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16 April 16
One of many of this type of wildflowers can be found in areas above the hawk watch.
This macro is of a flower mass which is no larger than a gum ball candy and of course the flowerettes are quite tiny but delicate.
Interesting too is that there were numerous Falcate Orange-tip Butterflies all around the ridge today. They will lay their eggs on this particular Cress....so I need to keep watching and hope to get photos of the eggs and/or caterpillars when the time comes.
BTW, I was clueless about the above information and the associated wildflower and will thank Tom H. who educated me on his visit to the hawk watch last week....thank you Tom!
The shot was taken at a distance of about 10" and use of a mini tripod was very helpful....thank you Fred for use of the tripod :)
Smooth muscles cells like the ones lining blood vessels. Red indicates smooth muscle proteins, blue indicates nuclei. Researchers have found molecules that push early heart stem cells to form these smooth muscle cells. Knowing how cell types originate could one day help treat diseases such as artherosclerosis or cancer, in which cells of the blood vessels behave inappropriately.
Photo courtesy of Deepak Srivastava at the Gladstone Institutes.
Learn more about CIRM-funded stem cell research: www.cirm.ca.gov
1x Base Pró-fortalecimento (Colorama)
2x Smooth Sailing
Fotografar azul é coisa do capeta né? A cor dele ao vivo não é assim. É uma cor mais mortinha, tipo um "blurple" meio pastel. Os brilhinhos são um amor e dão um toque especial, nunca vi nenhuma cor desse jeito! Não gosto muito de esmalte azul mas esse até que é bem fofo, e a secagem é bem rápida.
Não tem como não amar o vidrinho Essie e as bolinhas de aço dentro!
As He Came Into The Window
It Was The Sound Of A Crescendo
He Came Into Her Apartment
He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet
She Ran Underneath The Table
He Could See She Was Unable
So She Ran Into The Bedroom
She Was Struck Down, It Was Her Doom
I can't believe it's taken me this long to create a tribute to Michael Jackson... 1987 era lens flare and all. Some people aren't going to like it... but I don't like some people. In the end, it all evens out.
Strobist Information:
SB80DX @ 1/16 power camera left, medium softbox
SB80DX @ 1/32 power, camera right, bare, gelled blue
* Flashwaves Triggers
First I thought a baby Grass Snake , but I was wrong ,2 X tiny Smooth Snakes out in a sheltered spot on a local New Forest Heath on a fairly warm September afternoon,never seen Smooth Snakes here, guessed they would be & never seen young ones this new!
Smooth-coated otters live in a family group of breeding pairs and offspring from previous litters. They have litters of up to five pups. As its name suggests, this species of otter has fur which is shorter and smoother than other species.
In southern Bangladesh, smooth-coated otters are used for commercial fishing. They are bred in captivity, trained and used to chase fish into fishing nets.
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Wishing Everyone a wonderful and blessed New Year's!
12.5.2011 New Bedford, MA
Self Portrait #15
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Pocket editorial: Smooth Criminal
Modelo: Allan Freitas
Produção e direção: Allan Freitas, André S. Lima, Paulo Arthur e Xismenia Maia.
Direção de Fotografia: Valéria Dantas
Went for a walk along the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs and found this little beauty out sunning. These little snakes seldom try to bite.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
If i'm 100% honest this was just an opportunity to try out my new ring flash with a macro shot!
I liked the "smooth" label on this hard drive chip, I thought it went well with the bokeh produced by the 100mm macro!
A special note for YN560 flash owners; The Rayflash for the Canon 580 EX ii fits the YN560 perfectly, so don't do what I did and buy a 580 if you don't need to!
Enigmatic record breakers. The "Great Gathering" with "Mallard" and "Bittern" at the National Railway Museum, York, on 7th November 2013. "Bittern" sits here, patiently to the side.
Posted with the risk of accusation of some stylistic over indulgence but in joyous celebration of the elan and determination of a plucky old-age pensioner, skirts up and dashing down the ECML, in gleeful search of fame, glory and her place in the record books. (Bittern, today, 07/12/13).
Legendary British aesthetics, engineering excellence and endeavour.
Well done!
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Waterfall at Yakult Rainforest Discovery, Singapore Flyer
2 sec exposure to get the smooth water effect.
Today, I moved from tequila to mescal. The tequila was good but sweet and nothing I can’t find back home. However, all the mescal I have seen is new to me. I picked this one because there was just a glass left in a bottle Lisa wanted. It was a big pour to finish the bottle
Satue of Jesus(?), outside the church of Saint Nicolò and Cataldo at the cemetery of Lecce, Puglia, Italy.
These animals is live at Colchester Zoo in Essex.
Smooth-coated otters are the largest of Asia’s otters. It's head-body length is 23 to 25 in. (59 to 64 cm) with a 15 t0 17 in. (37 to 43 cm) tail. Their weight ranges from 15 to 24 lb. (7 to 11 kg). The males are larger than the females. Their fur is velvety and thick and has two layers, the guard fur keeps the underfur dry under water to retain body heat. The fur is dark to reddish brown along the back, but light brown to almost soft grey on the underside. Its legs are short and strong, with large webbed feet bearing strong claws, the front legs are shorter than its rear legs, which helps with swimming. The thick, conical tail is more flattened than in other otters, especially at the end.
The smooth-coated otter is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. These otters prefer slow flowing waters and are found in lowlands, peat swamp forests, coastal mangrove forests, large forested rivers, freshwater wetlands, lakes, and rice paddies. Smooth-coated otters are adapted to water but are equally comfortable being on land and are able to travel long distances overland when seeking a suitable habitat.
This species is unusually social and mostly nocturnal. Family groups which include the breeding pair with up to four young born in previous seasons may nest and hunt together within a territory measuring 2.7 to 4.65 sq. miles (7 to 12 km2). These animals are active both during the night and the day. and hunt in groups Smooth-coated otters are omnivorous and feed mainly on fish. During the rice planting season, they also hunt rats in rice fields. Snakes, amphibians, insects, crustaceans, birds and eggs constitute a small portion of their diet. When they fish, they travel upstream in a 'V' formation. Small fish they swallow whole, but large fish are taken to the shore. Most of their foraging activity is in water. Nights are spent in dens that they dig in dense vegetation, among boulders or under tree roots.
These otters form strong monogamous bonds. Breeding is from August to December. Gestation lasts 60 to 62 days, and one to five young are born and raised in a shelter or burrow near water, which the otters excavate, or they take over an abandoned one. The pups are blind and helpless when born, their eyes opening at four weeks. At six weeks they start learning to swim. The young are weaned after five months. The father is permitted to join the group once the pups are weaned, whereupon he helps provide food for them. At one year old, young often disperse to find a home range of their own. A otter pup can expect to have a lifespan of up to 20 years.
Predators of this otter are large carnivores and crocodiles. A major threat to this species’ survival is the loss of habitat suitable for them. Large scale hydro-electric projects and land clearance for agriculture and settlement have had a major impact on this otter, as has habitat degradation due to water pollution from fertilizers and pesticides. Poaching occurs, primarily in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
There are no estimates of population numbers for Smooth-coated otter. Currently their conservation status is classified as 'Vulnerable' as numbers today are decreasing.