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"The Eastern Reef Egret occurs along most of Australia’s coastline except in Victoria, Tasmania and the coast adjacent to the Nullarbor Plain. They usually inhabit rocky shorelines and coral islands and reefs, where they forage for fish, crustaceans and molluscs by using a mixture of stealth and surprise.
There are two colour forms of the Eastern Reef Egret. The white form has a white body and wings, a yellow and grey bill, a bare face that is green-yellow, and dull yellow-grey legs. The dark form has a slate-grey body and wings, with a small white streak on the throat, the bill is slate-brown, and the legs are grey. The eyes of both forms are yellow. The Eatern Reef Egret is also called the Eastern Reef Heron, and the dark form the Blue Heron or Blue Reef Heron."
The eatern side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge affectionately called the Coathanger by Sydneysiders. Taken during the Vivid Festival when buildings are illuminated. A figure is projected on the left pylon of the bridge and beneath it are some illuminated animals. The bridge arch was only lit up with colours on its western side.
Papa's got a brand new bug! An ant for one of the kids, just waiting on a branch until it's time to fly down to the nest box.
A rather uncommon antelope species of eatern and southern Africa. This is a bull, females being dark brown rather than black. From a slide.
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A memorable time on the eatern edge of the Cambrian hills. The western Brecon Beacons can be seen on the distant horizon.
In the garden sipping on Joe Pye Weed.
Lowell Township, Michigan
Thanks for looking at my images. I appreciate it.
Merci beaucoup pour votre charmante visite, bon commentaire et favori, toujours très appréciés.
Thank you very much for your kind visit, nice comment and fave always very much appreciated.
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An eastern screech owl in an owl box! He opened his eyes for a few seconds because of a squirrel making a lot of noise!!! The rest of the time he was sleeping like a baby and enjoying the nice sunshine!!!! This photo was taken in Connecticut!!!!
a tiny "hamlet" on the eatern side of the Kentmere Valley....consisting of 2 or 3 houses and a farm.
RHWP's are one of only four species of woodpeckers that store food. They are adept at catching insects in the air and often wedge them into tree bark alive to be eatern later. I've watched them caching a lot of acorns this fall and winter. Conservation status of this bird is Near Threatened. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
The Eastern Gate (Oostpoort) in Delft, an example of Brick Gothic northern European architecture, was built around 1400. Around 1510 the towers were enhanced with an additional octagonal floor and high spires. This is the only city gate remaining in Delft; the others were demolished in the 19th century. It currently serves as an art gallery and private residence.
Also known as Brown Beech Mushroom
A versatile authentic Eatern Mushroom with a firm, crunchy texture and a mild, sweet, nutty flavour.
Saw these in the local supermarket and bought them to take photos of with some off camera flash! Afterwards they tasted great in my stir fry! :)
Elegant Hindu shrinesbuilt in 700 AD at MahabaliPuram .The Shore Temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is considered the finest early example of medieval southern Indian temple architecture. Unlike most of its neighbours at the site, it is built of cut stones rather than carved out of caves. Its style is characterized by a pyramidal kutina-type tower that consists of stepped stories topped by a cupola and finial. The Mamallapuram monuments and temples, including the Shore Temple complex, were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Marco Polo and the European merchants who came to Asia after him called the site Seven Pagodas. One of these is believed to be the Shore Temple. Temple complex in the category of structural temples goes to the King Rajasimha (700–728 AD), also known as Narasimhavarman II, of the Pallava Dynasty. It is now inferred that this temple complex was the last in a series of temples that seemed to exist in the submerged coastline; this is supported by the appearance of an outline of its sister temples off the coast during the Tsunami of 2004 which struck this coastline.
I. INSCRIPTIONS AT MAMALLAPURAM
NO. 40. ON THE SOUTH BASE OF THE SHORE TEMPLE
This inscription is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman, alias Rajara-deva. It states, that the king “built a jewel-like hall at Kandulur,” and then given a list of the countries, which he is said to have conquered. Among them Vengai-nadu is the well-known country of Vengi; Ganga-padi and Nulamba-padi are found on Mr. Rice’s Map of Mysore;[1] Kundamalai-nadu, “the western hill-country,” is Coorg ; Kollam is Quilon; Kalingam is the country between the Godavari and Mahanadi rivers; Ira-mandalam is Ceylon; Iratta-padi is the Western Chalukyan empire;[2] and the Seriyas are the Pandyas. I have been unable to identify Tadigai-padi.
Sir Walter Elliot’s and Dr.Burnell’s tentative lists of Chola kings[3] contain a king Rajaraja, who reigned from 1023 to 1064 A.D. These figures rest on three Eatern Chalukya grants, of which two have since been published by Mr.Fleet and one has been edited and translated above (No.39.) From these three grants it appears, that the Rajaraja, who reigned from saka 944 to 985, was not a Chola, king, but a king of Vengi, and that his insertion in the list of Chola kings was nothing but a mistake.
The historical portion of the subjoined inscription almost identical with lines 16 to 173 of the large Leyden grant[4] and must belong to the same king. The Leyden grant states that Rajaraja conquered Satyasraya (line 65). This name was borne as a surname by no less than six of the earlier Western Chalukya kings and was also the name of one of the later Western Chalukyas. From certain unpublished inscriptions of the Tanjore Temple it can be safely inferred, that Rajaraja-deva was the predecessor of Rajendra-Chola-deva, the enemy of the Western Chalukya king Jayasimha III., who ruled from about Saka 944 to about 964.[5] Hence the Satyasraya mentioned in the Leyden grant might be identified with the Western Chalukya king Jayasimha III., who ruled from about Saka 944 to about 930 ; [6] and the Chola king Rajaraja, who issued the large Leyden grant and the inscriptions Nos.40, 41 and 66 of the present volume, with that Rajaraja of the Suryavamsa, whose daughter Kundava was married to the Eastern Chaukya king Vimalditya,[7] who reigned from 937 (?) 944. As Rajaraja-deva boasts in his inscriptions of having conquered Vengai-nadu, the country of the Eastern Chalukyas, this marriage was probably a forced one and the result of his conquest of Vimaladitya[8] identification of the Rajaraja-deva of the Leyden grant and of Nos. 40, 41 and 66 with the father of Kundava is confirmed by the Kongu Chronicle, where some of his charities are placedin Saka 926[9]. The Kongu Chronicle, further suggests the probability of identifying Kandalur, where Rajaraja-deva built a hall (sala), with Chidambaram, as it records that “he enlarged the temples at Chidambaram and erected all kinds of towers, walls, mandapas, flights of steps, etc., and other matters.”
From this and the next-following inscription we learn that Mamallapuram belonged to Amur-nadu,[10] a division of Amur-kttam, and that the name of the Shore Temple was Jalasayana. The purport of the inscription is a new division of the land of thetown of Mamallapuram, which had been agreed upon by the citizens.
TRANSLATION
Hail! Prosperity ! In the twenty-fifth year of (the reign of ) the illustrious Ko-Raja-raja-Rajakesrivarman, alias the illustrious Rajaraja-deva, who,-while both the goddess of fortune and the great goddess of the earth, who had become his exclusive property, gave him pleasure, -was pleased to build a jewel (-like) hall (at) Kandalur and conquered by his army, which was victorious in great battles, Vengai-nadu, Ganga-padi, Nulamba-padi, Tadigai-padi, Kudamalai-nadu, Kollam, Kalingam, Iramandalam, which is famed in the eight quarters, and Iratta-padi, (the revenue from from which amounts to) seven and a half Laksha ; who,-while his beauty was increasing, and while he was resplendent (to such an extent) that he was always worthy to be worshipped,-deprived the Seriyas of their splendour, -We, the middle-aged citizens of this towns, unanimously made the following contract, while assembled in the tirunandavana to the south of (the temple of) Jalasayana-deva at Mamallapuram, the chief town of the fifty (villages called after) Pudukkudaiyan Ekadhira,[11] which from part of Amur-kottam.
(Line 21.) The wet land, white (?) land, garden land, dry land and all other taxable (?) land of our town shall be divided into four lots of one hundred manais. One lot of (the land), which has been divided into four lots according to this contract[12] shall be a lot of twenty-five manais. The manais (of) the land (included in) the contract of division into lots may be sold, mortgaged, or used for meritorious gifts ; (but) the manais (of) the land shall be given away as defined by the contact of the division into lots. The previous definition shall be wholly cancelled. The fruit-trees, which stand in the various parts of the lands divided into lots, shall be enjoyed by the owner of the respective lot. Those (trees) which stand on the cause ways between the rice-fields, shall belong to (the whole of) the hundred manais. Among those who are without land and are over the age of sixteen, -from those who work for hire one-eighth of a pon and for (each) turn as ploughmen (?) three-eighths of a pon shall be taken at the end of the year. From those who do not submit to this contract, further twenty-five kurajus of gold shall be taken besides as a fine. We, the middle-aged citizens of the town, have unanimously established this contact.
(Line 58). I, Tiruvelarai Muvayirattu-erunurruvan, the Karanam of this town, who worships the holy feet (of the god), wrote this contract according to the orders of the middle-aged citizens. This is my signature.
NO.41. ON THE NORTH BASE OF THE SHORE TEMPLE
The historical part of this inscription identical with that of the preceding one ; its date is the twenty-sixth year of Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman, alias Raja-Raja-raja-deva.
The inscription, which is unfortunately mutilated, mentions three temples, two of which were called after and consequently built by Pallava kings. The first of these two is Jalasayana or Kshtriyasimha-Pallava-Isvara-deva. That Jalasayana was the name of the Shore Temple itself, appears clearly from the inscription No.40. The second name for it, which is furnished by the present inscription, proves that the Shore Temple was a foundation of a Pallava king Kshatriyasimha. The second temple mentioned in the subjoined inscription is Rajasimha-Pallava_isvara-deva, which, as appears from one of the Kanchipuram inscriptions (No.24, verse 10), was the original name of the Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchi. The name of the third temple, Pallikondaruliya-deva, natha Temple at Kanchi. The name of the third temple, Pallikondaruliya-deva, (literally : “the god who is pleased to sleep”) may perhaps refer to the Sriranganayaka Temple at Pallikonda near Virinchipuram and would then explain the origin of the name Pallikonda.
TRANSLATION
Hail ! Prosperity ! In the twenty-sixth year of (the reign of) the illustrious Ko-Raja-raja-Rajakesarivarman, alias the illustrious Raja-Rajaraja-deva, etc.[13]- We, the middle-aged citizens of Mamallapuram, a town in Amur-nadu, (a division) of Amurkottam . . . . .of (the temples of) Jalasayana, (alias) Kshatriyasimha-Pallav-Isvara-deva at this town, and of Rajasimha-Pallava-Isvara-deva, and of Pallikondaruliya-deva. . . . .
(Line 31.) . . . . . of the fifty (villages called after) Pudukkudaiyan Ekadhira, which form part of this kottam[14] . . . . .
NO.42. INSIDE THE SHORE TEMPLE
This inscription is dated in the ninth year of Vira-Rajendra-Chola-deva. It records the gift of a piece of land from the great assembly (mahasbha) of Si[ri]davur, alias Narasimha-mangalam to “our lord of Tirukkadalmallai.” By this the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram seems to be meant.
TRANSLATION
Hail ! In the ninth year of (the reign of) the illustrious Vi[ra}-Rajendra-Sora-deva, we the great assembly (mahasbha) of Si[ri]davur, alias Narasimha-mangalam, gave to our lord (of) Tirukkadalmallai as exclusive property, with exemption from taxes, 5 rice-fields (tadi), consisting of 2,000 kuris (of land ; 1.at) Mangalachacheru to the south of the Ukkaviri channel (at) our village ; and (2. at) Narayanan-mangalur, alias Kuttadi-patti, where (the temple of) this god (? kuiyan) stands.
I removed this snake from its comfy spot on the warm pavement, glad I got there before traffic. It was rather docile compared to other snakes I’ve handled. I guided it into leaf litter at the very spot where I found my cat Marcy (2002-2018) 20 years ago.
The UFO-like monument on the Buzludzha peak in Bulgaria, built by the countries former communist regime to commemorate the events in 1891 when the socialists assembled secretly in the area to form an organised socialist movement, was opened in 1981, but abandoned after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
Today, the trespassing visitor can explore the site’s interior, finding traces of the mosaic frescoes that once artfully decorated the walls and exploring the debating chamber with the hammer and sickle symbol still blazoning the centerpiece of the ceiling.
For more info read Timothy Allen’s fantastic blog post of his visit to Buzludzha. humanplanet.com/timothyallen/2012/02/buzludzha-buzludja-b...
Also known as Brown Beech Mushroom
A versatile authentic Eatern Mushroom with a firm, crunchy texture and a mild, sweet, nutty flavour.
Saw these in the local supermarket and bought them to take photos of with some off camera flash! Afterwards they tasted great in my stir fry! :)
The north eatern corner of Tasmania has some great spots for beach walking and camping. It is part of Mt William National Park.
A wild "Airborne" Eastern Grey Kangaroo in midskip, at the Coombabah Lakelands conservation reserve,
Auf ihrem Weg.
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After a sunny hot day, a thunderstorm came on this evening – certainly for this reason, the impressive dune landscape was almost deserted and this woman with the colorful cloth walked quickly. Also we did not stay that long ... it had already started to rain ;-)
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Nach einem sonnigen heißen Tag kam an diesem Abend ein Gewitter auf – bestimmt war aus diesem Grund die beeindruckende Dünenlandschaft fast menschenleer und diese Frau mit dem bunten Tuch ging schnellen Schrittes. Auch wir blieben nicht so lange ... es hatte schon ein bisschen angefangen zu regnen ;-)
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Trip to South Africa. /// Reise nach Südafrika. /// Colchester, Sand Dunes Sundays River, Algoa Bay
This famous prison was the model for many subsequent prisons but was abandoned many years ago. It now has been stabilized as an abandoned site. www.easternstate.org/
Mediodactylus danilewskii
More from day 2 of my trip to Bulgaria at alexperrywildlife.com/blog/rMx2e
After capturing a few hundred shots of leaves passing by as the stars passed overhead, I decided to try another location with a less definite current. It turned out great! I can't wait to show you the time-lapse video.
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