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The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent.
In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers have decreased drastically in recent years. This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America. However, the population in Scotland is stabilising due to conservation efforts, awareness and the increasing population of the pine marten, a European predator that selectively controls grey squirrels.
Utrecht, 16 December 2024.
At the start of the concession Qbuzz didn't have enough serviceable buses, therefore a wide variety of buses were drafted in from various other smaller operators.
I have been soooo busy and I haven't posted in forever but I had to share this one! She was looking for the magic ladybug in my lens ;). Love the light in her hair. <3
The PSRS/PEERS building in Jefferson City, Missouri. Photography by Notley Hawkins. Design by Simon Oswald Architecture of Columbia, Missouri. Taken with a Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 8-second exposure at ISO 50. Processed with Adobe Lightroom CC.
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Pristimantis sp - Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador
Pristimantis can be notoriously difficult to ID, and this one is no exception! It comes from Buenaventura Reserve and this particular individual was found next to a river running through the cloud forest. New species of Pristimantis are frequently described, however this does not mean they are doing well. There are doubtless many species disappearing before we ever learn of their existence or they are discovered in already dire circumstances. This little frog may very well be an example of one of those as Buenaventura reserve is one of a few areas of high quality habitat in the region, the rest of the province has been largely deforested and fragmented. Buenaventura Reserve has proven to be a treasure trove of Pristimantis and new species continue being found there.
This intriguing observation from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a gravitationally lensed galaxy with the long-winded identification SGAS J143845+145407. Gravitational lensing has resulted in a mirror image of the galaxy near the center of this image, creating a captivating centerpiece. A third distorted image of the galaxy appears as a bridge between them.
Gravitational lensing occurs when the mass of an enormous celestial body – such as a galaxy cluster – curves spacetime and causes the path of light from distant objects to visibly bend around it, as if by a lens. Appropriately, the body causing the light to curve is called a gravitational lens, and the distorted background object is referred to as being "lensed.” Gravitational lensing can result in multiple images of the original galaxy, as seen in this image, or in the background object appearing as a distorted arc or even a ring. Another important consequence of this lensing distortion is magnification, allowing astronomers to observe objects that would otherwise be too far away or be too faint to see.
Hubble has a special flair for detecting lensed galaxies. The telescope's sensitivity and crystal-clear vision let it see faint and distant gravitational lenses that ground-based telescopes cannot detect because of the blurring effect of Earth's atmosphere. Hubble was the first telescope to resolve details within lensed images of galaxies and is capable of imaging both their shape and internal structure.
This particular lensed galaxy is from a set of Hubble observations that take advantage of gravitational lensing to peer inside galaxies in the early universe. The lensing reveals details that allow astronomers to better understand star formation in early galaxies, which gives scientists insight into how the overall evolution of galaxies unfolded.
Text credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Rigby
For more information: www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-captures-a...
Leve de bloemetjes en bijtjes.
Het is nog klein, maar het begint al aardig op een vruchtje te lijken.
Ich war heute bei chilligen 25° in der Nacht am Osanbashi Peer in Yokohama und habe mich wieder einmal an der unglaublich schönen Skyline erfreut.
Wenn man hier sitzt denkt man, dass man in einem riesigem 360° Kino sitzt, weil alles so groß und unreal ist.
Yokohama feiert gerade seinen 150 Geburtstag und wächst so schnell, dass man sich das nicht vorstellen kann. Ich bin heute in einem Teil des Hafens gewesen, den es vor 2 Monaten noch gar nicht gegeben hat. Unvorstellbar was das für ein flashiges Gefühl ist.
Ben
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I took this photo for our vet to show her what was wrong with Shyla's left eye. I wish her left eye weren't so red because, otherwise, it would be a fun photo with how far to the side she was peering. Her eye is just "pink eye" - eye drops for 10 days should cure it.