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I can easily go for a walk where I live now and can count well over 100 individual rabbits in a space of half hour. All are in good condition with no signs or scars of that dreadful myxomatosis disease. With patients you can get fairly close to them in which to take a few photos.
How easily the ripe grain
Leaves the husk
At the simple turning of the planet
There is no season
That requires us
....
- W.S. Merwin
Macaws are perhaps the most easily recognizable birds in the parrot family. Colorful and entertaining, these birds have been kept as pets for hundreds of years.These birds are characters, each having different personalities, likes, and dislikes. Due to their size, macaws can be challenging to care for, but they are loyal companions who are worth the time commitment. Here are a few fun facts about these playful members of the parrot family.When properly taken care of, some macaw species, such as blue and gold macaws can live for an average of 60 years, and many have been recorded to live for up to 80 years or even more.Those who are interested in adopting a macaw are strongly cautioned to make sure that they are willing to commit enough time to care for their pet. It is not at all uncommon for these birds to outlive their owners, so make the same provisions for their care as you would for any other dependent.
Nothing beats seeing this easily recognizable plant in spring from April to June when it forms a dense carpet of blue (sometimes white or pink) fragrant flowers over a woodland floor and the ''bluebell woods'' are often considered to be some of the most spectacular displays in Europe.
Macaws are perhaps the most easily recognizable birds in the parrot family. Colorful and entertaining, these birds have been kept as pets for hundreds of years.These birds are characters, each having different personalities, likes, and dislikes. Due to their size, macaws can be challenging to care for, but they are loyal companions who are worth the time commitment.. When properly taken care of, some macaw species, such as blue and gold macaws can live for an average of 60 years, and many have been recorded to live for up to 80 years or even more.Those who are interested in adopting a macaw are strongly cautioned to make sure that they are willing to commit enough time to care for their pet. It is not at all uncommon for these birds to outlive their owners, so make the same provisions for their care as you would for any other dependent.
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
we went in search of the supermoon and found thick patches of low hanging fog...genuinely beautiful but could easily have been the opening scene of a 70's Hammer Horror film
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
La palabra flysch proviene del alemán y su significado es deslizar.
Son estratos rocosos perfectamente delimitados que se formaron en el fondo del océano por decantación de sedimentos y conchas de organismos marinos, en un proceso que dura millones de años, en este caso parece que hasta 60.
Estos estratos intercalan capas duras con otras más blandas. La erosión hace que estas capas menos consistentes se desgasten con mayor facilidad. Así, poco a poco, van quedando las capas duras más expuestas, soportando más la erosión a la vez que protegen a las blandas.
The word flysch comes from German and it means to slide.
They are perfectly delimited rocky strata that were formed at the bottom of the ocean by decantation of sediments and shells of marine organisms, in a process that lasts millions of years, in this case it seems that up to 60.
These strata intersperse hard layers with other softer ones. Erosion causes these less consistent layers to wear away more easily. Thus, little by little, the hard layers become more exposed, withstanding more erosion while protecting the soft ones.
- pOOnsh
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Port Isabel, Texas. This place was in pretty rough shape when I photographed it. I'm wondering what it'll look like tomorrow..:( Several of you reached out, and I think you for that. The weather man says we'll have 50 mile and hour winds and about 12 inches of rain. I live close to a creek that floods easily. So, I'm a little worried. We've already had some rain and wind.
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
― Mary Oliver
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It has always been my wish to photograph the secretive Sora head-on showing its laterally compressed body, which allows it to slip and weave easily through dense vegetation. However, seeing the Sora in the open is notoriously difficult.
I was justifiably excited when I spotted this Sora walking cautiously along the path. And when it turned and looked straight into the lens for a brief instant, the angle, light and position were just right, as seen in this picture. Luck!
I am glad that I was ready and took advantage of that opportunity.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G, Right angle viewfinder.
(Taken on: July,2019, St. Albert, Edmonton, Canada, Alberta)
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Le Geai des chênes est un oiseau commun qu'on entend plus facilement qu'on ne voit.
Ses cris éraillés sonores sont désagréables à l'oreille humaine et il n'en est pas avare.
Il est assez farouche vis à vis de l'homme et préfère garder ses distances.
J’ai donc utilisé mon second boîtier le Z7 Mirorless qui ne fait aucun bruit au déclenchement car c’est un oiseau très craintif ...
Ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on l'appelle Geai des chênes car il est friand de glands qui constituent près de 50% de son alimentation en été puis qu'il cache en automne pour l'hiver.
Ces oiseaux ont une excellente mémoire visuelle et sont capables de retrouver leur nourriture même sous la neige...
Condition de prise de vue depuis mon siège affût.
Un grand merci à tous pour vos visites, vos commentaires, et favoris aussi qui sont toujours très appréciés.
Source: Oiseaux.net
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The Eurasian Jay is a common bird that can be heard more easily than seen.
His loud hoarse cries are unpleasant to human ears and he is not stingy with them. He is quite fierce towards humans and prefers to keep his distance.
It is not for nothing that it is called Jay of the oaks because it is fond of acorns which constitute nearly 50% of its diet in summer then that it hides in autumn for the winter.
These birds have an excellent visual memory and are able to find their food even under the snow ...
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I used my second box, the Z7 Mirrorless, which makes no noise when it is triggered because it is a bird very fearful of noise...
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These are common birds heard easily and found pretty much everywhere where there are small bushes. The birds nest during the summers and stitch the nest using thorns and leaves and hence the name.
I found this bird on the side of a road in the bush. It was way smaller than a common tailorbird and instead of flying away when we approached it, it stared back from inside the bush. Judging by the size and behaviour, I think its a juvenile, probably still learning to fly. Maybe it just started its flight since we saw it fly across the small road. The area had multiple raptors, so it needs to be careful not to become prey to Shikra's which are quite observant and easily catch these fledglings.
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Bridalveil Falls pours into the snow covered valley as seen from the Tunnel View Overlook.
Easily one of the most beautiful places on Earth and I wish I had some fun or exciting story for you but the fact is, this view may only last for 4-5 more years and then it will all be brown. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. :( My suggestion, see it now!!!!
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Cushendun (from Irish Cois Abhann Duinne, meaning 'beside the River Dun') is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about 15 miles away across the North Channel and can be seen easily on clear days. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people.
It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
The nearby hamlet of Knocknacarry is located approximately 0.6 miles to the west.
Cushendun village, was designed for Ronald McNeill, the Conservative MP and author later Lord Cushendun in the style of a Cornish village by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. He is buried in the Church of Ireland graveyard near his nationalist cousin Ada or Ide McNeill, Roger Casement's friend and admirer who died in 1959.
Since 1954 most of the village and the parkland around Glenmona to the north has been owned by the National Trust. Cushendun's picturesque coastal setting in the heart of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, together with its architectural inheritance, resulted in designation as a Conservation area in 1980.
The nearby caves of Cushendun have been used as backdrop in the series Game of Thrones.
---I bruise easily~So be gentle~
When you handle me~There's a mark you leave~Like a love heart~Carved on a tree~I bruise easily~Can't scratch the surface~Without moving me~
Underneath~I bruise easily---
The famous castle Neuschwanstein close after sunrise. While the mountainsides behind are already bright illuminated, the castle itself is still laying in the shadows. Well, for kings the day can easily start a little later.
Das berühmte Schloß Neuschwanstein kurz nach Sonnenaufgang. Während die Hänge der dahinter liegenden Berge schon hell erleuchtet sind, liegt das Schloß noch im Schatten. Für Könige darf halt der Tag auch etwas später anfangen.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
===Comparisons are easily done
Once you've had a taste of perfection
Like an apple hanging from a tree
I picked the ripest one
I still got the seed
You said move on
Where do I go
I guess second best
Is all I will know
Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I
Was looking into your eyes
You're like an Indian summer
In the middle of winter
Like a hard candy
With a surprise center
How do I get better
Once I've had the best
You said there's
Tons of fish in the water
So the waters I will test
He kissed my lips
I taste your mouth
He pulled me in
I was disgusted with myself
Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I
Was looking into your eyes
You're the best
And yes I do regret
How I could let myself
Let you go
Now the lesson's learned
I touched it I was burned
Oh I think you should know
Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
Thinking of you
What you would do if
You were the one
Who was spending the night
Oh I wish that I
Was looking into your eyes
Looking into your eyes
Looking into your eyes
Oh won't you walk through
And bust in the door
And take me away
Oh no more mistakes
Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay===
- pOOnsh
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The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.
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The Carolina Wren is easily recognized by the white stripe above each eye and its distinctive "tail-up" posture that it assumes as it flits about the bushes. Energetic and vocal this little wren has one of the loudest songs of any small bird. Males sing their “tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea." song hundreds of times a day, all year long. One particularly busy bird was recorded singing almost 3,000 times in a single day!
More brightly colored than most wrens, and with a rich musical song, Carolina Wrens are common in open woods and backyards in the southeast. There they busily explore brush piles and low tangles. The adults live in pairs all year, and they may "duet" at any season, with the female giving a chattering note while the male sings. The northern edge of this species' range varies over time: it gradually expands northward during series of mild years, then gets knocked southward again by very severe winters.
Fond this one in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.
Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of chances before
But I ain't gonna give anymore
Don't ask me
That's how it goes
'Cause part of me knows what you're thinking
Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusation before
And I ain't gonna take any more
Believe me
The sun in your eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind
Don't leave false illusions behind
Don't cry cause I ain't changing my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind
Hurricane Ridge ascent, Olympic National Park, Washington.
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Fairy chimney (hoodoo) rock formations nearby Goreme, in Cappadocia, Turkey. A fairy chimney is a tall, thin spire of soft sedmentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects the column from the elements.
A large duck species easily identified due to their bright white and brown plumage. The birds are migratory from South Eastern Europe and much of Central Asia during winters to India. They are not so common in our state, but common in our neighbouring western state.
Found them in a shallow lake in the middle of a grassland where there was a group of 6 along with dozens of Pintails, Garganeys and Pochards. The rest of the ducks flew away by our presence, but these Shelducks stayed put cautiously and after a short while ignored us entirely. The birds were chasing each other and seemed to have fun for a short while. The presence of 3 large raptors distracted us and the birds which flocked together to probably feel more secure.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Easily one of my favorite spots I went to in Colorado was Mt Wilson. This one does not show the Schmidt ranch below the mountain but I love how the sunlight caused the peak to glow with a golden tone.
Life is a dream...
This section of Iguazu Falls is known as Devil's Throat. It is most easily seen/accessible from the Argentine side of the falls via a 1200-yard footbridge after getting off of the Jungle Train at Devil's Throat Station. I took this photo from the balcony at the end of the footbridge. The rushing water of the falls is so loud on the balcony that you almost can't hear anything else, and I got very wet from the misty overspray created by the falls. On the footbridge while walking to and from the falls we saw lots of animals and birds including Coatis and Plush Crested Jays.
Quote of the Day:
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." (Helen Keller)
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwest Florida
USA
An image of a spoonbill from Ding Darling is in the first comment section.
From Wikipedia - The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) (sometimes placed in its own genus Ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States and on central Florida's Atlantic coast Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center.
This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups. The spoon-shaped bill allows it to sift easily through mud. It feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish ignored by larger waders.
In the United States, a popular place to observe roseate spoonbills is "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Roseate spoonbills must compete for food with snowy egrets, great egrets, tricolored herons and American white pelicans.
The roseate spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying two to five eggs, which are whitish with brown markings. Immature birds have white, feathered heads, and the pink of the plumage is paler. The bill is yellowish or pinkish.
DISTINCTIVE WADER is easily recognized by its dumpy, rounded body, rather short legs, and its incredibly long, straight bill. The latter is used to probe vertically downwards in soft mud, in the manner of a sewing machine. Seen at the scrap Sandwich Bay, and only for a brief few seconds before disappearing into the long grasses again.
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The Carolina Wren is easily recognized by the white stripe above each eye and its distinctive "tail-up" posture that it assumes as it flits about the bushes. Energetic and vocal this little wren has one of the loudest songs of any small bird. Males sing their “tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea-kettle-tea." song hundreds of times a day, all year long. One particularly busy bird was recorded singing almost 3,000 times in a single day!
Carolina wrens form lifelong pair bonds and pairs often stay together for years. The birds move and feed together, where you see one, you will usually see its mate foraging close by. The pair works together to build a nest, which can be in a tree hole or on a branch, but Carolina wrens are well known for choosing to nest in man made structures such as mail boxes, door wreaths, flower pots, or even a cardboard box in a garage. They use sticks, hair, feathers, and anything that looks suitable—even shed snake skins. They often build multiple nests then select one to raise their chicks.
When feeding, a Carolina wren hops around on the ground and in the underbrush turning over dead leaves, and probing cracks and crannies for spiders, insects and larvae. They also eat fruit and berries, but rarely come to bird feeders.
I found this one in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.
Considered Vulnerable by BirdLife International and only easily distinguished from the closely related and formerly conspecific Chestnut-backed Tanager (Tangara preciosa) by the black back, this species is generally poorly known, although it seems to be one the of the few tanagers to perform seasonal migrations. The species’ overall range stretches from Espírito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul, in southeast Brazil, although there is only one definite record from the last-named state. It is largely restricted to coastal sand-plain forest and littoral scrub, and the species also visits gardens and orchards. Seasonal displacements occur in Rio de Janeiro, where its arrival coincides with the ripening of certain fruits, and the Black-backed Tanager is also more common in São Paulo during the austral winter, which season has produced all of the available records in Espírito Santo. This one was photographed in São Paulo.
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Perugia : Via Appia Stairs lead to Via dell'Acquedotto ,in the background
Italiano : Il suggestivo percorso pensile di via dell'Acquedotto realizzato nel 1812 ,costruendo parapetti sopra le arcate dell'acquedotto medioevale per collegare più agevolmente il Rione di Porta S. Angelo al Centro Storico. Questo tratto della via ,costituito da un ponte sorretto da una decina di arconi a tutto sesto ,offre un panorama sopraelevato sull'antico Borgo Artigiano della Conca ,ora abitato prevalentemente da studenti Universitari .
English :
The suggestive hanging path of the aqueduct street built in 1812, building parapets above the medieval aqueduct arches to connect more easily the Porta Sant'Angelo district to the Historical Center. This section of the street, consisting of a bridge supported by a dozen round arches, offers a raised panorama over the ancient village of the Conca, now inhabited mainly by university students.
Although easily overlooked, the Motor Inn Parking Garage on the southwest corner of Monroe and 4th St., is one of downtown Springfield's more interesting structures as it represents the marriage of Art Deco architecture in the form of a two-story parking garage. Thought to be Springfield's first indoor parking garage, the 1920's-era building had parking on the second floor. It was almost torn down in the mid-2000's for downtown housing, but was saved and has since been restored. It now is a combination of retail and office space. The iconic neon Motor Inn Parking sign seen on the building's 4th street side was restored during the renovation.
The Motor Inn Parking Garage is a contributing property within the Central Springfield Historic District. The Central Springfield Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978. The boundaries of the district were expanded in 1986 and 2015.
Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. The family is Proteaceae. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 11113
This is the only time of year these plants look pretty. Here's what the Internet says
The fruit of prickly pears, commonly called cactus fruit, cactus fig, Indian[8] fig, nopales[9] or tuna in Spanish,[10] is edible, although it must be peeled carefully to remove the small spines on the outer skin before consumption. If the outer layer is not properly removed, glochids can be ingested, causing discomfort of the throat, lips, and tongue, as the small spines are easily lodged in the skin. Native Americans, like the Tequesta, would roll the fruit around in a suitable medium (e.g. grit) to "sand" off the glochids. Alternatively, rotating the fruit in the flame of a campfire or torch has been used to remove the glochids. Today, parthenocarpic (seedless) cultivars are also available.
In Mexico, prickly pears are often used to make appetizers, soups, and salads through entrees, vegetable dishes, and breads to desserts, beverages, candy, jelly, or drinks. The young stem segments, usually called nopales, are also edible in most species of Opuntia.[9] They are commonly used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos con nopales (eggs with nopal), or tacos de nopales. Nopales are also an important ingredient in New Mexican cuisine.
Opuntia contains a range of phytochemicals in variable quantities, such as polyphenols, dietary minerals and betalains. Identified compounds under basic research include gallic acid, vanillic acid and catechins, as examples.[14] The Sicilian prickly pear contains betalain, betanin, and indicaxanthin, with highest levels in their fruits.[16]
In Mexican folk medicine, its pulp and juice are considered treatments for wounds and inflammation of the digestive and urinary tracts.[17]
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BROKEN ARROWS - Georgia - Books & Vase - Clay
MVT - Boho chic handbag ( DECOR)
MVT - Boho chic tulips vase
No59 Fruit Juice - Tray Fruit juice Orange
No59 Fruit Juice - Fruit Juice Bottles standing Orange
At Collabor88
BROKEN ARROWS - Tatham - Mirror & Plant - Light
BROKEN ARROWS - Tatham - Rug - Mix II
(NO) Boho Vase - Juice Carton
DISORDERLY. / Boheme Spring / Plant Stand
At FaMESHed
Pitaya - Papasan armchair - Light
Pitaya - Papasan stool - Light
At Anthem ~
Pitaya - Boho picnic - Pouf
Pitaya - Boho picnic - Table
Pitaya - Boho picnic - Centerpiece
Other items used ~
Pitaya - Macrame plant hanger - White (light leaves)
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Bamboo cart
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Bottles 02
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Bottles 01
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Flower Arrangement
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Bowl with ice
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Fruit Basket
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Cocktail shaker
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Bar utensils
Pitaya - Tropical Bar Cart - Glasses 03
BROKEN ARROWS - Flora Arrangement
Elm. Amara Bookshelf #1 [Maple]
Granola. Devan Floor Lamp ~ White
Granola. Darra Succulent Planter Terracotta.
Granola. Andie Singing Bowl V1
Granola. Andie Candles Rose
Granola. Andie Candles Pistacio
Granola. Andie Candles Pumpkin
Granola. Andie Vases V1.
Granola. Andie Trinket Boxes.
Granola. Roux Tiger Lily Bud Vase.
Granola. Indigo Boobie Planter. Tone3
Granola. Olivia Craspedia Terracotta.
ChiMia - Claude Frame (Elm)
ChiMia - Claude Frame (Beech)
{vespertine} - hanging macrame planters. - hoya linearis.
{vespertine} - hanging macrame planters. - monstera minima.
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 1
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 2
Apple Fall Dried Palm Arrangement - Terracotta Jug
[Merak] - Soho Rug (texture change)
[Rezz Room] Dachshund Adult Animesh (Companion)
Lagom - Cozy plants [ Hanging A ]
Lagom - Cozy plants [ Stand ]
A woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 21981
Is this Bottle really Blue ?
Depends on the Light that’s shining through
But mind you, it is made of Glass
Which could easily break, alas !
So come what may
It must survive this very Day
Please remember - it was only made
For this CrAzY Tues-Day
(Caren)
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
😄 Happy CrAzY TuEsDaY 😄
Taken 10.07.2020 and uploaded for
Crazy Tuesday #GlassBottles
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
1/15 Sec
ISO 400 .
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This impressively large woodcreeper occurs throughout Central America, the Northern Andes, and locally into lowland forests of South America, though it is inconspicous and easily overlooked. San Lorenzo Experimental Station, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park, Colombia
EASILY DETECTED BY ITS LOUD ALARM CALL, or by drilling timber with its bill. Could see flashes of red and black, behind
the blind side of this tall tree stump, and guessed what I had
found, waited what seemed forever, then it appeared over the top, and two shots later it was gone, but job done, and I was very pleased to have one in focus. These woodpecker's are doing quite well in southern Britain, as they have learnt to frequent peanut feeders in gardens, and its a real joy to me to see them in woods or my garden.
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THANK YOU, so good to see you visit, please leave a comment, witch is very appreciated and find encouraging, will return to see your images! ........ ....
Stay safe and God bless... Tomx.
Unlike the orange-crowned warbler that can easily hide its orange crown, the golden-crowned kinglet's golden crown is always on full display. This golden-crowned kinglet is catching gnats and no-see-ums in the wooded grove that acts like a little oasis for migrating songbirds in the open prairie habitat around here. After spending the summer in Canada's vast boreal forest, these hardy golden-crowned kinglets sometimes winter right here in Winneshiek County since they can survive temperatures to -40 F even though they are barely bigger than a hummingbird.
1-february-2021: Pramollo saddle is a mountain (road) Pass and State border with Austria (where it is called Nassfeld), which, in "hard" Italian part, unlike the "soft" kilometers of Austrian Carinthia ski resorts, is rather wild with a vast conifers forest, a lake, many streams and ponds, steep and rocky mountains and soaked terrain both for morphological characteristics (peat bog) and for the abundant and widespread annual rainfall.
Located at 1530m, it is a meeting point between opposing currents, the humid and mild ones that go up the long meridian valley of the "Canal del Ferro" and which, in low-pressure conditions, coming from the Adriatic Sea bringing intense snowfalls (up to 120cm per single front, 50-60cm on average) from late October to late April and those, on the other side, more stable, dry and cold, which enter from the Austrian side and come from Central or Northern Europe.
The combination of these factors (and many more occasional and/or local ones/microclimates) mean that up here the winters are very photogenic, as you will also see in a second set, taken a few days later, following a new abundant snowstorm and which I will post as soon as I have downloaded what is chronologically iterated between the two excursions on this splendid (and very silent, in Italian part) Alpine saddle.
Finally, I must THANK the work of the municipality of Pontebba (UD), under which Pramollo is, for having kept clean the long, narrow and twisted asphalted road, that leads here from Pontebba little town itself (588m a.s.l.), with almost 1000m of elevation gain in little more than 12 kilometers, and which managed to guarantee access despite a very snowy winter with frequent avalanches and landslides and despite also the fact that there are no ski resorts in Italy (that is NO money revenues for Pontebba or Friuli-Venezia Giulia political Region...).
The work of the snowcats (Italian or Austrian? Is there, perhaps, an Austrian collaboration for Austrian tourism? I think so because in Italy there is no economic income and the work of snowcats is certainly not free!), however, is also excellent, as they have always compressed the fresh snow in a long cross-country ski track that winds around for about 6-7km and allows you to walk easily over 3m of snow without any special equipment.
Thank you so much!