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Shot in Wilmington, Vermont with the Olympus E-M1 during the annual Blueberry Festival. Antique blue cars were featured.
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
In contrast to my previous image of abstract form,or is it really? What means abstract? Is reality maybe all abstract too? b.mikic
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. [...]. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. [...].www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
Rainbow lorikeets are true parrots, within the Psittacoidea superfamily in the order Psittaciformes. The rainbow lorikeet or lorikeet (common name) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. They are true parrots of medium-size, with the length ranging from 25 to 30 cm, including the tail. The weight varies from 75 to 157 g. The plumage of the nominate race, as with all subspecies, is very bright. The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upper parts (wings, back and tail) are green. The chest is orange/yellow. The belly is deep blue, and the thighs and rump are green. In flight a yellow wing-bar contrasts clearly with the red underwing coverts. 59474
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Razorbill - Alca Torda
The razorbill or lesser auk (Alca torda) is a colonial seabird in the monotypic genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinis impennis). Wild populations live in the subarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Razorbills are primarily black with a white underside. The male and female are identical in plumage; however, males are generally larger than females. This agile bird, which is capable of both flight and diving, has a predominantly aquatic lifestyle and only comes to land in order to breed. It is monogamous, choosing one partner for life. Females lay one egg per year. Razorbills nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed crevices. The parents spend equal amounts of time incubating, and once the chick has hatched, they take turns foraging for their young.
In 1918, the razorbill was protected in the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Presently, the major threat for the population is the destruction of breeding sites.
Their mating system is female-enforced monogamy; the razorbill chooses one partner for life. It nests in open or hidden crevices among cliffs and boulders. It is a colonial breeder and only comes to land to breed. The annual survival rate of the razorbill is between 89-95%. Though the razorbill's average lifespan is roughly 13 years, a bird ringed in the UK in 1967 survived for at least 41 years—a record for the species.
Razorbills dive deep into the sea using their wings and their streamlined bodies to propel themselves toward their prey. While diving, they rarely stay in groups, but rather spread out to feed. The majority of their feeding occurs at a depth of 25 m (82 ft) but they have the ability to dive up to 120 m (390 ft) below the surface. During a single dive an individual can capture and swallow many schooling fish, depending on their size. Razorbills spend approximately 44% of their time foraging at sea.
When feeding their young, they generally deliver small loads. Adults will mainly feed only one fish to their chick with high feeding deliveries at dawn and decreased feeding 4 hours before dark. Females will generally feed their chicks more frequently than males. They may well fly more than 100 km (62 mi) out to sea to feed when during egg incubation, but when provisioning the young, they forage closer to the nesting grounds, some 12 km (7.5 mi) away, and often in shallower water.
Population:
UK breeding:
130,000 pairs
Behind the window...
#windowwednesday
Beautiful autumn day at the Lake Tegel in Northern Berlin. The unusual bicycle on the jetty and the charming old boat next to the newer, streamlined yacht caught my eye. When I took a few photos of that lovely autumn scenery, I thought that the old boat was empty. But when I processed this image for Window Wednesday, I realised that, unwittingly, I had kind of trespassed onto a rather special moment. That boat hadn't been empty at all. Please zoom in, and you'll see what I mean with "special moment" ;)
Happy Window Wednesday, Everyone!
Ich habe kürzlich mal wieder den schönen Tegeler See im Berliner Norden besucht. An diesem Steg an der Seepromenade fielen mir das ungewöhnliche Fahrrad (es könnte sich um ein "Load" von Riese & Müller handeln) und die beiden Boote ins Auge, das linke schon älteren Datums, dafür aber sehr charmant, und daneben die schnittige, noch ziemlich neue Jacht als Kontrastprogramm. Beim Fotografieren hatte ich noch gedacht, die Boote seien leer, aber beim Bearbeiten fiel mir dann auf, dass ich hier, auf dem alten Boot, rein zufällig einen ganz besonderen Moment eingefangen habe; wenn Ihr reinzoomt, könnt Ihr sehen, was ich meine ;)
Habt eine schöne Restwoche, liebe Flickr-Freunde!
SNCB autorail 654.02 DMU, built 1936 by "Baume et Marpent", at a side track in Leuven/Belgium. Often called "Orientexpress", but it isn't ;-)
A cage is a cage is a cage, no matter how luxurious or relaxed or maybe streamlined it is presenting itself.
Most of those cages, maybe even all of them, were built by it's inmates themselves and were constantly nourished, cherished and if necessary more enhanced. And unexceptional all of them have good and absolutely understandable reasons to do so.
Sometimes for sure it's the wealth what is offered to them here, the supposedly easier life. But for most of them it's simply a matter of security. In that case, the cages don't even have to be golden. You can't get out, but what is frightening You can't get in either, hopefully.
But in the end, there is one thing, what never can exist in a cage, real liberty.
And like Benjamin Franklin used to say: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." It has seldom been as relevant as it is today.
Ein Käfig ist ein Käfig ist ein Käfig, ganz gleich wie luxuriös oder entspannt oder auch stromlinienförmig er sich selbst präsentiert.
Die meisten dieser Käfige, wenn nicht sogar alle, wurden von ihren Insassen selbst erbaut und werden regelmäßig gehegt, gepflegt und wenn es sein muss auch weiter verstärkt. Und ausnahmslos alle haben sie dafür gute und absolut nachvollziehbare Gründe.
Manchmal ist es sicherlich der Wohlstand, der ihnen hier geboten wird, das vermeintlich leichtere Leben. Doch meist geht es einfach nur um Sicherheit. Und da muss der Käfig nicht einmal golden sein. Man kommt nicht heraus, doch das, was Angst macht kommt auch nicht herein, hoffentlich. Doch da ist eine Sache, welche in einem Käfig nie existieren kann, wirkliche Freiheit.
Und wie Benjamin Franklin schon sagte: "Die, welche bereit sind grundlegende Freiheiten aufzugeben, um sich ein wenig vorübergehende Sicherheit zu kaufen, verdienen weder Freiheit noch Sicherheit.". Es war selten so aktuell wie heute.
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Streamlined long-winged falcon. Note gray upperparts with plain tail, boldly streaked underparts with rusty leggings and vent. Swift-like; flight more graceful and aerodynamic than Eurasian Kestrel. Compare with larger, stockier, shorter-tailed Peregrine Falcon. Favors open woodland, heathland, and farmland with stands of trees; often hunts over nearby water bodies and marshes. Hunts in the air, catching dragonflies, swallows, and other birds, which it sometimes eats on the wing. (eBird)
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Frequently seen during our birding trip but photographed just once. This was a lucky shot as it streaked overhead.
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Senokos Floodplain, Bulgaria. May 2016.
Neophron Tours.
A streamlined Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) flying past a rather fed up looking angler! Cormorants are experts at fishing and could probably show this human a thing or two!
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A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots; however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. Cockatoos are monogamous and nest in tree hollows. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss, particularly from a shortage of suitable nesting hollows after large mature trees are cleared; conversely, some species have adapted well to human changes and are considered agricultural pests. 57079
The willie (or willy) wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Eastern Indonesia. It is a common and familiar bird throughout much of its range, living in most habitats apart from thick forest. Measuring 19–21.5 cm in length, the willie wagtail is contrastingly coloured with almost entirely black upperparts and white underparts; the male and female have similar plumage. Three subspecies are recognised; Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys from central and southern Australia, the smaller R. l. picata from northern Australia, and the larger R. l. melaleuca from New Guinea and islands in its vicinity. It is unrelated to the true wagtails of the genus Motacilla; it is a member of the fantail genus Rhipidura and is a part of a core corvine group that includes true crows and ravens, drongos and birds of paradise. Within this group, fantails are placed either in the family Dicruridae, alongside drongos, or in their own small family, Rhipiduridae. The willie wagtail is insectivorous and spends much time chasing prey in open habitat. Its common name is derived from its habit of wagging its tail horizontally when foraging on the ground. Aggressive and territorial, the willie wagtail will often harass much larger birds such as the laughing kookaburra and wedge-tailed eagle. It has responded well to human alteration of the landscape and is a common sight in urban lawns, parks, and gardens. It was widely featured in Aboriginal folklore around the country as either a bringer of bad news or a stealer of secrets. 23183
Scientific name: Mergus merganser.
The streamlined goosander is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It nests in riverbank trees, but can be seen on lakes and reservoirs in winter. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28–42 cm in length. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies. They are found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savanna, as well as in suburban areas with tall trees or near running water. Even though they belong to the larger group known as kingfishers, kookaburras are not closely associated with water. Kookaburras are almost exclusively carnivorous, eating mice, snakes, insects, small reptiles, and the young of other birds; unlike many other kingfishers, they rarely eat fish, although they have been known to take goldfish from garden ponds. In zoos they are usually fed food for birds of prey. 2393
Northern gannets have streamlined bodies adapted for plunge-diving at high speed, including powerful neck muscles, and a spongy bone plate at the base of the bill. The nostrils are inside the bill and can be closed to prevent water entry; the eyes are protected by strong nictitating membranes. There are subcutaneous air sacs in the lower body and along the sides. Other air sacs are located between the sternum and the pectoral muscles and between the ribs and the intercostal muscles. These sacs are connected to the lungs and are filled with air when the bird breathes in. The air can be returned to the lungs by muscle contractions.
Tree Swallows are streamlined small songbirds with long, pointed wings and a short, squared or slightly notched tail. Their bills are very short and flat. Swallows feed on small, aerial insects that they catch in their mouths during acrobatic flight. After breeding, Tree Swallows gather in large flocks to molt and migrate. In the nonbreeding season, they form huge communal roosts.
This beautiful streamlined model was designed as a racing car, but however Alfa Romeo build 188 cars for road use.
One of these cars is sold in 2007 for a price of € 1.656.189,00
The 8 cylinder 2300 CC produces 180 HP and a top speed from 225 KM per hour.
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand, and deflation which is the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull of a boat. Facing the wind is a steep, blunt face that gradually gets lower and narrower toward the lee end.[2] Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains. The resulting pattern of yardangs is therefore a combination of the original rock distribution, and the fluid mechanics of the air flow and resulting pattern of erosion.
Sandwich tern.
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The Rio Grande Zephyr, train No. 18, emerges from the confines of the small town of Thistle, Utah the morning of April 29, 1979. The green foothills of Loafer Mountain rise to meet the clear blue sky above Spanish Fork Canyon.
"Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water."
Common Merganser
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water.
This is a captive bird at Slimbridge WWT
Porteau Cove, BC, Canada
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
Nicknamed the Silver Streak, the Pioneer Zephyr was an ultimately failed attempt to save the passenger rail industry as Americans moved to individual motor vehicles. With its streamlined body and Art Deco style, it offered a new level of speed and comfort when it began service in 1934. Using new diesel-electric engine technology, innovative construction to reduce weight, and a lower center of gravity, it was able to complete a speed run from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours; the famous "Dawn-to-Dusk" speed run of May 26, 1934.
This wonderfully restored train is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois where you can go on the cars and see all of the luxury finishes.
13/52: The weekly/monthly challenge - Knobs and handles
This is one of my kitchen drawer handles. Like handles across the globe, it's being wiped within an inch of its life with antibacterial!
I hope you are all holding up okay and keeping safe from this wretched virus.
Last year I flew up to Spokane, Wa. and headed over to Coeur d'Alene with my daughter. When we entered town we came across a car show. It was an interesting scene, everybody that arrived to view the show were crammed into all the stores along the street due to the torrential downpour outside. I was very upset at this because I was hoping to find a car show to shoot with my new camera as I had yet to get the chance up to this point and this quaint little town was the perfect setting. We went into a little burger place that was standing room only and had lunch, I noticed as we where leaving that the rain had stopped, just long enough to grab a few shots from under my umbrella.
As it turned out the water drops on this hood ornament of a 1954 Chevrolet looked quite interesting beaded up and reflecting the trees and sky above. I cropped in tighter to bring out the reflections in the chrome.
Fortunately I had my trusty reflector/umbrella in my camera pack. The title "Like A Streamlined Butterfly" is a line spoken by Robert Duvall in the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. This is a reedit and crop of a prior post. :)
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Common Merganser
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant, gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks’ nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water.
For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview