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This seat with its stunning view is on the Pateley Bridge to Wath Road in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire.
It is a place I linger far to long drinking in the view and continually finding new things
Rightly proud of its place within the Dales, Nidderdale is for many the favourite Dale. It truly deserves its status as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with its stunning moorland scenery and tapestry of lush green meadows
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Muntjac Deer - Muntiacus reevesi
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Reeves’ muntjac are small, stocky and russet brown in colour in summer and grey/brown in winter. Bucks have short (10 cm) antlers growing from long pedicles. Antlers are usually unbranched but a very short brow tine is occasionally found in old bucks. They also have visible upper canines (tusks) suggesting that they are a primitive species. Muntjac have two pairs of large glands on the face. The upper pair are the frontal glands, whilst the lower glands, below the eyes, are called sub-orbitals. Both glands are used to mark territories and boundaries. They have a ginger forehead with pronounced black lines running up the pedicles in bucks, and a dark diamond shape on does. The haunches are higher than the withers giving a hunched appearance. They have a fairly wide tail, which is held erect when disturbed.
Muntjac were brought from China to Woburn Park in Bedfordshire in the early 20th century. They are now widespread and increasing in number and range. Deliberate releases and escapes from Woburn, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire led to the establishment of feral populations. Movement and release by humans led to their rapid spread across south and central England and Wales, however, north of the Humber distribution is patchy but reaches close to the Scottish border.
Muntjac like deciduous or coniferous forests, preferably with a diverse understorey. They are also found in scrub and overgrown urban gardens. Unlike other species of deer in Britain, muntjac do not cause significant damage to agricultural or timber crops. However, high densities may prevent coppice regeneration and the loss of some plants of conservation importance, such as primulas. Muntjac trophy hunting has only recently become popular so there is little tradition of muntjac stalking on country and forest estates. The most significant direct economic impact that muntjac have on human interests is in collisions with cars. However, this has welfare as well as economic implications.
In contrast to all other species of deer in Britain, muntjac do not have a defined breeding season (rut). Instead, they breed all year round and the does can conceive again within days of giving birth. Bucks may fight for access to does but remain unusually tolerant of subordinate males within their vicinity.
Does are capable of breeding at seven months old. After a gestation period of seven months, they give birth to a single kid and are ready to mate again within a few days.
Bucks can live up to 16 years and does up to 19 years, but these are exceptional.
Muntjac are generally solitary or found in pairs (doe with kid or buck with doe) although pair-bonding does not occur. Bucks defend small exclusive territories against other bucks whereas does' territories overlap with each other and with several bucks.
They are known as ‘barking deer’ from the repeated loud bark given under a number of circumstances. An alarmed muntjac may scream whereas maternal does and kids squeak.
Muntjac are active throughout the 24-hour period but make more use of open spaces during the hours of darkness in populations subject to frequent disturbance. Peak activity is at dawn and dusk. Long periods are spent ‘lying up’, where the deer lies down to ruminate after feeding.
He thought about the fact that he was a burning lamp, and the more he felt that, the more he felt a weakening, a quenching of the divine light of truth burning within him.
Lev N. Tolstoy - "Father Serge"
Views to the sea in Jaffa, the old town of Tel Aviv, Israel. Taken through an old concrete pipe situated on the seafront of Jaffa.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation.
Throughout, the royal mine was run by the Żupy krakowskie Salt Mines company.
The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres (178 mi) long.
The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect.
In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug.
The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as "the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland". In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites. Even the crystals of the chandeliers are made from rock salt that has been dissolved and reconstituted to achieve a clear, glass-like appearance.
Wieliczka, Poland
In Europa is de wilde eend de meest voorkomende soort eend. De wilde eend komt hier voor in stad en platteland in vijvers, moerassen, meren, parken, sloten in akkers en weilanden.
De soort is zeer tolerant ten aanzien van menselijke aanwezigheid
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view out of the thousand pillared hall in the great temple of Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai.
thank you dear friends for all your beautiful comments in the last days! Also your faves and visits and invitations!
I'll be off - in silence - for the whole weekend. Wish you all beautiful days!! <3<3<3
Zoo
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Another visitor to the hanging bird feeders. Most of the birds out there come in (at least) twos, but this Woodpecker and another one always come alone.
My yard pics are always taken through the sliding glass back door. Which is now quite filthy after this winter! Even though I've cleaned the glass more than ever before. Within a week, it's got dirt! Anyhoo... Hope you like! ;-)
Seek peace within yourself, than go out into the world and see it through your new eyes.
Then I think that we'll enjoy our lives in a different way, and also find what really matters for us🙏
A storm settles in above Alaska's Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.
One of the benefits of my trip to Alaska in the summer was to have a much longer autumn season, regarding foliage. This was taken on August 29th and the colors were already turning beautifully. A month earlier then when the fall foliage begins in WA. Nice!
"Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge is part of the world’s largest contiguous conservation unit, sharing a border with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park in Canada. The Alaska Highway borders the refuge, providing unique opportunities to access the area.
Lying near the Canadian border, Tetlin is one of only two refuges in Alaska that are road accessible. It harbors a varied landscape, from rugged snowcapped peaks and glacially fed rivers to tundra, forest, and wetlands. The Refuge was established to conserve waterfowl, raptors and other migratory birds, furbearers, moose, and caribou—which lie in abundance within its borders.
Enjoy a wonderful Sunday!
This guy was on one side of the bridge I was standing on, as I observed him. Apparently he wanted to get to the other side, but instead of just walking a few feet under the bridge, he flew up and passed within feet of me, to land on the other side to fish, The fish must be better there, but I couldn't help but think how much more energy he must have spent to take flight like that!
Akkerkool
In de bloeiperiode is Akkerkool wel nuttig geweest. Soorten zoals hommels, o.a. Steenhommel
solitaire bijen zoals groefbijen
Zandbij Andrena sp. en honingbijen genieten van de nectar en het stuifmeel.
Ook voor de mens heeft Akkerkool zijn nut bewezen. De middeleeuwers die de natuur in gingen, deden dit regelmatig om eens lekker wat Akkerkool voor in een heerlijke omelet te verzamelen. Het was een geliefde plukgroente. De jonge bladeren en scheuten kunnen ook als spinazie worden klaargemaakt of gewoon rauw in de salades. De jonge bladrozetten kunnen ook al geplukt worden. De bladeren hebben een nootachtige smaak.
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