Month: June 2010
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Inside a 4-stroke piston engine
You certainly know the basic principles of the operation of a 4-stroke engine with its different phases: piston going down to suck gas and air in piston going up to compress the mixture piston going down pushed by the explosion piston going up to push burnt gas out of the cylinder Let’s admire the actual…
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Botswana, tree
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge it. Botswana, Moremi National Park, May 2010.
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Bateleur Eagles from Botswana
The bateleurs are very beautiful eagles that are quite common in Botswana. As you can see on the photos, they are quite recognizable from the red color of their head and their feet in striking opposition to the black feathers (at least for the adults). Not easily frightened, they are relatively easy to approach and…
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Eagles from Botswana
A very common African eagle: Wahlberg’s eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi), Aigle de Wahlberg Moremi National Park, Botswana. May 2010.
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24 heures du Mans
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Practice session – 24 heures du Mans 2010
Yesterday, I was in Le Mans (France) to assist to the official practice session of this most famous endurance car race: les 24 heures du Mans. This was an obvious reason to bring along a photo camera in order to click the shutter onto this colorful and very active show. It’s technically very demanding for…
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Red-billed hornbill
Red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus), Calao à bec rouge Botswana, Moremi National Park. May 2010.
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Burchell’s Glossy starling
Burchell’s Glossy starling (Lamprotornis australis), Choucador de Burchell Botswana, Moremi, 2010.