SUNDAY THOUGHT

Luke 4:40

At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

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This photograph was taken in Cairns, Queensland.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

It resembles a mix between a turkey and a dove and is notorious for its loud and rambunctious call, which starts slow but gradually grows in pitch until it reaches a fevered note. In Costa Rica, someone who talks a lot is known as a chachalaca.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for Weekend Reflections and The WeekendRoundup and the LETTER is L and Lake.  Today two favourite photographs  of the beautiful LAKE at Mount Stewart Gardens, near Newtownards, Co Down N. Ireland.  Both have LOVLEY REFLECTIONS. 

 

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GOOD FENCES

Wouldn’t it be just lovely to sit in these chairs and relax,  gazing at the still water and reflections. 

This was photographed in Costa Rica.

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CRITTERS IN COSTA RICA

More critters photographed in Costa Rica.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

This bird called the Chachalaca resembles a mix between a turkey and a dove and is notorious for its loud and rambunctious call, which starts slow but gradually grows in pitch until it reaches a fevered note. In Costa Rica, someone who talks a lot is known as a chachalaca.  You can see more shots of this bird this Saturday.

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THROUGH MY LENS

More photographs taken in Costa Rica of some beautiful tropical plants.

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

2 Corinthians 4:17

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

This main bird is the beautiful Scarlet-rumped Tanager and there is also a mustard coloured bird and unfortunately accurately I cannot ID it.  Photographed in Costa Rica.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is  K and Kind.  Do any of you remember sweet shops like this?  They had every conceivable KIND of sweet to tempt you to buy some. The final shot was taken at the Ulster Folk Museum in Co Down, N. Ireland and I am sure this gentleman used KINDLING to start his fire.  I am linking to the James's STREET PHOTOGRAPHY meme.

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GOOD FENCES

This scene was photographed in Costa Rica.

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BUTTERFLY IN COAST RICA

This Butterfly might be difficult to see in the first shot however if you looks at the second shot you will see what is looks like.  photographed in Costa Rica.

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WIL'D BIRD WEDNESDAY

THese are Black-necked Stork (Jabiru) and a very short video of them seen on our property.

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THROUGH MY LENS

These are more photographs taken in Costa Rica.  In the last shot is a bird.  I cannot ID it.

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalm 46:10

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

These Black-necked Stork (Jabiru), Egret and Peaceful Dove were all photographed on the Botanica Lifestyle Resort.

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Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is J and Juxtaposition.  Well I thought how am I going to find a photo for this word!  All my photographs are taken at the Cairns Show.  So the first 2 show riders are JUMPING over fences.  Now JUXTAPOSTION is the act or an instance of placing 2 or more things side by side to compare or contrast and I found 2 photos to fit the bill. (I think).  The first one is 2 Eclectus parrots . The JUXTAPOSITION between the brilliant emerald green plumage of the male and the deep red/purple plumage of the female is so marked that the birds were, until the early 20th century, considered to be different species. 

Usually when birds exhibit reversed sexual dimorphism, it comes with a sex role reversal, in which the males who usually gather food are left to incubate eggs, while the female forages. It is important to note that in the Eclectus, no such sex role reversal occurs. The male still forages, while the female incubates the eggs. Research has shown this dimorphism with no role reversal is a product of the rare nest hollows, and the selective pressures that accompany this.

It is thought that sexual selection has affected these birds in this way in order to provide camouflage for the male, while making the female a beacon, which is not what is usually seen in sexually dimorphic birds.[4] Good nesting sites are rare to come by, so the female's bright coloration alerts other males to females with hollows in the area, with whom they can then mate. It also serves as a signal to other females that the nesting site is occupied

 The male is primarily responsible for obtaining food for the female and chicks, so his green coloration provides adequate camouflage from predators, such as peregrine falcons, while he is in the rainforest canopy in search of food. The male also has UV coloration in his feathers, which allows him to appear extra radiant to females, who are able to visualize the UV spectrum, yet remain camouflaged to predators who cannot. This unique coloration is evidence of an evolutionary compromise between the need to attract and compete for mates, and the risk of predation.

Usually when birds exhibit reversed sexual dimorphism, it comes with a sex role reversal, in which the males who usually gather food are left to incubate eggs, while the female forages. It is important to note that in the Eclectus, no such sex role reversal occurs. The male still forages, while the female incubates the eggs. Research has shown this dimorphism with no role reversal is a product of the rare nest hollows, and the selective pressures that accompany this.

It is thought that sexual selection has affected these birds in this way in order to provide camouflage for the male, while making the female a beacon, which is not what is usually seen in sexually dimorphic birds.[4] Good nesting sites are rare to come by, so the female's bright coloration alerts other males to females with hollows in the area, with whom they can then mate. It also serves as a signal to other females that the nesting site is occupied

 The male is primarily responsible for obtaining food for the female and chicks, so his green coloration provides adequate camouflage from predators, such as peregrine falcons, while he is in the rainforest canopy in search of food. The male also has UV coloration in his feathers, which allows him to appear extra radiant to females, who are able to visualize the UV spectrum, yet remain camouflaged to predators who cannot. This unique coloration is evidence of an evolutionary compromise between the need to attract and compete for mates, and the risk of predation. 

Below is my second photo to illustrate JUXTAPOSITION.

This is my granddaughter stroking one of the calves and I am linking it to James’s STREET PHOTOGRAPHY meme.  

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GOOD FENCES

I photographed this walkway with a fence going into this house in Costa Rica.

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Bougainvillaea

The Bougainvillaea plant blooming at the roundabout at Botanica Lifestyle Resort.

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