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sim: The Forgotten Gardens
uber: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Peaceful%20Shore/217/94/26
Tune: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LXsm9y-z3I
There's a place I go to
Where no one knows me
It's not lonely
It's a necessary thing
It's a place I made up
Find out what I'm made of
The nights I've stayed up
Counting stars and fighting sleep
There's a place I'm going
No one knows me
If I breathe real slowly
I let it out and let it in
It can be terrifying
To be slowly dying
Also, clarifying
We end where we begin
So let it wash over me
I'm ready to lose my feet
Take me off to the place where one reveals life's mystery
Steady on down the line
Lose every sense of time
Take it all in and wake up that small part of me
Day to day I'm blind to see
And find how far to go
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished ranging from 25 to 40,although the current consensus is 33 known species.[The relationships between the species need to be further clarified 277
Realmente no estoy segura de su identificación, la he buscado en mis guías y en internet pero no he sido capaz de identificarla con seguridad, si alguien con mas experiencia y sabiduría, me lo puede aclarar seria genial
Fue localizada en Lastres, un pueblo marinero de Asturias, en el mes de septiembre y justo en el puerto.
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I am really not sure of its identification, I have looked for it in my guides and on the internet but I have not been able to identify it with certainty, if someone with more experience and wisdom can clarify it for me, it would be great
She was located in Lastres, a fishing village in Asturias, northern Spain in the month of September and right in the port.
Duckweed has nothing but beneficial effects on the water environment. Breaking down neutrients absorbibg them and clarifying the water, All wildlife eat it. As it is quite high in nutrients.
Duckweeds contain 20–35% protein, 4–7% fat, 4–10% starch per dry weight.
American bullfrog. Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for the visit!
" With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 dreams I have had
In every one, a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city "
- OWL CITY -
(cover)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRvGuqt016w
ORIGINAL SONG
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Isla Corazón is part of Lake Mascardi, where I saw Cerro Tronador, which is the highest peak in the Park: 3,491 meters above sea level and has seven glaciers. However, I was there to find out how and why an island in the middle of that arm is called Heart.
This small piece of land in the middle of crystal clear and turquoise water is wrapped in a legend that involves two feuding indigenous communities and two young men, sons of caciques, in love: one of each. They fall in love and decide to escape, understanding that this decision would not be well received: a kind of Romeo and Juliet of our lands, one could say, with a different but equally tragic ending.
Once they flee, their communities begin their search and subsequent capture: they wanted to be free and enjoy their mutual love; when they realized there was no escape, they began to swim across Lake Mascardi, trying to reach the other shore. The arrows began to sink into the water but nevertheless they reached them and the young men, embraced, died in the lake. In this way, the legend tells, the heart-shaped island, Piuké Huapi, arose.
But, despite this version, there are those who disagree with it, with more or less arguments. There are those who cannot find a “coherent” answer to the name because the shape cannot be seen: it should be noted that the island can be seen from different points, one of them is from the route that leads to Cerro Tronador; another, which already implies more physical effort, is from the Isla Corazón viewpoint, which can be reached after a walk of -minimum- three hours one way and another three hours back.
Another renames the island Chalía, in homage to a girl named Rosalía who was born there many years ago. Clarisa Montenegro, huerquen of the Lof Wiritray, clarifies it. National Parks gives it that name, although she clarifies that it "also has to do with love" because it is through a beautiful memory and declaration of love, such as births.
“We are very respectful of the history that our ancestors who lived in this place told us,” adds Clarisa. Julio Gallardo, Clarisa and Ester Treuque, Lucia and Ester Rauque, Victoriano, Juan Inalef and Cipriano Inalef were the relatives of that woman who was born on the island.”
The love, the disagreements, the name: everything reveals to tourists and neighbors the magic and the profound history of the place for the enjoyment of the family, with friends or as a couple, and in any season of the year: a lake that at times it is turquoise, for others with green tones and others bluish. A mental photograph in each step that is taken. Isla Corazón is there, waiting for us to honor those who were born there or to understand that love does not understand enmities between families or tribes, it is simply love.
Isla Corazón is part of Lake Mascardi, where I saw Cerro Tronador, which is the highest peak in the Park: 3,491 meters above sea level and has seven glaciers. However, I was there to find out how and why an island in the middle of that arm is called Heart.
This small piece of land in the middle of crystal clear and turquoise water is wrapped in a legend that involves two feuding indigenous communities and two young men, sons of caciques, in love: one of each. They fall in love and decide to escape, understanding that this decision would not be well received: a kind of Romeo and Juliet of our lands, one could say, with a different but equally tragic ending.
Once they flee, their communities begin their search and subsequent capture: they wanted to be free and enjoy their mutual love; when they realized there was no escape, they began to swim across Lake Mascardi, trying to reach the other shore. The arrows began to sink into the water but nevertheless they reached them and the young men, embraced, died in the lake. In this way, the legend tells, the heart-shaped island, Piuké Huapi, arose.
But, despite this version, there are those who disagree with it, with more or less arguments. There are those who cannot find a “coherent” answer to the name because the shape cannot be seen: it should be noted that the island can be seen from different points, one of them is from the route that leads to Cerro Tronador; another, which already implies more physical effort, is from the Isla Corazón viewpoint, which can be reached after a walk of -minimum- three hours one way and another three hours back.
Another renames the island Chalía, in homage to a girl named Rosalía who was born there many years ago. Clarisa Montenegro, huerquen of the Lof Wiritray, clarifies it. National Parks gives it that name, although she clarifies that it "also has to do with love" because it is through a beautiful memory and declaration of love, such as births.
“We are very respectful of the history that our ancestors who lived in this place told us,” adds Clarisa. Julio Gallardo, Clarisa and Ester Treuque, Lucia and Ester Rauque, Victoriano, Juan Inalef and Cipriano Inalef were the relatives of that woman who was born on the island.”
The love, the disagreements, the name: everything reveals to tourists and neighbors the magic and the profound history of the place for the enjoyment of the family, with friends or as a couple, and in any season of the year: a lake that at times it is turquoise, for others with green tones and others bluish. A mental photograph in each step that is taken. Isla Corazón is there, waiting for us to honor those who were born there or to understand that love does not understand enmities between families or tribes, it is simply love.
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Eine Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl in schönem Licht
My Owl album is here:
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My 2019-2023 tours album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/SKf0o8040w
My bird album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/1240SmAXK4
My nature album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/27PwYUERX2
Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiereule
Die Schleiereule (Tyto alba) ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) und der Familie der Schleiereulen (Tytonidae). Die Schleiereule ist eine sehr helle, langbeinige Eule, die keine Federohren aufweist. Zu ihren auffälligsten Erkennungsmerkmalen gehören das herzförmige Gesicht sowie die verhältnismäßig kleinen, schwarzen Augen. Sie ist nachtaktiv und am Tage nur an ihren Ruheplätzen sowie am Brutplatz zu beobachten.
Die Schleiereule kommt als Brutvogel in vielen Regionen der Welt vor. Sie fehlt in der Tundra, den tropischen Regenwäldern sowie großen Teilen Asiens und in den Wüsten. In Mitteleuropa ist sie ein verbreiteter und häufiger Brutvogel, der vor allem in baumarmen Siedlungsgebieten im Tiefland vorkommt.
Beschreibung
Die 33–35 Zentimeter lange, hell gefärbte, langflügelige und langbeinige Eule erreicht eine Flügelspannweite von 85 bis zu 95 Zentimeter und hat recht kurze Schwanzfedern. Männchen und Weibchen ähneln einander sehr, Weibchen sind im Allgemeinen jedoch etwas größer als das Männchen und etwas dunkler gefärbt. Das Gewicht reicht von etwa 200 Gramm bei den kleinsten Formen (etwa auf den Galápagos-Inseln) bis zu über 500 Gramm etwa bei der Nordamerikanischen Schleiereule, europäische Schleiereulen wiegen zwischen 300 Gramm (Männchen) bis etwa 400 Gramm (Weibchen).
Der namensgebende, ausgeprägte herzförmige Gesichtsschleier ist sehr hell, je nach Unterart ist er weiß bis hellgrau oder leicht rostrot. Die Oberseite des Körpers ist meist goldbraun mit einer feinen grauen Fleckenzeichnung. Die Unterseite kann von einem sehr reinen Weiß bis zu einem hellen Braun variieren, außerdem unterscheiden sich die Zeichnungen und Fleckungen der einzelnen Unterarten sehr deutlich voneinander. Der Schnabel ist blassgelb, die Krallen sind hornfarben, die Iris der Augen ist dunkelbraun bis schwarz. Die Zehen sind fast unbefiedert und dunkelgraubraun.
Die Nestlinge weisen im Unterschied zu anderen Eulen zwei aufeinanderfolgende Dunenkleider auf: Das erste Dunenkleid ist weiß und kurz. An den Halsseiten fehlt es fast ganz. Nach etwa zwölf Tagen folgt ein dichteres und längeres Dunenkleid, das an der Körperoberseite grau und an der Körperunterseite gelblich getönt ist. Die Augen öffnen sich ab dem achten Tag. Die Iris ist anfänglich blau und färbt im Verlauf von vier Wochen in ein Dunkelbraun um. Der Schnabel ist beim Schlupf weißlichrosa, nimmt aber sehr schnell eine graue Färbung an. Die Zehen sind anfangs rosagelb und haben bis zum Flüggewerden der Jungeulen eine dunkelgraue Farbe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.[2]
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands. Accordingly, some authorities split the group into the western barn owl for the group in Europe, western Asia and Africa, the American barn owl for the group in the Americas, and the eastern barn owl for the group in southeast Asia and Australasia. Some taxonomic authorities further split the group, recognising up to five species, and further research needs to be done to clarify the position. There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
The barn owl is nocturnal over most of its range, but in Britain and some Pacific islands, it also hunts by day. Barn owls specialise in hunting animals on the ground and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute. They usually mate for life unless one of the pair is killed, when a new pair bond may be formed. Breeding takes place at varying times of year according to locality, with a clutch, averaging about four eggs, being laid in a nest in a hollow tree, old building or fissure in a cliff. The female does all the incubation, and she and the young chicks are reliant on the male for food. When large numbers of small prey are readily available, barn owl populations can expand rapidly, and globally the bird is considered to be of least conservation concern. Some subspecies with restricted ranges are more threatened.
The ballroom of the castle "Herren Chiemsee" built in the Bavarian lake of the same name. However his world famous castle is Neu Schwanstein, this castle is no less beautiful.
Because his financial situation was at last unentable, he could not complete this building and he only stayed for three days in this residence. The government had him declared insane and his kingship could thereby avoided.
Not long afterwards he drowned in mysterious ways and the actual circumstances of his death have never been clarified.
Ludwig II was known as a fairy tale prince, but his life was certainly not.
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This piece, made of brass and glass (the red piece in the middle is made to look like a gemstone, but is glass), dates to the 1830s-1840s, and was worn to accentuate to hairstyles of the time - when women always, well almost always at least, kept their hair long and as an adult had it pinned up in intricate fashions. The label in the museum didn't clarify, but I think it is a Swedish piece.
On display at Nordiska museet (the Nordic museum), Stockholm.
(Tradução livre)
I’ve come to love you ‘till the end
of this rain that leads our tropical bodies.
I’ll love you until this moon that clarifies the sun lasts
without ever resting.
Love, as much as it’s needed
So, refuse the darkness, I love you
Cry, what for?
To cry is the end
You exist in me
I've come to serve love
and to land the angels of my poems
So that you never stop loving me
Shall the verses be born within God like this?
Just like the flowers that grows in every Spring
So as to pamper the gardens?
Love, as much as it’s needed!
So, refuse the darkness, I love you
Cry, what for?
To cry is the end
You exist in me
The sand licks the salt
The storm has already gone and the solution is only you and me!
The soul sips the sea which the heart has shed
And making me happy is what you do to me
Love, as much as it’s needed!
So, refuse the darkness, I love you
Cry, what for?
To cry is the end
You exist in me
Credits:
*Just BECAUSE* Saffron Dress ❤️
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#FaceOfCalendarGirls2021
The light during our birthday stroll yesterday was absolutely amazing and everything looked pretty like these little "fluff things" whose name I have forgotten again. :) P.D.: It is some kind of clematis. Thanks to Steven Hromnak for clarifying)
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Eine Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl in schönem Licht
My Owl album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/c6H5w912H9
My 2019-2023 tours album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/SKf0o8040w
My bird album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/1240SmAXK4
My nature album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/27PwYUERX2
My Canon EOS R / R5 / R6 album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/bgkttsBw35
Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiereule
Die Schleiereule (Tyto alba) ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) und der Familie der Schleiereulen (Tytonidae). Die Schleiereule ist eine sehr helle, langbeinige Eule, die keine Federohren aufweist. Zu ihren auffälligsten Erkennungsmerkmalen gehören das herzförmige Gesicht sowie die verhältnismäßig kleinen, schwarzen Augen. Sie ist nachtaktiv und am Tage nur an ihren Ruheplätzen sowie am Brutplatz zu beobachten.
Die Schleiereule kommt als Brutvogel in vielen Regionen der Welt vor. Sie fehlt in der Tundra, den tropischen Regenwäldern sowie großen Teilen Asiens und in den Wüsten. In Mitteleuropa ist sie ein verbreiteter und häufiger Brutvogel, der vor allem in baumarmen Siedlungsgebieten im Tiefland vorkommt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.[2]
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands. Accordingly, some authorities split the group into the western barn owl for the group in Europe, western Asia and Africa, the American barn owl for the group in the Americas, and the eastern barn owl for the group in southeast Asia and Australasia. Some taxonomic authorities further split the group, recognising up to five species, and further research needs to be done to clarify the position. There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
I just about called this one dust:-)
You can now see what a dusty viewfinder the camera has!
For the wonderful Dictionary of Image group.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
EDIT: To clarify, I took this photo (and the preceding one) through the viewfinder of the Argus camera using my digital camera. Take a look at the Through the Viewfinder Group for more information :-))
RD87 – Black Colours Nice cool tune^^ !! ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬
Black is a statement in bold letter.
Black knows it is different and likes it that way.
Black is proud to be black.
Black is elegant; night or day.
Black is luxury.
No one makes an entrance like black.
Black shines through any crowd.
Black can’t be clarified it´s a secret.
Black has no desire to be included – it is exclusive.
Everyone knows black is worth it.
Black doesn’t go looking for danger.
Black was born wild.
Black is exotic beauty.
Black is precious. . .
Pic taken at my home in SL
that I had an excuse to be anywhere and gaze in wonderment; the camera gave me something to hide my shyness behind. The act of pointing a camera at another human being is daunting. However, clarifying what is unfolding in front of one can give one immense pleasure. I have had a blissful life :-)
David Hurn
HPPS! Ukraine Matters!
zinnia, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
A picture shot at sunrise of Teide bugloss.
After three to five years of growing from seed to a mature plant, Teide bugloss blooms with a cone-shaped inflorescence up to three meters from light pink to purple-red. I myself am 1.78 m/3.28084ft tall. This year's inflorescences towered over me by at least 50 cm/1.64 ft.
With this picture, which also shows the caldera of the Teide, I wanted to clarify in which environment the Teide bugloss grows. In winter the caldera of the Teide has up to -10 C/14 F and in summer up to +30 C/86 F. Snow can fall for a short time in winter. The rest of the year, there is little to infrequent rain because the caldera is above the cloud line.
Only when the trade wind clouds reach the necessary height of over 2000 meters/6561 ft, their remnants occasionally move over the plateau and leave moisture in tiny droplets.
Since the caldera is located at an altitude of 2000-2400 meters/6561 - 7874 ft and thus the cloud line, the vegetation is exposed to high UV radiation most of the day.
It is amazing that such a hostile environment can produce such an imposing plant. In English it is called "Tower of Jewels", a very appropriate and in addition poetic name, I think.
Nach drei bis fünf Jahren blüht der Teide-Natternkopf mit einem kegelförmigen Blütenstand von bis zu drei Metern von hellrosa bis violettrot. Ich selber bin 1,78 cm groß. Die diesjährigen Blütenstände überragten mich um mindestens 50 cm.
Mit diesem Bild, das auch die Caldera des Teide zeigt, wollte ich verdeutlichen, in welcher Umgebung der Teide-Natternkopf wächst. Im Winter herrschen in der Caldera des Teide bis zu -10 Grad und im Sommer bis zu +30 Grad. Im Winter kann kurzzeitig Schnee fallen. Im Rest des Jahres regnet es wenig bis selten, weil die Caldera über der Wolkengrenze liegt.
Nur wenn die Passatwolken die notwenig Höhe von über 2000 Metern erreichen, ziehen ihrer Reste ab und zu über das Hochplateau und hinterlassen Feuchtigkeit in winzigen Tröpfchen.
Da die Caldera auf eine Höhe von 2000-2400 Metern und damit der Wolkengrenze liegt, ist die Vegetation die meiste Zeit des Tages der hohen UV-Strahlung ausgesetzt.
Es ist erstaunlich, dass eine solche lebensfeindliche Umgebung eine solche imposante Pflanze hervorbringen kann. In Englisch heißt sie »Tower of Juwels«, in Deutsch übersetzt »Juwelenturm«, ein sehr passender und dazu noch poetischer Name, wie ich finde.
The Niederburg impresses with its location on an isolated steep rocky ridge bordered by a bend in the Lieser River. The impressive ruin of the Niederburg is the younger of the two Manderscheider castles. However, its origin has not yet been satisfactorily clarified. Among the oldest preserved parts of the complex are certainly the square keep situated on the highest point of the hill, parts of the ring wall and the palace.
Just to clarify, this is an electric kettle boiling water!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
@Chris3336 please help, is that from the Col des Ignes? On the Glacier de Chailon with its white peak in the background?
Chris has clarified below. It's Switzerland, the glacial area above Arolla or rather above Lac de Dix. The snowy mass to the left is called La Serpentine, It's altitude is 3713m / 12200ft. It tends to be forgotten amongst slightly higher peaks around, like the Mont Blanc de Cheilon (3870m), partly visible, the big black rock to the right. As it name indicates, its peak is snowy.
Thanks to Chris for his clarification - and for guiding me to this magnificent view-point in the first place!
Karen my middle child and daughter and I went to the beach with flowers and dressed in white this year to give to lemanjá the Goddess of the Sea & Women wishing for good luck for 2023. Karen also jumped the traditional 7 waves, that sadly, I was unable to do, but I did get into the sea.
It is funny, how we can practice our different traditions and become a scene on a public beach. It was amazing at the number of people who stopped and stared at us and were intrigued as to what we were doing and the beach was not crowded.
Life is to be lived to the fullest and enjoyed, even if we look crazy 😏 Live and let live is my motto!
I would just like to clarify, that I do appreciate all the many favs and comments you give me with all of my heart. I don't thank each and every one of you separately I prefer to spend more time looking for works to fav and comment on and give others that pleasure, so I do hope that you do understand my dearest Flickr friends!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️
99 red balloons
Nena
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q86nf7mpOXk
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one they were gone
Back at base bugs in the software
Flash the message "something's out there!"
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Where ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The president is on the line
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Joern-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen / Carlo Karges / Kevin Mc Alea
99 Luftballons lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The ore loading bridge (''The crocodile'') with reflection in the southern clarifier in the Duisburg Landscape Park (Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord)
Submitted: 06/05/2022
Accepted: 09/05/2022
Published:
- Wort & Bild Verlag Konradshhe (Germany) 11-Aug-2022
- BURDA PUBLISHING POLSKA SP. Z (Poland) 14-Oct-2022
- Noblesse Digital Solution (Korea, Republic of) 13-May-2023
Probably the best sunset along the Oregon coast this year...... Goodbye 2009....it's been an adventure!!!!!!!
Just to clarify, this is 2 images...one for the moon and one for the rest......The birds are real....the sunset is real and the wave you see here was followed by another one that go me wet!!!!!
Happy Hump Day Friends!!!!
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 0.3
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
I want to clarify that the photos are not chronological. It wasn't meant to be one single story but multiple stories. However, if you want to use your imagination to fill the gaps to make a coherent story, by all means :).
Second in my series of uncolorful but interesting birds photographed in Columbia. From yesterday's comments, I need to clarify that the birds in this series have limited colors when compared to the gaudy-colored birds of the tropics and the previous 15 bird photos in my stream.
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Eine Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl in schönem Licht
My Owl album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/c6H5w912H9
My 2019-2023 tours album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/SKf0o8040w
My bird album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/1240SmAXK4
My nature album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/27PwYUERX2
My Canon EOS R / R5 / R6 album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/bgkttsBw35
Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiereule
Die Schleiereule (Tyto alba) ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) und der Familie der Schleiereulen (Tytonidae). Die Schleiereule ist eine sehr helle, langbeinige Eule, die keine Federohren aufweist. Zu ihren auffälligsten Erkennungsmerkmalen gehören das herzförmige Gesicht sowie die verhältnismäßig kleinen, schwarzen Augen. Sie ist nachtaktiv und am Tage nur an ihren Ruheplätzen sowie am Brutplatz zu beobachten.
Die Schleiereule kommt als Brutvogel in vielen Regionen der Welt vor. Sie fehlt in der Tundra, den tropischen Regenwäldern sowie großen Teilen Asiens und in den Wüsten. In Mitteleuropa ist sie ein verbreiteter und häufiger Brutvogel, der vor allem in baumarmen Siedlungsgebieten im Tiefland vorkommt.
Beschreibung
Die 33–35 Zentimeter lange, hell gefärbte, langflügelige und langbeinige Eule erreicht eine Flügelspannweite von 85 bis zu 95 Zentimeter und hat recht kurze Schwanzfedern. Männchen und Weibchen ähneln einander sehr, Weibchen sind im Allgemeinen jedoch etwas größer als das Männchen und etwas dunkler gefärbt. Das Gewicht reicht von etwa 200 Gramm bei den kleinsten Formen (etwa auf den Galápagos-Inseln) bis zu über 500 Gramm etwa bei der Nordamerikanischen Schleiereule, europäische Schleiereulen wiegen zwischen 300 Gramm (Männchen) bis etwa 400 Gramm (Weibchen).
Der namensgebende, ausgeprägte herzförmige Gesichtsschleier ist sehr hell, je nach Unterart ist er weiß bis hellgrau oder leicht rostrot. Die Oberseite des Körpers ist meist goldbraun mit einer feinen grauen Fleckenzeichnung. Die Unterseite kann von einem sehr reinen Weiß bis zu einem hellen Braun variieren, außerdem unterscheiden sich die Zeichnungen und Fleckungen der einzelnen Unterarten sehr deutlich voneinander. Der Schnabel ist blassgelb, die Krallen sind hornfarben, die Iris der Augen ist dunkelbraun bis schwarz. Die Zehen sind fast unbefiedert und dunkelgraubraun.
Die Nestlinge weisen im Unterschied zu anderen Eulen zwei aufeinanderfolgende Dunenkleider auf: Das erste Dunenkleid ist weiß und kurz. An den Halsseiten fehlt es fast ganz. Nach etwa zwölf Tagen folgt ein dichteres und längeres Dunenkleid, das an der Körperoberseite grau und an der Körperunterseite gelblich getönt ist. Die Augen öffnen sich ab dem achten Tag. Die Iris ist anfänglich blau und färbt im Verlauf von vier Wochen in ein Dunkelbraun um. Der Schnabel ist beim Schlupf weißlichrosa, nimmt aber sehr schnell eine graue Färbung an. Die Zehen sind anfangs rosagelb und haben bis zum Flüggewerden der Jungeulen eine dunkelgraue Farbe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.[2]
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands. Accordingly, some authorities split the group into the western barn owl for the group in Europe, western Asia and Africa, the American barn owl for the group in the Americas, and the eastern barn owl for the group in southeast Asia and Australasia. Some taxonomic authorities further split the group, recognising up to five species, and further research needs to be done to clarify the position. There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
The barn owl is nocturnal over most of its range, but in Britain and some Pacific islands, it also hunts by day. Barn owls specialise in hunting animals on the ground and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute. They usually mate for life unless one of the pair is killed, when a new pair bond may be formed. Breeding takes place at varying times of year according to locality, with a clutch, averaging about four eggs, being laid in a nest in a hollow tree, old building or fissure in a cliff. The female does all the incubation, and she and the young chicks are reliant on the male for food. When large numbers of small prey are readily available, barn owl populations can expand rapidly, and globally the bird is considered to be of least conservation concern. Some subspecies with restricted ranges are more threatened.
Ausblick führt, nach 252 Stufen, von der Aussichtsplattform des Hochofen 5 über die Stadt Duisburg, das Ruhrgebiet und den Niederrhein.
Im unteren Bereich sieht man, von links nach rechts,
das Kühlwerk, die Rundklärbecken und den Verladekran, genannt, das "Krokodil".
Von den ehemals fünf Hochöfen des Meidericher Hüttenwerks sind heute noch drei erhalten. Hochofen 5 ist der einzige dieser drei, der für jedermann frei begehbar ist. Er wurde erst kurz vor Schließung des Werks noch einmal komplett saniert und ist daher gut erhalten.
Heute führt eine eiserne Treppe am Hochofen 5 hoch hinauf auf eine Besucherplattform. Hier genießt man einen großartigen Ausblick über die Stadt Duisburg, das Ruhrgebiet und den Niederrhein.
After 252 steps, the view leads from the viewing platform of blast furnace 5 over the city of Duisburg, the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine.
In the lower area you can see, from left to right,
the cooling plant, the round clarifier and the loading crane, called the "crocodile".
Of the former five blast furnaces of the Meiderich ironworks, three are still preserved today. Blast furnace 5 is the only one of these three that is freely accessible to everyone. It was completely renovated again shortly before the plant closed and is therefore well preserved.
Today an iron staircase at blast furnace 5 leads up to a visitor platform. Here you can enjoy a great view of the city of Duisburg, the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine.
"It always seems to me as if the lavender was a little woman in a green dress, with a lavender bonnet and a white kerchief. She's one of those strong, sweet, wholesome people, who always rest you, and her sweetness lingers long after she goes away.”
- Myrtle Reed
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStdIzreUyM
SENSITIVE KIND – J J CALE
Tall spires elegant
purple scented lavender
romance with sunlight
HAIKU by AP
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UPDATE : 2.6.20.
Just to clarify ... I am NOT leaving : 0))
I would like to concentrate for a little while on my photography and take a small break from my poetry, which often seems to detract from my pictures. The poetry I will still write as it is cathartic for me and best way I know of expressing my emotions. I want to mix it up a little bit ... already my work is quite diverse; a mix of poems, art, videos and photography and now I am adding a little Haiku to the mix. I hope I continue to surprise you because I do not ever want to be thought of as predictable, because, for me, that means boring!
; 0) I may or may not, some time in the future, transfer my photography to another account and run both accounts alongside each other and in doing this I hope that there will always be something of interest to everybody. I would welcome more comments on my photography so that I might improve. I do not mind the critique. If you think my picture is pants, please say so! ; 0))) But really, if you have any helpful photographic tips to impart to me, I would be most grateful. I really see my camera as an extension of myself and I view the world through the eyes of an artist, so I hope I am half way there and can combine my creativity with acquiring new skills in photography. Looking back over the past five years in my stream I am very surprised how far I have come. I used to think I only put my best pictures on, but now I know a bit about editing and cropping etc., none of which I knew about at the start, I can look at my old work with fresh eyes and know that I have the knowledge now to improve on those images. It is very exciting for me and I feel that I can continue on this platform for a long time to come if I can keep coming up with new ways of doing things. Thank you for your support. The feedback and support and acceptance I received on this page alone has already transformed my thinking and lifted me out of the doldrums : 0))
Have a happy June everyone <3
I was looking for a red-tailed hawk over at Commonwealth, as I'd been told that there was one hanging around. Didn't get to see it, but did see a merlin appearance (Thanks, DaveSticker , for clarifying the ID)! It settled down on this branch directly in front of me. This is only my second time seeing a merlin, and definitely the best view I've had of one!
Operation Dynamo was the code name for a military evacuation operation by the British Admiralty during the Second World War, in which 85 percent of the bulk of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and parts of the French Army were transported to England by ship. These units were encircled by the Wehrmacht at the Battle of Dunkirk, where a hold order - which has not been definitively clarified to this day - for the rapidly advancing German armoured troops opened a window of opportunity for the Allies to evacuate 338,226 soldiers, 198,229 of them British and 139,997 French, from 26 May to 4 June 1940, leaving almost all of their equipment behind. This largest rescue operation in world history up to that time formed the basis for Britain's staying power, because the loss of almost the entire British professional army could not have been compensated for at that time.
Bray-Dunes beach in the Dunkerque arrondissement, Département Nord
Hauts-de-France, France 26.05.2023
www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-du...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgS0GPQhzHg
Operation Dynamo war der Codename einer militärischen Evakuierungsaktion der britischen Admiralität im Zweiten Weltkrieg, bei der mit 85 Prozent das Gros des britischen Expeditionskorps (BEF) und Teile der französischen Armee per Schiff nach England transportiert werden konnten. Diese Truppenteile wurden von der Wehrmacht bei der Schlacht um Dünkirchen eingekesselt, wobei ein – bis heute nicht endgültig geklärter – Haltebefehl für die rasch vorstoßenden deutschen Panzertruppen ein Zeitfenster für die Alliierten öffnete, in dem vom 26. Mai bis zum 4. Juni 1940 338.226 Soldaten, davon 198.229 Briten und 139.997 Franzosen,[1] unter Zurücklassung fast des gesamten Materials evakuiert werden konnten. Diese bis dahin größte Rettungsaktion der Weltgeschichte bildete die Grundlage für das Durchhaltevermögen Großbritanniens, denn der Verlust fast der gesamten britischen Berufsarmee hätte zu dieser Zeit nicht kompensiert werden können.
Strand von Bray-Dunes im Arrondissement Dunkerque, Département Nord
Hauts-de-France, Frankreich 26.05.2023
www.welt.de/geschichte/zweiter-weltkrieg/article141471075...
Spotted this squirrel near the Clearwater Lake inside Well Gray Park . I have been calling it a red Squirrel but then I read about Fox Squirrels, is that another name for a red ? I am confused so can someone clarify which type of squirrel this is please.
Anyway this is far prettier than the boring American Grey Squirrel that has totally taken over in most of England . This is the first time I have got close enough to a Red squirrel to get a photograph so I was pretty pleased
My good contact Tom Blandford tells me its a red that's good enough for me Thanks Tom
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
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Eine Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl in schönem Licht
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Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiereule
Die Schleiereule (Tyto alba) ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) und der Familie der Schleiereulen (Tytonidae). Die Schleiereule ist eine sehr helle, langbeinige Eule, die keine Federohren aufweist. Zu ihren auffälligsten Erkennungsmerkmalen gehören das herzförmige Gesicht sowie die verhältnismäßig kleinen, schwarzen Augen. Sie ist nachtaktiv und am Tage nur an ihren Ruheplätzen sowie am Brutplatz zu beobachten.
Die Schleiereule kommt als Brutvogel in vielen Regionen der Welt vor. Sie fehlt in der Tundra, den tropischen Regenwäldern sowie großen Teilen Asiens und in den Wüsten. In Mitteleuropa ist sie ein verbreiteter und häufiger Brutvogel, der vor allem in baumarmen Siedlungsgebieten im Tiefland vorkommt.
Beschreibung
Die 33–35 Zentimeter lange, hell gefärbte, langflügelige und langbeinige Eule erreicht eine Flügelspannweite von 85 bis zu 95 Zentimeter und hat recht kurze Schwanzfedern. Männchen und Weibchen ähneln einander sehr, Weibchen sind im Allgemeinen jedoch etwas größer als das Männchen und etwas dunkler gefärbt. Das Gewicht reicht von etwa 200 Gramm bei den kleinsten Formen (etwa auf den Galápagos-Inseln) bis zu über 500 Gramm etwa bei der Nordamerikanischen Schleiereule, europäische Schleiereulen wiegen zwischen 300 Gramm (Männchen) bis etwa 400 Gramm (Weibchen).
Der namensgebende, ausgeprägte herzförmige Gesichtsschleier ist sehr hell, je nach Unterart ist er weiß bis hellgrau oder leicht rostrot. Die Oberseite des Körpers ist meist goldbraun mit einer feinen grauen Fleckenzeichnung. Die Unterseite kann von einem sehr reinen Weiß bis zu einem hellen Braun variieren, außerdem unterscheiden sich die Zeichnungen und Fleckungen der einzelnen Unterarten sehr deutlich voneinander. Der Schnabel ist blassgelb, die Krallen sind hornfarben, die Iris der Augen ist dunkelbraun bis schwarz. Die Zehen sind fast unbefiedert und dunkelgraubraun.
Die Nestlinge weisen im Unterschied zu anderen Eulen zwei aufeinanderfolgende Dunenkleider auf: Das erste Dunenkleid ist weiß und kurz. An den Halsseiten fehlt es fast ganz. Nach etwa zwölf Tagen folgt ein dichteres und längeres Dunenkleid, das an der Körperoberseite grau und an der Körperunterseite gelblich getönt ist. Die Augen öffnen sich ab dem achten Tag. Die Iris ist anfänglich blau und färbt im Verlauf von vier Wochen in ein Dunkelbraun um. Der Schnabel ist beim Schlupf weißlichrosa, nimmt aber sehr schnell eine graue Färbung an. Die Zehen sind anfangs rosagelb und haben bis zum Flüggewerden der Jungeulen eine dunkelgraue Farbe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.[2]
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands. Accordingly, some authorities split the group into the western barn owl for the group in Europe, western Asia and Africa, the American barn owl for the group in the Americas, and the eastern barn owl for the group in southeast Asia and Australasia. Some taxonomic authorities further split the group, recognising up to five species, and further research needs to be done to clarify the position. There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
The barn owl is nocturnal over most of its range, but in Britain and some Pacific islands, it also hunts by day. Barn owls specialise in hunting animals on the ground and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute. They usually mate for life unless one of the pair is killed, when a new pair bond may be formed. Breeding takes place at varying times of year according to locality, with a clutch, averaging about four eggs, being laid in a nest in a hollow tree, old building or fissure in a cliff. The female does all the incubation, and she and the young chicks are reliant on the male for food. When large numbers of small prey are readily available, barn owl populations can expand rapidly, and globally the bird is considered to be of least conservation concern. Some subspecies with restricted ranges are more threatened.
Having seen fewer along the south coast this year I was pleased to see this Cormorant perched in one of the trees around Alton Pond. This is the British breeding race "carbo" rather than the continental "sinensis". My thanks to Tim Melling for clarifying the distinguishing features below.
Thank you all for your kind responses.
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished ranging from 25 to 40,although the current consensus is 33 known species.[The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
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The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished ranging from 25 to 40,although the current consensus is 33 known species.[The relationships between the species need to be further clarified 277 ....8
#MacroMonday
#Rust
#200
Explored 23 March, 2021
Magishroom buddies :) They belong to the rare shroom species "Bolt-headed Rainbow Rustlings", also known as "Sleepless Rustlings". These Rainbow Rustlings are of an unconspicious rusty orange-brown colour during the daytime, and will only reveal their true colourful beauty at night – hence their surname "sleepless". There are different colour varieties, depending on the colour of the cap: There are Midnight Rustlings with a blue cap, Emerald Rustlings, and these two fellows are of the Ruby variety. I've collected them once during a visit to the Naturpark Schöneberg (please see my album), already with a possible MM assignment in mind. The Naturpark Schöneberg is a popular public park, located on a former railway compound, which now is a re-naturated urban paradise and also a paradise for all things rust. Since I visited the park at daytime (as you might have guessed), I was completely unaware of the type of Rustling I'd collected then, but after last night's photo shooting I know that, next to the Ruby variety, I'd also collected some Rustings of the Midnight type. And it was really hard to decide between the two different final Rustling images, but in the end, the Rubies won by an eyelash.
OK, these are rivets or stay bolts. They look like screws or nails, but possess neither a screw's thread nor a nail's tip, and I struggled to find the correct English term (I thought "bolts", which isn't totally wrong, but not quite right, either), because I was also unsure about the correct German term (Bolzen or Niet), but Ferroequinologist Gal and johnsinclair8888 kindly clarified what these "wannabe shrooms" really are - thank you for that :)
The larger rivet's head is 2,9 cm / 1,14 inches in diameter (its smaller buddy's head is 1,4 cm / 0,55 inches in diameter), and both are 3,6 cm / 1,41 inches long (but you can only see that in the Midnight Rustling image). The colour isn't paint, but light shone through my makeshift filters; I'd placed the green bottle on the right, and for the cap I used the transparent red plastic chocolate box lid – I put a small LED torch onto it and held both above the bolts. At first I thought three different colour filters could look nice – red, blue (tealight holder) and green –, and the results did look nice, but with three different colours on the bolts the natural rust colour wasn't visible anymore. So I decided to stick to two different colours. Technically, this is an in-camera focus stacking made of 15 images. The in-camera processed final Jpg images looked pretty good already, so I hadn't to do any pre-processing in DXO this time, but only tweaked the colours (saturation and luminosity) in LR, and enhanced the details (small and medium) in Luminar AI where I'd also slightly boosted the colour contrast.
This image also marks my 200th entry for Macro Mondays. I discovered this randomly when I checked something in my MM album last week and saw that there were 199 images in it. Now there are 200 :)
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, and to the next 200 :)
Realmente no estoy segura de su identificación, la he buscado en mis guías y en internet pero no he sido capaz de identificarla con seguridad, si alguien con mas experiencia y sabiduría, me lo puede aclarar seria genial
Fue localizada en Lastres, un pueblo marinero de Asturias, en el mes de septiembre y justo en el puerto.
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I am really not sure of its identification, I have looked for it in my guides and on the internet but I have not been able to identify it with certainty, if someone with more experience and wisdom can clarify it for me, it would be great
She was located in Lastres, a fishing village in Asturias, northern Spain in the month of September and right in the port.
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Eine Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
My Owl album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/c6H5w912H9
My 2019-2023 tours album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/SKf0o8040w
My bird album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/1240SmAXK4
My nature album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/27PwYUERX2
My Canon EOS R / R5 / R6 album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/bgkttsBw35
Schleiereule (Tyto alba) - White barn owl
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiereule
Die Schleiereule (Tyto alba) ist eine Vogelart aus der Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) und der Familie der Schleiereulen (Tytonidae). Die Schleiereule ist eine sehr helle, langbeinige Eule, die keine Federohren aufweist. Zu ihren auffälligsten Erkennungsmerkmalen gehören das herzförmige Gesicht sowie die verhältnismäßig kleinen, schwarzen Augen. Sie ist nachtaktiv und am Tage nur an ihren Ruheplätzen sowie am Brutplatz zu beobachten.
Die Schleiereule kommt als Brutvogel in vielen Regionen der Welt vor. Sie fehlt in der Tundra, den tropischen Regenwäldern sowie großen Teilen Asiens und in den Wüsten. In Mitteleuropa ist sie ein verbreiteter und häufiger Brutvogel, der vor allem in baumarmen Siedlungsgebieten im Tiefland vorkommt.
Beschreibung
Die 33–35 Zentimeter lange, hell gefärbte, langflügelige und langbeinige Eule erreicht eine Flügelspannweite von 85 bis zu 95 Zentimeter und hat recht kurze Schwanzfedern. Männchen und Weibchen ähneln einander sehr, Weibchen sind im Allgemeinen jedoch etwas größer als das Männchen und etwas dunkler gefärbt. Das Gewicht reicht von etwa 200 Gramm bei den kleinsten Formen (etwa auf den Galápagos-Inseln) bis zu über 500 Gramm etwa bei der Nordamerikanischen Schleiereule, europäische Schleiereulen wiegen zwischen 300 Gramm (Männchen) bis etwa 400 Gramm (Weibchen).
Der namensgebende, ausgeprägte herzförmige Gesichtsschleier ist sehr hell, je nach Unterart ist er weiß bis hellgrau oder leicht rostrot. Die Oberseite des Körpers ist meist goldbraun mit einer feinen grauen Fleckenzeichnung. Die Unterseite kann von einem sehr reinen Weiß bis zu einem hellen Braun variieren, außerdem unterscheiden sich die Zeichnungen und Fleckungen der einzelnen Unterarten sehr deutlich voneinander. Der Schnabel ist blassgelb, die Krallen sind hornfarben, die Iris der Augen ist dunkelbraun bis schwarz. Die Zehen sind fast unbefiedert und dunkelgraubraun.
Die Nestlinge weisen im Unterschied zu anderen Eulen zwei aufeinanderfolgende Dunenkleider auf: Das erste Dunenkleid ist weiß und kurz. An den Halsseiten fehlt es fast ganz. Nach etwa zwölf Tagen folgt ein dichteres und längeres Dunenkleid, das an der Körperoberseite grau und an der Körperunterseite gelblich getönt ist. Die Augen öffnen sich ab dem achten Tag. Die Iris ist anfänglich blau und färbt im Verlauf von vier Wochen in ein Dunkelbraun um. Der Schnabel ist beim Schlupf weißlichrosa, nimmt aber sehr schnell eine graue Färbung an. Die Zehen sind anfangs rosagelb und haben bis zum Flüggewerden der Jungeulen eine dunkelgraue Farbe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.[2]
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands. Accordingly, some authorities split the group into the western barn owl for the group in Europe, western Asia and Africa, the American barn owl for the group in the Americas, and the eastern barn owl for the group in southeast Asia and Australasia. Some taxonomic authorities further split the group, recognising up to five species, and further research needs to be done to clarify the position. There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
The barn owl is nocturnal over most of its range, but in Britain and some Pacific islands, it also hunts by day. Barn owls specialise in hunting animals on the ground and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute. They usually mate for life unless one of the pair is killed, when a new pair bond may be formed. Breeding takes place at varying times of year according to locality, with a clutch, averaging about four eggs, being laid in a nest in a hollow tree, old building or fissure in a cliff. The female does all the incubation, and she and the young chicks are reliant on the male for food. When large numbers of small prey are readily available, barn owl populations can expand rapidly, and globally the bird is considered to be of least conservation concern. Some subspecies with restricted ranges are more threatened.
We have been sitting last Friday's evening at this joint which we frequent quite often and then we heard this special and good voice, coming from the other section where a music appearance of a band and a solist was taking place! Astonished we ran in , dancing , and that's what we saw !!!:) - The captivating rythmic and energetic voice was coming out of this talented, smiling man (i'll do my best to clarify his identity soon) !!!! :)
The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
The views from the garden are just as impressive with the historic Perth County Courthouse to one side and the gently flowing Avon River on the other side. Stone steps and a pathway along the Avon River lead you underneath the old Huron Street bridge and towards the Shakespeare 129 Festival.
Today's image was taken this late this afternoon in the countryside near to the village of Berkswell. It is a view of a raised pathway that forms the beginning of a public walkway between the village and the open countryside.
The photo was taken using the app ExposerGL on my iPhone 6.
First I used the app Snapseed to edit the picture. I cropped the image, then applied the Tonal Contrast preset. I decreased the highlights to help bring out the extra detail in the clouds. I also boosted the saturation and ambiance. Next I used the app Mextures to apply the formula called Baja Sunrise by Justin Halbert. Finally I used PhotoToaster to add the Clarify Preset and the Vibrant FX. I then added the Stucco texture and the Shadow II frame.
Created for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Challenge 21 - Frame Within a Frame: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157645797268549/
LOL! I think I should clarify that this is a sculpture. One of my favorites at Lake Eola.
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America. Scientists differ on the number of species that can be distinguished ranging from 25 to 40,although the current consensus is 33 known species.[The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees. 109
Moated castle "Haus Kemnade"
Wann die ursprüngliche Wasserburg "Haus Kemnade" errichtet wurde, ist bislang nicht geklärt. Der Name bedeutet soviel wie "Haus mit Kamin". Erbaut wurde die Burg aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach durch die Herren von Dücker. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung eines Wennemar Dücker als Besitzer der Burg datiert auf das Jahr 1393.
It has not yet been clarified when the original moated castle "Haus Kemnade" was built. The name means "house with a chimney". In all probability, the castle was built by the Lords of Dücker. The first documented mention of Wennemar Dücker as the owner of the castle dates back to 1393.
Or, at least dwell a bit before words are spoken
It's not always easy tho
Words keep coming and sometimes you don't even know why you are saying them
Until you realize what is going on
And then you are stuck
Until you aren't
Somehow things must be clarified
You can't live with words spoken
Especially if you realize they came out the wrong way
You must pray that the words don't make everlasting scars
They can, you know
But I think that if they leave everlasting scars, well then they are said in a really bad manner
Or they hit a soar spot in you and then
You need to deal with it
Life sure is both a balance and a challenge sometimes
I think I will stay with my friend Squirr for a while to learn how to hibernate....
Dum-dee-dei :D