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11 Facts About Animal Homelessness in the USA Acccording to
DO SOMETHING.ORG
1. Only 1 out of every 10 dogs born will find a permanent home.
2. The main reasons animals are in shelters: owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street.
3. Homeless animals outnumber homeless people 5 to 1.
4. 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes. Act as a publicist for your local shelter so pets can find homes. Sign up for Puppy PR.
5. Each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized because they do not get adopted.
6. According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2% of cats and only 15 to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners.
7. 25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred.
8. Over 20% of people who leave dogs in shelters adopted them from a shelter.
9. It’s impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the U.S. Estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.
10. Only 10% of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. Overpopulation, due to owners letting their pets accidentally or intentionally reproduce, sees millions of these “excess” animals killed annually.
11. Many strays are lost pets that were not kept properly indoors or provided with identification.
Some links to learn more about animal cruelty and the importance of caring for our pets:
DO SOMETHING.ORG Explore Campaigns
www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-animal-homelessness
ANIMAL-RIGHTS-ACTION.COM
www.animal-rights-action.com/pet-abandonment.html
How Many Dogs Are There in the World?
www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201209/how-man...
Pet Statistics - ASPCA
www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics
12 Alarming Facts About Pet Homelessness - ONE GREEN PLANET
www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/12-alarming-facts...
Thanks to @Syrdarian for the help on the photo editing !
Jaylon Clawthorne, the eldest son of Duke Clawthorne and Hand of the Queen of Valmirion, made frequent journeys between Roncenoire and Ashkelon. To save time, he chose to take a more perilous route that led through a canyon in the territory of House Valor. This canyon was infamous for being filled with the failed results of human reincarnation experiments… undead creatures forever wandering in search of fresh meat.
The only way through was a series of unstable wooden boardwalks suspended above the chasm. The convoy was escorted by a patrol from House Valor, familiar with the terrain, yet the crossing remained dangerously unpredictable. The wood groaned under the weight of the horses, and every step felt like a gamble.
Was choosing the quicker path truly the wisest decision ?
This MOC was built for the “Pick Your Poison” category.
Here are the three constraints I chose:
Overpopulation – more than 15 minifigures
Beaten Track – footprints and signs of passage scattered throughout
Unstable Load – the wooden boards beneath the wagon have just given way under its weight
This is the same boat as my earlier photograph LR2715 in the River Dwellers album below, but 5 months on.
LR2916
Welcome to NEW HASHIMA (端島), an urban landscape born from the ashes of the once-thriving Hashima Island mining colony. In a world teetering on the edge of cybernetic revolution and rampant overpopulation, this neon-lit megalopolis emerges as a gritty testament to society’s desperate pursuit of innovative development.
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by @generaljj_builds
Huge thanks to Jordan for taking and editing these photos!
Dinwoody Glaciers.
But .... one big volcano and a shift in ocean currents could reverse it all in a short amount of time!
Est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des paridés.
Cette mésange, la plus commune et la plus grande des mésanges eurasiatiques, est facilement identifiable grâce à sa calotte et à sa cravate noires et à son plumage où le jaune domine. Le dimorphisme sexuel est peu marqué. Présente dans la quasi-totalité de l'Europe, une grande partie de l'Asie et le nord-ouest de l'Afrique, elle occupe de nombreux types d'habitats, qu'il s'agisse de forêts, de taïgas, de parcs ou de jardins, pourvu qu'il y ait des arbres. Elle établit son nid dans une cavité d'arbre ou de muraille, mais occupe également les nichoirs. Si l'espèce est généralement sédentaire et fidèle à son territoire d'année en année, des migrations partielles ont lieu certaines années, probablement en raison de la surpopulation. Grégaire, elle vit en petits groupes en dehors de la période de reproduction.
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Is a species of passerine from the Paridae family.
This chickadee, the most common and the largest of the Eurasian chickadees, is easily identifiable thanks to its black crown and tie and its plumage where yellow dominates. Sexual dimorphism is not very marked. Present in almost all of Europe, much of Asia and north-west Africa, it occupies many types of habitats, whether forests, taiga, parks or gardens, provided there are trees. It establishes its nest in a tree or wall cavity, but also occupies nest boxes. While the species is generally sedentary and loyal to its territory from year to year, partial migrations occur in some years, possibly due to overpopulation. Gregarious, she lives in small groups outside the breeding season.
Days ago I had to fly to San Pedro island, where the lighthouse keepers had this funny board.
For those who use those strange measures like miles, yards, inches etc, the island area is 9.65 sq. miles,
inhabitants: 5 (in fact they were 4)
dogs: 2
Needless to say that the floating population is around 10 people per year.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
Too crowded for reproduction. Need to separate others to survive for propagation of species. Overpopulation!
The Dark Ages had been defined by overpopulation, famine and economic hardship. Then the sudden arrival of the Black Death was a horrific mass extinction event; for the survivors the pandemic created an abundance of food and resources in general as well as opportunity: The Renaissance ensued.
Now, humanity faces the old plague nightmare anew. The youngest and fittest will definitely survive and so will the ones with the strongest immune system. Life and unfathomable progress will thrive once again. Such an optimistic aspect can be glimpsed through the medieval gravestones (round-shaped crosses) scattered on the ground of a long-forgotten resting place close to Chalkēdona, N. Greece. Rumour has it that this cemetery —dating from 14th century AD— belonged to the Bogomil religious sect.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
Highrise buildings sprout like mushrooms in cities throughout the Philippines to accomodate a rapidly growing population.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
1.The capsule home is space efficient as it can stack with connection points on the top and bottom of the orange columns. The stacked capsules are accessible through ladder or lift modules. These stacks can be implemented into cities with rapid overpopulation. This will ensure everyone can have a comfortable home where resources are equally distributed.
2.The capsule home can also be established as a forward base for exploration and experimentation. The included solar panel can provide power to the whole capsule for as long as the expedition takes. It can support the user in all environments from jungles, desserts to the arctic.
3.The capsule home can be modified for even underwater and space exploration with the help of the exclusive detachable airlock module. With the Habitat Capsule Home, nowhere is ever too far from home.
Build made with Bricklink Studio 2.0 with existing parts and image enhanced and edited in Photoshop.
Els coloms poden trobar aliment de manera natural a la ciutat (brots vegetals i llavors), però si se’ls alimenta més del que és necessari, el temps que no passen buscant menjar l’ocupen reproduint-se més.
La superpoblació de coloms, com és el cas de la ciutat de Barcelona (segons els últims censos, té uns 125.000 exemplars a l’àrea urbana) pot arribar a ser un problema de salut pública, ja que algunes aus poden patir malalties o ser portadores d’agents patògens que es transmeten a les persones (zoonosi).
Plaça de Catalunya de Barcelona (CAT).
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Overpopulation of pigeons.
Pigeons can find food naturally in the city (plant sprouts and seeds), but if they are fed more than necessary, the time they spend searching for food will keep them busy.
Overpopulation of pigeons, as in the case of the city of Barcelona (according to recent censuses, has about 125,000 units in the urban area) can be a public health problem, as some birds may suffer from diseases or be carriers of pathogens that are transmitted to people (zoonosis).
Catalonia Square in Barcelona (CAT).
689 million people, live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank. In the United States, 10.5% of the population — 34 million people — live in poverty as of 2019.
To live in poverty is to lack the resources required to meet basic needs. One way to measure poverty is to consider a person’s economic resources – either the amount of money a person receives (income), the amount they spend (expenditure or consumption), or the amount they have saved or the value of their assets (wealth). Poverty defined in this way is economic poverty. Economic poverty is just one measure of the poorest people’s needs: poverty can also be social, nutritional, cultural or multidimensional. The global definition of extreme poverty does not directly measure these other factors.
Khilkhet
North Dhaka
Art by globe trotting artist Felipe Pantone.
Felipe was recently commissioned by Nike to design a range of groundbreaking and colourful sportswear. I've met him a few times out and about in the east, he's a humble bloke.
LR2870
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester, has been helping animals and people since 1873. Support from the community enables 90 staff members and more than 800 volunteers to care for over 11,000 homeless animals each year and makes possible a variety of programs to address issues that contribute to pet overpopulation and the surrender of unwanted animals. As an open-admissions shelter, we accept all animals that come through our doors.
Artwork called "Biosphere" made 2009 by Tomas Saraceno (b. 1973) from Argentine. The Biosphere is inspired by scientific studies of e.g. clouds, soap bubbles, and the geometric principles of cob-webs. Saraceno is originally trained as an architect, and his biospheres can be viewed as models for alternative types of social spaces and habitats for people. Taking a metaphorical and poetic approach to serious issues such as Earth´s overpopulation, environment, and migration, Saraceno wishes to point to new potential relationships between culture and nature.
From an exhibition at the National Gallery of Denmark (Danish: Statens Museum for Kunst).
One of many excellent views of @vexpix and my LEGO cyberpunk project. Really happy how this iteration came out. We received tons of great feedback at Brickfair AL and we’ve already begun to put plans in place for the next show. Look forward to updates and more content as I have time to edit. Stay tuned cyberpsychos!
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Welcome to NEW HASHIMA(端島) - Sector 08. Built on the remnants of the old Hashima Island mining colony after overpopulation forced consideration of innovative development options. Sector 08 is home to middle through upper-class citizens of NewHashima and holds many of the more beautiful structures found in the island mega-city.
In many parts of Europe, during the winter, geese migrate to the south. Strangely enough, geese of Oregon stick around through the fall and winter. I don't know if this is only with this particular part of the country, but it is interesting. Winters in Central Oregon are very harsh, but it does not seem to bother the geese.
I am sure that many locals would like to see them leaving for at least a few months as Bend is struggling with overpopulation of these birds. Maybe this flock did decide to leave for a while...
DIA DE LA TIERRA - JOUR DE LA TERRE - EARTH DAY - DIA DA TERRA - GIORNATTA DELLA TERRA
El Día de la Tierra es un día celebrado en muchos países el 22 de abril. Su promotor, el senador estadounidense Gaylord Nelson, instauró este día para crear una conciencia común a los problemas de la superpoblación, la producción de contaminación, la conservación de la biodiversidad y otras preocupaciones ambientales para proteger la Tierra.
Le Jour de la Terre est une journée célébrée dans de nombreux pays le 22 Avril. Son promoteur, le sénateur américain Gaylord Nelson, a établi ce jour pour créer une prise de conscience commune des problèmes de la surpopulation, la production de la pollution, la conservation de la biodiversité et d'autres préoccupations environnementales pour protéger la Terre.
The Earth Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 22. Its sponsor, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, established this day to create a common awareness of the problems of overpopulation, pollution production, conservation of biodiversity and other environmental concerns to protect the Earth.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
Kolkata /koʊlˈkɑːtɑː/, formerly Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. As of 2008, its economic output as measured by gross domestic product ranked third among South Asian cities, behind Mumbai and Delhi. As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Kolkata confronts substantial urban pollution, traffic congestion, poverty, overpopulation, and other logistic and socioeconomic problems.
In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Kolkata were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by the Company into an increasingly fortified mercantile base. Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah occupied Kolkata in 1756 after company started evading taxes and due to increasing militarization of the fort, the East India Company retook it in the following year and in 1793 assumed full sovereignty after Mughal governorship (Nizamat) was abolished. Under East India Company and later under the British Raj, Kolkata served as the capital of India until 1911, when its perceived geographical disadvantages, combined with growing nationalism in Bengal, led to a shift of the capital to New Delhi. The city was the centre of the Indian independence movement; it remains a hotbed of contemporary state politics. Following Indian independence in 1947, Kolkata—which was once the centre of modern Indian education, science, culture, and politics—witnessed several decades of relative economic stagnation. Since the early 2000s, an economic rejuvenation has led to accelerated growth.
As a nucleus of the 19th- and early 20th-century Bengal Renaissance and a religiously and ethnically diverse centre of culture in Bengal and India, Kolkata has established local traditions in drama, art, film, theatre, and literature that have gained wide audiences. Many people from Kolkata—among them several Nobel laureates—have contributed to the arts, the sciences, and other areas, while Kolkata culture features idiosyncrasies that include distinctively close-knit neighbourhoods (paras) and freestyle intellectual exchanges (adda). West Bengal's share of the Bengali film industry is based in the city, which also hosts venerable cultural institutions of national importance, such as the Academy of Fine Arts, the Victoria Memorial, the Asiatic Society, the Indian Museum and the National Library of India. Among scientific and technical institutions, Kolkata hosts the Agri Horticultural Society of India, the Geological Survey of India, the Botanical Survey of India, the Indian Science Congress Association, the Zoological Survey of India, the Institution of Engineers and the Anthropological Survey of India. Though home to major cricketing venues and franchises, Kolkata differs from other Indian cities by giving importance to association football and other sports.
Welcome to NEW HASHIMA (端島), an urban landscape born from the ashes of the once-thriving Hashima Island mining colony. In a world teetering on the edge of cybernetic revolution and rampant overpopulation, this neon-lit megalopolis emerges as a gritty testament to society’s desperate pursuit of innovative development.
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by @generaljj_builds
Huge thanks to Jordan for taking and editing these photos!
another look
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Photography’s new conscience
WARNING-Graphic Hyper Violence within!!!!!
Notice - SKAM does not endorse the killing of oneself or others. SKAM endorses an open communication about the damage humans have done to our planet.
The Recycle Yourself Project is meant to invoke an emotion and discussion about such issues as Overpopulation, Pollution, Ecosystem Destruction Humans responsibility to the Environment, Culture Jamming, Art intervention and Anti-Commercialism/over-consumption.
The Recycle Yourself Philosophy
For billions of years the earth has recycled the life that has existed on it. Through a natural cycle. At one time the Human race followed that natural cycle. The humans lived hand and hand with the environment taking and giving back to the land. Even after death humans at one time gave their actual bodies back to the planet to decay in a natural way. Over time mankind has forgotten about our beautiful planet and how it created the life that exists on it. Then comes the age of the industrial revolution and corporations built upon mass consumerism. Marketing companies assault us ever day. By the time you are 5 years old you've already had 200,000 images planted into your brain from television and ad campaigns. This false reality is built and constructed into our minds to appear that if its sold on tv there is an unlimited supply. Buy buy buy this constructed ads tell us that there is nothing wrong with this behavior. The status quo is a false reality.
The real reality
Humans have already started what will be known as the 6th mass extinction on our planet. This has been created by the abuse we've done in the last 300 years to our mother earth.
The western mindset has infected the entire planet. Kill, rape and pillage, give nothing back. Even in death humans turn themselves in plastic wrapped corspe's that seep poisons into the ground that in turn effect our drinking water. Cancer, disease, and viruses are a by-product of our planet trying to control this over consumerism culture. Mother earth will win this war in the end but it will be at the expense of all forms of life on our planet. Education is the only thing that will change this behavior. If you want to climb the mountain you don't just jump to the top. This change needs to happen in steps. The first is being aware of such steps. If humans so selfishly ignore these warning signs. Some day there will be no fish in the sea, no birds in the sky, no whales in the ocean, no dogs to follow their masters, no flowers to bloom, no bees to pollinate them. This is a reality.
Now you have to ask yourself?
Do you want to be responsible for a dead planet?
Educate
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle Yourself!
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
(Photo Credit: Suzanne Clary/Jay Heritage Center)
UPDATE:
As of August 2013, under a new collaborative public/private partnership with New York State Parks and Westchester County Parks and the Jay Heritage Center, restoration of the upland part of the Jay Meadow is planned under a Cultural Landscape Plan. Many of the dumps have been remediated under NYDEC review.
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In just under 20 years, neglect by Westchester County Parks has erased centuries of history on Long Island Sound. And it has resulted in the creation of a dangerously unbalanced ecosystem characterized by overgrowth of invasive plants, overpopulation of deer and unchecked dumping of construction debris by humans.
The Jay Meadow is the oldest man-managed meadow on record in all of New York State. The meadow once extended more than 3/4 of a mile from the mansion to the water and was wide as well but invasives are narrowing, shortening and in fact erasing it as chokeberry, porcelainberry, poison ivy, Tree of heaven, Norway maple trees and multiflora roses take over the expanse, especially the upland Jay Property. A visible new island of trees in the center is growing at an alarming rate and soon the meadow will vanish and be replaced by a forest of invasive trees.
Ironically these plants are identified, cautioned against, and removed by Westchester County Parks at its other properties but not in Rye. See Westchester County Parks brochure on invasive plants: www.nativeplantcenter.org/Invasive Brochure.pdf
Find out how you can help restore the historic Jay Property, restore its ecological balance and bring back meadowbirds, butterflies and native wildlife at
tclf.org/landslides/the-jay-property-threatened-by-erasure
Jay Heritage Center
210 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY 10580
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Email: jayheritagecenter@gmail.com
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As many of you know, we lost Buffy in August. We have been looking for another dog. We wanted to get a rescue dog and did not want to buy one from a breeder. We heard about a lady that had a couple dogs that her daughter had rescued about a year ago, and gave them to her mother. She thought the female was fixed, but she surprised her with 8 puppies. She was giving them to good homes, so I thought that would not be contributing to the overpopulation problem if I took one. She will have her dog fixed soon. She said she was a Poodle mix and should be about 15 lb
Animal overpopulation in the East End is a major problem, slowly but surely we are getting support from the media in addressing the importance of Spay/Neuter.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
Just pass the 10 mile marker of Maui's Hanna highway we stopped at a natural arboretum and botanical garden (of Eden). Spotted this little Green Anole in bamboo-like vegetation just off the path. It is a fascinating little lizard that many people have only seen in pet shops or zoos. They are a common reptile found mostly in the southeastern US and in colonies in Hawaii and Guam. They prey upon small insects (Terry can attest to the large number of mosquitoes around). One of the Anole's defense mechanisms is its ability to change from a brilliant green to a dull brown in a matter of seconds for camouflage. They may also turn brown in times of stress such as overpopulation or illness - this guy is obviously happy and healthy.
Photograph published in News Junkie Post on December 28, 2019 to illustrate my article "Global Warming, Overpopulation and Social Inequality: Three Legs of Climate Crisis Monster"
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Also published as the lead photograph, to illustrate the same article, in The Indicter on December 31st, 2019.
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Early-mid Victorian housing on the left and postwar (WW2) high density multi-level flats on the right.
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Neuville. Ce cerf âgé de 10 mois a fort bien survécu à l'hiver 2018. Deers are getting quite abundant along the St-Lawrence north side. Deer hunting controls overpopulation on the river south side. Road kills and crops destruction are the side effects of deers population.
A black cat is a domestic cat with black fur that may be a mixed or specific breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular breed. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 22 cat breeds that can come with solid black coats. The Bombay breed is exclusively black. All-black fur pigmentation is slightly more prevalent in male cats than female cats. Their high melanin pigment content causes most black cats to have yellow (golden) eyes (irises).
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Orongo, the ceremonial village with its 53 houses made of slabs of basalt. Orongo, which in the Rapanui language means “The Called One”, is perched majestically on a narrow strip of rim along some 250 meters (820 feet) of the southern side of Rano Kau, over a cliff that drops abruptly 300 meters (985 feet) into the Pacific Ocean. At no time in its history did Orongo serve as a permanent settlement, due to its difficult access and its lack of direct access to the sea. Its importance came from the cult of Tangata Manu (Bird-Man) that developed at the end of the 17th Century and continued into the 19th Century. Prior to that, during the period of the moai (statues) and the cult of the ancestors, Orongo was a place where rites of initiation into adulthood were held for boys and girls.
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According to recent studies, around 1350 Rapa Nui suffered a profound climate change (the Little Ice Age) that was characterized by an increase in the frequency of the El Nino current in the region. Overpopulation and a scarcity of resources led to a loss of faith in the cult of the ancestors. The matato’a, the warrior caste, seized the power giving rise to a new order where authority was now to be determined by physical prowess and no longer by lineage and rank. To establish their order, they organized the Bird-Man competition in which representatives of each tribe would meet in the month of September each year when the manutara, or Easter Island tern, would nest on these shores.
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A Morning at Bradgate Park – A Photographer’s Journey - For weeks, the sun had been hiding behind the cold, reluctant to fully reveal itself. Because of this, my eyes were constantly glued to the weather forecast before heading out for a photo walk. Yesterday, I finally saw a promising window—clear skies until noon! Without hesitation, I grabbed my 105mm macro and 500mm PF lenses and set off for Bradgate Park.
As I started my drive, the temperature displayed on my car dashboard was a chilly 4°C. I figured that with the sun, it would feel at least twice as warm—and I was right. By midday, despite occasional strong gusts that sent shivers through the air, the temperature rose above 8°C. The sight of snowdrops glowing under the morning light, combined with the cheerful songs of birds, made it feel as if spring had officially arrived.
In Anatolian culture, it is believed that first the air warms, then the water, and finally the earth—each phase welcomed with celebration. This year, the snowdrops have bloomed later than usual. The reason remains uncertain, but I suspect climate change is playing its part. Observing nature closely reveals shifts that are hard to ignore. Some bird species seem less abundant, while others have surprisingly increased in number.
One such observation was with the European Stonechat. Typically, this species is seen hunting in pairs, following each other around. However, this year, they appear less frequently on the historic Bradgate Park walls. Determined to spot one, I kept my eyes peeled, listening for their distinct calls and watching for their characteristic flight patterns. After a patient search, I finally found a lone male European Stonechat. I tracked him persistently for about an hour, capturing four photos that I hope you’ll enjoy.
Meanwhile, I came across the inseparable duo of Fallow Deer Fawns (Dama dama) once again. This time, I was lucky to frame them side by side, enjoying their breakfast together. Unlike the rest of their herd, these two seem to live independently, watching out for each other against potential threats. They also allow me to approach within a respectful distance, which always feels like a privilege.
Lastly, I spotted a Raven (Corvus corax) along my walking route, preening its wings in an interesting pose. If you look closely at the enlarged version of the photo, you can see reflections of the sky and clouds in its eye—a fascinating detail of nature’s beauty.
Wishing you all a wonderful day and a fantastic week ahead!
Fallow Deer Fawn (Dama dama)
The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is one of the most recognizable and widespread deer species in the UK, known for its beautiful spotted coat. Its fawns are particularly charming and are a favorite subject for wildlife photographers.
Identification
Size: At birth, fawns weigh approximately 4-5 kg.
Coat:
Newborn fawns have a light brown coat with prominent white spots that provide camouflage in grassy or woodland areas.
As they mature, the spots may fade but are still visible in the summer coat of adults.
Eyes: Large, dark eyes that enhance their endearing appearance.
Behavior
Birth Season: Fawns are typically born between May and July.
Hiding: For the first few weeks, fawns remain hidden in tall grass or woodland undergrowth, relying on their spotted coat for camouflage. They remain motionless when predators or humans are nearby.
Dependence on Mother: Fawns nurse from their mothers and stay close to them for protection. By autumn, they begin grazing more independently but remain within the safety of the herd.
Habitat
Fallow deer are found in parks, open grasslands, and woodlands across the UK. Managed deer parks like Bradgate Park and Richmond Park are excellent places to observe them.
Diet
Fawns primarily rely on their mother’s milk during the first 8-10 weeks.
As they grow, they begin to graze on grasses, herbs, and leaves.
Conservation Status
Fallow deer are not native to the UK but were introduced by the Romans or Normans.
They are now naturalized and thrive in many areas, often managed in parks to prevent overpopulation.
Their conservation status is of "Least Concern."
Interesting Facts
Fawns are born with no scent, which helps them avoid detection by predators.
Their characteristic spots are most prominent during the first months of life.
Fallow deer are known for their seasonal coat changes, with darker coats in winter and lighter, spotted coats in summer.
Where to Spot Them in the UK
Bradgate Park, Richmond Park, and Knole Park are some of the best places to see Fallow Deer and their fawns in their natural habitat. Early morning or late afternoon is ideal for observing their activities.
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Lens - With Nikon TC 14E II - hand held or Monopod and definitely SPORT VR on. Aperture is f8 and full length. All my images have been converted from RAW to JPEG.
I started using Nikon Cross-Body Strap or Monopod on long walks. Here is my Carbon Monopod details : Gitzo GM2542 Series 2 4S Carbon Monopod - Really Right Stuff MH-01 Monopod Head with Standard Lever - Really Right Stuff LCF-11 Replacement Foot for Nikon AF-S 500mm /5.6E PF Lense -
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