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A distinctive call, to protect her only surviving youngster, the others have been predated, so good to see her on constant alert at the Restharrow scrape Sandwich bay Kent.
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Isula Rossa Torra ghjenuvese, fanale di Petra.
La tour de la Pietra a été bâtie en 1530-1531 par les Génois afin d'assurer la surveillance du littoral corse face aux invasions. Sa construction est donc antérieure à la fondation de la ville de l'Île-Rousse.
The Pietra tower was built in 1530-1531 by the Genoese to ensure surveillance of the Corsican coast against invasions. Its construction therefore predates the founding of the city of Île-Rousse.
MIDSUMMER the breeding season is drawing to a close, you may be lucky enough to come across the occasional family group or individual youngster like above who has parents in attendance. This beauty is the last remaining one at the Restharrow scrape Sandwich bay Kent, the rest have sadly been predated.
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Ancient Pueblos, Canyon De Chelly, Arizona.
People who we know little about, built and lived in these house about a thousand years ago. They predate the Navajo, and then, mysteriously, they dissapeared over the course of about a generation. Music to accompany this and any Desert South West? May I suggest anything by the great flautist Travis Terry, whom I had the good fortune to meet on the canyon rim.
A bit of a Topaz Texture.
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This shot is a prime example of modern Tokyo at night, but also of old history hidden in plain sight: This is a view from Tokyo Tower towards the south. The big road, coming from the right in the shot, is Sakurada dori avenue (or as it is written in Japanese: 桜田通り). But this road predates all the houses now lining it, electric lights and the invention of the car - it existed already back in medieval times!
And a note on the name. Sakurada dori avenue is its official English name, and what you will see on maps and signs - thought the Japanese part of the name itself means Cherryblossom field road, so the 'avenue' part of the name is actually superfluous.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Interior, Huesca, Spain
Abbey of San Pedro el Viejo is a former Benedictine monastery. The present Romanesque structure was built by the Benedictines in the 12th century. The name "San Pedro el Viejo", or "Saint Peter the Old", refers to the fact that the Visigothic monastery building that was given to them predated the Moorish occupation. The site now consists mostly of the cloisters and the church. It has been a national monument since 1886, and is one of the most important buildings for the Romanesque architecture of Aragon.
The former chapter room has been since the 13th century the Chapel of San Benito or Royal Pantheon (Panteón Real) and contains the tombs of two kings of Aragon: Alfonso I, the Battler, and his brother and successor Ramiro II, the Monk.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
This photo shows a part of the standing stones and doesn't cover the whole site.
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Patrick Ashmore, who excavated at Calanais in the early 1980s writes: ‘The most attractive explanation… is that every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills. It seems to dance along them, like a great god visiting the earth. Knowledge and prediction of this heavenly event gave earthly authority to those who watched the skies.’
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...Easy to do when looking out that window at the Grand Tetons.
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel in Grand Teton National Park, in the community of Moose.
The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the Cathedral Group of peaks in a large window behind the altar.
The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson.
The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the dude ranches that stretched north of Jackson along the base of the Teton Range.
The land was donated by Maud Noble, owner of nearby Menor's Ferry, predating the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929 and its expansion into the Moose area in 1950.
Construction materials, labor and funds were provided by local ranchers.
It played a primary role in the movie Spencer's Mountain, which was filmed in Jackson Hole in 1963, and featured Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.
The chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980.
(Nikon, 16-35/4.0, 1/100 @ f/16, ISO 500)
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel in Grand Teton National Park, in the community of Moose.
The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the Cathedral Group of peaks in a large window behind the altar.
The chapel, which was built in 1925, is owned and operated by St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson.
The chapel was built to serve guests and employees of the dude ranches that stretched north of Jackson along the base of the Teton Range.
The land was donated by Maud Noble, owner of nearby Menor's Ferry, predating the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929 and its expansion into the Moose area in 1950.
The design was based on Our Father's House in Ethete on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Construction materials, labor and funds were provided by local ranchers.
It played a primary role in the movie Spencer's Mountain, which was filmed in Jackson Hole in 1963, and featured Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.
The chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980.
(Nikon, 24-70/2.8, 1/20 @ f/22, ISO 100)
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
I had a pair of Nuthatches regularly coming to my woodland feeders but the female disappeared a few months ago ,probably predated by the local sparrow hawk.
Its seems that this is the new lady on the block and has now paired up with the male.
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L'ermitage Saint-Hubert est le principal édifice de la forêt domaniale de Retz. Construit en pierre de taille, sa fondation est antérieure au règne de Charles VI.
Cet ancien ermitage a été transformé en regard sur le tracé de la Laie des Pots (conduite d'eau potable qui achemine l'eau de pluie de la forêt au Château François 1er).
Il est inscrit à l'Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques.
Vestiges du réseau d'adduction d'eau datant du 12e siècle. Villers-Cotterêts est une ville sans eau. Elisabeth de Vermandois, épouse de Philippe d'Alsace comte de Flandre, décide en 1182 de faire conduire les eaux qui sourdent en certains points de la forêt de Retz, appelées "Les Pleurs de la Coste de Faicte de Rest". Ce réseau constitué de conduites, poteries, de regards à tampons (dits aussi margelles ou pots), de portes, d'aqueducs ou de voûtes a été classé au titre des Monuments Historiques le 29 juillet 2013. En suivant la randonnée "La Salamandre", découvrez ce réseau qui alimenta en eau le château puis la ville de Villers-Cotterêts pendant près de 700 ans.
Documents:Fondation du patrimoine et comité régional de Tourisme Picardie;
The Hermitage Saint-Hubert is the main building of the forest of Retz. Built in stone, its foundation predates the reign of Charles VI.
This former hermitage has been transformed into a look at the route of Laie des Pots (drinking water pipe that carries rainwater from the forest to Château François 1er).
It is registered in the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments.
Remains of the 12th century water supply network. Villers-Cotterêts is a city without water. Elisabeth de Vermandois, wife of Philippe d'Alsace Count of Flanders, decided in 1182 to drive the waters that drip at certain points in the forest of Retz, called "The Tears of Coste de Faicte de Rest". This network consisting of pipes, pottery, stamps (also called copings or pots), doors, aqueducts or vaults has been classified as a Historic Monument on July 29, 2013. Following the hike "La Salamandre" , discover this network which supplied water to the castle then the city of Villers-Cotterêts during nearly 700 years.
Documents: Heritage Foundation and Picardie Regional Tourism Committee;
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This is both the cathedral for the diocese of Oxford, and the chapel for the college of Christ Church. It's one of the smallest cathedrals in England (but for a chapel it is really quite big). The church actually predates the college it is now a part of. It used to be the church belonging to St Frideswide's Priory, and was built in the second half of the 12th century in Romanesque style (you might note the Gothic Perpendicular style of the ceiling - the church has had some remodelling).
Driving into San Francisco across the Bay Bridge, you are greeted with the Hills Bros Coffee sign atop their building. I believe the building predated the building of the bridge, which can be seen behind it. It was looking good in the morning light.
Anyone else remember seeing this sign as the crossed the bridge?
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The top of the church Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, just next to Piazza del Popolo, as seen over the Aurelian wall (3rd century AD and predating the church by quite some time).
The church was built in 1472-1477, replacing a medieval church (said to have been built on the spot where the wicked emperor Nero had been buried - though this is now very much doubted and that founding history is more to be viewed as a myth). It was originally a pure Renaissance church, but got some remodelling done in the 17th century which gives the church a touch of Baroque too.
The octagonal dome, which is over the central area of the church, and its platform was the first of its kind, but became a predecessor to others. The slimmer tower to the right is the bell-tower. And the rotunda topped with another cross in between the two others, is the Chigi chapel also to be found in the church. An interior view of the dome in that chapel can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/dameboudicca/50177038687
And the tall structure to the far right of the shot, is the Porta del Popolo (also known as Porta Flaminia), the gate separates Piazza del Popolo and the Piazzale Flaminia.
The Glen is named after the River Coe which runs through it. The name of the river may predate the Gaelic language, as its meaning is not known. It is possible that the name stems from an individual personal name, Comhan.
Santo Domingo de Guzman: Located on Avenue 20 de Noviembre. This is one of the city’s most beautiful and emblematic buildings. The first stone for the church was placed in 1547 by Francisco Marroquin, Bishop of Guatemala. It seems that the current church dates from the 17th century, but elements predating this were undoubtedly used for its construction. The exterior has been modified - apparently the façade was between two structures of which the southernmost is gone and there remain only some traces of it on the church wall. The façade is exquisitely decorated and on it a great Dominican coat-of-arms stands out. The mortared decoration, which covers the entire façade, deserves special attention. The motifs are unusual and make this façade one of the most ornate from Mexican and Central American colonial art. To find these motifs requires a minutely precise observation: There are anagrams, little angels, sirens and personages between lions. The Dominican House of Antigua, no longer standing, may have been its model. The pulpit is of remarkable beauty. Its structure rises upon a pedestal profusely carved in the likeness of a sumptuous golden challis. It is one of Mexico's best. Inside you’ll see motifs of indigenous design. Sure to grab your attention are a pair of two-headed eagles that flank the sculpture of Santo Domingo. Open daily from 08:00 to 19:00.
Lower plugs
Large one - Serial port connector. Mid 1960s and predates personal computers yet remarkably it is still in use. Connected teleprinters to mainframes and modems. The smaller and later plug is the ubiquitous USB-C connector of 2014 onwards.
Upper:
Apple has to be different! At back is the 30 pin connector for 4th generation click wheel iPODs of 2004. The less deep version at front came with later iPOD and iPOD Touch models. Both replaced by the smaller 8-pin Lightning connector of 2012.
f/5 42mm macro, 24 layer focus stack rendered in HeliconFocus followed by Affinity Photo where the background keyboard was added. Image is 2.4” wide.
Şanlıurfa Province or simply Urfa Province is a province in southeastern Turkey. The city of Şanlıurfa is the capital of the province which bears its name.
The province is famous for its Abrahamic sites such as Balıklı Göl, where Prophet Abraham was cast by Nimrod into fire that is believed to have turned to water, and Mevlid-i Halil Mosque where Abraham was born in the cave next to the mosque. Also lying within the district, approximately 12 km (7 mi) northeast of the city of Şanlıurfa, is the pre-historic site of Göbekli Tepe, where continuing excavations have unearthed 12,000 year-old sancturies dating from the early Neolithic period, considered to be the oldest temples in the world, predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years. [Source: Wikipedia]
Never realized before that this "Chi-ca-go", "Chi-ca-go" is the onomatopoeia for the rallying cry of the California Quails… (Don't ask me to say this prase outloud, I am French after all ) Why not "Sa-cra-men-to" or "Vic-to-ria "… I don’t know. We moved into a more rural part of the Greater Victoria last December and I am so happy to see that we have a healthy population of California Quails around here. We initially had quite a few of them in our previous neighborhood in Saanich (we lioved there for 15 years) , but they all seem to disappear over the years. Apparently, they are heavily predated by the feral cats. The number I see here right now is very encouraging and I hope to be able to photograph them in the Winter, this would be especially nice on one of those rare snowy day. This one was caught on a trail in the woods around Metchosin not around our home. Unfortunately very high ISO.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
The Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland. A Neolithic henge and stone circle near Stromness.
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also contains Maes How and Scara Brae. Some 5,000 years old, it predates the Pyramids and the similar stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury.
Zoar Moravian Church was built in 1863 by a group of German immigrants from Hopedale, Pennsylvania who came to the new Territory of Minnesota to homestead in 1853. The oldest grave in the cemetery here is that of Mrs. Fritz Ruediger, who died in 1856, and whose family gave two acres of land for the building of the church and cemetery. The congregation, established in 1858, chose its name from the Bible as Zoar was the name of the city where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah.
Church records were kept only in German until the early 1900's. In 1908, the steeple was moved forward to form a bell tower. The church was used regularly until the 1930's, and the congregation finally disbanded in the 1940's. It is still maintained and used by the Waconia Moravian Church congregation, mainly for Easter Sunday worship. The Waconia Moravian Church congregation celebrated the Zoar Church's 150th Anniversary in August 2013.
This church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1980 (NRHP Reference # 80001985) as a part of the Carver County MRA. Per the Minnesota Historical Society, it reflects the Greek Revival style of architecture typical of many early public buildings in Minnesota.
The Moravian Church is one of the few Protestant groups that predate Martin Luther's 1517 revolt against the Catholic Church. Moravians and Bohemians, then known as the Hussites, were persecuted for many years.
Both Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks are striking, dashing accipiters. Both predate upon birds, and are very fast and acrobatic in flight. The differences between the two are subtle, though Sharpies are a bit smaller, with the gray cap on their more rounded head extending over the nape of the neck. Sharpies are more northern in their distribution, breeding well up into Canada and only parts of the northeast and northern intermountain areas of the US, with migration south for the winter. Cooper’s however are year-round throughout the US, and though some breed north of the border, their breeding range is limited to southern Canada.
Despite their problematic diet, both species are an exciting, welcome sight, their quickness on the chase is thrilling to see. This fellow was quite small, thus I think a male, and had his mind on my bird feeders, as is a common habit of both species. After a few days without success that I was aware of, he moved on to hunt elsewhere.
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Christ Church cathedral is both the cathedral for the diocese of Oxford, and the chapel for the college of Christ Church. It's one of the smallest cathedrals in England (but for a chapel it is really quite big). The church actually predates the college it is now a part of. It used to be the church belonging to St Frideswide's Priory, and was built in the second half of the 12th century in Romanesque style (with some later Gothic remodelling added).
A few weeks ago I discovered this ditch with ca. 15 Black Tern nests. It is a rare species in the Netherlands and the nests are constructed by the foundation that is owning this piece of land. Many nests have a little fence for keeping the young safe from falling into the water, or being predated by nasty creatures.
I went back three times, because it is such a treat to see how they are fed. The picture more a less tells it all, the speeding parent with a giant dragonfly, the young squeeking and opening their beaks, the parent dropping the food on the fly, and then off for another meal. This goes on 16 hours a day!
It is amazing how fast they grow. These chicks four days later started practicing flying, and another 4 days later they were gone.
In the mean time in other nests you could see them almost grow every minute. For sure I will return next year to see this spectacle again!
I think I took about 1000 pictures, many off them worth while showing. Enjoy.
A freehouse situated in the heart of Bath city centre, established in 1792. The Grade II listed bar is one of Bath's oldest buildings, predating Wood's famous Royal Crescent.
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The Baroque church Sant'Agnese in Agone, facing Piazza Navona in Rome - and the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the four rivers) in front of it. The church was the work of Girolamo Rainaldi, his son Carlo Rainaldi and Francesco Borromini. It was built 1652-1672 (but it had been a troubled project and Borromini had left already in 1657). The fountain was designed in 1651 by Borromini's rival Gian Lorenzo Bernini, so it predated the church. The obelisk is not Egyptian, as you would believe, but Roman and the inscription connects it with emperor Domitian, his father Vespasian and his brother Titus.
This is a view of a few of the stones that make up the cruciform structure of the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
These stones have been in place for millennia and the oldest section of the structure predates the famous Stonehenge in Wiltshire by centuries. The stones themselves do not have the same impact of size of it’s the better known counterpart but it would still have been a monumental effort (sorry about the pun) to move the pieces and assemble this structure.
Following on from my previous post, I'm still confined to barracks, and am working on my older files to try and overcome my frustrations.
Situated between Madron and Morvah in west Cornwall, is Lanyon Quoit, along with other Cornish ancient stones dates back to the Neolithic period (3500-2500BC), predating both the pyramids in Egypt and metal tools.
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Dipper feeding one of three juveniles under a small bridge hosting the confluence of 3 culverts leading into the river Irwell. The nest was built in the bridge. I believe two juveniles sadly perished the following day as I was not able to find them...I can only presume they were predated. I spent 2 weeks at the site (and another) in all weathers pretty much from dawn till dusk. Watching these birds was reward itself but for me this image was the icing on the cake.
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A bit quieter and much smaller version of the Main Square but with as much beauty and charm the Mały Rynek, or Small Square, is another spot to enjoy.
Located right behind Saint Mary's Basilica this is a great spot to hear the Trumpeter play without the crowds of the Main Square.
From the 16th century onward sellers of antiques also made a home for themselves on the square, when it was known as ‘Forum Antiquum’ (the Old Market), though the locals liked to call it ‘Tandeta’ (the ‘tacky market’) or - in a rhyming pun related to the grisly meats on display - even ‘Wendeta’ (Vendetta).
Serving as an intermediate point between the nobility of the Main Square and the impoverished denizens living near the city walls, Mały Rynek also housed a soup kitchen for the poor and the 13th-century School of the Virgin Mary, which predated the founding of the square.
Maly Rynek, Kraków, Poland
This is the first time for me :-)
Predating the 18th century, the fast-growing Scarlet is one of the oldest runner beans around. Its vibrant red flowers stand out in the vegetable patch, while its edible beans add utility to more decorative landscaping. Attracts hummingbirds and bees.
Across the lane from Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire is Hailes Church, a small country chapel that predates its more famous neighbour by a half-century. The small Norman church stands on the edge of a farm field, directly opposite the ruins of the Cistercian abbey. Hailes Church was begun around 1135 and is famous for its wonderful collection of medieval wall paintings.
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Black Redstart
This is an image of the female at the second site I have been monitoring for many weeks. This year she has had two broods (a first record for Manchester). I think she had not less than three chicks fledge in the first brood. I watched one get predated by a magpie which was not pleasant to watch. She had three chicks in her second brood and they all survived and became independant. Whilst the bird is not affected by my close presence I took this image by lying under some draping Buddleia plants and I thought shooting through them would help give an intimate/secret-world feel. I did not quite pull it off. I am thankfull I did not get stung by bees or wasps of which there were many.
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This is both the cathedral for the diocese of Oxford, and the chapel for the college of Christ Church. It's one of the smallest cathedrals in England (but for a chapel it is really quite big). The church actually predates the college it is now a part of. It used to be the church belonging to St Frideswide's Priory, and was built in the second half of the 12th century in Romanesque style (with some later Gothic remodelling added).
DSC_1520 RKO. This photo was taken at Kalizo, Namibia! Another one from the archives!
I simply love these colorful and gracious birds, especially when they are flying around the place you are standing!
They are so difficult to capture while continuously flying around, fighting each other, searching for insects, absorbing some water from the nearby river or while escaping from the predating Yellow Billed Kites!
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After a beautiful pre-dawn kayak paddle on Blue Cypress Lake, alone with the sounds of nature and a beautiful sunrise, I switched gears to birds and put on my 200-600 lens. For once I remembered to change from single shot to high-speed continuance. Osprey are not in town in any great numbers and have not started their nesting season yet. However, I could hear barred owls and hawks calling, as well as pileated woodpeckers, all of which I enjoy watching and photographing. Just as the light was perfect, I spotted a red-shouldered hawk on top of a cypress tree. Much to my surprise and delight, what I assume is its mate, decided not to be left out of the photo session. They must have been mugging for the camera to have taken a branch in front, giving me my best opportunity. Red-shouldered hawks are monogamous and often use the same nest each year. They only live 5-10 years and their eggs and chicks are predated upon, but they are very common in South Florida and do well here. (Buteo lineatus)