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This Giant Armadillo, Priodontes maximus, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
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‘PETER’ – A Study for a Portrait of a Serial Killer, is a feature length drama containing genuine archive that takes the audience on a unique journey into the mind of Peter Sutcliffe ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’. The 90min film starts from his formative years in Yorkshire, the largest police manhunt in history, to his on-going psychological treatment in Broadmoor Hospital. ‘PETER’ avoids the established genre clichés, of blood and gore and instead asks us to think about issues of retribution, punishment, compassion and guilt.
Red-headed Trogon
The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.
The red-headed trogon is on average 34 cm (13 in) in length. The male has a red head and breast, a unique feature in the Trogon group. The female resembles the Diard’s trogon without a speckled undertail.
The head, neck and upper breast of an adult male is dull crimson. A narrow white band crosses the mid breast, underneath which the lower breast to abdomen is light red to pink. Pale red can be observed on the flanks whereas the mantle and back of the bird are rusty brown. The male perches on branches with the support of mauve-blue legs. Regarding wing colouration, the lesser and median wing coverts, secondary coverts, as well as outer webs of tertials and secondaries are vermiculated black and white. The primary feathers also appear black and white. As for the bird’s long tail, the central feathers are dark brown with a black tip, the second and third pairs are black and the outer pairs are white with black bases. Finally, a black-tipped cobalt blue bill, a deep mauve-blue gape and eyering and reddish-brown irises shape the bird’s face.
The head, neck and upper breast of an adult female are olive-brown. Just like the male, a narrow white band crosses the mid breast, underneath which the lower breast to abdomen is light red to pink. The mantle and back appear orange to brown in colour. The wings are vermiculated dark brown and yellowish brown. The tail feathers are very similar to those of the males. The bill, gape and bare eyering are pale blue on females.
At the juvenile stage, the head, neck and upper-parts are buff brown, whereas the underparts appear buff white. No black tip on the narrower central tail feathers can be observed.
The Red-headed trogon is a widely distributed species of the Harpactes genus and is occurs across much of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is sporadically distributed from North-Eastern India, Bangladesh and Central Nepal to Southern China, through the Malay Peninsula all the way to areas of Sumatra.
The red-headed trogon prefers upland forests. In the Himalayan foothills it lives in dense broad-leaved forests and in tropical and subtropical zones the species inhabits mostly mixed bamboo forests. In Southeast Asia, this species frequents broadleaved evergreen forests from 300m up to 2600m. In Myanmar, Red-headed trogons live in bamboo and oak forests at 2500m altitude with Ward's Trogons (Harpactes wardi). On the Malay Peninsula, the birds can be observed regularly between 300m and 1680m in evergreen lowland, lower montane and taller upper montane forests. Towards the south of the peninsula however, it is rarely seen below 700m. In Laos, it shares its habitat of evergreen forests and adjacent plains 1700m high, with the Orange-breasted Trogon (Harpactes oreskios). Finally, in northern, western and southern Thailand, it favours climax broad-leaved evergreen forests between 400m and 2000m which it also shares with the Orange-breasted Trogon (Harpactes oreskios).
The bird's local conservation status varies depending on the level of disturbance in the forest. Generally speaking it is locally fairly common in Northeastern India, frequent in Bhutan, and locally dispersed in Bangladesh. The forests of Vietnam appear to be a stronghold, for the birds are reported regularly from many localities throughout the country. Elsewhere throughout its range, it is uncommon to scarce, including Nepal where habitat destruction most certainly explains a rapid decline in population numbers in that area.
In most regions, the red-headed trogon is sedentary although researchers have observed altitudinal movements in Southern Laos, as well as in the Sangthong district, Northern Laos.
Red-headed trogons can most often be found perched on a shaded branch waiting for prey, alone or in pairs. Flight between trees is often sluggish and very low, only a few meters above the ground.
Red-headed trogons are most active in the early hours of the morning and at night, when they fly on the edges of forest clearings in pursuit of flying moths.
In central south Thailand, they share their habitat with the Orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios). The two species often follow flocks of foraging birds taking advantage of the insects they flush out.
The male’s call resembles that of the Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus): a sequence of usually five to six, well-spaced mellow “tyaup” notes, repeated every minute. Occasionally the male calls an extended “pluu-du” note marked by a significant terminal drop in pitch. The call is repeated every 3–6 seconds. As an alarm signal, the Red-headed trogon emits a chattering croak.
Red-headed trogons feed primarily on insects and their larvae found in the foliage, on tree branches or in mid air. They also eat leaves and fruits. Some food items include green orthopterans, stick-insects, cicadas, millipedes, flies, beetles, centipedes, woodlice and moths.
In Northern India, eggs are laid between mid April and mid July, with a peak in May and June. In China, eggs are laid in April, as do eggs in Myanmar. In Thailand, nesting occurs slightly earlier, in March and continues until July, while on the Malay Peninsula dependent juveniles have been observed anytime between early March and late May.
Red-headed trogons usually nest in natural tree cavities, 1.5 to 5m above the ground. The entrance hole is generally wide. Indeed, the pair will enlarge narrow entrances, and occasionally, will excavate the entire nesting cavity. Birds have been seen using old nesting holes of woodpeckers and barbets.
Both sexes contribute to the nesting process, namely excavating, incubating the eggs, brooding and feeding the offspring. However females spend more time brooding, since they alone incubate and brood at night. Males on the other hand contribute more to providing the chicks with food. During the day the pair will take it in turns to brood although they have been known to incubate together.
Nest success is low, at about 9%.
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After selling out The Echo in April, Bambu began conceptualizing his next live set in Los Angeles with all new exclusive material along with the classics. On August 24th, The Echoplex will be hosting Bambu and a lineup of Cali up-and-coming noise makers that have already made their respective marks locally.
Still riding off the success of his last full-length album, ...one rifle per family., and finishing up his latest mixtape, Sun Of A Gun, Bambu has had a busy 2013. Ready to unveil the new material and some up-to-date reworks of his fan favorites, The Echoplex is sure to jump during this Soul Assassin's last Los Angeles headline show for 2013. There's been a lot to talk about this year, and if you've ever been to a Bambu show you know that nothing is off limits.
The new mixtape, Sun Of A Gun will also be available at the show, along with all Bambu albums, t-shirts and other merchandise. The mixtape boasts production and features from legendary DJ's Q-Bert, Rhettmatic, D-Styles, P-Trix... You get the point. They WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE in limited quantities at live shows in select cities, and of course, Los Angeles is one of them.
The bill boasts some of Underground Hip Hop's best performers: Reverie (LA), Kixxie Siete & Artie McCraft (Hawthorne), Ruby Ibarra (Bay Area) and KB iMean (NY/LA).
As the co-host of In The Cut with DJ Revolution (Wake Up Show) and 1/2 of the rap super group Malcolm & Martin, KB iMean has worked with Hip Hop legends closely and his music is proof of that. With his effortless flow and critical perspective, KB's music translates into a great live set. Definitely not one to miss!
Ruby Ibarra has opened for the who's who of the Underground Hip Hop scene and has managed to create a very strong fanbase overseas. Her DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape, Lost In Translation has circulated through the internet rapidly and to great review. She's sure to make you a fan with her live show, so make sure you get those tickets early!
The Yacht Klub's, Kixxie Siete, who helped sell out The Echo with Bambu last April, dropped his 7AM mixtape with producer Bambeeno and it quickly became a fan favorite. Artie McCraft has been strengthening the Yacht Klub's reach with his own brand of hard hitting lyrics and machine gun flow. Together, the Yacht Klub emcee's are releasing, Lo-Tide - a collaborative mixtape that will keep you good for the summer! "Y's" up for Kixxie and Artie as they add another bullet to their live show resume.
Reverie, the graffiti vandal from North East Los Angeles, has created an empire of fans across the West Coast and her internet buzz is a testament to her hard work. With a host of highly viewed YouTube videos and a live show resume that stretches across the nation, she is primed to go down in Los Angeles' Hip Hop scene as one of it's most prized artisans!
Do not miss this show! If April's show is any indication to what this show is going to be like, make sure you get your tickets EARLY!
Reverie
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Reverie, the graffiti vandal from North East Los Angeles, has created an empire of fans across the West Coast and her internet buzz is a testament to her hard work. With a host of highly viewed YouTube videos and a live show resume that stretches across the nation, she is primed to go down in Los Angeles' Hip Hop scene as one of it's most prized artisans!
Kixxie Siete and Artie McCraft
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The Yacht Klub's, Kixxie Siete, who helped sell out The Echo with Bambu last April, dropped his 7AM mixtape with producer Bambeeno and it quickly became a fan favorite. Artie McCraft has been strengthening the Yacht Klub's reach with his own brand of hard hitting lyrics and machine gun flow. Together, the Yacht Klub emcee's are releasing, Lo-Tide - a collaborative mixtape that will keep you good for the summer! "Y's" up for Kixxie and Artie as they add another bullet to their live show resume.
Ruby Ibarra
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra has opened for the who's who of the Underground Hip Hop scene and has managed to create a very strong fanbase overseas. Her DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape, Lost In Translation has circulated through the internet rapidly and to great review. She's sure to make you a fan with her live show, so make sure you get those tickets early!
KB Imean
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KB Imean
As the co-host of In The Cut with DJ Revolution (Wake Up Show) and 1/2 of the rap super group Malcolm & Martin, KB iMean has worked with Hip Hop legends closely and his music is proof of that. With his effortless flow and critical perspective, KB's music translates into a great live set. Definitely not one to miss!
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Interesting video of Don MacAskill, Founder of Smugmug, talking to Leo Laporte about Smugmug and their acquisition of Flickr. Just under 1 hour in length, 15 June 2018. I have been on Smugmug (as well as Flickr) for the last few years, and I am delighted that Smugmug has bought Flickr
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This is a White-crowned Sparrow that we saw on our way south to Waterton on 11 June 2018. We took the 'back' way rather than travel on the main highway south. A dusty, gravel road, that we knew would be more rewarding and without all the traffic.
Waterton Lakes National Park is where three friends (Anne B, Janet and Shirley) and I went for two days, 11 and 12 June 2018. Part of Monday was spent travelling south to Waterton, stopping at several places en route, including Lundbreck Falls. Our first short stop was in Kananaskis, where we enjoyed watching two or three tiny Hummingbirds and a pair of colourful Barn Swallows. We actually got to witness two Hummingbirds fighting, down on the ground - too far for me to get photos, other than one very distant, blurry shot. I am not a fan of taking photos at feeders, but will still do so if it offers me a good view of a bird.
With no stops, it takes roughly three hours to get to Waterton. We stayed on Monday night at the Bear Mountain Motel in Waterton town. Tuesday morning, we drove around the Waterton area, hoping to maybe see more bears, and then made out way back north, reaching Calgary late afternoon/early evening. As it was, we were so lucky to see a gorgeous Cinnamon Black Bear early evening on Monday, at first from a great distance across the lake and then unexpectedly close. Also spotted a Black Bear in among the blackened, burned trees that were near the edge of the road. It was very difficult to see and impossible to see an open spot through which to take photos - but it was our second bear.
I had been hoping to someday get a chance to get down to Waterton, especially to see how it looked after the devastating Kenow wildfire that damaged or destroyed so much of the park in 2017. Most of the park is still closed, but the whole town site and Chief Mountain Parkway and area are open. To me, the park looked beautiful, with enough green areas to contrast with the dead trees on the mountain sides. Firefighters did such a brilliant job last year of saving the whole town, and a team of firefighters form Calgary had been given the task of doing all they could to save the historic Prince of Wales Hotel. There it still stands, untouched. One can see how close to the town and iconic Hotel the fire had come - right up to the very edge, where a sprinkler system had been set up before the fire got close.
Supper on Monday was at Zum's restaurant - an interesting place with walls covered with old vehicle licence plates. Apparently, people send them to the restaurant from so many places, near and far. The food was good and, next morning, after a short drive to see what we could find, we returned there for a good breakfast.
Apart from the wind, we were very lucky with the weather for our two days. No rain, thank goodness. The morning was chilly and so was the night. On Tuesday, the temperature got up to 20C on our way home. Amazing how much one can see in just a couple of days!
From Pavillon we continued with two lengths of cable, the first comes to the refuge Turin (old and new) at an altitude of Mt. 3375; the two buildings are connected by a staircase and are the starting point for some famous tours. From the refuge the tour continue to Punta Helbronner which is 3462 meters high. Here you can see a wonderful display of crystals and especially enjoy the view over the glacier and on sunny days even over the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa massif.
Swanage Pier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swanage Pier
Type: Passenger and pleasure pier
Locale: Swanage
Official name: Swanage Pier
Owner: Swanage Pier Trust
Characteristics
Total length: 642.5 feet (195.8 m)[1]
History
Designer: Eugenius Birch
Opening date: 1895
Coordinates: 50°36′32″N 1°57′01″WCoordinates: 50°36′32″N 1°57′01″W
Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40 km) east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.
An older pier, opened 1860, was used by local quarries to ship stone, but it fell into decline with only its timber piles remaining today.
History
Swanage Pier as seen from the Downs at the southern end of Swanage
The first Swanage Pier, which was 750 feet long, was built between 1859 and 1860 for use primarily by the local stone quarrying industry and included a tramway which ran the length of the pier and some way along the seafront. The old tracks can be seen to this day, inset into the seafront walkways.
When local businessman George Burt introduced regular steamer services between Swanage and nearby towns Poole and Bournemouth in 1874, a need became apparent for a second pier to be built primarily for use by passenger steamers. Construction on the new pier began in 1895, and by 1896 was first used by a steamer. The pier was officially opened for traffic on 29 March 1897. While regular steamer services ran on the new pier up until 1966, the older original pier declined along with the stone industry it served some years earlier. Today all that remains of the old pier are some of the timber piles.
After steamer services discontinued in 1966 the remaining pleasure pier also began to fall into disrepair. In 1976 Grade II listed status was awarded to the pier. After a failed attempt to restore the pier by a development firm in 1986, Swanage Pier Trust took over ownership of the pier in 1994.
The Trust took on the task of raising over £1,000,000 needed to carry out major restoration work on the pier's piles, timbers and ironwork fittings. It was reopened in 1998.
The pier today
Today the pier is open to the public once again. Small scale ferry services run daily throughout the summer season, mainly to Poole Quay.The pier also hosts a successful diving school, the oldest in the UK,[4] and is visited annually by historic steamers including the Waverley paddle steamer.
The pier is a popular training site for scuba diving because it is one of the few sheltered marine diving sites on the south coast, and it has depths of only 4 metres (13 ft).The Marine Conservation Society South East also use the pier as a location for its training dives during their Marine identification and underwater photography courses, due to the wide range of marine life found under the pier. The site has easy access from adjacent car parks, and it has a nearby dive shop.
The Trust maintains a gift shop an exhibition providing information for visitors. The exhibition houses a small aquarium, which showcases the species of marine life that can be found under the pier.These can be found in Marine Villas which at the shore-end of the pier. There is also the 1859 Pier Cafe & Bistro for refreshments. The pier receives over 100,000 visitors a year.
The restored pier was awarded the Pier of The Year award in the spring of 2012 by the National Piers Society. It is a Grade II listed building.
Official list entry
Heritage Category:Listed Building
Grade:II
List Entry Number:1304816
Date first listed:16-Dec-1975
List Entry Name:SWANAGE PIER
Statutory Address 1:SWANAGE PIER, HIGH STREET
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As I read somewhere: much more people get injured by elks than by bears in Canadian National Parks. Here you can see one alive (I survived it :-)).
Name: Ragnar
Length: 68,2m
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tuesday, july 20, 2010
dana gave me some pics from a calendar from 2006 i think. it was the year after schmoopy died.
since he has on antlers this was the december pic.
i miss my boy everyday.
Full length of the snake, measuring against the pots after it left, the snake was about 40 to 42 inches long. It came up to the edge of the patio where my wife was sitting on a becnch talking on the phone abou t8 feet away. IThe bulge in the middle suggests it is digesting - mice or packrats most likely.
Antelopes. Nyala. Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park. South Africa. Dec/2019
Nyala
The lowland nyala or simply nyala (Tragelaphus angasii),[3] is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Nyala, also considered to be in the genus Tragelaphus. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas. The body length is 135–195 cm (53–77 in), and it weighs 55–140 kg (121–309 lb). The coat is rusty or rufous brown in females and juveniles, but grows a dark brown or slate grey, often tinged with blue, in adult males. Females and young males have ten or more white stripes on their sides. Only males have horns, 60–83 cm (24–33 in) long and yellow-tipped. It exhibits the highest sexual dimorphism among the spiral-horned antelopes
Source: Wikipedia
Inhala
A inhala (Tragelaphus angasii) é uma espécie de antílope de tamanho médio da ordem Artiodactyla, família Bovidae. Os cornos em forma de lira apenas estão presentes nos machos e são semelhantes aos da sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei), ou seja, longos (com cerca de 83 centímetros), espessos e com uma torção longitudinal. A pelagem é castanho-escura nos machos e castanho-avermelhada nas fêmeas, apresentando riscas brancas verticais no dorso, muito mais marcadas nas fêmeas, e pequenas pintas brancas nas coxas.
Os machos adultos são muito maiores do que as fêmeas e apresentam ainda uma risca branca entre os olhos. As inhalas machos são os únicos antílopes africanos que possuem uma longa franja de pelos no dorso, na garganta.
Fonte: Wikipedia
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, formerly Hluhluwe–Umfolozi Game Reserve, is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa. It consists of 960 km² (96,000 ha) of hilly topography 280 kilometres (170 mi) north of Durban in central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is known for its rich wildlife and conservation efforts. The park is the only state-run park in KwaZulu-Natal where each of the big five game animals can be found
Due to conservation efforts, the park in 2008 had the largest population of white rhino in the world
Umfolozi
This area is situated between the two Umfolozi Rivers where they divide into the Mfolozi emnyama ('Black Umfolozi') to the north and the Mfolozi emhlophe ('White Umfolozi') to the south. This area is to the south of the park and is generally hot in summer, and mild to cool in winter, although cold spells do occur.[2] The topography in the Umfolozi section ranges from the lowlands of the Umfolozi River beds to steep hilly country, which includes some wide and deep valleys. Habitats in this area are primarily grasslands, which extend into acacia savannah and woodlands.
Hluhluwe
The Hluhluwe region has hilly topography where altitudes range from 80 to 540 metres (260 to 1,770 ft) above sea level. The high ridges support coastal scarp forests in a well-watered region with valley bushveld at lower levels. The north of the park is more rugged and mountainous with forests and grasslands and is known as the Hluhluwe area,[3] while the Umfolozi area is found to the south near the Black and White Umfolozi rivers where there is open savannah.
Source: Wikipedia
Parque Hluhluwe–Imfolozi
O Parque Hluhluwe – Imfolozi, anteriormente Reserva de Caça Hluhluwe – Umfolozi, é a mais antiga reserva natural proclamada da África. Consiste em 960 km² (96.000 ha) de topografia montanhosa a 280 quilômetros (170 milhas) ao norte de Durban, no centro de KwaZulu-Natal, África do Sul e é conhecida por seus ricos esforços de vida selvagem e conservação. O parque é o único parque estatal em KwaZulu-Natal, onde cada um dos cinco grandes animais de caça pode ser encontrado.
Devido aos esforços de conservação, o parque em 2008 teve a maior população de rinocerontes brancos do mundo
Umfolozi
Essa área está situada entre os dois rios Umfolozi, onde se dividem no Mfolozi emnyama ('Black Umfolozi') ao norte e o Mfolozi emhlophe ('White Umfolozi') ao sul. Essa área fica ao sul do parque e geralmente é quente no verão, e temperatura amena no inverno, embora ocorram períodos de frio. A topografia na seção de Umfolozi varia desde as planícies do leito do rio Umfolozi até a região montanhosa íngreme, que inclui alguns vales largos e profundos. Os habitats nesta área são principalmente pradarias, que se estendem até a savana de acácias e bosques.
Hluhluwe
A região de Hluhluwe possui topografia montanhosa, onde as altitudes variam de 80 a 540 metros (260 a 1.770 pés) acima do nível do mar. As altas cordilheiras sustentam florestas costeiras escarpadas em uma região bem regada, com vales em níveis mais baixos. O norte do parque é mais acidentado e montanhoso, com florestas e campos e é conhecido como a área de Hluhluwe, enquanto a área de Umfolozi fica ao sul, perto dos rios Umfolozi, onde há savanas abertas.
Fonte: Wikipedia (tradução livre)
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PACIFIC HARBOR SEALS:
Description
Pacific harbor seals have spotted coats in a variety of shades from white or silver-gray to black or dark brown. They reach five to six feet (1.7-1.9 m) in length and weigh up to 300 pounds (140 kg). Males are slightly larger than females. They are true or crawling seals, having no external ear flaps. True seals have small flippers and must move on land by flopping along on their bellies. In San Francisco Bay, many harbor seals are fully or partially reddish in color. This may be caused by an accumulation of trace elements such as iron or selenium in the ocean or a change in the hair follicle.
Behavior
Pacific harbor seals spend about half their time on land and half in water. They can dive to 1,500 feet (457 m) for up to 40 minutes, although their average dive lasts three to seven minutes and is typically shallow, and they sometimes sleep in the water. They are opportunistic feeders, eating sole, flounder, sculpin, hake, cod, herring, octopus, and squid. While harbor seals swim safely in the surf, they will often curiously watch humans walking on beaches. However, they are wary of people while on land and will rush into the water if approached too closely or disturbed. In fact, if disturbed too often, they have been known to abandon favorite haul-out sites or their pups. (Source: The Marine Mammal Center)
Why Harbor Seals Haul Out
Harbor seals (and sea lions) haul out (come out of the water) almost daily to rest and to warm up. They cannot maintain their body temperature if they stay in cold water all the time because of their smaller size and thinner blubber layer. Northern elephant seals lose less heat than harbor seals because are much larger and have a thicker blubber layer that allows them to stay at sea for months at a time before coming onshore to rest and give birth.
All pinnipeds give birth on land, and that is one fact that distinguishes them from cetaceans, another group of marine mammals. Harbor seals give birth between March and June on tidal sandbars, rocky reefs and pocket beaches. They can give birth on areas, which are inundated at high tide because harbor seal pups, unlike most pinniped species, can swim at birth. During the pupping season, mother seals will spend more time onshore nursing pups and resting, for an average of around 10–12 hours per day. The mother harbor seal stays with the pup almost continuously and rarely leaves the pup alone onshore. Mothers can take their pups with them when they go swimming and feeding because pups are adept swimmers. (Source: National Park Service)
A short length of rain gutter, protected by the overhanging soffit, was just too inviting for this little lady to pass up. She tried to nest here last year but gave up for some reason. It is next to the front walk, leading to the house. This year however, she chose to try again. I hope she stays.
This pair seems to enjoy hanging around, whether it be in the front yard or at the back yard feeder. Although, in the back yard, they need to compete with the Sparrows and House Finches for the Sunflower seeds.
Interesting note: Right before, and once again after, taking the upper right photo, the male was feeding the female. No such luck in getting a shot of that however.
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♀ flying and stopping on a sandy soil, 4.xi.2019. Body length: 14.0 mm. Forewing length: 9.9 mm. HEAD: Internal border of eyes not emarginated and without a pale line. Seen laterally, face flat, and clypeus slightly arched forward. Clypeus subrectangular, more than twice as wide as long, with apical edge straight (without apical rim). Clypeus surface bald, finely and densely punctate and sparsely puncticulate with more large punctures. MESOSOMA: Seen laterally, pronotum squared in front, with abruptly vertical anterior face; propodeum strongly sloping posteriorly. Seen dorsally, sloping part of the propodeum without indentation or lateral tooth. Propodeum strigate or very finely wrinkled (=“cross-waved”?)(!) and matt. WINGS: Forewing with three submarginal cells. Wing with a distinct pocket at the base of the 2nd discoidal cell (vein CuA1 deflected posteriorly forming a distinct 'pocket'). 1st cubital vein more or less vertical. Wing membrane brown tinged. LEGS: Tarsal claws regularly curved; claws with a teeth in the middle. Pulvillus strong or well developed. Fore basitarsus without tarsal comb, but with three small lateral spines. 2nd fore tarsus short, as wide as long. Spines at apex of hind tibia splayed outwards, irregularly spaced, of differing lengths. METASOMA: Second sternite without a transverse groove. Last sternite laterally compressed. Last tergite lacking a brush of strong bristles. 2nd tergite with two reddish spots (!). REMARKS. Determination following Durand 2013 to genus level, Wolf 1975 to subgenus level; Berland 1925 and Wolf 1972 to species level. The characters marked with an exclamation (!) are the ones that deviate from the characters followed on the keys.
Length: 32" (82 cm)
Diameter: 11/32
Spine: 45/50 lbs
Arrow shafts: Port Orford Cedar
Goose feathers: 4" length 3 white
Points: You can to choose
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Great weather and an appreciative crowd greeted more than 80 units that participated in this year's annual Veterans Day Parade which started at 16th St. & Atlantic Ave., and ended at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial at 19th St., across from the Convention Center.
Photography by Craig McClure
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Vanessa Budd,
Modeling Session, Jan 26th 2009
New session with Vanessa, who is starting to work with NEMG (New England Modeling Group) out of New Hampshire. She spent hours here today as we did some full length shooting for her comp cards.
Lovely session, lovely model, and a lovely friend.
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學名: Coccothraustes coccothraustes
英名: Hawfinch
Family : Fringillidae (雀科). Length: 約16-18 cm.
臘嘴雀，嘴三角錐型 以種子為主食，廣泛分布於歐洲各地、中東、非洲西北部、西伯利亞南部至亞洲東部。冬季見於台灣之腊嘴雀C.c.coccothraustes， 於西伯利亞東南部繁殖、蒙古阿爾泰山地一帶、中國東北、朝鮮北部以及日本北海道。冬季南遷於暖和的華中、華南以及日本南部；在南部繁殖地，若是有豐富的食物時，便停留在當地不往南遷移，在東北長白山為留鳥。棲息於闊葉林，秋季常群集在農田覓食；紅松籽豐收時，常在其樹冠活動啄食。喜好成群結隊邊飛邊鳴，貪食而不甚怕人。偷食農作物之葵花子或遺落地面之松籽時，哄趕亦不遠飛，很快又復回。深冬在山腳地帶較常見。
The Hawfinch has a total length of 16.5–18 cm. Females are usually smaller and weigh less than males. It is a robust bird with a thick neck, large round head and a wide, strong conical beak with a metallic appearance. It has short pinkish legs with a light hue and it has a short tail. It has brown eyes. The males' plumage is much more appealing than the females'. The overall colour is light brown, its head having an orange hue to it. Its eyes have a black circle around them, extending to its beak and surrounding it at its edge. Its throat is also black. The sides of its neck, as well as the back of its neck, are gray. The upper side of its wings are a deep black colour. The wings also have three stripes from approximately the middle till their sides: a white, a brown and a blue stripe.
The Hawfinch is distributed in the whole of Europe, Eastern Asia (including North Japan), the North of Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Argelia).
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