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A distinct shape: welcome to the US east coast! Cape Cod seems to point in Boston’s direction
On se repère facilement sur la côte est des États-Unis : le cap Cod semble indiquer la direction de Boston…
Credits: ESA/NASA
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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.
On peut souvent observer le téléphore moine sur les ombellifères où il se nourrit de nectar et mange les petits insectes butineurs. La tâche noire en forme de cœur sur le pronotum, en plus d'être très esthétique, permet de le différencier de son cousin Cantharis annularis, qui possède deux tâches distinctes.
Des chercheurs s'intéressent à ce coléoptère qui pourrait les mener à un traitement contre le cancer.
Three distinct solar active regions with towering arches rotated into view over a three-day period from Sept. 24-26, 2017. Charged particles spinning along the ever-changing magnetic field lines above the active regions trace out the magnetic field in extreme ultraviolet light, captured here by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Extreme ultraviolet light is typically invisible to our eyes, but is colorized here in gold. To give some sense of scale, the largest arches are many times the size of Earth.
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The White-Quilled Honeyeater (which occurs in Northern Australia) is now recognised as a genetically distinct sub-species from the Blue-Faced Honeyeater. Previously the name Blue-Faced Honeyeater was applied to birds throughout Australia.
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Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.
The park comprises several landforms – sandstone escarpment and plateaux, savannah woodlands, monsoon forests, tidal and freshwater rivers, wetlands and tidal deltas.
The name Kakadu may come from the mispronunciation of Gaagudju, which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the park. This name may derive from the Indonesian word kakatuwah, (via Dutch kaketoe and German Kakadu) subsequently Anglicised as "cockatoo”.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for up to 60,000 years.
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: stage 1 in 1981, stage 2 in 1987, and the entire park in 1992.
Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of the park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management.
These overlapping reflecting surfaces caught my eye while walking on the High Line.
Estas superfícies reflectoras sobrepostas chamaram a minha atenção durante a travessia do High Line Park.
A distinct lack of audience enthusiasm is on display on platforms 4 & 5 at Stafford station on the afternoon of Friday 22 April 2022. Class 90 electric loco no. 90037 leads a DB Cargo classmate as 4M25, the 0706hrs Mossend Euroterminal to Daventry container working. The train was a welcome fully loaded freight on this sunny afternoon.
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NS #5527 was 1 of 80 GP38-2s rebuilt in the early 2000s from ex Norfolk & Western and Southern GP38ACs. The rebuilding process included chopping the high noses, conversion to short hood-forward operation, and Dash 2 electronics. #5527 spent most of the winter of 2008 assigned to Grand Rapids, usually working the BG01 or BG02 at the Fisher Body plant in Wyoming, where it is seen resting between assignments in this photo. I can still distinctly recall hearing the engineer saying "3 step on the double nickel two seven" on the radio!
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These pictures from 2024 were taken on one of my best days. As well as the outline of a Large Blue Eye with a distinct blue spherical both iris and pupil there is a shadow at the left centre which casts very interesting even symbolic shades. The Witches' Stone just at the edge of the village of Spott is a good memorial of bad times and deeds. The Witches’ Stone always fills me with commemoration and remembrance of times not so long gone when Witch Hunts were after witches so upsettingly so that we still use the term Witch Hunt no more than ever for a falsely fuelled over active hunt often with vicious entanglements and outcomes.
The Witches’ Stone is on the East of Spott village and Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone is at the West of the village. In the village at the Church you can find The Jougs. From standing stone in the East past central stone church to a commemorative stone in the West there are three superb historic lithic sites. The Church has been a focal site to inspire and to contain history of the area and along with local archives there are some superb historic collections, myriad connections, and local recollections.
There are three tall Standing Stones near Spott, Easter Broomhouse, Pencraig Hill and Kirklandhill Standing Stones. Their placement in the landscape of natural bounties and hill forts is a key to some of the smaller monuments, This coastal area is full of life from the sea and the land and the stones stretch into the sky that keeps the seas calm and the lands fertile.
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Witches of Scotland is a campaign for justice; for a legal pardon, an apology and national monument for the thousands of people – mostly women - that were convicted of witchcraft and executed between 1563 and 1736 in Scotland.
The Witches of Scotland Limited. This tartan can be worn by anyone.
www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=14651
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Witches' Stone, Spott
canmore.org.uk/site/57667/witches-stone-spott
Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone
www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1492/easter_broomhouse_...
Easter Broomhouse - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in East Lothian
www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6706
Spott Church
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/spott-parish-chu...
Welcome to Belhaven and Spott Parish Church
Witches' Stone, Spott
canmore.org.uk/site/57667/witches-stone-spott
Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
canmore.org.uk/site/57622/easter-broomhouse
Pencraig Hill Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
canmore.org.uk/site/56240/pencraig-hill
Witches' Stone, Spott
www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6453/witches_stone.html
Witches' Stone, Spott
www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8239
Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone
www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1492/easter_broomhouse_...
Pencraig Hill Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1494/pencraig_hill_stan...
Pencraig Hill Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6703
Kirklandhill Standing Stone
www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1493/kirklandhill_stand...
Excuse the poor lighting this was in thick mature woodland and I couldn't resist getting my first firecrest
The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) also known as the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. It breeds in most of temperate Europe and northwestern Africa, and is partially migratory, with birds from central Europe wintering to the south and west of their breeding range. Firecrests in the Balearic Islands and north Africa are widely recognised as a separate subspecies, but the population on Madeira, previously also treated as a subspecies, is now treated as a distinct species, the Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis. A fossil ancestor of the firecrest has been identified from a single wing bone.
Located in the Castile-León region in the northern part of the Spanish interior, its landscape is divided into two completely distinct areas: a more mountainous area in the centre and towards the north; and the southern part which has milder temperatures and is the site of the Tiétar valley.
Its capital is the city of Avila, whose historic centre and the churches outside the city walls have been awarded the World Heritage designation by the UNESCO. In fact, Avila's city walls are the main symbol of the province. Other towns and villages, such as Arenas de San Pedro and El Barco de Avila, are also home to monuments and buildings dating from the Middle Ages.
Its natural treasures include particularly the Iruelas Valley Nature Reserve and the Sierra de Gredos Regional Reserve, both ideal places for rural tourism.
The gastronomy is traditionally based on local products like the white kidney beans from El Barco, meat from Avila or the sweet confectionery known as the "yemas de Avila" (made with egg yolks and sugar). Source: www.spain.info/en_US/que-quieres/ciudades-pueblos/provinc...
Another of the mass of insects emerging at Startops Reservoir, Tring.
This is a live insect taken handheld by laying low on the reservoir bank just keeping my lens off the water. Fortunately it was a windless day.
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
Giant river otter eating a pirahna from the Cuiaba River in Brazil. My only trip to Brazil so far took place in Sept. of 2012.
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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.
Poppies are flowering plants with delicate, papery petals in a variety of shapes and vibrant hues.
To me they look like happy flowers.
There are more than 70 distinct species in the poppy (papaver) genus, including opium poppies (Papaver somniferum), corn poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale).
Poppies are an excellent addition to mixed beds, borders and cut arrangements.
The outermost part of the poppy flower is the sepals.
In the early stages of development, the sepals resemble two individual, yet partially joined, orbs which gradually lengthen and split lengthwise as the developing flower prepares to bloom.
The foliage, stem and sepals are covered with thousands of fine hairs that protect the bud and plant from insect attack.
The sepals, light green during early growth, turn to a pale shade of beige towards the end of their tenure.
Once the flower is ready to bloom, the sepals detach from the stem and eventually fall away when the poppy flower slowly unfurls its matured petals.
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Gleniff, County Sligo, Ireland
The distinct shape of Ben Bulben also known as "Table Mountain" is a true symbol of County Sligo, Ireland. It 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 than 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 Ben Bulben Mountain
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Smaller and distinctly slimmer than the moorhen, the water rail is a fairly common but highly secretive inhabitant of freshwater wetlands. It has chestnut-brown and black upperparts, grey face and underparts and black-and-white barred flanks, and a long red bill. Difficult to see in the breeding season, it is relatively easier to find in winter, when it is also more numerous and widespread. Although usually secretive they can become confident but are still far more often heard than seen.
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One of the two red gantries at Soissons Landing at Governors Island National Monument with the distinct white lettering of Governors (the other is labeled Island) contrasting against the red which can be seen from Manhattan which is only 800 yards away from the island. Governors Island is in fact where the first Dutch settlement by Peter Minuit of the Dutch East India Company was laid, before the Dutch moved across the narrow channel separating Governors Island from Manhattan Island to build the permanent settlement of New Amsterdam. When the British took ownership of New Amsterdam and changed the name New York after the Duke of York, James who received the land from his brother King Charles II, the royal governor resided on the small island, thus it current name Governors Island is derived from this fact. At the start of the American Revolution, General Washington had troops on the island as well as on Manhattan and Brooklyn as the British Fleet came into New York Harbor and landed on Staten Island. When General Washington engaged the British Red Coats in Brooklyn, the soldiers posted on Governors Island were witnesses to one of the largest battles of the Revolution, a battle General Washington lost badly. As the General retreated in the night from what now is known as Fulton’s landing in Brooklyn to Manhattan under the cover of night, the soldiers on Governors Island saw and joined their comrades on Manhattan. One of the first things George Washington did later after the revolution when elected president was push for congress to budget fortifications in the harbor, including Governors Island to protect New York City from being attacked and taken over as it had during the Revolution because let’s face it, the British didn’t really lose the war, they just left because the war effort was huge drain on the empire’s resources particularly because the span of the feisty American colonies. The founding fathers were very cognizant of this fact and why the push to establish fortifications to its most important port. Governors Island became military base right in New York Harbor which remained in that capacity until the late twentieth century.
Now where Soissons Landing got its name is a story in itself specifically from World War I. Soissons is from a city in Northern France where over a five day period in 1918 Allied Forces consisting of French, British and Americans battled German soldiers, the last line of defense before the Germans would attack the nearby capital Paris. It was a bloody five day battle, the Allies losing 125,000 men to the Germans 168,000 men and gave the Allies the impetus to regain the much of the Germans gains of the German Spring offensive and in fact reverse what had been the deepest penetration into Allied territory of the War. The Army’s 16th Regiment was among the combatants and after the Great War were posted at Governors Island and the name Soissons Landing was given to the ferry landing to commemorate the 16th Regiment’s role in the victory at Soissons
I visited Governors Island this past weekend, taking a historic tour celebrating the National Parks Service 101 birthday as it came into being in late August 1916.
Taken with an Olympus E-5 using an Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens raw file processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain.
California USA
My beautiful and sweet Johnny. He is a Ragdoll pure breed, rescued cat. My companion and joy. He followed me around the house and play fetch with different toys. He is over a year old, very active, playful and also curious.
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat. Developed by American breeder Ann Baker, it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up. Particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the breed's native United States, ragdoll cats often are known as "dog-like cats" or "puppy-like cats" due to behaviors such as their tendency to follow people around, their ease at being physically handled, and their relative lack of aggression toward other pets.
Ragdoll cats tend to be more interested in humans than some breeds of cats. They are known to run to greet you at the door, follow you from room to room, flop on you, sleep with you, and generally choose to be where you are. Many Ragdolls have been taught to come when called and play fetch. They are gentle cats, and usually play without extending their claws. Ragdolls tend to be floor cats, not jumpers. The Ragdoll’s semi long coat is plush and silky, and requires minimal grooming to keep it looking its best.
Los Angeles. California.
A sunlit area of bedrock beside a shadowed pool of water in which there is a suggestion of a very distinct pareidokia face (located where the sunlit extension is pointing).
Been a while since I put up a picture of a cuckoo. This one was taken while it was chucking it down. I got drenched, the cuckoo seemed to be wondering why we were not waterproof.
I thought I had lost this memory card back in May and was a bit miffed as I knew there were some nice images on it. Turned out I had put it in my 5D3 for safe keeping. Shows how little I use that camera.
Variable Oysterling / crepidotus variabilis (?)
Pioneer Meadows, Derbyshire. 26/11/19.
I'm taking an educated guess that these are another group of Variable Oysterling fungi. I found them in the same location (as those posted previously), but a month later.
The largest, mature specimen was about 1.5cm at it's widest point and had changed shape from an original kidney-shaped fruiting body. It had developed distinct lobes and a random, meandering margin. The gills were more complex and had changed colour. Their delicate pinkish-brown tone was due to them being coated in spores.
We followed a distinct contact call until Pekabo located the buff-colored little one. As you'll see in the following video, this little tyke knew how to make its needs known! Looked like a pretty full crop at the end...
Shooting into the wind brings distinct results.
Question: Is this beauty waiving at you also?
Question: Will you waive back?
Question: Satisfying or Weird or Refusal?
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below from: www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/albert_camus.html
are a few quotes from Albert Camus, French Philosopher
Born November 7, 1913: January 4, 1960 Died
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
EXPLORE # 358 on Thursday, May 8, 2008
His distinct call filled the wet woods. A golden flash so bright I was tempted to turn down the saturation, however this is as shot.
Blue liveried class101 Met Cam unit coupled to another one arrive at Llandanwg in July 1982.
I believe the front car is M51176. Nice to see some sign of humanity in this fairly remote location.
From holidays in the 1960's at Butlins to railtours in the early 1970's with 24's and 25's [and a 40] I always felt at home here. Once we had returned from living in Devon in 1979 we made regular visits and several holidays thoughout the 1980's.
FLARE GONE RIGHT
Sometimes the flare ruins a photo. This time it truly enhances the distinct cloud. Makes it seem almost majestic. =)
I had the distinct pleasure of taking time this past Saturday to head down to Mount Rainier with fellow Seattle photographer Mike Hornblade. Our destination was Spray Park in the northwest end of the park - a reasonable place to make a day-trip from Seattle. If I had been on my own, I surely would have turned back earlier, and likely not reached Spray Park at all. The conditions were not looking very favorable, with heavy cloud and sporadic fog blocking Rainier from view, as well as the miles of hiking back to the car in the dark (plus the cold temperatures and unrelenting switchbacks up the trail). But we stuck it out and sure enough, just around the time we expected to be missing the sunset, the clouds began to clear up and Rainier emerged in plain view, lit up in warm sunset light.
I had spent some time at this particular tarn, and once Rainier appeared I focused on capturing the reflected image in the water. Mike quickly returned to a dense patch of wildflowers and produced this outstanding image. I struggled in processing this image to give the foreground some light and warmth, but it was largely in shadow and the rich colors of the abundant wildflowers (particularly back behind the larger boulders) still appear muted to me. While it may not match the ideal image in my mind, the resultant image feels fairly accurate for the reality of the situation.
We finished shooting after sunset and hiked back in the dark. After a midnight Denny's stop for dinner on the way back I finally made it home around 1:30AM. A late night, but well worth it. My thanks again to Mike for making the trip down there - I encourage others to take a look at his great work too.
Nikon D90 | Nikon 18-200VR@18mm | f/9 | 1/30s | ISO200 | Tripod
Puffins are any of three small species of alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic #seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil.
All #puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks. They shed the colourful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.
Like many auks, puffins eat both fish and zooplankton, but feed their chicks primarily with small marine fish several times a day. The puffins are distinct in their ability to hold several (sometimes over a dozen) small fish at a time, crosswise in their bill, rather than regurgitating swallowed fish. This allows them to take longer foraging trips, since they can come back with more food energy for their chick than a bird that can only carry one fish at a time. This behaviour is made possible by the unique hinging mechanism of their beak, which allows the upper and lower biting edges to meet at any of a number of angles.
Spotted at Bempton Cliffs, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
In a scene never before seen on the Belmont to Douglas branchline, Class 25NC No. 3437 gracefully steams through the picturesque Karoo landscape, pulling a long line of grain wagons. In the midst of this iconic desert scenery, a majestic South African windmill stands tall, adding to the distinctive charm and allure of the Karoo.
Taken during a Farrail Photographic Tour run by the New Cape Central Railway.
Sheephouse, Karoo
June 2023
Somehow I got the distinct impression these 3 did not want me nearby. Yet, they didn't budge. Nice day at the lake. Started off at 4 degrees and warmed up to a balmy 24 or so. Perfect for taking some photos with only a minor hint of frost on the fingers and toes....
Bramble the Border Terrier, given a chance, likes to make his nest in an old Barbour waxed cotton jacket......no doubt due to its distinct aroma!
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 "green backed" subspecies in Morocco is "africana", sometimes referred to as "North African" Chaffinch. The nominate "coelebs" subspecies found in the UK is a winter visitor to Morocco.
This male was seen near Oukaimeden - one of the premier skiing resorts on the African continent. It is located in Morocco, about 80 kilometres from Marrakesh, in the Atlas mountains near Jebel Toubkal.
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I distinctly remember photographing this bird in this very place last year, but for some reason I never posted a photo of it. Say's Phoebe, Moonstone Beach, Cambria.
Yarn on a loom in the Bhutan textile display at the Smithsonian folklife festival. Bhutan is the one justifiably distinct culture at this year's festival. Not that NASA isn't cool, and the Texas displays include some great music.
Also, the curry in the Texas tea house (?!?!) is really good.
Matilija Poppy, unique and distinct, is one of the most recognized and beloved of California’s native plants. The large white blooms are the size of a saucer. The petals look like wrinkled crepe paper, the center is a bright yellow disk.
Some have likened the flower to the appearance of a fried egg. A solitary bloom is a very fine thing, but a large stand of Matilija in full bloom is a sight to behold! Hundreds of huge white flowers borne at eye-level on long straight stems, contrasted by attractive blue-green foliage… a real show stopper in late spring/early summer!
Portrait of a female Wood Duck. This is a breeding female, with the yellow ring around the eyes. Like the males, they have a very distinct look although not quite as colorful.
Distinct oxbow shape of the River Forth as it runs through the city of Stirling.
In the song Waltzing Matilda a Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a smallish lake, specifically an oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of water attached to a waterway.
one of the distinct smells of my childhood was the smell of simmering milk in my grandparents' pastry shop. this is an ode to that.
chocolate, hazelnut and milk skin tea cake recipe on Cannelle Et Vanille