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It is not suitable for rainy days , but has great looks with original beauty of washi itself and delicate as it is not covered with waterproof oil and as only used on strong sunshine of summer ..
another one with suitable colors for Christmas ....
Taken in a Sand Forest area in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, in June 2017
The Narina Trogon is the most widespread of the 3 African trogon species. It lives in riverine and lowland forest in Southern and Eastern Africa where it sits upright in the canopy, typically with its back to the outside.
It is an insectivore.
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Sand Forest is an increasingly rare habitat found in Kwazulu Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique. Many interesting mammals and birds inhabit these beautiful forests
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Casa del santero de la ermita de la Virgen de la Peña, en Aniés (Huesca, España). De origen románico, actualmente en su decoración predomina el estilo barroco.
Nature Reserve, Kent
The adder is the UK’s only venomous snake. It spends its days in woodland, soaking up the sun and swallowing its prey whole. While it’s more common than you might think, a loss of suitable habitat is threatening this special snake.
Thanks everyone who view my pictures and for the Comments/Faves on them, really appreciated...
Sandhammarens Fyr is a lighthouse at the most southeastern edge of Skåne in the south of Sweden, 5 kilometers from Löderups beach. The lighthouse is a so-called Heidenstamm-lighthouse, a prefabricated light steel structure suitable to be installation on sandy ground.
This lighthouse has been in operation since 1892.
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Inside the cathedral St Vitus, at the castle complex in Prague. This Gothic church was founded in 1344, replacing an older, Romanesque church, but not finished for quite some time - actually not until 1929, with a lot of work going on throughout the 19th century (apart from finishing the cathedral, it was also to get rid of elements that did not feel suitable, like a lot of the Baroque elements).
I thought I might find a suitable Christmas time image on my walk round the reserve this morning a Robin perhaps but no Robins today . I was then very pleased when I came across this bright and cheerful looking Woodpecker . MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL .
A suitably dark and oppressive shot for these dark and oppressive days. It seems the whole of Europe is in a terrible state and here in Wales I'm not allowed to visit my favourite beach. I've taken to doing watercolour paintings of birds to give me some creative release, instead of my beach photos. Each Time You Hurt is by Curse of Lono. I still can't believe how lucky I was to have had a fantastic month in the Alps in such a year of lockdowns.
A wise person here on flickr 情事針寸II once told me that sharpness is not necessarily an essential factor when it comes to beautiful flower photography. While I admitted (and still do to an extent) that it's not an insignificant aspect to me, the sentiment resonated with me regardless and made me think twice before going for the sharpest available option, when looking for a suitable lens for flowers.
I shot this one with two lenses: A 90 year old special Zeiss Graphikon lens and one of my sharpest lenses for macros, the Nikon LS3510AF scanner lens. While the detail in the image by the latter is incredible of course and it's free of any abberations, I clearly prefer the look of the old Zeiss Graphikon, despite its flaws... maybe in part even because of them.
It's good to keep an open mind...
Shot with Carl Zeiss "Graphikon" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!
I think "Pride Month" is the most suitable celebration for SL.
Here, everyone can be who they want to be, beyond every gender, color, or any cultural background.
Of course Vampires, elves,furry, and Neko too :P
On this circular hiking trail suitable for all we walk towards the Cascadas del Hervidero, beautiful waterfalls of crystalline water between siliceous rocks formed by the waters of the Guadalix River. We also enjoy the historic town of San Agustín del Guadalix and a path to the banks of the Guadalix River surrounded by natural pools and majestic willows, junipers, poplars, poplars, alders and roses. (Fountain Hiking Madrid)
En esta ruta de senderismo circular y apta para todos caminamos hacia las Cascadas del Hervidero, bellos saltos de agua cristalina entre roca silícea formados por las aguas del río Guadalix. También disfrutamos del histórico pueblo de San Agustín del Guadalix y de un camino a la ribera del río Guadalix rodeado de pozas naturales y majestuosos sauces, enebros, álamos, chopos, alisos y rosales.( Fuente Senderismo Madrid)
The name of this orchid is: Mini Phalaenopsis
Suitable place for cultivation: A half shade place (indirect shade) is recommended, as direct exposure to the sun can cause burns on its leaves. So, the best time is the morning sun.
Watering: once a week; always letting the water drain well, because the excess of it in its roots can help to kill it (rotting). The orchid, in general, resists the lack of water well, more than the excess. For this reason, gravel is placed in its vessels, Styrofoam, to have this easy flow.
Never place dishes or anything that could block the water from flowing out of the pot.
Flowering: from one to three times a year, this will depend on the adaptation to the place where you will stay.
Pruning: it is recommended to cut the stem of the orchid. One tip is to cut above the second little one, so you preserve the plant. This makes all the difference to help it bloom again, as they say that this pruning helps the plant not to send nutrients to the place that is already "dead", thus failing to nourish other healthy parts.
Fertilization: The famous 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 = NPK formula (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), should be applied biweekly or monthly. The proportion of fertilizer must be as indicated on the label. It is usually 1 teaspoon of coffee for every liter of water.
In the autumn and winter months, fertilization can be suspended.
If you do not want to stay with your orchid in the plastic vase in which it comes, you can easily fix it to tree trunks, wrapping your roots with coconut fiber or moss and fixing with a resistant band.
Coloring: different colors: white, yellow, burgundy, lilac, baby pink, greenish, pink, streaks and orange.
Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
A long-legged wading bird with striking pied plumage and a long, thin upturned bill.
Re-establishing itself as a British breeding species in 1947 on the Suffolk coast, Avocets now breed more widely around England's east coast. In winter the population is augmented by birds from Europe. Large flocks can be found in suitable coastal habitat, predominantly in the south-east and south-west of England.
S'Albufera, Majorca
Ground nesting bird found most often on pebbly and sandy beaches and dried up muddy flats, particularly along the coast but also on suitable places inland.
S'Albufera, Majorca
Þingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Reykjavík.
Þingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
Þingvellir National Park was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the Althing. The park was later expanded to protect the diverse and natural phenomena in the surrounding area, and was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004.
Þingvellir became a national park as a result of legislation passed in 1928 to protect the remains of the parliament site, thus creating the first national park in Iceland. The park was decreed "a protected national shrine for all Icelanders, the perpetual property of the Icelandic nation under the preservation of parliament, never to be sold or mortgaged.
According to the Book of Settlements (Landnámabók), the settlement of Iceland began in 874, when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island. Over the next centuries, people of Norse and Celtic origin settled in Iceland. Early on, district assemblies were formed, but as the population grew, there was a need for a general assembly. The descendants of Ingólfur who dominated the region of southwest Iceland had become the most powerful family in the country, and other chieftains felt a need for a general assembly to limit their power.
Grímur Geitskör was allotted the role of rallying support and finding a suitable location for the assembly. At about the same time, the owner of Bláskógar (the contemporary name for the Þingvellir region) was found guilty of murder. His land was declared public, and then obligated to be used for assembly proceedings, and the building of temporary dwellings, and the forest to be used for kindling and the grazing of horses. The Þingvellir area was chosen for this reason and for its accessibility to the most populous regions of the north, south and west. The longest journey a goði (chieftain) had to travel was 17 days, from the easternmost part of the country where mountains and glacial rivers proved bothersome obstacles.
The foundation of the Icelandic parliament is said to be the founding of the nation of Iceland, and the first parliamentary proceedings in the summer of 930 laid the ground for a common cultural heritage and national identity. Þingvellir played a central role in the history of the country, and its history runs almost parallel with the history of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Lacking a suitable supply of building facades I've resorted to searching elsewhere for bit and pieces to work with. It seems the basket weave worked out just fine.
Happy Slider Sunday - HSS
Been a bit absent lately as I've been worn out looking for a new truck. It seems that when a transmission cooling line blows it causes all kinds of problems leading to two breakdowns with horses, asshole Ford dealerships, multiple tows, a new transmission and now looking into a new truck.
And here's the rain that accompanied the rainbow I posted yesterday. Ying and yang! I love the rain, but my camera doesn't, so I've been thinking about a smaller, lighter, more weatherproof camera - suitable for street photography but has some versatility too - limited budget (maybe secondhand). Does anyone have any recommendations?
Many thanks!
suitable for high bay warehouse and logistic center, such as an Amazon logistic center ...
due to more and more orders in the mail order business, truck traffic is increasing significantly and the space required for logistics centers will be enormous in the future, soil sealing by ugly rectangular buildings, which we can not afford environmentally, retail is destroyed and our beautiful city centers fall dead ...
;-) ...
anyway, this is a hall of a museum, which I like best ...
ƒ/8.0 24.0 mm 1/40 100
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Dipper - Cinclus Cinclus
aka Water Ouzel
Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
They have a characteristic bobbing motion when perched beside the water, giving them their name. While under water, they are covered by a thin, silvery film of air, due to small bubbles being trapped on the surface of the plumage.
Dippers are found in suitable freshwater habitats in the highlands of the Americas, Europe and Asia. In Africa they are only found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. They inhabit the banks of fast-moving upland rivers with cold, clear waters, though, outside the breeding season, they may visit lake shores and sea coasts.
The high haemoglobin concentration in their blood gives them a capacity to store oxygen greater than that of other birds, allowing them to remain underwater for thirty seconds or more, whilst their basal metabolic rate is approximately one-third slower than typical terrestrial passerines of similar mass. One small population wintering at a hot spring in Suntar-Khayata Mountains of Siberia feeds underwater when air temperatures drop below −55 °C (−67 °F).
Dippers are completely dependent on fast-flowing rivers with clear water, accessible food and secure nest-sites. They may be threatened by anything that affects these needs such as water pollution, acidification and turbidity caused by erosion. River regulation through the creation of dams and reservoirs, as well as channelization, can degrade and destroy dipper habitat.
Dippers are also sometimes hunted or otherwise persecuted by humans for various reasons. The Cyprus race of the white-throated dipper is extinct. In the Atlas Mountains dippers are claimed to have aphrodisiacal properties. In parts of Scotland and Germany, until the beginning of the 20th century, bounties were paid for killing dippers because of a misguided perception that they were detrimental to fish stocks through predation on the eggs and fry of salmonids.
Population:
UK breeding:
6,200-18,700 pairs
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopus Major
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in Eurasia from the British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia, and it is absent only from those areas too cold or dry to have suitable woodland habitat. It is found in a wide variety of woodlands, broadleaf, coniferous or mixed, and in modified habitats like parks, gardens and olive groves. It occurs from sea-level to the tree line, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Europe, 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in Morocco and 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Central Asia.
The great spotted woodpecker became extinct in the island of Ireland in the seventeenth century, due to deforestation, but the island was naturally recolonised by this species, with the first proven nesting in County Down in 2007. Its expansion in range is continuing, with breeding proven or suspected in at least 10 counties by 2013, with the main concentration in Down and County Wicklow. Genetic evidence shows the birds to be of British, rather than Scandinavian, ancestry, with the populations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic having separate origins. The great spotted woodpecker was also found to have been nesting in the Isle of Man from 2009.
Population:
UK breeding:
140,000 pairs
The extending leaf tip from a Walking Fern, from which a new plant may grow if it contacts a suitable spot. Greer Spring, Oregon County, Missouri
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany. Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls, the other two being Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl.
The impressive fortification was built at the end of the 16th century in the form of a figure of eight. The bastion has two flanks, seven gates, a portcullis, a drawbridge and a parapet suitable for cannons.
Rothenburg was a Free imperial city from the late Middle Ages to 1803. In 1884 Johann Friedrich (von) Hessing (1838–1918) built Wildbad Rothenburg o.d.T. 1884–1903.
Rothenburg has appeared in several films, notably fantasies. It was the inspiration for the village in the 1940 Walt Disney movie Pinocchio.
It was the location for the Vulgarian village scenes in the 1968 family movie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
It is sometimes mistaken as the town at the end of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); that town was Nördlingen.
The town served as a loose basis for the fictional town of Lebensbaum ("life tree") in the video game Shadow of Memories (Shadow of Destiny in the American market).
Pictures of the town were used in some parts of "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" and the trailer for the film. The camera flies over the town from the direction of the valley towards the Town Hall.
A plaque exists on the rebuilt town wall to commemorate this. Filming was done in Rothenburg for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).
This week I have been working on merging photos with flower backgrounds. Instead of using blends I have tried to use masks to remove or fade parts of the photos that I don't wants. I am still trying to find a suitable topic for my final submission.
Two of the three islands on Hall Lake are pictured here but you'll have to look close to see them.
Hall Lake in Yankee Springs Recreational Area.
Eine Wasseramsel wollte ich schon länger fotografieren aber da ich im Flachland wohne gibt es in meiner Umgebung kein passendes Fließgewässer. In den Alpen ist das ganz anders, hier gibt es dicht beieinander dutzende Stellen die "Wasseramsel Revier" geradezu schreien. Die hier abgelichtete Amsel zu entdecken hat nur ein paar Sekunden gedauert. Sie dann aus der Nähe zu fotografieren war aber wieder eine andere Geschichte. Für diese Aufnahme habe ich an zwei Tagen insgesamt drei oder vier Stunden am Flußufer gesessen. Mein Tipp für alle, die eine Wasseramsel fotografieren wollen: sucht euch eine Stelle, an der keine Spaziergänger mit Hunden unterwegs sind. Wasseramseln scheinen sich nichts aus Leuten zu machen die Selfies aufnehmen aber sobald ein Hund auftaucht fliehen sie in Panik.
Um diesen schönen Singvogel besonders detailreich sehen zu können, drückt die Tasten l (kleines L) und F11. Beim vergrößern nur durch Anklicken gehen viele Details verloren.
I've wanted to photograph a dipper for a long time, but since I live in the lowlands there is no suitable flowing water in the area. It's completely different in the Alps, here there are dozens of places close together that scream "Dipper habitat". It took me a few seconds only to discover this dipper at the first place I checked out. Getting the shot up close was another story however. For this image I sat on the riverbank for a total of three or four hours over two days. My tip for everyone who wants to photograph a dipper: look for a spot where there are no people walking dogs. A dipper seems not to mind people taking selfies but on first sight of a dog it flees in panic.
To view this aquatic songbird with the best resolution in full screen press the "l" (small L) and F11 keys. When enlarging the pic by just mouse clicking you lose quality. Enjoy!
These mallards seem to look for a suitable place for a nest. They have visited our property several times, but I guess they'll nest somewhere else in the end. Our pond is rather small and has a hedge around it.
Photographing at dawn
Dawn is a special time for photographers who want to capture atmospheric landscape images. The colors of the sky are soft and harmonious, the light is soft and diffuse, and nature slowly comes to life. But how can you photograph the dawn in the best possible way? Here are some tips that can help you.
- Plan ahead: find a suitable location from which you have a good view of the horizon. Find out the exact time of sunrise and be there at least half an hour before to set up and take advantage of the best lighting conditions - Use a tripod: since the light is still weak at dawn, you need a longer exposure time to capture enough detail. Therefore, to avoid camera shake, you should use a tripod. It also allows you to better frame the image and try different settings - Experiment with the aperture: The aperture affects the depth of field and the light intensity of your image. Depending on whether you want a sharp foreground or a blurred background, you can choose an open or closed aperture. An open aperture lets in more light, but reduces the depth of field. A closed aperture increases depth of field but decreases light - Play with exposure compensation: your camera's metering can be fooled by the bright light of the sky, resulting in dark or pale images. To avoid this, you can use exposure compensation to make the image brighter or darker. Positive exposure compensation makes the image brighter, negative exposure compensation makes it darker - Shoot in RAW format: RAW format stores more information than JPEG format and allows you to better post-process your image. For example, you can adjust the white balance to make the colors more natural or intense. Or you can increase the contrast to create more depth.
Dawn is a magical time that offers you many opportunities to express your creativity. Try different settings and perspectives and let the colors and moods inspire you. Have fun photographing!
Fotografieren in der Morgendämmerung
Die Morgendämmerung ist eine besondere Zeit für Fotografen, die stimmungsvolle Landschaftsaufnahmen machen wollen. Die Farben des Himmels sind sanft und harmonisch, das Licht ist weich und diffus, und die Natur erwacht langsam zum Leben. Doch wie kann man die Morgendämmerung optimal fotografieren? Hier sind einige Tipps, die Ihnen helfen können.
- Planen Sie im Voraus: Suchen Sie sich einen geeigneten Standort aus, von dem aus Sie einen guten Blick auf den Horizont haben. Informieren Sie sich über die genaue Uhrzeit des Sonnenaufgangs und seien Sie mindestens eine halbe Stunde vorher vor Ort, um sich einzurichten und die besten Lichtverhältnisse zu nutzen.
- Nutzen Sie ein Stativ: Da das Licht in der Morgendämmerung noch schwach ist, brauchen Sie eine längere Belichtungszeit, um genug Details einzufangen. Um Verwacklungen zu vermeiden, sollten Sie daher ein Stativ verwenden. Außerdem können Sie so besser den Bildausschnitt festlegen und verschiedene Einstellungen ausprobieren.
- Experimentieren Sie mit der Blende: Die Blende beeinflusst die Schärfentiefe und die Lichtstärke Ihres Bildes. Je nachdem, ob Sie einen scharfen Vordergrund oder einen verschwommenen Hintergrund wollen, können Sie eine offene oder eine geschlossene Blende wählen. Eine offene Blende lässt mehr Licht durch, aber reduziert die Schärfentiefe. Eine geschlossene Blende erhöht die Schärfentiefe, aber verringert die Lichtstärke.
- Spielen Sie mit der Belichtungskorrektur: Die Belichtungsmessung Ihrer Kamera kann durch das helle Licht des Himmels getäuscht werden und zu dunklen oder blassen Bildern führen. Um dies zu vermeiden, können Sie die Belichtungskorrektur verwenden, um das Bild heller oder dunkler zu machen. Eine positive Belichtungskorrektur macht das Bild heller, eine negative Belichtungskorrektur macht es dunkler.
- Fotografieren Sie im RAW-Format: Das RAW-Format speichert mehr Informationen als das JPEG-Format und ermöglicht Ihnen eine bessere Nachbearbeitung Ihres Bildes. Sie können zum Beispiel den Weißabgleich anpassen, um die Farben natürlicher oder intensiver zu machen. Oder Sie können den Kontrast erhöhen, um mehr Tiefe zu erzeugen.
Die Morgendämmerung ist eine magische Zeit, die Ihnen viele Möglichkeiten bietet, Ihre Kreativität auszudrücken. Probieren Sie verschiedene Einstellungen und Perspektiven aus und lassen Sie sich von den Farben und Stimmungen inspirieren. Viel Spaß beim Fotografieren!
On this circular hiking trail suitable for all we walk towards the Cascadas del Hervidero, beautiful waterfalls of crystalline water between siliceous rocks formed by the waters of the Guadalix River. We also enjoy the historic town of San Agustín del Guadalix and a path to the banks of the Guadalix River surrounded by natural pools and majestic willows, junipers, poplars, poplars, alders and roses. (Fountain Hiking Madrid)
En esta ruta de senderismo circular y apta para todos caminamos hacia las Cascadas del Hervidero, bellos saltos de agua cristalina entre roca silícea formados por las aguas del río Guadalix. También disfrutamos del histórico pueblo de San Agustín del Guadalix y de un camino a la ribera del río Guadalix rodeado de pozas naturales y majestuosos sauces, enebros, álamos, chopos, alisos y rosales.( Fuente Senderismo Madrid)
Dartford Warbler - Sylvia Undata
The Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) iDs a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.
Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy (southern Apulia). The Dartford warbler is usually resident all year in its breeding range, but there is some limited migration.
The Dartford warbler was first described by the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant from two specimens that were shot in April 1773 on Bexley Heath near Dartford in Kent.
The species is naturally rare. The largest European populations of Sylvia undata are in the Iberian peninsula, others in much of France, in Italy and southern England and south Wales. In Africa it can be found only in small areas in the north, wintering in northern Morocco and northern Algeria.
In southern England the birds breed on heathlands, sometimes near the coast, and nest in either common gorse (Ulex europaeus) or common heather (Calluna
Dartford warblers are named for Dartford Heath in north west Kent, where the population became extinct in the early twentieth century. They almost died out in the United Kingdom in the severe winter of 1962/1963 when the national population dropped to just ten pairs. Sylvia undata is also sensitive to drought affecting breeding success or producing heath fires, as occurred during 1975 and 1976 in England when virtually all juveniles failed to survive their first year.
However, this species can recover well in good quality habitat with favourable temperatures and rainfall, thanks to repeated nesting and a high survival rate for the young. Indeed, they recovered in some areas of the UK, but numbers are once again on the decline in other regions of their natural range.
The range of the Dartford warbler is restricted to western and southern Europe. The total population in 2012 was estimated at 1.1–2.5 million breeding pairs. The largest numbers occur in Spain where there were believed to be 983,000–1,750,000 pairs. For reasons that probably include loss of suitable habitat, the Spanish population appears to be declining. The species is therefore classed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being Near threatened.
A period of climatic warming since 1963 has seen the UK population increase to "more than 2,500 pairs in 2006 (Wotton et al. 2009). Expansion into patches of structurally suitable habitat (up to an altitude of 400m), more northerly areas and away from the core of the range, from Dorset and Hampshire to Derbyshire and Suffolk, is likely to have been facilitated by milder winter weather (Wotton et al. 2009, Bradbury et al. 2011)... The Dartford warbler population in the UK is expected to continue to increase. However, future climate-based projections for the European range indicate that by 2080, more than 60% of the current European range may no longer be suitable (Huntley et al 2007). There is evidence that this is happening already, with severe declines in Spain and France (Green 2017). For this reason, the species is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Global Red List. If the declines in southern Europe continue, the UK will become increasingly important for global conservation of this species".
Population:
UK breeding:
3,200 pairs
A shot seen and taken a while back and saved for Remembrance Sunday . The small silhouette Tommy has stood on the roof of a house garage nearby so when I saw it with the background of the autumn leaves bathed in sunlight I could see this would make a suitable tribute for Remembrance Sunday .
So on this day take time to remember anyone injured or lost in the past !!
Gambia
The natural range of this species in restricted to West Africa, stretching from Senegal to the Volta River. Introduced populations of Green monkeys occur on the Cape Verde islands off north-western Africa as well as West Indian islands of Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Martin, and Barbados. The suitable habitat for these primates is woodland. They can be found in a variety of woodlands from extremely dry Sahel woodlands to edges of rainforests. Additionally, some Green monkeys inhabit coastal areas and their diet consists of seashore foods.
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I was surprised to see that the Magic carpet grows so well in stone walls too. I found a huge wall covered with this plant many years ago.
suitable for today:
Berger's clouded yellow on a common daisy in the morning sun.
passend zum heutigen Hochsommertag:
Hufeisenklee-Gelbling auf einer Wiesenmargerite in der Morgensonne.
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We have been and about today looking for suitable Oilseed Rape subject matters and the tower seemed a good place to start.
The folly was built in around 1700, by the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury who was a noted philosopher. It is thought that he did a lot of his philosophising in this tower, and from this suggestion it has become known as the Philosopher's Tower. We also visited a nearby barn which seems to have become a celebrity on Flickr as I have seen quite a few shots of it after doing a Flickr search and at least one of my contacts photographed it today too!
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Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
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Redstart (m) - Phoenicuros Phoenicuros
The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae).
Common redstarts prefer open mature birch and oak woodland with a high horizontal visibility and low amounts of shrub and understorey especially where the trees are old enough to have holes suitable for its nest. They prefer to nest on the edge of woodland clearings. In Britain it occurs primarily in upland areas less affected by agricultural intensification, but further east in Europe also commonly in lowland areas, including parks and old gardens in urban areas. They nest in natural tree holes, so dead trees or those with dead limbs are beneficial to the species; nestboxes are sometimes used. A high cover of moss and lichen is also preferred. They also use mature open conifer woodland, particularly in the north of the breeding range. Management to thin out the trees is thus favoured.[5][6]
In England, where it has declined by 55% in the past 25 years, the Forestry Commission offers grants under a scheme called England's Woodland Improvement Grant (EWIG); as does Natural Englands Environmental Stewardship Scheme. It is a very rare and irregular breeding bird in Ireland, with between one and five pairs breeding in most years, mainly in County Wicklow.
It is a summer visitor throughout most of Europe and western Asia (east to Lake Baikal), and also in northwest Africa in Morocco. It winters in central Africa and Arabia, south of the Sahara Desert but north of the Equator, from Senegal east to Yemen. It is widespread as a breeding bird in Great Britain, particularly in upland broadleaf woodlands and hedgerow trees, but in Ireland it is very local, and may not breed every year.
The males first arrive in early to mid April, often a few days in advance of the females. Five or six light blue eggs are laid during May, with a second brood in mid summer in the south of the breeding range. It departs for Africa between mid-August and early October. It often feeds like a flycatcher, making aerial sallies after passing insects, and most of its food consists of winged insects. The call is chat-like and the alarm a plaintive single note, wheet, like that of many other chats.
The male’s song is similar to that of the Robin, but never more than a prelude, since it has an unfinished, feeble ending.
These lovely roses were taken in our garden last summer 2023.
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 7 meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.
The name rose comes from French, itself from Latin rosa, which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek ρόδον rhódon (Aeolic βρόδον wródon), itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- (wurdi), related to Avestan varəδa, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr.
The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. In most species they are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. Most roses are deciduous but a few (particularly from South east Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.
The flowers of most species have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. There are multiple superior ovaries that develop into achenes. Roses are insect-pollinated in nature.
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the Dog Rose (Rosa canina) and Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.
Rose thorns are actually prickles - outgrowths of the epidermis. While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are technically prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). (True thorns, as produced by e.g. Citrus or Pyracantha, are modified stems, which always originate at a node and which have nodes and internodes along the length of the thorn itself.) Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and Rosa pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight prickles, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses have only vestigial prickles that have no points.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose
Really struggled to think of something original and different for this theme on Crazy Tuesday. I tried a few different ideas but none of them seemed to work, especially not to my satisfaction.
Gave up for a while and decided, mid-afternoon to boil an egg as a snack as feeling a bit peckish and whilst the water was boiling away, the thought struck me that maybe there might be a suitable ‘motion blur’ shot in the pan, not just the egg!
I took some shots and, lo and behold I arrived at some images that might prove suitable, I thought. I chose this one and after a little cropping decided that it was different and in my mind, quite original. The water surface appears smoothed out, adopting an oily look and getting rid of the individual bubbles, small and big. In my mind it looks a bit like transparent lava in the mouth of a volcanic crater! I know, I have a weird brain!
See what you think!