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Polish eagle
Grossular garnet of the hessonite variety, 149 rubies, emerald, pearl, enamelled gold
This jewel represents the Order of the White Eagle, a Polish order of chivalry. King Louis XIV of France had purchased several valuable pieces from the estate of Louisa Maria Gonzaga (1611-1667), who was married successively to Polish kings Wladyslaw IV Vasa and John II Casimir Vasa. It was listed in an inventory of the collection of Louis XIV as early as 1673 and was probably part of that estate.*
Enameled gold clip enriched with garnets. It is formed of the white Polish eagle with black feathers, the wings deployed, the head of the imperial crown. Its talons hold the regalia of the kingdom of Poland, those of the right the golden sceptre, those of the left, the crossed globe, enameled with translucent dark blue and surrounded by garnets. A large garnet, faceted, heart-shaped, constitutes the body of the bird. Other smaller garnets are embedded on the wings and tail. A round pearl is suspended from the tail.
The Polish Order, known as the White Eagle, was instituted in February 1325 by King Ladislas I on the day of the marriage of his son Casimir the Great with Aldona of Lithuania.*
The French Crown Jewels
The royal collection also includes the Crown Jewels. The so-called ‘Côte de Bretagne’ spinel, which once belonged to Anne de Bretagne, is the oldest of the gems to have survived a tumultuous history involving theft, dispersal and sale. Three historical diamonds – the Regent, the Sancy and the Hortensia – formerly adorned royal crowns or garments. The spectacular 19th-century jewellery sets in the collection include emerald and diamond pieces that once belonged to Empress Marie Louise.*
In the Galerie d'Apollon, in the Petite Galerie
The Petite Galerie itself is an iconic wing of the Louvre. This was created in the second half of the 16th century under the command of Charles IX as a single storey hall. But construction wasn’t completed as internal conflicts locked France up in more important matters. As the century came to a close, the Petite Galerie got its second storey — and this is where the Galerie d’Apollon would eventually go. Before then, however, there was the Galerie des Rois, which showed artwork owned by Henry IV. Anne of Austria enjoyed the bottom floor as a summer apartment, which is why it has been lavishly decorated since the 1650s (some of this still survives today).
[Louvre Guide]
On 6th February 1661, flames ripped through the splendid Petite Galerie dating from the reign of Henri IV. Henri’s grandson, Louis XIV, immediately set about constructing an even more beautiful gallery to replace it and entrusted its design to the architect Louis Le Vau. The young king, aged twenty-three, had recently chosen the sun as his emblem, and so this became the theme of his new gallery, named after Apollo, the Greek god of the sun and the arts.
Charles Le Brun, First Painter to the king, was commissioned to design the decoration. He called on the finest artists to create it. The Galerie d’Apollon – the first royal gallery in France – was a laboratory for aesthetic and architectural experimentation which, twenty years later, served as a model for an icon of French classicism: the Hall of Mirrors at the Château de Versailles.
Le Brun decorated the gallery’s vaulted ceiling with paintings of Apollo driving his chariot across the sky. Those along the central axis show the sun god’s journey, marking the different times of the day from Dawn to Night. These are surrounded by a whole cosmos of images and symbols of everything that is influenced by variations in the sun’s light and heat (the hours, days, months, seasons, signs of the zodiac and continents). The ‘Gallery of Apollo’, with its lavish carved and painted decoration, gave visual form to the sun’s power over the whole universe, magnifying the glory of the Sun King.
However, it was not long before Louis XIV began to leave Paris and the Louvre behind in favour of Versailles, where he and his court eventually settled for good. The gallery’s decoration was not completed until two centuries later, in 1850, under the direction of architect Félix Duban. To decorate the centre of the ceiling, Delacroix was commissioned for a 12-metre wide painting; the result, Apollo Slaying the Serpent Python, is a manifesto of French Romanticism. The wall decoration was also completed, with portrait tapestries of 28 monarchs and artists who had built and embellished the Louvre palace over the centuries.
The royal collection also includes the Crown Jewels. The so-called ‘Côte de Bretagne’ spinel, which once belonged to Anne de Bretagne, is the oldest of the gems to have survived a tumultuous history involving theft, dispersal and sale. Three historical diamonds – the Regent, the Sancy and the Hortensia – formerly adorned royal crowns or garments. The spectacular 19th-century jewellery sets in the collection include emerald and diamond pieces that once belonged to Empress Marie Louise.
[Musee du Louvre]
Taken in the Louvre
The Musee du Louvre, in Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre)
Built over the Louvre fortress (itself founded by Philip II in 1190), the Louvre Palace was the chief residence of French kings from 1546, under Francis I until 1682, when Louis XIV moved to Versailles. Although Louis moved the household, the royal collection remained in the palace and in 1692 it was joined by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, remaining there for 100 years. The palace became a museum following the French Revolution, at the instruction of the National Assembly, and the Musee du Louvre opened 10 August 1793.
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On September 16, 2025, the Honourable Wendy Cocchia, CM, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and Premier David Eby, KC, bestowed the province’s highest honour, the Order of British Columbia, on 17 outstanding individuals who have served with distinction and excelled in fields that benefit the people of British Columbia and beyond.
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A counter worker dressed as Rosie the Riveter, following the workers' custom at Minnehaha Park's Sea Salt Eatery of dressing up in costume in October.
2016; Arizona State University; Engineering; Ira A. Fulton; Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; Order of the Engineer; Photographer Jessica Hochreiter
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Accipiter nisus
Spioróg
[order] Falconiformes | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Accipiter nisus | [UK] Sparrowhawk | [FR] Epervier d'Europe | [DE] Sperber | [ES] Gavilán Vulgar | [IT] Sparviero eurasiatico | [NL] Sperwer
spanwidth min.: 58 cm
spanwidth max.: 80 cm
size min.: 29 cm
size max.: 41 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 33 days
incubation max.: 35 days
fledging min.: 24 days
fledging max.: 30 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 4
eggs max.: 6
Status: Common resident, with occasional winter visitors from Continental Europe.
Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population has been evaluated as Secure.
Identification: A small bird of prey (raptor) with broad wings with blunt wing tips and a long tail. Small hooked bill suitable for eating meat. Tail is banded in all plumages with four or five bands. The sexes are different in size, the female is larger than the male. Sparrowhawks have barred underparts in all plumages, with the barring extending across the underwings, breast, belly and flanks. Males are bluish-grey above and often have orangey-brown barring on the breast, belly and underwing coverts; the rest of the barring is brown. Females are grey above with brown-grey barring on the underparts. Juvenile birds are dark brown on the upperparts with finely marked feathers; the underparts are coarsely and irregularly barred.
Similar Species: Goshawk, Kestrel
Call: The main call a rapid high pitched chattering, which is usually only heard in the breeding season.
Diet: Usually small birds which are taken when perched or in flight, sometimes after a long chase. Attacks with one or both feet, will pursue prey on foot. Sparrowhawks often utilize hedge rows or other cover, flying low on one side and then crossing over to other side to surprise its prey. Is a master of flying in woodland where it can fly through small gaps in branches pursuit of its prey, displaying great agility. Will use woodland edges, rides as well as any cover, especially cover that adjoins woodland. Will even pursue prey birds on foot over the ground.
Breeding: Probably the most common bird of prey in Ireland. Widespread in woodland, farmland with woods, larger parks and gardens. Nests in trees. Breeds throughout Ireland but is scarce in the west, where tree cover is low. Formally bird of woodland, it is now also found extensively in wooded farmland and will venture into urban gardens, where small birds attracted to bird feeders are taken, much to some peoples distress.
Wintering: Resident in Ireland. Can be seen throughout the country, although numbers will be low in the some parts of the west. Resident birds will be joined by wintering birds from Britain and Europe.
Where to See: Many people see these birds in their gardens, where they will be hunting on small birds. Can be difficult to spot in the countryside but will often give good views, when flying over head, where it may on 'prospecting' flights.
Physical characteristics
The Sparrowhawk is about the same size as a Kestrel and has a similarly long tail but its wings have rounded not pointed tips and are shorter as if not fully extended. Whether soaring or gliding, Sparrowhawks have a characteristic flap-flap-glide action
Habitat
Breeds and winters in woodland, particularly coniferous, and also occurs in winter in farmland and even gardens
Other details
Accipiter nisus is a widespread breeder across most of Europe, which accounts for less than half of its global breeding range. Its European breeding population is large (>340,000 pairs), and underwent a large increase between 1970-1990. Although there were declines in a few countries during 1990-2000, populations were stable or increasing across most of Europe-including the key one in Russia-and the species increased slightly overall.
There are 32 000 breeding pairs in Britain with a further 11 000 in Ireland. Including non-breeders, by the end of summer the resident population will probably be around 170 000 birds. 150,000-170,000 breeding pairs widespread throughout most of Europe. The UK is a stronghold with about 34000 pairs. Russian population 140000-180000 Turkish population 3000-10000.
Feeding
The sparrowhawk is a specialist feeder, as its name suggests. It takes birds of varying sizes, from finches and sparrows, to the size of wood pigeons. It does on occasions take small rodents and other small land based prey, but birds account for well over 90% and maybe as high as 98% of their diet.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2. It has a large global population estimated to be 1,000,000-10,000,000 individuals (Ferguson-Lees et al. 2001). Global population trends have not been quantified, but populations appear to be stable (Ferguson-Lees et al. 2001) so the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
Eggs from late April or early May in Britain and north-west Europe. Up to 2 weeks earlier in southern Europe and 2-3 weeks later in northern parts of range. The nest is build in the fork of tree, often close to trunk where 2 or 3 branches start at same level. Also on horizontal branch, usually in lower parts of main canopy. Conifers are preferred where available. Selected tree usually close to path or clearing for convenient access. A new nest is built each year, sometimes on foundation of old nest of Woodpigeon or other species, though normally close to previous nests. The nest is a loose structure of twigs with deep cup. Nest size varies with position in tree, with nests in forks built up until surface area is large enough. Twigs up to 60 cm long are used, during laying, lined with fine twigs or bark chips. The clutch size is 4-6 (3-7) and the incubation lasts 33-35 days per egg, average 39-42 days for complete clutch. The young fledge after 24-30 days, males before females.
Migration
Migratory in northernmost parts of Europe and in most of Asia. Partially migratory in Central Europe. Sedentary in South of range. Various Central European countries receive Northern migrants, some of their breeding birds possibly migrating further South, reaching Mediterranean countries. Most migration actually from North-East to South-West. Few migrants reach Africa, although some birds winter in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, occasionally South to Kenya and Tanzania. Siberian population winters in South and South-East Asia.
Sheer cliff (at least what remains of it-- the Amnicon River continues to erode the sandstone) caused by the sandstone breaking off along a large joint joint.
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(Cathartes aura)
Cambridge
Jamaica
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Jamaica (2009) (240)
- All the photos for this order ACCIPITRIFORMES (302)
- All the photos for this family Cathartidae (CatartÃdeos) (20)
- All the photos for this species Cathartes aura (7)
- All the photos taken this day 2009/08/27 (6)
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Had a show at Backbooth last night and the photobooth was out of order, so I decided to take my own pictures