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Jay - Garrulus Glandarius
Although they are the most colourful members of the crow family, jays are actually quite difficult to see. They are shy woodland birds, rarely moving far from cover. The screaming call usually lets you know a jay is nearby and it is usually given when a bird is on the move, so watch for a bird flying between the trees with its distinctive flash of white on the rump. Jays are famous for their acorn feeding habits and in the autumn you may see them burying acorns for retrieving later in the winter.
The word jay has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently.
The term jaywalking was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard. The term began to imply recklessness or impertinent behavior as the convention became established.
In January 2014, Canadian author Robert Joseph Greene embarked on a lobbying campaign among ornithologists in Europe and North America to get Merriam-Websters Dictionary to have a "Jabber of Jays" as an official term under bird groups.
Population:
UK breeding:
170,000 territories
The Imperial Moth is a member of the Saturniidae family and is found from Mexico to Canada and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast. This captive bred female has a wingspan of 11cm and emerged on 05.07.2016.
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A member of the widespread jay group, and about the size of the jackdaw, it inhabits mixed woodland, particularly with oaks, and is a habitual acorn hoarder. In recent years, the bird has begun to migrate into urban areas, possibly as a result of continued erosion of its woodland habitat. Before humans began planting the trees commercially on a wide scale, Eurasian jays were the main source of movement and propagation for the European oak (Q. robur), each bird having the ability to spread more than a thousand acorns each year. Eurasian jays will also bury the acorns of other oak species, and have been cited by the National Trust as a major propagator of the largest population of Holm oak (Q. ilex) in Northern Europe, situated in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[5] Jays have been recorded carrying single acorns as far as 20 km, and are credited with the rapid northward spread of oaks following the last ice age.[6]
This member of the finch family is the only one that goes through any changes in plumage during the year and becomes less colourful during the fall and winter months.
They strongly prefer wide open country where they can forage on the many weed seeds available but like a few trees nearby for shelter and nesting. Being heavy seed foragers they nest later in the season in hopes that there will be a good seed crop available to feed their chicks. The juveniles mature very quickly being ready to leave the nest from 11 - 17 days after hatching.
Being very active and acrobatic little songbirds we often see them clinging to weed seed heads, often upside down while harvesting the seeds.
They are often seen visiting backyard feeders and share their space with many other species.
Of the three Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe's at the 74th Members Meeting, two appeared to be new/newly restored examples, this one shown here in the grey finish, and another running in a bare metal condition.
Both, by the end of the weekend, appeared to be suffering some chicane damage, having brushed the wall a little too closely and creating some slight front end scrapes and creases to show for it.
It does show how close to the edge these drivers are when racing, and how every millimetre advantage is used.
This shot was taken at the run in to the start-finish chicane, somewhere that you don't get access to during the Goodwood Revival, so it was nice to try a little bit of panning from here, and to be doing so in a left to right direction for a change.
I've no history on this car, some may come to light over the coming weeks but for now I'll leave it at that.
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The Martin Stretton and Tony Wood piloted GT40 at the 74th Members Meeting.
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A member of the beautiful sunbird family with an extra long beak and often confusing in the wrong angle since it looks like the very common Purple Sunbird. However, the beak is visibly longer with a slight curve that helps it suck nectar from flowers that require a deep beak. The breast area also sports a maroon band which is visible in this shot, but easily missed otherwise.
The bird prefers habitats around this Lion's tail flowering plant in winters and love that plant nectar. This is endemic to India and found in thick forest and woodland areas with good amount of wild flowers.
A burst of sunlight on a cloudy day gave me this nice clean shot.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback.
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There are several Sufi orders in Senegal.
The Xaadir (Qādiriyya) is the oldest and founded in Baghdad by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qādir al-Jilānī in the 12th century, now pan-Islamic, spread to Senegal in the 18th Century.
His portrait is at the far left, with his name in Arabic :
عبدالقادر الجيلاني
The members of this family probably belong to this Muslim brotherhood.
The most important brotherhoods in Senegal are:
- The Xaadir (Qādiriyya), the oldest, founded in Baghdad by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qādir al-Jilānī in the 12th century, spread to Senegal in the 18th Century.
- The Tijaniyyah, the largest in membership, founded in Fez, Morocco by the Algerian born Cheikh Sīdī 'Aḥmad at-Tijānī.
- The Mourides, the richest and most active, founded by the Islamic leader Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1850–1927) of French West Africa, now Senegal.
- The Layene are a smaller Sufi order, centered at Yoff, north of Dakar.
I will try to found out about the other portraits, but I had understood that they were Gilani's son and grandson. ( no, I don't think so)
If you know, let me know!
searching, but: Cheikh Hadramé est né en 1910, sept ans avant la disparition de Cheikhna Cheikh Saadbou. Son père est Cheikh Sidibouya le premier fils de Cheikhna Cheikh Saadbouh.
www.boromansar.com/cheikhna-cheikh-saad-bouh/
Submitted: 25/01/2018
Accepted: 25/01/2018
This years Members Meeting saw demonstration runs of the Ground Effect F1 cars that raced between 1978 and 1983.
These Ground Effect cars were developed to take advantage of the Bernoulli principle, whereby the gap between the ground and the cross sectional underside of the car is reduced to maximise downforce. By minimising that gap between ground and car, the air underneath accelerates faster than the air above and creates that pressure system that sucks the car to the ground, increasing grip and cornering speed.
In 1983, the whole Ground Effect system was banned due to the ever increasing cornering speeds that these cars could achieve. Concerns were raised that if the force was suddenly removed, the cars would lose all grip and have an accident (similar to what can happen today if an F1 car loses a rear wing suddenly).
In 1979, Arrows ran their A2 design, a car that had huge downforce but no wings, leading to some handling problems. In 1980, designers Tony Southgate and David Wass developed the A3 model, based around an aluminium monocoque chassis and the Cosworth DFV engine. In-board suspension was used to provide the largest possible ground-effect tunnels and the front and rear wings were used to provide a better handling balance.
Overall Arrows took 7th place in the 1980 F1 season with drivers Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese, with a best finish of 2nd at Long Beach.
This shot of the Arrows Cosworth A3 was taken after the demonstration run as the cars were filing back into the paddock.
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Usually found on the way into the woods good old brambles, nuisance for many months of the year, but come the autumn the blackberries make for a lovely pudding! HMM all. Taken late one evening last week just as we entered the golden hour.
Thanks for the faves & comments
When someone points out that the Castrol stickers on the front of this car don't match, you'll never be able to look at it again without noticing it. No idea why this is the case (that the stickers are different) but it can be distracting to those who suffer OCD.
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Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve
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The Magpie is a highly intelligent member of the corvid family (which includes crows and ravens) known for its striking black-and-white plumage and complex social behavior. While often unfairly branded as a "thief" or a bad omen in European folklore, it is revered as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in many East Asian cultures.
High Intelligence & Behavior
Self-Awareness:
The Eurasian magpie is one of the few non-mammal species to pass the mirror test, proving it can recognize its own reflection.
Problem Solving:
They are known to use tools, play games, and work in teams to fend off predators or hunt.
Social Memory:
Magpies can recognize individual human faces and may remember people who have been either kind or threatening in the past.
Grief:
They have been observed performing elaborate social rituals that resemble funerals when a member of their group dies.
Appearance & Identification
Iridescent Feathers:
While they look black and white from a distance, their black feathers actually have a blue, green, and purple iridescent sheen visible in sunlight.
Long Tail:
The tail makes up more than half of the bird's total length (approx. 45 cm total) and is used for balance and communication.
Vocalisations:
Their most common sound is a harsh, rapid "chacker-chacker" chatter, though they are also capable mimics of other sounds and even human speech.
Habitat & Diet
Adaptability:
They are found across Europe, Asia, and North America, thriving in suburban gardens, parks, and farmland.
Diet:
As omnivores, they eat a varied diet including insects, seeds, fruit, carrion, and occasionally the eggs or chicks of other birds.
Nesting:
They build large, domed nests of twigs and mud, usually high in trees or thorny bushes for protection.
Garage shot of the red with black roof AC Cobra owned and raced by John and Jack Young.
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The sedimentary rocks formed in the Upper Cretaceous that occur in the region of Torotoro, Bolivia, belong to the El Molino Formation, which can be divided into three members due to their distinct lithologic characteristics. The lower member consists of carbonate rocks, the intermediate member by siliciclastic and mixed rocks, and the upper, by carbonate rocks. These association of rocks occur as the upper strata of the Torotoro Syncline, a 45 km long and 9.5 km wide feature well preserved in the dynamic of Andean tectonic.
Source: Menegat R; et al
Here is the 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight creeping through the paddock during the 75th Members Meeting.
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Part of the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site in Richmond, B.C.
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I love the patina on this Bugatti (perhaps 'holes' would be a better description). The front emblem/mascot above the radiator reads "Boyce Motometer Paris" and then a trademark reference - "Marque Deposee Bravet 456-192 31 Mars 1913".
The Boyce Motometer is a thermometer that read the temperature of the radiator's vapor, allowing the driver to assess the coolant temperature as required.
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Members of our local photo club attended the Michigan Orchid show today in Madison Heights, Michigan. Our club had a photo challenge, one of the categories was Focusing Through a Flower. The goal is to focus on a flower in the distance with another flower in-between the lens and the main subject. The goal is to get a colorful blur. Thank You to a club member, Glenn, who directed me to this spot to get this shot.
196 is not far from exiting the Calumet River Line for the SC&S. About as exciting as things get in Hegewisch nowadays. Daylight appearances from the South Chicago job happen 5 days a week for this Burnham-based crew.
A member of the swallow family and a small bird around 13 cms long. These are common in our neighbourhood and several places with cliffs, edges and bridges. They are resident birds in the country and parts of South East Asia.
Its been a long target for a decent shot - not just flight shot. But they are hard to get on good perches. The birds fly a lot and catch their food / insects on the wing that results in a terribly erratic flight path. Shooting them is a test of skill and I have always struggled before - with a longer lens it has become even harder now - both to focus as well as holding the lens.
During the weekend, we couldn't get any other birds, so spent the time shooting several swallows including Barn, Wire Tailed, Red Rumped, Streak Throated and this. Managed only a few good shots out of 3 hours and came back with a terrible sore shoulder.
Many thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback - Very much appreciated.
As previously mentioned, the 74th members Meeting at Goodwood this year featured a number of Porsche 917's both on display and doing demonstration laps round the circuit. Quite possibly the most iconic of these is the Gulf liveried 917 that featured in the Steve McQueen film Le Mans. At the 74MM there were 3 917's that were shown in the Gulf livery, including this car, chassis 917-031, which forms part of the Rofgo Collection of Gulf Liveried cars.
The Porsche 917 was designed by Hans Mezger, chief engineer at Porsche. The car was built using a light spaceframe chassis that was pressurised with gas to detect cracks in the welding. Hans Mezger designed the original 4.5ltr V12 engine, which used two Porsche 2.25ltr flat-6 engines mated together. The gearbox, mounted longitudinally, was designed to take a set of four or five gears as dictated by the circuit and conditions. To ensure that the size of the car remained compact, the driver actually sits with feet positioned ahead of the front axle.
The 917 made use of components made of titanium and magnesium to provide strength and lightness, while the the gear knob was made from balsa wood. One of the clever techniques used to save weight was to put the oil through to the front cooler via the tubular spaceframe chassis itself rather than adding independent pipework that would add weight and complexity.
The Porsche 917 ran in the 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Sportscar Championship. Initially it was described as being incredibly unstable, using all the road at speed by factory driver Brian Redman. When suspension modifications did not resolve the issue, it was found that the long tail was creating an amount of lift not seen in sports racing before. As the 917 was significantly faster than anything that had run at Le Mans before, the aerodynamic lift was a new experience for the teams involved in this kind of racing.
Interestingly, the works racers at the time preferred the Porsche 908 due to its stability, especially on the more complex and technical tracks. This however caused a problem for Porsche who had a surplus of 917's to sell and so wanted to continue promoting the car. To do this they initially approached BMW and asked for their drivers Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester to compete in the 917 at the 1000km Nurburgring, but after initial testing BMW refused. This led Porsche to turn to Englishman David Piper and Australian Frank Gardner, but they struggled to finish in 8th place whereas the Porsche Team entry of six 908's finished in the top 5 places.
At the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, the inexperienced privateer and British gentleman-driver John Woolfe crashed and was killed when his Porsche 917 came off the track at Maison Blanche on the opening lap.
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Young crew members posing on the fore-yard of Gustaf Erikson´s (Åland, Finland) four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie. The Maritime museum of Finland does not give a date, only a time frame 1921 - 1936, when Erikson owned her. Most of these crew members were probably from the Åland islands.
My restoration and digital hand colorization of the original B&W image in the finna.fi archive. The photographer is unkonwn.
Macro Mondays - Member's Choice - Found in the Kitchen
52 Weeks of Pix 2017 - Something sweet
Sugar candy caramelized on a stick.
Length 2' inches, width ~ 1 inche
The largest crystal has a size of 4x5 mm
I found a box of sugar candy caramelized on a sticks in the drawer and that was a big surprise for me. I do not sweeten tea or coffee and just forgot about them. This is probably even a gift from somebody. HMM
Member of protest group meditating to in crease awareness of Chinese government oppression of minority groups
May I help you?
Yeah, I hear there's a party going on. Can I come in?
I'm sorry, this a members-only establishment. Are you a member?
Uh, no. What do I gotta do to join.
Well, first of all, are you familiar with SPS?
Is that the club name? So it's like, Selective Persecution Society?
Er, no.
Stupid Punchline School?
Not even close.
Damn. Oh wait! I know! Sickly Pale Skin! Right?
I think we're done.
Can't I just get a temporary visitor's pass?
Ha ha! Good one. Goodbye.
Sons of Confederate Veterans Beirne Chapman Camp 148 members pose for a photo at a group social, Union, Monroe County, WV.