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Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight.
This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitish underparts makes it distinctive. The breeding male has a black throat that is edged by whitish moustachial stripes. They forage singly or in pairs on meadows or on shallow water marshes. They also use rocks in water and will often perch on trees. They have a clear sharp call note and the song consists of trills.
The breeding season is April to July and the nest is placed near fast running streams or rivers on an embankment between stones and roots. The male in display, makes short flights up into the air and descends slowly with fluttering flight accompanied by a rapid series of chipping high notes. In Europe the nests are often made in holes in manmade structures. The clutch consists of 3–6 speckled eggs and multiple broods may be raised with declining numbers in the clutch in subsequent broods. The usual clutch size is five in Ireland and the breeding success is about 80% with predation of eggs or chicks being the main cause of breeding failure. The Canary Islands population typically have smaller clutches and the breeding season is not as short and well marked as in populations at higher latitudes. The incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. They live for a maximum of 8 years in the wild.
In some parts of the its range the white-throated dipper nests in the same habitats as the grey wagtail and there are some records of interspecific feeding of dipper chicks by adult wagtails.
Population:
UK breeding:
38,000 pairs
The Long-eared Owl is associated with coniferous woodland and tall scrubby habitats during the breeding season, favouring sites where dense nesting cover is located close to open areas that are used for hunting. Although widely distributed across Britain and Ireland, the Long-eared Owl remains a scarce breeding species and one that is easy to overlook. The species appears to be more abundant in Ireland than it is within Britain, perhaps because of reduced competition Tawny Owl, which is absent from Ireland (Courtesy BTO).
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Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea (M)
The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight.
This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitish underparts makes it distinctive. The breeding male has a black throat that is edged by whitish moustachial stripes. They forage singly or in pairs on meadows or on shallow water marshes. They also use rocks in water and will often perch on trees. They have a clear sharp call note and the song consists of trills.
The breeding season is April to July and the nest is placed near fast running streams or rivers on an embankment between stones and roots. The male in display, makes short flights up into the air and descends slowly with fluttering flight accompanied by a rapid series of chipping high notes. In Europe the nests are often made in holes in manmade structures. The clutch consists of 3–6 speckled eggs and multiple broods may be raised with declining numbers in the clutch in subsequent broods. The usual clutch size is five in Ireland and the breeding success is about 80% with predation of eggs or chicks being the main cause of breeding failure. The Canary Islands population typically have smaller clutches and the breeding season is not as short and well marked as in populations at higher latitudes. The incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. They live for a maximum of 8 years in the wild.
In some parts of the its range the white-throated dipper nests in the same habitats as the grey wagtail and there are some records of interspecific feeding of dipper chicks by adult wagtails.
Population:
UK breeding:
38,000 pairs
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Palm Tanager is one of the most widespread and familiar birds of the neotropics, from Nicaragua south to southern Brazil. They are common at forest borders, but also occur in the canopy of the interior of forest. As the name suggests, Palm Tanagers often are associated with palm trees, but by no means are they restricted to living in palms.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Associated with large, rocky riverine systems, a boldly-marked river bird with long yellow beard-like pointed wattles, remarkably aggressive, with a loud, fast and repeated peep peep peep.
Seen in Zambia, such a joy to watch.
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ASSOCIATED typically with heathland sites, a small short-tailed lark, with a wonderful yodeling song. This was part of the support act for Colin the Cuckoo.
Seen at Thursley Common, and have not seen one since.
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Often associates with the Tufted Duck. A rare breeding duck in Western Europe including here in the UK. Will often dive from the surface to feed on roots seeds and shoots. Will often rice up and flap their wings in 'comfort' movement as associated with other waterfoul species.
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Palmarium Reserve
Two Chameleons Cryptic Chameleon (Calumma crypticum) And O'shaughnessy's Chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) side by side on a branch at the reserve.
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was named after the British poet and herpetologist Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon has a range of about 18,000 square kilometers throughout the southeastern portion of the central highlands of Madagascar. Its distribution extends from Tsinjoarivo, Ambatolampy in the north to Andohahela National Park in the south. The species is highly dependent on intact, humid forest as its habitat, living in lower densities on selectively logged territories.
Calumma crypticum, commonly known as the cryptic chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar.
The species is endemic to Madagascar and has a broad latitudinal distribution between the Anosy Mountains in the south and the Tsaratanana Massif in the north.
It is a forest chameleon that occurs in mid-altitudes between 1,050 and 1,850 m elevation, where it appears to be more abundant in semi-open areas associated with trails, gaps and rivers.
The chameleon species is only found in humid forest and the loss or severe degradation of these habitats due to agricultural conversion and logging is a threat, especially outside of protected areas.
Bristol MW6G / ECW, registration 56 GUO.
Sixty years old almost to the day, having entered service with Western National in June 1961 as 2267.
Seen on one of the round trips to Maypole during Wythall's May Bank Holiday Special Event.
Fallow Deer generally associate in herds with the sexes keeping apart for much of the year. I saw these bucks in the New Forest.
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The wood wedding is, like the Silver and Golden Wedding, a jubilee day of the marriage. It is celebrated in the fifth anniversary of the wedding. It’s easy to explain why this day is associated with wood: wood, a natural and robust material, has always stood for stability and happiness. After all, it’s no coincidence that there is a rite of tapping on wood.
(www.bewooden.com/blog/inspiration/wood-wedding-A/)
This is looking back for the Macro Monday theme "Wood". The little wooden hearts were among the presents for my hubby then.
HMM to all participants 💙💙💙
The red rock cliffs are associated with the Canyon of the Colorado River. Just left of center are the Fisher Towers, which call to climbers and photographers. Snow caps the La Sal Mountains, which are East of the Moab. In the foreground is a area that could be described as arid grassland or perhaps desert. Note the corral to the left.
These small, long-horned beetles are usually associated with thistles. Frequent in "weedy" places, they often make small flights when frightened, alighting on any plant. In this case on Silene vulgaris.
Without using flash, the background was the road itself.
Canon 1D MkII + 100L f:2.8
Iso 250 f:8 1/100
この小型で長い角を持つ甲虫は、通常アザミウマ類と関連している。雑草の生い茂った場所によくいて、怖がると小さく飛び、どんな植物にも止まる。今回はシレン（Silene vulgaris）である。
フラッシュを使用せず、背景は道路そのもの。
Southern Railway Merchant Navy class steam locomotive 35018 British India Line. She is pictured here heading south at Aisgill summit on a wet and dull afternoon on Thursday 8th September 2022 - shortly before we heard the dreadful news that The Queen had died. A very sad day: one that will remain in my memory forever. I will always associate this spot with passing of The Queen.
Many people associate lions with the grasslands of the Masai Mara or Serengeti. While those areas are great for seeing lions, there are also other environments where they can be seen. This image was captured in the Chobe National Park, Botswana during an extended drought in August 24.
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Associated in legend with the 'lady' of Sgwd Gwladus, the 'fall of crooked Einion' is one of the most spectacular though least accessible of the falls of the area. The river drops 70 ft (21 m) into a plunge pool encircled by dark moss- and liverwort-covered cliffs. The falls have been created where the Pyrddin drops off the faulted edge of the Farewell Rock, a hard sandstone marking the base of the Carboniferous Coal Measures. The falls are difficult of access with only a rough path reaching them from the vicinity of Sgwd Gwladus downstream and requiring several tricky crossings of the river.
Say hello to Wadjet, the pre-dynastic snake goddess of Lower Egypt - sometimes depicted as half snake, half woman. Wadjet was closely associated in ancient Egyptian religion with the Eye of Ra and the Eye of Horus symbols, each powerful protective deities.
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A pilot from the 358th Fighter Squadron 'Lobos' makes a low show-of-force pass before clearing the range at the Barry M. Goldwater Range during Hawgsmoke 2024. As an associate unit of the 303rd Fighter Squadron, the 358th has no aircraft of its own, instead sharing A-10s with the 303rd at Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
A trio of female southern white rhinoceroses at Longleat Safari Park is playing a crucial role in a desperate race against time to save the northern white rhino from extinction
A team of international scientists is attempting to save the
sub-species, which is down to its last two surviving individuals, from disappearing forever by using assisted reproductive technologies and stem-cell associated techniques.
Eggs collected from Razina, Ebun and Murashi at Longleat will be used as part of the ground-breaking scientific work to create viable northern white rhino offspring.
Initially it is hoped embryos created from their eggs will be implanted into surrogate southern white rhino mothers in the first stage of a plan which aims to effectively resurrect the northern white rhinos’ dying bloodline.
Longleat is the first UK-based zoological collection to be involved in this ground-breaking project, with a number of other zoos in mainland Europe also participating.
“The aim is to use eggs collected from our females, fertilise them in vitro, and then implant them into surrogate female southern white rhinos at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya,” said Longleat’s lead rhino keeper Leah Russell.
“If this proves successful, they will then attempt implanting 12 pure northern rhino embryos, which have been fertilised with frozen sperm from deceased males, into southern surrogates,” she added.
The BioRescue research consortium (www.biorescue.org) is being led by Professor Thomas Hildebrandt, who is head of the Department of Reproduction Management at Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and Professor of Wildlife Reproduction Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin.
“BioRescue is such a challenging and complex conservation science project. Therefore, it is really important that we are joined by competent international partners such as Longleat to master this ambitious mission,” said Professor Thomas Hildebrandt.
Once the eggs are extracted, Professor Hildebrandt and his team will have a race against time to get them back to the Avantea laboratory in Italy where they will be fertilised using sperm from a male white rhino, prior to being flown to Africa for the implantation procedures.
The northern white rhino is a subspecies of white rhino, which used to range over parts of Uganda, Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Years of widespread poaching and civil war in their home range have devastated northern white rhino populations, and they are now considered to be extinct in the wild.
The two surviving northern white rhinos Fatu and Najin, both females, live under 24-hour armed guard on the 360 km² Ol Pejeta Conservancy, near Mount Kenya.
Sudan, the last surviving male northern white rhinoceros, died of an age-related illness at Ol Pejeta on the 19th of March, 2018.
If the treatment proves successful it is hoped it could also be used, alongside conservation programmes, to help boost numbers of other highly endangered species
Information by Longleat Safari Park.
Some associate empty glasses with a pessimistic view of the world... others just see preparations for a party.
We are wired to see the negative more easily everywhere. It's probably linked to our evolution... we needed to ascertain the danger of a situation quickly in order to survive... but this also takes a higher toll now.
The best way is always in the middle... Let's remember the good times and await patiently for better ones.
Life is changing, we need to change with it.
It is strongly associated with wetland areas, especially those rich in common reed (Phragmites australis). It can also be met with in a variety of other open habitats, such as farmland and grassland, particularly where these border marshland.
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This is a "Nisse" picture of a Tompte sat in a thimble and is a shot straight out of the camera other than a crop ! Our little Tonttu character seems sew happy in his little home - hope he does not get the needle if someone tries to put the thimble on a finger !! Innocent tiny creatures but so liable to being stitched up !!
A nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in gray, red or some other bright colour. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome.
A TRRA yard job is seen working the south end of Madison Yard just outside of Brooklyn, Illinois. In the background, 101 prepares to depart for Lindenwood via the Mac Bridge. The concrete bridge piers in the background were part of the Illinois Terminal's Venice High Line, a mile-long trestle that connected the McKinley Bridge with the IT's yard facilities in East Madison. It was abandoned around the same time as when the IT ended rail service over the McKinley Bridge in 1977.
Goblins have long been associated with the orcish clans of Europe and Asia due to their often being able to find good customers among the clans. There has only been one goblin nation or kingdom in recorded history, the short lived Forsaleickstan. The nation was formed by goblin squatters covering a large region in eastern Europe that contained several disputed areas that had been a source of contention between local elven noble houses. Rather than waste manpower and possibly lives in an actual war, the goblin King Georgio 'Betta have my money' Greedyfingers, suggested a bidding war over the territories. The winning house would receive a 'legal' deed to the lands won and, perhaps more importantly, the goblins would leave to settle elsewhere. The plot was so ridiculous it actually worked, making Greedyfingers and his followers rich beyond their wildest imaginations and goblins have very wild imaginations, especially when it comes to money.
Another Earth: Chicago Chronicles RP Sim
Model: Holiday Sznur
Excerpt from www.thecounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Picton-Herita...:
Picton’s Harbour
The area covers the south and east edges of the Picton’s harbour and runs along Bridge Street. Buildings on the harbour originally served to support industry associated with shipping. As the transportation of goods shifted to land based methods, the once mercantile harbour has evolved to accommodate residential and recreational uses. There is a mix of residential and commercial buildings, as well as open space uses along the harbour. The harbour also functions as a tourist
destination with a boardwalk and docks for recreational boats.
Picton’s harbour has a rich and layered cultural history. Once used as a landing point in a network of aboriginal portage trails, and later informing the development pattern, transportation networks, and industrial and early economic history of Picton and Hallowell, the harbour is central to the cultural heritage of the area.
Up until the early 20th century, the waterfront properties at the head of the harbour were active warehouses with dredged and hardened docking areas for large vessels along the water’s edge. While the dockwalls remain largely intact to this day, all of the warehouse activity is now gone and most of the waterfront properties at the head of the harbour have been redeveloped as private residential and commercial sites.
The existing character of the streetscape within this area, along Bridge Street, is marked by what is no longer there rather than what currently is. The mouth of the harbour where the creek meets the bay was once a bustling intersection as a primary point of arrival and departure for passengers and goods. Streetwall buildings that met Bridge Street and extended towards Top-of-Hill acted as a physical connection of the harbour to the downtown core. Trading activity on the harbour spilled up from the harbour onto Bridge Street and funnelled to the commercial thoroughfare on Main Street. The vibrant streetscape character of the
area was lost with the demolition of the streetwall buildings and replacement with a modern strip mall at 18 Bridge Street.
Nevertheless, the remaining streetwall buildings at Bridge and Union Streets contribute to a terminating view and sense of arrival into the Town as one descends south-westward from the Loyalist Parkway.
Today, local residents and visitors alike are less aware of the harbour than they once were. At present, there is limited public access to the waterfront. A boardwalk provides access to marina slips, evidence of the harbour’s primary function as a
destination and launching point for recreational boating.
Despite its current diminished status, the harbour represents a hidden jewel for Picton, waiting to be re-discovered. The natural topography that defines the harbour basin, and which has continually informed patterns of movement and settlement in the area, remains intact. From the water, a dramatic approach to the
head of the harbour can still be experienced and, at a number of existing overlook points, a dramatic harbour-side townscape is revealed. Re-vitalizing the harbour, and re-connecting the harbour to the town represents a significant opportunity to
improve quality of life for residents and to attract more tourists, contributing to the economic vitality of the town.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th. It was destroyed by a major fire in 1184 but subsequently rebuilt and by the 14th century was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England. The abbey controlled large tracts of surrounding land and was instrumental in major drainage projects on the Somerset Levels. The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England. The last abbot, Richard Whiting (Whyting), was hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539.
From at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area has been associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. Christian legends have claimed that the abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Abbey
One story goes, that in order to raise extra funds from pilgrims to rebuild the abbey the monks, in 1191, dug to find King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere; and bones from two bodies were raised from a deep grave in, the cemetery on the south side of the Lady Chapel. These bones were reburied, much later, in 1278 within the Abbey Church, in a black marble tomb, in the presence of King Edward I.
www.glastonburyabbey.com/history_archaeology.php?sid=2929...
Mandarin Oriental, Miami is a unique urban resort located on the three-acre, exclusive island of Brickell Key. Providing lush open spaces and light sea breezes, the Five-star hotel and spa offers an ideal location within walking distance to the finest shopping, dining, and nightlife experiences in Miami while providing the ultimate tranquil oasis for an escape. All guestrooms and suites come equipped with private balconies from which guests can enjoy stunning views of Biscayne Bay or Brickell Skyline. The hotel also boasts high-energy Food & Beverage concepts with breathtaking views and alfresco options.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.mandarinoriental.com/miami/brickell-key/luxury-hotel?...
www.emporis.com/buildings/122307/mandarin-oriental-miami-...
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
Brickell Arch is an office skyscraper in Brickell in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC (KPF). The 505-foot (168 meter), 36-story building is located on the southern end of Brickell Avenue in the Financial District. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.
Brickell Arch features a concave parabola design on its front glass façade, loosely mimicking the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. One of Miami's common nicknames is "The Gateway to Latin America", which also closely resembles St. Louis's nickname, "The Gateway to the West". It is said to welcome people to the United States as the arch welcomes people to the west.
The building is the North American headquarters for the Espírito Santo Bank and contains some Class A office space. A Conrad Hotel as well as some residential units occupy the remaining space. The building opened July 1, 2004, and is located at 1395 Brickell Avenue, less than a block from the Financial District Metromover Station.
The building has been featured twice in Burn Notice, once as headquarters for a defense contractor, and again in a skyline shot.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickell_Arch
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Book cover design by Kuhlman Associates for Left-Handed Liberty: a Play about Magna Carta by John Arden. New York: Grove Press, 1966. PR6001.R44 L4 1966
Ever since its grand opening City Center has become the centerpiece of downtown West Palm Beach. The City Center complex includes the City Hall (150,000 GSF, including the City’s Commission Chambers), the Mandel Public Library (85,000 GSF, including a 150-seat auditorium, children’s library, and teen library), the Palm Beach Photographic Centre and Museum (35,000 GSF) and a parking garage for 300 cars with charging stations for electric vehicles.
Song + Associates originally conducted a space-needs study in 1997 to program the future functions of City Center as part of Phase I for the project. Once funding was established years later, Song + Associates validated the study by providing necessary program modifications to reflect the city’s growth and reorganization. We also developed new programs for those departments that were not part of the original study. This phase of the project consisted of weekly meetings with the library staff, Photographic Centre staff, and each of the 22 departments within City Hall in order to understand the workflow, workspaces, support spaces, and department adjacencies. After the programming and master planning was completed then came the design to create a civic connection space for the public all in one convenient location.
Awards:
Urban Land Institute Vision Award, 2010
International Downtown Association Award of Distinction, 2009
American City & County Crown Community Award, 2009
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.songandassociates.com/city-center
www.pbcgov.org/papa/Asps/PropertyDetail/PropertyDetail.as...
www.emporis.com/buildings/1202161/west-palm-beach-city-ce...
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The history of construction the Temple of Divine Providence has more than 200 years and is associated with the Constitution of May 3, 1791, when resolution of the deputies of the Four-Year Sejm decided to build the temple as a vote of gratitude for the Constitution. Originally, however, it was supposed to be the "Temple of the Supreme Providence," a supra-religious place of worship, and the only element adorning it were the signs of the Shining Delta. The cornerstone was laid in the area of today's Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw near Łazienki Park. However, the Third Partition of Poland interrupted the work undertaken and Poland disappeared from the map of the world for over 120 years.
After regaining independence in 1918, the idea of building on the Mokotów Field was returned, but the outbreak of World War II made it impossible to implement it for the next several decades.
It was only in 1989, after the fall of communism, that the construction of the Temple of Divine Providence was initiated. In 1991, the Constitutional Committee of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, in a resolution adopted on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Constitution of May 3, confirmed the validity of the wedding. On May 2, 1999, the area dedicated to the construction of the temple was solemnly erected and the cross was blessed and on June 13, 1999, Pope John Paul II consecrated the cornerstone for the construction of the temple. On January 30, 2003, the President of Warsaw Lech Kaczyński handed over to Primate Józef Glemp the permission to build the Temple of Divine Providence with accompanying facilities. On February 25, 2003, construction work on the church-votum commenced.
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Historia budowy Świątyni Opatrzności Bożej liczy ponad 200 lat i wiąże się z Konstytucją 3 maja z 1791 roku, kiedy to uchwałą posłów Sejmu Czteroletniego podjęta została decyzja o wybudowaniu świątyni jako wotum wdzięczności za Konstytucję. Pierwotnie miała to jednak być "Świątyni Najwyższej Opatrzności", ponad-wyznaniowe miejsce kult, a jedynym zdobiącym ją elementem miały być znaki Delty Świetlistej. Kamień węgielny wmurowano na terenie dzisiejszego Ogrodu Botanicznego UW w pobliżu Łazienek. Jednak III rozbiór Polski przerwał podjęte prace a Polska zniknęła z mapy świat na ponad 120 lat.
Po odzyskaniu niepodległości w 1918 roku powrócono do pomysłu budowy na Polu Mokotowskim, ale Wybuch II wojny światowej uniemożliwił jej realizację przez następnych kilkadziesiąt lat.
Dopiero w 1989 roku, po opadku komunizmu, zainicjowano kontynuację budowy Świątyni Opatrzności Bożej. W 1991 roku Komisja Konstytucyjna Senatu RP w uchwale powziętej z okazji 200-lecia Konstytucji 3 Maja stwierdziła aktualność ślubu. 2 maja 1999 roku na terenie przeznaczonym pod budowę świątyni uroczyście posadowiono i pobłogosławiono krzyż a 13 czerwca 1999 roku, Papież Jan Paweł II poświęcił kamień węgielny pod budowę świątyni. W styczniu 2003 roku prezydent Warszawy Lech Kaczyński przekazał prymasowi Józefowi Glempowi pozwolenie na budowę Świątyni Opatrzności Bożej a już 25 lutego 2003 roku rozpoczęły się prace budowlane nad kościołem-wotum.
Obecnie trwają prace nad upiększeniem budowli i uporządkowaniem terenu wokół świątyni.
A portrait of the ‘UK's national bird, an adult Robin caught out and about in West Yorkshire collecting nesting material with an Oak leaf in its bill, April 14th 2022.
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Why do we associate Robins with Christmas?
The legends of our Christmas Robin…
If you have ever wondered why red Robins are associated with Christmas, postmen in Victorian Britain were nicknamed “Robins” because of their red-breasted coloured uniforms. So the Robin on the Christmas card came to represent the postman who delivered the card yet there are links that pre date this explanation.
Legend has it that the Robin’s redbreast provides a direct link to Christianity as the Robin pulled a thorn from the crown of Christ whilst he was on the cross and sang to relieve his suffering, it was Christ’s blood that created the Robins red breast.
Other folklore indicates that when the baby Jesus was in his manger in the stable, the fire which had been lit to keep him warm started to blaze up very strongly. A brown Robin, noticing that Mary had been distracted by the inn-keeper’s wife, placed himself between the fire and the face of baby Jesus. The Robin fluffed out its feathers to protect the baby, but in so-doing its breast was scorched by the fire. This red plumage was then passed onto future generations of Robins.
Have you noticed a Robin’s red-breast is actually orange? The bird was named before the English language had a word for the colour ‘orange’. Many things that were really orange were called red instead even though we did have the word for ‘orange’ as in the fruit. The colour orange was not named as a colour in English until the 16th century. The name for the colour comes from the fruit.
Our affection for the Robin was cemented in 1960 when it was voted our national bird. Christmas Robins will forever be commemorated on Christmas cards so let's hope they remain a common sight in our gardens for future generations to appreciate their fabled history. Garden bird notes.
Notes:-
The Robin is the most familiar and most loved of all our garden birds. Indeed, even folk not especially interested in birds will still talk about ‘their’ Robin in their garden. Actually though, it’s the predictable, tame and trusting nature of Robins which fools people into thinking it’s the same bird they see year-after-year, when in fact it’s almost certainly a different individual – Robins have an average lifespan of only around one year (domestic cats are their biggest predator) and about one in four never even reach the age of one. Both male and female adult Robins have the same distinct red breast and can’t be confused with any other UK bird, though youngsters have a speckled brown breast. Interestingly, the behaviour we see in Robins on our shores is very different to mainland Europe, where they’re a shy and secretive species of the forest.
Robin diet and food
Small worms, insects, insect larvae and spiders make up much of the diet, plus also seeds, soft fruit and berries in the winter months. In the garden, suggested foods for bird table feeding are: Sunflower Heart Chips, Chopped Peanuts, Robin and Friends Seed Mix, plus Live Mealworms – especially in the breeding season as adult birds will feed them to their young.
Robin nesting and breeding habits
Nests are nearly always built in some sort crevice, hole, or tucked behind something. So walls, dead trees, banks, piles of logs, in climbing plants against a wall or fence etc. Open-fronted nest boxes will be used but only if they’re well hidden – e.g. in a climbing wall plant. The nest is usually close to the ground or even on it. The female Robin takes care of the nest building, which is a neat cup made up of dead grass, leaves and moss, then lined with hair. There are two, sometimes three, broods per season, with 4-6 eggs in the clutch which the female alone incubates. The male bird provides much of the female’s food during nest building, egg laying and the incubation period.
Behaviour traits of Robins
The Robin’s territorial instincts are the most notable aspect of the species’ behaviour: Firstly, resident birds will hold their territories for a whole year (very rare for any species of bird), with the mated pair defending their territory in the breeding season (an area usually about 0.55 of a hectare), then male and female birds defending smaller and separate territories in the autumn and early and mid-winter months. This strong territorial behaviour is the reason why Robins will sing outside of the breeding season (albeit the song outside the breeding season is different and not as strong), whereas most other species of songbird don’t (because they have no reason to). Also of note is the way that a Robin will often appear close to you when you start a gardening job such as digging or clearing up leaves, and will then follow you around the garden as you work. Of course it’s doing this because your activity is uncovering food such as worms and insects. This behaviour reflects how the species has adapted differently in the UK to get value from human habitation, whereas in mainland Europe Robins are shy and secretive birds of woodland and forest only, vine house farm notes.
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A little trip out to Kirklinton Hall today with flickr friend edenmatt and took plenty of photos of the old house and the associated falls in the gardens.
Progress is being made at the old house, an attempt to shelter it from the elements and the gardens have had a good clipping out.
Despite the gloomy overcast skies we managed to get some decent shots in.
Another trip is already being planned for a future date ... Thanks again Matt.
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
“A bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized round head, tiny body, and curiosity about everything, including humans…. Chickadees may be found in any habitat that has trees or woody shrubs, from forests and woodlots to residential neighborhoods and parks, and sometimes weedy fields and cattail marshes. They frequently nest in birch or alder trees…. Chickadees are active, acrobatic, curious, social birds that live in flocks, often associating with woodpeckers, nuthatches, warblers, vireos, and other small woodland species. They feed on insects and seeds, but seldom perch within several feet of one another while taking food or eating. Flocks have many calls with specific meanings, and they may contain some of the characteristics of human language….. Most birds that associate with chickadee flocks respond to chickadee alarm calls, even when their own species doesn’t have a similar alarm call.”
Status : Least concern
Source : Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
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