from my dog walk yesterday
Some days, you just get lucky
Some days, you just get lucky
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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If you look real close you can see a weasel on that bird's back.
(beautiful pics they are...)
(beautiful pics they are...)
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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Nice shots, and nice place to ramble!
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Nice pix. That's a kookaburra in Number 2, right? What's the eagle-y vulture-y thing at the bottom?
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Thanks all.
Sue, it is a male Kookaburra, and that's a juvenile wedge tail eagle, (shot at the extreme range of my telephoto lens unfortunately.)
Sue, it is a male Kookaburra, and that's a juvenile wedge tail eagle, (shot at the extreme range of my telephoto lens unfortunately.)
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I like the grasshopper.
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Interesting bird; from the Wiki link:Gob wrote: that's a juvenile wedge tail eagle, (shot at the extreme range of my telephoto lens unfortunately.)
I have always been fascinated by creatures with extended range of vision or more highly defined visual sensitivity than we humans have. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to see in the ultraviolet and infrared ends of the visible light spectrum, or to see in radio waves or gamma rays? I heard a radio show once describing a butterfly's visual acuity as orders of magnitude beyond ours; they are able to see dozens of different shades within a band of light that we could not distinguish as more than one color.They are highly aerial, soaring for hours on end without wingbeat or effort, regularly reaching 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) and sometimes considerably higher. The purpose of this very high flight is unknown. Their keen eyesight extends into the infrared and ultraviolet bands. This helps them spot prey and allows them to see rising thermals, which they can use to gain altitude while expending little energy.
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The wedge-tailed eagle is the only bird that has a reputation for attacking hang gliders and paragliders (presumably defending its territory). There are recorded cases of the birds damaging the fabric of these gliders with their talons. An example of an attack on a Paraglider can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX2O1XQ-b08
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My guess: just because it's a lot of fun!The purpose of this very high flight is unknown.
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I have flown in the same thermals as them, I wouldn't have if I had seen that video!Sue U wrote: The wedge-tailed eagle is the only bird that has a reputation for attacking hang gliders and paragliders (presumably defending its territory). There are recorded cases of the birds damaging the fabric of these gliders with their talons. An example of an attack on a Paraglider can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX2O1XQ-b08
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”