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This interesting formation is known as the Petrified Forest. "It is actually a collection of hollow tubes of limestone called "solution pipes", eroded by millions of years of rainfall. The process starts when water gathers in a shallow pan of sand and seeps downwards dissolving the limestone. The mineral-saturated water then cements the sand, forming hard, trunk-shaped pipes".
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EI-EJH Airbus A330-202 Alitalia Departing BHX for BLQ after operating a F1 charter flight earllier in the day.
Been a long time since I put up a Saturday Night Special. I barely have enough time to process my own slides. A pair of bigs are in charge of HB-3 at QD in Binghamton, NY on May 31, 1978, I spent a lot of time on the Southern Tier in 1978, but never saw anything like this. Photo by Larry Moss.
Heading back to Holland for repairs after running aground on the way in the Shipyard here has done some work but a lot more needed.....
EEMS SERVANT (IMO: 9559602) is a General Cargo and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands. Her length overall (LOA) is 99.23 meters and her width is 11.42 meters.
Photos Carol took of bats outside of Tucson in 2018 - Bats are one of the most iconic figures of Halloween. Feared for their thirst for blood and tendency to surprise unsuspecting hikers who disturb their slumber, bats give people the heebie jeebies. But that is not fair.
Arizona is home to 28 species of bats, more than almost any other state. Bats are the only true flying mammals and are valuable human allies. Worldwide, they are primary predators of vast numbers of insect pests, saving farmers and foresters billions of dollars annually and helping to control insect-spread human diseases. For example, large colonies of Mexican free-tailed bats eat hundreds of tons of moths each week, especially the moths that prey on cotton crops. Bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes in an hour.
Although bats play key roles in keeping insect populations in balance, they are North America’s most rapidly declining land mammals. Declines are often caused by human fear and persecution, and each of us can help by learning how to live with these animals.
The Pallid bat has yellowish brown to cream colored fur on its back and white fur on its belly. What is most noticeable about this bat are its large ears. The ears are almost half as long as the total length of its head and body. Because they have such large ears they are able to detect the sound of their prey's footsteps on the ground. Also, its eyes are larger than most species of North American bats. Pallid bats are social creatures and live in groups. Their groups are called colonies. And the size of these colonies can range anywhere from 12-100 individuals. Most of these colonies have more than 20 bats. The largest recorded colony had 162 individuals.
Pallid bats weigh 0.7-1.2 oz. (20-35g). A pallid bat can eat half of its body weight in one night. Imagine people doing that! The pallid bat may live as many as 10 years in the wild.
Pallid bats are also more effective pollinators than some of the nectarivorous bats with whom they compete for cacti. By eating fruit and nectar from plants, bats carry seeds and pollen to new places. Not so scary anymore, huh? Well, there is one thing about bats that's pretty scary…it's that they are disappearing.
Bats aren't really blind—in fact, the larger species of bats can see better than humans—but in order to "see" in absolute darkness, they use echolocation, which means they emit high-pitched sounds (inaudible to the human ear) and listen as the sound waves bounce off nearby surfaces. In fact, with echolocation bats can see everything but color and detect obstacles as fine as a human hair. Pretty cool! So the next time someone calls you "blind as a bat," you can go ahead and take it as a compliment.
Pallid bats are a unique bat species because they are heterothermic, meaning they can be either poikilothermic or homoeothermic depending on the time of year.
Christmas in the Lakes: there was one perfect day during the holiday. Christmas Eve. Clear blue skies and no wind. Elterwater looked lovely, but temperature remained at freezing all day. Luckily the coffee bar, Chesters by the River is at the end of the walk, with roaring hot log burner and a welcome cappuccino!
VIA train #72, Windsor - Toronto approaches Riverside Drive in west London behind FPA-4 6762 and F9B 6628. Train #71 is visible in the distance.