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Ta Prohm (pronunciation: prasat taprohm) is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara (in Khmer: រាជវិហារ). Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII:125]:388 as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university.
Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. The conservation and restoration of Ta Prohm is a partnership project of the Archaeological Survey of India and the APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap).
I am still working on a selection of my central Asia trip, and that will take a while, but there is still so much more to share.
This is one I musn't forget, another one from my Munken hike, this time to the east and looking on the mainland of Norway.
enjoy!
The Orkney Islands are a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland. The largest of them is called Mainland, from the Old Norse name Meginland. Mainland's west coast consists of mostly dramatic cliffs, constantly eroded by the waves pounding in from the North Atlantic.
Crested Pigeons on a bare branch, taken at The Australian Arid Lands Botanical Gardens, Port Augusta, South Australia.
Best view enlarged
The crested pigeon is native to Australia and is common throughout most of the mainland.
This species is found in dry open woodland, savanna or shrubland.
It is usually found in the vicinity of water, as it has to drink every day, and is absent from the denser forests
(Birds Australia 2011).
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves..it is always appreciated.
Peaceful Sunday
This shot was taken from Vancouver Island, looking across the channel about 40 miles to the mountains on the mainland. The misty pink orange colour over the mountains is smoke, the result of 250 forest fires that are now burning on Canada's west coast.
Beautiful cozy and Fun house, because we are romantics not saints ^^ (mainland ❤ linden)
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Buff-banded Rail
Scientific Name: Gallirallus philippensis
Description: The Buff-banded Rail is a medium-sized stout rail with short legs. It has a distinctive grey eyebrow and an orange-brown band on its streaked breast. The lores, cheek and hindneck are rich chestnut. The chin and throat are grey, the upperparts streaked brown and the underparts barred black and white. The eye is red. Young birds are much paler to white underneath, with indistinct bars and only a faint orange-brown tint on the breast. Downy chicks are fluffy black. This rail walks slowly, with tail raised and flicking constantly.
Similar species: The orange-brown breast band distinguishes the Buff-banded Rail from the similar but smaller Lewin's Rail,Dryolimnas pectoralis, which has a rich chestnut crown and nape and a proportionally longer pink bill.
Distribution: The Buff-banded Rail is widespread in mainland Australia, particularly along the eastern coast and islands, and on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. It is also found in south-east Asia, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Habitat: The Buff-banded Rail is seen singly or in pairs in dense reeds and vegetation bordering many types of wetlands or crops. It makes widespread use of artificial wetlands like sewage ponds and drainage channels.
Seasonal movements: The Buff-banded Rail is resident and possibly locally nomadic, though little is known of these movements.
Feeding: The Buff-banded Rail feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, insects, seeds, fruit, frogs, carrion and refuse. It mostly feeds early in the morning and the evening.
Breeding: Breeding is poorly known, but the Buff-breasted Rail nests in long grass, tussocks, rushes or crops. It makes an unlined cup-shaped nest of grasses or reeds. Both parents incubate and the young will leave the nest within 24 hours. Both parents remain with the young, which usually feed themselves, though the female may feed them as well. Two broods may be raised in some seasons.
Calls: Loud creaky squeak when breeding but usually silent.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 33cm
Average size: 31cm
Average weight: 130g
Breeding season: September to February
Clutch Size: 5 to 8 eggs
Incubation: 19 days
Nestling Period: 1 days
(source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Barking Owl
The barking owl (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have a characteristic voice with calls ranging from a barking dog noise to a shrill human-like howl of great intensity.
Sydney
September, 2020
Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland.
Reichenau es una isla habitada situada en el lago de Constanza (Bodensee en alemán), estado federado de Baden-Wurtemberg, Alemania. La isla se encuentra entre los lagos Gnadensee y Untersee y está unida a tierra firme por un puente de 400 metros construido en tiempos de Napoleón. Es la isla más grande de este enorme lago europeo y se encuentra en Alemania, pero por su zona sur frente a la costa Suiza del mismo, a un centenar de metros. Frente a su costa norte se halla la localidad de Radolfzell, y a menos de diez kilómetros, la ciudad de Constanza.
Posee un monasterio benedictino fundado en 724 por Pirminius y secularizado en 1799, que fue el principal foco artístico y literario de la región durante los siglos IX-XI. En el año 2000 el monasterio de Reichenau, así como el resto de las iglesias de la isla, fueron incluidos en el Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
La isla aparece documentada desde los tiempos de los romanos. Importantes obras de la literatura alemana, desde la época del Minnesang (cantares de amor), se han encontrado en este monasterio. Algunas de ellas todavía se conservan en su biblioteca y otras en el museo comarcal de Baden.
Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la mayor parte de la población de Reichenau fue desalojada durante dos meses y medio para que vivieran en ella unos 3000 presos franceses liberados del campo de concentración de Dachau en cuarentena antes de regresar a su país de origen.
Reichenau is an inhabited island located in Lake Constance (Bodensee in German), federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The island lies between the Gnadensee and Untersee lakes and is connected to the mainland by a 400-meter bridge built in Napoleon's time. It is the largest island in this huge European lake and is located in Germany, but in its southern area off the Swiss coast, a hundred meters away. Facing its north coast is the town of Radolfzell, and less than ten kilometers away, the city of Constance.
It has a Benedictine monastery founded in 724 by Pirminius and secularized in 1799, which was the main artistic and literary focus of the region during the 9th-11th centuries. In the year 2000 the Reichenau monastery, as well as the rest of the churches on the island, were included in the World Heritage Site by Unesco.
The island appears documented from the times of the Romans. Important works of German literature, from the time of the Minnesang (love songs), have been found in this monastery. Some of them are still kept in his library and others in the Baden county museum.
After World War II, most of the population of Reichenau was evicted for two and a half months so that some 3,000 French prisoners released from the Dachau concentration camp under quarantine lived there before returning to their country of origin.
Der Thüringische Schieferpark Lehesten ist als historischer Schiefertagebau mit all seinen einmaligen Funktionsgebäuden heute ein technisches Denkmal in der Berg- und Schieferstadt Lehesten im thüringischen Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. Das etwa 105 ha große Areal liegt an der Thüringisch-Fränkischen Schieferstraße südlich von Lehesten unweit der Grenze zu Bayern im Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale. Der Schiefer wurde bereits im 13. Jahrhundert abgebaut, später in kleinen Brüchen gewonnen und mündete im Laufe der Zeit zu einem der ehemals größten Schiefertagebaue des europäischen Festlandes.
The Thuringian Slate Park Lehesten is a historic open-cast slate mine with all its unique functional buildings and is now a technical monument in the mining and slate town of Lehesten in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. The approximately 105 hectare area is located on the Thuringian-Franconian Slate Road south of Lehesten not far from the border with Bavaria in the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park. The slate was mined as early as the 13th century, later extracted in small quarries and over time it became one of the largest slate mines on the European mainland.
I composed this image today while visiting the Sunshine Coast, in British Columbia, Canada. While the Sunshine Coast is on the British Columbia mainland, it is a vast wilderness area and only accessible by boat or ferry.
Grenville Channel is a long narrow channel between high mountains between Pitt Island and mainland British Columbia. It is part of the inside passage to Alaska. It is probably named after Sir Richard Grenville, an ancestor of Captain George Vancouver who charted a lot of this area. In this image the BC Ferries ship Northern Expedition can be seen moving through the channel on its way north in early morning light, diminished by the size of the mountains.
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Approximately 50km east of Vancouver is the Stave River in Mission. Although it is only several kilometres long, this river offers year-round fishing opportunities for Lower Mainland anglers. The BC Hydro Dam maintains the water height at a fishable level even on rainy Autumn days. While the salmon season can be quite crowded on weekends, solitude can be found during the winter and spring flyfishing seasons when coastal cutthroat trout are abundant.
It is the main island of Orkney, located in the north of Scotland. Mainland is both the largest island by size, but also by its population, 75% of the inhabitants of the archipelago live on this island, mainly in the towns of Kirkwall and Stromness.
C'est l'île principale des Orcades, situées au nord de l'Écosse. Mainland est à la fois la plus grande île par sa taille, mais aussi par sa population, 75 % des habitants de l'archipel habitent sur cette île, principalement dans les villes de Kirkwall et Stromness.
ORKNEY ISLAND
SCOTLAND
An endemic and highly threatened New Zealand species of wattle bird. More like a squirrel than a bird, they are noisy and conspicuous forest dwellers, preferring to hop and scuttle through foliage rather than fly. Introduced mammal pests have decimated their numbers, meaning they only survive on a few offshore islands or in heavily trapped or fenced mainland sanctuaries. Their growing numbers and breeding success in heavily protected reserves so they can rebound so-long as they're just given a chance.
Tourist boat seen in the harbour in Sućuraj :)
Sućuraj, a small picturesque tourist and fishermen's town and port, is the most eastern settlement on the island of Hvar (Croatia), and is also nearest to the mainland. There is a ferry dock connecting Sućuraj with the town of Drvenik on the Makarska Riviera. The oldest and best-preserved building in the city is the Franciscan Monastery. The exact date of construction of the monastery is unknown, but it is known that it was renovated in 1309. Another old monument in the town is the baroque church of St. Antoni Padewski from 1663, as well as partially preserved old Venetian fortress (1613). Currently, tourism and fishing play the greatest role in the city's economy. Sućuraj is surrounded by many picturesque beaches and coves that offer ideal places for swimming and relaxing.
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Kolorowa łódź turystyczna w porcie w w Sućuraj :)
Sućuraj jest małą śródziemnomorską miejscowością oraz portem, położonym na południowym przylądku wyspy Hvar (Chorwacja), w miejscu gdzie wyspa jest najbliższa dalmatyńskiemu wybrzeżu. Znajduje się tu przystań promowa łącząca Sućuraj z miejscowością Drvenik na Makarskiej Rivierze. Najstarszym I najlepiej zachowanym budynkiem w mieście jest klasztor franciszkanów. Nie jest znana dokładna data budowy klasztoru - wiadomo, że w 1309 roku był on restaurowany. Zachował się też barokowy kościół św. Antoniego Padewskiego z 1663, a także częściowo stara twierdza wenecka (1613). Obecnie największe znaczenie w gospodarce miasta odgrywa turystyka i rybołówstwo. Sućuraj otoczony jest przez wiele malowniczych plaż i zatoczek, które oferują idealne miejsca do kąpieli i relaksu.
View from the hill (near the church of Saint George) on the Old Town in Piran :)
Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. The town is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses and it's one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Architecture of Piran resembles the Italian Venice, to which it belonged in the past, together with Istria. Most of the buildings, as well as the medieval walls separating the city from the rest of the mainland, also come from this period. In the middle of the town is the Tartini Square, with a monument in memory of Giuseppe Tartini. Nearby are located various important buildings, such as Tartini’s house, first mentioned in 1384 and one of the oldest in town, the Municipal Palace. The area of Piran has been inhabited since ancient times. The name of the town most probably originates from the Greek "pyros", meaning fire, due to ancient lighthouses which were supposed to be on the edge of the marina. From 1283 to 1797, the town became part of the Republic of Venice and then was annexed to the Austrian Empire. In 1954 The town was annexed to Yugoslavia.
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Widok ze wzgórza (przy kościele św. Jerzego) na starówkę w Piranie :)
Piran – miasto w Słowenii, siedziba gminy Piran, położone na skalistym cyplu, jest jednym z najatrakcyjniejszych turystycznie miejsc nad słoweńskim Adriatykiem, słynnym ze ze średniowiecznej architektury z wąskimi uliczkami i zwartą zabudową. Swą architekturą o przypomina włoską Wenecję, do której wraz z Istrią należało w przeszłości. Z tego okresu pochodzi też większość zabudowy, a także średniowieczne mury, oddzielające miasto od reszty lądu. Reprezentacyjny plac Tartiniego powstał pod koniec XIX wieku, po zasypaniu wewnętrznego basenu portowego (1894). Mieści się przy nim ratusz i budynek sądu oraz zachowana z obwarowań brama św. Jerzego. Obszar Piranu był zasiedlony od czasów antycznych, a nazwa miasta wywodzi się od greckiego "pyrá", oznaczającego ognisko, ponieważ na krańcu półwyspu zapalano ogień jako punkt orientacyjny dla statków płynących do portu Koper. W 1283 wraz z wybrzeżem Istrii Piran przeszedł pod władzę Republiki Weneckiej, zaś po upadku potęgi Wenecji (1797) Piran przeszedł pod panowanie Habsburgów, zaś w 1954r. znalazł się w granicach Jugosławii.
Minh Mạng (25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Crown Prince Cảnh, had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy.
Hội An, formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city with a population of approximately 120,000 in Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province and noted since 1999 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Old Town Hội An, the city's historic district, is recognized as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century, its buildings and street plan reflecting a unique blend of influences, indigenous and foreign. Prominent in the city's old town, is its covered "Japanese Bridge," dating to the 16th-17th century.
Mainland
Parcel 2048
Prims 1406
Used 804/ Clients 74
Free 528
Description:
A pretty garden, with a fantasy but light feel. A base for a small store to build in time, but a home to escape to.
(See last photo for parcel before)
Mainland
Parcel 2048
Prims 1406
Used 804/ Clients 74
Free 528
Description:
A pretty garden, with a fantasy but light feel. A base for a small store to build in time, but a home to escape to.
(See last photo for parcel before)
The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a medium sized, big-headed, nocturnal bird native to the Australian mainland, including Tasmania, and southern New Guinea.
Tawny Frogmouths are often confused with owls due to their nocturnal habits and similar colouring, but are actually more closely related to the nightjars. Like owls, the leading edges of the primary feathers are fringed to allow for silent flight.
Tawny frogmouths are medium sized, big-headed birds that can measure from 34 to 53 cm long. The plumage is silver-grey to mottled grayish-brown, patterned with white, black and rufous mottles and streaks which provide excellent camouflage while the bird is perched. The eyes are large and yellow and the wide bill is olive-grey to blackish with distinctive tufts of bristles above the bill. There is little to no sexual dimorphism.
The Tawny Frogmouth occurs in a variety of habitats, including forests, woodlands, parks and gardens. During the day, they roost on tree branches camouflaged as part of the tree.
The Tawny Frogmouth's diet comprises large nocturnal insects such as moths, as well as spiders, worms, slugs and snails. Small mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds are also eaten. The Tawny Frogmouth pounces upon its prey from a perch.
This picture is taken in Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
De Australische uilnachtzwaluw (Podargus strigoides) is een nachtvogel uit de familie van uilnachtzwaluwen.
De breedhoofdige Australische uilnachtzwaluw is met een lengte van 34 à 54 cm redelijk groot. Het onopvallende verenkleed is zilvergrijs tot grijsbruin met een patroon van witte, zwarte en roodbruine vlekken, een ideale camouflage. De grote ogen zijn geel en de brede grijs tot zwarte snavel is omgeven door borstelharen. De geslachten zien er nagenoeg gelijk uit.
Uilnachtzwaluwen worden door hun uiterlijk, (schut)kleuren, gedrag en stille vlucht vaak ten onrechte aangezien voor uilen.
De vogel leeft op het vaste land van Australië, Tasmanië en zuidelijk Nieuw-Guinea. De soort komt voor in beboste streken, maar trekt ook naar parken en gecultiveerde gebieden.
Overdag slaapt de uilnachtzwaluw rechtop zittend op een tak. De vogel wordt actief in de schemering en gaat dan voedsel zoeken. Hij leeft van allerhande diertjes, als kevers, insecten, slakken, wormen, kikkers, hagedisjes en kleine knaagdieren. De uilnachtzwaluw gaat dit voedsel niet zoeken, maar wacht laag bij de grond zitten tot hij een prooi ziet en slaat dan bij verrassing toe.
Deze opname is gemaakt in de fazanterie van Burgers Zoo.
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As seen from the mainland in Kyle of Lochalsh. The village across the Loch Alsh is Kyleakin.
From mainland Oregon, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse looks pretty far away.
For lighthouse keepers, stationed on Tillamook Rock for weeks at a time, I bet the mainland seemed impossibly distant and maddeningly close.
Sun setting over the north coast of Scotland. Old shot taken from the Orkney Ferry, off the North Coast of mainland Scotland.
This pic was part of the exhibition Discovering Mainland-Down Route 8.
Was taken somewhere along the way.
Maeshowe is a neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave on mainland Orkney. Part of the world heritage sight. What an evening it was when we visited with a tremendous sky.
There is very very little processing on this image aside from raw conversion and some alteration to the shadow detail. Orkney is great for reducing time spent on photos :)
Still digging through all my photos from my summer trip home. I really like the light in this one. Taken from a local beach on Vancouver Island looking over at the mainland and Vancouver.
Mainland
Parcel 2048
Prims 1406
Used 804/ Clients 74
Free 528
Description:
A pretty garden, with a fantasy but light feel. A base for a small store to build in time, but a home to escape to.
(See last photo for parcel before)
IMO: 9431056
MMSI: 249446000
Call Sign: 9HSF9
Flag: Malta [MT]
AIS Vessel Type: Tanker
Gross Tonnage: 5823
Deadweight: 7750 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 122.66m × 17.2m
Year Built: 2008
Status: Active
The port of Stromness on the island of Mainland lies on Scapa Flow. Behind Stromness, the massive bulk of Ward Hill rises to 481 m (on the left) on the neighbouring island of Hoy -- meaning the high one, as the Vikings named the island. From a slide.
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► Location: The Flats on Cycnia
I tasked myself with backpacking across the grid and exploring all the Linden Routes. I started on the Atoll continent, and I loaded up on the Second Life Railroad and found this lovely little property owned by a group called Lucky 13. This little parcel allows rezzing for pictures, and don't forget to click on Madam Zita for your fortune while you're there!
► If you're looking for a place to live on the amazing and diverse mainland, please hit up Dove Darkfold! We specialize in mainland parcels and have some beautiful places. Visit Elite Land Rentals on their SL Marketplace!
Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, is the oldest cathedral on mainland Scotland and is the oldest building in Glasgow. Since the Reformation the cathedral continues in public ownership, within the responsibility of Historic Environment Scotland. The congregation is part of the established Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow and its services and associations are open to all. The cathedral and its kirkyard are at the top of High Street, at Cathedral Street. Immediately neighbouring it are Glasgow Royal Infirmary, opened in 1794, and the elevated Glasgow Necropolis, opened in 1833. Nearby are the Provand's Lordship, Glasgow`s oldest house and its herbal medical gardens, the Barony Hall (Barony Church), University of Strathclyde, Cathedral Square, Glasgow Evangelical Church (North Barony Church), and St Mungo Museum.