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A lush rain forest like environment greets you in Mount Gambiers' Crater region.
Mount Gambier
South Australia
Monarch butterflies, so familiar throughout my life, are now classified as endangered, or "not extinct." I was happy to see this one recently.
This plant is extinct in the wild but alive and well in Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.
Common names: whorled heath; marsh heath.
Botanical name: Erica verticillata.
Family: Ericaceae.
Am I right that 'point and shot' cameras are about to disappear as they are replaced by smartphones?
This maiden is an Ultra-Orthodox Jew, and as such do not own a smartphone (in which she might, dangerously, surf); therefore, she still uses this tiny camera.
Sites de Carsid à Dampremy-Marcinelle (Charleroi), avec le haut-fourneau 4 à droite. Le démantèlement progresse ...
Incredible to think that future generations will see things like this in museums!!!
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Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda.
April 15, 2013#391 Explore
Just before Flickr was down for maintenance on 23 May my total views were just about to pass 16 million. But when Flickr returned the following day my views had dropped by more than 2 million, to well below 14 million. But now they are just over 15.8 million, yet I have only had 165,000 views since 23 May. So I am still about 350,000 views short, but nowhere near as bad as it was. But I don't look at my stats frequently so I don't know when they (largely) returned.
Anyway, back to the photograph which shows a Razorbill flying straight towards me with its wings and feet splayed. It was flapping furiously when I took this, even though it looks like it is soaring on thermals. It was taken at 1/1600 and you can see that even at that speed the wing tips have motion blur. I took the photograph at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire.
These birds have been known as Razorbills (or Razor bill) since the late seventeenth century. Prior to that they were simply known as Auk (which is now a generic term for the Puffin, Razorbill, Guillemot family). So the extinct Great Auk was so named because it looked like a giant Razorbill. I always thought the name Razorbill came about because the bird's beak looks a little like a cutthroat razor, but it was named because the edges of the bill are remarkably sharp.
Tronador is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, located along the border between Argentina and Chile, near the Argentine city of Bariloche. The mountain was named Tronador (Spanish for Thunderer) by locals in reference to the sound of falling seracs. With an altitude of 3,470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 m above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular mountaineering destination. Located inside two National Parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts a total of eight glaciers, which are currently retreating due to warming of the upper troposphere.
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Taken this morning after having to leave my house at 2.45 to get there in time for a sunrise. No sunrise but got some lovely mist which hung around just long enough to fire off a few shots before it was burnt away by the rising temperature.
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no keep, having its various chambers built around the outer defensive walls and inner courts. Its corners and entrance are marked by towers, and topped by crenellations. Its structure, details and situation in an artificial watery landscape indicate that display was an important aspect of the castle's design as well as defence. It was the home of the Dalyngrigge family and the centre of the manor of Bodiam.
Possession of Bodiam Castle passed through several generations of Dalyngrigges, until their line became extinct, when the castle passed by marriage to the Lewknor family. During the Wars of the Roses, Sir Thomas Lewknor supported the House of Lancaster, and when Richard III of the House of York became king in 1483, a force was despatched to besiege Bodiam Castle. It is unrecorded whether the siege went ahead, but it is thought that Bodiam was surrendered without much resistance. The castle was confiscated, but returned to the Lewknors when Henry VII of the House of Lancaster became king in 1485. Descendants of the Lewknors owned the castle until at least the 16th century.
By the start of the English Civil War in 1641, Bodiam Castle was in the possession of John Tufton. He supported the Royalist cause, and sold the castle to help pay fines levied against him by Parliament. The castle was subsequently dismantled, and was left as a picturesque ruin until its purchase by John Fuller in 1829. Under his auspices, the castle was partially restored before being sold to George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe, and later to Lord Curzon, both of whom undertook further restoration work. The castle is protected as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Monument. It has been owned by The National Trust since 1925, donated by Lord Curzon on his death, and is open to the public.
UP LPR49C hauls through Palatine, IL on the journey to Janesville, WI. Unfortunately, this train was recently placed on the abolished list and these SD40Ns no longer see much action on the Harvard Sub.
Been through National Park lots of times but don't often get to see these extinct volcanos very often as the weather is usually bad but this day you could see them just!
Wicker Park Warlords from a time before the hood flipped affluent; found this acting on a tip from "Mr. Eastvill". Between Schiller & Evergreen on Damen. (Gang Graffiti)
Erlebniszoo Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Der Berberlöwe, Atlaslöwe oder Nubische Löwe (Panthera leo leo) ist eine Unterart des Löwen. Sie war ursprünglich in Nordafrika heimisch und ist heute in freier Wildbahn ausgestorben.
The Barbary lion is an African lion (Panthera leo leo) population that is considered extinct in the wild. This population inhabited the Atlas Mountains ranging from Morocco to Tunisia and is also known as the Atlas lion.
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Little game? Brown bears or white bears, which will become extinct first? Today I'm sour, I feel the breath of the circus on my neck like a lion (and in fact my sign is lion).
Partitina? Orsi bruni o orsi bianchi, chi si estinguerà prima? Oggi sono acida, mi sento sul collo il fiato del circo come un leone (e infatti il mio segno è leone).
This Butterfly is officially extinct in the UK, but there is a small colony in the West Midlands at the moment in a small Nature Reserve. They have clearly been released there by someone.
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Énorme oiseau blanc à long cou et bec entièrement noir. Immatures brun-gris mat et bec partiellement rose. Se nourrit dans les marais peu profonds riches en végétation où il recherche les plantes sous l’eau, déambule à travers les chaumes de maïs. Niche dans les mares et les marais d’eau douce. Peut hiverner sur tout plan d’eau libre où il peut s’alimenter. Ressemble énormément au Cygne siffleur, mais n’a jamais de jaune sur le bec. Remarquer également certains petits détails de la face : la peau nue de la face est relativement large à la jonction de l’œil, de sorte que ce dernier ne ressort pas, et la ligne de démarcation entre le blanc de la joue et le noir du bec est rectiligne (incurvée chez le Cygne siffleur). Vue de face, la limite entre le bec et le front est généralement pointue (droite ou courbée chez le Cygne siffleur) Souvent en couples ou en groupes familiaux. A frôlé l’extinction au 20e siècle, mais les populations se sont rétablies et l’espèce a été réintroduite dans certaines régions.
This is another version of my recent picture Prehistoric Sunset on the Marsh. I removed the dinosaurs from that one and replaced them with balloons. At least balloons aren't extinct...although after this picture they may have to go into hiding for a while.
This Butterfly is officially extinct in the UK, but there is a small colony in the West Midlands at the moment in a small Nature Reserve. They have clearly been released there by someone.
Natural history museum in New York. That ceiling is a minimalist, abstract or pattern junkie paradise.
after yesterdays Boris Eldagsen / sony awards / fiasco
i was inspired to dig out some old images
created using similar tools from last year
he was kind enough to message me back late last night
despite being interviewed on the bbc at 6am this morning
Bonorong is a Sanctuary for wildlife run by a passionate team of like-minded people. We’re a social enterprise: a little business with a biiiig heart. The skills and funds generated through the Sanctuary allow us to proactively address problems in our surrounding environment and communities.
A visit to Bonorong is a chance to come closer than ever to something wild and fragile. You’ll come face to face with animals that went extinct long ago in other parts of Australia — the same animals we’re working hard to protect now.