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When I was at the German Origami Convention 2016 I met Dirk Eisner, (AKA Eisfold), he was one the special guests.
He has been given several workshops and I followed the one learning how to make the "Di-excavated octahedron".
The folding of the modules is not difficult, but to ensemble them together is something different and it was quite a challenge. But it worked out well for all the participants and I even could refold it at home, as you can see ;-))
Here is another view of the same origami model.
Folded from 18 rectangles 1:2.
If you want to read more about this model, please follow the
this link, it brings you straight to Dirk's photo of this "Di-excavated octahedron".
Black woodpecker in front of the excavated tree hole nest.
Not my most beautiful photo but I would like to show this giant among the woodpeckers on Flickr
Where possible, Puffins will excavate a nesting burrow into the soil using their bill and feet. It looks like this Puffin had just finished his shift!
This photo was taken in the middle of June though and Puffins typically lay one egg per year in April or May. Late nesting perhaps or maybe doing some running repairs.
Taken on the Isle of Lunga.
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This is the road leading to Bijodaira (美女平) at the western end of the lava plateau. The road is only for authorised vehicles.
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is closed from December to mid-April. Snow removal vehicles start excavating the road in early April by using GPS, and the road becomes passable in the second or third week of the month.
The snow wall in the photo is estimated to be 11-12 m. The deepest part of the road on this day was reported to be 17 m.
Excavated at Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 14th century BC. Granodiorite. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
FRPD 309, Hopper Dredger
Vessel FRPD 309 (IMO: 8200826, MMSI: 316029592) is a Hopper Dredger built in 1983 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.
Dredging is the operation of excavating material from a water environment (sometimes temporarily created). Possible purposes of dredging include: improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing dams, dikes, and other controls for streams and shorelines; and recovering valuable mineral deposits or marine life having commercial value. In all but a few situations the excavation is undertaken by a specialist floating plant, known as a dredger. Dredging is carried out in many different locations and for many different purposes, but the main objectives are usually to recover material of value or use, or to create a greater depth of water. Dredges have been classified as suction or mechanical.
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This partially excavated castro is located next to the Camino de Santiago and it is estimated that it was occupied from the 5th century BC until more or less the 1st century AD.
It sits on a gentle hill with a panoramic view of the right bank of the river Miño, but as it is not a steep terrain, it was necessary to build a series of defensive elements that made this settlement unique.
An intricate system of ditches, walls, embankments and palisades surrounds the entrance to the settlement, where the houses have straight, regular walls and are grouped into neighborhoods.
Originally excavated for the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, it underwent a significant redesign after the fair in order to be repurposed as a venue for public gatherings centered on music performances.[1]
The focal point of the plaza, Spreckels Temple of Music, also called the "Bandshell", was a gift to the city from sugar magnate Claus Spreckels.[2] The structure was built in 1899, in advance of the Music Concourse's completion in 1900. It was severely damaged in the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes, has repeatedly undergone extensive renovation, and has served as a stage for numerous performers over the years ranging from Luciano Pavarotti to the Grateful Dead. It has for decades been the venue for annual celebrations of the anniversary of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791.
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The road cleared of snow leads to Renge Hotsprings that is a trailhead to climb Mt. Shirouma-dake (白馬岳 2,932m). Yellow vehicles parked by the road is for snow clearing.
The red overpass is for National Road No. 148 that is the arterial road connecting the Japan Sea coast with Hakuba and Azumino Valley. Many sections of the road are in tunnels due to the scarcity of flat terrains and to spare the efforts for clearing snow. The overpass in the photo connects two road tunnels. Long road tunnels are a horror for cyclists like me.
Hiraiwa (平岩) is a small community of Itoigawa city with a few hotsprings inns. Mountains behind the settlement belong to Otari village of Nagano prefecture. There is a gold mine in the mountains.
Having excavated the old mortar between the stones of this ruined building, these Sand Martins have a secure nesting location, albeit it's next to a busy cafe and car park. The birds aren't bothered at all and have been there for many years
Although the Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) is regarded as a pest on the Continent due to the damage it can do to Honeybee apiaries I still get excited when I see one! We are very lucky to have a well established colony in Christchurch Park in Ipswich, and yesterday evening it was great to watch them busy excavating new burrows!
The excavated Roman Baths at Stratonikeia, Mugla, Turkey. The site was rediscovered in the 1950's after a severe earthquake and is slowly being restored
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Section of a bucket-wheel excavator at College Lake, Tring (Hertfordshire), operating here from the 1960s to the 1980s. In the background you can see what the machine had excavated, namely chalk/limestone used for making cement. It was open-pit mining, and the pit filled with water. Today, the area is a nice nature reserve.
Moray, located in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The current theory is that the large concentric rings created a series of different microclimates. Studies have shown that many of the terraces contain soil that must have been imported from other parts of the region. The temperature at the top of the pits varies from that at the bottom by as much as 15ºC, creating a series of micro-climates that apparently match many of the varied conditions across the Incan empire, leading to the conclusion that the rings were used as a test bed to see what crops could grow where.
Jaillissant d’une caverne large de 60 m et haute de 30 m creusée dans une paroi surplombante de plus de 100 de hauteur, la source de la Loue est une majestueuse résurgence du Doubs.
Gushing out of a cave 60 meters wide and 30 meters high excavated in an overhanging wall over 100 feet high, the source of the Loue is a majestic resurgence of the Doubs.
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A Northern Flicker forcefully ejects a load of wood chips from a nest cavity it was excavating in Calgary, Alberta. This entertaining behaviour was witnessed in mid-April, which is early spring in that part of Canada. This species is increasingly evident year-round at this latitude, a sign of climate change. This bird is an intergrade male, with red on the malar stripes and the nape.
Gila Woodpeckers pretty much exclusively nest in saguaro cacti. They peck a hole and then excavate a cavity inside the cactus. After a bit, a “scab” forms inside the cactus and there is a hard-walled, boot-shaped cavity inside the cactus, in which the woodpecker builds its nest. This guy would go down into the hole and emerge with a beak full of cactus innards. He'd drop some out the hole and then shake his head violently back and forth sending even more junk flying. You can see some of it stuck to the needles of the cactus. It was interesting to observe.
Oficialmente conocido como Valle de Cuelgamuros desde octubre de 2022.
La nave de la basílica se excavó en la roca y está a un nivel más bajo para realzar el presbiterio y romper la monotonía de un espacio tan largo. Está dividida en cuatro tramos, marcados por series de grandes arcos fajones, cruzados en la bóveda para formar casetones.
Las dimensiones del templo actual son superiores a las de la primitiva perforación, que era de 11 por 11 metros, ahora tiene un ancho de 18 metros. Las dificultades técnicas de la ampliación del túnel fueron muy grandes por la estructura granítica del risco, con diaclasas que podían producir desprendimientos, hasta el punto de que se tomó la decisión de macizar el túnel existente con los escombros de la ampliación del suelo y costados, y una vez terminada y consolidada esta, proceder al vaciado total. En agosto de 1954 se realizó el revestimiento interior, con grandes arcos fajones hormigonados, así como los laterales y el suelo, lo que contribuye a la estabilidad del conjunto y a la sujeción de la masa de piedra que gravita sobre la bóveda.
Los muros de las capillas albergan los restos de miles de combatientes de ambos bandos de la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939).
The nave of the basilica was excavated in the rock and is at a lower level to enhance the presbytery and break the monotony of such a long space. It is divided into four sections, marked by series of large transverse arches, crossed in the vault to form coffered ceilings.
The dimensions of the current temple are greater than those of the original perforation, which was 11 by 11 meters. Now it has a width of 18 meters. The technical difficulties of expanding the tunnel were very great due to the granitic structure of the cliff, with joints that could cause landslides, to the point that the decision was made to solidify the existing tunnel with the debris from the expansion of the floor and sides. and once this is finished and consolidated, proceed to complete emptying. In August 1954, the interior lining was made, with large concreted transverse arches, as well as the sides and the floor, which contributes to the stability of the whole and to the support of the mass of stone that gravitates over the vault.
The walls of the chapels house the remains of thousands of combatants from both sides of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
In stillness I meet the mess of my mind—
a shovel, a seed, a ringing bell.
Thoughts rise like dust and fall like rain.
Breath by breath, I come home again.
The dock was excavated and constructed in 1884 by the local engineering contractors B Cooke & Company, under the guidance of the civil engineer Edward Woods, the dock was designed to take not just lighters and barges, but also coastal steamers. It was wide and deep enough to allow craft to turn, as well as allowing two rows of vessels to pass, and to leave on the lowest of tides.
Underground ice wells were built for the Natural Ice Company Ltd which had premises beside the dock to store ice that was shipped direct from Norway. t was later taken over by Slaters Ltd and, by 1902 belonged to the United Carlo Gatti Stevenson Slater Company an amalgamation of block ice trade merchants. During the 1920s, with advances in refrigeration technology, the store was replaced by an ice-making plant above ground and an ice making factory was built in Parkgate Road. The factory remained until some time in the 1970s. Parts of the building became a restaurant in the late 1990s.
Having excavated nesting material from the cliff top grassland the gannets fly with their beakful to the nest site of the towering chalk cliff ledges of Flamborough Head on the Yorkshire coast. (RSPB Bempton Cliffs).
EXCAVATES TIMBER BY DRILLING WITH ITS BILL, but this one is seen drilling the shell of a cob nut, by placing it in a tree hollow, and enjoys the nut, have seen it do this before at the same place, a joy to see, and Tolerates me a bit, because it does not want to leave its meal.
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Excavate the foundation, assemble Styrofoam basement walls and fill cavity with concrete. This is just after 3 weeks and already pouring concrete...see link below:
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Burrowing Owl
The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated by prairie dogs. Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are often active during the day, although they tend to avoid the midday heat. Like many other kinds of owls, though, burrowing owls do most of their hunting from dusk until dawn, when they can use their night vision and hearing to their advantage. Living in open grasslands as opposed to forests, the burrowing owl has developed longer legs that enable it to sprint, as well as fly, when hunting.
Burrowing owls have bright eyes; their beaks can be dark yellow or gray depending on the subspecies. They lack ear tufts and have a flattened facial disc. The owls have prominent white eyebrows and a white "chin" patch which they expand and display during certain behaviors, such as a bobbing of the head when agitated.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_owl
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Burrowing_Owl/overview
Excavates nest cavities inside saguaro cactus. When vacated elf owl, screech owls, purple martins, etc. move in. This was photographed in Green Valley, Arizona.
Volubilis, northern Morocco, at sunset. Ancient Roman ruins that have been partially excavated. This triumphal arch dates back to 216 AD.
Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber and Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes, and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber, then proto-Carthaginian, settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.
The city fell to local tribes around 285 and was never retaken by Rome because of its remoteness and indefensibility on the south-western border of the Roman Empire. It continued to be inhabited for at least another 700 years, first as a Latinised Christian community, then as an early Islamic settlement. In the late 8th century it became the seat of Idris ibn Abdallah, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty and the state of Morocco. By the 11th century Volubilis had been abandoned after the seat of power was relocated to Fes. Much of the local population was transferred to the new town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Volubilis.
The ruins remained substantially intact until they were devastated by an earthquake in the mid-18th century and subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes. It was not until the latter part of the 19th century that the site was definitively identified as that of the ancient city of Volubilis. During and after the period of French rule over Morocco, about half of the site was excavated, revealing many fine mosaics, and some of the more prominent public buildings and high-status houses were restored or reconstructed. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire
Pantanal, Brazil - The Ringed Kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in the Americas. Its heavy, pale-based bill, disheveled crest, blue-gray plumage, white collar, and red belly are visible and recognizable even at a distance. Ringed Kingfishers are often conspicuous, searching shallow water for fish from a prominent perch and chattering noisily when disturbed. Singles or pairs are also often observed flying high overhead and giving loud "keck!" contact calls. Like other kingfishers, the Ringed nests in burrows excavated in banks, generally along watercourses. This species occurs in areas with shallow water throughout the Neotropics south to Tierra del Fuego.
Volubilis is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Before Volubilis, the capital of the kingdom may have been at Gilda.
Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber, then proto-Carthaginian, settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.
The city fell to local tribes around 285 and was never retaken by Rome because of its remoteness and indefensibility on the south-western border of the Roman Empire. It continued to be inhabited for at least another 700 years, first as a Latinised Christian community, then as an early Islamic settlement. In the late 8th century it became the seat of Idris ibn Abdallah, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty of Morocco. By the 11th century Volubilis had been abandoned after the seat of power was relocated to Fes. Much of the local population was transferred to the new town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Volubilis.
The ruins remained substantially intact until they were devastated by an earthquake in the mid-18th century and subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes. It was not until the latter part of the 19th century that the site was definitively identified as that of the ancient city of Volubilis. During and after the period of French rule over Morocco, about half of the site was excavated, revealing many fine mosaics, and some of the more prominent public buildings and high-status houses were restored or reconstructed. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire".
Volubilis is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Before Volubilis, the capital of the kingdom may have been at Gilda.
Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber, then proto-Carthaginian, settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.
The city fell to local tribes around 285 and was never retaken by Rome because of its remoteness and indefensibility on the south-western border of the Roman Empire. It continued to be inhabited for at least another 700 years, first as a Latinised Christian community, then as an early Islamic settlement. In the late 8th century it became the seat of Idris ibn Abdallah, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty of Morocco. By the 11th century Volubilis had been abandoned after the seat of power was relocated to Fes. Much of the local population was transferred to the new town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Volubilis.
The ruins remained substantially intact until they were devastated by an earthquake in the mid-18th century and subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes. It was not until the latter part of the 19th century that the site was definitively identified as that of the ancient city of Volubilis. During and after the period of French rule over Morocco, about half of the site was excavated, revealing many fine mosaics, and some of the more prominent public buildings and high-status houses were restored or reconstructed. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire".
The Capitoline Temple stands behind the basilica within what would originally have been an arcaded courtyard. An altar stands in the courtyard in front of 13 steps leading up to the Corinthian-columned temple, which had a single cella. The building was of great importance to civic life as it was dedicated to the three chief divinities of the Roman state, Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. Civic assemblies were held in front of the temple to beseech the aid of the gods or to thank them for successes in major civic undertakings such as fighting wars. The layout of the temple, facing the back wall of the basilica, is somewhat unusual and it has been suggested that it may have been built on top of an existing shrine. An inscription found in 1924 records that it was reconstructed in 218. It was partly restored in 1955 and given a more substantial restoration in 1962, reconstructing 10 of the 13 steps, the walls of the cella and the columns. There were four more small shrines within the temple precinct, one of which was dedicated to Venus.
There were five other temples in the city, of which the most notable is the so-called "Temple of Saturn" that stood on the eastern side of Volubilis. It appears to have been built on top of, or converted from, an earlier Punic temple, which may have been dedicated to Baal.[59] It is a sanctuary with a surrounding wall and a three-sided portico. In its interior was a small temple with a cella built on a shallow podium. The temple's traditional identification with Saturn is purely hypothetical and has not generally been accepted
Well, this is certainly a bit of a change for me! It's still a miniature, though, so I guess not so much of a surprise really. It's a pewter replica based on an Anglo-Saxon (7th Century) helmet, which was found in 1939 at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. When it was excavated it was in hundreds of rusty pieces, but it was painstakingly reconstructed. The original was made of iron, bronze, tin, gold, silver and garnets. How I would LOVE to have seen it then.
If you're wondering about the scale, this replica is 1" high.
The other three sites have been visited and worked on. Only minutes at each site were spent. Which leads me to think they are decoy sites. The female has put in some work visiting the other sites and chipping away at them. Twenty minutes later she is waiting across the river carrying on. I think this will be the active site for this year.
Excavated ruins of the churches
In the Middle Adges, the outline of the Pskov Kremlin was totally different. From behind the city walls loomed cupolas of the numerous churches. It is hard to beleive that all of them were built on a tiny plot of land half a hectare in size. This unique city construction, unmatched both in Pskov and in the whole world, was called Dowmont town, after Prince Dowmont, who was held in high esteem in Pskov.
Volubilis is a partly excavated Roman city in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fes and Rabat. Built in a fertile agricultural area, it was developed from the 3rd century BC onwards as a Phoenician (and later Carthaginian) settlement. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onwards and expanded to cover about 40 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.
Xylocopa (Latreille, 1802) in my garden. La Ceja, Colombia.
The species of the genus Xylocopa are big bees, robust, hairy, with coloration from black to blue or metallic green in females and yellow in males of many species.
The name “carpenter bees” is mainly associated to Xylocopini, because they excavate their galleries within hard and usually dead wood, excepting the palearctic subgenus Proxylocopa.
They arepolilectic bees, that is, they visit a great variety of plants. Their provisions consist of a compact and dry mixture of pollen.
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