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Uhu (Bubo bubo) - Eurasian eagle-owl
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Uhu (Bubo bubo) - Eurasian eagle-owl
Der Uhu (Bubo bubo) ist eine Vogelart aus der Gattung der Uhus (Bubo), die zur Ordnung der Eulen (Strigiformes) gehört. Der Uhu ist die größte Eulenart. Uhus haben einen massigen Körper und einen auffällig dicken Kopf mit Federohren. Die Augen sind orangegelb. Das Gefieder weist dunkle Längs- und Querzeichnungen auf. Brust und Bauch sind dabei heller als die Rückseite.
Der Uhu ist ein Standvogel, der bevorzugt in reich strukturierten Landschaften jagt. In Mitteleuropa brütet die Art vor allem in den Alpen sowie den Mittelgebirgen, daneben haben Uhus hier in den letzten Jahrzehnten aber auch das Flachland wieder besiedelt. Die Brutplätze finden sich vor allem in Felswänden und Steilhängen und in alten Greifvogelhorsten, seltener an Gebäuden oder auf dem Boden.
Beschreibung
Der Uhu ist die größte rezente Eulenart der Erde. Weibchen sind deutlich größer als Männchen (reverser Geschlechtsdimorphismus). Von Südwesten nach Nordosten zeigt die Art entsprechend der Bergmannschen Regel eine deutliche Größen- und Gewichtszunahme. Männchen aus Norwegen erreichen im Durchschnitt eine Körperlänge von 61 cm und wiegen zwischen 1800 und 2800 g, im Mittel 2450 g. Norwegische Weibchen haben im Durchschnitt eine Körperlänge von 67 cm und wiegen 2300 bis 4200 g, im Mittel 2990 g. Vögel aus Thüringen wiegen im Mittel 1890 g (Männchen), bzw. 2550 g (Weibchen). Die schwersten mitteleuropäischen Uhuweibchen wogen 3200 g. Der Größenunterschied zwischen Männchen und Weibchen zeigt sich auch bei der Flügelspannweite. Die Spannweite der Männchen beträgt durchschnittlich 157 cm, die der Weibchen 168 cm.
Der Kopf ist groß und hat auffallend lange Federohren. Diese stehen normalerweise schräg seitlich oder nach hinten ab. Der Uhu besitzt auch den für Eulen typischen Gesichtsschleier, der allerdings weniger stark ausgeprägt ist als beispielsweise bei der Waldohreule oder Schleiereule.
Das Körpergefieder ist in Mitteleuropa ein helles Braun mit dunkler Längs- und Querstreifung. Der Rücken ist dabei dunkler als der Bauch, auch die Flügelunterseiten sind heller befiedert. Die einzelnen Unterarten des Uhus unterscheiden sich in ihrer Körpergröße sowie in der Grundfärbung ihres Gefieders.
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Eurasian eagle-owl
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The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl.[3] It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in), males being slightly smaller.[4] This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish colouring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker colour. The facial disc is not very visible and the orange eyes are distinctive.
The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest living species of owl as well as one of the most widely distributed.[5] The Eurasian eagle-owl is found in many habitats but is mostly a bird of mountain regions, coniferous forests, steppes and other relatively remote places. It is a mostly nocturnal predator, hunting for a range of different prey species, predominantly small mammals but also birds of varying sizes, reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects and other assorted invertebrates. It typically breeds on cliff ledges, in gullies, among rocks or in other concealed locations. The nest is a scrape in which averages of two eggs are laid at intervals. These hatch at different times. The female incubates the eggs and broods the young, and the male provides food for her and, when they hatch, for the nestlings as well. Continuing parental care for the young is provided by both adults for about five months.[6] There are at least a dozen subspecies of Eurasian eagle-owl.[7]
With a total range in Europe and Asia of about 32 million square kilometres (12 million square miles) and a total population estimated to be between 250 thousand and 2.5 million, the IUCN lists the bird's conservation status as being of "least concern".[8] The vast majority of eagle-owls live in mainland Europe, Russia and Central Asia, and an estimated number of between 12 and 40 pairs are thought to reside in the United Kingdom as of 2016, a number which may be on the rise.[9] Tame eagle-owls have occasionally been used in pest control because of their size to deter large birds such as gulls from nesting.
The adjacent Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is reflected in polished discs on the façade of Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Casino & Hotel.
'Disco Dandelion' is a kaleidoscopic version of a macro photograph of a dandelion. This variation was created using the 'String Art' formula in Ultra Fractal 6 and also in Photoshop..
The Burr Disc is a metal Disc with the Letter 'E' in the centre to make the most Easterly point in Ireland which is situated at this point in Ballyhalbert County Down Northern Ireland. I decided to upload a wee series of pictures that I took this day in Ballyhalbert. I thought this a interesting wee picture as it shows the abandoned trawler 'Ocean Adventure' in the background which gives more of a scale to the other pictures I've uploaded of this boat. The main focal point though in The Burr Disc and Asha just adds a more personal touch to this picture for me...
Hala Ludowa (Centennial Hall, Jahrhunderthalle) , Wrocław, Poland.
Design (1911): Max Berg.
Built to commemorate Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig in 1813. Now a cultural centre. The cupola is made of reinforced concrete, with an inner diameter of 69 m.
I attended a "Dog Bowl" earlier this year in Michigan that included a "Disc Dogs" competition, and this pair put on a great show!
Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday, everyone!
Full solar disc image captured in Ha light on 9th September from Kent, UK, with my Lunt LS152, and Altair Hypercam 174M cooled camera.
Farmers from days gone by would use this to disc their fields after they had plowed them. This one is located at The Homeplace in Weber City, Virginia.
Processed with Nik Software.
1930 Buick Series 60 Special
The 1930 Buick Series 60 had a 132-inch wheelbase and was equipped with an inline-6 cylinder engine that it shared with the Series 50. It had overhead valves, a 331.4 cubic-inch displacement, four main bearings, mechanical valve lifters, a Marvel carburetor, and delivered 99 horsepower at 2,800 RPM. The Series 40 had a 257.5 CID inline-6 with 80 horsepower. Both versions of the six-cylinder engine used a three-speed sliding gear transmission with multiple disc clutch and floor shift controls. Mechanical, internal expanding brakes on all four wheels provided the stopping power.
All 1930 Buick vehicles received a new dash panel with the instrumentation being both indirectly and directly lighted.
Body styles on the 1930 Buick Series 60 included a Sport Roadster with rumble seat priced at $1,585, Deluxe Coupe at $1,965, a seven-passenger phaeton at $1,595, a coupe at $1,740, sport sedan at $1,760, a seven-passenger sedan at just over $1,900, and a limousine at $2,070. The sport roadster with rumbleseat was a new body style, joining on January 1st of 1930. The most popular body style was the sport sedan with 12,508 examples built, followed by 10,216 of the coupe, 6,583 of the sedan, 5,370 of the DeLuxe Coupe, 2,006 of the Sport Roadster, 807 of the phaeton, and 690 off the limousine. The combined 38,180 examples of the Series 60 accounted for approximately twenty-one percent of Buick's total 1930 production.
Source: www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13860/buick-series-60.aspx
This finely crafted 1930 Buick recorded at “The Meadows” cruise show, Rolling Meadows, IL. - June 3, 2022.
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The early morning sunshine catches the reflective silver discs on the main elevation of the new Selfridges Department Store, Birmingham, England.
The freeform shape, coloured blue,is covered in thousands of silver discs.
Architect: Future Systems
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Water, dye, soap and glycerin filling some of the holes in a perforated array (2 mm diameter holes). RGB light behind the array is refracted by the liquid lenses.
First image of the full Earth disc from the Meteosat Third Generation Imager. The first image from Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) reveals a level of detail about the weather over Europe and Africa not previously possible from 36 000 km above Earth. The higher-resolution images provided by the instruments on board give weather forecasters more information about the clouds cloaking much of Europe and visible in the equatorial region of Africa and the Atlantic Ocean. Sand and sediment in the waters off Italy are also visible, as well as dust or smog being carried from south Asia. This degree of detail is not possible from the instruments on the Meteosat Second Generation satellites. The image was captured at 11:50 UTC on 18 March 2023 by the Flexible Combined Imager on MTG-I1.
Credits: EUMETSAT/ESA
Dipping into my "back catalogue" I could not resist another view of this iconic modern building in Birmingham, England,
It is the Selfridges Department Store in the Bullring, architect "Future Systems - Jan Kaplicky".
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The early morning sunshine catches the reflective silver discs on the main elevation of the new Selfridges Department Store, Birmingham, England.
The freeform shape, coloured blue,is covered in thousands of silver discs.
Architect: Jan Kaplicky (Future Systems)
Camera: Canon Powershot S95
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Für:“Crazy Tuesday“ am 31.10.2023.
Thema:“Outdated Electric Devices (Veraltetes Elektrogerät)
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