Post pictures of anything, with comment...couple words.

[mhardy6647]

Another nighthawk. We saw about two dozen of them in toto this evening after dinner. Not terribly close to our house tonight (some years they fly right over us), but still easily observed (if less easily photographed).

 

[Doodski]

Are you identifying by dive characteristics and dive noise too?

 

[mhardy6647]

Are you identifying by dive characteristics and dive noise too?

Flight behavior is easy to ID and pretty diagnostic. I tried to post a few typical postures in the images above*.
I did indeed hear one of them last night -- didn't realize it was the nighthawk I was hearing until Mrs. H pointed it out to me. She is the serious birder in the family. Very serious.

* EDIT. Oops, no, I didn't

Here're some.

(from last night)

... and some nicer photos from 2016, when they flew more or less right over our house.

 

[Doodski]

Flight behavior is easy to ID and pretty diagnostic. I tried to post a few typical postures in the images above*.
I did indeed hear one of them last night -- didn't realize it was the nighthawk I was hearing until Mrs. H pointed it out to me. She is the serious birder in the family. Very serious.

* EDIT. Oops, no, I didn't

Here're some.

(from last night)

... and some nicer photos from 2016, when they flew more or less right over our house.

Those are very good pics of nighthawks. Can really see the slash across the wing.

 

[mhardy6647]

The nighthawks were very cooperative in 2016

Last night we had storms, so no birds.

 

[Bleib]

8 days in Tunisia. View from Sidi bou said

 

[mhardy6647]

Birds of prey...



know they're cool.

 

[CtheArgie]

Surprising finding in this recording studio:

 

[Cars-N-Cans]

Some random pics of living just outside of Houston in Texas I found on my phone.

A high pressure, high temperature test bay at work. Used for simulating downhole conditions for tools.

A typical rainstorm in Texas, taken from my front porch.

After a storm which ended with a very nice sunset, seen from the rear pavilion. For about 15 minutes, you could actually go outside without melting!

Some Kebabs cooked over a wood fire out back. Wish I could eat those over and over again.

Right after I moved in and was unpacking. Wasting all the gas in my torch shooting soda bottles across the room as a fun diversion. They went FAST, and I think I broke a few things, but still it was fun.

 

[Cars-N-Cans]

And cars, because why not?

Setting up a gearset for the Borg-Warner 9-bolt rear I have. Cost a fortune to import from Australia since the only reliable source for these is Holdens.

Cutting a 4.25" BC lug pattern into some rotors to use my aftermarket rims.

Random engine bay shot. 350 w/ L31 bottom end with SFI + Mustang TKO500 5-speed and 3.23 LSD rear-end.

 

[amm]

Took this picture today. Backyard hummingbirds are not getting along, wasting their precious energy fighting. They have a long migration ahead.
I wish they knew that they have a devoted servant (my wife) who will provide them with all the sugar water they may ever want or need.
Of course we humans have plenty of our own shortsightedness.

 

[Gringoaudio1]

 

[Raindog123]

Newport Beach, CA. A few minutes ago, upon approaching SNA.

 

[Timcognito]

And cars, because why not?

Setting up a gearset for the Borg-Warner 9-bolt rear I have. Cost a fortune to import from Australia since the only reliable source for these is Holdens.
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Cutting a 4.25" BC lug pattern into some rotors to use my aftermarket rims.
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Random engine bay shot. 350 w/ L31 bottom end with SFI + Mustang TKO500 5-speed and 3.23 LSD rear-end.
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Rebuilt a BW four speed transmission in 1971 in my shop class and of course that is a differential. What is car? I believe Holdens are GM?

 

[irontortoise]

The American President dancing with the British Queen, July 1976. I find this photo both cute and poignant.

 

[Doodski]

The American President dancing with the British Queen, July 1976. I find this photo both cute and poignant.

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Gerald Ford! I know that and I'm Canadian!

 

[JeffS7444]

Left, March 2022
Right, September 2022

 

[Cars-N-Cans]

Rebuilt a BW four speed transmission in 1971 in my shop class and of course that is a differential. What is car? I believe Holdens are GM?

Its the '88 Camaro in my avatar. I have some FWD GMs as well. The car has the 1LE package which included 12" PBR brakes and the B-W 9-bolt rear end, among other things. The brakes and the rear are the only factory parts at this point due to the cars age (package itself came from a later MY Camaro, FWIW since it did not come out until '89). Everything else is aftermarket. As for sharing of parts, for a period of years the B-W was available as an option for these cars other than the 10-bolt factory rears which were so-so. From what I have seen, they also came in other vehicles in Australia like Skylines, and select US made vehicles. To my knowledge the only other rear available in the 82-92 Camaros was the Dana 44, which was extremely rare, but the rear end to have if you can find it. As long as you don't run slicks on the 9-bolts, they seem to hold up well in aftermarket applications where its being run beyond its ratings. Still, it flexes A LOT under heavy load and I had to make my own gaskets to prevent it from leaking as it would just shred the RTV on the diff. cover the first time I floored it. On top of that, the gears have worn in under load, and are now slightly noisy at highway speeds, as opposed to being silent when I first put them in. But, it still seems to work and take the abuse.

 

[killdozzer]

It seems destiny still wants me around! By sheer chance a threat was discovered. Dodged it this one time! Woooohoooo!

 

[Suffolkhifinut]

Love can be tiring.