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I spotted this Tortoise and his Human Pal taking an ocean-front walk along the cliffs of Palos Verdes California. One thing about California, you will usually find something interesting or unusual, even when you're not looking for it : )
The Tortoise:
Tortoises are "cold-blooded," meaning their body temperature varies with the surrounding environment. They are also herbivores, meaning they eat plants. Tortoises are found in a variety of habitats, including deserts, forests, grasslands, and swamps.
There are over 300 species of tortoises, and they come in a wide range of sizes. The smallest tortoise is the speckled padloper tortoise, which is only about 4 inches long. The largest tortoise is the Galapagos tortoise, which can grow to be over 150 pounds.
Tortoises are long-lived animals. Some species can live for over 100 years. The oldest known tortoise is a Galapagos tortoise named Jonathan, who is over 190 years old.
Here are some interesting facts about tortoises:
Tortoises have been around for over 200 million years.
The largest tortoise ever recorded was a Galapagos tortoise named "Johnathan" who weighed over 500 pounds and was over 190 years old.
Tortoises are very good at conserving water. They can go for long periods of time without drinking.
Tortoises are not very good swimmers.
Tortoises are very social animals and enjoy spending time with other tortoises.
Tortoises can be very affectionate and make great pets.
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(Sony, 200-600 @ 241 mm, 1/3200 @ f/8, ISO 4000, edited to taste)
Ready, Steady, 'GrOw'!....seems the January snow had an unusual effect on the fungi in my local park, Trentham Gardens. I wouldn't be at all surprised if one of these days we actually see a Trentham fairy sitting on the top of one of the caps...they like to move around the park when no one is looking! :))
The lake, seen in the background, is frozen over. A pretty but cold walk around the lake that day!
1. Ready Steady Go! - Theme for 116 pictures in 2016
Mrs. Dacnis Cayana (left) and Palm Tanager. Wild.
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Two rather unusual lions at the gates of inner garden in the Yu garden in Shanghai Old City. The classic garden was first laid out in 1577 but has been subject frequent changes and suffered much damage over the years. It has been beautifully restored and is rightfully one of the main attractions of old Shanghai.
The lions still have the classic attributes -- the sphere and the baby -- but assume rather whimsical poses that I have not seen anywhere else (not that I would claim to be an expert on Chinese lions).
Pattern on soapy bubble..... always fascinated as my son created while washing a copper pooja vessel..
Or maybe just floating planters. A new addition, not sure whether I like them or not. Taken in Regents Park.
Spotted on a small island in Spitsbergen, these colorful grey phalaropes are apparently mostly red in color in Svalbard. In an unusual relationship, females perform the courtship, while males incubate the eggs and rear the young.
Saturday and Sunday pleased with perfect sunshine and temperatures of about 15C. Time to go fishing along River Else between Gross Aschen and Bruchmühlen. Not a single cloud in the sky, time to upgrade the Vitamin D-level. Hücker Aschen, Ostwestfalen, Germany
Typically would've titled as 'wildflower' but not for this shot.
Sitback/standback... do you see anything strange like a face in the middle?
Wonderful world of randomness...Weirdest bokeh shot in my collection.
Taking too many photos is bound to get such on-off result some day :)
Tamron 500mm mirror
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Unusual Patterns
For The Macro Mondays theme : "Unusual Patterns"
A ball with a fragile mirror and broken glass.
This dragonfly landed on a tree branch just ahead of me at Koll. I often see them on reeds and tall grass, but haven't seen tree
branches, 6 feet off the ground!
Any time I shoot dragonflies, my ultimate goal is to see the compound eyes, and a few of the shots of this one did reveal them (enlarge for detail)
Pheasants can usually be seen in the open countryside near woodland edges, copses and hedgerows. Never before in my urban garden! After a short while of nosing around and not finding anything tasty to eat it flew up onto the roof and away.
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Popped my head and camera gear outside briefly for about ten frames. Poor little round birds and other wild things. This fluffed-up Northern Flicker perches at a snowy planter.
My sister is in intensive care at a hospital clear across the country. I'll be on and off, hoping you all are doing well, dear Flickr friends.
Quite an unusual Spring. Nearly everything bloomed early here in the south and this was one of the last redbuds to be found anywhere.
Very pretty spotted today. Thanks to David Nice for the name
Common Bistort - Persicaria bistorta
2023 one photo each day
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Flower buds of the hybrid Grevillea "Poorinda Blondie". "Poorinda" is an Aboriginal word meaning light.
None of the flowers have opened fully. The plant about 3m tall was covered in inflorescences of different ages. The shape of the flowers is typical of Grevilleas. However, the colour combination of orange and red in the flowers is unusual and gives the impression that they are brown when seen at a distance. Taken in full sunlight.
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