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This is a shot of one of my favorite swallows collecting mud for it's nest. Might have to buy another 400 f/5.6 to shoot them again.
..on Mykinesholmur, with hatching Northern Gannets to the right.
Another photo of this cliff: www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/5712887296/
Check out more photos from this place here: www.flickr.com/photos/ranveig/collections/72157611783631029/
Ireland
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It would have been stupid to have ignored the warning of this fence. As brittle as the wood might be and as rusty as the barbed wire might be - it was still a deterrent.
Push beyond and there was danger - the path just fell away to the rocky beach beneath and it was quite a drop.
We get a lot of cliff erosion around the Gower.
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Látrabjarg cliffs, Westfjords, Iceland
The Látrabjarg cliffs in the Westfjords mark both the westernmost point of Iceland and Europe. Hosting millions of birds, it is Europe’s largest bird cliff, 14 km (9 mi) long and 441 meters (1,444 ft) high.
Just liked the simplicity of this taken last November. Taken at Three cliffs, Gower, Wales, UK.
No graphics please.
The Banks Peninsula.
This stunning volcano formed peninsula was named by Captain Cook in 1770 believing that it was an island after he saw Lake Ellesmere which he thought was the sea. He named it after the botanist on his voyage – Joseph Banks. We know that the peninsula is made up of two volcanic cones with breached sides on the calderas - with one forming Lyttelton Harbour and the other Akaroa Harbour. The volcanoes were active 1.6 to 5 million years ago. The volcanic cones or calderas have steep indented sides producing dramatic coastal and cliff formations. The first settlement that we reach on Banks Peninsula is called Little River which is known for its grass seed industry. On top of the caldera we should have superb views of Akaroa harbour if it is clear.
Apart from Maori occupation Akaroa was first settled by two Frenchmen who created the village of Duvauchelle in 1840. A little further on is Akaroa. The harbour is known for its wildlife including the rare Hector Dolphins and many seabirds. Since the Polynesian invasion of NZ about 1,000 years ago three successive waves of Maori have occupied Akaroa Harbour – the Waitaha, the Kati Mamoe and finally from the 1600s to the arrival of white settlers the Ngai Tahu. In 1830 the Maori settlement on the south side of the harbour was the scene of a notorious incident with the British ship named Elizabeth. British Captain John Stewart helped the North Island chieftain Ngata Toa to capture the local chieftain Te Maiharanui which resulted in a battle and massacre. The British wanted to establish a whaling station at Akaroa but the Ngai Tahu would not agree to this. Partly as a result of this James Busby was sent to New Zealand to negotiate with the Maoris for British occupation which he did through the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. In the meantime Akaroa was left alone until 1838 when French whaler Captain Langlois decided to use Akaroa for a whaling station. He “purchased” some Maori land through a dubious agreement with the Maoris. He returned to France, floated the Nanto-Bordelaise Company and returned to Akaroa with a group of French families with the intention of founding a French colony there. But by the time he arrived back in Akaroa the Treaty of Waitangi had been signed, including by the Akaroa chiefs and Britain had declared sovereignty over all of New Zealand’s three main islands. But the French stayed and settled anyway with villagers at Duvauchelle and Akaroa itself. New Zealand’s first Governor Hobson despatched a British ship the Britomart from the Bay of Islands to Akaroa to ensure British sovereignty was respected. The French laid out the streets of Akaroa with French names and they planted many walnut trees and bush roses. By the time the British arrived in Christchurch with the Canterbury Associated in 1850(based like SA on the ideas of Edward Gibbon Wakefield) Akaroa was already well established albeit with a French flavour. Look at the street names- Rue Lavaud, Rue Pompallier, Rue Jolie, Rue Balguerie, Rue Benoit, Rue Viard and Rue Grehan. The hill behind the town is L’Aube Hill (Sunrise Hill).