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American Bullfrog. View Large On Black for Detail Bullfrogs preys on any animal it can overpower and stuff down its throat. Large prey that do not travel entirely into the mouth are literally stuffed in with the forearms. There is a constant battle do exterminate as they take over all the waters they live in decimating or eliminating the local populations. They weigh up to 1 1/2 lbs. IMG_9793
“Because of you, everything is ruined. From the ravaged world created by The Aerotoxin Outbreak, to everything I ever was. Witness with your eyes, my ruined form. Can you imagine the immense pain, agony, and madness I suffer from? Listen on, for I shall decimate you here. You shall feel more destroyed than you can fathom. I want you to remember my words… Daddy’s home.”
~Zenith, to Kolk
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Zenith is the main antagonist against Kolk, and Kolk's creator. Seeking vengeance, he plots to kill Kolk.
The ideas for this guy have varied very wildly, ranging from a GLaDOS type setup, to a tripod setup, to what he is now. I am very happy to present to you guys him, for I am immensely proud of him.
This is just a taste of the style I'm going to explore~
Thanks for reading ^^
The thousands of white crosses placed on cemeteries across the world are recalled in their shape and colour in this memorial which seeks to link 100 years of conflict. This is achieved by also displaying on the arms of the crosses intricate models of contemporary and historical settlements decimated by conflict in towns and cities in places like Gaza and Ukraine.
With temperatures dropping into the low thirties this week, and low twenties next week - Doc Doolittle decided that it was time to thin out the rhubarb bed and cover it with spruce boughs for its long winters nap. Doc. was pulling up stalks as long as a foot and a half, with leaves almost as large as an elephants ear. Before he completely decimated the bed, I did grab a shot of a leaf with the early morning sunlight pouring through it. I guess it is just about time to pull out a warm jacket, and maybe a hat to go with it. Autumn is definitely here - even if the calendar doesn't say so yet.
Big Cypress National Preserve
Southern Florida
USA
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is one of two living species in the genus Alligator within the family Alligatoridae.
Adult male American alligators measure 11.2 to 15.1 ft in length, and can weigh up to (999 lb). Females are smaller, measuring (8.5 to 9.8 ft) in length.
The American alligator inhabits freshwater wetlands, such as marshes and cypress swamps from Texas to southeastern and coastal North Carolina.
American alligators are apex predators and consume fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hatchlings feed mostly on invertebrates.
I haven't seen a Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) for some time. There was a virus that was decimating the local population as I understand it. We usually have them with us for Winter, but this year, not a one. The Goldfinches arrived enmass the other day, and brought some Siskins with them. I'm happy to see them!
Red Wolves of Alligator River
The Red Wolf is the world's most endangered Wolf. Once common throughout the Eastern and South-Central United States, Red Wolf populations were decimated by the early 20th century as a result of intensive predator control programs, as well as the degradation and alteration of the habitat that the species depends upon. When the Red Wolf was first designated as a species that was threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1967, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated efforts to conserve and recover the species. Today, about 15 to 17 red wolves roam their native habitats in eastern North Carolina as a nonessential experimental population, and approximately 241 Red Wolves are maintained in 45 captive breeding facilities throughout the United States.
For more Info: www.fws.gov/species/red-wolf-canis-rufus
The Red Wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the Southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and Gray Wolf (Canis lupus).
The Red Wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species, a subspecies of the Gray Wolf Canis lupus rufus, or a Coywolf (a genetic admixture of Wolf and Coyote) has been contentious for nearly a century. Because of this, it is sometimes excluded from endangered species lists, despite its critically low numbers. Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently recognizes the Red Wolf as an endangered species and grants protected status. Since 1996, the IUCN has listed the Red Wolf as a Critically Endangered Species; however, it is not listed in the CITES Appendices of Endangered Species.
For more Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wolf
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Here's my mission 1.1 entry for the newly revamped 253rd Elite Legion RPG group!
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The most devastating part of the day wasn’t even how much paint melted off our armor.
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“So, I’m thinking a big claw on the left side of my helmet, sort of a half-and-half look, you know?” Clawdite says, explaining to us his new paint job ideas.
“That’s- no, no you can’t do that. We have a pattern already sketched out, remember?” Checkmate says, repositioning the crate in his arms.
I look over at the Twi’lek doctor that we’re assisting. She’s amused. “You can set them right there,” she says, pointing to the corner of the landing pad we’re on. We place the crates down, but I don’t feel any lighter. Something is wrong. . .something is here. The notion begins with a sound. A low sound; hard to hear but impossible to forget. Rhen Var is cold enough without the chill that rolls down my spine. We expected the Seppies to show, but not so soon. A massive bolt blazes through the air and decimates a single lattie keeping us company on the landing pad. Screams are coming from every direction, and most of them share the same voice.
I see Clawdite run towards the mess of flames. He’s after something. I can’t see him anymore. What is he doing? What am I doing? What is happening-- he emerges from the lattie pulling a clone who’s screaming in pain, but alive. I look around.
Checkmate is running off in the snow to help a civilian.
Habit is trying to reach a frightened child. And I . . . I am doing nothing. I’m back on Geonosis. Ink is right beside me. He’s hurt. He’s dead. I’m Ink. I’m back on Rhen Var. I hear a shot. I wake up.
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“It bubbled, don’t you see?” someone says.
“Yeah, but it didn’t run. Mine ran,” replies someone else.
“It’s pricey paint, it should’ve held up,” says a third voice.
“Shh, he’s awake,” says the first voice.
I feel a sharp jab at my neck, and suddenly I’m alert. My squad, beat up but smiling, stands around me in a medical bay recovery room. “Make the long story very short for me, please,” I say.
“Our paint got ruined and you got shot,” Habit says, “Because of the tragic event, we were sent back to ship. And since we didn’t want to leave you all alone, we brought you along, too.”
I chuckle. “How’s the evacuation going?”
Checkmate is quick to answer. “The evacuation went well- you’re proof of that- but Bravo base has been overrun.”
It gets quiet. We can only be thinking of one thing. The sheer amount of power it would take to overrun that base. The loss of lives.
“Then let’s get back out there,” I say, starting to get up. My squad doesn’t say anything, but my body does.
“Oh.”
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“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
-Matthew 6:34
Yes, I know many think they are pretty animals- I did too before they started decimating my garden!
The problem is an over population and no way to control them. I often see 10 or more on my lawn! I try to find plants they won't eat and spray stinky repellent but this year they have eaten things never touched before including garlic chives and peonies!!! I'm really at my wits end.
Designed by the same chap that built St Pancras, the similarity is clear to see.
Sadly, the footfall here has been decimated by the Westfield/Intu shopping centre.
Heart breaking damage in the Errinundra National Park. Ancient stands of tree ferns, under towering Mountain Ash, decimated.
Thanks everyone for all the kind words you've given to my Decimated Self Series. It's very much appreciated. -Maddy xoxo
A shot of the seawall in Galveston, TX taken from the Pleasure Pier. The structure in the front of the frame is what's left of the old Flagship hotel, which was decimated my Hurricane Ike in 2008.
The Reddish Egret is one of the rarest egrets in North America. It's easily distinguished from other egrets and herons by its shaggy appearance, hyperactive feeding behavior, and pink-and-black bill.
Reddish Egret numbers in the U.S. were decimated by plume hunters in the 19th century, and populations never fully recovered. Like Snowy and Wilson's Plovers, this species is dependent on coastal habitats for successful foraging and breeding—the same areas that are vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change. Habitat loss is another problem for this bird.(American Bird Conservancy)
Banded Rail ( Rallus phillipensis )
While in Tauranga last weekend I managed to get a few more images of this one bird on two occasions .
I fear the council ( TDC ) has decimated the rest with their intensive spraying of vegetation even though they promised not to do so over nesting.
The ajacent drains have signs saying " Only rain down these drains ", seems they don't follow their own rules...
tree felling , spraying with chemicals known to be deadly to marine organisms and general mayhem has caused the Rail to disperse as I knew they would.....
Now loud motor bikes have taken over the estuary as a playing field. I guess Im just an over sensitive old coot.....
However I did make an invitation to the head of the TDC planning g team for this estuary to come sit in the hide with me for hal;f an hour to see Rail but she declined....Far too busy .......
Photo from the summer's Autumn Joy sedum before it bloomed. Evidently the buds are a tasty treat for House finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Before these plants were established, we put chicken wire domes around them to prevent the finches from decimating them.
Reddish Egret running by just before sunrise. This is one of the rarest Egrets in the world. Before their numbers were decimated by hunters, for their plumes, the white morph were more numerous, now it's the opposite with the Red Morph with greater numbers.
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A young European Hedgehog, (Erinaceus europaeus) was exploring the back garden a few weeks ago during a spell of hot weather. We were worried that the youngster may have been separated from it's mother, but he/she seemed perfectly self-sufficient and proved adept at finding and munching through the numerous snails sheltering from the heat and dryness in the shadier borders around the garden, before discovering the 'motherlode' inhabiting (and decimating) a patch of thick hosta plants. We decided to pop a shallow plate of water down in case the little hedgehog was thirsty and it drank from this heartily a couple of times between snail munching sessions.
Baja California Tree Frog
Las Virgenes Canyon, 7 months after containment of the Woolsey Fire. It was so cool to see several new frogs in a creek area that had been totally decimated by the fire. Somehow these guys survived. The area in which these amphibians were found was completely decimated during the fire. Where once there was almost always a small perennial pond surrounded by a stand of trees and thick vegetation, there was nothing left but charred dirt. Since the fire, the pond has returned and there is a bit of shrubbery though the trees are gone.
A Coyote (Canis latrans) from Adams County Colorado.
The coyote is incredibly intelligent, adaptable, social, and charismatic. Yet it is so often vilified and treated with fear and misunderstanding. Admittedly, it is a complicated issue. After we wiped out the wolf and other alpha predators from the majority of North America, the coyote and other "mesopredators" increased in number and expanded in range, filling a niche that they had not evolved to fill. The result undoubtedly had ecological consequences.
Yet one can hardly blame the coyote for exploiting the situation. It is the nature of any species to do so, perhaps most notably our own. Yet the coyote is not the livestock and deer decimating force of evil that it is too often made out to be. Predators will be predators, but the data do not point to coyotes being major contributors to population decline of these groups, and mass "predator round up" events, where awards are given to those who claim the most coyote pelts in a night, have been shown to do nothing to bolster local game or livestock populations. In the absence of apex predators, any impact that another species can have in reducing inflated game populations across North America is a benefit, in my eyes. The true ecological impact from coyotes and other mesopredators is most easily measured in small mammal, reptile and amphibian, and even bird populations.
Coyotes are famous for their vociferous ballads that carry through the night air. Their repertoire is extremely diverse, and a pair of song dogs can sound like a score, and they will deceive you with their proximity. Listening to them sing is always a highlight of long nights spent in the tent, or chilly evenings gazing at the stars.
Capturing this image was one of those serendipitous moments in photography where we spotted it at a great distance across a prairie dog town. Caro and I sat down in the grass and waited, and watched as it slowly made its way toward us. Through the viewfinder I watched as it loped closer and closer, until it practically filled the frame. At that point it paused for a few moments before continuing on its way. It was a wonderful encounter that I won't soon forget.
This is the Cuban White Butterfly - Ganyra menciae - helping itself to the nectar of a Cuban Buttercup - Turneria ulmifolia - whilst hiding underneath one of the petals is, what I think, a Colorado Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa decemlineata. The Cuban white is a common butterfly which is often confused (as maybe I am) with other large white butterflies. The Cuban Buttercup again is very common and thrives in the wild. The Colorado Potato Beetle is, of course, never a welcome sight as, not only is it a prolific breeder, laying up to 500 eggs in a 4-5 week period each one maturing in approx 21 days and having 3 or more generations per year, they will decimate potato crops. Seen at Guardalavaca, Cuba.
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IJsvogel - Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis)
Decimated here this winter, but luckily I spotted a few juveniles recently. There is still hope...
Enjoying the sun. Not great focus...but, still cute....
He was hanging out with a horde of sparrows who were decimating the sunflower seeds in the feeder. They also had a hanger with mixed tree nuts and one with some peanut butter suet... they're a bunch of spoiled birds around here.
It was a brilliant sunny day in spite of the temperature of only -15C .. and it warmed quite a but during the day.
By next Saturday ... the goofy weatherman is calling for +16C.... we'll see how delusional he is...... the weather around here changes by the hour....
Sadly, Arad's station has been modernized, stripping it of all its charm, but the decimated tram network still offers plenty of entertainment. A busy spot is the Piața Romană stop, with a large loop behind it. Lines 6 and 16 operate with older rolling stock and are the main attraction. Lohner GT6 77 (put into service by the Innsbruck tram company in 1967) of Compania de Transport Public Arad has completed its run as line 6 from Piața Gai and heads towards the loop before bumping back to the other side of the city; October 17, 2025.
One of the few remaining species of endemic honeycreepers on the island of Oahu, the ‘amakihi still thrives in a small range of higher elevation rainforests. Habitat adaptive and with possible immunity to mosquito borne avian malaria that has decimated other endemic honeycreeper species, the population of Oahu ‘amakihi appears to be stable. The bill shape of the ‘amakihi is conducive to nectar feeding on favored ‘ōhi’a blossoms and, as this male bird was observed, scraping bark and lichen to find insects as a protein source. Endemic as a result of insular evolution on the island of Oahu. Oahu ‘amakihi, Chlorodrepanis flava.
Spoonbill with the sun behind it. The lovely pink primaries of the Roseate Spoonbill were highly prized for use in the construction of ladies' fans at the turn of the century. This made Spoonbills one of the favorite targets of the professional plume hunters that decimated so many species of wading birds. By the 1930's the once thriving Florida population had dropped to an historic low of 30 to 40 breeding pairs, nesting only in a few small colonies on the keys of Florida Bay. Once they gained full legal protection from hunting the species began to rebound.
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This path through the woods at the Crook O'Lune in Lancashire once used to carry the railway line from Skipton to Morecambe. This was closed in 1967 as a result of the infamous Beeching cuts, when our rural railway lines were decimated. At each end of the woods, which are on a small peninsula formed by the River Lune, there are two beautiful old railway viaducts. The railway line has now been converted into a footpath and cycle way.
It’s May 31, 1994 and the engineer of SSW 9699 has the throttle wide open bringing a stack trai- just kidding it’s a photoshop. It’s really May 31, 2019 and the corporate Armour Yellow scheme is quickly decimating all that’s left of a by-gone era of railroading. One of the few SSW units left (Now Patched UP 1055 today) is seen leading LAK04 down the DalSa towards CPSA120 on the former SP Cuero Sub.
When Rio Grande Industries acquired Southern Pacific in October 1988, SP's mothballed Modoc Line was one of the primary winners. It was reopened to through traffic on merger day, with the DRGW "Short, Fast, Frequent" operating philosophy instituted. Eugene dispatched two Modoc trains daily. They were relatively modest in length with a generous amount of power, so helpers would not be needed in the Cascades or the high desert.
Three years later, the bloom was definitely off the rose. A great deal of Modoc traffic originated in Western Oregon. Logging restrictions enacted as part of the 1990 Spotted Owl preservation measures were starting to decimate rail traffic off the Siskiyou Line and other SP Oregon branch lines. The two hot trains had morphed into one large, slow drag that needed help both to attain Cascade Summit, and to climb the long grade from Likely to Sage Hen.
On the Modoc, eastbound drags would have a helper set added at Klamath Falls. Often, the helper would be cut at Sage Hen and return to Oregon light engine. In fall 1991, these trains usually departed Klamath Falls late in the day, so they didn't interfere with the daytime beet switching operations in the Klamath Basin.
Back when Black Friday was just starting to become a big deal, a Sage Hen Helper returning light to Klamath Falls is seen in the siding at Stronghold, California. It will meet the Staley Turn here. Once the local clears and starts working the beet loader, this set of tunnel motors will line out to the main. They will then complete their return to Klamath Falls on this sunny November 29, 1991 day.
This is part five of RebelLUG's latest collaboration, The Laceropes Mission. For the videos and the complete story with command log readings, please check out rebellug.com/laceropespics .
"Command Log - Laceropes Mission - Entry 0005
“We’ve entered an abandoned mineshaft below the surface. The cavern is massive; some of the old mining equipment is still here. Most of the lacertosus mines are collapsed from
such intense strip mining. It decimates the surface of the planet when it finally does collapse, but this one appears to be safe for the time being. We need to get past enemy lines as the battle above is too chaotic to do that safely."
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A years long project has torn up miles of the iconic strip, Colfax Ave. The project may have benefits in the (very) long run, but is it worth the trade-off? Businesses are being decimated, most of them small businesses started by hard-working and industrious people.
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The stock market plunges so drastically that it is abandoned. An Orange despot seizes control of the government with the assistance of the Russian army. The population, sickened and decimated by an ignored virus, is too weak to resist. But patriots arise in the rubble as the battle spills into the streets of the United States. "Live Free or Die" becomes the motto of a Nation under siege!
Going into battle against the Orange Overlord is Teddi "Hamilton" Beres and her longtime friend, Morgan "Freebird" Whitfield.
(See Morgan's great original picture at www.flickr.com/photos/morganwhitfield/49601170801 )
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The spines of a fraser fir stands along the ridgeline of one of Clingmans dome, silhouetted by the hazy morning light. Once a large grove of firs atop the dome, they were decimated by the balsam woolly beetle with efforts to repopulate ending in failure, and led to a drastic change in the montane ecosystem of the dome. Other vegetation still survives, with lower slopes dominated by deciduous trees that shed color every fall, and whose change of color attracts tourists from all over.
Driving up from the lower valleys where the colors had just started to change, to the upper reaches where most trees were reduced to their skeletons, one can experience a wide range of biodiversity exhibited by the Appalachians. The landscape around continues to change, primarily by the human pressure from population centers and industries on either side of the divide. But the higher you get, the less visible those changes are.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NC USA
Seamer was a busy village in Norman times and from the eleventh century there has been a succession of Lords of the Manor. In 1066 Seamer had both a church and a priest so it must have been a place of some importance. By the middle of the twelfth century the original wooden Saxon church had been replaced with a stone building with a tower which served as a minor castle. In the fourteenth century the size of the Manor House was increased. The village became more affluent and in 1337 King Richard II granted a charter for an annual fair to be held. Despite the population being decimated by the 'Black Death' the village survived and flourished. By 1760 there were nine inns. During the 1800s Primitive and Wesleyan chapels were erected. The Victorian Board School was established in 1879 and the Parish Council was formed in 1894. The economy of the parish was based on agriculture and there were 27 farmers recorded in 1913.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty nine metres at 09:36am on Saturday 20th February 2021 off Blackheath Avenue and Charlton Way in the grounds of Greenwich Park, one of the Royal Parks of London situated in Greenwich, South East London.
Here we see, Sciurus Carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel or Grey Squirrel), a tree squirrel native to North America and first introduced to the UK in the 1870's. Though it was largely responsible for the decimation of our own native red squirrel population, those are now on the increase and found in certain parts of the UK including Scotland. The Greys are still an ecologically essential natural forester regenerator.
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Ontario Southland's Canadian Pacific 1927-built plow decimates some drifts on the St Thomas line outside of Ingersoll.
The Carolina Locust is a large herbivore that can decimate swaths of commercial crops, leaving economic ruin in its wake.
Although the fishing village of Petty Harbour, NL has been decimated by the disappearance of cod, there seems to be an abundance of art around town.
Two ducks opted to swim in the jaguar pool but not for long. Despite several lightening attacks Inka missed this time however she has decimated the duck population in the past.
Red Wolves of Alligator River
The Red Wolf is the world's most endangered Wolf. Once common throughout the Eastern and South-Central United States, Red Wolf populations were decimated by the early 20th century as a result of intensive predator control programs, as well as the degradation and alteration of the habitat that the species depends upon. When the Red Wolf was first designated as a species that was threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1967, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated efforts to conserve and recover the species. Today, about 15 to 17 red wolves roam their native habitats in eastern North Carolina as a nonessential experimental population, and approximately 241 Red Wolves are maintained in 45 captive breeding facilities throughout the United States.
For more Info: www.fws.gov/species/red-wolf-canis-rufus
The Red Wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the Southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and Gray Wolf (Canis lupus).
The Red Wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species, a subspecies of the Gray Wolf Canis lupus rufus, or a Coywolf (a genetic admixture of Wolf and Coyote) has been contentious for nearly a century. Because of this, it is sometimes excluded from endangered species lists, despite its critically low numbers. Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently recognizes the Red Wolf as an endangered species and grants protected status. Since 1996, the IUCN has listed the Red Wolf as a Critically Endangered Species; however, it is not listed in the CITES Appendices of Endangered Species.
For more Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wolf
This juvenile Roseate Spoonbill was hiding pretty far back in a mangrove tunnel on Bird Island, a bird sanctuary island in Saint Petersburg, Florida. I was able to capture a photo of it on my phone while on my kayak. Roseate Spoonbills used to be fairly numerous in the southern USA’s coastal regions, but were almost decimated by plume hunters in the 1800’s. Today, small colonies can be found in Florida and southwestern Louisiana (states in southern USA). Seeing them is not common and we are excited when we get to see them. When circling the island this week, I saw a few nests with fledging Roseate Spoonbills; however, the nests were tucked into the dense mangroves making getting a good photo difficult.
We stopped off a couple of times to see some of the Catalina Island Conservancy's projects. One is to re-introduce bald eagles into the mountains and thereby oust the Golden eagles that have decimated the native fox species.
This project is fraught with difficulties, not least because it was the dumping of pollutants (mostly DTTs) off the Palos Verdes Peninsula that led to the destruction of both the bald eagle and peregrine falcon populations. One of the consequences of DTT in the environment is that birds lay eggs with paper-thin shells. For any offspring to survive these eggs must be raised by hand (rather than by bird).
This beautiful bald eagle was the result of such a effort - but she could not be introduced back into the wild because she can't fly. Rather, she is used to promote the Conservancy's work.
OK I am trying something different here, its a real life image LOL! I wont make a habit of it, but since it's only a snap shot then I'm ok with that, the eye is a little soft, but hand held on bended knee was the best I could do at 2.8. I just love that damn bokeh!!
The person shall remain nameless; who chose to start feeding a pair of these beautiful sulphur crested cockatoos, their habitat is being decimated, through land development and fire.
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
La Collegiata dell'Assunta. Sita nella piazza principale della città, piazza 3 Novembre. I lavori di edificazione furono intrapresi nel 1613 sui resti di un'antica e precedente chiesa di origine romanica, affidando il progetto all'architetto trentino Giovanni Maria Filippi da Dasindo. I lavori, finanziati anche dalle diverse comunità della zona, si protrassero per alcuni decenni fino al 1630 quando dovettero essere interrotti a causa della violenta epidemia di peste che decimò - quasi tremila vittime - la comunità arcense. La collegiata fu ufficialmente consacrata il 15 maggio del 1671.
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The Collegiate Church of the Assumption. Situated in the city's main square, Piazza November 3. The building works were undertaken in 1613 on the ruins of an ancient and earlier Romanesque church, entrusting the project architect Giovanni Maria Filippi from Trentino Dasindo. The work, also funded by the various communities in the area, went on for several decades until 1630 when it had to be abandoned due to violent plague that decimated - nearly three thousand victims - the community Arco. The college was officially consecrated on May 15, 1671.
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With the falling winter sun setting the treetops ablaze, CSX train W094 books it past the L&N searchlights at Robinson, Kentucky, with YN2 CW44AC number 515 up front. W094 consists of mostly side-dump gondolas laden with rock, riprap, and aggregates to help build up a roadbed for the decimated Clinchfield line. After a long chase of this train up the CC Sub from Corbin, this was the perfect way to cap off the day. YN2, searchlights, and vintage dumper cars, all right on the edge of sunset- it doesn't get much better than that.