Kugelfisch - pufferfish
Spent a week in Boston recently and became very familiar with the subway system. It's the only way to go.
Wild strands of artichoke thistle grow between the runways at the former El Toro MCAS. Although it is very interesting to look at, this non-native species is quite invasive and will be eradicated and replaced with native plants when the Orange County Great Park is constructed.
Monkey World is an ape / monkey rescue centre in Dorset (just west of Poole) dedicated to providing a home to a variety of species of apes and monkeys that have either been poached, sold to the illegal pet trade or had their habitat destroyed. My daughter adopted me an orangutan (my favourite animal) at the park for my fathers day gift. We simply had to go and see them and the good work that the people at the park are doing
Its also quite difficult to get decent shots of the apes due the the design of the enclosures plus they don't make the most patient models but I hope you enjoy the few I did get
Viewed large you can see the little wet snowflakes on his tail, which is being blown over by the wind.
The sun rising over the spectacular Sinus Iridum with the light catching the tops of the Jura mountains. Note the shadow of the Promontorium Laplace at the centre right.
2nd October 2006 19:55 UTC. 10mm +2X Barlow on 200mm Skywatcher dobson reflector. 3 stacked images.
I have to admit that I have a bunch more of this guy, but haven't ever posted them because of how good this shot is, at #1 for the animals tag. The above is my best close up yet of the King.
For years and years and years
Taking it into my head
Living by the right lines
Reading what the very man said