[ENG] The Sorolla Museum resides in the house where the painter and his family lived in Madrid at the beginning of the 20th century, in the Chamberí neighborhood, preserving the original atmosphere of the house, the workshop and the garden . It is one of the most complete and best-preserved artist houses in Europe. It brings together a rich collection of his works and most of the objects of sculpture, ceramics, popular jewelry and old photography that Sorolla collected while alive. The painter Joaquín Sorolla Bastida was born in Valencia in 1863 and died in Cercedilla (Madrid) in 1923, he was a prolific artist, he left more than 2200 cataloged works and his mature work has been labeled as impressionist, post-impressionist and luminist. More photos in the album Sorolla Museum, Madrid (Spain).

[ESP] Escultura representando a Joaquín Sorolla, realizada por Paul Petrovich Troubetzkoy

El Museo Sorolla reside en la casa en el que el pintor y su familia vivieron en Madrid a principios del siglo XX, en el barrio de Chamberí, conservando el ambiente original de la vivienda, del taller y del jardín. Es una de las casas de artista más completas y mejor conservadas de Europa. Reúne una rica colección de sus obras y la mayoría de los objetos de escultura, cerámica, joyería popular y fotografía antigua que Sorolla reunió en vida. El pintor Joaquín Sorolla Bastida nació en Valencia en 1863 y murió en Cercedilla (Madrid) en 1923, fue un artista prolífico, dejó más de 2200 obras catalogadas y su obra madura ha sido etiquetada como impresionista, postimpresionista y luminista. Más fotografías en el álbum Museo Sorolla, Madrid (España).

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We rarely see these fascinating birds. Only during migration. They do not reside here.

Canon FD300mm f/2.8

"The Archbishop's Palace (formerly the Bishop's Palace) in Olomouc is the seat of the offices of the Olomouc Archbishopric; the Archbishop himself does not currently reside there. The palace is the largest residential building in the historic core of the city of Olomouc and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

The Archbishop's Palace is the fourth residence of the Olomouc bishops and was originally built as a Renaissance palace by Bishop Stanislav Thurz. This Renaissance palace, completed by Bishop Dubravio and further modified by Bishop Pavlovský at the end of the 16th century, was devastated during the Thirty Years' War, especially during the Swedish occupation of Olomouc in 1642–1650.

Only Bishop Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, after a fire in 1661, began the Baroque renovation of the palace in 1664 after his accession to the episcopal see. The repairs were carried out according to the plans of the imperial architect Filiberto Lucchese (1606–1666) and, after his death, Giovanni Pietro Tencalla by the Olomouc master masons Petr Schüller and Melchior Thoneck. The author of the stucco decoration of the interiors is Baltazar Fontana, the original wall paintings, whose authors were Carpoforo Tencalla and Innocenzo Cristoforo Monti, have survived only in fragments. An ornamental garden was established on the fence. The reconstruction work was not completed until 1685. In 1836, the interior was expanded with the so-called Throne Room, the design of which was contributed by Antonín Arche.

The palace acquired its present form and decoration after the fire of 1904, when it was restored and partially rebuilt according to the design of Vladimír Fischer at the instigation of Cardinal Bauer in the years 1906–1910. After a thorough reconstruction, the palace was opened to the public as a sightseeing object in the spring of 2011.

The terraced complex consists of two longitudinal palaces, whose two-storey wings create two unequally sized enclosed courtyards. The facade of the longer building with the main entrance faces Biskupské náměstí, the adjacent building continues into the narrow Wurmova Street. The opposite fenced wing above the city walls is oriented towards the Bezručovy sady city park.

The long street facade has a richly architecturally structured front with 21 large windows facing the street and three portals. The roof is gabled, the central raised part is decorated with a turret. The main entrance is equipped with a stone balcony portico with the coat of arms of Bishop Liechtenstein and the year 1669. In the roof above it is a gable extension with a clock face. Similar signs with commemorative inscriptions are above the portals at the edges of the building.

The palace character of the building is underlined by the representative staircase and ceremonial halls. The original Baroque stucco decoration of the rooms has been preserved in the interior.

Olomouc (UK: /ˈɒləmoʊts/, US: /ˈoʊloʊ-/, Czech: [ˈolomouts]; German: Olmütz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 102,000 inhabitants and its larger urban zone has a population of about 400,000 inhabitants (2024).

Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. Today, it is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and the sixth largest city in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque style and symbolic value.

Moravia (Czech: Morava [ˈmorava]; German: Mähren) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.

The medieval and early modern Margraviate of Moravia was a crown land of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from 1348 to 1918, an imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1004 to 1806, a crown land of the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867, and a part of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. Moravia was one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. In 1928 it was merged with Czech Silesia, and then dissolved in 1948 during the abolition of the land system following the communist coup d'état.

Its area of 22,623.41 km2 is home to about 3.2 million of the Czech Republic's 10.8 million inhabitants. The people are historically named Moravians, a subgroup of Czechs, the other group being called Bohemians. The land takes its name from the Morava river, which runs from its north to south, being its principal watercourse. Moravia's largest city and historical capital is Brno. Before being sacked by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War, Olomouc served as the Moravian capital, and it is still the seat of the Archdiocese of Olomouc. Until the expulsions after 1945, significant parts of Moravia were German speaking." - info from Wikipedia.

Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.

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This was taken in situ where they reside in our guest room.

The anti-vignetting effect is natural, from window light, and not from post processing. The photo is virtually unprocessed. I did remove a distraction or two: namely the Coke logo on the polar bear.

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Grand Teton National Park.

Grizzly 399 is a grizzly bear who resides on Federal land in a range of hundreds of miles throughout the Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. She was born in a den in Pilgrim Creek, Wyoming, in the winter of 1996, and given her name as a research number by the Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.

At age 24, she is older than is usual for a grizzly, as "more than 85 percent of them are killed because of some kind of human activity before they reach old age". She weighs almost 400 pounds (180 kg). When standing upright on her hind legs, she is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m). Unlike the typical grizzly, she lives in close proximity to humans, although she is not particularly concerned with them; scientists have speculated that this was in response to a death of a cub in a more remote area, perhaps killed by a male grizzly.

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Grand Teton National Park.

3/4 Cubs she has currently.

Grizzly 399 is a grizzly bear who resides on Federal land in a range of hundreds of miles throughout the Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. She was born in a den in Pilgrim Creek, Wyoming, in the winter of 1996, and given her name as a research number by the Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.

At age 24, she is older than is usual for a grizzly, as "more than 85 percent of them are killed because of some kind of human activity before they reach old age". She weighs almost 400 pounds (180 kg). When standing upright on her hind legs, she is 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m). Unlike the typical grizzly, she lives in close proximity to humans, although she is not particularly concerned with them; scientists have speculated that this was in response to a death of a cub in a more remote area, perhaps killed by a male grizzly.

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[ENG] The Sorolla Museum resides in the house where the painter and his family lived in Madrid at the beginning of the 20th century, in the Chamberí neighborhood, preserving the original atmosphere of the house, the workshop and the garden . It is one of the most complete and best-preserved artist houses in Europe. It brings together a rich collection of his works and most of the objects of sculpture, ceramics, popular jewelry and old photography that Sorolla collected while alive. The painter Joaquín Sorolla Bastida was born in Valencia in 1863 and died in Cercedilla (Madrid) in 1923, he was a prolific artist, he left more than 2200 cataloged works and his mature work has been labeled as impressionist, post-impressionist and luminist. More photos in the album Sorolla Museum, Madrid (Spain).

[ESP] Desnudo de Mujer, de Helena Sorolla, escultura en bronce sobre plinto de mármol negro vetado en blanco. Una de las obras más ambiciosas de Helena, figuró en la exposición celebrada en Madrid en 1916 en el Club Femenino Lyceum. Elena Sorolla García (firmaba como Helena) fue una escultora y pintora española de inicios del siglo XX, hija de Joaquín Sorolla y Clotilde García del Castillo.

El Museo Sorolla reside en la casa en el que el pintor y su familia vivieron en Madrid a principios del siglo XX, en el barrio de Chamberí, conservando el ambiente original de la vivienda, del taller y del jardín. Es una de las casas de artista más completas y mejor conservadas de Europa. Reúne una rica colección de sus obras y la mayoría de los objetos de escultura, cerámica, joyería popular y fotografía antigua que Sorolla reunió en vida. El pintor Joaquín Sorolla Bastida nació en Valencia en 1863 y murió en Cercedilla (Madrid) en 1923, fue un artista prolífico, dejó más de 2200 obras catalogadas y su obra madura ha sido etiquetada como impresionista, postimpresionista y luminista. Más fotografías en el álbum Museo Sorolla, Madrid (España).

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Residing at the Cafe at Hove Lagoon

The common person residing in Esterdame would deny the existence of the Black Terrors, and they would be justified in that. There have been so few sightings of these monsters in the last 700 years that they have passed mostly into myth and superstition. Parents use their name to invoke fear in children, Commanders curse the terrors should a battle not go their way. Those who still believe that they exist are convinced that they reside in the Sleeping Caverns at the North-East-most point of Esterdame and that they protect Threndaugar the Deceiver himself. They are said to be as fast as wind, as elusive as the shadows and near invincible should they fight after dusk. After the Sacking of the Storm Hold in 728AV, rumours began to spread that it was not the Orcs, but the Black Terrors who captured the castle.

The Shadow Knight, pictured in the centre, was first spotted in 738AV, a year after King Davian III recaptured his family home. The Knight is an old friend of the King's uncle Baron (and that's all I'll say about that)

Fireworks of stellar starbursts

Fireworks of stellar starbursts

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. This galaxy, also known as Caldwell 21, resides roughly 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is part of the M94 galaxy group, which lies close to the Local Group that hosts our Milky Way.

NGC 4449 has been forming stars for several billion years, but it is currently experiencing a period of star formation at a much higher rate than in the past. Such unusually explosive and intense star formation activity is called a starburst and for that reason NGC 4449 is known as a starburst galaxy. In fact, at the current rate of star formation, the gas supply that feeds the production of stars would only last for another billion years or so. Starbursts usually occur in the central regions of galaxies, but NGC 4449 displays more widespread star formation activity, and the very youngest stars are observed both in the nucleus and in streams surrounding the galaxy. It's likely that the current widespread starburst was triggered by interaction or merging with a smaller companion; indeed, astronomers think NGC 4449's star formation has been influenced by interactions with several of its neighbours.

NGC 4449 resembles primordial star-forming galaxies which grew by merging with and accreting smaller stellar systems. Since NGC 4449 is close enough to be observed in great detail, it is the ideal laboratory for astronomers to study what may have occurred during galaxy formation and evolution in the early Universe.

This new image makes use of data from two of Webb’s instruments: MIRI (Mid-InfraRed Instrument) and NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera). Observations in the infrared reveal the galaxy’s creeping tendrils of gas, dust and stars. The bright blue spots reveal countless individual stars, while the bright yellow regions that weave throughout the galaxy indicate concentrations of active stellar nurseries, where new stars are forming. The orange-red areas indicate the distribution of a type of carbon-based compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) — the MIRI F770W filter is particularly suited to imaging these important molecules. The bright red spots correspond to regions rich in hydrogen that have been ionised by the radiation from the newly formed stars. The diffuse gradient of blue light around the central region shows the distribution of older stars. The compact light-blue regions within the red ionised gas, mostly concentrated in the galaxy’s outer region, show the distribution of young star clusters.

NGC 4449 was observed by Webb as part of a series of observations collectively titled Feedback in Emerging extrAgalactic Star clusTers, or FEAST (PI: A. Adamo). Two other targets of the FEAST programme, M51, and M83, were the subjects of previous ESA/Webb Picture of the Month images in 2023.

[Image Description: A close view of the central area of a dwarf galaxy. A huge number of stars fill the whole galaxy as tiny glowing points. They are brightest around the galaxy’s shining core. Thick clouds of gas and dust billow out across the scene, curling like moving flames. They glow in warm colours following their location: orange around the galaxy’s core, and around glowing star clusters in the bottom-left, and dark red elsewhere.]

Florida Poly resides on a 170-acre[6] campus designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. The university's Innovation, Science and Technology (IST) Building is home to a supercomputer,[7] 3-D printing lab, cyber gaming and media lab, cyber security lab, robotics lab, big data lab, and digital library. Florida Poly is the first university whose main library is completely digital.[8]

Sir Miles Long resides from the great city Toleberg, in the southern part of Lenfald, obviously the best land in all Rowia.

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl. It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in), males being slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish coloring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker color. The facial disc is poorly developed and the orange eyes are distinctive.

Besides being one of the largest living species of owl, it is also one of the most widely distributed. The Eurasian eagle-owl is found in many habitats but is mostly a bird of mountain regions, coniferous forests, steppes and other relatively remote places. It is a mostly nocturnal predator, hunting for a range of different prey species, predominantly small mammals but also birds of varying sizes, reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects and other assorted invertebrates. It typically breeds on cliff ledges, in gullies, among rocks or in other concealed locations. The nest is a scrape in which averages of two eggs are laid at intervals. These hatch at different times. The female incubates the eggs and broods the young, and the male provides food for her and when they hatch, for the nestlings as well. Continuing parental care for the young is provided by both adults for about five months.

Eagle-owls are distributed somewhat sparsely but can potentially inhabit a wide range of habitats, with a partiality for irregular topography. They have been found in habitats as diverse as northern coniferous forests to the edge of vast deserts. Essentially, Eurasian eagle-owls have been found living in almost every climatic and environmental condition on the Eurasian continent, excluding the greatest extremities, i.e. they are absent from humid rainforest in Southeast Asia, as well as the high Arctic tundra, both of which they are more or less replaced by other variety of Bubo owls. They are often found in the largest numbers in areas where cliffs and ravines are surrounded by a scattering of trees and bushes. Grassland areas such as alpine meadows or desert-like steppe can also host them so long as they have the cover and protection of rocky areas. The preference of eagle-owls for places with irregular topography has been reported in most known studies. The obvious benefit of such nesting locations is that both nests and daytime roosts located in rocky areas and/or steep slopes would be less accessible to predators, including man. Also, they may be attracted to the vicinity of riparian or wetlands areas, due to the fact that the soft soil of wet areas is conducive to burrowing by the small, terrestrial mammals normally preferred in the diet, such as voles and rabbits.[59] Due to their preference for rocky areas, the species is often found in mountainous areas and can be found up to elevations of 2,100 m (6,900 ft) in the Alps and 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in the Himalayas and 4,700 m (15,400 ft) in the adjacent Tibetan Plateau.

For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_eagle-owl

The little bird houses which now reside in her room on on this branch. The rest of the houses are hanging on similar branches above the bed.

This beautiful Polar Bear resides at the Bronx Zoo.

One of many stalls selling goods in a mall near the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. 'Soweto' is an abbreviation of South Western Townships where, under segregation, vast numbers of Black workers in industrial, mining and commercial enterprises were obliged to reside.

This barn is on the same property as the collapsing barn I posted yesterday. This is between the towns of Olds and Sundre in west central Alberta, nearing the Rockies as you can see in the distance.

Happy solstice to you (winter or summer, depending on which side of the equator you reside). I always love the winter solstice because it means the days start getting longer again.

In the mid-1920s, the illustrious marine biologist Edward R. F. Ricketts resided in this very house. Ricketts' notable contributions to his field are often attributed to the Pacific Biological Laboratory, which he established in 1923 on Fountain Ave, although this location no longer exists. He eventually relocated the laboratory to Cannery Row in Monterey, where it remains to this day. Ricketts and his family also lived on 4th Street during the late 1920s to the 1930s. These places hold significance because Ricketts, a renowned marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher, was born in 1897 and passed away in 1948. He was a close friend of author John Steinbeck, and the two co-wrote "Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research." Ricketts also authored "Between Pacific Tides," a highly esteemed work on intertidal zones.

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The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl. It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in), males being slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish colouring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker colour. The facial disc is poorly developed and the orange eyes are distinctive.

Snowbowl resides on the San Francisco Peaks, a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain, which are held as sacred to 13 different Native American tribes in the region. These tribes include the Navajo, Apache, Hualapai, Yavapai, Hopi, and other Native Nations. To date, they have lost all lawsuits they had filed to stop further development and expansion of this alpine ski resort.

In N Norfolk on Tuesday I was hoping to see the White-Tailed Eagle currently residing in our area. There were some sightings by others but sadly not for me on that day. I did however see some Kites (already posted). I was happy with them but thought I could do better so went out again on Wednesday, back to the same spot to try and get some more shots of them.

However.... 'what is that huge looking silhouette rising from the trees??.... It can only be one thing, surely.'

There it was, in the distance in an area where early evening the previous day a Warden from Holkham Estate told me he had seen in it 30 mins earlier. I took a few very very distant shots not knowing if I would see it again. On inspection, it was carrying 'lunch' in it's talons (a pigeon I think) and was being mobbed by Kites and Gulls were joining in too! Perhaps it had stolen the Kite's prey?

I had read somewhere that the best way to spot birds of this magnitude is to look for their shadow rather than the bird itself and sure enough you could always see the eerie sight of this very large shadow gliding across the trees even though the bird itself went in and out of view.

I decided to take my chances and took a footpath alongside the woods in the optimistic hope that it may reappear.

As if on cue it glided out still being harassed by two Kites, and presumably having devoured its prey.

By chance it circled around slowly towards me and I was able to get a good number of decent shots as it circled above me, climbing with each revolution without barely a beat of its massive wings. I even managed to record a video of it on my phone. It climbed higher and eventually headed off SW soaring above, going at its own pace.

The ring clearly shows the ID G393 which I believe is one of the IOW reintroduced birds.

The outdoor sanctuary at Dodona, Greece, probably dedicated to a female deity, was occupied since the Bronze Age. Then Zeus —father of the gods— was worshipped there as Zeus Naïos along with his wife Dhiōnē. The famous oracle at Dodona was considered the most ancient in Greece and was referred to by Homer and Herodotus.

Originally ceremonies were carried out outdoors, around the sacred oak tree; Zeus was thought to reside around the sacred tree’s roots. In early 4th century BC the ‘Sacred House’ was erected, aka ‘Temple of Zeus’: a small rectangular construction enclosing or surrounding the oracular oak tree, with several extensions and reconstructions in the 4th, 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The Sacred House measured 68.2 × 63 ft (20.8 × 19.2 m).

The four year liberal arts college resides in the

former Ponce de Leon Hotel, a luxury resort built

by Henry Flagler in 1888 ~ Saint Augustine, Florida

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This bridge is identical to many others in Ohio's extensive metro park system. I drove past quite a few and this one, which resides in Rock River Reservation caught my eye. The fall colors, the calm river and of course the bridge provide a beautiful fall scene

This shot of the Milky Way was taken from inside the Dee Wright Observatory in central Oregon - an open structure made of lava rocks from the lava field in which it resides. Completed in 1935, the observatory has open viewing "windows" around its wall. This photograph was captured through one of them.

This is a composite of four successive shots with identical exposure settings (for noise reduction):

Sony a7III and Tamron 15-30, 26mm, f2.8, ISO 6400, 15s each.

Every neighborhood that I have resided in since I was a kid had at least one house that was considered "haunted." Well, the neighborhood of my retirement doesn't have a haunted house. We have a "Hobbit House" as the kids refer to it.

It is overgrown with vines that eventually sprout with new leaves, and when Fall comes, leaves the house covered in brown vines lending an eerie feeling to the place especially at night.. So I was rather surprised one moonlit evening to see a splash of color by the Hobbit House and I went outside to investigate.

The contrast between the house and the bright colors of lawn furniture, umbrella and other yard pieces were quite a contrast to the house that hides behind darkned windows and vines.

And in the cave they resided, only peering out to watch the passerby. The twins were ridiculed for who they were, but that didn't discourage them from causing havoc on all the inhabitants surrounding them.

Model is the incredible Anna wearing one of the most beautiful dresses created by Michelle Hebert the stylist was Daniele Kruger.

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A mint condition Renault 9 residing in an area of SE London which proved fruitful for spotting older motors! Unlike many of the aforementioned older cars, it seems highly likely that this has found its way into enthusiast ownership if the condition and fairly recent ownership change is anything to go by!

Mileage in between MOTs - 42 Miles

Mileage at last MOT - 30,355 Miles

Last Ownership Change - 23rd June 2015

A565 RYA

✓ Taxed

Tax due: 1 December 2020

✓ MOT

Expires: 16 May 2020

Eurasian eagle-owl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_eagle-owl

…. It resides in lowland forests, typically near streams or ponds, where it feeds upon insects, spiders, worms, crabs, fish, frogs, and lizards…😎😎

Milwaukee Road RSC-2 #988 resides at Mid Continent Railway Museum. According to the museum's website, "Mid-Continent is planning repairs to #988’s intercooler and several cylinder liners that were responsible for its removal from museum train service."

They'll probably get this unit operable before they bring steam locomotives back.

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl. It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in), males being slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish coloring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker color. The facial disc is poorly developed and the orange eyes are distinctive.

Besides being one of the largest living species of owl, it is also one of the most widely distributed. The Eurasian eagle-owl is found in many habitats but is mostly a bird of mountain regions, coniferous forests, steppes and other relatively remote places. It is a mostly nocturnal predator, hunting for a range of different prey species, predominantly small mammals but also birds of varying sizes, reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects and other assorted invertebrates. It typically breeds on cliff ledges, in gullies, among rocks or in other concealed locations. The nest is a scrape in which averages of two eggs are laid at intervals. These hatch at different times. The female incubates the eggs and broods the young, and the male provides food for her and when they hatch, for the nestlings as well. Continuing parental care for the young is provided by both adults for about five months.

Eagle-owls are distributed somewhat sparsely but can potentially inhabit a wide range of habitats, with a partiality for irregular topography. They have been found in habitats as diverse as northern coniferous forests to the edge of vast deserts. Essentially, Eurasian eagle-owls have been found living in almost every climatic and environmental condition on the Eurasian continent, excluding the greatest extremities, i.e. they are absent from humid rainforest in Southeast Asia, as well as the high Arctic tundra, both of which they are more or less replaced by other variety of Bubo owls. They are often found in the largest numbers in areas where cliffs and ravines are surrounded by a scattering of trees and bushes. Grassland areas such as alpine meadows or desert-like steppe can also host them so long as they have the cover and protection of rocky areas. The preference of eagle-owls for places with irregular topography has been reported in most known studies. The obvious benefit of such nesting locations is that both nests and daytime roosts located in rocky areas and/or steep slopes would be less accessible to predators, including man. Also, they may be attracted to the vicinity of riparian or wetlands areas, due to the fact that the soft soil of wet areas is conducive to burrowing by the small, terrestrial mammals normally preferred in the diet, such as voles and rabbits.[59] Due to their preference for rocky areas, the species is often found in mountainous areas and can be found up to elevations of 2,100 m (6,900 ft) in the Alps and 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in the Himalayas and 4,700 m (15,400 ft) in the adjacent Tibetan Plateau.

For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_eagle-owl

From SpaceTelescope.org, “NGC 7006 resides in the outskirts of the Milky Way. It is about 135,000 light-years away, five times the distance between the Sun and the center of the galaxy, and it is part of the galactic halo. This roughly spherical region of the Milky Way is made up of dark matter, gas and sparsely distributed stellar clusters.”

Observation data (J2000 epoch)

Class: I

Constellation: Delphinus

Right ascension: 21h 1m 29.4s

Declination: +16° 11′ 14.4″

Apparent magnitude (V): 10.6

Apparent dimensions (V): 2.8′

Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90 SCT Telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at 0F, 81 x 60 seconds, Celestron CGX-L pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: July 23, 2025. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Normally residing at Barrow Hill Roundhouse Ex BR 61264 arrives at Levisham on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 15th September 2016

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Boldt Castle resides on Heart Island in the Thousand Islands in the State of NY.

The castle is an endearing monument to a tragic love story and is part of the history of Alexandria Bay area and NY State as well as a symbol of bygone days. It was being built by an adoring husband for his wife, but she died before it was completed and it it fell to ruins never to be completed. The heart shape of the island and the associated with the love story figures prominently in the decorations and construction elements of the island residence. The castle is now part of the NY Parks system and is being restored to the way it was before her death.

For more info see: www.boldtcastle.com/visitorinfo/

Now residing at Peak Rail in shiny green livery, Penyghent is at Bamford for a photo stop on the DEG and DAA "Peak Express". It isn't too far from Bamford to where this loco now has its home. Perhaps in the usual BR concern for the possibility of souvenir hunters being active, the nameplate on this side of the loco at least has been removed.

The likelihood of someone being able to remove a plate and quietly escape with the booty without someone noticing is a little unlikely although you never know.

STREAKED TUFTEDCHEEK Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii. A pair of foraging Streaked Tuftedcheeks was found in the Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge in northern Ecuador at 10:40 AM on July 27, 2016. This individual is seen on top of this large limb with its left white tuft sticking out.

Streaked Tuftedcheeks belong to the family Furnariidae (ovenbirds) and reside in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú.

The Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge is located about a one hour drive south of Quito near the small town of Tambillo in northern Ecuador. It is situated in the semicircular collapsed Pasochoa Volcano a little to the east and uphill from the tiny village of San Pedro de Pilopata. About 100,000 years ago, the volcano erupted and blew off the western half of the preexisting volcanic cone. The refuge contains wonderfully preserved native vegetation and is located above a swath of pastureland facing the interandean valley to the west.

Un ave de nombre común Barbablanca Rayada Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii se ve por encima de una rama gruesa con la barba blanca izquierda extendida al lado a las 10 y 40 de la mañana el 27 de julio de 2016. Esta Barbablanca Rayada fue un miembro de un par que andaba por el bosque. El Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa está ubicado aproximadamente una hora manejando en carro al sur de Quito cerca del pueblo de Tambillo en el norte de Ecuador.

For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this Streaked Tuftedcheek, VIEW AT THE GIANT SIZE (2256 x 1300) using the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/54300...

Roll film week

from my series "Where Love Resides"

Bronica sqa, bronica zenzanon s 150mm f/3.5, Ilford Delta 400, developed in Rodinal (1+50 for 12 mins)

taken at a nursing home where my uncle resides.

she seemed sweet and nice to allow me to take her photo, cameras were not supposed to be allowed.

With over 10 million mallards residing in North America alone, the Mallards are one of the best-known and most recognizable ducks. the mallard is a dabbling duck found throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas around the world. The most abundant and wide-ranging duck on earth. The mallard usually inhabits the freshwaters of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Mallards usually feed on plants, such as grass seeds, leaves, stems and aquatic plants, and vegetation like grains, rice, oats and corn. However, they are also seen feeding on insects, mollusks, small fish, tadpoles, freshwater snails, fish eggs, frogs and crustaceans. This mating pair of Mallards was photographed at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.

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The Pileated Woodpecker is such an impressive sight that

many people believe the bird is rarer than it is. It resides

from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Texas and Florida

and west through central Canada to British Columbia and

northern California.

The Pileated Woodpecker is at home in a wide

variety of habitats in Florida obviously the key to its

success. It can be found in deep forests, swamps, open

woodlands, large parks, and suburban areas, where large

tracts of trees have been spared. It requires fairly large

territories but adapts well to regenerating areas and

second-growth forest.

More than 80% of this woodpecker's diet consists of

insects in the spring and summer, but fruits, nuts, and

berries make up more than half

of the diet in the fall and

winter.

The nest is placed relatively high in a dead tree or, often,

a utility pole. The female lays 3 to 5 white eggs, but 4

eggs are most common. Incubation takes 14 to 18 days,

and the young leave the nesting cavity at 24 to 28 days of

age.

Pileated Woodpeckers are permanent residents in Florida and throughout their range.

Egg dates are mid-March through mid-May.

I found this Female in my backyard. Lake Wales, Florida.

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Male lion (Panthera leo) called "Izu" father to 18 surviving cubs, resides with his female companions "Oshana" and "Mina" at Lion Camp, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Tibouchina and bud. Residing on a fallen branch.

Tibouchina Aubl. is a Neotropical flowering plant genus in Melastomataceae Juss. that contains approximately 240 species. Species of this genus are herbs, shrubs or trees and typically have purple flowers. Wikipedia

This particular bird resides at the Alberta Bird of Prey Centre in Coaldale, southern Alberta, a wonderful place that rehabilitates and releases (whenever possible) various birds of prey - hawks, owls, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, and Golden Eagles. Some of these birds act as Wildlife Ambassadors, too, educating the public.

It's not unusual to see a Merlin in the wild here, but usually when I see one, it is flying way off in the distance. The bird in this photo was tethered outside and was partly in the shade when I was there. I'm not sure, but I think this is either a female or a juvenile?

"Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger falcons by their rapid wingbeats and overall dark tones. Medieval falconers called them “lady hawks,” and noblewomen used them to hunt Sky Larks. Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ability to adapt to life around towns and cities." From AllAboutBirds.

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Merlin/id

It had been a few years since my last visit to the Alberta Bird of Prey Centre - I've only been maybe three or four times - and I had been longing to go back. Much too far and all new driving territory for me to even think about driving there myself. However, six days ago, on 9 September 2016, that is exactly what I did. A friend had said she would come along, too, but she emailed me at 1:00 am that morning to say that she assumed our trip had been cancelled, as she hadn't heard back about the time to meet. In fact, I had sent two emails giving the time, so I don't know what happened there. Very unfortunate, as it would have been great to have had company on such a long drive, and I know she would have had fun with her camera.

I knew it would be a long day and further than I would normally drive - and in a brand new car that I have yet to learn to drive! It doesn't look or feel quite as new now, after travelling 481 km! Only got lost twice, one minor and the other major. Must have taken a wrong turn somewhere way down south and I ended up in the city of Lethbridge, that I had very carefully planned to avoid. After driving for three and three-quarter hours, I finally arrived, to my huge relief.

Despite getting there later than I had hoped, I still had more than enough time to wander round the grounds and photograph the various raptors. Some were tethered out in a grassy area and others were in outdoor cages. Wonderful to get such a close look at the various majestic birds.

I took a slightly different way home via #845 (?), making absolutely sure that I didn't accidentally find myself in Lethbridge again and it wasn't too long before I found myself in the area that I had driven a few weeks ago, when I went SW of Vulcan to look for Common Nighthawks (without any luck).

Just so happy that I finally made myself do this drive. When I Googled the Centre's website, I had discovered that they were closing two days later for the winter. So, it was either a case of going the next day or not at all till next May onwards.

The day after this adventure, 10 September 2016, I took my daughter on a long drive in Kananaskis. This was yet another place that I had longed to be able to drive for many years - and finally I did it! I had been lots of times with various friends, but this was the very first time I had ever driven myself. We had planned to do this a few weeks earlier, but then my car had major repairs that needed to be done. Instead, I knew I just couldn't put any more money into my 17-year-old car, and I ended up replacing it. So glad we went on this particular day, as it snowed the following day.