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12 to 18 inches
The average stitch length is 2.5mm.
Generally, skirts, dresses, and coats have wider hems (2 to 3 inches or 5 to 7.5 cm)
Don’t make me do Math when I’m tired. It’s not fair!
“If I only could. I’d make a deal with God and I’d get him to swap our places” (I like my lyric better)
Children is an irregular plural, not a regular one.
Therefore, the suffix is 's , and the possessive form is children's
Apparently, just a spoonful.
I took too many but medicine tastes awful.
Are you putting your head directly into those buckets? It matters….
Or, is it more of a full body immersion in caffeine kind of experience?
People are into a lot of weird things these days!
Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, while females live slightly longer, from 15 to 20 years.
Lucky otters, I wonder if spinning helps elongate their lifespans!
How many years do they spend feeling dizzy…that’s another thing I wonder about.
Arctic Ocean/Max depth is 17,881′
When the mother and father wolves stay together, their babies live longer.
Some live long enough to go to Wolf University and live to be the professors of otters
Some wolves like peanut butter so much that
One wolf started a band and named it Peanut Butter Wolf!
I think actually it could depend on the length of the song.
28 is the number of dinosaurs found in Argentina.
They have names like Abelisaurus and Alvarezsaurus.
All the children I don’t have would likely be named something like this and might hate me forever.
Altogether, there are over 50,000 Hanzi characters.
Many of them are quite friendly and memorable.
They would make strong novel protagonists!
Oh, that’s right, it was Fritz Lang!
Hard to define…on the tip of my tongue….
but it depends on the size of the dish
Are you a super taster, anyway?
Dolphins surpass humans by recognizing themselves at 7mo. (humans are 12 mo.)
Is anyone really all that surprised?
July 17, 1954. She’s a Cancer but hopefully doesn’t have Cancer.
16 plays but you only the remember the ones where
the gun appears early on.
Manuever.
40 humans with tails. Many more wish they were cats, though.
There are 7,500 varieties of apples in existence throughout the world
I can name at least ten.
Saying ti·nuh·tuhs makes my ears ring.
What kind of olives are you looking for in Seville, Spain because they can actually get pricey
Point your right index finger towards your head and then move both of your hands in front of you round and round
Like you are caressing a very small world in your hands
1,010,450 days to build Rome
So, the people who started building it never got to see it finished.
But, I bet they didn’t imagine it would ever get destroyed.
Who knows, maybe they also never conceived of its temporary greatness
They were all a part of
"Dividing the potential energy of the pyramid by 450 kJ implies that
It took 5.3 million man-days to raise the pyramid.
If a work year consists of 300 days, that would mean almost 18,000 man-years, which, spread over 20 years,
implies a workforce of about 900 men.” who never got to view their work to completion either!
Cleopatra was Greek!
I know so many answers and yet,
I feel even emptier. I think it was better to imagine than to know.
These answers are based on the questions previously asked here that I was wrong about:
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White flower in the front garden of a house along Nursery Street in Hornsby - northern Sydney.
I often walk along this street as part of my mega trek from Cherrybrook to Wahroonga.
It is, I would argue, an average white flower!! It was part of a band of average white flowers in this cottage garden. But nevertheless they looked quite magical in Sydney's soft rain.
Photographed last November (2020).
The cottage garden also features white roses and white hydrangeas, and a magnificent, huge, white-flowering dogwood. It is the garden of Dorothy who has lived here for over 50 years. She and her husband brought up their daughters in this house. The house belonged to her parents before that. Circa 1920. Her husband has now been dead for 22 years but she still tends the garden.
Recently I gave her my 'Firefighter', 'Valencia' and 'Best Friend' hybrid tea-roses for the front garden. I purchased them last year but, given all my time constraints, they were still in their pots from the nursery!! But now they are in Dorothy's garden. And I will be able to pop over, as I do from time to time to keep her company, for a cup of English breakfast tea and a biscuit, and see the roses from the front porch. Dorothy is 85 years of age today - 9th August, 2021.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
The Average White Band, of-course, is famous for its mega hit from 1975 - 'Pick Up The Pieces'. There are a number of versions.
Here are two versions:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpflST8xWm8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnH_zwVmiuE
But one of the best 'live' versions is by Candy Dulfer!! Very funky and cool.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgQQ7k30Ti4
The Average White Band is also renowned for their hit 'Cut The Cake'.
Your average southern summer frog strangler is drenching the Mississippi Export Railroad's daily southbound freight near Agricola, Mississippi. The freshly painted GP38-2 67 leads GP50 68 on what is a now typical Saturday AM run for this train. The rainy conditions made a shot that is often on the wrong side of the sun attainable this day.
Thanks for looking!
(Hylacola cauta)
Last Hope Track - Murray-Sunset NP - VIC
Austrália
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Distribution: Southern South America, in parts of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia.
Also known as tricolor hognose snake, banded hognose snake, culebra falsa, and false coral snake.
Adult tricolor hognoses usually average about 2 ft in length, with females usually slightly larger than males. They are more stout than a corn snake of similar length, but more slender than North American hognose snakes of the genus Heterodon. Due to their resemblance to North American hognose snakes, sometimes this species is mistaken for a unique morph of Heterodon nasicus.
Habitat: This region is a dry, sandy environment on the eastern foothills of the Andes, characterized by dry scrubland, grasslands, and savannahs.
Diet: They are typically found near streams, as their diet consists mainly of amphibians (similar to other hognose snakes).
Note: Friend's pet.
The bottlenose dolphin weighs an average of 300 kg (660 lb), but can range from 150 and 650 kg (330 and 1,430 lb). It can reach a length of just over 4 m (13 ft).
Its colour varies considerably, is usually dark gray on the back and lighter gray on the flanks, but it can be bluish-grey, brownish-grey, or even nearly black, and is often darker on the back from the rostrum to behind the dorsal fin. This is called countershading and is a form of camouflage. Older dolphins sometimes have a few spots.
Bottlenose dolphins can live for more than 40 years. Females typically live 5–10 years longer than males, with some females exceeding 60 years. This extreme age is rare and less than 2% of all Bottlenose dolphins will live longer than 60 years. Bottlenose dolphins can jump to a height of 6 metres (20 feet) in the air.
This image was taken near Tazacorte on the Island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
It was intersting to see a Remora (Sucker Fish) on its body, which may explain why ithe Dolphin was breaching out of the water to try to dislodge it from its body.
While some of the relationships between remoras and hosts, such as Sharks, Turtles, Manta Rays and Dolphins, are mutualistic, it is believed that dolphins with remoras attached do not benefit from the relationship.
The attachment of the remora increases the dolphin's drag, which increases the energy needed for swimming. The remora is also thought to irritate the skin of the dolphin, hence they may breach to dislodge them.
The average goldfinch is 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) long with a wingspan of 21–25 cm (8.3–9.8 in) and a weight of 14 to 19 g (0.49 to 0.67 oz). The sexes are broadly similar, with a red face, black and white head, warm brown upperparts, white underparts with buff flanks and breast patches, and black and yellow wings.
On closer inspection male goldfinches can often be distinguished by a larger, darker red mask that extends just behind the eye. In females, the red face does not extend past the eye. The ivory-coloured bill is long and pointed, and the tail is forked. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year. Juveniles have a plain head and a greyer back but are unmistakable due to the yellow wing stripe. Birds in central Asia (caniceps group) have a plain grey head behind the red face, lacking the black and white head pattern of European and western Asian birds.
The song is a pleasant silvery twittering. The call is a melodic tickeLIT, and the song is a pleasant tinkling medley of trills and twitters, but always including the trisyllabic call phrase or a teLLIT-teLLIT-teLLIT.
The bottlenose dolphin weighs an average of 300 kg (660 lb), but can range from 150 and 650 kg (330 and 1,430 lb).[36] It can reach a length of just over 4 m (13 ft).
Its colour varies considerably, is usually dark gray on the back and lighter gray on the flanks, but it can be bluish-grey, brownish-grey, or even nearly black, and is often darker on the back from the rostrum to behind the dorsal fin. This is called countershading and is a form of camouflage. Older dolphins sometimes have a few spots.
Bottlenose dolphins can live for more than 40 years. Females typically live 5–10 years longer than males, with some females exceeding 60 years. This extreme age is rare and less than 2% of all Bottlenose dolphins will live longer than 60 years. Bottlenose dolphins can jump to a height of 6 metres (20 feet) in the air.
This image was taken near Tazacorte on the Island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Shot on iPhone, 3578 frames averaged over 4m using the brilliant Even Longer App for iOS.
I posted a similar shot a while back using my D750, but I couldn’t extend shutter times as it was blowing a gale…
Thanks very much for viewing and a Happy Easter to All :)
(Cyornis hainanus)
Di Linh
Vietname
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Beyoncé for STARDOM Magazine May 2016
Check out the spread and collaboration here:
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(Caligavis chrysops)
Dandenong Ranges NP - VIC
Austrália
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Sarek National Park (Swedish: Sareks nationalpark) is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in the north of Sweden. Established in 1909–1910, the park is one of the oldest national parks in Europe. The shape of the Sarek park is roughly circular with an average diameter of about 50 km (31.07 mi). The park has about 200 peaks over 1,800 m (5,900 ft), 82 of which have names. There are approximately 100 glaciers in the Sarek National Park.
Sarek is a popular area for experienced hikers and mountaineers. There are no marked trails or accommodations and only two bridges aside from those in the vicinity of its borders. The area is among those that receives the heaviest rainfall in Sweden, making hiking dependent on weather conditions. It is also intersected by turbulent streams that are hazardous to cross without proper training. The delta of the Rapa River is considered one of Europe‘s most noted views and the summit of mount Skierfe offers an overlook of that ice-covered, glacial, trough valley.
(Wikipedia)
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In 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020, we pursued four 10+ days long autumn hikes across the unspoiled wilderness of Sarek national park, Lapland, Sweden - definitely one the most beautiful and remote regions in Europe and a true incarnation of the "deep north" expression.
It's difficult to describe Sarek and what it may mean for anyone who hasn't been there yet. It's a special place. A hidden gem. A delight. It's a place where adventure is not only ensured; it's an unavoidable and essential part of the trip. Remote areas, mighty peaks, glaciers one may see only from hills and not from valleys. Unmarked trails, cold glacial rivers, birch woods, reindeer, moose, and other animals.
Some call it the last European wilderness. I don't give a nickname; it would be incomplete and not fitting. Sarek is unique.
03-November-2023
It happens on average every 15 years, now around 20, that the south-westerly wind blows strong and prolonged into the Gulf of Trieste coming from northern Romagna.
The gulf is very windy, but there are also long periods of calm, but no wind, even the strongest one, Bora, can create high waves, given that within this stretch of sea the maximum distances between the coasts are around 30km.
The only exception is provided by the wind that comes from the south-west in the wind rose and enters the only opening towards the rest of the Adriatic between the Grado peninsula (FVG, Italia) and tip/rt Savudrija (Istra, Hrvatska).
Through this passage the wind fishes on approximately 250km of sea surface and manages to generate waves of up to 3/4m (sea force 4/5 on the Douglas scale) which are decidedly important values for the area.
This is what happened on Friday 3 November 2023, due to a strong Atlantic front generated by the extratropical storm called "Ciaran" to which a strong high tide was added, flooding the adjacent State Road 14 (viale Miramare) in the Barcola section and where wood, branches, porphyry cubes, concrete blocks dragged for meters and metres, algae, sea stones'n'gravel and seafood were found.
The road surface is approximately 6m above the sea level.
The photos were taken in reportage style, so point and shoot without paying too much attention to the composition and limiting the image quality to have a quick shot with very short times.
The purpose is not that of likes, obviously, but to document an event which for those who know these little waves areas was very significant.
The precedents of the last 70 years are very few (1957, 1969, 1984 and 2003) and each time the seafront and the popular bathing establishments have been strengthened so, from the significant damage that occurred, it can be argued that it could have been the strongest storm ever or, at least, among the strongest for this area.
Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Why is World Parrot Day so important to this cockatoo?
In late 2021, the rare and striking palm cockatoo had its conservation status reclassified from least concern to endangered following a recent population drop. Major habitat loss has been cited as the primary cause of the species’ decline. Australia’s palm cockatoos are found only in the rainforests of Cape York Peninsula, at the northern tip of Queensland. Land clearing due to mining and worsening bushfires due to climate change are shrinking the species’ already limited viable habitat.
Making matters worse, the palm cockatoo has an unusually slow rate of reproduction. Females lay only a single egg every two years. Research suggests that chick loss to due predation results in palm cockatoo pairs only producing—on average—a single offspring every ten years. There are thought to be fewer than 1,500 birds remaining in the wild. (Source: www.aviculturehub.com.au/)
While photographing in the Cape York Peninsula in November 2022, we went out five nights in a row to look for these birds as they came in from a day of foraging. We were lucky to watch this particular male on several nights when he called loudly to claim his territory and bring in his mate. See flic.kr/p/2oEf6eG for a photo of the pair.
It was incredible being able to watch these birds on multiple evenings and witness a wide range of behaviors including the famous drumming they do with sticks and hard nuts; this behavior has earned them the nickname "Ringo Star."
UP 1986 and 2196 had the Friday edition of LTA42 well in hand, finally rolling east through Winona after shoving out onto the CP at Tower CK about a mile west of this location. While nothing more than a pretty average wedge, this image does a good job showing off my favorite crossing from my hometown of Winona, MN.
Located a handful of blocks from my parents house, this four way intersection of South Baker and 7th street is split at a 45 degree angle by the Canadian Pacific River Subdivision. The sound of the 3 off timed mechanical bells that were mounted to 3 of the 4 cantilever type crossing gates at this intersection (All since replaced) will forever be ingrained in my head from over 20 years of watching trains pass through town.
November 4th, 2016.
The Atlantic Wall was a 2,685 kilometer long defense line along the coasts of the Atlantic, English Channel and North Sea. Planned and partially built by the German occupiers between 1942 and 1944, it was intended to prevent an invasion by the Western Allies.
These bunkers were still on land during World War II.
On Denmark's west coast, the sea takes up an average of one to two meters of land every year. Particularly affected are areas such as the North Sea coast of Jutland, where strong currents and storm surges are continually reducing the coastline. In some regions, land loss due to extreme weather conditions can be even greater.
To slow down coastal erosion, Denmark relies on sand replenishment, groynes and dikes.
A southbound grain train makes the pass through downtown Cartersville, Georgia with a CW44AC leader on April 14, 2016.
This image is included in 9 galleries :- 1) "MIX_02" curated by Willie Sturges, 2) "natura, solo natura!" by fabiofoni, 3) "賞心悅目的博覽館" by ggx2ggx2@kimo.com, 4) "Yellowstone National Park" by Black Diamond Images, 5) "Neue Galerie 2020 0202" by BAKAWI, 6) "Landschaft" by Michael Gschwind, 7) "Landscapes" by Süskind Dostoevsky Poe, 8) "(((O)))" by Waldgeist and 9) "placeres visuales-volumen 2" by byktor -f.d.
It is a hot spring located in the Upper Geyser Basin. Its average temperature is around 69.8 °C (157.6 °F) and is 23 feet (7 m) deep. The pool was named by Mrs E. N. McGowan, wife of Assistant Park Superintendent, Charles McGowan in 1883. She called it "Convolutus", the Latin name for the morning glory flower, which the spring resembles.
The distinct colour of the pool is due to bacteria which inhabit the water. On a few rare occasions the Morning Glory Pool has erupted as a geyser, usually following an earthquake or other nearby seismic activity. Several entryways have been clogged due to objects being thrown in by tourists, reducing the hot water supply, and in turn altering the overall appearance of the pool.
(not explored)
(Lopholaimus antarcticus)
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat - QLD
Austrália
Far, far away!
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The Neva (Russian: Нева́, IPA: [nʲɪˈva]) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of 74 kilometres (46 mi), it is the fourth largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge (after the Volga, the Danube and the Rhine).
The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake Ladoga. It flows through the city of Saint Petersburg, three smaller towns of Shlisselburg, Kirovsk and Otradnoye, and dozens of settlements. The river is navigable throughout and is part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway and White Sea – Baltic Canal. It is a site of numerous major historical events, including the Battle of the Neva in 1240 which gave Alexander Nevsky his name, the founding of Saint Petersburg in 1703, and the Siege of Leningrad by the German army during World War II.
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
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This was the first time I had seen Beehive Geyser in action. From the national forest service, "Beehive Geyser is a favorite performer in this geyser basin, but is irregular. When active, it typically erupts once or twice daily and lasts 4-5 minutes. The narrow cone acts like a nozzle, projecting a powerful water column to a height of 150-200 feet (46-61 m). Beehive Geyser has an average temperate of 198.5°F (92.5°C) and an average pH of 8.3." Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2024
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Landscape of Tibet
Tibet is the highest country on earth with an average elevation of over 4000m. The lowest regions of Tibet are still over 2000m above sea level with Jomo Langma (Everest,Sagarmatha) ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ being the highest point at 8848m. Tibet is covered in grasslands, mountains and valleys.
Many of Asia’s largest rivers have their headwaters in Tibet such as the Ma chu རྨ་ཆུ་ ( Yellow River), Dri chu འབྲི་ཆུ་ (Yangtze), Nag chu ནག་ཆུ་ - རྒྱ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ (Salween), Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ (Brahmaputra) and Dza chu རྫ་ཆུ་ (Mekong). Western Tibet (Ngari) is a high, arid region with few people, while southeast Tibet (Kham) is forested and suitable for farming. Northern Tibet (Amdo) is covered in vast grasslands filled with yaks and sheep and central Tibet (U-Tsang) is the most densely populated area of Tibet lying along the fertile Yarlung Valley.
Got a picture before the rain came, still close to home in front of Gauting's Reismühle. I have set myself an August challenge: to ride every day and try for 1,000 km. Today was definitely below the average daily kilometers that I need to reach my goal.
The Fallen Monarch is in remarkably good shape for a tree that fell many decades ago. This view shows part of its giant root structure and the lichens that grow along the trunk.
Giant sequoias are the world's largest trees in terms of total volume. They grow to an average height of 50–85 metres (160–279 ft) and 6–8 metres (20–26 ft) in diameter.
Happy Fence Friday!
Bulls average between 700 and 1100 lbs; cows average between 575 and 625 lbs
The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known as Olympic elk, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. They live in the rain forests of the Pacific Northwest and were introduced to Alaska's Afognak and Raspberry islands in 1928.
The moderate to heavy rain ease for just a brief moment as CSX K443-21 (Chicago,IL/CP-Lawrenceville,GA), but the wet rails give the crew a fit as they drag 13,045 tons of steel, and ethanol over the crest of Raccoon Mountain grade on the main 1 track (MP J-139.0 Whiteside). This is typical winter, and early spring weather in Southeast Tennessee, and believe it or not, if you combine the rain fall amount from January and to this point, we've had more rain in the matter of two months, than a average rain fall amount than the city of Seattle. Good for shooting images of train, but it get tired after a while.
The Flemish Giant rabbit (Dutch: Vlaamse reus) is the largest breed of domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus). They weigh 6.8 kilograms (15 lb) on average, though the largest ones can weigh up to 22 kilograms (49 lb). Historically they are a utility breed used for their fur and meat. In the modern day, they are no longer commonly raised for meat, due to their slow growth and very large bones, and are raised for exhibition at rabbit shows. They are often kept as pets as they are known for being docile and patient when being handled.
Keeping it simple and casual today, you know how I do.
Backdrop: Pseudo - Gym Entrance Scene
Bag: REIGN. - Beach bum bag
Cup: Besom ~ Beauty Tumblers #5
//Wearing//
Hair: Stealthic - Aquaria
Top: TETRA - ruffle crop top
Wrists: Quirky&LovelyDisarray. - Rebel Bracelet
Rings: (Yummy) Minimalist Rings
Bottom: Blueberry - Rie - torn jeans
Shoes: REIGN. - Mini Slips
Enjoyed my encounter with these two charismatic characters in George Street last night! They asked me if I was a famous photographer; I told them I would make them famous!
The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa.
A common sight around water, including pans, lakes, rivers, dams, estuaries and salt pans, and also short grasslands, sports fields and wet pastures, Blacksmith Lapwings are noisy and conspicuous birds. They have a characteristic ‘tink tink tink’ or ‘klink klink klink’ call, which they make from the ground (where they spend most of their time searching for food or tending to chicks) or in flight. They can be found singly, in pairs or in small groups.
It is not difficult to recognise a Blacksmith Lapwing. Their plumage is boldly marked in black, white and grey, and they are unlikely to be mistaken for other species. They have grey and black wings, while the rest of the body and the head are boldly patterned in white and black - also the underparts. Females are on average bigger than the males, but both sexes generally look alike.
Photographed on a late evening game drive at the Athi Basin Dam in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
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Beach Stone-curlew
Scientific Name: Esacus magnirostris
Description: The Beach Stone-Curlew is a very large thick-set wader. Adults have a large head, massive uptilted bill, hunched profile, stout legs and thick 'knees' (actually ankles). The upper body is predominately grey-brown with distinctive black and white patterning on the face, shoulder and secondary wings. The throat and breast are a paler grey-brown, the belly is white and the wings are white with some black on the tips. The large bill is yellow at the base and black at the tip. Beach Stone-Curlews have a large yellow eye and a broad black eye patch, with white bands above and below it. Also known as the Beach Thick-knee
Similar species: There are no species with which the Beach Stone-curlew may be confused. It is readily distinguished from all other waders by its large size, massive bill with yellow patches at the base, and bold black and white pattern on the head. The related Bush Stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, has a much smaller bill, a less boldly marked face, and has extensive black streaking on the body.
Where does it live?
Distribution: The Beach Stone-Curlew has been observed around the north coast of Australia and associated islands from near Onslow in Western Australia to the Manning River in New South Wales. The species has largely disappeared from the south-eastern part of its former range, and is now rarely recorded on ocean beaches in New South Wales.
Habitat: The Beach Stone-Curlew occurs on open, undisturbed beaches, islands, reefs, and estuarine intertidal sand and mudflats, prefering beaches with estuaries or mangroves nearby. However this species also frequents river mouths, offshore sandbars associated with coral atolls, reefs and rock platforms and coastal lagoons.
Feeding: The Beach Stone-Curlew forages on large intertidal mudflats, sandflats, sandbanks and sandpits exposed by low tide for crabs and other marine invertebrates. Beach Stone-Curlews feed mostly on crabs, hammering them open and sometimes washing them before swallowing.
Breeding: Beach Stone-curlew nests may be located on sandbanks, sandpits, or islands in estuaries, coral ridges, among mangroves or in the sand surrounded by short grass and scattered casuarinas. Typically one egg is laid per season, however, the female may lay a second egg if the first is lost. Once the young have hatched, both parents care for them until they reach 7-12 months old.
Calls: A repeated, mournful, wailing 'wee loo', which is higher and harsher than that of the Bush Stone-curlew. When alarmed the Beach Stone-curlew may produce a 'weal' yapping sound.
Minimum Size: 55cm
Maximum Size: 57cm
Average size: 56cm
Average weight: 1 000g
Breeding season: September to November
Clutch Size: 1 egg
Incubation: 30 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Average red-bellied trogon of subtropical forests. Male is iridescent green on breast, head, and back; female is brown. Namesake dark mask is usually obvious, especially on females. Nearly identical to Collared Trogon but very little overlap; Masked is almost always found at higher elevations. Where both are possible, look especially at tail pattern on males: large white tips on underside of tail feathers, otherwise dark with very fine white barring.
This one was photographed in Ecuador guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
SN/NC: Solanum lycopersicum, Solanaceae Family
This beautiful plant or vegetable commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in Central and South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word "tomate", from which the English word tomato originates.
Numerous varieties of tomato are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing its production throughout the year and in cooler areas. The plants typically grow to 1–3 meters (3–10 ft) in height and have a weak stem that often sprawls over the ground and vines over other plants. It is a perennial in its native habitat, and grown as an annual in temperate climates. An average common tomato weighs approximately 100 grams (4 oz). Its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are botanically berry-type fruits, they are considered culinary vegetables, being ingredients of savory meals.
Es conocido comúnmente como tomate, tomatera o jitomate, es una especie de planta herbácea del género Solanum de la familia Solanaceae; es nativa de Centro y Sudamérica y su uso como comida se habría originado en México hace unos 2500 años. El nombre proviene de la palabra náhuatl tomatl.
Es cultivada en el mundo entero para su consumo tanto fresco como procesado de diferentes modos (salsa, puré, zumo, deshidratado, enlatado).
O tradicional tomate, cultivado no mundo inteiro, originário da América Central e consagrado na Europa pelos italianos em suas deliciosas pastas. Para alguns é um vegetal e outros chegam a dizer que é fruta. Mas acho mesmo que é um legume e pouco importa o título. O que vale mesmo é sua importancia para a culinaria mundial.
Het is algemeen bekend als tomaat, tomaat of tomaat, het is een soort kruidachtige plant van het geslacht Solanum van de Solanaceae-familie; Het komt oorspronkelijk uit Midden- en Zuid-Amerika en het gebruik ervan als voedsel zou ongeveer 2500 jaar geleden in Mexico zijn ontstaan. De naam komt van het Nahuatl-woord tomatl.
Het wordt over de hele wereld gekweekt voor consumptie, zowel vers als op verschillende manieren verwerkt (saus, puree, sap, gedehydrateerd, ingeblikt).
È comunemente noto come pomodoro, pomodoro o pomodoro, è una specie di pianta erbacea del genere Solanum della famiglia delle Solanacee; È originario dell'America centrale e meridionale e si dice che il suo uso come cibo abbia avuto origine in Messico circa 2.500 anni fa. Il nome deriva dalla parola Nahuatl tomatl.
Viene coltivato in tutto il mondo per il consumo, sia fresco che lavorato in vari modi (salsa, purea, succo, disidratato, in scatola).
Es ist allgemein bekannt als Tomate, Tomate oder Tomate, es ist eine Art krautige Pflanze der Gattung Solanum der Familie Solanaceae; Sie ist in Mittel- und Südamerika beheimatet und ihre Verwendung als Nahrungsmittel soll vor etwa 2.500 Jahren in Mexiko entstanden sein. Der Name leitet sich vom Nahuatl-Wort tomatl ab.
Es wird auf der ganzen Welt für den Verzehr angebaut, sowohl frisch als auch auf verschiedene Weise verarbeitet (Sauce, Püree, Saft, dehydriert, in Dosen).
Elle est communément appelée tomate, tomate ou tomate, c'est une sorte de plante herbacée du genre Solanum de la famille des Solanacées ; Il est originaire d'Amérique centrale et d'Amérique du Sud et son utilisation comme aliment serait originaire du Mexique il y a environ 2 500 ans. Le nom vient du mot nahuatl tomatl.
Il est cultivé partout dans le monde pour la consommation, aussi bien frais que transformé de diverses manières (sauce, purée, jus, déshydraté, en conserve).
يُعرف باسم الطماطم أو الطماطم أو الطماطم ، وهو نوع من النباتات العشبية من جنس Solanum من عائلة Solanaceae ؛ موطنها الأصلي أمريكا الوسطى والجنوبية ويقال أن استخدامها كغذاء قد نشأ في المكسيك منذ حوالي 2500 عام. يأتي الاسم من كلمة ناهواتل توماتل.
يزرع في جميع أنحاء العالم للاستهلاك ، طازجًا ومعالجًا بطرق مختلفة (الصلصة ، المهروس ، العصير ، المجفف ، المعلب).
一般にトマト、トマト、またはトマトと呼ばれ、ナス科ナス属の草本植物の一種です。中南米原産で、食用としての利用は約2,500年前にメキシコで始まったと考えられています。名前はナワトル語のトマトルに由来します。
生のものもあれば、さまざまな方法で加工されたもの（ソース、ピューレ、ジュース、乾燥、缶詰）も含めて、世界中で消費用に栽培されています。