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This was another shot, where I have to hide myself from bird nest. She was keep coming and checking the spot for any invaders, finally I walked away when she was hovering above and came back after she left and hide behind trees and vegetation. I was merely 20 feet from the nest, thank god that I had zoom with me, otherwise it would be very difficult to keep the whole action in frame. Well, it was worth the effort!
The April challenge at Shock of the New is Geometric Shapes
Come see Spotlight Your Best where the April theme is “Round Things.”
The building is intentionally reminiscent of the United States Capitol. Designed by Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed in the 1890s from Colorado white granite, and opened for use in November 1894. The distinctive gold dome consists of real gold plate, first added in 1908, commemorating the Colorado Gold Rush. The building is part of Denver's Civic Center area.
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nope, you do not have to visit your optometrician ....! It's just a traditional house on a steeply inclined street in Bergen, Norway :)
Constructed in 1882, the historic Chicago & Northwestern Railway Stone Arch Bridge is is a popular stopping point along the Stone Bridge Trail that today runs along the former railway bed between Rockton and Roscoe in Winnebago County, north of the City of Rockford. The double-arch bridge, which crosses over South Kinnikinnick Creek, is made of dolomitic limestone. The bridge replaced an earlier wooden structure, and was a key element in the local sand quarry commerce which supplied Chicago, 90 miles to the east, with the necessary elements for masonry and concrete construction materials.
The C&NW RR Stone Arch Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Mais tout ce qui a l'eau pour fondement n'a pas plus de réalité qu'un songe, qu'un mirage. Personne n'a jamais considéré l'eau comme un élément stable. Comment une construction sur l'eau pourrait-elle être indéfiniment solide? In La conférence des oiseaux, Farid Al-Din Attar
Constructed between 1883 and 1884 the cliff lift in Saltburn is the oldest water-balance cliff lift in the United Kingdom.
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Sa construction commença vers la fin de l'année 1066 dans le cadre de la conquête normande de l’Angleterre. La tour Blanche (White Tower) qui donna son nom à l'ensemble du château, fut construite sur l'ordre de Guillaume le Conquérant en 1078 et fut considérée comme un symbole de l'oppression infligée à Londres par la classe dirigeante. Le château fut utilisé comme prison dès 1100. Il servait également de grand palais et de résidence royale.
L'utilisation carcérale de la tour atteignit son apogée aux xvie et xviie siècles lorsque de nombreuses personnes tombées en disgrâce, comme Élisabeth Ire avant qu'elle ne devienne reine, y furent enfermées.
Malgré sa réputation tenace de lieu de torture et de mort, popularisée par les propagandistes religieux du xvie siècle et les écrivains du xixe siècle, seules sept personnes furent exécutées dans la tour avant le xxe siècle. Les exécutions étaient généralement réalisées à la Tower Hill au nord de la tour où 112 personnes furent exécutées sur une période de 400 ans.
Lors des deux guerres mondiales, la tour fut à nouveau utilisée comme une prison et fut le lieu de douze exécutions pour espionnage. Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les dégâts causés par le Blitz furent réparés et la tour fut rouverte au public. Aujourd'hui la tour est classée au patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO et accueille plusieurs millions de visiteurs par an.
The Cremyll Ferry is for foot passengers and runs from Cremyll in the far south-east of Cornwall across the River Tamar to Stonehouse in Plymouth.
A ferry is believed to have been operating continuously here since 1204 and Cremyll is often referred to as the historic gateway to South East Cornwall. The current ferry terminus was constructed in the nineteenth century, with the main building using some reclaimed materials from the nearby Mount Edgcumbe House. During World War II the American troops stationed nearby used Cremyll Quay to load their tanks onto landing craft for the D-Day landings.
The 60-year-old MV Edgcumbe Belle (pictured on the right) was originally built for British Rail and has served a number of ferry crossings in the south-west and on the River Thames. It was originally named the MV Humphrey Gilbert.
OK dear viewer, this is the final shot from this years road trip.
Betty Buick is going to climb onto the new Alexandra Bridge and transport us to home in Vancouver BC.
This is the current Alexandra Bridge constructed by the B.C. Ministry of Highways 1960-64. It is approximately two kilometres (one mile) downstream from the original location and uses a high truss-arch span to cross the canyon.
Thanks for coming along for the ride.
07 November we are going to Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Not sure when we will return as Air Canada just cancelled our return flight on 28 November. We moved it ahead to 05 December but fully expect that one to be cancelled also.
Adios amigos y amigas.
" The time of war is almost over, now the time to rebuild is come. Well, to build for us, since we lost everything, including our old home. We live since a month now in an old fishing village, surrounded by cliffs and mountains. Yesterday, me and the council decided to call our little town Greyhaven. And that same day, our worked finished the construction of a defensive wall. Everyone has a house now. Greyhaven is ready to expend"
Frerar the One-eyed
Built for LC 21 part A
Constructed in 1909, No 8 Cumberland St S in Thunder Bay Ontario has been home to a private bank until 1914, a mortgage company until 1933 and with with sixty centimeter thick walls and two vaults, a jewelers until 2009. The building was listed as a Heritage Property by The City of Thunder Bay in 2011.
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Location: Northern Peninsular Malaysia
One of the coolest & colorful trapdoor from Malaysia. Liphistiidae are tube-dwelling spiders that construct rudimentary trap-doors. The burrow entrance is sealed off with a thin door made of soil and moss. The door consists of silk trip-lines (see pic) radiating away from the burrow entrance. Once a prey accidentally brushes against these trip-lines, the trapdoor inside the burrow will be alerted (dinner is ready). Adult males sometimes wander in search of females while females rarely leave their burrows.
There three species of giant-size trapdoors in Malaysia i.e., Liphistius malayanus, Liphistius murphyorum and Liphistius desultor. All Malaysian trapdoor spiders are protected by local law. However, there are a few other trapdoors that are cave dwelling for example Liphistius batuensis, and L.kanthanensis.
Distribution: Liphistius, the sole genus in the subfamily Liphistiinae, is found only in Southeast Asia (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sumatra).
One of the highlights during our recent herp walk.
The Alhambra is the an architectural wonder and the greatest treasure of Moorish Spain. The Alhambra sits on a hill overlooking the city of Granada; and consists of three distinct groups of buildings: Casa Real (Royal Palace or Palacios Nazaries), the palace gardens of the Generalife, and the Alcazaba.
A few select quotes from Wikipedia:
It was originally constructed as a small fortress in 889 and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-11th century by the Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls. It was converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada.
The Muslim ruler Muhammad XII of Granada surrendered the Emirate of Granada in 1492 without the Alhambra itself being attacked when the forces of the Reyes Católicos, King Fernando II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, took the surrounding territory.
After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the buildings being occupied by squatters, Alhambra was rediscovered in the 19th century by European scholars and travelers, with restorations commencing. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions.
- Listed on Explore 16th December 2014
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Constructed in 1898, No 11 Adelaide St W in the downtown Toronto Canada financial district was originally the facade of The John McKay Store at Nos 33-36 King St W. Before the building on King was demolished, the facade was dismantled, moved one block north and reassembled at it's present location. The buildings remains were designated a Heritage Property by The City of Toronto in 2007.
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A subdivision is replacing what was an overgrown wooded area. For years hawks have sat atop this long dead tree looking for prey or just resting. I will miss both the tree and the hawks.
History
In 1900, Bayless Paper chose to construct a paper mill in the Freeman Run Valley. By 1909, the company realized that occasional dry seasons required a more reliable water source. After finding a small earthen dam to be inadequate, the T. Chalkey Hatton firm built a large concrete dam across the valley. The dam was 50 feet (15 m) high, 540 feet (160 m) long and cost $86,000 to construct.[1] It was designed to be thirty feet thick, but was built only twenty feet thick.
Within only a few months of its completion, problems were detected. The dam bowed more than 36 feet (11 m) under the pressure of the water it was holding and the concrete started cracking. The bowing was alleviated by using dynamite to blast a 13-foot (4.0 m) space for the excess water to spill over. The cracking was claimed to be normal because of the drying cement.
On September 30, 1911, the dam failed and destroyed the Bayless Pulp & Paper Mill as well as much of the town of Austin. The damage was approximately $10 million. It also resulted in the deaths of 78 people. The paper mill and dam were subsequently rebuilt, but the mill was lost in a fire in 1933. The new dam failed in 1942 with no loss of life. The dam was not replaced after the second failure.
A documentary about the dam disaster, featuring narration by Willie Nelson, was created by Mansfield University of Pennsylvania professor Gale Largey in 1999. It includes interviews with five survivors along with original newsreel footage.
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