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September 23, 2014 - Ansley Nebraska US
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In September, Nebraska’s sunsets transform into breathtaking spectacles, amplified by the dramatic presence of thunderstorms and supercells. As summer’s heat begins to wane, the Great Plains remain a hotbed for dynamic weather, with warm, moist air clashing against cooler fronts to create vibrant, fiery skies. The sun dips below the horizon, painting the vast Nebraska landscape in hues of orange, pink, and purple, often intensified by towering cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds, illuminated by the fading light, glow with an ethereal quality, their edges tinged with gold as the sun’s rays refract through the atmosphere. The open plains offer an unobstructed view, making the interplay of light and storm clouds a daily masterpiece, where the sinking sun seems to set the sky ablaze against the silhouette of distant fields.
For those in rural areas, watching a September supercell at sunset is an unforgettable experience. The air grows heavy with the scent of rain, and the distant rumble of thunder provides a soundtrack to the visual spectacle. Farmers and storm chasers alike pause to witness the sky’s drama, knowing that these storms can bring both vital rain and potential destruction to the region’s corn and soybean fields. The fleeting moments when the sun’s last rays pierce through breaks in the storm clouds create a sense of timelessness, connecting the observer to the raw, untamed spirit of the Plains. In Nebraska, September sunsets paired with thunderstorms and supercells are not just weather events—they’re a vivid reminder of nature’s ability to inspire wonder and respect in equal measure.
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Not fare from the Romsdal Museum
Most of my images are taken in and around the city of Molde, in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
"The Romsdal Museum is a museum in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The museum is based in Molde Municipality, but it has sites all over the region.
Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants. The name Leucanthemum derives from the Greek words λευκός – leukos and ἄνθεμον – anthemon. Common names for Leucanthemum species usually include the name daisy, but "daisy" can also refer to numerous other genera in the Asteraceae family."
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This species is distributed from Hungary to as far east as Mongolia and China. The most important distinguishing character is the yellowish brown mystax ("mustache", darker in males), which is white in the case of S. elegantulus, black and "bushy" on S. albofasciatus (the latter has entirely black legs). Stichopogon scaliger, males of which may have yellow-brown mystax, has a different abdominal pattern and lacks the relatively long, dark acrostichal setae on the mesonotum of S. barbistrellus.
(This specimen is relatively freshly emerged, slightly tenereal, therefore the reddish color of the tibiae is not very obvious.)
A widely distributed duck species, it is often considered uncommon in our region. We see it often but always far from camera range to get any shots. This is far less common than the Lesser Whistling Ducks which we are seeing in 100's these days.
The bird is a medium sized duck and has a whistling kind of call. Fulvous describes the color (reddish-yellow). They are often confused with Lesser whistling ducks which are seen throughout the year in our region. However, Fulvous Ducks have white markings on both sides of the tail area, a grey patch around the neck, and the eye ring is grey compared to yellow for the Lesser Whistling ducks. These are thought to be nocturnal ducks and active at nights.
While at the grassland during the weekend, more than 500 birds (these + Lesser + Spot Billed ducks + Swamphens + Ibises) all flew suddenly filling the sky much to my joy. I waded into the ankle deep waterlogged fields and wondered if I caused that - though I was skeptical. After 10 mins, found the answer, a Red Necked Falcon was hunting and it caught a babbler. It must have been nesting in the area and caused these ducks to take flight while doing a pass.
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A view of my favourite fishing boat on Sizewell beach. The Nuclear Power station is just behind the propeller. The blue plastic half pipes go under the boat when it's pushed off the beach into the sea I believe.
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A widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name comes from the Greek meaning 'strap foot' or 'thong foot. In some regions it is also called the Pied Stilt. They are great fun to watch and walk gracefully with delicate but long steps. They have the longest legs proportional to their size of any bird. Its long slender bill is used to snatch at tiny insects in the air and amongst the surrounding vegetation.
S'Albufera, Majorca
These are inviting the birds to a feast so that the guests may distribute these seeds around the neighbourhood, eventually.
That's how I acquired my bush. (Known as the Butterfly Bush.)
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Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, Raja Udang
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. This species is resident in areas where the climate is mild year-round, but must migrate after breeding from regions with prolonged freezing conditions in winter. Most birds winter within the southern parts of the breeding range, but smaller numbers cross the Mediterranean into Africa or travel over the mountains of Malaysia into Southeast Asia. Kingfishers migrate mainly at night, and some Siberian breeders must travel at least 3,000 km between the breeding sites and the wintering areas. The common kingfisher hunts from a perch 1–2 m above the water, on a branch, post or riverbank, bill pointing down as it searches for prey. It bobs its head when food is detected to gauge the distance, and plunges steeply down to seize its prey usually no deeper than 25 cm below the surface. The wings are opened under water and the open eyes are protected by the transparent third eyelid. The bird rises beak-first from the surface and flies back to its perch.
Raja Udang atau Common Kingfisher adalah ‘common’ di kawasan negara sejuk di utara tetapi tidaklah ‘common’ di sini. Ianya hanya boleh didapati apabila tiba musim sejuk di utara menyebabkan spesis ini bermigrasi ke kawasan panas seperti Malaysia. Pada masa ini kebanyakan Raja Udang baru tiba dan boleh didapati menghuni kawasan kawasan berair memburu ikan ikan kecil dan makhluk air yang lain. Ia boleh didapati bertenggek di ranting menjulur ke air sebelum menjunam ke dalam air menangkap ikan, timbul semula dengan ikan di paruh sebelum kembali bertenggek di ranting tadi untuk memakan ikan tersebut.
This is part of a card distributed to visitors to the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. It shows microneedles used for drug delivery being held between thumb and forefinger. A flash drive unfolds from the top of the card.
Kansas City Southern ES44AC #4715 hammers away at the rear end of a unit sand train on Canadian National's Missabe Sub, disappearing into the blowing snow.
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June 4, 2022 - East of Odessa Nebraska US
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It's Nebraska ... This our go time for severe weather & she didn't disappoint. This was the beginning of a 3 day severe weather event in South Central Nebraska.
Now my attention was the cell that was coming right at my location. In fact there were 2 cells. I was centered on this one in the beginning due to it had a severe warning on it. Both cells would eventually be severe warned.
Though this had some incredible photogenic storm structure. It had some minor rotation with this. It had my interest.
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June 4, 2008 - Kearney Nebraska US
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It was another exciting local chase day in South Central Nebraska. A real treat! I didn't have to travel far from home to catch the severe weather that afternoon.
By mid afternoon, mother nature was on the prowl. Dry line had formed just about 30 miles to my west and storms were firing. Towers building and we had sufficient shear that day. We had all the right ingredients for severe weather to do her thing.
I was hoping for a photographic day, and this was the 2nd photogenic severe storm cell of that day. I wasn't expecting this opportunity. Even though NWS had downgraded this cell, it was still a sight to look at.
Arcus.....I wasn't disappointed.
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Oncidim (Orchids) 001 24
Oncidium. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that, as of December 2023, contains about 340 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family Orchidaceae.
It is distributed across tropical and subtropical America from Mexico, Central America and the West Indies to northern Argentina, with one species (Oncidium ensatum) extending into Florida.
Common names for plants in this genus include dancing-lady orchid and golden shower orchid.
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View of the historic center of Novara from the seventeenth-century Spanish ramparts.
From the left you can see:
- The dome of the basilica of San Gaudenzio built by Antonelli in the nineteenth century. The dome, symbol of Novara, is 121 meters high. For the construction Antonelli decided to use only materials from the area, to bind it more intimately to its place of belonging; the structure is in fact entirely in brick and lime, without the use of iron, and therefore represents one of the tallest masonry buildings in the world. That record passed to Philadelphia City Hall in 1953.
- The eighteenth-century bell tower of San Gaudenzio, the work of Benedetto Alfieri.
- The nineteenth-century cathedral of Novara, also by Antonelli, in neoclassical style, with the ancient Romanesque bell tower.
- The Guido Cantelli Conservatory with its polychrome roof and the remains of the Roman walls from the first century BC.
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May 5, 2023 - East of Wilcox Nebraska US
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36 Years ago, with a peaked curiosity, I dove feverishly into the world of storm chasing and well, the rest is history. Fast forward a few years and my current journey in storm photography & videography has unlocked a completely new life that I never imagined would exist. Oh how my adventures continue...
Mother Nature definitely orchestrated her magic on this first storm chase of the season. Warm front had positioned itself right over the state of Nebraska. Pulling in all that warm moist air from the south created the perfect conditions for severe thunderstorm development. I was on the hunt & wouldn't be denied this day.
I got to witness 3 very sculptured Supercells that afternoon.... This was Supercell #2!!!
Was just east of Wilcox & the dirt roads hadn't been rained on yet. (I usually don't travel them anymore if they are) to watch this 2nd Supercell develop.
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Widely distributed across Gran Canaria and seen here in the interior highlands in January at about 1500 m (6528).
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The Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers.
It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species.
As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species.
It is a popular garden flower. The genus is widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone. Their habitats are varied, ranging from cold and montane regions to the grassy slopes, meadowlands and riverbanks of the northern hemisphere.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems. All irises have long steal and flowers with six petals, three downwards and three upright. The flowers can range in color from golden yellow, to white, blue, lavender and purple. Pink and apricot colored irises are grown in some species.
De Iris (Lis) is een plantengeslacht uit de lissenfamilie (Iridaceae).
Iris was in de Griekse mythologie de godin van de regenboog. Zowel het geslacht als de soorten worden in de volksmond vaak iris genoemd. Het geslacht kent naast zo'n 260 à 300 beschreven soorten ook vele cultivars. Irissen worden al lang door de mens gebruikt. In de Egyptische piramiden zijn afbeeldingen van irissen te vinden, die stammen uit 1500 v.Chr.
De verschillende soorten lissen komen algemeen voor in de noordelijke gematigde klimaatzone. Alle irissen hebben lange stelen en bloemen met zes kroonbladeren, waarvan drie naar beneden wijzen en drie rechtop staan. Bij sommige kleinere soorten wijzen de kroonbladeren allemaal naar buiten.
De bloemen kunnen in kleur variëren van goudgeel, tot wit, blauw, lavendel en paars. Roze en abrikooskleurige irissen zijn gekweekt binnen sommige soorten.
De meeste wilde lissen groeien uit een wortelstok, maar sommige soorten groeien vanuit een bol. Deze laatste soorten worden als cultuurgewas geteeld.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de siertuin van De Passiflorahoeve.
De Passiflorahoeve is oktober 2022 definitief gesloten.
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A widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name comes from the Greek meaning 'strap foot' or 'thong foot. In some regions it is also called the Pied Stilt. They are great fun to watch and walk gracefully with delicate but long steps. They have the longest legs proportional to their size of any bird. Its long slender bill is used to snatch at tiny insects in the air and amongst the surrounding vegetation.
S'Albufera, Majorca
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A massive, swirling storm cloud looms over a vast, open landscape, creating a dramatic contrast with the green fields below. The road in the foreground leads the eye toward the imposing weather formation, highlighting the wide expanse of the rural setting.
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Loggerhead turtles are sparsely distributed in the warmer oceans worldwide. The carapace of adults is about 90 cm long. They are long-lived; one estimate suggests they can live from 80 to 100 years, although females are no longer fertile after about age 33.
One of their most important breeding sites in the Mediterranean is Iztuzu Beach, which fronts the Dalyan river delta in southwest Turkey. Breeding females haul themselves up this and other Turkish beaches at night during the summer months. They excavate a pit in the sand, into which they deposit some 50 to 200 eggs, and then cover them with sand. The incubation period is around 60 days. The gender of the young depends on the temperature of the sand; if it is 32°C, they are female; 28° and they are male. The hatchlings are nidifugous -- they are able to survive independently from birth without any parental assistance. They instinctively dig themselves out of their pit and make for the sea.
Conservation measures are in place to protect the nests: beaches are out of bounds at night; dogs are not permitted in case they dig up the eggs or predate the young. Known nest locations are protected with a cage and a warning sign.
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The Alice River in central Queensland, Australia rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. It has been very dry so the river is a series of waterholes - it needs a good flush. You can see the water marks on the trees from previous flows. The river flows in a south-westerly direction towards Isisford and its confluence with the Barcoo River to later form Cooper Creek. Barcaldine is located on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River.
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A widely distributed tern found around the coasts of Europe, Africa, Asia and part of Americas. This is a fairly large and strong tern compared to the other terns around 33-40 cms long and with a ~90 cms wingspan. They look a bit like other terns, but are easy to identify due to their large size.
They are often seen diving in the water and flying quite high compared to the other terns. They are one of the few terns (I know of) that have a broad diet. They hunt flying insects over water, or even hunt over wet fields to grab small mammals and amphibians.
I sighted them before on the coasts of Goa and once or twice much inland around a lake. The birds are tough subjects to shoot given their all white plumage and a tendency to fly high. Luckily, the mangroves behind helped me get a decent shot.
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Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
The Eastern Spinebill sometimes hovers like a hummingbird when feeding on the nectar from flowers. Most Australian honeyeaters feed on flowers from a perched position.
Description: The Eastern Spinebill is most easily recognised by its very long, fine, down-curved beak and energetic flight, during which its white outer tail feathers are prominent. Males have a grey-black crown which extends in a black line on either site of the breast. The breast and throat are white, with a rufous patch in the centre of the throat. The wings and lower back are dark grey and the underparts and upper back are buff. Females are similar to males but have less distinct markings.
Similar species: Crescent Honeyeater, Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Western Spinebill (in Western Australia)
Distribution: The Eastern Spinebill's range is generally east of the Great Dividing Range from Cooktown in Queensland to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia
Habitat: The Eastern Spinebill prefers heath, forest and woodland.
Seasonal movements: Largely sedentary, but undergoes some local movements, especially away from higher elevations in autumn/winter.
Feeding: The Eastern Spinebill feeds on insects and nectar while perched or while hovering. Nectar is obtained from a wide array of flowers, including grevilleas, but its beak is particularly well-suited to extracting nectar from tubular flowers such as epacrids.
Breeding: The Eastern Spinebill's nest is a small cup of twigs, grass and bark, combined with hair and spider's web, built in a tree fork, generally between 1 and 5 metres from the ground. Only the female builds the nest and incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young when they hatch.
Calls: Short, repeated, high-pitched piping.
Minimum Size: 15cm
Maximum Size: 16cm
Average size: 16cm
Average weight: 11g
Breeding season: August to January
Clutch Size: 2
Incubation: 14 days
Nestling Period: 14 days
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Black-naped Hare is well distributed in scrub and grasslands throughout the island. It is nocturnal in habit in most areas and during day time lies up in a well camouflaged sheltered patch in the undergrowth. But in the protected areas such as in national parks, it is active even during the day time, mostly in the morning hours. Black-naped Hare is an almost entirely herbivorous mammal and feeds on grasses, shoots, young leaves etc. It doesn't have definite breeding season and produces one or two young ‘leverets’ at any time of the year.
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I am not the body
Nor am I the mind,
Neither the machine
Nor the interpreter
Discard the shells
Isolate the 'Self'
The examiner cannot be
The object to be examined
This 'I Am' , so pure
Immortal, unstinted
Drop of divine ocean
The ray of Almighty
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Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the edge and weyheyhey!
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The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae).
Adults are 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on head and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut, however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter.
Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight.
The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the black-winged stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrant north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries. Pairs have successfully bred in Britain in 1987, and after a 27-year hiatus, two instances of successful breeding in Southern England in 2014. 13 young were fledged in southern England in 2017.
These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.
The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets.
Egg of Himantopus himantopus, MHNT
The black-winged stilt is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.
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Very widely distributed, breeding from Australia to Spain and Morocco, with the northern extent of migratory breeders extending to northern Russia and Mongolia. Migratory over much of the Eurasian range, predominately wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. Present year-round in the Indian subcontinent eastwards through Myanmar, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Cambodia and northern Thailand, China, the Republic of Korea, DPR Korea and far south eastern Russia; also Japan, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and Australia. Birds are seen on passage through central and southern Thailand and the Malaysian Peninsular, indicating that a proportion of birds in the eastern range are also migratory.
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The South Fork Peachtree Creek flows from Candler Lake over a spillway.
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Wall lizards are distributed from North, northeast and central Spain eastwards across Central Europe and the Balkan countries to the west coast of the Black Sea.
The natural limit of distribution in the north is reached on the Channel Island of Jersey, in northern France, southern Belgium and in the south of the Netherlands.
Wall Lizard The genus (Podarcis muralis)
Mauereidechsen sind von Nord - Nordost- und Mittelspanien ostwärts über Mitteleuropa und die Balkanländer bis zur Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres verbreitet.
Die natürliche Verbreitungsgrenze im Norden wird auf der Kanalinsel Jersey, in Nordfrankreich, Südbelgien und im Süden der Niederlande erreicht.
Mauereidechse / Der Gattung (Podarcis muralis)
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Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia. It has also been found in the Himalayas.
The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). The pied stilt grows to a length of about 36 cm with a wingspan of about 67 cm. The back of the head and neck, the back and the upper surfaces of the wings are glossy greenish-black. The undersides of the wings are plain black and the remainder of the plumage is white, apart from the tail feathers which are tinged with grey. The long, thin legs are pink and the toes have black claws. The long slender beak is black and the irises and the eyelids are red. The pied stilt is resident in southern Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and most of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. There are non-breeding populations in Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Brunei, Palau, South Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, East Timor and New Guinea. This bird is a vagrant to Japan and Christmas Island. The pied stilt is a waterbird and feeds in shallow water, probing into the sediment with its beak. It is gregarious, and in New Zealand sometimes forms mixed flocks with the black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae). It feeds largely on aquatic insects and on small molluscs. It emits a repeated yelping cry as it flies, and the legs trail behind it, tending to sway from side-to-side.
The chestnut teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. The chestnut teal is darker and a slightly bigger bird than the grey teal. The male has a distinctive green coloured head and mottled brown body. The female has a brown head and mottled brown body. The female is almost identical in appearance to the grey teal. The chestnut teal is commonly distributed in south-eastern and south-western Australia, while vagrants may occur elsewhere. Tasmania and southern Victoria are the species’ stronghold, while vagrants have been found as far north as New Guinea and Lord Howe Island, and as far south as New Zealand. The female chestnut teal has a loud penetrating laughing quack repeated rapidly nine times or more. 40941
distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northern New Guinea and surrounding islands. The Victoria crowned pigeon is now the most rarely occurring of the three crowned pigeon species in the wild, although it is the most widely kept species in captivity.
Although a regular sight in our countryside the Common Blue's numbers in some areas have fallen dramatically. It is the most widely distributed of the blues and is found from sea level to mountainsides throughout Britain and Ireland, except for Shetland.
It is double-brooded here in the south, flying in May and June, and again in August and September. In long, hot summers, however, an extra brood may appear, lasting into late October.
SN/NC: Melanthera Biflora, Syn. Wollastonia Biflora, Asteraceae Family
Asteraceae, also called Compositae, the aster, daisy, or composite family of the flowering-plant order Asterales. With more than 1,620 genera and 23,600 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed throughout the world, Asteraceae is one of the largest plant families.
Asteraceae is important primarily for its many garden ornamentals, such as ageratums, asters, chrysanthemums, cosmos, dahlias, marigolds (Tagetes), and zinnias. Other well-known garden plants and wildflowers include Boltonia, Brachycome, burdock (Arctium), butterbur (Petasites), Calendula, cat’s ear (Hypochoeris), cudweed (Filago and Gnaphalium), Gerbera, hawksbeard (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria, and Piqueria. Some genera include noxious weeds, such as dandelion (Taraxacum), ragweed (Ambrosia), and thistle (Carduus, Cirsium, and others). Several other members of Asteraceae have economic importance as food crops. Artichokes (Cynara), lettuce (Lactuca), endive(Cichorium), and salsify (Tragopogon) are commonly eaten as vegetables, and the edible seeds of safflower (Carthamus), and sunflower (Helianthus) are used in the production of cooking oils. Wormwood (Artemisia) is the source of the poisonous oil used to give the liqueur absinthe its distinctive character.
The leaves of Asteraceae are simple or occasionally compound, and their arrangement along the stem may be opposite, alternate, or, less commonly, whorled; not infrequently they are opposite toward the base of the stem and alternate above. (www.britannica.com/plant/Asteraceae)
Asteraceae, também chamada Compositae, a família áster, margarida ou composta da ordem de plantas com flores Asterales. Com mais de 1.620 gêneros e 23.600 espécies de ervas, arbustos e árvores distribuídas por todo o mundo, Asteraceae é uma das maiores famílias de plantas.
Asteraceae é importante principalmente por suas muitas plantas ornamentais de jardim, como ageratums, ásteres, crisântemos, cosmos, dálias, calêndulas (Tagetes) e zínias. Outras plantas de jardim e flores silvestres bem conhecidas incluem Boltonia, Brachycome, bardana (Arctium), butterbur (Petasites), Calendula, orelha de gato (Hypochoeris), cudweed (Filago e Gnaphalium), Gerbera, hawksbeard (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria e Piqueria. Alguns gêneros incluem ervas daninhas nocivas, como dente-de-leão (Taraxacum), ambrósia (Ambrosia) e cardo (Carduus, Cirsium e outros). Vários outros membros de Asteraceae têm importância econômica como culturas alimentares. Alcachofras (Cynara), alface (Lactuca), endívia (Cichorium) e salsifis (Tragopogon) são comumente consumidas como vegetais, e as sementes comestíveis de cártamo (Carthamus) e girassol (Helianthus) são usadas na produção de óleos de cozinha. O absinto (Artemisia) é a fonte do óleo venenoso usado para dar ao absinto licor seu caráter distinto.
Les Astéracées, également appelées Compositae, sont la famille des asters, des marguerites ou des composées de l'ordre des plantes à fleurs Asterales. Avec plus de 1 620 genres et 23 600 espèces d'herbes, d'arbustes et d'arbres répartis dans le monde entier, les Astéracées sont l'une des plus grandes familles de plantes.
Les Astéracées sont importantes principalement pour leurs nombreuses plantes ornementales de jardin, telles que les agératums, les asters, les chrysanthèmes, les cosmos, les dahlias, les soucis (Tagetes) et les zinnias. Parmi les autres plantes de jardin et fleurs sauvages bien connues, on trouve la Boltonia, la Brachycome, la bardane (Arctium), le pétasite (Petasites), le Calendula, l'oreille de chat (Hypochoeris), la filago et la gnaphalium, le gerbera, la crépis des oiseaux (Crepis), l'inula, la matricaria et la piquiria. Certains genres comprennent des mauvaises herbes nuisibles, comme le pissenlit (Taraxacum), l'ambroisie (Ambrosia) et le chardon (Carduus, Cirsium et autres). Plusieurs autres membres de la famille des Astéracées ont une importance économique en tant que cultures vivrières. Les artichauts (Cynara), la laitue (Lactuca), l'endive (Cichorium) et le salsifis (Tragopogon) sont couramment consommés comme légumes, et les graines comestibles de carthame (Carthamus) et de tournesol (Helianthus) sont utilisées dans la production d'huiles de cuisson. L'absinthe (Artemisia) est la source de l'huile toxique utilisée pour donner à la liqueur d'absinthe son caractère distinctif.
Asteraceae, también llamada Compositae, la familia de las asteráceas, margaritas o compuestas del orden de las plantas con flores Asterales. Con más de 1.620 géneros y 23.600 especies de hierbas, arbustos y árboles distribuidos por todo el mundo, Asteraceae es una de las familias de plantas más grandes.
Asteraceae es importante principalmente por sus numerosas plantas ornamentales de jardín, como ageratos, ásteres, crisantemos, cosmos, dalias, caléndulas (Tagetes) y zinnias. Otras plantas de jardín y flores silvestres conocidas incluyen Boltonia, Brachycome, bardana (Arctium), petasita (Petasites), Calendula, oreja de gato (Hypochoeris), cudweed (Filago y Gnaphalium), Gerbera, barba de halcón (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria y Piqueria. Algunos géneros incluyen malas hierbas nocivas, como el diente de león (Taraxacum), la ambrosía (Ambrosia) y el cardo (Carduus, Cirsium y otros). Varios otros miembros de Asteraceae tienen importancia económica como cultivos alimentarios. Las alcachofas (Cynara), la lechuga (Lactuca), la endibia (Cichorium) y el salsifí (Tragopogon) se consumen comúnmente como verduras, y las semillas comestibles de cártamo (Carthamus) y girasol (Helianthus) se utilizan en la producción de aceites de cocina. El ajenjo (Artemisia) es la fuente del aceite venenoso que se utiliza para dar al licor de absenta su carácter distintivo.
Asteraceae, auch Compositae genannt, die Aster-, Gänseblümchen- oder Korbblütlerfamilie der Blütenpflanzenordnung Asterales. Mit mehr als 1.620 Gattungen und 23.600 Arten von Kräutern, Sträuchern und Bäumen, die auf der ganzen Welt verbreitet sind, ist Asteraceae eine der größten Pflanzenfamilien.
Asteraceae ist vor allem wegen seiner vielen Zierpflanzen für den Garten wichtig, wie z. B. Ageratum, Astern, Chrysanthemen, Kosmeen, Dahlien, Ringelblumen (Tagetes) und Zinnien. Andere bekannte Gartenpflanzen und Wildblumen sind Boltonia, Brachycome, Klette (Arctium), Pestwurz (Petasites), Calendula, Katzenohr (Hypochoeris), Filzkraut (Filago und Gnaphalium), Gerbera, Habichtsbart (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria und Piqueria. Einige Gattungen enthalten schädliche Unkräuter wie Löwenzahn (Taraxacum), Ambrosia (Ambrosia) und Disteln (Carduus, Cirsium und andere). Mehrere andere Mitglieder der Asteraceae sind als Nahrungsmittel wirtschaftlich wichtig. Artischocken (Cynara), Salat (Lactuca), Endivien (Cichorium) und Schwarzwurzeln (Tragopogon) werden häufig als Gemüse gegessen, und die essbaren Samen von Färberdistel (Carthamus) und Sonnenblume (Helianthus) werden zur Herstellung von Speiseölen verwendet. Wermut (Artemisia) ist die Quelle des giftigen Öls, das dem Likör Absinth seinen unverwechselbaren Charakter verleiht.
Asteraceae, ook wel Compositae genoemd, de aster-, madelief- of composietenfamilie van de orde van bloeiende planten Asterales. Met meer dan 1.620 geslachten en 23.600 soorten kruiden, struiken en bomen verspreid over de hele wereld, is Asteraceae een van de grootste plantenfamilies.
Asteraceae is vooral belangrijk vanwege de vele sierplanten in de tuin, zoals ageratums, asters, chrysanten, cosmea, dahlia's, goudsbloemen (Tagetes) en zinnia's. Andere bekende tuinplanten en wilde bloemen zijn Boltonia, Brachycome, klis (Arctium), boterbloem (Petasites), Calendula, kattenoor (Hypochoeris), cudweed (Filago en Gnaphalium), Gerbera, streepzaad (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria en Piqueria. Sommige geslachten omvatten schadelijke onkruiden, zoals paardenbloem (Taraxacum), ambrosia (Ambrosia) en distel (Carduus, Cirsium en anderen). Verschillende andere leden van Asteraceae zijn economisch belangrijk als voedselgewassen. Artisjokken (Cynara), sla (Lactuca), andijvie (Cichorium) en schorseneren (Tragopogon) worden vaak gegeten als groente, en de eetbare zaden van saffloer (Carthamus) en zonnebloem (Helianthus) worden gebruikt bij de productie van kookoliën. Alsem (Artemisia) is de bron van de giftige olie die wordt gebruikt om de likeur absint zijn onderscheidende karakter te geven.
Asteraceae, anche chiamate Compositae, la famiglia delle aster, delle margherite o composite dell'ordine delle piante da fiore Asterales. Con oltre 1.620 generi e 23.600 specie di erbe, arbusti e alberi distribuiti in tutto il mondo, le Asteraceae sono una delle più grandi famiglie di piante. Le Asteraceae sono importanti principalmente per i loro numerosi ornamentali da giardino, come agerati, aster, crisantemi, cosmos, dalie, tageti (Tagetes) e zinnie. Altre piante da giardino e fiori selvatici ben noti includono Boltonia, Brachycome, bardana (Arctium), farfaraccio (Petasites), Calendula, orecchio di gatto (Hypochoeris), erba medica (Filago e Gnaphalium), Gerbera, barba di falco (Crepis), Inula, Matricaria e Piqueria. Alcuni generi includono erbacce nocive, come il tarassaco (Taraxacum), l'ambrosia (Ambrosia) e il cardo (Carduus, Cirsium e altri). Diversi altri membri delle Asteraceae hanno importanza economica come colture alimentari. I carciofi (Cynara), la lattuga (Lactuca), l'indivia (Cichorium) e la salsefrica (Tragopogon) sono comunemente consumati come verdure e i semi commestibili di cartamo (Carthamus) e girasole (Helianthus) sono utilizzati nella produzione di oli da cucina. L'assenzio (Artemisia) è la fonte dell'olio velenoso utilizzato per conferire al liquore assenzio il suo carattere distintivo.
キク科は、キク目（Asterales）のアスター、デイジー、または複合科とも呼ばれ、花を咲かせる植物のキク科に属します。世界中に分布する 1,620 属、23,600 種を超える草本植物、低木、樹木を擁するキク科は、最大の植物科の 1 つです。
キク科は、アゲラタム、アスター、キク、コスモス、ダリア、マリーゴールド（マンジュギク）、ジニアなど、多くの観賞用植物があることで主に重要です。その他のよく知られた庭の植物や野生の花には、ボルトニア、ブラキコメ、ゴボウ（Arctium）、フキ（Petasites）、キンセンカ、キャッツイヤー（Hypochoeris）、フキ（Filago および Gnaphalium）、ガーベラ、タカヒゲ（Crepis）、イヌラ、マトリカリア、ピケリアなどがあります。いくつかの属には、タンポポ（Taraxacum）、ブタクサ（Ambrosia）、アザミ（Carduus、Cirsium など）などの有害な雑草が含まれます。キク科の他のいくつかの種は、食用作物として経済的に重要です。アーティチョーク（Cynara）、レタス（Lactuca）、エンダイブ（Cichorium）、サルシファイ（Tragopogon）は野菜としてよく食べられ、ベニバナ（Carthamus）とヒマワリ（Helianthus）の食用種子は調理油の製造に使用されます。よもぎ（Artemisia）は、リキュールのアブサンに独特の特徴を与える有毒な油の原料です。
Asteraceae، وتسمى أيضًا Compositae، هي الفصيلة النجمية أو الأقحوان أو الفصيلة المركبة من رتبة النباتات المزهرة Asterales. مع أكثر من 1620 جنسًا و23600 نوع من الأعشاب والشجيرات والأشجار المنتشرة في جميع أنحاء العالم، تعد Asteraceae واحدة من أكبر فصائل النباتات.
تعتبر Asteraceae مهمة في المقام الأول للعديد من نباتات الزينة في الحدائق، مثل ageratums وasters وchrysanthemums وcosmos وdahlias وmarigolds (Tagetes) وzinnias. تشمل نباتات الحدائق والأزهار البرية الأخرى المعروفة Boltonia وBrachycome وburdock (Arctium) وbutterbur (Petasites) وCalendula وcat’s ear (Hypochoeris) وcudweed (Filago وGnaphalium) وGerbera وhawksbeard (Crepis) وInula وMatricaria وPiqueria. تشمل بعض الأجناس أعشاب ضارة، مثل الهندباء (Taraxacum)، والرجيد (Ambrosia)، والشوك (Carduus، Cirsium، وغيرهما). تتمتع العديد من الأعضاء الأخرى من عائلة Asteraceae بأهمية اقتصادية كمحاصيل غذائية. يتم تناول الخرشوف (Cynara)، والخس (Lactuca)، والهندباء (Cichorium)، والسالسفي (Tragopogon) بشكل شائع كخضروات، وتستخدم البذور الصالحة للأكل من القرطم (Carthamus)، وعباد الشمس (Helianthus) في إنتاج زيوت الطهي. الشيح (Artemisia) هو مصدر الزيت السام المستخدم لإعطاء المشروب الكحولي الأفسنتين طابعه المميز.
Siproeta epaphus epaphus
(Rusty-tipped Page / Epafos Puntas Oxidadas)
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Siproeta epaphus is distributed from Mexico to Argentina. This species is scarce in lowland areas, but commonly seen in two's and three's in disturbed habitats at elevations between 400-2.300m, favouring forest edges and clearings, well vegetated riverbanks, roadsides and pastures.
The Rusty-tipped Page has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in).
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Distributed from Africa and southern Europe through West Asia to South Asia. Very large, with long, "coat hanger" neck, big kinked bill, and very long pinkish legs. Plumage at rest whitish with pale pink blush and some deep pink often visible on closed wings. Flies with long neck and legs extended, when deep pink-and-black wing pattern striking. eBird
Stroud Canal.
Distributed throughout England, Wales, Ireland and south-east Scotland, Moorhens avoid high ground. British and Irish Moorhens are sedentary, occupying their lowland habitats year-round. In winter the population is swelled by birds migrating here from the Continent. (BTO).
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