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This picture was taken in Ribeira de Ribamá near Vouzela, Portugal. The waterfall is close to a pedestrian trail sorrounded by a still unspoiled nature with a rich fauna and flora. Along about 3000 meters, there are dozens of old watermills that invite pedestrians to travel through times almost lost in the popular memory. In the riverside Ribamá develop species such as alder , elderberry , or willows , forming a magnificent grove.
The clear and cool waters of the Ribamá are the perfect habitat for many wildlife species, dependent strictly on the purity and good condition of these waterways. Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula many of them , for their great ecological importance, are protected under the Habitats Directive. Examples are the Lusitanian salamander , lizard - of - water, the otter and the mole - of - water.
This picture was taken in Ribeira de Ribamá near Vouzela, Portugal. The waterfall is close to a pedestrian trail sorrounded by a still unspoiled nature with a rich fauna and flora. Along about 3000 meters, there are dozens of old watermills that invite pedestrians to travel through times almost lost in the popular memory. In the riverside Ribamá develop species such as alder , elderberry , or willows , forming a magnificent grove.
The clear and cool waters of the Ribamá are the perfect habitat for many wildlife species, dependent strictly on the purity and good condition of these waterways. Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula many of them , for their great ecological importance, are protected under the Habitats Directive. Examples are the Lusitanian salamander , lizard - of - water, the otter and the mole - of - water.
I am being very safe and keeping my distance from others.
Utah is under a Directive: Stay Safe. Stay Home. This is not a shelter in place order or stay at home order and allows for people to go fishing, hunting, hiking, cycling, and such while keeping Social Distancing. This is Utah, and the outdoors are a big part of our lives :-)
This shot of me was taken by my very good friend Nate (flic.kr/ps/3LZKfL), with his DJI Mavic 2 Pro.
And here is the 50 second video youtu.be/WgVZefQoMP8
This week water temperature is 37°F (3°C), and I am knee-deep.
The little cove in front of me was giving me a hard time with wind and ripples while the rest of the lake was smooth.
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
The Zouwebeboezem is a storage area dug in the 14th century that served to collect excess water from the surrounding polders. The area consists of open water, reed and sedge marshes, willow pilot whales and alder swamp forest. The Zouweboezem is the smallest "Important Bird Area" in the Netherlands, with the Purple Heron as the main breeding bird. The area is important for the Habitats Directive because of the large population of the large loach, on which the purple herons forage. The part of the Polder Achthoven that lies within the boundary contains a considerable area of blue grassland, nowadays a rare type of vegetation in the peat meadow area. Important breeding area of reed swamp species (Purple heron), inundated herbal vegetation (Porcelain grouse) and floating aquatic vegetation (Black Tern). Of some significance to the Gadwall. These and other water birds mainly use the sheltered open water areas, while the reed lands are used, among other things, as a sleeping place for various migratory birds.
Esta representación hace referencia al encuentro de Cristo con los Discípulos de Emaús.
En este relieve, el escultor ha representado tres armónicas figuras que parecen simular un paseo, en este momento, el escultor está creando movimiento y el espectador lo interpreta como el recorrido de un camino.
Según las directrices del arte románico, el autor mantiene el nivel jerárquico de las figuras en la composición, desarrollando el tamaño de la figura de Jesús para diferenciarlo de los otros dos Discípulos de Emaús, como ya se ha mencionado.
Aunque en este relieve, el maestro ha pasado por alto una de esas directrices tópicas del románico que es la ley del marco, se puede verificar como la cabeza de Jesús rebasa la frontera del arco de medio punto al igual que el pie de uno de los dos discípulos que toca la columna del arco.
Otra curiosidad del relieve es que cada uno de los personajes mira y se ve desde diferentes puntos de vista, el rostro de Jesús es el que presenta una mirada más frontal aunque no impide que las miradas de los tres protagonistas estén comunicadas entre sí.
This representation refers to the encounter of Christ with the Disciples of Emmaus.
In this relief, the sculptor has represented three harmonic figures that seem to simulate a walk. At this moment, the sculptor is creating movement and the viewer interprets it as a path.
Following the guidelines of Romanesque art, the author maintains the hierarchical level of the figures in the composition, developing the size of the figure of Jesus to differentiate it from the other two Disciples of Emmaus, as already mentioned.
Although in this relief, the master has overlooked one of those typical Romanesque directives that is the law of the frame, it can be verified how the head of Jesus exceeds the border of the semicircular arch as well as the foot of one of the two disciples touching the column of the arch.
Another curiosity of the relief is that each of the characters looks and is seen from different points of view, the face of Jesus is the one that presents a more frontal gaze, although it does not prevent the gazes of the three protagonists from communicating with each other.
Llyn Padarn is a glacially formed lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, North Wales, and is an example of a moraine dammed lake. The lake is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) long (about 240 acres) and at its deepest point is 94 feet (29 m) deep, and is one of the largest natural lakes in Wales. At its south-eastern end it is linked to the neighbouring Llyn Peris (which forms the lower reservoir of the Dinorwig power station). The busy village of Llanberis lies on the southern banks of the lake.
Most of Llyn Padarn is owned by Gwynedd Council and is part of Padarn Country Park. Whilst kayaking, rowing and sailing are permitted on the lake, powered craft require permission to use it. Bangor University Rowing Club row at Llyn Padarn.
In April 2014 Llyn Padarn was designated as Bathing Water under the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC).
The outflow of Llyn Padarn is on the northern shore and is called Afon Rhythallt, which passes by the village of Brynrefail, Gwynedd and becomes Afon Seiont below Pont Rhythallt, near Llanrug. It reaches the sea at Caernarfon.
Padarn Country Park is located on the northern flank of the lake, including Coed Allt Wen, a rare and ancient sessile oak woodland. Both the woodland and Llyn Padarn are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
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This picture was taken in Ribeira de Ribamá near Vouzela, Portugal. The waterfall is close to a pedestrian trail sorrounded by a still unspoiled nature with a rich fauna and flora. Along about 3000 meters, there are dozens of old watermills that invite pedestrians to travel through times almost lost in the popular memory. In the riverside Ribamá develop species such as alder , elderberry , or willows , forming a magnificent grove.
The clear and cool waters of the Ribamá are the perfect habitat for many wildlife species, dependent strictly on the purity and good condition of these waterways. Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula many of them , for their great ecological importance, are protected under the Habitats Directive. Examples are the Lusitanian salamander , lizard - of - water, the otter and the mole - of - water.
Somehow this scene reminded me of George Orwell's 1984. There's something somewhat totalitarian about it I guess. Maybe it's just me though.
Thankfully we don't have Thought Police yet, but we do have Thought-Behavior Directors. We mostly know it by the name TV nowadays! It always tries to "tell" us and "guide" us to what we should like and what not, in essence, what we should think and how we should feel, how we should act and react in (their idea of) a "proper" manner for anything and everything, although it will not admit of doing so. It gives us its directive of what we should consider the norm and what not. Yet it takes advantage of being in our homes, bringing thousands of strangers inside each day, whatever that means to each one of us. Of course there are someoneS behind it, controlling that as well...
Ohhh well, I'll keep on being rebellious and guilty of being thought criminal by self-questioning me, trying to think and feel for myself as much as I can and daring to fall in love with life and people that love me, each and every day...
Three B40-8 units have a stack train well in hand for this "Semaphore Sunday" view, cruising past one of the blades in located in part of the North Branch Susquehanna River valley area. This train is seen during the time of the D&H directive service order, so I don't know anymore if this train was technically a D&H train or an actually NYS&W train using trackage rights. But I guess it doesn't really matter, either way this was a great time to be railfanning in western New York State.
Hardanger is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord and its inner branches of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord. It consists of the municipalities of Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Kvam, and is located inside the county of Vestland.
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hardanger was a petty kingdom with its capital at Kinsarvik.
The area is dominated by the vast Hardangervidda plateau in the east and the large Folgefonna glacier on the central Folgefonna peninsula. The district was selected as the millennium site for the old Hordaland county.
The region is one of Norway's most important sources of fruit and constitutes approximately 40% of the national fruit production, including apple, plum, pear, cherry and redcurrant. Apples have been cultivated in Hardanger since the 14th century, the agricultural experience brought by English monks who first arrived at Lyse Abbey in 1146.
The climate, soil and seasonal conditions of the region are believed to be particularly beneficial to the growth of apples. In 2005, juice produced from Hardanger apples became Norway's third product to be granted protection of origin name, with applications pending for other regional produce.
In 2006, an Ulvik farmer and producer of sparkling cider, Nils Lekve of Hardanger Saft og Siderfabrikk, successfully navigated the narrow and complex directives of Norwegian alcohol laws, and completed a distribution agreement with monopoly alcoholic beverage outlet Vinmonopolet, making Hardanger Sider Sprudlande available for national sale by July 2006. wikipedia
Le chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) est une espèce de mammifères de la famille des Bovidés et de la sous-famille des Caprinés. Les six sous-espèces reconnues vivent dans les zones rocheuses, les forêts et pâturages de montagnes, depuis les Alpes jusqu'à l'Anatolie, l'Azerbaïdjan et la Géorgie, en passant par les Vosges, le Jura, le Massif central, les Balkans et les Carpates. Il existe également une population introduite en Nouvelle-Zélande. En 2021, on compte 543 370 chamois en vie.
L'isard, une espèce voisine appartenant au même genre Rupicapra, vit dans les Pyrénées, la cordillère Cantabrique et les Apennins italiens.
The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus.[1] It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive.
Photo prise dans le Parc National du Mercantour
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The Marsh Fritillary Butterfly is one of Ireland’s few legally protected Butterflies. It is protected under Annex II of the European Union Habitats and Species Directive.
They are threatened throughout Ireland but can be found across Europe and as far east as Asia, their numbers have been declining steadily throughout the world over the past few decades due mainly to habitat loss as land is being changed and improved for agriculture and forestry.
They have an orange and cream square pattern on their wings and can be identified by their distinctive cream bands on their underwing.
The Marsh Fritillary butterfly is found in wet or marshy areas hence its name, the adult butterflies fly from May to June and can be effected by the weather during bad years with a late summer they can take longer to develop and may not fly until a few weeks later.
Thought it would be fun to do my own take on the style directive for the 2022 Met Gala. ♥
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The Marceddì lagoon is a wetland located in the locality, in the municipalities of Arbus, Arborea, Terralba and Guspini, on the west coast of Sardinia.
Already the 70 included in the list of wetlands of international importance drawn up according to the Ramsar Convention, with EU Directive no. 79/409 / EEC "Birds" is classified as a special protection area (SPA ITB034004 code).
The lagoon belongs to the State of the Region of Sardinia granting the professional exploitation of its fishery resources; It is exerted the fishing activity in different species including bream, mugilidi, sea bass, eels, crabs, sole, clams and mussels.
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La laguna di Marceddì è una zona umida situata nell'omonima località, nei comuni di Arbus, Arborea, Guspini e Terralba, sulla costa occidentale della Sardegna.
Già dagli anni '70 inserita nella lista delle zone umide di importanza internazionale predisposta sulla base della convenzione di Ramsar, con la direttiva comunitaria n. 79/409/CEE "Uccelli" viene classificata zona di protezione speciale (codice ZPS ITB034004).
La laguna appartiene al demanio della Regione Sardegna che concede lo sfruttamento professionale delle sue risorse ittiche; viene esercitata l'attività di pesca a diverse specie tra cui orate, mugilidi, spigole, anguille, granchi, sogliole, vongole e arselle.
The tower is built of rubblestone. Its construction began in 1787 at a directive of George Washington. It was completed in 1791 and initially used whale oil for fuel for illumination. During the Civil War the tower was raised 20 feet. The current keeper's house was built in 1891.
Hardanger is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord and its inner branches of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord. It consists of the municipalities of Ullensvang, Eidfjord, Ulvik and Kvam, and is located inside the county of Vestland.
In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hardanger was a petty kingdom with its capital at Kinsarvik.
The area is dominated by the vast Hardangervidda plateau in the east and the large Folgefonna glacier on the central Folgefonna peninsula. The district was selected as the millennium site for the old Hordaland county.
The region is one of Norway's most important sources of fruit and constitutes approximately 40% of the national fruit production, including apple, plum, pear, cherry and redcurrant. Apples have been cultivated in Hardanger since the 14th century, the agricultural experience brought by English monks who first arrived at Lyse Abbey in 1146.
The climate, soil and seasonal conditions of the region are believed to be particularly beneficial to the growth of apples. In 2005, juice produced from Hardanger apples became Norway's third product to be granted protection of origin name, with applications pending for other regional produce.
In 2006, an Ulvik farmer and producer of sparkling cider, Nils Lekve of Hardanger Saft og Siderfabrikk, successfully navigated the narrow and complex directives of Norwegian alcohol laws, and completed a distribution agreement with monopoly alcoholic beverage outlet Vinmonopolet, making Hardanger Sider Sprudlande available for national sale by July 2006. wikipedia
The Porto Pino pond is a wetland located in the municipalities of Sant'Anna Arresi Teulada, along the southern coast of Sardinia, in the locality.
With EU Directive no. 92/43 / EEC "Habitat" is recognized as a Site of Community Interest (SCI ITB040025) and included in the Natura 2000 network with the aim to protect biodiversity through habitat conservation, flora and wildlife present.
With the Maestrale ponds, Is Brebeis, Raven and Foxi form the fish compendium "Porto Pino", belonging to the State of the Region of Sardinia which gives concession for professional exploitation of fisheries resources; It is exerted the fishing activity in different species including eels, mugilidi, sea bream, sea bass and sea bream.
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Lo stagno di Porto Pino è una zona umida situata nei comuni di Sant'Anna Arresi e Teulada, lungo la costa meridionale della Sardegna, nell'omonima località.
Con la direttiva comunitaria n. 92/43/CEE "Habitat" viene riconosciuto come sito di interesse comunitario (SIC ITB040025) e inserito nella rete Natura 2000 con l'intento di tutelarne la biodiversità, attraverso la conservazione dell'habitat, della flora e della fauna selvatica presenti.
Con gli stagni di Maestrale, Is Brebeis, del Corvo e Foxi forma il compendio ittico "Porto Pino", appartenente al demanio della Regione Sardegna che lo dà in concessione per lo sfruttamento professionale delle risorse ittiche; viene esercitata l'attività di pesca a diverse specie tra cui anguille, mugilidi, orate, spigole e saraghi.
This lizard was basking in the sunshine, Arne RSPB reserve Dorset. It's a male in its breeding colours.
According to Wildlife Trust website:
The sand lizard is extremely rare due to the loss of its sandy heath and dune habitats. Reintroduction programmes have helped establish new populations.
Restricted to a few isolated areas in Dorset (my home county), Hampshire, Surrey and Merseyside. Reintroduced into other areas in the South East, South West and Wales.
Statistics
Length: 20cm
Weight: 15g
Average lifespan: up to 20 years
Conservation status
Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. Listed as a European Protected Species under Annex IV of the European Habitats Directive.
When to see
April to October
The tower is built of rubblestone. Its construction began in 1787 at a directive of George Washington. It was completed in 1791 and initially used whale oil for fuel for illumination. During the Civil War the tower was raised 20 feet. The current keeper's house was built in 1891.
Hope all of you are able to take the safety steps to keep you and your families and friends healthy.
La centrale idroelettrica e l'antico castello Visconti visti dal fiume Adda
La Centrale elettrica Taccani sorge sulle rive del fiume Adda nel comune di Trezzo sull’Adda. La centrale, entrata in funzione nel 1906, fu voluta da Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, fondatore del vicino villaggio operaio di Crespi d’Adda, per fornire energia al suo cotonificio. Secondo le direttive di Crespi l’impianto doveva inserirsi armonicamente nell’ambiente senza contrastare con i resti del castello visconteo. La realizzazione fu affidata a Gaetano Moretti, architetto ed illustre esponente di una corrente ispirata al modernismo che progettò un edificio centrale e due ali di lunghezza diversa in uno stile liberty riprendente però forme medievali. Il suo aspetto solenne inserito nella cornice paesaggistica del fiume e del castello fa di questa centrale un gioiello dell’architettura industriale
The Taccani power station is located on the banks of the Adda river in the municipality of Trezzo sull’Adda. The power plant, which came into operation in 1906, was commissioned by Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, founder of the nearby workers' village of Crespi d’Adda, to supply energy to his cotton mill. According to Crespi's directives, the system had to fit harmoniously into the environment without contrasting with the remains of the Visconti castle. The construction was entrusted to Gaetano Moretti, architect and illustrious exponent of a current inspired by modernism who designed a central building and two wings of different lengths in an Art Nouveau style, however, incorporating medieval forms. Its solemn appearance inserted in the landscape of the river and the castle makes this plant a jewel of industrial architecture
The tower is built of rubblestone. Its construction began in 1787 at a directive of George Washington. It was completed in 1791 and initially used whale oil for fuel for illumination. During the Civil War the tower was raised 20 feet. The current keeper's house was built in 1891.
This is a true Las Vegas, NV desert Oasis! Winter water fowl float and mimic the shoreline dwellers,during January, amidst a Covid-19 Social Distancing directive. It's been almost one year since the pandemic took hold in the US, and we haven't gotten this thing under control. We must do this together.
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My wife, a woman of impeccable taste and a questionable sense of humor, recently gifted me a fire hydrant birdhouse. I'm pretty sure she just wanted to get it out of the house and figured I could... "do something with it."
Before turning this miniature monument of public service over to its new feathered overlords, I decided to give it a proper photoshoot.
As I was editing the photo, my mind wandered back to the early 1960s, a time when I was a starry-eyed, probationary firefighter. I was ready to be a hero, to race through the streets on the back of a fire engine, clinging on for dear life as we prepared to extinguish infernos and rescue kittens.
Instead, I was given a bucket of paint, a tube of grease, and a directive: "Go paint and lube fire hydrants." My dreams of heroism were quickly replaced with the monotonous reality of being a mobile, one-man fire hydrant beautification crew.
But hey, it all worked out in the end. I stuck around for another 30-odd years, and you know, someone had to make sure the hydrants were ready for action—even if I wasn't.
(Sony, 16-35/4.0 @ 26.5 mm, 05 sec @ f/22, ISO 800, edited to taste
This lizard was basking in the sunshine, Arne RSPB reserve Dorset. It's a male in its breeding colours.
According to Wildlife Trust website:
The sand lizard is extremely rare due to the loss of its sandy heath and dune habitats. Reintroduction programmes have helped establish new populations.
Restricted to a few isolated areas in Dorset (my home county), Hampshire, Surrey and Merseyside. Reintroduced into other areas in the South East, South West and Wales.
Statistics
Length: 20cm
Weight: 15g
Average lifespan: up to 20 years
Conservation status
Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. Listed as a European Protected Species under Annex IV of the European Habitats Directive.
When to see
April to October
The tower is built of rubblestone. Its construction began in 1787 at a directive of George Washington. It was completed in 1791 and initially used whale oil for fuel for illumination. During the Civil War the tower was raised 20 feet. The current keeper's house was built in 1891.
In this picture you are just seeing the aded on portion.
Stock Dove - Columba oenas
The stock dove is the rarest of the wild European pigeons. In part of its European and western Asiatic range it is a migrant. There has been a sharp decline in France (−57% in 1976). Although the species is not considered threatened in Europe, it is classified in Schedule 2 of the Birds Directive and Annex III the Berne Convention. 100,000 to 200,000 individuals winter in France.
The nest is usually in a hole in an old tree. Before deforestation, the stock dove was the most frequent pigeon, nesting mostly in oak or pine wood, but as it usually nests in cavities in trees it was normally only found in old forests. In plantations there are not as many holes to nest in, so it is scarcer. In addition, as the stock dove is double-brooded, requiring two holes for its broods. It has been observed nesting in rabbit burrows, ruins, old poplar hedges, cracks in crags or cliff faces, in ivy, and in the thick growth around the boles of lime trees. It will also use nest boxes. The cavity should be about 75 centimetres deep and the hole should be big enough to admit a fist. Though nesting material is seldom used, the squabs leave the hole very oily. Stock doves prefer to nest close together. Outside of the breeding season, stock doves may also roost in cavities.
The habitat of the stock dove is generally open country. Even though it nests in trees it does not prefer densely wooded areas. It is also common on coasts where the cliffs provide holes.
The tower is built of rubblestone. Its construction began in 1787 at a directive of George Washington. It was completed in 1791 and initially used whale oil for fuel for illumination. During the Civil War the tower was raised 20 feet. The current keeper's house was built in 1891.
I chose this view as my first posting as it is a little different from most postings of this oft-photographed site.
The is the only species of frog found in Ireland and is listed as an internationally important species. Frogs are protected under the European Union Habitats Directive and by the Irish Wildlife Act.
Frogs are amphibians which means they can survive in the water and on land. Their body is well adapted to this dual life. Their large eyes bulge out of the top of their head so the frog can keep a sharp lookout for food and danger. The eyes are very sensitive to movement. When frogs leap they draw eyes their back into their sockets to protect them from damage. Frogs have an ear drum behind the eyes and their hearing is good. Nostils in front of the eyes are used by frogs to breathe when they are on land. A frog’s skin is loose on its body and moist. Under the water they breathe through their skin. Skin colour and markings vary enormously. The basic colour ranges from a pale green-grey through yellow to a dark olive-coloured brown. The only regular markings are the dark bars across the limbs, and streaks behind and in front of the eyes. The colourful patterns on the frog’s skin help to disguise it from enemies such as rats, herons and hedgehogs. A frog can also make its skin become darker to match its surroundings. This colour change takes about two hours. Frogs have four fingers and five toes. The webbed feet are like flippers and help the frog to swim away from danger very fast. The frog’s hind legs are very muscular which helps it to swim in the water and leap on land. Each time the frog croaks, the loose skin on his throat expands. Frogs make lots of different sounds, especially in spring during the breeding season when they return to the wetland in which they were born to breed.
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Kay Kimbell was a wealthy Fort Worth businessman who built an empire of over 70 companies in a variety of industries. He married Velma Fuller, who kindled his interest in art collecting by taking him to an art show in Fort Worth in 1931, where he bought a British painting. They set up the Kimbell Art Foundation in 1935 to establish an art institute, and by the time of his death in 1964, the couple had amassed what was considered to be the best selection of old masters in the Southwest. Kay left much of his estate to the Kimbell Art Foundation, and Velma bequeathed her share of the estate to the foundation as well, with the key directive to "build a museum of the first class. (Wikipedia)
You asked me to bring you the sun
You asked me to make you happy
You wanted an eternal spring
But I'm just a fake flower.
This picture was taken in the fields of Longchaumois, a little and charming city in the mountains of Jura, in France. My boyfriend helped me to take the photograph, and I think it was really funny to see us in the field, him a little tired of my numerous "directives", and me, frightened by the bees and other bumblebees around us! (Yes I'm phobic. Just a little. Ahem.)
Anyway, this is the result of my edited "spring" picture! (Yes I know, only one month before summer :D)
Have a nice evening! :)
(Oh, and this is the link of my boyfriend's gallery: www.flickr.com/photos/antwaan )
Voted Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016 in the third annual LandLove Magazine Awards. One of the most important conservation sites in Britain, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve has been recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area for birds under the EU Birds Directive, a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Ramsar site that takes account of its importance as a wetland on an international scale.
At Rye Harbour Discovery Centre you may discover wildlife in a mosaic of coastal habitats - shingle, saltmarsh, saline lagoons, coastal grazing marsh, freshwater gravel pits and reedbeds. Explore its changing coastline and military history, or simply enjoy a walk beside the sea.
Source: www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
Merci à tous pour vos gentils commentaires et favoris.
Le Héron pourpré bénéficie d'une protection totale sur le territoire français depuis l'arrêté ministériel du 17 avril 1981 relatif aux oiseaux protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire. Il est inscrit à l'annexe I de la directive Oiseaux de l'Union européenne3. (Source Wikipédia).
The Purple Heron has benefited from total protection on French territory since the ministerial decree of April 17, 1981 relating to birds protected throughout the territory. It is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive of the European Union3. (Source Wikipedia).
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keeper's house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington and was completed on January 10, 1791, using a fund of $1,500, established by him. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following the formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aerobeacon in 1958. That lens was replaced with a DCB-224 aerobeacon in 1991. The DCB-224 aerobeacon is still in use.
In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Falmouth (modern-day Portland), Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, materials which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task, they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised another 20 feet.
The tower was built of rubblestone, and Washington gave the masons four years to build it. While it was under construction in 1789, the federal government was being formed, and for a while, it looked as though the lighthouse would not be finished. Following passage of their ninth law, the first congress made an appropriation and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to inform the mechanics that they could go on with the completion of the tower. On August 10, 1790, the second session of Congress appropriated a sum not to exceed $1500, and under the direction of the President, "to cause the said lighthouse to be finished and completed accordingly." The tower was completed in 1790 and first lit on January 10, 1791.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised 20 more feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891. When Halfway Rock Light was built, Portland Head Light was considered less important, and in 1883, the tower was shortened 20 feet and a weaker fourth-order Fresnel lens was added. Following the mariners' complaints, the former height and second-order Fresnel lens were restored in 1885.
The station has changed little except for rebuilding the whistle house in 1975 due to its having been badly damaged in a storm. Today, Portland Head Light stands 80 feet above ground and 101 feet above water, its white conical tower is connected to a dwelling. The grounds and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon and fog signal is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121. The lighthouse was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002.