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Despite the eerie effect of interstellar high-speed flying, this is an Australian native plant known as a Yakka bush. / ... / Shot at waist level, staring into a perfectly spherical yakka, this can hurt the eyes: Walking into these long thin green blades would do severe retina damage. / ... / Probably the same effect as “going to light-speed” into the sun. #NOTE:# Known as Xanthorrhoea priessii, the Yakka plant is a grass-tree, also spelled yacka. To engage in Hard Yakka is a common phrase in the Australian lexicon. One of Australia’s most well-known brands of work clothing is entitled Hard Yakka. All artwork is copyright© to Stephen Mitchell All Rights Reserved. / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify my photography, writing, and artwork without my express consent.
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Juvenile female Australian Hobby about to take flight.
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Taken at Piont Perron, Western Australia
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This is a fabulous peregrine falcon. Isn’t she wonderful? They feed almost exclusively on medium-sized birds, but will occasionally hunt small mammals. Reaching sexual maturity at one year, they mate for life Taken with Nikon D50.
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This is a Pygmy Falcon and yes she is eating a frog…sorry!!! /
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A red tailed Hawk…a little wet / / /
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This Lanner Falcon getting a little wet in a summer shower…....... (-: The Lanner Falcon is a native of all of Africa and the southern parts of Italy, Sicily, Greece and Asia Minor. / It is essentially a bird of mountainous terrain except in Africa, where it can also be found in savannahs, plains and deserts. The Lanner Falcon is a fast-flying bird and is well designed for catching birds up to the size of a Guinea Fowl, and bats, especially the larger fruit bats. / When prey of this kind is scarce, ground living mammals and lizards are taken. It will also gorge on locusts and flying termites when they are swarming. The Lanner Falcon has a shrill, piercing, almost screaming voice, similar in content to that of the Peregerine Falcon, but somewhat higher pitched. Much, but not all of the Lanner Falcon’s prey is taken in the air, when the falcon descends to its prey and binds to it with a smack which can be heard some way off. It then carries it off. / Occasionally it will strike its prey in the air and allow it to drop to the ground, collecting it there, but this is less frequent behaviour. / When defending its nesting territory, it will often stoop with tremendous force at an animal it cannot hope to kill, which seems to be, nonetheless, an effective deterrent.
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Peregrine Falcon. Gouache about A3 size.
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Falconer, Locarno
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Kambriel di Lorenzia, born in Genoa and raised in Venice, had an abiding passion for cowboys. Perhaps it was all the water surrounding her, but she could watch westerns (spaghetti or otherwise) all day long. Those grizzled cowboys staring, squinty-eyed, over vast and dusty plains – they captured her imagination like nothing else. Once she had finished university, she begged for a trip to the west where she was sure she would find some real life cowboys guiding their horses through solemn throngs of brooding buffalo. Sitting in a decrepit diner in the middle of Oklahoma, choking down what passed for a cup of coffee, she could not remember being more disappointed. Where were the ghost towns? Where were the Indians? Where were the damn cowboys??? Poking around in her purse for some change to pay the bill, she glanced up to see a tall drink of water of a man in the doorway, backlit by the setting sun. She drew in her breath so quickly, she inhaled her horrible coffee and began coughing violently. He was at her table in a flash, proffering his outstretched hand: “Lozenge?” he drawled. Kambriel nearly swooned. Her coughing fit culminated in a decidedly un-dainty sneeze and the man did an admirable job of suppressing a laugh. He tipped his hat towards her and put out his hand again: “Dallas Dorado at your service, ma’am.” She invited him to sit down in her broken English, and soon was telling him of the Old West she had hoped to visit. The very next day he accompanied her to a real life Indian reservation at which she purchased the gen-you-wine handcrafted pipe you see here, and some special “tobacky” that Dallas recommended. She never stopped to think where Indians might have found a giant nautilus shell in land-locked Oklahoma, but never mind. And back in Venice, every time she smoked the pipe, she was visited by the most fantastic creatures, just as the old Indian promised she would be. He called them Spirit Guides. Kambriel called them the old west she had dreamed of and so much more. / This original artwork and story are copyright Ramona Szczerba 2008. Neither image nor story can be reproduced without my express written permission. Thanks!
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Canon A630 handheld compact digital
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Hearing a high pitch kik-kik-kik outside, I look out the window to find Merlin sitting on an owl planter just outside. A member of the falcon family and also known as a “pigeon hawk”, who mainly feeds on small birds, rodents and large insects. He usually gives our feeding birds fits and never sits still long enough for a photograph, so I was quite surprised he allowed me over 20 shots through the window just 7 feet from where he had perched. / I am now content, as all previous shots of this particular species have been a BLUR, to have several shots and poses to savor of my magical friend who symbolizes astral travel, healing and releasing the soul for transition. As is photo. / “Trust life’s messages and signals” Merlin
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Oils on canvas (10×12 inches) (commissioned – sold) The Peregrine Falcon is often stated to be the fastest animal on the planet in its hunting dive, the stoop, which involves soaring to a great height and then diving steeply at speeds commonly said to be over 322 km/h (200 mph), and hitting one wing of its prey so as not to harm itself on impact. The Peregrine Falcon hunts at dawn and dusk, when prey are most active, but in cities also nocturnally, particularly during migration periods when hunting at night may become prevalent. It requires open space in order to hunt, and therefore often hunts over open water, marshes, valleys, fields and tundra. It searches for prey either from a high perch or from the air. Once prey is spotted, it begins its stoop, folding back the tail and wings, with feet tucked. The Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of pesticides, especially DDT during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Pesticide biomagnification interfered with reproduction, thinning eggshells and reducing the number of eggs that survived to hatching. The organochlorine build-up in the falcon’s fat tissues would result in less calcium in the eggshells, leading to flimsier, more fragile eggs. In several parts of the world, such as the eastern USA and Belgium, this species became extinct as a result. Peregrine eggs and chicks are often targeted by black marketeers and unscrupulous egg collectors, so it is normal practice not to publicize unprotected nest locations. The Peregrine Falcon was used in falconry for more than 3,000 years, beginning with nomads in central Asia.] Due to its ability to dive at high speeds, it was highly sought-after and generally used by experienced falconers. Peregrine Falcons are also occasionally used to scare away birds at airports to reduce the risk of bird-plane strikes, improving air-traffic safety. / (wikipedia)
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Shot a while ago at SA’s Warrawong Sanctuary
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This is a pencil sketch that I drew a few years back and photographed, then played with some photoshop7 filters for the final effect here. The FALCON represents aspiration, spirit, light and liberty. / In Peru, the falcon appears with solar significance as a companion or brother soul of the Incas, and also as a human ancestor. / It was the king of birds in ancient Egypt, where many Gods are shown with the body or head, including Ra, who often had a disk in place of the crest, symbolizing the rising sun. Horus, god of the sky and of the day, is specifically a falcon god, his painted hawk-like eye a common emblem on Egyptian amulets signifying the sharpness of his protective vision. The Ba, a symbol of the individual spirit, has a falcon body and human head. / In Western traditions, the falcon is an emblem of the huntsmen and is associated with the Germanic sky-gods Wodan and Frigg, as well as the Nordic trickster Loki. / World of Wings – Flash / / Fly Away
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Lovely resto’ job on this old Ford. Not sure if it’s a XM or XP 1964-’66 model…........I’m leaning toward XP though. Geelong ‘All Ford Day’ Deakin Uni grounds, Waurn Ponds.
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For Lanny Edey A Brown Falcon catches his meal mid-air at the Alice Springs Desert Park. Desert Park, Alice Springs / Northern Territory / Australia site www.thedirtygardener.org . Canon 5D MKII / Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM + 2.0x Extender at 140mm / 1/3200 sec at f/10 / ISO 800 / Exposure Bias -1/3 EV / Auto Exposure Bracketing 0 EV / Exposure Program – Aperture Priority / Metering Mode – Spot / Dimensions – 5616×3744 / Crop – 3246×2164 Post Processing / - Adjustments in Lightroom 2.2
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Peregrine falcon / / /
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2.8.09 – Taken with a Fujifilm 10mp s8100. Shot at the Tintagel Battle weekend.
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A painting of a Peregrine Falcon I finished today (22-08-09). / I want to thank Cheri McEachin for the use of this fabulous photo / The colours and pose was just unbelievable beautiful to me. / I hope you like this painting. Acrylics on panel, 58×36 cm, 2009 Canvas look: / /
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Pre Avalon International Airshow 2009 practice
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