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The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world.[2] It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world.[2] It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Antwerp is a city in Belgium and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,[2] it is the most populous city center in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people; it is the second-largest metropolitan region after Brussels.
Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the river's Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Brussels, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. The city is also known for its diamond industry and trade. In 2020, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network rated Antwerp as a Gamma + (third level/top tier) Global City.
Both economically and culturally, Antwerp is and has long been an important city in the Low Countries, especially before and during the Spanish Fury (1576) and throughout and after the subsequent Dutch Revolt. The Bourse of Antwerp, originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872, was the world's first purpose-built commodity exchange. It was founded before stocks and shares existed, so was not strictly a stock exchange.
The inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur, "lord", referring to the Spanish noblemen who ruled the city in the 17th century.
The city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics.
This another view of Crystal Mill that I took on my recent trip to Colorado. This one is in HDR.
The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. It is accessible from Marble, Colorado via 4x4. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools.
The mill was constructed in 1893 by George C. Eaton and B.S. Phillips, promoters of the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company.[2] It was built as a power plant for the Sheep Mountain Tunnel.[2] Originally it had a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.[2] It fell into disuse in 1917 when the Sheep Mountain Mine closed. The mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1985.[2];
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Europäischer Ziesel (Spermophilus citellus) - European ground squirrel
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Europäischer Ziesel (Spermophilus citellus) - European ground squirrel
Die Ziesel (Spermophilus, Syn.: Citellus) sind eine Gattung der Erdhörnchen, die in Eurasien in 15 Arten verbreitet ist. Dabei umfasste die Gattung lange Zeit deutlich mehr Arten, die auch in Nordamerika vorkommen; diese wurden jedoch nach einer Revision auf der Basis morphologischer und molekularbiologischer Daten in insgesamt acht Gattungen aufgeteilt.
European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
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The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae.[2] It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order. It is to be found in eastern Europe from southern Ukraine, to Asia Minor, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and north as far as Poland but the range is divided in two parts by the Carpathian Mountains.
Dunlin - Calidris alpina
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.
It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.
An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous colouration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
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Europäischer Ziesel (Spermophilus citellus) - European ground squirrel
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Europäischer Ziesel (Spermophilus citellus) - European ground squirrel
Die Ziesel (Spermophilus, Syn.: Citellus) sind eine Gattung der Erdhörnchen, die in Eurasien in 15 Arten verbreitet ist. Dabei umfasste die Gattung lange Zeit deutlich mehr Arten, die auch in Nordamerika vorkommen; diese wurden jedoch nach einer Revision auf der Basis morphologischer und molekularbiologischer Daten in insgesamt acht Gattungen aufgeteilt.
European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
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The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae.[2] It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order. It is to be found in eastern Europe from southern Ukraine, to Asia Minor, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and north as far as Poland but the range is divided in two parts by the Carpathian Mountains.
The structure represents the typical nineteenth-century model of an urban commercial area inspired by the typical Parisian passages and intended for bourgeois leisure.Designed by Pietro Carrera in 1873 , the works were started on 25 June of the same year and the gallery was inaugurated on 30 December 1874 . [1] [2]It owes its name to the Banca dell'Industria Subalpina, which undertook the construction work.
Die Elbphilharmonie (kurz auch „Elphi“ genannt[1][2][3]) ist ein 2016 fertiggestelltes Konzerthaus im Westen der HafenCity in Hamburg.
Das 110 Meter hohe Gebäude steht prominent in der Nähe der Landungsbrücken an der Elbe. Es wurde seit 2007 auf der westlichen Spitze der Elbinsel Grasbrook unter Einbeziehung der Hülle des früheren Kaispeichers A (Baujahr 1963) errichtet. Der Sockel wird durch einen Aufbau in expressiver Form eines Kristalls ergänzt
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The Elbphilharmonie is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The new construction sits on top of an old warehouse building (Kaispeicher A) and is designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron.[1][2] It is the tallest inhabited building of Hamburg, with a final height of 110 metres (360 ft). It is popularly nicknamed Elphi.
Dunlin - Calidris alpina
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.
It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.
An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous colouration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
La Iglesia Parroquial-Museo de San Nicolás y San Pedro Mártir de Valencia es una iglesia parroquial situada en el centro histórico de Valencia, concretamente entre los barrios de La Seu, El Carme y El Mercat. Es uno de los mejores ejemplos de convivencia de un edificio de estructura gótica del siglo XV con una espectacular decoración barroca del siglo XVII. Tras su restauración en el año 2016 se la conoce popularmente como la Capilla Sixtina Valenciana.2 Dispone de su habitual horario de culto y también de un horario para visitas turísticas o culturales. Desde 1981 es Bien de Interés Cultural y Monumento Histórico Artístico nacional.
The Parish Church-Museum of San Nicolás and San Pedro Mártir de Valencia is a parish church located in the historic center of Valencia, specifically between the neighborhoods of La Seu, El Carme and El Mercat. It is one of the best examples of coexistence of a building with a Gothic structure from the 15th century with a spectacular Baroque decoration from the 17th century. After its restoration in 2016, it is popularly known as the Valencian Sistine Chapel.2 It has its usual hours of worship and also a schedule for tourist or cultural visits.
Since 1981 it has been a Site of Cultural Interest and a national Historic-Artistic Monument.
L'Església Parroquial-Museu de Sant Nicolau i Sant Pere Màrtir de València és una església parroquial situada al centre històric de València, concretament entre els barris de la Seu, el Carme i el Mercat. És un dels millors exemples de convivència d´un edifici d´estructura gòtica del segle XV amb una espectacular decoració barroca del segle XVII. Després de la restauració l'any 2016 se la coneix popularment com la Capella Sixtina Valenciana.2 Disposa del seu habitual horari de culte i també d'un horari per a visites turístiques o culturals. Des del 1981 és Bé d'Interès Cultural i Monument Històric Artístic nacional.
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Im Märchenwald auf der Insel Rügen.
In the fairytale forest on the island of Rügen.
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Insel Rügen
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Rügen ist die größte und bevölkerungsreichste Insel Deutschlands. Sie liegt vor der Ostseeküste Vorpommerns und gehört zum Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen im Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Die Insel hat eine Fläche von 926 km², eine maximale Länge von 52 km (von Süd nach Nord) und eine maximale Breite von 41 km im Süden. Eiszeitlich bedingt ist Rügen sehr hügel- und wasserreich. Die Küste ist durch zahlreiche Meeresbuchten und Lagunen (Bodden und Wieke) sowie vorspringende Halbinseln und Landspitzen stark gegliedert. Im Juni 2011 verlieh die UNESCO dem für seinen gewaltigen Buchenbestand und die weißen Kreidefelsen bekannten Nationalpark Jasmund auf Rügen den Status des Weltnaturerbes.[1]
Auf Rügen liegen der zentrale Hauptort Bergen, die Hafenstadt Sassnitz, die Fürstenresidenz Putbus, die Landstadt Garz und die Ostseebäder Binz, Sellin, Göhren, Baabe, Thiessow, Breege und Altefähr. Rügen ist vor allem dank seiner vielfältigen Landschaft und Natur, der Reet- und Bäderarchitektur mit vielen Baudenkmalen, dem wachsenden Gast- und Kulturangebot sowie der langen, feinsandigen Badestrände ein beliebtes Urlaubsziel. Die Insel verzeichnete 2014 gut sechs Millionen Übernachtungen.[2]
Der lateinische und historische Name der Insel Rügen ist Rugia. Das Adjektiv für auf die Insel bezogenes ist rügisch, auch rüganisch bzw. Rügener. Die Inselbewohner werden Rügener oder Rüganer genannt.
Das „Tor“ zur Insel Rügen ist Stralsund, durch Rügendamm und Rügenbrücke über den zwei Kilometer breiten Strelasund ist Rügen mit dem Festland verbunden.
Rügen / Ruegen
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Rügen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːɡn̩]; also lat. Rugia; Ruegen) is Germany's largest island.[2] It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where it is linked to the mainland by road and railway via the Rügen Bridge and Causeway, two routes crossing the two-kilometre-wide Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea.
Rügen has a maximum length of 51.4 km (31.9 mi) (from north to south), a maximum width of 42.8 km (26.6 mi) in the south and an area of 926 km2 (358 sq mi). The coast is characterized by numerous sandy beaches, lagoons (Bodden) and open bays (Wieke), as well as projecting peninsulas and headlands. In June 2011, UNESCO awarded the status of a World Heritage Site to the Jasmund National Park, famous for its vast stands of beeches and chalk cliffs like King's Chair, the main landmark of Rügen island.[3]
The island of Rügen is part of the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, with its county seat in Stralsund.
The towns on Rügen are: Bergen, Sassnitz, Putbus and Garz. In addition, there are the Baltic seaside resorts of Binz, Baabe, Göhren, Sellin and Thiessow.
Rügen is very popular as a tourist destination because of its resort architecture, the diverse landscape and its long, sandy beaches.
Die Staatsoper Unter den Linden wurde "im Auftrag Friedrichs II. in den Jahren 1741–1743 erbaut. Sie ist das älteste Opernhaus Berlins und das „erste bedeutende Theater überhaupt, das als monumentales, frei stehendes Bauwerk in einer Stadt errichtet wurde." Wikipedia
Im 2. Weltkrieg zerstört, wurde es Anfang der 50er Jahre wieder aufgebaut. Sie bildet mit der Deutschen Oper Berlin, der Komischen Oper, dem Staatsballett und dem Bühnenservice Berlin die Stiftung Oper in Berlin.
Ich wünsche Euch einen guten Tag, liebe Freunde. Danke für Euren Besuch und bleibt gesund.
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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden was "built by order of Frederick II in the years 1741-1743. It is the oldest opera house in Berlin and the "first significant theatre ever to be built as a monumental, free-standing structure in a city."" Wikipedia
Destroyed in World War 2, it was rebuilt in the early 1950s. Together with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Komische Oper, the Staatsballett and the Bühnenservice Berlin, it forms the Stiftung Oper in Berlin.
I wish you a good day, dear friends. Thank you for your visit, and stay healthy.
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Le Staatsoper Unter den Linden a été "construit sur ordre de Frédéric II entre 1741 et 1743. C'est le plus ancien opéra de Berlin et le "tout premier théâtre important à avoir été érigé en tant qu'édifice monumental et isolé dans une ville". Wikipedia
Détruit pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il a été reconstruit au début des années 50. Il forme avec le Deutsche Oper Berlin, le Komische Oper, le Staatsballett et le Bühnenservice Berlin la fondation Oper in Berlin.
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée, chers amis. Merci de votre visite,et restez en bonne santé.
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In a sea of yellow: Schafstelze (Motacilla flava) - yellow wagtail
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Schafstelze (Motacilla flava) - yellow wagtail / european yellow wagtail
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Die Schafstelze (Motacilla flava) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Stelzen und Pieper (Motacillidae).
Beschreibung
Die Art ist sehr vielgestaltig. So unterscheiden sich mehrere Unterarten, Männchen, Weibchen und Jungtiere. Kehle und Brust sind bei allen Männchen leuchtend gelb und bei den Weibchen blassgelb. Der Rücken ist bei allen Unterarten blassgrün. Die Körperlänge beträgt bei adulten Tieren 15 bis 16 cm.
Ernährung
Schafstelzen ernähren sich hauptsächlich von Fliegen und anderen zarten Insekten, die von grasendem Vieh aufgescheucht werden. Während der Jagd läuft der Vogel mit zierlichen Schritten und wippt mit dem Schwanz, der im Vergleich zu den anderen europäischen Stelzen der kürzeste ist.
Lebensraum
Die Art liebt feuchte Wiesen und Felder in der Nähe von Gewässern. Die Schafstelze ist in den meisten Regionen Europas und Asiens zu finden und sogar im nordamerikanischen Alaska gibt es Populationen. Während die Art in den klimatisch begünstigteren Zonen ein Standvogel ist, migrieren die nördlichen und östlichen Populationen im Winter nach Afrika und ins südliche Asien. Die amerikanischen überwintern weiter südlich am Pazifik.
Eastern yellow wagtail
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The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small passerine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. It was often classified as a subspecies of the Western yellow wagtail.
This species breeds in temperate Asia and has a foothold in North America in Alaska. Populations migrate to south Asia and Australia.
Vagrant individuals occur around the winter quarters at migration time. For example, on Palau in Micronesia migrant flocks of this species – apparently of the Bering Sea yellow wagtail, and including many adult males – are regularly seen, while further north on the Marianas, only the occasional stray individual – usually females or immatures as it seems – is encountered.[2]
It is a slender 15–16 cm long bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. The breeding adult male is basically olive above and yellow below. In other plumages, the yellow may be diluted by white. The heads of breeding males come in a variety of colours and patterns depending on subspecies.
The call is a characteristic high-pitched jeet.[3]
This insectivorous bird inhabits open country near water, such as wet meadows. It nests in tussocks, laying 4–8 speckled eggs.
Alemdar, Fatih / İstanbul
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii; also known as the Blue Mosque) is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning mosque, while also attracting large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes.[2] It sits next to the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site
A Text2 Dream DDG work created from a Wombo Dream work that had been laid on a 24" square and turned at an angle, originally from a previous artwork created in PSE21 from my bird photo.
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The Garrison Anglican Church, The Rocks, Sydney.
The Garrison Church is a heritage-listed active Anglican church building located at Argyle Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Henry Ginn (1st stage), Edmund Blacket (2nd stage) and built from 1840 to 1846 by Edward Flood and George Patton. It is also known as Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Hall. The property is owned by Anglican Church Property Trust and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
The Garrison Church is the first military church built in colonial Australia.[2] It continues as an active Anglican church, and since 1 November 2013 has operated in a joint parish with St Philip's Church,[3] part of the Diocese of Sydney.
From Wikipedia.
The mill was constructed in 1893 by George C. Eaton and B.S. Phillips, promoters of the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company.[2] It was built as a power plant for the Sheep Mountain Tunnel.[2] Originally it had a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.[2] It fell into disuse in 1917 when the Sheep Mountain Mine closed. The mill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1985.[2]
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world.[2] It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
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In the evening sun and after the rain: Großer Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) - (eurasion) curlew
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Großer Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) - (eurasion) curlew
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Der Große Brachvogel (Numenius arquata) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel (Scolopacidae). Es werden zwei Unterarten unterschieden. Die Nominatform ist in Mitteleuropa ein zunehmend seltener Brut- und Sommervogel. Die Rote Liste der Brutvögel Deutschlands von 2015 führt die Art in der Kategorie 1 als vom Aussterben bedroht.[1] Er ist während der Zugzeiten ein regelmäßiger Durchzügler und Rastvogel, der gebietsweise auch überwintert.[2]
In Deutschland war der Große Brachvogel im Jahre 1982 Vogel des Jahres.
Beschreibung
Der Große Brachvogel ist etwa 50 bis 60 cm lang und wiegt zwischen 600 und 1000 Gramm. Die Flügelspannweite beträgt 80 bis 100 cm. Die Vögel sind die größten Watvögel, und sie sind in Europa die häufigsten Vertreter der Brachvögel. Charakteristisches Kennzeichen des Großen Brachvogels ist der lange und stark nach unten gekrümmte Schnabel. Das Weibchen ist etwas größer als das Männchen und hat einen deutlich stärker gebogenen und längeren Schnabel. Ansonsten sehen die Geschlechter gleich aus.
Große Brachvögel sind eher unscheinbar gefärbt. Der Kopf, der Hals, die Brust die Körperoberseite sind fahl beigebraun mit dunklen Streifen und Flecken. Die Wangen sind dunkel gestrichelt und kontrastieren dadurch mit dem hellen Kinn- und Kehlfleck. Die Brust ist etwas kräftiger gestreift und wird zum Bauch hin heller. Im Flug wird der weiße Bürzel sichtbar, der mit dem weißen Rücken einen weißen Keil bildet.
Eurasian curlew
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The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.
This is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with an 89–106 cm (35–42 in) wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g (0.90–3.00 lb).[2] It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill. Males and females look identical, but the bill is longest in the adult female. It is generally not possible to recognize the sex of a single Eurasian curlew, or even several ones, as there is much variation; telling male and female of a mated pair apart is usually possible however.
The familiar call is a loud curloo-oo.
The only similar species over most of the curlew's range is the whimbrel (N. phaeopus). The whimbrel is smaller and has a shorter bill with a kink rather than a smooth curve. Flying curlews may also resemble bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) in their winter plumages; however, the latter have a smaller body, a slightly upturned beak, and legs that do not reach far beyond their tail tips. The Eurasian curlew's feet are longer, forming a conspicuous "point".
The curlew exists as a migratory species over most of its range, wintering in Africa, southern Europe and south Asia. Occasionally a vagrant individual reaches places far from its normal range, such as Nova Scotia[3] and the Marianas.[4][5] It is present all year in the milder climates of Ireland and the United Kingdom and its adjacent European coasts.
There was this hot pink star magnolia at the park in my town. Today (4/2), it was so cold (36F) and windy. I was actually shivering when shooting. :-))
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, literally "Temple of the Golden Pavilion"), officially named Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, literally "Deer Garden Temple"), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.[2] It is one of the most popular buildings in Japan, attracting many visitors annually.[3] It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites.
The Golden Pavilion (金閣 Kinkaku) is a three-storey building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex.[11] The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf.[11] The pavilion functions as a shariden (舎利殿), housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto.[2] When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors.
The site of Kinkaku-ji was originally a villa called Kitayama-dai (北山第), belonging to a powerful statesman, Saionji Kintsune.[5] Kinkaku-ji's history dates to 1397, when the villa was purchased from the Saionji family by shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and transformed into the Kinkaku-ji complex.[5] When Yoshimitsu died the building was converted into a Zen temple by his son, according to his wishes.
Xativa Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Játiva; Valencian: Castell de Xàtiva) is a castle located in the city of Xàtiva near Valencia, Spain. It consists of a twin fortification divided between the older "Castillo Menor" (minor castle), built on the Iberian and Roman remains of the site, and the more recent "Castillo Mayor" (main castle), built during the medieval period.[1][2] It sits at a height of 310 meters above the modern-day city.[3] Wikipedia
Yeah, I know it's not pronounced like that 😁
I fully expect a grand total of none of you watch this video, but got to say I found it fascinating and hugely thought provoking:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey93GV-oKQY
Dave Mac is a bit of a climbing ledge, and someone has studied nutrition for many years. Anyway, it's given me a much needed nudge to stop being lazy with my diet and properly commit to a ketogenic way of eating again. I did it solidly for 5 years, but have drifted to a low carb diet for the last 2. It's health benefits for me have been pretty remarkable, and would like to get back to that state!
Wasn't sure if I was going to post this photo, but seeing as I've got something to prattle about I will 😁 During my week at Glenmore, I was reminded of why a standard Western diet and me just don't mix!
The rather incredible view from the ridge linking Creag Dhubh and Bodaich Dubh. Note the tiny people!
The Norwalk Theatre is a historic theatre building located at 57 East Main Street in Norwalk, Ohio. It is owned by Joe and Kim Cerri,[1] and is a textbook example of the pre World War II Art Deco style of architecture. Designed by the noted theatre architect John Eberson, the theatre was completed in 1941.[2] It features a porcelain enamel and brick facade and the largest marquee in the state of Ohio. 210
The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species is currently endemic to the Western Palearctic region in Europe and northwest Africa, though formerly also occurred just outside in northern Iran.[2] It is resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwest Africa, but birds from northeastern and central Europe winter further south and west, reaching south to Turkey. Vagrants have reached north to Finland and south to Israel, Libya and Gambia.
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1792.[2] It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000[3] to 400,000[citation needed] years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray-emitting temperatures.(src Wikipedia)
La Nébuleuse du Croissant
La nébuleuse du Croissant (NGC 6888) est une nébuleuse en émission située dans la constellation du Cygne, à environ 5 000 années-lumière2. Elle est issue des rapides vents stellaires créés par l'étoile Wolf-Rayet WR 136 (en), qui poussent la matière issue de vents plus lents éjectés par cette même étoile lorsqu'elle était plus jeune et plus petite (de type géante rouge) il y a 400 000 ans. Le front de choc engendre ce que l'on nomme une bulle de Wolf-Rayet. La nébuleuse est principalement ionisée par l'étoile centrale (photoionisation) qui a une température de surface de 70 000K3. La composition chimique de la nébuleuse montre un enrichissement en azote et carbone et un appauvrissement en oxygène.(src Wikipedia)
Détails techniques d'acquisition:
CFF 200/1300 APO
Camera QHY600 M-PH
72x300s HOO
Total intégration5H25'
No guiding
Mougins, Backyard
Good morning folks and hope a wonderful weekend and the week ahead will be awesome for everyone.
I'd very much like to take a moment here to say that everyone I follow I consider a good friend and artist, and absolutely love the work everyone puts up here on Flickr, it's just getting to be a bit to much for me to handle time wise, so for the people posting 3-4-5 images a day please forgive me if I miss an image or 2, it is not intentional, it's all about the time spent on the computer. Even when I don't post I make sure to comment and try never to miss a post, it's just a bit much right now so please forgive me, have a great day and thank you for visiting and understanding.
a Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè, coneguda simplement com a Basílica de la Mercè, és una església d'estil barroc a la plaça de la Mercè, al Barri Gòtic de Barcelona. Es va construir entre 1765 i 1775, obra de l'arquitecte català Josep Mas i Dordal. Està dedicada a la Mare de Déu de la Mercè com a patrona de Barcelona, i és una de les esglésies més representatives de la ciutat comtal.L'orde del mercedaris es va fundar a Barcelona el 1218, gràcies a l'impuls de Pere Nolasc i Ramon de Penyafort i el suport de Jaume I. Inicialment era una confraria que es cuidava de l'Hospital de Santa Eulàlia i al rescat de captius, amb una organització propera a un orde militar. Gràcies a la intervenció del bisbe de Barcelona, Berenguer de Palou, el papa Gregori IX (1227-1241) el va aprovar com orde religiós l'any 1235.[2]
Sembla que el mateix Pere Nolasc va adquirir el 1232 uns terrenys que havien estat anteriorment propietat de Jaume I, situats entre la ciutat vella i el mar. Ramon de Plegamans, que va intervenir en l'operació, va aixecar un hospital en aquell lloc, també dedicat a Santa Eulàlia. Entre el 1249 i 1267 es va aixecar la primera església, dedicada a la Mare de Déu, precursora de l'actual.[2]
It was under the pontificate of the Bishop of Barcelona, Berenguer de Palou (1212-1241), whose tomb can be admired in the Chapel of St. Michel in the aisle of the cathedral, when the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared on August 2, 1218 to Saint Pedro Nolasco according to tradition.
The Order of La Merced was founded on the 10th of the same month and year in the cathedral of Barcelona with the presence of King James I of Aragon, bishop Berenguer de Palou and Saint Raimundo de Peñafort.
The order was officially established between 1222 and 1228 with the objective of rescuing the captives under the mussulman power. The Order adopted the shield composed of a silver cross over gules from the cathedral of Barcelona and the pour bars of Aragon.
In the year 1045, the Guitart of Santa Eulalia Hospital had been founded in the house of Pia Almoina, near the cathedral in order to care for the poor and the pilgrims, where on July 19, 1131 the Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer III died. In 1218 King James I gave this hospital to the newly created Order of la Merced so that they could establish there their convent.
On August 5, 1232 Ramon de Plegamans donated some land in the Arenal de Roquetas or Codols to the Order. The construction of the building of the new Santa Eulalia Hospital was immediately started and was finished in 1234. The following year pope Gregory IX (Hugoline) approved the constitution of the Order and in 1245 Innocence IV (Sinibaldo Fieschi, 1243-1254) put the hospital under the protection of the Holy See by means of a papal bull. In 1249 the bishop of Barcelona Pedro de Centelles (1243-1251) granted a privilege so that the church of the convent-hospital could be used by the populants.After the initial accommodation in the house of Pia Almoina, the convent of La Merced was transferred to Santa Eulalia on the beach of Roquetas and in 1252 the bridges over La Merced street were constructed which connected the convent with the church between the streets of La Merced and Ancha. The first gothic style temple was finished in 1267. Between 1336 and 1377 the architect Jaime Cerces directed the work of an important remodelling and in 1343 the entrance from Ancha street was opened. In 1361 Bernardo Roca made the altarpiece in tabernacle form.
The 4 feet high imagine placed in the altarpiece could still be the one through which the faithful actually venerate. In 1380 King Pedro IV, the Ceremonious, made a present of a urn to contain the body of Santa Maria de Cervello and in the 1389 the bell tower was finished. On January 27, 1401 King Martin I, the Human, granted the title of Royal Chapel to the church and the dignity of royal chaplains to the monks.
In 1419 the gothic façade of the temple was terminated. Its aspect is known by means of a document found in the Archives of Notarial Protocols. In 1492 the construction of a new altarpiece was begun under the design of Pedro Duran and the images of Saint John were sculpted by John Cassel. These images were finished by William Duystach. They were both german. In 1501 the stalls of the choir were built in poplar wood and oak from Flanders by Pedro Torrent.
The painter Antonio Marques was responsible of supervising the works of the altarpiece in 1503. In 1516 the Renaissance portal of san Miguel church was constructed by the architects Pedro Mateu and Gabriel Pellicer. The sculpture was made by the french Renato Ducloux. This doorway was placed in 1870 in the church of la Merced.
The renaissancist convent of La Merced
In 1650 the construction of the new convent in renaissance style took place. The cloister had black marble columns. It is now the headquarters of the Military Government. Construction began under the direction of the architect Jeronimo Santacana in 1605 and was continued by his son Jacinto Santacana (1613-1621). In 1651 construction of the entrance and the grand staircase were terminated.
It was then the famous ceramist Lorenzo Passolas made the polychrome wainscots of the cloister. In 1667 the gothic altarpiece of the church was dismantled and a new one was built in baroque style. It was 20 meters high by 8 meters wide with a central window over the Virgin’s chamber. Then the stalls of the choir were removed and on September 10, 1687 the sacristy of the choir were removed and on September 10, 1687 the sacristy which had been built from 1671 on, was burned.
A terrible locust plague devasted Barcelona in 1687 and the Consejo de Ciento (Council of the Hundred), requested protection to the Virgin of la Merced and proclaimed her patroness of the city on September 25th. The plagued ended the following year in September 1688. In 1689 a silver throne for the Virgin was constructed and the organ was installed. In 1693 the Consejo of Ciento offered a silver urn which would contains from then on, the wooden one with the body of Santa Maria de Cervelló. In the XVIII century during the war of Succession in 1705, an artillery missile fell onto the presbytery and killed a woman.
On July 23, 1714, when Barcelona was about to be taken by the troops of Phillip V, the image was taken to the cathedral until September. In 1755 José Buxá built the church’s new organ.
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple".[2] It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.
Over a cliff lies a small valley which can get filled with snow and ice.
In late winter, early spring, it can go between freezing and thawing, and thereby creates a peculiar space, neither pond nor marsh but both at times.
It creates interesting reflective spaces to see new, emerging, old and dead trees all bathed in interesting light and filtered by depth of field via telephoto lensing and post photography processing.
I mean to present it here as a balance between factual and poetic evocations of changes in nature.
On this day, December 2, it rained fairly hard, and water from the Pike River flooded over the valley which already had ground coverage in ice and snow.
Please see this and other photos in the series, "over the cliff, valley thaw" in album view, to see how the cliff and valley change over time.
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Wilhelm Matthies
Waterfront station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and opened on August 1, 1914.[2] It was the Pacific terminus for the CPR's transcontinental passenger trains to Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario. The current station is the third CPR station. The previous CPR station was located one block west, at the foot of Granville, and unlike the current classical-styled Waterfront station was built in "railway gothic" like the CPR's many railway hotel
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Mont Blanc (勃朗峰) seen from the distance on the right:
Mont Blanc (French: [mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Italian: Monte Bianco [ˈmonte ˈbjaŋko]; meaning "White Mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of the Caucasus peaks of Russia and Georgia.[note 2] It rises 4,808 m (15,774 ft) above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence
Rajasthan (Inde) - Le Thar à cheval sur l’Inde (Rajasthan) et le Pakistan est l’un des déserts les plus peuplés avec 83 habitants au km 2. Il compte deux villes dans sa partie indienne : Bikaner et Jaisalmer. Ces deux cités à elles seules, augmentent considérablement la densité de population au km2. Cependant, le Thar est parsemé de nombreux villages reculés, comme ce hameau sur la photo ci-dessus.
Children of the desert
Rajasthan (India) - The Thar straddling India (Rajasthan) and Pakistan is one of the most populated deserts with 83 inhabitants per km 2. It has two cities in its Indian part: Bikaner and Jaisalmer. The population of these two desert cities alone greatly increases the population density per km2. However, the Thar is dotted with remote villages, such as this hamlet in the photo above.
Karen's Garden 2
It was bright and sunny and not too warm the last few days. I took the opportunity to get out in the backyard and do some gardening, Karen's flower beds are bursting forth with some lovely flowers.
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Dunlin - Calidris alpina
The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.
It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.
An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous colouration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
Trumpeter swan
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The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed 10 ft (3.0 m).[2] It is the American counterpart and a close relative of the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) of Eurasia, and even has been considered the same species by some authorities.[3] By 1933, fewer than 70 wild trumpeters were known to exist, and extinction seemed imminent, until aerial surveys discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeters around Alaska's Copper River.[4] Careful reintroductions by wildlife agencies and the Trumpeter Swan Society gradually restored the North American wild population to over 46,000 birds by 2010.
Solomon's Lodge, located in Savannah, Georgia, is a Masonic lodge was founded in 1734 by the founder of the colonial Province of Georgia, General James Oglethorpe,[1] and James Lacey and claims to be the oldest continuing operating lodge in America. It is the mother lodge of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, and between 1734 and 1785 was the only lodge in Georgia.[2] It was not called Solomon's Lodge until 1776, previously being known as "The Lodge at Savannah."[3] It occupies the former Savannah Cotton Exchange building.
Prominent Physcian in Herkimer, Left to the city.
Herkimer County Historical Society is located in the 1884 Suiter Building, a historic home in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a 2 1⁄2-story, wood frame structure with red pressed brick walls laid in black mortar built in 1884. It features a complex pitched roof of slate with a brick corbelled cornice and terra cotta ornament along the roof edge. There is also an octagonal peaked roof above the corner tower. Built originally as a private home, it was unfinished at the time of its builders death in 1925 and given to the Herkimer County Historical Society who occupied it in 1935.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Havana Cathedral (Catedral de San Cristobal) is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Old Havana. The thirty by forty-nine meters rectangular church serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. Christopher Columbus’ remains were kept in the cathedral between 1796 and 1898 before they were taken to Seville Cathedral.[2]
It was built between 1748-1777 and was consecrated in 1782.
I thought l wouldn't find a good Poppy field this year and if it hadn't been for a slow driver in front of me maybe l wouldn't have found this one...the motorist in front was driving me that mad driving so slowly that l decided to take a detour down a country lane to get away from him...Ahead of me l noticed numerous cars parked on the side of the lane and as l passed this field came into view...being in the Campervan l couldn't stop so decided to return this way after walking the dogs...Lucky l did, because on my return all the cars had gone bar 2...it turned out to be 2 painters who where there capturing the scene...the lady in the picture is Julia Peacock, (but l can't remember the guys name.) but they where both very accomplished painters and l look forward to viewing their work in the days to come on Face book.
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It was lovely to see a healthy pair of Bullfinches earlier in the year.
It's been many a year since I've seen them. The previous pair were suffering from that horrific parasitic disease, Trichomoniasis which has devastated the finch population.
So, another oldie, this one from back in 2017 at the entrance to Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Can't let all those fancy glaciers steal all the glory when these magnificent peaks on the way in, who get overshadowed by their cool icy relatives (I know, you see what I did there 😉 have a such a wondrous majesty of their own. This isn't BnW by the way, this was the natural moody beauty of the place. Needless to say, I loved it.
Fun fact #1 - no two snowflakes are the same.
Fun fact #2 - it's a myth that no two snowflakes are the same.
Fun fact #3 - there can be up to 180 billion (yes billion) water molecules in one snow flake.
Fun fact #4 - who the heck has time to examine 180 billion water molecules in one snowflake, let alone every other snowflake in the world to find out if they are the same 😳
Fun fact #5 - who cares, they are just cool hey 😎
Happy weekend everyone who bothered to read 😉
Hit "L" to see some of the 180 billion water molecules
W. W. Hartwell House & Dependencies, also known as Regina Maria Retreat House, is a historic home located at Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York. It was built about 1870 and is an elaborate stone mansion featuring a three-story tower with a Mansard roof in the Second Empire style. The house is set among park-like landscaping. Also on the property are a cottage and a stone carriage house.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982
Plattsburgh is a city in and the seat of Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 19,989 at the 2010 census.[1] The population of the unincorporated areas within the Town of Plattsburgh was 11,870 as of the 2010 census, making the population for the immediate Plattsburgh region 31,859.
The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species is currently endemic to the Western Palearctic region in Europe and northwest Africa, though formerly also occurred just outside in northern Iran.[2] It is resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwest Africa, but birds from northeastern and central Europe winter further south and west, reaching south to Turkey. Vagrants have reached north to Finland and south to Israel, Libya and Gambia
Love their big, shiny black eyes :)
The Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight.[2] It is found across most of Europe and is a very common and widespread species, is commensal with people and is sometimes considered a pest.[1] Other common names are long-tailed field mouse, field mouse, common field mouse, and European wood mouse. Wikipedia