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Hummingbird hawk-moth, Krakau, Poland
I never saw this before and it was difficult to take a picture
The hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but is resident only in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). It is a strong flier, dispersing widely and can be found virtually anywhere in the hemisphere in the summer. However it rarely survives the winter in northern latitudes (e.g. north of the Alps in Europe, north of the Caucasus in Russia). They have been spotted in Newfoundland, Canada and Malaysia[1] as well.
Moths in the Hemaris genus of the family Sphingidae are known as "hummingbird moths" in the US, and "bee moths" in Europe, which sometimes causes confusion between this species and the North American genus.
Scientific name: Macroglossum stellatarum
Common name: Hummingbird hawk-moth
Nombre: Esfinge colibrí, Falso colibrí
Lugar de la captura: Monfragüe, Cáceres, España
As per some independent sources:
1- The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.
2- The hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east).
3- Three generations are produced in a year in Spain.
It is a strong flier, dispersing widely in the summer. However it rarely survives the winter in northern latitudes (e.g. north of the Alps in Europe, north of the Caucasus in Russia).
4- Moths in the genus Hemaris, also of the family Sphingidae, are known as "hummingbird moths" in the US, and "bee moths" in Europe.[citation needed] This sometimes causes confusion between this species and the North American genus.
Herrington harbour south
I haven't made it down to the sailboats, marinas, in a while... the other night I grabbed my son and we went at dusk. this only could've been better with a few dispersed clouds... better luck next time!
Gambia tour 2020
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FAVORS open water at the coast, and along the river mangroves, spotted while on a three man canoe trip, must be its favourite perch judging from the mess on it.. Solitary but numerous individuals dispersed over an open stretch of water. A joy to see.
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It was nice to get some time away from work and head off early with the dog. I was about to give it away when the sun cut through holes in the clouds to disperse shards of light across the landscape. The intense green in our landscape is unusual at this time of the year and is a result of ongoing spring rains.
“I wish I could close my eyes and be blown into dust and nothingness, feel all my thoughts disperse like dandelion fluff drifting off on the wind.”
Quote ― Lauren Oliver, Delirium
Mushroom-art created by playing with PS ;-))
Happy Sliders Sunday!!!
Lago de Atitlan with first sunlight over Volcán San Pedro. Lake Atitlán (Spanish: Lago de Atitlán) is a lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. It is in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. It is the deepest lake in Central America.
Atitlán means "between the waters". In the Nahuatl language, "atl" is the word for water, and "titlan" means between. The "tl" at the end of the word "atl" is dropped (because it is a grammatical suffix) and the words are combined to form "Atitlán".
The first volcanic activity in the region occurred about 11 million years ago, and since then the region has seen four separate episodes of volcanic growth and caldera collapse, the most recent of which began about 1.8 million years ago and culminated in the formation of the present caldera. The lake now fills a large part of the caldera, reaching depths of up to 340 m (1,120 ft).
The caldera-forming eruption is known as Los Chocoyos eruption and ejected up to 300 km3 (72 cu mi) of tephra. The enormous eruption dispersed ash over an area of some 6,000,000 square kilometres (2,300,000 sq mi): it has been detected from Florida to Ecuador, and can be used as a stratigraphic marker in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans (known as Y-8 ash in marine deposits).[8] A chocoyo is a type of bird which is often found nesting in the relatively soft ash layer.
Since the end of Los Chocoyos, continuing volcanic activity has built three volcanoes in the caldera. Volcán Atitlán lies on the southern rim of the caldera, while Volcán San Pedro and Volcán Tolimán lie within the caldera. San Pedro is the oldest of the three and seems to have stopped erupting about 40,000 years ago. Tolimán began growing after San Pedro stopped erupting and probably remains active, although it has not erupted in historic times. Atitlán has developed almost entirely in the last 10,000 years and remains active, its most recent eruption having occurred in 1853.
On February 4, 1976, a very large earthquake (magnitude 7.5) struck Guatemala, killing more than 26,000 people. The earthquake fractured the lake bed and caused subsurface drainage from the lake, allowing the water level to drop two metres (6 ft 7 in) within one month.
As the mist dispersed, it filled the sky with angels.../
Extrañándote...la niebla al dispersarse llenó con ángeles el cielo.../
Saknar dig...dimman, när den skingrades fyllde himlen med änglar...(DSC_2286-2)
Bien protégées dans la ouate printanière les pâquerettes ont profité du repos des tondeuses à gazon.
Comme tous les mois de mai la neige des peupliers femelles recouvre la nature environnante; ces graines cotonneuses dispersées par le vent sont souvent assimilées à tort à du pollen allergisant.
with the clouds dispersing on a crystal clear sky.../ Höstskymning...molnen skingras i en kristallklar himmel.../ Anochecer de otoño, con las nubes dispersándose en un cielo diáfano como el cristal...(DSC_2724-4)
Hobby - Falco subbuteo
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.
About the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift. It has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds like swallows and martins. Prey is often caught in its talons and transferred to its beak in flight. Can accelerate rapidly in flight and is capable of high-speed aerial manoeuvres.
Hobbies are listed as a Schedule 1 bird on The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
It is a bird of open country such as farmland, marshes, taiga and savannah. They are widespread in lowlands with scattered small woods. It is an elegant bird of prey, appearing sickle-like in flight with its long pointed wings and square tail, often resembling a swift when gliding with folded wings. It is fast and powerful in flight and will take large insects, such as dragonflies, which it transfers from talons to beak and eats while soaring slowly in circles. It also captures small bats and small birds in flight. Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic "hobby" alarm call. It is known to harass swallows while they are roosting and dispersing from roosts. When not breeding, it is crepuscular, hawking principally in the mornings and evenings. While on migration, they may move in small groups.
Hobbies nest in old nests of crows and other birds. The tree selected is most often one in a hedge or on the extreme edge of a spinney, whence the bird can observe intruders from a considerable distance. It lays 2–4 eggs. Incubation is said to take 28 days and both parents share in this duty, though the female does the greater part.
It is a very bold and courageous bird and was used in falconry, trained to hawk birds like quails, larks, hoopoes, drongos, etc.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,800 pairs
I am an Unquenchable fire,
the center of all energy,
I am the truth and light
I hold power and glory in my sway.
My presence
disperses dark clouds.
I have been chosen
to tame the fates.
I Am The Dragon
This was the American Avocet contingent of a "feeding frenzy" that involved 150-200 birds of ten different species in a spectacular "feeding frenzy" on Merritt Island, Florida. The feeding spectacle lasted only about twenty minutes, with the birds dispersing to separate locations in the salt marsh.
Gdańsk is one of the most valuable monuments in Poland. Almost the entire historic downtown was destroyed during World War II, a significant portion of movable monuments were destroyed or dispersed. After the war was carefully rebuilt.
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Gdańsk stanowi jeden z najcenniejszych zespołów zabytkowych w Polsce. Niemal całe historyczne śródmieście zostało zniszczone w czasie II Wojny Światowej, a znaczna część zabytków ruchomych uległa zniszczeniu bądź rozproszeniu. Po wojnie zostało pieczołowicie odbudowane.
I had a great time at the black sand beach of Jökulsárlón on the southern coast of Iceland. The Jökulsárlón glacier breaks away into the lagoon, the outgoing tide takes the icebergs away, the rising tide brings them back to the beach. The result is a fabulous 2 or 3 miles long playground : big and small icebergs, as beautiful as jewels, dispersed on the black sand with strong waves rolling them again and again. It is tremendously exciting to make photographs in Jökulsárlón. Of course you get wet and cold, but you dont care at all. However you need to stay cautious, waves and icebergs can roll you too. I received one or two, but they were not big, I didn’t fall and I holded the camera out of water with arms raised.
I did two series at Jökulsárlón, the first day under the Icelandic heavy rain, and the day after, at sunrise with nice weather. This one is taken the nice day.
he Common Hazel is easy to identify in winter because it bears male catkins which open to release pollen at any time between late December and late April. The pollen is wind dispersed. The catkin turns yellow and looks like this when it is open to release pollen. If you flick the catkin with your finger it will release a yellow dust consisting of fine pollen grains. Each grain contains male DNA.
This beetle spends 2 years in the larval stage. The adults overwinter and disperse in spring to fallen trees to await the arrival of their bark beetle prey. They first bite off the legs of those they catch to stop them running away.
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Sveti Duh means Holy Spirit.
Podolševa scattered/dispersed settelement, inhabited by 71 people, is at an altitude between 1050m a.s.l. and 1327m a.s.l., appearing among the highest inhabited places in the whole Slovenija.
On an autumn morning at the Rotsee, when the morning sun gradually dispersed the fog.
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An einem Herbstmorgen am Rotsee, als Die Morgensonne den Nebel nach und nach auflöste.
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The wind scatters the water in the Fontaine des Mers at Place de la Concorde in Paris.
We had to wait for shooting this fountain without tourists and with the water running jets. It's stopping all the time.
Krakau, Wawel, Poland
Hummingbird hawk-moth,
I never saw this before and it was difficult to take a picture
The hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but is resident only in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). It is a strong flier, dispersing widely and can be found virtually anywhere in the hemisphere in the summer. However it rarely survives the winter in northern latitudes (e.g. north of the Alps in Europe, north of the Caucasus in Russia). They have been spotted in Newfoundland, Canada and Malaysia[1] as well.
Moths in the Hemaris genus of the family Sphingidae are known as "hummingbird moths" in the US, and "bee moths" in Europe, which sometimes causes confusion between this species and the North American genus.
The Fog was breaking after a 1 hour white knuckle drive from Calgary, the hints of aurora were just lighting up the dispersing clouds
This drake is dispersing a plume of water as he lands on the surface near a few hen Buffleheads during the spring action. Lots of activity midst the species right now as they await leaving for the last leg of their migration.
I am more used to photographing these birds during winter when they congregate and visit feeder sites. They breed in this area, but the flocks disperse and they are very secretive in their nesting behavior.
Over the years, they have become less common in central Alberta. According to Cornell Labs, their overall numbers are decreasing.
Parkland County, Alberta.
This was just after sunrise and before the cloud had a chance to disperse. I saw the tip of this tree catching the light nicely and when I climbed down to find a composition I realised the sun illuminating the low lying cloud made for an excellent backdrop to balance the image.
It had been a rare stormy day in southern California, and I was hoping to possibly catch a colorful sunset at the beach. However, just as the sun was getting ready to set, the clouds parted and began dispersing. The light, though, was still glorious and Laguna Beach, beautiful as always! :-)
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Il y a toujours dans un paysage un fond de vérité qui ne bouge jamais
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En un paisaje siempre hay un fondo de verdad que permanece inmóvil
Jean Eve (Fr., 1900-1986)
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Photo: La Paroisse de Sainte Madeleine au sein du hameau et du village (dispersé) éponymes. Au pied des célèbres Dolomites, la vallée de Funes, (Villnösser Tal) offre des paysages magnifiques au milieu d’une nature préservée et fascinante.
Foto: La parroquia de Santa Magdalena en medio de la localidad diseminada epónima. El valle de Funes, al pie de los célebres Alpes dolomíticos brinda paisajes de alta belleza plástica en medio de una naturaleza preservada y fascinante.
Ce matin, j’ai fait un arrêt près d’une rivière.
Près de la rive, plusieurs gousses d’asclépiades libéraient leurs graines.
J’en ai secoué quelques-unes et elles sont dispersées sur la rivière.
Elles s’accrochaient aux feuilles qui dérivaient sur la rivière.
Je me suis bien amusée !
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This juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk sat in the autumn trees after quickly dispersing the squirrels, birds and chipmunks.
It's quite nice to be getting back to 'semi normal' after an enjoyable but busy Christmas...I think 'normal' will resume after new years day!! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break....
textures thanks to Kim Klassen
Running east to west in the south part of Windsor, Ontario is this big storm drain. Typically when the neighbourhoods of South Windsor get a lot of rain, the Grand Marais drain captures the run off water and disperses it to a creek that eventually runs into Lake Erie. Ironically when I was a boy growing up in this area, the drain was just a big dug out ditch that we sometimes played in. How times have changed.
Lemurs play a huge role in maintaining forest diversity, structure and dynamics through the movement of seeds? Some lemur species play a significant role in their ecosystem by being seed dispersers. They aid in the process of moving seeds and/or pollen from one area to another. Ruffed lemurs, like the black and white ruffed lemur, is a prime example of a lemur species that acts as a key seed disperser. Located 250 miles off the east coast of Africa is the island of Madagascar, the 4th largest island in the world, and the only habitat for all wild lemurs in the world.
Same region but during Autumn from another year.
From the archives.
Loved the abandoned feel of this image ;)
Female.
Scientific name: Saxicla rubicola.
Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male's black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter. Info: RSPB.
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Castello dei Parmensi since the twelfth century, first passed to the Da Correggio family, the Terzi family and from 1458 to the Sanseverino family, until 1612, when the Farnese family had Countess Barbara beheaded and this passed to the Duchy.
Transformed by the Sanseverinos from Rocca Quadrilatera into a residence, in 600 'it was transformed and enlarged by Ranuccio II Farnese and finally Duke Francesco Farnese had the façade redesigned with the use of 4 corner towers between 1697 and 1707. Bourbon promoted the internal renovation and the Ducal Chapel dedicated to St. Liborius.
After the unification of Italy, the state dispersed the collections and magnificent furnishings that were destined for Savoy residences or museums, including the Quirinale.
Today the main floor hosts temporary exhibitions.
Castello dei Parmensi fin dal XII secolo : prima passò ai Da Correggio ,ai Terzi ,e dal 1458 ai Sanseverino ,fino al 1612 ,quando i Farnese fecero decapitare la contessa Barbara e questo passò al Ducato .
Trasformato dai Sanseverino da Rocca Quadrilatera in residenza , nel secondo 600' fu trasformata e ampliata da Ranuccio II Farnese e infine il duca Francesco Farnese fece ridisegnare la facciata con l'impiego di 4 torri angolari tra il 1697 e il 1707 .
A partire dal 1749 i Borbone promossero il rinnovamento interno e la Cappella Ducale dedicata a S.Liborio .
Dopo l'unità d'Italia ,lo stato disperse le collezioni e i magnifici arredi che vennero destinati a residenze Sabaude o Musei , fra cui il Quirinale .
Oggi il piano Nobile ospita mostre temporanee .
Not Bondi (ca 30 degrees C), but Alnmouth (3 degrees C)!!
Great to see the sun though - and definitely no crowds for the police to disperse!
Hope you all had a lovely day.
The house sparrow is an opportunistic bird of towns and cities, parks, gardens and farmland. House sparrows feed on a variety of foods, including buds, grains, nuts and scraps, and will visit birdtables and feeders. They live in colonies and nest in holes or crevices in buildings, among Ivy or other bushes, and in nestboxes; they use a variety of materials to make their nests. Both parents will incubate the three to five eggs and raise the young. House sparrows are residents in the UK, but may disperse from their breeding grounds to feed on nearby farmland and grassland in winter.
Snaefellsjokul vocano at the tip of Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland during a winter day of gorgeous lighting. that fluffy white mountain top hides a volcano underneath which has shaped the landscape around it. You may still appreciate the lava rocks dispersed in that plain.
The fruit of the Woolly Thistle (Cirsium eriophorum) dispersing seeds. Primrose Hill Community Woodland, Bath, BANES, England, UK
Glory is like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, till, by broad spreading, it disperse to naught.
La gloria è simile a un cerchio d'acqua che non smette mai di allargarsi, fino a che si disperde in un nulla.
William Shakespeare
The common periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) is a plant that is quite rare in the wild in Poland. In dispersed positions, it occurs almost throughout the country, with the exception of the mountains. It is a plant that grows in deciduous forests, it reproduces vegetatively. It blooms blue in the spring and in other shades.
It is also grown as an ornamental plant.
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Barwinek pospolity (Vinca minor L.) jest rośliną która w Polsce w stanie dzikim występuje dość rzadko. W rozproszonych stanowiskach występuje niemal w całym kraju, z wyjątkiem gór. Jest rośliną rosnącą w lasach liściastych, rozmnaża się wegetatywnie. Kwitnie w okresie wiosennym na niebiesko oraz w innych odcieniach.
Jest również uprawiany jako roślina ozdobna.
Rubus niveus is considered an invasive plant in Brazilian territory.
Native specie to southern Asia, from Afghanistan east through India and China to Taiwan and the Philippines, south to Sri Lanka and Malaysia, and north to Gansu in China.
The species becomes invasive when it begins to disperse to areas distant from the place where it was introduced, establishing itself and dispersing to new areas. When these species invade natural ecosystems, alter the composition and structure of vegetation and threaten native biodiversity, they are called aggressive invasive species and are a serious environmental problem.
Common Name: Raspberry, Blackberry, Black Raspberry.
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon Super EBC XF 18-55mm R LM OIS.
São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil.
The crowd finally dispersed leaving a handful of observers to watch the fading light of the end of another day.
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This member of the gamebird family is native to Asia and was introduced to North America in the late 1800s. The purpose for introducing them was for recreational hunting so were contained in certain areas but now we find them widely dispersed throughout the U.S. and Canada. They will most often be found in open areas but close to bushland and sometimes cattail marshes.
This species has a varied diet and will feed on corn as well as other grains, seeds, fruit, row crops, grasses, leaves, shoots and insects when they are available.
They have successfully reproduced in the wild but severe winters take a heavy toll on them as they have no feathers on their legs or feet to insulate them against the cold. Mild winters favor their success rate.
A female will construct a nest of grasses in the shape of a shallow bowl on the ground or in a low shrub and in the wild several females may lay in the same nest so a nest could contain up to 15 eggs. The term connected to this practice is called "egg dumping".
This male has emerged from the brush and is foraging in the open.