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I am trying to capture these rocks by processing the image in a way which will give the viewer an idea of their sharp beauty.
Pretty on the shell, but feels quite awkward...it doesn't feel right and I keep making mistakes with it. Argh!
A sharp octahedron frame with no moduar connections. Made with 1086 magnets minus 5 that I took off to make it stand up.
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Life Bird #59
I was standing in my living room looking out my front window when I saw a large bird out of the corner of my eye, swoop down heading to what I thought was my bird feeder but landed on some fence sections we still had in the yard from out holiday decorations. I thought it was one of the scub jays but to my surprise it was this hawk. I've had other hawks land on my side fence but wasn't able to get a shot. I stood there just watching him for a little while, when I heard my husband come in from the back yard I told him to walk over slowly so he could see him before he flew away. I decided to get my camera out of the back room but figured I wouldn't be able to get a shot b/c I would have to raise the blind and doing so would scare him away but as you can see I was able to get it raised enough. He stayed there for awhile after I got the shot but the neighbor came over to work on the house and scared him away..I believe they hang around my house b/c of all the sparrows and other small birds that come to my feeder. I think it great that I don't have to go out looking for these birds, they just come to me...lol I put it up for ID b/c I wasn't sure if it was a Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned Hawk..I was leaning more towards the Sharp-Shinned and I was correct..I wish it was a better shot but I'm happy with it
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Nikon D7000 | Nikkor 70-300mm |@180 mm | f5.6| 1/ 160 sec| ISO 320 | Manual Mode| Hand Held
This Sharp-shinned Hawk bolted from our backyard brush pile when I came out to fill the feeders. Fortunately, it landed on a fence on the other side of the neighbor's yard so I could get these photos. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, December 15, 2025.
The sharpest curve that I've ever seen...
More than 180 deg. sharp turn...
Seen on our way going to Canla-on, Negros Oriental.
Sharp has just gone from bigger to biggest with the launch of its latest 90-inch LED TV. Apart from its extremely large screen size, the LC-90LE740X also comes packed with the latest Sharp technologies, including 3D and LED Net TV capabilities.
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A ceremony was held for recent graduates of the U.S. Army Africa-hosted Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention course Nov. 4, 2016, on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. Deputy Commander of 173rd Airborne Brigade, Lt. Col. Ed Twaddell, recognized the 32 Soldiers with a graduation certificate, which he stated was the first step in preventing SHARP related incidents. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)
The hanky on her hand?
She slipped and fell and cut her hand on one of the numerous sharp rocks on the ground. Still didn't put a dent in her mood though.
I thought I'd have a little fotoshop fun with this image. I happened to be in the kitchen when a large blur of feathers outside prompted me to exclaim "What's that!". I stepped back for a better view and I saw this thing sitting on our fence. My camera was close at hand and this is the result. A nice adult Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Alena Sharp during Wednesday's practice round at the Ricoh Women's British Open Golf Championship 2017.
The Installation SHARP program concluded its month-long Toiletries Drive for the Harford County SARC and presented the items during a Sept. 2 gathering near the SHARP Resource Center at Bldg. 4305. APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford led the ceremonial passing of the donated toiletries to SARC community outreach coordinator Megan Paice.
I never asked, nor wanted more than I needed: A kind word,
a soft touch, a true feeling, warmth, understanding...
Couldn’t she see?
Sharpness, I got;
Cold, I got;
Lifeless, I got;
Tired, I got;
Challenges, I got;
Contests, shouting, elbow and back, all these I got!
Warmth, I wanted; Not much, I wanted; touch me, I wanted;
softness, I wanted; A smile, I needed; love, I craved!
I quickly turn away and where I look I see shadows.
Must I chase shadows for the rest of my life?
Kiu Tsui Beach.
If you are looking for an island with great white sand beaches, clear water swimming and a little adventure, Sharp island is for you. Just a short trip from Sai Kung pier, this is a great getaway both for sun seekers and hikers – even better if you want both.
See the video at youtu.be/Gn2f3zupfXw
02/06/2016, Sharp Island, CHINA.
Colorful tartan kilts were plentiful at the Oklahoma Scottish Festival in Tulsa. There was a wide variety of styles. A very unique experience in Oklahoma!
For all the years I've injected insulin I had no idea pharmacies will give you a Sharps Collector and take in back when it's full. I asked about this service and got mine today.
Richard Sharp was born in Kinderhook, Columbia, NY, 1 Oct 1829. His parents were David Scherp (1799-1873) and Esther Smith (1801-1882).
Richard is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT. His wife was Izabelle Z Campbell.
Sometime between 1860 & 1870 Richard's father, David, moved to Rutland to live with Richard. Richard's mother, Esther, remained in NY with her daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Philip Van Alen.
He is Teresa's great-great grandfather.
This picture was shared by Ann (Mercier) Williamson.
A container for sharps in the temporary toilet at St Pancras Station. I took the picture, which came out rather poorly, as I was impressed by Network Rail's new attitude towards drug use - that attitude being, if you're going to pump your arm full of heroin, at least have the common decency to put the needle in the bin afterwards.
Lesley Sharp on the Red Carpet at the Royal Festival Hall for the Arqiva British Academy TV Awards in 2013
April 2021 Photo contest runner up by Jessica Howell
Northern Plains Conservation Specialist American Bird Conservancy working in partnership with World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks
Sharp-tailed Grouse photo taken during lekking season in Harding County, South Dakota. This male was dancing on the edge of the road for some nearby females. I had to slow down for him and figured I’d snap a photo in the process.
The Disaster
On the evening of 25th October 1960 a number of barges were making their way up river from Avonmouth to Sharpness. Amongst them were two vessels operated by John Harker Ltd. of Knottingley, Yorkshire. The WASTDALE H had been built locally at Sharpness Shipyard in 1951. She was a tanker barge and was carrying a load of petroleum. The ARKENDALE H had been built by Richards Ironworks of Lowestoft in 1937 as a dumb (unpowered) tanker barge. She had been converted to a motor barge in 1948 and was later lengthened. Her cargo was Britoleum black oil, a heavy oil which required her to be fitted with heating coils in her tanks to keep the oil liquid.
The barges hit thick fog near Berkeley Power Station and the strong incoming tide was running at 5 knots making it difficult to manoeuvre the vessels for their approach to the lock at Sharpness. Both barges were swept past the lock entrance and the found themselves by the old, disused dock entrance further upstream. The two barges came abreast and the skippers found it impossible to separate them. Whilst they struggled to break them apart they drifted yet further upstream until the port bow of the WASTDALE H hit pier 17 of the bridge. The bridge shook with the impact and the WASTDALE H turned onto her port side and began to sink. As pier 17 gave way under the pressure the two spans it supported fell onto the barges causing the WASTDALE H’s petroleum cargo to ignite and explode. The ARKENDALE H’s cargo of black oil was also ruptured and with the help of the petroleum it too ignited leaving the entire expanse of the river blazing. The two barges drifted on up river before grounding on the Ridge Sandbank. Skipper George Thompson of the ARKENDALE H managed to make it ashore. His engineer Jack Cooper also survived but not before he received a severe back injury sustained by an encounter with the still-rotating propeller of the sinking ARKENDALE H. Skipper James Dew of the WASTDALE H was the only other survivor. The other five crew members were missing.
The next morning the smouldering wrecks of the two barges were left high and dry on the sand with the WASTDALE H standing on her port side. On the following tide she settled back to en even keel. Attempts were made to pump out and search both vessels for the missing crew members but their inaccessible position made the job difficult. All five bodies were later found at various locations along the Severn. On 30th October 1960 the Army blew holes in the bow and stern of both barges to prevent them refloating. They remain there to this day, submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide.
On the night of the disaster the Fairfields workers engaged on the strengthening of the bridge decided to take an early meal break in order to listen to the Henry Cooper v Karl Muller boxing match on the wireless at Severn Bridge Station. Had they not done so the death toll would have been considerably worse as the span they were working on was one of the two that fell.
Within a month of the disaster the Western Region of British Railways had prepared an outline plan to repair the bridge. Pier 16 would be repaired and a new concrete pier would be constructed to replace pier 17. A single, welded mild steel span would then be placed across the top, supported in the middle by the new pier. The projected cost for this was £85,000.
It was found that pier 16 was significantly damaged and was leaning towards the Sharpness bank. It was therefore decided to erect a timber trestle beneath span 15-16 and the contract to do this was awarded to Peter Lind & Co. Ltd.
The bridge suffered further mishap on 17th February 1961 when the tanker barge BP EXPLORER capsized and struck pier 20 causing a further £12,740 worth of damage.
Peter Lind & Co. Ltd. hired the twin floating crane TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE to assist with the erection of the trestle. On the 14th April 1961 the TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE broke away from its moorings on a flood tide and drifted into the bridge damaging the dolphins on pier 20. The crane jib also struck the underside of the bridge. This time the damage was estimated at £6,000."
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus). Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Brown Co., WI. 19 March 2014.
Sharp-Winged Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus)
Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae). Some authorities include this is the Lopseed family (Phrymaceae) rather than the Snapdragon family. The "Official" USDA website still places the Monkeyflower in the Snapdragon family.
Photographed at Cane Creek Canyon NP
The darker lavender of this flower is more common.
The mating routine of sharp-tailed grouse involves males displaying communally at a traditional site (one used year after year). This site is known as a “lek.” Males compete for mates by performing a ritualized dance in conjunction with calling (often a booming sound) and inflating purplish air sacs along their necks. Females approach the edge of the lek, observe and eventually select a dance participant to mate with.
Credit: USFWS