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I recently came back from a trip where I again visited the Redwoods and everytime I had gotten unlucky as the Redwoods is a very specific place for weather - you need fog and sun !!
Anyways after heading down the coast I decided to give up on the Redwoods and head home but on my drive home that night I could not see five feet in front of me so I decided to wait overnight at the Battery Point Lighthouse - next morning it was even worse for fog but the forecast called for sun so I headed into the Redwoods and found a comp and then waited for about two hours and the sun wait its appearance - One of the best sites I have ever seen ! I had sun rays all day in the Redwoods !
Thanks for looking and taking the time out of your day !!!
The pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) measure less than one inch in length (2 cm), and is naturally well camouflaged and extremely difficult to see amongst the gorgonian coral it lives on. The relationship between a pygmy seahorse and its host sea-fan is non-invasive and non-parasitic, serving only to shelter the diminutive seahorse. There are two known color variations, grey with red tubercles and yellow with orange tubercles. It is unknown whether or not, though speculated that, these color varieties are linked to specific host gorgonians (corals). (Wikipedia)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Two odd looking buildings. I do not know if they had any specific purpose.
Note : following a shrewd question by Sccart I found that it is part of an amphitheater for special events, which I had overlooked when visiting the site back in 2014.
A shot of one of the boats at Hastings surrounded by all the associated fishing clutter.
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(Actinodura sodangorum)
Ngoc Linh
Vietnam
Our main target here were the beautiful Red-tailed Laughingthrush. Our first attempt was on arriving day. We visit the hide in the after noon, but it was late, the light was already very poor and were raining a lot.
On next day we arrive here about 7h30 but the rain has had only increased and everything were wet, water and mud everywhere. The guides tryed to open a new improvised trail and we painful walk to the hide with our equipment.
Stubborn and persevering as we are, we didn't give up and we settled down in the middle of the mud and waited. We stayed there for 7 hours without moving (except occasional to go the toilet) with our boots submerged in the mud, our feet (and legs) freezing, our butt hurting, humidity everywhere and the Laugingthrush not showing any sign.
The White-browed Bush-Robin and Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler did the feast with mealworms.
Then after 4 hours waiting for something new, 3 of these guys show up and stayed with us for about another 3 hours.
Endemic to Laos and Vietnam they only occur on a very few and specific locations.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022) (206)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Leiothrichidae (Leiotriquídeos) (71)
- All the photos for this species Actinodura sodangorum (4)
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/05 (13)
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the family portrait and family album quietly assume a significant place as a witness to our eyes :-)
Bill Thompson
The Environment Matters! Resist the Despicable Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!
saguaro cacti, saguaro national park, tucson, arizona
In psychiatry, the term means a specific and unique mental condition of a patient, often accompanied by neologisms. In psychoanalysis and behaviorism, it is used for the personal way a given individual reacts, perceives and experiences a common situation: a certain dish made of meat may cause nostalgic memories in one person and disgust in another.
El tígua / least grebe(Tachybaptus dominicus), también denominado zampullín macacito, macá gris, zambullidor chico, zambullidor menor y
zampullín enano es una especie de ave podicipediforme perteneciente a la familia de los Podicipedidae.
Es el miembro más pequeño de la familia y habita en el continente americano, desde el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos
y México hasta Chile y Argentina, pasando por Trinidad y Tobago, las Bahamas y las Antillas Mayores.
vive en una gran variedad de hábitats húmedos, incluyendo estanques de agua dulce, lagos y pantanos,
ríos poco caudalosos, zanjas ubicadas al borde de las carreteras y manglares
Esta ave come varios animales acuáticos, como pequeños peces, crustáceos, ranas e insectos
El macá gris se reproduce a lo largo de todo el año.
El nombre de su género, Tachybaptus, es una combinación de dos palabras griegas: takhus, que significa "rápido",
y baptos. que se traduce como "buceo". El nombre perteneciente a la especie, dominicus, se refiere a la isla del
Caribe La Española, antiguamente conocida como Santo Domingo.7? El macá gris es el ejemplar más pequeño de los
macás y es el único que vive en América; los otros cuatro miembros del género Tachybaptus residen en el Viejo
Mundo y en Australasia.
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The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family.
It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Chile and Argentina,
and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.
Least grebes are found in a wide variety of wetland habitats, including freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes,
slow-flowing streams and rivers, roadside ditches, and mangrove swamps
The least grebe eats a variety of aquatic life, including small fish, crustaceans, frogs and aquatic insects
Least grebes breed throughout the year
ts genus name, Tachybaptus, is a combination of two Greek words—takhus meaning fast and baptos meaning diving,
or sinking under. The specific name dominicus refers to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which was formerly known as Santo Domingo.
As its English name suggests, the least grebe is overall the smallest member of the grebe family. It is the only member
of its genus found in the New World; the four other members of the genus Tachybaptus reside in the Old World and Australasia.
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Lugar de observacion/taken.: Jardín Botanico de Santo Domingo
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Tachybaptus
Species: T. dominicus
Binomial name
Tachybaptus dominicus
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Sunday 01-03-2020 we went for a walk down the Worcester & Birmingham canal .Starting at Tardebigge Wharf....there are 30 locks in total over about 2 1/2 miles .We were not doing them all .....there was a specific shot i was after (about 10 locks down)....this is not the one i will post that later .But what a beautiful location it is ....some lovely compositions and some very nice walks
The more specific nature of the street where all this was taking place revealed itself with a timeworn passage of ease, like that time at Uncle Ernie’s cottage, when mum had thrown that catastrophe overboard to the shrieking chorus of horror from those gathered and there wasn’t a single dad to be found for the length and breadth of the countryside.
*Note: all textures my own, unless specifically credited.
A tack piece fly past.......
The greylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A large bird, it measures between 74 and 91 centimetres (29 and 36 in) in length, with an average weight of 3.3 kilograms (7 lb 4 oz). Its distribution is widespread, with birds from the north of its range in Europe and Asia often migrating southwards to spend the winter in warmer places, although many populations are resident, even in the north. It is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic goose, having been domesticated at least as early as 1360 BCE. The genus name and specific epithet are from anser, the Latin for "goose". In the USA, its name has been spelled "graylag".
The Konik (Polish: konik polski or konik biłgorajski) or the Polish primitive horse is a small, semi-feral horse, originating in Poland. The Polish word konik (plural koniki) is the diminutive of koń, the Polish word for "horse" (sometimes confused with kuc, kucyk meaning "pony"). However, the name "konik" or "Polish konik" is used to refer to certain specific breeds. Koniks show many primitive markings, including a dun coat and dorsal stripe.
The horses we met live in a big area of a forest, partly surrounded with a fence and partly with a natural border - River Barycz. Before winter, they are caught and moved to a smaller area. As primitive wild horses, they don't need stables, though. The offspring was very curious about us and scared at the same time... .-)
I started off this morning with an idea for a specific theme for an image in me bean, but I needed to find the right picture.
At first, I thought this was it, but after a few minutes of playing I realized it wasn't.
So, just for shits and giggles, I threw a couple more effects at it and came up with this. Not really sure what to call it; a little bit monochrome, a little bit selective coloring, and a whole bunch of playtime abstract.
Japanese Friendship Garden in San José, California.
Montreal, CANADÀ 2024.
Rue Crescent in Montreal, Canada, is renowned for being the site of a large and iconic mural dedicated to the city's legendary singer-songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen.
Location: The mural is situated on Rue Crescent in the heart of downtown Montreal, covering the side of a building. The specific address is often cited as 1420 Rue Crescent.
Significance: Rue Crescent is considered a fitting location, as it's a nightlife hotspot that Cohen was known to frequent during his lifetime.
Features: Titled Tower of Songs, the monumental artwork was inaugurated in 2017, around the first anniversary of Cohen's death. It covers over 1,000 square meters, making it one of the largest art pieces in the downtown core.
Artists: It was created by the MU collective, specifically by artists El Mac and Gene Pendon, and is based on a photograph of Cohen taken by his daughter, Lorca Cohen.
Tribute: The mural serves as a lasting tribute to Cohen as one of Montreal's cultural builders, quickly becoming a landmark and a very popular photo spot for both tourists and fans.
Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green. Much of this terraced street (albeit not these specific houses) is listed Grade II by Historic England
Lady bug on new growth of the guava tree.
Color patterns are connected to their living quarters: generalists that live pretty much anywhere have fairly simple patterns of two strikingly different colors that they wear year round. Others that live in specific habitats have more complex coloration, and some can change color throughout the year. Specialist ladybugs use a camouflage coloration to match the vegetation when they're in hibernation and develop the characteristic bright colors to warn off predators during their mating season.
Have a happy day/evening
I got the opportunity/privilege to spend (almost) a full day on an island in the presence of thousands of seabirds (a good chunk of them being puffins). Just myself, a handful of likeminded wildlife photographers and the birds. Quite the experience that I won't soon forget.
This specific puffin had its burrow along some dense vegetation and every now and then came quite close to check me out (they're very curious birds), allowing me this dreamy looking portrait shot.
Family of ducks on a branch
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
I like to observe birds and photograph them.
I usually post a series of photos of a specific bird with the identification of the species and create an album.
But I like to manipulate some photos, edit them, make an illustration, an 'art', to exercise creativity, to be in touch with the current world using new tools.
I know that a good photo does not need editing, I also know that I am not an artist (I wish I was), but I have fun with it...
Gosto de observar pássaros e fotografá-los.
Costumo postar uma série de fotos de um pássaro determinado com identificação da espécie e formar um álbum
Mas gosto de manipular algumas fotos, editar, fazer uma ilustração, uma 'arte', para exercitar a criatividade, estar em contato com o mundo atual uzando novas ferramentas.
Sei que uma boa foto não precisa de edições, sei também que não sou artista (bem que gostaria), mas me divirto com isso...
Illustration/Art
Double Exposure
Software: Windows Paint 3D; Pixlr
Lagoa da Anta
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Água Mineral
Brasília, Brasil
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Oudemansiella mucida, the Porcelain Fungus, is specific to beech wood. It appears in autumn on dead trunks and on fallen branches, and occasionally it also grows on dead branches high up in living trees. Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland, Oudemansiella mucida occurs throughout northern Europe, but in southern Europe where Beech is not found the Porcelain Fungus is also absent.
Provided that the skin is thoroughly washed (or peeled from the caps) to remove the mucus, these mushrooms are edible, although their slimy covering is probably enough to put most people off. Only larger caps are worth collecting, because the flesh is thin and insubstantial.
I had a specific hope from this sunrise shoot of the Buttercross in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, and that was to capture the sun rising at the end of the street on the left (Wrawby Street). But unfortunately there was an annoying slither of cloud on the horizon and by the time it cleared, the sun had moved too far to the right. Maybe I’ll be luckier another time.
Shot as a 5 shot panorama (each bracketed) with my Tilt Shift, and stitched in Lightroom. The highlights on the front of the building are due to spotlights above the upper windows.
The Buttercross, historically was the Brigg Town Hall, but is now used as a tourist information centre and as an events venue.
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I've had my eye on this tree on the top of a hill in Tasmania for a very long time. To be more specific about 10 years....The last time i was here the light wasn't any good and my schedule didn't allow it. I was lucky to get some nice golden hour light this time around.
1936 Ford 68 V8 Series Model 2-door Sedan with trunk
Unfortunately, I wĺill have less time to spend on FLICKR in the coming period due to my study 'Drone Pilot Advanced EASA Specific-Category STS-01/PDRA-S01' 🚁
I keep trying to post 2 automotives a day on my stream and not in groups except by request
Malayan tiger, from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies, that is native to Peninsular Malaysia. Classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2015.
Chillin : relaxing, hanging out, being calm, doing nothing, existing without worrying, spending time without doing anything specific.
That seems to be a good description for what the Green Tree Frogs at HMP are usually doing. Me, I was just Chillin and taking photos.
Dad, what the heck is wrong with the world?
"You would have to be much more specific, Clancy."
See, that's what I mean.
"There's nothing to worry about as far as you're concerned."
But I feel it, Dad, and it makes me sad and anxious.
"I'm sorry for that."
I should be doing something about it.
"You are, 24 hours a day. You bring 100% positive energy to the world, and if all humans would do the same, the world would be a lot better off."
You mean I'm doing as much or more than all humanity to help the world?
"Exactly."
Wow. Well then, let's get going and spread some more of that good energy!
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Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail, Ottawa, Ontario
423. Clancy, 7yrs 38wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 8: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157711807199236
Sitovo Waterfall, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria by Yuliyan Ivanov
The Sitovo Waterfall is extremely picturesque due to the specificity of the individual rapids of the river. The waterfall is located in the Rhodope Mountains, 30 km from Plovdiv, right at the fork between the beautiful Rhodope villages of Sitovo and Lilkovo. It can be reached by a dirt but relatively flat road. The left road continues towards Sitovo, and the right one towards Lilkovo. Under the bridge at the fork, where you turn towards Lilkovo, the passing river forms a cascade of waterfalls.
The blackbuck is the sole extant member of the genus Antilope. The species was described and given its binomial name by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Its generic name stems from the Latin word antalopus ("horned animal"). The specific name cervicapra is composed of the Latin words cervus ("deer") and capra ("she-goat"). The vernacular name "blackbuck" is a reference to the dark brown to black color of the dorsal (upper) part of the coat of the male.
Blackbuck Conservation Area. Nepal
Intentional imperfection in search of impression. Not specific memory but look of memory itself
Reversed rear element on Biotar design creates a bokeh similar to Trioplan. Some sharpness is there but blow is dominant. Light is getting dispersed and softened.
Helios 44-2
Lebanon, Ohio
This image is part of a project to photograph the Historical Markers in Lebanon, OH. Check out the album for the series.
The downtown commercial district of Lebanon is on the National Register of Historic Sites as are a of couple specific buildings. There are about 30 sites with markers out front placed by the Rotary Club. My goal of the project is to include one image of each marked site in the album. It could be a full image or some detail. I'm also trying (to the best of my ability) to make a good, interesting photograph and not just a snap shot or just "documentation" of each site. That is one reason it is taking me so long. It has taken me much longer than planned to finish the project.
Lebanon Commercial District National Register of Historic Places Ref# 84000429. Link to application catalog.archives.gov/id/71986380
Taken at the beginning of golden hour.
Historical Marker:
"The city building is Colonial Revival in style and was modeled after the chapel at Dennison University. It was dedicated in May of 1934. Two years earlier, the Opera House, built here 1878, burned down on Christmas morning. this is also where the county's first courthouse was constructed in 1805."
I woke up to heavy fog and felt the pull to get out and drive, not chasing a specific image so much as a feeling. It was the last morning of the year, and Tacoma felt hushed, wrapped in itself. I had pictures in mind before I even grabbed my camera. I drove to the Rialto, past the Murray Morgan Bridge, up Tacoma Avenue, hoping to find the city falling away into fog from above.
But the fog was thick, relentless. The views I imagined simply weren’t there. Hills vanished. Landmarks softened and disappeared. Each stop asked me to let go of the image I had planned and stay open to what was actually present.
On East 34th Street, the bridge finally revealed itself, not boldly, but quietly. Its lights hovered in the mist, the structure dissolving as it stretched forward. Cars moved through like brief thoughts, leaving behind faint traces before slipping back into the fog. The city felt suspended, as if it was holding its breath.
Standing there, I found myself reflecting on the year that had just passed. The plans that didn’t materialize. The moments that only made sense in hindsight. The unexpected pauses. The fog felt honest, offering no clarity, no grand reveal, just the invitation to be present with what remained visible. Sometimes that’s how a year ends, not with answers, but with stillness.
South Ponte Vedra Beach
The ruddy turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name arenaria derives from arenarius, "inhabiting sand, from arena, "sand". The specific interpres means "messenger"; when visiting Gotland in 1741, Linnaeus thought that the Swedish word Tolk "interpreter" applied to this species, but in the local dialect the word means "legs" and is used for the redshank.
It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide. It is the only species of turnstone in much of its range and is often known simply as turnstone.
Surprise sunset
On this past April trip to Utah, we had a few specific goals in mind. Getting out to this overlook was one of them. To do so, we had to rent a jeep. The last mile of the road to this point requires a high clearance 4WD vehicle. We had the Jeep for a few days and intended to capture this spot at sunrise. We made a very wise decision and decided to drive out for a scouting trip, more to see what the road had to offer in terms of obstacles than photo comps. I'm really glad we did. Not only did we discover that driving out there in the dark for sunrise might get very sketchy, but we ended up with a beautiful sky and light for sunset. In fact, the next few days offered little to no chance of clouds for sunrise or sunset. It was incredibly windy which made shooting and moving down through the rocks a bit challenging. However, in the end, it all worked out really nicely and we were able to check this spot off of the list with smiles on our faces.
Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 24-120mm F4 lens at 24mm, ISO 64, 1/20 second, F11, 5 image focus stack. April 22 2026
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Eastbound on the Kankakee Belt off the Streator Connection bangs across what was at that time the SPCSL. Without getting to specific the B&O style CPL signal is a holdover from the line's Alton Route heritage once being owned by the B&O years ago.
Visit this location at Witherwood Thicket in Second Life
What a wonderful 2023 I had with you in SL. Thank you for being always there for me, no words can express how you make my days light and easy. You are my serendipity.😍
You found me in the middle of the crowd (Max's concert to be specific and was the closing of Steele live music sim Dec. 30, 2021). You came by surprise in winter when I already found solace in solitude. It's not the kind of love that makes me hold onto it like it's the only salvation I need. It's not gut-wrenching, and it's the kind of love that may hurt but not enough to break me. Thank you for sending that, ONE HELLO... and the rest is our story.
Mood: Rita Ora - You & I [Official Video]
I used to listen to the love songs on repeat
Tryin' to figure out how they would work for me
I just wanna dance with somebody
Somebody who loved me
Now I see you standin' in our garden lights
Damn, I knew when I got dressed to go that night
That I finally found that somebody
To stand by me
I will ride for you
Spare my life for you
If you asked me to
Now I'm dancin' in your arms to "Eternal Flame"
I know my life is never gonna be the same, that's fine
There's a lifetime in those eyes
Now we're singin' all the words to "Sweet Caroline"
As you say to me, "I love the way you look tonight", you know I
I never got it right
Until I found you and I
I always thought that the one thing waitin' for me
Was not a wonderful world, but a tragedy
But you went and rewrote our whole story
To an everlastin' love
The specific origin of the Generals of the Ulla cannot be assured with certainty, but, due to the common characteristics of these masquerades, it is necessary to look for it in the different armed confrontations that occurred in the region throughout the 19th century: first the fight against the French invasion and, later, the revolution of 1846, which ended with the battle of Cacheiras, with the troops of each of the sides crossing the spaces in which this carnival is kept alive today. The different Carlist wars that took place in Spain during the nineteenth century would undoubtedly help create a collective astonishment that led to their ridicule.
The generic name, Sciurus, is derived from two Greek words, skia 'shadow' and oura 'tail'. This name alludes to the squirrel sitting in the shadow of its tail. The specific epithet, carolinensis, refers to the Carolinas, where the species was first recorded and where the animal is still extremely common. In the United Kingdom and Canada, it is simply referred to as the "grey squirrel". In the US, "eastern" is used to differentiate the species from the western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus).
The eastern gray squirrel has predominantly gray fur, but it can have a brownish color. It has a usual white underside as compared to the typical brownish-orange underside of the fox squirrel. It has a large bushy tail. Particularly in urban situations where the risk of predation is reduced, both white – and black-colored individuals are quite often found. The melanistic form, which is almost entirely black, is predominant in certain populations and in certain geographic areas, such as in large parts of southeastern Canada. Melanistic squirrels appear to exhibit a higher cold tolerance than the common gray morph; when exposed to −10 °C, black squirrels showed an 18% reduction in heat loss, a 20% reduction in basal metabolic rate, and an 11% increase to non-shivering thermogenesis capacity when compared to the common gray morph. The black coloration is caused by an incomplete dominant mutation of MC1R, where E+/E+ is a wild type squirrel, E+/EB is brown-black, and EB/EB is black.
The head and body length is from 23 to 30 cm (9.1 to 11.8 in), the tail from 19 to 25 cm (7.5 to 9.8 in), and the adult weight varies between 400 and 600 g (14 and 21 oz). They do not display sexual dimorphism, meaning there is no gender difference in size or coloration.
The tracks of an eastern gray squirrel are difficult to distinguish from the related fox squirrel and Abert's squirrel, though the latter's range is almost entirely different from the gray's. Like all squirrels, the eastern gray shows four toes on the front feet and five on the hind feet. The hind foot-pad is often not visible in the track. When bounding or moving at speed, the front foot tracks will be behind the hind foot tracks. The bounding stride can be two to three feet long.
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You know that feeling when you go out to photograph at a specific location for a specific subject ... but then something like this comes along ... Priceless to me! As we were scanning the landscape in the distance, this beautiful red fox enters the scene. The light was fabulous and the fox was hunting for voles or whatever it could find. Winter comes early for it, so it must score tasty morsels while it can more easily find it. So as no to interrupt its behavior, we grabbed images for a few moments, thanked it, and went on to see what else we could find. :-)
Just got back from some time away visiting with our granddaughter (now 4-1/2) in the mountains of CO. Such fun times ... and it was wonderful to feel the colder temperatures. Hang on everyone, it's not too far off. :-)
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New England Central GP38 #3852 leads its train west across the bridge over Swan Creek on the very western edge of Saginaw, back in 2011. The Mid Michigan RR was using the 3852 on this day, which I've been told was one of the better units they'd get from the Huron & Eastern. 3852 became HESR 2027 after the G&W merger and left the property in 2017.
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The morning was one of those very hazy ones with lots of high cloud with no real breaks in it. However, with no real sky it ensured that the boats took centre stage.
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Showcasing distances to major points along UP's North West network, a unique sign found at Multnomah Falls along the Portland Sub
Be specific ship onion pacific
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The Rhodopes (/ˈrɒdəpiːz/; Bulgarian: Родопи, Rodopi; Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi) are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Golyam Perelik is its highest peak at 2,191 meters (7,188 ft). The mountain range gives its name to the terrestrial ecoregion Rodope montane mixed forests that belongs in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome and the Palearctic realm. The region is particularly notable for its karst areas with their deep river gorges, large caves and specific sculptured forms, such as the Trigrad Gorge.
A significant part of Bulgaria's hydropower resources are located in the western areas of the range. There are a number of hydro-cascades and dams used for electricity production, irrigation, and as tourist destinations. In Greece, there are also the hydroelectric power plants of Thisavros and Platanovrysi. The Rhodopes have a rich cultural heritage including ancient Thracian sites such as Perperikon, Tatul and Belintash, and medieval castles, churches, monasteries, and picturesque villages with traditional Bulgarian architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries. (Thx to Wikipedia)
This is a tiny butterfly, quite common in our area in its specific flight times. It is very striking close up, but easy to overlook from a distance.
The Tailed-blue also has a small proboscis, which means it has to work with open-petalled wildflowers. This is turn gives a photographer a range of options. I wanted to get the butterfly in profile, while having one blue wing in focus as well. Lots of attempts, a couple of successes. The biggest challenge is that the small size of the butterfly enables it to get into low and dense foliage, to find protected flowers and secure itself against predation. There isn’t a lot of space down there.
The caterpillar of this butterfly secretes a sugary substance that makes ants very happy, and they in turn protect the caterpillar from predators until it creates its cocoon.
Though it should have obvious tails (hence the name) this male may have lost them in a skirmish with a bird or other predator. The field marks include the orange spots on its hind wings.
Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres. The fourth-largest urban centre in Portugal (after Lisbon, Porto and Braga), it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of 4,336 square kilometres.
Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establishment of the University of Coimbra in 1290, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world. Apart from attracting many European and international students, the university is visited by many tourists for its monuments and history. Its historical buildings were classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2013: "Coimbra offers an outstanding example of an integrated university city with a specific urban typology as well as its own ceremonial and cultural traditions that have been kept alive through the ages."
Before our trip, I spent a lot of time at Lake Peachtree after this specific photo with a highly territorial male Song sparrow. With all the Dogwood around, I'm planning on returning later this spring when he should hypothetically be even more territorial due to the breeding season. Glad to have succeeded and planned a specific image and go out and take it!
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Beautiful world
Temperature just around zero degrees Celcius.
Hair ice (also known as ice wool or frost beard) is a type of ice that forms on dead wood and takes the shape of fine, silky hair. It is somewhat uncommon, and has been reported mostly at latitudes between 45 and 55°N in broadleaf forests. The meteorologist and discoverer of continental drift, Alfred Wegener, described hair ice on wet dead wood in 1918, assuming some specific fungi as the catalyst, a theory mostly confirmed by Gerhart Wagner and Christian Mätzler in 2005. In 2015, the fungus Exidiopsis effusa was identified as key to the formation of hair ice.
Formation
Hair ice forms on moist, rotting wood from broadleaf trees when temperatures are slightly under 0 °C (32 °F) and the air is humid. Each of the smooth, silky hairs has a diameter of about 0.02 mm and a length of up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in). The hairs are brittle, but take the shape of curls and waves. They can maintain their shape for hours and sometimes days. This long lifetime indicates that something is preventing the small ice crystals from recrystallizing into larger ones, since recrystallization normally occurs very quickly at temperatures near 0 °C.
The hairs appear to root at the mouth of wood rays (never on the bark), and their thickness is similar to the diameter of the wood ray channels. A piece of wood that produces hair ice once may continue to produce it over several years.
In 2015, German and Swiss scientists identified the fungus Exidiopsis effusa as key to the formation of hair ice. The fungus was found on every hair ice sample examined by the researchers, and disabling the fungus with fungicide or hot water prevented hair ice formation.[1] The fungus shapes the ice into fine hairs through an uncertain mechanism and likely stabilizes it by providing a recrystallization inhibitor similar to antifreeze proteins.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_ice
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Cheveux de glace
Les cheveux de glace, ou chevelure de glace, sont le phénomène d'apparition de glace sous forme de filaments très fins, par temps de gel, à partir de morceaux de bois mort ou d'autre végétaux. Le phénomène est comparable mais distinct des pipkrakes, issues du sol et plus grossières. Les cheveux de glace sont différents du givre par leur apparence comme par leur formation.
Formation
La formation des cheveux de glace se produit dans des conditions météorologiques particulières : par gel modéré et lorsque le sol, très humide, n'est pas encore gelé. Le phénomène est rare et s'observe plutôt dans les sites ombragés et tôt le matin.
Les cheveux de glace apparaissent sur des végétaux particuliers, comme le bois mort de hêtre ou de chêne. Leur observation donne à penser que l'eau contenue dans le bois est expulsée à travers les pores du bois par son expansion à l'approche du point de congélation, et gèle sous forme de fils très fin au contact de l'air. Le mécanisme pourrait néanmoins être plus complexe et être lié à la présence de champignons sur ces bois en décomposition; en 2015, le champignon Exidiopsis effusa (en) a été identifié comme essentiel à ce mécanisme. La poussée de ces fils de glace peut avoir une force suffisante pour repousser l'écorce d'un bois mort. La formation est très fragile, elle se détruit au toucher ou au souffle et disparait naturellement par fonte ou sublimation si elle est exposée au soleil.
Historique
En 1918 Alfred Wegener évoque que le mycélium sur le bois en décomposition contribue au phénomène. En 2014, Christian Mäztler, physicien de l’université de Berne associé à Diana Hofmann, chimiste et Gisela Preuss, biologiste ont élucidé le mystère de leur formation.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheveux_de_glace
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Haareis, manchmal auch Eiswolle genannt, besteht aus feinen Eisnadeln, die sich bei geeigneten Bedingungen auf morschem und feuchtem Totholz bilden können. Anders als Hydrometeore (zum Beispiel Raureifkristalle) entsteht Haareis aus dem im Holz enthaltenen Wasser, nicht aus Luftfeuchtigkeit.
Ähnlich aussehende und häufig nicht genau unterschiedene Phänomene sind Bandeis (engl. ice ribbons, ice flowers) an Pflanzenstängeln und Kammeis (engl. needle ice) am Boden, die beide jedoch anders gebildet werden.
Entstehung
Wissenschaftlich ist die Entstehung des nur selten zu beobachtenden Haareises noch wenig erforscht. 1918 beschrieb der Meteorologe Alfred Wegener Haareis auf nassem Totholz. Er vermutete einen „schimmelartigen Pilz“ als Auslöser, was jedoch von anderen Wissenschaftlern angezweifelt wurde, die rein physikalische Prozesse wie bei der Entstehung von Kammeis als Ursache annahmen.
Eine biophysikalische Studie von Gerhart Wagner und Christian Mätzler bestätigte 2008 Wegeners Vermutung weitgehend. Demnach wird Haareis durch das Myzel winteraktiver Pilze (u. a. Schlauch- und Ständerpilze) ausgelöst, deren aerober Stoffwechsel (Dissimilation) Gase produziert, die das im Holz vorhandene leicht unterkühlte Wasser an die Oberfläche verdrängen. Dort gefriert es und wird durch nachdrängende, beim Austritt aus dem Holz ebenfalls gefrierende Flüssigkeit weitergeschoben. Dies geschieht ausschließlich bei Temperaturen knapp unter dem Gefrierpunkt, wenn das Wasser im Holz noch nicht gefroren ist, es an der geringfügig kälteren Umgebungsluft jedoch gefriert. Eine Randbedingung für die Haareisbildung ist außerdem hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit: Wenn die Luft nicht mit Wasserdampf gesättigt ist, sublimieren die feinen Eiskristalle kurz nach ihrer Bildung an der Holzoberfläche, so dass keine langen Haareiskristalle entstehen können. Eine Reproduktion von Haareis ist in Versuchen solange möglich, wie das Pilzmyzel im Holzkörper nicht abgetötet wird.
Quelle: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haareis