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Dipper - Cinclus Cinclus
aka Water Ouzel
Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
They have a characteristic bobbing motion when perched beside the water, giving them their name. While under water, they are covered by a thin, silvery film of air, due to small bubbles being trapped on the surface of the plumage.
Dippers are found in suitable freshwater habitats in the highlands of the Americas, Europe and Asia. In Africa they are only found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. They inhabit the banks of fast-moving upland rivers with cold, clear waters, though, outside the breeding season, they may visit lake shores and sea coasts.
The high haemoglobin concentration in their blood gives them a capacity to store oxygen greater than that of other birds, allowing them to remain underwater for thirty seconds or more, whilst their basal metabolic rate is approximately one-third slower than typical terrestrial passerines of similar mass. One small population wintering at a hot spring in Suntar-Khayata Mountains of Siberia feeds underwater when air temperatures drop below −55 °C (−67 °F).
Dippers are completely dependent on fast-flowing rivers with clear water, accessible food and secure nest-sites. They may be threatened by anything that affects these needs such as water pollution, acidification and turbidity caused by erosion. River regulation through the creation of dams and reservoirs, as well as channelization, can degrade and destroy dipper habitat.
Dippers are also sometimes hunted or otherwise persecuted by humans for various reasons. The Cyprus race of the white-throated dipper is extinct. In the Atlas Mountains dippers are claimed to have aphrodisiacal properties. In parts of Scotland and Germany, until the beginning of the 20th century, bounties were paid for killing dippers because of a misguided perception that they were detrimental to fish stocks through predation on the eggs and fry of salmonids.
Population:
UK breeding:
6,200-18,700 pairs
(english follow)
« L’affection qu’on nous porte explique le neuf dixièmes du bonheur vrai et durable que nous ressentons dans nos vies. »
« L’amitié, comme la philosophie et l’art, est parfaitement inutile. Elle n’a aucune valeur de survie; mais elle compte parmi ces rares choses qui donnent de la valeur à notre survie. »
C.S. Lewis (Auteur irlandais, 1898-1963)
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« Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. »
« Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. »
C.S. Lewis (Irish author, 1898-1963)
Nothing should affect the beauty created by nature ... it is our duty to preserve and respect it!
Nada deve afectar a beleza criada pela natureza... é nosso dever preservá-la e repeitá-la!
Après que l’expérience m’eut appris que tout ce qui arrive d’ordinaire dans la vie commune est vain et futile, ayant vu que tout ce qui était pour moi cause ou objet de crainte n’avait en soi rien de bon ou de mauvais, mais dans la seule mesure où mon âme en était émue, je me décidai enfin à chercher s’il n’existait pas un bien véritable, communicable, et tel que mon âme, rejetant tout le reste, pût être affecté par lui seul ; bien plus, s’il n’y avait pas quelque chose dont la découverte et l’acquisition me ferait jouir pour l’éternité d’une joie continue et souveraine.
Traité de la réforme - l'entendement de Spinoza
It has been said that the lack of pollinators could lead to starvation and poverty. A small insect such as a bee is important as roughly 66 per cent of all the plant species we eat rely on pollinators. With the use of insecticides such as Neonicotinoids that are making an impact on pollinators around the world. Latest evidence shows the risk that insecticides are having and which may affect us all in the future.
"Climate change affects everyone but not equally" ...
Once they were threatening symbols of paramilitary control, but now Belfast’s murals have new themes,
In recent years, the face of the mural has changed. Community groups have worked tirelessly to remove the gunmen of the gable wall and replace them with messages of hope and achievement.
They commemorate, reflect values,communicate and display aspects of culture and history.
Murals of international solidarity with revolutionary groups are equally common, as are those which highlight a particular issue.
The ones representing peace and tolerance are becoming increasingly popular with school groups.Sts either design or actually paint murals in areas around their schools.
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.”
— Jane Austen
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The animated affect of these wings look fabulous in dark areas and add a bit of drama should you rock a RP demon or vamp character. They even have little wing bones. They are out on display so you can see for yourself, perfect for when you're feeling all hot and devilish, or just hot....well, you know how these things go. The devil is in the detail as the saying goes, so follow the links below to see the creator images all the little things I'm wearing.
Midnight Order - more information plus Slurls and previews to plan for your visit here
Sabbath - more information and guide here
Men Only - more information and guide here
⦿ [Gild] - shadow shawl_black legacy(A)
At the Midnight Order Event July 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ [Gild] - Chaos mask_red (I'm wearing it on my shoulder like a pauldron)
At the Midnight Order Event July 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ ~MoonRabbit~ - Fallen Evil~ (Animated wings with colour hud and poses)
At the Midnight Order Event July 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ Mana. // Crystalline Eyes (several colours on hud)
At the Midnight Order Event July 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ 1990 - Skeleton Set - Natural Nails (Unisex - available for several bodies)
At the Sabbath Event July/August 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ .: CORAZON:. - Tattoo LAZARUS :. (BoM - different shade levels included)
At the Men Only Event July/August 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ ROZOREGALIA - _GEMMA*NASALLANG_ (Nose piercings with hud)
At the Men Only Event July/August 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ [Gild] - SitKings pants_black legacy(A)
At the Mancave Event July/August 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿ KNIFU. - Whole Hand - Med (BOM)
⦿ ^^Swallow^^ - JOE necklace
⦿ Dura - Hair -B117-FAT PACK B
Head: Lelutka Skyler
Body: Legacy
Also here on my Blog.
Remember, your actions, whether good or bad affect us all.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that".
-- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
...it means : the latest fashion. I'm getting worried. I didn't draw eyes because this corona virus seems to affect everyone.
This tiny crab is a very small parasite (gall crab) of LPS. It affects mainly corals genus Turbinaria, on which it feeds and in which it lives. P.viridis dig small holes in the coral and inhabit cavities in the stony coral. The crab lives inside corals.It feeds on coral polyps or mucus. Pseudocryptochirus viridis gets its name from the blue-green color.(researchgate.com/reeflex.net) Mabini, South Luzon, Philippines
Future shock is the disorientation that affects an individual, a corporation, or a country when he or it is overwhelmed by change and the prospect of change ... we are in collision with tomorrow.
Alvin Toffler
The web: yet another total disorientation that becomes status quo without anyone realizing it.
Richard Powers
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Ernest Hemingway
We came into a broken world. And we're the cleanup crew.
Kayne West
When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.
William J. Clinton
Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I’ll affect you slowly
as if you were having a picnic in a dream.
There will be no ants.
It won’t rain.”
- Richard Brautigan, Loading Mercury With a Pitchfork -
Featuring
ZERKALO - Picnic at the Neva River for The Seasons Story
Ladakh (Inde) - Les ouvriers affectés à l’entretien de la route, à l’instar des camionneurs ravitailleurs, payent à ce titre un lourd tribut, avec une centaine de décès accidentels chaque année. C’est la raison pour laquelle, ils l’ont surnommée : “La route de la mort”.
Ladakh (India) - Road maintenance workers, like supply truckers, pay a heavy price for this, with around 100 accidental deaths each year. That’s why they dubbed it “The Road to Death”.
Grateful for all the seasons of my life.
Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) by The Byrds
Textures ~ Beneath the Surface II, Aged Photo Affect Mask IV, and Square 65 by Skeletal Mess
1931 Aero 662 Roadster / Aero 18 in some export countries
Dear FLICKR friends.
Unfortunately I have to take it easy on FLICKR for the time being :-(
Sad circumstances affect me and my family :-(
We have to deal with it, but it requires a lot of energy :-(
I am very sorry for the inconvenience, such as hardly posting any photos, late responses, no comments etc. :-(
But, as always and very important: ENJOY, my friends ♫♪
Gr. Clay
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. ©2020, All Rights Reserved. Images on this site may not be used without the expressed written permission of the photographer. Monitor calibration may affect the appearance of this photograph.
Map, Araschnia levana, karttaperhonen, Finland.
Map butterfly spring generation is mostly orange and summer generation mostly black. At first scientists thought they are different species because of the different colorations. Later it was found out that day length during development affects the coloration.
I like the fact it was named "map" as the underside of wings looks like a street map.
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. "Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Credit:
Body: Maitreya
Head: Catwa
Wings & Horns : Aii's Creations
Dress: Zenith
Skin: Fallen Gods Inc.
Hair: Tableau Vivant
Pose: PosESion
Backdrop: Foxcity
Special Affects: Cole's Corner
An obscure flickr post I created back in 2017 about Seasonal Affective Disorder has been trending near the top of my activity feed for the past couple of weeks. I can only imagine people are searching that phrase and turning up my photo. A sure sign that the darkening phase in the northern hemisphere is taking a toll on our collective mental health. For me, this time of year brings about yet another dichotomy in my life. I'm not keen on the reduction in the hours of daylight. Yet the abrupt transformation of the landscape in the past couple of weeks is truly astounding. It's not just the feeling of omnipresent darkness, but the utter stripping away of the foliage and the resulting desaturation of the landscape that fascinates me. Recent snow has heightened the sensation of existing within a monochromatic world that, if appearance is all that matters, is devoid of even a hint of joy. Yet within that construct I find wonder. I truly revel in the feeling that familiar places look completely different, and at times even inhospitable. Such was the case as I contemplated this lone tree, buffeted by wintry winds beneath an eerie layer of striated clouds ahead of a massive cold front. A moment of cheer on a very bleak November afternoon.
Roméo a beau se fondre dans l'écorce de sa cavité, ça ne l'empêche pas de chanter haut et fort sa revendication territoriale et son affection pour la belle Juliette.
Au parc Angrignon au printemps dernier
(image revisitée)
“Making something and sending it out into the world and then people not only responding to it but adopting it for their own and making a separate thing for it, that’s beautiful. It just shows you how much you can affect other people… the butterfly effect of everything you put out into the world.” – Marketa Irglova
Affectation de dernière minute pour la BB22347 en tête du Corail 4661 Bordeaux - Marseille. Elle est vue peu avant la gare de Villefranche-de-Lauragais.
Villefranche-de-Lauragais - 18.02.2019.
©2021, Moses Cone State Park, North Carolina High Country, Blue Ridge Parkway, Mile Marker 294. All Rights Reserved. Images on this site may not be used without the expressed written permission of the photographer. Monitor calibration may affect the appearance of this photograph.
Photography affects us like a phenomenon in nature, like a flower or a snowflake whose vegetable or earthly origins are an inseparable part of their beauty :-)
Andre Bazin
HBW!! Free Speech Matters! Protect Freedom of the Press!
Resist the Despicable Orange Clown and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!
oakleaf hydrangea, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
©2019, All Rights Reserved. Images on this site may not be used without the expressed written permission of the photographer. Monitor calibration may affect the appearance of this photograph. #UNC
See UNC Gallery at: <a href="http://www.JoeFranklinPhotography.com/" rel="noreferrer
"The most simple things can bring the most happiness." Izabella Scorupco
Someone has made a nice series of skins for male bodies in a variety of colours, and works both in water or land based fantasy RP. She has also made matching body skins. Both are entirely hand-painted from scratch and worth checking out (she's even included different belly types). For fantasy/Mer accessories I recommend you check out the stores Floro and Auro, both of whom have a large variety of items you'll love. For fantasy materials drop into Blaxium to add scales, shine or sparkles. Available now at Camp Syndicate, closing soon.
Featuring:
⦿ [KRR] - Kiara hair and horns (OMBRES PACK)
At the Camp Syndicate Event
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ SOMEONE - Stillwater Triton: Skin Bundle (includes tattoos for skin affects) shown on the Kris head.
At the Camp Syndicate Event
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ [AURO] - Lux In Tenebris : Eye Wisps
At the Camp Syndicate Event
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ Mana. // Plague Eyes (full set in pack)
At the Camp Syndicate Event
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ Orphic + Nightmare + Eyeballs on a chain
Creator's Flickr.
⦿ SFU - AASB Earrings
Creator's Flickr.
In addition:
+ Bleeding Heart Cuff Set (Legacy M Athletic) + {Aii&Ego}
+ Webbed Hands + {aii}
Air - Amaho halo_CM
CAT&CO - Vampiric Elf Ears
UNHOLY MALEVOLENT HANDS LEGACY [ATHLETIC] cryptid
Due to regulation changes that came into affect for the 1966 Formula One season, and a drop in form of the existing T81 at the start of the 1967 season due to being left behind by its competitors, Cooper introduced the T86 for driver Jochen Rindt mid way through 1967. The only issue with their new car was that it needed an engine the conformed to the regulations. To solve this issue, they turned to Maserati and the engine that had been used in the Maserati 250F with great success. The engines age and weight however caused issues for the car, with the front end becoming light at speed and losing its ability to turn effectively (this was fixed with the addition of a small front wing).
The T81 was retired in 1968 when Copper introduced the B model (T86B) with a BRM engine, although this engine was the sportscar version which was heavier and less powerful than the factory team engine. Lack of competitiveness and a lack of funding from sponsors meant that the T86B was the last car to run under the Copper name in a Formula One race.
Ah, I hear you ask, but what about this Cooper T86C? This car was built using the Alfa Romeo V8 in 1968 as a replacement for the BRM powered T86B, but never actually raced. It was entered at Brands Hatch and Monza that year, with driver Lucien Bianchi, but never competed when Alfa Romeo withdrew its support, having found the V8 underpowered and uncompetitive in testing.
Lucien Bianchi (great uncle to Jules Bianchi) was an F1 driver, scoring 6 points during his career, and finished 3rd at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. He is perhaps better known for his sportscar racing, winning the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans in a GT40 with Pedro Rodríguez. He was killed a year later when testing for Le Mans when his Alfa Romeo T33 hit a telegraph pole.
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These photos were taken in order, from left to right, at the following times on
August 2, 2024:
IMG_6540 7:54:03 pm
IMG_6541 7:54:38 pm
IMG_6542 7:54:41 pm
IMG_6543 7:55:02 pm
IMG_6544 7:55:10 pm
IMG_6545 7:55:24 pm
IMG_6546 7:55:30 pm
IMG_6547 8:00:53 pm
IMG_6548 8:01:04 pm
This is relative to my photo:
Contrails Being Made constantly & I Wonder How it Affects Our Clouds & Climate?
www.flickr.com/photos/soniaadammurray/53643525003/in/albu...
when my Flickr friend, Andrew G. made the following comment:
"just on the subject of what you see in the sky. there are way to many airoplanes in the sky, car on the road, and in yuor country the lights at night are at least 5 times to bright. It is all very damaging to the environment and if the USA ever really committed to doing something about the enviroment then maybe things would start to improve. Your most likely next president does not believe global warming is a thing so that is a disaster for the whole world. However, it does not stop me liking your brilliant pictures".
I am curious as to his comments about these photos. I am also very interested in learning from anyone who has good and accurate information to share with us regarding contrails and how they are affecting our climate please.
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
single tree at Jenalöbnitz near Jena, Thuringia, Germany
{28 mm: ƒ/3.2 | 5 s | ISO 800 | manual White Balance | manual exposure | manual focus}
Instant magique du couché de soleil
Je souhaite à tous de bien profiter de cette soirée de Noël avec votre famille et vos amis. Partagez vos émotions et votre affection c'est être vivant !
I hope you all enjoy this Christmas evening with your family and friends. Sharing your emotions and affection is being alive!
Espero que todos disfrutéis de esta noche de Navidad con vuestra familia y amigos. ¡Compartir vuestras emociones y afectos es estar vivos!
La Mercat Cross (Croix de Marché) d'Édimbourg se dresse sur la place du Parlement à côté de la cathédrale Saint-Gilles. L'actuelle Mercat Cross, d'origine victorienne (1882), a été construite à proximité du site occupé par l'originale.
Comme ailleurs en Écosse, d'importantes annonces civiques ont été faites à la Mercat Cross. À Édimbourg, les proclamations royales et parlementaires qui ont affecté toute l'Écosse y ont été lues publiquement. La pratique d'annoncer les successions à la monarchie et la convocation d'élections générales est poursuivie à ce jour par les hérauts du Lord Lyon, roi des Armes.
La Croix est surmontée de la Licorne, animal emblématique de l'Ecosse. Les écussons représentent les armoiries royales de Grande-Bretagne, d'Écosse, d'Angleterre et d'Irlande, les armoiries d'Édimbourg, de Leith et du Canongate ainsi que celles de l'Université d'Edimbourg.
L’affectation locale du matin du triage de Pointe-Saint-Charles vient de quitter le port de Montréal et traverse la zone touristique de la vieille ville et ses nombreuses activités. De gauche à droite : le dôme du marché Bonsecours, le pont Jacques-Cartier et la grande roue, le tout pris depuis le toit du musée Pointe-à-Callière.
Pointe-Saint-Charles yard’s morning job hast just left the port of Montreal as it crosses the old town area with its numerous activities. From left to right: Bonsecours market’s dome, Jacques-Cartier bridge and the ferris wheel, all seen from the roof of Pointe-à-Callière museum.
"Rough sleeping" affects more then just the homeless- The effects ripple through society.
Security companies are increasingly being asked to move on rough sleepers from commercial property, or to recommend measures that can assist property owners in combating this growing problem.
The owners of a commercial property, want their business to be safe from crime and damage.
While it can be uncomfortable to come across people sleeping rough, it is critical to ensure the safety of these individuals, staff and property.
Early morning, Taunton, Somerset,UK.
Moving these guys "on" without providing somewhere safe for them to go is just shuffling the problem from one shop to the next.
I don't know the solution - - but our current policy obviously isn't working.
The Absaroka Volcanics are known for eroded pinnacles with sometimes fanciful shapes called hoodoos. These shapes are the result of the erosion of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Alteration or mineralization with in the rocks can affect their hardness and the eroded shapes. Hoodoos in the Absaroka rocks usually occur in a type of rock referred to by geologists as volcaniclastics.
Due to their close proximity people often think of the Yellowstone Caldera Complex and the Absaroka Volcanics as being part of the same volcanic province. However, they represent separate geologic events separated by about 50 million years. The rock types in each of these volcanic provinces are entirely different. The Absaroka volcanics are the older of the two and is the remains of a large north-south volcanic field associated with a volcanic arc system in the middle Eocene, 53-43 million years ago.
The rocks in the Absaroka Volcanic field are mainly of two types: flows and flow breccia erupted from the vents (vent facies) and sedimentary rocks composed of eroded volcanic material called volcaniclastics by geologists (alluvial facies). The vent facies dip away from the vent while the alluvial facies form an apron of relatively flat lying volcaniclastics made up of conglomerates, breccia, sandstones, siltstones and rare shales. These volcaniclastic materials were laid down by hot mudflows (lahars) that came downslope or later by streams that eroded the volcanics. The photo shows volcaniclastic rocks that have been eroded into hoodoos. Early travelers thought the ravine looked like a bunch of buildings and dubbed it “The Holy City”.