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Daily wildlife photography: the american darter, Anhinga anhinga. This bird is also called snake bird, and only four species of darters exist in the world. Females and males are different, especially on the neck and chest colours. The species is easy to identify: with that body, the only similar species are cormorants! Photos taken in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
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Today is international coffee day! One of my favourite beverages. I don't drink it as a need to stay awake, I simply love the taste! And in a cup offered by a good friend, it tastes even better. Happy coffee day everyone!
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If there was any doubt about how crazy is Splinterlands right now... DEC just hit 1 cent!! It's the highest value I have seen, and the value was supposed to be 1000 DEC = 1 USD; that's 10x less than current price! SPS is also rocketing, and we're still over two weeks before start of pre-sale for Chaos Legion. The question is... how high will they get? ;)
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Busy last few days, and I've missed my daily wildlife photography posts... but time to get back on track! Daily wildlife photography: the greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus. It's the biggest flamingo species, and one you can easily find in Portugal. It's always great to see a flock of these guys, but here I was fortunate enough to get a good look of them in flight. Photos taken in Tavira, Portugal.
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Nowadays every day celebrates something. This day, 4th of October, is a special one for me: day of the animal... and the veterinary doctor! So, for all the critters out there, big and small, and for my colleagues throughout the world, may you have an awesome day!
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Daily wildlife photography: the azorean grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea patriciae. I think I saw more grey wagtails in 10 days in Açores, than in the last two years on the mainland! They were frequently roaming the nature trails. This species, although very similar to the "common" grey wagtail, is an endemic subspecies of the Azorean islands.
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Wow, this escalated quickly! Not that long ago I reached that round number of 1000 followers, and what I noticed today... over 1500 already!! Thank you all for the amazing support; this is an awesome time to be in decentralised social media. I'll be sure to keep my wildlife and landscape photos coming! ;)
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Daily wildlife photography: the common tern, Sterna hirundo. These two birds were quietly perching on the peer, looking at the passengers coming and going. Common sterns have a black hood that goes all the way up to the beak's base; only in the winter plummage do they get a white forehead. Can't tell if this is a juvenile, or an adult already molting to the winter plummage. Nevertheless, I'm glad they posed for the photo!
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One of the best daily rewards I got since new reward cards started to be distributed; I don't think I ever seen so many rare cards lined up! That's over 10 dollars just to have fun playing the number 1 blockchain game. And to top this up... SPS rose to 0,6$, DEC to 0,01$ and HIVE to 1$! Glorious morning! :) Have a great day!
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Daily wildlife photography: the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. This was the last time I saw a blue tit, while travelling in Italy, a couple months before the damn virus caused chaos. It was perching among the branches, but was kind enough to show me his blue cap so I didn't had any doubts it was in fact a blue tit! :) With the yellow colour, the black stripe over the eyes, and the blue cap, it's easy to identify them. Photos taken in lake Como, Italy.
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It's not the first time I see these kind of comments on my wildlife posts; and the question is... why? Why write something like this instead of a simple read, given that ALL my wildlife posts start with the common and scientific name of the species I've photographed? The same amount of time would be spend in meaningful interaction! Or... maybe I'm misjudging and someone reaaaally want to know the bird's name? As in, what do the family and friends call him/her? Well, from now…
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Daily widlife photography: the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. When perched, they are normally in a characteristic position, with their wings spread, in order to help with feathers drying. This wasn't the case here: although taking care of its plummage from time to time, this cormorant was far more interested in enjoying the view of the beautiful lake Como, in northern Italy. And I can fully understand him! :)
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Had the opportunity to attend a film festival about our oceans. It's sad to know some of the atrocities commited nowadays, and at the same time It's good to know there are organisations that do care about the well being of our seas and what lies underneath the surface. We only have one planet!
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SPK network is starting it's airdrop next year! For the ones not in Hive, it's an amazing project about decentralized media, and one of the most anticipated in the blockchain. Will be following these developments closely!
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Daily wildlife photography: the azorean starling, Sturnus vulgaris granti. It seems identical to the common starling, although it's a subspecies endemic to the Azorean islands. They are very common, and are normally found in large (noisy!) groups; although I found this little guy alone, wandering in a grass field. In some plummages they can be mistaken by the common blackbird, but their tail is a lot shorter, and it has pointy wings; in winter plummage, with all the white…
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I hate waking up early... but today is for a good reason: diving again! And the added bonus of waking up with the chickens (a portuguese saying when you wake really early), is witnessing these beautiful colours!
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Daily wildlife photography: the pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. Well, this is probably a subspecies, the crazy pied avocet! He was putting up a show when I spotted him, making funny and strange poses, dragging its body and wings through the ground, and even coming in my direction in a menacing pose. Maybe high blood pressure, given he was swimming in salt flats? :)
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There. Another maxed reward card! With DEC price reaching all time highs, it's becoming more and more easy to upgrade cards, especially the new rewards, that are still at a decent price. It would probably be easy to just keep stacking them from the daily rewards, but a maxed card will improve my collection, and that means more victories! It's such a great time to be playing this game! How is your Splinterlands strategy nowadays?
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Daily wildlife photography: the great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus. Found a couple swimming in Lake Como, northern Italy. Their plummage is amazing in the summer, with vivid colours in the head and feathers that look like a crest. In the winter, they are a lot more discreet, but still a very elegant species.
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To the question "When Lambo?"... could it be now? :)) It's the first time I receive one golden ticket in freebitcoin's wheel of fortune! Yep, the chances are slim to almost none, but it only takes 1 ticket to win. Fingers crossed!!
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Daily wildlife photography: the three toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus. One of the most curious animals I was fortunate to see in the wild; I thought they would be really hard to spot, but thanks to some eagle-eyed guides, I was able to see a few! More often than not, they were among the branches and not that visible, but managed to get a few glimpses of them feeding withouth (almost) any branches in front, that allowed me to get these captures. Photos taken in Manuel Antonio…
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Miracle of birth... with a little help! This young mother had to undergo a c-section. Result? Three more little guys will be running around like crazy in a few months... 😁
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Daily wildlife photography: the black headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus. During winter time, you won't see a "black head" on this gull, since the typical dark hood will only appear from Spring. Nevertheless, they're still easy to recognize, thanks to the typical black spot behind the eye. It's one of the most common seagulls in Portugal; the photos here are from another country, thow. Photos taken in Lake Como, Italy.
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One day to season rewards in Splinterlands, the #1 blockchain game! And sometimes, the daily rewards are just as great as the whole season rewards! I just hope tomorrow I'll be as lucky as I was with today's quest rewards: one more legendary and a few rare cards to help in my collection boost!
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Daily wildlife photography: the azorean blackbird, Turdus merula azorensis. Although apparently similar to the common blackbird, it's a subspecies endemic to the azorean islands. It was hard getting a clear photo from this little guy, since he was hopping among the grass until he finally decided to pose. The yellow eye ring and beak is the way to know we're looking at a male!
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Aleluiaaaaaa! Been waiting for these news for quite some time now: Celsius in-app swap is finally coming! This will definitely be a game changer, and will make it a lot easier to get Celsius tokens, for instance.
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Daily wildlife photography: the asian elephant, Elephas maximus. The biggest mammal in the Asian continent is not as big as his african "cousin", but it's still impressive, especially in the wild. This was my first time seeing one of these beautiful creatures, in a natural park in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.
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One day and eleven hours to the start of the presale. It's going to be a crazy month in the Splinterlands universe! I'm curious to see what will happen to the vouchers price, since the amount of packs I'll buy will depend on it. Are you joining in?
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Daily wildlife photography: the white-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis. It was the first kingfisher I saw in Sri Lanka, and I wasn't expecting to find it here, in the middle of a coastal village. It was common to find them perched in wires, while I explored the surroundings. From what I read about the species, they can be found at a reasonable distance from water, and prey on invertebrates and small mammals too!
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Daily wildlife photography: the indian peacock, Pavo cristatus. There are no doubt male indian peacocks are beautiful creatures... even when they're performing a road block! :) This one was not that keen on letting our car pass, and at first he wouldn't even show us his tail colours, facing the opposite way. But all ended well, the car passed, and he provided the full colour display!
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I went to work cycling in a foggy morning; it's frequent to see some fog in the morning... but not at noon! As I passed the beach on the way back, this was the scenery! I'm guessing surfers will have to be extra careful today! 😁
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Daily wildlife photography: the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. I was on a cetacean observation trip, when we had this surprise: a turtle coming at the surface! It wasn't the focus of the trip, but none minded. Too bad the photos didn't turned out that great, but the memory of a turtle swimming nearby is reward enough. Photos taken in Pico island, Portugal.
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Daily wildlife photography: the indian flying fox, Pteropus medius. I had seen a couple of these creatures flying by in previous trips to Asia, but this was the first time I was able to admire them perched and up close. They are one of the world's biggest bats, and they feed on fruits, so don't be alarmed if you see them! :) These photos were taken in the middle of a park in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Some of the trees had dozens of bats! I can imagine the show when they fly at…
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With so many things going on in Splinterlands nowadays, every tool that helps in analysis and fine-tune our strategies is welcome. So for those that still don't know about it, there's a fantastic website that gathers a ton of resources for the game, including tools to for calculating airdrops: www.splintercards.com Do check it out, it's worth it. See you on the battlefield! 😉
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Daily wildlife photography: the stripped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba. These dolphin can be identified, as the name suggests, by a black stripe in each side of the body; they can be found in large groups; and at least in Açores, where this photos were taken, they tend to be shy and not approach boats that much. But to compensate, they frequently swim fast with frequent jumps off the water, giving us good opportunities to take a good look them!
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Waiting eagerly for my weekend getaway. My daily wildlife photos will be paused for a few days, but for a good cause. Opportunities to travel and being surrounded by nature are not to be missed, and hopefully in a couple days, time to go back to my granparents village! Wild rivers, trees, flowers and fresh air: all I need to relax!
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For the ones living in Portugal, Celsius is hosting a meeting in Lisboa. It would be a great chance to listen to the CEO and meet people from the community! I'm not sure if I'll be able to attend, but will surely try to. Have you been in any of these meetings? And if you are in Lisboa... are you attending?
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Nothing like being surrounded with nature to recharge; being in the places where I have so many childhood memories is just an added bonus. This weekend getaway was definitely a wise decision!
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I never seen sunsets as particularly beautiful where I'm staying now: since it's a mountain village in a valley, the sun "sets" behing the mountains way before the actual sunset. But some days, that changes: especially when the colours are special and you find a water mirror that takes the view to another level!
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Back to the city... but with recharged batteries, with all the nature and fresh air enjoyed in these couple of days. I should make weekend getaways more frequent for sure; after all, we have to enjoy life as much as we can! Have a great week everyone!
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Daily wildlife photography: the changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus. This beautiful crested eagle has different colour patterns; I managed to see both the light and the dark forms while exploring this national park, but the light one was the first to "pose" for the photo. Photos taken in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.
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When doing the daily Splinterlands mission, it's easy to forget that we don't NEED to play all battles with the mission objective in mind. It's way wiser to battle to win, and not choosing a bad (or should I say not ideal) team only because you need to battle with that specific splinter; you will finish it eventually, and probably with a lot more DEC in your wallet. Playing with not the ideal team will make you lose more, spend more time... and even get to a very low capture…
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Daily wildlife photography: the common tern, Sterna hirundo. This rocky location is called "Furnas de Santo António", and it's an important nidification place of this species, as well as another tern species. Found several individuals there, coming and going, and preeening their feathers as the visitors enjoyed the show. Photos taken in Pico island, Açores.
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I had the opportunity to rate a few posts, thanks to this new noise.cash initiative. I've seen in the last days that a few users were given the same chance, and seems a great way to help in improving the platforms quality. The fact they provide links to google and google images to check for plagiarism does help in getting the work done! Just a suggestion: it seems in some posts, I wasn't seeing the whole post. Although a good idea of the quality can be infered, it's not the…
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Daily wildlife photography: the white breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus. The big feet and legs of this bird are adapted to walking swiftly among marshlands. They didn't seem that disturbed with my presence, maintaining some distance but still actively searching for food. I say "they", because there were a couple chicks following this adult. Photos taken in Tangalle, Sri Lanka.
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Freebitcoin is the only faucet I use, and although the gains are almost none, the chance of winning big is there, for free, and doesn't take any time, so I keep using it. It's been a while since I browsed the site, and just found out that reward points now allows you to get FUN tokens! Probably outdated info, but since I just found out about it, maybe other here are in the same boat! If you don't use it... give it a go: https://freebitco.in/?r=12120711
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Daily wildlife photography: the crab eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis. Even in the concrete jungles, you can find these creatures! Found this group in the botanical gardens of Kuala Lumpur. Funny how I only saw juveniles, not a single adult in sight! They were just happily feeding, high in the trees, not caring at all with what was happening on the ground.
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Daily wildlife photography: the white breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus. Yes, I've featured this bird only a couple days ago; but since I only posted photos of the adults and a good friend asked for chick photos... @xrayman, here they are! Momma waterhen and two little guys (or girls!) happily roaming the lawn for food. They feed from a variety of insects and small critters, so plenty to choose from here!
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Daily wildlife photography: the cuban rock iguana, Cyclura nubila. I love the fact that this iguana species reminds me of little dragons! And to top it up, they have an angry face most of the time. Probably the teachings are passed to the offspring: in the second photo I can almost imagin the dialogue: "See? This is how you puff your chest to look really mean and dangerous!" :)
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If you play Splinterlands, hope you had better luck on the season rewards than me! :) Been checking some of the game features, and it's amazing how complex it is becoming: I remember only a bit more than a handfull of cards abilities when I started playing. Now... they're 61! Combine that with an increasing amount of rulesets, and you have a ton of different possible strategies. And that is making the game even more fun to play! If you don't play yet... you're missing out! ;)