Bee at work

Shared with Orange Monday, Mondaymellowyellows and Macro Monday.

Strontium Chloride

Strontium chloride (SrCl₂) under the microscope (magnification 200x) and in polarized light.

Strontium chloride

Strontium chloride

To the collection chemicals under microscope.

Hard-working Parents

Some Black-necked Grebe, which make every effort to fed the junior. 

Shared with Camera-critters, Weekendreflection and Scenicweekends.

Hidden

Shared with The Weekend in Black and White.

Lalibela

Some impressions in Lalibela, a small town in the Ethiopian Mountains.

The village famous for his monolithic rock hewn churches.

Inside a church.

Lalibela

 Shared with Skywatch Friday, HimmelSK and Ein Stück Himmel.

Fan-tailed Raven

Fan-Tailed Ravens (Corvus rhipidurus) in Ethiopia.

Fan-Tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)

Shared with Wild Bird Wednesday and I'D Rather B Birdin'.

Aromagarten

This is the Aromagarten of the University Erlangen. Here, only plants are cultivated which are used as spices, for pharmacy or in cosmetics. I'm sorry that photos cannot transport flavors.

Shared with Sweet Shot Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Greater Celandine

Greater Celandine or Tetterwort (Chelidonium majus) is a flower that is used in pharmacy. It contains a yellow to orange latex that shows a weak red fluorescence in ultraviolett light.

Tetterwort (Chelidonium majus)

This is a section through a bud in ultraviolet light.

Linked with Macro Monday and Mondaymellowyellows.

Addis Ababa at the early morning

Linked with Skywatch Friday, HimmelSK and Ein Stück Himmel.

Variable Sunbird

A Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus or Nectarinia venusta) in Ethiopia. It is a common resident the area and  can often be seen in bushland. These are two male birds in agricultural bushland near a village.

Variable Sunbird

Linked with Wild Bird Wednesday and id-rather-b-birdin.

The Acrobat

Linked with Sweet Shot Tuesday and Ourworldtuesday.

Flower and Fluorescein

A somewhat unusual photo of a white rose, a little fluorescein (a color used as marker in ultraviolet light) was added to the water and the flower takes it up. In ultraviolet light, the veins stand out and show their unique pattern. 

White rose with fluorescein.

 Linked with Macro Monday, Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange.