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Its characteristic teetering motion has earned the Spotted Sandpiper many nicknames. Among them are teeter-peep, teeter-bob, jerk or perk bird, teeter-snipe, and tip-tail.
One from the Archives, taken at the Farne islands.
Shags are goose-sized dark long-necked birds similar to cormorants but smaller and generally slimmer with a characteristic steep forehead. In the breeding season adults develop a dark glossy green plumage and prominent recurved crest on the front of their head.
In the UK they breed on coastal sites, mainly in the north and west, and more than half of their population is found at fewer than 10 sites, making them an Red List species. Shags usually stay within 100-200km of their breeding grounds.
Sur la marche du "Barranc de Biniaraix" (le ravin de Binairaix)
Cette marche emprunte une portion du GR221 à travers la montagne. Caractéristique: le chemin est fait de pierres et de marches du début juqu'au sommet. Pendant l'hiver et les orages, un torrent se forme et rend ce chemin de montagne quasi impraticable; comme solution, le passage à gué qui est fait de bloc de pierre (à droite). En cas de flot important, le pont passerelle devient le seul accès .
This walk takes a portion of the GR221 (long distance trail) across the mountain. Characteristic: the path is made of stones and steps from the beginning to the top. During winter and storms, a torrent forms and makes this mountain path almost impassable; as a solution, the ford which is made of a block of stone (on the right). In the event of a significant flow, the gateway bridge becomes the only access.
A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of normal feathers. Although it has been historically believed to help keep the head clean when feeding, the bare skin may play an important role in thermoregulation.
Vultures have been observed to hunch their bodies and tuck in their heads in the cold, and open their wings and stretch their necks in the heat. #HSS #sundaysliders #sliderssunday
Details of the "Chile House" (Chilehaus), Hamburg.
No textbook on 20th century architecture is complete without the Chilehaus, which was built between 1922 and 1924 by Fritz Höger and is regarded as an icon of architectural expressionism. Its significance as such derives from both the characteristic detailing of its brick façades and its striking shape – the way it spans Fischertwiete; its curved, S-shaped façade on the Meßberg side; and, above all, its eastern tip, which recalls the prow of a ship.
Furthermore, by exploiting the construction possibilities offered by reinforced concrete, and combining them with traditional brickwork, Höger developed in the Chilehaus a modern, ground-breaking building structure. With virtually unsurpassable virtuoso design and craftsmanship, he created a modern style of brick office-building architecture, the like of which the world had never seen.
Höger achieved this by using both the marked mirroring and reflective effect of the irregularly fired clinker bricks and the tightly packed sequence of the pillars, required by the internal floor plan, for the artistic design of the façades. Inside, the building provided flexibility with the division of floor space, vital for a modern rented office building, and could therefore be adapted to the needs of different users. In oblique view, the tightly packed sequence of pillars gives the impression of a calm, apparently windowless expanse of wall, which heightens the monumental feel of the building. The brick piers protruding from the façade at a 45°-angle follow their own internal rhythm, with the rotation of every seventh layer of bricks, so that when closely observed from an angle a diagonal pattern can be seen on the wall of pillars.
Spatule blanche
Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill
Elles sont venues tout près ce jour là, pour pêcher en famille ..la jeune adulte, posée sur le tronc, n'a pas encore son bec ridé si caractéristique...
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Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill
They came very close that day, to fish with the family ... the young adult, resting on the trunk, does not yet have her characteristic wrinkled beak ...
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The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest bird in the world, as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom.
This is a characteristic image of cultural coexistence, where in the foreground we see the gable of the entrance to the Roman market of Athens, while on the Acropolis, the temple of the Erechtheion shines in the night. The Roman era of Greek history began with the Corinthian defeat in the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. However, before the Achaean War, the Roman Republic had been steadily gaining control of mainland Greece by defeating the Kingdom of Macedon in a series of conflicts known as the Macedonian Wars. The spirit of Greek civilization subsequently exercised a significant influence upon Rome. Greek culture became one of the principal components of Roman imperial culture and together with it spread throughout Europe.
The Red-tailed Hawks most unique characteristic is its shrill, piercing call which is as impressive or more-so than any eagle. Most all of the movies and commercials produced for television of eagles have the call of the red-tailed Hawk dubbed into the sound track.
The brick-red colouring in the tail becomes very noticeable as the bird matures to a breeding adult. During their spring courtship displays they will dive at each other from high altitudes and sometimes lock talons together and tumble in a spiraling free-fall disengaging prior to crashing into the ground.
On the nest the female lays a clutch of 2 - 4 eggs that she incubates for 28 - 35 days while the male hunts to feed her and the young after they have hatched.
This juvenile emerges from a ditchbank empty handed after a dive for prey.
Characteristics.
The imperial mantle is a large and striking butterfly with a wing length of 27 to 35 mm. The males can be recognized by the grappling hook-shaped spots on the top of the wings. The underside of the rear wing is greenish with silvery stripes.
Lifestyle.
The butterfly needs a lot of nectar, which it usually finds in the wild marjoram and thistles.
Distribution and habitat.
The butterfly is found in almost all of Europe and lives in mixed and coniferous forests. The flight time is from May to September, caterpillars can be found from the second half of August to the first week of June. This butterfly is on the Red List in the Netherlands as having disappeared, yet vagabonds are regularly seen mainly in the south. In May 2010 a caterpillar was found in the vicinity of Zwolle. Successful reproduction of the Keizersmantel has now been established in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen and an area in Gelderland.
Host plants.
The caterpillars of the imperial mantle feed on the shaggy violet Viola hirta or other types of violets from the Violaceae family.
Kenmerken.
De keizersmantel is een grote en opvallende vlinder met een vleugellengte van 27 tot 35 mm. Aan de enterhaakvormige vlekken op bovenkant van de vleugels kan men de mannetjes herkennen. De onderkant van de achtervleugel is groenig met zilverkleurige strepen.
Leefwijze.
De vlinder heeft veel nectar nodig, die hij meestal vindt in de wilde marjolein en distels.
Verspreiding en leefgebied.
De vlinder komt in vrijwel heel Europa voor en leeft in gemengde en naaldbossen. De vliegtijd is van mei tot en met september, rupsen kunnen worden aangetroffen vanaf de tweede helft van augustus tot de eerste week van juni. Deze vlinder staat in Nederland op de Rode lijst als verdwenen, maar toch worden er regelmatig vooral in het zuiden zwervers gezien. In mei 2010 werd een rups in de omgeving van Zwolle aangetroffen. Inmiddels is succesvolle voortplanting van de Keizersmantel vastgesteld in de Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen en een gebied in Gelderland.
Waardplanten.
De rupsen van de keizersmantel voeden zich met het ruig viooltje Viola hirta of andere soorten viooltjes uit de familie Violaceae.
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Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (Italian: Amore e Psiche) is a sculpture by Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell.[1] It is regarded as a masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, but shows the mythological lovers at a moment of great emotion, characteristic of the emerging movement of Romanticism. It represents the god Cupid in the height of love and tenderness, immediately after awakening the lifeless Psyche with a kiss.
This is a characteristic of Naples reminiscent of some of the things city life ..Between these photographed tree bombs ,dropped by the allies during the 2° world war .This place was used as a bomb shelter : It was very convenient for those who lived in the old town .These and others interesting things in it .
Napoli Sotterranea : Questo è un luogo caratteristico di Napoli che ricorda alcune cose della vita della città. Tra queste 3 bombe sganciate su Napoli durante la 2° guerra mondiale .Questo luogo
serviva come rifugio antiaereo durante le incursioni alleate ed era molto comodo per chi abitava nel centro storico della città .
Queste e altre cose interessanti al suo interno .
The design and operation of a windmill depended on various characteristics of the wind such as wind speed and changes in wind speed, wind direction and changes in wind direction, wind turbulence, and the height of the wind above the ground. An average windspeed of 15 to 25 miles per hour and a prevailing wind were necessary for operation of a mill. The critical component of a mill's operation was the sails. The force of the wind on the sails caused them to turn and rotate the axle, or windshaft, on which they were set. The brake wheel, located inside the top of the mill, also was attached to the windshaft, and its movement drove the millstones and all other machinery inside the mill.
Mills usually had four sails, but five, six, and eight-sailed mills were also built. The earilest sails were wooden, cloth-covered frames known as common sails. They were light and powerful but had to be stopped for the miller to furl the sails. As windmill design advanced, the cloth sails were replaced with sails with shutters. In 1807, William Cubitt invented a sail which could be adjusted while the sails were turning. The shutters of this sail could be opened and closed automatically and worked like venetian blinds to aid in utilizing the wind. A windmill's sails had to always be square into the "eye of the wind" as the mill was designed and balanced to resist pressure from the front only. If a mill was tail-winded, the cloths or shutters could be blown out, the cap blown off, or the mill itself blown over, often with the miller in it. Because the wind changes, the mill had to be capable of being turned into the wind whatever the direction. This was called "winding the mill." The turning gear was the tail pole, and bodily force was used to effect the turn.
Well-to-do merchants in the Zaan region had a home office. On the side of the Zaan (in the museum the museum pond) was the air house. In this conservatory with many windows one had a beautiful view of the busy Zaan. A lot of free time was spent here. This merchant's home has been inhabited for over 200 years by members of the prosperous Honig family, who traded in oilseeds. The house was transferred to the Open Air Museum in 1940.
Cairo (Egypt), shop is characteristic Arab species, with a multitude of stacked goods, which only they know how to find.
The Paradise Shelduck is New Zealands only Shelduck. They have goose like feathers and the males make the characteristic "honk honk sound". The ducks pair for life. While their population is stable, there have been some declines from over-hunting.
We saw them quite frequently on our travels in New Zealand. Unlike many in the bird kingdom, it is the female that is more eye catching than the male. Above is a female with a couple of chicks at Mount Aspiring National Park.
Mammatuswolken ontstaan door koude dalende lucht onder het aambeeld van een klassieke buienwolk. IJskristallen, waterdruppels en sneeuwvlokken worden door dalende lucht mee naar beneden genomen, waardoor de karakteristieke bollen of buidels ontstaan.
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Mammatus clouds are formed by cold descending air under the anvil of a classic storm cloud. Ice crystals, water droplets and snowflakes are carried down by descending air, creating the characteristic balls or pouches.
A new species for me and one which is supposed to be in expansion in Europe. Still, I usually find Conopids in single numbers (except very frequent Thecophora, which I observed this year) and there are just a handful of photos of this species on Flickr. Somewhat similar to Conops, however the proboscis is much shorter. Also the colour combination of the partly yellow scutellum and completely yellow legs is characteristic.
Here is the quite different looking male: flic.kr/p/2peSytC
The Kunsthal in Rotterdam is one of the icons of modern architecture and is visited every year by large numbers of architecture lovers from all over the world.
The world-famous architect Rem Koolhaas designed the Kunsthal in 1988-1989 in conjunction with the project architect Fuminori Hoshino from the Rotterdam firm of architects OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). The work immediately attracted wide international attention for such features as its innovative use of material, the position of the entrance, and the steep ramps. The Kunsthal was officially opened on 1 November 1992. The robust building houses seven exhibition spaces, a characteristic auditorium, and a café with an ambience of its own.
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Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
You can still see the placenta attached to the mother.
The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole member of the genus Aepyceros. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker, black-faced impala.
Active mainly during the day, the impala may be gregarious or territorial depending upon the climate and geography. Three distinct social groups can be observed: the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds. The impala is known for two characteristic leaps that constitute an anti-predator strategy.
Browsers as well as grazers, impala feed on monocots, dicots, forbs, fruits and acacia pods. An annual, three-week-long rut takes place toward the end of the wet season, typically in May. Rutting males fight over dominance, and the victorious male courts female in oestrus. A single calf is born and immediately concealed in cover. Calves are suckled for four to six months; young males—forced out of the all-female groups—join bachelor herds, while females may stay back.
The impala is found in woodlands and sometimes on the interface (ecotone) between woodlands and savannahs; it inhabits places close to water. The common impala is widespread across its range and has been reintroduced in Gabon and southern Africa. The (IUCN) classifies the impala as a species of least concern. – Wikipedia
Alberobello is the city where the most characteristic for this region of Italy "Trulli" houses have been preserved - over 1500 buildings.
These buildings, dating back to the mid-fourteenth century, have characteristic pyramidal, domed or conical roofs made of limestone slabs.
Church of St. Anthony of Padua was built in 1926-27 in a style that closely resembles the "trulli".
This unique construction system was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
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Alberobello jest miastem, gdzie zachowało się najwięcej charakterystycznych dla tego rejonu Włoch domostw "Trulli" - ponad 1500 budowli.
Budowle te, pochodzące już z połowy XIV wieku, posiadają charakterystyczne dachy ostrosłupowe, kopułowe lub stożkowe zbudowane z płyt wapiennych.
Kościół pw. Św. Antoniego z Padwy zbudowano w latach 1926-27 w stylu, który ściśle nawiązuje do "trulli".
Ten unikatowy system budownictwa został wpisany w 1996 roku na Listę Światowego Dziedzictwa UNESCO.
Gasa Valley, Bhutan, 2018.
Traditional farmhouse with characteristic Bhutanese architecture shot during the early morning hours.
“And you know that anyone who at least once in his life has caught a perch or seen blackbirds migrating in the fall, when they rush in flocks over the village on clear, cool days, is no longer a townsman, and will be drawn towards freedom till his dying day.”
― Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries
Junco hyemalis Family: Sparrow.
Common characteristics are dark eyes
Les caractéristiques communes sont les yeux foncés
The Slate Junco (Junco hyemalis) is a species of passerine bird in the Passerellidae family, native to the North American continent. Bunting that is easily recognized by its slate and white coloring. It is found in winter in southern Quebec.
Le Junco ardoisé (Junco hyemalis) est une espèce de passereau de la famille des Passerellidae, originaire du continent nord-américain. Bruant facilement reconnaissable à sa coloration ardoise et blanche. On le trouve en hiver dans le sud du Québec.
A scene characteristic of the Colorado Plateau, and more specifically, from the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness in Utah. This is red rock country, known for its elaborately eroded forms of colorful sedimentary sandstones, some of them preserved as petrified sand dunes. This frame shows a deep alcove that appears to spill sufficient water to keep some junipers and yucca going. A gnarly juniper skeleton adds a different form of striated sculpture to the scene.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Leucanthemum × superbum, commonly called Shasta daisy, is a hybrid developed by Luther Burbank (1849-1926) in the 1890s near snow covered Mt. Shasta in northern California. Burbank crossed L. vulgare (European oxeye daisy), L. maximum (Pyrenees chrysanthemum), L. lacustre (Portuguese field daisy) and Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Japanese field daisy) to produce Leucanthemum × superbum which was given the common name of Shasta daisy. This hybrid typically grows to 2-3' tall with a spread to 18" wide.
The All Saints Church, erected in 1696–1698, is a fine specimen of Ukrainian baroque architecture. Characteristic of the church facades are rich architectural embellishments. In 1905, students of the Lavra art school painted the interior walls of the church. The carved wooden iconostasis is multi-tiered and was made for the All Saints church in the early 18th century.
Церква Всіх Святих побудована у 1696-1698 роках за типом хрестово-купольної п’ятиглавої української дерев’яної церкви коштом гетьмана Івана Мазепи, родовий герб якого нині прикрашає північний фасад храму (відновлений у 1996 році). Деякі дослідники вважають, що вона побудована за проектом архітектора Д. Аксамитова, який був автором проекту Економічної брами.
Церква Всіх Святих — двоярусна споруда, у першому ярусі влаштовано Економічну браму, другий ярус займає сама церква.
Декорована церква у стилі раннього бароко і відзначається багатим художнім оформленням стін. Але, на відміну від Успенського собору і Троїцької надбрамної церкви, де буяють рослинні мотиви, в декоративному оздобленні церкви Всіх Святих застосовано виключно геометричні елементи.
Середня баня церкви, як і бокові, з восьмигранним барабаном, але значно вища і могутніша. Ця композиція надає храму стрімкого руху в небесний простір.
Архітектура Всіхсвятської церкви привернула увагу Т.Г. Шевченка, який у 1846 р. зробив зарисовки цієї церкви.
Церква Всіх Святих поєднала в собі чудову архітектуру українського бароко XVII та ХХ століть. Більше 300 років цій пам'ятці, але вона й досі чарує нас своєю надзвичайною вишуканістю.
Taken at Redington Shores. The bird in the foreground is immature and still exhibits some of the characteristic brown and white patchwork
Plaza de la Constitución, Donostia, Guipúzcoa, España.
La plaza de la Constitución es una plaza situada en la Parte Vieja de la ciudad de San Sebastián, en el País Vasco, España. En esta plaza, con sus soportales como característica principal, se suelen celebrar las grandes fiestas y eventos de la ciudad, como la tamborrada de San Sebastián o la feria del día de Santo Tomás. Su edificio central fue, hasta 1947, casa consistorial de la ciudad, siendo ocupado por las instalaciones de la Biblioteca Municipal (1951-2000) y, posteriormente, por dependencias administrativas del área de cultura del Ayuntamiento.
Sobre el espacio que ocupa la actual plaza de la Constitución ya existía una plaza realizada según el proyecto de Hércules Torrelli de 1723. La nueva plaza de estilo neoclásico se levantó tras el incendio de la ciudad en el contexto del asedio de San Sebastián de 1813. Sus dimensiones se encuentran moduladas en 20 arcos iguales en cada uno de los lados mayores y 9 arcos, iguales a los primeros, en el lado menor.
Los balcones de la plaza están numerados, puesto que sirvieron como palcos para las fiestas taurinas celebradas en la plaza.
The Plaza de la Constitución is a square located in the Old Part of the city of San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. In this square, with its arcades as its main characteristic, the city's big parties and events are usually celebrated, such as the tamborrada de San Sebastián or the Santo Tomás day fair. Its central building was, until 1947, consistorial house of the city, being occupied by the facilities of the Municipal Library (1951-2000) and, later, by administrative dependencies of the area of culture of the City council.
Over the space that occupies the current Plaza de la Constitución there was already a square made according to the project of Hercules Torrelli in 1723. The new neoclassical square was built after the fire of the city in the context of the siege of San Sebastian in 1813. Its dimensions are modulated in 20 equal arcs in each one of the greater sides and 9 arcs, equal to the first ones, in the smaller side.
The balconies of the square are numbered, since they served as boxes for bullfighting celebrations held in the square.
The Tomistoma, also called the false gharial or false gavial, is an endangered freshwater crocodilian with a characteristically long, narrow snout. They are dark brown dorsally (their backs) with a light cream color ventrally (their bellies). Hatchlings also have black bands on their tails and bodies, and dark blotches on their jaws. Male tomistoma can grow up to 16 feet (5 meters) long. They're native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
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This guy was "doing its thing" making its characteristic call while simultaneously "looking big" ! Seen at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve.
Wing span
Medium-sized, 35–44 mm (1.38–1.73 in.).
Wing upper side
White, forewing tip grey (female) or black (male).
Wing underside
Light yellow, green and grey patches.
Habitat
Forest edges and clearings.
Flying time
Early May–late June. Second generation possible (July–August).
Overwintering form
Cocoon.
Larval foodplant
Meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) and possibly also other Pea family (Fabaceae) plants.
There are three subfamilies of the Whites and yellows (Pieridae) in Finland. The Mimic sulphurs (Dismorphiinae) contains two species, the better known of which is wood white. The two other Pieridae subfamilies are the Whites (Pierinae) and the Sulphurs (Coliadinae).
The wood white is common in southern and central Finland and can be found here and there in Lapland. It usually rests with its wings against each other, so the upper surface is difficult to study without taking the butterfly in one’s hands. Its long, round-tipped wings and slow, fluttering flying style are characteristic properties of the species. The males fly around looking for females. Females lay their eggs one by one among the leaves that will be the caterpillar’s foodplant. The species is very difficult to differentiate from its close relative, the cryptic wood white. Naturegate Luontoportti
Arco de Santa María is one of the most characteristic monuments of Burgos. One of the old twelve gates to the city, connects the Santa María bridge over the Arlanzón river with the square where the cathedral rises.
Built in the XIV - XV century, and in the next century completely rebuilt.
It was conceived as a great triumphal arch, with stone figures carved in stone, set in niches (including Emperor Charles I), a unique architectural monument.
Inside the upper floor, which is reached by a spiral staircase, there is an interesting Museum of Pharmacy in a small room.
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Arco de Santa María jest jednym z najbardziej charakterystycznych zabytków miasta Burgos. Jedna ze starych dwunastu bram wjazdowych do miasta, łączy most Santa María nad rzeką Arlanzón z placem gdzie wznosi się katedra.
Wybudowana w XIV - XV wieku, a w następnym stuleciu całkowicie przebudowana.
Była pomyślana jako wielki łuk triumfalny, z rzeźbionymi w kamieniu historycznymi postaciami ustawionymi w niszach (m.innymi cesarz Karol I), stanowi unikalny zabytek architektoniczny.
We wnętrzu na górnym piętrze, do którego prowadzą spiralne schody, znajduje się w niewielkim pomieszczeniu ciekawe Muzeum Farmacji.
A defining characteristic of the Western U.S. is our fascination with fences. They're everywhere, separating neighbor's yards in the suburbans, keeping livestock corralled in rural areas, and apparently, as evidenced by this scene, even the Paiutes see some benefit in them --although I'm a little fuzzy on the design and the purpose. I guess if you have wood, you find a way to use it. It does get a man out of the house.
Happy Fence Friday everyone
Sutcliffe, Nevada
Male: Bright blue and black coloration, with a slender abdomen and characteristic blue markings on segments 8–10.
Female: Typically duller in color, often greenish or brownish with less prominent markings.
Golden Plover persistent and somewhat special whistling tones are very characteristic, and can be heard over long distances. Everyone who has walked in the mountains during the summer in Norway has probably become acquainted with the Golden Plover. At least they have heard the monotonous sound, if they have not seen the bird itself.
In Norway, Golden Plover is found almost all over the country in higher-lying areas. It is quite shy and it usually do not get closer than 20-30 meters.
Even though the Golden Plover is a wading bird, it is not often you see it out in the water in search of food. It is more associated with dry mountains moors, where it also nests. When it gets to cold in Norway, the Golden Plover migrate to Southern and Western Europe.
Photographed with: Canon 600D
Perhaps the most characteristic architectural theme in Provence is the window chutter. they are used to keep out the heat from the sun, the insects, and the winds of the Mistrals (periods of winds and clear skies that occur in Winter and Spring). This is an image of an old chutter that has wood that fadded into different shapes and colors. Most more modern homes (restored) have painted over such shutters.
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DF, Brazil.
Known locally as "quiriquiri".
DNA analysis shows this species is considerably different to the European and African kestrel clade within the genus Falco. Therefore it's not actually a kestrel. Instead, a process of convergent evolution to fit a similar small prey niche in the ecosystem as the true kestrels have left it with similar physical characteristics and hunting methods.
More information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_kestrel
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Subfamily: Falconinae
Genus: Falco Linnaeus, 1758
Species: F. sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
Binomial name: Falco sparverius
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Pacific Black Duck
Scientific Name: Anas superciliosa
Description: The Pacific Black Duck is mostly mid-brown in colour, with each feather edged buff. The head pattern is characteristic, with a dark brown line through the eye, bordered with cream above and below and a dark brown crown. The upper wing colour is the same as the back, with a bright glossy green patch in the secondary flight feathers. The white underwing is conspicuous in flight. Young Pacific Black Ducks are similar to the adults in plumage.
Similar species: The Pacific Black Duck is closely related to the Mallard, A. platyrhynchos, introduced into Australia from the Northern Hemisphere. The two species are very similar in habits and occupy the same niche in the two regions. The two species will interbreed in situations where Mallards have been released.
Distribution: The Pacific Black Duck is found in all but the most arid regions of Australia. Outside Australia, its range extends throughout the Pacific region.
Habitat: The Pacific Black Duck is one of the most versatile of the Australian ducks. It frequents all types of water, from isolated forest pools to tidal mudflats. Pacific Black Ducks are usually seen in pairs or small flocks and readily mix with other ducks. In the wild, birds are often very wary of humans and seldom allow close approach. Birds in urban ponds become quite tame, however.
Feeding: The Pacific Black Duck is mainly vegetarian, feeding on seeds of aquatic plants. This diet is supplemented with small crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic insects. Food is obtained by 'dabbling', where the bird plunges its head and neck underwater and upends, raising its rear end vertically out of the water. Occasionally, food is sought on land in damp grassy areas.
Breeding: Mating in Pacific Black Ducks coincides with availability of sufficient food and water, and often with the onset of heavy rains or when waterways are at their peaks. Courtship is accompanied by ritualised displays including preening, bobbing and wing-flapping. This behaviour is often initiated by the female, and, other than copulation, the male helps little in the breeding process. Often, two broods will be raised in a year. The number of offspring produced may seem quite high, but only 20% of these will survive past two years of age.
Minimum Size: 50cm
Maximum Size: 60cm
Average size: 55cm
Breeding season: Highly variable
Clutch Size: 16
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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I find this characteristically secretive species difficult to photograph. This is an improved version of a previously uploaded image, which has now been deleted. Well, after all, in this time of pandemic the TV is full of repeats, is it not ?
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Despite the information elsewhere on this page, the lens used was a 150-500mm at 500mm.
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The kestrel is best known for praying, which you often see along the road. For a long time it was the most numerous bird of prey, but that is now the buzzard. Yet it is still a characteristic bird of the open country in the Netherlands. An outspoken field mouse hunter, which likes to breed in nest boxes in open country. If there are few mice, he also takes young meadow birds or sparrows. Only grabs prey from the ground.
Incoming
A head-on flight shot of a yellow-crowned night-heron at Ocean City, NJ
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One of the defining characteristics of the Strong Annabelle cultivar is its strong stems, which help support the weight of the large flower heads. This makes it less likely that the stems will bend or break under the weight of the flowers, even during heavy rain or wind. www.voordeeltuinboskoop.nl/Aanbieding/Hydrangea-a-Strong-...
View of the Valley of La Barranca and the Bola del Mundo, with its characteristic antennas, from the dam of the Navacerrada reservoir.
In the first place, some urbanizations of chalets in the town of Navacerrada.
The noon light was strong, but it was the time we were passing by.
La Bola del Mundo is one of the most iconic mountains in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, with an altitude of 7408 feet (2258 m) above sea level. Here you see its south face, which has suffered a lot from the rise in temperatures, and in which a lot of snow has already melted.
Hopefully it will snow again soon and the mountains will wear white again. It seems that this next weekend it could be like that.
The distance in a straight line from where the photo is taken and La Bola del Mundo is 4,87 miles (8 km).
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Good Wednesday to everybody and good health!
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Vista del Valle de La Barranca y la Bola del Mundo, con sus características antenas, desde la presa del embalse de Navacerrada.
En primer término, algunas urbanizaciones de chalets en el pueblo de Navacerrada.
La luz del mediodía era fuerte, pero era la hora a que pasábamos por allí.
La Bola del Mundo es una de las montañas más icónicas del Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama, con una altitud de 2258 m sobre el nivel del mar. Aquí ves su cara sur, que ha acusado mucho la subida de temperaturas, y en la que se ha derretido mucha nieve.
Esperemos que vuelva a nevar pronto y las montañas se vistan nuevamente de blanco. Parece que este próximo fin de semana así podría ser.
La distancia en línea recta desde donde está hecha la foto y La Bola del Mundo es de 8 km.
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
Buen miércoles para toda y todos y mucha salud!
The Town Hall is a characteristic monument of the city of Krobia. It is a brick building in the Neo-Romanesque style, whose architecture dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. The clock, which is on the tower, was placed there in 1804.
On the eastern wall there is a plaque commemorating the mass execution of October 21, 1939, which was made by German soldiers on Polish citizens.
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Ratusz jest charakterystycznym zabytkiem miasta Krobia. Jest to budynek murowany, w stylu neoromańskim, którego architektura pochodzi z początku XIX w. Zegar, który znajduje się na wieży, został tam umieszczony w 1804 roku.
Przy ścianie wschodniej znajduje tablica upamiętniająca masową egzekucję z 21 października 1939 roku, której dokonali niemieccy żołnierze na polskich obywatelach.