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The scissor arches, which often visitors believe to be later, modern additions were constructed from 1338-48 as an engineering solution to a very real problem.

 

By 1313 a high tower topped by a lead covered wooden spire had been constructed but as the foundations were not stable large cracks began to appear in the tower structure.

 

In fear of a total collapse, several attempts at internal strengthening and buttressing were made, until the famous ‘scissor arches’ were put in place by master mason William Joy as a final solution.

 

Although my photo doesn't show them there were lots of visitors and friendly officials in the the Cathedral. The organ was being played

Often heard, but seldom seen, the Water rail is one of the more secretive of our native birds. It's a rare treat to catch one out in the open like this.

RSPB Lakenheath fen.

The beetles are 3.5 to 4.5 millimeters long, They have a great variety of color forms: well over 100 color and pattern variations. Some of these color forms differ to the extent that at first they were thought to be separate species.

The background coloration ranges from cream through yellow to light orange, but not red. Usually there are 14 black, almost rectangular spots on the elytra, but only rarely are all of these spots separate from one another. Most commonly, several of the spots are fused into larger markings, particularly along the midline, where they often create a shape resembling an anchor, sometimes fusing to such an extent that the yellow disappears almost completely, rendering the body almost entirely black except for 12 pale yellow spots.

The pronotum is whitish or pale yellow, with four to eight black spots. The antennae and legs are yellowish-brown.

* Given that Spurn Point is relatively close to Hull I guess it's surprising I do not go there often. It is the oddest and wildest part of East Yorkshire with huge skies. However I find it too desolate to really enjoy, though some of my friends who are serious birders love it . This shot was taken on the narrowest parts of the spit. On the left hand side is the North Sea and on the right the waters of the Humber estuary . The little wooden cabin is a shelter in case a high tide cuts you off from the mainland which is not uncommon. You can see the lighthouse which is about four miles further along the spit.

Its a hard place to describe so I will borrow some text from the Yorkshire wildlife trust .

  

From the Yorkshire wildlife trust website

 

Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is over 3 miles long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.

Spurn Head covers 280 acres above high water and 450 acres of foreshore. It has been owned since 1960 by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is a designated National Nature Reserve, Heritage Coast and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Special Protection Area.

The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle as well as Boulder Clay eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down the coastline from Flamborough Head. Material is washed down the coast by longshore drift and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass . Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years. The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2 metres per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

  

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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris

 

Highlands, Scotland.

 

The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.

Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.

Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.

In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).

 

were often more powerful than those I had painstakingly composed. I grasped their magic as in passing :-)

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japanese camellia, 'Pink Perfection', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Dark woodpecker, inconspicuous and uncommon. Found in coniferous forests, often in recently burned areas or bogs with many dead trees. Distinctive habit of flaking bark off trees in search of grubs; behavior shared only with American Three-toed Woodpecker. Back entirely glossy black with faint white markings only on flight feathers. Head mostly black with white mustache stripe and throat. Barred flanks. Males show yellow cap; sexes otherwise alike. "Pick" call is short and has unique clicking tone unlike other woodpeckers. Drum is slow, speeding up at end. Does not visit bird feeders. (eBird)

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Usually, we travel north to Algonquin Park to try and find our yearly Black-backed Woodpecker. They can be incredibly difficult to find. This year, this female decided to make Ottawa her home and has visited many of the trails within the Stony Swamp Conservation Area We finally caught up with her today.

 

Funny story - just as we were starting to be interested in birds, we saw a strange dark woodpecker with a little yellow cap. After chasing it around a tree with the bird guide, we id'd it as a Black-backed Woodpecker. it wasn't until years later that we realized it had a been a rare bird in Ottawa. Alas, no photos to prove our sighting.

 

Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 2023.

Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches and normally feed between evening and early morning, avoiding competition with other heron species that use the same habitat during the day.

 

Their diet includes leeches, earthworms, insects, crayfish, clams, mussels, fish, amphibians, lizards, snakes, turtles, rodents, birds, and eggs.

 

They are social birds that tend to roost and nest in groups, although they typically forage on their own.

 

Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

 

Taken at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida.

 

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The Hortus is mostly in shadow now and the Sun barely rises above the roofs of the surrounding houses. Still there are attractions. One of them is this pretty Heath. It used to be called specifically 'herbacea' but most often went by the name 'carnea'. So often, in fact, that the IPNI in 1999 established that specific as the proper one. Old habits are hard to change, and the Hortus still uses 'herbacea'.

Our Heath is frost-resistant. The white ice crystals today make for a pretty picture on the mauve, yellow and purple flowers.

On digital cameras there is often a Macro Focus mode which switches the auto focus system to attempt to focus on subjects much closer to the lens.

 

We measure macro ability (of cameras with non-interchangeable lenses) in our reviews as the ability of the lens to get the best possible frame coverage. So a camera which can fill the frame with a subject that is 20mm wide has better macro capabilities than one which can only capture a 40mm wide subject.

   

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Aperture: f/5.6

Focal Length: 70 mm

ISO Speed: 1600

Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV

Flash: Flash did not fire

When I see birches bend to left and right

Across the lines of straighter darker trees...

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Actually, not very often. I'm not sure that I've ever seen the above opening lines to Frost's famous "Birches" more clearly illustrated. The full poem, for those interested, linked below.

 

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44260/birches

 

[The larger the better...]

It is often difficult to locate, due to its habit of flying in the tree canopy, where it feeds on honeydew. However, the adults are occasionally seen basking at lower levels, on various small trees, shrubs and bracken. Bracken in this case.

Wingspan-Female: 31 - 38mm.

 

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Every so often you luck out and are at the right place, at the right time, with the right conditions.

 

Taken from the side of the US 395 between Lee Vining and June Lake Village in Mono County.

Often heard seldom seen this well, at my old Kingy site, Sedge fen.Not loaded before.

Redstart (M) - Phoenicuros Phoenicuros

 

The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae).

 

Common redstarts prefer open mature birch and oak woodland with a high horizontal visibility and low amounts of shrub and understorey especially where the trees are old enough to have holes suitable for its nest. They prefer to nest on the edge of woodland clearings. In Britain it occurs primarily in upland areas less affected by agricultural intensification, but further east in Europe also commonly in lowland areas, including parks and old gardens in urban areas. They nest in natural tree holes, so dead trees or those with dead limbs are beneficial to the species; nestboxes are sometimes used. A high cover of moss and lichen is also preferred. They also use mature open conifer woodland, particularly in the north of the breeding range. Management to thin out the trees is thus favoured.

 

In England, where it has declined by 55% in the past 25 years, the Forestry Commission offers grants under a scheme called England's Woodland Improvement Grant (EWIG); as does Natural Englands Environmental Stewardship Scheme. It is a very rare and irregular breeding bird in Ireland, with between one and five pairs breeding in most years, mainly in County Wicklow.

 

It is a summer visitor throughout most of Europe and western Asia (east to Lake Baikal), and also in northwest Africa in Morocco. It winters in central Africa and Arabia, south of the Sahara Desert but north of the Equator, from Senegal east to Yemen. It is widespread as a breeding bird in Great Britain, particularly in upland broadleaf woodlands and hedgerow trees, but in Ireland it is very local, and may not breed every year.

 

The males first arrive in early to mid April, often a few days in advance of the females. Five or six light blue eggs are laid during May, with a second brood in mid summer in the south of the breeding range. It departs for Africa between mid-August and early October. It often feeds like a flycatcher, making aerial sallies after passing insects, and most of its food consists of winged insects. The call is chat-like and the alarm a plaintive single note, wheet, like that of many other chats.

The male’s song is similar to that of the Robin, but never more than a prelude, since it has an unfinished, feeble ending.

 

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This area often has bad weather and I had only a short period here (like 1 day), weather was miserably all day, but suddenly cleared up in the evening. Weather forecast couldn't tell that! I went for a long walk to the glacier, but didn't go closer than this since it was getting dark.

 

Wiki:

The Franz Josef (Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in Māori) is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km (12 mi) to the south, and a third glacier, it descends from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level.

 

The area surrounding the two glaciers is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Site park. The river emerging from the glacier terminal of Franz Josef is known as the Waiho River.

How often we see these sweet gum balls under the tree in parks,

most people don't even bother to pick them up or know their name, some people collect them and sale them as dry seed pods,

Great wealth often comes from exploitation, child labor, weapons and drug dealing. Not always but often ...

!! Every ten seconds, a child dies from the effects of hunger. !!

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Most often you need lots of lens to capture good wildlife images, trying to get close without disturbing the subject. But occasionally the bird surprises you and comes too close. We were trying to photograph this secretive Least Bittern at some distance, while it hid in the tall grass. It suddenly flew towards us and landed in a nearby tree. As a hardened photographer I should have removed my teleconverter, but alas I panicked and only got a head shot. I'll take it though.

A nice example of a species I don't see often here.....

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Left insect is a wombo layer

 

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Often found in wasteland, gardens and woodland edges. Will favour Thistle and Ivy and can be seen from June to September. Adults will lay eggs in the nests of wasps and hornets and the larvae are ectoparasits of these. This species of hoverfly can also be found in East Africa and North Africa.

As is often the case it's worth looking behind you.....I was set up on another composition and happened to turn round. From my angle these 2 birches seemed to intertwine as if they were performing in front of a rather straight and stiff audience! Despite the lovely frosty conditions at the time, this was the first image of the day and the only decent one I made - funny how sometimes you just don't see things despite beautiful conditions!

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Wombo blend with my forest photo

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Often I read people talk about how technical they are and how good their photography is, thats making many people feel uncomfortable about their skills, to all of you that feel that way just think of the Nike ad....Just do it!!!!!!! enjoy your hobby,

This was one shot that I did not do anything special I just stop and shot,

the nature is very helpful giving us pure beauty in all things around us,

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Often she'd think of the spirits of the world, wondering if it was all a dream.

“What sticks to memory, often, are those odd little fragments that have no beginning and no end...”

  

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The Full Buck Moon, July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

( Farmer’s Almanac).

  

Widespread hummingbird, but often overlooked. Appears mostly green with a solidly dark blue tail. If seen in good light, note reddish base of bill and (for male) strong bluish sheen on throat and breast. Female identifiable by extensive green spotting below. Occurs in a variety of habitats including river edges, abandoned plantations and second growth, and patches of savanna woodland. Feeds on nectar and defends patches of flowers from other hummingbirds. Male is similar to male Blue-tailed Emerald but is larger, lacks forked tail and has bluish cast on underparts. Female is somewhat similar to Glittering-throated Emerald but has uniformly spotted breast.

 

Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad. February 2016.

Often seen along the tree-line, where the forest met the beach, these flashy & vocal Magpie Jays were a lovely thing to see, during our stay in Costa Rica.

Oct 2019.

I often wonder where do the witches hide in the woods. 🤔

Fruiting bodies of the Turkey-tail fungus (Trametes versicolour) called due to it resemblance in shape and the presence of concentric rings. It is a very common bracket fungus that has attractive multicoloured zones hence another name, the many-zoned polypore. This one had algae growth over its neck (not uncommon sight) of an interesting shape. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.

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Often for my pictures I'm not totally satisfied. For a bunch of em I feel "I love it!". This is one of those.

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More often simply called West Burton Falls, this small fall is set on the edge of one of the Yorkshire Dales most beautiful villages. Though small, it doesn't lack drama when there is a good flow and it sits in a beautiful and accessible location.

Skógafoss 20200731

 

Skógafoss (Forest waterfall) is often referred to as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. It has all the ingredients of great natural wonder. The amount of water is excessive, the form of the waterfall is almost perfect in its rectangular shape, the 60-meter drop makes it impressive, and the width of 25 meters puts it into a great perspective.

The cliffs around the waterfall are former sea cliffs when the shoreline was by Skógarfoss but has now moved five km south. On the eastern side of the waterfall, you'll find steps to the most popular hiking routes in Iceland, towards the Fimmvörðuháls pass. Once there, you are halfway to the beautiful Highland oasis of Þórsmörk. Hiking the Skógaheiði moors, you will be amazed at the sheer number of waterfalls and rapids adorning the Skógá River. Indeed, there are 22 of them, each more beautiful than the other. It is a feast of waterfalls.

 

Source: Hit Iceland

Alentejo is often forgotten as an exceptional tourist destination and it is a pity that it is so, as its landscapes, people, culture, history and cuisine justify it being seen as a destination in itself, rather than just a transit area for those crossing it on their way to some beach holidays in Portugal’s southernmost Algarve.

 

Alentejo is set in the South of Portugal, between the Tagus River and the Algarve. The East borders Spain and the West is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean. It is an extensive region, essentially rural and sparsely populated, which makes up about one third of Portugal. The coastal area has beautiful beaches and the interior hosts now the largest artificial lake in Europe (Alqueva) which brought a milder climate and beautiful landscapes along the lake’s shores. Its unique cuisine and excellent wines are other assets of this region.

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Alentejo, Portugal

 

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I have often told you stories about the way

I lived the life of a drifter

Waiting for the day

When I'd take your hand and sing you songs

Then maybe you would say

"Come lay with me and love me"

And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

 

Many times I've been a traveller

I looked for something new

In days of old when nights were cold

I wandered without you

But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near

Though blindness is confusing

It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I can hear the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Which I thought for so many years

That I would forever be

But I found you, you found me

I'm no soldier of fortune anymore

That's history, that's past

Light is always ahead

Even angels are around us

Like in this photo

Amen

 

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I don't get out for a walk at sunset often enough, especially at this time of year when sunset is quite late. I did make the effort last night and it was well worth it. There was a barn owl swooping around all evening but he wouldn't come close enough (and I don't really have the lens) to capture him. I did however, get some nice sunset shots through the grass (Eileen, I'm inspired by some you yours!).

 

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A often photographed view of the Southwold Beach huts but I couldn't resist capturing it because of the cracking clouds.

 

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I have often come to the Roche de Solutré (Solutre's Rock) to admire the gorgeous 360 degrees view that we discover at its top.

But I must admit that there, at sunset, under this very special light, with this sea of clouds covering the valley of the Saone River and the Mont-Blanc clearly visible on the horizon, it was an unusual breathtaking sight !

 

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A couper le souffle !

  

Je suis venu souvent à la Roche de Solutré pour admirer la magnifique vue à 360 degrés qu'on découvre à son sommet.

Mais je dois avouer que là, au soleil couchant, sous cette lumière très spéciale, avec cette mer de nuages recouvrant la vallée de la Saône et le Mont-Blanc bien visible à l'horizon, c'était un spectacle inhabituel à couper le souffle !

 

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Roche de Solutré - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France

Doesn't life often feel like a continuation of climbing mountaintops and walking valley floors. We will hit our mountaintop moments where everything is going just how we want it to and then we will walk down in the lowest valleys. Other times the mountains are in the way and we feel there is no way around it. Life is hard if we are truly honest. It is filled with ups and downs and plenty of challenges. While we may feel on top of the world when we are at the top, the valleys humble us and remind us how small we are. So far this may seem like a bit of a downer to read, but there is encouragement. The King of the universe takes notice of you! Not just a quick glance either. God loves you and He knows you even though frankly humanity is very small in comparison to the whole universe. It is an encouraging thought that whether we are at the top of the mountain or the bottom of the valley that we are known and cared for by the Creator of everything and the King over everything!

Often referred to as a 'gold badge' official's hat.

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Every so often we find turtles coming up on our property and laying eggs. I've never seen any ever make it to term, the holes get dug out and the eggs eaten. This year I put a metal wire fence of sorts around the nest to see if I could improve the odds. That was back on 22 May. The eggs were due to hatch around the beginning of August which came and went. 31 August I checked the nest as I often do and it looked like the rock hard dirt clod over the hole moved a bit! I removed the dirt and found four little babies waiting to get out!

After a brief stay, I sent them back to the pond, perhaps to reunite with their family.

 

I'm pretty sure I have 4 male Midland Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata). I thought they would be Eastern Painted turtles but the shell segments point to the Midland. See turtle on right.

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CHEF bethrosengard wants us to create dynamic images using architectural structures!

 

➤ Create a bold abstract (not a texture or repetitive pattern) to act as the very visible background of your image.

➤ Choose ONE of the pairs below to be focal points for your composition. (Multiples of the objects in your chosen pair are okay.)

...... an urban building and a traffic light

 

...... a barn and a silo

...... a residence and an automobile

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...... a tunnel and a train

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I have to work at it… it’s often the first or the last shot :-)

Jane Bown

 

Happy Caturday!!

 

we celebrated emma's 6th birthday this week...she seemed rather nonchalant about it the entire day ;-)

 

emma, cary, north carolina

 

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus0

 

From Heathdale - Glen Orden Wetlands on this day in 2018.

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