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mistle thrush ~ turdus viscivorus
RSPB Amber status
(A rarity for us to see around here)
Blackbird with cherry in 1st comment box.
The only time I saw birds taking wild cherries was when the wind and sunlight were really unsuitable for a decent photo. The branches the birds perched on were so flimsy they blew about all over the place in the strong wind. The birds were also in and out of shadow into direct strong sunshine. It was so rare to see a mistle thrush locally I just had to have a go.
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Changing Images of Man is a 1974 report (revised in 1982) by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI International). This report can be summed up like this:
You have two options: your future can either be 1984 or the Brave New World.
“We have met the enemy and he is us!” We must reform the way we conceptualize the nature of mankind. Indeed, the mind (and body) is a human biocomputer, with programs and coding that can be analyzed, hacked, and altered. Our concepts of free will, freedom, and consciousness must be cast off for man to attain a peaceful, rational, and humane society in the future.
Changing images of man has a double meaning: man’s image has changed throughout history, and man’s image can be changed (manipulated). If we apply this idea to the present, what would be man’s image? Today, man’s image is one of transition. Since we are in the digital age, man’s image would reflect the digital world. Man looks into his screen, and his screen reflects back his digital world. Man’s image is being tokenized into the digital world. His image is becoming digitalized. His image is going to transition into transhumanism (merging man with the digital world). So man’s future image will be one of transhumanism. He will be a techno-slave. Indeed, the image of man is currently being manipulated toward the goals of the elite.
This report warns that our society is heading towards friendly fascism. This form of fascism “will come under the slogans of democracy.” It will be a “techno-urban fascism,” a “friendly sort of totalitarianism.” This is what this friendly fascism will look like: they will use military surveillance technologies to aid the police; they will use behavior-changing drugs and indoctrination in schools; they will attempt to manage the news; they will use personality screening and maintain files on pre-delinquent children, via coordination with school administrations and local, state, and federal authorities; they will use interconnected computer systems to collect peoples personal data like: employment records, criminal records, tax status, credit, insurance, and information about education.
What is their solution to this friendly fascism? They want, instead, to introduce a friendly fascism that has a shiny spiritual veneer. They want man to “evolve” to a higher consciousness, a super consciousness, which lies at the boundary between the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. This evolution of consciousness will be a personal, spiritual, social, and cultural evolution. They want people to tap into this consciousness through their dream states. They want them to evolve into a hivemind, where they can telepathically communicate with one another. This could possibly be achieved through mystical experiences, psychic phenomena, esoteric ideas, occult practices, hypnotism, self-hypnotism, meditation, yoga, psychotherapy, psychology, psychochemical drugs, electrocranial stimulation, and cybernetics. “I think that cybernetics is the biggest bite out of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge that mankind has taken in the last 2000 years.”
This evolved man will see the inequality of the poorer nations. He will willingly give up his comfortable lifestyle. He will lower his living standards. He will share his wealth with the rest of the world. Men will collectively work together to accomplish equality (communism). And if they refuse to give up their wealth, they will be forced to give it up. This evolution is Gnostic in nature; it reminds me of Karl Marx, with his idea of man evolving into the socialist man/communist man. Out of this evolution will come a new system, a “new socialism,” which will be influenced by Freemasonry. “In ‘true Freemasonry’ there is one lodge, the universe-and one brotherhood, everything that exists. Each person has the ‘privilege of labor,’ of joining with the ‘Great Architect’ in building more noble structures and thus serving in the divine plan.”
The architects of this scheme must convince the masses that the earth has limited resources, which they term the “new scarcity.” They must convince the people that the earth is being overpopulated (today, climate change is the big scare they are pushing). With these supposed problems, man must be convinced that he needs to collectively band together. The architects of this scam must bring in a new economic and ecological system (known today as stakeholder capitalism and the green economy). To introduce this alternative way of life, they will introduce “behavior controls that would deprive the individual of freedoms” (which is known today as a social credit score system).
“Thanks to this initiative (the Green Economy Initiative) and the work of other agencies, ‘green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication’ was placed on the 2012 Rio+20 agenda and was acknowledged as a tool for achieving sustainable development.” – United Nations
“A crisis is often the catalyst for the redrawing of one’s preferred map.” A “crisis-oriented transformation” is likely to transform a culture rapidly. We saw some of this during COVID, which greatly affected our society and economy. People accepted a soft form of authoritarianism and the loss of freedoms. During COVID, they pushed vaccine passports. This mimicked Digital IDs. The unvaccinated could not go to certain places, because they didn’t have vaccine passports. The Canadian truckers had their bank accounts frozen. Those with alternative views were censored. These things mimicked a social credit score system with rewards and punishments. Society failed to think critically, thus proving that it was ready for the next step of the plan. Therefore, politicians touted the start of the Great Reset—a plan to build back better. So now we are in a transition period, a transition into a new economic order. As a result, we are being steered towards a major economic crisis. This “crisis-oriented transformation” will bring us into their new system. This system will use digital biometric IDs, CBDCs, and social credit scores.
The elites see multinational corporations as the “most effective mechanisms for husbanding the earth’s resources and optimizing their use for human benefit.” Giving multinational corporations the earth’s resources will supposedly lead to an “equitable sharing of the earth’s resources.” They will pressure corporations to help with the social engineering of society. The methods they will use to get corporations on board resemble those of a corporate social credit score system like ESGs. They will prod corporations, particularly multinational corporations, to shift their goals to line up with those of the (hijacked) public institutions. Indeed, the public institutions will be tools of indoctrination (today, these institutions promote things like DEI). They plan to use “corporations, foundations, political agencies, and voluntary associations” to help with the implementation of their plans. Today, this is called public–private partnerships. They will use networks at the local, regional, national, and world levels. This way, it will be quicker and easier for them to implement their new world order goals. They expect rapid social change, economic decline, and social disruption as they implement their new technocratic socialist order.
“We would thus hope not for a handful, but for a thousand heroes, ten thousand heroes-who will create a future image of what humankind can be.” They need an army of social(ist) justice warriors to bring about change. “The needed transformation cannot occur without both personal and institutional change.” This correlates with the left’s “long march through the institutions.”
They also want to experiment with a variety of family structures. They want to turn the family into “an extended unit,” which will provide “a larger source of meaning and significance.” So basically, the collective (government, schools, neighbors, and society) will raise your children in this new collectivist utopia. This extended family will be a “source of education,” and “a unit for work.” They want to “foster a period of experimentation and tolerance for diverse alternatives, both in life styles and in social institutions.” They also want to use “new experimental curricula.” Today, we have new experimental curricula such as critical race theory and queer theory.
They want the world’s population to embrace this new order. Their end goal is the Brave New World. In reality, those who refuse this new order will live out 1984, and those who accept it will live out the Brave New World. Though, as they admit, no transition will go smoothly. Everyone is going to feel some pain, and in a worst-case scenario, a lot of pain.
The Bible warns us about the Antichrist. Those who refuse the Mark of the Beast won’t be able to buy or sell, and they will be tracked down by the authorities. These people will experience the hell of 1984. But those who take the Mark of the Beast will evolve into transhumans, and they will experience the bliss of the Brave New World. They will be on a high, stimulated by soma frequencies. Thus, they will blissfully worship the Beast. They will evolve to a super consciousness; they will become one with the Beast.
God created man with a soul and free will. Those who accept the Mark of the Beast will lose their free will, because technology will control their allegiance and love for the Beast. Their free will is gonna be controlled by the Beast system. Never again will they have the free will to repent and turn to Jesus Christ. They will give up their free will; they will forfeit their own souls.
Revelation 14:9-11 “A third angel followed the first two, declaring in a loud voice: ‘If anyone worships the Beast and his Image, and takes the Mark on his forehead or his hand, that person will also drink of the wine of God’s anger that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of His wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb. And the smoke from their torture will go up forever and ever, and those who worship the Beast and his Image will have no rest day or night, along with anyone who receives the Mark of his name.’”
Mark 8:36 “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”
ecco il primo "mattoncino"del mosaico che ho intenzione di comporre all'interno della costellazione del Cigno,autentico scrigno di oggetti di ogni tipo e dinamica...
sono 28 frame da 4 minuti a 800 iso con Eos 5D Mark II sul piccolo FS 60 CB e spianatore di campo,autuguida con PHD Guiding e ditehring,gestito da APT (Astro Photographi Tools) 50 bias e 10 flat.spero che il lavoro proceda nei modi da me prefissati...
processing Pixinsight 1.8 elaborazione Photoshop CC14 e Topaz-Labs.
Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Tyrannidae
Genero:Contopus
Nombre comun: Maroita
Nombre científico: Contopus hispaniolensis
Nombre Ingles: Hispaniolan Pewee
Status: ENDEMICA DE LA HISPANIOLA
Lugar captura: Cordillera central
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta.
As Darkness fell on Saturday the 15th of November 2014 I and my good friend Peter OToole were en route to the deserted famine village of Port located in rural southwest Co. Donegal, Ireland. On arrival, as twilight faded, it was evident that this is a deeply magical location with truly dark skies and a rich history which hangs in the air. The sky conditions were less than prefect that evening with some cloud and haze lingering on the horizons. Never the less the milky way blazed over head with stunning detail and contrast against the inky black sky.
I took home four images that I feel really capture my experience of Port that evening which I will share over the coming days. Here is the first of them capture shortly after darkness. The Milky Way shining over the boats and lobster pots of the fishermen. Also in the image is a small white cross erected in memory of an Aberdeenshire man who perished at Port in the late 1800’s.
Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii) surprised our vechicle as we drove by. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Sunny today! With a high of 77F and a low of 50F. (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/666632305918742528)
17 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) named "Tatqiq" enjoying a healthy snack. San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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robin ~ erithacus rubecula
RSPB Green status list.
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- www.kevin-palmer.com - These bizarre bright spots of aurora appeared at 11:36PM. At first I thought it was some kind of lens flare. They were in the northwest part of the sky where there was some light pollution from Sheridan.
Names: Huff and Puff
Real Names: Holly Hough and Michael Noon
Status: Villains
Abilities:
Huff: Increased Lung capacity and is able to blow really hard.
Puff: His suit is made out of lightweight and durable metal, and puffs up and deflates on voice command. Helmet counters dizziness and nausea.
Main Weaknesses:
Huff: Her love for Michael, her allergy to nicotine, and getting objects caught in her throat while inhaling.
Puff: His love for Holly, as well as the fact that if the helmet is 20 feet away from the suit, the suit won't work.
Backstories:
Huff: When Holly was twelve years old there was an experimental gas leak, and she accidentally inhaled some of it. As soon as she did, she felt clenching pains in her chest, so she was immediately rushed to the hospital. There the doctors couldn't find anything wrong, and within hours the pain went away. She never found out what truly happened to her until a decade later. Holly was walking home, when suddenly she was be mugged. Unfortunately her mugger was smoking, and that made her nicotine allergy act up. She start coughing, and one of her coughs literally blew the mugger right into a dumpster. When he tried to get up, she blew at him, launching him back again. Putting out the cigarette, she took this chance to instead mug him, and thus began her career as a thief.
Puff: When he was in college, Michael Noon and his best friend started developing a suit based off and idea for human bowling they had back in high school. A few years after they graduated, they completed the suit. A representative of a company they've never heard of came and offered to buy the suit, but Michael and his friend declined, for they had other plans. The next day Michael found his friend murdered in his apartment, the place ransacked. All of the information and work on the suit had been stolen, and that gave Michael a theory, and an idea. He was assaulted later that evening, but he had laid a trap, so the attacker was captured. In his grief and anger, Michael tortured the attacker, cutting off one of their hands. They eventually escaped, but by then it was too late. Michael knew there could be no going back from what he'd done. It was then he realized he could use the suit for crime. Michael originally became "The Human Bowling Ball," but that all changed when he met Holly. They were both robbing the same bank, and became instantly infatuated with each other. Michael changed his alias to "Puff," and they went on committing crimes together, their love for each other growing with each one.
Ideally I would've used the CMF Series 12 Princess's face for Huff to indicate blowing, but as I don't have it, I used this head which indicates inhaling. I also apologize for the length, I just wanted to include them both in the same post. Anyway, thanks for reading, and have a swell day!
There are only a few planes that have achieved legendary status, and Messerschmitt Bf 109 is certainly one of them. With 34 000+ built, and an estimated 20 000 aerial kills, it remains the most widely produced and by far the most successful fighter of all time.
About the aircraft
In 1934 Luftwaffe held a competition for a new fighter aircraft. The Messerschmitt proposal was a Bf 109 design, with the prototype's first flight in May 1935. Curiously, the V1 prototype was powered by a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine, with the others utilizing the Jumo 210 engine. After some controversies, the Bf 109 was named the winner, with Heinkel’s He 112B updated design coming too late to change the outcome. The first generation of Bf 109s, the so-called “Jumo-Schmitt's”: Anton, Berta, Ceasar, and Dora (Bf 109A, B, C, and D), were from the start planned as interim fighters, being severely underpowered with Jumo 210 engine developing around 610 – 700 PS. The next generation of Bf 109 was the Bf 109E Emil, which entered the production by late 1938. Powered by the Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine, developing 1100 PS, the Emil proved to be a match for the RAF’s latest Spitfire Mk. I, also outperforming the Hawker Hurricane by a visible margin. Nevertheless, outside of the engine, the airframe of Bf 109E still represented the 1935 standard. With Germany being in the lead, the designers took their time to develop the thoroughly updated Bf 109 F “Friedrich” version, representing the final generation of 109s. It featured new wings, a new engine cowling, an enlarged propeller spinner, a modified tail, and a number of other improvements. The Bf 109F, powered by DB 601E (1175 PS, F-1, and F-2 variants), or by DB 601N (1350 PS, F-3, and F-4 variants), proved to be a huge success, dominating the 1941/42 season. Many pilots regarded Friedrich as the pinnacle of Bf 109 evolution, combining the lightness of the early versions and the refined aerodynamics of the later ones. Later, the G and K models were developed, with the same airframe, but heavier and more powerful DB 605 engine, but this is a story for another occasion.
About the building process
Rather atypically, this particular model was not a coincidence – after finishing the Spitfire, I just had to make the Bf 109. And I must say it was a very challenging build. The problem with Bf 109, which was an actual issue during the war, was its relatively small size for its weight. The wing area of Bf 109F was just 71% of the Spitfire’s Mk.V one, even though both were more or less comparable in terms of power and weight. As a result, it took me a lot of time to pack everything into such a tiny model. In fact, I started with the Bf 109G-6 version, but gave up, as its characteristic bulges were making everything too complex. The next issue was the wings – strangely angled, with pronounced dihedral. Here, I was saved by the mechanixlego excellent Bf 109K. Even though it’s in a much smaller scale, I was able to adapt his solution to my model. After getting the wings right, the rest turned out to be relatively easy – the canopy was a bit of a headache, and sturdiness initially also left a lot to be desired, but still, it came along rather quickly.
About the model
The model represents the tropicalized Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/trop in 1/33 scale. The camouflage is based on the famous “Yellow 14” flown by the Hans-Joachim “Star of Africa” Marseille. Marseille was the Luftwaffe’s most successful fighter pilot at the moment of his death in September 1942, with 158 aerial kills, of which 151 were achieved in the North Africa theatre. Worth noticing, contrary to many of his contemporaries, he rarely overclaimed. Even his famous “17 planes in a day” feat has left strong evidence in RAF’s archives. He is also commonly regarded to be a rather atypical Luftwaffe member – he was known to fly over British airfields delivering messages about the fate of his shot opponents and is believed to be rather unsympathetic towards the Nazi ideology. During his career he flew several Bf 109s, all of them carrying the “Yellow 14” mark. He is associated mainly with the “Friedrich”, as the Bf 109G was introduced only shortly before he died in combat. Similar to all my other models, this one features a working landing gear, both main and rear, movable flaps, and a working horizontal tail.
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus in the constellation Canes Venatici. Estimated to be 23 ± 4 million light-years from the Milky Way,
The very pronounced spiral structure of the Whirlpool Galaxy is believed to be the result of the close interaction between it and its companion galaxy NGC 5195; specifically, its passing through the main disk of M51 about 500 to 600 million years ago. NGC 5195 came from behind M51 through the disk towards the observer and made another disk crossing as recently as 50 to 100 million years ago until it is where we observe it to be now, slightly behind M51.
The comet got bigger and brighter, and the tail longer. It was drifting toward east southeast near the east end of Cassiopeia. There looked to be overlapping two types of tails, straight slim one in relatively south part toward west southwest and northward curving wider one. North is up, and left is to the left.
Brightness of white coma looked not uniform. White coma looked brighter in counter direction of the tail near the center of the round-shaped strong condensation. It looked brighter in triangle-shape and a bit reddish.
Earth distance 0.475 AU
Sun distance 1.067 AU
The small periodic comet, 2km in diameter of the nucleus will pass the perihelion, 1.01 AU from Sun and the closest location to Earth, 0.39 AU both on September 10-11, 2018.
equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106ED, F3 reducer 0.6x, and Canon EOS 5Dmk3-sp4, modified by Seo-san on Takahashi EM-200 Tenma-2 Jr, autoguided at the center of the condensation of the coma with Takahashi FS-60C, SX Lodestar X2, and PHD Guiding
exposure: 11 times x 720 seconds, 3 x 240 sec, 2 x 60 sec, and 3 x 15 seconds at ISO 1,600 for the main frame
3 times 15 seconds and 11 times 4 seconds at ISO 1,600 for the inserted small frame at the left lower corner
The first exposure started at 16:15:52 August 18, 2018.
site: 1,145m above sea level at lat. 35 24 26 North and long. 138 38 25 East in Asagiri near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka 静岡県朝霧高原
SQM-L was 21.24 at the night. Ambient temperature was around 11 degrees Celsius or 52 degrees Fahrenheit.
Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus kandti) eating bamboo in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa. IUCN Red List Conservation Status is Endangered. It is restricted to highland forest, especially near bamboo.
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Pudong, officially known as Pudong New Area, is a district of Shanghai, China that enjoys sub-provincial administrative status. It is named "Pudong" because of its location on the east side of the Huangpu river, on the opposite of Puxi, the west side.
Since the beginning of its development in 1990 when plans were first announced, Pudong has become a New Open Economic Development Zone, and has emerged as China's financial and commercial hub. Pudong is home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and a skyline that includes the symbolic Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Building, and the Shanghai World Financial Center, reflective of Shanghai and China's rapid economic development.
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ISO-1600 122s * 21 + dark *15
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Nikon D800
Tamron a009 @200mm f3.5
IOptron ZEQ25GT
guide: 60/240 + QHY5L-II-C
Location: China, GuangDong, Taishan
Dendrocopus major
Mórchnagaire breac
[order] Piciformes | [family] Picidae | [latin] Dendrocopos major | [UK] Great Spotted Woodpecker | [FR] Pic épeiche | [DE] Buntspecht | [ES] Carpintero Picapinos | [IT] Picchio rosso maggiore | [NL] Grote Bonte Specht
spanwidth min.: 38 cm
spanwidth max.: 44 cm
size min.: 23 cm
size max.: 26 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 10 days
incubation max.: 13 days
fledging min.: 20 days
fledging max.: 24 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 4
eggs max.: 7
Status: Recent colonist to broadleaf forests in eastern Ireland.
Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population has been evaluated as Secure.
Identification: About the same size as Mistle Thrush. A distinctive black and white bird when seen well. The face, throat and underparts are white, while the back, rump and tail are black. Also has a large white patch at the base of the wings, while the vent is pale red. In flight, the wings are mainly black, with obvious rows of spotting on the primaries and secondaries. Adult male Great Spotted Woodpeckers are identifiable by a small red patch on the back of the head. Adult females have a black nape and crown.
Similar Species: None in Ireland.
Call: The most frequently heard call is a loud "kick", when agitated given in a continous series. Does not sing, but has distinctive drumming display from early Spring onwards. Drumms last between 1 and 2 seconds.
Diet: Feeds on insects found in wood, as well as pine cones in autumn. During the breeding season, may also take eggs and chicks of other birds. Will visit garden bird tables in suburban areas.
Breeding: Only a handful of pairs breed in Ireland, usually in oak woodlands with some coniferous woods nearby. A common species in Britain and Continental Europe and frequently visits bird feeders in gardens. Breeds in nestholes it excavates in decaying wood.
Wintering: Great Spotted Woodpeckers remain on their territory during the winter. Young birds move to new territories in autumn
Where to See: The good places to look for Great Spotted Woodpeckers include the woodlands around the Glendalough Lakes, as well as Tomnafinogue Wood in south County Wicklow.
Great-spotted Woodpecker is the most widespread and common woodpecker on the European continent. Male has black and white plumage, with red vent and rear crown. Forehead is buffy-white and crown is black. Cheeks and throat are white with a black moustache, joining the red nape, descending towards the chest and joining again the black back while it borders a white patch on the side of the neck. Upperparts are black, with white large patches on wings and white edges on primaries. Tail is black with white spots on outer feathers. Underparts are whitish with a broad black semi-collar on upper breast, and red vent. The strong pointed bill is black, eyes are dark, circled by fine white stripe. Legs and zygodactylous feet are greyish. It has long sticky tongue, to extract insects and larvae from bark crevices. Female has entire black crown. Juvenile has red crown and duller plumage than adults. Birds of west and south of Europe have brownish-white forehead and underparts, and weaker bill. Birds from Algeria and Tunisia have black and red chest, and red of the vent extending to belly.
Great-spotted Woodpecker feeds mostly in trees, on trunks and large branches. It drills holes to get sap, and the insects attracted to it. Rarely feeds on the ground. It catches pine-cones or nuts between the bark, in order to open the seeds with its beak. The routine is to work upwards on the trunk, and also side to side, taping the bark to extract food from crevices, with the tip of its sticky tongue. Spring is announced by early morning drumming, and aerial chases with 2 or 3 birds through the canopy, while they chatter loudly. Flight displays are performed by both adults. They perform spiral flights and align close to the trunk with semi-open and quivering wings. The Great-spotted Woodpecker is very shy, and outside breeding season, solitary. It roosts in old holes in trees.
Habitat
From arctic taiga through boreal and temperate to Mediterranean and alpine forest zones, wherever there are trees of any sort with sufficient growth to accommodate nest-holes. Isolated and scattered trees in parks, avenues, gardens, orchards, and open or miniature woodlands less favoured, unless adjoined by larger stands of broad-leaved, coniferous, or mixed tree species, latter being commonly preferred.
Other details
Dendrocopos major is a widespread resident across most of Europe, which accounts for less than half of its global range. Its European breeding population is extremely large (>12,000,000 pairs), and was stable between 1970-1990. Although there were declines in a few countries during 1990-2000, populations were stable or increased across the majority of its European range—including sizeable ones in France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and Russia—and the species remained stable overall.
Two races inhabiting the Canary islands of this widespread woodpecker are included in Annex I. The race canariensis, endemic to Tenerife, is estimated at about 100 breeding pairs; the race thanneri, endemic to Gran Canaria, at maximum 250 breeding pairs. Both are strictly dependent on native pine (Pinus canariensis) forests and are vulnerable
Feeding
Mainly insects, but tree seeds (mainly of conifers) often staple diet in winter; bird eggs and nestlings may be common in diet during summer. Climbs trees in search of insects using stiff tail-feathers as prop; may hang upside down from branches but never proceeds head downward. In summer, pokes and probes fissures in bark for surface insects and uses bill as forceps to pull away bark. In winter, seeks insects in decaying trees mainly by hacking and pecking at bark and wood, knocking off loose material with lateral blows of bill and cutting grooves with vertical blows. Chisels holes up to 10 cm deep to expose wood-boring beetles and larvae. Tongue extends up to 40 mm and harpoon-like tip used to impale soft-bodied prey; harder insects adhere to tongue bristles coated with sticky saliva. In many populations conifer seeds important in winter; cones gathered and taken to ‚anvil‘ (often specially prepared) for extraction of seeds. Fleshy fruits regularly eaten in summer and autumn. Locally, may be major predator of tit nestlings, especially Willow Tit. Drills rings of holes round trees to drink sap oozing out, or possibly also to eat exposed cambium of tree or to feed on insects attracted to sap.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 1,000,000-10,000,000 km². It has a large global population, including an estimated 24,000,000-37,000,000 individuals in Europe (BirdLife International in prep.). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
Great-spotted Woodpecker nests in holes. Both adults excavate this hole, in March and April. They use a new nest each year, excavating the hole during one or two weeks, depending on the hardness of the wood. The chamber of the nest is about 30 cm deep, and the entrance is oval-shaped, at about 4 m above the ground. The chamber is lined with wood chips. The female lays 4 to 7 white eggs, between mid-may to early June. Incubation lasts about 16 days, done by female during the day, and by male at night. Chicks hatch altricial, and both parents feed them. They fledge at about 18 to 21 days of age. They reach their sexual maturity at one year. Adults keep the nest clean, removing chick's droppings. Young are very noisy. Adults remain in nearly area while chicks are in the nest. This species produces only one brood per year.
Migration
Largely resident and dispersive; N populations also subject to eruptive migration. Juvenile dispersal often over 100 km, and up to c. 600 km. In N Europe, periodic eruptive movements triggered by poor crop of pine or spruce seeds, begin in late Jul; small groups and loose flocks migrate S & W, and occasionally large numbers involved, e.g. 2240 through Pape, in Latvia, during Aug-Oct 1999, and Sizeable flocks recorded in N Britain in autumn 2001; individuals may stray more than 3000 km, some reaching oceanic islands. Similar movements in Far East, but less well studied; stragglers found even on remote islands. Also, populations in mountain areas descend to valleys in winter. (del Hoyo J Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds) 2002)
Boeing 787 - MSN 35259
Status : Active
Registration : C-GHPU
Airline Air Canada
Air Canada
Country : Canada
Date : 1937 -
Codes AC ACA
Callsign : Air Canada
Web site : www.aircanada.ca
Serial number35259 LN:174
Type787-8
First flight date10/07/2014
Test registration
Plane age5.6 years
Seat configurationC20 W21 Y214 Seat
Engines 2 x GEnx-1B
C-GHPU27/07/2014Air Canada
Male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) has left his tree and is enjoying some dirt beneath his feet in the Australia Outback section at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: vulnerable
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Conservation status -Undoubtedly has declined with loss of freshwater wetlands, but still fairly widespread and common.
FamilyWrens
HabitatMarshes (cattail, bulrush, or brackish). Breeds in many fresh and brackish marsh situations, usually with a large area of cattails, bulrushes, or cordgrass; also in other kinds of low rank growth along shallow water. Winters in a wider variety of large and small marshes, including salt marshes and brushy edges of ponds or irrigation ditches.
A sputtering, bubbling song among the cattails is a giveaway that the Marsh Wren is at home. A patient watcher eventually will see the bird as it slips furtively through the reeds or bounces to the top of a stem for a look around. Industrious male Marsh Wrens build "dummy nests" in their nesting territories, occasionally up to twenty or more; most of these are never used for raising young, but the adults may sleep in them during other seasons.
Migration
Probably migrates at night. Migrants sometimes stop over in odd habitats, away from water.
Feeding Behavior
Forages very actively in dense low growth, taking insects from the stems of marsh plants or from the ground. Often picks items from surface of water. Sometimes makes short flights to catch flying insects in mid-air.
Eggs
4-5, sometimes 3-6, rarely more. Pale brown, heavily dotted with dark brown; sometimes may be all white. Incubation is by female only, about 13-16 days. Young: Both parents feed young but female probably does more. Young leave nest about 12-16 days after hatching. 2 broods per year.
Young
Both parents feed young but female probably does more. Young leave nest about 12-16 days after hatching. 2 broods per year.
Diet
Mostly insects. Feeds on a wide variety of insects, including beetles, flies, moths, caterpillars, ants, grasshoppers, and many others. May include various aquatic insects and their larvae, including those of mosquitoes and damselflies. Also eats spiders and snails.
Nesting
Male defends nesting territory by singing; western males have far more song types than those in the east. One male may have two or more mates. Adults often puncture the eggs of other birds nesting in marsh (including those of other Marsh Wrens). Nest: Male builds several incomplete or "dummy" nests in territory; female chooses one and adds lining, or may build a new one. Nest is anchored to standing cattails, bulrushes, or bushes in marsh, usually 1-3' above water, sometimes higher. Nest is oval or football-shaped mass with entrance on side, woven of wet grass, cattails, rushes, lined with fine grass, plant down, feathers.
The photo is framed this way so that the owner can use this as his cover photo for Facebook. But.. I had to frame it in some logical way for my own sanity.
I'm loving my new 50mm too.
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Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
This bird is only 5 inches long. Tiny.
This year, when I arrived at my favorite painted bunting location to try and get more photos of this highly addictive bird, I was disappointed to find that the land owner had chopped down the dead tree that made an excellent perch for this bird. The dead tree had no leaves to obscure the bird and ruin the lighting. Also, the branches of the dead tree were far out front of the distant background of green, which would give me nice out of focus backgrounds. So this year, I had to try to deal with all the problems of photographing a tiny bird in deep foliage. And extreme Texas heat and humidity. (and fire ants and chiggers and biting flies). In other words, bird photography.
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Orden: Coraciformes
Familia:Todidae
Nombre comun: Chi cui, Perla
Nombre cientifico: Todus angustirostris
Nombre inglés:Narrow- billed Tody
Status: Endemico de la Hispaniola
Lugar de captura: Cordillera Central, Rep. Dominicana
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta
Airbus A330 - MSN 111
Status : Active (parked)
Last Registration : C-GKTS
Last Airline Air Transat
Country : Canada
Date : 1986 -
Codes: TS TSC
Callsign : Air Transat
Web site : www.airtransat.com
Serial number111
Type330-342
First flight date05/09/1995
Test registrationF-WWKL
Seat configurationC12 Y363 Seat
Engines 2 x RR Trent 772-60
VR-HYC28/09/1995Dragonairlsd [hidden]
B-HYC14/07/1997Dragonair
C-GKTS21/10/1999Air TransatParked since 03/2020
lsd from [hidden]
We had a layover at Sea-Tac and took advantage of a day lounge pass for the lounge in the North Terminal. Excellent choice. With our elite status we have access to lounges in many airports and this one was one of the best. Planes were landing and taking off from the South so landing had the planes turning off the runways before we could see them. I took these photos in mid-September 2022 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
A couple of years ago, I was passing through Smithville, and stopped to check up on the status of the then long-closed, and increasingly derelict, feed mill. The two big silos have continued to corrode and the scabrous rust as well as the lichens continue to expand their presence on the well-faded blue-green (teal?) paint job. The ladder on one of the silos remained, albeit in a very rusted state. The colours still appeal to me and I intend to continue my periodic visits in anticipation of their likely ultimate replacement with more housing. - JW
Date Taken: 2020-02-03
(c) Copyright 2022 JW Vraets
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D800 fitted with an AF Nikkor 70-210mm 1:4-5.6 lense set to 125mm, ISO100, Daylight WB, Matrix metering, Aperture priority, f/8.0, 1/30. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to 9000 px high, use the Graduated Neutral Density/GND tool rotated to cover brighter right silo and darken that area to make it less of an attraction to the eye as well as better balancing its tonality with the right silo, increase contrast and Chromaticity (slightly) in L-A-B mode, recover shadow detail by using the Shadows/Highlights tool, slightly boost black level, further boost contrast and reduce saturation, slightly, sharpen edges only, save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: increase the contrast and slightly darken the frame using the contrast/brightness tool, add a transparent layer above the image layer and use it as a non-destructive dodge/burn layer, darken/burn the right edge to reduce its brightness, sharpen and save, scale image to 6000px high, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px high for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
Mississippi River. New Orleans.
IMO: 9612882
MMSI: 636092680
Call Sign: D5AD8
Flag: Liberia [LR]
AIS Vessel Type: Cargo - Hazard D (Recognizable)
Gross Tonnage: 88586
Deadweight: 94374 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 299.97m × 45.63m
Year Built: 2012
Status: Active
The Rosette Nebula is a prominent feature of the winter sky, up past the shoulder of Orion. Not really visible to the naked eye, it will show up in long exposure night sky photos, and astrophotographers use filters which emphasize the Hydrogen-alpha wavelength to capture this cloud of hydrogen dust. The hot young stars which energize the glowing gasses are in the region I used to think of as a donut hole, but ever since another astro imager pointed out the resemblance to a skull I see them now in the orbit of the left eye.
Tech Stuff: Borg 55FL astrograph/ZWO ASI 1600MC/IDAS LPS-V4 Filter/unguided 8 second exposures X 3 hours/PixInsight/ACDSee. Imaged from my yard in Westchester County, 10 miles north of NYC. SQM-L readings 18.0-18.7 .
===AIRCRAFT INFORMATION===
Registration: N667US
Aircraft: Boeing 747-451
Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing Company
Serial No./ MSN: 24222
Aircraft Delivery Date: 20/07/1990
Livery: Normal
Aircraft Status: Retired / Stored
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Status- und Machtsymbol von der Kammer
Ein halbe Schiffsschraube aus dem Metallgusswerk In Waren/Müritz