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Part of a small pair of scissors, that has the shape of a crane. In full size it would be too big for the Macro Mondays theme: 'Sharp'.
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Smile on saturday theme "small part sharp".
Bosanemoon (Anemone nemorosa)
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Long Island, New York
Macro Mondays 'sharp' theme.
An extremely sharp rose thorn!
The image measures less than 1" in width.
Efforts to photograph warblers are not great these days due to dense canopy growth. However, there are some new finds.
I'm actually not sure if this is a male but I believe so based on it's size. Females are larger than males.
He is so handsome that the first thing that came to mind is the song Sharp Dressed Man for this incredible Sharp-shinned hawk.
“...what thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving, that they embody a connection between unseen places.”
― Marianne Wiggins
These railroad tracks run alongside the Colorado River (on the left here, sitting below/between the gravel bank and the sagebrush) and the road, to the right of the tracks. It's a dramatic experience if a driver happens to be cruising along one of the tight corners of the road at the same time as an oncoming train!
People might say about you, the hard iron in the photo that just as people, sharp and no excuse. and you already knew that, and the best way to do is IGNORE them. all i wanted is to be yourself no matter what you've been through.
As I have probably written before, architecture is a favorite subject for photography, at least for me. Whether it's an old temple, an arched bridge, an impressive skyscraper or just a random building that has something unique in it, most likely it will get my attention and I will stop to take a closer look and perhaps snap a photo. This structure here is an office building located at Boston's Seaport neighborhood. Modern architecture can be quite fascinating especially when different materials (such as glass, bricks, concrete) get mixed up with sharp edges and strong lines to produce something that sometimes may be a bit abstract. Like here for example. Looking at the glass panels and the reflected sky, the eye gets confused in regards to what it's seeing. Hats off to the architect!
Eric Hilton - Infinite Everywhere
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Long Island, New York
#InternationalWomensDay
#March8
Not a ladybird which might have been a slightly more appropriate "supermodel" for International Women's Day because of its name, but an equally pretty Cryptocephalus bipunctatus. The whole supermodel thing is a relic of the past anyway, but unfortunately, we still haven't freed ourselves from questionable beauty "ideals" that often come across as beauty dictates. Social media and "influencers" don't make it any easier, especially not for the younger generation that is exposed (and exposes itself) to what one might call the "daily dose of beauty brainwash", recently taken to the next level with the all-new "beauty filters".
In Berlin (and in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, one of Germany's Northern federal states), March 8 is an official holiday, but not (yet?) in the other 14 of our 16 federal states. So this Wednesday – where all shops, schools, etc. are closed (and the weather is too ghastly to go outside – winter made a snowy-wet, cold reappearance) – feels like a very quiet, lazy Sunday, and I have too much time for writing rants instead of simply letting you enjoy this adorable, brightly orange beetle, a member of the so-called "Fallkäfer" (Cryptocephalinae) subfamily of the leaf beetle family. The name "Fallkäfer" (a beetle that falls or drops) derives from their distinctive habit of dropping abruptly when disturbed. This image also is a true oldie, I've taken it back in June 2017 at the beautiful public park Britzer Garten. The focus is ever so slightly off and more on the plant than on the beetle itself, but I think it's still sharp enough in general.
Wishing all of my female Flickr friends a Happy International Women's Day!
Papa-moscas-do-campo (Culicivora caudacuta).
Tabapuã Farm, Cocalzinho de Goiás, Brazil.
IUCN Red List - Vulnerable
Animal in wildlife.
Looking Close... on Friday: Pushpins
This little guy holds our pushpins (we usually call them thumb tacks :) I don't even remember what his original purpose was ... he's done this for more years than I can remember :))
A woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 24261
ꒌ ИЗЛАЗАК ПУНОГ МЕСЕЦА, последњег пред летњу дугодневицу 21. јуна 2022.
► █░▓ At 22:58, this is ALMOST AN HOUR into the twilight (sun has set at 22:00 sharp gorgeously, I'll post an image). The actual moonrise was 16 minutes before this very moment, but to me the ideal horizon is blocked by buildings and trees so I had to wait. In those 16 minutes the moon has traveled 3° to the south and 2° up from the horizon where it had appeared at 137° southeast. Some cloud formation came handy to give an illusion here that it's a real moonrise. Full moon is 99,8% here today (on 14 June 2022), six days left to summer solstice. By the end of the night the illuminated part will wane down to 99,2%. Believe it or not, a difference of already 0,3% (when the moon reached the highest point on the sky due south in the middle of the night), can already be perceived by the naked eye.
To my disappointment I can't spot the moon at SE due to set there at 5:40, either the sky is too bright already (sun rises soon at 5:20) or the clouds or mist are blocking it low on the horizon.
Aperture priority, set fully open for the longest throw of this zoom lens. Handheld, supported by the balcony railing. For the full frame equivalent of 800mm not a bad result with the shutter speed of a 1/13 of a second. Soon after this I lowered the ISO from 3200 to 400 and obtained the same handheld result with 1/2.5 sec and much less noise. But the yellow moon had by then already emerged from the mystical clouds. And became the true moon - here it resembles the sun actually.
Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 1.10.5. Cropped at the top and bottom to fit the 16 by 9 format.
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Today's theme for the Macro Mondays group is SHARP.
My offering today is a pizza cutter.
Thanks for visiting.
HMM....
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast, Chicago
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 125, f/11.0, 24mm, 1/500s
This hawk flew into a tree somewhat near me. I approached for shots, but it was nearly directly aligned with the sun; did the best I could for the backlight. It was chased into, then soon chased out of, that tree by a small flock of swallows. I'm pretty sure that this is a sharp-shinned hawk, based on its legs and tail tip... Correct me if I'm wrong!
Macro Mondays theme: sharp -- sharp claws of the cicada shell emerged from the ground and the point of a headpin.
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This sharp-shinned hawk was possibly taking a break from a migratory flight south when it roosted in a tree at the east side of my house yesterday. It spent several minutes busily preening itself, and every once in a while glancing around. It was a shame that the light was so bad. I would have loved getting sharper shots against a beautiful blue sky.
The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.