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There are at least ten different kinds of butterfly here on St Abbs Head, including the rare northern brown argus.The butterflies drink nectar from the flowers of the wild thyme and the caterpillars eat the leaves of rock rose. The areas in which these two plants grow are protected from sheep grazing by this fencing.
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Castel Jezeří near Most
Jezeří (German: Eisenberg) is a castle converted into a chateau, located on the slopes of the Krušné Mountains in the Most district of the Ústí nad Labem region. It is located approximately twelve kilometers southwest of the town of Litvínov in the cadastral territory of the settlement of Jezeří, which is a local part of Horní Jiřetín. The chateau stands directly above the ČSA Quarry, less than 500 meters from its edge.
At the turn of the 1960s and 1970s, the mining front of the ČSA open-pit brown coal quarry began to approach the foot of the tectonically disturbed crystalline structure of the Krušné Mountains and later exposed it directly in many places. The original concept of mining development considered the quarry to advance along the slopes of the Krušné Mountains in an eastern direction to the central part of the coal basin and the complete coalification of the seam in the Vysoká Pec – Albrechtice area. As a result of the expansion of brown coal mining in the ČSA Quarry, the Jezeří arboretum was damaged and a number of villages in the landscape below the castle disappeared (Jezeří, Albrechtice, Dřínov, etc.). In the 1980s, demolition of the castle was planned.
Since the 1970s and 1980s, extensive exploration work has been carried out in connection with coal mining, during which a complicated tectonic faulting of the basin edge and the adjacent slope of the Ore Mountains with the Jezeří castle was discovered. The surveys have shown that the castle rests on a block of intact crystalline rock, which in simplified terms represents a wedge, which is separated from the Ore Mountains massif on both sides by significant fault zones. Since there was a concern that if coal was mined in the area under the castle, the stability of the rock block would be disrupted and the castle would be damaged, the mining plans were revised and in 1991 a protective zone for the set of cultural monuments in Jezeří was established, which defined the extent of the protective pillar of unmined coal at the foot of the slope. The first plans for the restoration of the monument began to emerge in 1986, but only the most necessary repairs were carried out.
The Lobkovic family acquired the castle back in restitution in 1991, but due to the high costs necessary for the reconstruction, they donated it to the state in 1996. The castle is cared for by the National Heritage Institute, a regional expert institution in Ústí nad Labem. Gradual reconstruction of the buildings is underway
This female killdeer is sitting on her nest, inside the alpaca enclosure at the farm. The alpacas keep her busy, as she and her mate peep loudly and walk around when they're near, feigning injury to distract them from the nest. I crept up slowly to take this photo, about 10 feet away, so she wouldn't get spooked.
Killdeer are a type of plover, and usually nest in wetlands and fields near the coast. They are very vocal, and have a variety of peeps. There are many of them around the farm, I see them frequently scurrying about the fields, hunting for bugs.
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Early morning in my local park.There are a number of herons nesting in close proximity.and there was much squawking going on.
I loved how the two young ones popped their heads up to see what all the noise was about.
I cannot relate the story behind this little scene, all I can do is to relate the circumstance.
I was enjoying my early morning walk to fetch the morning newspapers when this odd picture leapt into my vision. It was much too early for the site workers to have started their days work though.
I absolutely love Meerkats! And this one touched my heart when i saw them... Such a beautiful moment ill never forget!
For the #FlickrFriday #Cell theme. The northern White-Cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia.
I stopped at this spot to photograph the abandoned homestead you can see in the background, but then I noticed this beautiful tree, how it seemed to be stretching out its bottom branch towards the homestead and this is the composition I ended up liking the most.
Manitoba, Canada
I wrote a blog post about this trip in February/March 2022. If you'd like to see some behinds the scene shots, video and read some stories about how I shot these images, take a look.
I love photographing on the Canadian Prairies and I've been travelling there to do so since 2013. If you'd like to see my other Prairie images, feel free to take a look at the album.
This was taken near Morro Rock looking back towards the harbor area. There was over a dozen sea otters lounging in the kelp, but this mom stood out. Her young one was floating around on its back without a care in the world, but the tide kept moving it away from the group. Mom would come after junior and bring him back gently. It looked the little one was asleep on its back and it wasn't moving very much. Mom was doing a nice job of watching over him and letting him continue his nap.
Baraboo Part IV -- The International Crane Foundation has a great exhibition all 15 species of worldwide cranes. Helping save this threatened species is the rationale of the place.
With great wide expanses, many of the exhibit homes are backed by murals expertly done of their homeland.
This (I think) is a Sarius Crane out of India, who was a new father. He would let us all know gathering to his at least 5-foot height to letting out some Very LOUD cries of either protection or triumph, I couldn't tell. But you can hear them way down by the parking lot.
Body armor, also known as body armour, personal armor or armour, or a suit or coat of armor, is protective clothing designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary civilians. Today there are two main types: regular non-plated body armor for moderate to substantial protection, and hard-plate reinforced body armor for maximum protection, such as used by combat soldiers.
Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer. Full plate steel armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of plates worn over mail suits during the 14th century.
In Europe, plate armour reached its peak in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The full suit of armour, also referred to as a panoply, is thus a feature of the very end of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period. Its popular association with the "medieval knight” is due to the specialised jousting armour which developed in the 16th century.
Full suits of Gothic plate armour were worn on the battlefields of the Burgundian and Italian Wars. The most heavily armoured troops of the period were heavy cavalry, such as the gendarmes and early cuirassiers, but the infantry troops of the Swiss mercenaries and the Landsknechts also took to wearing lighter suits of "three quarters" munition armour, leaving the lower legs unprotected.
The Church of San Esteban has a semicircular arch doorway. It is from the 18th century with some remains from the 16th century. It is rectangular with a straight head. The neoclassical main altarpiece comes from the hermitage of Magdalena de Agurain.
The Church of San Esteban opens its doors on rare occasions, such as the celebration of the rogations of the Ascension or on the feast of San Juan, among others.
Me: "Hold It Grinch! As A Duly Deputized Member Of The Whoville Neighborhood Watch Strike Team, You Are Hereby Ordered To Cease And Desist Your Nefarious Actions Forthwith!"
Grinch: "What?"
Me: "Put It Back Before You Get A Happy Holidays Ass Kickin'."
Mother keeping a very close eye on me. Have to say it was pretty neat encounter but a little unnerving at the same time because I have never really experienced a deer this close.
This was from my 1st outing with the Canon EOS-R and the brand new 800mm F11 that I picked-up over the summer. Since things were pretty much shut-down, I had tried a few excursions with various DLSR's and lens combos. Many scoffed at this particular lens and felt the aperture was not useful. I admit it took most of the fall to test, adjust settings, technique, and editing process to get results I was happy with. I had nothing better to do anyway so learning a new kit and photography genre was not a big deal at all. Cannot emphasize enough how lightweight and effortless this combo is. No strain at all from 4-6 mile hikes carrying this.
Time at the racetrack with heavy gear is one thing; hiking with it is another. I wanted something to do and was really trying to 'like' shooting in nature but I found it unenjoyable carrying all that gear over distances on some rough terrain. I wanted something lightweight to capture birds and general wildlife. This lens and camera saved my sanity last year.
This was taken at Nature Lands Hildacy Farm Preserve about 2 miles from my home. Walk was about a mile or so in. I spotted a family of deer lounging in a field and decided to just enjoy the moment and watch them. They began to move and went to a field to graze. With the setting sun behind me, I crept as close as I could. Mom was showing particular interest in me and would take some steps towards me, never blinking or taking her eyes off of me. I slowly backed away until she felt comfortable with my distance. Definitely a cool encounter.
This is the same Bison calf featured a short while ago, with its protective mom. Again, I was shooting through gaps in the milling herd.
Winter comes with its predictable hassles - it can be too cold, too snowy, too icy, too bleak - but it also produces the best light of the year, from the bounced light effect of overcast skies and snow reflecting light off the ground, to warm rays from the low sun. The trick is to get out when there's exactly the right amount of cold, snow, ice, and bleakness. On this day, when I came upon the herd on both sides of the road (and in the middle of it), the balance was exactly right.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
This Eastern phoebe was not going to go far away from its nest full of babies. The kids were almost too big for the nest and its location under the eaves, on a light fixture meant there was foot traffic. We didn't hang around too long.