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Point Abino Lighthouse
Keeping a proud watch over Lake Erie, the Point Abino Lighthouse is one of the greatest of its kind in Canada.
Built in 1917-1918, the lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling are a local, provincial, and federal landmark with a unique history. This light station was one of 40 built during the last period of manned lighthouse construction.
Preservations want this 'keeper's dwelling' for the historic Point Abino Lighthouse kept in public hands.
At the end of Point Abino, a large rocky shelf projects into the lake making it necessary to build the lighthouse at a considerable distance from the shoreline. In stormy weather and at high-water periods, the lighthouse was inaccessible on foot. For that reason, the keeper’s dwelling required a site on the adjoining shore.
When you were planning for a shot only to arrive and find the subject covered in scaffolding. Bummer.
The eastern garter snake has a wide range across eastern North America, as far north as southern Ontario and Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, along the eastern shores of America to the Mississippi River.
The eastern garter snake will live in a variety of environments, with a preference for grassy or shrubby fields, including abandoned farmland, outbuildings and trash dumps. In particular the snake likes to inhabit stone walls that separate the forest from fields. It is also found along moist habitats such as lakes, rivers, streams, swamps, bogs, ponds, drainage ditches, and quarries. Snakes are present in urban environments in habitats that include city parks, cemeteries and suburban yards and gardens. Being cold-blooded, they like to bask in the sunlight near logs, stones and other debris where they can hide if necessary.
Eastern garter snakes mostly eat toads, frogs, slugs, and worms, but they will eat almost anything they can overpower. (Wikipedia)
The first garter snake of the year, she was probably sixty centimeters long and looking for sun, not birders. She peered out at us and then disappeared into the undergrowth.
NCC Trail 10, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2022.
Clearly having eyes bigger than its mouth this cormorant tried for over 10 minutes to swallow the bream. It failed.
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The Gannet is surely Bempton's signature bird. Looking every bit like something from prehistory. They are however a beautiful and elegant bird.
The northern gannet is the largest of the gannet family and native to the Atlantic Ocean.
Gannet (Northern Gannet) - Morus Bassanus
RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Pahto (Mount Adams), seen from Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Last weekend I decided to meet up with a friend for a sunset hike at Mount Rainier National Park. We made detailed plans ahead of time for both the hike and sunset watching, and then ended up both arriving later than planned, doing a different hike, and hiking more slowly than anticipated due to snow (yes, more snow!) on the trail and a stop to search for my friend's dropped phone. But sunset wasn't until 8:51pm so we figured we still had plenty of time.
We were hiking with the sun behind us, and time was flying by as it has a way of doing when we hike together, so when we emerged from a forested section of the trail into a meadow, we suddenly noticed that the sun was starting to drop into the trees, and realized we had to turn around and hustle back down the trail to where we had planned to watch the sunset over Tahoma (Mount Rainier).
As we hiked at a quick pace back, through every break in the trees, my eyes were drawn to this view of Pahto and the south Cascades. In the evening light, with that fog rising from the forest below, I finally decided it was necessary to stop for photos, despite our time constraints.
Note: Pahto is the second highest peak in Washington, standing 12,281 feet/3743 meters tall and is considered one of the 5 active volcanoes in the state, although the last eruption was 1000 years ago. It is one of the five sacred mountains to the native Yakama peoples and part of the mountain is territory of the Yakama Nation.
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White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) are semi-tropical doves whose native range extends from the southwestern U.S. through Mexico and Central America, into parts of western South America, and to some Caribbean islands. They are also residents in Florida, where they were introduced. The majority of White-winged Doves are seasonally migratory. They overwinter in Mexico and Central America and come to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in April to breed, departing again in September. Some will overwinter in their breeding range, especially in residential areas where food remains available. In the southern parts of their range, they are year-round residents. There are twelve subspecies of White-winged Doves. Western or Desert White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica mearnsii) and Eastern White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica asiatica) are the most numerous and widely distributed subspecies.
White-winged Doves feed on a variety of seeds, grain, and fruit that vary depending on their range and seasonal availability. They consume seeds and fruits of wild trees, grasses, and herbaceous plants, as well as those of ornamental cultivars. Domestic grain crops including sunflower, barley, sesame, sorghum, wheat, corn, and safflower are also an important food source in many parts of White-winged Dove’s range. To supplement their seed-based diet, White-winged Doves will also ingest shells of small snails and other gastropods, or bits of bone extracted from raptor pellets or mammal feces. The bones and shell are an important source of calcium for the doves, necessary for eggshell and crop milk production.
I found this one in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.
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NAMM 2019 in Sokolniki, Moscow
Launched in 1824 HMS Unicorn is the oldest ship in Scotland and one of the six oldest ships in the world. It was originally constructed as a 46 gun frigate at Chatham Royal Dockyard in England and arrived in Dundee in 1873 as a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves, a role she carried out until the 1960s.
The Unicorn was handed over to the Unicorn Preservation Society in 1968 and opened to the public in 1975.
There are plans to move the ship to dry dock for necessary restoration and preservation after £1.11m in funding was very recently secured.
It would be nice if this work could be completed in time for HMS Unicorn's 200th birthday in 2024.
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Dear Fumihide san,
I saw your flickr post and I am so happy to hear that your temperature is down to normal! I am also glad that you are taking it seriously as it is still a very real risk everywhere. It’s strange that it’s even the people who have taken all the necessary precautions that are getting sick now but I guess the one improvement is that in most current cases the symptoms are much milder. I wonder if there will ever be a return to “normal” or perhaps this already is the new normal!
Best wishes to you and family,
Brian
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Crêpes with Strawberries and Crème Fraîche
3 tablespoons butter
1-1/4 cups milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
Non-stick spray
1 (8-ounce) container crème fraîche
2 tablespoons honey
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries (or a mix of berries)
1 tablespoons lemon juice
Honey for drizzling
To prepare the crêpes:
In medium skillet heat 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat to melt. Set butter aside.
With a mixer, combine milk, flour, eggs, and salt and blend until combined, scraping down sides as necessary. Add butter and blend until smooth.
Let rest at least 30 minutes – 1 hour.
Heat medium skillet over medium-high heat; spray with non-stick spray.
Add 2 tablespoons batter to skillet and swirl to create a thin crêpe.
Cook about 1 minute or until golden brown. Invert and briefly cook the other side.
Repeat with remaining batter, spraying skillet as needed. (Makes about 16 crêpes. 2 per person.)
In a small bowl whisk together crème fraîche and honey.
Cover; chill until ready to serve.
Place strawberries (and other berries) and lemon in large bowl. Toss.
To assemble, place a crepe, browned side down on a platter. Spread half of the crêpe with 1 tablespoon crème fraîche mixture. Top with a tablespoon of berry mixture.
Fold crêpe in half over filling and then in half again.
Repeat with remaining crêpes, crème fraîche mixture, and berry mixture.
Drizzle with honey and serve.
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le Rougegorge familier est peu farouche et son plumage attractif l'ont rendu populaire chez des générations de jardiniers; en réalité le rouge-gorge fait partie d'une espèce d'oiseau très agressive, et certains mâles se battent parfois à mort pour défendre leur territoire. Présent dans presque chaque jardin, c'est l'un des oiseaux les moins sauvages, cherchant sa nourriture à proximité des humains en train de jardiner. Il ira jusqu'à venir se nourrir de proies vivantes, comme des vers de terre ou des vers de farine, présentés à la main. Si l'hiver est rude, il deviendra encore plus familier, car le manque de nourriture provoqué par la neige et la glace le rend très vulnérable.
Le rouge-gorge défend un territoire à longueur d'année, sauf durant la mue et si l'hiver est très froid. En hiver, les femelles occupent et défendent aussi un territoire. Celui-ci leur est nécessaire non seulement pour nicher, mais aussi pour garantir une source suffisante de nourriture. Un rouge-gorge sans territoire meurt au bout de quelques semaines. C'est pourquoi cet espace est défendu avec une telle énergie. En général, il suffit que le propriétaire exhibe son plastron rouge pour que l'intrus recule, mais il peut arriver que la lutte s'engage et les combats s'achèvent parfois par la mort de l'un des adversaires.
À l'opposé de nombreux autres oiseaux, le rouge-gorge vit en solitaire pendant l'automne et l'hiver mâle et femelle restant sur leur territoire hivernal respectif avec comme résultat qu'ils continuent à chanter même en hiver.
Le rouge-gorge semble bien voir dans l'obscurité, car il est encore actif le soir quand il n'y a plus de lumière.
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the familiar Robin is not very shy and its attractive plumage has made it popular with generations of gardeners; in fact the robin is part of a very aggressive bird species, and some males sometimes fight to death to defend their territory. Present in almost every garden, it is one of the least wild birds, seeking its food near the humans in the process of gardening. It will go as far as feeding on live prey, such as earthworms or mealworms, presented by hand. If the winter is rough, it will become even more familiar, as the lack of food caused by snow and ice makes it very vulnerable.
The robin defends a territory all year long, except during the moult and if the winter is very cold. In winter, females also occupy and defend a territory. It is necessary for them not only to nest, but also to guarantee a sufficient source of food. A robin without territory dies after a few weeks. That's why this space is defended with such energy. In general, it is enough for the owner to show his red shirt so that the intruder recoils, but it can happen that the struggle begins and the fighting sometimes ends with the death of one of the opponents.
In contrast to many other birds, the robin lives alone during the fall and winter male and female remaining in their respective winter territories with the result that they continue to sing even in winter.
The robin seems to see well in the dark because it is still active at night when there is no light.
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In 1804, Henry Drummond commissioned his friend the architect William Wilkins to transform his brick house into a neoclassical Ancient Greek temple. Wilkins, a promising young architect and antiquary, had been much influenced by his recent travels to Greece and Asia Minor. The massive Doric portico is a copy of the Theseion in Athens and the side elevations imitate the Choragic Monument of Thrasyllus. Whilst commonly claimed to be the earliest Greek Revival style house in Europe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, for instance, was using the primitive Greek Doric at Hammerwood Park in 1792. The transformation was largely external - the old house was literally wrapped in Roman cement, a very hard render made from ground flint. This is when the podium visible today was built. What had been ground floor rooms became basement rooms and the main reception rooms which had been on the piano nobile were now at the same level as the podium. The windows of servants’ rooms on the uppermost storey were covered by the entablature of the temple facade, and is partly why it was necessary to extend the house. As at Hammerwood, the giant Doric portico is echoed by a single storey portico behind so as to provide an enhanced perspective when viewed from the hill opposite beyond the lake in the style of the Picturesque.
In 1817, before the works were finished, Drummond sold the house to Alexander Baring, second son of Sir Francis Baring who owned Stratton Park, five miles north of The Grange.
The Grange is a 19th-century country house-mansion and English landscape park near Northington in Hampshire, England. It is currently owned by the Ashburton family. English Heritage have a guardianship deed on the scheduled monument and Grade I listed building, with the Grade II* listed gardens and monument's exterior open to the public. The house and gardens are also available to rent for parties and weddings. Grange Park Opera staged opera at The Grange every Summer from 1998 to 2016. From June 2017 The Grange Festival became the new resident opera company.
This partially excavated castro is located next to the Camino de Santiago and it is estimated that it was occupied from the 5th century BC until more or less the 1st century AD.
It sits on a gentle hill with a panoramic view of the right bank of the river Miño, but as it is not a steep terrain, it was necessary to build a series of defensive elements that made this settlement unique.
An intricate system of ditches, walls, embankments and palisades surrounds the entrance to the settlement, where the houses have straight, regular walls and are grouped into neighborhoods.
Abell 1060 is a galaxy cluster in the Hydra constellation, around 190 million light years from earth.
As is often the case, the two bright stars in the frame are nowhere near the galaxies (distance wise) and are performing a cosmic photobomb in the foreground.
An interesting fact about this specific cluster is that from a gravitational standpoint, it shouldn't exist. Roughly 83% of the matter necessary to explain the gravitational interactions just isn't there. This is the infamous "dark matter" you might have heard of (which in essence is just a collection name to indicate that we don't really know what's going on). Time will hopefully tell/reveal.
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Autumn is in the air, in the trees, and on my mind. And like others, in their cameras by now. Trout Lake is only about 20 minutes away and unveils itself in different ways depending on the season. With the sun now lower in the sky, and winds barely present, the mirror-like surface can provide terrific reflections.
Fall colors also present themselves for view, while Lillie Pads suddenly appear. The shadow that split the scene nicely framed the two distinctly different elements. This too created depth and a polarizing filter both removed glare, and released those vivid colors.
In order to get this shot, it was necessary to prop up against a Birch tree that was leaning about 45 degrees toward the lake. There was nowhere to place my tripod and achieve the same shot, short of submersing it and settling for something different. For me, that is just not an option; be nice to your equipment.
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Please correct me if necessary. The "Coop-Shined" ID always makes me foam at the mouth :)) This one made a swing and a miss at some songbirds, perched for a moment before flying off through the branches with complete abandon. They are awesome birds.
Brown Acres - Jackson County - Southern Oregon
Work and masterpiece of Sedefkar Mehmet Aga for the colors of the tile made efforts to decorate it is universally know as the Blue Mosque . The pourpose of its constructions were Two : who wauld build a place of workshop built in my name will have a palace in the afterlife .
After decided to proceed whit
the construction of the complex that dominate the Sea of Marmara on the project architect named above .
The Sultan Ahmet deprivatize necessary areas ,paying the large sum of 30000 pieces of gold almost all went to the vizier and authorities owners of buildings and land in that place The foundation stone look place on november 1609 ( 1018 second the Hegira ).
The complex was composed of the Mosque ,Sultan's Palace ,from the school of Teology ,from the hospital ,from the spa ,from the hospice ,shop and rented rooms .For various some of this reasons are not caming to us.
Opera e Capolavoro di Sedefkar Mehmet Aga .Per il colore delle maioliche che furono adoperate per decorarla è conosciuta universalmente come Moschea Blu Lo scopo della sua costruzione erano due : Il dominio sul Mar di Marmara ,su progetto dell'architetto sopra nominato ,e perché chi fa un luogo di preghiera di qua ,acquista una casa nell'Aldilà .Le aree necessarie furono acquisite pagando ingenti somme di ben 30000 denari d'oro a scopo risarcimento : un vero record !Quasi tutti andati ai Visir e alle Autorità possessori di palazzi e terreni in quel luogo .La posa della prima pietra avvenne nel novembre del 1609 ( 1018 per l'Egira ) .Il complesso era composto dalla Moschea ,dal palazzo del Sultano , ,dalla scuola di Teologia , ,dall'Ospedale ,dalle Terme ,dall'Ospizio ,da negozi e da stanze in affitto ,da case e depositi.Per vari motivi alcune di queste non sono arrivate fino a noi .
Uitkerkse Polder. Male Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
The distance and the moving reed stems made a manual focus on the bird necessary.
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A clear view of the spread tail feathers is necessary for a definitive identification, but this is about 95% likely to be an Allen's rather than the very similar Rufous hummingbird. Newport Beach Back Bay, California
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"Die geradlinig verlaufende Wellenburger Allee ist eine der imposantesten Lindenalleen im bayerisch-schwäbischen Raum. Es handelt sich dabei um einen zwei Kilometer langen Abschnitt der Wellenburger Straße im Süden des Augsburger Stadtgebietes. Die Allee beginnt an der Brücke über die Wertach im Augsburger Stadtteil Göggingen und führt in gerader Linie zum Schloss Wellenburg. Die über 350 Winter-Linden bilden auf diese Weise eine Sichtachse und unterstreichen die Bedeutung des Schlosses.
[...] Die ersten Bäume der Allee wurden im Jahre 1840 gepflanzt. Zwischen 1880 und 1920 erfolgten schließlich weitere Neuanpflanzungen. Danach wurden, wenn nötig, alte oder kranke Bäume regelmäßig durch neue Bäume ersetzt. Die Stadt Augsburg erklärte die Wellenburger Allee im November 1975 per Verordnung zum geschützten Landschaftsbestandteil." de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellenburger_Allee
"The linear Wellenburger Allee is one of the most imposing avenues of linden trees in the Bavarian-Swabian region. It is a two-kilometer long section of Wellenburger Straße in the south of the Augsburg city area. The avenue begins at the bridge over the Wertach River in the Göggingen district of Augsburg and leads in a straight line to Wellenburg Castle. In this way, the more than 350 winter lime trees form a visual axis and emphasize the importance of the castle.
The first trees of the avenue were planted in 1840. Between 1880 and 1920, further new plantings were finally made. Thereafter, when necessary, old or diseased trees were regularly replaced by new trees. The city of Augsburg declared the Wellenburger Allee a protected landscape feature by ordinance in November 1975."
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Mullaghcleevaun { 853m } is a wild and isolated place accessed from the famous Military Road, R115. Its necessary to climb two other mountains, namely, Carrickshouk { 573m } and Stony Hill { 709m } in order to get there. Its a 10 mile round trip across wild blanket bog with lots of pools and hidden sink holes that your feet suddenly disappear into up to your knees. You can see why the Irish army often train up there. They always look at little old me very peculiarly when I meet them and ask me do I need help! Cheek! Id give them a run for their money anyday!!! Lol! Its looking very brown here but it does green up with moor grass,heather, bracken and bilberry in May and lots of alpines grow there as well. As this was late March theres still a hint of snow on the mountain which I like. Its quite beautiful really and I love the starkness of the big granite boulders against the brown. Ive climbed it a good few times now. I have turned back on occassion when the weather suddenly changed as it can be dangerous as its never worth the risk to yourself or others who have to rescue you.
Its funny, but there is a great sense of achievement for me personally, when I climb it and it does make you realise how small you are in the great scale of things so worrying about life isnt going to help in the least up here and these places will still be here when we are long gone! A great leveller!
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Eurasian blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. Their main rival for nests and in the search for food is the larger and more common great tit.
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their skill, as they can cling to the outermost branches and hang upside down when looking for food.
Solitude is necessary for any person, even an extrovert. Only in solitude is a person able to develop, analyze, create. This is an opportunity to replenish your mental resources and put everything in order.
Усамітнення необхідне будь-якій людині, навіть екстраверту. Тільки на самоті людина здатна розвиватися, аналізувати, творити. Це можливість заповнити свої душевні ресурси та розкласти все по поличках.
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