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These guys (who are often hard to find and photograph) came to a tree right next to our tent so got to photograph them.
Fischer's Turacos are found only in areas of forest near the coast of Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. They live in woodland with mature fruiting trees and forage in the canopy for fruits and flowers.
Turacos have specially adapted feet for their tree-top lifestyle. Each foot has four toes, two pointing forwards, one pointing backwards and the fourth can be rotated to face either direction. When roosting at night the toe faces forwards to help them balance, but when running rapidly along branches they turn it backwards to help grip the branch. Turacos are not strong fliers and prefer to fly only short distances from perch to perch. However they are very agile when bouncing through trees. When chicks hatch out, they will often explore outside of their nest by climbing along branches, long before they can fly.
A sub-species of Fischer's Turacos is the only Turaco species that is found outside of mainland Africa. A small population of 1,400 birds lives on the island of Zanzibar. The mainland population is fractionally bigger and numbers approximately 2,000 birds. In captivity there are only 45 birds in zoos across Europe. For this reason the population is carefully managed by a studbook to reduce the risk of inbreeding.
Fischer's Turacos have become endangered due to trapping for the cagebird trade and significant habitat loss. In Somalia 80% of their habitat has been destroyed in the last 30 years. In 2010 CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) set a zero export quota for this species and are considering placing this species on Appendix I which would afford them a greater level of protection from international trade.
Turacos have unique copper pigments in their feathers which produce their vivid red and gree colouring. The copper comes from the fruits and berries that they eat, but no other bird is able to use it in the same way.
Vital Statistics
Lifespan: 25 years
Weight: 280g
Maximum Length: 40 cm
Diet: Fruit
The common name and scientific name commemorate the German explorer Gustav Fischer.
This bird is a resident of The Living Rainforest, an indoor greenhouse tropical rainforest located in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, England. It is an ecological centre, educational centre and visitor attraction, operated and run by the Trust for Sustainable Living.
The site was once an orchid nursery called Wyld Court Orchids. The privately owned ‘Wyld Court Rainforest’ was created in 1991 by philanthropist Keith Bromley and horticulturalist Barry Findon. It first opened to the public in April 1993 as a rainforest visitor centre. They donated the facility to the World Land Trust in 1996. On 30 June 2000 ownership of Wyld Court Rainforest Ltd transferred from the World Land Trust to a new company "The Living Rainforest", and has been operated by Karl Hansen as an independent educational charity since July 2000.
A 44-foot wall of water suddenly gushed down the Blanco River waterway on Memorial Day weekend 2015 from extreme flooding upstream. washing the road, bridge and unaware drivers downstream. killing more than a dozen people. Some from washed away houses and cars were never found.
Southern Blanco County received a record 10 to 13 inches of rainfall in a 4- to 6-hour period that weekend.
St Michael's Wing (1893) of the Hofburg Palace, facing Michaelerplatz (St Michael's Square)
'St. Michael's Wing was also planned by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, and it serves as the connection between the Winter Riding School and the Imperial Chancellery Wing. However, because the old Imperial Court Theatre (Burgtheater) stood in the way, these plans remained unrealized until Ferdinand Kirschner built the wing from 1889 to 1893, utilizing a slightly altered plan.
After the completion of St. Michael's Square, two sculpted fountains were installed on the façade of the wing: Power at Sea by Rudolf Weyr and Power on Land by Edmund Hellmer.
The wing is named in reference to St. Michael's Church on the opposite side.' [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofburg]
Britannia Iron Works, Bedford, 10 Oct 2023
The Britannia Ironworks was one of the largest English makers of agricultural equipment, steam traction engines, and light railway equipment. At The Great Exhibition of 1851 they exhibited a range of horse-drawn implements. After World War I, it became part of AGE, Agricultural & General Engineers, along with many of the other British makers of similar machinery.
This gateway, built in 1859, was the entrance to the new works built on a 20 acre site on Kempston Road within easy reach of the town’s two railway lines.
The business closed in 1932 with some 500 workers losing their jobs. The works were put up for sale and was purchased by the Swiss firm of George Fischer. The foundry was completely modernised and started production in 1933 under the new name of The Britannia Iron and Steel Works.
By 1950 the work force had increased to 750 and peaked at just over 1,000 in the 1960s. In 1971 the company name was changed to George Fischer Castings Limited to reflect a more up to date company image. By 1992 the large site had made running the foundry uneconomical and the foundry was closed in 1993.
By 2003 the buildings were being demolished and the site was being developed for housing.
Fischer am Rathaus ist eine Bäckerei und Konditorei in der Innenstadt von Dortmund. Sie wurde 1848 gegründet und befindet sich seither in Familienbesitz. Wikipedia
Ms. Margit Fischer, the First Lady of Austria took time to visit the National Stalls at United Nations Women’s Guild International Festival Charity Bazaar.
Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Vienna, Austria, 1 December 2011
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The Soyuz MS-04 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 1:13 p.m. Baikonur time carrying NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station.
After a six-hour flight, their Soyuz arrived at the International Space Station at 9:18 a.m. EDT Thursday, where the two new crew members joined Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson of NASA and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency). The Expedition 51 crew members will conduct approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.
Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Ndutu Lodge, Tanzania
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Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara CA
While taking the photograph of one of these lovebirds much further away, 2 more flew in just in front of me. I think they were curious.
There are 4 lovebirds at the park. There are also a LOT of Northern Mockingbirds, and some of them are now mimicking the parrots.