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The howling whine of the BR710s gave this one away as it orbited overhead this morning... G-SGSG of TAG Aviation on, we believe, a test flight out to Farnborough. About 8 to 10 orbits overhead with gear down and what looks like the RAT deployed. Caught my eye, so grabbed a shot (just in case).
Haze and 9000' didn't make for a very clear shot
Typical harrier hunting behaviour, low speed flight a few meters above the fields. Sometimes diving to catch a mouse or a frog ..
This individual flew for long minutes around the observation tower where I stayed, but never dared to approach at less than about a hundred meters. It went repeatedly along the same path, even landing at the same places.
The male can be easily distinguished from the female, who has a black horizontal stripe on the face, which makes it look like a small osprey ..
The Marsh Harrier is the largest european harrier, by far larger & heavier than the Hen Harrier and the Montagu's Harrier. Contrary to these 2 species, the male does not have a grey plumage.
amy winehouse
The 27 Club, also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club, Club 27 or the Curse of 27, is the title for an epitomic group of influential musicians who all died at the age of 27. They are generally considered to have led a "rock and roll" lifestyle.
The 27 Club consists of two related phenomena, both in the realm of popular culture. The first is a list of seven famous musicians who died at age 27—blues singer and musician Robert Johnson (who is considered to be the first member of the 27 Club by some critics), Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse. The second is the idea that many other notable musicians have also died at the age of 27.
Musicians usually included in the 27 ClubThe impetus for the club's creation were the deaths of Jones, Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison. Cobain, who died in 1994, was later added by some, as well as Winehouse in 2011 due to extensive media coverage of her death relating to the club. With the exception of Joplin and Winehouse, there is controversy surrounding their deaths. According to the book Heavier Than Heaven, when Cobain died, his sister claimed that as a kid he would talk about how he wanted to join the 27 Club. On the fifteenth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, National Public Radio's Robert Smith said, "The deaths of these rock stars at the age of 27 really changed the way we look at rock music."
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.
Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game", among other distinctions. The album was the third biggest seller of the 2000s in the United Kingdom.
Winehouse is credited as an influence in the rise in popularity of female musicians and soul music, and also for revitalising British music. Winehouse's distinctive style made her a muse for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld. Winehouse's problems with drug and alcohol abuse, violence, and her self-destructive behaviours were regular tabloid news from 2007 until her death. She and her former husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were plagued by legal troubles that left him serving prison time. In 2008, Winehouse faced a series of health complications that threatened both her career and her life.
Winehouse died at the age of 27 on 23 July 2011, at her home in London; police have said that the cause of her death is "as yet unexplained". Winehouse's family and friends attended her funeral on 26 July 2011. She was later cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.
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From dusk until late, Bourke Street’s Royal Mail House will be re-animated by the dazzling, kinetic light installation – maxims of behaviour – by artist, Alexander Knox.
Not a real a quality photograph but thought it might be interesting.
Ieder roodborstje heeft zijn eigen territorium, waarin geen soortgenoot toegelaten wordt. Hij verzekert zich zo van een eigen voedselvoorraad. Hij of zij, want ook vrouwtjes houden er een eigen territorium op na. In de winter zingen zowel de mannetjes als de vrouwtjes. Maar in het voorjaar als de broedtijd aanbreekt, stoppen de vrouwtjes met zingen. Ze worden dan aangelokt door een zingend mannetje, en zoeken voorzichtig toenadering. Aanvankelijk reageert het mannetje aanvallend en steekt zijn rode borst vooruit. Het vrouwtje reageert nu echter anders dan een concurrerend mannetje zou doen. Ze neemt een onderdanige houding aan, waarna het mannetje haar geleidelijkaan in zijn territorium toelaat. Nadat ze samen jongen grootgebracht hebben, gaan ze weer elk hun eigen weg.
Een roodborst mannetje zal een andere mannetje dat in zijn territorium komt aanvallen. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat de werkelijk prikkel (sleutelprikkel) de rode borstvlek is: hij reageert wel op een bosje rode veren, maar niet op een mannetje zonder rode borstvlek.
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Male Robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will attack other males that stray into their territories, and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. Such attacks sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult Robin deaths in some areas.
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There were lots of bees and wasps on the sunny side of a fountain. I presume they were eating the algae that was growing at the edge of the water rather than drinking the water. Thanks for your comments - so they are drinking the water then.
August 2016
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Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria) with paralysed weevil prey at nest burrow entrance. Dorset, UK.
Fair question! I suppose I'm looking at a ruddy turnstone. Sure, I've seen them before. They were all wild, living off their wits, spread out.
Here there are flocks. Not just flocks. Flocks of habituated urban birds scrabbling for crumbs; scraps of a livelihood. I'm cautious of them about my feet they are so ingenuous.
I can't say I like this experience. I don't suppose these birds were trained for this lifestyle. Instead they've likely evolved behaviours; adapting to the economy of scrounging in a tourist-popular fishing port. They don't add to the scene in the way they do on a wild coast.
Oh well, this is another thing to note down and move on. I have St Ives for a short while and I'm not keen to waste it on what were once shorebirds.
The adult falcon looked in 2 sides of the large windows in different areas (top and bottom). It's almost looking for a pigeon to grab which is very unusual for them as they are ariel predators. Be interesting to know. I've never seen this before. Deliberate attempts to look where Feral Pigeons are nesting
While watching what I now understand are Wall Lizards on Portland, I noticed this sequence. The larger lizard on the right, as quick as flash, raced across the stones and grabbed the smaller one. It then disappeared down under the stones, only to reappear quite quickly without its prize. I have no idea what happened to the smaller lizard. It might well be part of the breeding pattern but can you help with this behaviour?
It's waiting for you across the street. Keep it fresh.
Minolta Autocord
Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/2.8
Kodak Ektar
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