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We won't be seeing one of these for a few weeks.
Parliament Square, London SW1
4th September 2019
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Here's a custom DVD Cover based on the cover seen on the Philipines DVD release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Gas Pump Nozzle Out of Order Bag. Irving Gas Station 6/2014. Pics by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
A bit of a current news/topical image this one, reflecting the fact that the Royal Mail postal workers have just voted to go on strike throughout the UK which will cause havoc with the mail delivery. I thought that this image summed up the situation perfectly.
This shot is actually of a vending machine outside a post office, which used to dispense stamps but has been permanently shut for years.
[group] Owls | [order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Asio flammeus | [UK] Short-eared Owl | [FR] Hibou marais | [DE] Sumpfohreule | [ES] Lechuza Campestre | [NL] Velduil | [IRL] Ulchabhán réisc
Measurements
spanwidth min.: 90 cm
spanwidth max.: 105 cm
size min.: 37 cm
size max.: 40 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 24 days
incubation max.: 29 days
fledging min.: 24 days
fledging max.: 29 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 4
eggs max.: 8
Status: A scarce winter visitor throughout Ireland and rare breeding species, mainly in the south and east. Favours uplands and coastal lowlands.
Conservation Concern: Amber-listed in Ireland due to its small breeding population. The European population is currently evaluated as Depleted due to a large historical decline.
Identification: The only Irish owl species likely to be seen hunting during the day. Very similar in appearance to Long-eared Owl in all plumages. Adult Short-eared Owls can be identified by their yellow eyes and very small "ear" tufts. The black steeaking on the body tends to be much coarser than on Long-eared Owl. Juvenile Short-eareds are identical to juvenile Long-eared Owls, but have yellow eyes.
Similar Species: Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl.
Call: Generally silent when seen in Ireland. Display includes a quiet series of hoots given in flight.
Diet: As for Long-eared Owl. Comprises small mammals, frogs and birds.
Breeding: Rare and sporadic breeding species in uplands throughout Ireland. The majority of the European population breeds in Scandinavia and Russia.
Wintering: Widespread winter visitor to coastal lowlands (dunes, scrubby fields, machair). Sometimes two or more Short-eared Owls can be seen hunting together at favoured sites.
Where to See: The Wicklow coast, including the East Coast Nature Reserve is a good area to look for Short-eared Owls in winter. Numbers fluctuate from year to year, so may absent from even optimal sites in some years.
Status: A scarce winter visitor throughout Ireland and rare breeding species, mainly in the south and east. Favours uplands and coastal lowlands.
Conservation Concern: Amber-listed in Ireland due to its small breeding population. The European population is currently evaluated as Depleted due to a large historical decline.
Identification: The only Irish owl species likely to be seen hunting during the day. Very similar in appearance to Long-eared Owl in all plumages. Adult Short-eared Owls can be identified by their yellow eyes and very small "ear" tufts. The black steeaking on the body tends to be much coarser than on Long-eared Owl. Juvenile Short-eareds are identical to juvenile Long-eared Owls, but have yellow eyes.
Similar Species: Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl.
Call: Generally silent when seen in Ireland. Display includes a quiet series of hoots given in flight.
Diet: As for Long-eared Owl. Comprises small mammals, frogs and birds.
Breeding: Rare and sporadic breeding species in uplands throughout Ireland. The majority of the European population breeds in Scandinavia and Russia.
Wintering: Widespread winter visitor to coastal lowlands (dunes, scrubby fields, machair). Sometimes two or more Short-eared Owls can be seen hunting together at favoured sites.
Where to See: Skerries, Rogerstown Estuary, Bull Island, the East Coast Nature Reserve is a good area to look for Short-eared Owls in winter. Numbers fluctuate from year to year, so may absent from even optimal sites in some years.
Physical characteristics
Short-eared Owls are medium-sized owls with mottled brown and buff plumage. Their facial disks are light, with dark patches at the eyes. They have short ear-tufts that are usually held down, out of view. They are light underneath, with finely streaked chests and bellies. Males are paler than females. Short-eared Owls have dark markings at the wrist on both the underside and upper side of the wings. In flight they can be hard to tell from the closely related Long-eared Owls, except by behavior and habitat.
Because they are active during the day, Short-eared Owls are easier to see than most other owls. They are especially active at dawn and dusk, and they perform dramatic courtship flights, complete with vocalizing and wing clapping, during the breeding season. They are chase-predators and hunt by flying low over an open area, with their wings at a slight dihedral, somewhat like Northern Harriers. Their buoyant wing-beats give them a distinctive moth-like appearance.
Habitat
Short-eared Owls inhabit open terrain in all seasons. They use shrub-steppe, grasslands, agricultural areas, marshes, wet meadows, and shorelines. They are often seen perched on fence posts or pieces of driftwood.
Other details
Asio flammeus is a widespread but patchily distributed breeder across much of Europe, which accounts for less than a quarter of its global breeding range. Its European breeding population is relatively large (>58,000 pairs), but underwent a large decline between 1970-1990. Although declines continued in a few countries during 1990-2000, they abated across most of Europe, and the species was broadly stable overall. Nevertheless, its total population size remains below the level that preceded its decline.
This owl inhabits a large part of Eurasia, North America and southern South America. In Europe, especially in the south, its distribution is increasingly fragmented. The total population of the European Union is estimated at 1500-3500 breeding pairs. It fluctuates according to rodent densities, but seems to decrease following mainly habitat loss, but also persecution and use of pesticides (especially rodenticides). Many birds are also killed along roads and railways.
Fluctuations in the Short-eared Owl population, due most likely to cyclical variation in the population of voles, make it difficult to determine long-term trends. However, declines have been recorded from many parts of the owls range, and Short-eared Owls are listed as an at-risk species by Partners in Flight. Development and agriculture, which result in loss of habitat, are the most significant threats to the population.
Feeding
Short-eared Owls eat small mammals, especially voles. They take other small rodents, shrews, rabbits, gophers, bats, and muskrats as well. Occasionally, they prey on birds.
Conservation
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
Courtship and territorial behaviour is spectacular for an Owl. Males perform aerial displays by rising quickly with rhythmic and exaggerated wing beats, hovering, gliding down, and rising again, often 200 to 400 meters above ground. Wing claps, in bursts of 2 to 6 per second, are often made during this flight and some singing occurs. The flight can be ended with a spectacular descent where the male hold his wings aloft and shimmies rapidly to the ground. Two birds may engage in flight, locking talons, and fighting briefly. Often, a display where one bird flashes its light underwing towards another is used during territorial and courtship flights.
The Short-eared Owl nests on the ground, unlike most other Owls. Nests are usually situated in the shelter of a grass mound, under a grass tuft, or among herbaceous ground cover. Nests are loosely constructed by the female, who scrapes a spot on the ground and then lines the scrape with grass stems, herb stalks, and feathers plucked from her breast. Clutch sizes range from 4 to 14 eggs (average 5 to 7), with large clutches laid during years of high food abundance. Clutch size increases from south to north. Eggs are laid every 1 to 2 days and incubation commences with the first. Incubation is done largely by the female, with the male bringing food to the nest and occasionally taking a turn incubating. Young grow very rapidly after hatching, and begin to wander from the nest as soon as 12 days, an adaptation for a ground-nesting species to reduce the amount of time they are vulnerable to predation. Young fledge at about 4 weeks.
The Short-eared Owl routinely lays replacement clutches, because of high predation rates. In southern areas, it may raise 2 broods in 1 year. Because reproductive success is relatively poor, the ability to lay large clutches helps populations recover after periodic declines.
The Short-eared Owl is highly migratory, and nomadic, except in southern parts of its range. Movements of up to 2,000 kilometers have been documented. This Owl has relatively small nesting territories and home ranges, varying from 15 to 200 hectares (35 to 500 acres), and may nest in loose colonies in excellent habitat. Because of its nomadic tendencies, mate and site fidelity are very low. Breeders tend to wander until they find areas with high densities of prey before settling to breed. In winter, large numbers of Owls will occur in areas with lots of food. Communal winter roosts of up to 200 birds are known, with these birds ranging over nearby areas to hunt. Resident Owls will defend winter foraging territories of about 6 hectares (15 acres), before expanding the territory size during the breeding season.
Migration
Thought to be highly migratory in N part of range, though migration perhaps confused with nomadic food searches and juvenile dispersal; also, wintering areas may become breeding areas if food plentiful. Although present throughout year in middle latitudes, ringing data indicate seasonal N-S and W-SW migration: bird rings in Oklahoma recovered 1730 km SSE in California. In Europe and Asia, migratory in N of range: N populations winter from British Is, S Scandinavia and C Asia S to N half of Africa and parts of S & E Asia; known to breed in N China and winter in S China. Accidental Spitsbergen, Bear Is, Jan Mayen, Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde Is.
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily : Papilionoidea
Family : Lycaenidae
Subfamily : Lycaeninae
Tribe : Polyommatini
Genus : Glaucopsyche
this pic was pretty much burned by the flash, I was able to recover the details of the face but with a consistent loss of quality.
Visita il mio blog Il Rinascimento
Joseph Ryelandtzaal - It was the church of the former Theresian monastery. In 1783, the monastery was removed by order of Emperor Joseph II. It was taken over by sisters apostolines, who was abolished by the French in 1803. The old monastery became a military hospital and the church an eye clinic. From 1820 the church was made available to the Protestant and the Anglican worship. The Anglicans named it Saint Mary's Church and used it as their parish church until their move to Keersken in 1985.
The church was restored to a concert hall around 1985 and named after the Bruges composer Joseph Ryelandt . A new organ was placed. The hall became a branch of the Brugs Muziekconservatorium, for organ lessons and all kinds of performances. It was also used by various choir and music associations.
In front of the hall is a bust of Belgium Primie Minister Achiel Van Acker
Demon Queen
Dark brown PU leather, Dark violet cotton, Dark violet yarn-dyed fabric, Woven lace, Dark violet feather, Golden metal slipper, Bronze ornaments, Gear parts.
All of the Design, made and embroidery was made by youya
Complete working hours: 15 hours
The model is Soom 2010 MD Migma
Commission Order Design (Sold out)
I mentioned previously how I came upon the remains of a pheasant while cross country skiing and brought some of the feathers home for a rainy (or freezing) day. Like today. This is the underside of one of the pheasant feathers shot with a 50mm lens with extension tubes and using a polarizing filter.
A vendor at the Coco Bongos stand, selling daiquiris and such. Capital (gay) Pride festival. Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC.
LAW & ORDER -- Season 5 -- Pictured: (l-r) Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy, Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff, Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank via AP Images)
LAW & ORDER -- Causa Mortis Episode 1 -- Aired 9/18/96 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe, Carey Lowell as A.D.A. Jamie Ross, Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis (Photo by: Robert Gilberg/NBCU Photo Bank via AP Images)
I am strongly impressed by what you can do with dandelions and water (creating my own rain) at sun rise. The umbrella's seems to fold slowly open after moisturizing, and make nice lamp-like shapes. Any change in orientation with camera, relative to the sun, gives complete different pictures. This is a dream for macro-fans. All pictures handheld, no flash. Very little Photoshop, except for colored ones.
A great sense of movement and life is created within this image. The what looks like still water is soon brought to life as the ink swirls and moves about the clear liquid.
Gas Pump Out of Order Bag. Irving Gas Station 6/2014. Pics by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Gotta get my fix over at Kinky Koffee, while wearing my favorite Charm and Sibilla outfit.
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Reid's Coffee Palace (another name for a temperance hotel) was built by German immigrant John Reid on the site of his New York Bakery next to Ballarat's central railway terminus. Reid's Coffee Palace, which along with the bakery, and the Provincial Hotel across the street, were part of the franchise operated by John Reid.
Reid's Coffee Palace was built in two stages. The first was in 1886, with Melbourne architects Tappin and Gilbert and contractors Taylor and Ellis. The extensions were undertaken by Tappin Gilbert and Dennehy in 1888. The verandah would appear to have been built about ten years after that around 1898 - 1900. Externally the two stages are clearly evident with two bracketed pediments surmounted by elaborate name plates and flanked by a balustraded parapet. The Edwardian balcony verandah with central gablet, densely patterned frieze iron and matching unusual triangular brackets is of interest. Internally the stairwell with its wonderful hand painted ceiling and wall panels, clerestory, glazing and entrance arch are perhaps of greatest importance. The building is intact, other than recent repainting and signs and two shopfronts of the 1920s. Internally, only major items of interest have survived. The combination of the stairwell with the balcony verandah make this an important building of the coffee palace era and unique on a state wide basis.
The Coffee Palace remained extraordinarily intact, both internally and externally until the property was finally sold by the Reid family in 1977. The original fixtures and furniture was sold off and the whole building redecorated internally and externally.
John Reid emigrated from Germany to America, where in New York (the desination of so many European immigrants) he entered the baking trade. In 1855 brought the techniques and specialities he had learnt in New York to the burgeoning Victorian goldfields to feed the hordes of hungry miners, most of whom had never known anything like what John served. He established a New York bakery in the adventageous spot next to Ballarat's busy railway station, where the bakery remained until he decided to open his own coffee palace.
The term coffee palace was primarily used in Australia to describe the temperance hotels which were built during the period of the 1880s although there are references to the term also being used, to a lesser extent, in the United Kingdom. They were hotels that did not serve alcohol, built in response to the temperance movement and, in particular, the influence of the Independent Order of Rechabites in Australia.
New Order @ Budweiser Stage in Toronto - August 30, 2018
More photos at www.chromewaves.net/concertPhotos.php?concert=newOrder
I was just thinking that the customs should stop hogging my package (it hadnt been updated and it was about 8 pm) but it looks like it's been updated now, yay! It's my Fairyland order, the one with new Lunnalie (tan ltf mio) and a tan pkf vanilla, as well as the calendar and halloween event "devil wings". So excited to see them! Stockholm is a long way from where I live but they should be here on Friday, if not tomorrow :3
NS Lake Division bulletin #114 of 8/20/1993. This details the acquisition of the former NKP/LE&W Frankfort District by RJ Corman.
Twenty-two years later, the line continues to be an important part of Corman's shortline operations. The line is used west to Fort Recovery, but sees only occasional car storage west of there.
The occasional rumor pops up that NS wants to exercise their operating rights to try and bypass Fort Wayne, but to date, there has been no change.
so do you guys remeber that base i posted as a WIP in January... Well i havent talked about it, but is because i was waiting to make an order! and it came! since i took this picture over an hour ago, well is because i started on the base! i ordered enought bricks, but i sadly still needs more plates, 1x2 clear bricks (i have 22 now) and some plants! ohh and parts for the inside of course, so if you guys want, ill post a picture of it tomorrow!
btw i've made like 5 customs this week, but i want to finish them to take the pictures and such (;