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I saw these two on a school trip but couldn't get them. Few days later mum was around on the place and showed me some hubcaps she found. I told her about these two and only five minutes later she got them! The pic is taken by her and the Almera is somewhere on the rocks in background
1960 Cadillac Coupe de Ville 6.4 litre. First generation.
The Cadillac De Ville is the nameplate used by Cadillac over eight generations, originally used to designate a trim level of the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 and later to designate a standalone model in the brand range. The last model marketed specifically as a De Ville was the 2005 full-size sedan, at the time, Cadillac's largest model.
First generation
Model years 1959–1960
Assembly Detroit Assembly, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Designer Bill Mitchell
Body styles 4-door 6-window hardtop, 4-door 4-window hardtop and 2-door hardtop
Related Cadillac Eldorado, Cadillac Sixty Special, Cadillac Series 62, Buick Electra and Oldsmobile 98
Engine 390 cu in (6.4 L) OHV V8
Transmission 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic
Wheelbase 130.0 in (3,302 mm)
Length 225.0 in (5,715 mm)
Width1 959: 80.2 in (2,037 mm)
1960: 79.9 in (2,029 mm)
Height56.2 in (1,427 mm)
Curb weight4,900–5,100 lb (2,200–2,300 kg)
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Another one! I found it on different place than the first one and dates are different. I took location pic of this but my phone ran out of space when I made it so it didn't save. It was 2 in 1 with the scrapped Seat. It's in good condition with no scratches but small piece of paint is missing. Strange thing is that the exactly same clip was bent as on the other one
This leopard lives at Banham zoo in Norfolk.
The Sri Lankan leopard was first described in 1956 by Sri Lankan zoologist Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala.
The Sri Lankan leopard has a tawny or rusty yellow coat with dark spots and close-set rosettes, the pattern of which are unique to each individual. This leopard has allegedly evolved to become a rather large leopard subspecies, because it is an apex predator without competition from other large wild cat species in the country. The average weight of a male is 124 lb. (56 kg) and they an average head-to-body-length of 4 ft. 2 in. (1.27 m) with a 86 cm (2 ft .10 in. (0.86 m) long tail. Females average a weight of 64 lb. (29 kg) and have a head-to-body-length of 3 ft. 5 in. (1.04 m) with a 2 ft. 6.5 in. (0.77 m) long tail.
Sri Lankan leopards lead a solitary life, with the exception of females with young. Male's ranges typically overlap the smaller ranges of several females, as well as portions of the ranges of neighbouring males. It is still found in a range of habitats from open savannah to rainforests throughout Sri Lanka, in both protected and unprotected areas. In the central hills, they occur in forest patches, tea estates, grasslands, home gardens, and pine and eucalyptus plantations
They prefer to hunt at night, but are also active during dawn, dusk, and daytime hours. They hunt by silently stalking their prey, until they are within striking distance when they unleash a burst of speed to quickly pursue and pounce on their victim. The prey is usually dispatched with a single bite to the throat. Sri Lankan axis deer make up the majority of their diet but they also prey on sambar, barking deer, wild boar, and monkeys. their diet can also include small mammals, birds, and reptiles,
Unlike other leopards, Sri Lankan leopards rarely haul their kills into trees, which is likely due to the lack of competition and the relative abundance of prey.
They breed throughout the year. The gestation period lasts between 90 and 105 days, yielding from 2 to 4 cubs. Females give birth in a cave, crevice among boulders, hollow trees, or thicket. Cubs are born with closed eyes, which open 4 to 9 days after birth. Being extremely vulnerable in the wild, the cubs remain hidden, living in a secluded place, covered with dense vegetation. By the age of 6 to 8 weeks, the young attain their dark, woolly coat, covered with blurry patches, which serves young leopards as camouflage, allowing them to follow their mother around. Reaching the age of 3 months, the cubs are weaned and accompanying their mother on hunts. On the whole, they remain with their mother for 18 to 24 months, after which they leave to find their own territories. A cub can expect a lifespan of 12 years in the wild, and up to 22 years in captivity.
Sri Lankan leopards are primarily threatened by increasing habitat loss and fragmentation, together with an increasing risk of human-induced mortality. They are killed by people either accidentally in wire snares set for other species, or as retaliation after livestock killings, usually through poisoning the livestock carcass. They are also occasionally shot. Since 2010, over 90 leopards are known to have been killed by people in Sri Lanka.
In of 2015, the total population of Sri Lankan leopards was 700 to 950 individuals and it was classified as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List. Since 2020 it has been listed as 'Vulnerable' as the population is estimated at less than 800 mature individuals, and although found in many protected areas, the population is still decreasing.
SoulRider.222 / Eric Rider © 2023
In July of 2016, I bought the builder's kit, built it and drove it for a few years with some minor upgrades.
When I moved to new house in August of 2018, I stopped driving it and it sat on a shelf slowly collecting dust.
As of January 2023, I have upgraded it quite a bit and I do enjoy driving it once again.
Using Spektrum Smart Pro Series G2 LiPo batteries with a Spektrum S1200 G2 AC Smart Charger makes it so much easier, almost set it and forget it. And the Hobbywing Quicrun Fusion Pro 2-in-1 ESC and sensored brushless motor is awesome. Using the Hobbywing Program Card makes setting the ESC a breeze, even in the field, because it uses the LiPo power!
2016 CUSTOM MODS
Of the 95% of the vehicle that was black, I painted it silver.
Only the fake air intakes and the axles remain the original kit black color.
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2023 CUSTOM MODS
I have removed the Axial AX31323 receiver box and mount, AXA150 spare tire holder and AX31320 rear bumper and the AX31125 fuel cell box.
I replaced all of them with small aluminum tubes, which are bolted and Permatex Blue Threadlocked together with small diameter steel rods for additional structural support and to eliminate any twisting or flexing. The added rear weight is balanced by a steel ScalerFab bumper in front. The COG (center of gravity) is still low by running steel side skids, an aluminum main skid plate, brass and aluminum wheel weights, stainless steel links and a lot of other metal parts installed down low.
I also custom fit a pair of Axial AX31317 AR60 lower link / shock axle mounts to use the shorter length Axial King shocks up front.
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FRONT
Hot Racing SCP37VM steel center 107-142mm (medium) driveshaft
ScalerFab welded steel with winch fairlead bumper
Axial AX31317 custom shock mount
Hot Racing RRT2401 aluminum servo mount
Reefs RAW 500HD SEHREEFS54 programmable servo
Axial AX30836 6061 T-6 aluminum 25T servo horn
Vanquish Products VPS08110 VXD 6mm stub steel Universal Axle Package (with spool~locker, two 6x11x4mm inner bearings and two 12mm clamping locking aluminum hex nuts)
Vanquish Products VPS02014 aluminum c-hubs
Vanquish Products VPS07001 aluminum scale knuckles
Vanquish Products VPS07510 brass knuckle bushings
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FRONT and REAR
RC Screwz rczaxi022 stainless steel screw kit (but some screws are still original from kit)
Axial AX80069 AR60 OCP axle housings
Axial AX30395 HD Heavy Duty 13T and 38T bevel gears (with AXA1221 5x11x4mm bearings)
Axial AX31314 body, AX30112 diaphragm, AX30438 piston, AX30155 shaft, AX31430 'King cap' and preload ring (no coil spring) 110mm shocks
Axial AX31317 AR60 lower link / shock axle mounts to use the shorter length Axial 110mm shocks in conjunction with 130mm Pro-Line shocks
Pro-Line PowerStroke XT (soft primary coil / medium secondary coil) 130mm shocks
Team Losi Racing TLR 50 WT shock oil (all eight shock bodies)
Incision (Vanquish Products) IRC00060 1/4" stainless steel link kit (includes IRC00041 drag link and tie rod)
Vanquish Products VPS04312 front and rear AR60 aluminum truss set
Hot Racing YET12CS06 aluminum differential covers
Hot Racing RRT12A01 AR60 aluminum shock / link axle mounts
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WHEELS and TIRES
Vanquish Products VPS01043 SLW 475 aluminum wheel hubs
Vanquish Products VPS01303 SLW 475 brass wheel hubs
Vanquish Products VPS01704 scale SLW stainless steel (12pcs 4-64 x 1/4) hub screw kit
Vanquish Products VPS07721 KMC XD Series center hubs
Vanquish Products VPS06791 KMC XD Series Enduro Method 2.2 rims
Vanquish Products VPS06252 aluminum internal clamping rings
Vanquish Products VPS06202 OMF 2.2 front rings
Vanquish Products VPS05000 scale stainless steel (50pcs 1-64 x 1/4 SHCS) wheel screw kit
Beef Tubes Beef Patties 2.2 SLW 'disc brake rotors' aluminum wheel weights
Axial AX31325 BF Goodrich Baja KR2 T/A R35 compound 2.2 tires
Axial AX31325 foam inserts
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MIDDLE / COG
ScalerFab steel Rock Sliders with skids
Hot Racing RRT133M01 aluminum multi-mount skid plate
Hobbywing Quicrun Fusion Pro 2-in-1 ESC and 2300Kv sensored brushless motor (540 spec)
Tactic TR325 receiver
Axial AX31107 plastic spur gear cover
Axial AX31065 32P 64T plastic spur gear
Axial AX30723 32DP 12T hardened steel pinion gear
Axial AX31067 aluminum slipper plate
Axial AX31059 33x1mm slipper plate washers
Axial AX31068 32.8x15.2x1mm slipper pads
Axial AX30413 slipper spring
Axial AXA1045 slipper spring nut
Incision (Vanquish Products) IRC00152 aluminum motor cam
Incision (Vanquish Products) IRC00153 aluminum motor plate
Hot Racing ReaRT38TC01 aluminum transfer case
Axial AX31130 48P 26T (with Axial AXA1221 5x11x4mm bearings) 2-Speed gear
Axial AX31129 5x75mm 2-Speed transmission bottom shaft
Axial AX31127 transmission top shaft
Axial AX31313 5x68mm transfer case output shaft
Axial AX31131 15T and 27T (with AXA1221 5x11x4mm bearings) transfer case gear set
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REAR
Axial AX30500 HD Heavy Duty locker
Axial AX80002 locker retainer (with Axial AXA1230 10x15x4mm bearings)
Axial AX30385 diff gasket
Axial AX30776 AR60 OCP 6x104mm / 6x160mm (with AX1221 5x11x4mm bearings) axle set
Vanquish Products VPS07080 12mm clamping locking aluminum hex nuts
Vanquish Products VPS07674 aluminum clamping lockouts
Hot Racing SCP37VL steel center 120-155mm (long) driveshaft
Vanquish Products VPS08300 aluminum Currie Anti-Rock sway bar
Hot Racing RRT30U01 aluminum upper shock mounts
SSD RC 00048 aluminum trailing arms
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NOT SHOWN
Spektrum Smart Pro Series G2 LiPo (7.4V 2S 6200mAh 120C 45.88Wh) battery with an iC5 connector
Spektrum S1200 G2 AC Smart Charger
Hobbywing Program Card
Tactic TTX300 2.4Ghz radio transmitter
Deck Hand from the "Saginaw " being lowered over the side on the Landing Boom as she approaches the Jetty. One Deck Hand has already been lowered and is standing on the Jetty waiting for his help. They tie the 20,000 ton ship up to the dock so she can start loading 22,000 tons of Grain. Note the Bazzillion Canada Geese in the Slip and on the dock moving out of the way.
Can't get enough of the Classics. From the previous Century to the Present the Saginaw has been a Top Earner and still is a Top Earner . Some photos of her yesterday pulling into Thunder Bay and looking for a load of Wheat at Superior Elevator ULC in the Mission Basin. I've added a video of her docking at Superior Elevator unassisted as is usual . I sped up parts of the video to save file size but I returned to normal speed to show my Dream Job when I grow up. A centuries old method of Tie Up that sometimes is a necessity and other times a money saver. She uses all the modern advantages of a ship with her bow thrusters and stern propulsion with rudder to gracefully and silently slide into postion to load . she was being loaded in her aft holds within 30 minutes of arrival. Notice the million Canada Geese (Poopers) that have taken up residence in the slip. If I worked there my wife would make me leave my shoes at work in the parking lot and drive home in my sock feet.
Description
As built the lake freighter was 195.0 m (639 ft 9 in) long overall and 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in).[1] The ship had a depth of hull of 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) and a mid-summer draught of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in).[2] The ship was 12,557 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,070 tons deadweight (DWT) at construction with a capacity of 20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons).[1][2] Using heavy fuel oil, the vessel was powered by two Foster-Wheeler water tube boilers providing steam to a De Laval cross compound steam turbine driving one shaft rated at 7,000 shaft horsepower (5,200 kW).[2] The ship was designed for the stone trade and is equipped with a 76.20 m (250 ft 0 in) discharge boom that can be swung 120 degrees to port or starboard. The boom is used to unload the vessel's cargo.[2][3]
In 1986 a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) bow thruster was installed.[4] In 2007, her turbine was replaced by a MaK 6M43C 6-cylinder diesel engine, generating 8,160 brake horsepower (6,080 kW).[2] The vessel's tonnages were adjusted, with the ship being 14,066 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,390 tons deadweight (DWT).
G-BIKE at Norwich Int. Airport (NWI).
Model: PA-28R-200-2 Cherokee Arrow II
Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft
Year built: 1973
Construction number: 28R-7335173
Registration: G-BIKE
Number of seats: 4
Length: 24 ft. 7 in. (5.5 m)
Height: 8 ft. (2.44 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft. 2 in. (9.82 m)
Wing area: 170 sq. ft. (15.79 m2)
Weight empty: 1,513 lb. (694 kg)
MTOW: 2,650 lb. (1,202 kg)
Fuel capacity: 41.57 gal. (189 litres)
Engine: 1 x Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Engine output: 1 x 200 hp (149 kW)
Propeller: 1 x 6 ft. 2 in. (1.88 m) dia, 3 blade, constant speed
Max speed: 152 knots (175 mph - 282 km/h)
Cruise speed: 143 knots (165 mph - 266 km/h)
Stall speed, flaps down: 56 knots (64 mph - 103 km/h)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min. (4.57 m/sec)
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft. (4,572 m)
Max range: 738 nm (850 miles - 1,368 km)
Take off distance: 1,025 ft. (312 m)
Landing distance: 780 ft. (238 m)
Also registered as: OY-DVT
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The Stockton and Darlington Railway arrived in Saltburn from Redcar on 17 August 1861, prompting a growth in day and holiday travellers.[3] Like many seaside resorts, this created a local business initiative, resulting in various pieces of construction, including the Saltburn Pier completed in 1869. Access to the pier from the town via the steep cliff top was difficult, so a solution was sought.
The Saltburn Pier company contracted John Anderson to engineer a solution, which was the wooden Cliff Hoist. Allowing up to 20 people to be placed in a wooden cage and then lowered by rope to beach level, it opened on 1 July 1870, some 14 months after the opening of the pier. Approached from the town by a narrow walkway, the passengers then descended 120 feet (37 m), after water had been added to or taken away from a counterbalance tank.[1]
Cliff lift 1884–present[edit]
After the pier company was sold to the Middlesbrough Estate in August 1883, the new owners had the Cliff Hoist inspected by independent engineers, who condemned it due to numerous rotten timbers.[3] The Cliff Hoist was therefore demolished in late 1883.[4]
They commissioned Sir Richard Tangye's company, who had built the two earlier vertically inclined water powered funicular railways in Scarborough, to build a replacement. Tangye had appointed George Croydon Marks head of the lift department, in which role he was in charge of the design and installation at Saltburn.[5] Marks designed and constructed a funicular with a height of 120 feet (37 m) and a track length of 207 feet (63 m), creating a 71% incline.[1]
Operational theory[edit]
The two 12-person cars are each fitted with a 350-imperial-gallon (1,600 L) water tank, and run on parallel standard gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) funicular railway tracks. Double steel wire ropes are attached to both cars, controlled by a brakeman in the upper station. The car at the top has its water tank filled until its mass exceeds the mass of the car at the bottom. It then travels down the incline, counterbalanced by the mass of the other car, which travels to the top, with the brakeman controlling safety and the speed of travel. When the car reaches the bottom, its water is released thus reducing the mass of the lower car, and pumped back up to the top of the cliff.
Operations[edit]
It is believed that the Cliff Lift opened on Saturday 28 June 1884, but there was a period of inconsistent operation at the start. The opening of the Cliff Lift allowed the pier company to undertake an extension to that structure.[1]
The original cars, capable of seating 10–12 passengers, had stained-glass windows. But when the Cliff Lift was refurbished in 1955, the car bodies were replaced without these. The wholly new aluminium cars were introduced in 1979, modelled on the original design. The stained-glass windows were reinstated in 1991.[1] The wooden bodies of the passenger cars were fully refurbished and "victorianised" in 2011 by Stanegate Restorations of Haltwhistle, Northumberland.[6]
Owned since the Second World War by the local council,[2] Marks's design was so good that, beyond maintenance and refurbishment, little has changed since 1884.[4] In 1924 an electrically operated water pump was installed, and in 1998 the main winding wheel was replaced for the first time, together with the installation of a new hydraulic braking system.[1]
Look at the top middle of the picture its a Transit ring! The Ford is made from a much stronger plastic than the Vauxhall and from the front it seems to of faired well the Vauxhall looks it bit more squashed though...
Not sure if they were lost and left there or dumped by the owner of house next to them. At first I only saw one
no location pic. it was a 2 in 1 with a Renault but an old man was staring at me so I kind of wanted to take them and leave. it's in very good condition and all complete
I'm very lucky for this shot :D
Left : Boeing 777-300ER , PH-BVI from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Amsterdam (AMS)
Right: Boeing 777-200ER PH-BQC from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Amsterdam (AMS)
The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies if the possibly conspecific duck Eaton's pintail is considered to be a separate species.
This is a large duck, and the male's long central tail feathers give rise to the species' English and scientific names. Both sexes have blue-grey bills and grey legs and feet. The drake is more striking, having a thin white stripe running from the back of its chocolate-coloured head down its neck to its mostly white undercarriage. The drake also has attractive grey, brown, and black patterning on its back and sides. The hen's plumage is more subtle and subdued, with drab brown feathers similar to those of other female dabbling ducks. Hens make a coarse quack and the drakes a flute-like whistle.
The northern pintail is a bird of open wetlands which nests on the ground, often some distance from water. It feeds by dabbling for plant food and adds small invertebrates to its diet during the nesting season. It is highly gregarious when not breeding, forming large mixed flocks with other species of duck. This duck's population is affected by predators, parasites and avian diseases. Human activities, such as agriculture, hunting and fishing, have also had a significant impact on numbers. Nevertheless, owing to the huge range and large population of this species, it is not threatened globally.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas acuta. The scientific name comes from two Latin words: anas, meaning "duck", and acuta, which comes from the verb acuere, "to sharpen"; the species term like the English name, refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage. Within the large dabbling duck genus Anas, the northern pintail's closest relatives are other pintails, such as the yellow-billed pintail (A. georgica) and Eaton's pintail (A. eatoni). The pintails are sometimes separated in the genus Dafila (described by Stephens, 1824), an arrangement supported by morphological, molecular and behavioural data. The famous British ornithologist Sir Peter Scott gave this name to his daughter, the artist Dafila Scott.
Eaton's pintail has two subspecies, A. e. eatoni (the Kerguelen pintail) of Kerguelen Islands, and A. e. drygalskyi (the Crozet pintail) of Crozet Islands, and was formerly considered conspecific with the Northern Hemisphere's northern pintail. Sexual dimorphism is much less marked in the southern pintails, with the male's breeding appearance being similar to the female plumage. Unusually for a species with such a large range, northern pintail has no geographical subspecies if Eaton's pintail is treated as a separate species.
A claimed extinct subspecies from Manra Island, Tristram's pintail, A. a. modesta, appears to be indistinguishable from the nominate form. The three syntype specimens of Dafila modesta Tristram (Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1886, p.79. pl. VII), the extinct subspecies, are held in the vertebrate zoology collections of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession numbers NML-VZ T11792 (male immature), NML-VZ T11795 (female adult) and NML-VZ T11797 (female adult). The specimens were collected by J. V. Arundel in Sydney Island (Manra Island), Phoenix Islands in 1885 and came to the Liverpool national collection via Canon Henry Baker Tristram's collection which was purchased in 1896.
Description
The northern pintail is a fairly large duck with a wing chord of 23.6–28.2 cm (9.3–11.1 in) and wingspan of 80–95 cm (31–37 in). The male is 59–76 cm (23–30 in) in length and weighs 450–1,360 g (0.99–3.00 lb), and therefore is considerably larger than the female, which is 51–64 cm (20–25 in) long and weighs 454–1,135 g (1.001–2.502 lb). The northern pintail broadly overlaps in size with the similarly widespread mallard, but is more slender, elongated and gracile, with a relatively longer neck and (in males) a longer tail. The unmistakable breeding plumaged male has a chocolate-brown head and white breast with a white stripe extending up the side of the neck. Its upperparts and sides are grey, but elongated grey feathers with black central stripes are draped across the back from the shoulder area. The vent area is yellow, contrasting with the black underside of the tail, which has the central feathers elongated to as much as 10 cm (3.9 in). The bill is bluish and the legs are blue-grey.
The adult female is mainly scalloped and mottled in light brown with a more uniformly grey-brown head, and its pointed tail is shorter than the male's; it is still easily identified by its shape, long neck, and long grey bill. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake pintail looks similar to the female, but retains the male upperwing pattern and long grey shoulder feathers. Juvenile birds resemble the female, but are less neatly scalloped and have a duller brown speculum with a narrower trailing edge.
The pintail walks well on land, and swims well. In water, the swimming posture is forward leaning, with the base of the neck almost flush with the water. It has a very fast flight, with its wings slightly swept-back, rather than straight out from the body like other ducks. In flight, the male shows a black speculum bordered white at the rear and pale rufous at the front, whereas the female's speculum is dark brown bordered with white, narrowly at the front edge but very prominently at the rear, being visible at a distance of 1,600 m (0.99 mi).
The male's call is a soft proop-proop whistle, similar to that of the common teal, whereas the female has a mallard-like descending quack, and a low croak when flushed.
This dabbling duck breeds across northern areas of the Palearctic south to about Poland and Mongolia, and in Canada, Alaska and the Midwestern United States. It mainly winters south of its breeding range, reaching almost to the equator in Panama, northern sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South Asia. Small numbers migrate to Pacific islands, particularly Hawaii, where a few hundred birds winter on the main islands in shallow wetlands and flooded agricultural habitats. Transoceanic journeys also occur: a bird that was caught and ringed in Labrador, Canada, was shot by a hunter in England nine days later, and Japanese-ringed birds have been recovered from six US states east to Utah and Mississippi. In parts of the range, such as Great Britain and the northwestern United States, the pintail may be present all year.
The northern pintail's breeding habitat is open unwooded wetlands, such as wet grassland, lakesides or tundra. In winter, it will utilise a wider range of open habitats, such as sheltered estuaries, brackish marshes and coastal lagoons. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms very large mixed flocks with other ducks.
Behaviour
Both sexes reach sexual maturity at one year of age. The male mates with the female by swimming close to her with his head lowered and tail raised, continually whistling. If there is a group of males, they will chase the female in flight until only one drake is left. The female prepares for copulation, which takes place in the water, by lowering her body; the male then bobs his head up and down and mounts the female, taking the feathers on the back of her head in his mouth. After mating, he raises his head and back and whistles.
Among the earliest species to breed in the spring, northern pintails typically form pairs during migration, or even while still on wintering grounds. Breeding takes place between April and June, with the nest being constructed on the ground and hidden amongst vegetation in a dry location, often some distance from water. It is a shallow scrape on the ground lined with plant material and down. The female lays seven to nine cream-coloured eggs at the rate of one per day; the eggs are 55 mm × 38 mm (2.2 in × 1.5 in) in size and weigh 45 g (1.6 oz), of which 7% is shell. If predators destroy the first clutch, the female can produce a replacement clutch as late as the end of July. The hen alone incubates the eggs for 22 to 24 days before they hatch. The precocial downy chicks are then led by the female to the nearest body of water, where they feed on dead insects on the water surface. The chicks fledge in 46 to 47 days after hatching, but stay with the female until she has completed moulting.
Around three-quarters of chicks live long enough to fledge, but not more than half of those survive long enough to reproduce. The maximum recorded age is 27 years and 5 months for a Dutch bird.
Feeding
The pintail feeds by dabbling and upending in shallow water for plant food mainly in the evening or at night, and therefore spends much of the day resting. Its long neck enables it to take food items from the bottom of water bodies up to 30 cm (12 in) deep, which are beyond the reach of other dabbling ducks like the mallard.
The winter diet is mainly plant material including seeds and rhizomes of aquatic plants, but the pintail sometimes feeds on roots, grain and other seeds in fields, though less frequently than other Anas ducks. During the nesting season, this bird eats mainly invertebrate animals, including aquatic insects, molluscs and crustaceans.
Health
Pintail nests and chicks are vulnerable to predation by mammals, such as foxes and badgers, and birds like gulls, crows and magpies. The adults can take flight to escape terrestrial predators, but nesting females in particular may be surprised by large carnivores such as bobcats. Large birds of prey, such as northern goshawks, will take ducks from the ground, and some falcons, including the gyrfalcon, have the speed and power to catch flying birds.
It is susceptible to a range of parasites including Cryptosporidium, Giardia, tapeworms, blood parasites and external feather lice, and is also affected by other avian diseases. It is often the dominant species in major mortality events from avian botulism and avian cholera, and can also contract avian influenza, the H5N1 strain of which is highly pathogenic and occasionally infects humans.
The northern pintail is a popular species for game shooting because of its speed, agility, and excellent eating qualities, and is hunted across its range. Although one of the world's most numerous ducks, the combination of hunting with other factors has led to population declines, and local restrictions on hunting have been introduced at times to help conserve numbers.
This species' preferred habitat of shallow water is naturally susceptible to problems such as drought or the encroachment of vegetation, but this duck's habitat might be increasingly threatened by climate change. Populations are also affected by the conversion of wetlands and grassland to arable crops, depriving the duck of feeding and nesting areas. Spring planting means that many nests of this early breeding duck are destroyed by farming activities, and a Canadian study showed that more than half of the surveyed nests were destroyed by agricultural work such as ploughing and harrowing.
Hunting with lead shot, along with the use of lead sinkers in angling, has been identified as a major cause of lead poisoning in waterfowl, which often feed off the bottom of lakes and wetlands where the shot collects. A Spanish study showed that northern pintail and common pochard were the species with the highest levels of lead shot ingestion, higher than in northern countries of the western Palearctic flyway, where lead shot has been banned. In the United States, Canada, and many western European countries, all shot used for waterfowl must now be non-toxic, and therefore may not contain any lead.
Status
The northern pintail has a large range, estimated at 41,900,000 km2 (16,200,000 sq mi), and a population estimated at 4.8–4.9 million individuals. The IUCN has categorised the northern pintail as not being threatened globally, however it is endangered in Europe.
In the Palaearctic, breeding populations are declining in much of the range, including its stronghold in Russia. In other regions, populations are stable or fluctuating.
Pintails in North America at least have been badly affected by avian diseases, with the breeding population falling from more than 10 million in 1957 to 3.5 million by 1964. Although the species has recovered from that low point, the breeding population in 1999 was 30% below the long-term average, despite years of major efforts focused on restoring the species. In 1997, an estimated 1.5 million water birds, the majority being northern pintails, died from avian botulism during two outbreaks in Canada and Utah.
The northern pintail is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies, but it has no special status under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which regulates international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants.
There appear to be at least two layers of ghost signs on the wall of this former shop in Snodland, Kent.
One is a mixture of white and green lettering for Wills Golden Virginia Tobacco; and there is also darker lettering which certainly says Flour, possibly Self-Raising Flour.
There are also four letters placed diagonally, which appear to say AFLO. I had thought, initially, that this was part of a third layer but I'm guessing now it belongs with the flour references, with AFLO having perhaps been a flour producer or supplier.
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Nº 9.
Aston Martin V12 Vantage (2010).
Escala 1/60.
"Coches en miniatura II" - "El Periódico" (España).
Welly/Nex.
Año 2015.
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Aston Martin Vantage (2005)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Aston Martin Vantage is series of hand-built sports cars from the British manufacturer Aston Martin.
Aston Martin has previously used the "Vantage" name on high-performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990s.
The modern car, in contrast, is the leanest and most agile car in Aston's lineup. As such, it is intended as a more focused model to reach out to potential buyers of cars such as the Porsche 911 as well as the exotic sports and GT cars with which Aston Martins traditionally compete."
"Following the unveiling of the AMV8 Vantage concept car in 2003 at the North American International Auto Show, the production V8 Vantage was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005 for the 2006 model year.
The two seat, two -door coupé had a bonded aluminium structure for strength and lightness. The 172.5 inch (4.38 m) long coupé featured a hatchback-style tailgate for practicality, with a large luggage shelf behind the seats. In addition to the coupé, a convertible, known as the V8 Vantage Roadster, is available."
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Current Variants
"These are the current versions of the Aston Martin Vantage
V8 Vantage Coupe
V8 Vantage Roadster
V8 Vantage S Coupe
V8 Vantage S Roadster
V8 Vantage N430 Coupe (RoW only)
V8 Vantage N430 Roadster (RoW only)
V8 Vantage GT Coupe (USA Only)
V8 Vantage GT Roadster (USA only)
V12 Vantage Coupe (discontinued)
V12 Vantage S Coupe
V12 Vantage Roadster (RoW only)
V12 Vantage S Roadster
V12 Vantage GT3 Special Edition
Vantage GT12
Vantage GT8
RoW= Rest of World"
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V12 Vantage
"On 11 December 2007, as part of Aston Martin's opening of their own design studio, the company unveiled a concept based on the V8 Vantage.
The car, known as the V12 Vantage RS, featured the V12 engine from the DBS and produced 510 hp (380 kW). The power along with the weight of 3,704 pounds (1,680 kg) allows the car to reach 60 mph (97 km/h) in 4.1 seconds and achieve a top speed of 190 mph (310 km/h).
Other additions include a new rear diffuser, a rear-wing which can be raised or lowered, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The bootlid and vented bonnet are also made from carbon fibre to help decrease the car's weight.
In early 2008, Aston Martin's CEO confirmed production for V12 Vantage RS for mid-2009.
Development prototypes of the V12 Vantage RS appeared in April 2008 before Aston Martin unveiled the official V12 Vantage in 2009.
On the finale of the 13th series of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson drove the car simply saying that "It's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful".
The V12 Vantage has been confirmed for United States market. Dr. Urlich Bez has personally confirmed that USA homologation is underway. This is in response to the decision of expanding the production run beyond 1,000 units. According to the automaker, some subtle changes were necessary to the structure of the car in order for it to meet North and South American regulations.
In addition to these enhancements, Aston has also announced that it will be adding a new Carbon Black version of the V12 Vantage exclusively for the American market.
The V12 Vantage is a drivable vehicle on the video game's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It is available in both factory form and as a police version with full police livery. The Carbon Black edition is available in Test Drive Unlimited 2 as a special pre-order or DLC car along with the standard model. It also featured in Gran Turismo 5 via the Car Pack 3 DLC.
On 24 August 2011, Aston Martin announced that they are developing a GT3 version of the V12 Vantage, to replace the Aston Martin DBRS9. The race car is expected to be delivered by early 2012."
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Manufacturer
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Production
2005–present
Assembly
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England
Designer
Henrik Fisker
Class
Grand tourer (S)
Body style
2-door coupé
2-door roadster
Layout
FR layout
Platform
VH Platform
Related
Aston Martin DB9
Aston Martin V12 Zagato
Aston Martin DB10
Engine
4.3 L AJ V8
4.7 L AJ V8
5.9 L AM28 V12
Transmission
6-speed Manual
6-speed Sportshift semi-automatic
7-speed automated manual
7-speed manual (2017 V12 Vantage S)
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2006–07 & 2010 – present: 102.4 in (2,601 mm)
2008–2010: 102.5 in (2,604 mm)
Length
172.5 in (4,382 mm)
2011 – present V12: 172.6 in (4,384 mm)
Width
73.5 in (1,867 mm)
2011 – present V12: 73.4 in (1,864 mm)
Height
2006–07: 49.4 in (1,255 mm)
Roadster: 2006–07: 50.0 in (1,270 mm)
2008–2010: 49.5 in (1,257 mm)
2011 – present V8: 49.6 in (1,260 mm)
2011 – present V8: 49.2 in (1,250 mm)
Kerb weight
1,548 kg (3,413 lb)
1,695 kg (3,737 lb) (V12 Vantage)
1,671 kg (3,684 lb) (V12 Vantage S)
Predecessor
Aston Martin Vantage
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Vantage_(2005)