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Taken in our garden earlier this summer.

 

Rudbeckia /rʌdˈbɛkiə/ is a plant genus in the Asteraceae or composite family. Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised central disc in black, brown shades of green, and in-between tones, giving rise to their familiar common names of coneflowers and black-eyed-susans. All are native to North America, and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads that bloom in mid to late summer.

 

The species are herbaceous, mostly perennial plants (some annual or biennial) growing to 0.5–3.0 m tall, with simple or branched stems. The leaves are spirally arranged, entire to deeply lobed, and 5–25 cm long. The flowers are produced in daisy-like inflorescences, with yellow or orange florets arranged in a prominent, cone-shaped head; "cone-shaped" because the ray florets tend to point out and down (are decumbent) as the flower head opens.

 

A large number of species have been proposed within Rudbeckia, but most are now regarded as synonyms of the limited list given below.

 

Several currently accepted species have several accepted varieties. Some of them (for example the black-eyed susan, R. hirta), are popular garden flowers distinguished for their long flowering times. Many cultivars of these species are known.

 

Rudbeckia is one of at least four genera within the flowering plant family Asteraceae whose members are commonly known as coneflowers; the others are Echinacea, Dracopis, and Ratibida.

 

Rudbeckia species are eaten by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species including cabbage moths and dot moths.

 

The name was given by Carolus Linnaeus to honor his patron and fellow botanist at Uppsala University, Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660-1740), as well as Rudbeck's late father Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630-1702), a distinguished Naturalist, Philologist, and Doctor of Medicine (he had discovered the lymphatic system), and founder of Sweden's first botanic garden, now the Linnaean Garden at Uppsala. In 1730 Linnaeus had been invited into the home of the younger Rudbeck (now almost 70) as tutor his youngest children. Rudbeck had then recommended Linnaeus to replace him as a lecturer at the university and as the botanical garden demonstrator, even though Linnaeus was only in his second year of studies. In his book The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus, Wilfred Blunt quotes Linnaeus's dedication:

 

So long as the earth shall survive and as each spring shall see it covered with flowers, the Rudbeckia will preserve your glorious name. I have chosen a noble plant in order to recall your merits and the services you have rendered, a tall one to give an idea of your stature, and I wanted it to be one which branched and which flowered and fruited freely, to show that you cultivated not only the sciences but also the humanities. Its rayed flowers will bear witness that you shone among savants like the sun among the stars; its perennial roots will remind us that each year sees you live again through new works. Pride of our gardens, the Rudbeckia will be cultivated throughout Europe and in distant lands where your revered name must long have been known. Accept this plant, not for what it is but for what it will become when it bears your name.

 

For further information please visit

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudbeckia

  

The sixteenth-century wing overlooks via della Mercanzia, with the façade entirely covered with frescoes by Raimondo Sirotti that follow those made at the beginning of the twentieth century by Ludovico Pogliaghi, who in turn had rebuilt, reinterpreting them, the original ones of the Tavarone.

 

The painted decoration of the facade reproduces a marble cladding with ashlar on the ground floor and pilasters that divide the façade into three sections. In the center of the façade, above the imposing marble entrance portal, stands the polychrome figure depicting St. George on horseback killing the dragon, a recurring image in numerous portals of the buildings of the historic center: in the Middle Ages the saint was in fact considered the very symbol of Republic. The subject was freely interpreted by Sirotti in 1990, having disappeared all traces of the seventeenth-century original. On the sides, from left to right, six bronze statues are painted inside false niches, depicting some historical figures of the Republic: the annalist Caffaro, the "Prince" Andrea Doria, the doge Simone Boccanegra (according to some the painting would instead depict the founder of the palace, Guglielmo Boccanegra), the crusader leader Guglielmo Embriaco known as "Head of a mallet", the navigator Christopher Columbus and finally the admiral Benedetto Zaccaria.

 

The decoration is completed by the figures of Janus and Neptune, also in fake bronze, and the coat of arms of the "Conservatori del Mare", the body in charge of governing the port at the time of the Republic of Genoa. The facade culminates with the clock tower.

La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.

 

Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee / Bichofué gritón)

 

The Great Kiskadee is one of the larger and more showy tyrant flycatchers and exhibits an array of interesting behavior.

 

Unlike most tyrant flycatchers, the Great Kiskadee freely displays its bright crown stripe. When especially excited, it erects its yellow crown feathers, forming an ephemeral crest.

 

The Great Kiskadee’s total range extends from south Texas through Mexico and Central America to central Argentina. It is found on some Caribbean islands, e. g. Trinidad, and has been introduced to Bermuda.

 

txtbba.tamu.edu/species-accounts/great-kiskadee/

freely adapted from Elad Lassry's video: Untitled (ghost), 2011

I can see right through you. No part of you is hidden from me. Sunshine travels freely through every part of your body. And in spite of that, incredibly, I don’t know where you are in there!

 

I believe you may be an animal known as a salp – but I prefer to call you Transparent Creature as this captures the mystery of you. When I look at you, I am face to face with it: The unknown. In truth, I can’t tell if you are an animal or a plant, or even whether you are alive or not.

 

As I stare at you in wonder and admiration, somewhere from within the deep of me there rises a feeling of joy. You take me back into that place where things don’t have to make sense. Your shiny body is like a mirror, and as I’m looking at you, I see the truth that hides deep down in all of us, the truth that life itself will always remain inexplicable - and fantastically beautiful!

 

Encountering you changed my morning. Suddenly, I felt wide awake and filled with a strange exhilaration. Even though I could see nothing inside of you, I think for a moment I had glimpsed the light of cosmic love in there!

 

Be inexplicable and shiny!

Claudia

 

In the beauty and joy of each day… lala•*¨*•.¸¸laa♪

He is mastering the fly line freely like a part of his body.

Amsterdam - Heemstedestraat

 

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My walk took me through a nature reserve where the cattle roamed freely, when I saw that I had to walk right through a group, I thought it was a little less fun, but oh well... Though I had to swallow a little when I saw that the group of cows which I had to pass right by turned out to be bulls.... They were calm, I stayed calm and paid them no attention, so nothing was wrong and I could continue my walk in peace :)

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Please enjoy a stroll freely!

You can take a photograph with the use of your posestand.

(It will be returned in two hours)

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Luca

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POSE

Tabou Irresistible:: Spartaculos- pose+ sword

 

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. Leo Buscaglia

 

♫ imy2 - Kiss ♫

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MELODY

Tulssy Nail's Art

Tantrum

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A.T Tattoo Studio

 

Shot taken with the kind participation of Tomoe Cataract at Palazzo del Piacere, Palazzo del Piacere

 

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i remind here that the opening of the NEW STORE offers everybody 50% off and an easy hunt allow you to grab ten poses freely.

Paris - Boulevard de Magenta - Place de la République

 

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These cows walk and graze freely on the hills around the village. There is a shepherd but they seem to know their own way and find their stable in the evening.

American bison roaming freely on the 109 Square kilometers (42 sq mi) Antelope Island

Why should someone freely stand up at 4 o clock in the morning during his holidays ? That why ! I rarely witnessed a sunrise what flabbergasted me as much as this one here at Ponta da Piedade in Portugal.

It was still quite dark here, as I arrived and in the light of my headlamp I could only surmise what was waiting for me. As brighter as it became as more breathtaking became the scenery around me. I was all on my own here in this magical surroundings for at least three hours. What a moving experience.

This place is so amazing, that I could spend a week only here and for sure I would find something new to explore every day.

But it were only a sunrise and a sunset though and what I discovered, You will see during the next days.

 

Warum sollte irgend jemand freiwillig in seinem Urlaub vier Uhr morgens aufstehen ? Darum !

Ich habe nur selten einen Sonnenaufgang erlebt, der mich so von den Socken gehauen hat wie dieser hier am Ponta da Piedade in Portugal.

Als ich ankam war es noch ziemlich dunkel und ich konnte im Schein meiner Stirnlampe nur erahnen, was mich erwartet. Je heller es dann wurde um so atemberaubender wurde die Kulisse um mich herum. Ich war mindestens drei Stunden ganz allein hier in dieser magischen Umgebung. Was für ein ergreifendes Erlebnis.

Dieser Platz ist so umwerfend, dass ich hier allein eine Woche verbringen könnte und ich würde mit Sicherheit jeden Tag etwas neues entdecken.

So waren es jedoch nur ein Sonnenauf- und ein -untergang und was ich entdeckt habe, seht Ihr in den nächsten Tagen.

 

more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9Cb-rNF9U

 

Our view is of the idyllic islands of Tarutao National Park, Thailand, on an atmospheric early morning. The Thai National Marine Park comprises 51 outstanding forested islands and coral reefs. It was established in 1974.

 

Prior to that it was the home for centuries of the Chao Lay or Sea Gypsies (aka People of the Sea). Otherwise, Thailand's nomadic seafaring tribes, who used to roam freely across the Andaman Sea without ties to any country or nationality.

 

The southernmost end of the park lies on the border with Malaysia, just north of Langkawi's island coastline where this photo was shot from Datai Bay. It offers yet another beautiful nature place to visit in this part of the world.

 

Explored 25 May 2023

 

Samsung S23 Ultra 5G Camera

We are going through a very difficult time here in Italy and in the world. The coronavirus has arrived to take away our peace and our desire for normalcy.I hope all this will end soon that all people affected by this virus can heal soon that you can play freely without being afraid to hug each other, without being afraid of getting sick and that all quarantined people can be free to leave their homes and feel the sun on your skin. We are strong!♥

Xoxo♥

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Tram - I1209a hair

 

^^Swallow^^ - Charm Ears

 

Mossu - Zoe.Jumpsuit

 

SCENE :

 

Nutmeg - Seashore set

  

♥ Location : Taxi

 

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Freely adapted from Eric Carles "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Nieuwpoort

municipality of Liesveld (population approx. 9,585)

 

The name Nieuwpoort is derived from the Latin ‘Nova Portus’, freely translated as the ‘New Harbour’. Nieuwpoort is one of the smallest Dutch fortified towns and was founded around 1200 by the Lords of Liesveld and Langerak. Nieuwpoort had a part to play in the functioning of the old Hollandse Waterlinie. In the 17th century, on the recommendation of Prince William of Orange, Nieuwpoort was given ramparts and canals in a fortress with six bastions. A pleasant walk along the fortifications can be combined with a visit to the Oudheidkamer [Antiquities Room] in the town hall, where the history of Nieuwpoort is relived. Nieuwpoort, with its protected townscape, is a part of the municipality of Liesveld, together with Groot-Ammers, Langerak and Streefkerk.

 

a fantastic little place with a big history. Nice for a photograper. I hope you like this shot here.

Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished. ~Michael Strassfeld

    

A Seagull flies freely out over Dublin bay with the Howth Peninsula and the island of Irelands Eye {" Irelands Tear " } in the distance.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

 

" If life is a river,

And your heart is a boat

And just like a water baby, Baby,

Born to float,

 

And if life is a wild wind that blows way on high,

And your heart is Amelia,

Dying to fly,

Heaven know, no frontiers,

For Ive seen heaven in your eyes

{ Jimmy Mc Carthy }

 

Here is Mary Blacks inimitable version;

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcrom0M0xBo

  

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”

― Albert Einstein

La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.

 

Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee / Bichofué gritón)

 

The Great Kiskadee is one of the larger and more showy tyrant flycatchers and exhibits an array of interesting behavior.

 

Unlike most tyrant flycatchers, the Great Kiskadee freely displays its bright crown stripe. When especially excited, it erects its yellow crown feathers, forming an ephemeral crest.

 

The Great Kiskadee’s total range extends from south Texas through Mexico and Central America to central Argentina. It is found on some Caribbean islands, e. g. Trinidad, and has been introduced to Bermuda.

 

txtbba.tamu.edu/species-accounts/great-kiskadee/

  

These are two raccoons I saw just roaming at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington. Previously, I posted just one raccoon. This was about the best I could get of the two together. Wish they were closer together, as it would have made a better picture; but wildlife certainly don't do as you wish! ha! There's actually a zoo located within this park, but it's totally separate from this five-mile drive I was on. They were, indeed, just roaming freely. They have signs posted everywhere saying not to feed the wildlife; so hopefully, visitors don't feed them...it certainly wouldn't be healthy for them.

 

On occasion, I've also seen a large buck and eagles soaring overhead. I wasn't quite so lucky this time...but this certainly was a nice treat, being able to capture these two raccoons! Hope you enjoy!

 

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Five-Mile Drive

Point Defiance Park

Tacoma, Washington

052115

 

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The Challenge Factory, regular win, 030116

 

Nature in Focus, 93 awards thus far, 090521

Chosen for "Picture of the Day", 10/02/21

 

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Speak freely - A.I.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQ_pW3nVHw

  

NSA Spying engines A.I. future... Yottabyte computer-control

  

Nieuwpoort

municipality of Liesveld (population approx. 9,585)

 

The name Nieuwpoort is derived from the Latin ‘Nova Portus’, freely translated as the ‘New Harbour’. Nieuwpoort is one of the smallest Dutch fortified towns and was founded around 1200 by the Lords of Liesveld and Langerak. Nieuwpoort had a part to play in the functioning of the old Hollandse Waterlinie. In the 17th century, on the recommendation of Prince William of Orange, Nieuwpoort was given ramparts and canals in a fortress with six bastions. A pleasant walk along the fortifications can be combined with a visit to the Oudheidkamer [Antiquities Room] in the town hall, where the history of Nieuwpoort is relived. Nieuwpoort, with its protected townscape, is a part of the municipality of Liesveld, together with Groot-Ammers, Langerak and Streefkerk.

 

a fantastic little place with a big history. Nice for a photographer. I hope you like this shot here.

Dartmoor in west Devon is basically a 240 square mile granite dome that dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. Around the fringes of the bleak high moorland the countryside gives way to heavily wooded river valleys and rich grassland. This was photographed on the north-east side of the Dartmoor National Park, near Chagford (which nestles behind the hill) and Moretonhampstead. It is where the farmland ends and the high moor, where sheep and cattle roam freely, begins.

 

Quote by Publilius Syrus freely adapted :)

 

HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday

 

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Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission !!!

 

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The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its primary diet appears to be rabbits and hares, rats and mice and voles, although it freely hunts any animal it can overtake, primarily other rodents and small mammals, but also larger mid-sized mammals, various birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

 

(Very) Freely inspired by

Mrs. Paradine's bedroom in "The Paradine case" :))

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DRD Gothic Vampire bed (white)

This Gothic bed was built with a lot of detail and care.

The detailing in the wood is crazy and done amazing by eowyn.

There is an adult version with bondage, and a PG version with cuddles

Both have Vampire animations as well for your Gothic-y Vampire roleplays :D

The bed itself comes in three wood tones, Black wood, Classic Brown or White wood

The drapes come in a sheer version that can be tinted any color you want

and the solid version comes with an extensive texture hud full of choices :)

J. H.

 

DRD GV - Gothic Vampire - Bedside Lantern - Bronze

DRD GV - Gothic Vampire - Bedside Chair - Brown

 

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Orta San Giulio

Lago d'Orta

Textured: Personal 07, Stained, Paint-stroke

 

Freely inspired by:

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Con tua moglie che lavava i piatti in cucina e non capiva

Con tua figlia che provava il suo vestito nuovo e sorrideva

Con la radio che ronzava

Per il mondo cose strane

E il respiro del tuo cane che dormiva.

Coi tuoi santi sempre pronti a benedire i tuoi sforzi per il pane

Con il tuo bambino biondo a cui hai donato una pistola per Natale

Che sembra vera,

Con il letto in cui tua moglie

Non ti ha mai saputo dare

E gli occhiali che tra un po' dovrai cambiare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Con le tue finestre aperte sulla strada e gli occhi chiusi sulla gente

Con la tua tranquillità, lucidità, soddisfazione permanente

La tua coda di ricambio

Le tue nuvole in affitto

Le tue rondini di guardia sopra il tetto.

Con il tuo francescanesimo a puntate e la tua dolce consistenza

Col tuo ossigeno purgato e le tue onde regolate in una stanza

Col permesso di trasmettere

E il divieto di parlare

E ogni giorno un altro giorno da contare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Con i tuoi entusiasmi lenti precisati da ricordi stagionali

E una bella addormentata che si sveglia a tutto quel che le regali

Con il tuo collezionismo

Di parole complicate

A tua ultima canzone per l'estate.

Con le tue mani di carta per avvolgere altre mani normali

Con l'idiota in giardino ad isolare le tue rose migliori

Col tuo freddo di montagna

E il divieto di sudare

E più niente per poterti vergognare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

Com'è che non riesci più a volare

(Francesco De Gregori / Fabrizio De Andre)

 

Annecy Venetian Carnival

 

As every year, more than 300 Venetian masks and costumes strolled freely through the streets of old Annecy and on the ledge of the lake. No one knows who is behind these sumptuous and wonderful costumes and masks.

Nicknamed the Venice of the Alps because of its beauty and its canals, the city of Annecy welcomes perfectly this carnival which takes place over 3 days.

 

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Portrait of Eduardo De Filippo

freely drawn from the Comedy " Napoli milionaria"

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"Io vulesse truvà pace;

ma na pace senza morte.

Una, mmieze’a tanta porte,

s’arapesse pe’ campa’!

S’arapesse na matina,

na matin’ ‘e primavera,

e arrivasse fin’ ‘a sera

senza dì: ‘nzerràte llà! ... "

  

🌻 je vuless' truvà pace 💖

 

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MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!! :)

  

This Great Blue Heron was standing on something natural in the water that was floating freely and was a nice place for him to fish from. Until he made a sudden movement to catch a fish then his floaty-blob perch started to roll and he had to flap around to regain his balance. PS....Hope my Floaty-blob perch reference made sense to most of you and wasn't too technical. ;)

With the lack of opportunity to move freely during Covid 19, I decided to take a series of shots of reflections in the local streams, ponds, ditches and a short stretch of the River Thames.

of age and life experiences haven't kept this Spicebush Swallowtail from visiting all the flowers, flying freely. He inspired me to get out and kick up my heels! :-))

One from the archives - as I remember how it was when we could all travel freely and enjoy the world. This is the excellent MAAT Museum in Lisbon.

Bad Essen is a small municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony. Bad Essen with its historical centre is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

 

The "Old Water Mill," formerly called "Wedersmol," as the court mill of the Maierhof is named in 1359 in a fief register of the bishop's court of the Osnabrück cathedral chapter.

This fief register listed regular compulsory levies on grain meal.

 

The mill building as it still stands today is said to have been rebuilt around 1780. There is still a correspondence from this time about disputes between the "Meyer zu Essen" and the peasantry Essen around the mill pond.

 

After the abolition of the mill constraint in 1831, the Hofwassermühle was probably also freely leased.

 

Until 1880 it was managed by a miller named Bosse. Then lay still for a long time until miller Pieper took over. The miller Pieper also built a steam engine, above the mill at the mill pond, to drive the probably two grinding courses in case of lack of water.

 

The city of Essen became Bad-Essen in 1902, and got a station of the Wittlager district railway. The miller Pieper promised an economic upturn and built a new mill with roller grinding chairs and machine drive near the station.

miller Pieper gave up the mills in Bad-Essen in 1905 and emigrated to the Poznan area.

 

This was the opportunity for the miller Hinrich Melcher to take over the mill.

 

His son Wilhelm then took over milling and operated the "Old Water Mill" until 1935 for feed meal.

 

The mill was donated in 1948 by the last Meyerhof heir to the municipality of Bad-Essen.

Amongst the forest

frolicking in the sunbeams

filtering through

Until my last time here

I remain, joyfully...

...Growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day...Native American Proverb

 

We visited The Old Vicarage Gardens in East Runton, Norfolk. It was beautiful but we didn't manage to see all thirty acres. I did manage to get some vintage photo props though. HMBT

The Tilburgse Wandelbos and Warandebos is where the Siberian chipmunk walks around freely. And they're such cute creatures. Much smaller than our native Red squirrel.

 

At the closure of the Tilburg zoo in 1973 (competition became too big), when the animals were moved, a box with these chipmunks fell on the ground, which then burst open. It was not possible to catch them, so more than 45 years later Siberian chipmunks can still be found in the wild in Tilburg.

Nieuwpoort

municipality of Liesveld (population approx. 9,585)

 

The name Nieuwpoort is derived from the Latin ‘Nova Portus’, freely translated as the ‘New Harbour’. Nieuwpoort is one of the smallest Dutch fortified towns and was founded around 1200 by the Lords of Liesveld and Langerak. Nieuwpoort had a part to play in the functioning of the old Hollandse Waterlinie. In the 17th century, on the recommendation of Prince William of Orange, Nieuwpoort was given ramparts and canals in a fortress with six bastions. A pleasant walk along the fortifications can be combined with a visit to the Oudheidkamer [Antiquities Room] in the town hall, where the history of Nieuwpoort is relived. Nieuwpoort, with its protected townscape, is a part of the municipality of Liesveld, together with Groot-Ammers, Langerak and Streefkerk.

 

a fantastic little place with a big history. Nice for a photograper. I hope you like this shot here.

Die Störche des Straubinger Tierparks können sich frei bewegen. Sie bleiben jedoch größtenteils da, weil sie gefüttert werden und hier ihre Nester haben.

Selbst über den Winter verweilen sie, statt wie ihre Artgenossen in den Süden nach Spanien oder Afrika zu fliegen.

Ob das gut ist oder nicht, vermag ich nicht zu sagen, nur das sie wenn sie einmal einen Winter lang gefüttert werden, sie immer über den Winter gefüttert werden müssen.

 

The storks in the Straubinger zoo can roam freely. However, they stay there for the most part because they are fed and have their nests here.

They even stay over the winter instead of flying south to Spain or Africa like their conspecifics.

Whether that's a good thing or not I can't say, just that if they're fed once for a winter, they need to be fed all winter.

  

Bayern (Bavaria) - Deutschland (Germany)

Tierpark (Zoo)

Straubing Niederbayern

Oktober (October) 2022

 

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