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Pointer Dart 34401 is seen in the familiar surrounding of Middlesbrough Bus Station on the 1. This was new to Stockton depot in late 2003 for service 525 between Stockton High Street and Teesdale University Campus before joining the general pool after the withdrawal of the service. It moved to South Shields in 2009 when 24101-15 arrived for the 36 before moving to Hartlepool earlier this year.
16.8.2023.
A newly emerged female Ruddy Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) in it's teneral stage.
In this stage the creature lacks full adult colouration, has a soft cuticle and often has shiny wings.
Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
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Male darter dragonfly on the neighbour's decking. There were two of these around ofteb fighting for dominance of the pond. They obviously survived the recent rainstorms. Natural light shots. Focus stacked using zerene stacker
The €3bn DART Underground project in Dublin ‘will not proceed as currently designed’ but will instead be ‘redesigned to provide a lower cost technical solution’, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Paschal Donohoe announced on September 22.
DART Underground is a proposed tunnel which would link the existing line into Dublin’s Connolly station from the north with Inchicore on the line running west out of Heuston station. There would be stations at Docklands, Pearse, St Stephen’s Green, Christchurch, Heuston and Inchicore.
This would form a major element of a €4bn DART Expansion Programme, which would also include electrification to Drogheda, Hazelhatch and Maynooth; an increase in frequencies on existing DART routes; four-tracking from Park West to Inchicore; level crossing removals; city centre re-signalling and depot expansion.
DART Underground received planning consent in 2011. However, the business case has been updated as part of the finalisation of a long-term transport plan for the Greater Dublin Area, and while the overall DART Expansion Programme was assessed as economically positive with a 1·4:1 benefit to cost ratio, the National Transport Authority said the business case for DART Underground prepared by Iarnród Éireann indicates that its development under the current railway order ‘is not economically justified’, with a 0·8:1 Benefit to Cost Ratio.
NTA believes that it would be possible to redesign the tunnel project to reduce its cost, while a substantial part of the benefits of the DART Expansion Programme could be derived from the non-tunnel elements.
Options for the redesign include a shorter tunnel running only a far west as Heuston rather than Inchicore; a shorter tunnel running only between Heuston and Pearse where trains would turn back; and/or reducing the number of underground stations.
Accepting the NTA’s recommendation to rethink the project, Donohoe said DART Underground remains a ‘key element’ of integrated transport plans, and funding for the redesign would be provided with a view to construction beginning after 2020. Existing compulsory purchase powers will not be activated, and new legal powers would be sought for the redesigned project.
‘As government works to further stabilise the public finances, we must continue to seek the best value for taxpayers’ money in everything we do’, said Donohoe. ‘A project of such magnitude - in the order of €4bn - has to be designed and delivered in a way that best ensures cost-effectiveness for the taxpayer and the state.’
In response to the announcement, Iarnród Éireann said it welcomed ‘support at government and National Transport Authority level that the DART Expansion Programme is crucial for national economic development and addressing traffic congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and beyond’, and the intention to fund redesign of DART Underground.
Plaxton bodied Dart 2243 (X243 HJA) in the Arriva North West fleet is seen here laying over at the Walnut Street end of 42 route.
First darter dragonfly of 2014 appeared in the garden yesterday. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
A biologist holds an Iowa darter at Windom Wetland Management District in Minnesota.
Photo by Kimberly Emerson/USFWS.
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African darter on a rocky island in the Orange River. The orange water is the reflection of the surrounding mountains in the sunset glow.
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Xavier, Dart and Oskar worked to catch butterflies this afternoon. The boys were better at it than Dart.
Harriet Dart of Great Britain in action during the first qualifications round of the 2020 Brisbane International WTA Premier tennis tournament
What a fish!! What a bird!! What a mouth!! What a North and South!!
A song for Dougie! from Tommy Steele. Along the Swan River walk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMF2paM-aCw
Photo: Jean
1965 Dodge Dart during ARC Car Show at Old Cowtown Museum. The car show was a fundraiser for the ARC of Sedgwick County.
The Arc of Sedgwick County began in 1953 when parents concerned about services and future opportunities for their children formed The Wichita Association for Retarded Children. This was the first organization in this country to promote the general welfare of all persons with mental retardation, to foster the development of programs on their behalf and to increase the public’s awareness and acceptance.
Harriet Dart of Great Britain in action during her second-round match at the 2019 Brisbane International WTA Premier tennis tournament
The African Darter (Anhinga rufa ), sometimes called the Snakebird, is a water bird of tropical sub-Saharan Africa.
This species builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 3-6 eggs. It often nests with herons, egrets and cormorants.
It is an 80 cm long cormorant-like fish-eating species with a very long neck which occurs in both saline and fresh water, especially near mangroves. It often swims with only the neck above water.
The male is mainly glossy black with white streaking, but females and immature birds are browner. The African Darter differs in appearance from the American Darter most recognisably by its thin white lateral neck stripe against a rufous background colour. The pointed bill should prevent confusion with cormorants.
The African Darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to American (Anhinga anhinga), Oriental (Anhinga melanogaster), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Darters.
There are an isolated tiny population of the African Darter at the Lower Mesopotamian wetlands in Iraq. The bird used to breed there in breeding colonies with Pygmy Cormorant and Sacred Ibis and other Waterfowl.
Unlike many other waterbirds the feathers of the African Darter do not contain any oil and are therefore not waterproof. Because of this, the bird is less positively buoyant and its diving capabilities are enhanced. After diving for fish, the feathers can become waterlogged. In order to be able to fly and maintain heat insulation it needs to dry its feathers. We therefore see the African Darter often sitting along the waterside spreading its wings drying its feathers in the wind and the sun.