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Wake up call given out by this Knot (Calidris canutus) as I edged closer...this meant that half the flock of birds I was watching scooted over to the next rock pool island. There is always one keeping a beady eye on you! :))
Have a lovely Sunday everyone, have fun :))
Info from the RSPB.
The knot is a dumpy, short-legged, stocky wading bird. In winter, It is grey above and white below; in summer the chest, belly and face are brick-red. In flight, it shows a pale rump and a faint wing-stripe. It forms huge flocks in winter which wheel and turn in flight, flashing their pale underwings as they twist and turn. Many knots use UK estuaries as feeding grounds, both on migration and in winter, and therefore the population is vulnerable to any changes such as barrages, sea-level rises and human disturbance. Large numbers of birds visit the UK in winter from their Arctic breeding grounds.
Tehachapi!
UP 1989, DRGW heritage, drops down grade with a Spring, Texas bound auto train. The train is framed by a classic SP signal bridge that once watched over Tehachapi's eastern slope where the desert meets the mountains.
UP 1989 ~ ABESPX ~ Mojave, California
Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision
12.31.2011
The LNV slowly crawls though the joint BNSF/UP yard called Airpark located alongside Lincoln's airport.
Please take a look at a selection of H2 Photographic Club images at, www.flickr.com/groups/h2showcase
UP's LMT48 has lifted 15 acid tanks from PCS in Weeping Water and are headed out of town with the buffer behind a very clean baby wings SD40N.
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Anna's Hummingbird
Henderson, Nevada
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a dazzling, jewel-like bird native to the western United States, Mexico, and parts of Canada. Known for their iridescent plumage, the males sport brilliant metallic pink or red throats, known as gorgets, which shimmer in sunlight. Their heads can also display a vibrant pink crown, while the rest of their plumage is primarily green and gray. Females and juveniles lack the vivid head coloring but still have hints of iridescence on their throats.
These birds are small, measuring about 4 inches (10 cm) long with a wingspan of 4.7 inches (12 cm), yet their energy and agility are extraordinary. Anna's Hummingbirds are famed for their high-speed flight, including acrobatic dives during courtship, where males can reach speeds of nearly 50 mph (80 km/h).
Adaptable and vocal, they emit a sharp, metallic "chip" and a high-pitched whistle. They are frequent visitors to flowers, feeders, and gardens, sipping nectar with their long, specialized beaks and tongues, while also preying on tiny insects for protein. Unlike many hummingbirds, Anna’s Hummingbirds can stay in one area year-round, even in cooler climates, thanks to their ability to enter torpor—a state similar to hibernation—on cold nights.
This shot was taken back in July for submission to the TD Bank employee photo contest for their annual "Friends of the Environment Foundation (FEF)" calendar. The theme for this year was Shades of Green and my photo was fortunate to be chosen amongst some great photos to be included in the Wall calendar version (there is also a desk calendar) for 2017.
FEF is a charitable foundation that funds and supports environmental initiatives nationally across Canada and in it's 25 years has funded more than 24,000 environmental projects. To learn more the link is:
If you live in Canada you can visit any TD Canada Trust branch and pick up a calendar!!
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot captured in January 2017.
I have myself a Caro Emerald 'Tangled Up' earworm now, but hope that you like this colour edit and that you all had an awesome weekend. Take care my Flickr friends.
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Spunky, as she is getting all dolled up.
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The “line_up“ is a paperwork series I developed since 2010. The “liners” are made out of paper (Din A3/A4),
oil paint and graphite. The theme is the hermetical laws of polarity and movement. There is no ending and no beginning in any direction, just an endless movement. You have the possibility to arrange the papers like you want and that makes it an endless playground for my photo-work and the eyes of the viewers.
Yanomano
The ramp leading up to Queenscliff pier on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Not too much cloud around yesterday and even less people so had the place to myself!
Setting up for this one and a lady walked past... coffee in hand, enjoying the quiet and the moment, "Morning", was just a murmur. Fond memories of this place, years ago I did some alterations to the lighthouse.... 12 hour days... but good ones.
Tehachapi!
With a westbound BNSF double-stack holding main two awaiting the dispatcher's discretion, a pair of new Union Pacific Tier-IVs lead an eastbound Roseville to West Colton manifest through the curves at Cable.
UP 2576 ~ QRVWC ~ Cable, California
Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision
02.27.2016
Today is January 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Day and presidential inauguration day. In Arvada, Colorado, about ten miles northwest of Denver, it's -1º F as Amtrak Train 1105, the westbound Winter Park Express, whips up snow as it passes through the city. About six inches have fallen over the area in the past few days as a large Arctic cold mass has enveloped the country. Amtrak motors 75 and 146 power the seven-car train on its two-hour journey to the Winter Park Resort.
100x Snapshots of a 1600 Mile Journey #13
A view from outside Buda Castle looking up the Danube towards the amazing Parliament building at the top.
Not another Carry On film, just the view up Alfie's back alley (or ginnel as it's called up North!). That's enough double entendres for one post.
An aeroplane gains altitude, having recently taken off from London City Airport.
The rear of a Docklands Light Railway train is captured, having just departed from platform 1 at Poplar station. The train is about to climb onto a flyover that passes over the DLR lines, visible on the right, which curve left and head towards Stratford.
Big Boy UP 4014 at Dale, NY on June 11, 2026. With the usual roadside angle filled up with people, I scrambled down the bank and blasted off a series of pics.
Its stopped raining! A flying trip into Bristol late this afternoon to try some architectural shots.
My 1st shot of 2016, Happy New Year
Having just departed Elko, 4014 puts on quite a show (I am no steam expert but I would guess sanding the flues) as it works its train up to speed, preparing to enter Osino Canyon. While the near-by Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) tunneled through these hills the Western Pacific opted to follow the winding banks of the Humboldt River.
UP 4014 ~ PRVOG ~ Osino Canyon, Nevada
Union Pacific's Lakeside Subdivision
07.19.2024
The Martorana Also Co-Cathedral of St. Mary of the Admiral[1] (Italian: Concattedrale Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio) is the seat of the parish of San Nicolò dei Greci (Albanian: Klisha e Shën Kollit së Arbëreshëvet), a Co-cathedral overlooking the Piazza Bellini in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.The church is renowned for its spectacular interior, which is dominated by a series of 12th century mosaics executed by Byzantine craftsmen.
The nave dome is occupied by the traditional Greek image of Christ Pantokrator surrounded by the archangels St Michael, St Gabriel, St Raphael and St Uriel.