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Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe
Pied Flycatcher (m) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Pied Flycatcher (F) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Pied Flycatcher (f) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Pied Flycatcher (m) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
I didn’t have to make much of an effort to take this shot. My better half had just left for town for a couple of days, and I was all alone at our country home. It was raining, and I was watching TV, only to a certain extent interested in the opening match in the European football championship. Suddenly I became aware of this elk coming along the path from the forest, only 25 meters from my window. Luckily, I had my camera within reach and took a couple of shots straight through the window glass. Later he moved even closer to me, and I quietly opened the terrace door and got this shot when he was at the edge of the forest, only about 12-14 meters away. He was looking straight at me, but the wind direction was to my advantage and he didn’t run away. He was alone, and I thought of him as a lonely visitor. I watched him for ten minutes or more, while he was grazing and slowly moving into the forest again. Maybe I was the real visitor?
Pied Flycatcher (F) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Pied Flycatcher (M) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
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To some extent, and if it weren't because it's his outbound segment, my son's unrelenting rowing passion seems like a long, long trip to Ithaca.
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De alguna manera, y si no fuera porque es la parte de la ida, la pasión infatigable por el remo de mi hijo Pablo se parece a un largo, largo viaje a Ítaca.
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"The Morteratsch Glacier (romansh: Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland.
It is, just after the Pasterze Glacier and Gepatschferner, the third largest and by volume (1.2 km3) the most massive glacier in the eastern alps. The Morteratsch Glacier is a typical valley glacier with a pronounced ice front. The accumulation zone lies between the peaks of Piz Morteratsch, Piz Bernina, Crast' Agüzza, Piz Argient, Piz Zupò and Bellavista. From Piz Argient to the ice front in the Val Morteratsch, its horizontal extent is about ~7 km (4.3 mi), with an altitude difference of up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Together with the Pers Glacier, originating at Piz Palü, which joins the Morteratsch just below the rock formation Isla Persa ("Lost Isle"), it covers an area of about 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi). The volume of the ice is estimated to be about 1.2 km3. The Morteratsch Glacier drains through Inn River and Danube into the Black Sea.
In spring, depending on the snow conditions, a 10-km-long ski-run accessible to skilled skiers is marked on the glacier. It leads from the Diavolezza aerial tramway terminus to the Morteratsch inn and has an altitude difference of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). The RhB Station Morteratsch used to be situated directly at the ice front of the glacier. The ice front has receded over 1,800 m (5,900 ft) in the meantime, and cannot be seen from the station today.
Yearly length change measurements have been recorded since 1878. For the period to 1998, the overall retreat was over 1.8 km (1.1 mi) with a mean annual retreat rate of approximately 17.2 m (56 ft) per year. This long-term average has markedly increased in recent years, receding 30 m (98 ft) per year from 1999–2005. Substantial retreat was ongoing through 2006 as well.[1]
During the time that measurements have been taken, the glacier has advanced a few meters in only four years. Since the large glaciers react slowly to short-term climate changes, these advances cannot be accounted for by increased precipitation in the accumulation zone. On the high moraines to the left and right of the ice front, which are still nearly free of overgrowth, the enormous quantities of ice which were still being pushed down here at the end of the "Little Ice Age" in the middle of the 19th century can be seen.
Der Morteratschgletscher (rätoromanisch Glatscher dal Morteratsch oder Vadret da Morteratsch) ist ein Alpen-Gletscher in der Berninagruppe im Kanton Graubünden in der Schweiz. Zusammen mit dem Persgletscher ist er mit einem Volumen von rund 1,2 Kubikkilometern der volumenstärkste Gletscher der Ostalpen. Seit Beginn der systematischen Beobachtungen im Jahr 1878 hat der Gletscher 2,2 Kilometer an Länge eingebüsst, er ist heute noch rund 6,4 Kilometer lang und damit der drittlängste Gletscher der Ostalpen, nach Pasterze und Gepatschferner in den österreichischen Alpen.
Die beim Gletscherrückgang im Gletschervorfeld hinterlassenen Spuren gelten als typisch für die Alpen. Ein Gletscherlehrpfad erklärt an 20 Stationen Glaziologie, Geomorphologie und Vegetation. Entlang dieses Wanderweges stehen darüber hinaus Schilder zur Dokumentation des Gletscherrückgangs. Im Frühjahr führt eine Skiroute von der Diavolezza über den Gletscher.
Le glacier Morteratsch (en romanche : Vadret da Morteratsch) est le plus grand glacier de la chaîne de la Bernina. Il se situe dans le canton des Grisons en haute-Engadine.
Il a une longueur maximale de 7 km avec un dénivelé de 2 000 m et se termine au plus haut sur le Punta Perrucchetti à 4 020 m. Il couvre avec le glacier Pers environ 16 km2.
Entre 1878 et 1998, le glacier a reculé de 1,8 km avec une moyenne annuelle d'environ 17,2 mètres. Le recul s'est accéléré ces dernières années avec une moyenne de 30 mètres par an de 1999-2005.
À la confluence avec le glacier Pers, le glacier Morteratsch se comporte comme un barrage naturel bloquant les eaux de ruissellement et à l'origine d'un petit lac."
This informations was found at Wikipédia.
A previously unused image from a 2012 visit to Antony Gormley's installation 'Another Place', at Crosby on Merseyside.
The installation comprises of one hundred identical cast-iron figures made in the artist’s own likeness. Each is embedded into the sand at different positions on the beach and, depending upon their location, might be revealed or submerged to a greater or lesser extent as the tide ebbs and flows.
With its ever-evolving seascape, and tenuous thread to the warehouses and cranes of Liverpool Docks visible just three miles or so away, it's makes for a serene and surreal setting.
2nd December 2012
A wise person here on flickr 情事針寸II once told me that sharpness is not necessarily an essential factor when it comes to beautiful flower photography. While I admitted (and still do to an extent) that it's not an insignificant aspect to me, the sentiment resonated with me regardless and made me think twice before going for the sharpest available option, when looking for a suitable lens for flowers.
I shot this one with two lenses: A 90 year old special Zeiss Graphikon lens and one of my sharpest lenses for macros, the Nikon LS3510AF scanner lens. While the detail in the image by the latter is incredible of course and it's free of any abberations, I clearly prefer the look of the old Zeiss Graphikon, despite its flaws... maybe in part even because of them.
It's good to keep an open mind...
Shot with Carl Zeiss "Graphikon" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
I was not too sure what this merganser was catching while I was taking pictures. Once I got home, I was able to confirm that this duck was after Rough-skinned Newts or Salamanders. She was the envy of several other ducks chasing her to steal her catch. You may have heard that the rough-skinned newts are poisonous. Funny coincidence, practically the same day we received in the mail the March 2017 BC Nature Magazine featuring an article by Dr Norma Kerby reporting on research done with Dr Dietrich Mebs from Frankfurt University on Rough-skinned Newt Neurotoxin. They have done some work on the toxicity of the rough-skinned newts from S-Alaska, BC and Oregon and found extreme variations in their individual toxicity. Those from Prince Rupert area, are totally non-toxic. The theory is that newts are highly toxic in areas where they are exposed to high predatory pressure, as shown in their US-habitats (OR,WA,CA), or are non-toxic when there are no predators such as snakes. Apparently the recent research results are challenging this theory since they have garter snakes in Prince Rupert. Preliminary analysis of some newts from Victoria indicate that the few specimens they tested are toxic, but to a lesser extent than those of their US counterparts. I was in touch with Dr Kerby and Dr Mebs and shared a few pictures of the merganser behavior with them. I was told by Dr Mebs that the merganser may not be totally resistant to the newt toxin, but may tolerate low toxin levels. Dr Mebs will be back in the Prince Rupert area at the end of April to pursue some additional research.
about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)
John Henry Joshua Ellison, c.1907
HBW!!
japanese camellia, 'Rosea Supreme', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)
John Henry Joshua Ellison (1855–1944), c.1907
HPPS!! stay safe my friends, take care :-)
rhododendron, in the neighborhood, cary, north carolina
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"I long for Silence as they long for breath
Whose helpless nostrils drink the bitter sea;
What thing can be
So stout, what so redoubtable, in Death
What fury, what considerable rage, if only she,
Upon whose icy breast,
Unquestioned, uncaressed,
One time I lay,
And whom always I lack,
Even to this day,
Being by no means from that frigid bosom weaned away,
If only she therewith be given me back?"
by : Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
Autumn is all but done here. There are some single trees remaining with a bit of colour, but that it is about the extent of it. However, I do have a few more photos to post. I took this one just over a week ago, looking across the river from our Riverside Park.
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Pied Flycatcher (f) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
Bamian Valley marked the westernmost extent of Buddhist expansion. Since the 6th century, its reddish-brown cliffs had held the Buddhas of Bamian, standing 180 (this one) and 125 feet tall. They were celebrated landmarks on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route linking China, the Middle East, and Europe until the mid-15th century. The cliffs were also honeycombed with caves where monks once lived. A dark spiral stairway, carved inside the cliff, climbed to the top of the tallest Buddha, passed around its head, then down the other side. Openings at the shoulders allowed anyone brave enough to climb out and take in the view. Both Buddhas were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001.
… I guess I‘ve always been to a certain extent. I remember being around the age of 7 or 8 when I recorded the first 'album' which consisted of a friend of mine and me playing on a small toy piano. It was probably around 25-30 minutes of instrumental music, recorded on a cassette, and the process for each song was me trying to come up with some chords and then telling my friend which keys he could use to improvise a melody over it.
I‘m sure quality varied… but of course the memory is hazy. We even thought of titles for each track, trying to match the mood of the songs and made some cover artwork for it. A couple of years later - when I was a somewhat 'cool kid' with 11 or 12 - I found the cassette again and deleted it, in order to avoid the risk of anyone else finding it and laughing at me…
Decades later I would love to still have it and listen to it, but I guess that‘s the way it is. 😂
One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Music".
It shows a small detail of my acoustic guitar, which I got when I was 6 years old and still play to this day - sometimes even together with my own kids!
Shot with a Noritsu "32 mm F 4" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
3 plumes de perroquets Ara généreusement donné par l'animalerie locale. Empilement de 50 photos. 90mm + tubes d'extension 26mm + Raynox 250.
Macro of 3 Macaws feathers. Shot at 90mm + 26mm extension tube and Raynox 250. Stack of 50 images.
Sparrowhawk - (F) Accipiter Nisus
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Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterparts remain resident or make dispersive movements. Eurasian sparrowhawks breed in suitable woodland of any type, with the nest, measuring up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) across, built using twigs in a tree. Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the male brings her food. The chicks hatch after 33 days and fledge after 24 to 28 days.
The probability of a juvenile surviving its first year is 34%, with 69% of adults surviving from one year to the next. Mortality in young males is greater than that of young females and the typical lifespan is four years. This species is now one of the most common birds of prey in Europe, although the population crashed after the Second World War. Organochlorine insecticides used to treat seeds before sowing built up in the bird population, and the concentrations in Eurasian sparrowhawks were enough to kill some outright and incapacitate others; affected birds laid eggs with fragile shells which broke during incubation. However, its population recovered after the chemicals were banned, and it is now relatively common, classified as being of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. The increase in population of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk coincides with the decline in House Sparrows in Britain. Studies of racing pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%. Falconers have utilised the Eurasian sparrowhawk since at least the 16th century; although the species has a reputation for being difficult to train, it is also praised for its courage. The species features in Teutonic mythology and is mentioned in works by writers including William Shakespeare, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes.
Male Eurasian sparrowhawks regularly kill birds weighing up to 40 g (1.4 oz) and sometimes up to 120 g (4.2 oz); females can tackle prey up to 500 g (18 oz) or more. The weight of food consumed by adult birds daily is estimated to be 40–50 g (1.4–1.8 oz) for males and 50–70 g (1.8–2.5 oz) for females. During one year, a pair of Eurasian sparrowhawks could take 2,200 house sparrows, 600 common blackbirds or 110 wood pigeons. Species that feed in the open, far from cover, or are conspicuous by their behaviour or coloration, are taken more often by Eurasian sparrowhawks. For example, great tits and house sparrows are vulnerable to attack. Eurasian sparrowhawks may account for more than 50% of deaths in certain species, but the extent varies from area to area.
Males tend to take tits, finches, sparrows and buntings; females often take thrushes and starlings. Larger quarry (such as doves and magpies) may not die immediately but succumb during feather plucking and eating. More than 120 bird species have been recorded as prey and individual Eurasian sparrowhawks may specialise in certain prey. The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten. Small mammals, including bats, are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely.
Cabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal, continental Europe and the Eurasian land mass.
Wildflowers on the meadow, seen on the trail to Bukowe Berdo in Bieszczady mountains :)
Fireweed or (mainly in Britain) Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests. Fireweed is often abundant in wet calcareous to slightly acidic soils in open fields, pastures, and particularly burned-over lands, grows from sea level to the subalpine zone. It is a pioneer species that quickly colonizes open areas with little competition, such as the sites of forest fires and forest clearings. It grows on both granite and limestone and blooms from July to August. Fireweed provides fair to good forage for sheep, and poor to fair for cattle. It is grazed to a minor extent by horses, deer, and elk. It becomes unpalatable with maturity.
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Łąkowe kwiaty, pstryknięte na szlaku na Bukowe Berdo w Bieszczadach :)
Wierzbówka kiprzyca (Epilobium angustifolium) - gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny wiesiołkowatych (Onagraceae). Ma zasięg okołobiegunowy, występuje w Ameryce Północnej, Azji i w Europie. W Polsce jest rośliną pospolitą zarówno na niżu, jak i w górach. Rośnie na skrajach lasów, wiatrołomach, porębach, żwirowiskach, terenach kolejowych, nieużytkach, przydrożach, łąkach i pastwiskach, ale także na siedliskach naturalnych – w lasach, głównie iglastych. Często tworzy duże i niemal jednogatunkowe łany. W górach występuje aż po piętro kosówki, na niektórych dawnych halach tatrzańskich zarasta znaczną ich powierzchnię. Rośnie zarówno na podłożu granitowym, jak i na wapieniu. Kwitnie od lipca do sierpnia. Nasiona rozsiewane przez wiatr. Rozmnaża się także przez kłącza.
In the foreground is the Royal Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss). Much of the castle was destroyed during WWII and I remember it well being in ruins, to a large extent, as late as 1978. Its restoration has been completed in 2013 and it is such a pleasure to see it whole again.
BaSeL TiCKS DiFFeReNT !
TGiF!
Today I show you some shots from the worlds biggest fair of watches and jewellery in Basel, Switzerland.
So enjoy it !
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Watch it, enjoy and……..
An interesting bird in that the males of northern populations have a brown back whose extent gradually reduces southwards with populations in the southern peninsula having an all black back as seen here. It is found solitary or in pairs in open country, often in and around habitation. They are mainly found in dry habitats and are mostly absent from the thicker forest regions with high rainfall. All populations are resident and non-migratory. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from Pied Bushchats.
Happy Every Day is Stairs Day!
Perhaps no other house in Riga embodies the spirit of the Renaissance to such an extent as the Benjamin House. The shape of the house is reminiscent of an Italian "palazzo" and its owners over time, like the builders of the "palazzo", have been rich, influential and art-loving. This large mansion is essentially a palace.
The house was built in 1876 for the wealthy merchant Pfäb family according to a project by Berlin architects. The Pfäbs at that time, among other things, owned the Central Market Speakers Complex and the Dannenstern House. Over time, luck turned away from the family and in 1928 the Pfäbs could no longer maintain the house. The house was sold to the Benjamiņi family, later - in 1939 the Pfäbs repatriated to Germany.
The house was purchased from the Pfäbs by Antons and Emilija Benjamiņi - the most influential people in Latvia at that time, owners of a mass media empire. The house became more magnificent during the Benjamiņi period, and by 1930 it was rebuilt according to a project by E. Laube. Outstanding works of art ended up here, popular artists performed in the salon of the Benjamiņi House.
As there started Soviet occupation, Benjamins family fell into disfavour to the new power. Emilija was exiled to Soberia and died from hunger there soon. The house was natonalised and in 1945 there started to operate the Union of Writers, Composers and Artists. After some time this union united freethinkers under occupation regime (of course - open expression of their attitude was impossible), there often took place public events.
In 1990ies the house was inherited by posterity of Benjamins. In 2006 the building was restored and there was opened hotel "Europa Royale".
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Houtpantserjuffer, Chalcolestes viridis.
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Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis
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I went looking for a splash of color. Found this handsome Green Jay taken back in 2016.
This one resided in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge near the gulf coast of Texas, the extreme northern extent of their range.
I seem to be always travelling these days so I thought this is a good photo to post.:-)
The picturesque Barot valley in Mandi district,Himachal Pradesh,India.I felt that this shot has captured the grandeur and beauty of this remote valley to a certain extent.
I am travelling practically every alternate week either on official or personal work these days.Do please forgive me for not being too regular my friends.Hopefully life will settle down again by August.:-)
This is a part of the picture book page that I bought for study English when I was a student. I've never read this... l0l
This shot outside of Senise captures one of Basilicata’s in fact Italy’s most important tree the olive and perhaps my most favorite tree to enjoy viewing over the centuries that these trees live they come to resemble life size bonsai trees to me. How did the olive come by its name you ask, well the Latin word for oil is oliva and since its cultivation in Italy the olive has produced oil for industrial use, lighting, cooking and just plain old consumption.
Olives come in two colors green and black but they are not different varieties, the difference being that green olives are unripe and black ripe but whatever the color olives are not a vegetable but a fruit that surrounds a seed. There are olive trees alive today that are over 2000 years old and man has been using its bounty for millennia before, it takes patience to grow olives the trees take about 15 years to mature before they will bear any fruit.
Olive trees can grow to be 15m high but since the fruit is mostly harvested by hand collecting the fallen fruit in fine mesh nets nobody wants a tree that tall so lots of pruning and shaping takes place over the course of a trees lifetime to maximize the fruit that will be produced. No other fruit other than the grape can say it influenced the development of civilization to the extent of the olive tree, it has been mankind’s long companion in the kitchen and a workhorse in the field.
I took this on Oct 3rd, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 40mm 1/13s f`11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
The moon was late in making an appearance this evening but when it did it was a little stunner!
Moon Info.
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 97%
Age: 13 days
Important Info courtesy of The Independent for Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning.
On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest in the year. But if you’re looking up to the sky, you’ll want to make sure you time it right — the full show will only last for about 71 minutes.
The two events will happen late on 27 September, and in the early morning of 28 September.
The first part of the night, the Supermoon, will last all evening. Heading out and looking at the sky at any time during the night — and to a lesser extent the days around it — will allow you to see what’s set to be a brilliant full moon.
But then the brightest moon of the year will gradually be plunged into darkness, as the lunar eclipse begins. When the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, it sends it dark — and then as the light bends around our planet on its way from the sun, it will turn it red, and the bloody colour of the moon gives it its name, Blood Moon.
The two events occurring at once hasn't happened in 30 years.
La Défense est un quartier d'affaires situé dans la métropole du Grand Paris en Île-de-France, le premier en Europe par l'étendue de son parc de bureaux, aussi le premier en Europe pour le volume d’activités financières, et le troisième quartier d’affaires le plus attractif du monde, avant Londres selon les données de l’agence financière Bloomberg en 2022. Le quartier abrite notamment les sièges de nombreuses entreprises françaises et étrangères ainsi que l’autorité bancaire européenne. Il est situé en banlieue nord-ouest de Paris, dans le département des Hauts-de-Seine, sur les territoires des communes de Puteaux, Courbevoie, Nanterre et La Garenne-Colombes, à l'extrémité occidentale de l'axe historique qui commence au palais du Louvre et se poursuit par l'avenue des Champs-Élysées, l'Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile et au-delà jusqu'au pont de Neuilly et l'Arche de la Défense.
La Défense is a business district located in the metropolis of Greater Paris in Île-de-France, the first in Europe by the extent of its office park, also the first in Europe for the volume of financial activities, and the third most attractive business district in the world, ahead of London according to data from the financial agency Bloomberg in 2022. The district is notably home to the headquarters of many French and foreign companies as well as the European banking authority. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, on the territories of the communes of Puteaux, Courbevoie, Nanterre and La Garenne-Colombes, at the western end of the historic axis which begins at the Louvre Palace and continues along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile and beyond to the Pont de Neuilly and the Arche de la Défense.
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