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The Holy Trinity Church is the largest Protestant church in Worms. The foundation stone was laid on 31 July 1709 and the church was consecrated sixteen years later. Largely destroyed during the nights of bombing in February and March 1945, it was rebuilt by Bauhaus architect Otto Bartning from 1955 to 1959. Wilhelm Buschschulte created biblical scenes in the fifteen stained glass windows. The characters in between show the three articles of the Apostolic Creed and their interpretation by Luther.
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Central Park, NYC, NY
Looking towards Worm's ( Dragon's ) Head - an island shaped like a giant sea-serpent which marks the most westerly tip of the Gower Peninsula.
This part of the coastline is so ruggedly beautiful. Worm Head is joined to the mainland by a rocky causeway and features an large flat-topped 'Inner Head', towards a natural rock bridge called 'Devil's Bridge', a 'Low Neck' leading further out to the 'Outer Head'.
Georgia. This week this species has been arriving and its song has been added to the growing chorus of new arrivals! P1ne Warbler and Ch1pping Sparr0w have similar songs and every year I get better at telling their songs apart but they still can confuse one at times especially when awaiting the season's first WEWA!. All three of those species can be found breeding in the same general area here.
This was a fun set-up with the flowers growing on top of a small knoll. Not all WEWA are so cooperative but this guy was relatively easy to place where I wanted so I did a couple completely different set-ups. Still there was a time to walk away and leave the bird. He was still singing the same place 2 days later when I drove by. For this one I simply placed the perch on the knoll, cleaned up the background and positioned the speaker where I felt best. The other important intangible is how and when you use calls to place the bird. That is where many go wrong and overuse them or improperly use them. The use of calls is both science and art and poorly understood by many. I didn't know what I was doing when I first started years ago. It is much more complex than simply playing a song especially when endeavoring to do photography with set-ups. Every species requires a different strategy based on the bird's tendencies and habits. Just having the right camera gear and knowing how to use that gear is not enough when using set-ups for warblers in the field.
Worms Head on the Gower Peninsula. A gorgeous sunset that evening last week.
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Sabellidae, or feather duster worms, are a family of marine polychaete tube worms characterized by protruding feathery branchiae. Sabellids build tubes out of a tough, parchment-like exudate, strengthened with sand and bits of shell. Unlike the other sabellids, the genus Glomerula secretes a tube of calcium carbonate instead. Sabellidae can be found in subtidal habitats around the world. Their oldest fossils are known from the Early Jurassic. Feather-duster worms have a crown of feeding appendages or radioles in two fan-shaped clusters projecting from their tubes when under water. Each radiole has paired side branches making a two-edged comb for filter feeding. Most species have a narrow collar below the head. The body segments are smooth and lack parapodia. The usually eight thoracic segments bear capillaries dorsally and hooked chaetae (bristles) ventrally. The abdominal segments are similar, but with the position of the capillaries and chaetae reversed. The posterior few abdominal segments may form a spoon-shaped hollow on the ventral side. Size varies between tiny and over 10 cm (2.5 in) long. Some small species can bend over and extend their tentacles to the sea floor to collect detritus. (Wikipedia) Mabini, South Luzon, Philippines.
I grew up in the Midwest where Robins are everywhere. Photography gives us a new perspective as we see the muddy wet Robin coming up out of the grass with a wiggling worm. Isn’t nature something? Yum!
Some days you go out to capture a beautiful water mill on an open river, and you come back with shots of the worm gear used to open the the sluice gates, oh well, 'eye of the beholder' and all that...
Die “Judengasse” war vom Spätmittelalter bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts das jüdische Ghetto von Worms.
The „Jew Alley” was the Jewish ghetto of Worms from the late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century.
A North Carolina find that wasn't a salamander. (lol) These are very small snakes only reaching a maximum of 13 inches in length. They live a very fossorial life, seldom found above ground. I found this one under a log in the woods. Worm snakes also eat almost exclusively earthworms in their diet. They are non-venomous and are totally harmless to humans. They are also cute too, look at this little guy.
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Reminds me on the 8-bit Game Worm, these Student's Loft wooden Fascade Design
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A blackbird has collected worms and insects for its offspring.
Eurasian blackbird or merl
Amsel
[Turdus merula]
Archimedes is credited with the invention of the worm gear drive around 264 BC. The modern worm gear adjustable wrench, or spanner, was patented in 1891.
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Worm's-eye View”
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
The Mopane “worm” is actually the caterpillar form of the Emperor moth (Gonimbrasia belina), which lives nearly its entire life on the mopane tree. It lays its eggs on the tree’s leaves, which the larvae gorge on from the moment they hatch.
Mopane worms are an important species in their mopane tree-dominated habitats, and they play an important ecological role in converting plant matter into nutrients that are available to other animals and plants. They are also economically important as they are a seasonally abundant form of cheap, but nutritious protein for local people.
Once picked, the worm is pinched open at one end and squeezed to expel a vibrant green mass of half-digested leaves and innards. If any remnants of leaves are left in the worms, they impart a slightly tea-like flavor. The empty body of the worm is then pickled, dried, smoked, and/or fried to the individual’s specific tastes. Some say that the smoked and fried worms are similar in flavor to the jerky-like biltong or a well-done steak, while others cite an earthy, vegetal experience.
PS In season a Mopane worm pizza is also available????
A Semipalmated Plover with a freshly caught sand worm for dinner. These are interesting shorebirds to watch as they stay right at the edge of the wash, or slightly in it, scurrying around digging their beaks in the sand. Their success rate is probably less than 25%, but they try so often they are well fed. View large for best sand worm experience! :D
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