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A photo inspired by Ray's post earlier today (see link in first comment box below). The Essex Skipper is not too difficult to distinguish from Small Skipper, IF (and it is a very big 'if') you can firstly find a potential candidate that is settled. Then you need to get close enough to either see or photograph the BLACK tips of the antennae, preferably from below. The black antennae tips are the primary id feature to distinguish from orange ones on Small Skipper. Essex Skippers are tiny insects, about the size of a thumbnail, so the whole exercise is very far from easy. This individual was photographed at the western edge of its range.
Waitpinga, southern Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
some background to the image
Pansy had quiet the discussion with this little fellow all about how to save water! To bad we can't pipe in all the extra snow from the East coast here to the West coast in a reserve tank - it would be a win win!!
Pitstone Hill
3 metre conservation strips and permissive footpaths. Wildlife and wildflowers abound on this farm.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness is also the name of the power station and a few other nearby buildings near the beach, and of an important ecological site at the same location.
Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world[citation needed]. And is classified as Britain's only desert by the met office. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife. This is recognised and protected mostly through its conservation designations as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) of Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay.
There is a remarkable variety of wildlife living at Dungeness, with over 600 different types of plant: a third of all those found in Britain. It is one of the best places in Britain to find insects such as moths, bees and beetles, and spiders; many of these are very rare, some found nowhere else in Britain.
The short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, was last found in the UK in 1988, but has survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago. After unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the New Zealand bees at Dungeness in 2009-2010, the RSPB teamed up with the Swedish government in a second attempt and introduced 51 of them in 2012 and 49 in 2013 to the Dungeness Reserve. This will be continued each year, with RSPB staff conducting analysis of breeding to ensure a successful integration.[1]
The flooded gravel pits on Denge Beach, both brackish and fresh water, provide an important refuge for many migratory and coastal bird species. The RSPB has a bird sanctuary there and every year thousands of bird watchers descend on the peninsula to catch a glimpse of a rare bird from the bird observatory.
Beautiful purple wildflowers on a trail in Greenwood conservation area , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , August 31. 2021
Beautiful roots in the forest
Greenwood conservation area
Canada
August 2021
Roots
Ontario
Ajax
Canada
Pickering
Martin’s photographs
Discovery Bay
Trees
Sunset
March 2020
Favourites
IPhone XR
Squires Beach
Duffins Creek
Duffins Marsh
Waterfront Trail
Rotary Park
Lake Ontario
Rod iron fence
Bridge
Bridge
Duffins Creek
Twilight
Sticks
Stones
Fallen trees
Fallen tree
Fungi
Mushrooms
Sand
Beach
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
Tall grasses
iPhone 6s
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Wildflowers
Purple wildflowers
Not sure what they are yet, I like the lace flowering habit and they were on a shrub about 5ft tall.
The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip. The area is visited by over 1 million visitors each year.
The conservation area showcases a set of large red rock formations: a set of sandstone peaks and walls called the Keystone Thrust. The walls are up to 3,000 feet (910 m) high, making them a popular hiking and rock climbing destination. The highest point is La Madre Mountain, at 8,154 feet (2,485 m).
A one-way loop road, 13 miles (21 km) long, provides vehicle access to many of the features in the area. Several side roads and parking areas allow access to many of the trails located in the area. A visitor center is located at the start of the loop road. The loop road is very popular for bicycle touring; it begins with a moderate climb, then is mostly downhill or flat.
Red Rock Canyon itself is a side-canyon accessible only by four-wheel-drive road off of the scenic loop. The unnamed but often visited valley cut through by State Route 159 is commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as Red Rock Canyon. The massive wall of rock called the Wilson Cliffs, or Keystone Thrust, can be seen to the west along this highway.
Towards the southern end of the National Conservation Area are Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, the western ghost town replica attraction of Bonnie Springs, and the village of Blue Diamond.
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ENGINEER FOR A SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES B61-12 TEST SERIES USING THE LABORATORIES' DAVIS GUN, DOES A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK WITH HIS LAPTOP AS FINAL PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR AN IMPACT TEST AT NEW MEXICO TECH IN SOCORRO.
Three years of design, planning and preparation culminated in a split-second test of hardware in the nose assembly of a mock B61-12 bomb.
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The Conservation Carousel was opened in 2010 at the Toronto Zoo. It features over 30 colourful, one of a kind, hand-carved and painted wooden animals, each representing an exotic animal species, such as the jaguar, a toucan, a capuchin monkey. The animal forms were created out of American bass wood in the Netherlands.
Cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust - more here www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurch...
" This photograph by Michael Nichols portrays Juju, who was caged alone for many years in Brazzaville Zoo and desperate for contact, reaching out to Dr. Jane Goodall".
Jane Goodall is perhaps one of the most well known conservationist, biologist, and animal behaviour researcher who not only pioneered in field research on animal behavior but also changed how we view animals especially great apes in the last 45 years. She started working in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in early 1960s. Her mother accompanied her in field when she went for the first time. It took her several months to habituate the chimp groups in Gombe and eventually she was able to conduct observations on Flo's family. Some of the important data on mother-infant relationship, family hierarchy in males and femles have come from the matraich Flo and her children. Flo was the dominant female in the group and F amily line continued to be dominant even now by Flo's grandchildren. I admire her mother to take her to the forest of Gombe to watch the Chimpanzees. She is one of the three women that Dr. Louise Leakey send out to collect data on Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Oranutans. In Gombe, researchers are still studying the chimp families that Jane had started observing 45 years ago.
For more information on her and Jane Goodall Institute please visit www.janegoodall.org
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Fact:
White-cheeked gibbons are born blonde to camouflage with their mother and then turn black as juveniles. Females finally turn back to a blonde color at sexual maturity while the males stay black.
~ www.nashvillezoo.org/our-animals
Zoo Date, 05/21/2023, Nashville, TN
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Thanks to Danielle Brooks for these pictures from the Fiji Marine Conservation & Diving project. To find out more visit www.frontiergap.com
Quileute Tribal Council Vice Chair Tony Foster, takes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Tribal Liaison for Washington State Robin Slate, and Quileute Tribal Water Quality Biologist Nicole Rasmussen use a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) boat to travel along the Quillayute River looking for signs of erosion (risk erosion) of the bank at and about Smith Sough, the source of water that flows through the culverts of the NRCS Thunder Road project, that addresses four fish barriers that block more than 22 acres of fish habitat, in La Push, Washington, Aug 22, 2018. This conservation planning effort lead to an unusual partnership where the Quileute Tribe requested access to WDWF fish passage biologist and engineers through a NRCS/WDFW Contribution agreement. This partnership resulted in a coordinated effort to bring conservation actions to life in a remote location. The Thunder Road Project addressed the need for floodplain connectivity to restore natural flow of water across floodplain, restore access to off-channel fish habitat in wetlands and stream complex. The project also improved the roadway and reduced sediment runoff from tribal members using road to access the river during the wet season (peak fishing season). The conservation plans identified aquatic habitat, water quality, and plant pest resource concerns, along with a social resource concern related to the Tribe’s use of the degraded Thunder Road for fishing and recreational access. Additionally, conservation planning determined soils information was needed and resulted in a Soil Survey mapping effort on the Reservation. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding in two successive years was used to provide the Tribe financial assistance. The tribe used State Salmon Recovery Funding Board funding to provide the balance of the implementation cost. EQIP 2015 contract included invasive species control aquatic organism passage and access road improvement=$60,964. EQIP 2016 contract included aquatic organism passage and access road improvement = $117,101. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist Josh Martin, from the Aiken, South Carolina service center and Spring Steel Farm owner Ronnie Cook (burgundy sweater) stand at the edge of one of his cement pads and discuss the continued benefits of his application and qualification for financial and/or technical assistance from the USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) to implement Conservation Practice Standard 561 - Heavy Use Area Protection (HUAP) with cement pads to protect the soil that cattle stand on while feeding from troughs and drinking water from floating ball valve troughs, in Wagener, SC, on Nov 17, 2020. Using the technical specification of the trough pads, he added several more at his own cost. For more information about CP 561, please go to nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1263412.pdf. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.