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Great White Egret - Ardea Alba
The great egret is generally a very successful species with a large and expanding range, occurring worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. It is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States and in the Neotropics. In North America, large numbers of great egrets were killed around the end of the 19th century so that their plumes could be used to decorate hats. Numbers have since recovered as a result of conservation measures. Its range has expanded as far north as southern Canada. However, in some parts of the southern United States, its numbers have declined due to habitat loss, particularly wetland degradation through drainage, grazing, clearing, burning, increased salinity, groundwater extraction and invasion by exotic plants. Nevertheless, the species adapts well to human habitation and can be readily seen near wetlands and bodies of water in urban and suburban areas.
The great egret is partially migratory, with northern hemisphere birds moving south from areas with colder winters. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In 1953, the great egret in flight was chosen as the symbol of the National Audubon Society, which was formed in part to prevent the killing of birds for their feathers.
On 22 May 2012, a pair of great egrets was announced to be nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath nature reserve in Somerset. The species is a rare visitor to the UK and Ben Aviss of the BBC stated that the news could mean the UK's first great egret colony is established. The following week, Kevin Anderson of Natural England confirmed a great egret chick had hatched, making it a new breeding bird record for the UK. In 2017, seven nests in Somerset fledged 17 young, and a second breeding site was announced at Holkham National Nature Reserve in Norfolk where a pair fledged three young.
In 2018, a pair of great egrets nested in Finland for the first time, raising four young in a grey heron colony in Porvoo.
Bestwood Colliery in all its dystopian glory.
Captured using: Samsung A22
Image created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
I was down at the auto repair shop the other day. When I mentioned to the mechanic that I had a toothache, he said that he’d be happy to yank that sucker out for me. “Lie down right here and open wide,” he said. “I’ve got just the tool to do it.” ;-)
Crazy Tuesday: “Hand Tools” theme
HCT
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) coming out of an Agapanthus floret
Bourdon des champs sortant d'une fleurette d'Agapanthe.
From one large paint brush to another, this is how to work.
Wait is he really painting that? Wow that must have taken a long time to accomplish.
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This was the R5's version. Not too shabby either ;)
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This Red Breasted Sap-Sucker loves to work this particular tree. He is there regularly and has left his mark all over the tree.
Ville de Rouen.
La rue du Gros-Horloge, anciennement rue Courvoiserie, est une voie de Rouen, en France. Elle tire son nom du Gros-Horloge, l'un des monuments emblématiques de la ville.
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Champasak (Laos) - Si vous allez dans des lieux essentiellement dédiés au tourisme, vous ne verrez pas de telles scènes.
On sait que partout dans le monde, pour les besoins de la fabrication du béton, on pille sans vergogne le sable sur les plages et dans les rivières. La construction des bâtiments et des infrastructures routières participent ainsi à la destruction de nombreux écosystèmes. Et en Asie, plus encore qu'en Europe, le béton reste le roi des matériaux. Il y a belle lurette que les traditionnelles maisons en bois ont été remplacées par des blocs en béton. Un choix imposé par la déforestation ?
Ce que l'on sait moins, c'est que les graves de terre et de mer, sont également pillés à grande échelle. Pour mémoire, les graves ou granulats issus des roches naturelles, servent à la fabrication du gravier servant de substrat pour la construction des routes, et des gravillons entrant dans la composition du béton. Ici, ce sont bien des « cailloux » qui sont prélevés dans les eaux du Mékong. Eux aussi sont destinés à l'industrie du BTP. Si la commande change, alors ce sera le sable qui sera chargé sur la barge. En Europe, depuis plusieurs années l’extraction des granulats est règlementée, même si de nombreuses dérogations sont accordées. En Asie et en Afrique notamment, où le peu de règlementations qui existent peuvent être aisément contournées en raison d’une corruption institutionnalisée, c’est « open bar ».
Pillons, pillons nos ressources naturelles, il n'en restera... rien !
• Champasak (Laos) - If you go to places that are mainly dedicated to tourism, you will not see such scenes.
We know that everywhere in the world, for the needs of the manufacture of concrete, we plunder without shame the sand on the beaches and in the rivers. The construction of buildings and road infrastructure thus contributes to the destruction of many ecosystems. And in Asia, even more than in Europe, concrete remains the king of materials. It's been a long time since the traditional wooden houses were replaced by concrete blocks. A choice imposed by deforestation?
What is less known is that land and marine aggregates are also plundered on a large scale. For the record, aggregates from natural rocks are used to manufacture gravel serving as a substrate for road construction, and gravel used in the composition of concrete.
Here, it is indeed "pebbles" that are taken from the waters of the Mekong. They too are intended for the construction industry. If the order changes, then it will be the sand that will be loaded into the barge. In Europe, for several years the extraction of aggregates has been regulated, even if many derogations are granted. In Asia and Africa in particular, where the few regulations that exist can be easily circumvented due to institutionalized corruption, it is "open bar".
Let's plunder, let's plunder our natural resources, nothing will be left of them!
L’extraction consiste à expulser de la chaudière les sels minéraux de l’eau précipités en boues par le T.I.A. La vanne d’extraction est située au point le plus bas de la chaudière et les boues s’y stockent par gravité.
Fazenda "Santo Antônio do Bugre", one of the first olive and olive oil producing farms in Brazil.
The first extraction was in 2014 and yielded 400 liters of extra virgin olive oil with less than 0.2% acidity.
Today the farm has more than 20,000 olive trees of four varieties: Arbequina and Arbosana (Spanish), Grappolo (Italian) and Maria da Fé (Brazilian) - all planted at an altitude of more than 900 meters, on the state border with " Minas Gerais".
The photo shows the farm's restaurant and snack bar where you can taste the different types of olive oil produced on the farm.
Fazenda Santo Antônio do Bugre, São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil.
Macro Mondays theme: “Stone”
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And no, I'm not referring to my forthcoming trip to the dentist (well hopefully not). Instead a carpet of valerian and a brightly coloured class 20 cab provide the colour.
Veteran class 20's 20118 and 20901 are seen edging out of the sidings at the former Kellingley Colliery site. The rake of wagons had been stored for some time so care was needed to ensure that nothing had seized. The 6Z20 stock move would convey the wagons from Kellingley Colliery - Chaddesden Sidings. Quite what they will be required for next I don't know.
Gas flare :- At oil and gas extraction sites, gas flares are similarly used for a variety of startup, maintenance, testing, safety, and emergency purposes. In a practice known as production flaring, they may also be used to dispose of large amounts of unwanted associated petroleum gas, possibly throughout the life of an oil well ( from WIKI )
Osprey at work pulling its catch out of the water with just one set of talons. Looks like it's showing off but likely just couldn't get a grip with the others.
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Clearly not a level playing field as Green Heron pretty much always wins. With menhaden on Horsepen Bayou.