Ileodictyon cibarium. (basket fungi)
Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is native to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruiting bodi... More
Down in The Grand Canyon.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Grand Canyon, is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation,... More
LAUST MAERSK., Bernard Spragg Photo
IMO: 9190743.MMSI: 219968000.Call Sign: OVZV2.Flag: Denmark [DK].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo - Hazard A (Major).Gross Tonnage: 50688.Deadweight: 63000 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 265.84m × 37.4m.Year Built: ... More
Inocybe sp., Bernard Spragg Photo
Inocybe is a large genus of mushroom-forming fungi. Members of Inocybe are mycorrhizal, and some evidence shows that the high degree of speciation in the genus is due to adaptation to different trees and perhap... More
Tourist Attraction - Sensō-ji. Asakusa Tokyo.
DescriptionSensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, it became ... More
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
ZHUANG YUAN AO., Bernard Spragg Photo
IMO: 9650339.MMSI: 477938700.Call Sign: VRKU4.Flag: Hong Kong [HK].AIS Vessel Type: Tanker - Hazard A (Major).Gross Tonnage: 9963.Deadweight: 12000 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 146m × 22m.Year Buil... More
Iris., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris.
Sydney Opera House., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings.[3]..Designed by Danish architect Jørn... More
Las Vegas abstract., Bernard Spragg Photo
Reports say the resort is considering replacing the iconic attraction with a mall..What Las Vegas giveth, Las Vegas taketh away. Eighteen years after the Bellagio opened and redefined luxury in Sin City, rumour... More
Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte.. Bernard Spragg photography
One of the places you must visit if you are on a tour at Ilocos Norte’s famous destinations should be the Paoay Church. This church, also known as San Agustin Church, is considered to be one of the oldest and m... More
Mt Cook lily (Ranunculus lyallii)
The Mount Cook buttercup is the world's largest buttercup and is also known as the giant buttercup or mountain buttercup. It used to be known as the Mount Cook lily..Its flowering image has been used on postcar... More
Osteospermum,(African daisies), Bernard Spragg Photo
Osteospermum, or African daisies made a big splash in display gardens in the 1990s. They looked a little like daisies and they are in the Asteraceae family, along with Shasta daisies and zinnia. But when Africa... More
Crusing on Milford Sound NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Described by Rudyard Kipling as the 'eighth wonder of the world', Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. Milford Sound is breathtaking in any weather. The fiord's cliffs rise vertically from ... More
Fishing boat Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Currimao Municipality in Ilocos Norte, Philippines is a lazy seaside town with a most unusual feature lining it’s long stretch of beach – a string of sharp coral formations that jut out of the sea during low ti... More
Paradise shelduck. (Tadorna variegata)
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 Tadorna comes from Celtic ... More
Aoraki/Mount Cook. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Aoraki Mount Cook is New Zealand's highest mountain, with a height of 3,754 metres..At the foot of the mountain sits the village of Mount Cook - a comfortable haven in one of the most unforgiving parts of New Z... More
DL MARIGOLD Bulk Carrier.. Bernard Spragg photography
IMO: 9621170.MMSI: 373108000.Call Sign: 3EWS2.Flag: Panama [PA].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 23494.Deadweight: 33752 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 180m × 32m.Year Built: 2012.Status: Active
Pied Shag preening.(Phalacrocorax varius)
What Is Preening?..Preening is a bird's way of grooming its feathers to keep them in the best condition...While preening, birds will remove dust, dirt and parasites from their feathers and align each feather in... More
Sulphur tuft. (Hypholoma fasciculare) Worms eye view.
Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found. This saprophagic ... More
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
Spotted shag. (Stictocarbo punctatus)
The spotted shag/parekareka is a medium-sized, grey-blue marine shag with a long, slender bill and yellow-orange feet. Adult breeding birds have small black spots on their back and wings...Spotted shags/parekar... More
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius)
Of the world's 36 species of shag 12 are found in New Zealand and 8 of these are endemic. Members of the shag family belong to three groups based on the colour of their feet: black, yellow or pink. The Pied sha... More
MS Europa 2., Bernard Spragg Photo
MS Europa 2 is a cruise ship operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, a German-based cruise line. She entered service in May 2013, and has since been named the number-one cruise ship in the world by the Berlitz ....Con... More
Red billed Gull. ( Larus scopulinus ). NZ
The red-billed is a native of New Zealand and is found throughout New Zealand, the Chatham Islands and Sub Antarctic islands...Animated gif of red billed gullThe red-billed Gull is small compared to other gull ... More
F-40PH locomotive. Grand Canyon Railway.
Hundreds of F40PH units were built, and many can be found in use on passenger, tourist and freight railroads today, such as CSX (on business trains), the Grand Canyon Railway, the Panama Canal Railway, and the ... More
Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Completed under the direction of Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum from 1927–1941, the sculpt... More
The Grand Canyon AZ.. Bernard Spragg photography
Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona, is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon, with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history. Viewpoints include Mather Point, Yavapa... More
The Venetian Las Vegas. Bernard Spragg photography
View of the outside Gondola rides from second floor balcony just outside the casino.
Fishing boats quayside., Bernard Spragg Photo
A wharf, quay, staith or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more ber... More
Silver eye. NZ., Bernard Spragg Photo
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) 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... More
Last light on the fairway.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Cairns Golf Course is designed to be a fun 18-hole golf course with strategy being a key objective whilst taking in some stunning views of both the McKenzie Basin and the Tekapo area.
Boats Kaikoura. NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The picturesque coastal town of Kaikoura is the perfect place for marine life encounters, coastal walks, and tucking into a plate of crayfish.
Spotted Shags. NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The spotted shag is a medium-sized, grey-blue marine shag with a long, slender bill and yellow-orange feet. Adult breeding birds have small black spots on their back and wings...A distinctive curved broad white... More
The Lower Shotover Bridge.. Bernard Spragg photography
Situated 10 kilometres from Queenstown (off highway 6), the Old Lower Shotover Bridge was built in 1871 and offers foot traffic eye-catching 360 panoramic views of the Shotover River...The original bridge was w... More
Southern NZ Fur Seal.. Bernard Spragg photography
Kekeno – New Zealand fur seal – Arctocephalus forsteri.New Zealand fur seal...The most common seal on the New Zealand mainland is the New Zealand fur seal which breeds around the South Island and as far north a... More
Rocky shore. Lake Tekapo. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.
Pyrmont Bridge. Darling Harbour Sydney.
The Pyrmont Bridge, a swing bridge across Cockle Bay, is located in Darling Harbour, part of Port Jackson, west of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wikipedia.Opened: June 28,... More
Rogers K88 (Washington). Plains Railway. NZ
Rogers K88 (Washington).Built in Paterson, New Jersey in 1877 the Rogers K88 was the first locomotive to be sent over to New Zealand from America. The Rogers was the first train to haul the Christchurch to Dune... More
The Kea doing damage.. Bernard Spragg photography
The kea is an unusual parrot. It is the only truly alpine parrot in the world, and gained early notoriety among settler farmers for attacks on their sheep. Innately curious, kea are attracted to people wherever... More
Shipping. Port of Melbourne.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Port of Melbourne is Australia's busiest port for containerised and general cargo.[1] It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, wh... More
The Jogger., Bernard Spragg Photo
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase physical fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running, or to maintain a steady speed for ... More
A welcome visitor., Bernard Spragg Photo
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a... More
Manly Ferry. Sydney., Bernard Spragg Photo
Can there be a better way to travel around one of the world's most beautiful harbour cities than by ferry? Sydney Ferries transports commuters and visitors via the meandering blue waterways that form the very h... More
Clematis., Bernard Spragg Photo
Clematis montana is a deciduous, vigorous, hardy climber that flowers in early spring. The flowers are mostly single, often fragrant and come in white to pink tones. The foliage ranges from fresh green to green... More
Daffodils., Bernard Spragg Photo
The appeal of daffodils lies in their beauty and durability. Their flowers come in a range of colors like yellowand white and have contrasting cups of orange or pink and a variety of shapes and sizes. Planted i... More
In the daffodil garden.. Bernard Spragg photography
Sunny, yellow daffodils are a wonderful sign that spring has arrived! Plant the bulbs in the fall and they will bloom in late winter or early spring. Daffodils are hardy and easy perennials to grow in most area... More
Bombadier train Melbourne., Bernard Spragg Photo
At Flinder Street Station Melbourne.Australia..The VLocity is a diesel multiple unit train built by Bombardier Transportation, Dandenong for V/Line.
High flying Silver Gull Aust.. Bernard Spragg photography
Silver gulls are found in all states of Australia.[3] It is a common species, having adapted well to urban environments and thriving around shopping centres and garbage dumps...The head, body and tail are white... More
Hokianga Harbour Ferry, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealands Hokianga Harbour Ferry crossing on Northlands twin coast discovery route, highway 12...The Ferry crosses the Hokianga Harbour Narrows between Rawene on the South and Kohu Kohu on the Northern side ... More
Kingfisher., Bernard Spragg Photo
Kingfisher (kōtare).Our sacred kingfisher or kōtare is a cousin of the kookaburra in Australia. It’s ancestors flew here from Australia around 10,000 years ago..Don’t be fooled by the kingfisher’s name, because... More
Boat Harbour Apollo Bay. Bernard Spragg photography
Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire.
Alien on the beach.. Bernard Spragg photography
Whelk is a common name that is applied to various kinds of sea snail, many of which have historically been used, or are still used, by humans and other animals for food.
Moeraki Boulders. NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The boulders are grey-coloured septarian concretions, which have been eroded out by wave action from the cliffs of soft, black mudstone that back the beach. In places, partially exposed concretions can be seen ... More
A reflective abstract., Bernard Spragg Photo
Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of... More
Copyrignt free image, Bernard Spragg Photo
Public domain free photos
A full hand of car..s.. Bernard Spragg photography
Antic cars collection
The Silver Gull., Bernard Spragg Photo
The silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) also known simply as seagull in Australia, is the most common gull seen in Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near co... More
MV Freshwater, Bernard Spragg Photo
r .Name: MV Freshwater.Namesake: Freshwater ..Owner: Government of New South Wales.Operator: Harbour City Ferries.Port of registry: Sydney.Route: Manly ferry services.Builder: Newcastle State Dockyard.Cost: $8.... More
Autumn Lake Wanaka., Bernard Spragg Photo
Public domain free photos Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Boletus, Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
A bolete is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus that is clearly differentiated from the stipe, with a spongy surface of pores (rather than gills) on the underside of the pil... More
In the signal box. - Drawing. Public domain image.
The first semaphore signals were controlled by levers situated at the signals. Some early signals protruded from the roof of the controlling signal box. Later, remote operation was effected by levers connected ... More
Pleasant Point Railway & Historical Society
D 16...While the D doesn’t look her age, the little 2-4-0 engine was built in 1878 by the Scottish locomotive manufacturers Neilson and Company of Glasgow. It carries their maker's number 2306...After being shi... More
de Havilland Tiger Moth. Bernard Spragg photography
Tiger Moths have been buzzing about the world’s skies since 1931. They are regarded with special affection by aircraft enthusiasts. Leisurely paced and stable, but highly manoeuvrable, these two-seaters with th... More
High Green The Cairns Lake Tekapo.
It was the wide open spaces that first brought the pioneer farmers up into the Mackenzie Basin. Large station runs were established with sweat and dog, beginning the Mackenzie's long and on-going association wi... More
The daily catch. Ilocos Norte.. Bernard Spragg photography
About half of the Philippines’ 88 million people live in rural areas. Poverty is most severe and most widespread in these areas and almost 80 per cent of the country’s poor people live there. Agriculture is the... More
Tricycle taxis Laoag City.. Bernard Spragg photography
A Philippine pedicab is called a traysikad, trisikad--or simply sikad--or padyak, from the Philippine word meaning to tramp or stamp one's feet. It is made by mounting a sidecar to a regular bicycle. They are u... More
Occupy Hong Kong. Student Protest.
On 28 September, the Occupy Central with Love and Peace movement announced that they would begin their civil disobedience campaign immediately. Protesters blocked both east–west arterial routes in northern Hong... More
Golden gift., Bernard Spragg Photo
This is a rose with miniature genes in its parentage, the resulting plant is nice and compact with perfectly shaped Hybrid Tea blooms and a wonderful musk fragrance. The golden yellow flowers age to pleasing pa... More
Serendipity., Bernard Spragg Photo
If you are new to growing roses and wish to grow one without too much effort, than Serendipity is highly recommended to you. Nothing seems to bother it during the summer and even in autumn when many other roses... More
Terracotta Dahlia., Bernard Spragg Photo
Dahlia plants are amazing, another example of horticultural magic. The dinner plate types can grow a full metre high in just a few months while producing blooms almost 30 cm across..Underground, the same thing ... More
Fish on the slab.. Bernard Spragg photography
Situated right In the heart of the Sydney Fish Markets at Pyrmont, Doyles Bistro, Bar and Grill has great views over Blackwattle Bay...It's the best value seafood in town, You can select your own lunch from our... More
Fish on ice., Bernard Spragg Photo
Aquarium fish collection
St Stephen’s Anglican Church Tuahiwi
In 1859, the Christchurch Synod constituted the Maori Mission and a missionary was appointed to take pastoral charge of all Maori in the diocese. The headquarters of the Mission was fixed at Kaiapoi and Maori ... More
Autumn Lake Tekapo NZ.. Bernard Spragg photography
With the arrival of autumn in New Zealand, the temperature has settled and the landscape is a perfect picture of startling golds and warm reds, making it the ideal time for international tourists.
St Stephen's and St Columba.Fairlie.NZ
St Stephen's Anglican up Kirke St, Fairlie opposite the school/community library was consecrated 9 Jan. 1896 by Bishop Churchill Julius with Archdeacon Henry W. Harper present is a small historic wooden church,... More
High and dry Alaska.. Bernard Spragg photography
Fishing vessel Hoonah. Icy Strait Passage. Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spring daffodil.FZ200, Bernard Spragg Photo
Nothing says spring quite like daffodils. They are bright, optimistic beautiful and they smell great.
Fly agaric., Bernard Spragg Photo
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a mushroom and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of th... More
North American B-25B Mitchell (Medium Bomber)
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many othe... More
Powered by Steam., Bernard Spragg Photo
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid...Using boiling water to produce mechanical motion goes back over 2000 years, but early devices were not practical.... More
Tourist Attraction - St Agustines Cashmere. Christchurch.
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Kingston Flyer. NZR 778 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
The NZR AB class was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific tender steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national railway system. Originally an improvement on the 1906 A class, 141 were built between 1915 and 1927 ... More
Keith H.Dahlia., Bernard Spragg Photo
This is a beautiful yellow waterlily dahlia with petals that are outlined in dark pink.
Engine 2024 Calgary., Bernard Spragg Photo
Built in the 1940's, CPR 2024 was originally US Army 4076 and was never owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1947, CPR 2024 and her sister CPR 2023 (US Army 4012) were sold as army surplus to Pacific Coast Ter... More
Milford Sound New Zealand.. Bernard Spragg photography
Visitors to Milford Sound will not be disappointed. It is truly spectacular, with scenery that has remained unchanged throughout the ages.
Green sea turtle., Bernard Spragg Photo
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto land to sunbath... More
Honeycomb Moray Eel, Bernard Spragg Photo
HONEYCOMB MORAY.Many people are scared of eels because they look and move like snakes. However, eels are in fact a type of fish with no scales, spending most of their time hiding in caves and rock crevices on t... More
Yak 52s, Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It is still being produced in Romania by Aerostar, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the now defunct COM... More
1917 Fokker DR-1 Triplane. Bernard Spragg photography
1917 Fokker DR-1 Triplane.In early 1917, the British Sopwith Triplane began flying in combat, so the German High Command requested that a triplane be developed for their use..Many concepts were tried in an effo... More
German Pfalz D.III., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. Built in April 1917, using a plywood monocoque fuselage, two layers of thin plywood... More
Bristol F.2 Fighter replica
The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the ... More
Bracket Fungi.(Basidiomycotina), Bernard Spragg Photo
Bracket fungi, or shelf fungi, are among the many groups of fungi that comprise the phylum Basidiomycota. Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies called conks that lie in a clo... More
Galerina sp., Bernard Spragg Photo
Galerina is a genus of small brown-spored saprobic mushrooms, with over 300 species found throughout the world, from the far north to remote Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean.[2][3] Species are typically s... More
1930 Model A Ford. Bernard Spragg photography
Superficially identical to the early 1928-1929 Ford Model A/AA trucks, the 1930-1931 Ford Model A trucks were changed considerably under the skin..Alterations included lower, wider fenders; a higher hoodline; s... More
Totem poles and masks.. Bernard Spragg photography
Stanley Park is home to a wide variety of monuments but there are none more visited than the totem poles displayed at Brockton Point. In fact, these totems are the most-visited tourist attraction in all of BC!.... More
Down a country road. Otago.NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Rolling rural panoramas and rugged mountains....Central Otago NZ
Icon The Sydney Opera House., public domain photograph
The Sydney Opera House is Australia's most recognisable building and is an icon of Australia's creative and technical achievement. Since its completion in 1973 it has attracted worldwide acclaim for its design ... More
Supermarine Spitfire LF XV1E.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a front line fighter and i... More
Akaroa waterfront.NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
Just 75 kilometres from the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, Akaroa is a historic French and British settlement nestled in the heart of an ancient volcano. Explore the village with its colonial architecture, ... More