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We all have to die one day. I know that.
But then why does sleep evade me all night?
- Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869)
Eurasian Nuthatch, sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch
sitta europaea
boomklever
sittelle torchepot
Kleiber
Trepador Azul
Picchio muratore
Trepadeira-azul
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until Sunday there will be limited activity on my account
also called Goshawk
accipiter gentilis
havik
autour des palombes
Habicht
Nikon D850
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Surrounded by nothing but turquoise lagoon which melts into sapphire blue, the Maldives island of Anantara Kihavah and its pure white sands rise up out of the ocean like a mirage.
For centuries, this was where Arab traders sailing to the Far East took shelter; a lush paradise blessed by coconut, papaya and mango trees. Navigating archipelago to archipelago by the stars, the seafarers were also drawn by the riches of the ocean surrounding the island – where a prehistoric volcano sank back into the depths, leaving blooming corals within a house reef and a wealth of lagoon fish.
Wishing to keep the pristine nature of the island intact, not one tree has been moved – as evidenced by the villas growing up around them. The design pays homage to the seafarers of old, fusing Indian Ocean, Arab and Portuguese motifs with indigenous materials.
also called Eurasian Kingfisher
alcedo atthis
ijsvogel
martin-pêcheur d'Europe
Eisvogel
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A very simple photo , but the simplicity of the ocean and coastlines are my happy place. Just your basic sea, sky, sand.
In solitude, I find solace by the sea,
Where peace whispers its tranquil melody.
The ocean's embrace, a sanctuary deep,
Where worries fade and souls, sweet release.
Hope everyone is having a great week.
female Common Kingfisher also called Eurasian Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
ijsvogel
martin-pêcheur d'Europe
Eisvogel
Martín Pescador Común
Martin pescatore
guarda-rios
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today at the Baltic Sea -
Durch den steifen Ostwind vom Wasser her war es doch noch sehr kalt heute an der sonnigen Ostsee.
Looking a little bit tacky here but this Robin is over two years old now which is a good age for a Robin. Always hanging around in the same area in one of my nature reserves I often go to visit. Ever since I first spotted this as a juvenile there has always been a dark patch below the right eye that is still there to this day. My little friend here has become very tame and always so very photogenic and hopefully will be around a bit longer yet. In the 1400's when the Robin was named the colour orange had not been classified and this is why we say that the Robin has a red breast and not orange. America has an eagle so it's about time the UK had the Robin as its national bird !!!!!!
Spindle (so named because the wood was used to make spindles) makes a fantastic hedge plant (or small tree in a hedge) because of its unique fall color scheme. In autumn we can enjoy the opening flaps of the fruits, from which orange seeds emerge. The berries are poisonous but the birds love them!!
female Puma in Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile
puma concolor
poema
Puma
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taken yesterday in a forest. i had hoped to see a Brambling among the Chaffinches but there was hardly any activity because of the stormy weather
also called Common Chaffinch
fringilla coelebs
vink
pinson des arbres
Buchfink
Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF
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Hurray! This photo made it to Explore's front page. It is not photoshopped or superimposed or anything. I used a little digital enhancement to bring out the detail in the clouds and color in the backgroud. The balloon was sharp and detailed in the untouched version. © all rights reserved
Today there were 3 balloons up. I had 10 passengers. It was a pefect flight and a perfect day. Just the right amount of clouds and wind and sun and hassle-free landing fields.
This photo shows the Remax Balloon flown by Bill Baker with Black Mountain (San Diego city park open space area) in the background, and way to the back left can be seen Mount Woodson, between Poway and Ramona, a popular rock climbing spot.
FAMILIAR SPECIES, but still in heavy decline, familiar because of its affinity for human habitations, found in small groups, can become remarkably tame. A constant source of entertainment on the trees and feeders around the cottage!
CRAZY MILD WEATHER ! look at the buds on its perch in December !
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Little Owl chick a week ago
Athene noctua
steenuil
Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche
Steinkauz
Mochuelo Europeo
Civetta
Mocho-galego
Nikon Z9
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in northern Serengeti, Tanzania.
a large and handsome antelope found in herds of a few to over 20 in grassy areas where water is available nearby.
The Defassa subspecies is declining rapidly and is classified as Near Threatened
Kobus ellipsiprymnus subspecies defassa
waterbok
cobe à croissant
Wasserbock
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but the never needing to say is what counts :-)
Margaret Lee Runbeck
HPPS!! stay safe my friends, take care :-)
butterfly on waterlily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
while it was still dark we had gone to a simple bird hide to be there before the flocks of Meyer's parrots and African green pigeons arrive at the clay eating site at sunrise.
While we were waiting we heard some noise behind us and after a while we knew these were warthogs ( definitely safer than some other possibilities...)
The family of warthogs came closer and had picked up our scent but they had no clue where we were.
The huge male in this image was walking in front and stopped nearby to look in our direction.
You can clearly see both set of tusks of which the very sharp small ones are used for fighting other warthogs or for defense against predators. The larger ones are used for digging etc.
Kafue National Park, Zambia
phacochoerus africanus
common warthog
knobbelzwijn
phacochère
Warzenschwein
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I saw spectacular view of the sunset/twilight colors in the distance but it wasn't possible to take a decent shot while driving a winding road until this spot ...
A snapshot which will stay in my memory.
Well, and after the creation of the island, people came to it and started building houses and villages with their churches.
The sea was their friend, but at the same time their enemy because on the one hand they provided a source of income through fishing, but on the other hand the sea had its terrible quirks and she could rage like a raging rage and devourded houses, villages in short everything what got in her way and therefore also people.
And in order to avoid the seething desolation of the sea, dikes were always built higher, higher and higher, so that you no longer see the villages from the sea side, except for a small part of the church tower........
The chapel of Queen Mary's heart near Transylvania's Bran Castle.
Little known, but invaluable in beauty, is the Church of the Heart of Queen Mary of Bran
hides an extremely beautiful story about Queen Mary.
A faithful replica of the Stella Maris church from the town of Walsik, which was granted by Romania after World War II in Bulgaria, was built in Byzantine style at the request of Princess Eleana in memory of her mother, Queen.
History says that one of Queen Mary's greatest pleasures was spending time in Balchik's chapel and her wish was to bury her heart there after she died. Because this was no longer possible, the princess demanded the construction of a chapel very close to Bran Castle. The box containing the queen's heart was temporarily deposited in the wooden church of Bran Castle and after a year was transferred to a crypt dug into the rock of Bran Maggiore, awaiting the completion of the church.
In 1947, however, it was the abolition of the monarchy in Romania by the communist regime, so although the chapel was completed in time, it was no longer sanctified and Queen Maria's heart remained hidden in the rock for 27 years! It was not until 1968 that the director of the Bran Museum, together with others, opened the crypt and the sarcophagus and found the golden box containing the queen's heart. Inside the gold box was another silver box wrapped in English and Romanian flags, as well as platinum and gemstones. Since then, Queen Maria's heart is in the National Museum of Romanian History
Παρεκκλήσι η καρδία της Βασίλισσας Μαρίας κοντά στο κάστρο Μπράν της Τρανσυλβανιας.
Λίγο γνωστό, αλλά με ανεκτίμητη ομορφιά, η Εκκλησία της Καρδιάς της Βασίλισσας Μαρίας του Bran
αποκρύπτει μια εξαιρετικά όμορφη ιστορία για τη Βασίλισσα Μαρία.
Πιστό αντίγραφο της εκκλησίας Stella Maris από την πόλη Βάλτσικ , που παραχωρήθηκε από τη Ρουμανία μετά τον Δεύτερο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο της Βουλγαρίας, χτίστηκε σε βυζαντινό ύφος, κατόπιν αιτήματος της πριγκίπισσας Eλεάνας, στη μνήμη της μητέρας της ,Βασίλισσας Μαίρη.
Η ιστορία λέει ότι μία από τις μεγαλύτερες απολαύσεις της Βασίλισσας Μαρίας ήταν να περάσει ο χρόνος στο παρεκκλήσι του Bάλτσικ και η επιθυμία της ήταν να θάψει την καρδιά της εκεί μετά που πέθανε. Επειδή αυτό δεν ήταν πλέον δυνατό, η πριγκίπισσα απαίτησε την κατασκευή ενός παρεκκλησίου πολύ κοντά στο Κάστρο του Μπράν. Το κουτί που περιείχε την καρδιά της βασίλισσας ήταν προσωρινά κατατεθειμένο στην ξύλινη εκκλησία του Κάστρου Bran και μετά από ένα χρόνο μεταφέρθηκε σε μια κρύπτη που έσκαψε στο βράχο του Bran Maggiore, περιμένοντας την ολοκλήρωση της εκκλησίας.
Το 1947, ωστόσο, αποτελούσε την κατάργηση της μοναρχίας στη Ρουμανία από το κομμουνιστικό καθεστώς, οπότε αν και το παρεκκλήσι ολοκληρώθηκε εγκαίρως, δεν ήταν πλέον αγιασμένο και η καρδιά της Βασίλισσας Μαρίας παρέμεινε κρυμμένη στο βράχο για 27 χρόνια! Μόνο το 1968 ο διευθυντής του Μουσείου Μπραν μαζί με άλλους άνοιξαν την κρύπτη και τη σαρκοφάγο και βρήκαν το χρυσό κουτί που περιείχε την καρδιά της βασίλισσας. Στο εσωτερικό του χρυσού κιβωτίου υπήρχε ένα άλλο κιβώτιο από ασήμι τυλιγμένο σε σημαίες της Αγγλίας και της Ρουμανίας, καθώς πλατίνα και πολύτιμοι λίθοι. Έκτοτε, η καρδιά της Βασίλισσας Μαρίας βρίσκεται στο Μουσείο Εθνικής Ιστορίας της Ρουμανίας.
...back to the countryside again...my heart is there, after all, and I was missing it! No matter whether it's real life, second life, and I am certain even if there was a third life, I would always feel like a fish outta water if I wasn't surrounded by trees and animals and natural beauty. Lil Chow was worn out after his city adventure, so he stayed home and snoozed while Shep and I scampered off to this dream of a sim to play! Okay, I was chilling out, he was playing!
On the way home, we picked up some fresh carrots as a surprise for bunny! I can't wait to see his cute face light up when he sees them! 💕🐇🐶
I hope everyone is having a beautiful week! ♥
Amsterdam - Weesperzijde
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Café De Omval must close due to new construction. The pub, which opened its doors in 1938, must make way for new construction.
Neighbours objected to the pub's departure and started a petition, but to no avail. The property is owned by the municipality, which previously announced the forced departure. The neighbourhood is developing and in recent years many office and residential buildings have sprung up around the area next to the Amstel River.
he longs to go forth into the fields, to feel its steady stream, to scent its fragrance; to stand under some heavy-foliaged chestnut-tree, and hear the rushing music on the crowded leaves :-)
John Richard Vernon, "The Beauty of Rain," 1863
HMM!! HPPT! we have had a very wet winter...fortunately most of the precipitation has not been frozen ;-)
camellia, 'Nuccio's Cameo', our yard, cary, north carolina
Hard to believe, but: yes! Those pretty multicolored, variegated Tulips are degenerating species of that flower. The first to note this (in 1576) is the eminent botanist Carolus Clusius (1516-1609). However, he didn't know the cause of that phenomenon. Today much study has been made of the so-called 'Tulip-breaking Virus' (TBV), that, once a bulb has been infected with it, gives rise to those strikingly colored flowers. One of those Viruses is named after Rembrandt, the ReTBV. The photo is of an affected flower in the Hortus Botanicus here in Amsterdam.
but to meet you on a hill.
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” -- within John Keats letter to his Fanny Brawne.
In Loving Memory of April Cerise De Fore - Gaddis.
April 20, 1979 - February 21, 2016
Old Doors Don't Open just a barrier between an alley and a parking place on the other side, but a charming alternative to concrete, shot in North Carolina.
the very first of these pretty finches are now arriving from their northern breeding grounds.
This image was taken in March when the last birds had not yet left
sometimes called Mountain Finch
fringilla montifringilla
keep
pinson du nord
Bergfink
Pinzón Real
Peppola
Tentilhão-montês
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deep in the rainforest in a hilly area of the Atherton Tablelands (Queensland, Australia).
Fantastic sighting but not the greatest shot as this male bird was located in a tree on a steep slope.
Golden Bowerbirds, although the smallest bowerbirds of Australia at 23-25 cm, build impressive bowers that can be up to 2m ( >6.5 ft) high.
Their names in the different languages refer to their exceptional building and "gardening" capabilities
prionodura newtoniana
meiboombouwer
jardinier de Newton
Säulengärtner
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Einfache Dahlie (Hybrid) Palmström
Einfachblühende Sorte von Prof. Otto 2010
Dunkel violett schwarz mit schmaler violett rosa Außenzone,
Mitte Goldgelb.
Simple Dahlia (Hybrid) Palmström
Simple-flowering variety by Prof. Otto 2010
Dark violet / black with narrow / violet pink outer zone,
Middle golden yellow.
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I'm sorry for responding may be late but wasn't feeling good and I'll hope i catch my energy back to catch up ♥
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Safira - Hana Dress @ Belle Events
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Tableau Vivant - Ponytail [RARE] @ The Arcade
Necklace & Earrings
Rise Design - Madurai Set @ Belle Events
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Amitie - Straw Bag & Espadrilles Pack @ Shiny shabby
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Frail but still standing, the Hundred Guinea Oak is now over 600 years old. William John Chute who owned The Vyne in the late Georgian period was offered a hundred pounds and later a hundred guineas for the timber.
He flatly refused to sell the oak which you can see for yourself at the top of the lime avenue.
The animals, the animals
Trap, trap, trap 'til the cage is full
The cage is full
Stay awake
In the dark, count mistakes
The light was off but now it's on
Searching underground for a bit of sun
The sun is out, the day is new
And everyone is waiting, waiting on you
And you've got time
And you've got time
And you've got time
Taken in a far out place in a far out world....
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Wild horses in the morning
They do belong to somebody, but are left to roam the mountains by themselves. Taken last year, I must return to this place.
The Western Jackdaw is a smaller member of the crow family.
From research and experiments it is clear that these are very intelligent birds.
Anyone with bird feeders can observe how inventive they can be when trying to get to the food.
They are capable imitators of the human voice and of calls of other birds.
also called European Jackdaw or Eurasian Jackdaw
coloeus monedula
kauw
choucas des tours
Dohle
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