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8/4/05: sent to delete me! because I am... a glutton for punishment...so it seems.
...lotta good the chicken wire over the feeding tray did.
One of these days she's going to eat so much she gets stuck.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkhouse_Hill
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Hill
A Beautiful circular walk today, starting at Earl Sterndale (5 miles South of Buxton), walking to Crowdicote then on to Longnor village then to Glutton Bridge, here are two wonderful hills, Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill. Returning to Glutton Bridge then over the hill back to Earl Sterndale, 6.5 miles in total. Beautiful sunshine and breathtaking scenery right in my own "back yard".
First......Parkhouse Hill and upper Dove Valley
Second......Chrome Hill
Third.......Parkhouse and Chrome Hills from Glutton Bridge.
or perhaps I should title this one "Carbo loading"
Our daily Challenge: Something You Dislike. Poor table manners!
I had a soccer game last night - last one of the season for my coed team. We rocked it!
I just love these little flyers and last night while walking the dogs around the house, low and behold I was blessed to be in the presence of my favorite insect. It was clearly stuck on a web and I was not going to let my friend go down by death by spider. I gently preyed him away from the web on the wall. Then the glutton for punishment had to fly back into it. We went about 4 rounds of this and finally I got my little friend in both hands and walked down the driveway to set the little flyer free.
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I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.
"Erma Bombeck"
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CRUNCH N' FRUIT BUNCH PARFAIT ,,, Ultra-healthy too ;)
+ more shots in the comment ... enjoy it !
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TREAT YOURSELF is the topic for Thursday 19 July 2012
Here we see a nesting gull trying to swallow a sculpin whole. See the tongue/body distortion to accomodate such a large catch. But I'm sure the waiting chicks were happy. Brave momma/poppa whichever. Near St.John's, NL.
Comparison pic of me 14 years ago and 120 pounds lighter (left) and one taken a couple of days ago (right)
I've been playing around with Lightroom and trying to figure it out because people seem to love it and they say it speeds up editing time. Right now all it's doing is slowing me down (though I'm pretty sure that's my fault not the program's) but I'm committed to giving it a shot.
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Chrome Hill, Peak District
Taken when the light was at its optimum, catching both the landscape and creating some colour in the sky. After which the sky continued to get better but the light was lost over the landscape.
I always ask for a seat next to the window whenever I have brunch here. The windows are so big, love the light!! :)
The food at Magellan is pretty good too, I love taking people here! Price is decent, and the atmosphere is casual, but discreet~ great place for coffee and tea! I come here for the bread, it's addictive~
If any of you visit I'll be sure to take you here!
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This half-eaten cake is dedicated to Emily. Lol, I saved you half ;p
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The holidays all too often leave us feeling like true gluttons. We eat too much of food that's too rich. It's really sort of awful if you look at the larger scheme of things.
This guy sort of feels like we all do after the holiday season has ended.
The wolverine (/ˈwʊlvəriːn/) (also spelled wolverene), Gulo gulo (Gulo is Latin for "glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal, it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself.
The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada, the American state of Alaska, the mainland Nordic countries of Europe, and throughout western Russia and Siberia. Its population has steadily declined since the 19th century owing to trapping, range reduction and habitat fragmentation. The wolverine is now essentially absent from the southern end of its European range.
Genetic evidence suggests that the wolverine is most closely related to the tayra and martens, all of which shared a Eurasian ancestor.
Within the Gulo gulo species, a clear separation occurs between two subspecies: the Old World form Gulo gulo gulo and the New World form G. g. luscus. Some authors had described as many as four additional North American subspecies, including ones limited to Vancouver Island (G. g. vancouverensis) and the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska (G. g. katschemakensis). However, the most currently accepted taxonomy recognizes either the two continental subspecies or G. gulo as a single Holarctic taxon.
Recently compiled genetic evidence suggests most of North America's wolverines are descended from a single source, likely originating from Beringia during the last glaciation and rapidly expanding thereafter, though considerable uncertainty to this conclusion is due to the difficulty of collecting samples in the extremely depleted southern extent of the range.
Anatomically, the wolverine is a stocky and muscular animal. With short legs, broad and rounded head, small eyes and short rounded ears, it more closely resembles a bear than it does other mustelids. Though its legs are short, its large, five-toed paws with crampon-like claws and plantigrade posture enable them to climb up and over steep cliffs, trees and snow-covered peaks with relative ease.
The adult wolverine is about the size of a medium dog, with a length usually ranging from 65–107 cm (26–42 in), a tail of 17–26 cm (6 1⁄2–10 in), and a weight of 5.5–25 kg (12–55 lb), though exceptionally large males can weigh up to 32 kg (71 lb). Another outsized specimen was reported to scale approximately 35 kg (77 lb). The males are as much as 30% larger than the females and can be twice the females' weight. According to some sources, Eurasian wolverines are claimed to be larger and heavier than North American with average weights in excess of 20 kg (44 lb) but this may refer more specifically to areas such as Siberia, as data from European wolverines shows they are typically around the same size as their American counterparts.[10][12] The average weight of female wolverines from a study in the Northwest Territories of Canada was 10.1 kg (22 lb 4 oz) and that of males 15.3 kg (33 lb 12 oz). In a study from Alaska, the median weight of ten males was 16.7 kg (36 lb 13 oz) while the average of two females was 9.6 kg (21 lb 3 oz).[14] In Ontario, the mean weight of males and females was 13.6 kg (30 lb 0 oz) and 9.9 kg (21 lb 13 oz).[15] The average weights of wolverines were notably lower in a study from the Yukon, averaging 7.3 kg (16 lb 1 oz) in females and 11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz) in males, perhaps because these animals from a "harvest population" had low fat deposits. In Finland, the average weight was claimed as 11 to 12.6 kg (24 lb 4 oz to 27 lb 12 oz). The average weight of male and female wolverines from Norway was listed as 14.6 kg (32 lb 3 oz) and 10 kg (22 lb). Shoulder height is reported from 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in). It is the largest of terrestrial mustelids; only the marine-dwelling sea otter, the giant otter of the Amazon basin and the semi-aquatic African clawless otter are larger, while the European badger may reach a similar body mass, especially in autumn.
Wolverines have thick, dark, oily fur which is highly hydrophobic, making it resistant to frost. This has led to its traditional popularity among hunters and trappers as a lining in jackets and parkas in Arctic conditions. A light-silvery facial mask is distinct in some individuals, and a pale buff stripe runs laterally from the shoulders along the side and crossing the rump just above a 25–35 cm (10–14 in) bushy tail. Some individuals display prominent white hair patches on their throats or chests.
Like many other mustelids, it has potent anal scent glands used for marking territory and sexual signaling. The pungent odor has given rise to the nicknames "skunk bear" and "nasty cat." Wolverines, like other mustelids, possess a special upper molar in the back of the mouth that is rotated 90 degrees, towards the inside of the mouth. This special characteristic allows wolverines to tear off meat from prey or carrion that has been frozen solid.
Wolverines are considered to be primarily scavengers. A majority of the wolverine's sustenance is derived from carrion, on which it depends almost exclusively in winter and early spring. Wolverines may find carrion themselves, feed on it after the predator (often, a pack of wolves) has finished, or simply take it from another predator. Wolverines are also known to follow wolf and lynx trails, purportedly with the intent of scavenging the remains of their kills. Whether eating live prey or carrion, the wolverine's feeding style appears voracious, leading to the nickname of "glutton" (also the basis of the scientific name). However, this feeding style is believed to be an adaptation to food scarcity, especially in winter.
The wolverine is also a powerful and versatile predator. Prey mainly consists of small to medium-sized mammals, but the wolverine has been recorded killing prey such as adult deer that are many times larger than itself. Prey species include porcupines, squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, marmots, moles, gophers, rabbits, voles, mice, rats, shrews, lemmings, caribou, roe deer, white-tailed deer, mule deer, sheep, goats, cattle, bison, moose, and elk. Smaller predators are occasionally preyed on, including martens, mink, foxes, Eurasian lynx, weasels, and coyote and wolf pups. Wolverines have also been known to kill Canadian lynx in the Yukon of Canada. Wolverines often pursue live prey that are relatively easy to obtain, including animals caught in traps, newborn mammals, and deer (including adult moose and elk) when they are weakened by winter or immobilized by heavy snow. Their diets are sometimes supplemented by birds' eggs, birds (especially geese), roots, seeds, insect larvae, and berries.
Wolverines inhabiting the Old World (specifically, Fennoscandia) hunt more actively than their North American relatives. This may be because competing predator populations in Eurasia are not as dense, making it more practical for the wolverine to hunt for itself than to wait for another animal to make a kill and then try to snatch it. They often feed on carrion left by wolves, so changes in wolf populations may affect the population of wolverines. They are also known on occasion to eat plant material.
Wolverines frequently cache their food during times of plenty. This is of particular importance to lactating females in the winter and early spring, a time when food is scarce.
The range of a male wolverine can be more than 620 km2 (240 mi2), encompassing the ranges of several females which have smaller home ranges of roughly 130–260 km2 (50–100 mi2). Adult wolverines try for the most part to keep non-overlapping ranges with adults of the same sex. Radio tracking suggests an animal can range hundreds of miles in a few months.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine
I watched as this Common Tern chick (Sterna hirundo) got this hogchoker/sole get stuck halfway down. It took it about 15 min to expel the meal. Gluttons!
Nassau county, NY
I often wonder if CM ever realizes that when he takes and takes, there will come a point when the cookies are gone and all that's left are the crumbs.
Probably not. There are lots of other cookies out there.
(I think I really need today to be Friday...lol)
Entrance door of the second-hand book shop "Boîte à lire" on Place de L Hôtel de ville, Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France
Some background information:
Please note the real French mailbox that is integrated in the mural as a standing place for the painted bookworm.
Ribeauvillé is a commune in the department of Haut-Rhin in the administrative region of Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is also situated in the historic region of Alsace. Its Alsatian name is Rappschwhir while its German name is Rappoltsweiler. Ribeauvillé has more than 4,700 residents and is located at the foot of the Vosges Mountains about 16 km (10 miles) north of the city of Colmar and about 75 km (47 miles) south of the city of Strasbourg.
In 759, Ribeauvillé was first mentioned in a document under its then name "Ratbaldouilare". In 1038, the settlement passed from the Bishops of Basel to the Lords of Rappoltstein, who were among the most famous nobles in the Alsace area. The Lords of Rappoltstein used to be the protectors of the wandering minstrels in their lands, who purchased the protection of the lords by paying them taxes. In 1290, Ribeauvillé was first attested as a town.
When the family of Rappoltstein (in French: "Ribeaupierre") became extinct in 1673, the office of the so-called "King of the Pipers" (the popular name of the protector of the minstrels) passed to the Counts Palatine of Zweibruecken-Birkenfeld. In 1681, Ribeauvillé (then Rappoltstein) was annexed by France, in the course of the decades-long gradual annexation of the Alsace under the French King Louis XIV. The French army had an easy job of it as the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation was split into many small states and hence, couldn’t compete militarily.
However, a French governing authority wasn’t established in the Alsace until 1789, after French feudalism had been dissolved by the French Revolution. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, Ribeauvillé and the Alsace changed hands once again. In 1871, the town (just like the whole Alsace area) was integrated into the German Empire and between 1871 and 1918, administered by Prussia. At that time Ribeauvillé (resp. Rappoltsweiler) was the administrative seat of the newly-built district of Rappoltsweiler.
In 1918, the Alsace region became French again and remained French, except for a short period of time between 1940 and 1945, where it was occupied by the German army and integrated into the German Reich. In February 1945, the district of Rappoltsweiler was finally liberated by allied forces and passed back to France.
The ruins of three famous castles lie in the municipal area of Ribeauvillè:
Château de Saint-Ulrich is a mighty medieval rock castle, which was the principal residence of the Lords of Rappoltstein from the 11th to the 16th centuries. However, it wasn’t fully completed until 1289. The castle successfully survived two sieges: in 1287 by King Rudolph I of Germany from the House of Habsburg and in 1293, by his successor Adolf from the House of Nassau. In the 16th century the family of Rappoltstein left the castle for their newly-built Renaissance-style mansion in the town. In the Thirty Years’ War Château de Saint-Ulrich was partly dismantled and after the war was over, subsequently fell into disrepair. However, the knights’ hall and the zwinger are still in good condition and can be visited.
Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre (In German: "Hohrappoltstein") is a hill castle and the oldest one of the castles of the family of Rappoltstein. Its existence is known from 1084 and it was constructed on an ancient Roman site. In 1288, Anselme of Rappolststein took possession of the castle. Another member of the family, Brunon de Ribeaupierre became owner around 1368. Dedicated to a ferocious hatred for the English, he imprisoned Sir John Harleston, who had an imperial safe conduct, in the keep from 1384 to 1387. Sir Harleston was only freed with the payment of a large ransom and after pressure from the Holy Roman Empire. Today, most of the castle is completely ruined and surrounded by dense vegetation.
Château du Girsberg is the third castle in the municipal area of Ribeauvillé. It is another rock castle that was built by the Lords of Rappoltstein in the 13th century. Shortly after its construction it was destroyed by a fire caused by lightning, but already rebuilt in 1288. In 1304, the family Rappoltstein gave it to its vassals, the knights of Guirsberg, from whom the castle took its name. The Guirsbergs kept it until they died out in the 15th century. In the 17th century, Château du Girsberg was abandoned and hence, fell into decay. From this it follows that today, all three castles are just picturesque ruins.
The economy of modern Ribeauvillé is mainly based on three pillars: tourism, because of the town’s historical heritage and several festivals, viticulture, because the town is located in the middle of the Alsace wineyards, and manufacturing, because the fabric printing factory Beauvillé and a Cordon Electronics plant are located nearby.
Explore FP (How hilarious :D)
I saw this yellow insect flying overhead and not knowing what it was I went to investigate.
It turned out to be a bee completely drenched in pollen! how hilarious.
Pity I wasn't able to get a better shot but it's worth the post just for a laugh.
"Gluttony, who forgot the sky
Resigned to his poor earthbound state
Hungry or full didn't matter at all
He ate and he ate and he ate..."
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Music recommendation:
BBC Sherlock (Series 2) Soundtrack -17- Prepared To Do Anything
Waiting patiently for his Bene-Bac. After I weigh Lightning I give him his probiotic and he's grown to enjoy the process. I was trying to get a photo of him gripping the syringe with both paws like a bottle - because that's what he does everyday (he's such a little glutton for the stuff) but the auto focus didn't catch it.
Lightning has gained 6 grams in the past 24 hours.
He's the most adorable chinchilla in the world.
Wolverines are scavengers but also skillful hunters. In Finland they take down reindeer while an adult moose is more difficult for them. They also eat small mammals, hares, foxes, birds and frogs as well as berries. The scientific name "gulo gulo" means glutton, which means excessively greedy eater.
Wolverines are known to follow wolf and lynx trails to feed on carrion those predators have already killed.
Espérons qu'il ne va pas se mettre au régime, car plus il mange, plus le ciel redevient bleu !
Hopefully he will not go on a diet, because the more he eats, the bluer the sky becomes again!
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Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.
The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads; long, pointed wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand.
Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this:
- they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead;
- they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water;
- their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately.
Gannets can dive from a height of 30 metres, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.
The gannet's supposed capacity for eating large quantities of fish has led to "gannet" becoming a disapproving description of somebody who eats excessively, similar to "glutton".
Gannets are colonial breeders on islands and coasts, normally laying one chalky, blue egg. It takes five years for gannets to reach maturity. First-year birds are completely black, and subsequent sub-adult plumages show increasing amounts of white.
The most important nesting ground for Northern gannets is the United Kingdom with about two thirds of the world's population. These live mainly in Scotland, including the Shetland Isles. The rest of the world's population is divided between Canada, Ireland, Faroe Islands and Iceland, with small numbers in France (they are often seen in the Bay of Biscay), the Channel Islands, Norway and a single colony in Germany on Heligoland. The biggest Northern gannet colony is in the Scottish islands of St Kilda; this colony alone comprises 20% of the entire world's population.
Captured at Bempton Cliffs at the East Coast, UK.
Greenfinch & every bird matters, so sad to read this yesterday:
Country Matters: Europe’s songbird gluttons ‘hide from the sight of God’
www.independent.ie/news/environment/country-matters-europ...
47658 (BR - ILRA - became 47813) - 1Z16 (0833 SO STP London Paddington - Llandrindod Wells, which was formed of c11 coaches [no details on Six Bells Junction] & named The Heart of Wales Limited by promoter Hertfordshire Railtours) - Slough - morning - 01/07/89.
This modestly sized (360m) hill is the remains of an atoll from when this part of Derbyshire was covered by a tropical sea.
The little white dots you may be able to see on the hill are sheep which help to give a sense of scale.
Utata Iron Photographer #175
1 - chocolate (ya can't miss it)
2 - something Shakespearean (a line from Sonnet 75)
3 - shadow (ya can't miss it)
Thus do I pine and surfeit day by day,
Or gluttoning on all, or all away.
Sonnet 75
There was a time when I could have finished all of this. But I was defeated and had to leave half of the chips. It's chicken kebab with naan, chips and salad. Next time I may have the same, but a small portion.
In Puerto Vallarta in Mexico they had a line of fine sculptures along the seafront. This one of a portly man stuffing himself was slightly different as it was not entirely made of bronze. The man in the background with the broad waistline made a nice counterpoint to the sculpture:-)
EXPLORED - Best Position #29
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis Zarucco)
This is 32 of the 58 photos that were removed from Flickr. Since I use Flickr to store my favorite photos I am reposting them.
...between completing your tasks!!!
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Wolverine is a solitary and rare animal which is always on the move. Its appearance resembles that of a small bear with a long tail. In Europe, Wolverines are only found in the northern habitats of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. There are less than 400 Wolverines in Finland with individuals crossing over Russian border frequently.
I personally am not a big fan of commercial photography hides but in order to watch and photograph, or even see any of Finland's large predators nowadays, these commercial hides offer the best change. Wolverines, wolves and brown bears are baited in front of the viewing hides with food, but there's still no guarantees for any animal encounters. We were lucky and had excellent three nights in the hides with many wild animals showing up, sometimes almost too close!