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Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Certe volte sono bianche
e corrono
e prendono la forma dell'airone
o della pecora
o di qualche altra bestia
ma questo lo vedono meglio i bambini
che giocano a corrergli dietro per tanti metri
da Le Nuvole - poesia di Fabrizio De Andrè
L'Ammofila arenaria è una pianta erbacea della famiglia delle Poaceae, diffusa nel bacino del Mediterraneo e sulle coste atlantiche di Francia, Spagna e Portogallo. Pur essendo originaria delle coste europee è stata introdotta negli altri continenti per stabilizzare le dune di sabbia, pertanto ora si trova sulle dune costiere di tutto il mondo.
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Sometimes they are white
and they run
and take the shape of the heron
or of the sheep
or some other beast
but this is what children see best
who play to run after him for many meters
from Le Nuvole - poem by Fabrizio De Andrè
Ammophila arenaria is a herbaceous plant of the Poaceae family, widespread in the Mediterranean basin and on the Atlantic coasts of France, Spain and Portugal. Although it originates from the European coasts, it was introduced to other continents to stabilize the sand dunes, so now it is found on coastal dunes around the world.
Ammophila arenaria - at Spiagge Bianche Lillatro Rosignano.Livorno, Italy
As an aforementioned peak geek it was a primary objective to see and admire the tallest peak on the continent. Took 6 days of anxious waiting and anticipation before the clouds finally cleared and I saw it in all it's glory. Yes, there was some ugly dancing...
Denali has two significant summits: the South Summit is the higher one at 20,310 feet (6,190 m), while the North Summit has an elevation of 19,470 ft (5,934 m). The North Summit slightly in view here.
Happy 4th of July to my American friends! Wishing everyone a wonderful week.
Here in Brazil we are already counting down to the summer, me and family countdown to vacations. And in this vacation, in early December, we will cross the continent and land in Portugal to know the land of the discoverers. Enjoy the cold weather, and enjoy good Portuguese cuisine and beautiful cities.
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I took this shot circa 1974 with the Pentax K1000 film camera. This photo was scanned from a print. These third graders are hard at work creating three dimensional clay maps of continents and ocean floors as part of a curriculum I helped create and develop.
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, located at the base of the Southern Hemisphere. Antarctica is a continent, bigger than Europe, North America or Australia,
Elephant baby
Marabou Pan, Savuti, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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Cette balade fait partie des incontournables. Paysage et criques splendides
C'est une ballade magnifique qui offre des points de vue extraordinaires sur la côte, les plages et les villes alentour comme Toulon.
À l'origine, l'île de Giens était semblable à ses voisines, les îles d'Hyères. Jusqu'au jour où, il y a plusieurs milliers d'années, s'opéra lentement un phénomène naturel le plus curieux de toute la méditerranée : le double tombolo (les deux cordons sableux qui relient l’île au continent).
La randonnée sur la Presqu’île de Giens est une boucle de 6km autour du port de la Madrague. C’est une balade d’une étonnante richesse qui parcourt différents milieux, allant de la pinède littorale au milieu dunaire, en passant par le littoral. Des paysages aussi diversifiés que surprenants à découvrir !
découvrez les plus beaux sentiers du bord de mer à proximité de Toulon en suivant ce lien : toulontourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/topoguide-s...;
his ride is a must. Beautiful landscape and coves
It is a beautiful ballad that offers extraordinary views of the coast, beaches and surrounding towns like Toulon.
Originally, the island of Giens was similar to its neighbors, the islands of Hyères. Until the day when, thousands of years ago, there was slowly a most curious natural phenomenon of all the Mediterranean: the double tombolo (the two sandy cords that connect the island to the continent).
The hike on the peninsula of Giens is a loop of 6km around the port of Madrague. It is a stroll of astonishing richness that goes through different environments, ranging from the coastal pine forest to the dune, passing by the coast. Landscapes as diverse as surprising to discover!
discover the most beautiful paths of the seaside near Toulon by following this link toulontourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/topoguide-s...
on the Chobe river, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
Udaipur region, Rajasthan, India
This small and shy heron has a huge distribution range covering many continents and so it is not surprising that there are 21 recognized subspecies
also called Green-backed Heron, Mangrove Heron and Little Green Heron
Butorides striata
mangrovereiger
Héron strié
Mangrovereiher
Garcita Azulada
Airone striato
Socózinho
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Chobe, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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Leopard in the Khwai community area, Okavango Delta, Botswana
All animals in Africa bite, but the safari bug is the worst.
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
Portogallo, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Primavera 2016
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W-cyFbFwjA
Io ricordo questo … questo
Deboli tramonti, alta marea
Il tramonto più debole e la marea più alta
Immagino che la cavalchiamo
Immagino che è solo un simbolo
Alla fine del continente
Al limite del continente
I remember this...this
Low ebb, high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
I guess we took us for a ride
I guess its just a gesture.
At the end of the continent
At the edge of the continent
“qui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa”...(Qui... dove la terra finisce e il mare comincia, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas).
Cabo da Roca segna il punto più ad ovest del Portogallo e di tutto il continente Europeo.
“qui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa”...(Here, where the land ends and the sea begins, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas).
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe.
They are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (May and June in the temperate Northern Hemisphere), their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees.Azaleas are generally slow-growing and do best in well-drained acidic soil (4.5–6.0 pH). Fertilizer needs are low. Some species need regular pruning. Azaleas are native to several continents including Asia, Europe and North America. They are planted abundantly as ornamentals in the southeastern US, southern Asia, and parts of southwest Europe. In addition to being renowned for its beauty, the azalea is also highly toxic—it contains andromedotoxins in both its leaves and nectar, including honey from the nectar. 24786
"Delonix regia", acácia-rubra, "É nativa da ilha de Madagascar, tendo-se em seguida espalhado pela zona tropical da África continental, sendo posteriormente, por sua beleza, levada a outros continentes, como a Europa e as Américas.[5] Por sua beleza, é uma das plantas mais usadas com fins ornamentais em regiões tropicais e subtropicais de todo o mundo."
The third country of the series and also the third continent .Malaysian Borneo is certainly one of the most exotic places we have visited we were there in the spring of 2013 We stayed for a couple of nights in a small village called Kundasang which is in the foothills of Mount Kinabalu on the edge of the National Park. This is a view from our hotel balcony showing some of the village and its lush vegetation in the background you can just see Mount Kinabalu.
Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 288,869 sq miles The island is divided by the equator, roughly in half between the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The island is politically divided among three states. The sovereign state of Brunei in the north makes up 1% of the territory. Approximately 73% of Borneo is Indonesian territory, and in the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island.
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Los antófilos (Anthophila, griego ‘que aman las flores’), conocidos comúnmente como abejas, son un clado de insectos himenópteros, sin ubicación en categoría taxonómica, dentro de la superfamilia Apoidea. Se trata de un linaje monofilético con más de 20 000 especies conocidas. Las abejas, al igual que las hormigas, evolucionaron a partir de himenópteros aculeados. Los antepasados de las abejas estaban relacionados con la familia Crabronidae y eran depredadores de insectos. Es posible que las primeras abejas se hayan alimentado del polen que cubría a algunas de sus presas y que, gradualmente, hayan empezado a alimentar a sus crías con polen en lugar de insectos.1
Hay muchas más especies que aún no han sido descritas. Se las encuentra en todos los continentes, excepto en la Antártida. Están en todos los hábitats donde hay plantas con flores (magnoliofitas o angiospermas). Están adaptadas para alimentarse de polen y néctar, usando el primero fundamentalmente como alimento para las larvas y el segundo como material energético. La especie más conocida es la abeja doméstica (Apis mellifera), a veces simplemente llamada “abeja”; esta especie es un insecto social que vive en enjambres formados por tres clases de individuos: reina, obreras y zánganos;
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Lugar de captura / Taken: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Río Higuamo , San Pedro de Macorís, República Dominicana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
(unranked):Unicalcarida
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Clade:Anthophila
Families
Andrenidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Melittidae
Stenotritidae
Synonyms
Apiformes (from Latin 'apis')
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Miss Continent 2023: Russian Federation.
For 1st Challenge - A Music Journey, Album Cover&Favorite Genres, Tara goes for inspiration in the Russian Far Eastern side, to the republic Buryatia. This is a very special land around Baikal Lake, where the ways of Buryats, Russians, Mongolia, and China are crossed.
Tara loves ethnic music and recently discovered a new amazing musical group in ETHNO FUSION style named NAMGAR, with lead singer Namgar Lkhasaranova. Namgar (Tibetan "White Cloud") performs traditional music and songs of the Buryats and Mongols, as well as their interpretations of ancient folklore, using national musical instruments and outfits styles.
With much respect, Tara created a Tribute to singer Namgar and her musical heritage, taking as inspiration the album cover Nayan Navaa - the Land of our Ancestors. The land from which we came, a beautiful world. Our ancestors gave us an unambiguous explanation that in ancient times, our people lived in a very distant and beautiful southern land, which was called Naya Navaa (Nai Nava). This song was born after the people had left their land.
KONSTANTINOS KAVAFIS
Gli uomini solitari vedono cose che noi non vediamo: hanno visioni dal mondo soprannaturale. Essi affinano l'anima attraverso l'isolamento, il pensiero e la continenza. Noi la rendiamo ottusa con i contatti, la mancanza di riflessione, i piaceri. Per questo essi vedono quel che noi non possiamo vedere. Chi è solo in una stanza silenziosa, ode chiaramente il battere dell'orologio. Se entrano però altri e il movimento e la conversazione hanno inizio, cessa di udirlo. Ma il battito non smette per questo di essere accessibile all'udito.
The coming devastation of Covid_-19 in a continent where health care is a luxury and food shortages due to locusts should make us realize just how lucky we are to be relatively safe..
Amsterdam - Amsterdamse Bos
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Vervet monkeys in the Chobe NP, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2025
The lava-scarred Reykjanes peninsula lies on one of the world's major plate boundaries, the Mid Atlantic Ridge. According to the continental drift theory the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are continuously drifting apart with great forces under the gaping rifts. As the plates diverge, linear fractures, known as fissures form due to stresses created by the tension that builds up as the plates move away from each other.
One can cross the continental divide on the Bridge between two continents at Sandvík, a small footbridge over a major fissure which provides clear evidence of the presence of a diverging plate margin. The bridge was built as a symbol for the connection between Europe and North America.
La penisola di Reykjanes, segnata dalla lava, si trova su uno dei principali confini delle placche del mondo, la dorsale medio-atlantica. Secondo la teoria della deriva dei continenti, le placche tettoniche eurasiatica e nordamericana si allontanano continuamente con grandi forze sotto le spaccature profonde. Quando le placche divergono, si formano delle fratture lineari, note come fessure, a causa delle sollecitazioni create dalla tensione che si accumula quando le placche si allontanano l'una dall'altra.
È possibile attraversare lo spartiacque continentale attraverso il ponte tra due continenti a Sandvík, una piccola passerella sopra una grande fessura che fornisce una chiara prova della presenza di un margine di placca divergente. Il ponte è stato costruito come simbolo del collegamento tra Europa e Nord America.
fonte: visitreykjanes.is
El petirrojo europeo (Erithacus rubecula) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Muscicapidae. Está distribuido por toda Europa, principalmente en la región meridional y occidental del continente, donde habita todo el año, y es migrante parcial en el norte de Europa y noroeste de África.
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is distributed throughout Europe, mainly in the southern and western regions of the continent, where it lives all year round, and is a partial migrant in the north of Europe and northwest Africa.
After a continent wide voyage from the Pacific coast port of Prince Rupert, CN 186's long journey is nearly over as it passes through Dorval with the EJE heritage unit leading. Mid-train is CN 3814 and distributed braking car CN 0083 is on the tail end of this 177-car train (10,738 feet long).
This photo was taken by my husband.
The reason: My camera was set up wrong, which caused all my photos to fail. He took a few photos that I pointed out.
Material stainless steel and neon tube. This steel globe is shaped like a cage and tilts at the same angle as the earth.
By using red neon light, where the contours of the continents can be seen on the surface.
Materiaal roestvrij staal en neonbuis. Deze stalen wereldbol is gevormd als een kooi en kantelt onder dezelfde hoek als de aarde.
Door gebruik van rood neon licht, waar de de contouren van de continenten op de oppervlakte te zien is.
Material: Edelstahl und Neonröhre. Dieser Stahlglobus hat die Form eines Käfigs und neigt sich im gleichen Winkel wie die Erde.
Durch die Verwendung von rotem Neonlicht werden die Konturen der Kontinente auf der Oberfläche sichtbar.
Matériau : acier inoxydable et tube néon. Ce globe en acier a la forme d'une cage et s'incline au même angle que la Terre.
En utilisant une lumière néon rouge, les contours des continents peuvent être vus à la surface.
True to it’s name, the rocks in this canyon really are this red. This is a short hike we took in a national park in Canada nestled in the Crown of the Continent. There are many jewels to be found in the Rockies. I was challenged by how to best capture the character of this place. I took a wide landscape image but that included people. This is a popular spot with tourists. I do like that wide shot and I will post it later. But I loved coming in closer to the shapes, layers and colors of the rock framing the glacial waters running through the canyon. Even the pebbles in the water were vibrant. It was a slightly rainy day which made the colors pop even more!
Orator Castle, home to the Council of Orator is a historical place to a legacy of great knights. It lays off the coast of the continent in the midst of a beautiful forest. Few dare to oppose and attempt to conquer such great Stronghold.
This was the MOC I brought to Brickfair Virginia 2016, it was my first castle I made and I feel it turned out pretty cool. More to come! :D
Favs and comments appreciated.
Brick fair friends/MOC inspirations tagged.