Wings Journey
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Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata), an auk found in the North Pacific Ocean. Their "horn" is the black skin located above the eye of adult birds. Duck Island, Tuxedni Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
... on its way towards a hopefully beautiful Sunday!
Bearded iris / Deutsche Schwertlilie (Iris × germanica)
in our front garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
Song : Broken Wings- Mr.Mister
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"That you´re half of the flesh and blood makes me whole I need you so....."
Close up of the right wings of this dragonfly taken in my daughter's garden.
Some fun facts on dragonfly that might surprise you
Dragonflies spent most of their lives underwater.
Adult dragonflies only live up to 6 months, they end up spending more time of their lives in water than the air.
Dragonflies lay their eggs in water. Upon hatching, the larva will remain aquatic for 2 to 5 years depending on the species.
During this stage, they would breathe using their gills.
Dragonfly nymphs eat any underwater creature smaller than them.
Some bigger species of dragonfly can even hunt and eat small fish as larvae.
After the larva stage, they would crawl out of the water with the dragonfly’s exoskeleton cracking open to release its abdomen.
During this period, its four wings will start to emerge, drying and solidifying within the next several days.
The wings of the dragonfly provide superior stability with high load-bearing capacity as it flies, glides, and hovers.
Their wings are made of membranes and veins with a complex design that provides excellent versatility, agility as well as performing maneuverable fliers.
Just a single dragonfly can eat up to 100 mosquitoes per day.
Having two or more dragonflies in the garden or near the house would certainly slow down the mosquito’s population.
Adult dragonflies only eat when they are flying.
Hence if they are injured and cannot fly, they will starve to death.
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While photographing Least Tern chicks of all ages on the sandy beach near Bonita Springs I saw the young one trying out it’s newly forming wings. They look like angle wings.
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It was a windy day and the dragonfly was clinging tightly to the branch as it vibrated back and forth. I fired a burst of shots and later merged them in Photoshop to create this image for Wing Wednesday, with added toning applied.
HWW
The things that make us different
Are things that make us the same
We don’t share a first
Or even a last name
You don’t dress the way that I do
And my music hurts your ears
But as the earth is spinning
We share all seasons and years
Listen to my story
I want to hear all yours too
Then maybe at the end you’ll see
I’m just the same as you. . .
The large condor sculpture with outstretched wings can be seen from the streets of Puno, Peru atop Condor Hill. The lookout point offers sweeping views of the city and Lake Titicaca. Condor Hill is 13,180 ft (4,017 m) above sea level.