When You're Stressed, You Eat Ice Cream, Cake, Chocolate and sweets. WHY? Because Stressed Spelled Backwards Is Desserts.

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Guillemot /Murre - Uria aalge

The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the thin-billed murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.

Common murres have fast direct flight but are not very agile. They are more manoeuvrable underwater, typically diving to depths of 30–60 m (98–197 ft). Depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded.

Common murres breed in colonies at high densities. Nesting pairs may be in bodily contact with their neighbours. They make no nest; their single egg is incubated on a bare rock ledge on a cliff face. Eggs hatch after ~30 days incubation. The chick is born downy and can regulate its body temperature after 10 days. Some 20 days after hatching the chick leaves its nesting ledge and heads for the sea, unable to fly, but gliding for some distance with fluttering wings, accompanied by its male parent. Chicks are capable of diving as soon as they hit the water. The female stays at the nest site for some 14 days after the chick has left.

Both male and female common murres moult after breeding and become flightless for 1–2 months. In southern populations they occasionally return to the nest site throughout the winter. Northern populations spend the winter farther from their colonies.

Some individuals in the North Atlantic, known as "bridled guillemots", have a white ring around the eye extending back as a white line. This is not a distinct subspecies, but a polymorphism that becomes more common the farther north the birds breed.

The common murre nests in densely packed colonies (known as "loomeries"), with up to twenty pairs occupying one square metre at peak season.[citation needed] Common murres do not make nests and lay their eggs on bare rock ledges, under rocks, or the ground. They first breed at four to nine years old, but most individuals recruit into the breeding population at ages six or seven, although birds may disperse (permanently depart their natal colony) if space is limited. Annual survival probability for birds aged 6–15 is 0.895, and average lifespan is about 20 years. Breeding success increases with age up to age 9-10 to 0.7 fledglings per pair, then declines in the oldest age birds, perhaps indicating reproductive senesence.

High densities mean that birds are close contact with neighbouring breeders. Common murres perform appeasement displays more often at high densities and more often than razorbills.

Allopreening is common both between mates and between neighbours. Allopreening helps to reduce parasites, and it may also have important social functions. Frequency of allopreening a neighbour correlates well with current breeding success.

Allopreening may function as a stress-reducer; ledges with low levels of allopreening show increased levels of fighting and reduced breeding success.

Alloparenting behaviour is frequently observed. Non-breeding and failed breeders show great interest in other chicks, and will attempt to brood or feed them. This activity is more common as the chicks get older and begin to explore their ledge. There has also been a record of a pair managing to raise two chicks. Adults that have lost chicks or eggs will sometimes bring fish to the nest site and try to feed their imaginary chick.

At time of extreme food stress, the social activity of the breeding ledge can break down.

On the Isle of May colony in 2007, food availability was low. Adults spent more of their time-budget foraging for their chicks and had to leave them unattended at times. Unattended chicks were attacked by breeding neighbour which often led to their deaths. Non-breeding and failed breeders continued to show alloparental care.

In areas such as Newfoundland, the birds, along with the related thick-billed murre, are referred to as 'turrs' or 'tuirs', and are consumed. The meat is dark and quite oily, due to the birds' diet of fish. Eggs have also been harvested.

Eggers from San Francisco took almost half a million eggs a year from the Farallon Islands in the mid-19th century to feed the growing city.

Population:

UK breeding:

950,000 pairs

For a brief moment in time, you forget about all the issues going on in the world. This very protective Black Skimmer Was trying to control three little ones. She had another under her, as the sun was rising behind me.

Nothing reduces stress like some good old fudge frosting!

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#Cakes/Candles/Candies

Wish we could turn back time to the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep, but now we're stressed out

Wish we could turn back time to the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep, but now we're stressed out

We're stressed out

Finally she did take off to the tune of a loud approaching helicopter.

So many lovely shots I took in Tuscany. I have choice stress. Can you relate to this phenomenon?

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Hands: Wicca's Originals - Hornet Hands for Maitreya / Legacy (f) and Legacy (m); Gianni & Jake

мy мυѕιc "Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out"

"Wish we could turn back time

To the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep

But now we're stressed out

Wish we could turn back time

To the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep

But now we're stressed out

Used to play pretend

Give each other different names

We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away

Used to dream of outer space

But now they're laughing at our face singing

"Wake up, you need to make money", yeah"

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......at the fishing pond

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Monteverde, giornata piovosa che ha permesso di incontrare questa bella raganella, le cui zampe "arrossiscono" nei momenti di stress

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Our Pet/House sitter sent us this photo of Jasper last night. The epitome of stress and anxiety. Ok, I guess Jasper is surviving the week just fine without us. Hugs and kisses, buddy

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Simplon - Vallese CH

So they say. No appetite for a pretty posy today.

We slept through the quick passage of Hurricane Nicholas in the wee hours, suffered only a short internet outage and a yard full of tree debris.

Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cullinan Park.

Ten-image focus stack.

14 Sept 2021; 12:30 CDT; Velvia & post

Stress dissolves when exposed to water. ~ unknown

Texture with thanks to Skeletal Mess

From Oslo, Norway.

Motu Moute, Tahaa - French Polynesia

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"Stress is caused by being 'here' but wanting to be 'there'."

Quote - Eckhart Tolle

Spotted this during the house renovation ;-))

Did some processing on the shot to make it look more 'stressy'.

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Now that you're out of my life I'm so much better

You thought that I'd be weak without you, but I'm stronger

You thought that I'd be broke without you, but I'm richer

You thought that I'd be sad without you, I laugh harder

Thought I wouldn't grow without you, now I'm wiser

Thought that I'd be helpless without you, but I'm smarter

You thought that I'd be stressed without you, but I'm chillin'

You thought I wouldn't sell without you, sold nine million

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon' give up (What?)

I'm not gon' stop (What?)

I'm gon' work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

Thought I couldn't breathe without you, I'm inhalin'

You thought I couldn't see without you, perfect vision

You thought I couldn't last without you, but I'm lastin'

You thought that I would die without you, but I'm livin'

Thought that I would fail without you, but I'm on top

Thought it would be over by now, but it won't stop

Thought that I would self-destruct, but I'm still here

Even in my years to come, I'm still gon' be here...

Wishin' you the best

Pray that you are blessed

Bring much success, no stress, and lots of happiness

I'm better than that

I'm not gon' blast you on the radio

I'm better than that

I'm not gon' lie on you and your family, yo

I'm better than that

I'm not gon' hate on you in the magazines

I'm better than that

I'm not gon' compromise my Christianity

I'm better than that

You know I'm not gon' diss you on the Internet

'Cause my mama taught me better than that...

Viel zu viel Verkehr. / Way too much traffic.

Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'

And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin'

Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'

And oh, I gotta keep, keep on breathin'

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Have a delightful day, everyone...

There’s a beach for that.” ~ Unknown

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Ladyvale Clapper Bridge, Cardinham Woods, Cornwall

The landscape seems to breathe here. It's windy, and unseasonably warm for this time of year in Southern Colorado, no snow.

That's Greenhorn Mountain in the BG. I'm heading west along an old mountain road. I'm around 5 miles from the East Spanish Peak mountain, just below the snow line. I've driven by so many Elk, Deer, and Yak, the Yak are tagged so there must be a farmer that lets them graze freely. Talk about stress free... It's an interesting mix of landscape elements up here, thousands of acres of plains and farmland bordered by a Pine Forest. Then the baron snow line and mostly rock to the Summit @ just under 13,000 ft.

The water is so low in Boulder Reservoir that these shoreline trees are about gone. The west winds have knocked down many of them already.