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I believe this is a Great Black Wasp.
The great black wasp is a very large wasp species, about 20-35mm. This wasp is black, mono-colored and without colored stripes, spots or other noticeable patterns on the body.
Great black wasps are not aggressive due to the fact they do not have a colony to defend and are categorized as solitary wasps.
Females can sting, but only do so if their nest is threatened. Great black wasps are subterranean wasps, meaning they live underground and construct small underground nests where they care for their offspring.
These insects gather prey, most commonly grasshoppers, locusts, cicadas and other large, “fleshy” insects that they feed to their immature offspring. In areas where this insect lives, they can be seen flying with paralyzed insect prey in their mouth and stuffing the paralyzed insect into the underground nest. With all the hunting they do, it is necessary for the female adults to consume lots of high-energy food. Therefore, their primary food source is nectar from surrounding flowers.
Their preferred habitat is areas where prey is located, like meadows, pastures and residential areas where gardens, landscaping plants and flowers are found.
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Je crois que c'est une grande guêpe noire.
La grande guêpe noire est une très grande espèce de guêpe, d'environ 20 à 35 mm. Cette guêpe est noire, monochrome et sans rayures colorées, taches ou autres motifs visibles sur le corps.
Les grandes guêpes noires ne sont pas agressives car elles n'ont pas de colonie à défendre et sont classées comme guêpes solitaires.
Les femelles peuvent piquer, mais seulement si leur nid est menacé. Les grandes guêpes noires sont des guêpes souterraines, ce qui signifie qu'elles vivent sous terre et construisent de petits nids souterrains où elles prennent soin de leur progéniture.
Ces insectes rassemblent des proies, le plus souvent des sauterelles, des criquets, des cigales et d'autres gros insectes «charnus» qu'ils nourrissent à leur progéniture immature. Dans les zones où vit cet insecte, on peut le voir voler avec des proies d'insectes paralysés dans la bouche et fourrer l'insecte paralysé dans le nid souterrain. Avec toute la chasse qu'elles font, il est nécessaire que les femelles adultes consomment beaucoup d'aliments riches en énergie. Par conséquent, leur principale source de nourriture est le nectar des fleurs environnantes.
Leur habitat préféré est les zones où se trouvent leurs proies, comme les prairies, les pâturages et les zones résidentielles où l'on trouve des jardins, des plantes paysagères et des fleurs.
This is the superb view from Stanage Edge which is located in the High Peak area of the Peak District Nation Park. It was an incredibly windy February afternoon but always worth the hike up.
The great monastic complex of Gyantse is known as Pelkhor Chode Monastery is the main monastery in Gyantse, Tibet, next to the Dzong or fort. It is most notable for its Kumbum, which has 108 chapels in its four floors. The Tsuklakhang, the main temple of the monastery was built 1418-1428 by Rabten Kunzang Phak, the second Prince of Gyantse, who was a devotee of Kedrub Je (1385-1438), one of Tsongkapa's leading disciples later recognised as the 1st Panchen Lama. It became an important centre of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1904, the town and monastery were attacked by British soldiers and, although most of the damage was later restored, bullet holes from this attack remain in the monastery to this day. It was partially destroyed in 1959 after a revolt against Chinese rule. It was ransacked again during the Cultural Revolution, but has since been largely restored www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
This was a bonus. I had just photographed the RHTT as it past north at Hampole when the celebrity liveried 91 rushed south. It is strange how you take liveried for granted until they disappear so when in 2019 the livery was reapplied it was a bonus for all.
This is an old picture that I found. I intended to post it a long time ago but never got around to it. It is a little stream out in the country (the middle of nowhere Kansas actually) that I drove by and turned around and went back to look again. The only thing I did to this was crop it. I hope you enjoy it.
This is the nebula rich region in the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn with the dark Cone Nebula (left of centre) and the small V-shaped and bright Hubble’s Variable Nebula at bottom, a reflection nebula that varies in form and brightness. Above the Cone Nebula is the triangular Christmas Tree Cluster, NGC 2264, here upside down as the bright blue star 15 Mon is the base of the tree. The large region of nebulosity is Sharpless 2-273. The V-shaped dark nebula above centre is LDN 1603.
Near 15 Mon is a blue reflection nebula. Another blue reflection nebula IC 2169 and associated star cluster Collinder 95 is at left — I framed the field to contain this nebula. Other bits of reflection nebulosity surround it - clockwise: NGC 2245, NGC 2247 and IC 446 above the main nebula. The rich faint cluster near centre is Trumpler 5.
This is a blend of 8 x 5-minute exposures at ISO 800 unfiltered with 6 x 8-minute exposures at ISO 1600 shot through an Optolong L-Enhance dual-band nebula enhancement filter (it lets through only Oxygen III blue-green and Hydrogen-alpha red to really enhance the nebulosity). All exposures with the Canon EOS Ra mirrorless camera through the SharpStar HNT150 Hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph at f/2.8, from home on a very clear moonless night January 26, 2020. All stacked, aligned and blended in Photoshop 2020.
This image of a Red-Tailed Hawk alighting on a fence post has been generated and enhanced with digital imaging programs, including Topaz Photo AI, Snapseed, Photoshop Elements 2024, and Midjourney.
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This is the camera facing east as the sun goes down, casting alpenglow light on not just the snowy mountains, but the sky!
Off of I80, Emmigrant, Gap, Ca.
Feb. 2021.
Emmigrant Gap near
This February 8, 2016 composite image reveals the complex distribution of phytoplankton in one of Earth's eastern boundary upwelling systems — the California Current. Recent work suggests that our warming climate my be increasing the intensity of upwelling in such regions with possible repercussions for the species that comprise those ecosystems.
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* This shot would I think defy any straightening software. Both The Two Towers are leaning very significantly. At the heart of the city they are the symbol of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families, which are traditionally credited for their construction between 1109 and 1119. Their construction was a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family.
The Asinelli tower rises 318 feet (97 metres) and slopes seven feet to the West. The smaller tower Garisenda once rose to 197 feet but it had 39 feet lopped off the height in the mid fourteenth century for safety reasons. Garisenda leans full 11 feet to the North East. It is possible to climb the 425 steps to the top of the Asinelli Tower but I did not risk my knees
It hard to imagine but Dante knew these towers well and are cited several times by in the Divine Comedy
Considering their size they proved rather difficult to photograph and this is probably the best of the many shots I took of them
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"This species belongs to a family of spiders called the cribellate orbweavers (Uloboridae). This family is unique in North America because its members completely lack venom. And what does “cribellate” mean? A cribellum is a sievelike plate in front of the spinnerets that causes the silk that emerges from the spinnerets to be “hackled,” or covered with woolly fibers that help snag prey (instead of the sticky threads many other spiders use).
Although a number of spider families include at least some cribellate species, this cribellate family is unusual because its members spin orb (wheel-shaped) webs. Cribellate spiders are not closely related to the true orbweavers, family Araneidae, and most spider families that possess a cribellum do not create circular orbs."
This is the only more or less sharp photo of a nuthatch I managed in the last few months. I took it at Monrepos where these birds are among the regular visitors of a bird feeder in the forest. They are incredibly fast and I only had the time for two shots of which one was completely blurred.
This was fun to shoot! My dog, Maggie, was so excited the whole time and even tried to grab the camera a few times which scared me ahah
I haven't done a clone photo in at least a year and I'm still practicing with it so I think i'll do another one some other time.
I was really excited to try out this idea and It came out as i'd hoped!
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This is the most beautiful Ferrari 599 GTO I´ve ever seen and it belongs to a very famous football star.
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This is Wrawby Postmill in the Lincolnshire village of Wrawby on a sunny but cold day in December 2014
If this looks familiar to some, it is because it's a recrop of a photo already in my photostream. This variation was suggested in feedback from a Flickr friend Matt (a.k.a. Facing The World) who suggested I try cropping some off the top and the left side.
Cropping is an art form in and of itself and one is always learning. Non-photographers often criticize portraits that have part of the hat or the top of the head cropped, even though doing so can frequently result in a more intimate connection to the all-important eyes.
With the original crop of this photo I was lazy and left too much foliage to the left which did not contribute much so getting rid of it makes sense (thanks Matt).
In my original version of the photo, frankly, I got hung up on including all of her hair, thinking it was essential to the portrait.
Flickr is a place for displaying but also for learning. One must remain open to feedback from friends so here is the suggested version. I have included the original (below) to make the comparison easier.
As is so often the case, tastes vary and there is not always a right or wrong. I leave it to you to decide which you like best and either way I think you will agree that she's a beauty.
This is Dylon, my hanging monkey. He hangs from my workstation and is just too cute to ignore or not put on flickr :)
This handsome Motacilla cinerea schmitzi subspecies of Grey Wagtail is evenly distributed throughout the island of Madeira and Porto Santo islands, from the sea-shore up to high altitudes. This bird was seen at a pond in one of Funchal’s public gardens.
This one must have really been lost as it didn't go back to the trees but flew out into the field.
(Clare)
This rarity to Britain seems to prefer Forest Farm Nature Reserve, Cardiff, Wales, than its normal winter home of sub-tropical Asia!
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This is one stretch of the bamboo forest, part of the Pipiwai Trail to Waimoku Falls near Hana, Maui.
When the wind picks up, the bamboo sways and makes a fascinating sound.
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This is the American Red Squirrel (Tamiascuirus hudsonicus). This is a small squirrel, a little larger than a chipmunk, but smaller than the Gray and Fox Squirrels.
The small squirrel has an average lifespan of 2.3 years. This is very short due to predators such as hawks, coyotes, bobcats, owls, foxes and other larger animals.
This little fellow was seen in Ontario in the Bruce Peninsula National Park.
Photo Date 5-6-2016
San Francisco City Hall, California, USA.
Nikon D810 Camera / Nikon AF-S 28-300MM f/3.5-5.6 ED G VR Len / Tiffen UV Filter.
1/600 Sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, Auto White Balance, Manual Exposure, Auto D-Lighting Ex. High.
Focal Length 36mm, Sharpness Level +9, Raw Format.
Pre-processed by Adobe Lightroom CC
Note: This image was cropped. All color, contrast, brightness, white balance and sharpness has been adjusted for maximum detail and vivid color.
Seoul, South Korea
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This is the east window, designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. A crucifixion scene, it has the Virgin on one side and St John on the other. It was dedicated to Rev. Alexander Fownes Luttrell, rector of the parish, who died in 1888. Irritatingly out of focus is this charming row of angels at the top.
This foto I made for my mother who past away in 2nd Ogos 2011. This was her favorite flower.
I wish everyone a very nice and sunny day. And for all the mothers I hope you get a lot of love and presents every day.
Maaf kawan2... atas pemergian bonda sebentar tadi, dan sebelum berundur diri ingin saya nyatakan di sini... sayangilah ibu kita selagi dia masih ada. Sesungguhnya luka lara ni hanya saya sahaja yang tahu. Saya akan berundur buat seketika dari flickr. Jumpa lagi suatu hari nanti.
Al- fatihah buat bonda saya... :(
This one has US-spec headlights and side marker lights indicating 1968 model or later. Probably a 280SL model. Seen driving by on Tombstone Canyon (Main Street) in Bisbee, Arizona.
shot these a couple weeks back, but we did the same thing this morning.
potato and egg. yum.
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This lovely image of three Yellow-billed Oxpeckers perching on a Cape Buffalo was taken by Nelis Wolmarans on a recent South African tour. Ticks and other insects feasting on the host animal are removed by oxpeckers (a symbiotic relationship), although the overall merits of the oxpeckers behaviour is speculative as wounds on the animal are often kept open by the oxpeckers as they have a weak spot for blood (and in this instance only the oxpecker benefits!).
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Took this picture on our first visit to this ancient Laurel tree forest on Madeira Island. The Fanal forest is a photographers dream especially with fog we were a little dissapointed that morning, since we did not get any fog but this tree stood out because it was backlid from the sun and looked like it was reaching out to the sun , making this a very peaceful picture.
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Here's another from this fun day out chasing the 470 Railroad Club special from Conway to Fabyans and back with 9 cars behind Boston and Maine F7s 4266 and 4268.
This spot was one of the most famous photo locations along the old Maine Central's Mountain Sub mainline because you could capture the entirety of a 100 car freight strung out as they climb Intervale Hill on a more than two mile long tangent. This is also a spot where you can include Mount Washington with the train and on those rare clear days unlike this one.
From just east of the Hill North Vale Lane crossing here at about MP 61.7 the top of the mountain is 16 miles away. Located in the Presidential Range Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River. The summit is probably most famous for having the highest wind speed ever recorded on earth (not associated with a tornado or tropical cyclone) of 231 mph recorded on April 12, 1934 by the observatory located there!
As for the Fs, both units are owned by the 470 Railroad Club and are original Boston and Maine locomotives wearing their as delivered EMD designed scheme. 4266 was built in Mar. 1949 and was acquired for preservation in 1981 off the Billerica deadline. Restored a couple years later, she has called North Conway home ever since and has been operational off and on for the past four decades.
4268 was built in Oct. 1949 and ran for the very first time in almost a half century just earlier this year. I'm not sure when her last run was, but I can find no photos of her in service after about July 1974. She languished for a decade behind the Billerica shops after being stripped of all major components including prime mover, main generator and traction motors. In 1986 she finally left Billerica by truck after being acquired by George Feuderer who displayed her in a field in East Swanzey, NH until acquired by the 470 Club and trucked to North Conway in October of 1991.
She received a cosmetic restoration in 1993 and had been prominently displayed at the Conway Scenic in the company of her operational sibling ever since. After years of planning, the club began restoration in earnest in 2018 with the full support of the railroad and its shop using ex New Hampshire Northcoast GP9 1751 (ex PRR) as a major parts donor for the four year long restoration project.
Addendum: thanks to Carl Byron for supplying the fascinating historical information below that I'd never read about before.
The 4268A was actually built in March, 1949 as Engineering Test Dept Locomotive #930. Used for high altitude component testing on the DRGW's Soldier Summit among other locations. It spent some of that summer masquerading as a CB&Q locomotive leading their passenger car display at the 1949 Chicago World's Fair. It was then was cleaned up, re-engined, and made into to a standard F7A and offered for sale at a slightly used demo price. The B&M bought it and it was renumbered and painted into the B&M livery and shipped east, so while the builders plate may well say 10/49 but it certainly had a prior interesting career.
Unincorporated Intervale
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Saturday October 28, 2023
Artists Statement:
This painting captures a fleeting moment in early winter, where the landscape is transformed by the low, golden light that bathes the scene. The curving river bank, gently blanketed in snow, is outlined on the one side by trees whose tops glow with the warm hues of the rising sun. Painted in a high-key fashion, the work employs soft, coarse horizontal strokes for the water and a smoothness to evoke the feel of the flat white snowy fields, while the water—rich in greys, reds, and pale purples—reflects the cold light and the dark reflections of the trees, creating an interplay of warmth and chill.
The overall composition is designed to feel ephemeral, as the edges of the scene gradually fade into the surrounding whiteness of the snow, giving the viewer a sense of both the vastness and quiet intimacy of winter. The trees, though delicate in their soft brushwork, stand resilient against the cold, their glowing tops providing a gentle contrast to the more muted colours of the water and the snow.
In this piece, I sought to explore the subtle beauty of winter’s transitional moments, where the harshness of the season meets the fragile warmth of light. The interplay of colour and light, combined with the fading edges, speaks to the transient nature of time—how moments of clarity are often fleeting, but nonetheless beautiful in their impermanence.
This image, from a trip to northwestern Nebraska early in 1994, netted me my first train led by a solid set of then new Burlington Northern A.C. powered SD70MAC’s in service. After spending the morning in Alliance, I had received a tip that a loaded coal train was inbound with three of the “new motors” leading so off I went in search of my quarry. As can be seen, the weather was not exactly cooperating but my desire to photograph these brand new locomotives in their new paint scheme drove me onward in my pursuit.
Twenty miles northwest out of Alliance, I arrived at Hemingford, NE but still saw no sign of an approaching train. A track inspector in a hy-railer was stopped in the siding but I noticed nothing else. Onward I went and after driving six and a half more miles I came to the small former townsite of Nonpariel, NE. Not much here other than a couple of farms, a few assorted buildings, (the post office had closed in 1946) and the railroad. Still no headlight in sight but I had heard a distant Hot Box Detector on my scanner and upon inspection, I noticed a clear signal lined-up for an eastbound train.
This had to be him I thought so I scrambled to find a suitable location to set up for my shots. Not a whole lot was available in desolate far northwestern Nebraska on a cold, windy late February day but after a while I did manage to find a cut where I could get some elevation and be able to see most of the train. Standing in the cold wind gripping my tripod, I began to hear the muffled chant of EMD’s approaching in the distance that sounded like they were under pretty heavy load.
Eventually a headlight appeared around a distant curve and lo and behold, there they were. No Cascade Green GE's or EMD's leading this train! Led by month old 9408, 9400, (the class unit) and 9412, he slowly approached and upon reaching my location I fired off several frames. Luck was with me as I even got a tiny sliver of sun as the power passed by. The engineer waved through the cab window probably thinking about what a fool like me was doing up here in this desolate place on a freezing cold and windy day.
But for me, it was mission accomplished. I had gotten a decent image of the brand new technology, (A.C. traction locomotives, one of the first sets in service on the BN) that was ushering in a new era of motive power that continues today, almost thirty years later. Nearly frozen to the bone, the heater in the car sure felt good on the drive back to Alliance where dinner and a comfy bed at my motel were waiting.
This beauty was in our yard a few days ago, laying underneath our apple tree. My husband wasn't amused. Lol Hunting season ended a couple of days before that. I'm glad he is still able to visit even though I'm pretty sure he's the one that thrashed one of our shrubs.
A set of EMD's escaped from the Iron Range to power rock trains for the CN. The CN is busy adding about 4 miles of double track to the old EJ&E between Sutton and Spaulding. Here is O49081 getting the ballast unloaded using older conveyor belt technology and manual operation (neat to watch it unload). This once was a sleepy belt loop around Chicago for the EJ&E, now is a main artery for the CN. Power 6254,405,6256, too bad the sun was not my friend here.
This mural was painted under an overpass along the Delaware and Rariton Canal path south of Princeton, New Jersey. Maybe in Trenton or just north of that city.
This bookstore, one of the biggest of Argentina (if not whole southamerica), is located inside a theater called Grand Splendid on Santa Fé Ave. This theater was bought by Grupo IHLSA (the owner of El Ateneo).
As you can see, it's a big and wonderful place.. Thousands of books from all subjects you can imagine.. and all of them in Spanish !
You can even take a cofee at the place that used to be the stage if you want..
This screenshot is from Heavily modded Skyrim + 250 mods,So can't name them all,It's been edited by me later in Photoshop...For more screenshots you can check my Steam Profile.
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