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The western cliffs of the Isle of May host thousands of breeding seabirds. At this late stage in the season it was only the Kittiwakes that were left in any numbers. Earlier on Guillemots and Razorbills would have populated these cliffs, leaving their distinctive whitewash. There were a few late auk chicks around.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
One of the tallest and longest-horned antelopes, the greater kudu can weigh up to 600 pounds with horns up to 6 feet in length. The greater kudu is found throughout eastern and southern Africa, in mixed woodlands, bushlands, hills and mountains. It feeds on leaves, flowers and fruits and can live up to 8 years in the wild.
Females form small groups of 3-10 individuals and their calves. Male kudu are generally solitary, but can form groups of their own, and only join female herds during the mating season. The male hierarchy is based on size and age.
The male greater kudu is rarely aggressive in the wild, but sparring does occur between males of similar size and stature. After locking horns and shoving one another, dominance is established when one male stands sideways, making himself look as large as possible until the other is impressed and backs away.
Despite their wide range, the greater kudu is thinly populated in some areas due to habitat loss, predation, hunting and disease. Humans are converting much of the kudu's natural habitat to farmland and some people hunt it for its hide and unique twisting horns.
Hyenas, big cats and wild dogs also hunt the greater kudu. Distinctive markings protect greater kudus by camouflaging them from predators. If alarmed, they stand still and can be extremely difficult to spot. The greater kudu can also leap over 8 feet. – Wikipedia
"With flamboyant red-orange beaks, white-feather caps, and peach-colored feet, gentoo penguins stand out against the snow.
These charismatic waddlers, who populate the Antarctic Peninsula and numerous islands around the frozen continent, are the penguin world’s third largest members, reaching a height of 30 inches and a weight of 12 pounds.
Gentoos are partial to ice-free areas, including coastal plains, sheltered valleys, and cliffs. They gather in colonies of breeding pairs that can number from a few dozen to many thousands.
Gentoo parents, which often form long-lasting bonds, are highly nurturing. At breeding time, both parents will work to build a circular nest of stones, grass, moss, and feathers. The mother then deposits two spherical, white eggs, which both parents take turns incubating for more than a month. Hatchlings remain in the nest for up to a month, and the parents alternate foraging and brooding duties.
Like all penguins, Gentoos are awkward on land. But they’re pure grace underwater. They have streamlined bodies and strong, paddle-shaped flippers that propel them up to 22 miles an hour, faster than any other diving bird.
Adults spend the entire day hunting, usually close to shore, but occasionally ranging as far as 16 miles out. When pursuing prey, which includes fish, squid, and krill, they can remain below for up to seven minutes and dive as deep as 655 feet."
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching.
Photo was taken in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
This nature sanctuary isn't as populated by dragonflies and damselflies as it has been, there are not many animals to be seen. I suppose this is due to us having the second dry summer in a row and many of the ponds there are dry.
Anyway on my last visit I discovered this beautiful blue-eyed lady who was a new one for me and my camera.
Female Scarlet darter.
Seen in the nature-sanctuary "Tister Bauernmoor" near Sittensen (between Bremen and Hamburg) - Niedersachsen - Germany.
Dieses Naturschutzgebiet ist nicht mehr so bevölkert von Libellen wie es war, es sind nicht viele Tiere zu sehen. Ich vermute das kommt davon, dass wir den zweiten trockenen Sommer nacheinander haben und viele Teiche dort ausgetrocknet sind.
Trotzdem konnte ich bei meinem letzten Besuch diese schöne blauäugige Dame entdecken, die für mich und meine Kamera neu war :-)
Weibliche Feuerlibelle.
Gesehen im Naturschutzgebiet "Tister Bauernmoor" bei Sittensen (zwischen Bremen und Hamburg) - Niedersachsen.
Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova. is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia and the 11th overall in the country.
The city primarily lies on the right bank of the Guadalquivir, in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Once a Roman settlement, it was taken over by the Visigoths, followed by the Muslim conquests in the eighth century and later becoming the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba. During these Muslim periods, Córdoba was transformed into a world leading center of education and learning, producing figures such as Maimonides, Averroes, Ibn Hazm, and Al-Zahrawi, and by the 10th century it had grown to be the second-largest city in Europe. Following the Christian conquest in 1236, it became part of the Crown of Castile.
Córdoba is home to notable examples of Moorish architecture such as the Mezquita-Catedral, which was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and is now a cathedral. The UNESCO status has since been expanded to encompass the whole historic centre of Córdoba, Medina-Azahara and Festival de los Patios. Córdoba has more World Heritage Sites than anywhere in the world, with four.
Córdoba has the highest summer temperatures in Spain and Europe, with average high temperatures around 37 °C in July and August. Summers are very dry whereas the mild winters have frequent rainfall.
Little Yellow butterfly taking shelter on a breezy day.
Considered common and abundant in the south, it's uncommon and rare, here. Unable to survive our Winters, it re-populates each year via migration from southern States.
Is the least populated country in Europe.Almost 80% of the country is uninhabited and much of its terrain consists of Plateaux's,Mountain Peaks and fertie lowlands.There are many long deep fjords and Glaciers including Europe's largest Vatnajokull.and also the land of the Volcano's Iceland has many active and inactive volcanoes (about 130 all together)due to it being situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.Basically,the country is in the middle of or on top of two tectonic plates and has 30 active volcanic systems running through the island.
Information from Guidetoiceland.
SUMMER BREAKING IN at Pitomine, the permanently populated oval spur. This is the original hamlet closest to the heart of High Durmitor. Seen from the neighborhood its profile looks like a moraine ridge, and it is one for sure. But once hiking along it looks flat & friendly, fully justifying its name – “Tameflats” (my try in literal translation). This is taken at about 1510 m elevation and the vistas are nothing short of spectacular. Archie the dog following me on the leash is now full-grown and strong as bear but behaves tame here. —There are probably many better crops of this image, but the visitor is invited to try out his own… plus, the author comes from the analogue era and the pursued ideal of definite framing at the moment of a snapshot. This used to be done even to the point of including the film edges (as a ‘proof’) on the print. So we’re offering you here the complete sensor output too.
These sparsely populated trees are on the farm track from Low Askew to High Askew farm as you reach the open moor in the North Yorkshire Moor National Park, England
HFF
Not really ...I was deliberately tracking the pelican when it decided to land in a populated area of the beach.
Other common names: Barn owl, bell tower owl, etc.
Habitat: It is a bird widely distributed throughout the world, it can be found on almost the entire planet. In Ecuador it can be found in agricultural and semi-cleared fields, mainly in coastal lowlands and inter-Andean arid valleys.
Altitude range: Mainly below 2000 masl.
Dimensions: Length between 35.5 to 40.5cm.
Weight: Between 250 to 350gr.
Feeding: Carnivorous, it feeds mainly on rodents, as well as small birds and large insects.
Incubation Period: 32 days. 4 to 7 eggs They nest in structures built by the human being like bell towers, attics, barns or ruins; in nature they prefer to nest in tree hollows.
Life expectancy: Approximately 15 years.
Sounds: When flying it emits a harsh and loud shriek, in its roost it expresses annoyance by stretching the birds and swaying while itssing and clicking its beak.
Description and behavior: Linked to owls, they are unique for their long legs and heart-shaped facial disc that frames their small-eyed face.
They are medium birds, mainly nocturnal, although sometimes they remain active in the afternoon or early in the morning. Generally more numerous in populated areas, feeding in agricultural areas.
They have a dark brown iris, distinctive white heart-shaped facial disc; His profile is thin and peculiar. Its body is grayish with golden brown above and below white dotted with little black dots.
It is a very silent bird, its hunting is mostly flying, beating the wings slowly and radiantly; He uses his facial disc as a receiving parable of sounds emitted by his prey. It moves from side to side usually with hanging legs.
In Amaru we have 2 specimens, they arrived in 2016, they were rescued by private individuals and donated them because they were still chicks, a specimen is in the falconry plan.
Threats: The main threat that this bird suffers is the loss of its habitat and fragmentation of feeding areas.
State of conservation:
• Minor concern (IUCN).
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit (they are especially fond of oranges and tangerines).
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content. Although they tend to stay in one area, the greater kudu may search over a large distance for water in times of drought.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. – Wikipedia
Florence is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions.[9] From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.
The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.
Florence plays an important role in Italian fashion, and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub.
Počitelj is a populated place in the town of Čapljina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the left bank of the Neretva River, on the main road from Mostar to Metković, in the north of the town of Čapljina. Its historical urban center dates back to the 14th century and is a protected national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
*now taking applications*
(not really, it's not a real club. sadly. but bless maru kado for creating oni creatures to populate my host club fantasy)
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ᕼᗩIᖇ: sintiklia | orli - b&w (tinted) |
SKIᑎ: mudskin | jin hun (rare) |
ᑎᕮᑕKᒪᗩᑕᕮ: gabriel | nenjiyu necklace |
ᖇIᑎGS + ᑎᗩIᒪS: l'emporio | damned claws and rings |
ᕼOᖇᑎS: unicult | mini horns v.1 |
ᕮᗩᖇS: mandala | fantasy elf ears |
ᑭOᑎG ᑕᑌᑭ: mug/dots |backyard hangout gacha @epiphany |
OᑌTᖴIT: boys to the bone | hansel dungaree - fatpack |
ᗷᑌIᒪᗪ + ᗷOTTᒪᕮS: dynasty x bad unicorn | tenbatsu bar gacha @epiphany |
SᗩKᕮ ᗷᗩᖇᖇᕮᒪS: schadenfreude |
ᗰISᑕ. OᑎI: maru kado |
The region has a population of 27,829 (2020) and is one of the more densely populated parts of the island. The administrative centre is Keflavík, which had 7,000 residents when it merged with the nearby town of Njarðvík and Hafnir in 1995 to create Reykjanesbær, which is the largest settlement outside the Greater Reykjavík area; in 2018 the region had a population of 17,805.
The region is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the major point of entry for Iceland.
Some fishing towns, such as Grindavík, Njarðvík and Sandgerði are situated on the peninsula.
The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area.
There is a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station a luxury spa and pool area has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon".
The Bridge Between Continents spans the Álfagjá [ˈaulvaˌcauː] rift valley (60 feet wide and 20 feet (6.1 m) deep) near Grindavík, which is supposed to mark the boundary of the Eurasian and North American continental tectonic plates. It was built in 2002 and previously named Leif the Lucky bridge in honor of Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson who traveled from Europe to America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
A great deal of volcanic unrest was occurring in the Reykjanes Peninsula in 2020 and into 2021, after nearly 800 years of inactivity. After the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano started on 19 March 2021.
National Geographic's experts predicted that this "may mark the start of decades of volcanic activity". The eruption was small, leading to a prediction that this volcano was unlikely to threaten "any population centers".
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in Kent in the South East of England. It covers about 100 square miles. Criss-crossed with numerous watercourses, and with many areas lying below sea level, the Marsh has over time sustained a gradual level of reclamation, both through natural causes and by human intervention.
Romney Marsh is the largest coastal wetland on the south coast of England. With the English Channel as its eastern boundary, it is formed from several linked marshes: Romney Marsh proper forms the eastern portion, with the 'younger' Walland Marsh forming the majority of the western portion, and Denge Marsh to the south.
Its rich history derives from its formation from many small islands, its many medieval churches dating from 1100AD, through its changing landscape caused by the Great Storm of 1287, the raising of sheep and the smuggling of their fleeces to its military heritage from its defence of the country against the French and the Germans.
This is the house, the sea and the flag.
We were wandering along other long walls.
We couldn't find the door or the sound
from the absence, as from the dead.
And finally the house opens its silence,
we enter to step on the abandonment,
the dead rats, the empty goodbye,
the water that cried in the pipes.
The house cried night and day,
she moaned with the spiders, ajar,
she spilled from her black eyes,
and now suddenly we make her alive,
we populate it and it does not recognize us:
It has to bloom, and it doesn't remember.
by Pablo Neruda
Village de Roqueblanche, by Albane (155, 100, 22) - Moderado
This valley used to be populated with oak tree forests and redwoods, where American natives lived for centuries. Then early settlers from the East Coast arrived during the Gold Rush of 1848 and took over the land ruthlessly from the original inhabitants. These East Coast settlers planted apple trees, raised sheep, and shamelessly cut the mighty redwood forests. Their boom and bust cycle is pretty much depleted. There are only a very few virgin redwood groves remaining in the Pacific Northwest.
A new industry has emerged: this is Wine country and in the fall it is a colorful feast for the eyes. The grapes have been picked and wineries are busy crushing the year's harvest. Anderson Valley in Mendocino County has become a world class wine region. There is an annual Pinot Festival, celebrating this ancient Old World grape. It thrives in the cool fog that shrouds the valley on hot summer evenings and mornings.
The climate is interesting here, with a mix of Northwest Maritime and Mediterranean. Not a drop of rain falls during the hot dry summers. Vineyards are irrigated by taking water from the hillside streams that are part of the Navarro River watershed.
The old stagecoach road that connected tiny inland towns with the coast still runs through this valley. What used to be a rough dirt track is now a narrow single lane mountain road that winds through hills, sheep country, vineyards, and redwood forests. It is a lovely drive .... uniquely beautiful, rural, and very precious, given the highly populated and developed condition of much of California. Such a remote, quiet, beautiful place is very rare indeed in a state whose population has now approached 40 million residents, and whose economy is 5th in the world if the state were considered its own country.
Bavona Valley, which branches off from the Maggia Valley, is characterized by its wilderness. To this day it is deprived of electricity (except in San Carlo) and populated only during the summer. The magic of nature combined with the work of mankind has bestowed peace and harmony to this valley, one of Ticino’s most beautiful. Consisting of extremely high cliffs and remains of colossal landslides it is also one of the steepest and rockiest valleys of the entire Alpine region. An enchanting walk that goes through twelve villages, including Foroglio with its spectacular waterfall, allows the visitor to appreciate its charm.
The route is fascinating not only from an environmental point of view but also for the testimonials of human intervention found along the way, that prove how through an adequate interpretation of the territory it is possible to turn even the most hostile of natural elements into an ally. Very interesting are the so-called splüi, buildings under the rock that have made it possible to adapt nature to the needs of humans, creating shelters, housing and stables. Also very surprising is the ingenuity behind the transformation of the upper part of massive boulders into small gardens, protected from the voracious goats that stroll about the valley.
The itinerary that runs through the entire Bavona Valley can start either in Bignasco or in Cavergno. Along the course you will encounter a number of splüi and go through woods of chestnut trees - once considered to be "the tree of life" because of its vital role for the survival of the population. In Foroglio, the best known village of the valley because of the spectacular waterfall, you can spot a few houses with a wide arcade and a number of torbe gathered around a small church. Inside the church, you can admire the interesting altar from the 16th century. Also in town, the excellent Grotto Froda (a tavern) that offers traditional Ticino dishes and is run by Martino Giovanettina, a local intellectual.
Another point of interest is the centre of Sonlerto, where to avoid taking land from the pastures the houses were built between the boulders of a prehistoric landslide. The graceful oratory of Gannariente, with precious frescoes from the 16th century, has been a destination from time immemorial of a historical procession that occurs the first Sunday of May. The excursion ends in San Carlo, the last village of the Bavona Valley and departure point of the cableway that goes up to Robiei (below the Basodino glacier). From there you may choose to return by bus to Bignasco or Cavergno.
The former D&RGW yard in Helper, Utah was populated by a gaggle of EMD SD9043MACs the afternoon of Nov. 2, 2007.
Taken at Knole Park, Kent, UK.
The park is populated by around 350 wild deer today and is managed by Knole Estate. It was originally stocked purely with fallow deer until a herd of Japanese Sika deer were introduced in the 19th century, and the two species now roam the landscape together.
The herd’s ancestors stretch back 500 years and the park is one of very few wild deer parks in England to have survived this long. The park was first enclosed by a fence in 1455 by Thomas Bourchier to indulge the passion for hunting at the time.
Towards the end of March and beginning of April the deer will shed their winter coats and the lighter summer coats come through. The deer start to look messy and untidy when this happens because the new coat comes from underneath and pushes the old one out.
Antler growth is governed by testosterone levels, which is at its lowest when the antler casts (and at its highest during the rut in autumn). The deer have an open sore for a day or two but the velvet soon comes through and the new antlers start to grow.
Calving and fawning happens in June/July and the rut occurs in October/November.
See my album 'Deer Rut' here www.flickr.com/photos/suelockhartimages/albums/7215771654...
(Source: NT Knole)
Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. With a population of approximately 240,342 (over 45% of Tasmania's population), it is the least populated Australian state capital city, and second smallest if territories are taken into account (after Darwin, Northern Territory). The city is located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, making it the most southern of Australia's capital cities. Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre Mount Wellington, and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world, with much of the city's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land. The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the five local government areas that cover the city. Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. 30921
Street art in the Midtown District of Houston, in Texas, USA.
Originally populated as a Victorian-style residential neighbourhood in the 19th century, Midtown experienced an economic depression during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in the departure of residents and businesses and a proliferation of vacant land.
The formation of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority in the early 1990s and a renewed interest in Houston's urban core resulted in the gentrification of the district throughout the 2000s, fuelled by an influx of young residents and the development of a vibrant nightlife.
Like many other gentrified areas of Houston, Midtown's street signs are themed, specific to the area's logo, and there are many parks, sculptures, and businesses that include “Midtown” in their name, as a form of economic unity and to further attract more visitors and residents.
Midtown has continued its rapid development through the 2010s, but the district continues to face issues of crime, inadequate infrastructure, chronic homelessness, and geographic disparities in public investment.
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Plus familièrement "Tigre à dents de sabre"
Ce carnivore prédateur est le plus gros félin ayant vécu sur la planète. Le Smilodon populator mesurait plus de 2 m de long – plus de 1 m au garrot – et son poids aurait pu atteindre 400 kg. Ses canines supérieures, très allongées, pouvaient mesurer jusqu’à 28 cm. Autres caractéristiques : une musculature des membres antérieurs hyper-développée – bien plus que chez un lion ou un tigre actuel – et une queue très courte. Le genre Smilodon (du grec smilê « tranchet, ciseau ») a vécu de − 2,5 millions d’années à − 10 000 ans, à la fin de la dernière période glaciaire. On en connaît trois espèces : Smilodon populator, Smilodon fatalis et Smilodon gracilis.
FESTIVAL DES LUMIERES
L'Evolution en voie d'illumination
Jardin des Plantes Paris
This little bygd is only populated in the summertime, mostly with people from Nuuk or tourists.
The fisherman is one of the locals cleaning his boat after a long day being out on the fjord.
The Gran Chaco (Quechua: chaku, "hunting land") is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided among eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, where it is connected with the Pantanal region. This land is sometimes called the Chaco Plain.
The Gran Chaco is about 647,500 km² (250,000 sq mi) in size, though estimates differ. It is located west of the Paraguay River and east of the Andes, mostly an alluvial sedimentary plain shared among Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. It stretches from about 17° to 33° South latitude and between 65° and 60° West longitude, though estimates differ.
Historically the Chaco has been divided in three main parts: the Chaco Austral or Southern Chaco, south of the Bermejo River and inside Argentinian territory, blending into the Pampa region in its southernmost end; the Chaco Central or Central Chaco between the Bermejo and the Pilcomayo River to the north, also now in Argentinian territory; and the Chaco Boreal or Northern Chaco, north of the Pilcomayo up to the Brazilian Pantanal, inside Paraguayan territory and sharing some area with Bolivia.
Locals sometimes divide it today by the political borders, giving rise to the terms Argentinian Chaco, Paraguayan Chaco and Bolivian Chaco. (Inside Paraguay, people sometimes use the expression Central Chaco for the area roughly in the middle of the Chaco Boreal, where Mennonite colonies are established.)
The Chaco Boreal may be divided in two: closer to the mountains in the west, the Alto Chaco (Upper Chaco), sometimes known as Chaco Seco (or Dry Chaco), is very dry and sparsely vegetated. To the east, less arid conditions combined with favorable soil characteristics permit a seasonally dry higher-growth thorn tree forest, and further east still higher rainfall combined with improperly drained lowland soils result in a somewhat swampy plain called the Bajo Chaco (Lower Chaco), sometimes known as Chaco Húmedo (Humid Chaco). It has a more open savanna vegetation consisting of palm trees, quebracho trees and tropical high-grass areas, with a wealth of insects. The landscape is mostly flat and slopes at a 0.004 degree gradient to the east. This area is also one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the Parana-Paraguay Plain division.
Source: Wikipedia
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Harstad is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogaland, and the third-largest in all of Northern Norway. The town was incorporated in 1904. Villages in the municipality include Elgsnes, Fauskevåg, Gausvik, Grøtavær, Kasfjord, Lundenes, Nergården and Sørvika.
The 445-square-kilometre (172 sq mi) municipality is the 226th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Harstad is the 47th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,703. The municipality's population density is 57.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (149/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.2% over the last decade.
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit.
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. – Wikipedia
Can you imagine viewing London with no people?
When I set out to photograph London at night, my main goal was to capture the city, one of the most populated in the world, empty. That's right. I aimed to have no people in the photographs. One would think this would be a challenging task, though it really hasn't been. The real challenge is London's rapidly changing skyline.
I would photograph an area around the Square Mile, then need to return as an omission of a particular new building would have been too obvious. The Shard is a prime example. There are super images captured from Tower Bridge in my London photo library, but The Shard is either non-existent or in various stages of construction. Needless to say, the photos ended up on the "cutting room floor."
Well, Hello Shard! Hello Walkie Talkie! Hello Cheesegrater! Your emergence created issues and slowed the progress of my project. I had to return to your area more times than once. This is not a complaint. I love capturing London with my camera, but the changes have been more obvious to me and I tend to be a perfectionist. My goal to get it right makes me return over and over again.
All that said, with a diversion, London at night is simply beautiful. When the lights come on the city shines gloriously, and seems to be a bit more stately, or grand. What is missed during the day, stands out at night almost demanding due attention.
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Kittenhausen is a very small village in the district of Neumarkt (Upper Palatinate, Bavaria). This area is famous for outliers (in German Zeugenberge). These mountains are typically formed when sufficient erosion of surrounding rocks has taken place to sever the younger rock's original continuity with a larger mass of the same younger rocks nearby.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
Sea stacks populate several of Oregon's seaside shores like these pictured above. Towering remnants of much larger forms, these that have survived the perpetual assault of wind and wave put me in mind of mythical tails one might read from J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing.
A pebbly beach on Lake Ontario in Kingston.
I wanted to title it, "Pebble Beach, CA" but too many would have thought that I was refering to a golf course in California. With good reason, I guess, because that California CA is actually a little more populated than this Canada CA.
© AnvilcloudPhotography
Early morning at Kenardington Road, on Romney Marsh.
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km2). The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the 18th century. Due to its location, geography and isolation, it was a smuggler's paradise between the 1600s and 1800s. The area has long been used for sheep pasture: Romney Marsh sheep are considered one of the most successful and important sheep breeds. Criss-crossed with numerous waterways, and with some areas lying below sea level, the Marsh has over time sustained a gradual level of reclamation, both through natural causes and by human intervention.
The fall migration is far more active and diversely populated than the past spring migration. But so much of our attempts to see and to photograph migrants is based on luck - weather, time of day, the behaviours of small mixed flocks, and so on. The one constant my friend Paul managed to instill in me is that you cannot see/photograph birds if you are not out where they might be. So I have been taking every free moment I have to drop by a birdy location - even if it is only an hour - at any time of day. Yesterday morning, near Mud Lake, I spent an early morning hour before work wandering around to various areas, and saw a lot of birds! I was super lucky to have this lovely Parula drop down for a brief rest from chasing insects in some soft morning light. Even in its fading colours there is a lot of beauty.
The region has a population of 27,829 (2020) and is one of the more densely populated parts of the island. The administrative centre is Keflavík, which had 7,000 residents when it merged with the nearby town of Njarðvík and Hafnir in 1995 to create Reykjanesbær, which is the largest settlement outside the Greater Reykjavík area; in 2018 the region had a population of 17,805.
The region is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the major point of entry for Iceland.
Some fishing towns, such as Grindavík, Njarðvík and Sandgerði are situated on the peninsula.
The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area.
There is a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station a luxury spa and pool area has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon".
The Bridge Between Continents spans the Álfagjá [ˈaulvaˌcauː] rift valley (60 feet wide and 20 feet (6.1 m) deep) near Grindavík, which is supposed to mark the boundary of the Eurasian and North American continental tectonic plates. It was built in 2002 and previously named Leif the Lucky bridge in honor of Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson who traveled from Europe to America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
A great deal of volcanic unrest was occurring in the Reykjanes Peninsula in 2020 and into 2021, after nearly 800 years of inactivity. After the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano started on 19 March 2021.
National Geographic's experts predicted that this "may mark the start of decades of volcanic activity". The eruption was small, leading to a prediction that this volcano was unlikely to threaten "any population centers".
In September the lilacs bloom;
the garden is populated
of hyacinths, daffodils and lilies
and the rosebush begins to open its roses.
In September the flowers
it rains thousand to thousand;
the orange tree is dressed in orange blossoms
and tender shoots are born in the jasmine.
In September the traveling birds
return to the country
and the air is filled with trills
and everything in September invites to live.
I too am a traveling bird;
I was born into the world
in the month when the lilacs open
and the lilies exhale a subtle perfume.
by Vicenta Castro Cambon
Brumby Park Conservatory, Ungnyo (217, 147, 65) - Moderado
other than crops, the farm has been mainly populated by thistles...so I did take a few pics of them. I have never looked at them so closely before; they are a wonder of nature. :-)
Rolling on the former Lehigh Valley bridge over the Delaware River, an eastbound Conrail TV train approaches Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The city of Easton, Pennsylvania populates the hillside in the background.
Located on the "dry side" of the Cascade Mountain Range, this sparsely populated end of the Columbia River Gorge was ideally selected due to its minimum annual rainfall and ideal runoff prevention geology for the build sight of two major landfill operations. The western portions of Washington and Oregon rely heavily on both BNSF and Union Pacific to rid their large urban centers of unwanted waste, dumping the quantities of garbage in the eastern wastelands of the states, far from civilization in places such as Roosevelt, WA (Republic) and Arlington, OR (Waste Management). Hauling garbage is big business in the PNW, and the movement of municipal trash from places like Everett, Seattle, Interbay and Pasco creates a steady, reliable flow of income for these two major class 1s who operate each, multiple train loads of trash on a daily basis to and from their respective dump sites.
Returning back from Republic's Roosevelt landfill for another load of stink, a BNSF H ROOPAS1 27A rushes alongside the arid Washington banks of the Columbia River, snaking past the 163 intermediates near McCredie with a short, 2200 foot consist of 58 empty trash containers. A pair of yet to be bastardized EMD SD60Ms dressed still in fallen flag Burlington Northern green and white paint provide what little muscle is needed to easily handle the barely 1000 ton train on the fairly level track of the Fallbridge Sub back toward Pasco. Off in the distance, keen eyes will spot both a westbound crude oil load as well as more double-stacked garbage containers that are yarded at the facility in Roosevelt awaiting disposition.
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit.
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. – Wikipedia
These two monochrome images were composed during a road trip through ranching country in Montana, a beautiful and sparsely populated American State.
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.
Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Wikipedia)
Kruger National Park
South Africa
One of the tallest and longest-horned antelopes, the greater kudu can weigh up to 600 pounds with horns up to 6 feet in length. The greater kudu is found throughout eastern and southern Africa, in mixed woodlands, bushlands, hills and mountains. It feeds on leaves, flowers and fruits and can live up to 8 years in the wild.
The greater kudu is characterized by its narrow body, long legs, large ears and brown coat with white vertical torso stripes. Both the greater kudu and the lesser kudu have distinctive stripes and spots covering their bodies, and males have fringe under their chins and impressive spiral horns.
Females form small groups of 3-10 individuals and their calves. Male kudu are generally solitary, but can form groups of their own, and only join female herds during the mating season. The male hierarchy is based on size and age. The male greater kudu is rarely aggressive in the wild, but sparring does occur between males of similar size and stature. After locking horns and shoving one another, dominance is established when one male stands sideways, making himself look as large as possible until the other is impressed and backs away.
Despite their wide range, the greater kudu is thinly populated in some areas due to habitat loss, predation, hunting and disease. Humans are converting much of the kudu's natural habitat to farmland and some people hunt it for its hide and unique twisting horns. Hyenas, big cats and wild dogs also hunt the greater kudu. – Wikipedia