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Ellis Island in the New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the site of the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was greatly expanded with landfill between 1892 and 1934. Since 1990, restored on the island host a museum of immigration run by the National Park Service as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. A 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found most of the island to be part of New Jersey.
Photo by Kevin Borland. Text derived from Wikipedia.
Stalactites inside the nondescript tiny cave of Koh Panak, known more popularly as Ice Cream Cave due to a stalagmite (yes, there are some stalagmites here too) in the cave which resembles an ice cream cone. We will get there in a moment. (see subsequent pictures later in this album). The interior of the cave was cold, dark and slippery, and the ground was uneven. It was difficult to stand still in a little film of ice cold water, on an uneven surface and with people crowding all around you with a slightly talkative and at times cheeky guide who's personal remarks were sometimes not in good taste. Here a tourist is trying to find her bearings in the cold and cramped cave. As you can see, the cave is long and narrow and some of our group have already walked on to the far end where a crack in the rock reveals the Andaman Sea beyond. (we will get there in a moment as well). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
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). As we continue along the slushy and wet forest floor, we come across more deer tracks- sadly we saw none of the deer themselves. The tracks belong to the Axis deer, a far view and notes of which appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
The Peppara dam with the road on the dam is seen. The forests and hills beyond is hte Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
sněženka / snowdrop (Galanthus)
Přírodní památka Meandry Botiče
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Soon after breakfast, and while waiting for our jeep to the river bank for the boat ride, one of the hotel staff asked me, 'did you see the Rhino behind your hotel room'? Yes, I replied, but very briefly, I think they walked away. No, now, now, he continued excitedly. They are still there. Come, follow me, he said and led me back to my hotel room, which was in a building about two minutes away. The misty path in my hotel grounds looks magical, with the morning dew, the light fog and a slight nip in the air. Add to that the prospect of Rhino spotting- frankly I was not expecting much there as I had seen the animals walk away a few minutes earlier. (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
One of the study sites on the tree in Danum valley.
Photo by Greg Girard/CIFOR
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The lesser kestrel breeds in the palearctic in Europe and northern Asia roughly between 30 and 50 degrees North latitude. The distribution includes altitudes of up to 500m above sea level. It is a migratory species, spending its winter in Africa, south of the Sahara. From February to April this bird is most numerous in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya.
Biogeographic Regionspalearctic native ethiopian native
Habitat
Lesser kestrels are found in bushed, wooded, and open grassland and cultivation. They nest on mountain slopes, gorges, deep ravines, and other rocky terrain, all of which must have open areas around them for the birds to hunt. They are found most numerously in highland farming regions and on grassy plains during the winter range.
Terrestrial Biomesdesert or dune savanna or grassland forest scrub forest
Physical Description
This small falcon has a length of 30-36 cm with long pointed wings. The long tail has a broad black terminal band. This falcon has strong sexual dimorphism in its plumage. Males have a chestnut back and a blue-grey crown, neck, rump, and tail. Their belly is a creamy pink with small brown streaks. The eye ring is bright yellow while the feet are an orange-yellow. The undersides of the wings are white with a black tip. Females have a brown back and head with a pale belly. Both the back and belly are streaked with brown. The wings are also light with dark barring and black tips. Juvenile lesser kestrels look similar to the females.
Other Physical Featuresendothermic bilateral symmetry
Reproduction
Breeding occurs during the months of March through June. Kestrels do not build nests. Instead they lay their eggs in a depression they scrape in the trees of the nesting location. They breed in colonies of up to 100 pairs. Females invest more time in nesting activities than males. Kestrels have a normal clutch size of 4 to 6, laid over a two day interval, but the range in number of eggs is 1 to 7. Incubation starts after the third egg is laid and lasts 28 to 31 days. Because incubation is delayed until the after the third egg, the first three eggs usually hatch on the same day with the rest following in the next couple of days. This means the last bird hatched is smaller than the rest. The difference in size allows the brood to be reduced by sibling rivalry if sources of food are short. Kestrel nestlings have been seen to kill and eat brood-mates, but most deaths occur because of failure to compete for food. Parents continue to feed their young for 2 to 4 weeks after hatching.
A bird on a tree branch inside the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, located in the city of Noida in India. The river Yamuna is very close by, lapping on the edges of the sanctuary.
A national park officer (right) imitates the call, as Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) researcher Age Kridalaksana watches in Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, Java, Indonesia.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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"Laguna Ojo de Liebre" (Eye of the Jackrabbit Lagoon) near Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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. As I wander around the floating village post lunch, as we still have some free time, I spotted these very basic tenements at the rear of the floating village- most buildings in the foreground were more solid and strong. 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)
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is the major representative of eared seals and is listed in the International Red Data Book. The sea lion is the symbol of the Commander Islands Reserve. Their number exceeds 1,000 animals.
This species population is relatively safe on the Commander Islands, but requires monitoring and conservation activities in view of current trends for the species' populations overall: the number of the eared seal population in the eastern part of the Northern Pacific is declining, but the reasons are not yet clear.
Greenling
The greenling’s spawn is bottom-laid and sticky; it usually is stuck in big lumps to rocks. After spawning, females usually leave their spawns while males stay to protect them until enclosion.
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) researcher Age Kridalaksana (left) and a national park officer spot something among the foilage in Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, Java, Indonesia.
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A Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) researcher Age Kridalaksana (left) and a national park officer discuss where to put a camera trap in Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park, Java, Indonesia.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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Bohemian Switzerland - Bohemian Switzerland is the czech part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in northern Bohemia. The landscape of Bohemian Switzerland has for centuries fascinated geologists, sport climbers and the romantic souls of artists. Most of the nature reserve is blanketed by forest.
Die Böhmische Schweiz liegt im Nordwesten von Tschechien. Diese Landschaft ist voll von geheimen Orten mit einer sehr interessanten Geschichte. Die Region wird auch sächsisch-böhmische Schweiz genannt, denn geologisch ist die sächsisch-tschechische Grenzregion einheitlich und den meisten Besuchern unter dem oft als synonym verwendeten Begriff Elbsandsteingebirge bekannt.
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