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The Zwerglgarten, or “Dwarf Garden,” in Salzburg, Austria was created in 1715 by Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach. Many of these creepy dwarf statues were modeled after dwarves who lived in the court and served as entertainers to the archbishop. The rest were inspired by peasants and foreigners.
The little known dwarf minke whale was only discovered in Great Barrier Reef (GBR) waters during the 1980s, and research into its biology and ecology has only recently begun.
During the 1990s, live-aboard dive tour operators in the Cairns section of the GBR began reporting in-water interactions with these whales along the Ribbon Reefs during the winter months.
Much remains unknown about these whales including population and migration patterns. We have no idea where are those whales out of those 2-3 winter months.
The Minke Whale Project fund has been set up by James Cook University to support research into dwarf minke whale biology, behaviour and sustainable wildlife tourism interactions. Donations can be made at www.minkewhaleproject.org/
Dwarfs topiaries at The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2011 at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Manufacturer: Citadel Miniatures (1998)
Painted around 2000
Para ver y saber más: elpintoroscuro.blogspot.com/2014/05/lanzavirotes-de-los-a... (blog in spanish)
Sorry for uploading so many photos! Just adding another eight images tonight, trying to get to photos that may be of more interest to everyone.
Interesting video of Don MacAskill, Founder of Smugmug, talking to Leo Laporte about Smugmug and their acquisition of Flickr. Just under 1 hour in length, 15 June 2018. I have been on Smugmug (as well as Flickr) for the last few years, and I am delighted that Smugmug has bought Flickr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIboZj-gb7Q
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Waterton Lakes National Park is where three friends (Anne B, Janet and Shirley) and I went for two days, 11 and 12 June 2018. Part of Monday was spent travelling south to Waterton, stopping at several places en route, including Lundbreck Falls. Our first short stop was in Kananaskis, where we enjoyed watching two or three tiny Hummingbirds and a pair of colourful Barn Swallows. We actually got to witness two Hummingbirds fighting, down on the ground - too far for me to get photos, other than one very distant, blurry shot. I am not a fan of taking photos at feeders, but will still do so if it offers me a good view of a bird.
With no stops, it takes roughly three hours to get to Waterton. We stayed on Monday night at the Bear Mountain Motel in Waterton town. Tuesday morning, we drove around the Waterton area, hoping to maybe see more bears, and then made out way back north, reaching Calgary late afternoon/early evening. As it was, we were so lucky to see a gorgeous Cinnamon Black Bear early evening on Monday, at first from a great distance across the lake and then unexpectedly close. Also spotted a Black Bear in among the blackened, burned trees that were near the edge of the road. It was very difficult to see and impossible to see an open spot through which to take photos - but it was our second bear.
I had been hoping to someday get a chance to get down to Waterton, especially to see how it looked after the devastating Kenow wildfire that damaged or destroyed so much of the park in 2017. Most of the park is still closed, but the whole town site and Chief Mountain Parkway and area are open. To me, the park looked beautiful, with enough green areas to contrast with the dead trees on the mountain sides. Firefighters did such a brilliant job last year of saving the whole town, and a team of firefighters form Calgary had been given the task of doing all they could to save the historic Prince of Wales Hotel. There it still stands, untouched. One can see how close to the town and iconic Hotel the fire had come - right up to the very edge, where a sprinkler system had been set up before the fire got close.
Supper on Monday was at Zum's restaurant - an interesting place with walls covered with old vehicle licence plates. Apparently, people send them to the restaurant from so many places, near and far. The food was good and, next morning, after a short drive to see what we could find, we returned there for a good breakfast.
Apart from the wind, we were very lucky with the weather for our two days. No rain, thank goodness. The morning was chilly and so was the night. On Tuesday, the temperature got up to 20C on our way home. Amazing how much one can see in just a couple of days!
This is a fun little blue/purple flower so much going on with the little cone on the back and the piston and stamen out front. The way the light was hitting the blossom was perfect, giving it an almost surreal look. Ambient light.
The sign says it is a dwarf avocado and, while pruning, I squished a bunch of mini avocados that were on the ground. I had no idea I even had this tree. Note to self: research avocado trees so I can eat them next year, as opposed to step on them. It is awfully close to the fence...and far away from the stick with the name tag. I wonder if it is a volunteer left over from the real tree that has now disappeared. Hm.
Macro of a Dwarf Crested Iris, AKA "Abbey's Violet", found near the end of Tremont road in Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.
Infelizmente não deu. Brasil x Holanda. Maputo, Moçambique. Junho 2010
Unfortunately, we did not make it. Brasil x Holanda. Maputo, Mozambique. June 2010
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Cypriniformes (Carps)
Family: Cobitidae (True loaches) Worm-shaped usually without do not have true scales, and like many other Cypriniformes or catfishes, they have barbels at their mouths. Mouths are small bottom-facing for scavenging benthiclifestyle,
Subfamily: Botiinae
Genus/species: Botia sidthimunki aka Ambastaia sidthimunki, Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: The smallest loach species. Males and females similar. Body with black dorsal stripe, a black midlateral stripe, dispersed as a series of joined blotches posteriorly and connected by bars to dorsal stripe Underside is white with a silvery sheen. Adapted to a bottom-dwelling lifestyle typical of most loaches, this species has a downward facing mouth and fleshy barbels for searching bottom gravels and mud for food. Length to 6 cm (2.4 inches)
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand. Found in small muddy lakes and other standing water habitats. Prefer areas of with bogwood, caves, and aquatic plants.
DIET IN THE WILD: Small aquatic invertebrates and insect larvae; algae.
CONSERVATION: IUCN Red List Endangered (EN)
Extirpated from most of its range as a result of dam construction in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as overfishing and land conversion for agriculture. It is now only found in Katchanaburi, Thailand.
BO09 Rainforest Borneo Exhibit, Southeast Asia Community Display
References
IUCN Red List www.iucnredlist.org/details/2953/0
fishbase www.fishbase.org/summary/Yasuhikotakia-sidthimunki.html
Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/210821/details
Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/3729701172/in/set-72157...
Ron's Wordpress shortlink wp.me/p1DZ4b-17o
7-16-09, 9-30-13, 10-25-14, 1-13-15
by Chase Howard
Botanists recently confirmed the discovery of dwarf sundew (Drosera brevifolia) in Maryland, where it was reported growing in open areas with wet, peaty sand near Nassawango Creek in Worcester County on Nature Conservancy property. Local botanist, Chase Howard, made the discovery and contacted the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy to confirm.