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With an estimated 120.5 guns for every 100 residents, the firearm ownership rate in the United States is twice that of the next-highest nation, Yemen, with just 52.8 guns per 100 residents.
(the guy with the gun is from Deposit Photos (stock), no creator attribution.)
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Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in profile close-up. The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It typically scavenges on carcasses. Although this is a common species, numbers of these birds are decreasing rapidly. Threats include poisoning, hunting and loss of habitat, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered". It is a small species compared to most vultures.
Submitted: 11/03/2022
Accepted: 15/03/2022
Forbidden City by Indo Chine
Consistently rated among the preeminent establishments at Singapore’s mega-popular Clarke Quay nightlife precinct, The Forbidden City has for years been attracting crowds of discerning diners and party goers with its multi-faceted offerings. Occupying the majestic Singapore waterfront building- The River House- which has been listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO- the building was originally a 19th Century river front godown, later converted into the palatial residence of a wealthy trader. Operated by Singapore’s renowned IndoChine Group, the building has, while maintaining its historic structure and facade, been extensively re-modelled internally into a collection of stylish restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
Read more:- www.asia-bars.com/2014/01/forbidden-city-by-indochine-res...
But as autumn approaches, certain influences both inside and outside the plant cause the chlorophylls to be replaced at a slower rate than they are being used up. During this period, with the total supply of chlorophylls gradually dwindling, the "masking" effect slowly fades away. Then other pigments that have been present (along with the chlorophylls) in the cells all during the leaf's life begin to show through. These are carotenoids they give us colorations of yellow, brown, orange, and the many hues in between.
The reds, the purples, and their blended combinations that decorate autumn foliage come from another group of pigments in the cells called anthocyanins. These pigments are not present in the leaf throughout the growing season as are the carotenoids. They develop in late summer in the sap of the cells of the leaf, and this development is the result of complex interactions of many influences - both inside-and outside the plant. Their formation depends on the breakdown of sugars in the presence of bright light as the level of a certain chemical (phosphate) in the leaf is reduced.
But in the fall, phosphate, along with the other chemicals and nutrients, moves out of the leaf into the stem of the plant. When this happens, the sugar-breakdown process changes, leading to the production of anthocyanin pigments. The brighter the light during this period, the greater the production of anthocyanins and the more brilliant the resulting color display that we see. When the days of autumn are bright and cool, and the nights are chilly but not freezing, the brightest colorations usually develop.
The sight of a Red Kite, or two, or three, gently soaring over our countryside is now, once more, a familiar thing. The reintroduction of this species to Britain must rate as one of the conservation success stories of the modern era.
Once a common bird over much of the country, even haunting the litter-ridden and filthy streets of our cities, Red Kites were seen as disease-carrying vermin and bounties were paid for their carcasses. The population retreated, finding a final refuge in the valleys of central Wales. A handful of breeding pairs hung on. In 1989, six birds were released at a site in Scotland and a further four birds were released in the Chilterns.
Red Kites are extremely long-winged and long-tailed and very large, with slightly larger bodies and very much longer wings than a Buzzard. They are predominantly rufous red, with dark wing tips and pale outer wings. The head is pale, with older birds developing almost white heads, and the long, red tail is deeply forked and used as a stabiliser in flight, twisting back and forth – a characteristic clue to the Red Kite’s identity, even with only distant views.
Red Kites are found across much of northern Europe and into Iberia in the south west and Russia in the east. Only populations from the western part of the range are resident, those from further east are migratory and one of the challenges for the reintroduction programme was to source birds from a non-migratory population to ensure a similar lifestyle to the previous British kites. Most of the Chilterns birds were sourced from the sedentary and common Spanish population for this reason, although birds for the later, more northerly reintroductions have often been sourced from the thriving Swedish migrant population (Courtesy Hawk & Owl Trust).
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"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."............
These little guys see something big in the water!!!
In this scene:
DaD "Holidays in Capri" - Deco(c)rate
LM:
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Ionic Gazebo Rare:
Pocket Gacha HUD in world:
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Other items used:
JIAN Splashy Spaniels 5. Brit Gold Companion
JIAN Splashy Spaniels 7. Eng Black Companion
JIAN :: Great White Shark
dust bunny . sand castle .
MudHoney Blaire Beach Towel
Serenity Style- Sunny Lifeguards
Skye Shabby Deck
Thistle Swim at Your Own Risk Sign
hive // dwarf palm tree
hive // waterside shack w/ dock
:Fanatik Architecture: ROCKS 2018
LB_Cedar.v3
LB_Sunflowers
*HEXtraordinary* Seal Wanderer
*HEXtraordinary* Seal Pup
Rain on Douglas fir tree.
Douglas fir, which has sometimes been called the Douglas tree, Oregon pine, and Douglas spruce, is not actually a true fir, a pine, or a spruce. Indicative of the taxonomic confusion about this tree, the scientific genus name Pseudotsuga means “false hemlock,” alluding to yet another kind of tree somewhat similar to this unique but important tree. Douglas firs are evergreen trees, meaning they keep their needle-like leaves year-round. There are two varieties of this species, coast Douglas fir and Rocky Mountain Douglas fir, which are differentiated by their habitats, growth rates, and physical characteristics.
When Douglas firs grow in dense forests, they self-prune their lower branches so the conical crown starts many stories above the ground. Trees growing in open habitats, especially younger trees, have branches much closer to the ground. Coast Douglas firs are the faster-growing and larger of the two varieties, and they commonly grow up to 250 feet (76 meters) in old-growth forests and can reach five to six feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters) in diameter. Rocky Mountain Douglas firs measure about the same in diameter but only grow up to 160 feet (49 meters).
www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-a...
Hmm, forgot to adjust the time on this camera...
A mother is all alone pushing a stroller with red shade in a summer day.
Japan has serious problems with the declining birth rate and actually there are few babies in a big city like Tokyo.
My simple question is what sort of adult they will be when small number of babies are raised in such modern and neat urban space.
Will they get the clarity of mind to solve every issue in a logical manner?
Background in this image is a public facility complex of Minato-ku which is the wealthiest ward in Japan. Minato-ku decided to support up to 600,000 yen (equivalent to 5,985 US dollars) for each childbirth in order that the expense of the delivery becomes free virtually.
Again I wonder to myself. Does this become one of the effective ways to stop the declining birth rate?
Thanks to everyone who took time to view, comment or fave!
It was quite the ordeal for this fellow to finely get into position. The female was definitely receptive and flew to different leaves until a suitable one was found.
A pair of de-rated GP40s with a crew on board bring up the rear end of a small grain move from the elevator at Free, heading for interchange with Norfolk Southern at Lafayette, Indiana for points beyond. We’re on a small stub portion of what was once the New York Central’s “Egyptian Line”, initially stretching from the farthest southern tip of Illinois at Cairo, to a connection with the “Water Level Route” at Indiana Harbor, as indicated by the mile marker.
Castle Mountain (Blackfoot: Miistukskoowa) is a mountain located within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, approximately halfway between Banff and Lake Louise. It is the easternmost mountain of the Main Ranges in the Bow Valley and sits astride the Castle Mountain Fault which has thrust older sedimentary and metamorphic rocks forming the upper part of the mountain over the younger rocks forming its base. The mountain's castellated, or castle-like, appearance is a result of erosive processes acting at different rates on the peak's alternating layers of softer shale and harder limestone, dolomite and quartzite.
The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector for its castle-like appearance. Wikipedia
Kaziranga National Park
State Of Assam
India
The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east.
Three subspecies are recognized—Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia.
Since 1986, E. maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. Asian elephants are primarily threatened by degradation, fragmentation and loss of habitat, and poaching. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals.
Female captive elephants have lived beyond 60 years when kept in semi-natural surroundings, such as forest camps. In zoos, elephants die at a much younger age and are declining due to a low birth and high death rate.
The genus Elephas originated in Sub-Saharan Africa during the Pliocene, and ranged throughout Africa into southern Asia. The earliest indications of captive use of Asian elephants are engravings on seals of the Indus Valley civilization dated to the third millennium BC. – Wikipedia
Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, 2019.
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A little cozy skybox we made for Deco(c)rate's Dec round.
Theme was "Winter Nostalgia".
Crates for this round has already been delivered, and the pre-order promo price has already ended, but if you are interested to get this item, you can still get it along with 14 other items, but for a higher price.
Our set's teaser for the upcoming Deco(c)rate December round. It's a crate appropriate for the season, "Winter Wonderland".
Pre-order at 50% off the regular price before the 8th of November.
Just like me :) Peyto Lake, a must see...it was a hike to get up here in the heat but worth it. Judging by my mail i thought it was time I poked my head up. This summer has been quite adventuresome to say the least. Most of the places i explored had no cell service, just the way i like it. Met some really interesting people along the way, Brits being high on the list as the nicest people....needless to say never a dull moment. This is exactly how i saw this lake. If you don't believe me there are plenty of images on google to look at. Couldn't be a more perfect day. The Alberta Rockies stir my soul and make me come undone like no other place on earth. Have a great weekend!!
The Plastik @TLC
Naani Candle Decor:// Copper & Lover
BackBone
Breakfast in Paris
llorisen
old attic studio skybox
Mesh India
Vintage Paris Table Decor Set
[Merak]
Vintage Sewing Corner
[Black Bantam]
Shar Pei Puppy Ginger
le bouquet du dimanche !
Avec trois fois rien, les fleurs souffrent de la chaleur champenoise.
Bonne semaine aux amies et amis de Flickr
et bonne vacances à ceux qui partent :-)))
Simple shot under the arch. I should have shot at a higher frame rate as its a ittle blurry. Still like the image though :-)
Luke Agbaimoni - Tubemapper.com
J'ai rencontré un jeune qui faisait voler deux oiseaux apprivoisés, pendant notre discussion ce bel inséparable est venu se poser sur mon épaule.
Giant anteaters prey almost exclusively on social insects (i.e. ants and termites). Such dietary focus significantly shapes the physical form and behavior of the species. Giant anteaters do not have teeth; instead, they have tongues can reach as much as 610 mm (2 ft.) in length! As long as the tongue is, it is relatively narrow over the entirety of its length, with its widest point being only 10 to 15 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in.). They use this giant tongue to gather insects for food, extending it up to 150 times per minute.
Their tongues are covered with tiny spines which point toward the back of the throat. Additionally, their tongue is coated with a thick, sticky coat of saliva (which is secreted from relatively enlarged salivary glands). Prior to swallowing, the insect-coated tongue is firmly pressed against the anteater's hard upper palate – crushing their meal and easing ingestion.
The stomachs of anteaters do not secrete hydrochloric acid. Instead, they depend on the formic acid content of their ant-dominated diet to aid in digestion.
They can eat up to 30,000 insects a day.
Despite their coarse fur and thickened skin (particularly about the muzzle), giant anteaters may still be agitated by the large-jawed soldier castes of the ant and termite species upon which they feed. Accordingly, they avoid soldiers both actively and tactically. The anteater's typical feeding profile could be described as a lightening strike - quick feeding action over a short period. Such a clipped feeding incursion generally outpaces a given insect colony's ability to rapidly mount a defense; thus tactically avoiding the aggravation of soldier castes.
Giant anteaters tend to pursue the larger bodied social insects, while tamanduas and silky anteaters tend to prey on smaller insect fare. Such dietary segmentation allows for different anteater species to co-exist in the same region without being in direct predatory competition.
Giant anteaters are terrestrial. Unlike other anteater species, adult giant anteaters only rarely climb trees. Instead, its powerful forearms and prominent claws are used primarily for digging and ripping in the search for food.
While the giant anteater has five digits on each foot, their first digit is reduced and the second and third digits exhibit the long claws.
Anteaters are able to detect insects with their powerful sense of smell, 40 times that of man. If threatened, the typically non-vocal giant anteater may make a bellowing noise. Additionally, they will often rear up on their hind quarters and swipe with their (up to) 10 cm (4 in.) long foreclaws.
Anteaters do not walk on the soles of their forefeet. Rather, they flex the digits upward and turn the forefeet inward, such that the large foreclaws do not come in contact with the ground. Anteaters sleep as much as 15 hours each day.
As an outcome of their diet and lifestyle, anteaters have relatively low metabolic rates. As a stark example, the giant anteater has the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal – 32.7° C (90.9°F).
When observed in regions without a significant human presence, giant eaters are diurnally active. However, giant anteaters appear to adopt a nocturnal lifestyle when living in more disturbed areas subject to human activity.
Giant anteaters, save for mother/young pairs, are generally solitary. Usually only one baby is born at a time. It nurses for 6 months and is carried on the mother's back for up to a year.
Credit @ Little branch in Illuminate
LB_CatalpaTree{Animated}*4Seasons
LB_Snakeweed{Animated}*Summer-B
LB_Snakeweed{Animated}*Summer-A
LB_Mushrooms.V1
Credit @ Chez Moi Furniture
Shabby Shed (Adult) CHEZ MOI @ Deco(c)rate May Release 8th (HQ)
Victorian Fountain CHEZ MOI @ Shiny Shabby (End date : 15th May)
Bubble Chair (PG) CHEZ MOI
Bubble Table CHEZ MOI
*Chair color change by HUD
Credit @ Sway's
Sway's [Beth] Garden Cottage RARE
Sway's [Beth] Shed
Sway's [Beth] Wall Lantern
Sway's [Beth] Window box . blue
Sway's [Beth] Window box . pink
Sway's [Beth] Fence . curved
Sway's [Beth] Fence . door RARE
Sway's [Beth] Stepping Stones / plain . line
Sway's [Beth] Stepping Stones / plain . curve
Sway's [Beth] Garden Arch
Sway's [Beth] Stake Lantern
Sway's [Beth] Arbour Bench GLE
Sway's [Beth] Flower pot . yellow
Sway's [Beth] Flower pot . pink
Sway's [Beth] Flower pot . blue
Sway's [Beth] Decor Flower . orange / Gift
Sway's [Beth] Decor Flower . aqua / Gift
Sway's [Beth] Decor Flower . pink / Gift
Sway's [Chloe] Picnic Blanket
Sway's [Chloe] Picnic Basket
Sway's [Chloe] Coffee Jug
Sway's [Chloe] Coffee Mug
A first-rate view of the highest peaks of the Mischabels massif near Saas-Fee: from left to right, the Alphühel (4206 m - 13799 ft), the Täschhorn (4491 m - 14734 ft) and the Dom (4545 m- 124911 ft), the highest point of the chain (the right ridge of the 2 highest ridges, to the right of the photo). On the far right is the Lenzspitze (4294 m - 14088 ft)
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Les plus hauts sommets qui dominent Saas-Fee
Une vision de premier plan des plus hauts sommets du massif des Mischabels à côté de Saas- Fee : de gauche à droite, l'Alphühel (4206 m), le Täschhorn (4491 m) et le Dom (4545 m), point culminant de la chaîne (la crête de droite des 2 crêtes les plus hautes, à la droite de la photo). À l'extrême droite, se trouve la Lenzspitze (4294 m)
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Saas-Fee - Längfluh- Valais - Switzerland / Suisse
1914 Pathfinder Series XIV Model A Touring
Bonhams Auction
Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E. Greenway Road
Scottsdale, AZ 🇺🇸
American Bird Association rates birds from 1-6 depending on how hard they are to find. 1 being the most common to a 6 birds that are thought to be extinct on extinct. This Bananaquit is a code 4 to give you an idea how tough it is to see it in the United States (Florida may be the only State you can find this bird). Bird is attracted to exotic garden with abundant flowers where it drinks their sweet nectar.
Bananaquit description:
Small and short-tailed with short, decurved black bill. Gray-black above with white throat and yellow belly with bold white stripe over eyes. Continuing rarity found at Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve in Broward County, Florida.
P.S. I have seen this species in Brazil and the Bahamas before but not in the USA.
"MRAAWWW!"
KRRAAKOOOOMMM!!
Oh, oh. There's goes trick-or-treating in the city. Unless your costume is rated for walking on the sun. *cue Smash Mouth*
Godzilla in any form translates to city-wide destruction, but Burning Godzilla? This means Big G's radiation level has reached a peak, and the King of the Monsters doesn't like to hold on to all that energy.
"GRAAAAAAAAA-OOOoooonNnnnnK"
THOOOMMM!!!
But, don't worry, we haven't peaked yet! Obviously in a 13 Daze of Halloween series featuring Toho kaiju, Godzilla is going to be the feature attraction. Rather than one version of Godzilla though, we will have multiple.
Call this one Burning Godzilla, Fire Godzilla, or Thermonuclear Godzilla, it all means the same thing.
SKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-OONK!"
BOOM!BOOM!FWOOSHH!
Halloween is cancelled.
Nowhere to hide,
Nothin doin,
When it's the world,
That's coming to ruin.
There's no shelter under,
It's a citywide cave-in,
As Kaiju thunder,
Through Paprihaven.
It's 13 Daze of Halloween,
On the largest scale we've ever seen,
So struggle and strive to stay alive,
We'll see you on the other side, if you survive.
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Welcome to the 2025 edition of Paprihaven's 13 Daze of Halloween! We are featuring the towering titans of terror from Toho films!
Which demands the following mention! For the absolute best Japanese vinyl kaiju photography on Flickr, (Or anywhere in the world!), you must visit John's stream, MyKaiju:
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla
Theater Limited Edition
1999, Bandai
Here are our past Halloween countdowns for Day 10!
2017
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/37845574281/
2018
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/44593578525/
2019
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/48941492882/
2020
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/50516431572/
2021
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/51636405711/
2022
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/52446828155/
2023
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/53275341494/
2024
Using one of the animations in the Rable to build a sand castle.
RABLE only available at COSMO event 4 April 2021
Available 4 April 2021 at COSMO event
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"RABLE" the sand by "Sources" (5 prims)
included:
- lovebridge LOVENSE"
- PHYSICS COCK COMPATIBLE
- THE V BENTO COMPATIBLE
- INM shower cleaner
- RLV force sit
Animations Included:
PG:
- 15 Single PG animations (sitter 1)
- 8 Single PG animations (sitter 2)
- 20Couple PG ( Cuddles ) animations
ADULT:
- 2 Solo ADULT animations (sitter 1)
- 22 ForePlay ADULT animations
- 27 Couple ADULT animations
ADULT version or PG version
COPY & MODIF
La photo est ratée, mais que la rencontre fut belle. Les Torres, Pyrénées-Orientales. France 2023.
WPD23Animals
Camera: Canon F-1
Lens: Canon FD 50 mm f/1.4 SSC
Film: Ilford Delta 3200, rated @ ASA 1600
Exposure: 1/30 sec and f/1.4, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by MeinFilmLab
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta A (521) 4.5x6 cm
Lens: Novar Anastigmat f/4.5 75 mm, coated
Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400, rated @ ISO 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec and f/4.5, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
Triplet lenses perform much better when stopped down, but their technical failings wide open have a certain appeal of their own. With the aperture almost open and without pushing the HP5, a kind of impressionistic look (old look, retro look, vintage look) is created: overall low contrast as well as only moderate sharpness in the center of the image and blurred corners. For comparison, see the previously posted picture of the same scene, taken under quite similar light conditions but with the lens stopped down.
Elephant Bedroom Camp, Samburu, Kenya, 2019.
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