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HABITS is largely restricted to saline and brackish waters near mangroves, seen at the Kotu Bridge, which offers all of the above. Always skipping through shallow water, almost chasing mainly small fish, A joy to see them at work, sometimes with the cooperation of other species.
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While this is not the "Schnoor" alley itself, the alley "Am Landherrnamt" is already part of the Schnoor quarter.
The Schnoor quarter is the oldest documented quarter of Bremen and it has largely preserved its medieval character.
First mentioned in the 13th century. The two oldest remaining buildings are from 1401 and 1402 respectively.
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A very berry Christmas… Redwings are largely a winter visitor to the UK with the first birds arriving in October. Redwings migrate by night in loose flocks. In autumn, they gather along the Scandinavian coast at dusk before launching off on their single 800 km (500 mile) flight across the North Sea to the UK. Some Redwings come from Iceland to winter in Scotland and Ireland. Others come from Russia and Scandinavia to winter in southern England and further south in Europe.
This bird is feeding on Hawthorn berries in a hedgerow in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.
GAMBIA TOUR feb 2020
SEASONAL migrant, largely restricted to coastal habitats , this one dropped into us while we was looking for some Carmine at Carton. A bit distant, but a real joy to see.
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Gambia tour 2020
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LARGELY restricted to saline and brackish waters, usually near mangroves at the coast and estuary. Follows other water birds in a crouched posture, as above, darting at prey that larger birds ignore. A joy to watch, and this one was so involved in the hunt, he came very close at Kotu bridge.
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Ta Prohm (pronunciation: prasat taprohm) is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara (in Khmer: រាជវិហារ). Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII:125]:388 as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university.
Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. The conservation and restoration of Ta Prohm is a partnership project of the Archaeological Survey of India and the APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap).
I arrived at the site to discover I hadn't packed my tripod in the car boot. I can't handle a 500mm f4 lens unsupported for any length of time, so that was a huge negative at the start of the day having driven the 40 miles from Nottingham. The consequence was that of 300 plus shots taken all were to a greater, or lesser degree soft and largely scrap, which was a shame, as I thought I'd otherwise got a range of nice clean shots of these lovely little birds. This was one of the slightly more presentable ones. I haven't had much joy with Whinchats over the 6 years I've been photographing birds - the curse of the Whinchat strikes again!
Many thanks to Stuart Allen for the locational advice, it was spot on. Snag was a week had gone by and that was something else I omitted to double check this morning!
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Fire salamanders live mainly in the forests of Central Europe.
As adults, fire salamanders are largely independent of surface waters and lead a hidden existence in niches of caves, under dead wood and tree stumps, between rocks and log piles, and in the gap system of the ground. For females, proximity to spawning waters plays an important role in habitat selection, along with the presence of daytime hiding places.
Ta Prohm (pronunciation: prasat taprohm) is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara (in Khmer: រាជវិហារ). Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII:125]:388 as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university.
Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. The conservation and restoration of Ta Prohm is a partnership project of the Archaeological Survey of India and the APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap).
Remember when tattoos were... unusual? When I was growing up, they were largely the domain of working men (like sailors) and dudes in prison. And maybe the occasional very butch chick.
In my 20s, I started encountering more tattoos... mostly on self-proclaimed freaks. Like the guy I once dated who had almost his whole body inked up. He just left his face and hands tatt-free, in case he ever had to make some kind of formal appearance somewhere. He was an artist, and had drawn all his own tattoos. He was also, by his own admission, seriously fucked up. And it made perfect sense to me that someone in that frame of mind would feel a need to redesign his own skin... and experience pain in bringing that particular vision to fruition.
Now every teenager seems to have one, or a whole whack of tattoos. And piercings. Geez. I remember when my friend B had his tongue pierced in the early 90s. We had to go to Seattle because no one in Vancouver had, at the time, even heard about piercing tongues. Now you see and hear them clacking in kids' mouths all the time.
Um... anyway. Sorry if I sound like a fogey. I'm not working up to anything critical here. Just being grateful that I still have my own natural skin intact, unmarked (unless you count the marks left by sun, and injuries, and life) and... with the exception of earlobes... having only the openings that nature gave me.
Just as spidery webs are the only jewelry I'd ever wear, this is the only tattoo I'd ever get. And it'll come soon enough, on its own, when I decompose.
Fischland-Darß-Zingst / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Deutschland / Germany
English:
Largely located in the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park, the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula has one of the most beautiful and varied coastal landscapes in the Baltic Sea region. Here the sea, endless fine sandy beaches and an equally attractive and varied nature unite to form a unique symbiosis.
Deutsch:
Zu großen Teilen im Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft gelegen, besitzt die Halbinsel Fischland-Darß-Zingst eine der schönsten und abwechslungsreichsten Küstenlandschaften in der Ostseeregion. Hier vereinen sich Meer, endlose feinsandige Strände und eine ebenso reizvolle wie abwechslungsreiche Natur zu einer einzigartigen Symbiose.
Barn Owl - Tyto Alba
Norfolk,
Like most owls, the barn owl is nocturnal, relying on its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. It often becomes active shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day when relocating from one roosting site to another. In Britain, on various Pacific Islands and perhaps elsewhere, it sometimes hunts by day. This practice may depend on whether the owl is mobbed by other birds if it emerges in daylight. However, in Britain, some birds continue to hunt by day even when mobbed by such birds as magpies, rooks and black-headed gulls, such diurnal activity possibly occurring when the previous night has been wet making hunting difficult. By contrast, in southern Europe and the tropics, the birds seem to be almost exclusively nocturnal, with the few birds that hunt by day being severely mobbed.
Barn owls are not particularly territorial but have a home range inside which they forage. For males in Scotland this has a radius of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the nest site and an average size of about 300 hectares. Female home ranges largely coincide with that of their mates. Outside the breeding season, males and females usually roost separately, each one having about three favoured sites in which to conceal themselves by day, and which are also visited for short periods during the night. Roosting sites include holes in trees, fissures in cliffs, disused buildings, chimneys and haysheds and are often small in comparison to nesting sites. As the breeding season approaches, the birds move back to the vicinity of the chosen nest to roost.
Once a pair-bond has been formed, the male will make short flights at dusk around the nesting and roosting sites and then longer circuits to establish a home range. When he is later joined by the female, there is much chasing, turning and twisting in flight, and frequent screeches, the male's being high-pitched and tremulous and the female's lower and harsher. At later stages of courtship, the male emerges at dusk, climbs high into the sky and then swoops back to the vicinity of the female at speed. He then sets off to forage. The female meanwhile sits in an eminent position and preens, returning to the nest a minute or two before the male arrives with food for her. Such feeding behaviour of the female by the male is common, helps build the pair-bond and increases the female's fitness before egg-laying commences.
Barn owls are cavity nesters. They choose holes in trees, fissures in cliff faces, the large nests of other birds such as the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) and, particularly in Europe and North America, old buildings such as farm sheds and church towers. Buildings are preferred to trees in wetter climates in the British Isles and provide better protection for fledglings from inclement weather. Trees tend to be in open habitats rather than in the middle of woodland and nest holes tend to be higher in North America than in Europe because of possible predation.
This bird has suffered declines through the 20th century and is thought to have been adversely affected by organochlorine pesticides such as DDT in the 1950s and '60s.
Nocturnal birds like the barn owl are poorly monitored by the Breeding Bird Survey and, subject to this caveat, numbers may have increased between 1995-2008.
Barn owls are a Schedule 1 and 9 species.
Population:
UK breeding:
4,000 pairs
Europe:
110-220,000 pairs
A small and largely undisturbed wood of mainly beech, guarded by the golf course on two sides, a high stone wall & a barbed wire fence on the other two.
It is possible that there was a church on this site in Saxon times, and it is known that a church was built here about 1250-70. The record of Rectors of Child Okeford Superior and of Child Okeford Inferior begins in 1297. In 1297 Galfrid de Stocks was presented to the Parish as priest, by his relative Roger de Stocks, who held the land under the King.
The old medieval church was largely knocked down in 1878 and a “new” church built. The new North Chancel Aisle, designed for 52 Sunday School children, was actually occupied by the new Organ. This was built to a specification set by Dr (later Sir) Arthur Sullivan. The Vestry, which had been in the Tower, was also moved to the new North Chancel Aisle, where it remains.
Otavalo, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. They are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous market. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool.
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The Little Owl is not a native species, having been introduced to Britain in the 1870s, but it appears to have occupied a vacant niche without having any detrimental impact on other species. Numbers and breeding distribution increased gradually, reaching an estimated breeding population of between 4,000 and 8,500 pairs at the time of Project Barn Owl. The current distribution extends across England, north to the Scottish borders and west into Wales, where it is largely confined to Anglesey and to eastern parts of the country. There have been very few records from Ireland.
Pairs remain on their breeding territories throughout the year, with territorial calling evident during autumn – when young birds are searching for breeding territories – and again during spring. Small cavities are favoured for breeding, these often located within hedgerow trees or the walls of old agricultural buildings. Favoured nesting chambers tend to be located some distance from the cavity entrance and with little daylight reaching them. The male will often perch close to the nest cavity while his mate is incubating her clutch of eggs.
Little Owls often hunt from a perch, taking small mammals and large invertebrates, including earthworms, cockchafers and other beetles. There is evidence to suggest that breeding success is linked to the availability of small mammals, though some pairs evidently do well on other prey; a pair breeding on the island of Skomer, for example, took a large number of Storm Petrels (Courtesy BTO).
The good harbor conditions are largely natural and the warm and easily accessible harbor conditions in the area combined with the proximity to the Skagerrak made the harbor, first at Flekkerøy, then further into the fjord important already more than 500 years ago. The harbor is very well protected from wind and normally has tidal differences of + / ÷ 10 cm. The first fortifications were built in the 16th century and the naval station for the Danish / Norwegian galley fleet on Lagmannsholmen in the western harbor from the 1680s until 1750. In 1804, a quarantine station for shipping in Denmark, Norway and Holstein was built in the harbor. It was operated until 1814. From 1827, Kristiansand was the last port of call for the postal route from Christiania with the DS "Constitutionen" along the coast via Fredriksvern. In 1872, a ferry connection was established between Kristiansand and Fredrikshavn with DS «Frithjof». From 1897, the Armed Forces had a naval base and warehouse in Marvika. This facility has in recent years been used as a base for deepwater testing of submarines from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW).
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
The Slate-throated Redstart is found from northern Mexico south to northern Bolivia, always in temperate montane habitats. In the north it lives in Pine-Oak forests, farther south in cloud forests and moist montane slopes.
It is a species which shows a high degree of geographic variation. In fact this largely grayish-blue bird with a dark chestnut cap has a striking red belly in the north, and in South America it is yellow-bellied, with orange-bellied forms in-between.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
The narrow "Schnoor" alley that gave this quarter it's name is the one starting off towards the right.
The Schnoor quarter is the oldest documented quarter of Bremen and it has largely preserved its medieval character.
First mentioned in the 13th century. The two oldest remaining buildings are from 1401 and 1402 respectively.
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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Wikipedia: Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest of the islands in the Ko Phi Phi archipelago, in Thailand. Phi Phi Don is 9.73 km2 (3.76 mi2): 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) wide. Part of the islands are administratively part of Ao Nang in Krabi Province. It is the only island in the group with permanent inhabitants, although most are temporary workers servicing the tourist trade.
Like the other islands in the archipelago, Phi Phi Don is a non-volcanic island largely made of limestone. It is almost separated into two islands, but a strand of flat land connects them. On this strand lies the largest settlement on the island, as well as most of the resorts.
More than 1,000 people died 26 December 2004 when a tsunami struck the island.
Lohdalum Bay was hit the hardest, with the majority of the bungalows and restaurants along the beach destroyed. There is a memorial for those killed in the tsunami on the beach facing Lohdalum Bay. Every year there is a small memorial service where family members and friends come to pay their respects and talk about those they lost. A moment of silence is observed at the time the tsunami hit.
There were three waves: the first one flooded Lohdalum Bay, the second destroyed all of the wooden buildings and the third and largest ruined stone buildings as if they were made of sand. The whole tsunami lasted for only three minutes (from 10:29–10:32) but it nearly destroyed the whole island.
Otavalo, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. They are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous market. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool.
A largely empty sky on a chilly April morning had just enough low horizon clouds to catch the early morning sun as it rose behind the South Pier
...On tin mining in Cornwall : This largely rural county always depended upon farming,fishing and mining. Tin and china clay being the biggest products. Clay is still being dug out...but tin is no more...so,a replacement industry has taken it's place...tourism.
This fine old industrial remnant is at Pentreath.
Largely unknown when he was alive, wide and diverse audiences have come to appreciate his art today. "Now, I understand what you tried to say to me".
One thing I really like about nature reserves like the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (one of many) is, that the forest there is largely left to its own devices. And so it happens that a fallen tree just stays there in the middle of the forest.
Here you can then observe over the years how it gradually migrates back into the food cycle and provides the basis of life for a huge number of organisms up to the next large spruce, which will one day stand at that point. A perfect cycle.
Eine Sache, die mir an Naturschutzgebieten wie dem Elbsandsteingebirge sehr gefällt (eine von vielen) ist, dass der Wald dort weitestgehend sich selbst überlassen wird. Und so kommt es vor, dass ein umgefallener Baum einfach mitten im Wald liegenbleibt.
Hier kann man dann über Jahre hinweg beobachten, wie dieser nach und nach in den Nahrungskreislauf zurück wandert und die Lebensgrundlage für eine riesige Anzahl von Organismen bietet, bis hin zur nächsten großen Fichte, die einmal an dieser Stelle stehen wird. Ein perfekter Kreislauf.
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Sandhill Crane colt portrait.
Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.
They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.
They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
The lady of the house having just launched herself from the top of the N (far) corner tower, taken from the A6 roadside. Huge crop. A fairly quiet morning at t'mill, with the fledglings largely lying low.
The Slate-throated Redstart is found from northern Mexico south to northern Bolivia, always in temperate montane habitats. In the north it lives in Pine-Oak forests, farther south in cloud forests and moist montane slopes.
It is a species which shows a high degree of geographic variation. In fact this largely grayish-blue bird with a dark chestnut cap has a striking red belly in the north, and in South America it is yellow-bellied, with orange-bellied forms in-between.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
St. Martin's church is a simple rectangular building about 35ft long. It dates from the 13th Century and the stone and flint checkerboard walls are largely original. The scalloped Norman font is a fine example which pre-dates the church.
The village of Fifield Bavant is the smallest in Wiltshire with just two houses – the 18th Century Manor Farmhouse and 17th Century former Rectory – and ten cottages. The adult population is nineteen – just one more than was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. The medieval village, the foundations of which can be seen in the valley to the south and west of the church was considerably larger, with 67 poll tax payers recorded in 1377.
In 2005 Fifield Bavant was one of the locations chosen for the filming of Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightly and Matthew MacFadyen. Part of the location fee was donated to the PCC towards the cost of restoration of the church.
The bird has a secretive nature, keeping largely hidden in the reeds and coarse vegetation. The second picture shows how you would have to see it. It is very rare that you can see it openly. These are the first pictures I could manage in all these years I have been visiting the area.
Die Vögel lebt sehr versteckt im Schilf und anderer Vegetation und kommt kaum hervor. Das zweite Bild ist die typische Art, wie man sie überhaupt nur sieht. Sehr selten steht sie frei sichtbar. Für mich waren es die allerersten Bilder in all den Jahren.
Named for its loud ‘bob white’ call, this quail is a small chunky bird with short rounded wings. Males have a black cap, white throat and chin, and a white stripe through and above the eye to the back of the head. Females have a tan colored throat and no black neck collar.
Bobwhite quail live in bushy areas interspersed with fields. They prefer edges, fence rows and areas with vegetative cover.
Bobwhites are active during the day; they feed on seeds, fruit, insects and green plants. Pairs are monogamous with pair bonds sometimes persisting between breeding seasons. Males advertise during the May to August breeding season with a distinctive bob-bob-white call.
Females lay large clutches of up to 14 eggs, which hatch after 23 days. The precocial young are about the size of a quarter coin, and feed largely on insects. The chicks double their weight every 10 days can fly within 2-3 weeks.
Bobwhites are commonly seen in groups known as coveys. Coveys usually consist of about 10-30 birds, depending on the time of year. Every night, for safety, the covey forms a circle with their heads facing outwards, away from each other and their tails together. If a predator startles them, the covey flushes in all directions.
Bobwhite quail are a popular game bird in the United States. In 1970 an estimated 35 million of them were shot. In the southeastern US these tiny birds were instrumental in the preservation of some of the best examples of old growth high pine.
I found this male along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
largely powered by insomnia I think ;-)
my thanks to all who stop by and share the light
the quiet company is much appreciated!
comments are switched off for now (but not forever :-)
forgive me for deleting group comment codes...
they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!
Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one's head. Mark Twain
Deelerwoud, the south-eastern part (1230 hectares), which is in the possession of Natuurmonumenten is largely accessible to the public. The area is via a wildlife crossing over the (highway) A50 connected to the Veluwe National Park.
Deelerwoud, het zuidoostelijk deel, dat in bezit is van de Vereniging Natuurmonumenten van 1230 hectare. Dit zuidoostelijke deel is grotendeels voor het publiek toegankelijk. Het gebied wordt via een ecoduct over de A50 verbonden met het Nationaal Park Veluwezoom.
Otavalo, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. They are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous market. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool.
The good harbor conditions are largely natural and the warm and easily accessible port conditions In the area combined with the proximity to the Skagerrak, the harbor, first at Flekkerøy, made it important already more than 500 years ago further into the fjord. The harbor is very well protected from wind and normally has tidal differences of +/- 10 cm.
The first fortifications were built in the 16th century and the naval station for the Danish / Norwegian galley fleet at Lagmannsholmen In the western harbor from the 1680s until 1750.
In 1804 a quarantine station was established for shipping in Denmark, Norway and Holstein in the harbor. It was operated until 1814. From 1827, Kristiansand was the last port of call for the Christiania mail route with the DS "Constitution" along the coast via Fredriksvern. In 1872 a ferry connection was established between Kristiansand and Fredrikshavn with DS "Frithjof".
From 1897 the defense had a war station and a marina in Marvika. In recent years, this facility has been used as a base for deep-water testing of submarines by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW). wikipedia
The river's total length is 1,126 kilometres (700 mi) and has a drainage basin of over 80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi). There is a 5-10 kilometres wide belt of active meanders formed by the river along most of its course that has created a floodplain up to 70 kilometres wide with extensive backwater swamps. There are around 1,500 Oxbow and other lakes in the floodplain, the largest of which are the Chambri Lakes. The Sepik basin is largely an undisturbed environment, as there are no major urban settlements or mining and forestry activities in the river catchment.
Otavalo, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. They are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous market. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool.
May 27th 2016 was largely spent on the road, we drove from Cathedral Peak to a very comfortable hotel inside Kruger National Park. Although it wasn't a day for seeing wildlife, we saw the occasional animal, and where possible we stopped to take photos. First we saw a corps (that's the collective word) of giraffes among the trees; I managed to get this shot when one of them stepped into a clearing.
A late 925 provided a pleasant outing southwards tonight, with largely clear air trumped by a few poor tactical decisions to result in a smaller haul than had been hoped.
Still, a beautiful evening to be out for a change. After the poor weather of recent months the stars were quite notable in the sky. I'd almost forgotten what stars looked like.
The train picked up a ballast hopper that had been marooned in Oamaru for a week and had a fair swag of concrete sleepers near the front so made some good noises on the grades.
21 Dec 2021, Train 925, 5120-7051 Seacliff, SIMT-NZ
Sant’Elia is a small fraction of the municipality of Santa Flavia, in the province of Palermo.
The inhabited center, founded around the seventeenth century, located largely on a promontory overlooking the sea, was initially born as a fishing village dependent on an ancient trap.
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Sant’Elia è una piccola frazione del comune di Santa Flavia, in provincia di Palermo.
Il centro abitato, fondato intorno al XVII secolo, dislocato in gran parte su un promontorio che si affaccia direttamente sul mare, e’ nato inizialmente come borgo marinaro alle dipendenze di un antica tonnara.
02-september-2021: the (meteorologically) early fall sun quickly dissolves the nocturnal filmy fogs and leaves full view of this largely flat basin located at 717m of altitude above sea level.
The conformation of this area favors massive night-time thermal inversions with clear skies and calm winds.
Under these weather conditions, the lowest night temperatures in all of Slovenia are often found here or in nearby Babno Polje basin, and this applies throughout the calendar year.
Last spring, in the contiguous town of Nova Vas-Bloke (719m a.s.l., ARSO official weather station), on 7 April 2021 at down, there were 21°C below zero, the lowest value ever recorded in all of Slovenia for the month of April, in 70 years of measurements.
On that occasion the basin was covered with fresh snow and hoar frost/hard rime with albedo close to 1 or total reflectance.
Minimum temperatures close to 0°C are possible, although rare, even in the heart of summer, while in winter it, relatively often, dropped to around -30°C.
Otavalo, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. They are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous market. During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool.
Monument emblématique de la Ville rose le Pont Neuf est en réalité le plus ancien pont de Toulouse encore debout qui enjambe la Garonne.
Les autres ont été emportés par les crues du fleuve.
Lui, le Pont Neuf a largement précédé les autres ponts construits sur la Garonne comme lepont Saint-Michel en 1836, ou le pont Saint-Pierre en 1852…
Il s’est appelé « Pont-Neuf » pour le distinguer du « Pont-Vieux », un ancien pont qui enjambait la Garonne, légèrement en aval et dont la seule première arche, du côté de l’Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques, a subsisté.
Les travaux du « Pont-Neuf » furent achevés en 1632. Inauguré en 1659 par Louis XIV en personne, le pont ne rompit pas malgré les terribles crues de 1727, 1772, 1835, 1855 et 1875, cette dernière ayant emporté le premier pont Saint-Michel.
Le Pont de Tounis est antérieur mais il servait à relier l’ancienne île de Tounis.
An emblematic monument of the Pink City, the Pont Neuf is actually the oldest bridge in Toulouse still standing, which spans the Garonne.
The others were carried away by the floods of the river.
The Pont Neuf largely preceded the other bridges built on the Garonne, such as the Pont Saint-Michel in 1836, or the Pont Saint-Pierre in 1852...
It was called "Pont-Neuf" to distinguish it from the "Pont-Vieux", an old bridge which spanned the Garonne, slightly downstream and whose only first arch, on the side of the Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques, survived.
Work on the "Pont-Neuf" was completed in 1632. Inaugurated in 1659 by Louis XIV himself, the bridge did not break despite the terrible floods of 1727, 1772, 1835, 1855 and 1875, the latter having carried away the first Saint -Michael.
The Pont de Tounis is earlier but it was used to connect the old island of Tounis.
"Endemic to the western (Pacific) slope of Middle America, the Yellow Grosbeak is an easily identified bird; both sexes possess a relatively massive and all-dark bill. Males are principally black and yellow birds, with bold white markings over the largely black wings and tail...)
Neotropical Birds - The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Photographed in the wild, Jalisco, Mexico
The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding the young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.
They are also the unofficial national bird of Singapore.
This is the end of this walk around MacRitchie Nature Reserve. Thanks as ever for tagging along. If you want to read more about this walk please see my blog entry at worthingwanderer.blogspot.com/2019/02/macritchie-nature-t...
A medium-sized raptor with a rounded tail unlike other kites. Adults are unmistakable with a white head and breast contrasting with otherwise brick brown plumage. Juveniles are a darker brownish-black with a paler head and prominent white patches under the wings. Usually associated with both inland and coastal wetlands in tropical Asia, but it is largely restricted to coastal wetlands in Australia where it is alternately known as “Red-backed Sea Eagle.” Call is a distinctive nasal, drawn out, “Kyeeerrh.” (eBird)
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This lovely kite flew over our heads several times, checking out the possibility of a snack. It had to compete with a couple of other raptors in the area. We saw these kites in the northern end of Australia before being replaced by other raptors further south.
Cairns, Queensland, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.