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Ausuotasis kragas (Podiceps cristatus) Great Crested Grebe

 

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This bee-eater succeeded in getting a nice afternoon snack.

 

Este abejaruco tuvo éxito al obtener una buena merienda.

it jumped around Mevagissey harbour collecting ants

 

sie hüpfte durch den Hafen von Mevagissey und pickte Ameisen auf.

Genomen op 31 Maart 2021 / Taken March 31 2021

 

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Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Hope this little guy is more successful than his siblings!

Only 3 left out of the original 8!

Leopard with warthog piglet

Macro Monday: #GoesTogetherLike

 

An unserem Fenster in einer geschützten Stelle hat diese Sinne ihr Netz gewoben. Geduldig sitzt sie seit vielen Tagen dort und wartet auf ihr Opfer. Gestern konnten wir beobachten wie sie ihren Fang langsam verspeiste. Jetzt wartet sie auf das nächste unvorsichtige Opfer.

Für das Foto musste ich auf eine Leiter steigen, eine etwas wacklige Angelegenheit, liebe Freunde.

Ich wünsche Euch eine erfolgreiche Woche, Danke für Euren Besuch, einen kleinen Kommentar und einen Stern.

Bitte verwenden Sie keines meiner Fotos ohne meine schriftliche Zustimmung. Sie erreichen mich unter meiner emailadresse bei Flickr. Ich bin jeder Zeit ansprechbar, Danke.

 

At our window in a protected place these senses have woven their net. Patiently she has been sitting there for many days waiting for her victim. Yesterday we could watch her slowly eating her catch. Now she is waiting for the next careless victim.

For the photo I had to climb a ladder, a somewhat shaky affair, dear friends.

I wish you a successful week, thanks for your visit, a little comment and a star.

Please do not use any of my photos without my written consent. You can reach me at my email address at Flickr. I am available at any time, thank you.

 

A notre fenêtre, dans un endroit protégé, ces sens ont tissé leur filet. Patiemment, elle est assise là depuis plusieurs jours, attendant sa victime. Hier, on pouvait la regarder manger lentement sa prise. Maintenant, elle attend la prochaine victime insouciante.

Pour la photo, j'ai dû grimper une échelle, une affaire un peu chancelante, chers amis.

Je vous souhaite une semaine réussie, merci de votre visite, un petit commentaire et une étoile.

Veuillez ne pas utiliser mes photos sans mon consentement écrit. Vous pouvez me joindre à mon adresse courriel sur Flickr. Je suis disponible à tout moment, merci.

 

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Successful hunter...

Marsh Harrier - Rohrweihe

"Madame Meilland" est un trésor végétal sauvé de la seconde guerre mondiale. Voici son histoire:

 

Afin de protéger sa création de l'invasion de la France par l'Allemagne en juin 40, Francis Meilland fit parvenir ses boutures à des amis basés en Turquie, en Italie et en Allemagne.

La plante fut aussi envoyée aux Etats-Unis sous forme de quelques greffons, via le consul américain qui utilisa le dernier avion à quitter la région lyonnaise en 1942. La variété fut ainsi préservée par Robert Pyle, un rosiériste de Pensylvanie, ami américain de la famille Meilland depuis 1933.

A l'automne 1942, F. Meilland publia cette nouvelle rose dans le catalogue de l'entreprise, lui attribuant le nom de sa mère décédée 10 ans plus tôt: Madame A. Meilland.

Après la signature de l'armistice le 8 mai 1945, F. Meilland reçut une nouvelle inattendue de la part de Robert Pyle: Il avait officiellement lancé la commercialisation du rosier N°3-35-40 sous le nom de "PEACE". Le baptême avait été organisé par l'American Rose Society à Pasadena en Californie en présence de vedettes de cette époque.

C'était le jour de la chute de Berlin, date considérée officiellement comme marquant la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale en Europe !

La nouvelle "Rose Peace" fut offerte aux 49 personnes des différents pays, qui, le 26 juin 1945 se réunirent à San Francisco pour constituer l'ONU.

Une "ROSE de la PAIX" était posée sur le bureau de chacun des délégués, accompagnée de cette note; "NOUS ESPERONS QUE LA "ROSE PEACE" PORTERA LES PENSEES HUMAINES VERS UNE PAIX DURABLE DANS LE MONDE"...

 

Quand la petite histoire rejoint la grande Histoire...

J'aurai toujours un rosier Madame Meilland dit "Rose Peace" dans mon jardin...

 

Here is the History of the rose "Madame Meilland" or "PEACE ROSE":

The history of "Peace Rose" and how it came about is a fascinating story wich is well worth telling.

In 1935, the French rose breeder Françis Meilland chose fifty seedlings from his seed beds. One of which was labelled 3-35-40. Over the next few years, F. Meilland watched its development with interest and planned to launch the new rose as "Madame Antoine Meilland" in honour of his mother.

However, a few months later, Hitler invaded France and the future of the rose nursery looked dire. To ensure that the new rose was not lost forever, F. Meilland managed to get 3 parcels of budwood out of the country, one of which was smuggled out in a diplomatic bag on the last plane out of France. The budwood was sent to another rose breeder, Robert Pyle, in Pensylvania, USA.

Over the next few years, F. Meilland launched his new rose in France as "Madame Antoine Meilland". He was not aware that some of the budwood had reached Germany, and Italy and the rose was being sold under different names. In Germany, it was called "Gloria Dei", and in Italy "Gioia".

F. Meilland had not had any word from America and had no idea the fate of his rose over there.

It was not untill liberation of France in 1945, that F. Meilland finally heard from Robert Pyle that the rose had survived the war and was being grown successfully.

In the meantime, F. Meilland had decided to change the name of the rose. He wrote to Field Marshall Alan Brooke to thank him for his part in the liberation of France, and to ask him if he would give his name to the rose. The Field Marshall declined stating that a far more fitting name would be "PEACE".

 

The new name "Peace" was publicly announced in America by Robert Pyle on the 29th April 1945, the very day that Berlin fell and was officialy considered the end of Second World War in Europe.

Towards the end of 1945, "Peace Roses" were given to each of the delegations at the inaugural meeting of the UNITED NATIONS in San Francisco each with a note which read

"We HOPE THE "PEACE ROSE" WILL INFLUENCE MEN'S THOUGHTS FOR EVERLASTING WORLD PEACE"...

 

I will always have a rosebush "Peace Rose" in my garden...

  

And he was successful. Seconds later, he caught a Zitting Cisticola for a meal. This is a migratory raptor from Central Asia that come in large numbers during winters to India. They can be commonly seen across the countryside and mostly in grasslands where they roost communally.

 

We sighted one on this fence preening and he spent around 5 minutes cleaning himself up. Then suddenly he dived flew behind the vehicle and landed in a far away field. He had a Zitting Cisticola, a small warbler in his claws which he finished pretty quickly.

 

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Red-tailed Hawk with prey.

Canon FD300mm f/2.8 and x1.4 extender

Giant Kingfisher, Shingwedzi River crossing, Bateleur, Kruger National Park, South Africa

 

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The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species of South American camelid. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can successfully cross-breed. Alpacas and llamas are also closely related to the vicuña, which is believed to be the alpaca's wild ancestor, and to the guanaco. There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca. Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m to 5,000 m above sea level. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, they were not bred to be working animals but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar to sheep's wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. 50687

...the more Successful the Picture.

 

- Alfred Hitchcock

  

This Bad Boy is the Villain of my feeder. He seems to know exactly when I put out bird food of the type he likes. Within minutes, he’s marauding around the feeder throwing food-bits left and right until he discovers the treat he is looking for : )

 

American Crows are large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices. They are common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides, and in habitats ranging from open woods and empty beaches to town centers. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost anything – typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit but also garbage, carrion, and chicks they rob from nests.

 

American Crows congregate in large numbers in winter to sleep in communal roosts. These roosts can be of a few hundred up to two million crows. Some roosts have been forming in the same general area for well over 100 years. In the last few decades some of these roosts have moved into urban areas where the noise and mess cause conflicts with people.

 

Young American Crows do not breed until they are at least two years old, and most do not breed until they are four or more. In most populations the young help their parents raise young for a few years. Families may include up to 15 individuals and contain young from five different years.

 

Crows sometimes make and use tools. Examples include a captive crow using a cup to carry water over to a bowl of dry mash; shaping a piece of wood and then sticking it into a hole in a fence post in search of food; and breaking off pieces of pine cone to drop on tree climbers near a nest.

 

The oldest recorded wild American Crow was at least 16 years 4 months old when it was recaptured and rereleased during a banding operation in New York. A captive crow in New York lived to be 59 years old.

 

(Nikon, 500mm + TC 1.4, 1/800 @ f/5.6, ISO 2500)

After a successful hunt, the Rough-leg flew off to enjoy his dinner. Unfortunately I had a tough time following him and had my shutter speed set a bit low-- this was as good a shot as I got. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, MO

Every photograph in order to be successful should convey a message to its viewer ... A message sometimes subtle and vague, while others strong and profound.

 

A frame with a latent underlying message is what we have here ... A photo that consists of two mutually contradictory both physically and symbolically elements that are nevertheless "condemned" by an act of fate to a harmonic, pleasant to the eye and not likely to easily come across elsewhere symbiosis ...

 

A stony, tiny in size underground blockhouse still stands in one piece against all odds .. A second world war remnant that still holds its "proud" figure intact ... This symbol that reminds us of man's insatiable, hostile and aggressive nature is being "attacked" this time by a fully blossomed almond tree that "decided" to become its long-term partner in life ...

 

A scene that bears a strong anti-war message, a truly optimistic scene .... Devoted to all of you who are fed up with the unbelievable ugliness that lurks around our lives lately ...

 

NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, shutter speed 1/160 s, ISO 100, f 8, focal length 20 mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter, cloudy weather white balance, center weighted average metering mode, HDR processing derived from only one RAW file, no flash, use of tripod ...

 

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Sasha and I found this scared and hungry fellow in the dumpster by North Point Marina. The dumpster was very big and he couldn't get out without help.

To find long piece of wood around the marina was almost impossible, so we ran to the woods next to the marina and found old big branch on the ground.

It was very heavy but my 9 year old didn't complain so I didn't :-).

 

The second we put the branch into the dumpster he came out. I didn't have a chance get my camera.

 

He looked at us for couple seconds and ran away.

An osprey going home with a good-sized fish. Photographed at John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor, Florida.

 

This photograph/image is copyrighted and may not be used in any way without my permission. If you would like to use it, please contact me via Flickr mail.

 

Thanks for visiting and for your faves and comments.

 

If you'd like to see more of my osprey images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many images of eagles and other raptors as well as owls, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, songbirds and mammals and I have a full section on birds in flight which is my specialty.

 

The last one folks in the Hawk series for a while, promise. My post for tomorrow due to a long road trip which I hope is successful.

Have a great day tomorrow, and a great weekend and thanks as always for visiting.

Having successfully traversed the spiral tunnels and the Kicking Horse Pass, CP 1401 winds its way through the S curves on the approach to control point Ottertail. Having shot this location in the past, I knew this scene with the peak of Mt. Carnarvon in Yoho National Park off in the distance was a must when I was location planning for this trip.

 

CP 31B

CP 1401 / CP 4106 / CP 1900

CP Mountain Sub

 

A cormorant successfully coming out of the water with a fish after a dive.

 

For those out there who wondered if the previous Cormorant manages to swallow it's catch.

Explored October 5, 2020

 

#sliderssunday

 

Do you remember the Mendelian laws of inheritance? We've learned them in school on the basis of how the eye colours of fruit flies (the notorious Drosophila Melanogaster) are inherited to further generations according to dominant or recessive characteristics, although Gregor Mendel himself conducted his groundbreaking genetic experiments with pea plants. Unfortunately, the significance of Mendel's laws was never truly understood or acknowledged in his lifetime (1822 – 1884). His studies, however, were rediscovered three decades later, at the turn of the 20th century, and, following their rediscovery, American biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866 – 1945) began to experiment with Drosophila in his "Fly Room" at Columbia University. It was Morgan who discovered that genes are carried on chromosomes; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1933. Further Fly experiments (with a less successful outcome) were conducted by a certain Dr. Seth Brundle in 1986 (aka "The Fly"). So where exactly does my image come in here, you may have already asked yourself (if you haven't stopped reading my lengthy introduction long before – which I could totally understand). Well, during one of those numerous teaching experiments with fruit flies, which numerous generations of students have conducted ever since modern genetics became part of school curriculums, something must have gone very wrong. And who knows, maybe Dr. Seth "Brundlefly" Brundle himself had led one of those biology experiments? Experiments in which some dinosaur genes were mixed with those of an innocent fruit fly... Which resulted in the creation the biggest Drosophila the world has ever seen – the Olympic Brachosophila Megalogaster? Nonsense, of course, and you know it ;-) But doesn't this kaleidoscoped image of the Olympic stadium's interior (the roof, mostly, taken at a dutch angle) look just like an ultra close-up of a (fruit) fly's face? Not one that you'd like to see buzzing around your fruit bowl, that's for sure, but let's say that the other "third party genes" that were used in this crazy experiment came from a puppy. So this would be the friendliest, cuddliest giant dinosaur puppy fruit fly you'll ever come across :) OK, I'd rather stop before you start to believe that I was a part of those experiments as well ;-)

 

Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and take care, dear Flickr friends!

 

Drosophila Megalogaster – Schau mir in die Augen, Kleines :)

 

Ihr erinnert Euch doch bestimmt noch alle an die Mendelsche Vererbungslehre und die berühmte Drosophila Melanogaster mit ihren dominanten bzw. rezessiven Genen, die über die Vererbung der jeweiligen Augenfarbe entscheiden. Was wäre, wenn jemand bei einem der unzähligen Biologie-Experimente, die Generationen von Schülern mit Fruchtfliegen durchgeführt haben, nicht nur Fruchtfliegen(-Gene) gekreuzt, sondern evtl. noch ein paar Dinosaurier-Gene dazwischen gestreut hätte? Das Ergebnis könnte die größte Fruchtfliege sein, die die Welt je gesehen hat, die unglaubliche "Olympische Brachosophila Megalogaster" mit Augen so groß wie zwei Stadiondächer ;-) Nun ja, Ihr habt es schon erraten, dies ist eine kleine Spielerei mit einem Foto vom Olympiastadion für den Sliders Sunday. Ich hatte hier einfach aus Spaß mal eine Aufnahme mit schräger Perspektive gemacht und dabei überwiegend das offene Dach mit ins Bild genommen. Nachdem ich in Photoshop das Bild kopiert, gespiegelt und neu zusammengesetzt hatte, schaute mich plötzlich eine riesige (Frucht-)Fliege an ;-) Keine, die man gerne daheim um den Früchteteller herumschwirren sehen möchte, aber ich kann Euch beruhigen: Bei dem manipulierten Experiment kamen als "Drittanbieter-Gene" nicht nur die eines Dinosauriers hinzu, sondern auch die eines kuscheligen Welpen. Diese Fliege ist also gaaaanz lieb und verschmust und will bloß spielen ;-)

 

Ich wünsche Euch einen guten Start in die neue Woche, bleibt gesund und passt auf Euch auf!

Having successfully kept Rebel Rooster under his protective care, Jasper stood tall and proud. It was a rousing chase around the family room.

 

I use the term "under protective care" loosely. On Rebel Rooster's first day with Jasper, he lost an eyeball to Jasper's teeth. But luckily, in between being a fighter jet pilot and being a nuclear physicist, I spent some time as an eye surgeon so I was able to reattach Rebel's eyeball and he's fully stereoscopic again.

Successfully reducing snow drifts on the beach.

Successful Fishing

 

Eagle with a nice catch on the Susquehanna River in Maryland

 

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A small meal for this early morning Kingfisher

Turmfalke / Kestrel / Crécerelle

 

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"If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

~ Herman Cain

  

a passion flower photo... a gift from a friend...

And, I am still learning how to use Photoshop!

 

;o))

 

after so many dull, grey, rainy and cold days, we finally get some sunny, cold days. Perfect weather for the peregrine falcon to hunt. In this case a feral pigeon, the main food source for peregrines at this site at the river Rhine in Cologne. I wonder if I can ever witness a peregrine's parakeet-hunt.

Following a very successful first try, House of Shade and FOXCITY are collaborating once more!

 

House of Shade's newest mainstore release is the BAE WINDOW Backdrop. It features a large window with a view, curtains and semi opaque blinds. The materials and bump maps are enabled. I hope it will inspire you to decorate :)

 

FOXCITY have prepared an inspired bento couples pose which is now available in both main stores and on the marketplace.

 

House Of Shade mainstore maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FOXCITY/112/97/28

Marketplace marketplace.secondlife.com/p/House-Of-Shade-x-FOXCITY-Bae...

 

FOXCITY mainstore maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FOXCITY/178/65/22

  

Mira and Nelli, not searching for the weekend

but for the first mouse they ever saw

(and finally successfully caught) in their lives.

 

TGIF !

Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) standing on a grassy slope and holding some insect in its beak.

 

Wrona siwa (Corvus cornix) stojÄ…ca na trawiastym zboczu i trzymajÄ…ca w dziobie jakiegoÅ› owada.

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