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The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring 125 to 170 centimetres (49 to 67 in) in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the bill.
Despite its Eurasian origin, its closest relatives are the Black Swan of Australia and the Black-necked Swan of South America, not the other Northern Hemisphere swans.
Although this bird can be tame, especially to those who feed it daily, it is aggressive in defence of its nest, and its impressive size make it a formidable adversary for animals as large as a fox. Most defensive attacks from a Mute Swan begin with a loud hiss and, if this is not sufficient to drive off the predator, are followed by a physical attack. Swans attack by smashing at their enemy with bony spurs in the wings, accompanied by biting with their large bill. The wings of the swan are very powerful, anecdotally reported to exert enough force to break an adult man's leg. (wikipedia)
This family portrait was taken at Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve in Cobh, Co. Cork.
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O box com os quatro livros da série The Giver (O Doador) foram comprados na Amazon americana e chegaram aqui em pouco menos de duas semanas *__*
É a edição comemorativa do vigésimo aniversário, livros com capa dura, jacket, folhas amareladas, aquele papel mais grossinho, etc etc etc. Minha intenção era comprar os quatro livros separados porque sairiam mais baratos no BookDepository (lá esse box estava por 81 obamas), maaaaassss deu a louca na Amazon e resolveram vender esse mesmo box por 45 obamas!!! Claro que não poderia deixar de aproveitar a oportunidade porque, além de receber todos juntos (BookDepository tem dessas de enviar alguns livros separados) ainda viriam junto com a caixa, que é linda, bem dura e "plastificada".
Enfim, aí estão os quatro livros da série distópica, com personagens que interagem entre si sendo cada livro focado em um diferente.
O Bicho da Seda e Antes de Dormir peguei no Submarino, o primeiro é a versão em capa dura e estava em promoção por 19 dilminhas e o segundo virou filme que estreia ainda este ano, a sinopse parece bem interessante.
Q&A a Day é tipo um "diário a longo prazo". Vem com uma pergunta diferente para cada dia do ano e espaço para escrever por 5 anos. O legal é que depois podemos comparar coisas pelas quais passamos por 5 anos e ver o que mudou, evoluiu, melhorou, piorou, etc... Este eu ia pegar de fora também, mas na Cultura o preço estava valendo a pena e acabei pegando por aqui.
A camiseta da Jasmine é da Teefury, comprei acho que no comecinho de Dezembro.
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A flock of Herring Gulls waiting to be fed by a man on a bench in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions in Ireland has meant that Stephen's Green is a quiet place, which is good.
Taken with a Leitz Elmar 50mm f2.8 lens on a Leica M4-P camera body, using Kodak C200 colour film.
Gurias, neste site tem muuuuuuuuuuuuuuitas revistas lindas, preÇOs show de bola!!!
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Delivery to your door, Portobello, Dublin.
Taken with a Leica M4-P and a Summarit 35mm lens on Santa Rae 100 colour film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
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An empty office block along the Grand Canal near Charlemont Luas stop, Dublin 2. This block was almost filled and then COVID struck. COVID-19, Level 3, June 2021.
Taken with a Leitz Elmar 50mm f2.8 lens on a Leica M4-P camera body, using Kodak C200 (200 ASA) colour film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
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A temporary collection of tents pitched behind Leinster House, where our government sits to govern the country. The tents appeared during February/March 2021 and are still there now (May 2021). COVID-19 Level 3 lockdown, May 2021.
Taken with a FujiFilm X-T4 and a Leica Summarit-M 35mm f2.5 lens.
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Sculpture in Context is a pivotal event in the Irish arts calendar and as the longest running, largest and most important sculpture exhibition in the country, the annual exhibition attracts a large public and critical audience and is the cultural highlight of the National Botanic Gardens calendar. This year Sculpture in Context will celebrate 35 years exhibiting and promoting sculpture in Ireland.
Bringing together the work of over 140 artists using an incredible range of media, these works of art represent the richly diverse character of Irish and International contemporary sculpture today. From the smallest, most intricate ceramic works to stone sculptures of a monumental scale, visitors to the exhibition will be enriched by the experience of viewing such inspiring works in one location. (National Botanic Gardens/OPW website).
This piece is by Conleth Gent.
Taken with an Olympus XA camera on native ISO 400 Fujifilm Superia film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
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The MIstle Thrush is about the same size as a Blackbird. Has a very upright stance in comparison to either Song thrush or Blackbird. The face is white with some black markings, while the eye has a distinct white eyering. The crown, nape and back of the Mistle Thrush are plain brown. The throat and upper part are white with some black streaks. This is bordered by a brownish smudge across the breast, with the rest of the underparts white with black spots. The rump is pale grey-brown, while the tail is brown - the outer tail feathers being white. The legs are pink in contrast to the dark colouring of the Fieldfare.
Breeds throughout Ireland, though less commonly in the south. Mistle Thrushes are less frequently seen in suburban gardens than Blackbirds and Song Thrushes, favouring larger parks and rural areas. (Birdwatch Ireland)
The number of Mistle Thrush in Ireland increase in winter due to the population being supplemented with birds from the Continent.
The numbers of Mistle Thrush are bolstered hugely during the winter in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, where this photograph was taken.
Wolife's prior writings and where they can be best be purchased:
Blue Notes, Still Frames
wordery.com/blue-notes-still-frames-colin-bell-9781908742...
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and also Stephen Dearsley's Summer of Love @
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Also, Colin aka Wolfie's poetry is available @:
Remembering Blue @
www.bookdepository.com/Remembering-Blue-Colin-Bell/978190...
All of the above sites feature worldwide free delivery!
Visit this location at Muse Harbour, Written Word in Second Life
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The Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian Blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds), or simply Blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few of the Asian subspecies are sometimes considered to be full species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory.
The male of the nominate subspecies, which is found throughout most of Europe, is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and bill and has a rich, melodious song; the adult female and juvenile have mainly dark brown plumage. This species breeds in woods and gardens, building a neat, mud-lined, cup-shaped nest. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, berries, and fruits.
Both sexes are territorial on the breeding grounds, with distinctive threat displays, but are more gregarious during migration and in wintering areas. Pairs stay in their territory throughout the year where the climate is sufficiently temperate. This common and conspicuous species has given rise to a number of literary and cultural references, frequently related to its song. (wikipedia)
A male Blackbird resting on a fence after bursting into song in the early morning light.
According to author the late great Tom Jentz, the term 'Zwischenlösung', or 'interim solution' is an "unimpressive" post war creation popularly used to describe the Panzer IV/70(A).
This beast was rarely photographed by Western Front standards, even rarer in western Germany.
From these aerial photos it becomes apparent this particular behemoth was either driven, or towed from the road to the left of this beautiful building into the garden.
According to Uli's info linked below, the US Army's 745th Tank Battalion claimed one Pz.Kpfw. IV and one SP knocked out in Bennerschied on 20-21 March 1945. At the time the 745th was attached to the 1st Infantry Division.
forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=10644
At first glance the only German armoured unit I could find reference to in this area around this time is 3. Panzergrenadier-Division, elements of which are mentioned defending Bennerscheid, along with elements of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division - this was part of the attempt to contain the ever expanding Remagen bridgehead:
www.forum-der-wehrmacht.de/index.php/Thread/27840-K%C3%A4...
www.wwii-photos-maps.com/twelfthalliedarmygroup/1945/Marc...
This however presents a quandary, as Panzer-Bataillon 103 and Panzerjäger-Abteilung 3 where its two organic heavy armour units, but neither of them deployed the Panzer IV/70(A), according to Nuts and Bolts Volume 38, p.38.
www.nuts-bolts.de/volume-38.html
According to N&B's unit allocations, the alternative would appear to narrow down to five StuG units which were still serving in the west in March 1945, whose identities and final disposition breakdown as follows:
H.Stu.Geschutz.Brig. 244 - last mentioned in the Ruhr Pocket. (N&B indicate its unclear if they ever actually received their consignment).
H.Stu.Geschutz.Brig. 280 - disbanded in Bopfingen, between Ulm and Nuremberg, elements also mentioned in the Bad Tölz area.
H.Stu.Geschutz.Brig. 341 - last mentioned split up in Harz area & southern Bavaria (also Bad Tölz area).
H.Stu.Geschutz.Brig. 394 - last mentioned also in the Harz area. (N&B indicate its unclear if they ever actually received their consignment).
H.Stu.Art.Brig. 667 - last mentioned in southern Bavaria ( ie Landau, aka Landau an der Isar presumably).
H.Stu.Art.Brig. 905 - last mentioned in the Westerwald (N&B indicate its unclear if they ever actually received their consignment).
(H.Stu.Geschutz.Brig. 902 was another unit on the western front which received the Panzer IV/70(A), but it left for the eastern front very soon after, on 15 January 1945).
The source of these last locations are:
Sturmartillerie, Tome I, by Didier Laugier (Editions-Heimdal).
www.bookdepository.com/Sturmartillerie-Didier-Laugier/978...
And a planned book on StuG.Brig.280 by Scott Revell:
www.historiahouse.com/sturmgeschutz-brigade-280/
If anyone can clarify further please do, as info on these units east of the Rhine is very hard to come by.
Even though its consignment status is ambiguously listed in N&B, out of these six units H.Stu.Art.Brig. 905 might appear to be the more likely contender as former owner of this Panzer IV/70(A), at least based on it's last mentioned location, which is a mere 40 km east of Bennerscheid:
www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Westerwald,+Alpenrod,+Germany/...
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'Thoughts' by Fink - George Bernard Shaw on the street of his birth - Synge Street, Dublin.
Taken with a Leica M4-P camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f2 lens on Kodak Ektar 100 colour film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.
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The Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reedbeds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation.
The common reed bunting is a medium-sized bird, 13.5–15.5 cm long, with a small but sturdy seed-eater's bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below. (wikipedia)
This is a male bird photographed out on some reeds in the East Coast Nature Reserve (owned by BirdWatch Ireland) during the Spring of 2023.
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The Ringed Plover is a compact, small wader, similar in size to Dunlin. Grey-brown upperparts and white underparts. Adults with orange bill with black tip in summer, which is mostly black in winter, orange legs, black ring widens as it extends across the chest. White throat and across the back of the neck. Prominent white wing-bar in flight.
In Ireland, it has a resident population but also a migrant winter visitor from areas further north where this population also breeds (Iceland, the Baltic & southern Scandinavia). Peak numbers between August and early October, and then numbers decline slightly (passage birds move further south) and stabilise between November and January.
Mostly coastal breeding distribution, preferring to nest on exposed wide sandy or shingle beaches. Some breed inland, particularly in the west, where their preferred nesting habitat is on short-grazed pasture beside rivers and along lakes. (Birdwatch Ireland)
There were a nice flock of Ringed Plover mixed in with Dunlin and a couple of Curlew Sandpipers at Merrion Gates, Dublin Bay during the autumn. A very subtle but beautiful bird. This is a juvenile bird, born this year.
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The Eurasian Wigeon is a medium-sized duck with large rounded head, small bill and pointed tail. The males has a russet head and neck with a creamy yellow crown and forehead. The breast is pinkish-grey, and the rest of the body is grey and white with a black stern. The female is a greyish brown colour with various mottled patterns. Speculum dull, dark.
This species grazes on coastal seagrass and algae, particularly on Zostera spp. and Enteromorpha spp., and also feeds regularly on grasslands and cereal crops.
The species is widespread in Ireland in winter where they occur on coastal marshes, freshwater and brackish lagoons, estuaries, bays. Many are found on inland wetlands, lakes, rivers and turloughs. The Icelandic breeding component of this population winters mostly in Ireland and western Britain, though some continue on to parts of continental Europe. (Birdwatch Ireland)
The species can be found in small numbers at the outflow to the water treatment facility in Poolbeg, Dublin Bay, during the winter months. This is a male bird foraging behind a fence at the base of the Great South Wall.
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Fantastic autumn colours in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin.
Taken with a Canon A1 and a Helios 44M-4 f2 58mm lens on Fujicolour PRO 400H film.
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The commonest evidence in Dublin city centre of homelessness is the temporary collection of tents pitched around the main and side streets of the city. It is rarer now to see a person sleeping rough (without a tent). This man was using the steps of St. Ann's Church on Dawson Street, Dublin city centre as a bed of sorts. Taken during COVID-19 Level 3 lockdown, May 2021.
Taken with a FujiFilm X-T4 and a Leica Summarit-M 35mm f2.5 lens.
Continuando com ficção fantástica, os dois primeiros foram capas que fui vendo um dia, outro, e mais ainda, até que me resolvi a lê-los.
O Fallen, de Lauren Kate, tem anjos como personagens que giram em torno de uma humana. A ideia é interessante, o ambiente algo sombrio, e no total lê-se muito bem. A sequela deve estar para sair em breve.
O Evermore, da Alyson Noel, é um livro que, apesar de engraçado, tem imensas incongruências e alturas em que apetece acordar as personagens com uma boa chapada :s Devo ter um qualquer traço masoquista, mas quero ler o segundo para ver se melhora ou se é sempre a descer (não gosto de deixar sequências a meio :s)
O The Forbidden Game, da L. J. Smith, que li a seguir, parece por comparação muito bom :D Bem escrito, com uma história que prende e em que as personagens vãos crescendo ao longo dos três "livros". Bem ao estilo da autora.
Tendo em conta os dois primeiros e outros títulos que tenho visto, parece que os anjos são os novos vampiros :D
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Upon arriving at the Book Depository, we headed straight to the roof and worked our way down the floors. This little wonder is what I saw after emerging from the stairs. To me, this was the most interesting thing of all the graffiti sprayed artifacts. It's vibrant yellow/orange color, the graffiti, the plants, and of course the sky.
Story behind the ruins and the Detroit Book Depository Set
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Empty Dublin Bike racks on Hatch Street, Dublin during Level 5 lockdown, October 2020.
Taken with an Olympus TRIP 35 rangefinder camera on Kodak Gold 200 film.
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Sagres, Portugal, 2023. It seemed that the town has yet to recover from the global recession and COVID.
Taken with a Canon A1 and a Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens on Fujifilm C200 colour film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.
I thought flooding on the third floor of an abandoned building was impressive, and there's a veritable forest on this one. A mixture of silver maple and birch trees grow straight out of the ashes of school textbooks on the third floor of the Roosevelt Warehouse (now colloquially known as the Detroit Book Depository Building).
Detroit, Michigan
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Graffiti long the Grand Canal, Dublin 2. COVID-19 Level 5 lockdown, April 2021.
Taken with a Leica Summarit-M 35mm f2.5 lens on a Leica M4-P camera body, using Lomography Lady Grey (400 ASA) black and white film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
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Security Hut, Hatch Street, Dublin.
Taken with a Yashica Electro 35 GSN on pushed Ilford HP5 black and white film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.
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The Meadow Brown is a generalist, found on unimproved dry grassland, wet grassland, improved grassland, coastal grey dunes, machair, dune slacks, field margins and urban parks. The adults usually roost relatively low in grasses and fly in grassland of a wide range of heights, but basking occurs only intermittently (Bond & Gittings, 2008).
Eggs are laid singly on grass-blades but also often on dead vegetation or other nearby material. Several eggs are laid in a single bout on grass blades that can be quite close together. They then feed on the grass-blades from late September, with only partial winter diapause, until about the beginning of the following June. They feed by day until about March, after which they then feed after dusk, possibly partly as a result of the activities of insectivorous birds. When not feeding the larvae retreat to the bases of grass tussocks. Pupation occurs about the beginning of June, with the pupae hanging downwards attached to a silken pad on grass-stems or blades.
Adult nectar sources commonly include Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), but Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Buttercups (Ranunculus spp.), Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris), Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris), Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.) and Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) are also used. (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
This little beauty was feeding on knapweed at Kilmichael Point, Wexford.
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The site of what was The Bernard Shaw (the pub now in Phibsborough/Glasnevin) in rack and ruin. A new hotel/apartment/commercial complex on the rise in the background. A lot of people think Dublin is losing its character and becoming soulless.
Taken with a Canon A1 and Yashica 5cm f2 lens on Lomography Lady Grey film.
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LUAS crossing, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Taken with a Leica M4-P camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f2 lens on Kodak Gold 200 film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.
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The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. Its breeding range stretches from Western Europe east to central Russia. It is migratory and winters in the eastern areas of tropical Africa and southern Africa. Once a common migratory visitor to Great Britain, numbers declined sharply during the 20th century, and it is now classified as a UK 'Red List' species. (wikipedia)
Shrikes like to perch prominently on the tops of bushes, fence posts and telephone wires, where they have a good view of potential prey. Items caught are then taken to a larder where they are impaled on a thorn or wedged in a fork. (RSPB)
This 1st year bird was found on Howth Head, Dublin by Mark Collins, and is on the 5th record for County Dublin. Fantastic bird.
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A boarded up dwelling in Dublin, along the Grand Canal.
Taken with a Leica M4-P and Leica Summarit 35mm f2.5 lens on Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) Streetpan black and white film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.
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Goalposts on the gable end of a building in Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
Taken with an Yashica Electro 35GT rangefinder camera on Fujifilm 200 film.
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Adelaide Road, Dublin 2.
Taken on a Leica M4-P camera body with a Leitz Elmar f2.8 50mm lens on Ilford Delta Plus 400 black and white film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
z Delta Ilford 400
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Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.
In the late 1960s, this was one of the world's rarest gulls, with a population of only 1,000 pairs. It has established new colonies, but remains rare with a population of about 10,000 pairs.
This species, unlike many large gulls, rarely scavenges, but is a specialist fish eater, and is therefore strictly coastal and pelagic. This bird will feed at night, often well out to sea, but also slowly patrols close into beaches, occasionally dangling its legs to increase drag.
The adult basically resembles a small European herring gull, the most noticeable differences being the short stubby red bill and "string of pearls" white wing primary tips, rather than the large "mirrors" of some other species. The legs are grey-green. It takes four years to reach adult plumage.
This species shows little tendency to wander from its breeding areas, but there were single records in the Netherlands and England in May 2003, and one spent from December 2016 to April 2017 in Trinidad.
It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. (wikipedia)
I was fortunate to bump into a small flock of Audouin's Gull on a morning walk in Portugal in the early summer of 2023. One of the nicest looking of the gull species.
A combination of a flooded basement in an abandoned building and using a mail chute to act as a stabilizer (which I think angle adds to the image, thus I didn't correct it).
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Busy times, Dublin.
Taken with a Leica M4-P and a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f2 lens on Santa Rae Winter 125 black and white film. Developed and scanned by the excellent John Gunn Camera Shop on Wexford Street.
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The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a large species in the dove and pigeon family. The three Western European Columba pigeons, common wood pigeon, stock dove, and rock pigeon, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the common wood pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size and weight, and the white on its neck and wing. It is otherwise a basically grey bird, with a pinkish breast. Adult birds bear a series of green and white patches on their necks, and a pink patch on their chest.
Juvenile birds do not have the white patches on either side of the neck. When they are about six months old (about three months out of the nest) they gain small white patches on both sides of the neck, which gradually enlarge until they are fully formed when the bird is about 6–8 months old (approx. ages only). Juvenile birds also have a greyer beak and an overall lighter grey appearance than adult birds. The call is a characteristic cooing, coo-COO-coo-coo-coo.
In the colder northern and eastern parts of Europe and western Asia the common woodpigeon is a migrant, but in southern and western Europe it is a well distributed and often abundant resident. In Ireland, woodpigeons are commonly seen in parks and gardens and are seen with increasing numbers in towns and cities.
For birds that survive the first year the typical lifespan is thus only three years, but the maximum recorded age is 17 years and 8 months for a bird ringed and recovered on the Orkney Islands. (wikipedia)
An adult Woodpigeon makes a dash across the salt marsh of North Bull Island in Dublin Bay.
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Darth Vader is one of the numerous
carved grotesques on the Cathedral. Like gargoyles, grotesques carry rain water away from the building’s walls. Gargoyles carry away excess water via pipes running through their mouths; grotesques deflect rainwater by bouncing it off the top of their heads, noses or other projecting parts, and away from the stone walls.
How did Darth Vader, a fictional villain
from the Star Wars movies, end up on the wall of Washington National Cathedral? In the 1980s the Cathedral, with National Geographic World magazine, sponsored a competition for children to design decorative sculpture for the Cathedral. The third-place winner was Christopher Rader of Kearney, Nebraska who submitted a drawing of this futuristic representation of evil. Darth Vader was placed on the northwest tower with the other winning
designs: a raccoon, a girl with pigtails and braces and a man with large teeth and an umbrella. The fierce head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and carved by Patrick J. Plunkett.
Not a very good photo but at least you get the idea. At the Washington National Cathedral, whose official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Washington, D.C.
We had a great meeting yesterday at the tattooshop again. It’s always inspiring to go there and see the designs take shape. During our talks we came upon the artwork for the Dark Crystal, and it’s accompanying book, which is awesome. I so love the designs in there, and I sent them over for further inspiration for my tattoo design.
Here’s my interpretation. I actually like how this looks. Don’t worry I won’t do the head piece, the rest…maybe ;-)
if you’re interested in the book you can get it here, I highly recommend it if you’re into fantasy, Brian Froud and the likes.
a before and after image can be found on my Facebook page
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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Constructed at the southwest corner of St. Stephen's Green, to the designs of James Fuller, this attractive Arts and Crafts-influenced gate lodge was built as part of the remodelling of the Green during the 1870s. The gate lodge played a role in the Easter Rising of 1916, being occupied by Cumann na mBan, before the rebel units were forced to withdraw to the nearby Royal College of Surgeons.
Taken with a Leica M4-P camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f2 lens on Kodak Gold 200 film, and developed and scanned by the good folk in Gunns on Wexford Street.