead of stairs, a 7.5-turn spiral ramp forms the only access way to the towertop observatory as well as the Library Hall and the Bell-Ringer's Loft, both located above the church. The ramp turns 7.5 times around the hollow masonry core of the tower before reaching the observation deck and observatory at the top, on the way also affording access to the Library Hall as well as the Ringer's Loft. This design was chosen to allow a horse and carriage to reach the library, moving books in and out of the library as well as transporting heavy and sensitive instruments to the observatory.
The winding corridor has a length of 210 m, climbing 3.74 m per turn. Along the outer wall the corridor has a length of 257.5 m and a grade of 10%, while along the wall of the inner core the corridor is only 85.5 m long but has a grade of 33%.
The observation deck is located 34.8 m above street level. Along the edge of the platform runs a wrought-iron lattice made in 1643 by Kaspar Fincke, Court Artist in metalwork. In the latticework, Christian IV's monogram and the letters RFP are seen, the letters representing the King's motto: Regna Firmat Pietas – Piety strengthens the Realms.
The observatory is a small domed building, built on the roof of the tower. Built in 1929, the current observatory is 7 m high and has a diameter of 6 m. Access is by a narrow winding stone staircase from the observation deck.
On the upper part of the façade of the tower, there is a gilded rebus inscription. Christian IV's draft of it, written in his own hand writing, is kept at the Danish National Archives. The rebus includes the four Hebrew consonants of the Tetragrammaton. The rebus can be interpreted in the following way: Lead God, the right teaching and justice into the heart of the crowned King Christian IV, 1642.
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ESPAÑOL:
La Rundetårn (en español: Torre Redonda) es una torre del siglo XVII ubicada en el centro de Copenhague, Dinamarca. Siendo uno de los numerosos proyectos arquitectónicos del rey Cristián IV, fue construida como observatorio astronómico. Es conocida por su pasillo helicoidal que recorre 7 vueltas y media antes de llegar a la parte más alta y por las amplias vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Copenhague que ofrece.
La torre forma parte del Trinitatis Complex, que también estaba compuesto por una capilla universitaria, la Iglesia Trinitatis y una biblioteca universitaria, que fueron las primeras instalaciones construidas específicamente por la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Copenhague, fundada en 1482.
Actualmente, la Torre Redonda tiene la función de mirador, observatorio astronómico público y monumento histórico. Asimismo, en la Sala de la Biblioteca, que se encuentra por encima de la iglesia y a la cual solo se puede acceder a través de la rampa de la torre, se suelen exhibir exposiciones y celebrar conciertos.
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It is that time of year again.
BLOOMING LUCKY HEATHER. Once you are in that area no matter where you walk or drive, it's just one awesome view after another.
The higher parts of the moors are largely cloaked in one of the best areas of heather moorland to be found in England if not the UK.
By early Autumn, the area becomes a sea of purple blooms for a few weeks.
Nature's own garden...
Heather moorland is rare on a worldwide scale – there is probably less heather moorland in the world than tropical rainforest.
Around 70% of the world's heather moorland is in the UK and the largest continuous expanse of moorland in England and Wales is here in the North York Moors.
Moorland covers a third of the North York Moors National Park and most of the higher ground is covered in heather.
Unenclosed and unsurpassed, this stunning landscape responds sensitively to the changing seasons and has a quiet drama all of its own.
In early summer you’ll hear the call of the moorland birds, such as the red grouse, curlew and golden plover.
Later, as the summer evenings draw in, the flowering heather turns the moors into a purple carpet that stretches for mile after mile.
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