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Victorians didn't have cell phones and couldn't text, so how did they discretely communicate their romantic intentions? This Window Signaling card, printed in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, provides the answer.
A woman could stand at a window, as the card suggests, and place her left forefinger on her chin to secretly signal, "I desire an acquaintance."
A man passing by the window--hopefully he has a copy of the card, too--might reply, "favorable," by gesturing with his left forefinger.
And presumably a relationship could develop from there--"I greet you," "To-morrow night," "Yes," "I love you," etc.
Of course, there were obvious problems with this mode of communication. You might accidentally move two instead of three fingers on your right hand up and down, which would signal "no" when you actually meant "yes."
For some other alleged communication schemes, see:
-- Handkerchief Flirtation Card
-- Stamp Flirtation Postcard, 1909
Window Signaling
Open right hand held to side of face — I greet you.
Forefinger of left hand on chin — I desire an acquaintance.
Forefinger of left hand — Favorable.
Three fingers of right hand moved up and down — Yes.
Two fingers of right hand (the same) — No.
Open hand on forehead — I am a stranger.
Kissing the fingers of left hand — I love you.
Both hands clasped — I am engaged.
Two little fingers locked — I am at leisure.
Arms folded across breast — I would I were you.
Forefinger of right hand over mouth — Warning to cease signaling.
Left hand clenched as fist — To-night.
Both hands clenched — To-morrow.
Both hands clenched and taking one away — To-morrow night.
Taking both hands away — This even'g.
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola). The Essex Skipper forms discrete colonies that vary from a small number of individuals to several thousand. Where it occurs it can therefore be very common. This species is very similar in appearance to the Small Skipper and, because of this similarity, was not recognised as a separate species until 1889. The male is distinguished from the female by the sex brand on its forewings, which is a short line of specialised scent scales. Despite its name, the Essex Skipper is now found over much of the southern half of England and it was first recorded in Wales in 2000 and in Wexford in south-east Ireland in 2006. On the British mainland it is to generally be found south of a line between Dorset and North Lincolnshire. It is believed that the increase in distribution is being assisted by the steep and grass-covered embankments that are often found on motorways and major trunk roads which acted as corridors - allowing this species to reach new locations more easily. Photo by Nick Dobbs, Stour Valley Nature Reserve 02-07-20
I decided to try some street photography today using my Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens. Its not the most obvious choice and is certainly not discrete! Also, being manual focus, it is a bit more hit and miss than I would like. However, the tighter field of view, coupled with the shallow depth of field when shooting wide open means that less is in focus than would be if I were using a wide angle lens. This helps to separate the subject from what is going on around them; in this case people walking past a shop that was illuminating them as they passed. Shot at f/1.4 with a shutter speed of 1/640th at ISO 400. Originally posted in colour, but there was a red coat at the top of the street that was just way too distracting ;)
I have recently up-loaded a new version of this image that uses a slightly different workflow. Primarily, the difference is the black and white conversion. I had been using some tinting on many of my monochrome photos to add some warmth, but I subsequently think it detracts form the look of the images. I val also used Affinity Photo on this replacement to remove some unwanted distractions form the scene.
The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian oystercatcher and the South Island oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases.
In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name sea pie.
The genus name Haematopus comes from the Greek haima αἳμα blood, pous πούς foot.
The different species of oystercatcher show little variation in shape or appearance. They range from 39–50 cm (15–20 in) in length and 72–91 cm (28–36 in) in wingspan. The Eurasian oystercatcher is the lightest on average, at 526 g (1.160 lb), while the sooty oystercatcher is the heaviest, at 819 g (1.806 lb).
The plumage of all species is either all-black, or black (or dark brown) on top and white underneath. The variable oystercatcher is slightly exceptional in being either all-black or pied. They are large, obvious, and noisy plover-like birds, with massive long orange or red bills used for smashing or prying open molluscs. The bill shape varies between species, according to the diet. Those birds with blade-like bill tips pry open or smash mollusc shells, and those with pointed bill tips tend to probe for annelid worms. They show sexual dimorphism, with females being longer-billed and heavier than males.
Feeding
The diet of oystercatchers varies with location. Species occurring inland feed upon earthworms and insect larvae. The diet of coastal oystercatchers is more varied, although dependent upon coast type; on estuaries bivalves, gastropods and polychaete worms are the most important part of the diet, whereas rocky shore oystercatchers prey upon limpets, mussels, gastropods, and chitons. Other prey items include echinoderms, fish, and crabs.
Breeding
Nearly all species of oystercatcher are monogamous, although there are reports of polygamy in the Eurasian oystercatcher. They are territorial during the breeding season (with a few species defending territories year round). There is strong mate and site fidelity in the species that have been studied, with one record of a pair defending the same site for 20 years. A single nesting attempt is made per breeding season, which is timed over the summer months.
The nests of oystercatchers are simple affairs, scrapes in the ground which may be lined, and placed in a spot with good visibility. The eggs of oystercatchers are spotted and cryptic. Between one and four eggs are laid, with three being typical in the Northern Hemisphere and two in the south. Incubation is shared but not proportionally, females tend to take more incubation and males engage in more territory defence. Incubation varies by species, lasting between 24–39 days. Oystercatchers are also known to practice "egg dumping." Like the cuckoo, they sometimes lay their eggs in the nests of other species such as seagulls, abandoning them to be raised by those birds.
Conservation
One species of oystercatcher became extinct during the 20th century, the Canary Islands oystercatcher. Another species, the Chatham oystercatcher, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, is listed as endangered by the IUCN, and the African oystercatcher is considered near threatened. In the past there has been conflict with commercial shellfish farmers, but studies have found that the impact of oystercatchers is much smaller than that of shore crabs.
Same shot, but in a different, more discrete edit, hmmmmmm having a hard time to decide, which one I like best ... well it's good exercise learning time waste.
ENG: An old tractor found abandoned in a field today - here in a little bit overdone HDR Rendering
Try this link for Original size to see all the details: www.flickr.com/photos/ivansgallery/6944160671/sizes/o/in/...
FRA: Un vieux tracteur trouvé abandonné dans un champ aujourd'hui - ici dans un peu exagéré de rendu HDR
ESP: Un viejo tractor encontrado abandonado en un campo de hoy - aquí en un poco exagerada renderizado HDR
ITA: Un vecchio trattore trovato abbandonato in un campo oggi - qui in un po 'esagerato rendering HDR
GER: Ein alter Traktor gefunden verlassen auf einem Feld heute - hier in einem kleinen bisschen übertrieben HDR-Rendering
POR: Um trator velho encontrado abandonado em um campo hoje - aqui em um pouco exagerado Renderização HDR
Chinese (simple): 一个旧拖拉机在现场发现被遗弃的今天 - 在这里有点过头了HDR渲染
Japan: 古いトラクターは、今日のフィールドに捨てられました - ここでHDRレンダリングの行き過ぎを少しで
Corean: 오래된 트랙터는 오늘 필드에 버려져있는 걸 발견 - 여기 HDR 렌더링 너무 삶은 조금에서
Pentax Espio AF Zoom or when things are not exactly what they seem. Under this extremely discrete and elegant plastic body lies one of the most sophisticated zoom compacts that I have ever encountered. The styling itself should be taken as a warning; this is not a run of the mill plastic zoom wonder. The camera features a 8 element 35/70 zoom lens (that´s the double of Nikon 35/70 zoom lens). Exposure is all programmed, but you do have a lot o manual control. You get all the possible flash modes, plus flash with B setting, oh yes B setting is also possible without flash. You get back-light exposure compensation, 3 types of self-timer, one being quite interesting, it takes one shot in tele position and then the camera zooms back to wide and takes another picture, impossible to miss the subject! Then you have continuous shooting and…multiple exposures! True, it is limited to 2 frames, but at least it is there. Most entry level SLR’s did not feature this. Last, but not least, you get an intervalmeter or interval mode, the camera takes a picture every 3 minutes or every 60 minutes, as long there is film. This is one fantastic little camera, let down by small viewfinder and an all plastic body.
,,The Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is widespread through much of central Europe though usually exists in small and discrete colonies of short lived adults. It is also a rather rare and endangered species as its habitat of damp meadows is prone to drainage. As a result it is protected under European law. The males have fantastic, bright orange uppersides rather like the Scarce Copper male, where as the females have markings reminiscent of many other members of the copper family with the black spots and browner hindwings. The adults seem particularly attracted to yellow flowers such as Ranunculus in spring and Pulicaria and Buphthalmum in summer.''
felixthecatalog.tim.pagesperso-orange.fr/large_copper.htm
Photographed in the area Piatra Craiului, Brasov, Transilvania, Ro. Piatra Craiului is river located along the Barsa where one of my favorite walking places near Brasov.
The Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)
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Deux douzaines de goélands marins survolant discrètement le ciel de Cap Tourmente. Sans doute un premier groupe d'oiseaux en migration. Enfin... Marine Gull.
The Orange-tip is a true sign of spring, being one of the first species to emerge that has not overwintered as an adult. The more-conspicuous male has orange tips to the forewings, that give this butterfly its name. This butterfly is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland, In most regions this butterfly does not form discrete colonies and wanders in every direction as it flies along hedgerows and woodland margins looking for a mate, nectar sources or foodplants.
For many years I remember seeing Robinsons Shaft in the middle of an industrial patch of wasteland , it was owned by the National Trust then and mothballed . Now it is in the centre of Heartlands .
Robinson’s Shaft is the living soul and epicentre of Heartlands. Located at Pool in Cornwall, it’s one of the most important mining sites in the country.
It forms a part of one of the ten discrete landscapes that make up the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site and is home to a number of Grade II listed buildings.
So what makes this particular mining site so special? Well, it closed as recently as 1996 so it has retained more of its historic architecture and structure than any other site you see today where mining ceased much earlier. Robinson’s Engine House also holds the Crown Jewels of mining machinery – the Cornish pumping engine of 1854. This masterpiece has been kept in a remarkable state of preservation and was the last Cornish Engine to work on a Cornish Mine.
Robinson’s Shaft came to prominence around 1900-8, when it became the principal shaft of the South Crofty mine. However, it crops up on a plan from 1833 so it took nearly 70 years for it to take centre stage.
The turning point came in 1900, when they had to deepen the shaft to exploit the tin deposits in that part of the South Crofty mine. This involved a series of colossal engineering feats. The first of which was the construction of a winding engine, finished by 1901. Next came the installation of a pumping engine, which started in 1903. They then began the usual act of building the engine house and engine in tandem. By 1908, they’d completed the pumping engine, which allowed the shaft to be sunk to 205 fathoms. By 1910, they could mine to 238 fathoms, that’s 1428 feet or 435 metres - higher than Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall.
With the pumping-engine in place, the rest of the development around the shaft proceeded over the following 3-4 years. The layout was dictated by the way the different functions served the shaft, so what might appear to be a random cluster was in fact a highly organised working entity. The other early development at the shaft was the introduction of electric power, which astonishingly, seems to have taken place as early as 1910-11.
By 1967 the South Crofty mine had been reconfigured, so that the shaft at Robinson’s was used for lifting men and equipment, whilst ore was lifted at the nearby new Cook’s Shaft. The result of the changes of the 50s and 60s is that the site as seen today is essentially the product of two phases: its original development in 1900-11, when it became the major shaft in the South Crofty complex with all the typical functions of a tin mining site, and its modernisation in 1955-65 when it was adapted to play a subsidiary role in that complex.
The pumping engine at Robinson’s Shaft is a gloriously well-preserved example of a Cornish engine. It worked at this site between 1903 and 1955.
The engine was designed by Captain Samuel Grose, a pupil of Richard Trevithick, and was built by Sandys Vivian and Co. at the Copperhouse Foundry, one of the two major engineering works at Hayle. Apart from its state of preservation, and the fact that it continued to work until the 1950s, another claim to fame of this engine is that it experienced being moved no less than four times:
first erected at the Wheal Alfred mine near Hayle, where it worked 1855-64
moved to Wheal Abraham near Crowan, when it worked 1865-75
after a period of idleness moved to Tregurtha Downs mine near Marazion, where it worked 1883-95/1899- 1902 (the gap being because of the collapse of tin pieces in the mid-1890s)
re-erected for the final time at Robinson’s Shaft in 1903
If you think of shifting a house, bricks, mortar and all, you might begin to understand the complexity of this operation. Despite all these moves the engine as seen today is essentially as it was first built in 1854-5
Robinson’s Engine stopped working at 1.15pm on 1 May 1955, the last Cornish Engine to work on a Cornish Mine.
Robinson’s Engine is currently undergoing more restoration work (it’s a bit like painting the Forth Bridge), but you can still go on guided tours to see this magnificent engine and talk to our restoration team about the processes involved along with all the blood, sweat and tears. Once restored, the engine will run again using a hydraulic system. We believe in protecting the environment and we use renewable energy across Heartlands, so for now, the engine will not be run on steam.
Well , I can see a steel headframe and I can see a monkey puzzle tree -
cue the Tull
6 sec, f/2.8, ISO 8000 | Nikon D4 + 14-24mm f/2.8G
Yellowknife, CA, 3 Apr 2014
© 2014 José Francisco Salgado, PhD. Do not use without permission. josefrancisco.org | Facebook
The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian oystercatcher and the South Island oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases.
In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species limits, with discrete populations of all black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied oystercatchers being considered one single species.
The name oystercatcher was coined by Mark Catesby in 1731 as a common name for the North American species H. palliatus, described as eating oysters. Yarrell in 1843 established this as the preferred term, replacing the older name sea pie.
The genus name Haematopus comes from the Greek haima αἳμα blood, pous πούς foot.
The different species of oystercatcher show little variation in shape or appearance. They range from 39–50 cm (15–20 in) in length and 72–91 cm (28–36 in) in wingspan. The Eurasian oystercatcher is the lightest on average, at 526 g (1.160 lb), while the sooty oystercatcher is the heaviest, at 819 g (1.806 lb).
The plumage of all species is either all-black, or black (or dark brown) on top and white underneath. The variable oystercatcher is slightly exceptional in being either all-black or pied. They are large, obvious, and noisy plover-like birds, with massive long orange or red bills used for smashing or prying open molluscs. The bill shape varies between species, according to the diet. Those birds with blade-like bill tips pry open or smash mollusc shells, and those with pointed bill tips tend to probe for annelid worms. They show sexual dimorphism, with females being longer-billed and heavier than males.
Feeding
The diet of oystercatchers varies with location. Species occurring inland feed upon earthworms and insect larvae. The diet of coastal oystercatchers is more varied, although dependent upon coast type; on estuaries bivalves, gastropods and polychaete worms are the most important part of the diet, whereas rocky shore oystercatchers prey upon limpets, mussels, gastropods, and chitons. Other prey items include echinoderms, fish, and crabs.
Breeding
Nearly all species of oystercatcher are monogamous, although there are reports of polygamy in the Eurasian oystercatcher. They are territorial during the breeding season (with a few species defending territories year round). There is strong mate and site fidelity in the species that have been studied, with one record of a pair defending the same site for 20 years. A single nesting attempt is made per breeding season, which is timed over the summer months.
The nests of oystercatchers are simple affairs, scrapes in the ground which may be lined, and placed in a spot with good visibility. The eggs of oystercatchers are spotted and cryptic. Between one and four eggs are laid, with three being typical in the Northern Hemisphere and two in the south. Incubation is shared but not proportionally, females tend to take more incubation and males engage in more territory defence. Incubation varies by species, lasting between 24–39 days. Oystercatchers are also known to practice "egg dumping." Like the cuckoo, they sometimes lay their eggs in the nests of other species such as seagulls, abandoning them to be raised by those birds.
Conservation
One species of oystercatcher became extinct during the 20th century, the Canary Islands oystercatcher. Another species, the Chatham oystercatcher, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, is listed as endangered by the IUCN, and the African oystercatcher is considered near threatened. In the past there has been conflict with commercial shellfish farmers, but studies have found that the impact of oystercatchers is much smaller than that of shore crabs.
After eight months of quiescence, Etna is back on the scene. For a week now, since 20 January 2017, new hot, molten, incandescent rock is coming to the surface in what we call Strombolian activity - small, discrete explosions that eject fragments of incandescent lava into the air, sometimes to several hundred meters high. The site of the activity is a vent that lies exactly halfway between the "old Southeast Crater", which was active from 1971 until 2007, and whose summit is visible immediately to the left of the incandescent jet, and the "New Southeast Crater", that initially formed in 2007 but which became a permanent feature in January 2011, and has erupted more than 50 times since, most recently in December 2015. The vent that is now active occupies what was once a conspicuous saddle between the old and new cones of the Southeast Crater. It has so far erupted only once, between 31 January and 2 February 2015, and after that appeared completely dead. In one of its typical twists of volcanic humor, Etna has now decided to make it come alive again: the first small ash emissions occurred on 15 December 2016, and new, incandescent, magmatic material was first observed on 20 January 2017. Since then, the activity has shown a gradual increase, both in the frequency and in the size of the explosions. This morning at dawn, the clouds, which had covered the southern face of the mountain since the previous evening, finally lifted, and the volcano spectacularly displayed its new activity with fine Strombolian explosions accompanied by small ash clouds every few minutes.
This is a photo that I took with my new camera (info below at right) at 06:36 h UTC (=local time -1) on 27 January 2017, from my home in the village of Tremestieri Etneo, 20 km south of the Southeast Crater.
I may have dallied for a discrete stop in the trees, so I then spied this shot as I was catching up...
I’m posting this page from Typographically Speaking: The Art of Matthew Carter in an attempt to correct some misinformation about Helvetica Compressed that is being spread without citation elsewhere online.
Carter’s captions in the original panel (which are just barely legible in the book’s reproduction) tell a definitive story of the origins of Helvetica Compressed:
“A set of three faces designed in 1966 for the Linofilm phototypesetter. Although they were considered part of the Helvetica family – for marketing reasons – these faces had their real origin in a pre-Helvetica sanserif that appeared in a Swiss book on lettering in 1954 [Armin Haab and Alex Stocker’s Lettera, Vol. 1: A Standard Book of Fine Lettering, published by Verlag Niggli AG]. Schmalfette Grotesk, as it was simply known, was never made as type but was pasted up as stats for headlines in the German magazine Twen. Twen, a major influence in graphic design in the ’60s, was designed by the incomparable Willy Fleckhaus. Three spreads below.
“Helvetica Compressed was an attempt to capture the strength of the Twen face (and avoid the hideous shapes of Letraset’s Compacta), add a lowercase, and expand it into a three-face series.”
Carter’s captions also do a great job explaining the quantized unit system from the old Linofilm phototypesetters, and their influence on the design of the Helvetica Compressed series:
“The Linofilm had a relatively coarse spacing system with only 15 discrete widths that characters could occupy, measured from 4 to 18 units. The three possible 1-2-3 integer progressions required by lowercase characters with one, two, and three vertical stems are shown in this diagram. Thus the mechanics of the Linofilm effectively determined the weights and widths of these three faces.”
In an email conversation with Carter (included in the comments below), he clarified that he designed the Compressed and Extra Compressed styles in 1966, and oversaw Hans-Jürg (sometimes misspelled as “Hans Jörg”) Hunziker’s design of the Ultra Compressed style in 1968. Hunziker also designed the specimen for the whole family.
Taken at Swank Escapes, Romantic Dream experience at maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Prestigious%20Peace/176/24...
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* a romantic space for dinner for two
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* automatic security orb for privacy and security.
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♦ Romantic Dreams / Honeymoon - Rose petals and candles adorn this very European residence - old mixed with new, making this a truly romantic beauty. This is a complete home getaway including a living room with fireplace and sitting area, full kitchen, couples bath/shower in a beautiful romantic atrium, formal dinner for two in the old conservatory, elegant patio and swimming pool area. All beautifully landscaped into the cottage gardens surrounding.
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♦ The Boho Retreat - Beautiful space to escape to and look up in the sky to watch the shooting stars surrounded by a colorful aurora and magical little glowing lights. Making this truly a magical retreat under the stars. This Glamping /Camping area has a beautiful large tent, rose petal and candle lit floor and a small fire for those warm but breezy nights. A cozy little garden space for hot drinks and cuddling up with someone special. Small Pond perfect to kick back relax and go fishing, Dinner for two under the stars. Lanterns with warm romantic glows surround a central dancing deck. This is that perfect little magical space in the woods for two.
♦ Under The Sea Romance - Beautiful Crystal Gazebo surrounded by corals and glowing foliage. Full of ocean life swimming around you. Making this the perfect hideaway under the sea. Bordered by large tall rocks that create this perfect ocean space just for you and that special person. Crystal Gazebo with not just dances but a separate Mermaid Dance ball with swimming animations. You'll need those swimming animations to swim up high to reach the ledges for dinner for two, Romantic Towel ledge and love in a floating bubble all over looking the sea life in all its graceful and colorful splendor. This is the magic of love under the sea.
♦ The Red Room Elite - Elegant lounge to wine and dine with double doors leading into a red silk padded red room. Large Lounge area with full bar, piano, seating area with fireplace and a formal place setting for dinner for two with dancing. Everything in the lounge including the piano and fireplace is full of fetish adult animations. The double door red room is elegant with red silk padded walls with sleek gold lines, The most elegant Red Room you have ever seen. This room is full of BDSM /Bondage Kink. Perfectly arranged for all your fetish desires with class and style.
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Stagecoach Enviro 200s 36992 and 36993 carry discrete branding for Peak District service 65 which returned to the company on contract in July 2018 after over a decade of absence from its network. On Sundays the two-hourly frequency drops to three journeys in each direction, and the stretch of the route between Sheffield city centre and Meadowhall does not operate, meaning that a single vehicle is required. Having spent yesterday on Chesterfield local service 90, 36993 was back on its usual haunt today, and was captured in Eyam with the 11:00 from Buxton to Sheffield.
Capucine, la plus discrète et douce de mes 3 moutons. Au moins avec elle on ne se fait pas renverser (Cracotte) ou sauter dessus (Praline) au moment de la distribution de friandises.
Capucine the sweetest and most discrete of my 3 sheep. With her no risk of being run over (Cracotte) or to have a sheep jumping on you (Praline) during the treats distribution.
Wetenschappelijke naam: Anthocharis cardamines
Scientific name: Anthocharis cardamines
The Orange-tip is a true sign of spring, being one of the first species to emerge that has not overwintered as an adult. The male and female of this species are very different in appearance. The more-conspicuous male has orange tips to the forewings, that give this butterfly its name. These orange tips are absent in the female and the female is often mistaken for one of the other whites, especially the Green-veined White or Small White. This butterfly is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland, but is somewhat-local further north and especially in Scotland. In most regions this butterfly does not form discrete colonies and wanders in every direction as it flies along hedgerows and woodland margins looking for a mate, nectar sources or foodplants. More northerly colonies are more compact and also more restricted in their movements.
Anthocharis cardamines ssp. cardamines
The species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758) as shown here (type locality: Sweden).
Anecdotes urbaines: Ce n'est pas la statue qui attirait l'attention de M.W mais la discrete visiteuse qui parlait aux statues dans une langue oubliée de tous. #bnw #bnwmood #photography #photooftheday #montreal #museum #pointeacalliere #picoftheday
Rutilia sp.
Family: Tachinidae
Order: Diptera
This fly is probably in a complex of insects known as Rutilia splendida-decora-chersipho-corona-cryptica. It is a complex comprising 5 discrete species in this genus.
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A hidden gem: discretely situated off the A661 Harrogate to Wetherby Road. Plumpton Rocks is a 30 acre parkland created in the 1760s by forming a man made lake against the backdrop of Millstone Grit rock formations and outcrops.
The artist JMW Turner visited Plumbton Rocks on his first tour of Yorkshire in 1797. The Earl of Harewood, who owned the rocks. commissioned Turner to paint the landscape. This was Turner’s first commission for a landscape in oils and gamble for the Earl. It was then known as Plompton Rocks and Harewood House holds two of Turner’s original paintings.
The Essex Skipper forms discrete colonies that vary from a small number of individuals to several thousand. Where it occurs it can therefore be very common. This species is very similar in appearance to the Small Skipper and, because of this similarity, was not recognised as a separate species until 1889. The male is distinguished from the female by the sex brand on its forewings, which is a short line of specialised scent scales. Despite its name, the Essex Skipper is now found over much of the southern half of England and it was first recorded in Wales in 2000 and in Wexford in south-east Ireland in 2006. On the British mainland it is to generally be found south of a line between Dorset and North Lincolnshire. It is believed that the increase in distribution is being assisted by the steep and grass-covered embankments that are often found on motorways and major trunk roads which acted as corridors - allowing this species to reach new locations more easily.
Après avoir présenté le mâle, il eut été inconvenant de ne pas faire place à la femelle, qui est fort jolie !
Plus discrète, elle sera plus visible au moment du nourrissage des jeunes.
After presenting the male, it would have been inappropriate not to make way for the female, who is very pretty!
More discreet, it will be more visible when feeding young people.