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Geai des chênes (Garrulus glandarius) Neuchâtel, Suisse.
Roi des sous bois. Plus que tous les autres corvidés, le geai des chênes est un oiseau forestier. Il affectionne particulièrement les forêts claires avec un sous-bois dense. On peut également l’observer en terrain ouvert, mais il ne s'éloigne en aucun cas d'une bonne couverture forestière, bien entendu à cause de ses prédateurs, en particulier les rapaces. Le Geai des chênes est omnivore, mais essentiellement végétarien. Il aime les graines les baies et fruits, surtout les glands les noisettes et les faînes. Parfois il se nourrit aussi de céréales (maïs), des fruits des vergers comme les cerises. Il mange également des insectes et autres invertébrés et plus rarement des œufs et oisillons. Il cache des réserves entre les racines, dans les feuilles ou dans le sol. Il récupère la plus grande partie de la nourriture enfouie en hiver et au printemps, même si il le faut sous une couche de neige.
Dobie and I decided to go on a skateboarding adventure in the forest this evening, and we had a grand time wandering about, so much so that we completely lost track of the time. It seemed quicker than two shakes of a raven's tailfeather that dusk was upon us, and we had scampered so far into the woods that we were lost. Getting lost is a recurring theme for me, and yes, it happens in all lives: I have a really bad sense of direction. And on top of that, in SL, I have exceptionally poor navigational skills! So, full disclosure, I didn't actually do any skateboarding. And honestly, the terrain was not really ideal for it even if I was a super skater guru!
Fortunately for us, we happened upon this adorable and very friendly crow, and he kindly told us that we were going in the wrong direction (big surprise, right?!) and set us on the right path. Soon enough we were home again with another adventure to add to our memory album!
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A voice had an important message for me.
Damn, I did not listen properly.
Unknown Terrain. All different. But lovely.
© gerd kozik/ yarin asanth 2017
Ces maisons construites en pierre de St Cast et/ou en granite de Languebia. Ces maisons peuvent être datées du 18 et 19ème siècle. Elles sont mitoyennes et leurs façades donnent au Sud du côté de l'estuaire. Les hauts murs de clôture et de défense témoignent de la construction de bâti du littoral sur des terrains submersibles, gagnés sur la mer.
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The rough terrains of San Gabriel mountains captured as the plane descended, approaching Los Angeles.
Fall colours under a cloudless sky in the North Slave District of Canada's Northwest Territories. This setting is northwest of Yellowknife.
Tierra de Campos ("Land of Fields") is a large historical and natural region or greater comarca that straddles the provinces of León, Zamora, Valladolid and Palencia, in Castile and León, Spain. It is a vast, desolate plain with practically no relief, except for some wide undulations of the terrain.
Originally it was known as "Gothic Plains" (Campi Gothici or Campi Gothorum), as the area had been settled by Visigoths who fled from Aquitaine Gaul after its conquest by the Franks. It was first mentioned under this name in Codex Vigilanus (Codex Albeldensis), and described as extending "from the river Douro, to the Christian Kingdom".
Canon Rebel XT (converted to Infra-red by LifePixel 830nm Filter) | Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD Lens
Genesis 19:17 “And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”
Rocky terrain along one of the trails at Mississippi Palisades State Park. On the day of this trek temps were in the upper 40s but some snow and ice remained in the shadowed areas. Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 4
I was seeking that moment when winter light reveals the hidden structure of the landscape — that geometry which humans have imposed upon the earth across generations. By composing along these successive curves, from foreground to the distant church, I attempted to translate what I feel facing cultivated valleys: a form of breathing between human order and natural freedom. The forest of the medial valley drew me particularly — that dark scar dividing the landscape, almost a pause in the reading of the terrain. It is within that gap, that silence of autumn woodland, that I found the intention of this frame: to celebrate not smooth beauty, but the poetic tension between ploughed fields and the wildness that persists.
Shot on a January afternoon near Villeneuve-lès-Lavaur, in the Tarn. It was the hour when winter strips the landscape of its colorful distractions, when each curve becomes legible, when the silence of the field speaks louder than spring. I had come seeking this sobriety, this austere intimacy that only agricultural winter offers.
Another very different location on the northern section of the Trans-Mongolian Railway. Geographically, this area features a unique mix of terrain… rivers, mountains, pine forests, and sand. At times it resembles the Gobi, while in other moments it feels more like an oasis ️
A “Grasshopper” 2TE25KM powered transit intermodal train runs along the foothills of the Erkhet Mountains and the Kharaa River basin, heading toward Salkhit Junction on a beautiful, sunny summer morning. Captured during the Summer Group Tour 2025 Our next Summer Tour is confirmed for 8–20 June 2026, featuring the northern Trans-Mongolian railscapes, including the Mongolia–Russia border zone.
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Kratié (Cambodge) - A quelques kilomètres du centre de la plaisante ville de Kratié, en longeant le Mekong, on accède au village flottant. J’ai déjà eu l’occasion de dire que ce terme de « village flottant » est abusif ; uniquement destiné à attirer les touristes. En réalité le village est constitué maisons en bois, construite sur la terre ferme du rivage. Les cabanes flottantes qui sont hors-champ, ne sont destinées qu’à la pêche.
Les maisons, partiellement sur pilotis car accrochées à la colline, sont derrière moi, une dizaine de mètres plus haut. Je suis descendu dans le lit de la rivière à marée basse. Quand l’eau se retire, elle laisse place à une étendue boueuse qui sert de terrain de jeu aux enfants. Quelques minutes avant que je prenne cette photos, les gamins jouaient au football.
• Kratié (Cambodia) - A few kilometers from the center of the pleasant town of Kratié, along the Mekong, you reach the floating village. I have already had occasion to say that this term "floating village" was abusive; only intended to attract tourists. In reality the village is made up of wooden houses, built on the main land. The floating cabins that are off-field are only intended for fishing.
The houses, partially on stilts because they cling to the hill, are behind me, about ten meters higher. I went down to the river bed at low tide. When the water has receded, it gives way to a muddy expanse that serves as a playground for children. A few minutes before I took this photo, the kids were playing football.
Bronica ETRsi, Zenzanon 50mm f2.8, Kodak Tmax100, orange filter. Underexposed for grain, and adjusted in Lightroom. Df96 at 74F for 10 minutes.
These low hills contrast fairly sharply with the quite flat terrain of the far northern ND prairie. This is an area where these glacial features are more common.
My two favourite birding locations in Ontario - Pelee Island and Prince Edward County - both jut into bodies of water and mark the southernmost tips of their regions. As a consequence, both areas host significant wine-making operations, which in turn attracts boutique hotels and restaurants and a very different kind of tourism.
The odd thing is that both areas have managed to retain large areas of very rough terrain for wildlife, and these tend to be unpopular with the folks from Ottawa and Toronto who are visiting for other reasons. That is quite obvious when backroading: driving on the many dirt roads that crisscross the areas near the water. Barred Owls, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks, Bald Eagles, and even the occasional Upland Sandpiper are fairly common sights on these rarely travelled routes.
I was alerted by my friend Paul to the location of a Red Fox den on one of these roads, and made a point of keeping my eyes peeled for adults and kits. This adult was spotted hunting for rodents along a grassy ridge alongside one of these roads.
I slowed down and stopped, pulling off on the opposite (wrong) side of the road, and then turned off the engine. Unlike the tamer Red Foxes around Ottawa, who are more used to sharing space with humans, these creatures are more skittish. Homes are pretty scarce in this area, and the Foxes are more natural predators.
In any event, I figured I had about thirty seconds to work. I had the windows down and my camera ready to go on the front seat. I wanted to really lean out of the window to avoid heat waves distorting the image. The Fox had just failed to catch something and had assumed a very focused pose, planning its next move. A short burst of three images and it was gone into the tall grasses of the nearby field.
Les gouttelettes de la brume de rosée font apparaître la multitude de toiles d'araignées qui tapissent la prairie en ce matin d'automne sur les hauteurs de Saint-Flour.
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We drove 10+ hours north-east to Weiser, Idaho to see the totality of the solar eclipse. What an experience!
We scouted around for a good place and decided to camp at the river bed of the Snake River a few miles downstream from Weiser. We could see the moon slip in front of the sun at 10:10am. The surrounding terrain became an eerie place ten minutes before the totality. The temperature dropped. Then at 11:25am it got dark within seconds, quite dark. The totality had begun. Now it was safe to look into the sun without a protective film, and to take off the sun filter from the camera lens. I was super exited, and at the same time very much focused on taking many shots with the new 600 mm long lens.
The sun is 400 times further away than the moon, and by pure luck the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun. Which, at totality means that the two object appear to have the same size. Actually, the moon is 2.7% larger, which allowed us to enjoy the totality for 2 minutes. It also means that the corona around the sun was clearly visible.
This is a slightly underexposed image, which better shows the structures in the corona. On the right and upper right you can also see what appears to be solar flares. Can any astronomer friend shed light on this?
The totality is a mystical experience, hard to describe. All I can say is that I recommend to put this on your bucket list if you have not experienced one in person. Totally worth a trip.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure to enhance the micro-contrast, and slightly adjusted the curves.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC8170_hdr1bal1b.jpg