Duesseldorf June 2023

Skylark - Alauda Arvensis

Skylarks are characteristic of semi-natural grassland systems from sand dunes through heathland to marginal upland, but are most common in arable farmland, making use of the nesting cover and bare ground for feeding that crops themselves provide throughout the year. Males are highly territorial, using long song flights at high altitude to broadcast to rivals and potential mates because the open landscapes they prefer are devoid of high perches. The stamina required to sustain long song flights has led to song flight length being used as an “honest signal” of male quality by females, allowing male Skylarks to advertise themselves without bright plumage, so they have kept the cryptic, brown and streaked coloration that affords them protection from predators on the ground.

Although migratory in much of northern Europe, British breeding Skylarks are believed not to move far between seasons, although upland birds move to lower latitudes. They can then often begin to breed in March and continue into July, making up to three breeding attempts. In winter, they mostly use crop stubble and fallow fields, in which they forage for weed seed and spilled grain, often in large flocks. Throughout the year, the Skylark’s heritage as a steppe species is apparent in its avoidance of vertical structures, which restricts the suitability of farmland with a high density of hedgerows.

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** Normally Lighthouses are structures that tower high above you , but not the Beachy Head Lighthouse . In fact in this shot from the cliff tops it looks like a toy but I assure its the real deal .

Beachy Head Lighthouse is located in the English Channel below the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex. It is 43 m (141 ft) in height and became operational in October 1902.It was the last traditional-style 'rock tower' (i.e. offshore lighthouse) to be built by Trinity House. In 1900 to 1902 under the direction of Sir Thomas Matthews, the Trinity House Engineer-in-Chief, Beachy Head Lighthouse was built, sited about 165 metres seawards from the base of the cliffs. For the construction, a temporary cable car from the cliff was installed for the transport of workers and stones to an iron ocean platform adjacent to the lighthouse. 3,660 tons of Cornish granite were used in the construction of the tower.

Trinity House announced in 2011 that it could no longer afford to repaint the distinctive red and white stripes and that it would have to be left to return to its natural granite grey. It stated that because boats now have high tech navigational systems the day marker stripes are no longer essential. However, a sponsored campaign to keep the stripes was launched in October 2011. The required £27,000 was raised.The tower repainting was completed in 2012 using a team including two abseilers. Five coats of paint were applied to the copper lantern at the top and three on each hoop of the tower.

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Imagen capturada en contraluz y contrapicado bajo una de las Setas de Sevilla.

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2016 - KW 03 - natural structure

Sabden, Lancashire

Contraluz bajo las "Setas de Sevilla" proyecto "Metropol Parasol" del arquitecto aleman Jürgen Mayer.

Backlight under the "Mushrooms of Seville" project "Metropol Parasol" by the German architect Jürgen Mayer.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016

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Structure 2019

Grande roue Nïmes , Gard, France Janvier 2019

Photographie en noir et blanc

Photography in black and white

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Structures on a log.

Docklands Development, London UK

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Dissipative structure

The surprisingly complex internal structure of an old barn built around 1900....

The next picture and this picture are eleven years apart. In this version the doors are still in place but were stolen sometime after 2011.

Built sometime around 1900 this log barn was used to shelter the horses that pull the stagecoach from Penticton to Princeton, British Columbia. This was the first stop after the stagecoach left Penticton and the passengers would stay in the hotel across the road. It took four days to travel the 120 km (75 miles) to Princeton. Today, the trip takes about an 1 hour 15 minutes.

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