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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.
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Front Yard
Southwestern Florida
USA
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is a dove species native to Europe and Asia; it was introduced to Japan, North America and islands in the Caribbean.
The Eurasian collared dove is closely related to the Sunda collared dove of Southeast Asia and the African collared dove of Sub-Saharan Africa, forming a superspecies with these. Identification from the African collared dove is very difficult with silent birds, with the African species being marginally smaller and paler, but the calls are very distinct, a soft purring in the African collared dove quite unlike the Eurasian collared dove's cooing.
The Eurasian collared dove is not migratory, but is strongly dispersive. Over the last century, it has been one of the great colonisers of the bird world, travelling far beyond its native range to colonise colder countries, becoming a permanent resident in several of them.
In 1974, fewer than 50 Eurasian collared doves escaped captivity in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. From the Bahamas, the species spread to Florida, and is now found in nearly every state in the U.S. as well as in Mexico.
Population growth has ceased in areas where the species has long been established, such as Florida, and in these regions, recent observations suggest the population is in decline. - Wikipedia
Naples Botanical Gardens
Southwest Florida
USA
The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck.
There are two distinct populations of mottled ducks. One population, A. fulvigula maculosa (mottled duck), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast between Alabama and Tamaulipas (Mexico); outside the breeding season individual birds may venture as far south as to Veracruz. The other, A. fulvigula fulvigula (Florida duck), is resident in central and south Florida and occasionally strays north to Georgia. The same disjunct distribution pattern was also historically found in the local sandhill cranes.
Along the Gulf of Mexico coast, the mottled duck is one of the most frequently banded waterfowl. This is due in part to the fact that it is mostly non-migratory. Approximately one out of every twenty mottled ducks is banded, making it an extremely prized and sought after bird among hunters. – Wikipedia
Species: Rallus aquaticus.
This elusive bird is heard much more often than seen. Its call emanating from some dense bed of reeds or similar waterside thicket, sounds like a young pig squealing with fear. A glimpse, however, is enough to identify the water rail. Its long red bill and its slate-grey underparts, barred with black on the flanks, give it an appearance quite distinct from any other British bird.
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After every dip in the water the terns shake dry. Never easy to catch as it takes less than a second and trying to predict the moment is a pig.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Click on image for more detail on the monkey. Photographed under the residence lifted up on posts.
The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries.
These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in length from about 50 centimetres (20 in) for males to about 40 centimetres (16 in) for females.
In addition to very interesting behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use. The alcohol is gotten from eating fermented fruit.
Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals, with males changing groups at the time of sexual maturity. The most significant studies done on vervet monkeys involve their communication and alarm calls, specifically regarding kin and group recognition and particular predator sightings. - Wikipedia.
Two distinct crops, Adelaide Hills in South Australia, creating a lovely contrast. I am not sure of the crop on the left but the one on the right is Canola.
One from Thursley some time back. It was an interesting day with this bird as well as the cuckoo, redstarts, stonechat and many other birds all playing beautifully. What didn't play so well were a few of the other photographers on site. They were very aggrieved that some very well behaved and polite young photographers were present. Many vile comments were made about them from older men who really should have known better. For me it marred a very good day, especially as when they left they cut down many of the perches this bird was using so others could not get the same shots.
On the plus side I have had the absolute pleasure of meeting a group of young photographers who are all taking shots I am jealous of. I now see their work on social media quite regularly. Good to see experiences have not put any of them off.
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old-World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The term "vervet" is also used to refer to all the members of the genus Chlorocebus. The five distinct subspecies can be found mostly throughout Southern Africa, as well as some of the eastern countries.
These mostly herbivorous monkeys have black faces and grey body hair color, ranging in length from about 50 centimetres (20 in) for males to about 40 centimetres (16 in) for females.
In addition to very interesting behavioral research on natural populations, vervet monkeys serve as a nonhuman primate model for understanding genetic and social behaviors of humans. They have been noted for having human-like characteristics, such as hypertension, anxiety, and social and dependent alcohol use.
Vervets live in social groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals, with males changing groups at the time of sexual maturity. The most significant studies done on vervet monkeys involve their communication and alarm calls, specifically regarding kin and group recognition and particular predator sightings. – Wikipedia
There are a few distinct signs that nature sends to herald the month of August. Almost on the very first day, I heard crickets singing in my garden while sipping an early morning coffee on our front porch. Then there are my tall Tree Lilies that bloom with a burst of fresh white at my back deck. These Lilies were given to me by my sister a few years ago. So when they bloom they trigger memories of that wonderful visit we had. Since I have captured these blooms many times, I decided to try a different approach. I used in camera multiple exposures to capture this with 3 images. Then I turned the image a quarter turn to get this composition.
The married redstart on the left was the usual bird to visit this log. He was chased off by the bird on the right on this occasion. He returned a few seconds later this time with the misses, who then did the chasing.
There are several distinct sections of Oman. The capital city of Muscat is quite developed. However, it is a subdued and modest modern city. There is the mountainous region filled with rock formations which could keep geologists busy for a life time. Wadis or valleys are part of the landscape too. They are beautiful river beds with cool spring water. These areas are where the locals enjoy relaxing.
Then there is Salalah in the eastern part of the country. This image was taken there. the landscape is more tropical in appearance and feel. Long deserted beaches are plentiful along with ancient ruins. The villages are quite small and there are many wide open spaces. Exploring this country is so relaxing and peaceful that one really does feel quite removed from the rat race of modern living.
Ce nouveau complexe polyvalent situé au cœur de la ville allemande de Düsseldorf fait partie d’un vaste projet de réhabilitation urbaine. De par sa forme sinueuse distinctive, le complexe crée une transition artistique entre le centre-ville bondé et le paysage verdoyant du jardin mitoyen Hofgarten. ArcelorMittal a livré des poutrelles en acier pour la construction de cette nouvelle icône d’architecture.
L’architecte Daniel Libeskind, résidant à New York, s’est chargé de la conception de ce nouveau complexe immobilier qui constitue la première étape du vaste projet de réhabilitation urbaine du centre-ville de Düsseldorf. Situé à la fin de l’avenue principale de la ville, Königsallee, où commence le jardin à l’anglaise créé dernièrement, le Hofgarten, le Kö-Bogen (« l’arc du roi ») est composé de deux bâtiments de 5 étages de forme organique. Leur nom vient de l’avenue mitoyenne Königsallee et de la ligne de démarcation en forme d’arc du jardin Hofgarten. Les deux structures sont séparées par un passage piéton mais elles sont reliées en hauteur par un pont de deux étages.
Achevé en 2013, le complexe architectural offre environ 42.000 m2 d’espace dédiés aux bureaux, commerces et restaurants, présents sur 5 étages sans compter le parking souterrain.
Les façades courbées du Kö-Bogen sont faites de verre et d’une pierre d’un blanc naturel (travertin) et sont cassées par plusieurs coupures diagonales qui composent de petits jardins de façades. Les motifs très élaborés de la façade paraissent horizontaux depuis certaines perspectives et verticaux depuis d’autres. Les panneaux de pierre et de verre ainsi que les volets en aluminium ont été aménagés de façon à créer un ensemble homogène.
La conception du Kö-Bogen consiste en une géométrie à la fois droite et courbe. Alors que les lignes droites essayent de refléter le contexte de la ville des bâtiments voisins de l’avenue Königsallee, les lignes courbes à l’intérieur et aux alentours des cours du Kö-Bogen créent des connections fluides avec l’environnement piéton. Cette conception tente d’intégrer des paysages au sein de l’espace immobilier, ce qui est possible non seulement grâce à ses formes géométriques mais également grâce aux coupures sur les façades, aux cours vertes et aux systèmes de toitures végétales. Tous ces éléments font de ce nouveau complexe une partie d’un nouvel environnement qui construit à la fois un espace urbain et un jardin.
This new multi-purpose complex located in the heart of the German city of Düsseldorf is part of a large urban rehabilitation project. With its distinctive sinuous shape, the complex creates an artistic transition between the crowded city center and the green landscape of the adjoining Hofgarten garden. ArcelorMittal delivered steel joists for the construction of this new architectural icon.
Architect Daniel Libeskind, residing in New York, was responsible for designing this new building complex, which is the first stage of the vast urban rehabilitation project for downtown Düsseldorf. Located at the end of the city's main avenue, Königsallee, where the recently created English garden, the Hofgarten, begins, the Kö-Bogen ("King's Arch") consists of two 5-storey buildings organic form. Their name comes from the adjoining avenue Königsallee and the arc-shaped boundary line of the Hofgarten garden. The two structures are separated by a pedestrian walkway but they are connected in height by a two-storey bridge.
Completed in 2013, the architectural complex offers approximately 42,000 m2 of space dedicated to offices, shops and restaurants, present on 5 floors, not including the underground car park.
The curved facades of the Kö-Bogen are made of glass and a natural white stone (travertine) and are broken by several diagonal cuts that make up small gardens of facades. The intricate patterns of the façade appear horizontal from some perspectives and vertical from others. The stone and glass panels as well as the aluminum shutters have been arranged to create a homogeneous whole.
The design of the Kö-Bogen consists of both straight and curved geometry. While the straight lines attempt to reflect the city context of the neighboring buildings on Königsallee Avenue, the curved lines in and around the Kö-Bogen courtyards create fluid connections with the pedestrian environment. This design tries to integrate landscapes within the real estate space, which is possible not only thanks to its geometric shapes but also thanks to the cuts on the facades, the green courtyards and the green roof systems. All these elements make this new complex part of a new environment that builds both an urban space and a garden.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common ostrich but was identified as a distinct species in 2014.
The Somali ostrich is mostly found in Horn of Africa, especially in north-eastern Ethiopia and across all of Somalia. Its range corresponds roughly to the area known as the Horn of Africa.
The Somali ostrich is differentiated ecologically from the Common ostrich, with which there is some range overlap, by preferring bushier, more thickly vegetated areas, where it feeds largely by browsing, whereas the latter is mainly a grazer on open savanna. There are also reports of interbreeding difficulties between the two taxa.
A report to the IUCN in 2006 suggests that the Somali ostrich was common in the central and southern regions of Somalia in the 1970s and 1980s. However, following the political disintegration of that country and the lack of any effective wildlife conservation, its range and numbers there have since been shrinking as a result of uncontrolled hunting for meat, medicinal products and eggs, with the bird facing eradication in the Horn of Africa. – Wikipedia
A small, green, long-tailed parakeet endemic to New Zealand. Note the distinct lemon-yellow crown and the thin orange band extending from the base of the beak to each red eye. Juveniles are a duller color and their orange band and crown may be absent. A critically endangered bird now restricted to three beech forest valleys in inland Canterbury and several offshore island sanctuaries. Usually very quiet and challenging to see. Listen for its loud, brief chatter call to give away its location. When pairs are together, softer contact calls can be heard. Forms small flocks in autumn and winter. Smaller size and lack of crimson frontal band and rump patches distinguish Malherbe’s from Yellow-crowned Parakeet. Juvenile Yellow-crowned Parakeet can confuse identification, and calls of the two species can be challenging to differentiate. (eBird)
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One of the goals of the Marlborough Sound trip was to visit Blumine Island in search of this critically endangered parakeet. Not an easy process, as disembarking the boat involved climbing down a ten foot step ladder leaning against the bow of the boat then wading through the surf onto the beach. Still, as you can see, we did find the bird (in this case two), sitting deep in the forest. I've rather inexpertly removed two OOF twigs from in front of the bird, to better show how beautiful it is.
Blumine Island, Marlborough, New Zealand. March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
Small forest bird with distinct large head and short tail, endemic to New Zealand. The five subspecies are restricted to North, South, Snares, Auckland, and Chatham Islands, respectively. Plumage is variable depending on sex and location. Males are generally black and white, females brown and white. Both sexes have a white spot at the base of the bill, which is raised as a threat display. Favors mature native forests, but also uses scrub and exotic forest stands. Feeds in understory of forest but will come out in the open. Perches on trunks and branches before swooping down to take insect prey. Listen for musical male song “ti-oly-oly-oly-ho,” often likened to a squeaky gate being opened and shut. (eBird)
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Our first view of this lovely little Australasian Robin with the fun name (derived from the original Tom Titmouse). It was probably also our best view of this tiny forest bird.
Blumine Island, Marlborough, New Zealand. March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
The distinct dominant of the town Fiľakovo on the Slovak-Hungarian frontier are the ruins of its Castle, which survived the Tartar raids in the 13th century.
The Castle is first referred to in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the first half of the 15th century, widened and fortified in the 16th century. Although the fortification of the Castle was to defend it against the Turks, they conquered it in 1554.
It remained in the hands of the Turks for almost 40 years. It became the centre of the so-called Fiľakovo sanjak, (a Turkish administrative district) encompassing the whole of what is today the region of Poiplie. The Castle was re-conquered from the Turks only in 1593. The year 1682 was also fatal for the Castle, as the rebellious troops of Imrich Thököly conquered it and it has gone derelict since then.
The pentagonal Bebekova bašta bastion stands next to the entrance to the Castle. It has a roof and its gross shape has been preserved until the present day. In one of its external walls there is a half-sunk bulky canon ball, reminiscent of the 1682 siege. An exhibition of Castle and town history has been installed in the bastion. Remains of the Palace, a watchtower and a massive half-circle cannon bastion (the "clock" bastion) can still be seen in the upper castle. The Castle provides a wonderful view of the whole town and its environs.
The distinct dominant of the town Fiľakovo on the Slovak-Hungarian frontier are the ruins of its Castle, which survived the Tartar raids in the 13th century.
The Castle is first referred to in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the first half of the 15th century, widened and fortified in the 16th century. Although the fortification of the Castle was to defend it against the Turks, they conquered it in 1554.
It remained in the hands of the Turks for almost 40 years. It became the centre of the so-called Fiľakovo sanjak, (a Turkish administrative district) encompassing the whole of what is today the region of Poiplie. The Castle was re-conquered from the Turks only in 1593. The year 1682 was also fatal for the Castle, as the rebellious troops of Imrich Thököly conquered it and it has gone derelict since then.
The pentagonal Bebekova bašta bastion stands next to the entrance to the Castle. It has a roof and its gross shape has been preserved until the present day. In one of its external walls there is a half-sunk bulky canon ball, reminiscent of the 1682 siege. An exhibition of Castle and town history has been installed in the bastion. Remains of the Palace, a watchtower and a massive half-circle cannon bastion (the "clock" bastion) can still be seen in the upper castle. The Castle provides a wonderful view of the whole town and its environs.
Still older fossils document the genus since the Late Oligocene onwards. The genus seems to have originated in the Southern Hemisphere, in the general region of Australia. By the Pliocene, it was probably distributed worldwide:
Gallinula sp. (Early Pliocene of Hungary and Germany)
Gallinula kansarum (Late Pliocene of Kansas, USA)
Gallinula balcanica (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria).
Gallinula gigantea (Early Pleistocene of Czech Republic and Israel)
The ancient "Gallinula" disneyi (Late Oligocene—Early Miocene of Riversleigh, Australia) has been separated as genus Australlus.
Even among non-Passeriformes, this genus has a long documented existence. Consequently, some unassigned fragmentary rail fossils might also be from moor- or native-hens. For example, specimen QM F30696, a left distal tibiotarsus piece from the Oligo-Miocene boundary at Riversleigh, is similar to but than and differs in details from "G." disneyi. It cannot be said if this bird—if a distinct species—was flightless. From size alone, it might have been an ancestor of G. mortierii (see also below).
In addition to paleosubspecies of Gallinula chloropus, the doubtfully distinct Late Pliocene to Pleistocene Gallinula mortierii reperta was described, referring to the population of the Tasmanian native-hen that once inhabited mainland Australia and became extinct at the end of the last ice age.[6] It may be that apart from climate change it was driven to extinction by the introduction of the dingo, which as opposed to the marsupial predators hunted during the day, but this would require a survival of mainland Gallinula mortierii to as late as about 1500 BC.
"G." disneyi was yet another flightless native-hen, indicative of that group's rather basal position among moorhens. Its time and place of occurrence suggest it as an ancestor of G. mortierii (reperta), from which it differed mostly in its much smaller size. However, some limb bone proportions are also strikingly different, and in any case such a scenario would require a flightless bird to change but little during some 20 million years in an environment rich in predators. As the fossils of G. disneyi as well as the rich recent and subfossil material of G. mortierii shows no evidence of such a change at all, "G." disneyi more probably represents a case of parallel evolution at an earlier date, as signified by its placement in Australlus.
The distinct dominant of the town Fiľakovo on the Slovak-Hungarian frontier are the ruins of its Castle, which survived the Tartar raids in the 13th century.
The Castle is first referred to in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the first half of the 15th century, widened and fortified in the 16th century. Although the fortification of the Castle was to defend it against the Turks, they conquered it in 1554.
It remained in the hands of the Turks for almost 40 years. It became the centre of the so-called Fiľakovo sanjak, (a Turkish administrative district) encompassing the whole of what is today the region of Poiplie. The Castle was re-conquered from the Turks only in 1593. The year 1682 was also fatal for the Castle, as the rebellious troops of Imrich Thököly conquered it and it has gone derelict since then.
The pentagonal Bebekova bašta bastion stands next to the entrance to the Castle. It has a roof and its gross shape has been preserved until the present day. In one of its external walls there is a half-sunk bulky canon ball, reminiscent of the 1682 siege. An exhibition of Castle and town history has been installed in the bastion. Remains of the Palace, a watchtower and a massive half-circle cannon bastion (the "clock" bastion) can still be seen in the upper castle. The Castle provides a wonderful view of the whole town and its environs.
The distinct Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey capable of amphibious assault transport of Marines & their equipment on the deck of the USS Arlington (LPD-24) a San Antonio-Class amphibious transport dock or Dock Landing Ship during Fleet Week in New York Harbor, held annually for over 30 years on Memorial Day weekend in New York City. - [x] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycprimeshot @nycurbanism @nybucketlist @fleetweeknyc #omd #microfourthirds
Looking into the eyes of one of these lovely little butterflies is always a great moment. I am sure some would be jealous of those eyelashes too. Taken handheld in a single frame at Steps Hill nr Pitstone later in the day it sat and posed nicely for a few minutes.
entre deux eiders à duvet mâles (Biodôme de Montréal)
Traits distinctifs
Le mâle, en hiver et en plumage nuptial, a le ventre noir et le dos blanc. Il porte une calotte noire sur la tête et sa nuque est verdâtre. La femelle a l'apparence d'un gros canard brun. Les plumes à la base du bec dépassent les narines.
Reproduction
La femelle produit une couvée par année. On compte généralement trois à cinq jeunes par couvée. Le nid est tapissé de duvet par la mère. Vingt-quatre heures après l'éclosion, les jeunes accompagnent la femelle à la mer, puis se dirigent vers les zones d'alimentation.
Alimentation
L'adulte se nourrit surtout de moules bleues. Les canetons mangent des invertébrés qu'ils trouvent dans les algues. Il s'agit par exemple d'amphipodes et de littorines.
Prédateurs
L'adulte est chassé par des rapaces, comme le faucon pèlerin, ainsi que par l'humain. Les goélands et les renards se nourrissent des oeufs et des jeunes.
Habitat
Il fréquente les rivages marins. Il niche sur des îles à végétation basse ou sur des îles boisées, souvent en colonies denses.
Écologie, comportement
Reconnu pour ses grandes qualités isolantes, le duvet d'eider fait l'objet d'un commerce depuis très longtemps. À chaque année on récolte une partie du duvet du nid qui sera par la suite vendu comme isolant pour des parkas et des édredons. Cette activité, menée avec modération ne nuit absolument pas à la reproduction de l'eider. Deux à sept couvées se réunissent pour former une crèche. Chaque crèche défend un territoire d'alimentation dans une portion bien définie (comme une baie) du littoral.
We are on the way around the distinct peninsula of Piran. On the right Cape Madona is already seen, then towards the cliffs and the church above a long range of picturesque houses is lined. Behind the church we see the medieval town walls.
These mining bees have been only recently described (Schmidt & Westrich 1993) as a distinct species. Until then, they were confused with another species of Colletes the morphologically very similar, but ecologically distinctive, Colletes halophilus.
The females of Colletes hederae are on average 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long, while the males are about 10 mm (0.39 in) long, significantly larger than the common colletes. The thorax of the adults is covered by dense orange-brown hair, while each abdominal segment has an apical orangey hair-band.
This species is very similar to the closely related heather colletes (Colletes succinctus) and even more to the sea aster mining bee (Colletes halophilus).
The adults emerge late in the year (the males from late August and the females a little later in early September) and remain on the wing until early November. The principal pollen forage plant is ivy (Hedera helix), (hence the specific epithet hederae), but both sexes will also nectar at ivy flowers too. When ivy is scarce, other species of plants are also visited. The females supply the larval brood cells almost exclusively with nectar and pollen of ivy flowers. When ivy flowering is delayed, females may also collect pollen at various members of the Daisy family (Asteraceae).
These are solitary bees and do not live in colonies and do not overwinter as adults. They nest in clay-sandy soils, especially in loess hills and soft-rock cliffs. Like many other solitary bees, they can often be found nesting in dense aggregations, sometimes numbering many tens of thousands of nests. In parts of the west European range of the species, Colletes hederae are frequently parasitized by the larvae of the meloid beetle Stenoria analis, which feed on the supply of nectar and pollen prepared by females bees in their nests.
The distinctly shaped Hong Kong Cultural Centre forms the backdrop to the clock tower. Tourists at the viewing galleries above the pier enjoy the start of a busy Golden Week. The Star Ferry crosses Victoria Harbour in about ten minutes.
Ce nouveau complexe polyvalent situé au cœur de la ville allemande de Düsseldorf fait partie d’un vaste projet de réhabilitation urbaine. De par sa forme sinueuse distinctive, le complexe crée une transition artistique entre le centre-ville bondé et le paysage verdoyant du jardin mitoyen Hofgarten. ArcelorMittal a livré des poutrelles en acier pour la construction de cette nouvelle icône d’architecture.
L’architecte Daniel Libeskind, résidant à New York, s’est chargé de la conception de ce nouveau complexe immobilier qui constitue la première étape du vaste projet de réhabilitation urbaine du centre-ville de Düsseldorf. Situé à la fin de l’avenue principale de la ville, Königsallee, où commence le jardin à l’anglaise créé dernièrement, le Hofgarten, le Kö-Bogen (« l’arc du roi ») est composé de deux bâtiments de 5 étages de forme organique. Leur nom vient de l’avenue mitoyenne Königsallee et de la ligne de démarcation en forme d’arc du jardin Hofgarten. Les deux structures sont séparées par un passage piéton mais elles sont reliées en hauteur par un pont de deux étages.
Achevé en 2013, le complexe architectural offre environ 42.000 m2 d’espace dédiés aux bureaux, commerces et restaurants, présents sur 5 étages sans compter le parking souterrain.
Les façades courbées du Kö-Bogen sont faites de verre et d’une pierre d’un blanc naturel (travertin) et sont cassées par plusieurs coupures diagonales qui composent de petits jardins de façades. Les motifs très élaborés de la façade paraissent horizontaux depuis certaines perspectives et verticaux depuis d’autres. Les panneaux de pierre et de verre ainsi que les volets en aluminium ont été aménagés de façon à créer un ensemble homogène.
La conception du Kö-Bogen consiste en une géométrie à la fois droite et courbe. Alors que les lignes droites essayent de refléter le contexte de la ville des bâtiments voisins de l’avenue Königsallee, les lignes courbes à l’intérieur et aux alentours des cours du Kö-Bogen créent des connections fluides avec l’environnement piéton. Cette conception tente d’intégrer des paysages au sein de l’espace immobilier, ce qui est possible non seulement grâce à ses formes géométriques mais également grâce aux coupures sur les façades, aux cours vertes et aux systèmes de toitures végétales. Tous ces éléments font de ce nouveau complexe une partie d’un nouvel environnement qui construit à la fois un espace urbain et un jardin.
This new multi-purpose complex located in the heart of the German city of Düsseldorf is part of a large urban rehabilitation project. With its distinctive sinuous shape, the complex creates an artistic transition between the crowded city center and the green landscape of the adjoining Hofgarten garden. ArcelorMittal delivered steel joists for the construction of this new architectural icon.
Architect Daniel Libeskind, residing in New York, was responsible for designing this new building complex, which is the first stage of the vast urban rehabilitation project for downtown Düsseldorf. Located at the end of the city's main avenue, Königsallee, where the recently created English garden, the Hofgarten, begins, the Kö-Bogen ("King's Arch") consists of two 5-storey buildings organic form. Their name comes from the adjoining avenue Königsallee and the arc-shaped boundary line of the Hofgarten garden. The two structures are separated by a pedestrian walkway but they are connected in height by a two-storey bridge.
Completed in 2013, the architectural complex offers approximately 42,000 m2 of space dedicated to offices, shops and restaurants, present on 5 floors, not including the underground car park.
The curved facades of the Kö-Bogen are made of glass and a natural white stone (travertine) and are broken by several diagonal cuts that make up small gardens of facades. The intricate patterns of the façade appear horizontal from some perspectives and vertical from others. The stone and glass panels as well as the aluminum shutters have been arranged to create a homogeneous whole.
The design of the Kö-Bogen consists of both straight and curved geometry. While the straight lines attempt to reflect the city context of the neighboring buildings on Königsallee Avenue, the curved lines in and around the Kö-Bogen courtyards create fluid connections with the pedestrian environment. This design tries to integrate landscapes within the real estate space, which is possible not only thanks to its geometric shapes but also thanks to the cuts on the facades, the green courtyards and the green roof systems. All these elements make this new complex part of a new environment that builds both an urban space and a garden.
“There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord”
Thomas Paine
Ginkaku-ji Temple (銀閣寺), Kyoto, Japan
Benbulben Mountain, County Sligo, Ireland
The distinct shape of Ben Bulben was formed by glaciers during the last Ice age when geomorphological processes began to shape the impressive plateau. Ice began creeping through the valleys and cracks in the rock, the underlying shales were eventually eroded by the movement of the ice above. The shale was eroded faster then the limestone above. This caused the slopes to become steeper and left large overhangs of limestone at the top of the valleys. As the ice began to recede, support for the slopes failed and the land began to slip into the valleys below
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i distinctly remember this morning. it was cold cold cold below freezing i think. we drove here and it was still dark. there were so much clouds that i didn't think anything interesting was gonna happen. so we just stood here for a while clicking that shutter away and all of a sudden for about 5 seconds the sun decided to peek out a bit to illuminate the rocks on the left nicely. i was just sooo lucky i set up this comp and was ready for it.
This bird is distinct from the more common Oregon Junco but I am no expert and am not sure if this is a Cassier Junco or Oregon Junco so assistance with id will be appreciated. I have many of the Oregon Dark-eyed Juncos in my yard, where I took this photo, in Yakima County, Washington. Cassiar Junco is sometimes consider a hybrid Oregon x Slate-colored Junco and sometimes (more often?) considered a subspecies. IMG_5122
Note the distinct buffy eye ring on this shade-loving and secretive Swainson's thrush. Swainson's thrush has heavier spotting on its breast and much duller brown color on its back if you compare it to the similar veery I found earlier in the week.
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
Giant river otter eating a fish from the Cuiaba River in Brazil.
The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft).
Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The groups are centered on a dominant breeding pair and are extremely cohesive and cooperative. Although generally peaceful, the species is territorial, and aggression has been observed between groups.
The giant otter is diurnal, being active exclusively during daylight hours. It is the noisiest otter species, and distinct vocalizations have been documented that indicate alarm, aggressiveness, and reassurance.
The giant otter ranges across north-central South America; it lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal. - Wikipedia
The shorter ears and slightly less distinct fur colour and patterning together with somewhat smaller size suggest to me that this is a leveret. I saw it in a sheltered grassy area enclosed by woodland together with what seemed to me to be one other leveret and an adult (posted earlier).
Superficially, adult Brown Hares could be accused of being poor mothers, leaving their offspring to sit it out in their own small isolated form all day and only turning up for a few minutes once every 24hrs. (about 45 mns. after sunset) to feed them. But it is all about avoiding predation which is why she will lick away any urine or dirt they may have on their fur.
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The Park Bridge is a pedestrian bridge across the Dnipro river that connects the central part of Kyiv with the park area and the beaches of Trukhaniv Island. Built in 1956-1957
The design is an all-welded suspension bridge erected using automatic welding. The length of the bridge is 429 m, the width of the pedestrian section is 7 m.
After reconstruction in 2017, the organization of pedestrian and bicycle flows was rearranged on the bridge - a 3-meter wide red bicycle path was allocated in the middle.
The distinct silhouette of the bridge has become one of the traditional elements in the panorama of Kyiv.
Wetlands are a distinct ecosystem that benefit people through ecosystem services that include water purification, groundwater replenishment, stabilization of shorelines and storm protection, water storage and flood control, processing of carbon (carbon fixation, decomposition and sequestration), other nutrients and pollutants, and support of plants and animals. Put bluntly, no wetlands, no sustainable life for humans.
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World Wetlands Day, February 2, 2022.
The greatest mystics have not been heretics but Catholic saints. In them “natural mysticism” which, like “natural religion,” is latent in humanity, and at the certain point of development breaks out in every race, came to itself; and attributing for the first time true and distinct personality to its Object, brought into focus the confused and unconditioned God which Neoplatonism had constructed from the abstract concepts of philosophy blended with the intuitions of Indian ecstatics, and made the basis of its meditations on the Real. It is a truism that the chief claim of Christian philosophy on our respect does not lie in its exclusiveness but in its Catholicity: in the fact that it finds truth in a hundred different systems, accepts and elucidates Greek, Jewish, and Indian thought, fuses them in a coherent theology, and says to speculative thinkers of every time and place, “Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you.”
-Evelyn Underhill, Mysticism, E. P. Dutton and Company (New York) pp. 105–6.
Anolis carolinensis and Anolis sagrei are distinct species. Anolis carolinensis is native to the US, while A. sagrei is introduced from Cuba. Both species use the same habitat, but A. carolinensis has taken up higher elevation (higher in the bushes), while A. sagrei is found more at ground level. It is a well known fact that close species often interbreed and produce viable offspring(i.e. Red Wolf and Coyote). This pair of sparring males appear to be the result of such interbreeding. They are green, but not as vividly so as the green anole. They have some markings and the crests on the neck and back of the brown anole. Their dewlaps are flame orange, like the brown anole, but without the yellow border, while the green anole displays with a bright pink dewlap. Their heads are more elongated than the brown anole, but shorter than the green. They are sparring over a female that only shows its long tail from under the fence.
The Highland is a traditional breed of western Scotland. There were two distinct types. The Kyloe, reared mainly in the Hebrides or Western Islands, was small and was frequently black. The cattle were so called because of the practice of swimming them across the narrow straits or kyles separating the islands from the mainland. The cattle of the mainland were somewhat larger, and variable in colour, often brown or red.
Cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets of Falkirk and Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who then moved them south over the Pennines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30,000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.
A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd-book. The two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.
In 2002 the number of registered breeding cows in the United Kingdom was about 2500; by 2012 this had risen to some 6000. By 2021 it had declined to 3161. The conservation status of the breed in the United Kingdom is listed as endangered/at risk. The number of unregistered cattle is not known.
Although a group of cattle is generally called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a "fold", because in winter, the cattle were kept in open shelters made of stone called folds for protection at night.
In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II ordered Highland cattle to be kept at Balmoral Castle where they are still kept today.