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# This relief shows Ramses the Great (Ramses II, at the center) being adorned by the Gods Set and Horus.
# On the left is Set (or Seth, or Sutek, or Seteh), depcited with a head that doesn't completely resemble any creature we know. This is why Egyptologists have refered it as the head of the "Set animal" which resembles an aardavak and a dog. To the ancient Egyptians, the animal that Set's head is, was actually associated with a canid, wild dog of Egypt, which is unknown today - or possibly extinct. The Egyptians called this animal "Sha".
# Set is known to have saved Ra - the Sun deity. At the sametime he is associated with deserts, storms, chaos and darkness.
# Set is also known for violent conflicts against other deities like the Gods Horus, Osiris and the Goddess Isis.
# On the right side is Horus, depicted with the head of Falcon, and with a pschent on his head. A Pschent is the double crown of ancient Egypt, commonly called "Sekhemti" (the two powerful ones).
# Horus is associated with being the saviour and sky God, the deity of hunting and as being the destroyer of Set. Horus was told by his mother, Isis, to protect the people of Egypt from Set, the god of the desert, who had killed his father Osiris.
# The depiction shows both the deities Set and Horus holding the "Was" (power sceptre) in their right and left hands respectively. It was a decorated staff, curved at the top end and depicted as a symbol of one's power.
Taken on our visit to Watatunga reserve last week. A rare Antelope native to the Sahara & Sahel in North Africa. It can go for weeks without drinking. Extinct in the wild but reintroduction programmes have started in Chad & Tunisia
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.
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.
Irlanda - Parque Nacional de Killarney - Muckross House
ENGLISH:
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park.
Muckross House is a mansion designed by the British architect, William Burn, built in 1843 for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert.
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor style. Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861. It is said that these improvements for the Queen's visit were a contributory factor in the financial difficulties suffered by the Herbert family which resulted in the sale of the estate. In 1899 it was bought by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun who wanted to preserve the dramatic landscape. He did not live in the house himself, but rented it out to wealthy groups as a hunting lodge.
In August 1911, not long before the First World War, Muckross House and its demesne were again sold to William Bowers Bourn, a wealthy Californian mining magnate. He and his wife passed it to their daughter Maud and her husband Arthur Rose Vincent as a wedding present. The couple lived there until Maud's death from pneumonia in 1929.
In 1932 her parents Mr and Mrs Bournes and their son-in-law Arthur Vincent decided to present Muckross House and its 11,000 acre estate to the Irish nation. Being called the ″Bourne-Vincent Memorial Park″, it thus became the first National Park in the Republic of Ireland and formed the basis of present-day Killarney National Park. In later years the park was substantially expanded by the acquisition of land from the former Earl of Kenmare's estate.
The front entryway has a plethora of mounted trophy heads, including an enormous rack of antlers from the Irish Elk (extinct), found preserved in a local bog.
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ESPAÑOL:
El Killarney National Park (Parque Nacional Killarney) es uno de los más bellos parques nacionales existentes en la República de Irlanda. Está ubicado en el condado de Kerry, en el extremo sur del país. Es el primer parque nacional en antiguedad de la República de Irlanda, el cual fue creado en 1932 como consecuencia de una donación de terrenos al gobierno de la época. En esta reserva de la naturaleza se puede disfrutar de una combinación de bosques, montañas, cascadas y lagos, las cuales forman un entorno de belleza natural inigualable en toda la isla de Irlanda.
Uno de los principales atractivos es Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms (Casa Muckross, Jardines y Granjas Tradicionales). Se trata de una antigua mansión restaurada, levantada en el siglo XIX y que fue la residencia de terratenientes hasta la década de 1920, junto con ser el lugar de descanso de la Reina Victoria en su visita a Irlanda en 1861.
Los jardines son originalmente parte de la Muckross House, diseñados en la época victoriana y eduardiana (principios del siglo XX) y hasta el día de hoy son conservados prolijamente, tanto para la visita del viajero como para instalar tiendas de regalos y restaurantes.
Las Traditional Farms, las cuales son parte del complejo de la Muckross House, son un homenaje al estilo de vida del campo irlandés entre los años de 1930 y 1940, un periodo donde los campesinos vivían sin luz y sin muchas comodidades de la vida moderna. En su visita, el viajero podrá contemplar las casas como también las maquinarias que ayudaban a los granjeros a hacer producir la tierra como también entender de mejor manera como sobrevivían.
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
This is a Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae). It is only found on Christmas Island and although abundant in numbers there around 1979 there has been a catastrophic decline in numbers since the early 1980s. By 2010 they were believed to be extinct in the wild. The root cause of such a decline is unknown but the prime culprits/candidates are cats, rats, wolf snakes, yellow crazy ants and giant poisonous centipedes all of which have been inadvertently introduced to the Island.
In 2009 a captive breeding program was established on the Island and despite limited funding a few dedicated researchers have worked hard to successfully establish several hundred breeding pairs. Later in the year there will be a controlled release back into the wild in a specially prepared area.
We were very lucky to be allowed into the facility to shoot these extremely rare creatures and to hear about the rescue efforts.
created for Magnificient Manipulated Masterpieces:New Challenge 176 ~ THREE IN ONE
Rooster/Pelican/Peacock
What a place, it always brings an enormous amount of feeling out of me.
I have read that the Cuillin used to be about 22,000ft high. What you see now is the lava core of an extinct Volcano. Has anyone got a time machine?
The Cumberland Wildlife Park in Upper Austria is participating in a conservation breeding program for the almost extinct Przewalki horses. Now the horses are supposed to strengthen a wild herd in Mongolia.
“No longer would the Carnotaurus be mocked for its small arms. He would show them. He would show them all”
Built for Round 1 of the 2020 Biocup
Theme: Nature
Subtheme: Extinct Species
Minolta Vectis S1 + Minolta V Reflex Lens 400mm 1:8
Minolta's SLR system for the short-lived APS film (1996-2004)
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Minolta_Vectis_S-1
www.wikiwand.com/en/Advanced_Photo_System
photo made with a7riv + Sony Reflex 8/500 (A-mount)
EX-JHANSI BSL WAP 4 # 22361 in extinct P4 livery arrives at BPL with 1015 LTT-GKP Kushinagar Express in tow
Extinct in the UK since the 1851 and an endangered species in Europe. So I was particularly pleased to witness this rare butterfly in Arcis sur Aube, France
View from the outskirts of Arequipa to the valley of the Chili river and the snow-covered massif of the extinct volcano Chachani (6075 meters).
Вид с окраин Арекипы на долину реки Чили и заснеженный массив потухшего вулкана Чачани (6075 метров).
Wastwater is situated in the Wasdale Valley. This dramatic lake is 3 miles long, half a mile wide and 260 feet deep, and the deepest of all of England’s lakes. Wastwater is perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the lakes. Surrounded by mountains, Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain.
Extending the length of the south-east side of the lake are the Screes, consisting of millions of fragments of broken rock and rising from the floor of the lake to a height of almost 2000 feet, giving the lake an ominous appearance. The valley was colonised by Norse farmers in the 9th and 10th century. At the Wasdale Head end of the lake is St. Olaf’s Church, one of the smallest in the country.
Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District. It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England. The mountain is part of the Scafell massif, an extinct volcano, and is one of the Southern Fells.
Scafell, also spelled Sca Fell, previously Scawfell) has a height of 964 metres (3,163 feet) making it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.
The peaks in this image from left to right are Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell, Scafell and Scafell Pike.
Like the now-extinct bird from which Takeshi Racing's All-terrain Mech derives its nickname, the Ostrich lacks flight capabilities, but boasts excellent agility and speed over rocky, uneven terrain. The pilot and navigator sit back-to-back in the open cockpit, designed to afford maximum visibility. A deploy-able camera drone allows the navigator to remotely scout the route, a frequent necessity given the low quality maps typical of the cross-country races Takeshi fields this mech for.
Built as part of the Space Rally Racers category, the other machines in Takeshi Racing Corp's lineup are:
Takeshi Co. Orbital Rally Shuttle "Scorching Stargazer"
takeshi technologies t-03 all terrain wheeled vehicle "rev racer"
After last Friday's meltdown of the steampunk Malificent float, I would imagine that when it is repaired and returned to service, we won't be seeing the fire effect again. It's a great effect but having a setup like that so close to guests is something Disney is going to be very nervous about - I'm kind of surprised that it got the green light in the first place. Hopefully I'm wrong and we'll see it breathing fire again soon!