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An inch and a half of a rose stem … and so many spikes to defend the rose flower! I needed gardening gloves to cut even this small segment!
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FORFICULE ♀
(Forficula auricularia)
Le nom de cet animal provient de ses cerques (« pinces »). « Forficule » (forficula) signifie « petits-ciseaux » en latin,
mesure d'1 à 2 centimètres, possède deux petites ailes mais il vole très rarement, leurs pinces à l'arrière du corps sont des armes défensives mais guère efficaces face de gros prédateurs (oiseaux, lézards, mammifères insectivores, dont musaraignes..
c'est aussi pour cela qu'il fuit la lumière, il sort la nuit à la recherche d'insectes Il est généralement considéré comme un auxiliaire du jardinier, parce que grand consommateur d'insectes dits « nuisibles » ou « ravageurs ». Il consomme aussi des végétaux très mûrs ou en début de décomposition (pétales de fleurs, fruits - pêches, prunes ou abricots en particulier -, légumes, racines de plantes coupées.
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The name of this animal comes from its cerques ("pliers"). "Forficle" (forficula) means "little scissors" in Latin,
measures 1 to 2 centimeters, has two small wings but it flies very rarely, their claws at the back of the body are defensive weapons but hardly effective against large predators (birds, lizards, insectivorous mammals, including shrews ..
this is also why it flees the light, it goes out at night in search of insects It is generally considered an auxiliary of the gardener, because a large consumer of insects called "pests" or "pests". It also consumes very ripe plants or at the beginning of decomposition (flower petals, fruits - peaches, plums or apricots in particular -, vegetables, roots of cut plants.
Castle Rising in Norfolk is an important example of a well preserved Norman keep surrounded by two massive defensive earthworks. It was built from about 1140.
Part 2: Within minutes of the first cow (white cow near left) coming toward me, the herd followed, posing for pictures, and not muttering a sound.
- see my previous upload for Part 1
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus - in defensive pose showing its "ear" tufts.
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Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm
A pair of nesting Northern Mockingbirds have made it their mission to attack me when leaving my front door. This one alighted on the branch after scraping my lens hood with her little claws.
WW2/Cold War defensive anti-submarine barrier.
Steel reinforced concrete pilings.
This surviving 2km section on the Essex side of the Thames estuary marks the border of the MoD Shoeburyness firing range.
LR4163 © Joe O'Malley 2021
Ballycarbery Castle on Ireland's Ring of Kerry.
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Spilomelinae Moth (Nacoleia rhoeoalis)
Starting to see these in the garden again.
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I often wonder what they must feel like when we point the camera right in their faces :S
In this case I get the impression that the bug took a defensive stance as I took the photo!
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Svan towers are tower houses built as defensive dwellings in the Georgian historical region of Svaneti. These towers are unique to the region and were primarily built between the 9th and 12th centuries. However, the origins of the tower likely date back to prehistory.
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WW2 Defensive pillbox and radar station disguised as a water tower. The pillbox has been undermined by Thames tidal erosion.
Meanwhile three lads compete to see who can throw rocks the furthest !, you can see all three missiles on their journey into orbit.
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LR3965 © Joe O'Malley 2020
Freistadt ist eine oberösterreichische Stadt "mit 8270 Einwohnern" im Unteren Mühlviertel. "Die mittelalterliche Altstadt von Freistadt mit Stadtbefestigung und Wehrtürmen ist fast vollständig erhalten..." de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freistadt
Das Linzertor wurde im 13. Jahrhundert errichtet und 1485 im spätgotischen Stil umgebaut. Das Zwiebeltürmchen auf dem Dachfirst stammt aus der Barockzeit. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linzertor_(Freistadt)
Freistadt is a town in Upper Austria with a population of 8,270 in the Lower Mühlviertel region. The medieval old town of Freistadt with its town fortifications and defensive towers is almost completely preserved. The Linz Gate was built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the late Gothic style in 1485. The onion dome on the roof ridge dates from the Baroque period.
This defensive wall protects the castle’s eastern side.
Stirling Castle was built in the 12th century although most of the buildings were built between 1490 and 1600. The castle is layered with the forework consisting of the outer defenses of the castle.
Fort Perch Rock
I wasnt sure about this shot at first but after a bit of after work faffing in Lightroom its turned out ok. I quite like the composition but a lower angle to cut out the modern buildings on the left might work, and bit of focus stacking maybe? Just thinking out loud but maybe one to come back to :)
This defensive cannon was made in 1874. One of well preserved cannons of the Dutch VOC colonial period in Bengkulu - Sumatra.
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part of Valletta Fortifications ... watch tower ...
Valletta, Malta ...
in my Malta Series ...
Taken on Sept 29, 2018
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Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
Evening walk in the old part of Koper :)
Koper is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Settlements in this place date back to antiquity. The settlement gradually turned into a port, which in the Middle Ages, mainly thanks to the Republic of Venice, grew into one of the most important on the Adriatic. Today, port of Koper is the country's only container port and a major contributor to the local economy. Its architecture is dominated by Venetian influences. There is also a quite impressive old town with defensive walls and a layout of streets and buildings, in some places still referring to the layout of buildings from the Middle Ages.
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Wieczorny spacer po starówce w mieście Koper :)
Koper – miasto portowe w Słowenii nad Morzem Adriatyckim. Położone jest na półwyspie (dawniejszej wyspie) na północno-zachodnim wybrzeżu półwyspu Istria. Osadnictwo w tym miejscu datuje się od starożytności. Osada stopniowo zamieniała się w port, który w średniowieczu, głównie dzięki Republice Weneckiej wyrósł na jeden z ważniejszych nad Adriatykiem. Dziś Koper jest przede wszystkim jedynym słoweńskim portem handlowym i równocześnie największym miastem słoweńskiego wybrzeża oraz stolicą regionu Istria. W jego architekturze dominują weneckie wpływy. Jest tam też całkiem okazała starówka z murami obronnymi i układem ulic oraz budynkami, miejscami nawiązująca jeszcze do układu zabudowy z czasów średniowiecza.
This is an example of a medieval defensive tower made up of two joined rectangular bodies: a slender tower and a secondary construction, which once served as a stable.
There are authors who speak of the construction of this building by Arabs: it would not be surprising given the sympathy that the Velascos showed for Jews and Arabs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Karlstor in Munich (called Neuhauser Tor until 1791) is one of what used to be Munich's famed city wall from the medieval ages till late into the 18th century. It served as a major defensive fortification and checkpoint.
It is located at the western end of Neuhauser Straße.
The building is the westernmost of three remaining gothic town gates out of originally five. The other two are Isartor in the east (the only one that is still complete in its basic structure) and Sendlinger Tor in the south-west. Missing nowadays, after the whole fortification system had to be laid down on prince-electoral order at the turn from the 18th to the 19th century, are Angertor in the south and Schwabinger Tor in the north, as well as all "minor" or side gates and the entire double walls.
Between 1285 and 1347 the existing first town walls were supplemented with a new, second, double-ring fortification for and around fast-growing Munich, significantly extending the populated and protected area.