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La Dombes est une des zones humides d'importance majeure en France ; elle est inventoriée comme ZICO (Zone importante pour la conservation des oiseaux).
L'importance internationale de la Dombes comme zone humide favorable aux oiseaux d'eau tient à la fois à la diversité des espèces d'intérêt communautaire qui s'y reproduisent, à l'importance des effectifs de ces mêmes espèces, ainsi qu'à l'ampleur des stationnements d'oiseaux d'eau toutes espèces confondues, en migration et en hivernage.
Les principales espèces d'oiseaux d'intérêt communautaire recensées sur le site sont les suivantes : Grèbe à cou noir, Bihoreau gris, Crabier chevelu, Aigrette garzette, Blongios nain, Héron pourpré, Cigogne blanche, Guifette moustac, Busard des roseaux et Echasse blanche. Par ailleurs, la Dombes accueille d'importantes populations d'oiseaux migrateurs, essentiellement des anatidés.
Source: Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel.
Clovelly harbour in North Devon, UK. The tide is out, it is a misty, dark and humid day. Waiting for the sun to shine in vain!
L’Escaut rivière ainsi que la prairie humide, la mare et le boisement humide rappellent les caractéristiques d’une plaine alluviale.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
(Southern Emerald toucanet / Tucancito Esmeralda)
Like other toucans, the Andean Toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is 30–35 cm (12–14 in) long. The sexes are alike in appearance, although the female generally is smaller and slightly shorter-billed.
The Andean Toucanet is a generally common in humid forest and woodland, mainly at higher elevations.
Wikipedia
A sleepy stray cat on the footpath in the humid afternoon in Kuala Lumpur. Taken on our recent trip to Malaysia with my mobile phone.
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Peaceful Caturday
Que c’est une chose charmante
De voir cet étang gracieux,
Où, comme en un lit précieux,
L’onde est toujours calme et dormante !
Mes yeux, contemplons de plus près
Les inimitables portraits
De ce miroir humide ;
Voyons bien les charmes puissants
Dont sa glace liquide
Enchante et trompe tous les sens.
(Racine, "l'Etang")
A few nights ago we had a storm in the early evening that when it had passed, thanks to the temperature, turned Storkowmark into the Borneo jungles. It was humid, misty, eerie and bloody wonderful for the sort of atmosphere I love to capture as well as be in. Wondering around that night was somewhat surreal, when you write poetry, scripts and work in the creative of whatever discipline, you are gifted to not only see more, but feel more and this night was all of that!
Albeit more rural I will pop this into the "Dark City Deutschland" collection or in German - "Dunkle Stadt Deutschland".
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
Écureuil roux, American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
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Alors que nous vivons une saison hivernale, humide mais exceptionnellement douce, de nombreuses questions se posent pour l'avenir. L'hiver, son froid et sa neige sont-ils voués à disparaître dans les prochaines années ou décennies ?
Tous les scénarios des spécialistes s'accordent à dire que les hivers doux que nous connaissons désormais vont devenir monnaie courante au cours des prochaines décennies.
Conséquence directe des températures de plus en plus douces, l'absence de gel pourrait avoir des répercutions notoires sur la faune et la flore, qui ont besoin de se mettre en sommeil à la saison hivernale. Ces problèmes sont déjà observés de nos jours avec des floraisons trop précoces ou encore la présence de moustiques en plein cœur de la saison froide dans le nord de la France.
On pense maintenant qu'à cause du réchauffement climatique, la longueur des saisons a et va évoluer. Même si le réchauffement ne s’accélérait pas, les changements de saison seront encore exacerbés à l’avenir. Dans le scénario du statu quo, l’été devrait être de six mois d’ici 2100. À l’inverse, l’hiver se raccourcit (2 mois environ), accompagné de printemps et d’automnes plus courts.
Et comme tout cela est de la faute des humains, la fée de l'hiver a donc décidé de leur tourner le dos ...
Et moi j'ai la nostalgie de l'hiver... :-(
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Nostalgia - Taylor Davis
- fée de l'hiver trouvée sur le net
- texture de Lenabem avec mes remerciements : www.flickr.com/photos/lenabem-anna/5513239560/in/photolis...
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Southwest Florida
Near the gulf Of Mexico
USA
The image was taken at a local orchid meeting. Another zygopetalum can be seen in the first comment section. It used to be in my collection at home.
Zygopetalum is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Cymbidieae, subtribe Zygopetalinae), consisting of fourteen currently recognized species.
They occur in humid forests at low- to mid-elevation regions of South America, with most species in Brazil.
Most species are epiphytes, but some are terrestrials with glossy, strap-like, plicate leaves, which are apical, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. These orchids have a robust growth form. Their ovoid-conical pseudobulbs are deciduous.
They are known for their ease of culture and are much in demand as excellent cut flowers. Wikipedia
Pipit farlouse ( Anthus pratensis ) Oiseau des prairies (humides), il ne fréquente en Picardie que les régions encore vouées à l'élevage que sont la plaine maritime picarde, les vallées de la Somme et de l'Oise, la Thiérache,...
En migration, il se trouve plus dispersé dans la région. On le repère tout de suite à ses "pit pit", émis en vol. La parade nuptiale des Pipits farlouse, se compose d'un vol oblique pendant lequel le mâle chante, suivi d'une descente "en parachute", la queue et les ailes écartées. Les migrateurs du nord de l'Europe passent par centaines ou milliers dans la région, en automne et au printemps.
Image prise en milieu naturel et depuis la portière de la voiture équipée du filet de camouflage .
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) Bird of the (wet) meadows, it frequents in Picardy only the regions still dedicated to breeding such as the Picardy maritime plain, the valleys of the Somme and Oise, the Thiérache, .. .
In migration, it is more dispersed in the region. It is immediately spotted by its "pit pit", emitted in flight. The courtship display of the Meadow Pipits consists of an oblique flight during which the male sings, followed by a "parachute" descent, the tail and the wings spread. Migrants from northern Europe pass by the hundreds or thousands in the region, in autumn and spring.
Image taken in a natural environment and from the car door fitted with the camouflage net.
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Cet été devant la porte, un hibiscus fleurit l'entrée.
Tellement éphémère, d'ailleurs la fleur fane quasiment en une journée. Alors pourquoi s'y intéresser.
Il ya des choses comme cela qui font tellement partis de l'ordinaire que l'on passe à côté sans se soucier.... sans regarder.... ces toutes petites choses.
Un jour différent, en fin d'après midi, l'éclairage presque parfait, sans le soleil qui claque sur les pétales, me voila faire ma mise au point. Je découvre tout d'un coup dans l'objectif, ce que déjà j'ai vu mille fois sur flickr et dont je ne connaissais le nom ;-). Je vous présente l'hibiscus, l'éphémère, la fleur d'un jour, qui s'ouvre et se ferme puis tombe.
Je vous présente cette fleur aux 5 pointes de velours, petites boules charnues duveteuses et régulières. Au pied, du pollen jaune citron, humide de vigueur dont je vous laisse voir les détails en "larger sizer".
Voila mon petit trésor devant mes yeux ......
Un petit cadeau pour votre week end.
Beaucoup de douceur pour chacun.
N'oubliez pas de regarder avec attention ce qui est petit autour de vous pendant les jours qui viennent si ça se trouve vous allez découvrir votre trésor à vous.
for Agnès my friend
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Réserve naturelle "Haff Réimech"
Biodiversum
Cette réserve naturelle est la plus importante zone humide du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Elle occupe 80 ha des 280 ha de l’ancienne zone de la gravière tout autour et a été classée « réserve naturelle » en 1998 ainsi que déclarée « zone Natura 2000 » en 2007.Le biotope est constitué de zones marécageuses et d’une trentaine d’étangs, bordés pour la plupart de roselières. Un sentier nature de 4 km et trois observatoires sont autant d’occasions d’observer la faune et la flore de la réserve.
La chance sourit quelque fois aux amateurs d'images, comme la veille entre 2 averses, la lumière s'est allumée sur les bardenas reales.
“Always find a time to sit on a humid autumn bench to feed the poor birds or to think the dying leaves!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
12-december-2022
On humid and very cold nights (especially in the lower air layers), the microscopic Ice Crystals, always present in the water vapor contained in the freezing air, become visible even by the human eye, as, with very low temperatures and high umidity, they tend to aggregate forming crystals agglomerates (Diamond Dust) that float in the air, lightly reducing visibility.
The Bloke plateau, located between the municipalities of Cerknica, Loška Dolina and Loško Polje, represents the easternmost part of the karst plateau and therefore the most remote corner of the karst region widely understood, but, being it a thin band, this area is located just 60 linear km from Trieste.
It is an area with a continental microclimate, with absolute minimum temperatures close to -30°C and reached from December to March, without forgetting the super-record of April 7, 2021, when the capital of the Bloke, Nova Vas, reached -21° C, updating the absolute minimum for April throughout Slovenia, including high-altitude stations.
Among other things, that value was lower than the minimums that occurred in winter (2020-2021) stopped at-19°C.
Habitat
En période de reproduction, la Gorge-bleue à miroir fréquente les zones humides en particulier les milieux marécageux parsemés de buissons et de vasières, les rives des cours d'eau calmes et les bras morts, les bords des étangs peuplés de saules et de roseaux. La sous-espèce namnetum est inféodée aux marais littoraux et aux marais salants où elle peuple les fossés et les talus avec des tamaris. Dans le sud-ouest des Deux-Sèvres et le sud Vendée, elles nichent essentiellement dans les champs de colza. Dès que les fleurs se forment, il est facile d'observer les mâles qui s'y perchent pour chanter.
Lors des migrations, cet oiseau préfère également les milieux humides mais fréquente aussi les champs de pomme de terre, de betterave, de légumes et de maïs, les buissons et les landes.
Régime alimentaire
La Gorgebleue à miroir est principalement insectivore, mangeant insectes et leurs larves, vers et araignées. Il peut également se nourrir de baies.
En milieu littoral, la sous-espèce namnetum nourrit ses jeunes avec des diptères, des araignées, des chenilles, des grillons et des talitres.
Reproduction
Ces oiseaux reviennent de leur zone d'hivernage entre la mi-mars et la mi-avril.
La Gorgebleue a deux couvées par an, au printemps. La première ponte a lieu en mai, dans un nid en forme de coupe construit par la femelle, à terre ou dans une cavité peu élevée, avec des herbes sèches, de la mousse, des feuilles mortes. La femelle couve de 5 à 6 œufs, ovales et légèrement piriformes, gris verdâtre et tachés de brun-rouge. L'éclosion a lieu environ 2 semaines plus tard, et les deux parents participent à l'élevage. La femelle pond sa seconde couvée fin mai début juin. (Source Wikipedia).
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"Little Island at Pier 55 (stylized as Little Island @Pier55) is an artificial island park in the Hudson River west of Manhattan in New York City, adjoining Hudson River Park. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. It is located slightly west of the Manhattan shoreline atop Hudson River Pier 55, connected to Hudson River Park in Manhattan by footbridges at 13th and 14th Streets.
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Little Island, a new, free public park pier within the larger Hudson River Park, opened to the public on May 21, 2021, providing New Yorkers and visitors from around the world with a unique green space unlike any other in New York City. Planned in partnership with the Hudson River Park Trust, Little Island was funded primarily through Barry Diller and the Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation through an extraordinary philanthropic gift to the Hudson River Park.
Components of the pier, nestled among more than 350 species of flowers, trees and shrubs, include a 687-seat amphitheater and an intimate stage and lawn space, along with dazzling views of other portions of Hudson River Park, New York City and the Hudson River.
Little Island was designed by Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studio, with landscape design by Signe Nielsen of MNLA.
Little Island’s distinct exterior is supported by concrete piles. On top of the piles, 132 concrete “tulips” make up the structure of the park. Each tulip’s shape is unique and has a different weight load capacity to hold the soil, lawns, overlooks and trees. The original Pier 54 piles remain to provide habitat for aquatic life."
--- hudsonriverpark.org
Note: I finally visited here yesterday. It's something to explore when visiting NYC. Here you can see the WTC (World Trade Center) and Witney Museum in distance. BOY! even it's only in mid-80'sF yesterday, but, the humidly was unbearable. Was planning to visit "Witney Museum" nearby, it was closed (on Tuesdays). Here is close to the "High Line" and "Hudson Yards", so that you can also visit.
The best time to visit here is at dusk, you'd see the sunset in wide open view. My daughter & I were there around 3pm, when it was too sunny and humid.
Milieux Humides De Montréal MHM Technoparcoiseaux.org
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
(Southern Emerald toucanet / Tucancito Esmeralda)
Like other toucans, the Andean Toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is 30–35 cm (12–14 in) long. The sexes are alike in appearance, although the female generally is smaller and slightly shorter-billed.
The Andean Toucanet is a generally common in humid forest and woodland, mainly at higher elevations.
Wikipedia
To start the week - Azure Jay - near threatened species. Large jay found in humid forests, especially Araucaria forests, the seeds of which are the jay’s main food. It has a mostly blue body, which can be ultramarine or cerulean, a black head with a small crest, and a black throat. Usually seen in small noisy flocks. ebird.org/species/azujay1
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Same Downtown Dubai viewpoint as the prior shot but this one in the morning. The air was still hazy and very humid.
GPS is the exact spot of the shot.
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Nous sommes humides - We are wet - Estamos húmedos
Music: Carla Bruni - Le Toi du Moi
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Large, spectacular trogon of humid evergreen and pine-evergreen forest in the mountains of southern Mexico and Central America. It is the national bird (and lends its name to the currency) of Guatemala. Usually rather shy, but can be found feeding quietly at fruiting trees. Male is unmistakable with long emerald plumes flowing out behind in flight or blowing in the wind when perched. On females, note large size, grayish head, gray bill, and greatly reduced jagged plumes on the side of the breast. (eBird)
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There he was! Just sitting on branch opposite his nest. Years ago, I had seen a juvenile but had no photos. Now, here was a male Resplendent Quetzel living up to his name. There is a network of local landowners who are supporting the recovery of these beautiful birds. They let a central organization know when there is nesting activity occuring on their property and then the organizaiton arranges for birders and tourists to visit these properties to see the birds. Talk about a win-win-win solution. The homeowner receives a fee for hosting birders and the queztels, the birders see the birds well in natural surroundings and the birds have a safe area to breed and live in. The map location shows the start point of the drive to the quetzel, not the quetzal's actual location.
Here’s the link to our Costa Rica trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/477692
Paraiso Quetzel Lodge, San Jose, Costa Rica. February 2026.
Eagle-Eye Tours.
Immature ruby throat hummingbird taking a short nap in this unusual cool spell. No worries by Wednesday hot and humid again as we start watching the tropics for hurricanes heading our way.
Medium-sized, rather chunky parrot of humid tropical lowlands. Found in rainforest and edge, where easily overlooked in the canopy, feeding quietly on fruits. Most often seen in fast direct flight, low over the canopy in pairs or small groups. In flight, armpits show brilliant red, but often birds are flying too fast to see this. On perched birds, note the brown head (small red ear patch is rarely visible), pale spectacles, and very pale bill. (eBird)
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We watched this pair for quite a while as they preened and fed each other before copulating. This is after the deed as they both relaxed in a nearby leafy tree. The light rain deterred neither them nor us in the slightest.
Here’s the link to our Costa Rica trip list: ebird.org/tripreport/477692
Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica. February 2026.
Eagle-Eye Tours.
Milieux Humides De Montréal MHM Technoparcoiseaux.org.
TechnoparcOiseaux - Marais Ipex
Je ne suis pas sûr du Moucherolle. Merlin me donne tchébec.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 m.
Amazilia franciae (Andean Emerald / Esmeralda andina)
Andean Emeralds are found around humid and wet forest borders, second growth, and highland clearings with trees. They are most common above 1000 meters in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru.
Males and females are similar in appearance but the male boasts a blue crown and the female a green one. Both genders are green above, white below, and possess a coppery upper tail.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
October 26, 2022, El Color de Mis Rêves, Villamaria, Caldas, Colombia. Alt. 2,800 meters.
Here are female and male Collared Inca Hummingbirds (Coeligena torquata). The female on the left is dark green, while the male is black. The average size of this hummingbird is 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) in length.
The Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) is widespread in the humid montane forests of western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, and south to Peru and Bolivia. It occurs at a relatively high altitude, between 2,200 and 3,000 meters above sea level.
Bird in freedom. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Andean Motmot, as the English name implies, is the Andean representative of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex. For many years, all members of this group were considered to be conspecific, but this group now is reclassified as representing five different species. The Andean Motmot occurs in humid montane forests of the Andes mountains of South America, from Colombia south to Bolivia. Andean motmot is a big bird about 50 cm from beak to tail.
These birds often sit still, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also regularly take fruit.
Breaks in the cloud has allowed the sun to warm the water saturated land, producing misty conditions under the leaf canopy.
A walk in the woods today.
It's still quite hot and humid and as Linus hates heat he has shifted most of his activities into the night. That sounds like a good idea as long as you aren't the human who wakes up several times per night because Linus wants to tell you that he has caught a mosquito (again) or that the tomcat nextdoor has peed on the geraniums (again). During the days he naps indoors or somewhere in the shade and gathers energy for the next night.