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Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (Valencian: Museu de les Ciències Príncep Felip, Spanish: Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Anglicised as "Príncipe Felipe/Prince Philip Science Museum") is an important visitor attraction in Valencia, Spain. It forms part of the City of Arts and Sciences, and can be found at the end of Calle Luis García Berlanga. Its director is Spanish science writer and television personality, Manuel Toharia.
The building was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was built by a joint venture of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas and Necso.[1] It opened on 13 November 2000. It is over 40,000 square meters in area and resembles the skeleton of a whale.
SÜDAFRIKA (South-Africa), Blyde-Canyon - am Trauer-Freudenfluss, Bourkes Luck Potholes.
Der Blyde River Canyon ist ein 26 Kilometer langer, bis zu 800 Meter tiefer und hauptsächlich aus rotem Sandstein bestehender Canyon. Er befindet sich an der Panorama Route nordöstlich von Johannesburg und gilt als eines der großen Naturwunder Afrikas.
Durch den Blyde River Canyon, der an den Bourke’s Luck Potholes genannten Strudellöchern beginnt, fließt der Fluss Blyde River, der bei dem Thaba Chweu entspringt und in den Olifantsriver fließt.
The Blyde River Canyon is a 26km long Canyon located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is the one of the larger canyons on Earth but much smaller than those of Asia, the Grand Canyon and the Fish River Canyon. Unlike the Grand and Fish River Canyon, the Blyde River Canyon is a "green canyon" which is dominated by subtropical vegetation. The canyon forms part of the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The black-capped tanager (Stilpnia heinei) is one of the many species of Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae. It lives in mountains of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela year-round.
The black-capped tanager was described in 1851, from a type specimen collected in Colombia. It is a member of the genus Stilpnia, in the tanager family, Thraupidae.
The genus name Stilpnia was proposed in 2016 instead of Tangara for T. heinei in order to match the phylogenetic relationships among tanagers.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
One of the iconic peaks along the Kananaskis Trail. Too many peaks to pick a favorite, but Mt. Kidd is high on the short list.
"Mount Kidd is a 2,958-meter (9705 ft) double-summit massif centrally located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Kidd is situated within Spray Valley Provincial Park." wikipedia
Have a wonderful weekend!
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis palmarum (Palm Tanager / Tángara palmera)
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Lac de Vallon is located in Haute-Savoie (France), at 1,080 meters.
Nestled at the foot of the Roc d'Enfer, it is a magnificent mountain lake formed following a landslide in 1943. Under the waters of the lake, you can discover the ruins of sunken hamlets.
Le lac de Vallon se trouve en Haute-Savoie (France), à 1 080 mètres.
Niché au pied du Roc d'Enfer, il est un magnifique lac de montagne formé à la suite d'un glissement de terrain en 1943. Sous ses eaux du lac, vous pourrez découvrir les ruines de hameaux engloutis.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
( I had to cut the upper side a little bit, I had a small, brightly lit area that bothered me , the light and the colours are because of
the sunset )
Thank you very much for your visit and fave !
It's been a while since I posted a lighthouse photo, and I do have a few more that I feel are worth sharing. This is the Cape Neddick Light, also known as Nubble Light or just the Nubble. Built in 1879, it is located on Nubble island which is just 90 meters off Cape Neddick Point, in Southern Maine. The lighthouse is only 12 meters high but because it sits on top of a steep rocky island, the light is actually 27 meters above sea level. The Nubble is a famous American icon and as such, a picture of it among with pictures from other prominent man made structures (like the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China) was carried by the Voyager Spacecraft, should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials. Only the lighthouse keeper has access to the island and as you can imagine the small park at the tip of the cape right across from the lighthouse is almost always crowded with people enjoying the view of this beautiful structure and the rugged shoreline.
Apollo 440 - The machine in the ghost
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Buildings of the business district "Red Hills". The construction took more than ten years; as a result, a business center, concert halls, a five-star hotel appeared here.
Moscow International House of Music (building on the right) is a modern center for the performing arts, which has no analogues in Russia. This is an independent production association that organizes performances by Russian and foreign symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, instrumental soloists, opera and ballet artists, theater, jazz, pop and folk groups.
The dome of the House of Music is crowned with an emblem in the form of a treble clef-vane 9.5 meters high; by Zurab Tsereteli. The most complicated roller mechanism allows such a heavy construction to rotate according to the principle of a weather vane. The composition is made of stainless steel; its center - key and leaves - covered with gold leaf.; V trekh zalakh kompleksa – Svetlanovskom; Kamernom i Teatral'nom – provodyatsya kontserty i spektakli; krupnyye mezhdunarodnyye forumy i tvorcheskiye vechera; prezentatsii i prazdnichnyye shou; konferentsii i korporativnyye vstrechi.; Svetlanovskiy zal (rasschitan na 1699 mest) — bol'shoy filarmonicheskiy organnyy zal MMDM; nazvannyy v chest' vydayushchegosya russkogo dirizhera Yevgeniya Svetlanova. On prednaznachen dlya provedeniya kontsertov klassicheskoy i populyarnoy muzyki; a takzhe krupnykh festivaley i konkursov. Zal oblitsovan sibirskoy listvennitsey; schitayushcheysya luchshim v mire «akusticheskim» derevom; Развернуть; 574/5000; In the three halls of the complex - Svetlanovsky; Chamber and Theater - concerts and performances; major international forums and creative evenings; presentations and holiday shows; conferences and corporate meetings are held.; Svetlanov Hall (designed for 1699 seats) is a large philharmonic organ hall of the MMMD; named after the outstanding Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov. It is intended for concerts of classical and popular music; as well as major festivals and competitions. The hall is lined with Siberian larch; considered the best “acoustic” tree in the world.
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 47874
I took this on a photo shoot in Fort Langley last week. It's an in camera multiple exposure of what I thought was a very unique scene. Hope it makes you smile :)
HSS!
Tulum (Spanish pronunciation: [tuˈlum], Yucatec Maya: Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo] The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.[citation needed] One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, Tulum is today a popular site for tourists.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea
Icterus chrysater
(Yellow-backed Oriole / Turpial Montañero)
The Yellow-backed Oriole is well-named, as it is one of the very few species of orioles with a yellow back. Indeed, this oriole shows only two colors, yellow and black: the wings are entirely black, the feathers lacking the white or yellow feather margins that are shown by most other species of oriole.
The Yellow-backed Oriole has an oddly discontinuous distribution: it occurs from southern Mexico south to northeastern Nicaragua, and again from Panama south to northern Colombia and Venezuela, but is absent from Costa Rica and from most of Nicaragua. This oriole has a very broad elevational range, ranging up to 2500 m in Central America and almost to 2700 m in Colombia.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
Myioborus miniatus
(Slate-throated Redstart / Abanico pechinegro)
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/...
Atlapetes albinucha gutturalis
(Yellow-throated brush finch / Gorrión montés gorgi-amarillo)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Yellow-throated brush finch ranges from Mexico to the mountains of W Colombia. All forms of this brush-finch have a white stripe down the midline of the crown from the forehead to the nape.
White-naped Brush-finches are found in subtropical to temperate elevations, from 1200 to 3100 m in elevation. They forage on the ground, often in family groups.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Pahto (Mount Adams), seen from Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Last weekend I decided to meet up with a friend for a sunset hike at Mount Rainier National Park. We made detailed plans ahead of time for both the hike and sunset watching, and then ended up both arriving later than planned, doing a different hike, and hiking more slowly than anticipated due to snow (yes, more snow!) on the trail and a stop to search for my friend's dropped phone. But sunset wasn't until 8:51pm so we figured we still had plenty of time.
We were hiking with the sun behind us, and time was flying by as it has a way of doing when we hike together, so when we emerged from a forested section of the trail into a meadow, we suddenly noticed that the sun was starting to drop into the trees, and realized we had to turn around and hustle back down the trail to where we had planned to watch the sunset over Tahoma (Mount Rainier).
As we hiked at a quick pace back, through every break in the trees, my eyes were drawn to this view of Pahto and the south Cascades. In the evening light, with that fog rising from the forest below, I finally decided it was necessary to stop for photos, despite our time constraints.
Note: Pahto is the second highest peak in Washington, standing 12,281 feet/3743 meters tall and is considered one of the 5 active volcanoes in the state, although the last eruption was 1000 years ago. It is one of the five sacred mountains to the native Yakama peoples and part of the mountain is territory of the Yakama Nation.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.
Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.
The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Wikipedia
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hepatic Tanager is the most widely distributed Piranga tanager, ranging from the southwest United States south to northern Argentina. Its English name is based on the liver-red color of the adult male from the northern part of the species' range; however, its scientific name, flava, meaning "yellow," derives from the original description, which is based on a female from Paraguay. These names reflect both a characteristic of the genus Piranga, marked sexual dichromatism, and the broad range of coloration, habitat, and behavior encompassed within the Hepatic Tanager as currently recognized.
Even though the Hepatic Tanager is currently considered one species, much evidence, including a recent study of molecular genetics, indicates that up to 3 species could be recognized, corresponding to the 3 groups of subspecies combined long ago. These groups and their respective species names are the Hepatic Tanager (P. hepatica) of montane pine-oak forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua, the Tooth-billed Tanager (P. lutea) of forest edges in foothills and mountains from Costa Rica to northern and western South America, and the Red Tanager (P. flava) of open woodlands of eastern and southeastern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Atlapetes albinucha gutturalis
(Yellow-throated brush finch / Gorrión montés gorgi-amarillo)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Yellow-throated brush finch ranges from Mexico to the mountains of W Colombia. All forms of this brush-finch have a white stripe down the midline of the crown from the forehead to the nape.
White-naped Brush-finches are found in subtropical to temperate elevations, from 1200 to 3100 m in elevation. They forage on the ground, often in family groups.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Thraupis episcopus (Blue-gray Tanager / Azulejo)
The Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil. Sexes are similar.
Wikipedia
Ninety kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama we found the Geiser del Tatio, a 10-square-kilometer geothermal field considered one of the most important on the planet and the highest in the world (4,200 m). There we found geysers of steam, water, mud, etc. that surpass the 15 meters of height, true boilers of water boiling at temperatures of 85 degrees. It is amazing to see the play of light that originates with the sunrise, magnificent colors and view.
This tour included breakfast. We began this tour accompanied by a hearty breakfast, admiring all this majestic geothermal activity and the more daring could enter the pool of thermal waters to finally lower and appreciated what nature has reserved for this place.
The area surprised us with vizcachas, llamas, vicunas and birds such as flamingos, tawa, puna duck, Andean goose among others, and the different flora that offered us the Chilean plateau, with a small stop to taste some local gastronomy, in the little village of Machuca, very famous for its skewers of llam.
The largest sphere of the Pearl of the Orient Tower.
The tower features in total 11 spheres in various sizes. The biggest sphere is 50 meters in diameter with an open air observation deck 90 meters above ground level.
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A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 47752
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia heinei -juvenile male- (Black-capped Tanager / Tangara capirotada)
Juvenile males show a kaleidoscope of colours: Yellow-green as the females and blue tones as adult males.
Black-capped Tanagers are vividly-colored tropical birds that occur in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. They often occur in pairs foraging in bushes and trees for insects and fruit.
It is one of the few species in the genus that shows obvious sexual dichromatism, with males primarily gray-blue in color with a distinctive black cap, and females yellow-green without a black cap.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/identificati...
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The road from the city of Madaba to the Dead Sea & Jordan Valley.
The water surface of the Dead Sea is approximately 420 meters below sea level, the lowest point on Earth.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Ortalis columbiana (Colombian Chacalaca / Guacharaca)
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, but the species’ range and population are both almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia.
Heliconius clysonymus clysonymus Latreille, [1817]
Heliconius clysonymus is distributed from Honduras to Peru. In Colombia it is found in the 3 Andean mountain ranges between 1.200 and 2.300 meters. They are seen in deforested areas and small patches of forest, where they feed on nectar and pollen. The Heliconius are among the longest-living butterflies.
www.comfenalcoantioquia.com/Turismo/ClubesyParques/Parque...
Drehspulmesswerk eines Universal-Mavometers. Das Akronym «Mavometer» steht für: Multi-Ampere-Volt-Meter. (Hersteller: Gossen, Erlangen, Deutschland, vermutlich 1920er bis 1940 Jahre).
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Moving-coil movement of a universal mavometer. The acronym "Mavometer" stands for: Multi-Ampere-Volt-Meter. (Manufacturer: Gossen, Erlangen, Germany, probably 1920s to 1940s).
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
in Snaefellsns penisula, Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge is a natural formation, narrow fissure several hundreds of meters into the mountain, with a little river at the bottom After about 70 meters you meet a little waterfall and have to do some climbing to get farther into the mountain. That is as far as I have gone. Still it is incredible with the narrow walls several tens of meters high around you.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Cissopis leverianus (Magpie tanager / Tángara urraca)
I think this photo holds the record for the highest elevation above sea level where this bird has been seen. It is usually found in warm places at low altitude.
The magpie tanager (Cissopis leveriana) is a South American species of tanager. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Cissopis. As suggested by its common name, this blue-black and white species is superficially reminiscent of a European magpie. With a total length of 25–30 cm (10–12 in), a large percentage of which is tail, it is the longest species of tanager. It weighs 69-76 g.
It is widespread in humid tropical and subtropical woodland, plantations, second growth, and parks in South America east of the Andes. It is largely restricted to lowlands, but occurs up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) on the east Andean slopes.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.
Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.
The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Wikipedia
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Momotus aequatorialis (Andean motmot / Barranquero)
The Andean Motmot, as the English name implies, is the Andean representative of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex. For many years, all members of this group were considered to be conspecific, but this group now is reclassified as representing five different species. The Andean Motmot occurs in humid montane forests of the Andes mountains of South America, from Colombia south to Bolivia. Andean motmot is a big bird about 50 cm from beak to tail.
These birds often sit still, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also regularly take fruit.
See my journey in Gazipasa Turkey youtu.be/5MqJ_88XpZ8
At an altitude of 11,000 meters in the region of Eastern Europe. Golden hour!
Marmolada and Lake Fedaia (Dolomites) 20210922
This wonderful Dolomite lake at an altitude of 2057 meters is located on the slopes of the famous Marmolada glacier, from which it originates.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Pheucticus ludovicianus
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Degollado)
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is relatively common throughout much of eastern and central North America and lives in primary and secondary deciduous and mixed forest and thickets, as well as alongside humans in parks and gardens. It overwinters in Central and South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Das Atomium ist ein Gebäude in Brüssel, das zur „Expo ’58“ errichtet wurde. Der Ingenieur André Waterkeyn hatte das Atomium als Symbol für das Atomzeitalter und die friedliche Nutzung der Kernenergie entworfen; errichtet wurde es unter Leitung der Architekten André und Jean Polak.
Die Kugeln verbinden 23 Meter lange Röhren mit einem Durchmesser von 3,3 Metern. Durch einige von ihnen führen Rolltreppen, die mit bis zu 35 m Länge bei ihrem Bau einst zu den längsten in Europa zählten. Insgesamt gibt es zwischen den Kugeln 20 Verbindungsgänge. Im mittleren Rohr der etwa 2.400 Tonnen schweren Konstruktion befindet sich ein Aufzug, der die Besucher in 23 Sekunden zur obersten Kugel des Atomiums bringt. Im Jahre 1958 war der originale Aufzug der schnellste der Welt mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 5 m/s. In der obersten Kugel befinden sich ein Restaurant sowie rundherum Fenster mit Panoramablick.
The Atomium is a building in Brussels, which was built for the "Expo '58". The engineer André Waterkeyn had designed the Atomium as a symbol of the nuclear age and the peaceful use of nuclear energy; It was built under the direction of the architects André and Jean Polak.
The spheres connect 23 meter long tubes with a diameter of 3.3 meters. Through some of them escalators that once counted up to 35 m in length in their construction of the longest in Europe lead. In total there are between the balls 20 connecting corridors. In the central pipe of around 2,400 ton structure has an elevator, which brings visitors in 23 seconds top sphere of the Atomium. In 1958 was the original Lift the fastest in the world at a speed of 5 m / s. In the uppermost sphere is a restaurant as well as around windows with panoramic views.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
The underground station HafenCity University is located 16.5 meters below ground level. The design follows a draft by the Raupach architectural office, the lighting planning office Pfarré Lighting Design and the industrial designers Stauss & Pedrazzini from Munich, who won the previous design competition.
The walls and ceilings are clad with dark brown, smooth metal panels. The station is illuminated by 12 light containers, each weighing six tons, which hang lengthwise from the ceiling. They consist of a steel framework clad in frosted glass, inside which 280 coloured LEDs provide different lighting moods that can be adjusted to the time of day or season or the weather and are reflected by the wall metal plates.
The shape of the lighting containers and the wall and ceiling design are intended to be reminiscent of harbour elements.
On weekends and public holidays, light and music compositions are performed in the underground station on the hour between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The light containers change colour to match the classical music.
The underground station received the Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design 2013 from the International Association of Lighting Designers.
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Der U-Bahnhof HafenCity Universität befindet sich 16,5 m unter Geländeniveau. Die Gestaltung folgt einem Entwurf des Architekturbüros Raupach, dem Lichtplanungsbüro Pfarré Lighting Design und den Industriedesignern Stauss & Pedrazzini aus München, die den vorausgegangenen Gestaltungswettbewerb gewonnen hatten.
Die Wände und Decken sind mit dunkelbraunen, glatten Metallplatten verkleidet. Die Station wird von 12 je sechs Tonnen schweren Leuchtcontainern erhellt, die in Längsrichtung von der Decke hängen. Sie bestehen aus einem Stahlgerüst, das mit Milchglas verkleidet ist und in dessen Inneren 280 farbige LEDs für verschiedene Lichtstimmungen sorgen, die der Tages- oder Jahreszeit oder dem Wetter angepasst werden können und von den Wandmetallplatten reflektiert werden.
Die Form der Leuchtcontainer und die Wand- und Deckengestaltung sollen an Hafenelemente erinnern.
An Wochenenden und Feiertagen werden zwischen 10 und 18 Uhr jeweils zur vollen Stunde Licht- und Musikkompositionen im U-Bahnhof aufgeführt. Passend zu klassischer Musik wechseln die Leuchtcontainer ihre Farbe.
Der U-Bahnhof erhielt den Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design 2013 der International Association of Lighting Designers.
The word sail, a monument to poetry, is the name of a steel sculpture by Heinrich Popp.
The sculpture stands on an open field northwest of Sotzweiler, the birthplace of the sculptor and today a district of the Saarland municipality of Tholey in the district of St. Wendel. On an elevation of about 338 metres above NHN, the sculpture represents a landmark visible from afar.
The word sail consists of two sail-shaped triangles, one of which stands on the top and which are twisted against each other. The two halves of the sail, made of stainless steel, are welded together at their highest point. At the same time, the empty space between the two steel plates also has a sail-like shape, depending on the point of view.
The monument, a gift from Heinrich Popp to his home community, was erected in 2005 after several years of planning and execution. The two steel plates were cast in the Dillinger Hütte and rolled to a thickness of 3 cm. The sculpture has a height of 13 meters and a total weight of approx. 30 tons.
The term word sail is also the name of a writing and poetry competition initiated by the artist at participating schools in Saarland.
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Das Wortsegel, ein Denkmal für Poesie, ist der Name einer Stahlplastik von Heinrich Popp.
Die Skulptur steht auf offenem Feld nordwestlich von Sotzweiler, dem Geburtsort des Bildhauers und heute ein Ortsteil der saarländischen Gemeinde Tholey im Landkreis St. Wendel. Auf einer Anhöhe von etwa 338 Metern über NHN stellt die Plastik eine weithin sichtbare Landmarke dar.
Das Wortsegel besteht aus zwei jeweils segelförmigen Dreiecken, von denen eins auf der Spitze steht und die gegeneinander verdreht/verspiegelt aufgestellt sind. An ihrer obersten Stelle sind die beiden aus rostendem Stahl erschaffenen Segelhälften miteinander verschweißt. Gleichzeitig besitzt auch der sich zwischen den beiden Stahlplatten befindende leere Raum abhängig vom Betrachtungsstandpunkt ebenfalls eine segelähnliche Form.
Das Denkmal, ein Geschenk von Heinrich Popp an seine Heimatgemeinde, wurde nach mehrjähriger Planungs- und Ausführungsphase 2005 errichtet. Die beiden Stahlplatten wurden in der Dillinger Hütte gegossen und bis auf eine Stärke von 3 cm gewalzt. Die Skulptur hat eine Höhe von 13 Metern und besitzt ein Gesamtgewicht von ca. 30 Tonnen
Der Begriff Wortsegel ist gleichzeitig der Name eines von dem Künstler ins Leben gerufenen Schreib- und Lyrikwettbewerbs an teilnehmenden Schulen im Saarland.
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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Ortalis columbiana (Colombian Chacalaca / Guacharaca)
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, but the species’ range and population are both almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Black Terns are colony nesters found in shallow lakes, marshes, sloughs,and wet meadows where there are extensive shallows and emergent vegetation. Black Terns are noisy and fierce defenders of nests and will dive bomb intruders. (Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta)
At the Big Lake Interpretive Trail, the nests are often just a few meters away from the trail in a clump of vegetation in the shallow water. I spotted the mate of this one sitting on her nest and he hovered over me while vocalizing his displeasure with my presence. They will also fly right at you at eye level and then rise up about a meter from your head and give a final squawk and sometimes drop a "bomb". They will keep doing this until you move on.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland Conty, Alberta.
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