Sarracenia rosea (syn. Sarracenia purpurea venosa var burkii) showing the distinctive pink flower and last season's slightly ragged pitchers . Flowers are generally produced in the spring before new foliage. Sarracenia rosea is native to Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. The differences between Sarracenia rosea and Sarracenia purpurea venosa are subtle and it's status as a separate species is controversial.

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A distinctive feature of the female Roe Deer in winter coat is the anal 'tush' - a tuft of white hair resembling a tail between the hind legs. This female was seen locally in Hampshire.

Distinctive red, white and blue QinetiQ (Empire Test Pilots School) Agusta-Westland AW139 G-ETPP, previously B-725D and I-EASG, dropped into Gloucestershire Airport for refuelling on 27th February 2025.

Distinctive 19th century architecture in the City of London. Though there has been a market here since the 14th century, the current structure is from 1881, designed by Sir Horace Jones.

I invite an orchid expert to correct me if I'm wrong, but is this a white Early Purple orchid? Whatever the species, it jumped right out, flanked by the two vividly purple ones behind it. White-flowered plants of this kind are apparently not albino (e.g. lacking pigmentation, as they still have green parts carrying out photosynthesis), but 'albiflora(n?)' meaning white-flowered.

If you zoom in you can just make out an approaching bee too

DDC-Distinctive Curves

I did this in B&W to emphasize the curves in her fur.

Distinctive small tanager with mostly black head, orange throat, and bold black spotting on underparts. Upperparts are dark with a scaled look. A foothill species, occurring from around 600–1,500 m on the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. Pairs or small groups forage with mixed-species flocks, in the middle to upper levels of forest and edge.

These two were photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.

Lilienstein is a highly distinctive mountain in Saxon Switzerland, in Saxony, south eastern Germany, and was once the site of a Bohemian castle. It is one of the few table mountains on the east of the river Elbe and constitutes the symbol of the Saxon Switzerland National Park. The name is not related to the flower lily (German: Lilie) but is probably derived from St. Gilgen or St. Ilgen (earlier names of the mountain were „Ylgenstein“ und „Illgenstein“). These names refer to Saint Giles. The Lilienstein is located 15 km east of Pirna and 5 km west of Bad Schandau. It overlooks the river Elbe, which forms an 180° loop around the mountain. The Königstein Fortress is located opposite on the left bank of the river.

A very distinctive, short-tailed eagle. Young birds are uniformly dark brown, and adults are mostly black with a bright red face and legs. Sexes differ, especially in flight, and can be told by the width of the black band on the back edge of the white underwing: narrow in females, broad in males. It flies low when foraging, with wings lifted above the body and rocking from left to right in an unstable-looking fashion. Bateleurs hunt small animals and eat carrion, and they are often first the first raptors to arrive at a carcass.

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We saw a number of these unusual eagles, but always just a bit too far away, and too backlit, to get a good photo. Alas, this will have to do.

Mole National Park, Ghana. March 2019.

Ashanti African Tours.

Distinctive hummingbird with its' long decurved bill and mostly white tail. Found in high elevation forests and edges from Venezuela to Peru between 2,500m to 3,400m.

This individual was watched around the flowering shrubs by the viewing area at the excellent Zuro Loma reserve near Mindo (Pichincha/Ecuador).

Distinctive small tanager of the Andean foothills occurring from around 600–1,500m on the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.

This individual (along with its' mate) was watched from the veranda of the main lodge at the superb Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (otherwise known as Sergio & Doris's place!).

"The White-headed Pigeon is a large pigeon with a distinctive white head, neck and breast, which sometimes have an orange or greyish wash. The back, wings and tail are dark grey to black and the underparts are grey. The male has a metallic green or purple sheen, and the female often has a darker cap and is usually greyer. Young White-headed Pigeons resemble darker females. The eye ring is pink to dark red and the legs and feet are also pink-red.

The White-headed Pigeon is found eastern of the Great Dividing Range from far north Queensland to southern New South Wales.

The White-headed Pigeon prefers tall tropical to sub-tropical rainforests, and is often seen in forest remnants. Also regularly found in Camphor Laurel trees in agricultural areas and in privet. Often seen in suburban gardens and will come to feeding trays; also at roadsides.

The White-headed Pigeon feeds on rainforest fruits and seeds, but strongly prefers laurels, such as the introduced Camphor Laurel. They feed in trees, sometimes in flocks, and will travel several kilometres to feed in open country.

The White-headed Pigeon builds a platform of sticks in dense tree foliage or in tangled vines. Both members of breeding pairs incubate and care for the single young.

The planting of Camphor Laurels in cleared areas originally favoured the White-headed Pigeon and allowed it to expand its range. However, recent bush regeneration removal of Camphor Laurels and privets has reduced populations in some areas."

Hong Kong’s Distinctive Luminosity … light is reflected by the harbour's waters and the waterfront glass façades, then refracted by the high humidity of the Summer months.

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Whilst visiting Sheffield Park, I was delighted to find these beauties not far from the pathway.

Fly agaric is probably our most recognisable species of fungus, with the mushroom's distinctive red cap and white stalk. The distinctive mushrooms have a red cap, either flat or rounded, often with a scattering of white spots or warts, and a white stem. The gills, beneath the cap, are free of the stem.

Fly agaric is found in woodlands, parks and heaths with scattered trees, typically growing beneath birch trees or pines and spruces. The colourful fruiting bodies can usually be seen between late summer and early winter.

Like most fungi, the parts we see are just the fruiting bodies, or mushrooms. These grow up from an unseen network of tiny filaments called hyphae, which together form a structure known as the mycelium. The fruiting bodies produce spores for reproduction, although fungi can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation. The mycelium of fly agaric often forms a symbiotic relationship with the trees around it, wrapping around the roots and supplying them with nutrients taken from the soil. In exchange, the fungus receives sugars produced by the trees.

Fly agarics are poisonous and should not be eaten. Reports of deaths are rare, but ingestion often causes stomach cramps and hallucinations.

The distinctive mushrooms have a red cap, either flat or rounded, often with a scattering of white spots or warts, and a white stem. The gills, beneath the cap, are free of the stem.

Source: www.greatfen.org.uk

Distinctive Cranial Features:

- Occipital bun, a protuberance of the occipital bone that looks like a hair knot

- Projecting mid-face

- Low, flat, elongated skull

- Supraorbital torus, a prominent, trabecular (spongy) browridge

- 1200-1750 cm³ skull capacity (10% greater than modern human average)

- Crest on the mastoid process behind the ear opening

- No groove on canine teeth

- Bony projections on the sides of the nasal opening

- Large mental foramen in mandible for facial blood supply

- Broad, projecting nose

(Information cited from Wikipedia)

Museum of Natural History, London, England

One of the most iconic and distinctive of British fungi, fly agaric, with its red cap and white spots, is renowned for its toxicity and hallucinogenic properties.

Fly agaric was first described by Carl Linnaeus (Swedish botanist and the father of modern taxonomy) in 1753, as Agaricus muscarius, the epithet deriving from the Latin 'musca', or 'fly', apparently referring to its use in parts of Europe as an insecticide, crushed in milk for attracting and killing flies.[...].

The cap is at first hemispherical, covered by a universal veil which is whitish and somewhat warty, and expands gradually to measure 7-15 cm across. The mature cap is convex to flat, red or scarlet, more rarely orange to orange-red or fading to orange-yellow with age or in wet weather. It is striate (grooved) at the margin, and bears white, fluffy, scale-like patches of the universal veil, which may be lost with age or wash off in wet weather. KSP

and distinctive red pollen load

Melanoselinum decipiens is aka black parsley - impressive big flower heads.

At University of Dundee Botanic Garden

for my spreadsheet!

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Happy Beautiful Bee Butt Thursday !

On January 29, 2022 distinctive D-ZUG 111 057 arrives at Salzburg with the first ski train of this winter, DRV 13435 from Malmö. There was a second locomotive, D-ZUG 111 223 on the rear of that train operated by railway undertaking Smart Rail.

Bei trübem Winterwetter traf am 29. Jänner 2022 pünktlich die "Erstausgabe" des Schizugs DRV 13435 von Malmö via Kufstein und Zelt am See in Salzburg Hbf ein. An der Zugspitze befand sich die auffallend bunte D-ZUG 111 057 des EVU Smart Rail, die am Zugschluss von der D-ZUG 111 223 unterstützt wurde. (0271Z)

Artist: John McEwen

Title: The Distinctive Line Between One Subject and Another 1980

flame-cut plate steel

This was one of my favorite pieces of art at the AGO on this last visit. The animal is made of steel and there is a similar metal sculpture at a park in Gatineau. I wonder if it is done by the same artist. I simply love the contrasts and the play of light in this installation.

In the Lewis Warehouse, there are many examples of antique Ford Model T’s, Model A’s and several other US made iconic cars that are 70 to over 100 years old. Each of these warehouse vehicles are full originals that have been on the road within the last 15 years. Several of the old Fords have bird motifs on their model badges and in this case, the radiator cap is clearly a quail.

Researching this… it turns out that Henry Ford was an avid birder! And it was his idea to decorate the radiator caps with a quail – the idea here being that this car will burst off from a full stop like a quail when it is flushed from low grass. In 1927, George Stant, in his 1898 founded Michigan firm, designed this cap as part of the car’s coolant system for Henry Ford.

More research… one can purchase an excellent chrome replica of this cap for say $150 from eBay, however a real cap in just “good” condition, if you can find one, is valued at about ten times this amount.

Final point, today in 2024, Stant is a US owned and HQ based company, with offices and plants around the world, "a recognized world leader in the design and manufacturing of mechanical vapor management systems, fuel delivery systems, thermal management systems and engineering services.”

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The Blue Tit is an easy to recognise garden favourite. With it’s small size and distinctive blue and yellow plumage , the Blue tit is a regular garden visitor that’s wide spread throughout the British Isles and mainland Europe. The Blue Tit is a member of the Tit family of birds , Paridae . Usually resident , the bird does not migrate and in fact most stay within a short distance from where they hatch , typically less than 20 miles.

The Blue Tit is around 12 cm long with a wingspan of 18 cm and weighs between 11- 20 g . With a blue crown and dark line passing through the eye, with white cheeks to the chin. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue and the back is yellowish green. The underparts is mostly yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. Both male and female adult birds have a similar appearance.

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'At the End of the Day'...On a Wild Isle.

On a bright sunny evening, with their distinctive orange bills and legs, ten of the leaders of a large flock of White-fronted Geese, Anser, albifons flavirostris flying in to settle on Loch Gruinart at the end of their grazing day out on the grasslands and scrub fields.

Greenland White-fronted Goose Notes and Information:

The White-fronted Goose is a grey goose, bigger than a mallard and smaller than a mute swan. Adults have a large white patch at the front of the head around the beak and bold black bars on the belly. The legs are orange and Siberian birds have pink bills, while Greenland birds have orange bills. This species does not breed in the UK. Two races visit the UK in winter - birds which breed in Greenland and birds which breed in Siberia. The current wintering areas need protection, including avoiding drainage of traditional wintering areas in southern England. RSPB Notes.

What they eat:

Grass, clover, grain, winter wheat and potatoes.

Measurements:

Length:65-78cm

Wingspan:130-165cm

Weight:1.9-2.5kgPopulation:

UK wintering:13,500

Identifying features:

Greenland White fronted goose

Feather colour: Black Brown Cream/buff Grey White

Leg colour: Orange

Beak: Orange Red Long Duck-like Chunky

Natural habitats: Farmland Grassland Marine and intertidal Wetland

Similar birds: Greylag goose, Taiga bean goose,

Pink-footed goose

Where and when to see them:

White-fronted geese can be seen in south England especially the Severn estuary in Gloucestershire and the Swale estuary in Kent for Siberian birds. Ireland and West Scotland for Greenland birds.

'Birdguides' Notes... Goose 'fitness tracker' reveals migration struggles

Greenland White-fronted Geese make a 600-mile round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland but not every bird finds it easy, according to new research from Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

Specially designed bird ‘fitness trackers’ have revealed what happens to the birds as they struggle over the sea for long distances, trying to navigate the angry North Atlantic and getting blown off course by unpredictable storms.

Migration is a particularly vulnerable time for Greenland White-fronts. One goose took just 14 and a half hours to fly from Iceland to Greenland, but two others took days to complete the same journey, being forced to spend a lot of the time bobbing on the sea.

The complete migration routes of Greenland White-fronted Geese in spring, as monitored by the WWT (WWT).

WWT researcher Ed Burrell has just returned from the tiny island of Islay, Argyll, where he’s been downloading data from the bird fitness trackers. He said: “We’ve just downloaded all this amazing data from these individual birds to see what they’ve been up to. From studying the leg from Iceland to Greenland in May this year, we see what a difference a day makes.

“We can tell that the weather turned on two birds who left the same evening, as they landed on the sea – so they wouldn’t be blown further, of course. By using an extra gadget called an accelerometer – a bird 'fitness tracker' so to speak – which measures the movement of the tag, we can tell that they bobbed about for a bit. To avoid the terrible conditions, the birds went for a swim.”

The blue-tagged goose left Iceland at 3.30 am on 6 May in calm conditions, arriving in Greenland 14-and-a-half hours later at a speed of 33.5 mph. The green-tagged goose left at 4 pm on 3 May accompanied by a good tailwind that later turned on the bird, blowing it towards the Arctic Ocean and forcing it to hunker down in the sea. It later landed in Greenland 53 hours after its journey began.

The red-tagged goose had it even worse, leaving the same evening as Green, but taking a traumatic 63 hours to complete the trip.

Researchers at WWT have been tracking these birds to find out why they are declining so rapidly. Since the turn of the century, 50 per cent of the population has vanished.

Thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd and other generous funders, WWT is able to carry out pioneering research using the finest technologies available to try and prevent further loss of these magnificent birds.

White-fronted Goose is one of eight wetland species of birds threatened with extirpation in Britain. Numbers have declined from 35,000 in 1999 to 18,900 in 2016 due to a number of threats at their breeding grounds. People keen to support our drive to save this species can donate here.

Northern Ireland Notes:

Anser albifrons flavirostris Dalgety & P. Scott, 1948

Family: Anatidae

While it may graze with other geese on manicured pastures, this goose is also a bird of wild boglands and marshes, returning faithfully each year to favoured areas. It breeds on the coastal fringes of western Greenland and winters almost entirely in Ireland and Scotland. Its eastern counterpart, the European white-fronted goose, winters in England.

In brief...

Scarce wintering bird to traditional sites in the west of Northern Ireland

Prefers blanket bog with pools or agricultural grassland

It is a winter visitor found from late October to early April

The Greenland white-fronted goose is Amber listed in both Irish and UK Birds of Conservation Concern

Threats include habitat loss from drainage, inappropriate development and disturbance.

Species description:

The white-fronted goose is a medium-sized, grey-brown goose, which is slightly smaller than the more familiar greylag goose. It has bold black bars across its belly. Its name derives from the white forehead blaze above its beak. The Greenland race is distinctive in being rather dark and having an orange bill and legs. Young birds can be distinguished early in the winter by their reduced white forehead and lack of bars on the belly.

Life cycle

Greenland white-fronted geese breed entirely in the arctic coastal fringe of western Greenland, up to 700m above sea level. They nest amongst hummocks in the tundra, and the timing of egg laying is determined by the thaw of snow. The young geese are tended by both parents and remain as a family through the first autumn and winter. They migrate to Ireland together via south-west Iceland. During the winter months the geese form flocks which remain at traditional sites. These are often improved grasslands where protein-rich shoot tips are grazed. Some small flocks remain faithful to blanket bog feeding sites where they eat the tubers of bog cotton and sedges.

Similar species:

The greylag goose is much more numerous in Northern Ireland. It is a bigger, heavier bird with a larger orange bill and pink legs and lacks the white forehead and black bars on the belly. In flight the greylag has broad pale forewings which contrast with the rest of the plumage. The pink-footed goose is a scarce migrant with pink legs, a noticeably dark head and neck and small, stubby bill. The eastern race of white-fronted goose, which is rare in Ireland, differs in having a pinkish bill.

How to see this species:

There are only a few sites where they winter regularly. On Lough Foyle they can be found feeding on the fields around the southern part of the lough. These birds are not always present, and are more often at Lough Swilly which lies just to the west in Donegal. The other flocks can be difficult to track down, leading to many real wild goose chases! The small flock at Annaghroe on the River Blackwater (County Tyrone) can often be viewed from a public road. Occasionally, flocks or single birds are seen on migration at other sites such as Strangford Lough.

Current status:

The wintering population in Northern Ireland seems to have decreased since the 1960s when around 500 wintered. Several traditional sites have been lost to drainage, peat cutting and afforestation. In recent years, numbers at Lough Foyle have been very variable, with usually between 40-50 birds present. Over 1,000 winter nearby at Lough Swilly in County Donegal. Lower Lough Macnean in County Fermanagh supports the largest regular flock of about 100 birds, while there are smaller numbers on the Pettigo Plateau bogs (Fermanagh/Donegal) and at the River Blackwater (County Tyrone). The most important site in Ireland is the Wexford Slobs which supports a spectacular 10,000 geese each winter.

This is not a quarry species and is protected under the Wildlife (NI) Order 1985. It is also listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive as a species which must be the subject of special conservation measures.

Why is this species a priority in Northern Ireland?

The Greenland race is Amber listed in the UK and Irish Birds of Conservation Concern lists because both UK and Ireland support more than 20 per cent of the NW European population in winter.

Threats/Causes of decline

Some traditional sites in Northern Ireland have been lost because of drainage (Downpatrick Marshes) or the encroachment of forestry. Inappropriate siting of wind turbines could also threaten some flocks and the geese are also very vulnerable to human disturbance. The world population increased following a ban on hunting in their wintering grounds in 1982, although there is evidence of a recent decrease in numbers.

Conservation of this species:

Current action

Some sites visited by this species are designated as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (DARD) Countryside Management Scheme and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme include measures designed to protect and enhance habitats for wintering geese

Some key sites are surveyed each winter by a combination of conservation bodies and volunteer counters as part of the nationally co-ordinated Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS).

Proposed objectives/actions

The status of the Greenland white-fronted goose will continue to be monitored and appropriate conservation action undertaken if required.

What you can do

Volunteer as a Wetland Bird Survey counter by contacting EHS or RSPB

Report incidents of illegal shooting to PSNI or EHS

Report any sightings to Northern Ireland Birdwatchers’ Association Flightline. Tel: 028 9146 7408.

Distinctive Manifestations.

Duhovne regije presenetljivi sugestivni izrazi najvišji vrh ustvarjalnih spoznanj pomembno razumevanje protitlakov napetosti zatiranja,

taispeántais i gcoinne leibhéil níos doimhne pobail primitive cumhachtaí neamhbheo anamacha dorcha sinistr rudaí aisteach táblaí perplexing táblaí hallucinations torments,

uiteenspatten eindigt complete cerebrale talen etiketten critici monumentale types krachtige experimenten interpretaties voorbeelden,

футуристични изображения срещу произведения усъвършенства натиск трудно строителство очарователни снимки тайни значения текущи идеи стандарти за изобразяване,

cultiver des anthologies polémiques initiative visions sensibilités immédiates exhortant les intellectuels luttes cosmiques expériences collectives,

εσωτερικές κινήσεις αναρχικές κατευθύνσεις διεθνή ρεύματα που περιγράφουν αφηρημένες εκδόσεις μετασχηματισμοί βαθμολογούν καθαρές περικοπές ασήμαντων αμφιβολιών,

信念を議論する共同スタジオの誤った方向付けのメンバー閉所恐怖症の設定は、新しい芸術を養う象徴的な時代をギザギザにしました.

Steve.D.Hammond.

Parkhouse Hill may be small but it's very distinctive

The most distinctive feature of Soldier Field was the pair of systole colonnades perched along the parallel east and west sides. Each colonnade, flanked by tetrastyle temples, was formed by a double row of 32 columns.

Male distinctive, with bright yellow head, yellowish underparts. Female is drab and streaky, usually with yellowish wash to face, and often found with bright males. Note bright rusty rump. White outer tail feathers flash in flight. A species of heathland, forest clearings, and farmland with hedges. Male sings from a prominent perch, giving a dry and uninspired “dzidzidzidzidzi.” Forms flocks in winter, feeding mainly on ground in search of seeds. A native of Eurasia, introduced to New Zealand and a few adjacent islands.

Distinctive large shorebird with a long, thin upturned bill and lean neck. Bold black-and-white wings prominent year-round. Birds in winter have no buffy-orange wash on head. Frequents wetlands where it swings its head back-and-forth in shallow water to catch small invertebrates.

Salton Sea, California, USA. January 2012.

Distinctive gritstone outcrop sitting above Millstone Edge in the Peak District.

The white-cheeked barbet or small green barbet (Psilopogon viridis) is a species of barbet found in southern India. It is very similar to the more widespread brown-headed barbet (or large green barbet) (Psilopogon zeylanica) but this species has a distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye and is endemic to the forest areas of the Western Ghats and adjoining hills. The brown-headed barbet has an orange eye-ring but the calls are very similar and the two species occur together in some of the drier forests to the east of the Western Ghats. Like all other Asian barbets they are mainly frugivorous although they may sometimes eat insects and they use their bills to excavate nest cavities in trees.

Excerpt from wellingtoncityheritage.org.nz:

Built in 1910, this three storey Edwardian Baroque edifice has significant architectural value for its lively and decorative Beaux Arts façade and is one of the most distinctive buildings in the Cuba Street Heritage Area.

This building has historic value for its association with the Barber family, who operated their dye business from this site for over 70 years, and also for its designer, notable Wellington architect William Crichton. This building also has a long history of use as a physical culture and dance studio, has been home to Footnote Dance since the 1980s.

This distinctive building is part of a significant group of Edwardian commercial buildings on Cuba Street which make significant contribution to the Cuba Street Heritage Area.

The building façade has had relatively few intrusive modern alterations and retains substantial areas of original building fabric.

The Barber’s Building is a three storey Edwardian Commercial building and the lively, decorative Edwardian Baroque /Beaux Arts façade is one of the finest and most elaborate in the Cuba Street Heritage Area.

The original ground floor shop fronts and rusticated columns have unfortunately been replaced in a mish-mash of styles and finishes, but the façade above verandah level is substantially unaltered. The façade here is carefully articulated and the windows and ornamentation are deeply modelled. The unique pair of top storey lunette windows high-light the symmetrical composition of its façade and make a singular contribution to the character of the street. The square-headed and segmentally-arched windows on the upper floors are also prominently moulded and recessed. The façade is notable for the combination of rendered brick ornamentation, and for the polychromatic bands of rendered and plain facing brick, and three of these elaborate polychromatic pilasters tie the central window elements together. Although the polychromatic effect has been altered at the base of the pilasters where the brick and render has been over-painted. The building is capped by an arched pediment, with a heavily-decorated cornice below, and stucco festoons. This intriguing façade makes a strong positive contribution to the lively Edwardian character of the Cuba Street precinct.

The building is comprised of two separate retail units on the ground floor, and dance/ ballet studios on the floors above. The interior retains significant areas of original building fabric particularly in the stairwell which features a fine timber stair, skirting, panelled doors (including ironmongery) and the t&g timber wall linings.

The distinctive shape of an Andrew Barclay tank can be seen between the vintage wagons at Tanfield on a chilly February morning.

The freight in February event at Tanfield is a regular in the calendar and gives the railway a chance to demonstrate what it was built for with trains of coal wagons and shunting demonstrations.

Horden ( AB 1015 of 1904) was a Durham resident from new operating at Shotton and Horden collieries during it's working life. It returned to service at Tanfield in 2020 after a lengthy overhaul, 48 years since it had last run.

25th February 2024.

This distinctive young buck frequently comes to feed on fallen crabapples in a grove of those wonderful fruit trees for wildlife as evening approaches. He pretty much ignores me anymore.

This aptly named beauty is one of New Zealand's most distinctive birds.

a distinctive style, model, or form.

Yet again, Roa the elusive graffiti artist has stamped his

distinctive seal overnight, on a gigantic scale on the side

of a four storied building in London, to transform it into

a notable work of art and send its intrinsic value soaring.

A lovely couple - at Rondônia, Brazil. Male on the right, female on the left. Forestry species.

Distinctive, oddly proportioned bird, with a small head and long needle-like bill. Green above and rusty below, with blue cheeks. The amount of black on the yellow bill is variable. Usually seen sitting quietly in the lower levels of humid forest and sometimes seasonally flooded forests, where it captures prey by flycatching. Sings a high-pitched “peea peea-pee-pee-te-t-t-e’e’e’e’e’e” that accelerates gradually and ends with a rattling trill. ebird.org/species/bucjac1

Have a nice Wednesday! HBW!

The Meridian Building, with its distinctive brick exterior and centralized location, has been a landmark in Downtown West Palm Beach since 1926. Recently designated as a Historical

Building, The Meridian first opened as the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, housing the original phone network for the area.

The building is still physically attached to the large

AT&T Switching facility servicing the entire Caribbean and the BellSouth Cable Vault is located in the basement.

The building is set up with an expansive fiber-optic network, heavy-duty high-grade electric power, and a substantial structural design making it an ideal facility for any telecommunications and/or high tech companies needing unique access to telecommunications and fiber optic connectivity.

Last but not least, the architectural aesthetics of the interior are awesome with high ceilings, huge window openings, and large open floor plates. Similar to what you might see in NYC and Chicago but very rare for South Florida.

In summary, the Meridian Building offers a very unique office opportunity in a great Downtown

location.

Fantastic centralized location in Downtown West Palm Beach. Two blocks from Clematis Street, two blocks from CityPlace, two blocks from the Intracoastal Waterway.

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This water bassin is very famous. The inscription can be interpreted in different ways, e.g.

- what one has is all one needs

- I am content with what I have

- I alone know I am content with things

- if you learn to be content, you are rich in spirit

- I learn only to be contented

- he who learns only to be contented is spiritually rich

- all I know in life is to be contented, to be grateful

- I know only satisfaction

"Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site." (Wikipedia)

Distinctive small tanager with mostly black head, orange throat, and bold black spotting on underparts. Upperparts are dark with a scaled look. A foothill species, occurring from around 600–1,500 m on the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. Pairs or small groups forage with mixed-species flocks, in the middle to upper levels of forest and edge.

This one was photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.

Classified as "NT", this distinctive stork is found from the subcontinent to Indonesia. Ranthambhore.

Distinctive streaking on chest and cinnamon cheeks. Magee.

Forum Gdańsk - shopping center in Gdańsk . The facility was opened on May 26, 2018. In the first weekend since its opening, the facility was visited by 180 thousand. people. The center was built on a 6-hectare plot in the center of Gdańsk, within the following streets: 3 Maja , Armii Krajowej , Wały Jagiellońskie , and Hucisko. The Radunia Canal flows along the main avenue of the center .

Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D from Venus Optics, full frame manual lens (does not show in EXIF)

These distinctive mushrooms pop up on lawns and in parks or wherever the grass gets mowed short in autumn, usually following the first few cold spells. Picked while they're still in the cylindrical popsicle stage, they remind me of smoked pork chops when sautéed to a crisp. The one on the right is still young enough to eat, while the left shaggy mane is starting to open its tight skirt and blacken around the bottom. At that point, it will probably fall apart prior to being prepared. Shaggy manes soon dissolve into a disgusting black goo if left alone.

Distinctive small tanager with mostly black head, orange throat, and bold black spotting on underparts. Upperparts are dark with a scaled look. A foothill species, occurring from around 600–1,500 m on the west slope of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. Pairs or small groups forage with mixed-species flocks, in the middle to upper levels of forest and edge.

This one was photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.

The distinctive dark-throated “seebohmi” race of Northern Wheatear breeds at higher altitudes and is sometimes considered a separate species “Seebohm’s Wheatear”.

This was one of several birds seen at Oukaimeden - one of the premier skiing resorts on the African continent. It is located about 80 kilometres from Marrakesh, in the Atlas Mountains near Jebel Toubkal.

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Hepiopelmus variegatorius.

This is a fairly large (approximately 15mm long) and distinctively marked black and yellow Ichneumon wasp, with yellow u-shape on the mesonotum, thick yellow band along inner margin of eye and yellow marks only on front part of metasoma.

Found in various habitats, often in well vegetated areas.

Usually seen in August/September in Britain.

In Britain this wasp is a parasitoid of Buff and White Ermine moths. The female injects her long ovipositor inside the host caterpillar and deposits her eggs into the caterpillar’s body. Her young hatch and devour their host, pupate, and emerge to begin the cycle again.

Not well recorded in Britain where it appears to be widespread but uncommon.

At time of posting a check of NBN atlas shows 12 records for the UK, not including this one. 7 in England and none in Cumbria, ( where this one was found ), but might just be under recorded rather than being particularly rare.

Very smart and distinctive tanager found in the temperate zone of the Andes from western Venezuela to northwest Peru. Uncommon: singles or pairs move slowly in the understory of montane forest and scrubby edge up to treeline.

This bird dropped into the main viewing area at the small but superb Zuro Loma reserve near Mindo (Pichincha/Ecuador) - again showing the advantages of making water available if you want to attract birds!

Distinctive and iconic landmark with fine views across North Yorkshire and Cleveland.

Height is 1,050 feet (320m)

The distinctive features of Castello Estense (or Castello di San Michele) are four fortified towers and a moat with a drawbridge. The whole brings to mind the original function of this palace: a defensive fortress...

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