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On a sort of mini-hiatus from railway stuff at present but noted this was coming through and I was in the right place at the right time so it would be rude not to: 69005 ‘Eastleigh’ is seen here approaching the Totnes Bypass overbridge in the last patches of sun with one of a series of route learning trips for GBRf that have run over the past week.
Seeing quadruple! 4 RTWs dressed in the same outfit - blinds, adverts and L plates included. Most likely ready to be sold to dealers after service.
Consensus that the locaction is Bexleyheath. See comments by JB (KK 69521), Mega Anorak & sms80aec.
RTW109/70/160/71. Leyland 8 foot wide Titans. All new 1949. Sold to Pickersgill & Laverick 1970/71. Ian's Bus Stop RTWs.
Photographer unknown.
37405 on 0V20 14:12 Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Piccadilly storming through Gorton heading for York on a Route Learner 13/10/2024
68020 RELIANCE @ YORK with the 0B85 13.12 YORK - SCARBOROUGH Route learner , Friday 20th December 2019
Railtrack class 960 bubble car 977859 (formerly 55025) arrives at Par on a route learning trip from Truro on Saturday 27th April 2002.
I was tagged today by de-chan (:
Names you go by:
1. Trân Tú Nguyễn. I hate showing my whole name publicly, but I hate even more write my name wrongly so here you go, my real name. My family is in my name and I love it (:
2. Tina. (It becomes so much easier, like WOW! LMAO)
3 things you are wearing right now:
1. Jeans.
2. Nerd tee hahah
3. Ahh... glasses?
4 things you want very badly at this moment:
1. MAC PRO. I'm deadly happy just to think about it right now!!! So what do you think, 13 or 15? Heheh
2. Something sweet I just keep for self.
3. TRAVEL!!!
4. TAKE PICTURES!!! One week without taking any pictures, I feel like dead.
2 things you do today:
1. Listened to my memory.
2. I just ICE-CREAM-ED!!!
the last 2 people you talked to on the phone:
1. My classmate.
2. My best friend.
2 things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. WATCH KARATE KID!!! I'm not even kidding, I feel like I'm the only one on the Earth haven't watched the movie, yet!!!
2. School.School.School.School.
3 favorite drinks:
1. COKE, definitely~
2. COKE, why not?
3. COKE, sureee!!!
Do you know what it feels like when you suddenly hear a song that you haven't heard for a long time? Especially when the song used to be so related to your life?
Then listen.
I bet you will feel the way I felt.
And besides, you must watch this.
It's a gorgeous video that took my breath and just made me want to cry out.
Have fun (:
In times of change the learners will inherit the earth, while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
- Eric Hoffer
Grand Canyon looking north from the south rim during a break between rain showers.
This weekend @KTVee encouraged us to share our six word missions with this Tweet: "What's your #6wordmission for teaching and learning in your classroom? Go. RT."
I would be a success if my students and I all believed and lived this during the school year.
(With apologies to Oasis...)
37612 returns through Coedkernew whilst running as 0Z46 09:06 Cardiff Canton - Cardiff Canton Route Learning Special to Avonmouth & Portbury on 27/5/2020.
DRS 37716 makes a welcome appearance in Edinburgh working route learner 0Z32 from Millerhill to Motherwell TMD. It had earlier worked in from Motherwell as 0Z31 via a stop at Craigentinny.
KFC 37418 on 0Z37 07:50 Derby R.T.C. Network Rail - Chester Middle Yard Route Learner, at Warrington Arpley 20/10/2025
She was studying for the next car she had to present.
2015 North American International Auto show.
Cobo Center
Detroit, Michigan
Direct Rail Services Class 66, 66301 is seen passing Rushey Sidings level crossing with a route learner for the RHTT (Rail Head Treatment Train).
0Z01 11:53 York Parcels Sidings - Barnetby.
Practising gear changing in an empty carpark.
Taken with a Pentax MX using a SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4 lens on Ilford XP2 400 ASA film.
No flies on me ...Starling, Juvenile, Sturnus vulgaris foraging for flies and ticks on the back of a sheep. West Yorkshire.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interaction, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
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Do starlings migrate?
Starlings use gardens all year round but in the winter our resident population is boosted by migrant birds from mainland Europe. Garden BirdWatch data reflects this with the number of gardens reporting starlings rapidly increasing from October onwards.
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Starling murmurations
During the winter you may be lucky enough to see a starling murmuration. These flocks gather in the evening and perform amazing aerobatic displays before dropping into their favoured roost sites. Flocks provide safety in numbers for birds returning to roost as predators find it hard to target individual birds. In addition, they benefit from the warmth of other birds and the opportunity to exchange information.
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Are starlings getting rarer?
The starling population has undergone a long-term population decline throughout Europe. In the UK this resulted in almost an 80 per cent population decrease between 1987 and 2012. The decline is thought to be linked to reduced feeding opportunities due to changing land use practices. It’s not all bad news however, as both recent Garden BirdWatch and the Breeding Bird Survey results show a slight upturn in numbers.
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What do starlings eat?
During the breeding season, starlings rely on invertebrates, especially leatherjackets (the larvae of crane flies) taken from short grassland, including lawns. In the summer and autumn, they take more seeds and berries and this seasonal shift is matched by a lengthening of their intestine to cope with the increased plant material, which is harder to digest. They will readily use bird feeders throughout the year.
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Why don’t some people like starlings?
Quite a few garden birdwatchers complain about starlings because they seem to clean out a feeding station in minutes. Starlings do this as they evolved to feed quickly in flocks, rather than because they are greedy. It’s not their fault but it can get expensive so if this is a problem, try providing food, especially fat products, in feeders that exclude larger birds.
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Starling plumage
While starlings appear black at a distance, close up they have glossy green and purple iridescent plumage. In the breeding season, adults have yellow bills with different colour bases depending on their sex; in males this is blue and in females pink. Their winter plumage is duller with white spots and the bill is dark. Juveniles are dull brown in colour, often with a pale throat.
Smallest starling chicks put more effort into finding food
A difficult start in life is not necessarily a disadvantage.
Biologists have found that the smallest starling chicks learn behavioural strategies that produce fatter adults.
Starlings that struggle to compete for food in the nest grow up to forage more quickly and to put more effort into finding food – to the extent that they prefer to rummage through sand for hidden morsels rather than plumping for freely available food nearby.
A cost of the extra weight, though, is that the birds don’t fly as well as their advantaged peers, which may make them more vulnerable to predators.
27.6.2019. Looking smart in its TPE livery, Class 68 No 68032 'Destroyer' passes Kirkham Abbey with a York - Scarborough route learner working.