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I had heard the intense jackhammer drumming in the spring of the Pileateds across the meadow and forest but had not seen one...until yesterday! I was pleased to capture this beautiful female with the radiant fall foliage behind her as she carved out chunks of bark in the Ash tree in her search for food.
It seems that they are wearing orange. How cool.
At least they are working together.
Happy Macro Mondays
From hell to heaven
From the first quarter of the 19th century, coal mining took on a major industrial dimension. In England, Germany, France, then in the rest of Europe and the USA, mines appeared on the landscape.
The slag heap in this photo is, with its twin from which I took this photo, the highest in Europe at 150 metres. These millions of cubic metres of rock are the remains excavated once the coal has been recovered. They were extracted by hand, with pickaxes or jackhammers, in truly hellish conditions.At a depth of several hundred metres, at a temperature of up to 40°C, in the humidity, the danger of firedamp... The miners had a life expectancy of 40 years. Children worked to reach coal seams in small crevices...
Today, these living conditions still exist to extract the lithium for our phones, the rare metals for our computers, the coal for our power stations...
Millions of cubic meters in hand, a piece of hell rises to heaven.
(on the right side you can see the tiny track where I took the previous photo an other day, the answer of the previous question).
Not a job for the little guy. But when accuracy counts, this is who you want on the job (or so I was told by the foreman).
Milpitas, California.
Pour entretenir la route Leh-Manali, les autorités indiennes annonçaient en 2013, au moins deux bulldozers, une pelle-mécanique et un rouleau compresseur, tous les 20 km. Des super-marteaux piqueurs, appelés “griffeurs de montagnes”, ont récemment fait leur apparition.
Ladakh (India) - To maintain the Leh-Manali road, the Indian authorities announced in 2013 at least two bulldozers, a mechanical excavator and a road roller, every 20 km. Super jackhammers, called “mountain griffeurs”, have recently appeared.
A jackhammer’s percussion
like Buddy Rich hammering
out a backbeat started it all
then an airhorn a block away
on 32nd Street, a kind of Miles
Davis high C, two blasts,
and then around the corner
a cacophony of taxis, point
and counter point, somebody
laying on a sustained B flat,
maybe a French Horn, brassy,
angry, move-it-buddy and here
comes the street sweeper
a Charlie Yardbird riff like ocean
spray, then a distant siren bawls
more incessant than bebop
oscillating, tenor to bass,
jump, jive and wail, fading as
the city wakes, the fast walkers
and dog amblers and city buses
fogging the air with diesel
and I am swept along in a rush
of invisible energies that begin
to rise in a fusion of this and
that and whatnot if one
is closely listening.
--Miguel de O
A jackhammer’s percussion
like Buddy Rich hammering
out a backbeat started it all
then an airhorn a block away
on 32th street, a kind of Miles
Davis high C, two blasts,
and then around the corner
a cacophony of taxis, point
and counter point, somebody
laying on a sustained B flat,
maybe a French Horn, brassy,
angry, move it buddy and here
comes the street sweeper
a Charlie Yardbird riff like ocean
spray, then a distant siren bawls
more incessant than bebop
oscillating, tenor to bass,
jump, jive and wail, fading as
the city wakes, the fast walkers
and dog amblers and city buses
fogging the air with diesel
and I am swept along in a rush
of invisible energies that begin
to rise in a fusion of this and
that and whatnot if one is
closely paying attention
--M deO
Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve
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The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a highly intelligent, colorful member of the crow family (Corvidae) known for its crucial role in oak forest regeneration by burying acorns for later consumption. Shy and often heard before seen, it is widespread across Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa.
Key Characteristics
Appearance:
The Eurasian jay has distinctive pale pinkish-brown plumage, a black-streaked white crown, a black "moustache" stripe on its white throat, a white rump, and a black tail. Its most striking feature is a prominent panel of bright, electric-blue feathers on its wings, barred with fine black lines.
Size:
It is a medium-sized passerine bird, similar in size to a jackdaw, with a length of around 34–35 cm (13–14 in) and a wingspan of 52–58 cm (20–23 in).
Vocalization:
Jays are known for their loud, harsh, rasping 'kschaach' alarm call, which alerts other animals to the presence of predators. They are also skilled mimics, capable of imitating the calls of other birds, including birds of prey, and even man-made sounds like a dripping tap or a jackhammer.
Habitat and Diet
Habitat:
Eurasian jays primarily inhabit broadleaf and mixed woodlands, especially those with oak trees, due to their reliance on acorns. They can also be found in coniferous forests, parks, orchards, and large gardens and are increasingly moving into urban areas. They tend to avoid large, open areas where they are more vulnerable to predators.
Diet: They are omnivorous, with a diet that changes seasonally.
Main diet:
Acorns, nuts, seeds, fruits (such as blackberries and rowan berries), and a wide range of invertebrates.
Occasional diet:
They are known to occasionally eat the eggs and young of other birds, as well as small mammals like bats and rodents.
Behavior and Reproduction
Behavior:
These birds are highly intelligent, display complex social behavior, and are known for planning for future needs. In autumn, they engage in a behavior called "caching," where a single bird might bury thousands of acorns to retrieve during the winter and spring. Many of these unrecovered acorns germinate, leading to their reputation as "nature's gardeners" and key players in forest regeneration.
Reproduction:
They form monogamous, long-lasting pair bonds and typically raise one brood per year.
Breeding occurs from late March through June.
Both parents build the nest, which is a cup of twigs lined with softer materials like hair and roots, usually located in a tree or large bush.
The female lays 4 to 6 pale green to olive eggs, which she incubates for 16-19 days while the male brings her food. Both parents feed the young until they are independent, about 6-8 weeks after fledging.
Lifespan:
The average lifespan in the wild is 4 years, though the oldest recorded individual lived to be nearly 17 years old.
unoriginal, boring, blahblah.
i literally have no time though.. i won't be home after school.
going to brantford with best friends to lynden park mall and
then going to jackhammers nightclub to down with webster concert!
I posted two more shots of the Pileated Woodpeckers I photographed yesterday. The young ones were foraging on their own, but still begging. The other shot shows the begging behavior that led to this feeding. I'm glad I took this at 1/1000. The actual transfer motion is more like a jackhammer. The free lunch will be over soon.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
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The ground was frozen and his bill was like a little jackhammer. I spent over an hour with him, watching him score food like a boss!
Encountered on my explorations of the greenbelt on skis, just following the sounds of the jackhammer in the woods.
The colossus of Rameses II in the open-air museum.
How do you think that this colossal statue of Ramesses II was moved here?
Several attempts were undertaken by various people to extract and turn over the colossus. But it was not until 1887 that A. H. Bagnold, a British army engineer, suceeded in raising the colossus and moving it to its current location. To do this, he used a system of pulleys and levers.
Imagine how challenging this was!
***
Memphis, which was one of the most important capitals in Egypt. The remains of Memphis are currently housed in Mit Rahina, an open-air museum. There, inside a cement pavilion, stands the statue of King Ramses II, one of Egypt's most popular. Known to have had about 100 wives and hundreds of children. Ramses is idolized by the Egyptians.
The statue of almost 13 meters and 100 tons is without legs and, therefore, is lying on a surface of wood and surrounded by other smaller statues and objects of his reign.
The statue is a faithful portrait of Rameses and has his name engraved on his right arm, as my guide showed me.
***
Its pair is the New Egyptian Museum (GEM) and stading on its feet.
This red-granite colossus was originally discovered in Memphis in 1820. It was restored in Cairo in 1954 and served as a beacon in the city's Bab Al-Hadid square for decades.
The government moved it to Giza for safekeeping in 2006, with Ramses II arriving safely in his new home, the GEM's nearly finished entrance atrium, in January 2018.
With cranes, jackhammers and makeshift fencing surrounding us, this encounter with the 39-foot-tall colossus peaceful is far from peaceful.
There are some pictures on this link:
A 'secret' tour inside the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum edition.cnn.com/travel/article/grand-egyptian-museum-secr... via @CNNTravel
There was a jackhammer just outside my patio half the day yesterday. I think they’ve finished, thank goodness. I went out to see what they’d been doing and found this. It’s been blowing a cold, cold gale here for too long. I remind myself - these are very minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.
We’re Here! Bemoaning MinorUrbanDisasters.
Adult female feeding her juvenile male offspring. Junior is as big as his mother and as you can see from the first of the two shots I posted this evening, he is quite capable of hammering and probing for himself. I think the gravy train will be over soon for this guy.
This shot does not truly portray the feeding behavior. In real time it is a jackhammer motion and very brief.
It is very gratifying to see the young of the bird species I see here survive the many perils from egg to independence.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
The Dalles Dam is a concrete-gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River, two miles (3 km) east of the city of The Dalles, Oregon, United States.[2] It joins Wasco County, Oregon with Klickitat County, Washington, 192 miles (309 km) upriver from the mouth of the Columbia near Astoria, Oregon. The closest towns on the Washington side are Dallesport and Wishram.
The Army Corps of Engineers began work on the dam in 1952 and completed it five years later. Slackwater created by the dam submerged Celilo Falls, the economic and cultural hub of Native Americans in the region and the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America.[3] On March 10, 1957, hundreds of observers looked on as the rising waters rapidly silenced the falls, submerged fishing platforms, and consumed the village of Celilo. Ancient petroglyphs were also in the area being submerged. Approximately 40 petroglyph panels were removed with jackhammers before inundation and were placed in storage before being installed in Columbia Hills State Park in the 2000s
This is a Native American fishing camp constructed after the Dam silenced the Falls.
courtesy Wikipedia
Sometimes we all need some instructions. Well I do like to try things my way first and then adapt to see if things get better.
This won't stain my work clothes will it?
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JUTWo's stands for the "Jackhammers Union of Tomato Workers". I am sorry it is the best I can do.... It is almost always a good day in dana land.
In this case, the woman is holding a jackhammer in her hands - a symbol of a miner. Stalinsky 1938 “One hundred thousand women - to the tractor!” in fact meant preparation for a total war, which would mobilize one hundred thousand rural women for jobs that were not typical for women.
This photo is from 2023. I hope it has already been dismantled before it falls and injures passers-by.
For some reason, I don't think this is quite what The Who had in mind back in 1971.
Milpitas, California.
Pileated Woodpecker ( Dryocopus pileatus) Wisconsin's largest woodpecker measuring 19" to 20" inches long. It is the size of a large crow. Pileated woodpeckers are very spooky are very hard to get close to in the wild. They hear and see so well that you have to stalk them to get within picture range. I saw this woodpecker land in this tree about 100 yards away from me. It took me about ten minutes of sneaking slowly towards him not making any noise. I have wanted to get a good picture of a Pileated woodpecker for years now but never got this close to one. He sounded like a jackhammer when he pecked on this tree. It was a awesome sight indeed.
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This picture is for sale. Here is a link to this photo at Getty Images.
For some reason, I don't think this is quite what The Who had in mind back in 1971.
Milpitas, California.
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a swizzle stick thinks she is a jackhammer. oy! that's what i think of when i see this. and that is silly, i know.
So... I'm totally unabashed about taking pics of myself in public now. It only took 296 days. After almost missing yesterday's pic I asked the hubs to bring my camera along when he picked me up after work. I took the camera out, snapped off a few shots at different angles and figured out what I wanted.
I'm also getting pretty good at eyeballing a situation and knowing how I want to take the shot. YaY 365!! I've come SO far and it makes me happy.
This was taken in front of the new ER drop off area where I work. The ER has been undergoing renovations for several months now and the sound of a jack hammer is just as familiar as the sound of sirens. Hopefully it will be done by next year...
It's a rather large ER with over 40 beds and we see an incredible volume of patients. I'm liking the "new" ER. It's situated in such a way that the stress levels are reduced a bit for us providers. Nice.
Anywho, I'm tired and have another shift tomorrow... see you peeps on the flip side.
All it takes is a stronghold from your claws and a jackhammer of a beak to complete a Downy Woodpecker hole in one lunch !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell
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This Pileated Woodpecker comes through my yard every couple days. He has a couple favorite trees he loudly drums on. Sounds like a jackhammer taking out a tree. He makes quite the entrance with his high-pitched screaming piping calls.
Shot handheld with the 500mm PF prime and the 1.4 teleconverter at dusk. 16000 ISO.