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The 2018 Spring Creek Wildfire decimated 108,000 acres in southern Colorado between Fort Garland and La Vita. You can see the charred trees on the mountains above the ranch which was spared.
Today this decimated village has been degraded !!!!! What a shame !
Tribute to Oradour Sur Glane (39-45) and all the victims of this Martyr village !! French
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Le 10 juin 1944, une division SS a incendié le village et massacré tous ses habitants. Les nazis ont tué 642 personnes dont plus de 450 femmes et enfants et ont incendié le village... Ce village est un lieu de mémoire symbole de la barbarie nazie. Marcel Darthout, aujourd'hui décédé, était l'un des derniers rescapés du massacre d'Oradour-Sur-Glane perpétré par la Panzer-Division SS "Das Reich". Il avait 20 ans à l'époque, mais en 2013, au micro de Stéphane Robert, il s'en souvenait comme si c'était hier. Cela s'est passé le 10 juin 1944 en début d'après-midi.
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On June 10, 1944, an SS division burned down the village and massacred all its inhabitants. The Nazis killed 642 people, including more than 450 women and children, and set the village on fire ... This village is a place of memory, a symbol of Nazi barbarism. Marcel Darthout, now deceased, was one of the last survivors of the Oradour-Sur-Glane massacre perpetrated by the SS Panzer-Division "Das Reich". He was 20 at the time, but in 2013, at Stéphane Robert's microphone, he remembered it as if it were yesterday. This happened on June 10, 1944 in the early afternoon.
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Cirencester MOP - After the Black Death pandemic decimated the workforce, hiring fairs introduced prospective employers to agricultural labourers and servants who would gather in the street and the market place, sporting a badge or tool to signify their skill.
Shepherds held a crook or a tuft of wool, cowmen brought wisps of straw, dairymaids carried a milking stool or pail and housemaids held brooms or mops, hence the name “mop fair”.Employers would move amongst the workers touting for work – discussing experience and terms, and once agreement was reached the employer would give the employee a small token of money, known as the “fasten-penny”, usually a shilling, which “fastened” the contract for a year.
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On our pelagic on sunday Aug 29th we were blessed to see this endangered Short-tailed Albatross. This bird was banded in Japan. I sent in the band number X10 and they said it was banded on the 7th of March 2021 at Hatsunezaki colony of Torishima, Japan. When this bird was banded, it was a chick in the nest. Colour ring No. X10, and the small ring of the Ministry of the Environment No. 13E9019. Sex was unknown and it is currently 6 months old. This species may be split one day so it is always interesting to know where it came from. I have been lucky to have seen this species 3 times since 2018 and this is my 5th individual in BC waters. They were historically almost decimated by the feather trade and today longliners and plastic pollution and climate change continue to negatively impact them to this day.
Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
The Cliff Swallow is well known for their colonies of gourd-shaped nests on steep banks, cliffs and numerous river bridges throughout North America. The one detriment to the use of bridges is when we have years of flooding from high run-offs and prolonged rains an entire colony can be decimated.
This species is normally an early spring migrant arriving as early as mid-March some years and a number of them will remain until the end of October. They will raise 1 or 2 broods of 3 - 5 chicks during their breeding season which runs from May until mid-September.
In appearance they look very similar to the Barn Swallow that has a deeply forked tail where the Cliff Swallow has a squared tail.
These birds are the "Masters" of mud masons. Using their bills they roll mud into balls to make pellets that they press together to form their gourd-shaped mud nests.
This adult is gathering mud from a nearby puddle to make a pellet for nest construction.
Cette Aigrette se dresse, gonfle son plumage pour annoncer à une congénère que cette zone de pêche est occupée.
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This Egret stands up, inflates its plumage to announce to a congener that this fishing area is occupied.
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Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
He was quite a distance from me and yet he appears to be trying to shield his little treasure from me. No way he noticed me....
He was sitting on a fence on the other side of the alleyway... munching on the little pinecones from a nearby tree. Bits were flying in all directions as he decimated each of them and returned for another. They pull each little ... erm... I don't know what to call them...but, like the 'petals' of a cone... I think there are seeds on the inner portion of each of them. They nibble a bit and then discard each of them until they get to the middle 'stick' and then...they toss that. It's funny to see lots of pieces of a cone and a little middle stick in the mess ...all over the ground under where they are feasting on them.
Usually these little guys don't sit in one spot for long...and, they are soooo quick when they do move. I'm only able to photo them when they are lying on a branch, or eating, or all of a sudden, they decide to stop for a rest.
They are very tiny in comparison to the black or grey squirrels...only a fraction of the size. More the size of a large chipmunk really..... and they are lightening quick.
It's always funny to notice things like the cobwebs, when I crop photos and get things a lot closer .....and, that knothole...I just couldn't make myself crop it out...it seems to add another area of interest to the eye.
Nothing like a little wading with a ton of expensive gear that isn't waterproof... I was a little sad this year to discover that a firework created a fire in the gorge that decimated most of the waterfalls. It will be many years of recovery. Perhaps a lifetime for Oneonta, it was completely full of deadfalls and burned out trees. 4 shots. Focus stacked for foreground rock and left side sharpness. One shot at 8/10ths for the mist that was painted in as well as stilling the moving leaves. Then Another at about 3-4 seconds for the waterfall smoothness (I played for a while with a less smooth look but ended up settling on the smoother) and then a final shot at around 15" for the foreground smooth water and shadow detail, still kind of dark but that feels real to me - high dynamic range is a delicate balance.
This was the first time I had ever seen a Parrot in the wild before. I have seen wild Lovebirds and Parakeets but never a true Parrot. I searched for this Parrot unsuccessfully in San Diego, so it was really cool to finally see one in Texas. I saw them nesting in palm trees as well during my trip, which was neat to see.
This particular parrot was all alone (which is unusual). He was eating in this tree in the parking lot of Estero Llano Grande State Park. It was a real surprise to find him there! He was as tame as ever and very beautiful. This is one of the few Parrots that the American Birding Association deems as countable. The birds in South Texas are feral or descendants of natural vagrants from Mexico. The other name for this bird is Red-crowned Amazon.
Unfortunately, this endemic Mexican Parrot is endangered and numbers are continuing to decline. There are only 1500 birds left in the wild in Mexico. The main reason they are declining is due to habitat loss and because they are being trapped and sold illegally to the US and within Mexico itself. Around 78,500 birds are captured and traded each year in Mexico.
We must do all we can to help end the cruel and illegal Parrot trade, where many Parrots die during transport, are sold in markets in tiny cages and whole wild bird populations are decimated.
Parrots are extremely social animals that live in flocks and fly long distances. Therefore, to be alone in a cage is very stressful for such an intelligent bird where they can no longer fly, groom and interact.
The industry is poorly regulated in Mexico and there is little enforcement for criminal activity. The best way to fight this problem is awareness, education, proper enforcement and jail time for poachers. Also, if you must have a parrot do not buy one but adopt a rescue bird instead.
In the southeast of Tasmania, separated from that island by the D'Entrecasateaux Channel, lies the isle of Bruny. In fact, it's made up of two island connected by 'The Neck' (see photo). It was first discovered by European explorers - Abel Tasman - at the end of 1642. Since it was repeatedly visited by various expeditions, notably that of Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737-1793). The latter established (1792) that Bruny was an island, and the channel dividing it from Tasmania was named after him. In the photo it's on the right.
On the left is famous Adventure Bay: well-known for Captain Bligh - indeed, he of The Bounty! - and many others such as the famous horticulturalist and agrarian, the Englishman Tobias Furneaux (1735-1781) - the place was named after the ship on which he sailed - who sought to establish an orchard there with European fruit trees (1773). Incidentally, not long ago it's location was discovered and it is now a heritage site.
But the Bay - so pristine today - is infamous as well for the eradication of the native people, the Nuenone. They called their home Lunawanna-alonnah; but they stood in the way of plans of European whalers and timberfolk. Horribly murdered and decimated, their people by the third quarter of the nineteenth century had only a handful of survivors. Most notable among them was Truganini (1812-1876), who is memorialised not far from where I took this photo.
So it was with mixed feeling that I looked upon this marvelous scenery.
After the first storms in fall, it's not unusual to find big clumps of kelp washed up on the beach. But this scene was quite something else! It looked like an entire kelp forest had been decimated!
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Decimated by the historic floods of 2013, the beauty of St. Vrain Creek and surrounding St. Vrain Canyon in Boulder County, Colorado shines through as nature seeks to restore its balance.
I'm still trying to outsmart this tenacious individual who raids our bird feeders. They're quick learners and realising that beyond me shooing it away it doesn't have a lot to fear so waits until I'm a couple of meters away and scampers behind the shed, onto the fence and to the top of the conifer hedge where it waits for me to go back inside and then quickly returns for another feed while I'm not looking.
Unfortunately, here in the UK they are considered a pest because they have displaced the native red squirrel in all but a few places. The grey's are often infected with squirrel pox which they are resilient to, unfortunately the disease is fatal to red squirrels and it is this factor which has decimated our red squirrel population. Shame because they are entertaining to watch.
NO PHOTOSHOP!
Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae.The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators.
The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.
Zebra longwing adults roost communally at night in groups of up to 60 adults for safety from predators. The adult butterflies are unusual in feeding on pollen as well as on nectar; the pollen enables them to synthesize cyanogenic glycosides that make their bodies toxic to potential predators. Caterpillars feed on various species of passionflower, evading the plants' defensive trichomes by biting them off or laying silk mats over them.
Mass spraying of Naled has decimated the zebra longwing population in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has been mass collapse of the colonies with impacts on the balance of the ecosystem. Further studies are desperately needed to evaluate any potential for recolonization.
Zebra Longwing butterfly, from Butterfly Pavilion Natural History Museum. Los Angeles. California.
Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
A couple of Indigo Macaws - At Canudos - Bahia - The Indigo Macaw is a critically endangered resident of interior northeastern Brazil. These macaws are metallic blue throughout with a slight green tinge and have yellow on the bare orbital ring and in a semi-circular patch at the base of its lower mandible. These beautiful birds inhabit caatinga thornscrub vegetation with stands of licurí palm (Syagrus coronata) and pastures near sandstone cliffs which they use for nesting and roosting. Although this species had been known to science through traded birds, a wild population wasn't discovered until 1978. Since then, several smaller populations have been discovered, with a final population estimate of 140 birds being made in 1994. The Indigo Macaw may have never been common, but wide scale clearing or licurí palm stands and hunting for meat and for the pet trade have decimated populations of this bird. Drastic measures are needed to save this bird from following the same path as the similar, and now presumed extinct, Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus). Source: Birds of the World.
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Haven't posted any pics of the local bat population for ages.
Several thousands took over a spot right next to town and the residents nearby were not happy to say the least.
The lorikeets were extremely tolerant but the food supply of sweet blossoms and fruit was also taken over by the bats and the bird population was beginning to settle elsewhere.
Anyway there were enough complaints so eventually, the council finally began a clean up by cutting down, one by one, the decimated trees they were stripping bare.
It was done gently and way after their breeding season, and hooray, they've moved on and all is quiet during the day, no more bat noise nor smelly poop.
It's noisy now at sunset from lots of happy swooping, swirling lorikeet flocks.
Indigo Macaws - this is a critically endangered species resident of interior northeastern Brazil. These macaws are metallic blue throughout with a slight green tinge and have yellow on the bare orbital ring and in a semi-circular patch at the base of its lower mandible. These beautiful birds inhabit caatinga thorn scrub vegetation with stands of licurí palm (Syagrus coronata) and pastures near sandstone cliffs which they use for nesting and roosting. Although this species had been known to science through traded birds, a wild population wasn't discovered until 1978. Since then, several smaller populations have been discovered, with a final population estimate of 140 birds being made in 1994. The Indigo Macaw may have never been common, but wide scale clearing or licurí palm stands and hunting for meat and for the pet trade have decimated populations of this bird. Drastic measures are needed to save this bird from following the same path as the similar, and now presumed extinct, Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus). doi.org/10.2173/bow.indmac1.01
For a Blue Monday to raise awareness about the need for preservation.
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Carolina Wren.
At 5 1/2 inches long, the carolina Wren is a rich brown above and a buff below with a conspicuous white eyebrow.
They inhabit woodland thickets and swamps, ravines, and rocky slopes covered with brush.
They are resident in the southeastern United States north to Wisconsin and Michigan, southern Ontario, New York and southern New England. They do not migrate and at the norhten end of their range they increase in mild years but a severe cold season with heavy snows can possibly decimate their numbers.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
Travel Agencies have visited a number of Greco-Roman cities and can state with propriety that Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the most incredible to visit the world!
WikiTravel comes to refer to Jerash as the 'Pompeii' of the East, given the breadth of the city and high degree of preservation of the ruins. Not to mention that Jerash, like Pompeii, was also destroyed by a manifestation of the fury of nature. While the Italian was buried in an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Jordanian was decimated by the great earthquake of the year 749.
Founded by the Greeks in the third century BC, the city prospered thanks to the strategic position on the commercial routes of incense and spices that came from Syria. It reached its peak already under Roman rule, having become the favorite city of Emperor Hadrian and erected a bow in honor of his visit in the first century. In that period, Jerash occupied a fortified area of 800,000 m² that housed a gigantic oval square surrounded by 160 columns, an avenue of 600 meters also flanked by columns, fountains, a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis, a hippodrome, an amphitheater and the arch already mentioned.
When you leave a garden that's full of plants you love but can't take with you because you're going to a smaller plot what do you do?
You buy as many of them as you can and Dicentra formosa was one of my first buys.
The first lot of flowers got decimated by the late frost but they rallied and now it's humming with bees.
Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
" The Snows they melt the soonest,
When the wind begins to sing,
The corn it ripens fastest when,
The frosts are settlin` in,
And if a young girl tells you that,
Your face she`ll soon forget,
Ill wage a crown before you part,
She`s fein { bound } to follow yet."
{ Scottish/ North of England traditional,
Singer; Cara Dillon, Irish }
Worldwide; An amazingly beautiful song and performance".
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I have watched this line of old Scots Pine {Pinus sylvestris} on the ridge here all my life and to me they are like old friends for I have always been drawn to them. They are at least 200 years old and are now in the last years of their lives. Some are dead and they should be replaced one by one as they die in my opinion. I live quite close and see them almost every day as they dominate the landscape in this area. There is a clear view of them from the air for 30 miles out over the Irish sea, almost to the coast of North Wales, UK. They were used by RAF pilots on the west coast of Britain as a waymark point should they get lost or overshoot Britain which many did. The Irish government asked people here not to interfere with these trees, { which could have happened due to a fuel shortage and coal being not available } so that they could help the fliers get home safely. These trees now mean more to me than ever and if anyone tried to cut them down Im afraid Id start a war myself! Well, just a small one!
Although we remained neutral during WW2 with very good reason, something that Im sure a lot of people are unaware of, never the less we did some wonderful work here and saved thousands of lives from both sides of the conflict apart from the vast number of innocent little children that we brought here to safety from the utterly decimated cities of Germany. Its a heartwarming story and I will tell it with my next photo.
War is evil and the human race with our intellect, creativity, unique love for each other, and our range of wonderful emotions should be so far removed from such appalling and barbaric behaviour towards our fellow man.
Now if my friends here ruled the World!
Pat..
The Indigo Macaw is a critically endangered resident of interior northeastern Brazil. These macaws are metallic blue throughout with a slight green tinge and have yellow on the bare orbital ring and in a semi-circular patch at the base of its lower mandible. These beautiful birds inhabit caatinga thorn scrub vegetation with stands of licurí palm (Syagrus coronata) and pastures near sandstone cliffs which they use for nesting and roosting. Although this species had been known to science through traded birds, a wild population wasn't discovered until 1978. Since then, several smaller populations have been discovered, with a final population estimate of 140 birds being made in 1994. The Indigo Macaw may have never been common, but wide scale clearing or licurí palm stands and hunting for meat and for the pet trade have decimated populations of this bird. Drastic measures are needed to save this bird from following the same path as the similar, and now presumed extinct, Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus). Picture taken at Canudos Biological Station (EBC)m- biodiversitas.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Folder_ve....
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An amazing Sim built by the Furillen Team - Serene Footman
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“Ojuela is one of Mexico’s ‘ghost towns’, the site of a mine that was abandoned after being decimated by flooding in 1932. It is the subject of our latest sim,” which is open now.
www.geowiki.fr/index.php?title=Ojuela (🇫🇷)
( Windlight:[TOR] BIG SUN - Slips through walls 4, Map indicates the real place).
Hedgehogs arent known for their sociable extrovert side. In fact, this young man just wanted to hug a damp tree! The ground was very soggy and wet and he seemed to like this.
Hedgehogs have been decimated in the UK in the last 10 years. So much so, that In 2020, hedgehogs were put on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable to extinction in Great Britain.
Why? Many are killed on roads, but gardeners tend to use snail pellets. Hedgehogs are partial to snails and slugs so they ingest the poison too and this kills them. They are often injured/killed with strimmers/mowers, unchecked bonfires (they burrow into the wood and leaves to keep warm), drowning in garden ponds and even being fed inappropriate things, such as bread and milk, mealworms and peanuts.
This is so so sad. If it weren't for rescues such as BWC, I guess I wouldnt see a hedgehog at all. Photographed at British wildlife centre.
It has not been an easy year for my front yard Monarch Butterfly support. It turned out that those hooked-up milkweed bugs I thought were so cute came in hoards and pretty much decimated my dozen milkweed plants. Not to mention the aphids. The butterflies still came looking for healthy plants to lay their eggs, and I began to feel hopelessly responsible. So recently I replaced half the plants with carefully picked specimens from the nurseries, plants that DIDn't have aphids or milkweed bugs, and chopped off the unhealthy parts of my remaining plants. This good-sized larva greeted me early this am, busily chomping away on healthy green leaves. If you need to know which end is up, it's typical butt up. You can tell by the length of the antennae actually too. Or watch them poop. Now I scour the plants for any of those jerky milkweed bugs, and they get squashed on sight.
About the milkweed - this is one of the non-native showy variety which, if not cut back in fall, is alleged to interfere with natural Monarch migration. I took what I could get, in fact, one nursery did have some of the native variety, and they were covered in aphids. I thought "no thanks". They had a lot of the Milkweed Bug problem too - first year I've experienced this.
This is most likely the single documented memory of this trees existence. At the time I took the photo it was the atmosphere and the isolation from nearby trees that caught my attention. In the long run this has become an oddly historical photo. The backstory, prior to hurricane Irma in 2019 this wetland had numerous mature trees that were decimated by the fierce winds and eventually they were removed by the home owners association. This young tree survived the storm because it was shrouded by the mature trees and it grew quickly after there was nothing to block it’s growth any longer.
After this photo was taken last year some uninformed people chose to remove this tree for unknown reasons. They learned that this tree species is protected by state law after the fact. They were fined and supposed to replace it which there is not evidence that it was replaced. However, the point is they did what was right in their own eyes without knowledge of laws to protect endangered plant and wildlife species. We are all guilty of acting without good intel at one point or another during our lives and this is a reminder we should think twice before leaping.
I am forever grateful that this tree spoke loud enough to my inner being to preserve it’s memory and short life.
UPDATE: I walked the area this week where the tree had stood
and was pleasantly surprised to see that not only one tree had been planted but three new trees had been planted in replacement of this little one who’s time was shortened.
Lava from Kilauea Valcano on the Big Island of Hawaii flowing into the surrounding forest. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.The highest point on the Kilauea Volcano is slightly less than 4,200 feet. The entire area of the volcano is 552 square meters. The oldest rocks found on the volcano date back 23,000 years and scientists estimate that the first eruption occurred between 300,000 and 600,000 years ago.The volcano gets its name, Kilauea, from the Hawaiian word meaning much spreading or spewing, referencing the frequent lava flows.
The mottled plumage on this bird indicate immaturity. From the white-flecked dark juveniles to adulthood takes 5 years but there is much individual variation on the amount of white plumaged attained and as far as I can make out, birds in the above plumage cannot be aged more precisely thank "immature". I have noticed this year that there are quite a lot of immatures about in the Forth. With the decimation last year from HPAI on the Bass Rock colony it will be interesting to find out if any of these younger birds were catapulted into the breeding population before they are fully adult. On what is known, this bird may be in its third calendar year
Est une espèce d'oiseaux échassiers de la famille des Ardeidae. La Grande Aigrette est le plus grand de tous les hérons et aigrettes présents en Europe. Elle a failli disparaître, décimée par les chasseurs ou piégeurs qui en revendaient les longues plumes nuptiales pour décorer les chapeaux des dames de la fin du xixe siècle au début du xxe siècle. Ce sont ensuite la destruction des zones humides, les pesticides et la destruction des mangroves qui ont rendu sa survie difficile. Elle est maintenant protégée et reconstitue lentement ses populations. Ainsi, elle est classée comme "Préoccupation mineure" par l'UICN. Elle est partiellement migratrice dans l'hémisphère nord.
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Is a species of wading birds of the family Ardeidae. The Great Egret is the largest of all herons and egrets present in Europe. It almost disappeared, decimated by the hunters or trappers who sold the long nuptial feathers to decorate the hats of the ladies from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. It was then the destruction of wetlands, pesticides and the destruction of mangroves that made survival difficult. It is now protected and is slowly rebuilding its populations. Thus, it is classified as "Least Concern" by IUCN. It is partially migratory in the northern hemisphere.
Standing on Ocean Beach on a foggy morning looking at the Cliff House. The Cliff House might be San Francisco's most famous establishment. It dates to 1858 and has seen it's share of catastrophe including complete decimation by fire in 1907. The iconic restaurant has also been featured in numerous novels, movies, and even on the cover of a Blue Oyster Cult album.
Interestingly, I've never eaten there once in my 68 years on earth and I'm a native San Franciscan. I always felt it was a spot for the tourists. Yet, I've always loved the location and the ambience.
San Francisco CA
Reddish Egret - One, from the estimated 2,000 pairs in the US.
Merritt Island Morning
From Audubon:
Numbers were decimated by plume hunters in late 1800s. Reportedly not seen in Florida between 1927 and 1937, but numbers have gradually increased under complete protection. Current United States population roughly 2000 pairs.
A conspicuously long-legged, long-necked wader of coastal regions, more tied to salt water than any of our other herons or egrets. Often draws attention by its feeding behavior: running through shallows with long strides, staggering sideways, leaping in air, raising one or both wings, and abruptly stabbing at fish. Also notable for its two color morphs. Reddish Egrets are either dark or white for life, beginning with the downy stage in the nest. Mated pairs may be of the same or different color morphs, and broods of young may include either or both morphs. Over most of range, dark birds are far more numerous.
Space Coast Photo #15
Like them or loathe them, they are here to stay. This introduced species from North America divides opinion. It is a fact that they have decimated our native Red Squirrel by out competing them and spreading squirrelpox which is fatal to the Red but not the Grey Squirrel. However they are part of our ecosystem now and, on the flip side, seem to be helping the increase of Goshawk and Pine Marten, which predate them.
I thought this one merited a photograph when it was posing beautifully on a fallen tree.
They are certainly adaptable characters, with their intelligence and their amazing tree climbing skills - they are survivors and have to be admired - don’t they ?
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Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae.The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators.
The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.
Zebra longwing adults roost communally at night in groups of up to 60 adults for safety from predators. The adult butterflies are unusual in feeding on pollen as well as on nectar; the pollen enables them to synthesize cyanogenic glycosides that make their bodies toxic to potential predators. Caterpillars feed on various species of passionflower, evading the plants' defensive trichomes by biting them off or laying silk mats over them.
Mass spraying of Naled has decimated the zebra longwing population in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has been mass collapse of the colonies with impacts on the balance of the ecosystem. Further studies are desperately needed to evaluate any potential for recolonization.
Zebra Longwing butterfly, from Butterfly Pavilion Natural History Museum. Los Angeles. California.
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St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre is a Roman Catholic church in Le Havre, France. From 1945 to 1964, the City of Le Havre commissioned Auguste Perret and his studio to head the rebuilding of the entire city after it had been completely decimated by the British during World War II. St. Joseph's was built between 1951 and 1957/58 as part of this reconstruction. It acts as a memorial to the five thousand civilians fallen and the usual sanctuary dedicated to a patron saint; in this case Saint Joseph, fittingly the patron saint of a happy death, fathers, workers, travelers, and immigrants.
The church was designed by the chief architect for the reconstruction of Le Havre, Perret, who was the teacher and mentor to the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
St. Joseph ist eine katholische Pfarrkirche in Le Havre im Seine-Maritime und eine Gedenkstätte für die Zerstörung der Stadt und für ihre Toten bei der Befreiung Frankreichs 1944.
Für das Gebäude wurden 700 t Stahl und 50000 t Beton verbaut. Eine figürliche Dekoration fehlt völlig.
Im Turm- und Kirchenäußeren wurden 12768 Glasstücke verbaut.
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Someone has to watch over....
Pic'd @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pine%20Lake/233/137/35
Tralala's Diner @ Pine Lake
Post-apocalyptic Living At Its Finest
Photo Op Sim
Wearing:
HORROR Wings
Miamai Pantaloons - Jeunesse
*LODE* Headwear - Lilou Feathers [mono]
[ht:apparel] shinguard - rust
PFC~Raven Pauldron
DE Designs - Halter Laceup Corset - Tan
DRD Post apocalyptic nerd goggles - metal rust
*BLITZED* Marauder Armband- black leather
Little Tree Necklace
Wasteland Pendant & Wristbands - Lunesta Matova
Little Tree Necklace
[BS] Memory Cable Scarf
The Forge Welders Googles
Unorthodox Smith Dreads
.. they seem to survive anywhere and always seem a safe bet if you're trying to identify tree clumps on a distant hill .. seem resistant at the moment to fungi which are decimating ash, oak, larch, juniper, horse chestnut.. I could go on
ls eines der größten an Land lebenden Raubtiere der Erde spielt er in zahlreichen Mythen und Sagen eine wichtige Rolle. Er wurde als Nahrungskonkurrent und Gefährder des Menschen vielerorts dezimiert oder ausgerottet.Innerhalb des deutschen Sprachraums lebt nur in Österreich dauerhaft eine kleine Gruppe. In den Alpen wandern einzelne Tiere umher.
s one of the largest land-based beasts of the earth, he plays an important role in numerous myths and legends. It has been decimated or eradicated as a food competitor and a threat to man in many places. Within the German-speaking world, only a small group lives permanently in Austria. In the Alps, some animals wander around.
La première guerre mondiale au début du 20ème siècle a décimé l'Europe et sa jeunesse, avec plus de 9 millions de morts.
Rien qu'en France, il y a eu environ 1,4 millions de morts, 10% de la population active masculine de l'époque.
C'est pourquoi tout village français, même le plus petit, a son monument aux morts de la guerre de 14-18, érigé ici à proximité de la belle petite église romane du village.
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The War Memorial
The First World War in the early 20th century decimated Europe and its youth, with over 9 million people dead.
Only in France there were about 1.4 million people dead, 10% of the active male population at this time.
This is why every French village, even the smallest, has its War Memorial of First World War, erected here near the beautiful Romanesque church of the village.
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Sologny - Bourgogne / Burgundy - France
The Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillar on the mullein (Verbascum). Mullein moths are flying at night and during the day are well disguised as a dead wood stick when resting, so, realistically, to see the adult moth form you need a moth trap. During a day, the moth’s caterpillar puts up a show decimating mulleins as the main food plant before spinning the cocoon underground where it said can spend up to 5 years as a pupa. It apparently prefers dark coloured mulleins but can also feed on buddleia and lizard orchids. Taken in the garden. Bath, BANES, England, U.K.
Thousands of lodgepole pines in Wyoming decimated by pine beetles.
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About 8mm long and decimating a Vibernum.....
They seem to have 3 pairs of legs at the front - but difficult to be sure even with a magnifying glass.
Possibly larvae of the Viburnum beetle.
... at the damage from Storm Arwen.
The storm that ripped through Aberdeenshire in November/December 2021 is still ever-present here; the slow work of tackling fallen and damaged trees is still ongoing. So many long familiar stands of trees have been decimated ... the sadness lingers on!
The shot here was taken a year ago, in February 2022, when the repair work on the Kirk was getting underway. A huge old tree was blown down and took a lot of the front wall and fencing with it. The massive root ball was not easy to move! Further back in the shot you can see the ruins of the old Kirk, they survived the storm.
And as I upload this morning, the first named storm of our winter, Storm Otto, is raging outside. It woke us at 6 a.m. so I am uploading this early in case we have the expected power cuts. With so many miles of overland pylons it is wise to prepare for cuts .. and after Arwen we have invested heavily in all manner of ways to make it easier to endure days with no power or mobile connectivity!
A link to our final rescue after almost a week of sub-zero in 2021 in the first comment field.
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No wonder this Great Blue Heron looks wide eyed. Just when he wants to enjoy his lunch, he's wondering if he's going to become lunch himself! That's a pretty big alligator in the background.
Large alligators will, from time to time, prey on Great Blue Herons. In recent years, the largest recorded alligator in Florida was 13ft 6ins and the largest ever recorded in Florida was 17ft 5ins according to the Everglades National Park.
Hunting and poaching decimated the population and the American alligator was listed as an endangered species in 1973 and delisted in 1987 following successful conservation efforts.
Taken at Myakka River State Park, Florida.