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Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.
John Muir
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopus Major
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.
The great spotted woodpecker occurs in Eurasia from the British Isles to Japan, and in North Africa from Morocco to Tunisia, and it is absent only from those areas too cold or dry to have suitable woodland habitat. It is found in a wide variety of woodlands, broadleaf, coniferous or mixed, and in modified habitats like parks, gardens and olive groves. It occurs from sea-level to the tree line, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Europe, 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in Morocco and 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Central Asia.
The great spotted woodpecker became extinct in the island of Ireland in the seventeenth century, due to deforestation, but the island was naturally recolonised by this species, with the first proven nesting in County Down in 2007. Its expansion in range is continuing, with breeding proven or suspected in at least 10 counties by 2013, with the main concentration in Down and County Wicklow. Genetic evidence shows the birds to be of British, rather than Scandinavian, ancestry, with the populations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic having separate origins. The great spotted woodpecker was also found to have been nesting in the Isle of Man from 2009.
Population:
UK breeding:
140,000 pairs
Taken from the same hill as The Middle Earth. The sky that day was a wee bit too overcast, and it was really foggy. This is the only decent shot I got from this hike.
Juna: Miriam tattoo @ 🚕 DUBAI Event 20th Nov to 10th Dec 🚕
Belle Epoque - Lexi. At Equal 10.
Hair and Hat : .Olive. the Merry *Beta* Hair. In main store.
Tights : Izzie's - Chevron Tights light grey
Boots : .miss chelsea. Hazel Boots Maitreya Festive Pack. Free at Shop & Hop Event.
kin, Freckles, Eyeliner : [Glam Affair] Riona Layer [Lelutka] 004. At Access.
Windburn blush : // Saorsa // - Windburn - Level 2. At TLC.
Head : LeLUTKA.Head.Lilly.2.5. Gift in main store.
Decor :
HISA - Pine View Cabin. At Gala Christmas by Tres Chic
Serenity Style- Enchanting Deer. In main store.
Trompe Loeil - The 2020 Advent Calendar Gacha, including : Outdoor Holiday Firepit, Sled with Presents, Milk & Cookies sign, Vinebranch Wreath, Twigs and Bottles, Candle Cloches, Lamp Posts. At The Arcade.
Bricolage's Winter Garden, inlcuding Winter Garden Daybed, Patio Table, Lamp, Hot Chocolate & Cookies. At Swank.
KraftWork Rustic Winter . Window & Frame Light
baby, don't make me spell it out for you
all of the feelings that I've got for you
can't be explained, but I can try for you
it's like I'm powerful with a little bit of tender
an emotional, sexual bender
mess me up, yeah, but no one does it better
that's just the way ♬ you make me feel ♬
the things:
Gaia - Olivia high rise shorts at the Gaia mainstore
Nerido - Karole top
Kunst - Chloe sunglasses
Bolson - mix & match tatts
*taken at Elysion - Native Tides
Weekendje Den Haag
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Took this shot this evening while waiting for a service truck to arrive and replace a tire that blew out. First flat I've had on my truck in a couple of years. Not really a problem, just made a call to my company and they take care of sending help. I just passed the Love's Truckstop about 5 miles behind me. Still took almost 3 hours for the repair truck to arrive.
PIraeus, Greece.
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When the skies perform and the tide is good I just wander along the breaking waves looking for good reflections. The beauty is that whichever direction you look there are great opportunities. This is looking up channel away from the setting sun, and has a beautiful sense of calm . I'm so lucky to have this wonderful playground. Last night there was a camera club on the beach, so it was very busy. Keep on moving is my usual approach, and is by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Azure-shouldered Tanager (on the left) and Blue Dacnis (on the right) - wild and free - at Sítio Espinheiro Negro, Miracatu, SP.
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One from the archives. Snowy Owls do a lot of sitting. They sit still in the same spot for hours, occasionally swivelling their head or leaning forward and blinking their big, yellow eyes to get a closer look at something. All that sitting is great for me because it's easier to get some shots of them before they go back to the Arctic. :(