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Tras una semana en muy malas condiciones fisicas debido a una flebitis en mi pierna izquierda(la tercera en menos de un año) y la consiguiente caida del animo,he vuelto,aunque por hoy de una forma un poco oscura.....Quizas mañana vuelva al color y la luz,pero por ahora me apetece poner una foto oscura.
After a week in very bad health conditions,because of a phlebitis on my left leg(the third in less than one year) and the resulting fall in my mood,I´ve come back with a dark way of seeing thigs.........maybe tomorrow I´ll be in a better mood and color and light will come back into my stream...But for now I want to share this dark shot.
Here you have the much talked about Magic Cookies.
I know, they don't look like much, but Toby will do most anything to get them.
121 Picture in 2021 - #86. Sharing
365:2021 - #264
Sharing a traditional tea with Tuareg men in one of their mud houses in the ancient city of Timbuktu. Located deep inside the Sahara desert, this Malian town is a door to the world of endless dunes. Created more than 900 years ago Timbuktu, as nomad settlement, flourished thanks to the trade of gold, ivory, salt and slaves linking west and north Africa.
As the weather has been so depressingly boring the last weeks, I decided to resort to the smaller elements of the forest in a quest for beauty.
I have no idea what these tiny plants are, but they grow on tree trunks.
This is my first shot at macro photography - I'm using a cheap extension tube with my 35/150 lens.
The YJNR returns to North Reading with GP39RN pair in place of the usual MP15 set which was in for a shop.
At this time of year I always like to post photos as a way of showing my respect to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Taken at a local war memorial it was nice to see a father and daughter also sharing that respect.
I think I'll make this my last share from Japan. Such a beautiful place with incredibly friendly and helpful people. Thanks for joining me virtually.. This was a street in Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto.
I've decided to shoot some more of Portland's unique architecture. This is the first of what will hopefully be a number of architectural photos I'll take this winter.
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- Share the waves of the seas ....
Share silences all deserts ....
Share the stars every night ....
The soles of everyday ....
Sharing life ....
Share.....
- Compartir las olas de todos los mares....
Compartir los silencios de todos los desiertos....
Compartir las estrellas de todas las noches....
Los soles de todos los dÃas....
Compartir la vida....
Compartir....
Happy Memorial Day everybody. I made this sign earlier in hopes of starting a chain reaction of positive actions from others.
Northern Flicker and American Robin sharing a from my birdbath. I do think they got along better than this looks.
Shot from window.
Work colleagues share a joke across the platform at Preston which was obviously rather funny; with 37 409 Lord Hinton standing in platform 3 having arrived with 2C32 05.15 Carlisle to Preston. Cheers to Dalzell and Jumper for pointing out who I had inadvertently captured!!
Explore # 141
Gracias a todos por vuestras visitas y comentarios !!
Thank you all for your visits and comments !!
Highest Explore Position #373 ~ On Saturday May 30th 2009.
Atlantic Puffin - Farne Islands, Northumberland, England - Tuesday May 27th 2009.
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Well, a bonus image tonight as I have thousands of photo's from my 5 days away...and could end up still posting them come Christmas..lol
Especially as I could get a few hundred more images if I find somewhere to go over the weekend during my trip back home to Colchester..:)
Sooooo...I hope your all having a wonderful evening / night wherever you may be..:)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly coloured beak during the breeding seasons. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. The curious appearance of the bird, with its colourful huge bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the ocean" and "sea parrot".
Description ~ The Atlantic Puffin is 28–34 cm (11-13.5 in) in length, with a 50–60 cm (20-24 in) wingspan. The male is generally slightly larger than the female, but they are coloured alike. This bird is mainly black above and white below, with gray to white cheeks and red-orange legs. The bill is large and triangular, and during the breeding season is bright orange with a patch of blue bordered by yellow at the rear. The characteristic bright orange bill plates grow before the breeding season and are shed after breeding. The bills are used in courtship rituals, such as the pair tapping their bills together. During flight, it appears to have grey round underwings and a white body; it has a direct flight low over the water. The related Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) from the North Pacific looks very similar but has slightly different head ornaments.
The Atlantic Puffin is typically silent at sea, except for soft purring sounds it sometimes makes in flight. At the breeding colonies the birds make a deep growl
Distribution and ecology ~ This species breeds on the coasts of northern Europe, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and eastern North America, from well within the Arctic Circle to northern France and Maine. The winter months are spent at sea far from land - in Europe as far south as the Mediterranean, and in North America to North Carolina.
About 95% of the Atlantic puffins in North America breed around Newfoundland's coastlines. The largest puffin colony in the western Atlantic (estimated at more than 260,000 pairs) can be found at the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, south of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Predators of the Atlantic Puffin include the Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), the Great Skua (Stercorarius skua), and similar-sized species, which can catch a puffin in flight, or pick off one separated from the colony. Smaller gull species like the Herring Gull (L. argentatus) which are hardly able to bring down a healthy adult puffin, take eggs or recently hatched chicks, and will also steal fish.
Diet ~ Feeding areas are often located 100 km (60 mi) offshore from the nest or more, though when provisioning young the birds venture out only half that distance. Atlantic Puffins can dive for distances of up to 70 m (200 ft) and are propelled by their powerful wings, which are adapted for swimming. They use their webbed feet as a rudder while submerged. Puffins collect several small fish, such as herring, sprats, zooplankton, fish (shellfish), sand eels, when hunting. They use their tongues to hold the fish against spines in their palate, leaving their beaks free to open and catch more fish. A popular, but untrue, story claims that puffins neatly line up the fish in their bills with the heads facing alternate ways. Additional components of their diet are crustaceans and mollusks. A puffin can sometimes have a dozen or more fish in its beak at once.
Reproduction ~ Atlantic Puffins are colonial nesters, using burrows on grassy cliffs. They can face competition from other burrow nesting animals such as Rabbits, Manx Shearwaters and occasionally Razorbills. They will also nest amongst rocks and scree. Male puffins perform most of the work of clearing out the nest area, which is sometimes lined with grass, feathers or seaweed. The only time spent on land is to nest. Mates are found prior to arriving at the colonies, and mating takes place at sea.
The Atlantic Puffin is sexually mature at the age of 4–5 years. The species is monogamous and has biparental care. A single-egg clutch is produced each year, and incubation responsibilities are shared between both parents. Total incubation time is around 39–45 days, and the chick takes about 49 days to fledge. At fledging, the chick leaves the burrow alone, and flies/swims out to sea, usually during the evening. Contrary to popular belief, young puffins are not abandoned by their parents (although this does occur in some other seabirds, such as shearwaters). Synchronous laying of eggs is found in Atlantic Puffins in adjacent burrows.
Tu corri dietro al vento e sembri una farfalla
e con quanto sentimento ti blocchi e guardi la mia spalla
se hai paura a andar lontano
puoi volarmi nella mano
♪ ♫ ♪ Cara - Lucio Dalla