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Took the boat out to shoot loons and their chicks today. Some were riding on the adults' back (more photos to come) but it was a nice surprise as I came upon this beautiful Loon sitting on her nest. An adult Goshawk (which was an amazing sight) was flying close over her nest hopefully it wont be predated. They are so vulnerable in this state.
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Tomb from the church of Näshult, which predates the current church (the church is from 1735 - the burial from 1572). And the photo lies a bit - the stone is placed in the floor, not standing up, but I liked the effect from this angle.
The man buried here is Nils Persson from Holma, of the noble Silfversparre family (Silfversparre is a description of the coat of arms which later was used as a family name, so if you look at the stone you can see that coat of arms, but the name Silfversparre isn't actually mentioned). Nils Persson was first mentioned in 1529 and had several important functions in the higher echelons of society - though they are hard to translate to English so I won't try. He died October 19 1572, at six in the afternoon (according to the stone). Nils Persson had acquired a lot of land in his life-time and he seems to have been rather ruthless - and he had actually killed a man in 1551. He had at least three children, including a daughter - who was also accused of murder. She was later executed, but not for that, but for treachery towards the king. You can't help but get the feeling that if you were important enough, back in the day, you really could get away with murder...
"As their name suggests, Mary River turtles are found in the Mary River from Gympie to Maryborough and prefer to inhabit clear, slow-moving water. They are identified by their brownish, smooth, streamlined shell and will display a heavy covering of green algae. Their algae covered shell is perfect for remaining unseen from predators and prey alike!
Mary River turtles are omnivores. As well as eating underwater vegetation, they will predate upon fish, frogs and possibly even ducklings. They have the ability to camouflage into the muddy bottoms of the waterways and wait for their unsuspecting prey to pass by. The Mary River turtle is a cloacal ventilator, meaning it breathes oxygen through its anus. Cloacal ventilation allows the species to stay underwater for days at a time when the water is flowing and well oxygenated.
These turtles have to be clever to survive in the wild! As a hatchling they are frequently predated upon by other reptiles and birds of prey. Sadly, they are often caught by fishermen and are victims of fishing line entanglement and habitat destruction. It is so important to keep our waterways clean and clear, ensuring the survival of our aquatic life!
The Mary River turtle is an endangered species."
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Ġgantija is a Neolithic, megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo (in the village of Xaghra). The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of a series of megalithic temples in Malta. Their makers erected the two Ġgantija temples during the Neolithic Age (c. 3600-2500 BC), which makes these temples among the oldest megalithic monuments in the world, predating even the Giza pyramids in Egypt and England’s Stonehenge.
Together with other similar structures on Malta, these have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Megalithic Temples of Malta.
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Scotland is the land of standing stones
In the heart of the beautiful island of Arran, with purple heather blooming on the hillside and sheep grazing by an abandoned cottage, there is a moor where a collection of neolithic stone circles lie- five in all, including one at the entrance poetically named Fingal’s Cauldron. The only way to get to them is to walk through the fields which can take about 40 minutes or so.
These stones and circles predate the pyramids of Egypt. Their meaning and origin are surrounded in mystery along with their builders who are lost in time. I visited the ones on the Orkneys last year and could not help but be drawn into their powerful energy.
This is a beautiful music tribute written by Paul Anderson called the Land of the Standing Stones
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4gcf1k4wvM
or visit my tribute for more images
cybeleshineblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/ancient-hearts/
Image was taken in infrared and processed with Auto FX and topaz
Hampi or Hampe, also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi (City), Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra. Hampi continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, an active Adi Shankara-linked monastery and various monuments belonging to the old city.
Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. It was a fortified city. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest city, after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.
Located in Karnataka near the modern-era city of Hosapete, Hampi's ruins are spread over 4,100 hectares (16 sq mi) and it has been described by UNESCO as an "austere, grandiose site" of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India that includes "forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and others".
Predynastic Egyptian figure predating the pyramids by around 1000 years. Bone. Basic yet expressive. Pairs were often in burial goods.
Carving some 3500 years later:
www.flickr.com/photos/lesc/52224700441/in/album-721777203...
More Ancient Egypt:
www.flickr.com/photos/lesc/albums/72177720302881089
Part of the collection of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, UK
It is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework. This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles. It should be remembered that such a structure would have had to have frequent repairs made to it, so the mill may predate 1627. It was dendrochronologically dated in 2004 by Dr. Martin Bridge of the Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory when the oldest pieces in the buck were found to be from trees felled in winter 1595/96 and spring 1597. The 'new' crown tree was made from a tree that felled in spring 1670, while the quarter bars of the trestle were from trees felled between 1824 and 1826, so like most mills, it is a mix of old timbers variously recycled or hanging on from their original use.
For nearly three hundred years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour. In 1874 the mill was bought by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow who owned the nearby Ashridge Estate. He subsequently left it to a local farmer, who ran a successful milling business from the mill.
In 1902 the mill was seriously damaged during an enormous gale, damaging it beyond the price of economic repair. Around 1922 the derelict ruined mill was bought from the Ashridge Estate by a farmer whose land was close to the mill. In 1937 he donated it to the National Trust. However, it was not until 1963 that a band of volunteers began to carry out renovations at their own expense. The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions titled The Invisible Man which was filmed in 1967.[2] In 1970, after an interlude of 68 years, the mill once again ground corn.
and hear a telephone ringing, I'll know I've gone the wrong way :-)
John Hagee, Being Happy in an Unhappy World, 1989
i avoid phones like the plague...it even predates my hearing issues ;-)
japanese evergreen iris, 'Skirt Chaser', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Briefly, the Large Copper was once found in the UK in the Fens of East Anglia, but numbers diminished with the draining of the Fens for farmland until the last of the species died out in circa 1851. The British sub species was unique and cannot be recovered.
There are two further subspecies in Europe, including one in the Netherlands that has been used to attempt official releases to reintroduce Large Coppers to the UK. All such releases have failed to date, largely it seems because of the limited habitat available. The other European subspecies is L.d. rutilus in central and eastern Europe.
This find at Bumble Hole in the West Midlands is presumably a private release by a butterfly breeder of a sample of the central and eastern European subspecies, to a site that has a limited habitat and the butterflies are highly unlikely to establish a lasting colony. The release seems to have been of larvae, as there have been empty chrysalis cases found on site, including one predated by a wasp. Further breeding by the adult butterflies has taken place, since eggs have been found on the food plant, water dock, and more recently new larvae.
I decided to go and visit on 11 August, to see these beautiful butterflies while they are around.
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The mother of this juvenile blackbird was predated. Now that it has fledged, a robin is helping the father with the feeding.
My original objective was to take a picture of this fence, but the ivy caught my eye. As such, the photo is now more ivy than fence. There was some fall color when I took this picture. HFF
Introduced to the UK in 1948, the Grey Squirrel is considered to be a pest of the forest, stripping the bark and eating the sappy tissue beneath as well as being responsible for the disappearance of the Red Squirrel in much of the UK. Where Pine Marten numbers have increased Grey Squirrel have been predated in preference to Red and this could be part of the answer. It seems that Grey Squirrels show no avoidance of Pine Marten whereas Red Squirrels do.
The Art of Camouflage part 3.
Another short visit to the Nightjar today and it never ceases to amaze me how well camouflaged this bird is in its heathland habitat,looking like a piece of wood discarded on the ground.
Unfortunately the birds and their young are at risk from being predated by snakes,foxes,crows etc and rely on their camouflage and ability to remain motionless to survive.
Thankfully in Devon they have been doing well and have increased in numbers in recent years
Taken in Devon
1923-built 486031 approaches Ryde St Johns while working the 1158 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin service.
Another rake of the former London Electric Railway ‘Standard Stock’ is stabled on the siding to the right.
On the front of the unit the legend ‘RydeRail’ and a representation of the Island is visible. RydeRail predated Network SouthEast as a marketing initiative and was used until 1990.
Note also the cumulus cloud to the north, over the mainland of England. This is a typical weather pattern for the Isle of Wight, where a cloudy day on the mainland may be accompanied by a near cloud free day on the island. The island enjoys an average of over 37 hours of sunshine a week compared to the national average of 29.7 hours.
This is the site of an ancient druidic settlement and it feels magical and totally beautiful. Here you will find ancient rock formations yews and oaks that predate history. An aura of calm and magic is in the air and I love it. :-)
I've never before seen icicles in Soda Dam on the Jemez Creek -- what a treat!
The Soda Dam is made of travertine, calcium carbonate precipitated from groundwater. There are currently 15 springs and seeps in the Soda Dam area with a maximum temperature of 48 degrees C. The springs that precipitated the travertine discharge from a strand of the Jemez fault zone that runs through the area. The Jemez fault predates the formation of the Valles caldera.
The maximum age of the travertine deposits that make up the Soda Dam is 7000 years. Older deposits in the area have been dated at 480,000 to 1 million years old. This is about the same age as the Valles caldera.
About 35 years ago, the State Highway Department dynamited a hole in the dam in order to build the current road and the plumbing of the hot spring waters was disrupted. Because of the disruption, the Soda Dam is now slowly disintegrating.
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(The last shot from my 2015 trip to England, that included London and Oxford.)
The burial of the Augustinian prior Alexander Sutton, who died in 1320, in Christ Church cathedral.
This 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).
El Templo del Cielo (en chino simplificado 天坛, pinyin Tian Tan) es el mayor templo de su clase en toda la República Popular de China. Fue construido en el año 1420 y tanto la dinastía Ming como la Qing lo utilizaron para adorar por las cosechas (en primavera) y dar las gracias al cielo por los frutos obtenidos (otoño). Desde el año 1998 está considerado como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
Está situado en el parque Tiantan Gongyuan, al sur de la ciudad de Pekín. El Templo del Cielo es en realidad un conjunto de edificios: al norte se sitúa el Salón de Oración por la Buena Cosecha; al sur, el Altar Circular y la Bóveda Imperial del Cielo.
El conjunto está rodeado de una muralla interior y otra exterior formadas por una base rectangular que significa la tierra y rematadas con formas redondeadas para simbolizar el cielo. Las murallas dividen el recinto en dos zonas: la interior y la exterior.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templo_del_Cielo
The Temple of Heaven (Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple,[1] although Chinese heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, predates Taoism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Heaven
www.lonelyplanet.com/china/beijing/attractions/temple-of-...
Fixed F6.3, at around 450mm, @1/500th, ISO200.
It is a little basic, being manual focus, with no image stabilization,
Plus no communication between lens and camera.
I set the focus on the signal number plate, then waited until the loco number was clearing, then clicked.
The lens itself is a bit of a lump, but i managed this hand held, unfortunately i missed the critical moment slightly, i would be happier, if i could see all the writing on the loco front, clearly and sharply,
I have had the lens around 5 months, and only recently decided to try and master it....
Maybe that should be "remaster" it, i owned a Mirror lens 30 years ago, which of course predated image stabilizers and auto focus, but it did communicate suggested metering values with my Praktika BX20.
66744 6E10 Liverpool bulk Terminal- Drax PS
Panoramic view on Dawson Falls, one of seven waterfalls on the Murtle River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada. At Dawson Falls, the Murtle River drops over lava flows that date to about 200,000 years ago. Below the lava are compacted sand and gravel deposits left by a river that predated the eruption.
© Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn 2016
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.
Glen Coe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Comhann,[1] pronounced [klan̪ˠˈkʰo.ən̪ˠ]) is a glen of volcanic origins, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of Argyll, close to the border with Lochaber. It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The narrow glen shows a grim grandeur. The glen, approaching from the east on the main A82 road, is surrounded by wild and precipitous mountains. Further west at Invercoe, the landscape has a softer beauty before the main entrance to the glen. The main settlement is the nearby village of Glencoe located at the foot of the glen, near the site of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe.
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 although it is possible that the name stems from an individual personal name, Comhan (genitive Comhain).[2] Another theory gives 'glen of the dogs'
Information from Wikiedia.
A marmite shot. You either like it, or don't like it.
Unfortunately this family have been predated by mink. Out of five youngsters, only one adult and one youngster left. Reported to local Town Councillor, who has forwarded my email to the Countryside Access Team. He has told them that he wishes to have a full report submitted to him of their investigations, a copy of which he will forward to me. It will also be discussed at the next parish meeting on 6th August. I wait patiently to hear of their findings.
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Now a city park, these gardens are centrally located in New Delhi near the embassy district. This is a view of the Shisha Gumbad. The dynasties mention below, were muslim invaders from the north that predated the Mughals.
—from Wikipedia
Lodi Gardens is a city park situated in New Delhi. Spread over 90 acres (360,000 m2), it contains Muhammad Shah's tomb, the tomb of Sikandar Lodi, the Shisha Gumbad and the Bara Gumbad. These monuments date from the late Delhi Sultanate, during the Sayyid dynasty (r. 1414–1451) and Lodi dynasty (r. 1451–1526). At this time, the Delhi Sultanate's territory included parts of present-day North India and the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Lodi Gardens is popular for exercise and walking enthusiasts
As there is little architecture dating to the Sayyid and the Lodi periods still standing, Lodi Gardens is an important archaeological site, and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The gardens are situated between Khan Market and Safdarjung's Tomb on Lodi Road and are a popular spot for morning walks for Delhiites.
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
This year, I had the opportunity to photograph two pairs of breeding Black Redstarts in the centre of Manchester. A total of 8 birds fledged and only one was predated (by a LBB Gull). I did my best to ensure that the young thrived and I was assisted with the help of local businesses. No photographs of the young were taken near the nest. This image was made a little over two weeks after fledging.
Black Redstarts are a very rare breeding species in the UK. On average about 50 pairs breed in the UK each year. Most breed around London.
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.
Durham 3 December 2022.
Elvet Bridge over the River Wear. This is the second oldest bridge in Durham, built somewhere between 1170 and 1195, predated by Framwellgate Bridge by around fifty years.
Nuthatch use mud to reduce the size of their nesting hole in order to stop bigger birds from either evicting them or predating the nest. This Nuthatch worked on the outer as well as the inner depths of the hole approaching from all angles and with mud clearly visible on its bill. The nest is lined with shreds of bark and dead leaves.
I have been lucky enough to photograph and follow the progress of this Nightjar over the last few weeks.
Visits are kept to a minimum and only for a couple of minutes on each visit.I have received expert advice on the behaviour of this wonderful bird and have learnt so much about its habits.
Its a heavily predated species and i am aware that there are foxes in the area but these birds are increasing in numbers throughout Devon.
Everytime I see this remarkable nocturnal bird I am astounded by its camouflage as it sits motionless on the heathland floor.
Taken today in Devon
Cairnholy II chambered tomb. Local legend says it is the grave of both the mythical King Galdus, who is said to have beaten the Romans out of Galloway and the Bishop of Whithorn, killed in battle by Edward Bruce. It of course predates both by many thousands of years, dating from the Neolithic period.
This Lizard just posed long enough for a photo before it disappeared into the vegetation.
It's not the one that got predated by the Red Fox that I uploaded yesterday!
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Communist demonstartions once took place in the vast open space of Heroes’ Square. In fact the square predates Hungary’s Communist era and was originally laid out for the Millennium Celebrations of 1896. Today people come to visit the Millennium Monument at the square’s centre, while traffic runs through its southern side. It is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes.
DCS_1918. Southern Carmine Bee-eater! Handheld shot!
These birds are difficult to capture as they continuously fly around, fighting each other and moving constantly!.
They are so beautiful and gracious when they fly around looking for insects, absorb some water from the river or just escaping the predating Yellow Billed Kites!
Photo taken at Kalizo, Namibia!
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The present Little Rock station opened August 1, 1921, having been constructed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad after a fire destroyed the prior station on April 7, 1920. The structure used existing foundations, some exterior walls and the clock tower of the previous station, which had survived the fire. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Mopac Station".[2]
Although known as Union Station, this particular structure was used by only a single railroad, Missouri Pacific. Prior structures on this site were served by two additional railroads, Memphis & Little Rock (1874-1893) and st. Louis Southwestern Railroad (known as the 'Cotton Belt'). (ca. 1892-1910). The present (1921) structure was predated by a large wooden structure erected in 1874, and a brick station that opened in 1909 and burned in 1920.
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DSC_2515 RKO. This photo was taken at Kalizo, Namibia!
These birds are difficult to capture as they continuously fly around, fighting each other and moving constantly!.
They are so beautiful and gracious when they fly around looking for insects, absorb some water from the river or just escaping the predating Yellow Billed Kites!
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25035 has just come round the corner from Belper goods yard and approaches the northern portal of Milford Tunnel hauling a full HST set on a very frosty and misty November 29th 1985.
This picture predates my earlier post of 31218 and 25278 doing the same thing five months later ( Please see my about page )
Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice.
Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, resulting in many fox statues across the shrine grounds. This one guards the grand entrance gates. Fushimi Inari Shrine predates the capital's move to Kyoto in 794.
Cousin Island, Seychelles
The endemic Fody does not do well where introduced rats are present but successful conservation efforts on Cousin and translocations to other predator free islands have increased numbers and there are now over 3,000 birds, with thriving populations on 6 islands. The Seychelles Fody mainly eats seeds, fruit and insects but will predate Fairy Tern eggs, knocking them to the ground if the adult is disturbed.
Old Tully Church appears to have been built in the late 12th century however there have been archaeological surveys that suggest a wooden or clay and wattle church may have predated the current stone structure. Some of the grave slabs in the church predate the 12th century, also the two high crosses which stand nearby were erected before the church.
The ruins that remain are quite beautiful and ornate, with a wide Romanesque arch opening into the chancel, the nave itself appears to have disappeared over the centuries. The church was in use up until 1615 but fell into a state of disrepair in the years following due to storm damage, and was in a ruinous state by 1630. The graveyard surrounding the ruin is home to headstones dating up to the late 19th century.
Auto exposure bracketing of 3 pictures
Belichtungsreihe aus 3 Bildern
Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran Church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), author of the Passion Hymns.
State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937. He is said to have designed it to resemble the trap rocks, mountains and glaciers of Iceland's landscape.
The statue of explorer Leif Erikson (c.970 – c.1020) by Alexander Stirling Calder in front of the church predates its construction. It was a gift from the United States in honor of the 1930 Althing Millennial Festival, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir in 930 AD.
Die Hallgrímskirkja ist eine evangelisch-lutherische Pfarrkirche der Isländischen Staatskirche in der Hauptstadt Reykjavík, das größte Kirchengebäude Islands und das zweithöchste Gebäude des Landes.
Entworfen wurde das Gebäude von dem Staats-Architekten Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950). Seinen Entwurf legte er 1937 vor. Im äußeren Erscheinungsbild dominiert der expressionistische Stil. Auffallend ist die Ähnlichkeit der Betonpfeiler, die sich in großer Zahl um den Turm aneinanderreihen, mit Basaltsäulen, einem gängigen Motiv der isländischen Landschaft. Die weiße Farbe soll an die Gletscher erinnern.
Vor der Kirche und in ihrer Mittelachse befindet sich eine Statue von Leif Eriksson, die 1930 zur 1000-Jahr-Feier des Althing Island von den Vereinigten Staaten geschenkt und vom amerikanischen Bildhauer Alexander Stirling Calder geschaffen wurde.
Longland Road, Donemana, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
This picturesque little church & cemetery was constructed in 1879 to house a congregation of 300 worshipers from the local parish. I love its placement as it fringes on the local Donemana village border. Idyllically seated so even today it’s not congested & surrounded by “sprung up” modern constructions around it.
Saint James Church still stands proudly on a natural open-air landscape, surrounded by lush rolling green fields & to its rear an ancient woodland likely predating the church itself. Its clean natural blend with its environment is a timeless credit to both its builders & its current custodians 🙏
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The coloration of the blue jay comes from light interference due to the internal structure of their feathers - if a feather is crushed, it will not maintain its blue coloration.
Blue jays are highly curious birds, and young blue jays have been known to play with bottle caps and aluminum foil.
Blue jays breed from mid-March to July.
Blue jays prefer to nest in evergreen trees and shrubs 10 to 35 feet off the ground.
Blue jays typically form monogamous pairs and stay together for life.
Blue jays normally fly at speeds of 20-25 miles per hour.
Blue jay eggs may be predated by squirrel, cats, crows, snakes, raccoons, possums, hawks, and various raptors and mammals.
There are four subspecies of blue jay: the northern blue jay, which live in Canada and the northern U.S. and has fairly dull plumage and pale blue coloration; the coastal blue jay, which lives on the southern coast of the eastern united states and is vivid blue; the interior blue jay, which lives throughout the midwest U.S.; and the Florida blue jay, the smallest subspecies, which is similar in color to the northern blue jay.
Blue jays are highly beneficial to other flora and fauna in their ecosystem: their characteristic 'jay' call warns other birds of predators, and their fondness of acorns is credited with spreading oak forests across North America.
I found this one in my backyard, in Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida.
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Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, about 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) from its base, and 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level. The mountain is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. The mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while Kibo is dormant and could erupt again. Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo's crater rim.
Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. They are separated by the "Saddle Plateau" at 4,400 metres.
Kibo is the largest cone and is more than 15 miles (24 km) wide at the "Saddle Plateau" altitude. The last activity here has been dated to between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago and created the current Kibo summit crater. Kibo still has gas-emitting fumaroles in the crater. Kibo is capped by an almost symmetrical cone with escarpments rising 180 metres (590 ft) to 200 metres (660 ft) on the south side. These escarpments define a 2.5-kilometre-wide (1.6 mi) caldera caused by the collapse of the summit. Within this caldera is the Inner Cone and within the crater of the Inner Cone is the Reusch Crater, which the Tanganyika government in 1954 named after Gustav Otto Richard Reusch upon his climbing the mountain for the 25th time (out of 65 attempts during his lifetime). The Ash Pit, 350 metres (1,150 ft) deep, lies within the Reusch Crater. About 100,000 years ago, part of Kibo's crater rim collapsed, creating the area known as the Western Breach and the Great Barranco.[19]
Kibo has more than 250 parasitic cones on its northwest and southeast flanks that were formed between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago and erupted picrobasalts, trachybasalts, ankaramites, and basanites. They reach as far as Lake Chala and Taveta in the southeast and the Lengurumani Plain in the northwest. Most of these cones are well preserved, with the exception of the Saddle Plateau cones that were heavily affected by glacial action. Despite their mostly small size, lava from the cones has obscured large portions of the mountain. The Saddle Plateau cones are mostly cinder cones with terminal effusion of lava, while the Upper Rombo Zone cones mostly generated lava flows. All Saddle Plateau cones predate the last glaciation.
Humans' first encounter with the bee world and its honey undoubtedly occurred as honey hunters, but pre-human ancestors likely also did this, as modern chimpanzees have been repeatedly observed in the wild raiding beehives with sticks in search of honey. The first recognition of honey as a sweetener by one of our ancestors likely predates the origins of humans...
Prehistoric humans, perhaps with the help of honey-birds, sought out and found wild beehives and plundered their sweet contents. In certain parts of the world (for example, South India), people still do this.
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This is where the Main Stem, North and South Branches of the Chicago River meet. The municipal device of Chicago uses this a three-branched, Y-shaped symbol across many buildings and structures. As a symbol it predates the reversal of the river's flow by 8 years.
Craigflower-Kosapsom Park is a small corner park that is rich with history. Craigflower schoolhouse, constructed in 1854, is the oldest schoolhouse in western Canada and it is valued as the oldest surviving public building in BC.
It is also one of the few surviving structures which predates the 1858 gold rush. Esquimalt First Nations archaeological remains also have been unearthed at this park that indicates over three thousand years of human occupation at this particular location.
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers is situated in front of the church. It is often said that Bernini sculpted the figure of the "Nile" covering his eyes as if he thought the facade designed by his rival Borromini could crumble atop him. This story, like many urban legends, persists because it has a ring of authenticity, despite the fact that Bernini's fountain predates the facade by some years. [wiki]