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Airbus A380-861.  Christchurch NZ

Airbus A380-861. Christchurch NZ

REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR A6-EDH (EMIRATES) A380-861.Serial25 A6-EDH...Line Number.First Flight13.07.09.ModelA380-861.StatusActive..The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufa... More

Sanja Matsur Applause., Bernard Spragg Photo

Sanja Matsur Applause., Bernard Spragg Photo

Applause is primarily a form of ovation by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise. Audiences usually applaud after a performance, such as a musical concert, s... More

Cortinarius sp, Bernard Spragg Photo

Cortinarius sp, Bernard Spragg Photo

Cortinarius is a large, morphologically divergent genus of ectomycorrhizal species. Species in this genus are amongst the most common and prominent mushrooms seen in New Zealand's beech forests in the autumn.

Sanja Festival participant.Asakusa., Bernard Spragg Photo

Sanja Festival participant.Asakusa., Bernard Spragg Photo

Sanja Matsuri ("Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest.[1] The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Ham... More

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

Valley of Fire is located in the Mojave Desert approximately 58 miles Northeast of the Las Vegas Strip. Valley of Fire is the oldest Nevada State Park and was dedicated in 1935. Valley of Fire State Park cove... More

Hanazono shrine. Shinjuku. Tokyo., bronze

Hanazono shrine. Shinjuku. Tokyo., bronze

The Hanazono Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This shrine was founded in the mid-17th century. Wikipedia

Chapel of the Holy Cross. Sedona.

Chapel of the Holy Cross. Sedona.

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into the buttes of Sedona, Arizona, and is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, as a part of St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona..Richard Hei... More

Basket Fungi NewZealand., Bernard Spragg Photo

Basket Fungi NewZealand., Bernard Spragg Photo

Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruit bodies... More

Coprinopsis laanii., Bernard Spragg Photo

Coprinopsis laanii., Bernard Spragg Photo

Domain: Eukaryotic.Kingdom: Fungi.Division: Basidiomycota.Class: Agaricomycetes.Order: Agaricales.Family: Psathyrellaceae.Genus: Coprinopsis.Species: C. laanii.Scientific name: Coprinopsis laanii.Synonyms: Copr... More

Tokyo  Station ., Bernard Spragg Photo

Tokyo Station ., Bernard Spragg Photo

Tokyo Station is a railway station in the Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is n... More

Bolete fungi., Bernard Spragg Photo

Bolete fungi., Bernard Spragg Photo

Mushroom-like fruiting body, fleshy, but with pores underneath, rather than gills. Most species are mycorrhizal. Those which are found under exotic trees have been introduced along with their hosts, those in na... More

Flammulina velutipes, Bernard Spragg Photo

Flammulina velutipes, Bernard Spragg Photo

This small to medium sized saprobic fungus fruits in dense clusters during winter on both exotic and indigenous fallen or standing wood. Has a sticky pale yellow to rosy-orange brown cap darker in the centae; w... More

Asakusa Mikoshi.Japan., Bernard Spragg Photo

Asakusa Mikoshi.Japan., Bernard Spragg Photo

Sanja Matsuri "Three Shrine Festival", or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest.[The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanar... More

LOVE sculpture in Shinjuku.. Bernard Spragg photography

LOVE sculpture in Shinjuku.. Bernard Spragg photography

One of the best known series of public art works in the world, the LOVE sculpture created by the American artist Robert Indiana is present in Japan too, in Tokyo, near the Shinjuku I-LAND Tower.

Wolf-fart Puffball, Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Wolf-fart Puffball, Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species.In general, it contains the smaller species such as the pear-shaped puffball and the gem-studde... More

Deep in The Grand Canyon.. Bernard Spragg photography

Deep in The Grand Canyon.. Bernard Spragg photography

This full day adventure begins in Williams, Arizona where you’ll board our coach or van. As you relax in our spacious, comfortable seats, you’ll travel along one of the last remaining stretches of the original ... More

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairies Bonnets)

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairies Bonnets)

Kingdom: Fungi .Division: Basidiomycota .Class: Basidiomycetes .Order: Agaricales .Family: Coprinaceae .Genus: Coprinellus.Species: C. disseminatus .Scientific name: Coprinellus disseminatus.Synonyms: Pseudocop... More

Coprinopsis laanii, Bernard Spragg Photo

Coprinopsis laanii, Bernard Spragg Photo

Domain: Eukaryotic.Kingdom: Fungi.Division: Basidiomycota.Class: Agaricomycetes.Order: Agaricales.Family: Psathyrellaceae.Genus: Coprinopsis.Species: C. laanii.Scientific name: Coprinopsis laanii.Synonyms: Copr... More

Geastrum. (earth stars), Bernard Spragg Photo

Geastrum. (earth stars), Bernard Spragg Photo

Geastrum (orthographical variant Geaster)[1] is a genus of mushroom in the family Geastraceae. Many species are known commonly as earthstars...The name comes from geo meaning earth and aster meaning star...The ... More

Clathrus archeri ( octopus stinkhorn)

Clathrus archeri ( octopus stinkhorn)

Clathrus archeri (synonyms Lysurus archeri, Anthurus archeri, Pseudocolus archeri), commonly known as octopus stinkhorn, or devil's fingers, is a fungus which like most fungi has a global distribution. The youn... More

Geastrum saccatum. (earth star)

Geastrum saccatum. (earth star)

Geastrum saccatum, commonly known as the rounded earthstar, is a species of mushroom belonging to the Geastrum genus. It has a worldwide distribution and is found growing on rotting wood..Geastrum saccatum is a... More

Rainbow Bridge.National Monument., Bernard Spragg Photo

Rainbow Bridge.National Monument., Bernard Spragg Photo

A Rainbow Turned to Stone..Rainbow Bridge is the world's largest known natural bridge. The span has undoubtedly inspired people throughout time--from the neighboring American Indian tribes who consider Rainbow ... More

Fly agaric., Bernard Spragg Photo

Fly agaric., Bernard Spragg Photo

Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete mushroom, one of many in the genus Amanita. It is also a muscimol mushroom. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regio... More

Laughing Jim (Gymnopilus junonius)

Laughing Jim (Gymnopilus junonius)

Gymnopilus junonius is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. Commonly known as Laughing Gym, Laughing Cap, Laughing Jim, or the Spectacular Rustgill, this large orange mushroom is typically found ... More

Red and White Fleet. San Francisco

Red and White Fleet. San Francisco

Founded in 1892, the family-owned Red and White Fleet is San Francisco's original sightseeing adventure and only multilingual sightseeing cruise. All of Red and White Fleet's cruises depart from Pier 43½ at the... More

Hoodoos Of Bryce Canyon. Bernard Spragg photography

Hoodoos Of Bryce Canyon. Bernard Spragg photography

Hoodoos. Fairy chimneys. Earth pyramids. Tent rocks. They have many different names, but these strange badland rock formations are one and the same, and they can be found in various iterations across the planet... More

The Inner Canyon Tour.. Bernard Spragg photography

The Inner Canyon Tour.. Bernard Spragg photography

Here’s the ideal tour for travelers who want to experience the Grand Canyon from top to bottom AND stay on solid ground. On the Inner Canyon Tour, you’ll experience some of Arizona’s living history from the rim... More

Union Square, San Francisco.. Bernard Spragg photography

Union Square, San Francisco.. Bernard Spragg photography

Union Square is a 2.6-acre (1.1 ha) public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. "Union Square" also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theate... More

Alpine jelly cone. ( Guepiniopsis alpina )

Alpine jelly cone. ( Guepiniopsis alpina )

Guepiniopsis alpina, commonly known as the jelly cup, alpine jelly cone, or poor man's gumdrop, is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The small, gelatinous Fruit bodies are orange and cone or cup shaped.

TSS Earnslaw., Bernard Spragg Photo

TSS Earnslaw., Bernard Spragg Photo

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand...Owner: Real Journeys.Builder: McGregor and Company, Dunedin.Laid down: 4 July 1911.Launched: 2... More

Miracle Mile Shops, Bernard Spragg Photo

Miracle Mile Shops, Bernard Spragg Photo

Miracle Mile Shops is a 475,000 square foot, 1.2-mile long, enclosed shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is home to more than 170 stores, 15 restaurants and live entertainment venues.

Bryces Canyon., Bernard Spragg Photo

Bryces Canyon., Bernard Spragg Photo

A forest of stone.There is no place like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) can be found on every continent, but here is the largest collection of hoodoo... More

Milford Sound NZ., Bernard Spragg Photo

Milford Sound NZ., Bernard Spragg Photo

Mount Kimberley, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Urban angles., Bernard Spragg Photo

Urban angles., Bernard Spragg Photo

Stephen Avenue is a major pedestrian mall in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall is the portion of 8 Avenue SW between 4 Street SW and 1 Street SE. ..The street is known for some of Calgary's finest res... More

The white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi)

The white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi)

The white-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi) is a mollymawk that breeds on the islands off of New Zealand. Not all experts agree that this form should be recognized as a separate species from the shy ... More

Nevada landscape., Bernard Spragg Photo

Nevada landscape., Bernard Spragg Photo

Valley of Fire State Park..Valley of Fire is located in the Mojave Desert approximately 58 miles Northeast of the Las Vegas Strip. Valley of Fire is the oldest Nevada State Park and was dedicated in 1935. Val... More

Cordyline australis. (cabbage tree) NZ

Cordyline australis. (cabbage tree) NZ

The cabbage tree is one of the most distinctive trees in the New Zealand landscape, especially on farms. They grow all over the country, but prefer wet, open areas like swamps..Growing 12 to 20 metres high, cab... More

Abandoned in  Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Abandoned in Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

One of my favourite photography themes is decay. There are some great urban and rural subjects across Alberta.

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1059.

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1059.

No U.S. city has had longer or more varied experience with PCC streetcars than Boston. From the delivery of its first streamliner in 1937 until the present day, PCCs have been a part of the Beantown scene. That... More

Calgary and Saddledome. Alberta.

Calgary and Saddledome. Alberta.

Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the ... More

Warden's House (Alcatraz Island)

Warden's House (Alcatraz Island)

The Hoe House was the home of the wardens of the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, off San Francisco. It is located at the northeastern end of the Main Cellblock, next to Alcatraz Lighthouse. The 3-floor... More

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1073.

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1073.

This car is painted to honor El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico, which ran PCC streetcars from 1950 to 1974, the only PCC streetcar line to ever cross an international border..El Paso’s PCC streetcars came secon... More

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1079

Historic Streetcars in San Francisco No.1079

This car’s exterior commemorates Detroit, which operated PCC streetcars from 1947 to 1956..While Detroit prided itself as the home of modern vehicle design, the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR) staye... More

Tourist Attraction - Centre Street Bridge,Calgary.

Tourist Attraction - Centre Street Bridge,Calgary.

The Centre Street Bridge, built 1915-1916, is a concrete bridge with four arched spans and upper and lower traffic decks. It is ornamented by a pair of kiosks at each end topped by lion sculptures. The bridge c... More

San Francisco’s Antique Streetcars. No.1009.

San Francisco’s Antique Streetcars. No.1009.

This streetcar is painted to honor Dallas, which ran PCCs from 1945 to 1956..Dallas Railway & Terminal Company’s 25 double-enders were built by Pullman-Standard and had narrower rear doors and a narrower body t... More

Grain Elevators. Mossleigh Alberta.

Grain Elevators. Mossleigh Alberta.

Three old grain elevators, very photogenic ones at that, can be found in small town Mossleigh Alberta. They’re located along a railway branch line that has been out of service for well over a decade, but as of ... More

The Fountains of Bellagio. Las Vegas.

The Fountains of Bellagio. Las Vegas.

There is nothing like seeing them in person. The Fountains of Bellagio were destined to romance your senses. Take in a spectacular show of thoughtfully interwoven water, music and light designed to mesmerize it... More

Downtown Calgary Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Downtown Calgary Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 m... More

"Sadko" - Bow Valley Square - Calgary, Alberta

"Sadko" - Bow Valley Square - Calgary, Alberta

Sadko is a sculpture that was created by Sorel Etrog from Romania which is deisgned to represent Japanese culture. The sculpture is located at Bow Valley Square in downtown Calgary, Alberta.

Old and forgotten. Alberta.. Bernard Spragg photography
Brant Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Brant Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Brant is another of those towns that started out with high hopes when southern Alberta was thrown open to settlers between 1906 and 1914. Thousands of Canadian and American homesteaders flocked to the area. Wit... More

Rural Decay Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

Rural Decay Alberta., Bernard Spragg Photo

One of my favourite photography themes is decay. There are some great urban and rural subjects across Alberta.

Grain elevators De Winton Alberta.

Grain elevators De Winton Alberta.

Located virtually on the southern city limits of Calgary, DeWinton is on the CP line which run south of Calgary to Aldersyde. DeWinton originally had 3 elevators, but one was torn down in 1936 and rebuilt in Hi... More

TSS Earnslaw. Queenstown NZ - Public domain image of a steam boat

TSS Earnslaw. Queenstown NZ - Public domain image of a steam boat

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and the only remaining commercial... More

‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia), Bernard Spragg Photo

‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia), Bernard Spragg Photo

Dahlia ‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia). This genus has upright and bushy, early summer and early autumn flowering, tuberous, deciduous annuals and perennials. They bear pinnatifid or pinnatisect, mid green leaves and... More

KOWHAI  (Sophora spp.)., Bernard Spragg Photo

KOWHAI (Sophora spp.)., Bernard Spragg Photo

Kōwhai are small woody legume trees within the genus Sophora that are native to New Zealand. There are eight species, with Sophora microphylla and S. tetraptera being the most recognised as large trees. Their ... More

Lockheed Hudson., Bernard Spragg Photo

Lockheed Hudson., Bernard Spragg Photo

A Lockheed Hudson that served with the squadron is preserved in squadron colours at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, after being bought from a farmer who had been using it as a chicken coop..The Lockheed... More

North American Harvard  NZ1050.Wigram NZ

North American Harvard NZ1050.Wigram NZ

The Harvard which can be seen at the entrance gate to former RNZAF Base Wigram, and that now acts as gate guard for the RNZAF Museum, is NZ1050. This aircraft was shipped to New Zealand onboard the "B.J. Wheele... More

Paradise shelduck. (Tadorna variegata)

Paradise shelduck. (Tadorna variegata)

Female has white head..The paradise shelduck is a large goose-like duck endemic to New Zealand. It is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like birds which are part of the bird family Anatidae. The genus name Tad... More

Sprirt of Canterbury and Tug Blackadder.

Sprirt of Canterbury and Tug Blackadder.

Sprirt of Canterbury and Tug Blackadder...IMO: 9319557.MMSI: 512423000.Call Sign: ZMCT.Flag: New Zealand [NZ].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 9910.Deadweight: 14003 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 148... More

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Bernard Spragg Photo

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Bernard Spragg Photo

Silvereyes .. were self introduced in the 1800s and now have a wide distribution throughout New Zealand. They have made the forest their home and are now among the most common bird in suburbia too. .The silvere... More

Navajo tourist art. Arizona.. Bernard Spragg photography

Navajo tourist art. Arizona.. Bernard Spragg photography

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American territory covering about 17,544,500 acres, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico in the United States.

Clathrus archeri.Devils fingers., Bernard Spragg Photo

Clathrus archeri.Devils fingers., Bernard Spragg Photo

When it come to creepy looking plants, Clathrus archeri has creeps to spare. Commonly known as Devils Fingers (or the rather less scary name of Octopus Stinkhorn), it is a native to Australia and Tasmania, alth... More

Pied Shag. NZ. (Phalacrocorax varius,)

Pied Shag. NZ. (Phalacrocorax varius,)

The pied shag is found exclusively in Australia and New Zealand, wintering along the whole coast and inland in both countries.Shags are swift underwater swimmers, with a sharp hooked beak to help them catch fis... More

Mycena., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography

Mycena., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography

Mycena is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem.

Golden Gate Sunset., Bernard Spragg Photo

Golden Gate Sunset., Bernard Spragg Photo

The Golden Gate Bridge is located in San Francisco, Marin County, California. It is about 1.7 miles long, 90 feet wide and 746 feet high. Its longest span measures 4200 feet, which made it the longest suspensio... More

OOCL DALIAN.(Container ship). Bernard Spragg photography

OOCL DALIAN.(Container ship). Bernard Spragg photography

MO: 9445526.MMSI: 477627800.Call Sign: VRFW9.Flag: Hong Kong [HK].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 40168.Deadweight: 50464 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 260.05m × 32.25m.Year Built: 2009.Status: Active

Fairy Inkcap – Coprinus disseminatus.

Fairy Inkcap – Coprinus disseminatus.

Identification: Cap width 0.5 to 1.5cm. Stem height 1.5 to 4cm. A tiny species which grow in large troops producing bell-like caps. These caps are whitish and deeply pleated when young. As they age the flesh be... More

Fallen angel., Bernard Spragg Photo

Fallen angel., Bernard Spragg Photo

As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter...During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The tree... More

Austroderia.(commonly known as toetoe or toitoi)

Austroderia.(commonly known as toetoe or toitoi)

Austroderia is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe or toitoi The species are A. toetoe, A. fulvida, A. splendens, A. richardii and A. turbaria. They were rece... More

Bream Bay. Northland NZ. Bernard Spragg photography

Bream Bay. Northland NZ. Bernard Spragg photography

Bream Bay is a locality and bay on the east coast of New Zealand. Captain James Cook named this area to include the bay itself, but also some surrounding locations, stretching north to Whangarei and south to Ma... More

Red-billed gull.  (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus)

Red-billed gull. (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus)

Red-billed gulls are found in most coastal locations throughout New Zealand. They are also commonly found in towns, scavenging on human refuse and offal from fish and meat processing works. They are seldom foun... More

Bryce Canyon National Park,. Bernard Spragg photography

Bryce Canyon National Park,. Bernard Spragg photography

Bryce Canyon National Park, a sprawling reserve in southern Utah, is known for crimson-colored hoodoos, which are spire-shaped rock formations. The park’s main road leads past the expansive Bryce Amphitheater, ... More

SPIRIT OF CANTERBURY  Container Ship .

SPIRIT OF CANTERBURY Container Ship .

IMO: 9319557.MMSI: 512423000.Call Sign: ZMCT.Flag: New Zealand [NZ].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 9910.Deadweight: 14003 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 148m × 24m.Year Built: 2005.Status: Active

ANL ECHUCA Container Ship.. Bernard Spragg photography

ANL ECHUCA Container Ship.. Bernard Spragg photography

IMO: 9155391.MMSI: 636090756.Call Sign: A8ET3.Flag: Liberia [LR].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo - Hazard C (Minor).Gross Tonnage: 18335.Deadweight: 23606 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 175.5m × 27.4m.Year Built: 2... More

Mycena., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography

Mycena., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography

Mycena is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms that are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem.

Traction engines., Bernard Spragg Photo

Traction engines., Bernard Spragg Photo

A traction engine is a self-propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the ... More

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairies Bonnets)

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairies Bonnets)

The Coprinus disseminatus (Coprinus disseminatus) fungus is very common that almost always comes after heavy rains and lasts at most a few days. It is saprobic, growing in clusters, often by the hundreds; on de... More

St Paul’s Anglican Church. Arrowtown.NZ

St Paul’s Anglican Church. Arrowtown.NZ

St Paul’s Anglican Church was built in 1871 and is the oldest church building of any denomination to be built in the historic gold mining town of Arrowtown. The small timber church in a simplified Gothic Reviva... More

Shaggy Parasol. (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)

Shaggy Parasol. (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)

The shaggy parasol is a large and conspicuous agaric, with thick brown scales and protuberances on its fleshy white cap. The gills and spore print are both white in colour. Its stipe is slender, but bulbous at ... More

Port Chalmers Anchor., Bernard Spragg Photo

Port Chalmers Anchor., Bernard Spragg Photo

d..Historic anchor above Port Chalmers.Know as the 'Nine Fathom Foul', a large iron anchor that fouled many local fishermen's nets until hauled ashore in 1978. Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.

Approaching storm. Lyttleton. NZ

Approaching storm. Lyttleton. NZ

Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour, at the north-western end of Banks Peninsula and close to Christchurch, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand

Second Beach,  St Clair. Dunedin  NZ

Second Beach, St Clair. Dunedin NZ

Second Beach, lies to the west of St Clair Beach, separated from it by a rocky outcrop on which lies St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool. Second Beach is rocky rather than sandy, and is flanked by cliffs that form the... More

Gymnopilus junonius., Bernard Spragg Photo

Gymnopilus junonius., Bernard Spragg Photo

Gymnopilus junonius is a large and colourful wood-rotting species that occurs in small groups at the bases of dead broad-leaf trees and occasionally conifers from spring through to early winter. When seen in fu... More

ANL WARATAH., Bernard Spragg Photo

ANL WARATAH., Bernard Spragg Photo

IMO number 9326794.Name of the ship ANL WARATAH.Type of ship CONTAINER SHIP.MMSI 636091052.Gross tonnage 54809 tons.DWT 66900 tons.Year of build 2005.Builder HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES - ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA.Flag LIBERIA

Smooth Ink Cap (Coprinus atramentarius)

Smooth Ink Cap (Coprinus atramentarius)

Smooth Ink Cap (Coprinus Atramentarius) This common fungus grows on buried wood, and is typically found on the edge of woodlands paths and old treestumps, often found in groups. This type of fungus grows to be ... More

Clathrus archeri.Devils fingers., Bernard Spragg Photo

Clathrus archeri.Devils fingers., Bernard Spragg Photo

When it come to creepy looking plants, Clathrus archeri has creeps to spare. Commonly known as Devils Fingers (or the rather less scary name of Octopus Stinkhorn), it is a native to Australia and Tasmania, alth... More

Foster Traction Engine., Bernard Spragg Photo

Foster Traction Engine., Bernard Spragg Photo

William Foster & Co Ltd was an agricultural machinery company based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England and usually just called "Fosters of Lincoln." The company can be traced back to 1846, when William Foster pu... More

Coprinellus micaceus., Bernard Spragg Photo

Coprinellus micaceus., Bernard Spragg Photo

Has a creamy or fawn cap with glistening particles over the surface on young fruit bodies. These disappear or wash off with age. .Common name: Mica ink-cap, Glistening ink-cap.Found: Grasslands.Substrate: Berri... More

Pholiota subflammans., Bernard Spragg Photo

Pholiota subflammans., Bernard Spragg Photo

Common name: None.Found: Native forest.Substrate: Wood.Spore: BrownHeight: 70 mm.Width: 30 mm.Season: Autumn.Edible: No

BOUGAINVILLE  Oil/Chemical Tanker

BOUGAINVILLE Oil/Chemical Tanker

MO: 9581693.MMSI: 538005240.Call Sign: V7CC5.Flag: Marshall Is [MH].AIS Type: Tanker.Gross Tonnage: 29980.Deadweight: 50626 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 183m × 32.2m.Year Built: 2013.Status: Active

Campanella species., Bernard Spragg Photo

Campanella species., Bernard Spragg Photo

Campanella species 1..These are thin and delicate, maybe 1cm diameter. They are a pale blue-grey colour and were found on rotten twigs.

Mycena parsonsii ?, Bernard Spragg Photo

Mycena parsonsii ?, Bernard Spragg Photo

Common name: None.Found: Native forest.Substrate: Grows on wood..Spore: WhiteHeight: 45 mm.Width: 15 mm.Season: Autumn.Edible: Unknown

Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead)

Leratiomyces ceres (Redlead Roundhead)

Redlead roundhead is an attractive fungus easily recognised by its orange, slimy cap and dark gills. It can be found growing in large clusters on woodchip mulch.

"Duzgo" NZ made., Bernard Spragg Photo

"Duzgo" NZ made., Bernard Spragg Photo

The, um, unusual looking vehicle was developed and produced as the ideal off-road farm vehicle, by two brothers trading as the Duzgo Car Company, of Whataroa in Westland New Zealand.It performed so well on thei... More

Panaeolus sphinctrinus - (Hoop petticoat)

Panaeolus sphinctrinus - (Hoop petticoat)

Panaeolus sphinctrinus - Hoop Petticoat .FAMILY: Coprinaceae.GENUS: Panaeolus.SPECIES: Sphinctrinus.COMMON NAMES: Ink Caps, Hoop-Petticoat, ..Panaeolus sphinctrinus features a cap of 1-5 cm across that is conic... More

The Moorhouse Range. Mt Cook NP. NZ

The Moorhouse Range. Mt Cook NP. NZ

Mount Sefton (Māori: Maukatua) is a mountain in the Moorhouse Range of the Southern Alps of New Zealand, between The Footstool and Mount Brunner, just north of the Hooker Range. It has a height of 3,157 metres ... More

Kotuku, White heron,( Egretta alba modesta,)

Kotuku, White heron,( Egretta alba modesta,)

Kotuku, White heron, Egretta alba modesta,. ..A large white heron with a long yellow bill, long dark legs and a very long neck. When breeding, the bill becomes grey-black and long filamentous plumes develop, ma... More

Giant Fruit Sculpture - Cromwell, New Zealand

Giant Fruit Sculpture - Cromwell, New Zealand

Cromwell located Central Otago in the Otago region of New Zealand. The town is known for the many fruit orchards surrounding it. The fruit sculpture was presented to the town by the local Rotary Club on 3-2-199... More

M&M's World. Las Vegas.. Bernard Spragg photography

M&M's World. Las Vegas.. Bernard Spragg photography

Red, Green and Yellow are just a few of the recognizable M&M characters you'll see when you visit M&M’s World at the Showcase Mall next to the MGM Grand Hotel. This unique 28,000 square-foot entertainment-retai... More

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