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Robin .. appelé la [ Tache blanche ]

Un nouveau au tableau de chasse juste à coté de chez moi

Huppe fasciée , (Upupa epops) - Eurasian Hoopoe

At the base of a plateau in southeastern Utah is the Valley of the Gods. The surreal geologic formations here resemble those found in nearby Monument Valley. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Adox CHS 100 II film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Still mostly restricted to the garden, colourful visitors are very welcome.

The rocky landscape of southwest America features many ravines; a remarkable form is the slot canyon. A slotcanyon is a gap with high vertical walls, which are very close to each other. Most slot canyons can be found in dry areas, where occasional heavy flooding occurs. During such natural disasters, the water with stone and other debris rubs through the softer rock layers, creating the narrow gorges. Little Wild Horse Canyon is considered being one of the most beautiful slot canyons in the south of Utah. Little Wild Horse Canyon was our first slot canyon, so we were quite impressed by its beauty and diversity. Sometimes with very narrow passages where we only just could walk straight on, but there were also wider stretches with trees and shrubs. Especially in the beginning of the canyon the walls were hanging over and some alcoves were created. We regularly came across small boulders that we had to climb over. Our walk was an experience we would not have liked to miss.

La rose polynésienne, appelée couramment à Tahiti, Tiare Taina (Gardenia jasminoides) est la cousine du Tiare Tahiti (Gardenia tahitensis). Tous deux font partie de la famille des Rubiacées dans laquelle ont retrouve également le caféier. Le Gardenia jasminoides est originaire du japon et de Chine où il est connu comme plante médicinale sous le nom de Zhi Zi. Cf Tahitiheritage.com Pour la zik, c'est un artiste local, il vit à Bora Bora. Il est très jazz et j'aime bien. Et il se la pète pas