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Slightly less abundant than the similar looking Common Darter and less aggressive than other darters. Most common in southern and eastern England and slowly expanding northward. Preferred habitat being lakes, cannels sluggish rivers, ditches well vegetated ponds and will tolerate acidic or brackish waters. Can be seen on the wing from June to October. The Latin name Odonata for the order of dragonflies is derived from the Greek "odonto" which refers to the strong teeth that can be found on the mandibles of most adults.
The day had been sluggish and warm........
The evening coolness was very pleasant, and in the distance the vapor rose from valleys as if the earth was boiling there........
Before my feet, the freshly cut grass still shimmered with the heat that had totured all day........
O coolness, embrace me........
Fast alle Geschichten und Märchen fangen mit dem Satz “Es war einmal….“an, so auch diese.
Vor langer Zeit lebt hier das Kind Eis. Es war wohlgenährt und sehr träge weshalb es immer dicker wurde. Im Süden lebte sein Feind der Wind, dem es nicht gefiel wie das Eis wuchs und sich immer mehr in Richtung seines Reiches ausweitet.
Er überlegte wie er das Eis vertreiben könnte und sein Reich wachsen und gedeihen würde. Da er ein mächtiger Herrscher und die Hitze sein Untertannin war, beauftragte er sie in Richtung Norden zu reisen. Er blies seine dicken Backen auf und trieb die Hitze vor sich her. Die Wärme wurde immer ungemütlicher für das Eis. Was tun, überlegte das Eis? Es fand die Lösung und machte sich auf in Richtung Nordpol. Dabei verlor es an Gewicht und hinterließ Bäche, Flüsse und Seen und Moore. Damit die Hitze es nicht länger verfolgen konnte baute es den Schutzwall, die Ostsee.
In Berlin entstand eine Seenkette die miteinander verbunden waren und zum Teil auch heute noch sind. Flüsse wie die Havel und die Spree und viele kleine Bäche, wie zum Beispiel die Panke, die sich durch die Stadt wie ein Geflecht aus Adern ihren Weg suchen. Berlin ist eine Stadt mit vielen Seen auf sandigen Boden gebaut.
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Almost all stories and fairy tales begin with the sentence "Once upon a time....", and this one is no exception.
A long time ago, a child called Ice lived here. It was well-fed and very sluggish, which is why it grew thicker and thicker. In the south lived his enemy the wind, who did not like the way the ice grew and expanded more and more towards his kingdom.
He thought about how he could drive the ice away and his kingdom would grow and prosper. Since he was a powerful ruler and the heat was his under-tanner, he instructed them to travel north. He puffed out his thick cheeks and drove the heat in before him. The heat was becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the ice. What to do, the ice thought? It found the solution and set off towards the North Pole. In the process, it lost weight and left behind streams, rivers, lakes and bogs. So that the heat could no longer pursue it, it built the Baltic Sea as a protective wall.
In Berlin, a chain of lakes was created that were connected to each other and still are to some extent today. Rivers like the Havel and the Spree and many small streams, such as the Panke, make their way through the city like a network of veins. Berlin is a city with many lakes built on sandy soil.
Thank you for visiting, dear Flickr friends. I hope you enjoyed my little story. Have a peaceful weekend and a good start into the new week.
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8 minutes after sunset at Medicine Lake, Jasper National Park.
(50 minutes from Part I .)
"In summer, Medicine looks like any other lake in Jasper National Park. By October, however, the lake vanishes and a shallow stream winds sluggishly across mudflats to a few small pools until spring.
Water depth varies as much as 20m/65.5ft throughout the year. Most of the time the lake has no visible outlet.
Indians believed the disappearance of the lake was caused by “the big medicine”, or “magic” in their language, and they feared it.
The bedrock in this part of the Maligne Valley had been fractured severely during uplift. The rainwater and snowmelt entered cracks and slowly dissolved creating a network of the underground passage. The upper Maligne river sinks into these passages through many openings in the valley floor.
In summer, meltwater from snow and glaciers swells the river, exceeding what the underground system can carry. The surplus water, dammed by a massive rock slide to the north, floods the basin and forms Medicine Lake."
Yes, it's that time to begin hiking again! I returned to the White Mountains of NH for a "major hike" - 8 miles. For me at least a major one :) I'd done many smaller ones over the last year, but none quite that long. Now my legs are definitely feeling it! It's as if the last 1.5 years of covid has made me more sluggish, probably something that applies to most of us.
If you zoom in on the horizon, I think you can see the snow-covered Presidential Range that includes Mount Washington. It was an outstanding day for a hike, but so much meltwater on the trail! It was at times like walking in a river.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southeaster Florida
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The Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates.
Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
With feet located near their rear ends which is a common feature of many diving birds, this helps grebes propel themselves through water. Lobed (not webbed) toes further assist with swimming.
Pied-billed Grebes can trap water in their feathers, giving them great control over their buoyancy. They can sink deeply or stay just at or below the surface, exposing as much or as little of the body as they wish.
When in danger, Pied-billed Grebes sometimes make a dramatic “crash-dive” to get away. - Wikipedia
"Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls. " Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pardon the pun but needed a change of pace with my gallery. I know some peeps eat these guys, but I prefer fast food. And if you think because they are supposedly slow trying shooting one with a macro lens. Especially one with a big "S on it's shell ..... you should see the S-car-go.
My apologies, it's late Sunday night ;) Have an awesome weekend what's left of it!
Widespread ‘green woodpecker’ of tropical and subtropical forest; the only species of overall green woodpecker in much of its range, and therefore distinctive. Prefers mid-upper levels of forest, where can be very sluggish, and is overlooked easily unless its calls are known. Both sexes have red on back of head. ‘Bronze-winged Woodpecker’ of Northeast Mexico has less red on head, and very different voice from widespread Golden-olive forms. (eBird)
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Beautiful woodpecker that flew across the trail and then watched us, hoping not to be noticed.
Reserva Jorupe, Ecuador. January 2010.
Mindo Bird Tours - Southern Ecuador.
The species is a small damselfly, about 29 millimetres (1.1 in) long, predominantly black with iridescent blue markings. Its large, spaced eyes are a deep red. Like the red-eyed damselfly, both sexes lack pale spots behind the eyes and have pale brown pterostigmata. The male has a bronze-black top and blue sides. The sides of the female's thorax are yellow, green or blue. The rear edge of the pronotum is rounded.
Viewed from the side, the second and eighth segment of the abdomen of the male are mostly blue, which distinguishes it from the red-eyed damselfly where these are mostly black.
Breeding.
This damselfly breeds in ponds, lakes and ditches and, in continental Europe, sluggish rivers. It seems to be well able to tolerate brackish water. It seems to be associated with floating vegetation such as Hornwort and Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum).
Eggs are laid while in tandem, into the stems and leaves of floating plants. The larvae live amongst pondweed and probably emerge after a year.
Kleine juffer, waarvan de mannetjes boven open water met drijfbladeren vliegen en de vrouwtjes zich meer in de oevervegetatie ophouden. De mannetjes hebben rode ogen en een donker achterlijf met segment 9 en 10 blauw met een zwart X-vormig figuur. Vrouwtjes hebben geen rode ogen en een donker achterlijf. Bij vrouwtjes is de gele schouderstreep volledig-->zelden onderbroken.
Kenmerken imago
lichte delen zijn blauw.
lichte delen zijn meestal blauw/groenig.
Kenmerken
gezicht: ogen-->rood.
gezicht: ogen-->bovenkant roodbruin.
Achterhoofdsvlekken: ontbreken.
Halsschild: zwakke lob in het midden.
borststuk: schouderstreep meestal volledig.
borststuk: schouderstreep volledig-->zelden onderbroken.
achterlijf: zwart-->S1 en S9+10 zijn blauw, zijkant S2+8 is blauw en op S10 zit een zwart X-vormig figuur.
achterlijf: bovenkant zwart-->S9 en vooral S10 lichter dan bij Grote.
vleugels: +/- tot S7-7 1/4.
vleugels: +/- tot S7 1/2-7 2/3.
Habitat
Vijvers, vennen, sloten, kanalen en rivierarmen met rijke ondergedoken vegetatie, bijvoorbeeld van hoornblad.
Our guide roused us from our tents at "0-dark-thirty," a time of day that usually shouldn't exist outside of military drills or deep-seated regrets. Before the caffeine could even attempt a rescue mission, we were bouncing along what the locals charitably called a road, but what felt more like a two-track animal trail.
In the distance, strange, glowing lumps pulsed against the Serengeti dirt like luminous mushrooms. As we rattled closer, the mystery was solved: these were hot-air balloons, being blasted into submission by propane torches. What began as sluggish, silken heaps soon swelled into towering giants, straining against their tethers as if they were as eager to leave the ground.
The scene at the launch site was one of organized chaos. Each flight captain acted as a sort of aerial sheepdog, corralling the disoriented tourists spilling out of Land Rovers. We were ushered into wicker baskets that looked--to a cynical eye--like they had survived several decades of both the elements and gravity's occasional victories.
After a safety briefing that we all listened to with the wide-eyed intensity of the doomed, the captain opened the valves. There is a peculiar, eerie magic in watching the earth simply… give up. As we pushed into a sky bleeding with the reds and golds of dawn, the world below shrank into a silent, miniature kingdom.
We floated in a cathedral of air, suspended over a sea of grass while hundreds of animals roamed beneath us, blissfully unaware of the humans dangling in a laundry basket above them. Save for the occasional whoosh of the burner, the Serengeti at dawn is a masterpiece of quiet.
For those of us who survived the "harrowing" vertical commute, the reward was a champagne brunch served in the middle of the wild--a civilized touch in a raw landscape. We eventually piled back into the trucks, clutching our cameras and our mercifully unused barf-bags, and headed for camp. It was, by all accounts, a day worth remembering.
Taken at Masirah Island Resort, Oman. My sincere thanks to fellow photographer Derrel who works in the Resort.
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Bizarre and unmistakable small gray woodpecker. Note broad black stripe down middle of crown and back. Cryptic plumage and sluggish habits make it easily overlooked. Favors open country with scattered trees, orchards, farmland; nests in tree cavities. Feeds mostly on the ground, probing with its long tongue for ants; hops with deliberate, rather jerky motions, often twitching its tail and turning its head. Song is a rising series of high, piercing notes, similar to that of a falcon.
(eBird)
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Best view LARGE, to see this ladybug beetle's (family Coccinellidae) food: these sluggish homopterous aphid insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants.
A photo taken outdoor.
My old iPhone malfunctioned. So, I got a new phone. It appears sluggish or perhaps I do not know what I am doing, still learning. Here is a photo taken whilst being a tourist in the city a few days ago.
Lisbon
July 2021
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Tiny, hyperactive songbird with an uneven white eyering. Plain olive overall, with slightly brighter greenish edges on the wing and tail feathers. The namesake ruby crown is only present on males, and usually concealed. When agitated, it can be flared up into a bright expressive crest. Breeds in coniferous forests. In migration and winter, found in basically any wooded habitat, including deciduous forests, shrubby woodland, and field edges. Often forages quite low to the ground, sometimes joining mixed flocks of other songbirds. Energetic, moving quickly and flicking its wings. Listen for short, harsh call notes, usually doubled, and surprisingly loud song for such a small bird. Compare with Hutton’s Vireo, which is similar in plumage but has a thicker bill and forages more sluggishly. (eBird)
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We went out for a morning's birding for the Global Big Day of birding yesterday. Near the end of our trip, I was delighted to find a pair of these tiny birds flitting through the leaves very close to us. I usually struggle with photographing these birds because of their speed, but this time I managed a few great shots. This one is a male - as evidenced by the single red feather showing on his crown. Obviously not bothered a bit by our presence.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. October 2025.
Elephant in the Mana Pools Nationalpark, Zimbabwe
That evening we watched African wild dogs in the hope of being able to photograph them during their greeting ritual.
However, the predators were sluggish.
Then this elephant came marching by and I was able to take this atmospheric picture.
All animals in Africa bite, but the safari bug is the worst.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
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Bright leaf-green barbet with a streaked head and a pale yellow-green ear patch. Heavy gunmetal-gray bill is sharp-tipped and brutal-looking. Lineated Barbet lacks the green ear and has a pale yellowish bill. Like many other barbets, Green-eared keeps to the canopy, where it can be difficult to detect due to its relatively slow and sluggish behavior. Typically inhabits lowland and foothill forest interiors. Song is a series of rapid-fire hollow notes. (eBird)
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This beautiful barbet showed up at the hide for a drink and a snack. His upper mandible is either badly deformed or more likely broken. My photos don't provide enough of a view to determine what has happened. The bird appears to be in good health and it was able to drink so it has probably adapted to the damage.
Thanks to Jeff who has also seen this bird and was told that it had been coming to the hide for the past two years. This means that, other than the damage to its bill, it is healthy.
Here's a link to our Thailand bird trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/328567
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
Plateau des Gras, Bidon, Ardèche, France
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Zygaenidae
Sub-Family : Zygaeninae
Genus : Zygaena
Species : Zygaena erythrus
A beautiful burnet moth seen mainly in Italy and southern France.
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The Greater Spotted Eagle is an apex predator of the Asian skies and a winter migrant to South Asia. These are large birds of prey with a range much of Europe and Asia. Almost 70 cm in height and around 2-2.5 kgs in weight, this is a large eagle. Like every other large eagles, this too is a sluggish hunter that tries to conserve its energy while hunting.
The Western / Eurasian Marsh Harrier is also a winter migrant to the Subcontinent - a pretty common one that one can sight around lakes and other waterbodies these days. They are about 43-54 cms and much smaller compared to the Greater Spotted Eagle.
While walking on a lake embankment next to a large reed bed on the land side (the view is mostly blocked by bushes these days), I startled a flock of different birds including these birds of prey. The birds took off, but were loitering around in the sky, hunting a variety of waders that were foraging in the waterlogged paddyfields below. For a brief moment both the birds came too close and I expected the Greater Spotted Eagle to attack the Harrier, instead, the opposite happened. The more agile harrier mobbed the Eagle a few times and the Eagle screamed in anger and tried to show itself big by widening wings, but that wasn't successful due to the low height. They both had a brief in flight spar with the less agile Eagle trying hard to avoid the harrier. The whole fight lasted maybe less than a minute and I was delighted to see the action up close. Though the heavy fog impacted the quality of the photos, I am delighted I was able to witness a very rare interaction between two raptors.
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Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), Danube Delta, Romania, 2021. Body: Sony ILCE-7RM4, lens: Canon 600mm f/4 IS USM.
Squacco Heron is uncommon to locally fairly common summer migrant to southern Europe from winter grounds in Africa and Iberia. Favors fresh marshes, lakes, and ponds with reeds and other surrounding vegetation. Tends to hunt rather sluggishly, hunched quietly at edge of water. Habitats frequented include swampy plains, river valleys, deltas, lakes, ponds, canals and ditches. Its diet consists predominantly of larval insects although fish and amphibians. The overall population trend is unclear, some populations are thought to be stable and others may be increasing or decreasing. The European population trend is estimated to be stable. The greatest threat to this species is the loss and deterioration of natural and man-made freshwater habitats.
The bee-eaters are generally similar in appearance, although they are normally divided into three genera.
Nyctyornis comprises two large species with long throat feathers, the blue-bearded bee-eater and the red-bearded bee-eater, both of which have rounded wings, a ridged culmen, feathered nostrils and a relatively sluggish lifestyle.
The purple-bearded bee-eater is the sole member of Meropogon, which is intermediate between Nyctyornis and the typical bee-eaters, having rounded wings and a "beard", but a smooth culmen and no nostril feathers. All the remaining species are normally retained in the single genus Merops.
They typically inhabit freshwater lakes, brackish water near coastal areas, swamps, and sluggish backwaters of rivers and streams. They can breathe both air and water which allows them to inhabit aquatic environments that are low in oxygen.
Longnose gar are found along the east coast of North and Central America.
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The Ditch Jewel is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries. It breeds in weedy ponds, lakes, and slowly moving streams; especially in sluggish waters. It is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches. (Wikipedia)
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This delicate dragonfly was quietly resting as we walked along the berms between the aquaculture ponds.
Phraek Nam Daeng Samut Songkhram, Thailand. February 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.
Floating Hearts (Nymphoides aquatica)
Water-lily-like; floats flat. Flowers 3/4", with wrinkled petals. Leaves heart - to kidney-shaped, thick, rough, with purple undersides on long underwater stalks. Blooms: Apr.-Sept. Habitat: Ponds, swamps, sluggish streams.
Today was my first little trip out of the house on the weekend in months. I am easing my way out of hibernation (I am still very sluggish though).The snow has all but gone thankfully and the sun has been shining all weekend. I feel I am taking baby steps back out into the outside world. Hopefully this will mark the start of things to come and the end of my Seasonal sadness.
This Midwestern salmonfly naiad is an amazing aquatic insect. It lives under rocks or leaf litter in pristine streams with sluggish water flow for two to three years before transforming into an adult during early summer. Even though this immature salmonfly looks ferocious, it only eats detritus such as decaying leaves. Winged adults that can fly around only live for two weeks or so in the summer and do not even feed.
It was a really cold and wet spring day when I found this Bee fly, so I think due to the cold it was very sluggish and allowed me to carry it over to a nearby flower. This gave a more colorful compo : )
Northern Crested Caracara
The Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), also called the Northern Caracara and Crested Caracara, is a Bird of Prey in the family Falconidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Southern Caracara (C. plancus) and the extinct Guadalupe Caracara (C. lutosa) as the "Crested Caracara”. It has also been known as Audubon's Caracara. As with its relatives, the Northern Caracara was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the Caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_crested_caracara
A sluggish early morning River Thames winds its way through the sleepy South Oxfordshire countryside. The sun teasing mist from the water and fields and giving a lovely golden sheen to the area. This is a picture of Day's Lock at Dorchester, not that you can see much of it! Taken on top of Round Hill, Wittenham Clumps
A lack of any feeling about self or other, a mind-state that gives rise to boredom, rancor, apathy, and a passive, inert, or sluggish behaviour. Physically, acedia is fundamentally with a cessation of motion and an indifference to work; it finds expression in laziness, idleness, and indolence.
Sloth | Seven Deadly Sins Series: 4/7
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CREDITS
[BB] Knee Socks
Black Cats Poses - Bored in Space 2
*Bolson / Tattoo - Russel
Izzie's - LeLutka - Insomnia Frown Lines 75%
[ kunst ] - Anuket Septum Ring
[ kunst ] - Juniper necklace
[ kunst ] - Nose plaster
[omnis] BlackWidow/2 - ML - Right
Spoiled - Lewdy Gamer Shirt
TF: Machinist (F) :: Face : With Hollow
The day ended with Marbled Whites (Melanargia galathea) nectaring for supper on Field Scabious at Ketton Quarry nature reserve near Stamford. It's surprising how early and how quickly the butterfly action diminishes. There's still three hours before sunset but these guys can't risk getting sluggish in the open while the birds are active.
Northern Crested Caracara
The Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), also called the Northern Caracara and Crested Caracara, is a Bird of Prey in the family Falconidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Southern Caracara (C. plancus) and the extinct Guadalupe Caracara (C. lutosa) as the "Crested Caracara”. It has also been known as Audubon's Caracara. As with its relatives, the Northern Caracara was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the Caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_crested_caracara
When you think of a falcon, the image that comes to mind is probably of a compact, sleek-winged, speedy bird of prey that hunts in the sky. That describes the Peregrine Falcon, which is the fastest animal on Earth. There are about 60 falcon species around the world, and most are fast, aerial hunters.
But the Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) is not your typical falcon. Although the Caracara has the hooked raptorial bill and some other similarities to its cousins, other anatomical and behavioral features set this bird far apart.
The Caracara’s diet explains why this bird looks and acts so differently from typical falcons. Most falcons are fast-flyers that catch live, fast-moving prey, such as other birds. The Crested Caracara is more of a generalist in its diet, eating live prey and scavenging for carrion. The latter is the bird’s main food source, and since it certainly doesn’t need to be fast to pounce on animals that are already dead, the Caracara evolved into a relatively slow-flying, sluggish sort of falcon.
Like vultures, the Caracara has some featherless skin on its face. This is an adaptation to eating dead animals. Facial feathers would get fouled up by blood and fleshy bits during meals, so it’s helpful for scavengers to have few if any of them.
The Crested Caracara is often in competition with vultures. When caracaras can reach a carcass first, they will often try to defend this resource from any vultures that arrive later. They will also steal food from vultures and other birds given the chance.
Caracaras often patrol highways, looking for an easy meal of roadkill.
When Crested Caracaras eat live prey, they hunt small animals such as reptiles, insects, worms, crabs, and similar creatures. Baby birds are also a favorite snack.
Caracaras tend to either fly low or walk on the ground while foraging. In fact, they spend a lot of time walking around, which is rare among raptors. This is why they have such long legs for a falcon and claws that are relatively flat.
I found this one walking around in Osceola County, Florida.
Spring seems such a while ago, especially with the furnace-like temperatures we're experiencing in the south of France and the parched, brown grass and general sluggishness which is all pervading. The expression 'dog-days of Summer' has passed (traditionally from 3 July to 11 August) but you could say that summer is making its final stand before September arrives and hints of Autumn will be in the air - hurrah to that as I absolutely love Autumn. Tomorrow is forecast to be the last day of this heat and on Sunday and Monday we're promised rain and storms and lots of it. Hurrah to that too! :-)
Known as The Water Witch.
I had to get low down for this shot as not to spook it.
Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
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Da die Fleete in der Speicherstadt Hamburg nicht offen für Durchgangsverkehr sind, verschlicken sie immermehr. Für eine Nutzung der Wasserstraßen muss das regelmäßige Ausbaggern jedoch gewährleistet sein.
Since the fleets in the Speicherstadt Hamburg are not open to through traffic, they are becoming increasingly sluggish. However, regular dredging must be guaranteed to use the waterways.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southeaster Florida
USA
The Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries.
They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
Their feet are located near their rear ends. This body plan, a common feature of many diving birds, helps grebes propel themselves through water. Lobed (not webbed) toes further assist with swimming. Pied-billed Grebes pay for their aquatic prowess on land, where they walk awkwardly. Pied-billed Grebes are poor fliers and typically stay on the water.
Pied-billed Grebes can trap water in their feathers, giving them great control over their buoyancy. They can sink deeply or stay just at or below the surface, exposing as much or as little of the body as they wish. The water-trapping ability may also aid in the pursuit of prey by reducing drag in turbulent water. - Wiklipedia
The Sing-Sing is performed in front of the former Haus Tambaran.
A Sing-Sing is a traditional gathering to celebrate a birth or a funeral, a marriage, the completion of a canoe, the imploring of a drier period or a meeting of clans living far away. To traditional drum music the dances are swaying and sometimes almost sluggish movements, which imitate the swell of the sea. With each ethnic group the Sing-Sing is carried out differently. The haus tambaran is used as a meeting-house and site for rituals and initiations.
"Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls. " Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Yellow-headed Caracara is a resident bird from Costa Rica down to northern Argentina.
Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers. This is a bird of savannah, swamps and forest edges.
The Yellow-headed Caracara is 41–46 cm (16–18 in) cm long and weighs 325 g (11.5 oz) on average. Their diet is ‘opportunist’, eating most anything, and this one was at the beach looking for some seafood!
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Le Caracara à tête jaune est un oiseau résident du Costa Rica jusqu'au nord de l'Argentine.
Contrairement aux faucons Falco de la même famille, les caracaras ne sont pas des chasseurs aériens rapides, mais plutôt lents et souvent charognards. C'est un oiseau de la savane, des marécages et des lisières de forêts.
Le caracara à tête jaune mesure 41 à 46 cm (16 à 18 po) de long et pèse 325 g (11,5 oz) en moyenne. Leur régime alimentaire est «opportuniste», mangeant presque tout, et celui-ci était à la plage à la recherche de fruits de mer!
Another one from the great photowalk with Flickr friends in Berlin in Juli. Taken at Potsdamer Platz. When I looked up I saw the airplane and its vapour trail, and the jet trail was getting in line with the spire of the building. I was a bit too late, because, stupidly, at first I had just watched the scene for a while, then I thought "This could actually make a nice photo if I manage to get vapour trail and building top in one line" and by the time I had my camera ready (hours later, so to say), the opportunity was almost gone. Or, rather, had flown way. Almost ;-) I was tempted to photoshop the image and align the vapour trail exactly with the top of the building, but then decided against it. The scene is as shot. I flipped the image, which I had originally taken in portrait mode, horizontally, though, because I think it looks nicer that way. Processed in Aurora HDR and in Luminar.
The building is the 70 meter high Forum Tower designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Photowalk with Sabine.R, marionrosengarten, --Conrad-N-- and H. Roebke.
Dear Flickr friends, I have internet problems at the moment. I'm always behind on Flickr, but right now I'm particularly sluggish with commenting, answering comments and/or faving (or even just see) your latest uploads, because my connection is sluggish in the evenings. I assure you it's not because I have lost interest in your work. I hope that soon everything will be back to normal, and I'll try to catch up with you then.
Auf die Spitze getrieben. Fast.
Noch eins vom schönen Fotowalk mit Flickr-Freunden in Berlin im Juli, aufgenommen am Potsdamer Platz. Ich habe mehr durch Zufall hoch geschaut und gesehen, dass der Kondensstreifen des Flugzeugs, das gerade über den Platz flog, je nach meiner Position, eine Linie mit der Spitze des 70 Meter hohen Forum Towers (entworfen vom italienischen Star-Architekten Renzo Piano) bildete. Anstatt gleich zur Kamera zu greifen, habe ich erst eine Weile zugeschaut, mir dabei gedacht, dass das eigentlich ein gutes Motiv abgeben könnte, und als ich dann, gefühlte Stunden später, endlich die Kamera parat hatte, war die Gelegenheit schon fast vorüber(-geflogen). Zum Glück nur fast. Ich habe beim Bearbeiten kurz mit dem Gedanken gespielt, den Kondensstreifen in Photoshop leicht zu versetzen, um ihn exakt mit der Turmspitze auf eine Linie zu bringen, mich dann aber dagegen entschieden. Die Szene ist so, wie ich sie fotografiert habe. Ich habe lediglich das ursprünglich hochkant aufgenommene Foto nach links gedreht, weil ich es so schöner finde. Enwickelt in Aurora HDR und Luminar.
Fotowalk mit Sabine.R, marionrosengarten, --Conrad-N-- and H. Roebke.
Noch eins: Ich habe momentan Probleme mit meiner Internetverbindung, besonders am Abend. Das heißt also, dass ich noch mehr als sonst hinterherhinke beim Kommentieren und besternen Eurer neuen Fotos. Das ist keinesfalls Desinteresse. Ich hoffe, dass bald alles wieder vernünftig läuft.
Today's Science Lesson: though this rattlesnake -- common in the Ozarks, but not on our property -- seems to be napping, as the weather cools it becomes sluggish and stays near its winter hibernaculum, usually a small cave on wooded hillsides. Most snakes in Missouri, however, go into brumation, a slowing metabolism, so on warmer days might briefly appear. We see more common and non-poisonous garter snakes, kingsnakes, black and rat snakes and almost no rodents, thanks to our slithery neighbors.
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southeaster Florida
USA
Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.
The grebes feet are located near their rear ends. This body plan, a common feature of many diving birds, helps grebes propel themselves through water. Lobed (not webbed) toes further assist with swimming. Pied-billed Grebes pay for their aquatic prowess on land, where they walk awkwardly.
Pied-billed Grebes are fairly poor fliers and typically stay on the water—although rare individuals have managed to fly as far as the Hawaiian Islands, Europe, and the Azores.
Pied-billed Grebes can trap water in their feathers, giving them great control over their buoyancy. They can sink deeply or stay just at or below the surface, exposing as much or as little of the body as they wish. The water-trapping ability may also aid in the pursuit of prey by reducing drag in turbulent water.
When in danger, Pied-billed Grebes sometimes make a dramatic “crash-dive” to get away. A crash-diving grebe pushes its body down with its wings thrust outward. Its tail and head disappear last, while the bird kicks water several feet into the air. – Wikipedia