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Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 1, 1999, the belfry of Mons shall open once again its doors to tourists, after 25 years of renovation, early 2015.
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Classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Cairns Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
Château de Soulanger ou château des Basses-Minières (18ème s) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Soulanger
L'édifice est construit par Jacques Denis ANTOINE à la demande du baron Joseph François FOULLON, lynché par la foule parisienne le 22 juillet 1789, au début de la Révolution française (meurtre suivi de la tristement célèbre "promenade expiatoire de l'intendant Foullon" www.pinterest.fr/pin/331999803763916177/). La construction qui dura quatre ans avait été achevée en 1778. Classé MH, 1990.
Joseph François Foullon fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fran%C3%A7ois_Foullon
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The building was made by Jacques Denis Antoine at the request of Baron Joseph François Foullon, lynched by the Parisian crowd on July 22, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. The construction which lasted four years had been completed in 1778. Classified Monument Historique (french National Heritage), 1990.
Ce qui reste de ce château (principalement, les écuries) abrite aujourd'hui un musée, "Aux Anciens Commerces" (de la première partie du 20ème s.) www.anciens-commerces.fr/
February 2023 - Edited and uploaded 2023/02/14
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
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Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa)
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Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa) - Black-tailed godwit
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Die Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel (Scolopacidae). Uferschnepfen sind Langstreckenzieher und brüten vorwiegend auf Feuchtwiesen.
Die Art steht sowohl in Deutschland als auch international auf der Roten Liste der bedrohten Tiere.
Beschreibung
Maße und Gewicht:
Die Uferschnepfe ist ein großer, eleganter Watvogel. Sie hat eine Körperlänge von 35 bis 45 Zentimetern und erreicht eine Flügelspannweite bis zu 75 Zentimetern. Männchen wiegen 160 bis 440 Gramm, Weibchen 244 bis 500 Gramm. Männchen sind meist etwas kleiner als Weibchen und haben einen etwas kürzeren Schnabel.
Aussehen:
Im Prachtkleid sind Hals, Brust und Kopf orange bis tief rostrot gefärbt, häufig mit weißen oder schwarzen Tupfen durchzogen. Unterbauch und Unterschwanz sind weiß, dabei sind Brust und Bauch von schwarzen Querbändern überzogen. Deren Ausdehnung ist sehr variabel - es gibt sowohl Vögel mit beinahe fehlender schwarzer Querbänderung als auch Individuen mit schwarzen Steifen von der Brust bis auf den Unterschwanz. Auf Mantel und Rücken mausern Uferschnepfen im Brutkleid eine variable Anzahl von orangeroten, grau und schwarz gestreiften Brutfedern, was manchmal den Eindruck eines unfertigen Prachtkleids erweckt. Der Oberkopf ist schwarz gestrichelt. Der lange, gerade Schnabel ist im Sommer von der Basis bis etwa zur Hälfte orange gefärbt, der Rest ist schwarz. Weibchen sind zumeist etwas weniger intensiv und unauffälliger gefärbt als Männchen. Ganzjährig haben Uferschnepfen einen weißen Schwanz mit schwarzer Endbinde.
Im Winter sind Männchen und Weibchen identisch gefärbt. Mantel und Flügel sind dann hellgrau, Brust und Bauch schlicht weiß-grau. Der Schnabel ist im Schlichtkleid rosa mit schwarzer Spitze.
Juvenile Vögel sehen aus wie die Adulten im Schlichtkleid, nur ist die Oberseite dunkel grau-braun, mit blass rot- und gelbbraunen Federsäumen. Hals und Brust sind blass hellbraun. Im ersten Sommer und Herbst hat der Schnabel häufig auch noch nicht seine volle Länge erreicht und ist meist vollständig dunkelgrau.
Das Flugbild der Uferschnepfe ist durch den weißen Schwanz mit schwarzer Endbinde, die weißen Streifen auf den grauen Unterflügeln und den langen geraden Schnabel charakterisiert. Kopf und Schnabel überragen den Körper nach vorn ebensoweit wie Beine und Schwanz nach hinten.
Der Ruf klingt in etwa wie „wed“, „geg“ oder „grutto“. Daher hat die Art auch ihren niederländischen Namen „Grutto“. In Deutschland wird sie aus dem gleichen Grund in manchen Regionen landläufig „Greta“ genannt.
Black-tailed godwit
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The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened. The black-tailed godwit is the national bird of the Netherlands.
the western tiger swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family. It is a member of the genus Papilio, of which Papilio appalachiensis and Papilio xuthus are also members. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852.
Like the other tiger swallowtails, the western tiger swallowtail was formerly classified in genus Pterourus, but modern classifications all agree in placing them within Papilio.
Dartford Warbler - Sylvia Undata
The Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) iDs a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.
Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy (southern Apulia). The Dartford warbler is usually resident all year in its breeding range, but there is some limited migration.
The Dartford warbler was first described by the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant from two specimens that were shot in April 1773 on Bexley Heath near Dartford in Kent.
The species is naturally rare. The largest European populations of Sylvia undata are in the Iberian peninsula, others in much of France, in Italy and southern England and south Wales. In Africa it can be found only in small areas in the north, wintering in northern Morocco and northern Algeria.
In southern England the birds breed on heathlands, sometimes near the coast, and nest in either common gorse (Ulex europaeus) or common heather (Calluna
Dartford warblers are named for Dartford Heath in north west Kent, where the population became extinct in the early twentieth century. They almost died out in the United Kingdom in the severe winter of 1962/1963 when the national population dropped to just ten pairs. Sylvia undata is also sensitive to drought affecting breeding success or producing heath fires, as occurred during 1975 and 1976 in England when virtually all juveniles failed to survive their first year.
However, this species can recover well in good quality habitat with favourable temperatures and rainfall, thanks to repeated nesting and a high survival rate for the young. Indeed, they recovered in some areas of the UK, but numbers are once again on the decline in other regions of their natural range.
The range of the Dartford warbler is restricted to western and southern Europe. The total population in 2012 was estimated at 1.1–2.5 million breeding pairs. The largest numbers occur in Spain where there were believed to be 983,000–1,750,000 pairs. For reasons that probably include loss of suitable habitat, the Spanish population appears to be declining. The species is therefore classed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being Near threatened.
A period of climatic warming since 1963 has seen the UK population increase to "more than 2,500 pairs in 2006 (Wotton et al. 2009). Expansion into patches of structurally suitable habitat (up to an altitude of 400m), more northerly areas and away from the core of the range, from Dorset and Hampshire to Derbyshire and Suffolk, is likely to have been facilitated by milder winter weather (Wotton et al. 2009, Bradbury et al. 2011)... The Dartford warbler population in the UK is expected to continue to increase. However, future climate-based projections for the European range indicate that by 2080, more than 60% of the current European range may no longer be suitable (Huntley et al 2007). There is evidence that this is happening already, with severe declines in Spain and France (Green 2017). For this reason, the species is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Global Red List. If the declines in southern Europe continue, the UK will become increasingly important for global conservation of this species".
Population:
UK breeding:
3,200 pairs
The roseate spoonbill is sometimes placed in its own genus - Ajaja. A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues found that the roseate and yellow-billed spoonbills were each other's closest relatives, and the two were descended from an early offshoot from the ancestors of the other four spoonbill species. They felt the genetic evidence meant it was equally valid to consider all six to be classified within the genus Platalea or alternatively the two placed in the monotypic genera Platibis and Ajaja, respectively. However, as the six species were so similar morphologically, keeping them within the one genus made more sense.[6]
Hosta (/ˈhɒstə/, syn. Funkia) is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name giboshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants. The genus is currently placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, and is native to northeast Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East). Like many "lilioid monocots", the genus was once classified in the Liliaceae. The genus was named by Austrian botanist Leopold Trattinnick in 1812, in honor of the Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host. In 1817, the generic name Funkia was used by German botanist Kurt Sprengel in honor of Heinrich Funk, a collector of ferns and alpines; this was later used as a common name and can be found in some older literature.
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Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris
Globally, the marsh tit is classified as Least Concern, although there is evidence of a decline in numbers (in the UK, numbers have dropped by more than 50% since the 1970s, for example). It can be found throughout temperate Europe and northern Asia and, despite its name, it occurs in a range of habitats including dry woodland. The marsh tit is omnivorous; its food includes caterpillars, spiders and seeds. It nests in tree holes, choosing existing hollows to enlarge, rather than excavating its own. A clutch of 5–9 eggs is laid.
Marsh and willow tits are difficult to identify on appearance alone; the races occurring in the UK and are especially hard to separate. When caught for ringing, the pale 'cutting edge' of the marsh tit's bill is a reliable criterion; otherwise, the best way to tell apart the two species is by voice. Plumage characteristics include the lack of a pale wing panel (formed by pale edges to the secondary feathers in the willow tit), the marsh tit's glossier black cap and smaller black 'bib', although none of these is 'completely reliable'; for example, juvenile marsh tits can show a pale wing panel. The marsh tit has a noticeably smaller and shorter head than the willow tit and overall the markings are crisp and neat, with the head in proportion to the rest of the bird (willow tit gives the impression of being 'bull-necked').
A measure of the difficulty in identification is given by the fact that, in the UK, the willow tit was not identified as distinct from marsh tit until 1897. Two German ornithologists, Ernst Hartert and Otto Kleinschmidt, were studying marsh tit skins at the British Museum and found two wrongly-labelled willow tits amongst them (two willow tit specimens were then collected at Coalfall Wood in Finchley, north London, and that species was added to the British list in 1900).
* The African penguin, also known as the Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Like all extant penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults weigh an average of 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. The species has distinctive pink patches of skin above the eyes and a black facial mask. The body upperparts are black and sharply delineated from the white underparts, which are spotted and marked with a black band.
The African penguin is a pursuit diver, and feeds primarily on fish and squid. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin is declining rapidly due to a combination of several threats and is classified as endangered. It is a charismatic species and is popular with tourists.
Very difficult to photograph... always on the ground in the middle of branches and moving very quickly.
Endemic to Madagascar and classified as Vulnerable
Ankarafantsika National Park - Madagascar
Species # 1270
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
Cornu aspersum (syn. Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.
The snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where snails are not usually considered to be a menu item.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_aspersum
Rainbow Of Nature Level 1 (R) awards = 23
Rainbow Of Nature Level 2 (O) awards = 16
Rainbow Of Nature Level 3 (Y) awards = 19
Rainbow Of Nature Level 4 (G) awards = 11
Rainbow Of Nature Level 5 (B) awards = 13
Rainbow Of Nature Level 6 (P) awards = 20
Rainbow Of Nature Level 7 (P) awards = 14
Total Rainbow Of Nature awards = 124
Total Rainbow Gallery awards = 6
Fougéres' most famous monument and attraction is the Château de Fougéres, a medieval stronghold built atop a granite ledge, which was part of the Duchy of Brittany's ultimately unsuccessful defence against French aggression, and part of a tripartite with Vitré.
The castle is one of the most impressive French castles, occupying an area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres), or even for some "the largest medieval fortress of Europe." It consists of three enclosures whose walls are beautifully preserved. If the seigniorial is ruined, the thirteen towers still rise with majesty. Some can be visited (the Hallay Tower and Tower of the Hague (12th century), Raoul Tower (15th century) and the Mélusine Tower). At the entrance, is a triple watermill.
The castle and its surroundings has been classified as a historic monument by list of 1862, by order of 4 July 1928 and by order of 26 February 1953.
A longer than usual train 934 rolls into Studholme, the former junction for the Waimate/Waihao Downs branch line, and a place we used to cycle to when we were kids to take what could only be classified now as some pretty awful train pictures.
24 July 2020, Train 934, 7226-7239, Studholme, SIMT-NZ
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Hérons et hiboux gémissent,
Mêlant leur triste chanson ;
On voit de chaque buisson
Surgir d'étranges racines ;
Maigres bras, longues échines ;
Ventres roulants et rampants ;
Parmi les rocs, les ruines,
Fourmillent vers et serpents.
[Gérard de NERVAL] - Sur le pays des chimères
Stratocumulus clouds spread out like puffy cotton balls in orderly rows above the ocean in the sub-tropics.
The climate of Los Angeles and San Diego is mild to hot year-round, and mostly dry. It is classified as a Mediterranean climate, which is a type of dry subtropical climate ?
Ninja / Intelligence
Classified Series Jinx is an alright figure. I did remove the unnecessary tattoo sleeve, and I swapped out her sword for the swords and backpack that was included with Quick Kick. I don't understand why Hasbro seemed to have swapped their swords around. I did have to repaint these swords, as the silver paint that was on them began to rub off way too easily. I think they look much better now.
I composed this image while visiting Caen, in France’s Normandy region. It is of a small portion of the immense Church of Saint-Jean de Caen, built in the fifteenth century on the remains of a Romanesque church of the twelfth century and classified as an historic monument in the list of French historic monuments protected in 1840.
The church has the distinction of having been built on unstable marshy soil, so that the bell tower is now leaning and has never been completed, and other parts of the structure can also seen to be leaning.
It is also remarkable for its evident creeping decrepitude, a masterpiece still functioning as a Catholic Church, while being allowed to decay. Nonetheless, with its overwhelming Gothic style, it is one of the architectural jewels of Caen.
In WW 2, the church was slightly damaged by allied bombs, but subsequently repaired. For those interested, the following is a summary of Caen's fate in the days after D-Day.
Just nine miles south of the D-Day beaches, the Allies expected to liberate Caen quickly. The city was vital for transport through the region and if left in German hands would give German reinforcements good access to the coast. But they underestimated resistance by German Panzer divisions who held the Allies away from Caen for some weeks. Eventually a major assault was planned on the city for 8 July. Bombers would prepare the way. They started in earnest on July 7th.
Survivors always said July 7th was the worst day for Caen. On that day records show Lancaster and Halifax bombers dropped 2500 tons of bombs on the city. Many people took refuge in the Caen Abbey because it was a very strong building but also because of legend they clung to: William the Conqueror was buried there and they believed the Allies wouldn’t dare bomb the grave of an English king. The rumour was that if William’s grave was ever destroyed, it would be the end of the English crown.
The Abbey was next to the local hospital, and workers there dipped sheets in blood to create a red cross that was laid across the roof in the hope this would keep the bombers away.
Somehow the Abbey and the hospital survived, thanks to that huge red cross. Both buildings were still hit by nearly 200 shells, but around them city was hit with 600,000 shells in the weeks after D-Day.
Although parts of Caen were liberated on 9 July, still the enemy resisted and the Allies could not get across the Orne river that bisects the city. A further 7,000 tons of bombs and 250,000 shells were aimed at Caen. Finally the German army completely pushed back on 21 July.
The city had been reduced to rubble, impassable by Allied troops. But there was also the euphoria of liberation. A man named André Heintz said: “I went to the northern part of the city, to the area that is now part of the university campus. The whole area looked like I imagined the moon to be, because the many bombs that had been dropped had brought lots of white stone to the surface. When I saw the first Allied soldier I put my hands up, because I had no way of identifying myself. I was taken to the Intelligence Officer, who was very pleased to see me because I could pinpoint our location on a map. The soldiers gave me sugar, chocolate, jam and Spam. I took them to meet the Deputy Mayor at the Abbey, and remained their interpreter for the next five months.” “That day was the most beautiful of my entire life. I could hardly believe that I survived the German occupation and the battle, and I rushed to church as soon as I could to thank God for the privilege of being alive and being free again.”
The French call Caen ‘a city martyred for peace’.
Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Our ever reliable Little Robin...
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
The robin occurs in Eurasia east to Western Siberia, south to Algeria and on the Atlantic islands as far west as the Azores and Madeira. It is a vagrant in Iceland. In the south-east, it reaches the Caucasus range. Irish and British robins are largely resident but a small minority, usually female, migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Scandinavian and Russian robins migrate to Britain and western Europe to escape the harsher winters. These migrants can be recognised by the greyer tone of the upper parts of their bodies and duller orange breast. The European robin prefers spruce woods in northern Europe, contrasting with its preference for parks and gardens in Ireland and Britain.
Attempts to introduce the European robin into Australia and New Zealand in the latter part of the 19th century were unsuccessful. Birds were released around Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin by various local acclimatisation societies, with none becoming established. There was a similar outcome in North America as birds failed to establish after being released in Long Island, New York in 1852, Oregon in 1889–1892, and the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia in 1908–1910.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary.
Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
The robin features prominently in British folklore, and that of northwestern France, but much less so in other parts of Europe. It was held to be a storm-cloud bird and sacred to Thor, the god of thunder, in Norse mythology. Robins feature in the traditional children's tale, Babes in the Wood; the birds cover the dead bodies of the children.
More recently, the robin has become strongly associated with Christmas, taking a starring role on many Christmas cards since the mid 19th century. The robin has appeared on many Christmas postage stamps. An old British folk tale seeks to explain the robin's distinctive breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the robin, then simply brown in colour, flew to his side and sang into his ear in order to comfort him in his pain. The blood from his wounds stained the robin's breast, and thereafter all robins got the mark of Christ's blood upon them.
An alternative legend has it that its breast was scorched fetching water for souls in Purgatory.
The association with Christmas more probably arises from the fact that postmen in Victorian Britain wore red jackets and were nicknamed "Robins"; the robin featured on the Christmas card is an emblem of the postman delivering the card.
In the 1960s, in a vote publicised by The Times, the robin was adopted as the unofficial national bird of the UK.
In 2015, the robin was again voted Britain's national bird in a poll organised by birdwatcher David Lindo, taking 34% of the final vote.
"Charlie is a Shaman, a medicine man. He's not a healer or a priest or a witch-doctor. There isn't any equivalent in our culture for what he is unless we had shrinks that could actually help people."
Spirit is my new favorite so far in the classified series. He is perfect.
Cobra Infantry
The retro classified series viper is a about as close to perfection as you can get for an armybuilder imo. I love these.
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Peyrieras Madagascar Exotic Reserve
Same bamboo lemur from two weeks ago sitting lower in the tree and eating some stems and leaves.
The bamboo or gentle lemurs are the lemurs in genus Hapalemur. These medium-sized primates live exclusively on Madagascar. The greater bamboo lemur, formerly known as Hapalemur simus, was considered part of this genus, but is now classified as belonging to the genus Prolemur.
The bamboo lemurs are characterized by a grey-brown fur, which varies by species. Their muzzles are short and their ears are round and hairy. Lengths vary from 26 to 46 cm, with tails just as long or longer, and they weigh up to 2.5 kg.
Bamboo lemurs prefer damp forests where bamboo grows. Although they can be active any time of the day, they are often active just after dawn. Though primarily arboreal, they sometimes come down to the ground. The Lac Alaotra gentle lemur or bandro (Hapalemur alaotrensis), which lives in the reed beds of Lac Alaotra, spends much of its time in water and can swim well, unlike other lemur species, which only venture to water to drink.
The lesser gentle lemurs live together in groups of three to five animals, which probably represent families composed of a male, one or two females, and their offspring. They communicate with a variety of sounds.
They are called bamboo lemurs because they almost exclusively eat bamboo. Their life expectancy is up to 12 years. – Wikipedia
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