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one skilled fisherman scooped up a Large Mouth Bass. It's funny though, out the window goes the group mentality ... the victor flees and the others pursue, often very aggressively, hoping to steal the catch. American White Pelicans
Aboriginal Australians comprise many distinct peoples who have developed across Australia for over 50,000 years. These peoples have a broadly shared, though complex, genetic history, but only in the last 200 years have they been defined and started to self-identify as a single group. Australian Aboriginal identity has changed over time and place, with family lineage, self-identification and community acceptance all being of varying importance.
The Wiradjuri people (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjd̪uːraj]; Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjɟuːraj]) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, and many still use knowledge of hunting and gathering techniques as part of their customary life. In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith. There are significant populations at Wagga Wagga and Leeton and smaller groups at West Wyalong, Parkes, Dubbo, Forbes, Cootamundra, Darlington Point, Cowra and Young.
The Wiradjuri diet included yabbies and fish such as Murray cod from the rivers. In dry seasons, they ate kangaroos, emus and food gathered from the land, including fruit, nuts, yam daisies (Microseris lanceolata), wattle seeds, and orchid tubers. The Wiradjuri travelled into Alpine areas in the summer to feast on Bogong moths. The Wiradjuri were also known for their handsome possum-skin cloaks stitched together from several possum furs. Governor Macquarie was presented with one of these cloaks by a Wiradjuri man when he visited Bathurst in 1815.
Coolamon is an anglicised NSW Aboriginal word used to describe an Australian Aboriginal carrying vessel. It is a multi-purpose shallow vessel, or dish with curved sides, ranging in length from 30 to 70 cm, and similar in shape to a canoe. Coolamons were traditionally used by Aboriginal women to carry water, fruit, nuts, as well as to cradle babies. Today when women gather bush tucker, they usually use a billy can, bucket or flour tin. Coolamons were carried on the head when travelling any distance, or under the arm if used as a cradle. If carried on the head, a ring pad (akartne in Arrernte) was placed on the head, made out of possum and/or human hair string, twisted grass, or feathers. R_21089
Being a caffeine addict myself, I made a new gallery titled Coffee Addicts Anonymous . If you have any coffee related photographs that you would like to be added into the gallery, just embed the photo in the comment at the bottom of the gallery~
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Micro Four Thirds : Olympus : Black and White
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The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta), a white heron in the genus Ardea, is usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). In New Zealand it is known as the white heron or by its Māori name kōtuku. Measuring 83–103 cm in length and weighing 0.7–1.2 kg, the eastern great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Its bill is black in the breeding season and yellow at other times, and its long legs are red or black. The colours of the bare parts of the face change to green during the breeding season. The breeding plumage is also marked by long neck plumes and a green facial area. The eastern great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets and herons in Asia and Australia by its very long neck, one and a half times as long as its own body. The eastern great egret has a wide distribution throughout Asia and Oceania, with breeding populations in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia (north-eastern), Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The egret breeds across Australia but only rarely in the southwest of the continent or dry interior. The largest colonies within Australia are in the Top End and Channel Country, which can number several thousand pairs. Colonies in the southeast of Australia can number several hundred pairs. The bird is an uncommon autumn and winter visitor to Tasmania. The diet includes vertebrates such as fish, frogs, small reptiles, small birds and rodents, and invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, and molluscs. The eastern great egret hunts by wading or standing still in shallow water and spearing prey with its bill. The eastern great egret often breeds in colonies with other herons, egrets, cormorants, spoonbills and ibises. One brood is raised a year, although the breeding season varies within Australia. In the north of the country it is in March to May, in southern and central Queensland December and January, and October to December in the south. Located atop trees at a height of 20 m or more, the nest is a flat wide platform of dry branches and sticks with a shallow basin for eggs and young. The clutch consists of anywhere from two to six pale blue-green eggs, with three or four being the usual number. They are oval in shape and measure 52 x 36 mm. The subspecies is protected in Australia. 53655
The highly skilled balancing act of the star performer!
Something rather over-the-top for Macro Mondays theme 'Redux 2018' and Smile on Saturday theme 'Wish Upon a Star'. This was my first idea for the MM theme 'Balance' just a few weeks ago, but decided on something else.
No snails were harmed in the process of making this photograph. As usual, the set up and lighting were first done, then the snail added to keep shooting time to a minimum. This is one of several small juvenile snails that are overwintering in the safety and relative warmth of my conservatory. Although they are less active at this time of year, they can usually be convinced to perform when enticed by lettuce.
This is to be done by one skilled in aims
who wants to break through to the state of peace:
Be capable, upright, & straightforward,
easy to instruct, gentle, & not conceited,
content & easy to support,
with few duties, living lightly,
with peaceful faculties, masterful,
modest, & no greed for supporters.
Do not do the slightest thing
that the wise would later censure.
Sutta Nipāta 1.143, 1.144, 1.145
tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul0.xml#para143
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
This lovely female Red-winged Blackbird was busy weaving grasses into an intricate nest. I'll keep an eye on her since the nest is quite close to the shore. Will likely be easy to see the babies.
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I was always fascinated with village weavers when I was young. They make their nests in trees right by the way side amongst all the hawkers and village street activities. They never seem to care about how close they were to humans. The chattering and the other noises always made me wonder how the people went about their business and never seem to care. This juvenile was very happy to pose for me on several occasions whereas the adults were a little shy. Taken on my recent tour to Ghana.
FACTS
Village weavers (Ploceus cucullatus) are among the most skilled builders in the bird world, best known for their extraordinary woven nests. Using only their beaks and feet, they weave long strips of grass into tightly knotted, hanging structures without any mud, glue, or adhesive. Each nest is created leaf by leaf, often completed in just a few days. During breeding season, a single male may build multiple nests at the same time to increase his chances of attracting a mate.
These nests play a key role in courtship. Female village weavers carefully inspect a male’s workmanship before choosing him. If she approves, she accepts both the nest and the builder; if not, she may tear the nest apart, even while the male is still present. To show off their skills, males wear bright yellow-and-black breeding plumage and often hang upside down from their nests, calling loudly to draw attention.
Village weaver nests are cleverly designed for protection. They are usually suspended over water or placed at the tips of thorny branches and feature a downward-facing entrance tunnel that helps prevent snakes and other predators from reaching the eggs and chicks. Despite being made entirely of grass, the tightly layered weaving shields rain effectively, keeping the interior dry even during heavy tropical showers.
These birds nest in large, noisy colonies, sometimes with hundreds of nests hanging from a single tree, creating a dramatic chandelier-like appearance. The constant movement, calling, and repair work make colonies lively and loud. Most nests are used for only one breeding season and then abandoned, which helps reduce parasites.
Nest-building skill improves with experience: young males often produce loose or misshapen nests, while older males craft tighter, more symmetrical structures. In many parts of Africa, village weaver nests are admired as symbols of patience, craftsmanship, and community—and they continue to fascinate observers as some of nature’s most impressive examples of animal architecture.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.
Trump's order mentions "abuse" of the programme and will restrict entry unless payment is made.
Critics have long argued that H-1Bs undercut the American workforce, while supporters - including billionaire Elon Musk - argue it allows the US to attract top talent from around the world.
In another order, Trump set up a new "gold card" to fast-track visas for certain immigrants in exchange for fees starting at £1m.
Trump's order is due to come into force on 21 September. It would only apply to new requests, but companies would have to pay the same amount for each applicant for six years, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
(Ever heard the phrase "cutting off your nose to spite your face").
If America had the skilled workers don't they think they would hire them! Or is there something else behind this - I mean $100,000 plus salary, plus relocation expenses - these "skilled workers" must be something or someone special.
The Rajshahi district of Bangladesh is famous for its silk. Most producers have a vertical supply chain ie, they grow the leaves upon which silk worms feed upon and then extract the silk from those worms. And so the process continues.
Here is one of the final stages where an artisan is hand painting designs onto a beautiful Rajshahi silk sari
A highly skilled crew all set to sail again, everyone in their position. The two grinders on the left are the power members of the team. Their job is to control the movement of the mainsail by winding the grinders that are atttached to the sheets (ropes). I can vouch for the physical prowess required by this role, as I once did a lot of race sailing in Port Phillip Bay.
The grinder nearest to the camera is not hiding his identity. He is merely protecting himself from the UV rays. Remember, that on the water the UV levels are doubled. There's the UV directly from the sun, and then the UV reflected off the water. You can be burned to a crisp out there.
Foxes are skilled hunters, so it is unfortunate that they can so quickly become scavengers of human garbage.
Their prey typically consists of small rodents and animals up to rabbit size. Foxes have excellent senses and use them all while hunting, including their ability to sense changes in magnetic fields. When mice are under the snow, foxes pinpoint their precise location by sensing an infinitesimal change in magnetic field and pounce to that location.
Foxes are closely related to dogs but interestingly have eyes and retractable claws like cats.
Keep foxes hunting.... don't feed the wildlife!
The Common Shelduck is a big lovely looking bird having a white body with dark green head and an orange brown band around the breast and black patches on the back and wings. These birds use their sharp beaks to arrange the twigs and fibres together when building their nest and they use spiders webs or mud to strengthen the nest and bring it all together, the nest is made in old rabbit burrows or low holes in trees and in haystacks. The female lays between 7 to 14 eggs and they hatch around 26 to 30 days after. The chicks must learn quickly to feed themselves because soon after hatching the mother takes them to the water to make them skilled at swimming and looking for food. These ducks eat plant material, seeds, small fish, snails, crabs and larvae and pupae which are found under rocks. When in the malting phase these birds loose the tail and wing feathers which prevents the Common Shelduck from taking flight until they are replacement by the new feathers.
Fivi tried to balance the ball on her nose - and fails - again. Hot at the Welsh Mountain zoo and the bears have a great pool to cool off in.
Albert Bierstadt was a skilled showman.Here,he reorganized Rocky Mountain landmarks,exaggerated their scale,and introduced dramatic weather to thrill audiences at a moment when the North American continent was under rapid development.Bierstadt's display for profit of theatrically large canvases like this one was a forerunner of movies.
In 1863 Bierstadt made an on-site study for the work,which he completed in his New York studio.The painting had a personal significance for "Mt. Rosalie" (now Mount Evans) was named by the artist in honor of his traveling companion's wife,Rosalie Osborne Ludlow whom Bierstadt would marry in 1866 following his divorce.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1558
About the artist-Bierstadt was born in Prussia in 1830,and was brought to live in the United States in New Bedford, Massachusetts at just a year old.He had a flare for art from an early age,and spent his youth sketching with crayons,before switching to oils at the age of 21.It was when he traveled back to Dusseldorf in 1853 that he officially studied painting and perfected his technique.Back in New Bedford a few years later with his newly acquired training,he dabbled in teaching art before dedicating himself to full-time painting.
The artist's subject of choice was landscapes.Spending time in alpine scenery while he studied made portraying nature his forte,and he received a lot of praise when he exhibited one of his paintings of Swiss mountains,Lake Lucerne and the National Academy if Design.This helped put his mastery of capturing stunning wilderness panoramas in the map.He was hailed as a bright new star on the American art stage and was elected an honorary member of the
Academy.
In 1859,Bierstadt joined a land surveyor for the US government called Frederick W. Lander on a trip west.He documented the trip with photographs and sketches,and inspired by the scenery he witnessed,he began reproducing what he saw on large canvasses in his studio back in New York.Four years later he returned west this time with author Fitz Hugh Ludlow.This trip provided more material for his paintings,as well as furnishing himself with a wife:Rosalie Ludlow divorced Fitz Hugh on their return and married Bierstadt instead.
Bierstadt's paintings were popular.Not only were they technically proficient but allowed their viewers to to marvel at serene unpopulated vistas that they would never get to witness in real life.Many would have heard of places like Rocky Mountains or Yosemite,but few would ever see them.Viewers lapped his work up.His presence was requested by every explorer venturing out west,including the Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad who asked him to visit and paint the Grand Canyon.
When Bierstadt finished one of his gigantic paintings it would be quite an event.Audiences would flock to see a new thrilling vision of nature being unveiled,often bringing opera glasses to study the minute details of the canvas.He was known as his skills as a showman,as he often exaggerated scale,introduced dramatic weather patterns and reorganized landmarks,such as in A Storm in the Rocky Mountains,Mt Rosalie (shown)
Not everyone was a fan however.Some of Bierstadt's contemporaries criticized his overly romanticized depictions,stating that his use of light was excessive and unrealistic.This didn't impact the artist's commercial success:his paintings sold at record prices and he exhibited frequently.His artwork The Rocky Mountains,Landers Peak was purchased for $25,000 in 1865 (appx $480,558 today).
Bierstadt's fame did not last.As fashions changed the art world shifted their interests towards more impressionists styles,and his landscapes and theatrical lighting feel out of favor.In 1876 Bierstadt and his wife moved to Nassau inn the Bahamas to be in warmer climes,as Rosalie was suffering from consumption.
Although his work was largely forgotten after his death in 1902,he was a prolific artist completing over 500 paintings in his lifetime.By drawing people's attention to the majesty of the natural world his work also played a role in renewing people's interests in preserving these areas and establishing National Parks.
this twelve-spotted skimmer could buzz the wetlands ponds and touch-down effortlessly on a tiny branch
(a little tricky to catch on a handheld 400mm prime 12 feet away!)
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A fun environmental portrait of my wonderful optometrist who is not only a skilled professional but is also graced with a great sense of humor. Lucky for me her husband enjoyed it too and so they got a print as a thank you for playing along.
Try viewing LARGE is you like being shocked. : ))
P.S. Hats off to the Fuji engineers who concocted this so called "kit lens" which is really quite sharp. Its image stabilization is equally incredible, e.g. this was shot at 1/20 sec hand held.
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A skilled empathy defender is schooled in all the healing arts, including good dental hygiene.
The "standing on tiptoe" pose as I recall also came from the annoyance of the heels constantly sinking into the wet ground. (For weeks afterward, I marveled when I saw Avonlea in the game running in heels!) :-)
Lots of sheep in Derbyshire and lots of walkers with hills to climb, so hopefully a winning reincarnation and obviously made by very patient and skilled hands. These were all for sale.
I ❤ anything and everything handmade with skill.
:D
one very fine sunrise, breakfast near the beach, found a broom = let's fly!
i love my 50mm no matter how tiny it is. <3
This weekend I had the pleasure of watching my friends granddaughter Ava, ride and compete. She came in first place in the jumping competition.
Bravo Eva!
I thank you, in advance, for any likes and comments. I appreciate them all. Peace and light!
"It was not witches who burned.
It was women.
Women who were seen as
Too beautiful
Too outspoken
Had too much water in the well (yes, seriously)
Who had a birthmark
Women who were too skilled with herbal medicine
Too loud
Too quite
Too much red in her hair
Women who had a strong nature connection
Women who danced
Women who sung
or anything else, really.
ANY WOMAN WAS AT RISK BURNING IN THE SIXTEEN HUNDREDS
Sisters testified and turned on each other when their babies were held under ice.
Children were tortured to confess their experiences with “witches” by being fake executed in ovens.
Women were held under water and if they float, they were guilty and executed.
If they sunk and drowned they were innocent.
Women were thrown off cliffs.
Women were put in deep holes in the ground.
The start of this madness was years of famine, war between religions and lots of fear. The churches said that witches, demons and the devil did exist and women were nothing but trouble. As we see even today, there is often a scape goat created, and the chaos escalated in Sweden when the Bible became law and everything that did not line up with what the church said became lethal. The Bible fanaticism killed thousands of women.
Everything connected to a women became feared, especially her sexuality.
It became labelled as dark and dangerous and was the core of the witch trials through out the world.
Why do I write this?
Because I think the usage of words are important, especially when we are doing the work to pull these murky, repressed and forgotten about stories to the surface. Because knowing our history is important when we are building the new world. When we are doing the healing work of our lineages and as women. To give the women who were slaughtered a voice, to give them redress and a chance of peace.
It was not witches who burned.
It was women."
Author: Fia Forsström
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Look Pawpaw can you do this??Ok so this is taken for Duane ( her daddy's,daddy) . She took the remote and was changing the chanel with her toes!!! lol,,
With his back against the mid-afternoon sunlight filtering through a window, a skilled building construction worker does his tile setting job with utmost concentration and extreme care.
Captured inside a small bedroom of a new residential dwelling in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
skilled and experienced hands,
Life at the “Palio de la Marciliana”, Chioggia, Italia, June 2022, a re-enactment of medieval life, costume, food, crafts and other entertainments. www.marciliana.it
Puffins are skilled hunters, diving into the water to catch their prey, primarily small fish like sand eels. They can carry multiple fish in their beaks thanks to specialized grooves and spines on their tongues and upper palate that help hold the fish in place. This allows them to bring back a good meal for themselves or their young without making multiple trips. It's a fascinating adaptation that helps them thrive in their oceanic habitat.
He may look cute but he is one skilled hunter.
Credit to @seaslack .
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This Green Heron is quite the successful hunter and once again this is sort of an after the fact capture. It was preening on this stump when it squatted down and launched headlong into the water! Much too quick of a move for my reflexes but a very successful capture to come up with a nice tender morsel for breakfast! Photos were taken on Horsepen Bayou!
Just want to let everyone know that it will be a bit of a hectic week and not sure about comments for the next five days! The new flooring will be installed starting Monday! Will try to drop by for comments, but they may be rather short! Have a great week!
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