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Nothing gave me more pleasure, while house-sitting, than watching a pair of European Starling feeding their young ones.
I though they were pretty clever drilling this opening facing north to protect it from direct sun-light. In the afternoon I was getting pretty good lighting for the opportunity to enjoy the feeding and all of the squawking that went on after each feeding.
The first day I only saw the one baby, but by the third day, 3 heads appeared! The feeding went non-stop from morning until evening!
Back outside This week. Swan Lake Victoria, where you can find worms made of light.
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Even though it’s the smallest of the three Rhenish Imperial cathedrals, the soaring steeples will leave you feeling small and insignificant. Built between 1130 and 1181, the church has maintained its Romanesque appearance with lots of intricate details to discover. Unfortunately, the original stained glass windows were destroyed by the explosion of a nearby factory, but there are other things to see. Some of the highlights are the St. Nicholas Chapel, the south portal, a number of beautiful Gothic reliefs and the high altar.
My ever patient wife says I have entered my spring habits by getting up at 4 a.m. I don't plan this but it seems to happen each year now. However, the advantage of that is that she gets up early as well and we catch very early morning scenes like this.
The last full moon of winter that occurred the last couple of nights has had different names throughout our history. But the Farmer's Almanac says this is the oldest definition in the US:
"In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time."
A full moon appears larger to us when it is nearer the horizon when it can be compared to objects rather than when it is high in the sky without any reference.
If you are lucky or patient this time of the year it is comparatively easy to frame geese or swans honking their way through the air as they head to open water.
St Peter's Cathedral (German: Wormser Dom) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern Germany.
The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the most important building of the Romanesque style in Worms. It is closely associated with Bishop Burchard and the high point of Worms' history in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was the seat of the Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Worms until its extinction in 1802, during German mediatisation.
After the extinction of the Bishopric it was reduced in status to that of a parish church, however it was bestowed the title of Minor basilica in 1925 by Pope Pius XI.
Most of the cathedral was finished by 1181, however the west choir and the vaulting were built in the 13th century, the elaborate south portal was added in the 14th century, and the central dome has been rebuilt.
Spring is around the corner and looking forward to the many species of Warblers coming our way. this shot was taken last April in Southern Ohio.
A special thanks to my dear friend for getting me on this bird. I don't have distant bird eyes and this one was a big surprise to see on our trip.
Die St. Peterkirche in Herrnheim wurde in ihren Ursprüngen im 13. Jh gebaut. Von diesen romanischen Teilen ist allerdings nicht viel zu sehen weil im 15. Jh ein Komplettumbau stattfand. 1905 erfolgte der heute zusehende durchgreifende Umbau im neogotischen Stil. Die Aufnahme zeigt den neu erstellten vorderen Teil der Kirche. Das ehemalige Langhaus liegt hinter der Kamera. Der breite Neubau schuf den damals benötigten Platz für die Kirchgänger.
My second new warbler from Texas. I was so excited about the Kentucky Warbler, but when I saw this Worm-eating Warbler I was even more thrilled!! I missed this one last year in Ohio. This warbler likes to hang out in the leaf litter and mid level in plants. That was frustrating to try and get a clear shot. It was shaded and dense but I managed to get a couple shots. So entertaining for the short time it made an appearance! YAY!
Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) are found on the tops of rounded corals. They are worms, and each worm has two structures, radioles, that project into the water for respiration. Radioles bristle with cilia which capture plankton and phytoplankton and pass it down to the worm's mouth. Each worm can withdraw its radioles in a blink if it senses danger. The worms can live to 40 years old.
I have not yet found anything about the variation in color.
Grenada, Caribbean Sea
The Worm Stones on Chunal Moor when sunrise failed to appear. A shame when this is one of the few gritstone outcrops which faces east.
2020-03-09 Shot from the front of my house just resting my camera on the railing - no time for a tripod setup!
Dies ist der einzige rein gotische Sakralbau von Worms.
Man weiß, daß an diesem Platz schon Vorgängerkirchen standen aber genaueres wurde noch nicht erschlossen. 1310 begann man mit dessen Errichtung. Erst 1468 war die dreischiffige Basilika mit Vierung und Kurzquerschiff vollendet. Eine konstuktive Zwangsmaßnahme war die Neuerstellung des Mittelschiffsgewölbe nach einem Brand im Jahre 1689.
Die alten Ansätze lagen etwas höher.
Das besondere an diesem Bau ist die Rippengliederung im Chorumlauf.
Leider war die Kirche durch ein Gitter abgesperrt.
Der Dom St. Peter zu Worms ist der kleinste der drei rheinischen Kaiserdome. Der Wormser Dom ist steiler und schlanker konzipiert und etwa hundert Jahre jünger als die Dome in Speyer und Mainz. Der Sakralbau wurde im Wesentlichen von 1130 bis 1181 erbaut.
Der Dom, auf dem höchsten Punkt der Innenstadt gelegen, ist das bedeutendste romanische Bauwerk in Worms und eng mit Bischof Burchard II. und der Blütezeit der Stadtgeschichte während des 12. und 13. Jahrhunderts verbunden.
Große Ereignisse, die im Zusammenhang mit dem Dom standen, waren unter anderem die Papstnominierung Leos IX. im Jahr 1048, das Wormser Konkordat im Jahr 1122, mit dem der Investiturstreit beendet wurde, und die Hochzeit Kaiser Friedrichs II. 1235 mit Isabella von England.
American Kestrel with an earthworm on Matsqui Prairie, Abbotsford, B.C. I did not realize they ate worms, but it makes sense.
One of my target birds at Skinner State Park in Hadley, MA last Thursday. I was happy to see a few individuals low to the ground.
A plain warbler dressed in subtle shades of olive, brown, and buff. Note black and tan stripes on head and long, sharp bill. Pinkish legs. Skulky, often seen in the understory, probing clumps of dead leaves in search of insects. Breeds in mature deciduous forests, especially on steep dry slopes. Winters primarily in Middle America and the Caribbean, where it can be found in a wider variety of forested habitats. Listen for its dry, insectlike trill that is very similar to Chipping Sparrow. Appearance most similar to Swainson’s Warbler; distinguished by head pattern (Swainson’s has a rufous crown, Worm-eating has a striped head) and habits (Swainson’s usually found on the ground, Worm-eating in low understory).