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A thick fog greeted me on this morning visit. It is so peaceful, sitting, listening to the Earth awaken from it’s nocturnal slumber. Hearing the call of a loon breaking pure silence, it’s haunting call piques the senses. I strained to see, but could only peer into the fog, and envision what I knew was there. A fish broke the surface near shore, I caught the tell-tale swirl time and time again, but was never quick enough to actually see the fish.
Perhaps it was because I was pre-occupied with my camera, trying to figure the controls out. Perhaps it was because I was soaking every moment in. There is something special about being out in the woods at daybreak. Things evolve so quickly; light changes by the moment, and the world around comes alive.
I could have sat on this bench for a long time, a very long time. In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it is nice to have the opportunity to sit back and reflect on the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Come and join me if you will…….
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Taken with:
Camera model:Olympus E-520
Exposure=0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture=f/4.8
ISO=800
Focal length=14 mm
Flash:Auto, Did not fire
Lens:OLYMPUS 9-18mm F4.0-5.6
Exif info added with simashin flickr tools
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Built in 1905. Originally also housed the city hall of Saint-Louis de Mile-End until it was annexed by the city of Montreal.
"Mile End is a neighbourhood and municipal electoral district in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in terms of Montreal's municipal politics.
Montreal (/ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/ MUN-tree-AWL; officially Montréal, French: [mɔ̃ʁeal]) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City.
As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal considered themselves fluent in French while 90.2% could speak it in the metropolitan area. Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada, with 58.5% of the population able to speak both English and French.
Historically the commercial capital of Canada, Montreal was surpassed in population and in economic strength by Toronto in the 1970s. It remains an important centre of commerce, aerospace, transport, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, education, art, culture, tourism, food, fashion, video game development, film, and world affairs. Montreal is the location of the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and was named a UNESCO City of Design in 2006. In 2017, Montreal was ranked the 12th-most liveable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its annual Global Liveability Ranking, although it slipped to rank 40 in the 2021 index, primarily due to stress on the healthcare system from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is regularly ranked as a top ten city in the world to be a university student in the QS World University Rankings.
Montreal has hosted multiple international conferences and events, including the 1967 International and Universal Exposition and the 1976 Summer Olympics. It is the only Canadian city to have held the Summer Olympics. In 2018, Montreal was ranked as a global city. The city hosts the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One; the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the largest jazz festival in the world; the Just for Laughs festival, the largest comedy festival in the world; and Les Francos de Montréal, the largest French-language music festival in the world. It is also home to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, who have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other team." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
Now on Instagram.
Why would anyone want to track crows? Crows, in the Corvid family, are clever, adaptable, inquisitive, and sometimes mischievous. Highly social they will feed a baby that is not theirs and even conduct funerals for their dead. They can problem-solve and learn from other Corvids.
Crows will eat almost anything. Perhaps the leg banding study was about a creature that was on the crow's menu?
The Least Tern is a Mockingbird sized guy who soars through the air and sounds like a pet store parakeet. Their babies are like cotton balls with little legs. So cute. Last year a Least Tern colony was found at Malibu Lagoon. It was cause for celebration. The tiny birds had survived thoughtless people with garbage, dogs, drones, kites, feisty little kids .... two days later it was destroyed by crows.
Scientists collected abandoned eggs and wired them up to give a predator a small zap of electricity and then placed the eggs at a fenced off area known to be a Least Tern colony on Venice Beach. Speaking as someone who has backed into an electrified fence, it makes an impression. Will the shocked Crows learn a lesson from the electric eggs and teach that lesson to other Crows?
A shout out was made to LACoBirds readers to report sightings of banded crows to Thomas Ryan.
W9 spotted the leg bands on the Crow and took video and stills. Lucky for me the guy hopped up onto the fence giving me the perfect excuse for posting a crow photo.
American Crow with leg bands on a Happy Fence near Ballona Creek 8595
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An article by Vanessa Nicole Velasco