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Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris
The Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) is a small passerine bird also known in the British Isles, where it is the only living member of its genus, simply as treecreeper. It is similar to other treecreepers, and has a curved bill, patterned brown upperparts, whitish underparts, and long stiff tail feathers which help it creep up tree trunks. It can be most easily distinguished from the similar short-toed treecreeper, which shares much of its European range, by its different song.
The Eurasian treecreeper has nine or more subspecies which breed in different parts of its range in temperate Eurasia. This species is found in woodlands of all kinds, but where it overlaps with the short-toed treecreeper in western Europe it is more likely to be found in coniferous forests or at higher altitudes. It nests in tree crevices or behind bark flakes, and favours introduced giant sequoia as nest sites where they are available. The female typically lays five or six pink-speckled white eggs in the lined nest, but eggs and chicks are vulnerable to attack by woodpeckers and mammals, including squirrels.
The Eurasian treecreeper is insectivorous and climbs up tree trunks like a mouse, to search for insects which it picks from crevices in the bark with its fine curved bill. It then flies to the base of another tree with a distinctive erratic flight. This bird is solitary in winter, but may form communal roosts in cold weather.
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The grasslands had several of these Harriers - mostly Pallid and Montagu's. The birds in this grassland were a bit shy unlike the grasslands we visited a couple of weeks ago.
The Harriers were readying to roost for the day. They would perch on posts or small rocks like this and wait till dark. Then they would come together near each other in a communal roost.
We could not get a straight shot in many of the take off positions like this one. The birds just flew opposite to us most of the time.
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With just a bit of evening sun in a garden plot in the Erba Park communal gardens. [DSCF0281_lr_2000]
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route communal des Chardonniers commune de Péone 06
Du 12 au 25 mars 2022, la Ville de Saint-Laurent-du-Var 06 et l’association KROMATIK organisaient le « 13e Regard Photographique ». Le jury a sélectionné 45 photographies sur plus de 1300 clichés versés par près de 300 candidats.
My photo sélectionnée par le Jury avec les 44 autres.
I walked past these long poles in a communal agriculture project and they grabbed my attention. Used for growing hops. Very graphic against the sky. When I had a chance to go back with my camera it was sunset on a clear day. Quite a few lessons to be learned from trying to compose these sticks with their myriad of possibilities. Trying to make shapes out of them in different ways. If I had to choose one from the day it would have to be this one for some reason. I think because the light enhances the shape that the poles make and also that they go from silhouette on the right to almost the opposite on the left. I'll see what you think!
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is is a communal bird in the winter months, when upwards of ten or more may be spotted searching the same field for mousy treats. These stunning and gregarious owls benefited greatly from mankind's agricultural revolution, as they adore hunts on such fields. In fact, whenever such a field exists, they'll even sleep in them during the day, nestled away in tall grasses. Sure, short-ears will roost in trees when absolutely necessary, but only begrudgingly when thick blankets of snow have stolen their grassy hillocks. Interestingly, their hoots have always sounded a bit like a cross between dog barking and cat mewling to me!
Some more of the crocuses I planted in our communal garden ten years ago which are now starting to appear.
Tidda does have some reservations about sharing her space and her person while I'm pet sitting Nutmeg and Fig (plus Alistair, the cat), but in morning worship they are united!
A large bird of prey that migrates from Europe and Central Asia to India during winters. These harriers roost communally in numbers ranging from 10 to 50 or even more. Montagu's were hard to see late last year, but they are seen reasonably easy this year. We sighted several of these birds along with the males which are more beautiful and majestic.
The birds were roosting in a large grassland and had the common of a large number of Blackbuck antelopes.
It took quite a bit of patience to slow go close in our vehicle and take a shot from the distance. Some of them like the Pallid Male didn't give a chance, but the Montagu's was quite comfortable.
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The art in Berlin. The Babylon, which opened across from the Volksbühne in >1929<, is the only communal cinema in Berlin. It has a huge treasure, namely the only silent film organ in Germany in the original place. Hey silent movies are a very cool thing if you still have your senses. 😎 When Corona is over, the first thing I'll be back to the cinema. I myself have been to two silent film screenings. Great class everyone who visits this city should have this cinema on their list.
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Masai Mara National Reserve
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East Africa
Two hyena pups near their communal den.
Hyenas give birth in a communal den, however there is no communal care for the pups. Not even the fathers take a role in caring for the pups. Liter sizes in Hyenas are very small, consisting of 1-4 pups. Hyena pups are born with their eyes open and teeth!!
Hyenas live in clans. A clan, which is separated into packs, can contain up to 80 individuals!! Although Hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and will fight within the clan for food or dominance.
Female dominance within groups: The core of the clan is comprised of related females forming a hierarchy. In fact the instinctive desire for dominance is so strong in Hyenas that newborn pups will fight immediately after birth to gain dominance and right to food. It is estimated that 1 in 4 hyena pups die within the first month due to sibling fighting.
Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than African Wild Dogs. Hyenas have even been known to confront lions: not for food, but to fight. Hyenas are closely related to mongooses and cats. – Wikipedia
A calm place to be.
Abercromby Square, Abercromby Square, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 7BD
Built as a communal garden for the rectangle of 19th-century houses that surround it, Abercromby Square’s Georgian credentials don’t stop at its surrounding architecture. The square was named after an army general killed at the Battle of the Alexandria and is centred by a round building constructed in 1822 to store garden tools. The square’s proximity to the University of Liverpool’s library (and student boozer, The Cambridge) makes it popular with undergrads but Abercromby Square can usually be enjoyed by non-academics too.
The Flickr map locates this correctly but I don't think it's Kensington. More the Georgian Quarter.
Les photos de notre séjour en France en août 2021 arrivent à leur fin, voilà un nouvel album consacré à une journée à Bruxelles avec pour but la visite de l'exposition "Art with a view" dans la tour Proximus à Schaerbeek, Bruxelles.
Le nuveau bâtiment de l'dministration communale d'Etterbeek a été conçu par le bureau d’architecture « Jaspers-Eyers Architects » en association avec le bureau BAEB. Il a reçu le titre de « Meilleur bâtiment international / catégorie service public » dans le cadre des « International Property Awards 2020 », décernés par les professionnels du secteur de l’immobilier, à Londres.
La construction du nouvel hôtel communal s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un projet immobilier plus large baptisé les Jardins de la Chasse. Le site concerné s’étend entre l’avenue des Casernes et la rue de Haerne ; il couvre une superficie de 3 hectares et prévoit, entre autres, la création ultérieure de plus de 200 nouveaux logements, de services collectifs et d’un nouvel espace vert en intérieur d’îlot.
The photos of our stay in France in August 2021 are coming to an end, here is a new album dedicated to a day in Brussels with the aim of visiting the exhibition "Art with a view" in the Proximus tower in Schaerbeek, Brussels.
The new building of the municipal administration of Etterbeek was designed by the architectural office "Jaspers-Eyers Architects" in association with the BAEB office. It was awarded the title of "Best International Building / Public Service Category" at the "International Property Awards 2020", awarded by professionals in the real estate sector, in London.
The construction of the new town hall is part of a larger real estate project called the Jardins de la Chasse. The site concerned extends between Avenue des Casernes and Rue de Haerne; it covers an area of 3 hectares and provides, among other things, for the subsequent creation of more than 200 new housing units, collective services and a new green space inside the block.
Two adders (Vipera berus) warming up together. One melanistic and the other wild-type colouring. The black snake was far more tolerant than its chum who was the lookout for the pair.
This is a corner of the communal garden where one of my son’s family lives, somewhere in London. I quite like it. It’s a place where we could sit with a pot of tea and a book for a long summer afternoon, savouring the beautiful quietness the place offers.
The first pull away from the anchoring dock. American Youth Cup I Regatta - Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota Florida
Lavoir datant de 1841. Agrémentant le bas des arcades, des peintu-res (œuvre d’un artiste originaire de Gray, Frédéric Spinzi), évoquent la culture de la vigne (de la Bourgogne toute proche).
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Vallespir, Occitanie, France.
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda es una localidad y comuna francesa situada en el departamento de Pirineos Orientales y la región de Occitania, en la comarca del Vallespir. Tenía 3.683 habitantes en 2007.
Administrativamente, pertenece al distrito de Céret, al cantón de Arles-sur-Tech y a la Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir.
La comuna se localiza en el valle del Tech, en el corazón del Vallespir, al oeste de Céret. Puede accederse a ella por la carretera departamental 115. Antes de ser desmantelada en el siglo XX, también contaba con servicios de ferrocarril. Está prevista una vía verde que siga el recorrido de la antigua vía férrea (hasta Arles-sur-Tech).
En realidad, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda se compone de tres municipios antaño separados: Amélie, Palalda (anexado en 1942) y Montalba (anexado en 1962). Por ello, el paisaje comunal es bastante variado. La mayoría de la población se concentra a orillas del Tech. Cabe destacar la formación geológica de las las gargantas del Mondony.
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is a French commune and town located in the Pyrénées-Orientales department and the Occitania region, in the Vallespir region. It had 3,683 inhabitants in 2007.
Administratively, it belongs to the Céret district, the canton of Arles-sur-Tech and the Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir.
The commune is located in the Tech Valley, in the heart of the Vallespir, west of Céret. It can be accessed by departmental highway 115. Before being dismantled in the 20th century, it also had railway services. A greenway is planned to follow the route of the old railway (up to Arles-sur-Tech).
In reality, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is made up of three once separate municipalities: Amélie, Palalda (annexed in 1942) and Montalba (annexed in 1962). For this reason, the communal landscape is quite varied. Most of the population is concentrated on the banks of the Tech. It is worth noting the geological formation of the Mondony gorges.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Hyenas give birth in a communal den, however there is no communal care for the pups. Not even the fathers take a role in caring for the pups. Liter sizes in Hyenas are very small, consisting of 1-4 pups. Hyena pups are born with their eyes open and teeth!!
Hyenas live in clans. A clan, which is separated into packs, can contain up to 80 individuals!! Although Hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and will fight within the clan for food or dominance.
Female dominance within groups: The core of the clan is comprised of related females forming a hierarchy. In fact the instinctive desire for dominance is so strong in Hyenas that newborn pups will fight immediately after birth to gain dominance and right to food. It is estimated that 1 in 4 hyena pups die within the first month due to sibling fighting.
Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than African Wild Dogs. Hyenas have even been known to confront lions: not for food, but to fight. Hyenas are closer related to mongooses and cats.-Wikipedia
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Reasons for the open mouth stance of Hippos -
Being such large, thick skinned animals they have to have a large gape and long 'tushes' to have any effect on a challenger. With their heads above water, the bulls frequently open their mouths wide as a show of dominance.
Whether intentionally or not this shows off their weaponry. The gape is certainly not used in the feeding process as they seldom, if ever, eat vegetation other than short grass and occasionally other plants. They lack cutting incisors and 'crop' the short vegetation with their broad, stiff lips.
Being communal animals, the adapted, forward facing 'tushlike' bottom incisors are sometimes used for 'poking' away others in the group to make space. The enlarged canines, which are very sharply honed top on bottom, are solely used as defensive weapons - the only weapons (apart from their bulk) that they have.
To bring these huge 'tushes' to effect they need to open their mouths wide. Although the females, with relatively smaller 'tushes', rarely become involved in territorial disputes they do have to be able to defend themselves (and will do so when necessary) and their young from large crocodiles and herd competition.
Mong Phu communal house was built on the center also the highest land of the Duong Lam village with 1.800 square meters large. At present, it is still not identified the exact year of construction of the communal house. Depend on the architecture feature, scientists determined that the communal house dating back up from late 18th century to early 19th century. Mong Phu communal house worships Tan Vien Mountain Saint – one of four immortal Saint in Vietnamese traditional conception – as the tutelary of the village. This is the mental support for the local people to unite and protect the village through many changes and wars.
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The former splendour of Torcello’s numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes and its sixteen cloisters has almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material. The only remaining medieval buildings form an ensemble of four edifices.
Today's main attraction is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639 and with much 11th and 12th century Byzantine work, including mosaics (e.g. a vivid version of the Last Judgement), surviving. Other attractions include the 11th and 12th century Church of Santa Fosca, which is surrounded by a porticus in form of a Greek cross, and the Museo Provinciale di Torcello housed in two fourteenth century palaces, the Palazzo dell'Archivio and the Palazzo del Consiglio, which was once the seat of the communal government. Another noteworthy sight for tourists is an ancient stone chair, known as Attila’s Throne. It has, however, nothing to do with the king of the Huns, but it was most likely the podestà’s or the bishop’s chair. Torcello is also home to a Devil's Bridge, known as the Ponte del Diavolo or alternatively the Pontecello .
SOURCE: Wikipedia