"The Standoff"

Moose of Grand Teton

Moose are the largest member of the deer family and love cold weather. They frequent marshy meadows and edges of lakes and streams. About 800 Moose inhabit the southern part of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park and surrounding national forests. Moose are most heavily concentrated in Grand Teton Park.

To keep from sinking in mud while feeding, as the animal lowers its foot, a large dewclaw spreads to better support the weight. Similarly, the odd-looking crook of the hind leg allows a Moose to pull the leg straight up, more easily releasing it from deep, sucking mud.

Bull Moose lose their antlers anytime between December and March. Most of the Moose drop them in January. Immature bulls may not shed their antlers for the winter but retain them until the following spring. Female Moose do not have antlers.

A new set of antlers begin to grow the following spring, nourished by the covering of furry skin known as velvet. They take three to five months to develop fully – the velvet is then scraped and rubbed off against bushes and branches. The antlers are then ready for battle. Generally, each set of antlers will be larger than the one before.

Birds, carnivores, and rodents eat dropped antlers as they are full of protein and Moose themselves will eat antler velvet for the nutrients.

Take note—cow Moose with young can be particularly dangerous.

For more info: www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/about-moose/

VR-HKP - Boeing B-737-2L9A - Dragonair (leased from GPA Group)

at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport (HKG)

c/n 22.071 - built in 1979 for Marsk Air -

operated by Dragonair between 1985 and 1993 -

final user was Lignes Aériennes Congolaises as 9Q-CLG -

retired and stored 2015

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Op deze locatie wilden we eigenlijk de 110 278 vastleggen met de extra trein naar Trier, echter stonden de reeds aanwezige fotografen niet waar wij nu staan, maar een halve portaallengte naar achteren. Hierdoor heb je het portaal waar wij bij staan pontificaal in beeld: zonde. Overleggen was geen optie, men wilde niet verkassen.

Om een zelfde situatie te voorkomen was het aan Enrico om na de foto van de 01 1075 op het achter ons gelegen viaduct de camera snel aan Koen te geven, een sprintje te trekken naar de auto en meteen naar deze locatie te rijden. Zo was hij als eerste op de plek, en konden wij op het gemakje er achteraan komen. Al snel hadden zich ook hier zo'n 30 fotografen verzameld, die op alle mogelijke manieren probeerden in te schikken, een leuk beeld voor de toeschouwer. Er werden wat fotografen uit beeld geplukt (dat blijf je toch houden) en zo konden we de 01 202 met trein 61952 (Saarbrücken Hbf - Trier Hbf) probleemloos (en zelfs zonder auto's) vastleggen.

Vectron hauling a loaded timber train from Ypykkävaara towards Kontiomäki.

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Previously G-KILO. Re-reg to B-HVY 21 Oct 97.It later became N747KD.Preserved at South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan.

Scanned from a slide, approx date, Mar '92.

Nikon Z 8

NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

Dr16s 2817 & 2815 wait to depart Kolari in the Arctic circle with train P262 15:00 to Helsinki which they will haul to Oulu before being replaced by electric traction for the overnight run south to Helsinki

Male and female kingfishers are very similar! The female has orange on the lower part of her beak, where as the male has a pure black beak.

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Sr1 3093 hauling mixed steel freight train from Rautaruukki (Raahe) to Tampere. Train was running over two hours late when departing from Seinäjoki after dropping off some wagons to the yard.

Nikon AF-S 600mm f4E FL ED VR Lens & Nikon D850

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at Cat Chums rescue, Norfolk UK...see www.catchums.org.uk

Minolta 9xi

Lens 50mm

Kodak VR Plus 200

Expired 2012

Analog Film

Tommasi Family Estates

Olympus PEN-F - Laowa 9mm F/2.8

VR-HOD - Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar - Dragonair (leased from Cathay Pacific)

at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport (HKG)

c/n 1043 - built in 1973 for Eastern Air Lines -

to Cathay Pacific in 1987 -

leased to Dragonair between 1990 and 1993 -

final operator was Kampuchea Airlines as XU-600/HS-TLA -

stored at Tucson (TUS) 05/2001 in full Kampuchea colors, minus engines and parts,

b/u TUS 10/03

scanned from Kodachrome-slide

VR-HYK - Boeing B-737-2S3/A - Dragonair (leased from ILFC)

at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport (HKG)

c/n 22.660 - built in 1982 for Air Europe (ILFC) -

leased to Dragonair between 1985 and 1993 -

final user was Batavia Air -

retired and stored 2006

scanned from Kodachrome-slide

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Queenswood, Herefordshire. I stood around for at least 45 mins with camera on tripod hoping this gorgeous, little Squirrel would turn up. Couldn't believe my luck when he did ! AND the sun shone down on him through the trees at just the right moment too.

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_ Rabindranath Tagore

VR-HMW - Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar - Dragonair

at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport (HKG)

c/n 1094 - built in 1974 for British Airways - operated as G-BBAG -

operated by Dragonair 03/1993 - 10/1995 -

to Air Transat as C-GTSX - operated 1995 - 05/2002 - b/u YMX 9/02

scanned from Kodachrome-slide

@ Freedom Hill, Talkeetna AK

7/6/2019 Columbia, SC

Nikon D3400, Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED

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VR Dv 12 2620 with local freight train at Tornio.

Scott Weiland and Slash

Volker Rail 7178 (ex-NS 1778) heeft materieel van Amsterdam naar Roosendaal gebracht en komt vervolgens als losse locomotief door Tilburg; 5 juni 2021.

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Sr2 Locomotive 3207. Helsinki, Finland.

Nikon AF-S 600mm f4E FL ED VR & TC-14E AF-S Teleconverter III & Nikon D850

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Op 29 maart 2018 werden er drie 1700'en van Dijksgracht naar Maastricht gebracht. Op de terugweg zouden er weer enkele geplukte 1700'en terug gaan vanuit Eindhoven maar door problemen op de heenweg kwam deze rit te vervallen. Op 30 maart 2018 werden er opnieuw 1700'en uit de Dijkgracht afgevoerd en dit keer ging de retourrit wel door. Zodoende kon ik na een forse goede vrijdag file, in een gelukkig maar flets schijnend zonnetje bij 's-Hertogenbosch dit transport vastleggen. Met op kop de 203-1 van Volkerrail passeren hier de van onderdelen ontdane 1776, 1773 en 1708 met drie DDM1 rijtuigen als remrijtuigen als trein 51962 de fotograaf. Het is overigens triest dat deze locs met een leeftijd van slechts 24 jaar oud al naar de sloop gaan, maar dat terzijde.

Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) captured at Borit, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan with Nikon D500 and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR.

For detailed information about Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan visit www.birdsofgilgit.com