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“perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world.”
"Certainement le château au monde le mieux préservé et le mieux conservé dans son entité" Laurence d'Arabie
Le Krak des Chevaliers, ou Krak de l'Hospital — krak dérive du syriaque karak signifiant forteresse ,
Qal`at al-Hosn (La forteresse imprenable) ou
Hisn al-Akrād (forteresse des Kurdes)
La forteresse est construite sur une colline de 750 mètres de haut aux flancs abrupts
Les chevaliers de l'Hôpital (ou Hospitaliers) gérèrent le fort de 1142 - offert par Raymond II, Comte de Tripoli - jusqu' à 1271, date de sa conquête par Az-Zâhir Rukn ad-Dîn Baybars al-Bunduqdari - Baybars Ier - sultan des Mamelouks. Il ne put malgré tout s'emparer du krak que par la ruse : il envoya une fausse missive, émanant prétendument du Grand Maître des Templiers, enjoignant aux assiégés de se rendre.
En 1157, un important tremblement de terre ébranla le château et Raymond du Puy, le grand maître des Hospitaliers, le fit restaurer et agrandir, nouveau tremblement de terre en 1170
Saladin (mort en 1193) eut beau infliger de nombreuses défaites aux croisés, ne put s'emparer du krak des Chevaliers
un des châteaux médiévaux les mieux préservé au monde
13 tours, écuries, salles, magasins, citernes, passages et ponts
à 40 km à l'ouest de la ville de Homs, proche de la frontière du Liban, à 30 km à vol d'oiseau de la mer
Le 20 mars 2014, le château, jusque-là tenu par la rébellion, est repris par les forces gouvernementales
surface totale de 2,5 hectares protégée par deux enceintes concentriques entièrement indépendantes.
13 tours, écuries, salles, magasins, citernes, ponts et passages. Le krak hébergeait une garnison de 2 000 hommes et possédait des vivres pour cinq ans.
Krak des Chevaliers - Crusader castle - one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the Castle of the Kurds;. In 1142 given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the Knights Hospitaller.
Due to an earthquake in 1157, followed by another one in 1170, the castle was restored and enlarged,
It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271.
after a siege lasting 36 days, supposedly by way of a forged letter purportedly from the Hospitallers' Grand Master that caused the Knights to surrender.
It became known as Crac de l'Ospital; the name Krak des Chevaliers was coined in the 19th century.
could house up to 2.000 men and food for 5 years
located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, 30 km from the sea, the castle sits atop a 750-metre-high (2,130 ft) hill
13 towers, cisterns, barrracks, shops, stables, bridges
The Syrian Arab Army recaptured the castle and the village of al-Hosn from rebel forces on March 20, 2014
L'original de ce tableau est conservé au musée Groeninge à Bruges.
You should know that it is not the original works that are exhibited at the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center but high quality photos in the original size of the work framed optimally. You can manipulate the triptychs.
In 2016, there was a big exhibition that had a lot of success with the original works at the Noordbrabants museum which adjoins the Stedelijk museum, but you could hardly get close and the cameras were forbidden.
The original of this painting is kept in the museum Groeninge in Bruges.
Il faut savoir que ce ne sont pas les oeuvres originales qui sont exposées au Jheronimus Bosch Art Center mais bien des photos de grande qualité au format original de l'oeuvre encadrées de façon optimale. Vous pouvez manipuler les triptyques.
En 2016, il y a eu une grande exposition qui a eu énormément de succès avec les oeuvres originales au Noordbrabants museum qui jouxte le Stedelijk museum, mais vous pouviez à peine approcher et les appareils photos étaient interdits.
From Conserve Ireland:
Males are larger than females with the average adult male measuring up to 40cm for the head and body while the females are shorter measuring up to 30cm. Stoats have long slender tails in proportion to their bodies which have a distinctive black tip at the end, males grow slightly longer tails than females which can measure up to 14cm in length. Adult males weigh up to 400 grams with females being much lighter weighing on average 200 grams. Unusually for mammals there is a noticeable difference in the size of the Irish population of stoats with individuals in the south being bigger and heavier than those found in more northern areas.
At the Irish Wildlife Photography Woodland hide, Mountmellick, Co Laois.
Pas de FAV sans commentaire.
No FAV without comment
Construit au XIIème siècle, en 1170, sur un dyke volcanique et sur les restes d'un castrum gallo-romain à 650m d'altitude, par Guillaume VIII d'Auvergne, le château de Busséol est l'une des rares forteresses romanes restées intactes qui domine la Limagne. Rare exemple d'architecture romane, il a conservé son caractère militaire, qui lui permit de résister au siège de Philippe Auguste en 1215, aux assauts des soldats du Prince Noir pendant la guerre de Cent Ans ainsi qu'à l'attaque du Duc de La Rochefoucauld chef des Ligueurs en 1595.
Ce Château-fort appartint successivement, dès l'origine, à des personnages illustres : les Comtes d'Auvergne, le Pape Alexandre III, Jean Stuart Prince d'Ecosse, Blanche de Clermont petite-fille de Saint-Louis... et releva du domaine royal par Catherine de Médicis, reine de France, Comtesse d'Auvergne qui y séjourna avec son fils Charles IX en 1566 lors de leur voyage en Auvergne. Il est ainsi considéré comme le plus historique de la Province. Epargné par Richelieu, il fut habité jusqu'à la Révolution.
Décoration intérieure évoquant le Moyen Âge. On peut également admirer un jardin suspendu dit "des Croisades" où poussent plantes, fleurs et arbustes cultivés au Moyen Âge.
Abandonnée durant la Révolution Française, cette solide forteresse, envahie par la végétation, fut sauvée en 1966, par ses propriétaires actuels. Meublée et habitée, elle est ainsi redevenue une demeure accueillante ouverte aux visiteurs. Ce château appartint à Jeanne, épouse de Jean le Bon, à Catherine de Médicis puis à la reine Margot. Du chemin de ronde on découvre un vaste panorama des Monts du Sancy au Livradois-Forez. Présentation d'une magnifique cheminée romane à foyer cylindrique, unique dans un château en France.
[source : centre-france : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Bonne journée à tous.
Merci pour vos visites et commentaires
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Built in the Xiith century, in 1170, on a dyke of volcanic and on the remains of a castrum gallo-roman at 650m of altitude, by William VIII of Auvergne, the castle of Busséol is one of the few fortresses of the romance remained intact, which dominates the Limagne. Rare example of romanesque architecture, it has retained its military character, which enabled him to withstand the siege of Philippe Auguste in 1215, the assaults of the soldiers of the Black Prince during the Hundred Years war and the attack of the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-chief of the Leaguers in 1595.
This Castle belonged successively, from the beginning, to famous people : the Counts of Auvergne, the Pope Alexander III, John Stuart, Prince of Scotland, White of Clermont, granddaughter of Saint-Louis... and raised the royal estate by Catherine de Medici, queen of France, Countess of Auvergne, who stayed there with her son Charles IX in 1566 during their trip in the Auvergne region. Thus, it is considered the most historic of the Province. Spared by Richelieu, it was inhabited until the French Revolution.
Interior decoration evoking the Middle Ages. We can also admire a hanging garden called "the Crusades" where they grow plants, flowers and shrubs grown in the Middle Ages.
Abandoned during the French Revolution, this strong fortress, invaded by vegetation, was rescued in 1966 by its current owners. Furnished and inhabited, thus, it is once again a remains welcoming, open to visitors. This castle belonged to Joan, wife of John the Good, to Catherine de ' Medici and the queen Margot. The round path, we discover a vast panorama of the Monts du Sancy in the Livradois-Forez. Presentation of a beautiful fireplace, a romanesque fireplace, cylindrical, single, in a castle in France.
[source : centre of france : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Good day to all.
Thank you for your visits and comments
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Erbaut im Xii jahrhundert, im jahr 1170 auf einem dyke vulkanischen ursprungs und auf die überreste eines römischen castrum gallo-römischen 650m über dem meeresspiegel, von Wilhelm VIII. von Auvergne, das schloss Busséol ist eine der wenigen festungen, die romanischen, die noch intakt sind, dominiert der Limagne. Seltenes beispiel der romanischen architektur, er behielt seinen militärischen charakter, die erlaubte ihm, zu widerstehen, den sitz von Philippe-Auguste im jahre 1215, die angriffe der soldaten des Schwarzen Prinzen während des hundertjährigen krieges und der angriff des Herzogs von La Rochefoucauld, leiter der Ligisten im jahre 1595.
Diese Burg gehörte nacheinander, von anfang an illustre persönlichkeiten : die Grafen von Auvergne, von Papst Alexander iii., Johannes Stuart, Prinz von Schottland, Blanche von Clermont enkelin von Saint-Louis... und stand, der domaine royal, die von Katharina von Medici, königin von Frankreich, Gräfin von Auvergne, die sich hier mit ihrem sohn Karl ix. im jahre 1566 bei ihrer reise in die Auvergne. Es gilt als das wichtigste historische Provinz. Gespart durch Richelieu, er wohnte hier bis zur Revolution.
Inneneinrichtung erinnern an das mittelalter. Kann man auch bewundern einen hängenden garten sagt "Kreuzzüge" wo wachsen pflanzen, blumen und sträucher angebaut im mittelalter.
Aufgegeben während der Französischen Revolution, die starke festung, erobert durch die vegetation wurde gerettet, die 1966 von seinen jetzigen eigentümer. Möbliert und bewohnt ist, so ist er auch wieder ein gemütliches haus für besucher geöffnet. Dieses schloss gehörte Johanna, ehefrau von Jean le Bon, Katharina von Medici und die bartholomäusnacht. Der wehrgang entdeckt man ein weites panorama über die Berge des massif du Sancy, im Livradois-Forez. Präsentation einer wunderschönen kamin romanische zuhause zylindrisch, einzigartig in einem schloss in Frankreich.
[quelle : centre-frankreich : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Guten tag an alle.
Danke für eure besuche und kommentare
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Construido en el siglo Xii, en 1170, en un dique de origen volcánico y en los restos de un castro galo-romana, a 650 metros de altitud, por Guillermo VIII de Auvernia, el castillo de Busséol es una de las pocas fortalezas de el romance se mantuvo intacta, que domina la Limagne. Raro ejemplo de arquitectura románica, ha conservado su carácter militar, lo que le permitió resistir el asedio de Philippe Auguste, en 1215, los ataques de los soldados del Príncipe Negro durante la guerra de Cien Años y el ataque del Duque de La Rochefoucauld-jefe de los Jugadores en 1595.
Este Castillo perteneció sucesivamente, desde el principio, a gente famosa : los Condes de Auvernia, el Papa Alejandro III, John Stuart, el Príncipe de Escocia, Blanco de Clermont, nieta de Saint-Louis... y planteó la real hacienda por Catalina de Médicis, reina de Francia, Conde de Auvernia, que se quedó allí con su hijo Carlos IX en 1566 durante su viaje en la región de Auvernia. Por lo tanto, es considerado como el más histórico de la Provincia. Salvo por el cardenal Richelieu, fue habitada hasta la Revolución francesa.
La decoración Interior que evoca la Edad Media. También podemos admirar un jardín colgante llamado "las Cruzadas", donde crecen las plantas, flores y arbustos cultivados en la Edad Media.
Abandonado durante la Revolución francesa, esta fortaleza, invadido por la vegetación, fue rescatado en 1966 por sus actuales propietarios. Amueblado y habitada, por lo tanto, es una vez más una sigue siendo acogedor, abierto a los visitantes. Este castillo perteneció a Juana, esposa de Juan el Bueno, a Catherine de ' Medici y la reina Margot. La ronda de camino, descubrimos un vasto panorama de los Monts du Sancy en la Livradois-Forez. Presentación de una hermosa chimenea, un románico chimenea, cilíndrico, sola, en un castillo en Francia.
[fuente : centro de francia : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Buen día a todos.
Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios
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Gebouwd in de Xiie eeuw, in 1170, op een dijk van vulkanische en op de resten van een castrum gallo-romeinse op 650m hoogte, door Willem VIII van de Auvergne, het kasteel van Busséol is een van de weinige forten van de romantiek bleef intact, domineert de Limagne. Zeldzaam voorbeeld van de romaanse architectuur, heeft zij behield haar militair karakter, die hem in staat stelde om bestand te zijn tegen de belegering van Philippe Auguste in 1215, de aanvallen van de soldaten van de Zwarte Prins tijdens de honderdjarige oorlog en de aanval van de Hertog van La Rochefoucauld-chief van de Leaguers in 1595.
Dit Kasteel behoorde achtereenvolgens, vanaf het begin, naar het beroemde mensen : de Graven van Auvergne, de Paus Alexander III, John Stuart, Prins van Schotland, Wit van Clermont, kleindochter van Saint-Louis... en verhoogde het koninklijk domein door Catherine de Medici, koningin van Frankrijk, Gravin van Auvergne, die bleef er met haar zoon Karel IX in 1566 tijdens hun reis in de Auvergne. Dus, het wordt beschouwd als de meest historische van de Provincie. Gespaard door Richelieu, werd bewoond tot aan de franse Revolutie.
Het interieur doet denken aan de Middeleeuwen. We kunnen ook genieten van een hangende tuin de naam "de Kruistochten", waar ze groeien planten, bloemen en struiken geteeld in de Middeleeuwen.
Verlaten tijdens de franse Revolutie, deze sterke vesting aangevallen door de vegetatie, gered werd in 1966 door de huidige eigenaren. Ingericht en bewoond, dus is het weer blijft een gastvrije, open voor bezoekers. Dit kasteel behoorde tot Joan, echtgenote van Johannes de Goede, Catharina de ' Medici en de koningin Margot. Het ronde pad ontdekken we een breed panorama van de Monts du Sancy in het natuurpark Livradois-Forez. Presentatie van een prachtige open haard, een romaanse open haard, cilindrische, single, in een kasteel in Frankrijk.
[bron : centrum van frankrijk : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Goede dag allemaal.
Dank u voor uw bezoeken en opmerkingen
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Costruita nel Xii secolo, nel 1170, su una diga di origine vulcanica e sui resti di un castrum gallo-romana, a 650 m di altitudine, da Guglielmo VIII di Auvergne, il castello di Busséol è una delle poche fortezze del romanticismo è rimasto intatto, che domina la Limagne. Raro esempio di architettura romanica, che ha mantenuto il suo carattere militare, che gli ha permesso di resistere all'assedio di Philippe Auguste nel 1215, gli assalti dei soldati del Principe Nero durante la guerra dei Cent'Anni e l'attacco del Duca di La Rochefoucauld-capo dei Leghisti nel 1595.
Questo Castello apparteneva successivamente, dall'inizio, di persone famose : i Conti d'Alvernia, il Papa Alessandro III, John Stuart, il Principe di Scozia, il Bianco di Clermont, nipote di Saint-Louis... e sollevato la reale tenuta da Caterina de ' Medici, regina di Francia, Contessa di Auvergne, che rimase lì con suo figlio Carlo IX nel 1566, durante il loro viaggio nella regione dell'Alvernia. Così, è considerato il più storico della Provincia. Risparmiato da Richelieu, fu abitata fino alla Rivoluzione francese.
Decorazione di interni, di evocare il Medioevo. Si può inoltre ammirare un giardino pensile chiamato "le Crociate", dove crescono le piante, i fiori e gli arbusti cresciuti nel Medioevo.
Abbandonato durante la Rivoluzione francese, questa fortezza, invaso dalla vegetazione, è stato salvato nel 1966 dai suoi attuali proprietari. Arredato e abitato, così, è ancora una volta rimane accogliente, aperta ai visitatori. Questo castello apparteneva a Giovanna, moglie di Giovanni il Buono, a Caterina de ' Medici e la regina Margot. Il giro del percorso, si scopre un vasto panorama di Monts du Sancy del Livradois-Forez. Presentazione di un bellissimo camino, una romanica camino, cilindrico, singolo, in un castello in Francia.
[fonte : centro della francia : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
Buona giornata a tutte.
Grazie per le vostre visite e commenti
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Construída no século xii, em 1170, em um dique de origem vulcânica e sobre os restos de um castrum gallo-roman 650m de altitude, por William VIII do Auvergne, o castelo de Busséol é uma das poucas fortalezas do romance permaneceu intacta, que domina o Limagne. Raro exemplo de arquitetura românica, ele manteve a sua militares personagem, o que lhe permitiu suportar o cerco de Philippe Auguste em 1215, os ataques dos soldados do Príncipe Negro durante a guerra dos Cem Anos e o ataque do Duque de La Rochefoucauld-chefe dos jogadores da liga, em 1595.
Este Castelo pertenceu, sucessivamente, desde o início, pessoas famosas : a Conta de Auvergne, o Papa Alexandre III, John Stuart, Príncipe da Escócia, Branca de Clermont, neta de Saint-Louis... e levantou o real estate, Catarina de Médici, rainha da França, Condessa de Auvergne, que ficou lá com o seu filho Carlos IX, em 1566, durante a sua viagem na região de Auvergne. Assim, é considerado o mais históricas da Província. Poupado por Richelieu, foi habitado até a Revolução francesa.
Decoração de interiores evocando a Idade Média. Nós também podemos admirar um jardim suspenso chamado "as Cruzadas", onde crescem as plantas, flores e arbustos cultivados na Idade Média.
Abandonada durante a Revolução francesa, este forte fortaleza, invadido pela vegetação, foi resgatado em 1966, por seus atuais proprietários. Mobilado e habitada, assim, é mais uma vez um permanece acolhedor, aberto para visitantes. Este castelo pertencia a Joana, esposa de João, o Bom, para a Catarina de Medici e a rainha Margot. A rodada caminho, descobrimos um vasto panorama da Monts du Sancy em Livradois-Forez. Apresentação de uma bela lareira, um românica lareira, cilíndrica, único, em um castelo na França.
[fonte : centro de frança : www.auvergne-centrefrance.com/geotouring/patrimoi/chateau...]
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2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
T. E. Lawrence
“perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world.”
"Certainement le château au monde le mieux préservé et le mieux conservé dans son entité" Laurence d'Arabie
Le Krak des Chevaliers, ou Krak de l'Hospital — krak dérive du syriaque karak signifiant forteresse ,
Qal`at al-Hosn (La forteresse imprenable) ou
Hisn al-Akrād (forteresse des Kurdes)
La forteresse est construite sur une colline de 750 mètres de haut aux flancs abrupts
Les chevaliers de l'Hôpital (ou Hospitaliers) gérèrent le fort de 1142 - offert par Raymond II, Comte de Tripoli - jusqu' à 1271, date de sa conquête par Az-Zâhir Rukn ad-Dîn Baybars al-Bunduqdari - Baybars Ier - sultan des Mamelouks. Il ne put malgré tout s'emparer du krak que par la ruse : il envoya une fausse missive, émanant prétendument du Grand Maître des Templiers, enjoignant aux assiégés de se rendre.
En 1157, un important tremblement de terre ébranla le château et Raymond du Puy, le grand maître des Hospitaliers, le fit restaurer et agrandir, nouveau tremblement de terre en 1170
Saladin (mort en 1193) eut beau infliger de nombreuses défaites aux croisés, ne put s'emparer du krak des Chevaliers
un des châteaux médiévaux les mieux préservé au monde
13 tours, écuries, salles, magasins, citernes, passages et ponts
à 40 km à l'ouest de la ville de Homs, proche de la frontière du Liban, à 30 km à vol d'oiseau de la mer
Le 20 mars 2014, le château, jusque-là tenu par la rébellion, est repris par les forces gouvernementales
surface totale de 2,5 hectares protégée par deux enceintes concentriques entièrement indépendantes.
13 tours, écuries, salles, magasins, citernes, ponts et passages. Le krak hébergeait une garnison de 2 000 hommes et possédait des vivres pour cinq ans.
Krak des Chevaliers - Crusader castle - one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the Castle of the Kurds;. In 1142 given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the Knights Hospitaller.
Due to an earthquake in 1157, followed by another one in 1170, the castle was restored and enlarged,
It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271.
after a siege lasting 36 days, supposedly by way of a forged letter purportedly from the Hospitallers' Grand Master that caused the Knights to surrender.
It became known as Crac de l'Ospital; the name Krak des Chevaliers was coined in the 19th century.
could house up to 2.000 men and food for 5 years
located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, 30 km from the sea, the castle sits atop a 750-metre-high (2,130 ft) hill
13 towers, cisterns, barrracks, shops, stables, bridges
The Syrian Arab Army recaptured the castle and the village of al-Hosn from rebel forces on March 20, 2014
CFL 2012, Schrassig (ligne Wasserbillig - Luxembourg), 05 Octobre 2024.
Automne 2024 : les Z2 Luxembourgeoises, de la série des 2000 des CFL, vivent leurs derniers mois d'activités sur les rails du Grand-Duché. Après 30 années de bons et loyaux services, elles s'apprêtent à quitter le paysage ferroviaire Luxembourgeois, remplacées par les nouvelles rames "Coradia" d'Alstom, commandées en 35 exemplaires par les CFL, et progressivement mises en service depuis Octobre 2024. Des 21 unités encore en service, une sera conservée à titre de musée, et les 20 autres vendues en Roumanie, et seront progressivement transférées courant 2025 pour une seconde carrière en Europe de l'Est.
Le 5 octobre, la 2012 et une de ses soeurs sont vues approchant d'Oetrange, sur un RB reliant Wasserbillig à Luxembourg-ville. Sur la ligne de Wasserbillig, le service commercial des "Z2" Luxembourgeoises s'achèvera quelques jours après cette photo, peu avant le nouveau Service Horaire.
i hear a wind
whistling air
whispering
in my ear
vehicle camping for weeks on end means conserving fresh water and taking a lot of babywipe baths and going to bed feeling a little less than fresh
during my roams in the sonaran landscape the wildflowers were abundant and i was hiking naked or nearly so, my skin began to retain the dust and pollen from the local flora...as i lay me down to sleep i was noticing a different aroma, something new and a bit spicy, not the usual stinks associated with trips like this
at first i thought it was just regular sweat and dirt, but that was the oily base for this new perfume of the sonoran and i began to appreciate the textures of this new level of assimilation, it was quite wonderful, like having an even deeper connection to the earth... i was sad as it dissipated after i left the sonoran
has anyone else experienced this in their travels?
Location: Teck Lim Road at Keong Saik Street.
This building was built when I wasn't even born yet. It managed to survive through the course of history including the Japanese invasion of Singapore. On the right background is The Pinnacle at Tanjong Pagar, one of Singapore's tallest and most expensive place to own.
Teck Lim Road
Teck Lim Road is a one-way road linking Keong Saik Road to Neil Road in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area of Singapore. The road is lined with conserved quaint shophouses and houses a number of budget hotels and F & B outlets. –Wikipedia
About Keong Saik Street
Once a famous Red Light (prostitution) district of Singapore the area has now been conserved and converted into an entertainment district in Chinatown. The prostitution business has since shifted over to Geylang where it is still popular for those looking for some pleasure.
Shot taken on the fly handheld.
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NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
One of the few privately owned estuaries in the world, the Beaulieu River has been carefully conserved for over four centuries and is rich with wildlife.
123 pictures in 2023 (120) World Rivers Day (24th Sept)
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-white-cliffs-of-dover/featur...
The White Cliffs of Dover’s rare chalk grass land requires the conservation work of both the human and equine variety to ensure that the veritable treasure trove of flora and fauna found on the cliffs can thrive.
We care for 8km of the White Cliffs of Dover. The cliffs are not only a national landmark but also an important place for rare species of wildlife, including butterflies, birds and wildflowers.
The chalk downland or calcareous grassland that is found on the cliff tops is formed where the chalk eroded to form gently rolling hills. Here where the downland meets the sea, the chalk's face is exposed to form the famous White Cliffs.
A combination of shallow soils which are exposed to the wind and rain make it difficult for large plants to become established. In this harsh environment no single type of plant can dominate, instead, small clumps or patches of a wide variety of plants thrive together.
Historically, this chalk grassland was created by allowing animals to graze the cliff tops. This traditional form of agriculture created the landscape that we see today; however, modern farming techniques including the use of fertilizers, herbicides and even tractors, can easily destroy it.
New Jersey Eagle Project - 2020
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program, is releasing results of the 2019 NJ Bald Eagle nesting season.
2019 was a record year for NJ eagles with the highest number of active nests and young fledged in the history of the project. This year, 238 eagle nests were monitored, of which 189 were active (laid eggs) and 248 young fledged. This is the highest number of fledges ever, surpassing the previous high of 216 in 2016.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2019/09/09/new-jersey-bal...
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
De la chimie qu’il a étudiée dans les années 1970, Tony Cragg conserve une curiosité pour les nouveaux matériaux. Sa sculpture s’élabore alors à partir des débris d’objets en plastique récupérés. Ce matériel ordinaire et hétéroclite est disposé au sol dans un désordre contredit cependant par l’ordonnancement géométrique ou chromatique de la sculpture. Dans ses « empilements », l’artiste anglais échafaude de même un amas d’éléments collectés, qui tiennent pourtant dans les limites strictes d’un volume cubique. Plan de coupe de la société industrielle fossilisée à travers ces reliquats matériels, ce travail a pu être apparenté à une géologie sociale. Il prend une dimension plus sensuelle dès lors que Cragg accentue son travail intrigant de la surface et de la forme. Monumentales, les sculptures s’inspirent de formes organiques ou naturelles et sont réalisées par les techniques traditionnelles du moulage ou du soufflage. Molécules d’ADN, dents, coquillages prêtent leur structure à des pièces qui rendent visible le monde des formes premières et vivantes.
Minster, première version qui date de 1985, relève a priori d’un travail tourné vers la société industrielle puisque les matériaux y sont prélevés. Mais les pneus, les disques dentelés métalliques ou les fuseaux en bois sont empilés dans des colonnes à l’architecture peut-être primitive. Sorte de totems modernes, ces « cercles » réactualiseraient des formes supports de rituels originels. Ils semblent conjoindre et stratifier des âges successifs pour finalement se poser comme les traces contemporaines d’une mémoire sociale.
From the chemistry he studied in the 1970s, Tony Cragg retains a curiosity for new materials. His sculpture is then developed from the debris of recovered plastic objects. This ordinary and heterogeneous material is arranged on the ground in a disorder contradicted by the geometric or chromatic arrangement of the sculpture. In his "piles," the English artist similarly constructs a heap of collected elements, which nevertheless fit within the strict limits of a cubic volume. A cross-section of industrial society fossilized through these material remnants, this work could be compared to social geology. It takes on a more sensual dimension when Cragg accentuates his intriguing work with surface and form. Monumental, the sculptures are inspired by organic or natural forms and are created using traditional molding or blowing techniques. DNA molecules, teeth, and shells lend their structure to pieces that make visible the world of primal, living forms.
Minster, the first version dating from 1985, appears to be a work oriented towards industrial society, since the materials were taken from there. But tires, serrated metal discs, and wooden spindles are stacked in columns of perhaps primitive architecture. A sort of modern totem, these "circles" recreate forms that support original rituals. They seem to combine and stratify successive ages, ultimately emerging as contemporary traces of a social memory.
Bruno Vansina Quartet @ La Conserve Leuven
3MAY2018
Cyrille Obermüller Double bass
Kobe Proesmans Percussion
Bruno Vansina Alt Sax
Teun Verbruggen Drums
Photography: © Patrick Van Vlerken 2018
"Content over Quality - A fledgling American Bald Eagle, three days out of the nest, picks up an unwelcome passenger ... an Eastern Kingbird with red head patch exposed."
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf
Merci à Isabelle, Nadia, Esther, Monique, Philou et J.J pour ce week-end FlickR si sympa à La Rochelle.
Merci, pour ces rencontres entre passionnés de photos, tellement enrichissantes humainement et photographiquement, à Wissant, Paris, Annecy, Nantes, Bruxelles, Avignon, Montpellier, Nevers, La Rochelle, Bordeaux...
Merci à tous de passer ici, pour votre fidélité, depuis 4 ans maintenant.
Jpeg boitier brut, réalisé avec Nikon D7500 et Nikon AF 18-35 f/3,5-4,5
One would also save on the cost of dryer sheets as well as not having to have to clean the lint screen. Static shock, which was always a good laugh for me was probably non existent.
Long Island Fair 2008
Old Bethpage,NY
I found this tiny yellow moth on my carpet and almost trod on it. They often collect in my porch during the evening (attracted by the light) and I guess it flew in when I opened the door.
Moths are declining in the UK. Studies have found the overall number of moths has decreased by 28% since 1968.
The situation is particularly bad in southern Britain, where moth numbers are down by 40%. Many individual species have declined dramatically in recent decades and over 60 became extinct in the 20th century. Sadly, among the species which have declined are many beautiful moths which were previously very common and frequently seen in our gardens.
Moths and their caterpillars are important food items for many other species, including amphibians, small mammals, bats and many bird species. Moth caterpillars are especially important for feeding young chicks, including those of most familiar garden birds such as the Blue Tit and Great Tit, Robin, Wren and Blackbird. A serious decline in moth numbers could have disastrous knock-on effects for all these wildlife species.
Already, research has indicated that a decrease in the abundance of bats over farmland is related to the decline in the moths that they depend on. Cuckoos may also have been affected. They specialise in eating hairy caterpillars, which most other birds avoid, and it has been suggested that the drop in our Cuckoo population may be linked to the decline in moth caterpillars like those of the Garden Tiger.
Although many people overlook them, moths are numerous and widespread, with over 2,500 species in Britain living in a wide range of habitats. They are a major part of our biodiversity and play vital roles in the ecosystem, affecting many other types of wildlife.
Both adult moths and their caterpillars are food for a wide variety of wildlife, including other insects, spiders, frogs, toads, lizards, shrews, hedgehogs, bats and birds. Night-flying adult moths form a major part of the diet of bats. Many birds eat both adult moths and their caterpillars, but the caterpillars are especially important for feeding the young. Some of Britain's favourite garden birds rely on caterpillars to rear their nestlings, with our blue tit chicks alone needing an estimated 35 billion a year!
There are many reasons why butterflies and moths are important, both in their own right but also as quality of life indicators. The following are the main reasons for conserving butterflies and moths in the UK and around the world.
Butterflies and moths are intrinsically valuable and are worthy of conservation in their own right.
Butterflies and moths are part of Life on Earth and an important component of its rich biodiversity.
They have been around for at least 50 million years and probably first evolved some 150 million years ago.
Butterflies and moths are a highly diverse group comprising over 250,000 species and make up around one quarter of all named species.
People like butterflies.
There are many references to butterflies and moths in literature, from the Bible through Shakespeare to modern day literature, and from poetry to musical lyrics.
Thousands of people travel abroad each year looking for butterflies and moths. Eco-tours bring valuable income to many European countries and developing countries around the world (e.g. the valley of the butterflies in Rhodes and the Monarch roost in Mexico).
Every butterfly and moth has developed its own suite of chemicals to deter predators and parasites, find a mate, and overcome the chemical defences of its host plant. Each of these chemicals has a potential value and could be exploited economically.
(Source: Butterflyconservation.org)
Bruno Vansina Quartet @ La Conserve Leuven
3MAY2018
Cyrille Obermüller Double bass
Kobe Proesmans Percussion
Bruno Vansina Alt Sax
Teun Verbruggen Drums
Photography: © Patrick Van Vlerken 2018
E652.043 titolare oggi del Bologna Interporto - Maddaloni Marcianise, con la sua composizione di carri H carichi di conserve, qui fotografato mentre transita a Roma Tiburtina.
The Polyptych of the Misericordia is a painting conserved in the Museo Civico di Sansepolcro in the town of Sansepolcro, region of Tuscany, Italy. The painting is one of the earliest works of the Italian Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca, who was born in the town. The central panel is of the common motif of the Virgin of Mercy or Madonna della Misericordia.
In 1445, the Compagnia della Misericordia, a confraternity of Borgo San Sepolcro, commissioned Piero, a native of the town, to paint a polyptych for them. According to the taste of the time, the polyptych was to be painted with precious colours and have a gilded background. Piero did not respect the three-year time limit set in the contract—he was busy working on many other projects. The polyptych was only finished seventeen years later, in 1462.
The oldest two panels, to the left of the main panel, depict St Sebastian and John the Baptist. St Sebastian's panel shows a close connection with Masaccio's nudes, which Piero would have seen in an early visit to Florence. Piero painted the outlying panels of the tympanum later; including the Crucifixion at the top centre, St Benedict, the Angel, the Madonna of the Annunciation, and St Francis in the sides. Towards 1450 he finished the figures of St. Andrew and St. Bernardino. The predellas, with five scenes of Jesus's life, were mostly executed by assistants.
The last part of the polyptych to be painted was the main central panel showing the Madonna della Misericordia. The panel portrays the mercifully protective gesture of the Madonna enfolding her followers in her mantle.
Piero resolves the difficulty of dealing with a flat solid gilded background, requested by the patrons, by placing the kneeling members of the confraternity (who commissioned the altarpiece) in the realistic three-dimensional space created by the Madonna's mantle, a space resembling the apse of a church. Notably, the Madonna is still portrayed larger in size than the human figures, a tradition in medieval painting. However, the fully three-dimensional rendering of the figure, inspired by Masaccio, and the perspective study, inspired by Brunelleschi, are plainly of the Renaissance.
"Banding of Nestling Peregrine Falcons."
Peregrine Falcons of New Jersey
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache". As is typical of bird-eating raptors, Peregrine Falcons are sexually dimorphic, females being considerably larger than males. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 200 mph during its characteristic hunting stoop (high speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a Peregrine Falcon is 242 mph.
For more info: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon" rel="noreferrer
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
De la chimie qu’il a étudiée dans les années 1970, Tony Cragg conserve une curiosité pour les nouveaux matériaux. Sa sculpture s’élabore alors à partir des débris d’objets en plastique récupérés. Ce matériel ordinaire et hétéroclite est disposé au sol dans un désordre contredit cependant par l’ordonnancement géométrique ou chromatique de la sculpture. Dans ses « empilements », l’artiste anglais échafaude de même un amas d’éléments collectés, qui tiennent pourtant dans les limites strictes d’un volume cubique. Plan de coupe de la société industrielle fossilisée à travers ces reliquats matériels, ce travail a pu être apparenté à une géologie sociale. Il prend une dimension plus sensuelle dès lors que Cragg accentue son travail intrigant de la surface et de la forme. Monumentales, les sculptures s’inspirent de formes organiques ou naturelles et sont réalisées par les techniques traditionnelles du moulage ou du soufflage. Molécules d’ADN, dents, coquillages prêtent leur structure à des pièces qui rendent visible le monde des formes premières et vivantes.
Minster, première version qui date de 1985, relève a priori d’un travail tourné vers la société industrielle puisque les matériaux y sont prélevés. Mais les pneus, les disques dentelés métalliques ou les fuseaux en bois sont empilés dans des colonnes à l’architecture peut-être primitive. Sorte de totems modernes, ces « cercles » réactualiseraient des formes supports de rituels originels. Ils semblent conjoindre et stratifier des âges successifs pour finalement se poser comme les traces contemporaines d’une mémoire sociale.
From the chemistry he studied in the 1970s, Tony Cragg retains a curiosity for new materials. His sculpture is then developed from the debris of recovered plastic objects. This ordinary and heterogeneous material is arranged on the ground in a disorder contradicted by the geometric or chromatic arrangement of the sculpture. In his "piles," the English artist similarly constructs a heap of collected elements, which nevertheless fit within the strict limits of a cubic volume. A cross-section of industrial society fossilized through these material remnants, this work could be compared to social geology. It takes on a more sensual dimension when Cragg accentuates his intriguing work with surface and form. Monumental, the sculptures are inspired by organic or natural forms and are created using traditional molding or blowing techniques. DNA molecules, teeth, and shells lend their structure to pieces that make visible the world of primal, living forms.
Minster, the first version dating from 1985, appears to be a work oriented towards industrial society, since the materials were taken from there. But tires, serrated metal discs, and wooden spindles are stacked in columns of perhaps primitive architecture. A sort of modern totem, these "circles" recreate forms that support original rituals. They seem to combine and stratify successive ages, ultimately emerging as contemporary traces of a social memory.
Excerpt from stcatharines.ca:
Dalhousie House at 52 Lakeport Road, former Muir Brother's Dry Dock: Five Muir brothers operated their business here from 1850-1946, the longest continuous business in Port Dalhousie. It became the Port Dalhousie Shipyard until 1953, when it was sold and the name changed to Garmont Supply, and then the Port Weller Dry Dock Limited, operated until the early 1960's. The building's industrial purpose and the Muir family's Scottish roots are reflected in the simple shed form, in brick and stone. The property contributes to the District by its age, built during its original industrial purpose and form, its simple shed roof. As one of the two remaining 19th century industrial canal buildings, it is important to conserve insitu and whole. Heritage attributes include the roof, the windows, the opening for the former loading doors, the stone and brick materials, the six diamond shapes in darker brick on its facade, and its site, set into the embankment reflecting its relationship to the former dry dock, and the Welland Canal.
Sacred groves are tracts of undisturbed forests, conserved from ancient times by indigenous communities influenced by their animistic religious belief and practices. These are rich in bio-diversity of plants and animals, are sources for water, and laid down practices enable the community to exploit its resources only to the extent required - for food, timber and medicinal herbs, for example.
"...The guiding principle behind all these people's forests is the supremacy and control of the community, not only over the forests and the environment, but also over the individual. The community designates a forest area as protected and to enforce the protection, declares it sacred, usually by dedicating it to a deity. In such groves, all forms of vegetation, including shrubs and climbers, belong to the deity. Grazing and hunting are prohibited and only the removal of dead wood is allowed.
Says Madhav Gadgil of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, who has studied sacred groves in Maharashtra for two decades, 'The stronger and more malevolent a deity, the greater its protection.'..."
- www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/the-spirit-of-the-sanctua...
However, beliefs and practices change - mainly from influences outside the community, a decline of faith in local deities - and in this modern era sacred groves are under as much pressure as are forests to make way for modernisation.
Therefore to visit one that is relatively undisturbed, is somewhat of a novelty.
The Law Lyngdoh -‘forest of the priests’- is a sacred grove at Mawphlang in the state of Meghalaya, India.
It's spread over 75 hectares, and is home to more than 450 species of plants/trees, wild cats, snakes, foxes, toads and frogs, flying squirrels and many birds species. 'Labasa' is the reigning deity here.
Tradition prohibits you from taking anything from outside into the grove, and taking anything from within outside. Any produce of the grove - fruits, nuts, herbs, honey - these are all your's to consume freely, but cannot be taken out of the grove. Violations are severely punished by the diety, by some accounts 'by twisting the head back'.
Conservée par la même famille pendant 900 ans, préservée des pillages durant la Révolution, la forteresse est transmise au XXIe siècle à Jacqueline de Chabannes, qui en hérite de sa grand-mère née Montesquieu.
Décédée sans héritier direct en 2004, la descendante du philosophe et la dernière à avoir habité les lieux - qu'elle ouvrait au public de son vivant pour les journées du patrimoine - décide d'organiser sa succession en assurant juridiquement la postérité de son célèbre ancêtre.
«Elle ne voulait pas que le château serve à des pince-fesses (sic) et qu'il cesse d'être visité», explique José-Louis Desfilis.
L’ancien avocat de Jacqueline de Chabannes l’a donc aidé à construire et penser dans son testament une fondation éponyme, désormais propriétaire du château de la Brède.
NEW JERSEY 2017 BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR NJ’S EAGLES
by Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Endangered and Nongame Species Program has released the 2017 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report. In 2017, 178 eagle nests were monitored during the nesting season. Of these nests 153 were active (with eggs) and 25 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. One hundred and ninety young were fledged.
In 2017 the number of active nests was three more than in 2016, but the number young fledged decreased by 27 from a record high of 216 fledged in 2016. The productivity rate this season of 1.25 young/active nest is still above the required range of 0.0 to 1.1 for population maintenance. Productivity could be lower this season for many reasons including weather, predation and disturbance to the nesting area. In 2017 nest monitors reported several instances of “intruder” eagles at nests which did disrupt the nesting attempts of several pairs. One of these “eagle dramas” unfolded at the Duke Farms eagle cam watched by millions of people. An intruder female attempted to replace the current female. This harassment interrupted the pairs bonding and copulation and no eggs were laid.
This year’s report includes a section on Resightings of banded eagles. Resightings of NJ (green) banded eagles have increased over the years, as well as eagles seen in NJ that were banded in other states. These resightings are important, as they help us to understand eagle movements during the years between fledging and settling into a territory, as well as adult birds at a nest site.
For more info: www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/2017/12/06/new-jersey-201...
New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report | 2017 may be downloaded here: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/eglrpt17.pdf
Le Linge / Lingekopf
WWI French Cemetery, Vosges, France
The Linge ridge is located in the Vosges in Alsace and with a height of 1,000 metres it separates the Orbey and Munster valleys and the Germans had taken up positions along the ridge in 1914 when, being the aggressor, they were able to pick and choose where they wanted to place their guns and men and, as we have seen so often always went for the high ground. One objective here was to cut off French access to Colmar. From the beginning of 1915 the position of the front line in this whole area was ill-defined and the French, certainly influenced by the need to improve their positions and using their Chasseurs Alpins launched an attack with the ensuing battle lasting from 20 July to 15 October.
It was a bloody encounter with gas and flame throwers being used. Approximately 10,000 Frenchmen and 7,000 Germans were to be killed but after the fighting the front line positions were to remain much the same until the end of the war in November 1918. The Germans had made the first moves on 19 February 1915 when they attacked some of the smaller peaks on the Linge ridge including the Kleinkopf, the Barrenkopf, and the Schratzmännele but heavy snow storms meant that they could only reach the Barrenkopf and the Schratzmännele. In March 1915, the French launched their own offensive and fighting continued week by week and in July, after a heavy artillery bombardment the French Chasseurs à Pied, Chasseurs Alpins,and Infantry Regiments attacked the Barrenkopf, the Schratzmännele, and the Collet du Linge but without success.
Attacks and counterattacks continued and on 29 July the French took the Barrenkopf and the Schratzmännele but by the end of August the Germans retook these peaks but left the lower western slopes to the French. From August until October 1915 the attacks and counterattacks would go on without much gain for both parties.
Part of the battlefield area has been conserved and one can still see bunkers and fortified trenches. The terrain of the Linge was not ideal for fighting with numerous trees and bushes and rocky escarpments and the Germans had used their time on the ridge from late 1914 to build substantial defences including bunkers, blockhouses for their artillery and machine gun emplacements and to add barbed wire which was often difficult to see amongst the bushes and rocks.
[Source: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_Memorials_and_Cemeterie... ]
2018 NJ BALD EAGLE PROJECT REPORT
by: Larissa Smith, CWF Wildlife Biologist
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, has released the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report.
“Two hundred-four nest sites were monitored during the nesting season, of which 185 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 19 were territorial or housekeeping pairs. Thirty new eagle pairs were found this season, 20 in the south, nine in central and one in the north. One hundred-twenty-one nests (66%) of the 182 known-outcome nests produced 172 young, for a productivity rate of 0.94 young per active/known-outcome nest. The failure rate was well above average with 61 nests (33%) failing to produce. The Delaware Bay region remained the state’s eagle stronghold, with roughly half of nests located in Cumberland and Salem counties and the bayside of Cape May County.”
The number of active nests has increased while the number of young eagles fledged has decreased since a high of 216 young fledged in 2016. During the 2018 eagle nesting season there was an abundance of cold, wet, windy and snowy weather which was the cause for a portion of the nest failures. As the eagle population increases, there are more eagles competing for territories. This can also be a contributing factor in nest failures. NJ is still in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 young per nest which is needed for population maintenance with a productivity rate of 0.94 young per known-outcome/active nest in 2018. The 2018 NJ Eagle Project Report has all the details on the project including telemetry, re-sightings and recoveries.
The success of the eagle project is due to the tremendous dedication of the NJ Eagle Project Volunteers. They monitor the nests in all types of conditions and education people about the eagles with enthusiasm.
Link to the 2018 NJ Bald Eagle Project Report: www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_852.pdf