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Whinchat - Saxicola Rubetra (M)
The whinchat is a solitary species, favouring open grassy country with rough vegetation and scattered small shrubs. It perches in elevated locations ready to pounce on the insects and other small invertebrates that form its diet. The nest is built by the female on the ground in coarse vegetation, with a clutch of four to seven eggs being laid. The hen incubates the eggs for about thirteen days and then both parents feed the nestlings. Fledging takes place about eighteen days after hatching and the parents continue to feed the young for another fortnight. Moulting takes place in late summer before the migration southwards, and again on the wintering grounds in Africa before the migration northwards in spring. The whinchat is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified it as being of least concern.
Fairly common but local summer migrant from winter grounds in Africa. Found in open country on heathland, moorland, rough grassland, often with bracken. Perches atop bushes and on fences, dropping to the ground to feed, where usually hops briefly before flying back up to a perch. Male distinctive, with bold white eyebrow, dark cheeks, and peachy-orange breast. Female duller but with ghosting of male pattern, especially pale eyebrow. In flight shows distinctive white bases to sides of tail.
Sadly this was the only one of these I saw and it stayed partially hidden in the vegetation. First time I have seen one.
Lo que más destaca para mi es el bello recorrido del rio ebro entre tanta vegetación y por supuesto la bella iglesia con un poco de los restos de la muralla del castillo.
What stands out the most for me is the beautiful route of the Ebro river among so much vegetation and of course the beautiful church with a bit of the remains of the castle wall.
El que més destaca per a mi és el bell recorregut del riu Ebre entre tanta vegetació i per descomptat la bella església amb una mica de les restes de la muralla del castell.
Pieces of paradise
This was my first thoughts looking and walking by Bellagio.
In each corner a lovely surprise and ... flowers, and you know how much I love flowers :)))
Charming narrow streets and hills with buzzing local commerce, a lot of cafes and restaurants. Undeniably a beautiful and interesting place where you want to get lost for too much time.
And the relaxing view of the lake plus the exuberant vegetation around became a simply divine experience!
Avec 25 à 29 cm de long pour 130 à 230 grammes, le Grèbe castagneux (Tachybaptus ruficollis) est le plus petit grèbe d'Europe. En plumage nuptial, il est facilement identifiable par son plumage très sombre, ses joues et les côtés de son cou châtain qui lui ont valu son qualificatif de « castagneux » (la castagne étant le nom de la châtaigne en Gascogne) et une marque blanc crème à la base du bec. Son plumage internuptial, à partir de la fin de l'été, est plus terne.
En période de reproduction, le Grèbe castagneux se tient le plus souvent dans la végétation aquatique où il chasse et pêche des insectes aquatiques et leurs larves, des mollusques et de petits poissons, capturés essentiellement à moins de 1 mètre de profondeur.
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With 25 to 29 cm long for 130 to 230 grams, the Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is the smallest grebe in Europe. In nuptial plumage, it is easily identifiable by its very dark plumage, its cheeks and the sides of its chestnut neck which have earned it the qualifier of "castagneux" (the name of the castagne is the name of the chestnut in Gascony) and a creamy white mark at the base of the beak. His internuptial plumage, from the end of the summer, is duller.
In breeding season, the Little Grebe occurs most often in the aquatic vegetation where it hunts and fishes aquatic insects and their larvae, molluscs and small fish, caught mainly within 1 meter of depth.
It has always been my wish to photograph the secretive Sora head-on showing its laterally compressed body, which allows it to slip and weave easily through dense vegetation. However, seeing the Sora in the open is notoriously difficult.
I was justifiably excited when I spotted this Sora walking cautiously along the path. And when it turned and looked straight into the lens for a brief instant, the angle, light and position were just right, as seen in this picture. Luck!
I am glad that I was ready and took advantage of that opportunity.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G, Right angle viewfinder.
(Taken on: July,2019, St. Albert, Edmonton, Canada, Alberta)
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This gorgeous tree used to have a perfect crown. It lost its leading vertical branch and now appears split. On a gloomy day I could not help but feel a bit blue for the tree.
I'm on the mainland of Menominee Park looking across Millers Bay toward Ame's Point at the end of the breakwater that protects the bay on the left. Monkey Island is on the right. Immediately to the lower left is the Millers Bay Restoration Site, a project that is restoring and maintaining native prairie vegetation on the lakeshore.
Menominee Park
Lake Winnebago
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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The flora of the Andes National Park Cotopaxi (Ecuador) is rich in plants with delicate flowers, but unfortunately, for the most part, I don't know their names. But I'll show them to you anyway, they are very pretty!
down to the woods today
Well out of my comfort zone here.
Would you believe at my age, I'd never been to a wood before.
And here I found myself, purely by accident, after getting lost trying to find another location.
What a magical place it was
The large webb from this spider includes a zigzag bond of silk called the Stabilimentum which is spun just above ground level amongst low vegetation or in grass where the spider will catch the main prey of grass hoppers.
Barley, Lancashire
Quite often on my woodland walks I come across beautiful old trees, (this is no exception), but the undergrowth and surrounding vegetation make them near impossible to photograph! On this occasion, I felt that the tree was strong enough to capture.
I took this photo before the passage of hurricane Leslie in Portugal, are they still there? I don't know.
Photo by Lise, after passing Portugal, hurricane :
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitenstein_(Schwäbische_Alb)
Der Breitenstein ist ein 811,2 m ü. NHN[1] hohes Felsplateau in Baden-Württemberg. Es liegt nahe dem Dorf Ochsenwang an der Kreisstraße 1220 auf der Gemarkung der Gemeinde Bissingen an der Teck. Der Felsvorsprung besteht aus Weißjuragestein und liegt am Nordrand der Schwäbischen Alb direkt am Albtrauf.
Von dem ca. 200 Meter breiten Plateau des Breitensteins aus bietet sich ein von Vegetation nicht behinderter weiter Blick auf das ca. 400 Meter tiefer gelegene, nördlich der Schwäbischen Alb gelegene Gebiet – im Nordwesten bis nach Stuttgart – weshalb er ein beliebter Ausflugsort ist und auf nahezu allen Karten der Gegend verzeichnet ist.
Auf dem Plateau Breitenstein befindet sich eine Bronzetafel, in der die Lage und Entfernung der von dort sichtbaren Orte verzeichnet ist.
Der Breitenstein ist sowohl als geschütztes Geotop und unter dem Namen Felspartie des Breitenstein auch als flächenhaftes Naturdenkmal ausgewiesen.
Quelle: Wikipedia
The Breitenstein is a rocky plateau 811.2 m above sea level[1] in Baden-Württemberg. It is located near the village of Ochsenwang on the district road 1220 in the district of Bissingen an der Teck. The rocky outcrop is made of Weißjura stone and lies on the northern edge of the Swabian Alb directly on the Alb ridge.
From the approx. 200-metre-wide plateau of the Breitenstein, there is a wide view, unobstructed by vegetation, of the area approx. 400 metres below, to the north of the Swabian Alb - as far as Stuttgart in the northwest - which is why it is a popular place for excursions and is marked on almost all maps of the area.
There is a bronze plaque on the Breitenstein plateau that lists the location and distance of the places visible from there.
The Breitenstein is designated both as a protected geotope and, under the name Felspartie des Breitenstein, also as an areal natural monument.
Dashing through vegetation to catch birds is a dangerous lifestyle. In a study of more than 300 Cooper’s Hawk skeletons, 23 percent showed old, healed-over fractures in the bones of the chest, especially of the furcula, or wishbone.
Pelicans are widespread, fish alone or in groups, sometimes containing many hundreds of birds. Pelicans live on bodies of water containing fish, preferably free of vegetation and that is freshwater, estuarine and marine wetlands and waterways including lakes, swamps and rivers.
They are highly mobile, capable fliers able to reach considerable heights, searching out suitable areas of water and an adequate supply of food.
Fish form the main part of a pelican's diet, although crustaceans, amphibians and occasionally smaller birds are also eaten.
Photographed at Darwin River Dam, Northern Territory, Australia.
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We were walking along a footpath near the coast in Spain when this couple in front of us (who we think were German) started waving frantically at us. When we got near we realised that it was a Mediterranean Chameleon that had walked across their path and into some vegetation on the other side. They must have seen me carrying my camera and thought that I might like a photograph. In Europe, these chameleons are ONLY found in Southern Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Crete, so we were lucky to see it. We gently lifted it onto a stick to get some photos and then quickly returned it to the undergrowth. Best viewed large!
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This broadleaf water plant is threatening to take over this beautiful pond. It seems like it might be invasive, but I can’t identify it. Are there any landscapers on Flickr who might know the name of this plant.
Update: it was identified as Spatterdock
Just a simple Snapograph taken at Dungeness Romney Marsh Kent UK of a discarded & dilapidated boat that is just one of the many things that are scattered about the beach that have just been left behind to rot. I've deliberately gone for a higher contrast gritty look for this snap to emphasize the rot & decay etc.
I'm also working on a personal project called Things Left Behind and this will be one of the shots included.
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A decorative seat hidden in the shadows of the tree and the green vegetation ,a place to escape the daily hustle and bustle.
© All rights reserved Rosa Maria Marti. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Wild South Africa
Occurs on the edge of forests, woodland and plantations, usually in mountainous terrain where it also frequents dense vegetation along rivers. Utters a soft 'swee swee', hence the name.
Photographed in captivity at the game farm 'Boulders', Mica, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Für den 23 und 24 März hatte ich mir zwei Urlaubstage genommen, um das gute Wetter für eine Fototour zu nutzen. Nach langer Zeit passte es auch endlich wieder für eine Tour zu dritt. Um 09:00 Uhr trafen wir drei uns in Haltern, um in Richtung Rheine zu fahren. Unser erstes Ziel war Bernte an der Emslandstrecke. Doch dort angekommen mussten wir feststellen, dass das Licht nicht mehr sehr lange gut stehen sollte. Außer einer Lz fahrenden RHC 187, ließ sich in der Zeit auch nichts blicken. Wir entschieden uns daher nach Salzbergen umzusatteln. Dort angekommen erhielten wir die Meldung, dass der WaveRider von HSL mit einem leeren BLG-Autozug die Rollbahn runterkommen sollte. Nach ein wenig hin und her entschieden wir uns Richtung Osnabrück zu fahren, denn für den Nachmittag stand noch ein Kieszug ab Nordhorn auf unserem Zettel. Wir wollten unser Glück nördlich von Osnabrück versuchen, mussten aber feststellen, dass alle schönen Fotostellen durch die Vegetation nicht umsetzbar waren oder das Licht falsch stand. Daher wurde der WaveRider in Vehrte am alten Bahnhof notgeschlachtet. Besser wäre es vielleicht gewesen südlich von Osnabrück nach einer Fotostelle zu suchen. Doch wir wollten ja rechtzeitig wieder Richtung Nordhorn fahren und daher auch nicht weiter fahren. Nachdem der WaveRider auf dem Chip war, ging es über die A30 Richtung Nordhorn. Wir steuerten einen Bahnübergang bei Isterberg, zwischen Nordhorn und Bad Bentheim, an. Dort angekommen warteten auch schon zwei weitere Fotografen auf den leeren Kieszug aus Nordhorn. Nach kurzer Absprache mit den zweien bezogen wir unseren Fotostandpunkt und warteten. Als Zugabe gab es zwischenzeitlich noch die Bentheimer D20 mit einem gemischten Güterzug Richtung Bad Bentheim. Dann kam die Meldung, dass der Zug aus Nordhorn abgefahren sei. Nach weiteren 15-20 Minuten tauchte dann 159 102-3 von Captrain mit dem leeren Kieszug auf und konnte erfolgreich abgeledert werden. Die Maschine trägt seit kurzer Zeit ein neues Outfit und wirbt für eine umweltfreundliche und effiziente Logistik.