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A Sharp-shinned Hawk that was circling high over Santiago Park, in northeast Santa Ana (Orange County), CA. 3 December, 2016. Appears to show the proportionately shorter tail (vs. Cooper's), with the sharply squared off tail tip. The head size and projection beyond the plane of the wings appears relatively small, this being accentuated in Sharp-shins by the wings, which when soaring are often held just slightly forward from the body (in the above photo this appears fairly subtle, but can be more pronounced in this species). Cooper's, when soaring, always seem to hold their wings straight out--perpendicular to the body--which helps to accentuate the head projection beyond the plane of the wings. Lastly, although this bird was getting fairly distant, it does not appear to show a prominent white terminal band on the tail, which is normally easy to see on a Cooper's Hawk.
Today was an absolutely perfect day to be out on the Chesapeake Bay! We left the marina a bit after nine and returned at 3:30! We ventured farther afield than we have before going south and across the bay to the Choptank River and then up the Tred Avon River (which flows into the Choptank) to Oxford, Maryland . A great exercise in planning the route and waypoints. It's amazing to be out on such a huge expanse of water and be almost alone!
There were lots of working boats near Tangier Island running trotlines for blue crabs.
www.bluecrab.info/crabbing/trotline.html
I had not yet seen this lighthouse and was glad to have the chance. The bay was incredibly calm as you can see in this shot. We could not get too close as it's in just a foot or so of water now!
What a wonderful way to spend the day!!
From Wikipedia:
The Sharps Island Light is the third lighthouse to stand nearly 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest from the southern end of Tilghman Island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.[2] The structure is best known today for evoking the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a condition caused by an ice floe in 1977.
The first lighthouse was built on Sharps Island in 1838, but due to the island's erosion it was moved in 1848. This was replaced with a screwpile lighthouse in 1866 near the original location of the first structure.[3][4]
The second lighthouse lasted until 1881 when it was forced off its foundations by an ice floe. It floated nearly five miles down the Chesapeake—with its keepers still inside—until it ran aground, allowing the men to escape unharmed.[5]
The current light, a sparkplug lighthouse, was constructed in 1882 with a concrete caisson foundation and a 35-foot (11 m) cast iron tower. The fourth-order Fresnel lens was replaced with a 9.8-inch (250 mm) lens in 1977; the focal plane is 54 feet (16 m) above sea level. The tower includes an integral dwelling and was manned until 1938 when the United States Coast Guard automated the light.[3] Leaning by about 15° since it was ice-damaged in 1977, the structure is picturesque, but in poor condition.
The Sharps Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference # 82002821) on July 22, 1982.[1] It is one of the many historic features along Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
It is also on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.[6]
As of 2006, the lighthouse was a candidate for sale under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act.[6][7] It was deactivated in January 2010.[8]
This pair of Sharpes coaches have been in Northern France this week and are seen at Parc Bagatelle on 27th June. 2018. Volvo B12B Van Hool Alizee T9 YIB 827 was new to Maynes of Buckie as MM05 GSM whilst Van Hool Altano TDX21 3 TYX came from Luxury Transport, Hayes, in 2017 where it was registered YH63 CXZ.
Sharpes of Nottingham: (HBZ 651; ex P813 GBA) a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M, painted in silver and blue livery and captured here entering the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield site whilst attending the 2010 Showbus event there.
Noticeable on the nearside is the mid arrangement for the wheel chair lift with the access door situated just above and in front of the rear axle, for use as an Accessible vehicle.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 26th September 2010.
Ref No. 0022722/CL.
Large window to LHS of model, single strobe on lowest power with large softbox to RHS of model, triggered via remote RF.
A butterfly at Chicago Botanic Gardens. The attenae extended away from the butterfly's head at such an angle that they actually left the focal plane!
The B4 class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives for express passenger work on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. They were designed by R. J. Billinton and were either built at Brighton works 1899–1902 or else by Messrs Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1901. Twelve members of the class were rebuilt from 1922–1924 by L. B. Billinton with a larger boiler, cylinders and a superheater. The rebuilt locomotives were classified B4X.
LB&SCR Nr. 69 "Bagshot" became Southern Railway Class B69 Nr. 2069 and was retired in 1934.
For more information about this steam locomotive, please visit this Wikipedia link:
English and Foreign Locomotives built by Sharp Stewart, 1859 to 1894
Illustrations by John Swain for "The Engineer" February 01, 1895
I came across 4 sharp tailed grouse today. Unfortunately I had too much lens on (not a problem I'm used to), and could not back up and keep the birds in view.
They survive the extreme cold, by borrowing into the snow at cold temps. A few days ago, I saw one with just its head out of the snow, as I approached to investigate, the snow exploded into flying grouse.
You can also see the feathers on the feet to keep them warm even when they are about in the cold.
Coach & Bus UK 2019 took place at the NEC in Birmingham over October 2nd & 3rd. The biennial event is the smaller of the two major UK trade shows which both take place at the NEC in alternating years.
Nonetheless there was still plenty to see including exhibits from ADL, Arriva, BASE, BKM, Dawson, EVM, Harris, Irizar, Mellor, Moseley, Noone, Pelican, Unvi and Volvo to name but a few. I visited on the first day of the show.
I hadn’t bought a transistor radio for over two years until this one came my way recently. I suppose I’ve become a bit more selective and will only pursue the special or hard to find models.
The Sharp BH-552 fits that description.
Released in 1959 as Sharp’s homage to the Space Age and the Western world’s automotive obesssion. You can spot the rocket and car influences when you browse these photos.
This set was marketed as the “Tranket” which is an abbreviation of TRANsistor and rocKET.
The seven transistor BH-552 is an AM radio. Its companion radio, the BH-551 included a shortwave band.
The large, chrome “cone” section acts as the tuning section. Right behind it is the dial followed by the fuselage and two rear automotive fins and tail lights.
HMB !!!!
I'm going to start a portfolio just for portraits , most of them in B/w , so you guys will be seeing some of my new stuff soon ^_^
Night Flickr :))
EXPLORED !!! Highest position #265 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009
What a treat this morning. Had a Sharp-Shinned Hawk land on the bird house 15 ft from the kitchen window.
Chichester
Olympus C-5060 self-converted to infrared, Hoya R72 filter used, white balance was set for the grass.
Field thorns, Kefalonia, Greece
I have yet to identify these interesting prickly organics. A decent book on the flora and fauna of Kefalonia beckons...
The 50th and final Showbus took place near Redbourn in Hertfordshire on 25/09/2022 and was attended by around 245 buses and coaches from up and down the UK.
My photos show some of the vehicles that helped make the day another big success.
Original poster - 'Blowing in the Mind/ Mister Tambourine Man', colour screen-print from multiple stencils on gold foil paper, designed by Martin Sharp, London, 1968. It is a complex multi-stencil design in red and black inks screen-printed on gold foil paper, the design featuring multiple radiating circular motifs with two portraits of Bob Dylan, the large central frontal profile with reflecting dark glasses and caption 'Blowing in the Mind', the smaller side profile placed in front of an entwined 'Mister Tambourine Man'. Lyrics of the song are written within letters and circles. This was the first "serious" poster I bought.
Fountain by the Esplanade
Chicago Botanic Garden
September 27, 2015
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Jinja, Uganda, Africa
Thanks to our amazing Guides: John Muwaita (jonamez212@gmail.com) & Medi (1,000 Shades of Green)
It was back up to Sheffield yesterday (14/02/2025) for the final Young Voices event hosted at the Utilita Arena. A healthy 94 coaches attended on this particular day with a good variety of operators and coach types on display.
The Young Voices concerts tour are held every January and February and visit Sheffield (8 days), Birmingham (11 days), London O2 (8 days), Manchester (4 days) and London Wembley (2 days).