M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )'s photos

Crop Only. Hope you are all having a lovely day & stay safe & aware !!!

Have a great new week & keep safe it's still out there !!!!!

"There is no blue without yellow and without orange" .....~ Vincent Van Gogh ~

Humboldt Penguin ( Spheniscus Humboldti )

Taken in Beatrix Potter's Garden, Hilltops in Lake District

On Black Mandrills are the largest of all monkeys. They are shy and reclusive primates that live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa. Distinctive Colors and Teeth Mandrills are extremely colorful, perhaps more so than any other mammal. They are easily identifiable by the blue and red skin on their faces and their brightly hued rumps. These distinctive colors become brighter when the animal is excited. They also have extremely long canine teeth that can be used for self-defense—though baring them is typically a friendly gesture among mandrills. Behavior These are primarily terrestrial monkeys, and they move with long arms to forage on the ground for fruits, roots, and animals such as insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Their cheeks have built-in pouches that are used to store snacks for later consumption. Though mandrills spend much of their time on the ground, they can climb trees and do so to sleep. Mandrills live in troops, which are headed by a dominant male and include a dozen or more females and young. They also gather in multi-male/multi-female groups that can include some 200 individuals. Threats to Survival These colorful primates are threatened. They are often hunted as bushmeat, and many Africans consider them to be a delicacy. Mandrills are feeling the squeeze of spreading agriculture and human settlement—both are shrinking their rain forest homeland.

The Sunday Challenge ........Clear Glass with a minimalist touch of something..... Well after numerous attempts at getting this right minus one broken Wine Glass so ended with 5, also had a few imperfections due to being hand blown so getting a clear crisp image impossible + the reflections were a problem, so the Wine was obscured in the last glass. After a couple of hours or more didn't want to push my luck ... so .Cheers !!! "I love everything that is old ; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines" ~ Author.... Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield ~ Try Black !! Keep safe all !!!

See on Black ........

Apparently, the grunts have something to do with each Pigs personality. The more they Pigs Oink, the happier they are, which means when they Oink they are sort of saying " Thank you for feeding me And I am happy with my house !!! So Oink Oink for your comments & have a happy day !! View on Black

The Sunday Challenge ...... a pile of ...something in negative space!

An archive photo, not really been anywhere these last few months. Have a lovely day hope the Sun is shinning for you !!