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Elvegata is a street in Kvadraturen in Kristiansand which is located in the district Kvadraturen / Eg.
The street runs from Østre Strandgate to Tordenskjolds gate. It has a mix of newer business and residential buildings, schools and nursing homes as well as a large proportion of older residential buildings in wood and masonry.
The name Elvegata is related to the fact that the street runs parallel to the Otra or Torridal river as it is also called, and as long as it has been a street it has had the same name, at least from 1725. The next cross street in the west is the Crown Prince's gate.
When the city was founded, the king of the areas between Elvegata and the river was to be common ground for all future. In 1870 came the first regulation scheme that allowed houses between the street and the river. The general building ban was abolished in 1882 and a new zoning plan was adopted in 1883. Over the years, parts of these areas came over to private hands. For the first time they were used as a storage space for lumber and boatbuilding and shipbuilding were established. It was the areas along the beaches and the river that were first used.
From the autumn of 1807, cannon boats were built at five private yards and on the then newly built King's yard which was located in Elvegata. Up to 600 men were engaged in these yards. On November 5, 1807, there was a stack drain for the first two cannon balls, which was a gift from the founding member Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson. During the winter, a total of 12 cannon balls and 11 cannon shutters were launched from the shipyards in Kristiansand.
By the fire on August 2, 1859, five quarters along Elvegata between Kristian IV's gate and Rådhusgaten were destroyed.
We didn’t to the Fan Dance this day but the mixed group did well and undertook a good proportion of it.
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related sister species found in Europe. Its distribution stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
The grey-headed woodpecker is more demanding than the European green woodpecker in terms of its habitat. It prefers old mixed coniferous forest with a high proportion of dead trees, feeding primarily on ants, although not being as exclusively dependent on this group as the green woodpecker. The grey-headed woodpecker's nest is typically excavated into dead or severely damaged trees.
The subspecies of grey-headed woodpeckers in the Himalayas and those in Sumatra were defined, in 2014, to be separate species Picus guerini and Picus dedemi, respectively, so that as of 2016, three subspecies remain part of Picus canus.,but IOC World Bird List are still treating P. canus guerini and P. canus dedemi as subspecies.
In the majority of areas for which population numbers are available, the grey-headed woodpecker is in decline. IUCN's Least Concern rating is primarily based on the large distribution of the species
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related species found in Europe.
Its distribution also stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean and south to the Himalaya and the Malay Peninsula.
The grey-headed woodpecker is more demanding than the European green woodpecker in terms of its habitat. It prefers deciduous forest with a high proportion of dead trees, feeding primarily on ants, although not being as exclusively dependent on this group as the green woodpecker. The grey-headed woodpecker's nest is typically excavated into dead or severely damaged trees.
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing" or "honey carrying", referring to the species' production of honey..Like all honey bee species, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female (or "queen"), many normally non-reproductive females or "workers", and a small proportion of fertile males or "drones". Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees. Colony activities are organized by complex communication between individuals, through both pheromones and the dance language.
This wonderful tree top exceeded my expectations when massaged to reflect an emotion; Warmth, comfort, steadfastness, with a reliance on health and time to resolve our dilemmas.
Ahh but dilemmas require dialog, decision, action, and consequences. We will move to be like a perfectly proportioned tree who knows not of compromise or extremism. It just knows growth and prosperity or decline and oblivion.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their skill, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
A left over Christmas decoration silhouette still remains in May. I have yet to be in the area during the season to see it illuminated. I bet it's both stunning and very distracting on the side of a rural road.
I wasn’t sure whether these are called Whitebells, or have some other name. In fact they are, and I have several, as well as the more traditional bluebells. To my surprise, according to the National Trust, they’re a rarity, caused by a genetic mutation within a population of bluebells, which results in a white flowered bluebell. It is estimated that the proportion of blue to white flowered bluebells is 10,000 : 1. Mine are flowering very happily alongside their blue counterparts, as you can see.
Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris
Globally, the marsh tit is classified as Least Concern, although there is evidence of a decline in numbers (in the UK, numbers have dropped by more than 50% since the 1970s, for example). It can be found throughout temperate Europe and northern Asia and, despite its name, it occurs in a range of habitats including dry woodland. The marsh tit is omnivorous; its food includes caterpillars, spiders and seeds. It nests in tree holes, choosing existing hollows to enlarge, rather than excavating its own. A clutch of 5–9 eggs is laid.
Marsh and willow tits are difficult to identify on appearance alone; the races occurring in the UK and are especially hard to separate. When caught for ringing, the pale 'cutting edge' of the marsh tit's bill is a reliable criterion; otherwise, the best way to tell apart the two species is by voice. Plumage characteristics include the lack of a pale wing panel (formed by pale edges to the secondary feathers in the willow tit), the marsh tit's glossier black cap and smaller black 'bib', although none of these is 'completely reliable'; for example, juvenile marsh tits can show a pale wing panel. The marsh tit has a noticeably smaller and shorter head than the willow tit and overall the markings are crisp and neat, with the head in proportion to the rest of the bird (willow tit gives the impression of being 'bull-necked').
A measure of the difficulty in identification is given by the fact that, in the UK, the willow tit was not identified as distinct from marsh tit until 1897. Two German ornithologists, Ernst Hartert and Otto Kleinschmidt, were studying marsh tit skins at the British Museum and found two wrongly-labelled willow tits amongst them (two willow tit specimens were then collected at Coalfall Wood in Finchley, north London, and that species was added to the British list in 1900).
Sigo pensando que una imagen vale mas que mil palabras.
Esta foto y otras las tome con los colores que identifican a esa region del tibet!!!
El Tíbet es una región autónoma del sudoeste de China, enclavada en el Asia Central, cuya capital es Lhasa. Conjunto de tierras de gran elevación (más de 4.500 m), rodeada de las cordilleras de mayor altitud de la Tierra. En el concepto occidental "Tíbet" puede referirse a Región Autónoma del Tíbet o RAT (una subdivisión administrativa de la República Popular China), o al Tíbet histórico que consiste en las provincias de Amdo, Kham, y Ü-Tsang.
La población es en su gran mayoría budista, aunque el porcentaje de religiosos ha disminuido desde la invasión de China; sin embargo, recientes estudios aseguran que la población china, y específicamente tibetana, teme hablar sobre su religión, por lo tanto los datos carecerían de fiabilidad.[cita requerida] La lengua mayoritaria es el tibetano. En el Tíbet se encuentra el pico mas alto del mundo, el monte Everest.
I still believe that a image is worth more than a thousand words.
This photo and others take with the colors that identify this region of tibet!
Tibet is an autonomous region in southwest China, located in Central Asia, whose capital is Lhasa. Joint land high elevation (more than 4,500 metres), surrounded by the mountain ranges of higher elevation of the Earth. In the Western concept "Tibet" can refer to Tibet Autonomous Region or RAT (an administrative branch of the People's Republic of China), or the historic Tibet consisting of the provinces of Amdo, Kham, and Ü-Tsang.
The population is mostly Buddhist, but the proportion of religious has decreased since the invasion of China, but recent studies claim that the Chinese population, and specifically Tibetan afraid to talk about their religion, hence the lack of data reliability. [citation needed] The majority language is Tibetan. In Tibet is the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest.
The ringing of birds is so we learn about the proportion of juveniles and adults in the bird population and can say something about how the breeding season has been.
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This was the first recorded sighting of this bird since it was tagged as a fledgling. Originated in Norfolk England.
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I cannot figure out why the boy looks so large... he seems to be balanced on the edge of hte promenade. Perhaps he was at the top of a ramp - I didn't notice one... his size is out of proportion to the rest of the group... odd!
The little globe is about 10 cm in diameter. That works out to about 31.4159 cm circumference or .314159 meter. According to google, Earth's circumference at the equator is about 40,075.017 km, in the neighborhood of 127,562,848.7 times bigger than this tiny thing. That works out to a earth to globe ratio of something like 1.28x10^8:1 Someone correct me if my calculation is wrong. Enjoy creating on Flickr Friday and thanks for any views, faves, and comments.
The MTA-MAB headquarters building was built in 1896 for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. After 1945, the building was used by the County Council. Later it was the home of the Ferenc Rákóczi County Library and then by the Herman Ottó Museum.
The eclectic style of the building corresponded to its time and expressed the taste of the industrial class looking back on old traditions and the up-and-coming merchants who got rich at the end of the last century. Although it is not a monument, it is of cityscape importance, because the proportion of the main masses, its rich plastic play, and above all the beauty and pure logic of the interior spaces created a dignified, beautiful public building. The renovation of the building and its transformation for the MAB headquarters were carried out by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences based on the plans of architect Anna Cifka. (partially translated by Google)
The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
The blue tit is a bird species of the genus Cyanistes from the family titmice. The small bird is easy to identify with its blue-yellow plumage and is very common in Central Europe. Preferred habitats are deciduous and mixed forests with a high proportion of oaks; the blue tit is also often found in parks and gardens. In addition to Europe, it occurs in some adjacent areas of Asia, in North Africa, and in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands population is also often considered a separate species.
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Die Blaumeise ist eine Vogelart der Gattung Cyanistes aus der Familie Meisen. Der Kleinvogel ist mit seinem blau-gelben Gefieder einfach zu bestimmen und in Mitteleuropa sehr häufig anzutreffen. Bevorzugte Lebensräume sind Laub- und Mischwälder mit hohem Eichenanteil; die Blaumeise ist auch häufig in Parkanlagen und Gärten zu finden. Außer in Europa kommt sie in einigen angrenzenden Gebieten Asiens vor, in Nordafrika und auf den Kanarischen Inseln. Die Population der Kanaren wird oft auch als eigene Art angesehen.
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The Male Wren builds several nest but the female adds the lining to the nest she decides to use. In proportion to its size, the wren has the loudest song of any British bird. Wrens will nest communally in winter, with as many as 10 birds spending the night together in a single nestbox. The family name for the wrens is Troglodytidae, which means cave dweller.
Dom zu Hildesheim/GER
Die Bronzetaufe des Hildesheimer Doms ist ein spätromanisches Taufbecken, das im ersten Drittel des 13. Jahrhunderts vermutlich in Hildesheim aus Bronze gegossen wurde. Es zeichnet sich durch Bildschmuck von höchster Qualität und vollendete Proportionen aus und wird zu den hervorragendsten Werken seiner Art gerechnet.
From Wikipedia:
The giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) is the only member of the genus Patagona and the largest member of the hummingbird family, weighing 18–24 g (0.63–0.85 oz) and having a wingspan of approximately 21.5 cm (8.5 in) and length of 23 cm (9.1 in). This is approximately the same length as a European starling or a northern cardinal, though the giant hummingbird is considerably lighter because it has a slender build and long bill, making the body a smaller proportion of the total length. This weight is almost twice that of the next heaviest hummingbird species and ten times that of the smallest, the bee hummingbird.
Everything is this compact town is so perfect – the Market Square, the Cathedral, the numerous parks all look as if they were crafted by artists of note, which they were!
The city is very well preserved and clean to boot. It is almost like a stage set, nay, make that a movie set, perhaps a Disney flick?
Every window has lace curtains and flower boxes with geraniums, all the buildings are in good repair, and the architecture is infinitely interesting. Low-country designs of the Middle Ages were a matter of pride; every detail down to the outline of a window frame is beautifully proportioned.
In the heart of the downtown, motor vehicles are prohibited, except for deliveries during restricted hours, making it one of the easiest walking cities of the world, safe and well-signed. The winding cobbled streets, adjacent to the canals, are shared by pedestrians and the occasional horse-drawn carriage. Sweepers follow the horses and keep the streets litter free.
Restaurants serve authentic Belgian cooking, a strong rival to French cuisine, as well as numerous international style dishes. Fresh fish, cooked a thousand different ways, is plentiful, as are beautiful homegrown vegetables. Of course, this country is famous for its chocolate, a worthy choice for dessert. My own personal favorite Belgian meal is carpes frites plus pommes frites, which would be called ‘fish and chips’ anywhere else, but is in fact a perfect delicacy here in Bruges.
Puffin ( Fratercula arctica )
A shot that has been on my wish list for a long time.
A wee Puffin with a mouthful of sandeels, a small fish that make up a huge proportion of this seabird's diet during the breeding season.
Taken while on a family trip to the Isle of Lunga, the largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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When we moved here the land was a mess of gorse and bramble. We are slowly getting it into some order and now a large proportion is woodland. Ash die-back, however, is not helping.
Die Brücke scheint zu klein zu sein für das große Schiff, das durch die Büsche fährt. Es ist aber alles in Ordnung, ein großes Cargo Schiff fährt auf dem Nord-Ostsee-Kanal und passierte die 42 m hohe Levensauer Hochbrücke.
The bridge appears to be too small for the large ship that sails through the bushes. But everything is fine, a large cargo ship is sailing on the Kiel Canal and passed the 42 m high bridge
In Bangladesh, a large proportion of marine and freshwater fish landings are processed by drying. Dry fish is locally called ‘Shutki’. In winter, many fishermen catch fish mainly to make dry fish. But traditional drying methods are used in the absence of a modern dry fish preservation facility. Most of time they dry fish under sun; these dried fish can bring them profit by exporting them. The fish is also exported to different countries after meeting local demand, traders say. Demand for fish drying labor corresponds with the lunar cycle, with two high and two low weeks each month. A flexible labor force is thus required, and most workers are hired on a daily basis. These casual laborers, who often lack alternative employment options, are usually able to find work for around 15 days per month, but sometimes as few as 10. The working day runs from dawn to dusk (roughly 6.00 am to 6.00 pm), and there is a strong gender division of labor. Men perform tasks which include washing fresh fish, applying pesticides to prevent fly infestation, hanging fish up to dry on scaffolding, weighing and bagging dried product and loading it onto trucks. Women are responsible primarily for sorting fresh fish by species, tying pairs of churri and loitya together so that they can be hung up, and turning and further sorting of mixed fish species during the drying process. At least 50% of the causal laborers employed are women & child. Workers said they get daily wage of Tk 300 in addition to some raw fish.
A striking black-and-white bird with very long, thin red legs, the Black-necked Stilt is found along the edges of shallow water in open country.They have the second-longest legs in proportion to their bodies of any bird, exceeded only by flamingos.
The oldest recorded Black-necked Stilt was at least 12 years, 5 months old. it was banded in Venezuela and found in the Lesser Antilles.
Black-necked Stilts inhabit shallow wetlands from the western United States to Central America and parts of South America. In the United States, Black-necked Stilts are commonly found in salt ponds, flooded lowlands, or shallow lagoons. Human-maintained wetlands such as sewage ponds or flooded pastures are particularly suitable habitats for these birds, since such environments have some sparse vegetation without being too overgrown.
Black-necked Stilts wade in shallow waters to capture their meals of aquatic invertebrates and fish. They often consume such fare as crawfish, brine flies, brine shrimp, beetles, water boatmen, and tadpoles. They peck, snatch, and plunge their heads into the water in pursuit of their food, and will herd fish into shallow waters to trap them there.
Black-necked Stilts wade for their food, and will only swim or dive when under duress. During breeding and during winter, they are strongly territorial birds, and are particularly aggressive to chicks that are not their own. When not breeding, Black-necked Stilts roost and forage in closely packed groups, often staying within a foot of each other.
Nikon, 500mm, 1/2000 @ f/5.6 ISO 720
The Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size.
Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
From what we learned during our visit to Hong Kong, property, even the purchase of a high rise flat comes at an extortionate cost. The cost of living in Hong Kong didn’t seem too bad but property and car parking space really did come at a premium. This is a view taken from near the summit of Victoria Peak. Only a small proportion of the islands high rise buildings are seen here.
These beetles, known as alder leaf beetles, were present in large numbers in the alder trees around a small lake in the Aindsale dunes. The damage they had done was easy to see with a high proportion of the leaves turned to lace.
At Tiefenwinkel, one finds the only remaining single-track stretch between Basel and Chur (or even "between Hamburg and Chur", as local elected officials lobbying for a second track like to point out). For around a kilometre of distance, doubling the line has proved elusive due to the very limited space available on the shore of the Walensee, which would send the costs of such an operation upwards beyond all proportion.
Here, a 16-coach Twindexx consist is seen from behind winding its way through the S-curve, with RABDe 502 014 (baptised "Zürich") as the rear unit. It is on its way as train 571 Basel SBB - Chur. Tiefenwinkel, 12-06-2020.