Castle Acre, Norfolk
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The blue behind the anhinga is water.
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Only birds that live in the extreme north and south of their range migrate and do so based on temperature and available sunlight. Anhingas will migrate towards the equator during winter but this range is "determined by the amount of sunshine to warm the chilled birds". Although not in their usual range, anhingas have been found as far north as the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States. – Wikipedia
Observing Acorn Woodpeckers always reminds me of the adage "with friends like these, who needs enemies." As they live in a unique extended communal groups, it's a safe bet that these two are of the same group if not related genetically. Despite this connection, they are very aggressive towards one another. The exception is when a different species of bird gets to close, then they work together like a well oiled military unit to beat the snot out of the interloper. Despite their aggression (perhaps because of it) they are my favorite birds.
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Brown Acres - Jackson County - Southern Oregon
Dawn from Colonnade Arch, also known as Five Hole Arch, looking down into Labyrinth Canyon and the Green River, and over Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park to the La Sal Mountains.
Moab nestles behind a ridge that is north of the La Sal but south of the point where the sun will rise in a few minutes.
This is Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness, established earlier this year--54,000 acres for rafting, hiking, photography and it is also a fine place to just be.
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Castle Acre takes its name from the walled castle built in the 12th-century by the Normans.
A rural village in north west Norfolk, it lies four miles north of Swaffham and to the west of the A1065 at the point where the river Nar is crossed by an ancient route known as the Peddars Way.
There is much to see in Castle Acre including the castle ruins and the Cluniac Priory.
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I just had to pull over for this. The old building, formerly the Greenville Acres Adult Care, had a for sale sign up. I wonder if it ever sold. I would imagine there is a lot of history here.
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1066 - Normans invaded England taking battle at Hastings. William de Warenne fought in the battle and was rewarded by an estate at Acre in Norfolk among other riches.
The locals of Acre soon saw the impact of their new overlord – a castle and a Cluniac priory. The present building was started at around 1090 with the church given priority.
Here we are in the nave looking from the chancel towards the west front. The west front is the best preserved part and is considered one of England's finest.
Sadly the interior suffered badly after the 1530s dissolution of the monasteries. The finely dressed facing stones were removed over the centuries for building material. What now remain are chalk, flint and rubble cores.
Looking south at some of the impressive geology of Shore Acres.
Located on the south coast of Oregon near Coos Bay, Shore Acres contains some of the most dramatic geology on the West Coast. Layers of sediment tilt at steep angles, some are spatter with dark round rock formations like cannon balls, and the surf hitting the rocks shoots spectacular waves 50 feet into the air.
The rock formations that look like cannon balls are called concretions, compact masses of mineral matter embedded in a host rock, mostly sandstone.
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Brown Acres - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Insects
Nesting : Cavity
Behavior : Foliage Gleaner
Conservation : DECLINING
"Nondescript save for its crest, the Oak Titmouse might not wow many bird watchers at first sight. But these vocal, active birds characterize the warm, dry oak woods from southern Oregon to Baja California—they’re “the voice and soul of the oaks,” according to one early naturalist. Mates pair for life, and both partners noisily defend their territory year-round. The Oak Titmouse and the nearly identical Juniper Titmouse of the Great Basin were once treated as a single species, the Plain Titmouse... In its pursuit of insects and plant materials, the Oak Titmouse forages at a rate of about 40 food-catching attempts every 15 minutes."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Got a chance to say hi to my friend Alsatian Kidd today, who also just happens to be the owner of this wonderful little sim called Green Acres. I found this nice place to perch on and just enjoy the scenery, but this sim offers so much more than beautiful landscaping and an awesome owner, there's also critters hiding all over the place. All of my favorite things in one place! Be sure to check out Green Acres here: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20do%20Sol/196/204/29
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose 624 acres the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars.
Just a lovely colour. Our Stonecrops is popping up flowers.
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I woke to a beautiful winter scene this morning, my first snowfall at Long Acre Manor. I sat having a coffee and watching the Sunrise over the fresh snowfall, as the light and shadows formed over the garden and the grounds cottage I had to go and get this stunning image, Happy Wednesday Flickr Friends. Stay safe to all those with snow and thank you for visiting my photostream ~ KissThePixel2019
For Macro Mondays theme: "Details from my neighborhood." I must admit that this theme presented a challenge, since I am surrounded by nothing but millions of acres of forest. But it was fun looking for subject matter. HMM to all of the talented photographers in this group. I am always amazed at your work.
*(This whole image took in an area of about 1 - 1/2" wide by 1" tall. I had to dig a little hole in the ground to set my camera in, to capture this. )
Sometimes the photo topic for the day at We’re Here! is still designated as “TBA” when the day arrives. That’s because someone was unable (or forgot) to get it updated. So then we all visit the group, The TBA Club. My “TBA” topic is “The Beautiful Acres”.
Speaking of forgetting! I drove 45 minutes to the tiny town of Ault for the first photo walk I’ve had time for in ages. Then I discovered I’d forgotten my camera. Thank goodness I remembered my phone. I noticed lots of interesting stuff to photograph. Another day.
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) Butterfly seen in Seven Acre Park,Liberton,Edinburgh.
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Taken before sunset at the God's Acre cemetary, which lies on the top of a hill, where you pass through this forest, to get there.
Hells Half Acre in Natrona County, Wyoming, is a 150-foot-deep badland carved into the colorful Lysite Member of the Wind River Formation. Layers of red, purple, gray, greenish-gray, and white siltstone and claystone alternate with buff and gray sandstones, sculpted over millions of years by wind, gravity, and intermittent streams flowing toward the South Fork of the Powder River. Long before modern roads, Native hunters used the sheer 180-foot rim as a natural bison trap, driving animals over the edge or into the ravines. A 2006 archaeological study uncovered bison bones and spear points dating from about 3,000 to 1,200 years ago. In 1924 the federal government granted the site to Natrona County for a roadside attraction. A postcard misprint turned the intended name “Devil’s Kitchen” into the lasting name “Hells Half Acre.” A post office operated here from 1940 to 1971, and a small restaurant and motel served travelers until 2005, after which the county fenced the rim for safety.