The stone in this shot is known as the clinking stane, the history of the area dates back to the bronze age and is close to the near by Cairnpapple site.

The people in the Bathgate Hills were farmers and the agricultural year depended on a close understanding of the inter-relationship of Sun and Moon. The old standing stone known as the Clinking Stane still stands above the town of Bathgate on the approach road to the cairn - this was the stone at which lovers would meet to betroth themselves to one another, in local dialect the "Clinking stane" means the Kissing stone.

Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.

Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.

The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.

Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.

Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.

Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.

Zugarramurdi, Navarra, España.

Zugarramurdi es un municipio español de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, situado en la merindad de Pamplona, en la comarca de Baztán y a 83 km de la capital de la comunidad, Pamplona. Su población en 2017 fue de 232 habitantes (INE). Está cerca del pueblo francés de Sara.

El municipio está compuesto por 5 lugares habitados: Azcar, Echartea, Madaria, Olazur y Zugarramurdi.

Zugarramurdi es un topónimo de significado desconocido, aunque con seguridad proviene del euskera. El filólogo Koldo Mitxelena propuso que la etimología del nombre podía ser 'lugar abundante en olmos ruines', de zugar (olmo) + andur ('ruin') + el sufijo -di (sufijo que indica abundancia). zugarrandurdi -> zugarramurdi. El propio Mitxelena reconocía que no poseía pruebas en documentaciones antiguas que pudieran probar su teoría. En euskera normativo esp. olmo se dice zumar, pero zugar es una variante dialectal que aparece en muchos topónimos. Por otra parte, -di es el sufijo abundancial que acompaña en euskera a los nombres de árboles y plantas, y atestiguado en multitud de topónimos, como Lizardi, Aresti, Gorostidi, Loidi. Así por ejemplo Zumardi quiere decir en euskera olmedal y alameda. En el caso del topónimo Zugarramurdi hay un elemento intermedio que actualmente parece irreconocible.

Vista parcial del pueblo.

En euskera y en castellano el nombre del pueblo se transcribe igual, aunque la z se pronuncia de manera diferente en ambos idiomas, por lo que la pronunciación difiere ligeramente. Según Mikel Belasko, los paisanos coloquialmente usan las variantes Zugamurdi, Zamurdi o Zuenburdi, formas sincopas del nombre.

Zugarramurdi is a Spanish municipality of the Foral Community of Navarra, located in the Merindad of Pamplona, ​​in the Baztán region and 83 km from the capital of the community, Pamplona. Its population in 2017 was 232 inhabitants (INE). It is close to the French town of Sara.

The municipality is made up of 5 inhabited places: Azcar, Echartea, Madaria, Olazur and Zugarramurdi.

Zugarramurdi is a place-name of unknown meaning, although it surely comes from the Basque language. The philologist Koldo Mitxelena proposed that the etymology of the name could be 'abundant place in ruinous elms', from zugar (elm) + andur ('ruin') + the suffix -di (suffix indicating abundance). zugarrandurdi -> zugarramurdi. Mitxelena himself acknowledged that he had no evidence in ancient documentation that could prove his theory. In normative Basque esp. Elm is called zumar, but zugar is a dialect variant that appears in many place names. On the other hand, -di is the suffix abundant that accompanies the names of trees and plants in Basque, and is attested in a multitude of place names, such as Lizardi, Aresti, Gorostidi, Loidi. For example, Zumardi means olmedal and alameda in Basque. In the case of the toponym Zugarramurdi there is an intermediate element that currently seems unrecognizable.

Partial view of the town.

In Basque and Spanish, the town's name is transcribed the same, although the z is pronounced differently in both languages, so the pronunciation differs slightly. According to Mikel Belasko, the countrymen colloquially use the variants Zugamurdi, Zamurdi or Zuenburdi, syncopated forms of the name.

Downtown Tokyo is not without the nature or, I should say, something like that, as many Japanese gardens are hidden behind concrete buildings rather than being integrated with the cityscape.

Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) is a typical example, which is a walking distance from neon-lit Kabukichou.

It was originally constructed as a garden attached to the residence of the Naitou (内藤) family that ruled their Han (藩, domain) in the present-day Nagano prefecture from the castle in the Takatoo (高遠) town during the Edo Period.

Local Samurai rulers like the Naitou family are called Daimyou (大名), and the gardens constructed by such people are called Daimyou Teien (庭園 garden). Tokyo has an agglomeration of Daimyou gardens.

The reason for a Daimyo to have a residence in Edo (Tokyo) was a regulation forced by the Tokugawa Shogunate (government); Daimyo's spouse and children were forced to live in Edo as hostage, and Daimyo had to ply between their Han and Edo periodically.

Thanks to this ruling system, Daimyou's family members and retainers learned to speak the Edo dialect, which contributed later to establish the Edo dialect as the standard Japanese.

Dunlin - Calidris alpina

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.

It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.

An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.

The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous colouration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.

Kristiansandsfjorden or Byfjorden is the fjord outside Kristiansand in Vest-Agder. It is about 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) from Vestre havn to the open sea in the Skagerrak south of Oksø and Grønningen lighthouse. Otra, Norway's eighth longest river flows into the Kristiansand Fjord.

The fjord is up to 260 meters deep and the deepest area in the middle of the lease has previously been used for ammunition dumping. On the fjord bottom, especially in the inner areas, there is a lot of pollution from previous activities along the beaches. Much of the fjord bottom has in recent years been covered with rock and sand fillings.

The fjord has two inlets, Østergapet (the gap in dialect) between Oksøy and Grønningen and Vestergapet between Flekkerøy and Møvik / Kroodden. It was previously said that Vestergapet lay between Indre and Ytre Flekkerøy and in the strait between the island and the mainland was the most important port along the Skagerrak coast from around 1550.

El pueblo de Ribadelago es fundado por los frailes de la Orden del Abad Juan, el cual venía de Córdoba. Estos frailes llegan huyendo del acoso musulmán, al que los cristianos eran sometidos en el Califato cordobés. El asentamiento de Ribadelago lo efectúan con gentes que le acompañaron desde tierras andaluzas. Esta población de colonos que se ponen al servicio de los frailes, se asienta en la parte superior de la ribera del lago, en tiempos en que reinaba Ordoño II, sobre el año 920.

El pueblo se hizo tristemente famoso el día 9 de enero de 1959, cuando fue arrasado por unos 8 millones de metros cúbicos de agua procedente de la rotura de la presa mal construida de Vega de Tera, provocándose una de las mayores catástrofes debidas a la rotura de una presa.

De los 549 habitantes que tenía el pueblo en aquel momento murieron 144, pudiendo recuperarse tan sólo 28 cuerpos. Las cruces en el pueblo viejo recuerdan las ausencias. Familias enteras perecieron, y el pueblo quedó completamente destruido a excepción de unas pocas casas. Tras la catástrofe, se inició una campaña solidaria de nivel internacional. Las responsabilidades nunca se depuraron a fondo.

En vez de reconstruirse el pueblo en su lugar original se eligió un nuevo emplazamiento, conocido como Ribadelago Nuevo y denominado entonces oficialmente Ribadelago de Franco, en honor al entonces dictador de España Francisco Franco.

El pueblo antiguo, que no llegó a ser abandonado totalmente, actualmente está siendo recuperado. En la actualidad, la población se divide entre los dos asentamientos, siendo éstos el pueblo nuevo, con 104 habitantes, y el pueblo antiguo, con 37 habitantes. Los nombres usados en el dialecto local son -respectivamente- "Al Puobro Viello" y "Al Puobro Nuovo". (Wikipedia)

BATAILLE or COMBAT DE REINES (BATTLE or COMBAT OF THE QUEENS). It is a bloodless competition between pregnant cows to acclaim "Reina di corne" that is "Queen of the horns", in the Aosta Valley dialect, the strongest cow. Estoul, Ajas Valley, Aosta Valley, ITALY.

The Matarranya River

This town and the surrounding comarca are considered by Catalans a part of La Franja and the local dialect is a western variant of Catalan close to Valencian, belongs to Teruel.

Río Mayarraña

Esta ciudad y la comarca circundante son consideradas por los catalanes como parte de La Franja y el dialecto local es una variante occidental del Catalán cercano al Valenciano, pertenece a Teruel.

Valderrobres / Vall de Roures (Aragón/ Teruel/ Spain).

Dunlin - Calidris alpina

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.

It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in northern Alaska overwinter in Asia. Many dunlins winter along the Iberian south coast.

An adult dunlin in breeding plumage shows the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly and show a strong white wingbar in flight.

The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous colouration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. Bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.

In the Taunus Mountains near Bad Soden, Germany, a classic springtime view. This is apple-growing country, and apple wine is a favorite local drink (called Apfelwein in German, or Äppelwoi in the local Hessian dialect). An archives shot taken with my very first DSLR camera. [PICT4111_lr_2000]

Thank you all for the clicks, comments & faves.

Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.

Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.

The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.

Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.

Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.

Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.

THE "PONTE VISCONTEO" on Mincio river,

also called long bridge (ponte longo in local dialect), the Visconti bridge of Borghetto sul Mincio was built in 1393 and completed in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, in order to ensure the impenetrabilità of the eastern borders of the duchy. It was a time connected to the overlying Castello Scaligero by two tall embattled curtains and integrated into the fortified complex said Serraglio, that stretched for about 16 km in the Veronese plain up to the marshes of Grezzano. The central cone is situated almost astride on the Mincio, into the underlying zone were present the mouths of sliding of the River (built by diverting the flow of the water course) made skip in 1701 by the French, now are visible the lateral parts of the arches and the bases for resting on the bottom of the River Mincio.

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Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.

Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.

The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.

Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.

Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.

Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.

(From 'Allo, Alllo') - apparently a french dialect from the hilarious 'make fun of everyone' Comedy Classic (based upon the German invasion of France)

NOSY BE (en malgache : « Nosy : île » et « Be : grand ») est une île côtière de Madagascar située dans le canal du Mozambique, près des côtes nord-ouest de Madagascar. L'île est aussi appelée Ambariobe (« La Grande île » en dialecte local) par les habitants de la région.

Île volcanique d'une superficie de 321 km2, elle se situe dans la baie d'Ampasindava à 8 kilomètres au large de Madagascar. Elle s'étend sur environ 26 kilomètres du nord au sud sur 20 kilomètres d'est en ouest. C'est l'île principale d'un archipel qui comprend les petites îles de Nosy Komba, Nosy Fanihy, Nosy Sakatia, Nosy Iranja, Nosy Tanikely et les archipels des Mitsio et des Radama. L'ensemble constitue un département rattaché à la région Diana. L'île culmine au mont Lokobe, volcan éteint à 455 mètres d'altitude ; le mont Passot est à 329 mètres de haut.

Son chef-lieu est Hell-Ville (nom usuel mais le nom malgache usité est Andoany) 30 000 habitants, situé sur la côte Sud, qui possède le port principal de l'île.

ANDILANA est une petite localité à la pointe d'une presqu'île au nord ouest de Nosy Be. C'est dit-on la plus belle plage de l'île.

Vrbnik’s 900-year-old history places it as an important Frankopan castle and glagolitic and religious centre under the protection of St John the Baptist. It became widely known after the song “Vrbnik above the sea” and the Golden Vrbnik Žlahtina wine. Many well-known people grew up in Vrbnik, a favourite inspiration for many artists in different genres. Tradition and customs are very much alive in this small town and the local singing (kanet) and dances (tanec), as well as the dialect (Chakavian) are in use even among its youngest inhabitants.

Babič's Mill on the River Mura in the village of Verzej, Slovenia

(this is a HDR blend of 3 exposures)

In 1912, the Babič family bought an old grist mill in Verzej, Slovenia, which they would soon lose to a fire that burned it to the ground fifteen years later. However, within a year, the family built a new mill at the same spot and, in a bid to protect it from another disaster, they set up the mill house by the river bank and put the mill wheel on special boats, called “kumpi” in the local dialect. That mill was eventually washed away by the river and the family was forced in 1947 to re-build the structure yet again. The mill which can be seen today in Verzej is the fourth mill built since the original, but all of them are known as Babič's Mill.

First grist mills on the River Mura in Slovenia and Croatia date back to the 4th century, with their numbers and use peaking at the beginning of the 19th century. Close to a hundred mills used to operate on the River Mura, and today only Babič’s Mill in Verzej remains active while a handful of other surviving buildings serve primarily as cultural monuments of bygone times.

This is an eastward view from Bunkyo Civic Center (文京シビックセンター) that houses the government office of Bunkyou city (文京区) in Tokyo.

It is a so-so high-rise building with Sky Lounge on the 25th floor open to the public for free of charge. It is a good viewpoint of Skytree and the high-rise buildings in western Shinjuku with Mt. Fuji.

The greenery area in front is part of Tokyo University, which was converted from an Edo residence of the Maeda family, a Samurai clan that was based in Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture and designed the Kenroku-en (兼六園) garden.

Bunkyou city is a typical Yamanote area with Japanese gardens such as Rikugi-en (六義園 flic.kr/p/2mUmgpM) and Kouraku-en (後楽園 flic.kr/p/2mThfMc), good universities and proud residents. It used to be the area for Samurai (侍) or Bushi (武士), the ruling class of the Edo era.

Standard Japanese language is based on the dialect spoken in Yamanote, which is a bit different from the Shitamachi dialect.

"People who have been living in Tokyo for more than three generations" is the definition of Edokko (江戸っ子) or Tokyoite.

Edo is the old name of Tokyo before 1868.

There are plenty of people who come from other parts of Japan to work in Tokyo, and they often form a majority in offices. They are keen to visit trendy spots and famous tourist sites in Tokyo. Tokyo Tower used to be such a place. It was also a must-see for tourists who visit the capital of Japan.

As a consequence, it used to be full of people who were not speaking the Tokyo dialect.

"Those who have never climbed Tokyo Tower" was a newly proposed definition of Edokko by someone who were cynical about the above-mentioned situation in Tokyo and Tokyo Tower.

Edokko love and are proud of their city but are not interested in tourist sites.

Learn Venetian dialect!

Tuti i eseri umani (i) xe nai (ƚ)iberi e conpagni par dignità e diriti. I xe dotai de raxon e de cosiensa e i gà da conportarse i uni co i altri co spirito de fradeƚansa.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Seagull with his/her landing gear down, approaching crisscrossed wire used as a detterent to keep birds away.

Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but that arrangement is now considered polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several general.

An older name for gulls is mews, which is cognate with German Möwe, Danish måge, Swedish mås, Dutch meeuw, Norwegian måke/måse and French mouette, and can still be found in certain regional dialects.

Gulls are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls; stout, longish bills; and webbed feet. Most gulls are ground-nesting carnivores which take live food or scavenge opportunistically, particularly the Larus species. Live food often includes crustaceans, molluscs, fish and small birds. Gulls have unhinging jaws which allow them to consume large prey. Gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea, except for the kittiwakes. The large species take up to four years to attain full adult plumage, but two years is typical for small gulls. Large white-headed gulls are typically long-lived birds, with a maximum age of 49 years recorded for the herring gull.

Gulls nest in large, densely packed, noisy colonies. They lay two or three speckled eggs in nests composed of vegetation. The young are precocial, born with dark mottled down and mobile upon hatching. Gulls are resourceful, inquisitive, and intelligent, the larger species in particular demonstrating complex methods of communication and a highly developed social structure. For example, many gull colonies display mobbing behavior, attacking and harassing predators and other intruders.Certain species have exhibited tool-use behavior, such as the herring gull, using pieces of bread as bait with which to catch goldfish, for example.[ Many species of gulls have learned to coexist successfully with humans and have thrived in human habitats. Others rely on kleptoparasitism to get their food. Gulls have been observed preying on live whales, landing on the whale as it surfaces to peck out pieces of flesh.

Wikipedia

I appreciate your kind words of support and would like to thank-you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

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Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge, locally, the Old Bridge, and in the local dialect of Scots, the Auld Brig) is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Perth, on the western side of the river, to Bridgend, on its eastern side, carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of West Bridge Street (the A85). An earlier bridge was demolished at the same location in 1621 (its location marked by a stone tablet at the bottom of the High Street), and many unsuccessful attempts were made to replace it. A subscription was started by James VI and several noblemen to help with the construction cost, but the king's death in 1625 suspended the scheme and a series of ferryboats were instead used.

The replacement bridge was completed in October 1771, which places it in the Georgian era (George Street, which leads up to the bridge from the city, was built at the same time);[6] however, its plaque states the year in which construction began, 1766, as its "built" date. The engineer of its construction was John Smeaton, after whom the bridge is colloquially named.

Funded by Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull, the government, and public subscription, the bridge was put to the test three years after its completion. In February 1774, during a quick thaw, broken ice became wedged under the arches and created a natural dam. Large sections of Perth, including both of its Inches, were flooded. The bridge, however, stood firm. It has survived many subsequent floods, and marks documenting these levels are visible on one of its piers.

An increase in traffic resulted in the bridge being widened in 1869 by A.D. Stewart. Its stone parapets were removed, and footpaths projected over iron brackets.

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classic for those who understand austrian dialect ;-)

• Wolfgang Ambros • Schifoan •

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzDFqsQdtY

Kristiansandsfjorden, or Byfjorden, is the fjord outside Kristiansand in Agder. It is about 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) from Vestre havn to the open sea in the Skagerrak south of Oksø and Grønningen lighthouse. Otra, Norway's eighth longest river flows into the Kristiansand Fjord.

The fjord is up to 260 meters deep and the deepest area in the middle of the lease has previously been used for ammunition dumping. On the fjord bottom, especially in the inner areas, there is a lot of pollution from past activities along the beaches. Much of the fjord bottom has in recent years been covered with fillings of rock and sand.

The fjord has two inlets, Østergapet (the gap in dialect) between Oksøy and Grønningen and Vestergapet between Flekkerøy and Møvik / Kroodden. It was previously said that Vestergapet lay between Indre and Ytre Flekkerøy and in the strait between the island and the mainland was the most important port along the Skagerrak coast from around 1550.

Topdalsfjorden is a side arm of the fjord that runs from the mouth of the Topdalselven to Gleodden / Marvika. From the river estuary at Kjevik and Hamresanden and further inland, the name Ålefjærfjorden is used. From Ålefjær to Gleodden it is 5 nautical miles.

In the area by Torsviga and Kongsgårdbukta on Lund between Marvika and Ringvoldåsen / Ringknuten in Topdalsfjorden, a new port facility for Kristiansand is currently being built (2006).

This sculpture, the “Mammelokker”, dates from 1741 and is situated between the tympanum of the Belfry and the Cloth Hall in Ghent. The sculpture shows a depiction of the Roman Cimon and Pero. This legend dates back to ancient Roman times.

Cimon is an old man who is in prison and condemned to starvation. His daughter Pero is allowed to visit him but may not bring him any food. Every day when she visits him, she gives him her breast milk which keeps him alive. This is how the sculpture got its name "Mammelokker", meaning "Breast feeder" in an old Ghent dialect.

The “CASTAGNA GRANDA” (BIG CHESTNUT). This is how a monumental chestnut tree of 400 years old with a trunk measuring 10 m (approximately 33 Ft) in circumference is defined in the Piedmontese dialect. Surroundings of Monteu Roero, Piedmont, ITALY.

El nombre de Catalpa deriva de un dialecto indio «catawba» de la zona de origen de este árbol en Norteamérica , donde se utilizan sus vainas y semillas en medicina por sus propiedades antiespasmódicas, cardíacas y sedantes.

The name of Catalpa derives from an Indian dialect «catawba» from the area of ​​origin of this tree in North America , where its pods and seeds are used in medicine for its antispasmodic, cardiac and sedative properties.

"Viottolo del Mare"...."Pathway Sea"

inspired Creuza de Ma

by Fabrizio De André

youtu.be/Mq1wJcQlDZY

for music lovers this piece is fabulous...

the words are in Genoese dialect, incomprehensible for me too :))

Enjoy the rhythm of the sea and the life of the sailors ... this is the feeling...

Thanks for your recent visit , alway much appreciated...

I wish you a wonderful week ahead :)

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in explore 24jan09 - highest position: 10 on sunday, january 25, 2009

…terra de stracchi silenzi

de suènni prufunni

ca nu còniuga verbi allu futuru…

[Erminio Giulio Caputo]

[original in dialect of Salento, badly translated in Italian and English by me]

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Nombre común: Cardenal Guajiro

Nombre en wayunaiki*: Isho

Nombre científico: Cardinalis phoeniceus

Nombre en ingles: Vermilion Cardinal

Nombre en alemán: Purpurkardinal

Nombre en francés: Cardinal vermillon

Lugar de la foto: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Camarones, Riohacha, Guajira, Colombia

* Dialecto Wayunaiki, propio del resguardo indígena ubicado dentro del Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos.

Kristiansandsfjorden or Byfjorden is the fjord outside Kristiansand in Vest-Agder. It is about 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) from Vestre havn to the open sea in the Skagerrak south of Oksø and Grønningen lighthouse. Otra, Norway's eighth longest river flows into the Kristiansand Fjord.

The fjord is up to 260 meters deep and the deepest area in the middle of the lease has previously been used for ammunition dumping. On the fjord bottom, especially in the inner areas, there is a lot of pollution from previous activities along the beaches. Much of the fjord bottom has in recent years been covered with rock and sand fillings.

The fjord has two inlets, Østergapet (the gap in dialect) between Oksøy and Grønningen and Vestergapet between Flekkerøy and Møvik / Kroodden. It was previously said that Vestergapet lay between Indre and Ytre Flekkerøy and in the strait between the island and the mainland was the most important port along the Skagerrak coast from around 1550.

MONEY (The word does not have the meaning of money, but is derived from the Aosta Valley dialect) and TRIBOLAZIONE GLACIERS. From the Casolari (Huts) of Money, now in ruins and uninhabited, you can admire a grandiose panorama. Valnontey Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Cogne Valley, Aosta Valley, ITALY. EXPLORE 08-09-2022.

Nombre común: Cardenal Guajiro

Nombre en wayunaiki*: Isho

Nombre científico: Cardinalis phoeniceus

Nombre en ingles: Vermilion Cardinal

Nombre en alemán: Purpurkardinal

Nombre en francés: Cardinal vermillon

Lugar de la foto: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos,, Camarones, Riohacha, Guajira, Colombia

* Dialecto Wayunaiki, propio del resguardo indígena ubicado dentro del Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos.

According to legend, the islet was made over the centuries by local seamen who kept an ancient oath after finding the icon of Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea[2] on July 22, 1452.[3] Upon returning from each successful voyage, they laid a rock in the Bay. Over time, the islet gradually emerged from the sea.[4] The custom of throwing rocks into the sea is alive even nowadays. Every year on the sunset of July 22, an event called fašinada in the local dialect, when local residents take their boats and throw rocks into the sea, widening the surface of the island, takes place.

Source: wikipedia

22-october-2021

"Force" is local dialect for "falls", rather than referring to the power of the river! These are the lower of two sets of falls on the upper river Tees. The colour of the water is due to the high peat content, washed off the moors.

In the past, the settlement was called Barsebäcks (fishing)lage or just Läget. In dialect: Lajjed or Læjjed. The dialect and place name archive in Lund objected in the early 1980s to the choice of the name Barsebäckshamn for the buildings in and around the old Barsebäck (fishing) location. Archive director Göran Hallberg wrote in the Sydsvenska ortnamsällskapet's year-end 1984: "For cultural-historical reasons, according to DAL, the multi-hundred-year location (known in writing since the 16th century) is preferable to the late - only in the 20th century - pasted-on port, which has a narrower semantic scope." www.barsebackshamnalag.se

History

The modern port was built in 1879-82, and was taken over by the state in 1922 and modernized then. In 1907, the Kävlinge-Barsebäck Railway was built, which then had its terminus here, and in connection with this the Sjöbobadet tourist hotel was also built.

In 1914, a biological station was built here by Lund University.

In the harbor is the Maritime Rescue Society's Rescue Station Barsebäckshamn.

To the west of Barsebäck Harbor in Öresund is the pinnacle lighthouse Pinhättan.

Central Crete.

Photo taken from the airplane.

In Greek mythology, Talos (/ˈteɪlɒs/; Greek: Τάλως, Talōs) or Talon (/ˈteɪlɒn, ən/; Greek: Τάλων, Talōn) was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily.

Talos is said to have been made by Hephaestus at the request of Zeus, to protect Europa. In some versions of the myth, Talos is forged by the inventor Daedalus.

In the Cretan dialect, talôs was the equivalent of the Greek hêlios, the Sun: the lexicon of Hesychius of Alexandria notes simply "Talos is the Sun". In Crete, Zeus was worshipped as Zeus Tallaios, "Solar Zeus", absorbing the earlier god as an epithet in the familiar sequence.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talos

The slopes of the Old Man of Coniston, also known as Coniston Old Man, a fell (a Cumbrian dialect word for large hill or mountain) in the Lake District taken not long after sunrise. The same view as in the preceding photo.

Copper mining occurred in the area in the 16th Century and continued till the 1940s. Slag heaps from the copper mining are visible in the photo. In the lower left hand corner is a slate mine which is still active.

Have a great week!

Thanks to everyone who has visited.

I appreciate very much the kind comments and faves which have been left.

Manarola in Cinque Terre, Italy

This is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Manarola (Manaea in the local dialect) is a small town, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is the second smallest of the famous Cinque Terre towns frequented by tourists.

30-november-2019: A lot of rain in November 2019 also meant a lot of snow at medium-high altitudes, from 3 to 4 meters (over 10 ft), above 2000m a.s.l., all of which fell only in that month.

"Jôf" means, in Alpine Friulian dialect, "yoke", mountain yoke.

Shot taken from Carnia Region Neddis Mount "Area", at 1629m a.s.l.

A seagull perched on the remnants of a turn of the century, dock pylon.

Silhouetted against the warm sky, as the sun slipped below the horizon.

Gulls or seagulls are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now considered polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera. An older name for gulls is mews, cognate with German Möwe, Danish måge, Dutch meeuw, and French mouette; this term can still be found in certain regional dialects.

Wikipedia

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~Christie by the River

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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone formation in the centre of Australia. It is in the southern part of the Northern Territory, 335 km south-west of Alice Springs.

Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area, known as the Aṉangu. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.

Uluru is one of Australia's most recognisable natural landmarks and has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.

The local Aṉangu, the Pitjantjatjara people, call the landmark Uluṟu. This word is a proper noun, with no further particular meaning in the Pitjantjatjara dialect, although it is used as a local family name by the senior traditional owners of Uluru.

On 19 July 1873, the surveyor William Gosse sighted the landmark and named it Ayers Rock in honour of the then Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. Since then, both names have been used.

In 1993, a dual naming policy was adopted that allowed official names that consist of both the traditional Aboriginal name (in the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and other local languages) and the English name. On 15 December 1993, it was renamed "Ayers Rock / Uluru" and became the first official dual-named feature in the Northern Territory. The order of the dual names was officially reversed to "Uluru / Ayers Rock" on 6 November 2002 following a request from the Regional Tourism Association in Alice Springs.

The sandstone formation stands 348 m high, rising 863 m above sea level with most of its bulk lying underground, and has a total perimeter of 9.4 km. Uluru is notable for appearing to change colour at different times of the day and year, most notably when it glows red at dawn and sunset. The reddish colour in the rock derives from iron oxide in the sandstone.

Kata Tjuta, also called Mount Olga or the Olgas, lies 25 km west of Uluru. Special viewing areas with road access and parking have been constructed to give tourists the best views of both sites at dawn and dusk.

Both Uluru and the nearby Kata Tjuta formation have great cultural significance for the local Aṉangu people, the traditional inhabitants of the area, who lead walking tours to inform visitors about the bush, food, local flora and fauna, and the Aboriginal Dreamtime stories of the area.

HERMOSURA DE LA DIALÉCTICA

(A Cosme, mi profesor de Filosofía)

Estoy viva

como fruta madura

dueña ya de inviernos y veranos,

abuela de los pájaros,

tejedora del viento navegante.

No se ha educado aún mi corazón

y, niña, tiemblo en los atardeceres,

me deslumbran el verde, las marimbas

y el ruido de la lluvia

................................................................

Si.

Es verdad que a ratos estoy triste

y salgo a los caminos,

suelta como mi pelo,

y lloro por las cosas más dulces y más tiernas

y atesoro recuerdos

brotando entre mis huesos

y soy una infinita espiral que se retuerce

entre lunas y soles,

avanzando en los días,

desenrollando el tiempo

con miedo o desparpajo,

desenvainando estrellas

para subir más alto, más arriba,

dándole caza al aire,

gozándome en el ser que me sustenta,

en la eterna marea de flujos y reflujos

que mueve el universo

y que impulsa los giros redondos de la tierra.

Soy la mujer que piensa.

Algún día

mis ojos

encenderán luciérnagas.

Gioconda Belli

El pueblo de Ribadelago es fundado por los frailes de la Orden del Abad Juan, el cual venía de Córdoba. Estos frailes llegan huyendo del acoso musulmán, al que los cristianos eran sometidos en el Califato cordobés. El asentamiento de Ribadelago lo efectúan con gentes que le acompañaron desde tierras andaluzas. Esta población de colonos que se ponen al servicio de los frailes, se asienta en la parte superior de la ribera del lago, en tiempos en que reinaba Ordoño II, sobre el año 920.

El pueblo se hizo tristemente famoso el día 9 de enero de 1959, cuando fue arrasado por unos 8 millones de metros cúbicos de agua procedente de la rotura de la presa mal construida de Vega de Tera, provocándose una de las mayores catástrofes debidas a la rotura de una presa.

De los 549 habitantes que tenía el pueblo en aquel momento murieron 144, pudiendo recuperarse tan sólo 28 cuerpos. Las cruces en el pueblo viejo recuerdan las ausencias. Familias enteras perecieron, y el pueblo quedó completamente destruido a excepción de unas pocas casas. Tras la catástrofe, se inició una campaña solidaria de nivel internacional. Las responsabilidades nunca se depuraron a fondo.

En vez de reconstruirse el pueblo en su lugar original se eligió un nuevo emplazamiento, conocido como Ribadelago Nuevo y denominado entonces oficialmente Ribadelago de Franco, en honor al entonces dictador de España Francisco Franco.

El pueblo antiguo, que no llegó a ser abandonado totalmente, actualmente está siendo recuperado. En la actualidad, la población se divide entre los dos asentamientos, siendo éstos el pueblo nuevo, con 104 habitantes, y el pueblo antiguo, con 37 habitantes. Los nombres usados en el dialecto local son -respectivamente- "Al Puobro Viello" y "Al Puobro Nuovo". (Wikipedia)

When you visit a Cycladic island in Greece, it's a must to find its main town, which we usually call Chora, and wander around its alleys and small streets. Most of the times those little towns are full of souvenir shops, traditional restaurants, coffee places and they absolutely offer a ton of photo opportunities. So I did the same thing in Serifos' chora and I was quite charmed by its beauty. Aside from the castle and it's breathtaking view (I am going to share that view on another pic), i particularly liked its main square. The square is surrounded by the church of Agios Ioannis, which you see at the background, the island's town hall, located on the right and 4-5 coffee shops and restaurants where you can taste various local delicacies. Fan fact about the one you see here, it's named Διθυρα, a word that made no sense to me in Greek so I had to look up what that means only to find that it's an anagram (also considered a local dialect thing) of the word Θυριδα (security box/locker). The main square with the (mostly) white buildings and their colorful windows is a pleasure for the eye, in my opinion.

Παντελής Θαλασσινός - Στη Σέριφο ήσουν πουλί (In Serifos island, you were a bird)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqjWVAXTZc

King Michael I Park (Romanian: Parcul "Regele Mihai I"), formerly Herăstrău Park, is a large park on the northern side of Bucharest, Romania, around Lake Herăstrău, one of the lakes formed by the Colentina River.

The park has an area of about 187 ha, of which 74 ha is the lake. Initially, the area was full of marshes, which were drained between 1930 and 1935, and the park was opened in 1936. The park is divided into two zones: a rustic or natural zone (the Village Museum), which is left more or less undisturbed, and a public/'active' domain with open areas for recreation activities. Small boats are allowed on the lake.

The park was initially intended to be called National Park, but was named Parcul Carol II. Following World War II, it was renamed Parcul I. V. Stalin, featuring a statue of Stalin at its entrance. In 1956, during the de-Stalinization period of Romania, Stalin's statue was torn down and the name of the park was changed to "Herăstrău". The name has its origin in a dialectal version of the word 'ferăstrău' in standard Romanian, meaning saw or sawmill, referring to the water-powered sawmills that were once found on the Colentina River.

On 19 December 2017, by a decision of the Bucharest General Council, the park was renamed to "King Michael I Park" to honor the former King of Romania who passed away on 5 December 2017. (Wikipedia)

A shepherd watching his herd of sheep cross a road near Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, India.

In local Ladakhi dialect Rohtang means "Bhoti" which translates to a “Pile of Corpse”. The pass got its name because of the numerous people who died trying to cross the pass due to bad and extremely uncertain weather.