The Evil Genius Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, LadySkinsFan said: Little Beach on Maui is my favorite beach. Who knew LSF was a clothing optional kind of gal? 🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) One never knows! Still my favorite beach for watching the Sun set, clothed or not. I've led a very unconventional life, especially in my younger years. Edited December 27, 2019 by LadySkinsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) For some reason, I really love kingfishers. This photo Kingfisher - Italy -22-12-2019 Carlo Galliani Edited December 27, 2019 by LadySkinsFan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 Another bird. The FB page Birds is my favorite page. The variety of colors in birds around the world is incredible. °Still angry ... Red-headed Barbet.. Costa Rica Photo by Jory Freimann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'm in Costa Rica right now and got great shots of the red-headed barbet yesterday. The wildlife here is breathtaking. Some of my favorites so far: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Beautiful views from the back porch of the cabin we stayed at for Christmas. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Beautiful photos, bcl05! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, bcl05 said: I'm in Costa Rica right now and got great shots of the red-headed barbet yesterday. The wildlife here is breathtaking. Some of my favorites so far: Fun fact: Sloth fur has symbiotic relationship with green algae Sloth hair is long and coarse and depending on the species can contain either a number of grooves or irregular transverse cracks that increase in number and size with the age of the animal. These features are ideal for inhabitation by a wide variety of organisms, ranging from moths, beetles, and ****roaches to ciliates, fungi, and algae. It is a popular assumption that algae in particular form a symbiotic relationship with the sloth, obtaining shelter and a good supply of water as sloth fur absorbs water extremely readily, and providing in return camouflage and extra nutrients via diffusion and absorption through the hair and skin. New research published recently in BMC Evolutionary Biology is the first to use molecular methods to explore evolutionary relationships among the algae inhabiting the fur of all six sloth species. Milla Suutari and colleagues found that the predominant algae inhabiting sloth fur was Trichophilus welckeri. It is passed directly from mother to offspring and young sloths gain the algae and other parasites by the time they are a few weeks old. This species of algae is host specific and has not been found to occur in any other environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Meet the Tufted coquette hummingbird from South America 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Here’s an unusual sunrise that was captured a few days ago in Qatar. A solar eclipse was underway as the Sun began rising above the horizon, making the Sun look like it was split into two pieces (and like red horns rising into the sky). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Long tailed sylph (hummingbird) in Ecuador 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Greater flamingo Nalsarovar Gujarat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Good morning! This bird is so colorful! Below is the text of the photo. ~ Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) . ~ photo by 👉 Santhosh kumar ~ The plum-headed parakeet is a parakeet in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent and was once thought to be conspecific with the blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata) but was later elevated to a full species. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Here in the valley folks are revving up for the annual Bald Eagle festival. Okay. It's not really called that but it does appear to like that. For the next month or so folks will be driving around looking to get pics of the Eagles as they prep for their nesting season. This means hanging out near the cows waiting for calves to be born so they can feed on the afterbirth. Yeah. I know. It's not uncommon to see cars lined up along side of the main North/South highway going through the valley hoping to get pics of them. Cattle ranches line both sides of the highway for about 10 miles and when the cows get in close to the highway,(or the numerous back roads in the area),folks are stopping. The annual touring event called Eagles and Agriculture is sold out already. Got the camera in the car right now just in case. One of many pics folks have taken over the years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Since my surgery, I can't carry the weight of camera gear yet. I'm getting quite frustrated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Philippines evacuates thousands amid fears of a 'volcanic tsunami' Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounds the crater of Taal Volcano. Edited January 13, 2020 by China 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Carroll Shelby museum in Vegas. Must see. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Nowhere near on the level as all the others in this thread, but pics of one of our favorite places - a beach on Nevis & sunset on St. Kitts (cellphone pics - 😀) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I took the day off to chase some birds up in northern Minnesota. Got my lifer northern hawk owl. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens) in Australia by Sania Ahsan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 From this past weekend: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpyaks3 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 A few shots from around DC. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks! I miss the DMV so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 THE SECRET FIREFALL OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK The fall itself only flows when the snow has built up enough and begins to melt. The snow conditions also have to line up with the last two weeks of February, when the Sun shines just right across the edge of El Capitan to illuminate the water. The sky itself also has to be very clear for the light to react correctly. The temperamental conditions of the Firefall meant that very few knew about it for decades. Renowned National parks photographer Ansel Adams snapped images of the fall in the mid-century, but because he used black and white, historians aren’t even sure he knew the flow turned red. It wasn’t until the 1970s that the first picture of the Firefall is known to exist, but, since then, photographers from all over the world have gathered each February hoping for a chance at seeing the Firefall for themselves. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoAli Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Photo of mice squabbling on subway platform wins prestigious photography award. London (CNN) — The sight of two mice scurrying across a London Underground platform in the evening is, to many, an unwelcome feature of life in the city. But a young photographer is hoping his award-winning shot changes that perception. Sam Rowley's "Station Squabble" has been picked from more than 48,000 images to claim a wildlife photography award from London's Natural History Museum, voted for by the public. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/wildlife-photographer-peoples-choice-winner-scli-gbr-intl/index.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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