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Southern-crested Caracara. A bird of prey very common in South America.
Carancho (Caracara plancus)
WEEK 21, 2022
This picture was taken in St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, UK, prior to the sun setting behind the Midland Hotel, (building on the right). I was trying to capture the sun setting above the distant tower; yet another Office Block going up in Manchester’s City Centre. Unfortunately the sun was shining above a band of cloud and therefore right into my lens so the image I was trying to capture never materialised, but I did manage to capture a silhouette of this chap on his bike riding towards me. Fortunately he turned right before running into me.
This image has not been toned; it is, as it was, at the time of taking the picture.
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This Northern flicker was seen in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California.
Tourists stop and stare at the façade of this medieval building with its 18th century mix of baroque and rococo sculpture and painting. A sight worth seeing here in Bamberg. [DSC07668_lr_3000]
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Polygala chamaebuxus (Shrubby milkwort) is a plant in the Polygalaceae or milkwort family. Its flowers are solitary or in pairs. The inner two sepals, the wings, are upright and white to yellow, sometimes pinkish or purple. The keel petals are bright yellow, aging to brownish-red or purple. It is native to the Alps and the mountains of west-central Europe.
One of the grasses on this snow covered frozen pond seems to be taking a bow as it celebrates a beautiful sunny afternoon with thoughts of warmer days ahead. :)
With Canadian Pacific taking over the Central Maine and Quebec Railway today, I figured I'd throw a shot up of Monday's 211. Here we see 211 passing over Souadabscook Stream in Hampden, ME on the way to Searsport with 3817 leading the way.
Windmills have become part of the Canarian landscape, silent witnesses of a past in which they played an important role in the economy of the islands. In the case of Fuerteventura, they existed profusely because this typology is developed mainly in arid or desert regions, taking the wind as a source of energy, to make up for the lack of water currents. To this contributed the almost permanent presence of air currents in the islands and the orography of the island, characterized by vast plains only "interrupted" by these peculiar constructions.
Their typologies are made up of two very different types, but one of them predominates numerically. The most abundant is defined by an architectural structure of flat circular plant, with truncated cone shape made of masonry, topped by an irregular conical or pyramidal wooden roof of which one of its parts is open to give exit to the axis of the blades. The interior is divided into two floors, with access to the upper floor by an interior staircase, in some cases, or exterior, in others. The other typology, of which there are fewer examples, is defined by a quadrangular building, on which rises a tower made with a framework of wooden railings, which supports the blades. In the center of the tower descends an axis that connects the gearing of the blades with the stones.
La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
I didn't have a lot of sun yesterday taking this shot, but I thought with the reflections from the trees and the grass it look not bad. I waited for at least 20 minutes until the goose was in the right spot to take this final photo.
RKO_5027. A Kgalagadi King taking a break! ?
Taken in the wild while visiting the Kgalagadi Transfrontier park in South Africa!
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A sensible Hoverfly in the polytunnel this morning, taking shelter from the cooler windy conditions outside. If anyone knows what species this flower is it would be good to know. Martin planted seeds & they grew but he threw the packet away! They are quite tall & come in a variety of colours. They would make great cut flowers I'm sure as each one lasts ages HFDF!
Thanks [https://www.flickr.com/photos/57734089@N03/] for providing the name of the flowers - Zinnia
Rolleiflex Automat One (1938) recently restored by myself, although I'm unsure as to whether to do anything about the worn leather as I quite like the fact that it shows the marks of it's 85 years of use. Film was Kodak Tri X and a yellow/green bay 1 filter was fitted to the taking lens only. Film developed in Rodinal.
A yellow-vented bulbul (pycnonotus goiavier) taking a peek at some movement on the ground below. Photographed in Rimlay Bay, Hat Yao Noi, Pang Nga, Thailand.
A week on and the frog embryos are developing into tadpole form (can be seen clearer if enlarged). Fascinating & wonderful to observe.
From my early childhood I've regarded the owl as one that is wise and helpful. A trusted winged animal. It must have been through all the animation films I've watched as a child. This regal bird sits just beyond the moat protecting Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park.
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