So does anyone else kinda not like #Duolingo? Like, it’s a nice and easy way to begin #learning a #language and it seems a lot of my friends also use it, the problem is instead of getting real people to do the voices they use text-to speech, which means you often do not get the correct #pronunciation. Like, often you get both a normal speed and a slow speed recordings of the pronunciation to pick from, and the two versions will often use completely different #TTS voices that not only have diffent quality, but also very different #pronunciations despite being the same words or sentences. It seems like the wrong way to learn a language. Also, what is up with the #owl? @actuallyautistic
Der sympathische Landrat von #MindenLuebbecke Ali #Dogan bekräftigte gestern auf einer Großdemo in #Minden deutlich seine klare Positionierung gegen Rechts, und dafür kann man ihm nur laut DANKE sagen! ❤️✌️
It was never going to be a technically great shot, getting dark, didn't have a big zoom lens, moving target, dog in other hand, but it's about what it means to me and the experience of watching an owl out hunting for dinner that counts.
So the barn owl that has been flying around our home for the last few weeks finally agreed to pose for me. Early morning light, 1/500 F8 Canon RP 400mm. #Owl#birds#photography#birdphotography
Nine years ago I left the office and there was a barn #owl screeching its head off. It poked its head out from behind a tree and stared straight at me as I took a photo on my phone.
A Strix nebulosa I saw in Grand Teton National Park a few years back. Great grey owls are one of the most amazing creatures. Their ability to hover, hear prey under lots of snow, and dive up to a foot into the snow to catch prey is amazing!