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This unusually steep outcrop (for this part of the world), is covered in birch, heather, broom, gorse and bracken. It is a rare survivor of a once large expanse of lowland heath, formerly part of the Royal Forest of Sherwood. Improved agricultural techniques and agro-forestry has seen Sherwood's acid heathland ecosystem almost eradicated in the last 200 years. This ecosystem is rare, and globally threatened. In the background are Blidworth Woods (Right) and Haywood Oaks (Left.) Taken near Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, UK
A sheep meet-and-greet included a quartet of one-week-old newborn lambs. Much oohing and ahhing was overheard, including, "This is the best day of my life!"
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
5 March 2022.
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▶ The non-profit Applied Community Ecology introduced sheep into the preserve during the fall and winter of 2021 to eradicate pervasive, invasive plants, such English ivy and Chinese privet. Native plants are generally dormant during the cold season and, so, were not affected by the hungry sheep. As spring was imminent, 5 March 2022 was the herd's, err, swan song.
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All Good Things Are Wild and Free.
- Henry David Thoreau
Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.
Peregrine Falcons are very strong fliers and often reported to be the fastest bird in the world. Their average cruising flight speed is 24 to 33 mph, increasing to 67 mph when in pursuit of prey. When stooping, or dropping on prey with their wings closed, it's been calculated that Peregrine Falcons can achieve speeds of 238 mph.
When hunting, Peregrines start by watching from a high perch or by flapping slowly or soaring at great height. Stoops begin 300–3,000 feet above their prey and end either by grabbing the prey or by striking it with the feet hard enough to stun or kill it. They then catch the bird and bite through the neck to kill it. Peregrine Falcons do have other hunting methods, including level pursuit, picking birds out of large flocks, and occasionally even hunting on the ground.
Though the Peregrine Falcon is an elite predator, it does have its own predators, including Gyrfalcons, eagles, Great Horned owls, and other Peregrines.
- Wikipedia
(600mm, 1/500 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000)
AKA rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, letchberry, kurtturuusu (fin).
Rosa rugosa has been declared "nationally harmful invasive species" by the government, buying and selling it is illegal and starting from next year it must be eradicated if found growing on your property.
Taken with Canon FD 35mm F2.8 TS.
Port Mahon, the graveyard of a long forgotten oyster industry. All that remains are pilings in decay, rocks, and the rapidly disappearing skeleton of the last remaining workboat, seen in the lower left corner of the aerial image. The same boat was in much better shape two years ago www.flickr.com/photos/stevebfotos/50860303582/in/photolis... . Nature is very quick to eradicate human structures when not maintained. This area is great for solitude, wildlife photography, aerial photography, scenics, etc. Because it is remote and isolated, these same qualities make it attractive for nefarious activities as well, so be careful with valuables and you may wish to visit here with a buddy. It is a very narrow beach / road and quite low, hence a high tide can cut off your egress if you aren't careful. One final caution for drone pilots is that the first half or more of the shore line falls within the restricted zone for Dover Air Force Base and all that goes with it. Only the extreme northern point is outside this zone, but you are close and you can easily find yourself drifting into restricted space, so be careful.
2023 Jan 05 - DJI Mavic 3 Cine Hasselblad L2D-20c 24mm (35mm equiv) F8 1/1600 sec ISO 100
Though I build on past experience, I attempt to eradicate previous habits of seeing and thinking,” she said in a statement in 2002. “I keep searching for what is visually new to me, while always hoping that a fusion of form and content will take place.”
Barbara Crane 1828 - 2019
In Bavaria, the beaver was eradicated in 1867 and a small number was resettled in 1966.
Today, about 18,000 beavers live in Bavaria. This is a beaver pond near a street with heavy traffic located in the Bavarian forest..
Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.
This Female is refusing to share her catch with her mate. The male waited for a long period of time before approaching for his share. The setting is high up on the girders of a Hydro Tower.
As I write this, I'm feeling incredibly down and disappointed about a total failure of an adventure last night. So, it's nice to be reminded of a nice visit to the Plaza de Espana in Seville.
Typically for me, it wasn't a great trip (generally nothing can be that good if it involves me- mental health, woo!) but there were highlights. With only a few people milling about this vast space and a lovely calm, warm air around us, I was really able to relax and enjoy myself.
Another rare HDR for me, and as usual I've tried to avoid the in-your-face "HERE I AM, I'M AN HDR" feel many photographs give off. Combing a number of exposures has the extra benefit of eradicating even more of the annoying humans who tend to wander through the shot. Boo, humans!
But then, would I want a completely unpopulated, silent world? ...Nah. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
Musk Ox have a behavior that led to their eradication from Alaska many years ago. They would not run in the face of danger and thus hunters were able to harvest whole herds. The wild Musk Ox in Nome were originally from a herd brought over from Greenland in 1930.
Taken 14 June 2023 at Nome, Alaska.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Images of male and female Somali ostriches can be seen in the first comment section.
The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It was previously considered a subspecies of the ostrich but was identified as a distinct species in 2014.
Male ostriches in the wild, or in large domestic flocks, are often seen leading around a small group of females. The males are slightly larger than the females and darker in color. The male performs elaborate dancing displays, during mating season, trying to attract the female birds to mate with him. Mating season for ostriches takes place from April to September, with the chicks hatching during the months of October through December.
Male ostriches undergo a color change at breeding season, when his skin turns bright red, which signals the hens that he's ready to mate. The male attracts as many hens as possible by dancing, fluffing his feathers, flapping his wings and swinging his head around while getting down on his knees. Often the females play hard to get and just walk away but the male doesn't give up and continues until the females succumb to him.
The male ostrich is normally a silent bird. During the breeding season, he finds his voice and makes loud, hollow-sounding booms to attract hens. This vocalizing, along with his strutting and dancing, is what makes the hens become attracted to him rather than to the other males in the area. The loudest voice, and the fanciest dancing technique is what makes him a successful breeder and also attracts more females to his harem. Ostrich males are not monogamous during breeding but do give more careful consideration to the dominant hen who also is called the major hen.
The female ostrich holds her wings out from her sides, shaking the tips. She bobs her head, holding it low while opening and closing her beak. She crouches, telling the male she's ready. He approaches her with a rapid footwork dance and then mounts her while crouching with one foot on the ground and the other on her back. While mating, the male groans and the female snaps her beak and shakes her head. - Wikipedia
I reckon there is going to be a peanut tree forest on my lawn. For years there has been an occasional grey squirrel but I reckon there are several this year. And I know the conservationists wish to eradicate them, but they have given me lots of amusement during what has been a really difficult 15 months. So I grin when I see them 😁
Galapagos Islands
The smooth-billed ani is a widespread introduced bird species in the biologically important archipelago of Galápagos. Many scientists and local people consider it to be a damaging invasive, and it is possible that it impacts native species and ecosystems via multiple mechanisms. However, evidence for this is largely anecdotal and research on smooth-billed anis in Galápagos is limited. Despite this, there have been repeated attempts to control or eradicate the population over the past few decades, all without long-term success.
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I can't describe how beautiful and meaningful this encounter was for me amidst all the horrible things both our governments, here in the US and also in Finland, are currently implementing to eradicate wolves and other big predators of these countries from this planet! World has gone crazy with hatred and demonizing of these animals for their natural behaviors that are crucial to ecosystems!
Disconnect from nature is a real thing today, misinformation and fear heavily instilled in people's minds by ranching and hunting groups. Scientists and biologists with their fact-based research are not listened to. Majority of Americans and Finns, including ranchers and those who live close to wolves, do not support the senseless killings. Yet our opinions don't matter. Yet the war on these innocent beings who have as much right to live on this planet as humans do, is happening. It's heartbreaking.
My encounter was not with a wolf but with a little bit smaller, wolf like, magical creature - coyote. I have been seeing their tracks, scat, urine markings and yes, bloody pieces of rabbit and squirrel fur on the ground for weeks. Yesterday morning when once again surveying the landscape in nearby nature area I was delighted to see a coyote jogging towards me. I quickly kneeled down in the snow, waiting for the coyote to get closer. And she did. She came within twenty yards (or meters) of me before stopping and giving me this look. Telling me I was in her way, where she wanted to go. I looked at her, my heart melting. I admired her presence, wild nature and pure innocence. Oh, the intelligence and wisdom in those amber eyes!
She turned around and jogged few yards to where she came from before turning towards me again. I got up slowly so not to scare her and begin walking away. She watched me go a safe distance before resuming her original path. Be safe, precious one, for your predator brothers and sisters are not safe anymore.
Just a little bit of tenderness from Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY. The very obvious racist policies and eradication of diversity initiatives under Trump are alarming and I think a haunting is in order.
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"I firmly believe that respect to diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance" -Rigoberta Menchú
TAKEN IN ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA.
An introduced species in Australia, which is now pretty widespread. It's considered a pest and is often targeted for eradication.
Apparently, having a clear mind and an undistorted perspective is required of any disciple of Jesus. A disciple’s metanoia must be total if he or she is to proclaim the true gospel message. Otherwise, it is likely to be misrepresented through bias, prejudice, or unwarranted assumptions. Most of us spend our lives, especially early on, influenced by unhelpful beliefs, attitudes, and values held by family members, neighborhood friends, and peer groups. We absorb these assumptions unconsciously while growing up. Such distortions of reality hinder our ability to clearly “see” the kingdom of God at work. They are like wooden logs in our eyes interfering with our ability to see things clearly. Becoming conscious of these powerful influences, recognizing the distortions they cause, and patiently eradicating them become important tasks of our spiritual and personal evolution.
-Teilhard de Chardin on the Gospels The Message of Jesus for an Evolutionary World, Louis M. Savary Foreword by Richard Rohr
It is not a good idea to ignore our more common birds, even those that sadly many consider as pests. So here is a shot of a Feral Pigeon clicked in Mysore a few years back. Owing to their ability to create large amounts of excrement and also destroy crops they are largely considered a nuisance and an invasive species, with steps being taken in many municipalities to lower their numbers or even completely eradicate them. This is a tribute to the humble pigeon.
Denis Island, Seychelles
Tropicbirds nest in tree holes, although on rat-free islands, where they are more successful, they will also nest on the ground. Rats were eradicated from Denis in 2002, making it nationally important for conservation.
Battle of Bull Run or "Manasses in Virginia" where the first ground battle of the American Civil War took place.
The house you see is a re-creation of the Judith Henry House where the first civilian casualty occurred when Union forces fired on the house trying to eradicate Confederate sharp shooters.
It was also on this hallowed ground where the Confederate general Thomas Jonathan Jackson earned his famous nickname "Stonewall Jackson" by CSA General Barnard Bee.
Eucalyptus Trees compete for the sunlight at Point Reyes National Seashore. A non-indigenous tree, it found its way to California during the Gold Rush and now thrives in the Australian-like climate conditions. It's known as California's most hated tree because of its extreme flammability, and propensity for hoarding all the available water in the locations it proliferates. Many nature preserves are busy trying to eradicate the eucalyptus so the indigenous plant life can once again take root.
Marin County CA
The beautiful Wandi the Dingo, the miracle “Dingo who fell from the sky” was found in a residents backyard in Wandiligong in Northern Victoria, with claw marks in his back, most likely having been dropped after being taken by a bird of prey.
After DNA testing, Wandi was indeed found to be a 100% pure Alpine Dingo, our most vulnerable Dingo, and now lives at the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary near Toolern Vale with his gorgeous partner Hermione.
Wandi’s amazing story has done a lot to help the cause of the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary who are dedicated to saving our country’s apex predator from reckless governments who insist on attempting to eradicate them via cruel shooting and baiting programs.
Wandi can be found on Instagram @wandi_dingo where he now has over 47,000 followers.
Reddish Egrets are the rarest, and arguably the most beautiful, of the Florida herons. Once relatively common along the coastlines of Florida in the 19th century, plume hunters nearly eradicated the species from Florida by the early 20th century. Since the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Reddish Egret has been increasing in numbers in Florida, but after nearly 100 years, the population still has not fully recovered. It is estimated that there are less than 400 nesting pairs in the state, a population that may be about one tenth of the population in the mid-19th century. Most today can be found in the Florida Bay and Tampa Bay areas, with some also found at Merritt Island and elsewhere. They can be found in two morphs: a “dark” morph, which is more reddish in color, and a “white” morph.
I found this one at Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County, Florida and Indian River County, Florida.
"Outside the Americas, the ruddy duck is considered a highly invasive species, prompting many countries to initiate culling projects to eradicate it from the native ecosystem.. iWikipediA
The Australian Dingo is our nations apex predator. The Dingo is highly adaptable, intelligent, resourceful and hardy.
Recent studies by Yale University have shown it is the most intelligent canid on the planet.
Despite unrelenting extermination efforts since the arrival of Europeans, it has managed to survive in some form throughout much of Australia, although the Alpine Dingo found along the Eastern seaboard are critically endangered. Our governments, pushed strongly by farmers groups continue to support the demonstrably unsuccessful and ecologically and economically unsustainable pursuit of dingo eradication. There is strong evidence to show that the eradication of our apex predator has done much to allow the proliferation of introduced predators like foxes and feral cats who are much more dangerous to our native wildlife, this evidence shows strongly that allowing the Dingo to thrive would lead to a more sustainable coexistence model and benefit the biodiversity greatly.
Yet our governments continue to allow and support the baiting, trapping and shooting of these amazing animals.
They are such amazing creatures, so beautiful looking. I am a “dog person”, I love all dogs, but these native animals are extra special creatures – you can tell this quickly when you meet them.
Did you know;
- The dingo is a true Australian native animal with recent geological and DNA evidence suggesting the species has been on the Australian continent for many thousands of years more than the 4,000 years that has been thought for some time. They have recently been recognised as a separate species, Canus Dingo. Previously it was thought that they had evolved from wolves.
- The dingo is classified as a “pest” or “vermin” by some state governments and many are authorising baiting of these beautiful animals with the terribly cruel poison 1080 which is banned in many other countries.
- They are incredibly flexible and are double jointed. They can rotate their head backwards. They have extraordinary 180 degree peripheral vision.
- Unlike all domestic dogs, their head is their widest part of their body, this ensures they do not get stuck in underground holes - if their head fits, so does the rest of their body (with the help of those previously mentioned flexible double-jointed legs).
- They have no scent.
- They can hear a heart beat from many meters away.
The un-educated removal of the Dingo is causing irreparable damage to our environment and eco-system, as other animals (feral dogs and cats, foxes etc) multiply out of control. A stable population of Dingos would keep these pests under control, and actually protect many other endangered species.
This photo is Hermione.
The beautiful Wandi the Dingo, the miracle “Dingo who fell from the sky” was found in a residents backyard in Wandiligong in Northern Victoria, with claw marks in his back, most likely having been dropped after being taken by a bird of prey.
After DNA testing, Wandi was indeed found to be a 100% pure Alpine Dingo, our most vulnerable Dingo, and now lives at the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary near Toolern Vale with his gorgeous partner Hermione.
Wandi’s amazing story has done a lot to help the cause of the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary who are dedicated to saving our country’s apex predator from reckless governments who insist on attempting to eradicate them via cruel shooting and baiting programs.
Wandi can be found on Instagram @wandi_dingo where he now has over 47,000 followers.
This eyesore has ruined so many wonderful sites. More should be done to eradicate it as soon as it appears and restore pride in the streets.
On Thursday 14th April 1988 was the first public use of Network SouthEast's new class 442 'Wessex Electrics'. A Waterloo to Weymouth special train was run, in conjunction with Rotary International's 'Polioplus' campaign, which was seeking to eradicate polio.
Units 2401 and 2403 formed a special for that first train, leaving Waterloo at 1130 and arrived in Weymouth 1 hour, 59 minutes and 24 seconds later.
Here the special is seen in Clapham Cutting, just over 5minutes into its journey. The headboard reads 'Wessex Electrics - The Record Maker: Polioplus'. Only the front unit was available to passengers, with the rear unit out of use since interior fitting was incomplete.
Records from the time state the Southern Region, which operated the railway between Waterloo and Weymouth, provided a manager in every signal box and staff at every level crossing on the 142 mile route. The timetables on the day were modified to ensure the lines were clear to allow the special to maintain its speed. However, on the day, a broken rail on the down fast near emergency speed restriction near Raynes Park took the special down to 15mph, costing nearly 2 minutes on the overall journey time.
An official speed record of 109mph was recorded between Litchfield Tunnel and Shawford, and in 2022 this still stands as the official speed record for a 3rd rail electric train.
In reality, faster runs had probably already occured using test runs of 4-REP units, but timings for these were never officially recorded.
Thanks to The_MkIII_Fan for pointing me towards the Railway Magazine's online archive, which I've used to add detail and correct some small errors in my original caption.
Immature Male Lion, 1 - 1.2m / 3.23 - 3.94ft. VULNERABLE. In most habitats except forest. Though Lions have been eradicated from much of their range.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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In 1947, the Union Pacific started a program of repainting its cabooses into an Armour yellow scheme, and the red caboose was soon eradicated from the system. Here, a red Missouri Pacific waycar added to a westbound UP manifest passes through Dale Junction, Wyoming.
I've taken thousands of photos at protests over the past 4 years that I've never even posted but hopefully these won't be relevant anymore soon enough and that this dark period in American history will be over. REMEMBER TO VOTE! I just dropped off my ballot at a secure drop box in Chicago yesterday. If you live in Chicago, there are also a lot of judges on the ballot you have to vote to retain or not. It's really worth looking into every single one. I voted no for retention on at least half of them. We need to change every level of our systems in order to truly eradicate racism. Sometimes, longer lasting change starts from the ground up with the judges, the alderpeople, the mayors, the city council members...think deeply about this, friends.
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Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. It used to be considered a subspecies of the purple swamphen, but was elevated to full species status in 2015; today the purple swamphen is considered a superspecies and each of its six races are designated full species.
The male has an elaborate courtship display, holding water weeds in his bill and bowing to the female with loud chuckles.
The grey-headed swamphen was introduced to North America in the late 1990s due to avicultural escapes in the Pembroke Pines, Florida area. State wildlife biologists attempted to eradicate the birds, but they have multiplied and can now be found in many areas of southern Florida. Ornithological authorities consider it likely that the swamphen will become an established part of Florida's avifauna. It was added to the American Birding Association checklist in February 2013
I want to live in un-interesting times.
The interesting times just don't suit me anymore.
I want to wake up every day
Drink my coffee
Go to work and help kids
Or draw and photograph
Walk through forests
Pet cats and read books
And I don't want to think about suffering
---Any suffering---
I don't want to think about animals or people dying.
Or billionaire capitalists
War and climate change
Diseases once eradicated now
Growing stronger in bodies
Homeless people freezing on streets
People with no body autonomy
Refugees being turned away
Elon Musk buying himself another big toy rocket ship.
I am sick of the interesting times.
I want to look up at the clouds and breathe deeply
Not fearing all of the chemicals in the air or the water I drink
Or the vegetables and fruits I eat
I want to go to art galleries and concerts
Take long bike rides through the woods and
photograph mushrooms.
I want to spend whole nights drinking tea and
Listening to Christina Vantzou's No 2 or
Watching a Kaurismäki film with a favorite feline on my lap or Reading a Bae Suah novel in the bathtub.
I can amuse myself.
Make my own fun.
I don't need the "help" of egomaniac politicians to make it interesting.
So, I wish they would all just leave us artists alone.
Happy New Year.
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With the resident sheep paying little attention, 68030 'Black Douglas' hugs the bank of River Derwent on the final approach to Kirkham Abbey's Up home signal whilst working 1T74 Scarborough to York.
Note - Due to it still being a shade early in the year, a little bit of Photoshop magic has been used to eradicate some foreground shadows!
Continuing my bison series, this was the third of five Plains Bison bulls that were hanging out together just off the main park road. They all know each other, and each has his place in the herd hierarchy. However, there is much jockeying for position and status. This big guy stayed aloof for the most part; perhaps he considered the other four to be underlings.
You can see clearly in this shot the yellow stuff that some found confusing in the previous two images: Crested Wheat Grass. It's an introduced species that provides good early grazing for cows... and probably for bison, too. But it forms dense mats that choke out native vegetation. Parks Canada tried for years to eradicate it from their new acquisition, Grasslands, to no avail. You can burn it, poison it (a dubious strategy), attack it any way imaginable... and it just comes back.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I love the fragile filaments upholding yellow orange pollen covered stamens. The leaves form a perfect cup for accumulating water drops. And the purple surrounding edges. A simple groundcover that is simply beatutiful.
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort commonly known as Wandering Jew, though it cannot be said when, where, or by whom it was first called this. But, considering the term's negative connotation, it would be safe to assume the originator's intent was not to highlight the plant's more favorable qualities. Other common names include Purple Heart and Purple Queen.
T. pallida can be primarily described as an evergreen scrambling perennial plant distinguished by elongated, pointed leaves - themselves glaucous green, fringed with red or purple - and bearing small, sterile three-petaled flowers of white, pink or purple.
Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders as a ground cover, hanging plant, or - particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season - houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings (the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints). It is shade-tolerant and can thrive in a wide range of soil conditions where it has not been intentionally cultivated and carefully maintained. In areas throughout the southern United States and Australia, it is considered an invasive weed and has defied many attempts at control or eradication.
As a houseplant, T. pallida is exceptionally effective at improving indoor air quality by filtering out Volatile Organic Compounds, a class of common pollutants and respiratory irritants, via a process known as phytoremediation.
Tradescantia pallida, Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Biscayne Park, FL
Famille des couleuvres...
En fait je tiens le serpent dans une main et fait la photo avec l'autre
Alors comme ça les produits ménagers sont polluants voir toxiques pour la santé ? lol !!!!
Sans dèc, les gens normaux sont obsédés par la propreté et l'hygiène.. la plus part ont 10 voir plus de ces produits sensés éradiquer la saleté et les bactéries.. bactéries sans qui nous ne vivrions pas.. un pour ceci, un pour celà etc...
Ils aiment laver des trucs quasi propres et même eux même se nettoient sans être réellement sales..
à oui les produits cosmétiques aussi sont souvent toxiques...
mais je délire, les français sont un peuple en pleine forme, solide comme un rock... Et ceux qui disent que les allergies explosent sont des troubles fête...
trop rigolo tout ça...
In fact I'm holding the snake in one hand and taking the picture with the other
So household products are polluting or even toxic to your health? lol !!!!
No doubt, normal people are obsessed with cleanliness and hygiene... most of them have 10 or more of these products that are supposed to eradicate dirt and bacteria... bacteria without which we wouldn't live... one for this, one for that etc...
They like to wash almost clean stuff and even they clean themselves without being really dirty.
yes, cosmetics are also often toxic...
but I'm delirious, the French are a very fit people, solid as a rock... And those who say that allergies are exploding are just troublemakers...
too funny all that...
De hecho estoy sosteniendo la serpiente en una mano y tomando la foto con la otra
¡¡¡¡¿Así que los productos domésticos son contaminantes o incluso tóxicos para la salud? lol !!!!
Sin duda, la gente normal está obsesionada con la limpieza y la higiene... la mayoría tiene 10 o más productos de esos que se supone que erradican la suciedad y las bacterias... bacterias sin las que no viviríamos... uno para esto, otro para lo otro etc....
Les gusta lavar cosas casi limpias e incluso se limpian ellos mismos sin estar realmente sucios.
sí, los cosméticos también suelen ser tóxicos...
pero alucino, los franceses son un pueblo muy en forma, sólido como una roca.... Y los que dicen que las alergias explotan son unos liantes....
muy gracioso todo eso...
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Dosojin is one of ethnic religions in Japan. People pray for the eradication of disease, domestic safety, and a good harvest. The one in this photo is called Kashima-sama.
道祖神の一つ、湯沢市岩崎地区の鹿島様です。
The second to last of her kind, she wants to eradicate the entirety of the AI (Armored Intelligence) species. She is the main antagonist to Kolk and his friends.
A concept that's 2 years old FINALLY comes to life and gets finished.
More photos: imgur.com/a/kSF7j
Train AM-1, with 74 cars and interleaved C420's and RS11's, passes the New Jersey Zinc Company's west plant in Palmerton. The zinc company was by far the largest employer in Palmerton, but the by-products of its operation constantly spewed into the air, eradicating much of the vegetation on the Blue Mountain, including the Lehigh Gap in the background. Today the plant has been razed, and trees are slowly returning to the mountain.
Seen in the Grace Kallum Perennial Garden at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
I read that Japanese Anemeones are invasive and can be difficult to eradicate - I don't believe that would be a problem for me ! LOL!
Arnot Hill House, built in 1866 was part of the Davison & Hawksley mill complex and, along with the former mill pond, is all that remains of the once huge industrial enterprise which at its peak employed 1000 people.
The house was the birthplace of Thomas Hawksley, a nationally important civil engineer. The eradication of water-borne diseases such as Typhoid and Cholera is attributed to his skills as a water engineer, helping to bring fresh water and proper sanitation not only to Nottingham, but to Sheffield, Birmingham and Leeds amongst other industrial cities.
The site was opened as a public park in 1919 and is a Grade II , protected listed building. It is now the Arnold Registration Office for births, deaths and marriages.
While on vacation in Primiero last summer I could see the effects of 2 phenomena which hit the forests of the Central-Eastern Italy. Apparently independent, in fact they’re sadly connected by the changing climatic conditions.
One is the devastation brought by an unprecedented storm, later named Vaia, in 2018 - on a very wide region, several thousands of trees have been eradicated and whole forests destroyed.
The other is the incisive action of the spruce bark beetle – a bug that, favored by the last couple of hot and dry years, is attacking many of the weakened trees that survived the Vaia storm, drying them up and thus worsening the already critical status of our forests.
This latter hit hard on the local communities, who were starting remediation programs after Vaia. It’ll take further efforts to find sustainable solutions, since many aspects in their daily life are influenced by the state of health of their forests.
As beautiful as these grasses can be in the right light, I have learned from Dean that "these invasive Phragmites (European Common Reed) are ... troublesome in our native marsh and wetlands."
Wikipedia:
"In North America, the status of Phragmites australis was a source of confusion and debate. It was commonly considered an exotic species and often invasive species, introduced from Europe. However, there is evidence of the existence of Phragmites as a native plant in North America long before European colonization of the continent. It is now known that the North American native forms of P. a. subsp. americanus are markedly less vigorous than European forms. The recent marked expansion of Phragmites in North America may be due to the more vigorous, but similar-looking European subsp. australis.
"Phragmites outcompetes the native vegetation and lowers the local plant biodiversity. Phragmites forms dense thickets of vegetation that is unsuitable habitat for native fauna. Phragmites displaces native plants species such as wild rice, cattails, and native wetland orchids. Phragmites's high above ground biomass blocks light to other plants allowing areas to turn into Phragmites monoculture very quickly. Decomposing Phragmites increases the rate of marsh accretion more rapidly than would occur with native marsh vegetation.
"Phragmites australis subsp. australis is causing serious problems for many other North American hydrophyte wetland plants, including the native Phragmites australis subsp. americanus. Gallic acid released by Phragmites is degraded by ultraviolet light to produce mesoxalic acid, effectively hitting susceptible plants and seedlings with two harmful toxins. Phragmites are so difficult to control that one of the most effective methods of eradicating the plant is to burn it over 2-3 seasons. The roots grow so deep and strong that one burn is not enough. Ongoing research suggests that goats could be effectively used to control the species."
During late July 1987, I took my father for a train ride on VIA Rail Canada. We rode from Vancouver to Winnipeg and return, east on Canadian Pacific and west on Canadian National. As we were returning to Vancouver aboard VIA Rail's Super Continental, we paused in Edmonton for an hour. The stop yielded some of the trip's best photos.
In 1987, VIA operated its Skeena train to Prince Rupert tri-weekly. It was a through overnight service originating in Edmonton, operating on a 32 hour schedule. Between Edmonton and Jasper, the Skeena was combined with the Super Continental. There was no fancy switching involved - the smaller Skeena, F unit and all, was merely added to the rear of the Super Continental and towed between Edmonton and Jasper. As it turned out, we were fortunate to be aboard VIA 3 on one of the days that it toted the Skeena to Jasper.
Post WWII streamliners are my favorite railfanning niche. Upon arrival at Edmonton, I had the opportunity to photograph two streamlined trains and an EMD yard goat, all of which had been built before I was born. While the Skeena was added to the Super Continenal, I committed these images to Kodachrome.
Since our 1987 vacation trip, much has changed. Urban renewal has eradicated the former CN passenger terminal in downtown Edmonton. In fact, some of these photos were probably taken within the current Rogers Place sports arena. The Super Continental was replaced in 1990 when VIA rerouted the Canadian north. The Skeena only operates west of Jasper with an overnight layover in Prince George. I'm very pleased I have these slides in one of my Logan boxes.
In this image, VIA 3 has just arrived at Edmonton. I rushed up to the headend of the Super Continental to snap this photo. Even though it was around 1:45 in the afternoon, the light was not that bad, thanks to Edmonton's high northern latitude.