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Nests have been built, couples have coupled, and eggs have been laid. Now parents are brooding the next generation of Great Egrets and Cormorants. In the small Resoft rookery I counted 48 occupied Egret nests and many more with Cormorants. Consequently, less in-flight activity on this visit. That will change when eggs hatch and chicks need to be fed. Alvin, Texas.
San Francisco Square in the Historic Center of Quito.
From left to right, in the San Francisco building, you can see the doors of the Chapel of Cantuña, the Chapel of Villacísla, the main church, the convent and the museum.
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The Church and its chapels (La Iglesia de San Francisco), which were considered sacred places.
Together, Church and Convent encompass three hectares including 13 cloisters (six of them major), three churches, and a large courtyard. In total, about 40,000 square meters of construction. San Francisco follows the classical typology of medieval monasteries. The main Church is the guiding axis and from there the cloister galleries extend: the refectory, the chapterhouse, and winery. These define a quadrangular courtyard, with the four respective pandas, or galleries: that of the chapter room, the refectory, the converts, and the mandatum. In addition to the basic dependencies of a convent, there were areas devoted to health care, education, crafts, a garden, and even a jail (to maintain strict discipline). The kitchen and dispensery operated in the cloister of services.
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Walking from the Old Town’s narrow colonial streets into this open plaza reveals one of the finest sights in all of Ecuador: a sweeping cobblestone plaza backed by the mountainous backdrop of Volcán Pichincha, and the long, whitewashed walls and twin bell towers of Ecuador’s oldest church.
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The Public Square (Plaza de San Francisco) was a purely urban space, demarcated and connected to various public activities (teaching, market, water supply).
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Sad part of our History.
In pre-Hispanic Quito, the current lands of the Church and Convent of San Francisco were occupied by the royal palace of the Inca Huayna Cápac, before the advance of the armies commanded by the Spaniards from the south and the impossibility of defending the city the indigenous general Rumiñahui arranged the total destruction of it. In the city fire the palace was destroyed and buried under a huge amount of rubble and garbage. One of Rumiñahui's soldiers was the great-grandfather of the indigenous Cantuña, who as an eyewitness to the events had full knowledge of what was buried in the place. The construction of the church and convent of San Francisco began around 1537, just three years after the Spanish foundation of the city, with the completion of a provisional temple that was maintained until 1550, when construction of the current building began and which was completed around 1680. Although the building was officially inaugurated in 1705.
An ocular thing for Sliders Sunday.
These are some ornamental quince fruits that were pruned earlier in the year and then forgotten about. Unnoticed, they've shriveled-up into things reminiscent of giant raisins. This one looked like it had an eye where the stalk used to be so I thought I'd expand on that concept...
HSS !
He's like a little troll who lives below a bridge and doesn't want anyone to cross it. He lives inside the hole of this cable table. The hole is just beneath him. When he hears anyone trying to get a drink he pops up and usually scares the so called offender off. He forgets that it is a public facility.
Jeu de cache cache avec cet oiseau qui ne tient pas en place et ou il faut redoubler d'ingéniosité pour le photographier.
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Est une espèce de fauvettes des marais appartenant à la famille des Acrocephalidae. Olivier Messiaen a consacré à cet oiseau une pièce, qui en porte le nom, de son Catalogue d'oiseaux. C'est un passereau de petite taille de 12 à 13 cm de longueur avec une envergure de 19 cm et une masse comprise entre 11 et 15 g. Elle ressemble énormément à la rousserolle verderolle mais se distingue surtout par ses chants et par les biotopes occupés. La Rousserolle effarvatte a le dos uni brun, le dessous blanc cassé brun et le croupion roux. Elle n'a pas de sourcils. La tête est pointue, le bec fin et allongé.
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Is a species of swamp warbler belonging to the family Acrocephalidae. Olivier Messiaen dedicated a piece to this bird, which bears its name, from his Catalog of birds.
It is a small passerine from 12 to 13 cm in length with a wingspan of 19 cm and a mass of between 11 and 15 g.
It looks very much like the red-breasted warbler but is distinguished above all by its songs and by the occupied biotopes. The red-fronted warbler has a plain brown back, an off-white brown underside and a red rump. She has no eyebrows. The head is pointed, the beak fine and elongated.
At 92, route des dunes - Manche - Normandy - France - Europe
Ces cabanes se dressent fièrement sur la crête des dunes de Gouville, bien alignées et aux toits multicolores. Elles représentent un lieu idéal pour les photographes et peintres locaux et sont aussi l'emblème de la station balnéaire de Gouville-su-Mer. Implantées par les premiers touristes il y a près d'un siècle, ces cabines étaient un petit lieu où les touristes qui logeaient à l'hôtel pouvaient se changer et manger un morceau. Les touristes y entreposaient des jeux de plage, des vêtements, des instruments de pêche et servaient d'abri en cas de mauvais temps. Durant la seconde guerre mondiale, bon nombre de cabines disparurent détruites par l'armée d'occupation. Dès la liberté retrouvée, les cabines refleurirent petit à petit sur la dune. Dans les années 80, plus de cent cabines étaient implantées dans la dune mais la loi littoral vint mettre fin à leur implantation.
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These cabins stand proudly on the crest of the Gouville dunes, well aligned and with multicolored roofs. They represent an ideal place for local photographers and painters and are also the emblem of the seaside resort of Gouville-su-Mer. Set up by the first tourists almost a century ago, these cabins were a small place where tourists staying at the hotel could change clothes and grab a bite to eat. Tourists stored beach games, clothing, fishing instruments there and served as shelter in case of bad weather. During the Second World War, many cabins were destroyed by the occupying army. As soon as freedom was regained, the cabins began to flourish again little by little on the dune. In the 1980s, more than a hundred cabins were located in the dune but the coastal law put an end to their establishment.
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The smell flowing from this..... this..... occupied structure almost gagged me! Even in gentrified Williamsburg you cannot get away from homelessness. I hope this creatively constructed, cardboard home is warm, nightime temperatures are exected to drop to 9°F.
Seen in the North 6th and Berry Sts. parking lot.
Definitely not a photo for the "Joyful Simplicities" group.
The man at Centrespace.
Leonard Lane, Bristol.
At number 6 you will find "Centrespace" an independent and sustainable community of artists and craftspeople offering both studio space, workshops, events and a gallery space for hire. The building was originally occupied by artists in the late 1970’s and has been running as a co-operative since 1987.
Stroud Canal.
Distributed throughout England, Wales, Ireland and south-east Scotland, Moorhens avoid high ground. British and Irish Moorhens are sedentary, occupying their lowland habitats year-round. In winter the population is swelled by birds migrating here from the Continent. (BTO).
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Providence & Worcester train CT-1 meanders south passing the Wethersfield Depot with PW 2009 in the lead. The Depot was built in 1871 by the Connecticut Valley Railroad and is now occupied by an insurance company.
Marina City, affectionately known as "the corn cob", is a mixed-use residential-commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg. The multi-building complex opened between 1963 and 1967 and occupies almost an entire city block on State Street on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side, directly across from the Loop. Portions of the complex were designated a Chicago Landmark in 2016.
The complex consists of two 587-foot (179 m), 65-story apartment towers, opened in 1963, which include physical plant penthouses. It also includes a 10-story office building (now a hotel) opened in 1964, and a saddle-shaped auditorium building originally used as a cinema. The four buildings, access driveways, and a small plaza that originally included an ice rink are built on a raised platform next to the Chicago River. Beneath the platform, at river level, is a small marina for pleasure craft, giving the structures their name.
Jing'an Park, 1649 W. Nanjing Rd., Shanghai
Jing'an Park was originally a cemetery for expatriates in Shanghai, with this elegant marble pavilion originally serving as a mausoleum, and now always occupied by Chinese chess lovers.
Cobá is a large ruined city of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located about 90 km east of the Maya site of Chichen Itza, about 40 km west of the Caribbean Sea, and 44 km northwest of the site of Tulum, with which it is connected by a modern road.
Nohuch Mul pyramid at Coba.
Coba is estimated to have had some 50,000 inhabitants (and possibly significantly more) at its peak of civilization, and the built up area extends over some 80 km². The site was occupied by a sizable agricultural population by the 1st century. The bulk of Coba's major construction seems to have been made in the middle and late Classic period, about 500 to 900, with most of the dated hieroglypic inscriptions from the 7th century. However Coba remained an important site in the Post-Classic era and new temples were built and old ones kept in repair until at least the 14th century, possibly as late as the arrival of the Spanish.
Continuing this brief series of cool sights I saw on a single morning outing to Grasslands, the park at my doorstep. These two Moose with their calves were a surprise; I tend to see moose more often in fall and winter. And last year there was considerable noise and commotion as contractors built a new bridge across the Frenchman River - resulting in many wildlife species, including moose, steering clear of the area until things settled down.
But.. they're ba-ack!
I'm so happy. They add an extra touch of wildness to the prairie landscape. Twenty-four years ago, when I first spent some extended time hanging out in this place, moose were a rare sighting. In the interim, they have arrived to occupy the valley, and other prairie locations, too; biologists are not sure why.
My theory? They find ample food and shelter here, where there are no natural predators, no hunting, and an abundance of peace and quiet. Essentially these are the same reasons I moved here full time in 2011. I'd like to think I'm smarter than the average moose. But maybe I'm not.
More to come...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
An old hollow hemlock has no vacancies. Eastern chipmunks surrounded by red maples as a brilliant autumn backdrop.
Alice says: "There's no reason to be bored while you're waiting for an appointment. Just bring a few things to keep yourself occupied, and the time will fly by!"
Simply Sparkly Spark is so right about this. I used to always carry some sort of sewing to work on when I had to wait somewhere; these days, the sewing I do isn't easy to do away from home, so I rely on the games and books on my phone to keep myself from being bored.
This is Yolanda, my mother-in-law at eighty-nine, who, as a young woman, used to stop traffic so beautiful she was. She has Alzheimer's now. And her company is Nina, who will not get off her lap.
The Hog’s Back Park was developed in the 1950s and it occupies an area of over 20.8 hectares in the middle of the City of Ottawa. It offers many things to explore such as the beautiful Hog’s Back Falls (officially known as Prince of Wales Falls, the dam was built during the construction of the Rideau Canal between 1826 and 1832), a place to picnic and spend time in family as well as many trails for walking and biking. It is also near the Mooney’s Bay Beach on the Rideau River in the Mooney’s Bay Park. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Le parc Hog's Back a été aménagé dans les années 1950 et occupe une superficie de plus de 20,8 hectares au centre de la ville d'Ottawa. Il offre de nombreuses choses à explorer telles que les magnifiques chutes Hog's Back (officiellement connues sous le nom de chutes Prince of Wales, le barrage a été construit lors de la construction du canal Rideau entre 1826 et 1832), un endroit pour pique-niquer et passer du temps en famille aussi autant de sentiers pour la marche et le vélo. Il est également près de la plage de Mooney's Bay sur la rivière Rideau dans le parc de Mooney's Bay. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
this guy was nuts-ing out to the music. i have my doubts as to the sincerity of many of the people camping out at the "protest" Occupy LA movement. many seemed to be the same people; bums, transients, homeless, mentally ill, that live on the streets. here they had free food and free sleeping bags.
Once upon a time, an Icelandic chief witch sent a giant (82 meters tall) and his wife, a witch (68 meters tall), to the Faroe Islands to steal the islands and bring them back to Iceland. Off they went in the dusk and arrived in the north-westernmost part of the Faroe Islands. They decided to tie a rope around a mountain called Eiðiskollur, and pull the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.
They struggled and worked hard to get the rope in place. Their first attempt was unsuccessful because part of the mountain split. However, they were determined and worked all night to make it work.
Like all creatures of the night, the giant and the witch knew they had to hide before the sun came up, for fear of being turned into stone. This particular night, they were so pre-occupied with their task that they failed to notice the first beams of sunlight appearing on the dark horizon. Inevitably, they were turned into stone. Ever since, the giant and the witch have stood, staring westward, longing for their home country.
These stone stacks are located close to Eiði. This view is from Tjørnuvík on the island of Streymoy.
Dieses schöne alte Bank-Gebäude mit der güldenen Kuppel über dem Uhrturm habe ich schon unzählige Male fotografiert, aber in Kombination mit dem blauen Himmel ist es immer wieder unwiderstehlich...
Quer über die Straße, keine 300m entfernt, steht das Weiße Haus.
The National Saving And Trust Company, presently occupied by Sun Trust Bank is a historic bank building located at the corner of New York Avenue and 15th Street, NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1888. The Queen Anne Style building is constructed in red brick, and elaborately detailed with copper and terracotta (Wiki)
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Comb-creasted Jacana
Scientific Name: Irediparra gallinacea
Description: The Comb-crested Jacana, also known as the Lotusbird, has a red fleshy forehead comb, a black crown, back and breast and brown wings. The belly, face and throat are white, and there is a faint yellow tinge around the eye and throat. Both sexes are similar in appearance, but the female is larger than the male, and slightly brighter in colour. In flight, the long legs and toes trail behind the body. Young Jacanas resemble the adult birds, but are rufous to black on the head and nape, and have a rufous-black breast band. The red fleshy comb is much smaller and darker.
Distribution: Comb-crested Jacanas occupy coastal and sub-coastal regions from the Kimberleys, Western Australia, through northern Australia to about Grafton, New South Wales. They are more common in the north of their range. The species also occurs in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Habitat: Comb-crested Jacanas are found in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands, including lagoons, billabongs, swamps, lakes, rivers, sewage ponds and dams, providing there is adequate floating vegetation.
Seasonal movements: Comb-crested Jacanas will move to new locations, particularly in response to changes in their current habitat, such as droughts or excessive flooding.
Feeding: The Comb-crested Jacana feeds on aquatic insects, which it seizes from floating vegetation or the surface of the water. It also feeds on seeds and aquatic plants. Birds rarely come to shore. When searching for food, the Comb-crested Jacana bobs its head and flicks its tailed continuously.
Breeding: The female Comb-crested Jacana may mate with several males, while the male alone builds the nest, incubates the eggs and cares for the young. If danger threatens the young birds, the male has the curious habit of picking the chicks up under his wings and carrying them off to safety.
Minimum Size: 20cm
Maximum Size: 23cm
Average size: 21cm
Breeding season: September to May (later in the north than in the east)
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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From then Lerma grew as a medieval walled town, and witnessed a period of significant growth and wealth in the 17th century. This growth included the construction of buildings in Herrerian style under the patronage of the Duke of Lerma that today are among the best-preserved historical-artistic complexes in Spain. After the death of the duke, the town went into slow decline. During the Peninsular War the town was occupied by French troops, who burned and looted the town and convents on their retreat.
Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown. Taken just after shooting the video posted a few minutes before this photo.
The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usually resident and do not migrate. They have a worldwide distribution except for Australia and the polar regions. The family includes species known as siskins, canaries, redpolls, serins, grosbeaks and euphonias. Many birds in other families are also commonly called "finches". These groups include: the estrildid finches (Estrildidae) of the Old World tropics and Australia; some members of the Old World bunting family (Emberizidae) and the American sparrow family (Passerellidae); and the Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, now considered members of the tanager family (Thraupidae). Finches and canaries were used in the UK, Canada and USA in the coal mining industry, to detect carbon monoxide from the eighteenth to twentieth century. This practice ceased in the UK in 1986. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finch
"exhausted but unyielding"
An occupied flyover, Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong
Adopting a genuine universal suffrage in the 2017 Chief Executive, without its candidates being pre-screened, is one core issue of the current revolt.
Prior to the creation of Lincoln County, the Mescalero Apache occupied this region. They were confined to a reservation near Fort Stanton in 1873 and to their present reservation, only partly in Lincoln County, in 1883. Much of the commerce of late-19th century Lincoln County consisted of government contracts to provide food and other commodities to the Mescalero and to the soldiers at Fort Stanton. Hispanics from northern New Mexico began moving into the region in the 1850s.
Lincoln County was named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. The county was created in 1869 when Soccoro County was divided into two with Lincoln county in the east. At the time, it was the largest county in area in the United States. The county boundaries were often modified and reduced until 1909 when the present-day boundaries were established.
In the late 1870s, the Lincoln County War began between ranchers and the owners of the county's largest general store. William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, became involved on the side of the ranchers after his friend and employer was killed. In the end, Bonney killed the county sheriff, a deputy, and the deputy that killed his friend. Several other people were slain in the conflict, which included the other leader of the rancher faction. His death ended the conflict. In 1878, the new territorial governor, retired Union General Lew Wallace, offered amnesty to the combatants to bring a long-lasting truce between the factions.
This is another interesting old home in Lincoln, New Mexico. If you have never driven through LIncoln you will really enjoy the trip!
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The site was the largest pre-Columbian settlement in Argentina, occupying about 30 hectares. The area dates back to ca 850 AD and was inhabited by the Quilmes people. It is believed that about 5,000 people lived here during its heights.
The site is flanked by two foothills which were fortified.
The Quilmes people fiercely resisted the Inca invasions of the 15th century, and continued to resist the Spaniards for 130 years, until being defeated in 1667.
Spanish invaders relocated the last 2,000 survivors to a reservation (reducción) 20 km south of Buenos Aires. This 1,500 km journey was made by foot, causing hundreds of Quilmes to die in the process. Merely 200 families (about 1,000 people) arrived eventually. By 1726, there were only 141 people. The population was decimated by the high rate of infant mortality and epidemics. According to the last parish priest of the reserve, the last natives died in the late 18th century.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins_of_Quilmes; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilmes_people
Lots to see in this snowy scene at BN's Northtown T-yard. A train with C30-7 5057/BN 7021 departs. From left to right...a cut of MRL cars and others occupy the Grove Yard area, sections of Hyundai and BN America containers, the WC Transfer with leased high nose EMD SD35's, and a yard job with SW's has a short intermodal section. The WC transfer made for a good chase in the snow back to New Brighton. 2-8-94