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Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopus Major
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The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in Eurasia from the British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia, and it is absent only from those areas too cold or dry to have suitable woodland habitat. It is found in a wide variety of woodlands, broadleaf, coniferous or mixed, and in modified habitats like parks, gardens and olive groves. It occurs from sea-level to the tree line, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Europe, 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in Morocco and 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Central Asia.
The great spotted woodpecker became extinct in the island of Ireland in the seventeenth century, due to deforestation, but the island was naturally recolonised by this species, with the first proven nesting in County Down in 2007. Its expansion in range is continuing, with breeding proven or suspected in at least 10 counties by 2013, with the main concentration in Down and County Wicklow. Genetic evidence shows the birds to be of British, rather than Scandinavian, ancestry, with the populations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic having separate origins. The great spotted woodpecker was also found to have been nesting in the Isle of Man from 2009.
Population:
UK breeding:
140,000 pairs
Bush Dogs are so rare that they were thought to be extinct when first discovered through fossils. The Bush Dog is the only living species in the genus Speothos, and genetic evidence suggests that its closest living relative is the Maned Wolf of central South America. In spite of its extensive range across Central and South America, the Bush Dog is very rare in most areas except in Suriname, Guyana and Peru.
The Bush Dog was first identified by Peter Wilhelm Lund from fossils in Brazilian caves and was believed to be extinct. Lund was a Danish paleontologist, zoologist, archeologist who spent most of his life working and living in Brazil. He is considered the father of Brazilian paleontology as well as archeology.
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Nun hatte er tatsächlich seinen Aal.
Seeadler (Haliaeetus albicilla) - White-tailed eagle
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Seeadler (Haliaeetus albicilla)
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Der Seeadler (Haliaeetus albicilla) ist ein Greifvogel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen (Accipitridae). Seeadler bewohnen gewässerreiche Landschaften Eurasiens von Grönland bis zum Pazifik. Sie ernähren sich überwiegend von Fischen, Wasservögeln und Aas. Die Art wurde in Mittel- und Westeuropa durch menschliche Verfolgung und die Vergiftung durch das Insektizid DDT fast ausgerottet. Seit Mitte der 1980er Jahre nimmt der Bestand in weiten Teilen Europas wieder stark zu.
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White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
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The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a very large species of sea eagle widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. As are all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. One of up to eleven members in the genus Haliaeetus, which are commonly called sea eagles, it is also referred to as the white-tailed sea-eagle.[2] Sometimes, it is known as the ern or erne (depending on spelling by sources),[3] gray sea eagle[4] and Eurasian sea eagle[5]
While found across a very wide range, today breeding as far west as Greenland and Iceland across to as far east in Hokkaido, Japan, they are often scarce and very spottily distributed as a nesting species, mainly due to human activities. These have included habitat alterations and destruction of wetlands, about a hundred years of systematic persecution by humans (from the early 1800s to around World War II) followed by inadvertent poisonings and epidemics of nesting failures due to various manmade chemical pesticides and organic compounds, which have threatened eagles since roughly the 1950s and continue to be a potential concern. Due to this, the white-tailed eagle was considered endangered or extinct in several countries.[3][6][7][8] However, some populations have recovered well due to some governmental protections and dedicated conservationists and naturalists protecting habitats and nesting sites and partially regulating poaching and pesticide usage, as well as careful reintroductions into parts of their former range.[9][10][11]
White-tailed eagles usually live most of the year near large bodies of open water, including both coastal saltwater areas and inland freshwater, and require an abundant food supply and old-growth trees or ample sea cliffs for nesting.[3][9] They are considered a close cousin of the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), which occupies a similar niche in North America.
The Scottish Wildcat makes the late Grumpy cat seem almost affable! So whilst you would never try to stroke one of these beauties, the British Wildlife Centre is doing a sterling job with conservation of this endangered breed.
Native and critically endangered; now sadly extinct in England and Wales. The Scottish wildcat is a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. The Scottish Wildcat is protected under UK and European law and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
This outstanding beauty who is great at giving withering looks is called Hilda and has just given birth to Scottish wildkittens at British Wildlife Centre, UK. She is yet to bring them out.
Huge white bird with long neck and all-black bill. Immatures dusky gray-brown with pink on bill. Forages in shallow, vegetated wetlands reaching under the water for plants, and walks through corn stubble. Breeds in freshwater marshes and ponds. Winters on any open body of water where food is available. Extremely similar to Tundra Swan, but never shows yellow on bill. Also, note subtle features of face: facial skin is relatively broad where it meets eye, so the eye doesn't stand out, and border between white face and black bill is straight (curved on Tundra). From head-on, the border of the bill and forehead is usually pointed (straight or curved on Tundra). Often in pairs or family groups. Almost went extinct in early 20th century, but population has rebounded and been reintroduced to some areas. (eBird)
This swan was an unusual find in Victoria. It was nice to see one without wing tags - most of the Trumpeter Swans in Ontario have been re-introduced and so sport large yellow tags on their wings. Admittedly, this makes it easier to identify them if you can't see their face clearly.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. June 2022.
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An old volcano on the Peninsula. Maori name Hereweka, also called Harbour Cone. Our whole harbour is a volcano crater, extinct since 10 million years ago. It was active for about 6 million years before that. Thinking of people in the Canary Islands about 100 km west of Morocco just now.
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Razorbill - Alca Torda
The razorbill or lesser auk (Alca torda) is a colonial seabird in the monotypic genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinis impennis). Wild populations live in the subarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Razorbills are primarily black with a white underside. The male and female are identical in plumage; however, males are generally larger than females. This agile bird, which is capable of both flight and diving, has a predominantly aquatic lifestyle and only comes to land in order to breed. It is monogamous, choosing one partner for life. Females lay one egg per year. Razorbills nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed crevices. The parents spend equal amounts of time incubating, and once the chick has hatched, they take turns foraging for their young.
In 1918, the razorbill was protected in the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Presently, the major threat for the population is the destruction of breeding sites.
Their mating system is female-enforced monogamy; the razorbill chooses one partner for life. It nests in open or hidden crevices among cliffs and boulders. It is a colonial breeder and only comes to land to breed. The annual survival rate of the razorbill is between 89-95%. Though the razorbill's average lifespan is roughly 13 years, a bird ringed in the UK in 1967 survived for at least 41 years—a record for the species.
Razorbills dive deep into the sea using their wings and their streamlined bodies to propel themselves toward their prey. While diving, they rarely stay in groups, but rather spread out to feed. The majority of their feeding occurs at a depth of 25 m (82 ft) but they have the ability to dive up to 120 m (390 ft) below the surface. During a single dive an individual can capture and swallow many schooling fish, depending on their size. Razorbills spend approximately 44% of their time foraging at sea.
When feeding their young, they generally deliver small loads. Adults will mainly feed only one fish to their chick with high feeding deliveries at dawn and decreased feeding 4 hours before dark. Females will generally feed their chicks more frequently than males. They may well fly more than 100 km (62 mi) out to sea to feed when during egg incubation, but when provisioning the young, they forage closer to the nesting grounds, some 12 km (7.5 mi) away, and often in shallower water.
Population:
UK breeding:
130,000 pairs
Extinct in the UK by the end of the 19th century due to habitat loss and persecution, occasional nesting pairs returned to eastern England during the 1970’s. Numbers have increased steadily since then . Many birds now overwinter and quite large roosts can be seen in some areas, especially in eastern England. The recent roost counts locally have found as many as 20 birds roosting in one spot . It is estimated that 350 to 390 pairs bred in the UK last year
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. Foxes have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush).
Twelve species belong to the monophyletic "true foxes" group of genus Vulpes. Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes; these foxes are either part of the paraphyletic group of the South American foxes
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Damara zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824).
Like most plains zebras, females and males are relatively the same size. Year-round reproduction observed in this subspecies in Etosha National Park, Namibia, concludes synchronization of a time budget between males and females, possibly explaining the lack of sexual dimorphism.
Formerly, the Burchell's zebra range was centered north of the Vaal/Orange river system, extending northwest via southern Botswana to Etosha and the Kaokoveld, and southeast to Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal. Now extinct in the middle portion, it survives at the northwestern and southeastern ends of the distribution.
Burchell's zebra migrates the longest distance of any terrestrial animal in Africa, traveling 160 miles one way. They migrate from the Chobe River in Namibia to Nxai Pan National Park in Botswana. Their migration follows a straight north–south route almost entirely within the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. - Source Wikipedia
Yes...Extinct in the Wild. Simandoa Cave Roach, a harmless insect that lived a symbiotic relationship with bats. Miners tore down the cave - and the only specimens we have left are captive bred.
"The “giant” Canada Goose, bred from central Manitoba to Kentucky but was nearly driven extinct in the early 1900s. Programs to reestablish the subspecies to its original range were in many places so successful that the geese have become a nuisance in many urban and suburban areas. At least 11 subspecies of Canada Goose have been recognized, although only a couple are distinctive. In general, the geese get smaller as you move northward, and darker as you go westward. The four smallest forms are now considered a different species: the Cackling Goose." Cornell Lab of Ornithology Photograhed in the wild, Rideau River, Ontario, Canada.
Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus scotica
Scottish Moors
The red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica, is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. It is usually classified as a subspecies of the willow ptarmigan but is sometimes considered to be a separate species, Lagopus scotica. It is also known as the moorcock, moorfowl or moorbird. Lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos (λαγος), meaning "hare", + pous (πους), "foot", in reference to the feathered feet and toes typical of this cold-adapted genus, and scoticus is "of Scotland".
The red grouse is widely known as the logo of The Famous Grouse whisky and an animated bird is a character in a series of its adverts. The red grouse is also the emblem of the journal British Birds.
The red grouse is differentiated from the willow ptarmigan and rock ptarmigan by its plumage being reddish brown, and not having a white winter plumage. The tail is black and the legs are white. There are white stripes on the underwing and red combs over the eye. Females are less reddish than the males and have less conspicuous combs. Young birds are duller and lack the red combs.
The red grouse is endemic to the British Isles; it has developed in isolation from other subspecies of the willow ptarmigan which are widespread in northern parts of Eurasia and North America.
It is found across most parts of Scotland, including Orkney, Shetland and most of the Outer Hebrides. They are only absent from urban areas, such as in the Central Belt.
In Wales there are strong populations in places but their range has retracted. They are now largely absent from the far south, their main strongholds being Snowdonia, the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian Mountains. There are reports of Welsh birds crossing the Bristol Channel to Exmoor.
In England it is mainly found in the north – places such as the Lake District, Northumberland, County Durham, much of Yorkshire, the Pennines and the Peak District, as far south as the Staffordshire Moorlands. There is an isolated introduced population on Dartmoor, and overspill Welsh birds visit the Shropshire Hills such as Long Mynd, where they breed. The Exmoor population would now appear to be extinct, with the last birds sighted as recently as 2005. An introduced population in Suffolk died out by the early 20th century, though a population on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire lasted longer.
The British population is estimated at about 250,000 pairs with around 1–5,000 pairs in Ireland. Numbers have declined in recent years and birds are now absent in areas where they were once common. Reasons for the decline include loss of heather due to overgrazing, creation of new conifer plantations and a decline in the number of upland gamekeepers. Some predators such as the hen harrier feed on grouse and there is ongoing controversy as to what effect these have on grouse numbers.
Red grouse have been introduced to the Hautes Fagnes region of Belgium but the population there died out in the early 1970s.
The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours.
Prized as a medieval banquet dish. Decimated by hunting - plus the loss of its reed bed habitat - The Bittern became extinct in the UK in 1886
Our ancestors were such a caring bunch!
But it's back., and hearteningly (with the help of contemporary humans) numbers are rising!
Hopefully another 'wrong' put 'right'
Grey squirrels are a familiar sight for many people across large parts of the UK and are often seen in parks and gardens, whilst the range of our native red squirrels is now limited to certain areas of the UK, such as Anglesey, parts of northern England and Scotland. In many cases they have retreated to wilder, remote locations. Unfortunately, without conservation management, red squirrels could become extinct in England in approximately 10 years. Time is really running out to save our red squirrels.
To preserve red squirrels, they must be kept apart from grey squirrels as the two species cannot live together long term. The map below illustrates this as it shows that grey squirrels have replaced red squirrels across almost all of England and Wales
Information by the Wildlife Trust.
Interesting information about this bird: dino.wikia.org/wiki/Dodo
He can be seen in SL here: Savor Serenity, River Hill
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Klaipeda city landscape is determined by ports. Sea and ports build bridges and resurrect extinct dinosaurs. Street view at this gigantic crane.
The extinct volcano at the Racos Geological Complex. The Stins volcano is known as the volcano with the most recent activity on the territory of Romania, even though it last erupted many thousands of years ago.
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Drystone walls built from volcanic stone are common in the farmland surrounding Mt Franklin and the many other extinct volcanoes that punctuate the landscape in this part of Victoria.
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Pinksterbloem (Cardamine pratensis)
In een vrijwel uitgestorven folkloristisch voorjaarsfeest werd rond Pinksteren uit de jonge meiden van het dorp een "Pinksterblom", of Pinksterbruid gekozen, die daarna met bloemen en sieraden opgesmukt zingend en bedelend door het dorp trok.
Pinksterbloem werd vroeger gebruikt tegen voorjaarsmoeheid vanwege het hoge gehalte aan vitamine C. Van de soort werd gedacht dat ze voor sommige ziekten een geneeskrachtige werking had.
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Pentecost flower (Cardamine pratensis)
In an almost extinct folkloric spring festival, around Pentecost, a "Pinksterblom", or Pentecost bride, was chosen from among the young girls of the village, who then went through the village, adorned with flowers and jewelry, singing and begging.
Pentecost flower was formerly used against spring fatigue because of its high content of vitamin C. The species was thought to have medicinal properties for some diseases.
Taken from the summit of Puy de Dôme in the volcanic region of Auvergne, France.
Pentax KP, 85mm, f/9.0. 1/320 sec, ISO 200. Have learnt how to do borders in Lightroom but you lose the EXIF info.
Kruger National Park
South Africa
Happy Caturday!!!
Two male lions resting after enjoying a lunch of roasted leopard tortoises. You can see the scorched earth on which they are lying after a fire.
Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. Since the turn of the 21st century, lion populations in intensively managed protected areas in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have increased, but declined in East African range countries. In 2005, a Lion Conservation Strategy was developed for East and Southern Africa.
Results of a phylogeographic study indicate that lion populations in southern and eastern Africa form a major clade distinct from lion populations in West Africa, Central Africa and Asia. In 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group subsumed lion populations according to the major clades into two subspecies, namely P. l. leo and P. l. melanochaita. - Wikipedia
Londolozi Game Reserve
Kruger National Park
South Africa
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Burchell's zebra, Damara zebra, and Zululand zebra.
Formerly, the Burchell's zebra range was centered north of the Vaal/Orange River system, extending northwest via southern Botswana to Etosha and the Kaokoveld, and southeast to Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal. Now extinct in the middle portion, it survives at the northwestern and southeastern ends of the distribution.
Burchell's zebra migrates the longest distance of any terrestrial animal in Africa, traveling 160 miles one way. They migrate from the Chobe River in Namibia to Nxai Pan National Park in Botswana. Their migration follows a straight north–south route almost entirely within the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). – Wikipedia
Une nouvelle espèce au PZP : la gazelle de Mhorr, sous-espèce de la Gazelle dama, qui se rencontre dans le nord-ouest de l'Afrique.
Il s’agit d’une espèce rare en parc zoologique, classée en danger critique d’extinction par l'UICN (Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature). De fortes sécheresses, la raréfaction des végétaux, la compétition avec le bétail sur les pâtures et une énorme pression de chasse ont porté l’espèce au déclin dans tout le sahel. Également victime du braconnage, l'espèce ne compterait aujourd’hui plus que quelques centaines d’individus sauvages.
La gazelle de Mhorr fait l'objet de programmes de reproduction. Deux zoos français y participent (parcs zoologiques de Montpellier et de Doué-la-Fontaine). Au Maroc, le parc national de Souss-Massa abrite une population en train de s'acclimater en vue de sa réintroduction dans des parcs nationaux au Sahara.
Le groupe du PZP est présentement composé de quatre femelles. A l'issue de leur période acclimatation, elles ont depuis quelques jours rejoint la "Plaine Africaine".
Le tigre de l’Amour, secteur Asie orientale du Zoo sauvage de St-Félicien, 2230 Bd du Jardin, Saint-Félicien, Québec, Canada.
Le tigre de l'Amour (Panthera tigris altaica) est la plus grande sous-espèce du tigre, originaire du nord de l'Extrême-Orient tempéré : Sibérie orientale, Corée et nord de la Chine. Il est en « danger d'extinction ».
Autrefois, cette espèce se nommait le tigre de Sibérie, car on la retrouvait sur une grande partie du territoire Sibérien. L’appellation tigre de l’Amour reflète donc mieux la situation géographique actuelle de l’espèce, car malheureusement, on ne la retrouve plus que dans la région du fleuve de l’Amour.
Le tigre de Sibérie a, en général, un corps plus grand et plus massif que le tigre du Bengale, et des pattes plus larges ; sa taille au garrot va de 100 à 120 cm selon les individus. Ses griffes mesurent environ 10 cm. Les tigres de Sibérie pèsent de 180 à 350 kg pour les mâles et de 100 à 200 kg pour les femelles. Le tigre de Sibérie est le troisième plus gros prédateur terrestre derrière l'ours kodiak et l'ours polaire. La robe possède la particularité d'avoir une fourrure d'été et une fourrure d'hiver.
L'essentiel de la population se concentre aujourd'hui en Extrême-Orient russe, où le dernier recensement approfondi de 2015 a compté 562 individus, en augmentation ces dernières années. Cette sous-espèce était passée au bord de l'extinction au milieu du 20e siècle, où il ne restait qu'une vingtaine d'individus sauvages. Ce sont des mesures de protection énergiques prises en Russie qui lui ont permis de se multiplier. La population des tigres de Sibérie de Corée du Nord est, en revanche, quasiment éteinte. La population des tigres de l'Amour du nord de la Chine, après avoir frôlé l'extinction (il y avait seulement 7 spécimens connus à l'orée des années 2000), suite à une politique de protection de l'environnement draconienne, a fortement augmenté de façon inespérée et atteint 55 individus sauvages en 2021.
Le Zoo sauvage dédié aux espèces de la Boréalie est constitué de deux parties. Une partie que l’on visite en se déplaçant dans un train grillagé qui permet de partager l’intimité de près de 1000 animaux vivant dans de grands espaces naturels. Une deuxième partie pédestre plus conventionnelle. L’ensemble du zoo propose une sorte d’intégration à la biodiversité boréale. Les animaux du Zoo sauvage vivent en milieu ouvert, très souvent en cohabitation avec d’autres espèces et dans des habitats qui ressemblent le plus possible à leur milieu naturel.
One of the strangest mountains I saw was this mountain close to Eide, and close to this shot (www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/30835351963). Another lucky moment when the sun added some light on this mount of Doom, it looks like Frodo was here :).
Norway, a stunningly beautiful country. Around every corner a chance for a scenic image, forcing me from time to time to stop every kilometer to get out of my car, sometimes with screeching brakes, and sometimes forcing me to curse because there was no place to stop.
Lovely valleys, bare mountains and cold winds, snow packs, glaciers, beautiful lakes, and then there are the enchanting fjords that never stop to amaze. The most beautiful country of Europe, for me no doubt about that, with only one minor aspect, which is the weather. During my month of traveling I only had 4 really nice days, the rest of the time clouds, rain, and very changeable! Still no regret, and I will go back to make even more than the 3500 pictures that I took this time.
Another very active vacation that took me to the south west up to Trondheim in a sort of triangle between Oslo- trondheim and Bergen with the whole route visible here (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153668247101759&set...).
The Camargue is a beautiful natural region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta.
You can find a lot of wild life, but it is mainly known for its wild horses and flamingos.
Working with the bulls and the beautiful white horses of the region is a noble tradition, but economic and social pressures are taking their toll on the professional guardians. And their way of life is becoming harder to maintain.
Guardians have played a vital role in Camargue culture for generations, but their way of life is becoming harder and harder to sustain.
The Camargue horse is also known as the ‘horse of the sea’ is an ancient breed of horse indigenous to the Camargue area. It is generally considered one of the oldest breeds of horses in the world. it have existed in this region for centuries. Carefully monitored, yet allowed to run wild, these horses are very rugged with hooves especially adapted to lengthy exposure to water.
The Camargue horse is also known as the ‘horse of the sea’
Below is a short and beautiful video about the horses and their team of guardians – a profession that is on its way to becoming extinct.
Our Ben Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha), that I had an opportunity to purchase this Spring, is blooming! We read they bloom in late Summer and it's had 4 buds for weeks. Today - the first 2 blossoms opened - yay!!!
THIS TREE IS EXTINCT IN THE WILD. A 2 to 3-acre patch was discovered in South Georgia in 1765 by John & Wm Bartram - along the Altamaha River. William later collected seeds and specimens - thankfully - because every tree known today originated with those seeds! They named it after family friend Benjamin Franklin. This species was never found anywhere else, and the last tree found there was in 1803. Few people have ever seen this tree - and fewer still have ever seen and smelled the blossoms. We are blessed!
> 1 of 2 Ben Franklin blossoms in our N Georgia yard - today 7-28-22
"Mount Franklin is an extinct volcano. It was known as Lalgambook by the local Jajowurrong people. In 1841 Sir John Franklin, Lieut-Governor of Van Dieman's Land, modestly named the mountain after himself."
E.S. Parker established the Jim Crow Aboriginal Station at Mount Franklin. In 1852 diggings were discovered that took the same name; the following year the Dry Diggings were discovered. The district soon developed as a gold-mining centre."
Like a prehistoric beast, it waits in a field for another chance. Rusty and forlorn; the last of its kind.
Red Kites:-
This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail.
The RSPB is celebrating the "remarkable" comeback of the Red Kite, a bird which had almost become extinct in Britain.
For more than 400 years the bird of prey was killed as vermin and by the 1960s there were just 20 pairs.
But the organisation's 2011 Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded as many as 2,000 breeding pairs, an increase of over 130% since last year.
Its return began in the 1990s with re-introductions in several areas.
At the turn of the 20th century it was extinct in England and Scotland with just a handful of breeding pairs in the Welsh valleys.
The Welsh birds began to expand slowly in the 1980s with legal protection, reduced persecution and efforts of conservationists, but remained very vulnerable.
Courtesy: RSPB