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Western green lizard | Lacerta bilineata | adult male | Ticino (Switzerland) | 05-2022
More TICINO/TESSIN Wildlife Photos (all taken in my garden in Monteggio/Ti, Switzerland): it.lacerta-bilineata.com/ramarro-occidentale-lacerta-bili... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
In case you're interested, you'll find a less cropped version of the photo above: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi...
The story behind the photo:
For the most part, I try to show photos here that come with an entertaining anecdote that my fellow Flickerites can identify with and enjoy; the world offers enough misery as it is, so my goal is to cheer you up, not to drag you down. But here for once I feel I have a responsibility to share with you what I see as a cautionary tale - and I don't blame you if you turn away now, because what follows is not a pleasant read.
But before I get into that I want to say that the year 2022 was - at least as far as my photographic endeavors were concerned - an amazing one, and I'm very grateful. It was a year of many firsts for me; I managed to produce my first acceptable bird photo; I was for the first time able to capture a roe deer as well as a swallowtail, a mantis and even a fox (which I can't wait to show you): all from within my tiny garden in Ticino.
But while there were many wonderful encounters with the fascinating creatures that share "my" vacation home and its adjacent garden with me that I was only too happy to show here, you might have noticed that the lizard species whose Latin name is my alias on Flickr and that - still - "kinda" serves as the main focus of my gallery, has been absent for a long while.
One of the reasons for holding back on new Lacerta bilineata photos is obviously that I decided to widen my focus a bit and that I now concentrate on all the species I manage to capture in my garden and its immediate surroundings.
But there is another reason I haven't uploaded any western greens this summer. Even though I shot dozens of photos of some of the most gorgeous individuals of the species I've ever seen (many of which you can also find here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... ), those were all taken on the other side of the village, and not in my garden.
The beautiful male above was in fact one of only 3 western greens I found (alive) in the vicinity of my garden between May and October in 2022 - and out of those he's the only one I was able to photograph.
So what happened? Well, a year ago the neighbor to my immediate left got a young cat, and at the same time, the neighbor to my right also adopted two kittens. Before I continue, it is important to me that you know that I myself am very much a cat person: I adore felines of any kind, and in our own household (though not at our vacation home) we've always had generations of cats, and they were and are as dear to us as our human family members.
So I have no interest in pushing any sort of "anti-cat agenda"; I'm just telling you what happened. By the time spring 2022 came around, my neighbors' cats were almost fully grown and had developed their hunting skills. Between the three of them, they killed up to a dozen western green lizards every day once the reptiles started re-emerging from their winter hiding places which is when they generally are at their most slow and vulnerable.
It was easy to count the dead lizards, because the cats didn't eat them, and whenever I was outside rarely an hour passed without one of the cats showing up with a lizard or some other animal in its mouth. They also killed most of the snakes, even the slightly longer ones at 50-70cm.
Within only a few weeks, the entire Lacerta bilineata population in and around my garden was gone, and the same was true for the population of green whip snakes, while even the number of common wall lizards, which were extremely abundant before, markedly went down during that same time period.
There had always been cats in our village, and I was aware or at least suspected that the ebb and flow of the bilineata population in the past was somewhat tied to how many cats were permanently present at any given time, but my immediate neighbors had never had cats before (which is probably why a tiny population of this protected reptile species had managed to survive around my house).
Now experiencing up close what an impact only 3 cats can have on an isolated, small reptile population was absolutely shocking. What I witnessed made me sad, but I'm not angry at the cats - nor do I hold a grudge towards my neighbors, who are kind, generous and all around lovely people.
And while I don't want to lecture anybody, what I would like to do is offer a few ideas how we as cat-lovers can help mitigate the averse effects our beloved pets' predatory nature (which is nobody's fault: least of all the cats') has on the ecosystems around our homes.
If we live in areas where there's threatened/protected species close to our homes that our cats will prey upon, the time when we let our pets out of the house can already make a huge difference. For example, western green lizards are at their most active between 8am and 11am, and not letting our cats out during that period can already increase the lizards' chance of survival.
If you're a cat lover like me but you also want to protect your local fauna, knowing when during the day birds and reptiles are the most active as well as knowing their breeding/nesting cycles is crucial, and by adjusting the times or time periods when you let your cat out of the house (or not) accordingly will make a vital difference.
But there are also simpler approaches: most reptiles and birds (which are by far the most vulnerable to hunting cats) are not active during the night. Rodents like rats and mice on the other hand very much are, so if you mostly let your cat out after sunset, it will predominantly hunt mice and rats, which are usually abundant enough that their populations aren't threatened (this at least is true for western Europe - other regions might have threatened wildlife that is active during the night, so if you do care, try to educate yourself about the creatures that will fall prey to your pet).
Cats are perfectly adapted to night activity, but they switch to more daytime activity in order to better fit the routine of "their" humans. So while our cats probably won't like it at first to have to stay indoors during the day, they will quickly adapt and accept it, as long as they know they will be able to leave the house once the sun has gone down.
Naturally, there might be practical issues involved that make it impossible to try some of the above (like the presence of coyotes who will eat your cats if they are out at night), but who knows, maybe one person or other will find some of these suggestions useful. And while it may be too late for "my" lizards, I just feel an obligation to at least try to help raise awareness on the issue (although I realize this is a touchy subject and people have strong opinions about it).
In any case, thank you so much for taking the time to read this not very pleasant text. And as always, let me know what you think of the photo in the comments below - but please refrain from making any "heated" statements regarding the issue at hand out of respect for other commenters whose feelings you might hurt (if you feel very strongly about this subject and want to "vent", you may always reach me via my Flickr Mail).
Many greetings from Switzerland and a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you!!! 🎉 😊 ❤!
HSS 😊 😊 😍
Wishing everyone a wonderful day!!
A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find, lucky to have.
Anon
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Khalil Gibran
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau
Friends are the family you choose.
Jess C. Scott
Some people go to priests, others to poetry, I to my friends.
Virginia Woolf
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
The little man pauses to take a breath...
Skippy envisioned his universe with help from the following amazing creations:
Soy's Mini Shop in Gas Station, Fuel Tank, Old Gas Pumps and Stand, Cacti, Dessert Weeds, and Barbed Wire Fence, which are all part of the My Long Way Collection!
Soy's Gateway to Waterline Forts Bridge and Gate, and Old Tank House!
In addition, the little warrior wears items created by the talented designers at Remarkable Oblivion, PFC, Contraption, and The Forge!
Keep blazing trails, my friends!
When that day came, I didn’t allow other people to dictate how I should feel or act. I learned there was no shame in imperfection because history had shown being different had the power to change perspectives and eventually the world. This is when I realized that flaws had responsibility. This was the day that I learned I was truly BLESSED.”
― Shannon L. Alder
Surely we all have a responsibility to care for our blue planet. The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us.
David Attenborough
Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest.
Charles Moore
The Ocean is a mighty harmonist.
William Wordsworth
No water, no life. No blue, no green.
Sylvia Earle
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day and spread love and kindness! ❤️❤️❤️
"Responsibility is the price of greatness" -Winston Churchill
Took this one also at the Oklahoma City Bombing memorial. This tree is the only thing that withstood the blast zone. Strong and stubborn enough not to fall. I suppose that's how we should all live our lives.
Have a wonderful Friday my friends.
Common Gallinule incubating 3 eggs. Male and females share incubation responsibilities; this is the male taking his turn while the female was foraging for food. The nest is a particularly sturdy construction. Seen in the Cullinan Park Conservancy, Sugarland, Texas.
Sorry...Sorry...I Don't Know Where This Idea Came From. I Take No Responsibility For The Actions Of My Imagination.
or the wind, but you can change yourself :-)
Jim Rohn
Unless, of course, you are President "I take no responsibility" Fearless Leader, in which case you can blame your predecessor, the liberal Fake News media, or the "Deep State", etc...etc...etc ;-(
HPPT!! VOTE!! RESIST!!
japanese camellia, 'Rosea Supreme', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Taking responsibility does not mean accepting the consequences.
To bear responsibility means to be self-aware of one's own inner echo. Our own echo that is sent back into the world.
I need to ground myself and listen to my own echo ♥
Shooted at [ 3 minds ] - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/La%20Rochelle/168/55/21
Tree from Konoha - Prunus lanie
Background Stone from Konoha - Black Forest Boulder
"Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited."
Margaret Mead
Pour it all together
I don’t set the measure
only my fate bears responsibility
baby it’s whatever
this magical texture
fills up the void inside of me
think I learned my lesson
on another level
take me home and put me straight to sleep
I gotta confess
first I felt refreshed
but the aftertaste is bittersweet
I’m a psychedelic addict
la-lay me down on the mattress
will you just take off my panties
and put the shower on
warning content’s graphic
when the water washes away the rebel
you should pick it up and grab it
before it’s gone
In this family Fynn is responsible for the well-being of the tomatoes which means that he spends a lot of time with them, watches over them and I suppose he talks to them too. He does that every year and is quite successful. Last year we had a fantastic tomato harvest.
I add another capture in the comments.
Im letzten Licht gelang diese Aufnahme des DGS 43142 aus Verona Q. E. nach Lübeck Skandinavienkai, traktioniert von 193 553-5 "Responsibility Driven".
This picture of DGS 43142 from Verona Q.E. to Lübeck Skandinavienkai, hauled by 193 553-5 "Responsibility Driven", was taken in the last light near Nordheim.
The church had in the Middle Ages a special responsibility for the poor but also individuals were required to remember the poor. It was a good deed to help, and good deeds showed that repented their sins and wanted to improve. Poverty was not regarded as a disgrace, it was an accident that, like so much else depended on God. After death, had the rich more to answer for than the poor because the wealth provided more opportunities to do good and then did not take this opportunity to atone got this after death. The poor man did not have so many opportunities to help others and therefore less responsibility. With the 1500s Reformation changed the medieval mindset, and wealth began to be considered as a sign of God's grace. Poverty was seen then as a personal failure, but it was even a few centuries before it was seen as a social problem.
The oldest institutions for poor relief, except those that were adjacent to monasteries and places of pilgrimage, was the hospital, which was a combination of sickness and poor relief facility. They were funded during the Middle Ages by donations.
Under Regulation 1642 would each parish establish a poorhouse, but first in the 1700s began houses were set up in some extent.
In Södermanland is Nybble old poorhouse. It is an unremarkable plastered building with a turf roof, the building was constructed in 1742, after the then owner of the goods Julita, donated 6,000 dollars to poor relief.
The small cottage has undergone several periods of decline, but in 1940 took Nordiska Museet over ownership and restored the house to its previous appearance.
As part of poor relief story is the old cottage important and together with, the turn of the century built, old folks tell about the welfare of Society. The building represents the physical memory carriers that make this story clear today.
Source: Nordic Museum.
For Fence Friday.
Happy FF.
Texture: LenaBem Anna
Mit einem langen ARS Altmann-Zug aus Regensburg konnte 193 552-7 "Responsibility Driven" (saving CO2 in sustainable, cross-border connections) bei Feldmoching fotografiert werden.
Near Feldmoching I was able to take this picture of TX Logistik's 193 552-7 "Responsibility Driven" (saving CO2 in sustainable, cross-border connections) hauling a long ARS Altmann train from Regensburg to Verona Q. E.
193 553 "Responsibility driven" zieht DGS 43109 von Hannover nach Verona und kam zur Freude des Fotografen im Altmühltal vor die Linse.
193 553 "Responsibility driven" with DGS 43109 from Hannover to Verona in the Altmühl valley.
Taken on July 9, 2025 at 3:29:04 p.m.
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Mit dem DGS 43853 von Rheine nach Puccio Rusco werden ausschließlich fabrikneue Auflieger befördert. Am 11. Juni 2022 waren diese einheitlich in weiß gehalten. Als Zuglok war an diesem Tage die für TXLogistik fahrende 193 553 von Alpha Trains eingeteilt. Im Waldstück zwischen Grafing und Assling entstand eine Aufnahme dieses speziellen KLV-Zuges.
DGS 43853 from Rheine to Puccio Rusco only carries brand-new trailers. On 11 June 2022, these were uniformly white. On this day, the locomotive was the 193 553 from Alpha Trains, which was driving for TXLogistik. A photo of this special intermodal train was taken in the woods between Grafing and Assling.
I'm not politically minded but the caption fitted the image of a person lying on the sign outside this office block, wanted to ask him why he chose this platform for a rest but thought against it!
by aladybug. Thank you! :D Woohoo! Dami ko na utang sayo! ;D
by Tancho Boy Sphinx. Thanks GARY V. LOL!!! :D
On EXPLORE
#25
March 19, 2009
The Party´s over!
Das alte Jahr ist Vergangenheit, 2020 ist da. Alles bleibt gut, der Rest wird besser. Neue Ziele werden gesteckt, die eigenen Skills geschärft. Wer weiß das schon!?! Jeder hat seinen eigenen Kopf. Sein eigenes Herz. In diesem Sinne: "Frohes Neues".
It's cold, I'm bored so here's one from four years ago, can't wait for the sea holly to flower again and await the buzzers.
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity" - ~ K. Gibran
This is my last picture of the year, and the title says it all. No matter what tradition it is made in, it is the togetherness and love that counts! Please keep the love going for our children's sake in 2025. Please don't lose it; it is the most important thing in our life.
This photo was taken on my cell phone by one of my family members. I don't know who to give credit to, but BRAVO to whoever took it, you created a photo of the year. Thank you, and thank you, my family, for everything!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Chhath Puja is a four-day elaborate celebration in honour of the Sun, which involves a long fast without water, and making offerings to Usha and Pratyusha, the light of the rising and the setting Sun, while standing in a water body.
The males of the home generally carry the bamboo basket full of household necessities to the Ghat on their heads
Friends show their friendship in times of trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity
Baltazar Gracian
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Taken @ Witherwood Thicket
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caracus%20Island/14/72/21
Do you know me?
Really know me?
You have opinions about my opinions
About my music
About my clothes
About my body
Some people hate what I wear
Some people praise it
Some people use it to shame others
Some people use it to shame me
If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman
If I shed the layers, I'm a slut
Though you've never seen my body, you still judge it
And judge me for it
Why?
We make assumptions about people based on their size
We decide who they are
We decide what they're worth
If I wear more, if I wear less
Who decides what that makes me?
Is my value based only on your perception?
Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?
Quality is everyone's responsibility.
W. Edwards Deming
Replacing the trench drain apron at our garage door entrance.
In the Vast Distance between what is and what could be, the gap between ideal and reality , lays our responsibility to overcome evil with good .. Quote Mrs Happy Face
Am 30.Juli 2022 bespannte die ATLU 193 553 (Werbelok Responsibility Driven) den DGS 43151 von Köln Eifeltor nach Verona Quadrante Europa in Italien für ihren Mieter TXL.
Die Aufnahme enstand südlich St.Goarshausen an der rechten Rheinstrecke (KBS 466).
Der Zug hatte mit ca 1,5 Stunden Verspätung den Loreleytunnel durch fahren und passiert nun die markanten Felsen mit dem Aussichtstempel Leiselfeld nördlich dem Betriebsbahnhof Loreley.
Die schon lange anhaltenden Trockenheit hatte die Natur schon früh im Jahr ausgedöört und sorgt schon viel zu früh für eine fast herbstliche Laubfärbung.
Nun ist es soweit: Die für TXL fahrenden 193 von Alpha Trains dürfen nun auch in Doppeltraktion auf dem italienischen Schienennetz verkehren. Am 30. August 2017 brachte ein Tandem - bestehend aus 193 552 und 551 - den DGS 43107 nach Verona Q.E.. Bei Gutmart konnte ich das giftgrüne Gespann ablichten.
Since a few weeks Alpha Trains' class 193 engines are allowed to drive in double-traction on Italian tracks. At the 30th of August 2017 freight train DGS 43107 was hauled by 193 552 and 551. I took this picture near Gutmart on the track between Munich and Rosenheim.
Free people of a free country!
The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.
As before, the enemy is confused. They did not expect such resistance. They believed in their propaganda, which has been lying about us for decades.They still can't recollect themselves. But they have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.
Their soldiers know this. Their officers are aware of this. They flee the battlefield. They abandon equipment.
We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine. Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army. They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare.
And I want to tell the Russian soldiers. Those who have already entered our land. And who are just about to be sent to fight against us.
Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully. Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything from Ukraine. You will take lives. There are a lot of you. But your life will also be taken.
But why should you die? What for? I know that you want to survive. We hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace and about your state. Your conversations with each other. Your calls home to your family. We hear it all. We draw conclusions. We know who you are.
Therefore, I offer you a choice. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance. Chance to survive. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. As people, decently. In a way you were not treated in your army. And in a way your army does not treat ours. Choose!
Our brave defenders continue to inflict devastating losses on Russian troops.
Soon the number of downed helicopters of Russia will reach hundreds of units. They have already lost 80 warplanes. Hundreds of tanks and thousands of other units of equipment.
In 19 days, the Russian army has lost more in Ukraine than in two bloody and years-long wars in Chechnya. For what?
I am grateful to those Russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth. To those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts to their friends and loved ones. And personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war. To those who are not afraid to protest. As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight. You must not lose your chance.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of sanctions against Russia. The fourth - and I'm sure not the last.
We are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the Russian state. Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Everyone will get an answer. The answer of the world. And this is just the beginning.
Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable. Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable. The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol. Kharkiv. Chernihiv. Sumy. Okhtyrka. Hostomel. Irpin. In all our cities.
All our partners are informed of the crimes of the invaders against civilians and local self-government in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the temporarily occupied areas. There will be an answer for that. Necessarily. For the disrupted humanitarian corridors. Necessarily.
During the day of March 14, 3,806 Ukrainians were evacuated from the cities and towns of the Kyiv and Luhansk regions.
Our convoy with one hundred tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already. But we will try. We will do everything to ensure that Mariupol residents receive food, water and medicine.
I provided full information about the actions of the invaders on the Ukrainian land in conversations with friends and partners of our state. Every aggressive action of the invaders only pushes the world to new sanctions.
I spoke with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. With President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. We have 100% mutual understanding.
The conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Bennett was also important. As part of a negotiation effort to end this war as soon as possible. With a fair peace.
Our delegation also worked on this in negotiations with the Russian party. Pretty good, as I was told. But let's see. They will continue tomorrow.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has agreed on a package of decisions to support our economy.
So that business works. So that people have jobs. Where security allows. Where people are ready for it.
First, we are starting tax reform. Instead of VAT and income tax we give a rate of 2 percent of turnover and simplified accounting. For small businesses - this is the first and second group of sole proprietors - we set a voluntary payment of a single tax. That is, if you can - pay. You can't - no questions asked.
The second is maximum business deregulation. We cancel all inspections for all businesses. So that everyone works normally. So that the cities come to life. So that life continues wherever there is no hostilities.
The only condition is that you ensure the normal operation of your business in the framework of Ukrainian law.
These are just the first two steps of our tax reform. To be continued.
And finally.
I have just signed a decree on awarding state awards of Ukraine to 234 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who showed personal courage and heroism in the fight for our land. For our independence. 59 of them posthumously.
May the memory of everyone who gave life for our state live forever!
Eternal gratitude to all our heroes!
Glory to Ukraine!
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It's soooo early! Or late...one of those. Not sure anymore. I bring to youuuu me! I think this is actually the first post I've made with my current everyday skin. Hmmm...yes! Yes it is. Well, here you have it -- what I have been looking like for some weeks now...for the most part. My beauty marks are missing. However, it is for an amazing reason! This new hair base from Just Magnetized. It is a long; especially in the fancy burn area. Because of this, it does take up the blush layer if you are using a mesh. I think it's worth it...I mean my side burns have never looked so amazing. -flashes sideburns- I need a new profile image...oooh the responsibilities.
Ah, but before I present to you le credits, there is an even opening soon that you may be interested in. Opening at 11 am today (6/28) is the Pulse Fundraiser! So many amazing designers have come together to make this event possible. I have already visited and ...well I have some decorating to do. XD
Donations will be given to RL Charity Equality Florida. For more info, the gofundme can be found here.
Dress - -tres blah- Catcall - Grey
Hair - +Spellbound+ Longing
Bauhaus Movement - Mavi Necklace SILVER @ Shiny Shabby
Blues. Rose Crown - Black
*PerveTTe* Diamons Earring - White - Silver
Wearing CATWA HEAD Aisha
.:[PUMEC] :. - .:AMAYA:. - / June \ - SKIN (Catwa)
Just Magnetized - Basic Hairbase - set 11
Deesses Boutique: CATWA - Lucky lipstick
Deesses Boutique: CATWA - Wintery eyeshadow
.the sugar garden. Summer Eyes - Dark Brown
Dragon Age: Inquisition
• WBG for custom resolution
• HattiWatti's Cinematic Tools for free camera, FOV, DOF, Tonemap, fog, hide HUD and Resolution Scale 2
• ReShade (Realistic config by Erika Tschinkel)
• Images stitched together with Image Composite Editor