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Culebra de liga de las marítimas / Maritime garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus)
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🐍 Características principales de la Culebra de liga marítima (Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus)
🔍 Características físicas
- Coloración: Marrón, verde oscuro o negro, con tres franjas amarillas distintivas: una dorsal (en la espalda) y dos laterales.
- Patrones: Muchos ejemplares presentan manchas o cuadros blancos, marrones o negros a lo largo del cuerpo.
- Melanismo: Algunos individuos pueden ser parcial o completamente negros.
- Tamaño:
- Crías: Alrededor de 10 cm al nacer.
- Machos adultos: 40–60 cm.
- Hembras adultas: 40–90 cm, pudiendo alcanzar hasta 1 metro.
🌍 Hábitat y distribución
- Presente en Quebec, Nueva Escocia, Nuevo Brunswick, Isla del Príncipe Eduardo y partes de Nueva Inglaterra.
- Habita en bosques, humedales, costas, campos, zonas rocosas y áreas urbanas.
- Se refugia bajo rocas, troncos o estructuras humanas y hiberna en grupo bajo el nivel de congelación.
️ Alimentación
- Juveniles: Se alimentan de lombrices de tierra y salamandras de espalda roja.
- Adultos: Consumen peces pequeños, ranas, sapos, renacuajos, salamandras y roedores.
🐣 Reproducción y ciclo de vida
- Apareamiento: En primavera, tras salir de la hibernación.
- Parto: Las hembras dan a luz entre 5 y 50 crías vivas entre agosto y mediados de septiembre.
- Madurez: Alcanzan la madurez en 2–3 años y pueden vivir hasta 20 años.
⚠️ Amenazas y conservación
- Mortalidad por atropello cerca de zonas urbanas.
- Pérdida de hábitat, aunque es una especie muy adaptable.
- Estado de conservación: Preocupación menor.
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The Maritime garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus) is a non-venomous, highly adaptable subspecies of the common garter snake, known for its variable coloration and three distinctive yellow stripes.
🐍 Physical Characteristics
- Coloration: Typically brown, dark green, or black with three yellow stripes—one dorsal (along the back) and two lateral (along the sides).
- Patterning: Many individuals have white, brown, or black checkered or speckled patterns along the back.
- Melanism: Rarely, some snakes may appear partially or completely black due to melanism.
- Size:
- Young: Around 10 cm at birth
- Adult males: 40–60 cm
- Adult females: 40–90 cm
- Some individuals can grow to nearly 1 meter in length.
🌎 Habitat and Distribution
- Found throughout Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, as well as parts of New England.
- Thrives in forests, wetlands, shorelines, fields, rocky areas, and even urban environments.
- Often shelters under rocks, logs, or human-made structures, and overwinters communally below the frost line.
️ Diet
- Young snakes feed on earthworms and red-backed salamanders.
- Adults consume a variety of prey including small fish, frogs, toads, tadpoles, salamanders, and rodents.
🐣 Reproduction and Life Cycle
- Breeding occurs in spring, shortly after emerging from hibernation.
- Females give birth to 5–50 live young between August and mid-September.
- Maturity is reached in 2–3 years, and they can live up to 20 years.
⚠️ Threats and Conservation
- Road mortality is a major threat near urban areas.
- Habitat loss poses risks, though this species is highly adaptable to moderate human disturbance.
- Conservation status: Least Concern
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The Dobson Trail is a hiking-only section of the Trans Canada Trail that stretches 58 kilometres from Riverview to the northern boundary of Fundy National Park, near Alma. The official Riverview trailhead is located off of the Pine Glen Road (across from the Cross Creek mini home community).
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We are so excited that a mating pair showed up again. Last year there were so many trees taken out where these birds roosted and when I saw that I was so upset and saddened. I was sure we would not see them again. They have proven their adaptability and their sovereignty to this area.
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Chinese fringe flowers are considered to be low-maintenance, hardy shrubs. These relatives of the witch-hazel are adaptable to a wide range of light, soil, and moisture conditions.
The Scottish Blackface or Blackface is the main breed of domestic sheep in the UK. Resistant and with good adaptability, this breed is often found in places with poor vegetation such as the Highlands.
Le Scottish Blackface ou Blackface est la principale race de mouton domestique au Royaume-Uni. Résistant et avec de bonnes capacités d'adaptation, on trouve souvent cette race dans des endroits pauvres en végétation tels que les Highlands.
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A born survivor with a bushy tail. Ever adaptable, the fox is equally at home in our woods or city streets. It sits top of the woodland food chain with a diet that takes in everything from birds and beetles to rabbits and rats.
Foxes are found throughout the UK.
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An Air person is a communicator, they are positive and inspiring, change quickly and are adaptable by nature. They are open-minded, tolerant, and non-judgmental and are good at making people open up to their creativity.
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She’s hard to pin down, but once you do, you’ll have double the pleasure. To be loved by her means to be showered with endless surprises, heartfelt gestures, and a genuine desire to keep the spark alive. She is crazy affectionate and generous, and has a heart bigger than anyone. She is extremely sought after and is in high demand, and will offer you a love unlike any other. When she loves you, she will explore every facet of your being, cherishing your individuality and embracing the complexities of your heart. When in love, you will discover that she can stimulate your mind, ignite the soul and keep you on your toes. If her interest wanes, she will calculate whether or not you are worth her time. To fulfill all of her needs, you must satisfy her mentally, emotionally and sexually. She can be picky about who she gives her trust, so if she does commit to you, just know that she will be fiercely loyal and supportive. She can make you feel like the luckiest man alive.
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The wind from the Taemric Marshes carried the scent of peat smoke and damp earth as Duncan Brickleton rode toward his father’s hall. Before him, rising from the mist and half-reflected in the black waters of the bog, stood Castle Brickleton—a sturdy, rectangular keep of grey stone with a single tower jutting from its northeastern corner. The red flag of the clan fluttered from that tower, marked by a white diagonal slash that seemed to cut through the very fog itself. To Duncan, that flag was as much a warning as it was a welcome. He had been gone too long, and the marsh remembers those who linger away from its grasp.
As his horse’s hooves squelched through the muddy causeway, Duncan looked up to the rooftop deck where an archer kept watch, bow drawn in half-readiness. The guard recognized him after a moment’s squint, lowering the weapon and striking his chest in salute. A horn call echoed from within the walls, deep and resonant, signaling his return. The great tree by the outer yard shuddered in the breeze, sending a slow cascade of autumn leaves drifting across the stones—burnt orange and deep brown against the cold grey of the keep. It was a fitting homecoming: beauty and melancholy intertwined.
When Duncan dismounted in the courtyard, the gates creaked shut behind him. He was met by familiar faces, some smiling, others wary, for word of his time in the south had preceded him. His father’s steward, old Fergus, greeted him first—bent but still proud in his clan tartan. “The chief awaits ye in the hall,” Fergus said, voice gravelled by age. Duncan handed over the reins, feeling the weight of the castle’s silence pressing around him. Each stone seemed to whisper of expectations unmet, of a legacy waiting to be claimed. The hall beyond the great oaken doors flickered with firelight, and from within came the faint rhythm of a hammer striking iron—his father’s forge still active even as night fell.
Inside, the air was thick with smoke and warmth. Chief Ewan Brickleton stood by the hearth, his great shoulders stooped but unbroken. The old man turned as Duncan entered, his eyes sharp beneath grey brows. For a heartbeat, neither spoke. Then the chief’s voice rumbled low. “So, the Keeper of the Marsh Gate returns,” he said. “Have ye found wisdom among the Corrish, or just their manners?” Duncan smiled faintly, bowing his head before the man who had shaped his every measure of pride. “Both, father,” he answered. “But neither worth more than what’s here.” The chief grunted—a sound somewhere between approval and warning—and motioned for him to sit.
That night, the wind clawed at the shutters, and the peat fire glowed red as the clan’s flag above the tower. Father and son spoke long of loyalty, of border raids, and of the uncertain future for all the Taemric clans. Duncan listened, but his gaze often strayed to the window, where the last leaves clung stubbornly to the great tree outside. He knew the world beyond the marshes was changing, and soon, the old ways would be tested. Yet here, in the heart of his bloodline’s home, beneath the red and white banner of Clan Brickleton, he felt the stir of something fierce and resolute. The marsh might be quiet, but Duncan sensed it waiting—ready to rise again with him.
Duncan’s sister, Moira Brickleton, met him first in the courtyard before he even reached the hall. Her hair, a fiery red like the autumn leaves falling from the great tree, caught the light of the torches as she rushed forward to embrace him. Though the marsh wind bit cold, Moira’s warmth never dimmed; she had always been his ally amid the clan’s stern faces and heavier expectations. She spoke quickly and with laughter, teasing him about the southern manners he had supposedly learned, yet there was a tremor beneath her mirth—a recognition of the burden her brother carried. In her eyes, Duncan saw the reflection of home, of what he was fighting to protect. Moira had her father’s stubbornness but her mother’s gentleness, and though she had no claim to leadership, she wielded quiet influence among the clan’s folk, binding them together when pride or grief might pull them apart.
His brother, Callum, was another story. Broad-shouldered and quick to temper, Callum had remained behind during Duncan’s years away, serving as the chief’s right hand. Though loyal in deed, envy had begun to fester in him like damp in stone. He had watched the clan whisper of Duncan—the favored son, the Keeper of the Marsh Gate—and though Callum bore the same blood, he felt himself ever cast in shadow. When Duncan returned, Callum greeted him with a warrior’s clasp but not a brother’s smile. His words were clipped, his gaze wary. Beneath the surface, an old rivalry stirred, one their father had done little to mend.
Chief Ewan Brickleton saw both sons through the lens of duty rather than affection. To him, the clan’s survival mattered more than any single heart within it. Duncan was the heir—clever, adaptable, a man who could speak both to the marshfolk and to Corrington’s lords. Callum was his hammer—loyal, fierce, but too bound to old grudges. Moira, though he seldom said it aloud, was the soul of the family, the thread that kept them from tearing apart. Yet even she could not always soften her father’s stern will. Around the hearth, when the chief spoke of legacy and loyalty, each sibling felt the weight of his gaze differently: Duncan as a test, Callum as a reprimand, and Moira as the quiet hope that one day, their father’s pride might finally give way to peace.
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Introduced for use on aircraft carriers in 1936, the Swordfish was nicknamed 'Stringbag' for its adaptability.
It was pretty much obsolete from the outset. Having said that, many served with distinction as torpedo bombers in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean during WW2, and achieved some notable victories - including the sinking of an Italian battleship, and most famously, a significant role in the sinking of the Bismark.
The fully open cockpit accommodated 3 crew, one of whom could operate the defensive machine gun that can just be seen in its lowered position at the rear. To release an aerial torpedo, the plane would need to fly at a height of just 18 feet (about 5.5m) above the surface of the water, below the deck level of many of their target ships, which made them hard to hit with gunfire as most ships' guns couldn't fire downwards. However, when Swordfishes encountered Messerschmitt 109s, they stood no chance.
Of the 2300 built, several are on static display, and the aircraft pictured is one of two in flying condition in the UK.
he great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl, or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.
Flamingos live in tropical and subtropical parts of South America, Africa and Europe. Their habit of standing on one leg is thought to help maintain body temperature. Surprisingly adaptable, they are not only able to live in hot volcanic lakes, but icy ones high up in the Andes.
There are six species, two of which are considered near threatened and another vulnerable. While there are 5 million in the wild, worldwide there are thought to be fewer than 30 nesting sites. Apart from human interference and habitat loss, they also have to contend with predation from jackals and eagles.
Their diet consists mainly of brine shrimp and blue-green algae, which they filter from mud and silt by means of upturned beaks. It is this food, together with bacteria in the water, which gives them their pink colouration.
I discovered the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) while scouting the moss-covered trunks at La Minga Ecolodge in Dapa, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. She held steady on a weathered branch, her vivid red cap and contrasting black-and-white plumage sharply outlined against the soft green understory. The mist-laden silence of the cloud forest allowed me to observe her alert posture and the intricate barring along her flanks before I raised the camera.
Technically, I had my EOS R5 configured for hummingbird action at ISO 800 and a blistering 1/4000 sec shutter speed when this woodpecker suddenly appeared. I fired instinctively, without time to tweak settings, and was pleased to find that the fast exposure beautifully froze her subtle head movements while retaining fine detail in shadowed bark. Framing her off-center with a narrow depth of field rendered the background into creamy bokeh, emphasizing the texture of both feathers and wood. This image underscores the value of readiness and adaptability in the field—sometimes the best shots come when you’re not thinking about settings at all.
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This Cooper’s Hawk was at a nest, but I was not disturbing it as the nest is in a high-traffic location directly above a paved path for bicyclists and walkers. The bulky stick structure is at least 10 metres above the ground. The general location is Carburn Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada — the choice to “set up shop” in a city of well over one million people indicates the adaptability of this pair.
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The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportunism; it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste
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I always love a crow, and so couldn't resist a shot of this frosty morning crow in Kensington Gardens!
Crows are intelligent, adaptable birds. Omnivorous, they will eat anything from kitchen scraps to dead animals (hence the name Carrion Crow) and from fruit to worms, small mammals and birds. Crows are black all over, but in sunlight petrol-like blues and purples can be seen on the their feathers. As many as one million pairs of carrion crows live in the UK – but they are largely solitary and wary birds. Crows primarily live in England and Wales. They are common in both rural and urban areas, from city centres to woods and moorland. They are absent from the north of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Seen at the Bergius Botanical Garden, Stockholm.
Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull)
The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest member of the gull family. It breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and is fairly sedentary.
Historically, the Great Black-backed Gull was harvested for its feathers, which were used in the hat-making trade, and this species was removed from large parts of its range as a result of this exploitation. Today however, its adaptability to human presence and the use of urban environments as artificial nesting sites has resulted in the Great Black-backed Gull rapidly increasing in number and range.
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The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. This species is named for the yellow patch found on its neck. Males of this species have spurs on the back of their legs.
They are most active at dawn and dusk. The bird is also noted to be very adaptable, it can continue to live in land after agriculture begins, it only leaves lands when heavy human occupation begins.
The call of a yellow-necked spurfowl is a series of scratchy descending upslurs, up to seven in a series. Male yellow-necked spurfowl often call while standing on top of mounds of earth or rock, often termite mounds.
Photographed on an early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Great Horned Owl papa on guard!
The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.
Great Horned Owls are mainly nocturnal (meaning they hunt at night), but they also hunt during the day in the wintertime. They eat rodents, hares, squirrels, skunks, various birds such as geese, grouse, ducks and pigeons. They sometimes eat fish, large insects and scavenge road killed animals.
Weeds are amazing plants, tough, adaptable, opportunistic…they have a knack for growing in places where they are not wanted. I thought it really added to this concrete wall…but it's gone now.
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My dogs are very adaptable. At the start of January, I moved out of my park home for the required month, they instantly settled in our temporary accommodation. Every few days, I pop home to download photos and generally do online stuff. They come in, settle in their usual spots and relax. When I'm done, they leave with no fuss or reluctance.
Der "Garden of Vulcan" ist ein Gartenkabinett, geschaffen vom britischen Landschaftsarchitekten Tom Stuart-Smith, in dem sich die Vegetation nach dem Ausbringen von Sämereien selbst organisieren sollte. Im Lauf der Jahre wurde der Pflanzenteppich immer üppiger. "Zuerst wachsen Pflanzen, die flexibel und anpassungsfähig sind. Später kommen die Bäume, in deren Schatten sich Tiere ansiedeln können. Die Tiere erschaffen ein Netz aus Schneisen in die neue, üppige Vegetation. Erst dann entstehen die Hütten.
So beschreibt der englische Landschaftsarchitekt Tom Stuart-Smith den Vegetations- und Besiedelungsprozess der Erde. Doch natürlich konnte der Mensch sich der Landschaft nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bemächtigen: Ihm half der römische Gott Vulcanus, dessen Geschichte der Gestaltung des Gartens zugrunde liegt." Diese, von mir allerdings stark gekürzte, Beschreibung findet sich auf der Homepage der Gärten der Welt.
www.gaertenderwelt.de/gaerten-architektur/internationale-...
"The Garden of Vulcan" is a garden cabinet created by the British landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, in which the vegetation was supposed to organise itself after sowing seeds. Over the years, the plant carpet became increasingly lush. "First, plants grow that are flexible and adaptable. Later, trees grow and animals can live in their shade. The animals create a network of trails in the new, lush vegetation. Only then do huts appear.
English landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith describes the vegetation and colonisation process of the earth. Of course, man could not take over the landscape without outside help: He was helped by the Roman god Vulcan, whose history provides the design concept of the garden. Immerse yourself in the world of mythical fire and experience an extraordinary abundance of flowers of all colours." This description, though greatly abridged by me, comes from the homepage of the Gardens of the World.
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El corzo, dispone de unas patas ágiles y largas, lo que le permite efectuar saltos de 2 metros de altura y de 7 u 8 metros de longitud.
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Gracias a su enorme adaptabilidad puede ocupar todo tipo de medios forestales.
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.The roe deer has agile and long legs, which allows it to make jumps of 2 meters in height and 7 or 8 meters in length.
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Thanks to its enormous adaptability, it can occupy all kinds of forest environments.
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Queensland, Australia
Hibiscus heterophyllus
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Hibiscus heterophyllus, with its profusion of showy flowers is an asset to any garden, and its value is not restricted to its beauty. This tall, fast growing shrub produces an abundance of flowers and edible fruits, attracting many native birds and insects to the garden. It is particularly attractive to lorikeets, honeyeaters and butterflies.
H. heterophyllus has a natural range from the Lockhart River at the very tip of Queensland, down through eastern and central New South Wales, preferring warm, moist environments. While the natural population doesn't venture further south, it has been successfully cultivated in Canberra, and as far south as Melbourne.
H. heterophyllus is a hardy and adaptable plant, and has been propagated successfully in a number of areas in Australia and overseas
Explore March 24/09..Dropped..Great Blue Heron and flowers of spring. View Large On Black Although the Great Blue Heron eats primarily fish, it is adaptable and willing to eat other animals as well. Several studies have found that voles (mice) were a very important part of the diet, making up nearly half of what was fed to nestlings in Idaho. Occasionally a heron will choke to death trying to eat a fish that is too large to swallow. IMG_2259
A successful, voracious bird that appears to have benefitted from human proliferation. It is now abundant not only on the sea shore near human habitation, but also in cities, where it scavenges in dumps. Its success does not rest on its size, as this picture attempts to relay, but on its omnivorous adaptability.
Species: Vulpes vulpes.
A born survivor with a bushy tail. Ever adaptable, the fox is equally at home in our woods or city streets. It sits top of the woodland food chain with a diet that takes in everything from birds and beetles to rabbits and rats. Info: Woodland Trust.
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The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportunism; it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste. In functional terms, the spotted hyena makes the most efficient use of animal matter of all African carnivores. The spotted hyena displays greater plasticity in its hunting and foraging behaviour than other African carnivores; it hunts alone, in small parties of 2-5 individuals or in large groups. During a hunt, spotted hyenas often run through ungulate herds in order to select an individual to attack. Once selected, their prey is chased over a long distance, often several kilometres, at speeds of up to 60 km/h.
This lovely couple was captured mating during a photography safari in the shallow swamps of Lake Ndutu in Ndutu Conservation Area, Tanzania.
Whether rain or shine, day or night, the repairs must go on in the street. Such is the adaptability of the Vietnamese people.
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Melaleuca citrina, commonly known as common red, crimson or lemon bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. It is a hardy and adaptable species, common in its natural habitat.
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Sleek, fast-flying large falcon. Always look for a grayish back in adults, long wings that almost reach the tail tip, and powerful but slender build. Dark mark below each eye varies in shape and size. Juveniles are more heavily patterned below than adults, and can be quite brownish above. Patterning varies considerably across a wide global range, with back color ranging from pale gray in Central Asian “Red-capped” to slaty-blue across much of northern Eurasia North America, to almost black in Asian “Shaheen.” Chases prey down at high speeds with continuous powerful wingbeats. Becoming increasingly common in parts of range, especially in cities, where they can nest on tall buildings and feed on pigeons. Adaptable, and can be seen in a wide range of habitats; often encountered in areas with steep cliffs, as well as around coastal mudflats and open areas with shorebirds.
Family: Convolvulaceae.
Flowers appear early in Alicante (March till June)
Flower sizes vary, between 1 to 2.5cm in diameter.
Many species of Bindweed will be found growing over most of Europe, Asia, the coastal countries of Africa and also in many American countries.
A very common and widespread plant, bindweed can be found in various habitats. The vines growth is vigorous and adaptable, by twisting around other plant stems in a counter-clock wise direction, this enables Convolvulus arvensis flowers, to attain maximum sunshine. The underground root systems are known as rhizomes (A woody root system, continuously growing horizontally and spreads rapidly, underground). In some countries this plant is considered a pest, as it can be difficult to completely remove the root system, bindweed roots can also bury themselves up 2 to 3 metres deep into the ground. The fruit which contains the seeds, are eaten by birds, these seeds eventually find their way into the soil and can lay dormant for over two decades.
Habitat: Grows in various habitats, Scrubland, meadows, farmlands, hedgerows, roadside edges, unkept gardens and park edges.
Convolvulus arvensis is a perennial vine, with pink flowers. This species of Bindweed can exist for many years, reaching heights of well over one metre on a supporting host plant. Bindweed typically grows close to the ground, spreading profusely, which can choke cultivated plants growing close by.
There are many Bindweed species, each one having its unique coloured flowers, all of which are very attractive to a wide range of nectar seeking insects.
Bindweed contains several alkaloids which are toxic for mice, as well as some breeds of farm and domestic animals. Although it does not seem to effect Sheep and pigs, which are sometimes encouraged to contain the spread of the plant.
Acmaeodera cylindrica (Fabricius,1775)
Family: Buprestidae – Jewel Beetles. (Jewel Beetles also known as wood-boring beetles)
Length 7 to 11.5mm.
Adults on wing, between May to July.
Found mainly on the East and Southern parts of Spain, in the warm southern countries of Europe that mainly frame the Mediterranean, also found in North Africa, Russia and Turkey.
Habitat: Feeding on various trees in open parts of woodlands and sparsely planted sun-drenched ground. larvae are found under the bark of various types of trees, some in stages of decay that could have been damaged by this and other species of “Jewel Beetles” The adults are often seen feeding on Convolvulus flowers, such as bindweed.
Jewel beetles have large eyes and many are metallic in colour, in Asia the wing-cases of some species are collected and made into jewellery, hence the name “Jewell Beetles.”
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A bold three-piece lingerie set with satin accents, featuring a structured bra, a sleek high-waisted garter belt, and matching panties.
Pair with the matching Miamai – Colette Stockings, sold separately, for the complete look. This collaboration with my cherished friend Monica Outlander brings together two visions: her beautifully crafted BOM stockings and my lingerie set, designed to complement each other effortlessly.
Compatible with LaraX, PetiteX, Legacy, Perky Petite, Legacy Pinup X Bombshell, Reborn and Waifu mesh bodies.
PBR viewers will automatically display PBR textures, while others will render non-PBR for seamless adaptability.
The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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Before anti-grav engines were invented, machines like this were a common sight at spaceports. They were more adaptable, covered larger areas and required less infrastructure than cranes. The machines were also fun to fly, as can be seen from the expression on this pilot's face. Most were used for moving containers but this example is a specialist tank version, owned by the Octan corporation.
Naples Botanical Gardens
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The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the former, but this is inappropriate (see systematics).
There are two distinct populations of mottled ducks. One population, A. fulvigula maculosa (mottled duck), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast between Alabama and Tamaulipas (Mexico); outside the breeding season individual birds may venture as far south as to Veracruz. The other, A. fulvigula fulvigula (Florida duck), is resident in central and south Florida and occasionally strays north to Georgia. The same disjunct distribution pattern was also historically found in the local sandhill cranes.
Along the Gulf of Mexico coast, the mottled duck is one of the most frequently banded waterfowl. This is due in part to the fact that it is mostly non-migratory. Approximately one out of every twenty mottled ducks is banded, making it an extremely prized and sought after bird among hunters. - Wikipedia
The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on their wings and belly, while the females (hens or ducks) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. The mallard is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, of which the body makes up around two-thirds the length. The wingspan is 81–98 cm (32–39 in) and the bill is 4.4 to 6.1 cm (1.7 to 2.4 in) long. It is often slightly heavier than most other dabbling ducks, weighing 0.7–1.6 kg (1.5–3.5 lb). Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes. This species is the main ancestor of most breeds of domestic ducks.
The female lays eight to 13 creamy white to greenish-buff spotless eggs, on alternate days. Incubation takes 27 to 28 days and fledging takes 50 to 60 days. The ducklings are precocial and fully capable of swimming as soon as they hatch.
The mallard is considered to be a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Unlike many waterfowl, mallards are considered an invasive species in some regions. It is a very adaptable species, being able to live and even thrive in urban areas which may have supported more localised, sensitive species of waterfowl before development. The non-migratory mallard interbreeds with indigenous wild ducks of closely related species through genetic pollution by producing fertile offspring. Complete hybridisation of various species of wild duck gene pools could result in the extinction of many indigenous waterfowl. The wild mallard is the ancestor of most domestic ducks, and its naturally evolved wild gene pool gets genetically polluted by the domestic and feral mallard populations.
Where the river runs, life's story unfolds in fluid motion. It carves its path, a serpentine journey through the heart of the land, carrying with it the essence of time. Like a wandering troubadour, it weaves tales of the earth, whispering secrets to the banks it caresses. The river mirrors the ebbs and flows of existence, mirroring the trials and triumphs encountered along the way. Its current, a steady force, encapsulates the essence of resilience and adaptability, navigating obstacles, sculpting the terrain, and symbolizing the ceaseless passage of moments. In its waters lie reflections of life’s journey — a reminder that as the river runs, so does the narrative of our lives, ever-flowing and ever-evolving.
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scenario we encountered at Scaristabeg on South Harris. What an ingenious way of dealing with unruly derelict cars :). And the next entrance sporting an arch made of Wale ribs isn't too shabby either! :))
Happy Fence Friday!
Ipse lacrimis quae seorsum.
I'm liking the shaping on the chest area on this one. Very adaptable, and perhaps useful for more cyberpunk mecha.
At any rate, the evolved form of this.
The Rolling Stones, one of the greatest, and certainly most enduring, Rock Bands in history, started out as a Blues band - maybe Rhythm and Blues would be a better description.
Their eponymous first Album, unusually for the time having no trace of the band's name on the front sleeve, contains a number of very passable covers of existing blues songs of the day. Keith Richard's guitar playing stands out for his sheer adaptability of style - Bo Diddley, easy. Chuck Berry, no problem. For me, the best track is the original Jagger/Richard composition 'Tell Me'.
Elsewhere, Mick gamely attempts the Louisiana intonations of Slim Harpo on the latter's hit 'I'm a King Bee', and kind of pulls it off, I think.
The Stones long acknowledged the stylistic influence of great Blues men like Howlin' Wolf - probably the most famous crossover song is 'Little Red Rooster', penned by the great Willie Dixon, that also appears on Howlin' Wolf's 'Rocking Chair' album.
In the photo, you can see that some chump paid £40 for an early pressing of the Stones album. Friends, that chump was me. Subsequent detailed research revealed that it certainly is an early copy, but not one of the very first to be issued. Clues are in the surprisingly numerous typographical errors on the cover and record labels.
Chester Burnett sounds like the name of a mild-mannered bank clerk, but a quick change into 'The Howlin' Wolf' reveals him to be one of the greatest and most powerful exponents of mid-20th century Chicago Blues music.
Two things surprised me when I recently heard Howlin' Wolf's 'Rocking Chair' album for the first time. Mainly, how similar the Rolling Stones' sound was to his. Not a literal copy, but, to my tin ear, Mick Jagger's cadences in their early work sound very similar to those of Howlin' Wolf.
Howlin' Wolf was a big man in every sense, around 6 feet 3 inches tall and with a loud, booming voice. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, and was at the forefront of the transition of blues music from acoustic to electric guitar.
Although a competent guitar player who accompanied himself in live performances, on his albums, the instrument was taken by the supremely excellent Hubert Sumlin - one of those great session musicians who went by largely unrecognised.
The album pictured is just called 'Howlin' Wolf' but is generally known as 'The Rocking Chair' album after the front cover picture. I am showing the back as it contains a picture of the man himself, and the track listing. I'll leave you to imagine what the front cover looks like!
The second thing that surprised me about Howlin' Wolf's album was to read a review that claimed that the songs, mostly written by Willie Dixon, were all about sex! Surely not, I thought, - they don't sound like sexy songs. Then I read the track listing with that idea in mind... and well, they're in the picture, so see what you think!
Final point of interest is that the record label of Howlin' Wolf's record has the words 'High Fidelity' and 'Unbreakable' prominently shown. Originally issued in 1962, vinyl records had been around for over a decade, and record companies were keen to encourage record buyers to move away from buying (much cheaper) shellac 78s, and the 'unbreakable' nature of vinyl was one of its main advantages, as well as its greatly improved audio quality - hence the valuable label real-estate being given over to extolling the virtues of the medium, rather than its contents.
Mule deer and white-tailed deer are highly adaptable and can be found in a wide variety of habitats, from high mountains to grasslands, and from deserts to rainforests. Obviously, this doe makes her home in the desert. She gave this nice pose as she emerged from behind a large prickly pear cactus.
This shot was taken a short time before the javelina shot I posted yesterday.
This shot will wrap up my series of posts from our most recent trip to arid Arizona. Next up...a series of shots featuring wetter environments from less recent trips.