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The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.
Highland cattle descend from the Hamitic Longhorn, which were brought to Britain by Neolithic farmers in the second millennium BC, as the cattle migrated northwards through Africa and Europe. Highland cattle were historically of great importance to the economy, with the cattle being raised for meat primarily and sold in England.
The 1885 herd book describes two distinct types of Highland cattle. One was the West Highland, or Kyloe, originating and living mostly in the Outer Hebrides, which had harsher conditions. These cattle tended to be smaller, to have black coats and, due to their more rugged environment, to have long hair. These cattle were named due to the practice of relocating them. The kyles are narrow straits of water, and the cattle were driven across them to get to market.
The other type was the mainland; these tended to be larger because their pastures provided richer nutrients. They came in a range of colours, most frequently dun or red. These types have now been crossbred so that there is no distinct difference.
Since the early 20th century, breeding stock has been exported to many parts of the world, especially Australia and North America.
It is estimated that there are now around 15,000 Highland cattle in the United Kingdom.
I wrote a blogpost about THE OUTER GARDEN, pls read and visit this awesome place. All info, including LM inside the blogpost.
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The Welsh castle at Criccieth is a marvelous sight to behold, sitting as it does so high and majestic atop a rocky promontory which juts dramatically out into Tremadog Bay. Yet, the site has also stirred up controversy over the years. A combination of Welsh and English remains, there has been much speculation as to which areas of the castle belong to which building periods. Was the inner or outer bailey the original stronghold? Did the Welsh or the English build the castle's most recognizable and dominating feature: the massive twin-towered gatehouse? And did the Welsh or the English construct the fascinating Engine Tower, near the gatehouse, to be used as a powerful platform of death? The dilemma is understandable if one considers the actual structural features at the site relative to its history, a history that encompassed a relatively short time frame but included some very formidable personalities.
This is a view of Currituck Sound on the Outer Banks of North Carolina heading north from Duck to Corolla. The Atlantic Ocean is on the right of where I am. This photo was taken several years ago. I sure wish I was there now. The ocean breezes would be quite a relief from the heat and humidity.
Practice with Windlight setting and reflection.
You will find the sim appear entirely different from this picture.
Robert Frost
At Towneley park
Burnley
Lancashire
Tree at my window
ROBERT FROST
Tree at my window, window tree,
My sash is lowered when night comes on;
But let there never be curtain drawn
Between you and me.
Vague dream head lifted out of the ground,
And thing next most diffuse to cloud,
Not all your light tongues talking aloud
Could be profound.
But tree, I have seen you taken and tossed,
And if you have seen me when I slept,
You have seen me when I was taken and swept
And all but lost.
That day she put our heads together,
Fate had her imagination about her,
Your head so much concerned with outer,
Mine with inner, weather.
Outer Moat, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sigiriya is truly unique not only for its remaining ruins, but also for its stunning location.
The palace ruins on the summit of Sigiriya rock consist of several massive brick walls and pools, which were carved into the solid rock, and the sheer drop-offs on any side of the summit offer panoramic views in all directions.
The entry to the summit leads through massive Lion's claws which are the remains of what was once a much larger structure. In ancient times, the stairway lead straight into the mouth of a lion, and the name Sigiriya, which literally means Lions Rock, stems from this impressive monument.
The Royal gardens below the rock are surrounded by the outer moat and are among the most important and spectacular features of Sigiriya, and are considered to be among the oldest landscaped gardens in the world.
It might not be much, but this photo immediately evokes exactly how I felt at the time of taking it. The tranquility I experienced at that very moment, enjoying the salty scent of the sea and the crash of the waves against the shore. And especially reveling in my luck to be present at the right time to get a shot of a beautiful sky with my favorite camera.
Eastern and western meadowlarks are often difficult to ID, they are even so hard, that the western meadowlark was long ignored, leading to a formal description of the species only in 1844 by Audubon, whereas the eastern meadow lark was described almost 100 years earlier in 1752 by von Linné (or Linnaeus). The scientific species name Sturnella neglecta references this fact.
On the specific bird in the picture I am also not 100% on the species. For western, it lacks the sometimes visible extension of the yellow feathers just behind the lower mandible, for the eastern, it lacks the stronger streaking on the chest. In another picture, I can see its outer tail feathers, and only three of them are visibly white, where the Eastern would have 4 (in the nominate sub-species, and the sub-species with 3 white outer tail feathers would live further south in Texas or the southeast of the US, which does not fit the location). The feather pattern on the upper parts is more buffy than gray, which would favor Eastern, but the centers of the wing feathers are not as dark as I find them in my ID guide, which would favor the Western meadowlark.
Found at Hangerman NWR; I used the integrated 1.25x and an additional 1.4x extender in this picture, leading to a focal length of 700mm, or 1400mm FF equivalent.
I was sure this Green Heron was going into the water but it managed to back off after snatching a meal
5764 2020 10 3 001 file
Outer wall on The Gem (a jewelry repair shop) & town meeting place
Walters, OK
A photographer on the lower leve of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago - took a while to get a decent silhouette with no cars blocking the view.