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Cattle Egret
The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonized much of the rest of the world in the last century.
It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands, and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations are migratory, and others show post breeding dispersal.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cattle_egret
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cattle_Egret/id
The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the "blue" or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related to other jays. It is adaptable, aggressive and omnivorous, and has been colonizing new habitat for many decades.
"The number of seeds within a single head is not fixed, but typically falls within a broad range based on the plant’s health and environmental conditions. A common estimate for a typical head is between 150 and 200 seeds. Some observations report as few as 54 or as many as 300 or 400 seeds under optimal growing conditions."
"Maximum estimates suggest a single plant can produce up to 23,000 seeds in a year, demonstrating its colonization potential. This massive output contributes significantly to the soil seed bank, the natural reservoir of dormant seeds in the ground. Some seeds can remain viable for several years, with reports of survival up to nine years in the soil."
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Chapel of Saint Rita 1722
The village of Paraty was founded in 1597. It was established formally as a town by Portuguese colonizers in 1667, in a region populated by the Guaianás Indians.
The Guaianás people who lived where the city now stands called the entire area “Paraty”. In the Tupi language “Paraty” means “river of fish”. Even today the Brazilian Mullet (Mugil brasiliensis) still come back to spawn in the rivers that spill into the Bay of Paraty. When the region was colonized by the Portuguese, they adopted the Guaianás name for their new town.
Paraty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tombe rupestri
The Necropolis of Pantalica.
In the hilly terrain (caverns and precipices) and a natural environment of great beauty, about 5,000 tombs are visible, most of which have been hewn out of the rock face. Archaeological research has brought to light vestigial remains of dwellings from the period of Greek colonization. Materials of Mycenean origin and monumental structures were recognised, enabling the identification of the Anaktoron (Prince's Palace). Similarly, it has been possible to identify a period of reoccupation of the site in the 9th-10th centuries: the zone was in fact used for the defence against invasions of Sicily by the Arab armies.
This post wraps up the images from my recent trip, at least for the time being.
Kirtland's warblers are an endemic species of dense young jack pine barrens, primarily in central Michigan, but also on the state's upper peninsula. Hopefully, the species will find appropriate habitat in neighboring states to colonize soon too. A male which spent some time on territory in New Y0rk's St. Lawrence VaIIey a couple of years ago could be an encouraging sign that the habitat in the species' main habitat in MI has reached full capacity and it is ready to colonize new land (albeit probably not nearly that far afield).
Some striking members of the sunflower family evolved on the Hawaiian Islands from an ancestral California tarweed that colonized these isolated Pacific islands millions of years ago. One of the most fascinating is the Haleakala silver sword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. macrocephalum) that grows in Haleakala Crater on the island of Maui. The leaves contain air spaces filled with a gelatinous substance that absorbs and stores large quantities of water during the intervals between rains. This stored water is especially important when the plant blooms, because the fast-growing flower stalk requires a lot of moisture as it develops into a massive inflorescence. Silverswords live between 3 and 90 years or more and only flower once, sending up a spectacular flowering stalk, and then die soon afterward, scattering drying seeds with the wind.
Le fulmar boréal occupe principalement les eaux pélagiques de l'Atlantique Nord et du Pacifique Nord, s'aventurant jusqu'aux limites de la banquise.
Pour la reproduction, il colonise les falaises côtières escarpées et les îles isolées où il peut nicher en toute sécurité face aux prédateurs.
En dehors de la période de nidification, il mène une existence purement hauturière, restant en haute mer même durant les tempêtes les plus violentes.
The northern fulmar primarily inhabits the pelagic waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, venturing as far as the edge of the pack ice.
For breeding, it colonizes steep coastal cliffs and isolated islands where it can nest safely away from predators.
Outside the breeding season, it leads a purely open-ocean existence, remaining on the high seas even during the most violent storms.
The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, averaging 78 millimetres (3.1 in) in length.
They frequently fly high up into the sky in search of prey, which includes butterflies, other Odonata and tadpoles; small prey is eaten while flying. They breed in a variety of aquatic habitats from large ponds to dikes, but they require a plentiful supply of vegetation in the water. The females lay the eggs into plants such as pondweed, and always lay alone. The larvae are very aggressive and are likely to influence the native species composition of colonized freshwater ecosystems. The adult male is highly territorial, and difficult to approach. In the summer months emperor dragonflies are frequent visitors to gardens, being especially prevalent in the southern counties of Great Britain. (Wikipedia)
11-14mm. Small fly of the Tachinidae family; it is distributed in southern Europe with a tendency to colonize central Europe; quite common in the Iberian Peninsula.
Grayish thorax, wings with a smoky tone, except in the distal area; cylindrical abdomen and intense red color, on the dorsal beginning of the abdomen you can see a black spot with a triangular and elongated shape that identifies this species, it also has thick bristles, especially in the dorsal area that reach the end of the abdomen where they are more numerous: the legs are black and with prickly hairs; black antennae and dark red eyes.
Adults feed on nectar on flowers, especially umbelliferae.
The history of Almuñécar begins in 1500 BC. C., with the presence of people from the Argaric culture of the Bronze Age. At the end of the s. ix a. C., the natives receive the Phoenician colonization, creating the urban structures of the colony of Ex, Seks or Sexi, in such a way that, when at the end of the s. iii a. C., the Romans arrive, they will find a well structured city, with a thriving economy based on salting fish, making garum and their own currency, which they will remodel by building temples, theater and aqueduct, typical of the municipality of Latin law Sexi Firmum Iulium. wikipedia
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Red Fox braving the weather searching for food under the snow.
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes), largest of the true foxes, has the greatest geographic range of all members of the Carnivora family, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, North America and Eurasia. It is listed as least concern by the IUCN.
Red foxes are usually together in pairs or small groups consisting of families, such as a mated pair and their young, or a male with several females having kinship ties. The young of the mated pair remain with their parents to assist in caring for new kits.
The species primarily feeds on small rodents, though it may also target rabbits, game birds, reptiles, invertebrates and young ungulates. Fruit and vegetable matter is also eaten sometimes. Although the red fox tends to kill smaller predators, including other fox species.
It is vulnerable to attack from larger predators, such as wolves, coyotes, golden jackals and medium- and large-sized felines. Too small to pose a threat to humans, it has successfully colonized many suburban areas. - Wikipedia
Nicobar Pigeon
A large colorful bird I had the opportunity to photograph at Safari Park. It is the closest living relative of the extinct dodo. It is known to remain solitary as well as is found in flocks of 20-30. Though its flight is swift and powerful, and capable of sustaining long distances, it prefers to feed entirely on the ground, picking fleshy fruits and seeds off the forest floor.
This species is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List and listed in Appendix 1 of CITES as their numbers in the wild are on the decline. These birds are captured for food, pet trade and their gizzard stones which are used to make jewellery. Their distribution is also being affected by habitat loss as the islands which they inhabit are being cleared for plantations, and also being colonized by rats, cats and other alien predators.
Photographed the fruit of the Brazilian Peppertree found along the trail out at the Marshall Hampton Reserve in Winter Haven in Polk County Florida U.S.A.
Schinus terebinthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America. Common names include Brazilian
peppertree, aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, wilelaiki (or wililaiki), Christmasberry tree and Florida holly.
Also known as "Florida holly", Schinus terebinthifolia was introduced to Florida by at latest 1891, probably earlier,where it has spread rapidly since about 1940, replacing native plants, like mangroves, with thousands of acres occupied. It is especially adept at colonizing disturbed sites and can grow in both wet and dry conditions. Its growth habit allows it to climb over understory trees and invade mature canopies, forming thickets that choke out most other plants. Source: Wikipedia
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Hardy plants, including some trees find starting points in bare rock. They gain a "foothold", sending their roots into small cracks. Soil particles carried by rain run off, leaves blown into the crevices, and seeds left by birds add to the rudiments of soil.
Eventually pockets of soil will be able to support a larger number of plants as shown in the picture.
Explore #153 July 6, 2021
L'omertà è il silenzio su un delitto o sulle sue circostanze in modo da ostacolare la ricerca e la punizione del colpevole; sia per interessi pratici o di consorteria, oppure causata da paure e timori.
In Italia il termine si riferirebbe soprattutto alla consuetudine vigente nella malavita meridionale (cosa nostra e camorra), detta anche legge del silenzio, per cui si doveva mantenere il silenzio sul nome dell'autore di un delitto affinché questi non fosse colpito dalle leggi dello stato, ma soltanto dalla vendetta dell'offeso.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyDVNb3VCeM
Omertà /oʊˈmɛərtə/ (Italian pronunciation: [omerˈta]) is a code of honor that places importance on silence, non-cooperation with authorities, and non-interference in the illegal actions of others. It originated and remains common in Southern Italy, where banditry and the Mafia-type criminal organizations (like the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita) are strong.
Omertà implies "...the categorical prohibition of cooperation with state authorities or reliance on its services, even when one has been victim of a crime.A person should absolutely avoid interfering in the business of others and should not inform the authorities of a crime under any circumstances (though if justified he may personally avenge a physical attack on himself or on his family by vendetta, literally a taking of revenge, a feud). Even if somebody is convicted of a crime he has not committed, he is supposed to serve the sentence without giving the police any information about the real criminal, even if that criminal has nothing to do with the Mafia. Within Mafia culture, breaking omertà is punishable by death.
Sicilians adopted the code long before the emergence of Cosa Nostra, and it may have been heavily influenced by centuries of state oppression and foreign colonization. It has been observed at least as far back as the 16th century as a way of opposing Spanish rule.
A huge natural greenhouse:
The interior of the crater, with walls of more than 200 meters that protect it from strong winds and favor the accumulation of humidity, constitutes a large natural greenhouse that generates a favorable microclimate for the development and cultivation of many vegetable species.
These conditions allowed the conservation of endemic plant species and some others introduced by the Polynesian colonizers. These include mako’i, hau hau, mahute and marikuru. One of the last specimens of the almost extinct toromiro was rescued here during the expedition of Thor Heyerdahl in 1955 and thanks to its reproduction in several botanical gardens of Europe, it could be reintroduced again in the island.
In historical times, a variety of exotic trees and shrubs were planted in terraces built on the inner slopes of the volcano. Subsequently, other species were introduced such as avocados, guavas, bananas, grapevines, fig trees, tubers, etc.
It is considered that the manavai, ancient system of cultivation in a circle protected by a stone wall, were inspired by the craters of volcanoes such as the Rano Kau.
Photographed the white flower blossoms of the Pin Cherry Tree found on Prout's Island on Lake Sesekinika located in the Township of Grenfell in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Pin Cherry trees produce small, edible fruits, that are sour when raw, but make excellent preserves. However, all non-fruit parts of the tree contain toxins and are inedible. Pin Cherry grows quickly, and can also spread through suckers, making it useful for stabilizing eroding soils and riverbanks. Pin Cherry like open woodlands, and will readily colonize recently disturbed stands, helping to begin the reforestation process. These small trees only live about 40 years, but they produce a lot of fruit once mature, which many animals rely on in late summer. Pin Cherry fruits are so popular with songbirds that this tree is commonly known as Bird Cherry! Source: The Arboretum Uof G.
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Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas; a recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira and Iceland to Russia and northern China.
Sorbus aucuparia has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and roundish crown, and its leaves are pinnate in pairs of leaflets on a central vein with a terminal leaflet. It blossoms from May to June in dense corymbs of small yellowish white flowers and develops small red pomes as fruit that ripen from August to October and are eaten by many bird species.
The plant is undemanding and frost hardy and colonizes disrupted and inaccessible places as a short-lived pioneer species.
Fruit and foliage of Sorbus aucuparia have been used by humans in the creation of dishes and beverages, as a folk medicine, and as fodder for livestock. Its tough and flexible wood has traditionally been used for woodworking. It is planted to fortify soil in mountain regions or as an ornamental tree and has several cultivars.
Chez la Libellule déprimée adulte , l'abdomen du mâle est bleu clair , Les adultes, visibles d'avril à mi-septembre, volent très rapidement, se perchent souvent au sommet de la végétation. Les mâles agressifs, chassent les concurrents. Par temps froid, ces libellules peuvent se poser à terre, les ailes étalées à l'horizontale.
Elles fréquentent les cours d'eau lents, les étangs, les mares même artificielles en pleine ville où elles peuvent se reproduire. Elles ont une préférence pour les points d'eau peu profonds, ensoleillés, à la végétation pauvre, souvent elles constituent la première espèce de libellule colonisatrice des milieux neufs.
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In the depressed adult Dragonfly, the male's abdomen is light blue. The adults, visible from April to mid-September, fly very fast, often perching at the top of the vegetation. Aggressive males chase competitors. In cold weather, these dragonflies can land, wings spread horizontally.
They frequent slow streams, ponds, even artificial pools in the city where they can reproduce. They have a preference for shallow, sun-drenched waterholes with poor vegetation, often they are the first species of colonizing dragonfly in new habitats.
Infinite Everywhere - Eric Hilton
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Homeward Journey - Uyama Hiroto / Nujabes
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During the colonial era in Africa, occupied by European nations, there were two Somalias. One located in what is known as the "Horn of Africa" and belonging to Italy, the so-called Italian Somalia. To the north of it, France colonized a small territory known as French Somalia, which when it gained independence from France was renamed Yibuti in French or Djibouti in Arabic. It is a little-known country, despite the great beauty and diversity of its landscapes. Plenty of desert, volcanic landscapes, slightly mountainous areas, landscapes of ancient volcanic lava flows mixed with arid or desert areas, extinct volcanoes, lakes like Lake Assal, the saltiest lake in the world, located 155 meters below sea level. Or an enormous variety of marine landscapes, mixed with volcanic landscapes and white sand beaches. Being such a small country, the variety of landscapes is immense; it's like a tiny representation of the entire planet concentrated in a small place. In the south of the country lies the Grand Bara Desert, a mixture of desert and extremely arid areas. The Grand Bara Desert was formed from the remains of dry lakebeds that were once lakes, and is now completely arid plains in central and southern Djibouti. In the south of the Grand Bara Desert lies the Goba'ad region and the Grand Bara Depression. The Goba'ad is a plain with narrow "wadi," the Arabic term used to refer to dry channels or ephemeral rivers that only have water during the two or three months of intense rainfall, typical of desert areas. In the south of the Grand Bara Desert, this occurs from late June to September... after which... the rain stops. Rainfall is scarce in Djibouti, and the interior of the country is very hot and dry, so most of the territory is desert or semi-desert. The Goba'ad is located between the Hanle Plain and Lake Abbe, the saltiest lake in the world. The Goba'ad plain and the arid depression of the Grand Bara separate the volcanic zone in this region from the arid zone. The volcanic part of the landscape is formed by extinct lava flows that flowed through these areas from the now-extinct northern volcanoes in past millennia. This clearly defines and clearly distinguishes both the arid and volcanic zones. During the rainy season, water flows across the divide between the two separate zones, or else it follows the path formed by the extinct volcanic lava flows, eroding them and transforming them into an increasingly smooth surface. In contrast, in the arid zone, the clay that makes up this area is poorly drained and sometimes water accumulates during the rainy season, giving rise to the ephemeral growth of some scattered grass or bushes... and very little else... rather little... little...
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Nujabes was a Japanese musician and DJ, well-known in his country but somewhat less so abroad due to his short discography and his untimely death. His name was Jun Seba, a first and last name he combined, written in reverse order in Japanese, to create his own anagram: Nujabes. His music had a touch of melancholy and nostalgia. What I value most about him is his enormous ability and creativity to blend musical genres as distant as hip hop and jazz. I also liked the "character" Nujabes, especially his reflections on creativity and love. One of Nujabes's best-known songs is titled "Aruarian." This word has no translation into any language, nor is it officially recognized by the linguistic institutions that regulate the different languages of each country. However, it is included in so-called "urban dictionaries." The word was coined and invented by Nujabes in relation to his reflections on love. The word has a meaning that goes far beyond what is conventionally known as "love." The meaning of "Aruarian" is that of a very deep, almost instinctive connection with another person. A "cavernous love" that one feels for someone without any reason, logic, or motive. Once, reading an interview with Nujabes in a Japanese music magazine, I was surprised to read what he felt when he walked through Shibuya, a well-known area of Tokyo that is always crowded with people, bustling with activity, and fast metropolitan highways. He explained that when he walked through Shibuya, he felt like he was walking through a desert where there was nothing and no one. I suppose everyone who lives in large metropolises has experienced this feeling at some point: feeling surrounded by so many people and yet feeling so alone and misunderstood in life. From today on, these hundreds of square kilometers of the Grand Bara Desert will be called the Little Nujabes Desert. I don't think any Djiboutian would be bothered by a symbolic change of name for this small patch of desert, where there is nothing and no one. So Nujabes can continue wandering alone through these desert places in search of a "cavernous" and profound love, and sleep and rest forever. I'm not going to ask Google Maps to include this name on its satellite map... It's enough for me that it's called this way, in a unique and symbolic way for me... the "Little Nujabes Desert." In 2010, right in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, on one of its fast-moving metropolitan highways, Nujabes had a very serious traffic accident, dying at the age of 36... losing his life, his search for Aruarian, his walks through the Shibuya desert... and forever losing an entire life yet to be lived.
Homeward Journey - Uyama Hiroto / Nujabes
Letter From Yokosuka - Nujabes
Waltz for Life Will Born - Nujabes
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Puerto Varas es la capital turistica del sur de Chile. Ubicada en la Provincia de Llanquihue en la Región de Los Lagos, a orillas del Lago Llanquihue a 1016 kms al sur de Santiago y a 20 kms al norte de Puerto Montt.
La ciudad fue fundada en 1853 a partir de la colonizacion principalmente de emigrantes provenientes de Alemania y Suiza hoy cuenta con 32.000 habitantes. Destaca por su belleza escenica, orden y limpieza asi tambien denominada la "Cuidad de las Rosas"
Es el punto de inicio para una serie de actividades principalmente del tipo "Turismo Aventura" entre los que destacan caminatas y ski en las laderas del Volcan Osorno, visitas al Lago Todos los Santos y Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales con los Saltos del Río Petrohue, el Cruce Andino de los las Lagos Patagonicos, Pesca Deportiva (Flyfishing), kayaking, velerismo, y una infinidad de otras activividades derivadas de su entorno agricola y natural siempre verde.
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Puerto Varas is the tourist capital of southern Chile. Located in the Province of Llanquihue in the Lakes Region on the shores of Lake Llanquihue to 1016 kms south of Santiago and 20 km north of Puerto Montt.
The city was founded in 1853 after the colonization mainly immigrants from Germany and Switzerland today has 32,000 inhabitants. Noted for its scenic beauty, order and cleanliness so also called the "City of Roses"
It is the starting point for a series of activities mainly of type "Adventure Tourism" among them hiking and ski on the slopes of Volcan Osorno, visits to Lake Todos los Santos and Vicente Perez Rosales National Park with the falls of Petrohue, the crossing of the Patagonian lakes, fishing (Flyfishing), kayaking, sailing, and a host of other activividades derived from the surrounding agricultural and natural evergreen
Terra Alta -South Catalonia
In this area of Terres de l'Ebre and the neighboring Maestrat, the religious and military orders of the Templars and Hospitallers played a major role.
The Knights Templar & the Knights Hospitaller took part in the campaigns of territorial expansion and in the military actions of the Catalan monarchy from 12th to the 15th centuries.
These counties have good examples of religious, civil and industrial architecture and an exceptional military ensemble is concentrated here, as both orders played an important role in the colonization of the territory.
Eastern Coyote
The Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans var.) is a wild North American canine of both coyote and wolf parentage. The hybridization likely first occurred in the Great Lakes region, as western coyotes moved east. It was first noticed during the early 1930s to the late 1940s, and likely originated in the aftermath of the extirpation of the gray wolf in southeastern Ontario, Labrador and Quebec, thus allowing coyotesto colonize the former wolf ranges and mix with the remnant wolf populations. This hybrid is smaller than the eastern wolf and holds smaller territories but is larger and holds more extensive home ranges than the typical western coyote.
In the spring, females build dens in preparation for their young. Females have a gestation period of 63 days and give birth to groups of three to 12 young at once. The groups of babies are called litters and each coyote baby is called a pup. The size of the litter depends on where the coyotes live.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_coyote
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age. The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.
The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies. The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age. The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.
The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies. The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
Le Bayehon est un ruisseau de Belgique qui coule dans la province de Liège, affluent de la Warche.
Il prend sa source dans la région des Hautes Fagnes aux environs du signal de Botrange et rejoint la Warche en rive droite un peu en aval du château de Reinhardstein aux environs de Robertville.
Le ruisseau est connu pour sa cascade, la seconde en importance en Belgique après celle de Coo. Il accueille également de nombreux pouhons.
Un pouhon est une source minérale ferrugineuse naturellement gazeuse. Ceux de la ville de Spa ont fait la réputation de la ville. Ces biotopes particuliers sont généralement colonisés par des ferrobactéries.
The Bayehon is a stream in Belgium which flows in the province of Liège, a tributary of the Warche.
It takes its source in the Hautes Fagnes region around the Botrange signal and joins the Warche on the right bank a little downstream from the Château de Reinhardstein around Robertville.
The stream is known for its waterfall, the second largest in Belgium after that of Coo. It also hosts many pouhons.
A pouhon is a naturally gaseous ferruginous mineral source. Those of the city of Spa have made the reputation of the city. These particular biotopes are generally colonized by ferrobacteria.
Hnausapollur (or Bláhylur) 20210717
Like most volcanic craters that have small lakes or ponds within their boundaries, Hnausapollur is a maar. It was formed when lava came into contact with groundwater at the time of the eruption. Hnausapollur was formed in 871, about 1200 years ago, in a massive volcanic activity that occurred in both the Bárðabunga and Torfajökuill calderas at the same time. It is a famous eruption because it transformed a large part of the plateau and occurred at the same time as the beginning of the colonization of Iceland. Ash from the eruptions can be found almost all over the island because it spread over a large area. Usually, the reason for the lake inside the crater is the depth of the crater, which goes down to the groundwater or groundwater. This combination of water, crater, and vegetated edges is usually a beautiful sight where colors interact fabulously. Similar maar volcanic craters in Iceland are Grænavatn and Víti in Askja. Hnausapollur also has another name, often called Bláhylur because of the turquoise-blue color of the water. It is a highland lake at an altitude of about 570 meters above sea level.
Source: Hit Iceland
Listen we're not an aesthetic. Yall bash black women while simultaneously copying everything we do and trying to look like us.
You don't even do it right. End up looking like rejects with bad spray tans. And then trying to "sound black?" LMAO Not all black people sound alike dummy.
I know colonizers can't grasp that everything isn't for them. That's your karma though. May water become your enemy.
Roseate Spoonbill
Very common in parts of the southeast until the 1860s, spoonbills were virtually eliminated from the United States as a side-effect of the destruction of wader colonies by plume hunters. Began to re-colonize Texas and Florida early in 20th century. Still uncommon and local, vulnerable to degradation of feeding and nesting habitats.
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Libellula depressa is one of the most common dragonflies and occurs in Europe and Central Asia. It belongs to the Libellulidae family. It is very distinctive with its broad, flattened abdomen and cannot be confused with any other dragonfly. They like sunny lakes and ponds and are known to colonize new habitats.
Los estudios realizados sobre la expansión de Trithemis kirbyi nos conducen a pensar que pronto habrá colonizado gran parte de Europa. ¿Cambio climático? ¿Gran adaptación a cualquier medio?
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Tomada en Salinas (Alicante) España
The studies carried out on the expansion of Trithemis Kirbyi lead us to believe that it will soon colonize a large part of Europe. Climate change? Great adaptation to any medium?
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Taken in Salinas (Alicante) Spain
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day + Indigenous Day (or Columbus Day) in America.
A pair of the iconic and searched for red Adirondack chairs under Canada's second highest waterfall: Takkakaw Falls. There are over 400 of these red chairs placed in peaceful, breathtaking locations from coast to coast to coast.
"The Native American holiday, often referred to as Indigenous Peoples' Day, is celebrated on the second Monday in October to honor the history and culture of Native Americans. It serves as an alternative to Columbus Day in many states, recognizing the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples." Wiki
Have a great week!
Fremont's senecio, Senecio fremontii (yellow), thrives on high elevation scree slopes. Here it is kept company by fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium (orchid). Mount Baldy is in the background.
I first photographed this scene on August 15, 2017 (photo and link in the first comment box), and the scene caught my eye again this summer, three years later. I took the photo, thinking it would be nice to see if the plants had changed size. Indeed, both the senecio and fireweed have grown. The senecio is colonizing crevices downhill, and the fireweed is larger and has invaded the senecio (can be seen when viewed large).
In addition, a mountain hairbell, Campanula rotundifolia, is blooming inside the senecio.
This site is at an overlook of Gothic Valley, on a trail which goes from Washington Gulch to the floor of Gothic Valley. Elk Mountains, Colorado.
Paraty is a small town in the state of Rio de Janeiro established at the time of the Portuguese colonization . Famous for building in colonial style .
"Arriving as spores carried on the wind, ferns were among the first vascular plants to colonize the young Hawaiian Islands when they were newly formed. About 200 species of ferns can now be found across the entire island chain. Sixty-five percent of these species are considered endemic, found nowhere else in the world.
www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/ferns.htm#:~:text=Arriving%...;
Impressive evidence of the earlier colonization of America by Indians, at least until the 13th century, can be found a little off the main routes in a lonely canyon in the Cedar Mesa region in southern Utah.
The ceiling, blackened by the fire of the previous residents, fell down exactly over the masonry dwellings, revealing a colorful "ceiling painting".
This location is very fragile, so I ask for your understanding that I do not include any geo-tags on this picture.
Ein beeindruckendes Zeugnis der früheren Besiedelung Amerikas durch Indianer, zumindest bis ins 13. Jahrhundert, findet man etwas abseits der Hauptrouten in einem einsamen Canyon der Cedar Mesa Region im südlichen Utah.
Die vom Feuer der früheren Bewohner noch geschwärzte Decke ist genau über den gemauerten Behausungen herunter gefallen und legte so ein farbenprächtiges "Deckengemälde" frei.
Diese Location ist sehr fragil, deshalb bitte ich um Verständnis, dass ich bei diesem Bild keine geo-tags angebe.
Australian fur seals blend with their granite home. This island lies off the southern tip of mainland Australia and thousands colonize the rocky outcrops after almost being wiped out by seal hunting 100 years ago.
House Finch
Adaptable, colorful, and cheery-voiced, House Finches are common from coast to coast today, familiar visitors to backyard feeders. Native to the Southwest, they are recent arrivals in the East. New York pet shop owners, who had been selling the finches illegally, released their birds in 1940 to escape prosecution; the finches survived, and began to colonize the New York suburbs. By 50 years later they had advanced halfway across the continent, meeting their western kin on the Great Plains.
(Audubon Guide to North American Birds)
Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός, pronounced [knoˈsos]) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city.
The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m (279 ft) from current sea level. Many of them were inscribed with Knosion or Knos on the obverse and an image of a Minotaur or Labyrinth on the reverse, both symbols deriving from the myth of King Minos, supposed to have reigned from Knossos.[5] The coins came from the Roman settlement of Colonia Julia Nobilis Cnossus, a Roman colony placed just to the north of, and politically including, Kephala. The Romans believed they had colonized Knossos.[6] After excavation, the discovery of the Linear B tablets, and the decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris, the identification was confirmed by the reference to an administrative center, ko-no-so, Mycenaean Greek Knosos, undoubtedly the palace complex. The palace was built over a Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill on which the palace was built.
The palace was excavated and partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
The site of Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) and his team, and continued for 35 years. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
Since their discovery, the ruins have undergone a history of their own, from excavation by renowned archaeologists, education and tourism, to occupation as a headquarters by governments warring over the control of the eastern Mediterranean in two world wars. This site history is to be distinguished from the ancient.
According to Cornell's allaboutbirds.org, "A few Eurasian Collared-Doves were introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970s. They made their way to Florida by the 1980s and then rapidly colonized most of North America."
"Eurasian Collared-Doves have plump bodies, small heads, and long tails. They’re larger than Mourning Doves but slimmer and longer-tailed than a Rock Pigeon. The wings are broad and slightly rounded. The broad tail is squared off at the tip, rather than pointed like a Mourning Dove’s."
“Eurasian Collared-Doves made their way to North America via the Bahamas, where several birds escaped from a pet shop during a mid-1970s burglary; the shop owner then released the rest of the flock of approximately 50 doves. Others were set free on the island of Guadeloupe when a volcano threatened eruption. From these two sites the birds likely spread to Florida, and now occur over most of North America.”
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eurasian_Collared-Dove/lifehi...
And the plump body tends to bend the branches (twigs?) of most of our newer trees.
A cool fact from Cornell
"White-faced Ibises occur only in the Americas, but Glossy Ibises occur on the East Coast as well as across Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. It's thought that White-faced Ibis evolved following an early colonization of the Americas by the Glossy Ibis.":
Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός, pronounced [knoˈsos]) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city.
The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m (279 ft) from current sea level. Many of them were inscribed with Knosion or Knos on the obverse and an image of a Minotaur or Labyrinth on the reverse, both symbols deriving from the myth of King Minos, supposed to have reigned from Knossos.[5] The coins came from the Roman settlement of Colonia Julia Nobilis Cnossus, a Roman colony placed just to the north of, and politically including, Kephala. The Romans believed they had colonized Knossos.[6] After excavation, the discovery of the Linear B tablets, and the decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris, the identification was confirmed by the reference to an administrative center, ko-no-so, Mycenaean Greek Knosos, undoubtedly the palace complex. The palace was built over a Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill on which the palace was built.
The palace was excavated and partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
The site of Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) and his team, and continued for 35 years. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
Since their discovery, the ruins have undergone a history of their own, from excavation by renowned archaeologists, education and tourism, to occupation as a headquarters by governments warring over the control of the eastern Mediterranean in two world wars. This site history is to be distinguished from the ancient.
The Arhuacos live in the upper valleys of the Piedras River, San Sebastian River, Chichicua River, Ariguani River, and Guatapuri River, in an indigenous territory in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains. Their traditional territory before the Spanish colonization was larger than today's boundaries which exclude many of their sacred sites that they continue to visit today, to pay offerings. These lost territories are the lower parts by the steps of the mountains, lost to colonization and farming.
This is a photograph of a meadow full of Fireweed. Fireweed is one of the most plentiful wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains, where I live.
Fireweed gets its common name because it’s notoriously associated with fire landscapes. It quickly colonizes disturbed areas, including fire scars, logged land, and oil spills. It was one of the first plants to appear after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, and it even took over urban burned ground after London was bombed during World War II (in England, one of its common names is “bombweed”).
The flower stalks are usually around 2–4 feet high, but can grow up to a monstrous nine feet. On the tundra, fireweed can be tiny.
It disperses by thousands of seeds that fly on little silky tufts each fall, but it also spreads underground through a system of stems called rhizomes. When a fire moves through, the rhizomes usually survive the burn and can quickly grow again the following summer. This underground network can help stabilize burned or logged soil from eroding, and the plants help recycle nutrients back into the earth.
Each fireweed stalk can have 80,000 seeds, helping the plant quickly spread. Flowers are replaced by long cylindrical capsules full of silky fluff that open up at the end of summer, parachuting their attached seeds into the wind
Where there’s fireweed, there’s wildlife. Bears chow on the tender young shoots in June and deer browse the flowery stalks. Moose, caribou, muskrat, and hares also forage on fireweed.
There are many traditional human uses for all parts of the plant, which is high in Vitamins C and A. Young stems can be boiled and eaten like asparagus, the dried leaves can be made into tea, and the flower nectar can be used in honey, syrup, and jelly. Even the silk seed tufts have been used, as padding or incorporated into weaving. Medicinally, fireweed has been used to treat cuts and boils, and the extract has anti-inflammatory effects. To make your own fireweed jelly, you’ll need about 8 cups of the flowers to boil into juice.