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Coturnix pectoralis
With the gathering rainstorm approaching, we had time to find a couple of these typically hard to see Quails before the evening ended....
This is a female.
Cranes on my Barley field
Anttospohja, Valkola, Laukaa, Finland
2nd September 2022
@ Juhani Anttonen
No more eating, they noticed me and getting a bit nervous.
Until the mid-19th century, facial hair was unusual in the British military, except for the sappers. During the Crimean war, facial hair was a novelty; giving in to the pressure of fashion in a remarkably hairy era, Foot Guards allowed all ranks to grow large moustaches, once they got to the Crimea, and by the time of the Battle of the Alma, they were getting quite hirsute. By the winter they were permitted full beards. This later spread to other branches of the British Army.
From the late 19th century until 1916, British soldiers were forbidden to shave their upper lips. This regulation was finally abolished by an Army Order dated 6 October 1916 issued by Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Macready, Adjutant-General to the Forces, who loathed his own moustache and immediately shaved it off.
Since that time, the Royal Navy has allowed "full sets" (beards and moustaches together and joined) but not beards or moustaches alone, while the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines allow moustaches only. Exceptions are beards grown for religious reasons (usually by Sikhs or Muslims), although in the event of conflict in which the use of chemical or biological weapons is likely, they may be required to shave a strip around the seal of a respirator, or for medical reasons, such as temporary skin irritations. Infantry pioneer warrant officers, colour sergeants and sergeants also traditionally wear beards and are rarely seen without them. Beards are also permitted to Special Forces when on covert intelligence operations or behind enemy lines.
More recently, the British Army has been seen sporting a full range of stubble, moustaches and beards in Afghanistan in an effort to blend in with the generally bearded Afghan men, for whom a beard is seen as a sign of virility and authority.
Any style of facial hair is allowed in British police forces as long as it is neatly trimmed.
Loads of these around the Forth at the moment. Not long arrived from Iceland they are staging here feeding in the stubble fields before heading south, probably to the rich agricultural lands of East Anglia
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We visited more Hares this morning, on the far side of town. It was my wife's first opportunity for some shots.
The stubble-dot gag in The LEGO Movie 2 trailer cracks me up every time. I was disappointed that we haven't seen an official stubble-dot Emmet minifigure, so I made my own!
During a brief blast of sunshine a double Cross Coutry Voyager zips over Croxdale Viaduct running as 1S35 Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh with the remnants of a field of oil seed rape providing some foreground interest.
The skies cleared over Calgary on March 18th giving the opportunity to catch more aurora with a shorter drive. I shot this 1/2 hour from my house, At the exact moment the green band started to show structure another photographer Freddy pulls up, his car gave me a little light for my foreground:)
What can I say?! I love lines!
Some shots from a Sunday afternoon drive that never took us that far from home, as the crow flies, but covered three counties!
Sony A7RII
Sony 70-300G lens
Continuing with my theme of shots grabbed from the side of the road while on the way to or on the way back from something to do with work !
This is five different exposures blended in PS, the tripod moved on the soft earth while I was taking them, I had to do a bit of extra work to sort it out...
Standing Pronghorn doe with fawn in chickpea stubble field. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. 6 January 2021
There was gorgeous morning light on this bird, part of a large flock of these and Black-tailed Godwits on the stubble. All but two birds flew off when I stopped the car, here is one of them
Mt Arapiles is widely regarded as the top rock climbing area in Australia and is world renowned. More than 2000 routes have been developed on the many cliffs, crags and pinnacles, presenting variety and challenge to climbers of all levels of experience."
Source: ParksVic
Abandoned homestead (ca 1890's), Central Oregon. July 2014. Access permission granted by property owner.
I keep passing this field and thinking there must be a good photo in there. So far I haven't found it, but at some stage there will be a conjunction of my arrival, the position of the sun and the stars, a flukey photo and it will get NAILED!
Well… here’s another typical “Panorama Paul” Vertorama to end the year off with.
I will be starting my year-end holiday tomorrow… and will probably be away from Flickr until the first week in January. So here’s wishing all my contacts a great festive season and new year… and here’s hoping that Santa has listened to all your requests… and that he delivers all those nice new cameras, lenses, tripods, or whatever your hearts desired. :)
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all your support during this past year! I really appreciated every single comment, question and constructive criticism on every photo that I posted… and I can’t begin to express how much I’ve been inspired by viewing all your photo-streams!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Take care… and see you next year!!
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20 at 10mm, an aperture of f5.6 and a 1/250th second exposure.
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I have this annoying sore throat. Last night before I took the picture I squirted some Zicam in my throat -- which tastes nasty, and I believe this is my reaction to that. Here's to Holidays illnesses.
We leave tomorrow morning for Florida and I'm not entirely sure if our hotel has internet access. If it does I will be continuing the series; if not, well, my hands will be tied and you may have to wait till Dec. 27th. Sorry.
I came across a flock of over 1,000 tundra swans today just outside of Rondeau Provincial Park.
They were flying over the road making a cacophony of sound.
Many were flying low and just clearing a cedar hedge row. These are not cropped.
One still had dirt on its face from foraging in the corn stubble.
Cygnus columbianus
Based on banding records, the oldest known Tundra Swan was a female and at least 23 years, 7 months old when she was identified by her band in the wild, in Ohio. She had been banded in the same state.