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A peek between two of the buildings on the Ko Panyi floating Moslem floating village shows that the houses are all on stilts. Barring the mosque and a graveyard, all other buildings on Ko Panyi are on stilts. This signt reminded me of Buli Simsim near Sandakan in eastern Malaysia, or the floating houses on Chew Jetty, in Penang, on mainland Malaysia. Ko Panyi is more of a tourist trap by day with scores of trinket and souvenir stalls, but almost all of them were closed at the time of my visit, probably because it was lunch- and prayer- time for it's Moslem residents. I am on the Ao Phang Nga National Park speedboat tour- known more popularly as the James Bond Islands tour out of Phuket, Thailand, and we have stopped here at Ko Panyi for lunch. More notes about Ko Panyi village as well as about the Ao Phang Nga National Park itself appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
One of the study sites on the tree in Danum valley.
Photo by Greg Girard/CIFOR
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A scene of the research when pak Daniel must pass through the trenches.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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Tourists getting down from a mini-bus inside the Eravikulam National Park. Once the bus reaches its final point, tourists can climb the winding road that climbs up the hillside (as can be seen with tourists at a higher point at the path) to go to higher locations in the park. A fog or mist is rolling down the hillside, to be followed by rain soon after. These are grasslands, with grass and the occasional trees. Eravikulam National Park is a relatively small national park located in the Idukki district of Kerala, being a part of the Western Ghats. Small because the area of the park is 97 sq. km, while traditionally the sanctuaries located in other parts of India can be many hundreds of sq. km or more. The park is interesting to visit, since it is located at a higher altitude, with the park being located at a height of around 2000 meter, on a hill plateau. The park has a number of animals, the most famous inhabitants of the park being the endangered Nilgiri Tahir (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) with a number of different predators also being found in the area. The park has 3 different regions of greenery - forests in some of the lower sections, grasslands and shrublands (located at higher levels and in rocky areas). Visitor vehicles are not allowed inside the park, with entry into the park being through mini-buses that are run by the park authorities. These buses take the visitor to a higher point, and from there visitors can climb higher on the turning and winding road and even come into contact with the Nilgiri Tahir who come close to the road.
The permanent element of the Rod Surface Elevation Table Marker Horizon tool. Every six months, the researchers have to come back to this point and take the data with the complete tools. This is an important point so it has to be marked with the GPS.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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Elbsandsteingebirge - die Region am Oberlauf der Elbe besteht zum gro§en Teil aus Sandstein. Das Elbsandsteingebirge ist ein Mittelgebirge. Der tschechische Teil des Elbsandsteingebirges liegt in Norböhmen an der Grenze zu Sachsen.
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, known also as Elbe sandstone highlands. The images show the North Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The name Elbe Sandstone Mountains derives from the sandstone which was carved by erosion. The river Elbe breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley. The canyon of river Kamenice near Jetrichovice is mill with a long history. The first information of Dolsky mill dates back to1515. Mill played in the famous fairytale - The princess of pride.
Abraham Lincoln was a sixth cousin to my great-great-great grandfather Rezin Millings Price. That makes Lincoln my sixth cousin, five times removed.
Our nearest common ancestors were Obadiah and Katherine (Hyde) Holmes. Obadiah came to America from Manchester, England in the year 1639, settling first in Salem, Massachusetts. He later became a baptist pastor in Newport, Rhode Island, where he resided from 1652 until his death in 1682.
This photo was taken at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Photo by Kevin Borland.
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I am on the speedboat tour around the Phi Phi Islands just off Phuket Island in Thailand. We are now on our third halt on the tour (counting the brief stop we made beside rocks to photography a couple of monkeys (see previous pictures earlier in this album). This is the Pi Leh Bay, also called the Pi Leh cove or Pi Leh lagoon, detailed notes about which appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). This mercifully short stop has been offered as purely a snorkeling destination. Not many people got off the boat as we've just had a pretty long stop at Maya Bay,, filming location for the 1999 Hollywood film The Beach. As we wait on the boat for the few in the water to get back, I noticed this long rope behind the next boat. I can't recall what that long rope is doing behind that boat- well, I know it is a mooring rope, but I couldn't imagine how or why someone would swim that far away to the short to secure the boat- sure there might have been an easier way? Detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands cluster appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Signage in the elephant breeding centre in Chitwan I am on a morning jungle walk following a boat ride on the East Rapti river in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. (see previous pictures earlier in this album). The elephants here are used for taking visitors around the Chitwan National Park on the classic 'elephant safari'. However as more and more ethical tourists decide to ditch the elephant ride and opt for the jeep safari instead, the elephant safari seems to be dying out. I saw only about four elephants in Chitwan which offer rides. Humans constantly riding on the elephant's back damage the animal's spine, leaving it invalid for life. Such animals are generally then simply abandoned and let to fend for themselves in many countries. (I'm not sure about Nepal though). It is therefore very important not to ride elephants- not in Nepal, nor in India, nor in Thailand, nor anywhere else in the world for the matter. Please DO NOT ride elephants. (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
The local ranger explains about Pulau Dua map to Daniel, the CIFOR’s scientist.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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Most of the Laysan Albatross chicks fledge in June and by July few adults are still visiting the nesting colony. We were fortunate to have this one and only adult fly past during our visit; this was Erin's most-wanted bird of the trip. | Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii | July 9, 2022 [ebird.org/checklist/S114770134]
A goofy pose by the so called ice cream rock- an odd shaped stalagmite actually- inside Koh Panak or the Ice Cream Cave. This was the first halt on the James Bond islands tour off Phuket, Thailand and is a popular selfie spot. The cave is so small and nondescript that I was left wondering how anyone even stumbled upon it! I was carrying my heavy dSLR and was having enough problems as it is, getting on in my jeans in knee deep ice cold water, climbing up a set of slippery wooden stairs, and stumbling every so often in the darkness of the cold cave with an uneven floor and puddles of water. I could well have done without the rather rude guide's snide and tongue in cheek remarks, which were not in very good taste. He was also making remarks about my heavy dSLR- so heavy, why do you carry this etc. I brushed it off as harmless fun as I have to be with this fellow for the rest of the day! I am on the Ao Phang Nga National Park speedboat tour, known more popularly as the James Bond Islands tour out of Phuket, Thailand. (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Inside one of the caves at Ko Hong in the Pha Nga Bay on the Andaman Sea just off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. I am on the Ao Phang Nga National Park speedboat tour, known more popularly as the James Bond Island tour, and we have made our second halt for the day here, for a spot of kayaking through these caves. I have just endured a very unnerving transfer from my speedboat onto an incredibly unstable little rubber kayak and have just manged to find my bearings and sit down, almost on the floor of the boat, without tumbling into the Andaman Sea. We are taken through several of these low caves- these are low enough as it is, but high tide and the consequent rise in water levels made these caves even lower! We had to in fact lie down on several occasions so that we could get through these caves without having the top of our heads shaed off! Notes about the Ao Phang Nga National Park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
The morning briefs. The true potential of Indonesia’s massive mangrove area has never been properly measured and because of this, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), along with the Maritime and Fisheries Research and Development Center at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, have launched research in several wetland areas within the archipelago.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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New mangroves grow in sedimentation soil.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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On the cottage in the middle you can see the timber frame and the corner joints. The small black box in the window is known as a "gossip mirror". This device allowed people in the house to study life on the street and see who was passing by. The other houses are panelled and the corner joints are boxed in.
Most of the cottages on the mountain Åsöberget were built in the middle of the 1700s. Workers at the nearby shipyard, their families and people connected to the harbour lived here then.
sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sågargatan (website in Swedish)
The houses fell into decay during the first half of the 1900s. It was not until 1956 that the Stockholm City Council decided to improve the housing. In some cases the decay had gone so far that new houses had to be built, using old material. The renovated houses were given modern facilities.
The houses are part of the protected area "Åsöbergets Reservatsområde".
sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Åsöberget (website in Swedish)
Red houses are typical for Sweden. The traditional red paint contains pigment from the copper-mine in Falun, Dalecarlia.
The U.S. National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, it is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
Photo by Kevin Borland. Portions of text derived from Wikipedia.
The confluence of the Sloko and Nakina Rivers at the heart of Taku territory. The Atlin Taku land use plan’s name, Wóoshtin wudidaa (“Flowing together”), was inspired by these two rivers coming together to flow as one. July 19, 2011 Photo credit: Mark Connor. [More details.]
Sigit, a CIFOR’s scientist is supervising the employee of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry.
Photo by Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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Hippos are recognizable by their barrel-shaped torsos, enormous mouths and teeth, nearly hairless bodies, stubby legs and great size, adults average 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) and 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) for males and females respectively, making them the largest species of land mammal after the 3 species of elephants and the white and Indian rhinoceros. It can easily outrun a human, being capable of reaching 30 km/h (19 mph) over short distances. The hippopotamus is one of the most aggressive and unpredictable creatures in the world and, as such, ranks among the most dangerous animals in Africa. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs, their closest living relatives are whales and porpoises.
Wild boar in the distance- near the Gharial croc breeding centre in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. Actually, I couldn't help wondering if this sighting was a bit of a scam- a fee moments ago, the car had stopped to show us some wild boar- there were really far, far away and were mere dots in the far distance. In fact I could not even see them. And now here there were, at fairly close quarters. I began to wonder if these were the same boar but seen now after the car took a turn and came to this spot. We later saw wild boar at the car parking lot when we finished the ride, but it was too dark to photograph them. The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the Wild Swine, Common Wild Pig, or Simply Wild Pig,) is a suid native to much of the Palearctic, as well as being introduced in the Americas and Southeast Asia. The wild boar is a highly versatile omnivore, whose diversity in choice of food is comparable to that of humans. (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
During late spring and summer thousands of California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus californianus) and hundreds Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) come to this beach to breed. San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Park, California
The bold Chinese tour guide calls out to her group- her group had priority boarding as her charge had to be boarded in one lot. My heart was in my mouth several times in Chitwan, Nepal when we had to ride these super shaky and unstable log boats. Each carries up to 12 passengers, you have to sit on a raised plank just a couple of incles off the floor- which in itself was a pain due to my tummy and the person in front just centimeters away- and the river is full of crocs! The Chinese lady in front was super sharp and was the leader of a group of 15 Chinese. She helped me later when I was slipping hopelessly on a slippery slope while disembarking at another spot for the jungle walk. I kept bumping into her off and on on my travels and even approached her to thank her for her help when her bus made a pit stop at the same spot where we had stopped, on the long drive from Pokhara back to Kathmandu a couple of days later. (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
A sign welcomes visitors to Taku River Tlingit First Nation territory in northwestern B.C. The Taku River Tlingit First Nation and the Province of British Columbia have signed a Land Use Plan and Government-to-Government Agreement that creates 13 new protected areas, and provides resource development opportunities and investment certainty over 3 million hectares in the region. July 19, 2011 Photo credit: Taku River Tlingit First Nation.
A final look at the karst rock formations at Ko Hong before we move on. I was thinking that these rocks were probably from James Bond Island, but those are quite different- the pillar rock (called a 'stack' in geological terms) there has a broad top and tapers narrowly downward- just the opposite of this. We will get there shortly. (see subsequent pictures later in this album). But back to this picture, we are at Ko Hong, on a rubber banana boat, going into and out of several limestone caves. (see previous pictures earlier in this album). It was difficult to turn on a rocking banana boat to take this picture which was moving constantly, and unsteady and I am almost sitting on the floor of the boat and hence it's quite difficult to turn. I am on the Ao Phang Nga National Park speedboat tour, known more popularly as the James Bond Island tour, and we have made our second halt for the day here, for a spot of kayaking through these caves. I have just endured a very unnerving transfer from my speedboat onto an incredibly unstable little rubber kayak and have just manged to find my bearings and sit down, almost on the floor of the boat, without tumbling into the Andaman Sea. We are taken through several of these low caves- these are low enough as it is, but high tide and the consequent rise in water levels made these caves even lower! Notes about the Ao Phang Nga National Park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)