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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus
The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers gives rise to its English and scientific names, and possibly to it being called the king of the birds in European folklore. Several subspecies are recognised across the very large distribution range that includes much of Eurasia and the islands of Macaronesia. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south.
The goldcrest is the smallest European bird, 8.5–9.5 cm (3.3–3.7 in) in length,[2] with a 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) wingspan and a weight of 4.5–7.0 g (0.16–0.25 oz).
Several small passerine species survive freezing winter nights by inducing a lower metabolic rate and hypothermia, of a maximum of 10 °C (18 °F) below normal body temperature, in order to reduce energy consumption overnight. However, in freezing conditions, it may be that for very small birds, including the tiny goldcrest, the energy economies of induced hypothermia may be insufficient to counterbalance the negative effects of hypothermia including the energy required to raise body temperature back to normal at dawn. Observations of five well-fed birds suggest that they maintain normal body temperatures during cold nights by metabolising fat laid down during the day, and that they actually use behavioural thermoregulation strategies, such as collective roosting in dense foliage or snow holes to survive winter nights. Two birds roosting together reduce their heat loss by a quarter, and three birds by a third. During an 18‑hour winter night, with temperatures as low as −25 °C (−13 °F) in the north of its range, goldcrests huddled together can each burn off fat equivalent to 20% of body weight to keep warm.
Until the severe winter of 1916–17 the Goldcrest was abundant and widespread, nesting in all the wooded portions of our islands; in 1920 it could have little more than an obituary notice, for the nesting stock was practically wiped out. ... and for some years, even as a winter visitor, the Goldcrest remained rare, absent from most of its nesting haunts. It is, however, now fully re-established.
Conversely, populations can expand rapidly after a series of mild winters. In lowland Britain, there was an increase of 48% following the 1970/71 winter, with many pairs spreading into deciduous woodlands where they would not normally breed.
In culture
Aristotle (384–322 BC) and Pliny (23–79 AD) both wrote about the legend of a contest among the birds to see who should be their king, the title to be awarded to the one that could fly highest. Initially, it looked as though the eagle would win easily, but as he began to tire, a small bird that had hidden under the eagle's tail feathers emerged to fly even higher and claimed the title. Following from this legend, in much European folklore the wren has been described as the king of the birds or as a flame bearer. However, these terms were also applied to the Regulus species, the fiery crowns of the goldcrest and firecrest making them more likely to be the original bearers of these titles, and, because of the legend's reference to the smallest of birds becoming king, the title was probably transferred to the equally tiny wren. The confusion was probably compounded by the similarity and consequent interchangeability of the Greek words for the wren (βασιλεύς basileus, and the crests (βασιλισκος basiliskos, In English, the association between the goldcrest and Eurasian wren may have been reinforced by the kinglet's old name of gold-crested wren.
This tiny woodland bird has had little other impact on literature, although it is the subject of Charles Tennyson Turner's short poem, The Gold-crested Wren first published in 1868. An old English name for the goldcrest is the woodcock pilot, since migrating birds preceded the arrival of Eurasian woodcocks by a couple of days. There are unfounded legends that the goldcrest would hitch a ride in the feathers of the larger bird, and similar stories claimed that owls provided the transport. Suffolk fishermen called this bird herring spink or tot o'er seas because migrating goldcrests often landed on the rigging of herring boats out in the North Sea
Depuis quelques mois, je me suis lancé un défi. Laisser de côté mon reflex et shooter toutes mes photos avec un compact expert vraiment de poche (Ricoh Gr) et sa seule focale fixe ( en l'occurrence un APS-C 18 mm soit un équivalent 28 mm en 24X36). En fait, ma démarche se veut être minimaliste : Ne pas utiliser une pléthore d'appareils et d'optiques en tous genres mais en utiliser un seul...à 200%.
Je précise que toutes mes photos sont véritablement prises "à la violéé" et qu'aucune n'est sujette à quelque mise en scène que ce soit ni évidemment soumise à aucun "hard" post-traitement (photomontage , faux reflets, etc).
Jetzt ist Rosenzeit. Hier in der Gegend werden sehr viele Rosen gezüchtet. Letztens war ich in einem Rosengarten. Leider gibt es keine Duftfotos.
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Ein rosigen Freitag!
Now is the time for roses. Around here many roses are bred. Recently I was in a rose garden. Unfortunately we don't have scent photos.
A rosy Friday!
I had a long series errands to do this morning, but got them done in time to make a quick dash to Fish Creek Provincial Park, perhaps to get some nice shots of ice and snow along the creek. Was I surprised to see a Belted Kingfisher, it's December after all! While most of this species do migrate to warmer places for the winter, there are a small number that tough it out in Calgary, now that the rivers don't freezer over completely anymore. Like all Kingfishers, this one feeds on small fish in open rivers and lakes, diving into the water head first to catch its prey. Quite a feat in the best of times, but today it was -8°C (18°F), quite chilly!
Washingtonia robusta
Species of palm
Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta is one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world.[3] It is naturalized in Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Texas, parts of the Canary Islands, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Réunion,[4][5].[citation needed]
Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Description
W. robusta grows to 25 m (82 ft) tall, rarely up to 30 m (98 ft). The leaves have a petiole up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long, and a palmate fan of leaflets up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long. The petioles are armed with sharp thorns. The inflorescence is up to 3 m (10 ft) long, with numerous small, pale orange-pink flowers. The fruit is a spherical, blue-black drupe, 6–8 mm (1⁄4–5⁄16 in) diameter; it is edible, though thin-fleshed.[6]
Taxonomy
It is one of two species in the genus Washingtonia. The other is the close relative Washingtonia filifera, which occupies a more northerly distribution. Compared with W. robusta, W. filifera has a thicker trunk and dull green leaves.[7]
Nomenclature
[8]
English: Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, skyduster
Spanish: abanico, palma colorado, palma real, palma blanca, palma negra
Seri: Zamij ctam
Distribution
This palm is native to the Baja California peninsula and Sonora. On the peninsula, it occurs from the Sierra de La Asamblea and the Baja California desert south into the Vizcaino region and the Sierra de La Giganta, and into the southern cape.[8] In Sonora, it occurs in canyons in the western half of the state, particularly in the palm oases of the Sierra El Aguaje north of Guaymas. It is relatively restricted, and is suspected to be a relict population in Sonora. It has the least number of plants in the palm oases that are shared with two other more numerous species, Brahea brandegeei and Sabal uresana.[7]
Cultivation
Like the closely related Washingtonia filifera (California fan palm), it is grown as an ornamental tree. Although very similar, the Mexican washingtonia has a narrower trunk (which is typically somewhat wider at the base), and grows slightly faster and taller; it is also somewhat less cold hardy than the California fan palm, hardy to about −8 °C (18 °F).[citation needed]
Field research conducted on W. robusta in its native habitat on the Baja California peninsula concluded that its potential longevity may exceed 500 years.[9] Supporting research by Barry Tomlinson and Brett Huggett states that there is "evidence for extreme longevity of metabolically functioning cells of considerable diversity in palm stems."[10] Many of the iconic "sky dusters" of Los Angeles that have survived the chainsaws of progress are documented in photography from the 19th century.[citation needed]
The Mexican fan palm is normally grown in the desert Southwestern United States, in areas such as California, Arizona, southern Nevada, extreme southwestern Utah and Texas. It also cultivated in the coastal areas of South Atlantic states and the Gulf Coast, including extreme southern North Carolina, coastal South Carolina, southern Georgia, and Florida. Along the Gulf Coast, Mexican fan palms can be found growing along the Florida west coast westward to South Texas.[citation needed]
Washingtonia × filibusta is a hybrid of W. robusta and W. filifera, and has intermediate characteristics of the two parents, especially greater tolerance of wet cold.[11]
Arlozorov avenue, Afula, Israel
Maintenance
Like the related W. filifera, W. robusta does not drop its older leaves but retains them firmly attached to the trunk as it grows. This is referred to as the beard or skirt of the tree. When growing in the wild, the tree's large, heavy skirt is a great asset for wasps, rats, mice, scorpions, birds, spiders, and other small animals, who can use the complex environment as a nest and habitat similar to the way small fish and invertebrates nest in a coral reef. However, in the context of a hotel, golf course or home, the proliferation of small animals can become a nuisance to human property owners. For this reason, when W. robusta is cultivated, its skirt of heavy, dry, dead leaves is typically cut ("trimming"), and then the leaf bases are removed to give the trunk a relatively smooth, uniform appearance ("skinning") by arborists. Due to the tree's great height, and the extreme weight of the skirt, this process has been extremely dangerous and potentially lethal to arborists. As a result, the California Department of Public Health developed a series of reports and training materials to prevent accidents while trimming tall skirt-bearing palms such as W. robusta.[12]
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), a highly invasive annual plant in the UK that forms dense stands, particularly on riverbanks and waste ground
Film40_HP5_3
HP5+ @320
PS 2.0 (100ml Perceptol + 100ml Water) & (1ml RO9 = 100ml Water) @ 20Deg C
18 mins agitage 10” every 90”
Adofix Plus Ra[id II 1 + 7 8' with frequent agitation
Wash 10'
Final Rinse with wetting agent 1'
Dilution of RO9 was adjusted to give the same development time as Perceptol at 1+1 (18mins)
Scanned using Plustek 8200i SilverFast SE 9 @ 3600ppi
LrC, SilverEfex8, framed in FilmPack7
On the way to Sass Rigais
Lonely today - because weather bad / but there is no such thing as bad weather - is there ? :-) - at the lake only 7°C
-14° F - At the via ferrata only so 0° C - 18° F.
The small mountain lake Lech da Iman is located at about 2,200 m above sea level in the Puez-Geisler Nature Park.
The Puez-Geisler Nature Park is particularly interesting from a geological point of view, since all the rock layers typical of the Dolomites are present.
The Puez-Geisler Nature Park, with its mountain groups such as the Geisler Group and the Peitlerkofel Massif, is one of the most impressive and frequently photographed mountain formations in the entire Alpine region.
Finally the clouds parted and the sun came out. The morning started cold at -24 C, but the day warmed up -15 C / -18 C, so we thought a hike was in order. We completed a 9 km loop in Fish Creek Provincial Park, and encountered many others enjoying the sunshine.
I've been poised to take advantage of morning fog for some time ... and opportunity finally arrived and I headed to a local woodland not far from home.
Like a 'kid in a candy store', I headed into the woodland and started shooting away lest the magic disappear before I was able to capture it. I worked to avoid lens flare as I shout into the sun for this image ... but couldn't avoid it's imperfection and eventually moved on to spend a full hour having a wander.
Goldcrest - Regulus regulus
The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers gives rise to its English and scientific names, and possibly to it being called the king of the birds in European folklore. Several subspecies are recognised across the very large distribution range that includes much of Eurasia and the islands of Macaronesia. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south.
The goldcrest is the smallest European bird, 8.5–9.5 cm (3.3–3.7 in) in length,[2] with a 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) wingspan and a weight of 4.5–7.0 g (0.16–0.25 oz).
Several small passerine species survive freezing winter nights by inducing a lower metabolic rate and hypothermia, of a maximum of 10 °C (18 °F) below normal body temperature, in order to reduce energy consumption overnight. However, in freezing conditions, it may be that for very small birds, including the tiny goldcrest, the energy economies of induced hypothermia may be insufficient to counterbalance the negative effects of hypothermia including the energy required to raise body temperature back to normal at dawn. Observations of five well-fed birds suggest that they maintain normal body temperatures during cold nights by metabolising fat laid down during the day, and that they actually use behavioural thermoregulation strategies, such as collective roosting in dense foliage or snow holes to survive winter nights. Two birds roosting together reduce their heat loss by a quarter, and three birds by a third. During an 18‑hour winter night, with temperatures as low as −25 °C (−13 °F) in the north of its range, goldcrests huddled together can each burn off fat equivalent to 20% of body weight to keep warm.
Until the severe winter of 1916–17 the Goldcrest was abundant and widespread, nesting in all the wooded portions of our islands; in 1920 it could have little more than an obituary notice, for the nesting stock was practically wiped out. ... and for some years, even as a winter visitor, the Goldcrest remained rare, absent from most of its nesting haunts. It is, however, now fully re-established.
Conversely, populations can expand rapidly after a series of mild winters. In lowland Britain, there was an increase of 48% following the 1970/71 winter, with many pairs spreading into deciduous woodlands where they would not normally breed.
In culture
Aristotle (384–322 BC) and Pliny (23–79 AD) both wrote about the legend of a contest among the birds to see who should be their king, the title to be awarded to the one that could fly highest. Initially, it looked as though the eagle would win easily, but as he began to tire, a small bird that had hidden under the eagle's tail feathers emerged to fly even higher and claimed the title. Following from this legend, in much European folklore the wren has been described as the king of the birds or as a flame bearer. However, these terms were also applied to the Regulus species, the fiery crowns of the goldcrest and firecrest making them more likely to be the original bearers of these titles, and, because of the legend's reference to the smallest of birds becoming king, the title was probably transferred to the equally tiny wren. The confusion was probably compounded by the similarity and consequent interchangeability of the Greek words for the wren (βασιλεύς basileus, and the crests (βασιλισκος basiliskos, In English, the association between the goldcrest and Eurasian wren may have been reinforced by the kinglet's old name of gold-crested wren.
This tiny woodland bird has had little other impact on literature, although it is the subject of Charles Tennyson Turner's short poem, The Gold-crested Wren first published in 1868. An old English name for the goldcrest is the woodcock pilot, since migrating birds preceded the arrival of Eurasian woodcocks by a couple of days. There are unfounded legends that the goldcrest would hitch a ride in the feathers of the larger bird, and similar stories claimed that owls provided the transport. Suffolk fishermen called this bird herring spink or tot o'er seas because migrating goldcrests often landed on the rigging of herring boats out in the North Sea.
It's hard to think of a more iconic caboose than the B&O's own "Wagontype" design. This caboose was one of the I-12 class cars built starting in 1941. Classed as C-18 under Chessie, the cars received class improvements over the years. Here is c-2494 at Cleveland Ohio on June 23rd 1981. Photo by John C Benson, JL Sessa collection.
Working through a project to improve my woodland photography. Here, atmosphere, light, foreground, story telling ...
Leica IIIf @ 1/100
Jupiter 8 (black version) 50/2 @ f=8
FOMAPAN 100 @ 100 ASA
ORWO R09 1+100 H2O @ 20°C
18' @ -shake (30'' permanent + 3 Movements each 3'30")
Scan by PenF + 30/3,5 Macro
The steeple of Paris Baptist Church framed in the ruins at Penman's Dam
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... must have been time for school ;-)
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Sometimes it just takes a little patience and the needed element will make an entrance into the scene ...
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Lovely sunset golden light.
Visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_Bridge
The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait. It links Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link". Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997 and cost C$1.3 billion. The 12.9-kilometre (8 mi) bridge opened on 31 May 1997.
The bridge is a two-lane toll bridge that carries the Trans-Canada Highway between Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island (at Route 1) and Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick (at Route 16).
It is a multi-span beam bridge with a post-tensioned concrete box girder structure. Most of the curved bridge is 40 metres (131 ft) above water with a 60 m (197 ft) navigation span for ship traffic. The bridge rests on 62 piers, of which the 44 main piers are 250 m (820 ft) apart. The bridge is 11 m (36 ft) wide.
The speed limit on the bridge is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). It takes about 12 minutes to cross the bridge.
Tolls only apply when leaving Prince Edward Island. The toll rates as of January 2015 are C$45.50 for a two-axle automobile and C$7.50 for each additional axle. Motorcycles are charged C$18.25.
While pedestrians and cyclists are not permitted to cross the bridge, a shuttle service is available. Before 2006, the shuttle was free but since 1 January 2015, the service has charged C$4.25 per pedestrian or C$8.50 per cyclist when leaving Prince Edward Island (i.e., westbound).
The other major Northumberland Strait crossing, Wood Islands Ferry from Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island to Caribou, Nova Scotia, currently charges its C$69.00 per car fare only when leaving Prince Edward Island, with a charge of $17.00 per adult pedestrian, $40.00 per motorcycle, and $20.00 per bicycle. Travellers, whether entering the island by bridge and leaving by ferry or vice versa only pay for leaving the island. 885.0 (wikipedia)
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On a foggy fall morning, I decided to take a detour on some side-roads with a mind to photographing the essence of fall on The Bruce.
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Looking out the window from inside my garage, I can tell that the weather today is frightful! The temperature gauge on my car said -28 C (-18 F). Baby, it's cold outside!
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Poised to take advantage of morning fog for some time, I took the opportunity a few weeks back before the snow ...
White frost is a solid deposition of ice which forms directly from water vapour contained in air.
White frost forms when there is a relative humidity above 90% and a temperature below −8 °C (18 °F) and it grows against the wind direction, since air arriving from windward has a higher humidity than leeward air, but the wind must not be strong or it damages the delicate icy structures as they begin to form. White frost resembles a heavy coating of hoar frost with big, interlocking crystals, usually needle-shaped.
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C-GMTA De Havilland Canada DHC-8-301 Dash 8 [174] (Canadian Regional Airlines) Seattle-Tacoma Int'l~N 01/08/1994. Broken up North Bay~C 18-09-2019
Best viewed Original size (1280 x 853 pixels).
Withdrawn during October 1967 from Normanton (55E) MPD, Fairburn LMS 4MT 2-6-4T 42252 (built Derby 1946) awaits dismantling in the Neptune Street facility of Albert Draper & Son Ltd of Hull - c.18/03/1968.
Immediately to the rear of 42252 is fellow ex-Normanton 2-6-4T 42093 and a couple of 9F 2-10-0 locomotives.
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© 2022 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm monochrome negative.
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On a foggy fall morning, I decided to take a detour on some side-roads with a mind to photographing the essence of fall on The Bruce.
Leica IIIf @ 1/100
Jupiter 8 (black version) 50/2 @ f=11
FOMAPAN 100 @ 100 ASA
ORWO R09 1+100 H2O @ 20°C
18' @ -shake (30'' permanent + 3 Movements each 3'30")
Scan by PenF + 30/3,5 Macro
LMS Coronation Class 6233 'Dunchess Of Sutherland' chuffs past Millbrook on her way to Swanage working 5Z82, 07:00 BUTTERLEY M.R.C. - 18:49 SWANAGE.
Thursday 11/10/2018.
The Chi Cheemaun getting tucked into her Tobermory berth in the light of sunset before the peak season schedule begins and she'll be up late each night.
Best viewed Original size (1280 x 853 pixels).
General view of Albert Draper & Son Ltd's Neptune Street scrap facility with (left to right) Stanier (2-cylinder) 4P 2-6-4T 42616, BR 9F 2-10-0s 92156 & 92135, Fairburn 4P 2-6-4Ts 42093 & 42252 all waiting for the cutters to do their work - c.18/03/1968.
Image taken from the footbridge which ran between Goulton Street and William Wright/Albert Docks. A replacement, modern footbridge spanning Clive Sullivan Way (on the western approaches to Daltry Street flyover) occupies much the same position as the original bridge, some abutments of which are thought to have been used in the construction of the new footbridge.
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Harmony Lake, below Whistler Mountain. Late afternoon, on our way from the High Note trail.
Above Whistler, September 2011
Moments after dawn, a Denver & Rio Grande mixed train rounds the loop at Lava Tank, near MP 291.4, on its westbound run toward Chama, NM, via Cumbres Pass. The power this morning is an 1895-vintage Baldwin, C-18 Consolidation, Locomotive #425, acquired in 1917 from the defunct Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad.
Despite its small size, this particular locomotive enjoyed a fairly long career with the D&RG and later, the Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW), where she was renumbered as 315. At the end of its operational life, it served as the switcher in the Durango Yard. When it was retired in 1949 and slated for scrapping, it was noticed and saved by a Durango businessman, who convinced the railroad to lease and later donate the engine to the City of Durango as a static display recognizing the city's railroad heritage. It was displayed in Durango in a couple of city parks for many years. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it received some cosmetic maintenance from local fan groups, which eventually formed the Durango Railroad Historical Society (DRHS), ultimately restoring the locomotive to operational condition in 2007. In the ensuing 14 years, the locomotive has performed on numerous fan excursions and photographic charters on both the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. In 2014, the City of Durango donated the engine to the DRHS, and the group is now solely responsible for operations and maintenance on the engine. The operation depicted in my photograph here is for a September, 2021 photo charter organized by Lerro Photography. At the time of the event, this was scheduled to be 315/425's last operation, before undergoing a scheduled 1,472 Service Day Inspection. We expect to see her back in action as soon as that work can be completed.