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Once again in Chagrin Falls a very popular old time Popcorn and Ice Cream parlor. / Did a bit of treatment to jazz it up a bit / ................................................................................................... / Canon Digital Rebel XTI 400D / ................................................................................................... / Click to View By Category: / - Waterfall Photos / - Selective Coloring / - Infrared Photos / - Black and White Photos / - Animal Photos / ............................................................................................................... /
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Taken in the grounds of Luscombe Castle, Dawlish, Devon. / This Barn Owl was part of a static display, as the weather was not very good for flying. / Hope you like it. / Thanks for looking. / Pentax K110D. / Sigma 70-300. / /
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A fading bloom in my garden… the petals would curl up at the end of it’s life cycle.
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” Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed, by so many, to so few.” Winston Churchill, 20 August 1940, at the height of the Battle of Britain. We had the pleasure of these Historic aircraft, Lancaster Bomber, Hurricane, and Spitfire, at the Dawlish Air Show, 14/08/08. / The roar of 6 Rolls Royce Merlin Engines made the hair on your neck stand up. Hope you like it. / Thanks for looking. / MY TRIBUTE FOR D DAY / Pentax K200D / Sigma 70-300 macro.
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This Rose Bud waiting to open up for the world to see, was in the garden at the Swan Inn, at the back of Dawlish. / It had a leaf directly above it, like a roof protecting it from the rain, but also shadowing the poor thing. I hope you like it. / Thank you for looking. Pentax K110D. / Sigma 70-300mm Macro.
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After this mornings well received rain this small emerging flower peeked out from the shadows low in the garden. “You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.” ~Author Unknown Canon 400D – Sigma 70m – 300 macro.
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No, not the road. / This large Cockerel was strutting around Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, Dorset. / The sun shining on him showed all his lovely colours. So, why did the Chicken cross the road??? / To see Gregory Peck. Boom Boom. LOL Thank you for looking. / Hope you like it. Best Viewed Large.
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The moonlight was shining through my front porch window as I gave my miniature roses a ‘bedtime shower’, and the light was beautifully highlighting certain areas, while silhouetting other parts of the rose buds. Hope you like it. / Thank you for looking. Best Viewed Large.
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Last night I went to the Airpower Over Hampton Roads Airshow. I stopped near a parking lot at the end of the runway, and was treated to the return of four F-15E Strike Eagle pilots. As they walked towards us, they asked us how they looked and if their 4 ship formation was nice and tight. They then joked that this pictured pilot here, was probably way off the mark, I even commented that I didn’t get his plane in even with THAT lens. It was fun to see the human aspect of an airshow, and having a laugh with these hometown heros. I can’t believe how young these “kids” looked.
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09:37 Sunday morning. The static display of the F-22 Raptor is just screaming to be photographed. Decided to break a few rules here and only took a shot of the F-22’s office. What an incredible plane! The flight demo later on was just stunning as usual. Taken at the 2009 Airpower Over Hampton Roads Airshow at Langley Air Force Base, VA. I just love the lighting in this shot.
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Sunset over the Chesapeake Bay, near Cape Henry at Fort Story. Camera: Nikon D90 / Lens: Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm / Exposure: f18, ISO100 / Processing: Photoshop CS3, Photomatix, Redynamix / Technique: 5-exposure HDR on tripod / Location: Cape Henry at Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA See other shots from this set: Sunset at Fort Story *This piece is for sale in a local art gallery. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me directly.
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A restored Vulcan Bomber being ‘escorted’ into the Dawlish Air Show, 20/08/09, by the Red Arrows Display Team. / This was the first time in 17 years that these aircraft have been seen together at a show. For those interested in the Vulcan, I will upload one of the craft on its own, and I will be adding a journal with a few more of the pictures on. / I will not bore you with lots of pics of the same craft. / Also, I probably will not be uploading any Red Arrows shots as there are enough already on RB. I used my Sigma 70-300 Lens for this capture. Hope you like it. / Thank you for looking. Best Viewed Large.
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Best View Larger! Featured in Appalachian State Parks group. Taken on the red trail at Bushkills State Park, Bushkill, PA on 07/18/2009. Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / Hoya Circular Polarizer / Tripod / Photoshop Elements 7.0
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Featured in All About New York State: < Limit: 2 Per Day > group. / Featured in Covered Bridges group. Taken in the village of Ticonderoga, New York state on 10/04/2009. I went with Lina and Paul We had a great day and it was long. LOL I started 2:30 a.m. and I didn’t get home until 11:30 p.m. There was a photograher there shooting a model. Lina and Paul thought she was beautiful. LOL / / Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / 3 exposures / HDR / Photoshop
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October Snow
by BigDBest View Larger Featured in Live and Let Live group. / Featured in Nature’s Reclamation group. I woke up Friday morning on 10/16/2009 and we had 4” of snow on the ground. It was still snowing when I left the Vet’s in Owego, NY and all they had was a dusting on the ground. I capture this image after I crossed the New York line into Cadis, PA. One hour later most of it had melted away. State College had 8” of snow and it’s a record breaker for this time of year. Way to early for snow. Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / shutter speed 1/180sec / f-5.6 / ISO-400 / Orton Effect / /
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Best View Larger! The barn is in the town of Potterville, PA. It was built in the late 1800’s. I love this barn. Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / Sepia / PS
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Canon EOS 400D / Bedford Ohio / f/22 / 1.3 Seconds / ISO – 100 / 96 MM / Minor adjustments in Adobe Elements / ................................................................................................. / Click to View By Category: / - Waterfall Photos / - Selective Coloring / - Infrared Photos / - Black and White Photos / - Animal Photos / - Christmas Cards / - Halloween Cards / ............................................................................................................... /
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Cleaning up some older folders from previous ladybird shoots at Mount Burr South Australia. These ladybirds mass in their thousands here at certain times of the year. Taking flowers out to them results in them climbing up and down petals and leaves in hunt for food. Canon 400D – Sigma 70 -300 macro.
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Best View Larger Featured in Disability and Beauty group. Taken at Strasburg, PA after the eagle shoot at Conowingo Dam. Ideiter78 standing closer to the tracks snapping away. Strasburg, PA are restored trains that used run on the railroad tracks in Pennsylvania. It’s a beautiful place to visit on a sunny afternoon. The Amish farms surrounding the railroad tracks are so neat and beautiful. Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / One raw image processed in HDR /
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Best View Larger Featured in JPG Cast Offs group. / Featured in Dimensions group. / Featured in Canon EOS 50D group. Lori Deiter78 and I stopped here on the way home from Conowingo Dam. Lori had read that they will be dismantling the barn and constructing it somewhere else because of development in the area. When I took this the sun was setting behind me. Canon 50D / Sigma 17-70mm lens / ND 0.6 filter / HDR-0-2/0/+2 / Tripod “About The Star Barn Complex (current) The Star Barn Complex is located in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on Nissley Drive at Interstate-283, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. It is situated on 3.6 acres. The 1872 complex consists of a large barn (The Star Barn), a pig barn, corn crib / carriage house, chicken coop, pond, and stone fence. The existing milk house and grain silo were constructed in the 1920’s. The Star Barn is a large frame bank barn constructed on a limestone foundation. This three-story structure is approximately 67’-6” wide by 105’-6” long. It is estimated to be 65 feet in height (to the cupola). Except for the milk house and silo, the exterior of the buildings consist of beveled clapboard painted siding. The roofs still have wooden shingles; however, they have been covered by sheet metal roofing. The Gothic Revival five-bay barn has a centered cross gable and square cupola rising above the gabled roof. A metal cap in the shape of a fleur-de-lis tops the octagonal spire. The barn has tall pointed-arch ventilators along all four elevations. There are also prominent star-shaped ventilators centered within each gable end and cross-gable. The ground floor interior of The Star Barn was altered in the early twentieth century to accommodate dairy cattle and contains several concrete troughs running almost the entire width of the barn. There is also a vaulted stone cellar to the north over which the earth bank leading to the threshing floor was constructed. There are two upper floors divided into five separate stalls of beaded pine boards. The upper portion of the barn is constructed of heavy timber framing. Immediately south of the barn is a barnyard. A stone and wood fence encloses the barnyard with both the barn and a smaller pig barn along its perimeter. In addition to post and beam construction, a few artifacts are still in place from The Star Barn’s early design and use. The first use of the barn was to keep horses. There is one remaining spindle horse stall divider from that period. Two very interesting artifacts include hand-forged star-shaped water cup plungers. These are extremely rare. There are several smaller frame outbuildings scattered around the property including a pig barn, corn crib / carriage house, and chicken coop, each mimicking the Gothic Revival detailing of the main barn, but on a smaller scale. The outbuildings have trefoil wooden brackets, star-shaped ventilators, and cupolas with octagonal spires. Also present on the property are more utilitarian-styled outbuildings including a concrete block milk house and a concrete silo. The complex retains good architectural integrity since the majority of features, both exterior and interior, are intact. The barn and its historic outbuildings are in sound condition; however, the structures are threatened by ongoing deterioration and encroaching development. Note: Segments of the above narrative were taken from the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form and supplemental pages. We appreciate Karen Arnold, Program Director of Historic York, Inc. of York, Pennsylvania, her staff, and other contributors for their extensive and comprehensive research and documentation on the history of The Star Barn Complex and agriculture in America and Pennsylvania”. Credits given to the The Star Barn Website /
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What's Up?
by BigDBest View Larger Featured in JPG Cast-Offs group. Taken in my backyard on 12/12/2009. I can’t believe how they like to eat corn off the cob. I capture this at just the right time because the sunlight was hitting the area perfect. / Rome, PA Canon 50D / Sigma 150-500mm / Focal length 50mm Cool Facts / Thousands of Blue Jays migrate in flocks along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coasts, but much about their migration remains a mystery. Some are present throughout winter in all parts of their range. Young jays may be more likely to migrate than adults, but many adults also migrate. Some individual jays migrate south one year, stay north the next winter, and then migrate south again the next year. No one has worked out why they migrate when they do. / Blue Jays are known to take and eat eggs and nestlings of other birds, but we don’t know how common this is. In an extensive study of Blue Jay feeding habits, only 1% of jays had evidence of eggs or birds in their stomachs. Most of their diet was composed of insects and nuts. / The Blue Jay frequently mimics the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. These calls may provide information to other jays that a hawk is around, or may be used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present. / Tool use has never been reported for wild Blue Jays, but captive Blue Jays used strips of newspaper to rake in food pellets from outside their cages. / Blue Jays lower their crests when they are feeding peacefully with family and flock members or tending to nestlings. / At feeders in Florida, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Florida Scrub-Jays, Common Grackles, and gray squirrels strongly dominate Blue Jays, often preventing them from obtaining food. / The pigment in Blue Jay feathers is melanin, which is brown. The blue color is caused by scattering light through modified cells on the surface of the feather barbs. / The black bridle across the face, nape, and throat varies extensively and may help Blue Jays recognize one another. / The oldest known wild, banded Blue Jay lived to be at least 17 years 6 months old. / Habitat ForestBlue Jays are found in all kinds of forests but especially near oak trees; they’re more abundant near forest edges than in deep forest. They’re common in urban and suburban areas, especially where oaks or bird feeders are found. Back to TopFood OmnivoreBlue Jays glean insects and take nuts and seeds in trees, shrubs, and on the ground; they also eat grains. They also take dead and injured small vertebrates. Blue Jays sometimes raid nests for eggs and nestlings, and sometimes pick up dead or dying adult birds. Stomach contents over the year are about 22 percent insect. Acorns, nuts, fruits, and grains made up almost the entire remainder. Of 530 stomachs examined, traces of bird eggs and nestlings were found in only 6 stomachs, although a search was specially made for every possible trace of bird remains. Blue Jays hold food items in feet while pecking them open. They store food in caches to eat later. Back to TopNesting / Nesting Facts / Clutch Size / 2–7 eggs / Egg Length / 1–1.3 in / 2.5–3.3 cm / Egg Width / 0.7–0.9 in / 1.8–2.2 cm / Incubation Period / 17–18 days / Nestling Period / 17–21 days / Egg Description / Bluish or light brown with brownish spots. / Condition at Hatching / Naked and helpless, eyes closed, mouth lining red.Nest Description / Open cup of twigs, grass, and sometimes mud, lined with rootlets. Nest Placement TreeBlue Jays build their nests in the crotch or thick outer branches of a deciduous or coniferous tree, usually 10-25 feet above the ground. Male and female both gather materials and build the nest, but on average male does more gathering and female more building. Twigs used in outer part of nest are usually taken from live trees, and birds often struggle to break them off. Birds may fly great distances to obtain rootlets from recently dug ditches, fresh graves in cemeteries, and newly fallen trees. Jays may abandon their nest after detecting a nearby predator. © Isidor Jeklin / CLO / Back to TopBehavior Ground ForagerThis common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, gray, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems, and have tight family bonds. They often mate for life, remaining with their social mate throughout the year. Only the female incubates; her mate provides all her food during incubation. For the first 8–12 days after the nestlings hatch, the female broods them and the male provides food for his mate and the nestlings. Female shares food gathering after this time, but male continues to provide more food than female. Some individual nestlings begin to wander as far as 15 feet from the nest 1-3 days before the brood fledges. Even when these birds beg loudly, parents may not feed them until they return to the nest; this is the stage at which many people find an “abandoned baby jay.” If it can be restored to or near the nest, the parents will resume feeding it. The brood usually leaves the nest together usually when they are 17-21 days old. When young jays leave the nest before then, it may be because of disturbance. The jays are usually farther than 75 feet from the nest by the end of the second day out of the nest. Young remain with and are fed by their parents for at least a month, and sometimes two months. There is apparently a lot of individual variation in how quickly young become independent. Blue Jays communicate with one another both vocally and with “body language,” using their crest. When incubating, feeding nestlings, or associating with mate, family, or flock mates, the crest is held down; the lower the crest, the lower the bird’s aggression level. The higher the crest, the higher the bird’s aggression level; when a Blue Jay squawks, the crest is virtually always held up. Blue Jays have a wide variety of vocalizations, with an immense “vocabulary.” Blue Jays are also excellent mimics. Captive Blue Jays sometimes learn to imitate human speech and meowing cats. In the wild, they often mimic Red-shouldered and Red-tailed hawks, and sometimes other species. Blue Jays are disliked by many people for their aggressive ways, but they are far less aggressive than many other species. In one Florida study, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Florida Scrub-Jays, Common Grackles, and gray squirrels strongly dominates Blue Jays at feeders, often preventing them from obtaining food, and Northern Bobwhites, Mourning Doves, White-winged Doves, Northern Mockingbirds, and Northern Cardinals occasionally dominated them as well. Sometimes Blue Jays mimic hawks when approaching feeders. This may deceive other birds into scattering, allowing the Blue Jay to take over the feeder, but most birds quickly return after the jay starts feeding. Blue Jays carry food in their throat and upper esophagus—an area often called a “gular pouch.” They may store 2-3 acorns in the pouch, another one in their mouth, and one more in the tip of the bill. In this way they can carry off 5 acorns at a time to store for later feeding. Six birds with radio transmitters each cached 3,000-5,000 acorns one autumn. Their fondness for acorns and their accuracy in selecting and burying acorns that have not been infested with weevils are credited with spreading oak trees after the last glacial period. Despite being common, conspicuous birds that have been studied by many researchers, much about Blue Jays remains a mystery. This is the only New World jay that migrates north and south, and large flocks are observed flying over many hawkwatch spots, along shorelines, and at other migration overlooks, but their migration is very poorly understood. Some individuals remain year-round throughout their entire range, and at least some individuals depart during spring throughout their entire range except peninsular Florida. Migrating flocks can include adults and young birds, and recent analyses of movements of banded jays indicate that there is no age difference between jays that migrate and jays that remain resident. The proportion of jays that migrate is probably less than 20 percent. Back to TopConservation / status via IUCN / Least ConcernBlue Jays do well around humans, and their populations are secure. The most frequent cause of death associated with humans comes from attacks by cats and dogs. Credit given to, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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