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Este fenómeno natural produce gruesas capas blancas de piedra caliza y travertino que bajan en forma de cascadas por la ladera de la montaña, lo que da la sensación de estar ante una catarata congelada. Estas formaciones también adquieren el aspecto de terrazas de travertino en forma de medialuna que contienen una capa de agua poco profunda dispuestas en el tercio superior de la ladera formando escalones, que oscilan de 1 a 6 metros de altura, o estalactitas que sostienen y unen estas terrazas.
Entre las rocas más antiguas se pueden encontrar mármoles cristalinos, cuarcitas y esquistos, que datan del periodo del Plioceno, mientras que la capa superior es de la era Cuaternaria. Los depósitos más recientes de carbonato de calcio le dan al lugar un aspecto blanco deslumbrante.
Il paese si arrocca su una zona completamente collinare ai piedi delle prealpi Bellunesi (monte Cimon, 1438 m s.l.m.), a metà strada tra Miane e Guia di Valdobbiadene.
I boschi dei dintorni sono prevalentemente castagneti. I castagni furono introdotti nel medioevo per fini alimentari e gradualmente sostituirono le querce originarie; dopo un periodo di crisi, in tempi recenti la coltivazione è stata rivalorizzata con il riconoscimento del marco IGP al marrone di Combai. Per il resto il paesaggio si caratterizza per la presenza di vigneti per la produzione di prosecco e verdiso.
Degne di nota le spinonce, dei caratteristici anfratti naturali.
TREVISO - ITALIA
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Autumn, the period of grey, the period of fog, the month before Winter...
but, please, look what warm and deep colors it has...
all around you trees are covered of yellow, orange and deep, deep red... warm colors which cover the ground too and make the scenery full or joy, wonder, surprise and infinite beauty...
even in an abandoned cottage in the countryside...
This is Autumn and it is here...
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Created for the Challenge # 191 ~ The Award Tree
~ Blue Period! ~
~ Blue Period! ~ The Award Tree ~
I used my photo(s) of a gazing ball and a suncatcher for this.
Thanks everyone for your views, comments, awards, invites and faves.
Original MidJourney AI assisted digital abstract with iPad Pro, TouchRetouch, procreate, and Apple Pencil.
I recently tried out the new Text-to-Image AI called MidJourney. I am blown away. The quality of its images is a huge step up from previous tools I’ve used (‘WOMBO Dream, Starry AI, and NightCafe).
The output still needs to be upscaled, de-noised, and repainted a bit, but not nearly as much as with other tools.
The user interface is a crazy nightmare… Imagine a Unix-style command line you access from a Discord chat server. There is a bit of a learning curve, but the output is worth it.
Na een drukke periode op mijn werk werd vrijdag 30 juni even de Bentheimroute bezocht om treinen te spotten en fotograferen. Zon en wolken wisselden elkaar in rap tempo af en niet elke foto kon daarom in de zon worden opgenomen. Ook de IC naar Berlijn werd deze dag meerdere keren op de foto gezet. In de omloop van deze dag was ook een Vectron opgenomen als opvolger van de de locomotief serie 1700. De locomotieven van de serie 1700 worden volgens plan in december 2023 vervangen door Vectrons.
Met IC 240 is locomotief 193 263 van NS onderweg naar eindbestemming Amsterdam CS.
Holten, 30 juni 2023
The female House Sparrows in my garden seem to get on very well and as a rule do not often fight These two males seem to think it is their duty every time they see each other to have a very loud and public battle . Showing off in front of the girls I suspect !
House Sparrow are still a common bird in Uk in gardens parks and around farms . They feed on grain buds and scraps . They are listed as a red list species which means they at serious risk. In the last 15 years the House Sparrow population in London has dropped by almost 70% and they are now completely absent from many city centers
The final resting place of warlord Yoshitaka Ouichi, who brought reknown to Yamaguchi during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573)
Gestation period for mountain goat is 6 months which would run into March - however it looks like this one had a summer romance so it could be giving birth during the winter which is probably not a good idea given Canadian winters.
In 2017 bestelde Arriva bij het Zwitserse Stadler 18 treinstellen van het nieuwe type WINK (Wandelbarer Innovativer Naverkers-Kurzzug) voor de nieuwe concessie in het noorden die loopt in de periode 2020-2035.
De eerste planning was dat de stellen per december 2020 ingezet gingen worden met de start van de nieuwe concessie, maar door het huidige crisis liep de aflevering en opleiding vertraging op. Hierdoor werd de startdatum verlegd naar 12 april 2021.
Vanaf die datum zijn de stellen ingestroomd en doen ze vanuit Leeuwarden dienst naar Sneek/Stavoren, Harlingen en op enkele ritten ook naar Groningen.
Op de zonovergoten zaterdag 17 april 2021 werd vroeg van huis vertrokken met een strakke planning om de nieuwkomers te fotograferen, als eerste op de lijn naar Stavoren.
Doordat ik een strakke planning had gemaakt waar ik iedere rit ging fotograferen had ik twee mogelijkheden om bij Warns een foto te maken van de WINK bij de bekende boerderij.
Nadat ik een uur eerder een foto van een lager standpunt had genomen wilde ik toch nog eens wat verder de hoogte in. Dus de ladder werd tegen een lantaarnpaal gezet en het wachten kon beginnen.
De vertrektijd vanuit het verderop gelegen Stavoren werd goed in de gaten gehouden. De filmcamera werd al gestart om mezelf de gelegenheid te geven om rustig naar boven te klimmen.
Zo'n 30 seconden voor de passage van de trein kwam er spontaan ineens een kleine wolk voor de zon dus het werd nog even spannend, maar gelukkig ging het goed!
Arriva WINK 617 "De Slachte" is zojuist uit Stavoren vertrokken als RS3 37144 naar Leeuwarden. Even verderop zal de eerste halte al aangedaan worden, dit is Koudum-Molkwerum.
Datum: 17-4-2021 11:20.
Locatie: Noardermar te Warns.
Foto: © Ruben Schots.
A female Red-breasted Merganser paddles with its large feet to help get airborne. This individual made a rare winter appearance in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for an extended period, spending its time on open stretches of the Bow River.
Site des mégalithes de Locmariaquer:
haut-lieu de la civilisation mégalithique, le littoral morbihannais conserve de la période néolithique quelques-uns des plus beaux monuments
Le site de Locmariaquer est l'un des plus complets avec le Grand Menhir brisé, le tumulus d'Er Grah et le cairn de la Table des Marchand
Peak period on Sydney harbour.
Last Saturday night at McMahons Point Wharf.
Saturday 12th October, 2024.
Part of my recent dusk walking tours around the harbour.
Lately I have been parking the car along Blues Point Road, and walking down to the harbour.
A catamaran had just picked up more wedding guests from the McMahons Point Wharf, and was embarking on its dusk wedding cruise.
Meanwhile, the 'John Nutt' ferry - coming from Darling Harbour - was just about to dock at McMahons Point Wharf, to collect passengers going to Luna Park (Milsons Point) and then under the bridge to Circular Quay.
The 'John Nutt' is Sydney's newest ferry, commencing service in July, 2024. It is one of the new Parramatta River Class of catamarans. John Nutt was an engineer who was chiefly responsible for constructing Sydney's Opera House.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Dawn on Sydney Harbour.
Watch out, lol.
I was standing on Pier 19 at the Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, where I had arrived at about 5.30am. AND, as soon as dawn arrived, so did all these boats - small and large, lol.
It was chaos on the water.
Jones Bay Wharf. Piers 19-21.
32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont.
Across the water (Darling Harbour) is Barangaroo.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom.
Becán ist eine archäologische Stätte und vormaliges Zentrum der Maya der präklassischen Periode. Sie befindet sich im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Campeche, im Zentrum der Yucatán-Halbinsel, 150 Kilometer nördlich von Tikal.
Der Name Becán bedeutet in Mayathan „Schlucht, von Wasser geformt“ und bezieht sich auf den umgebenden Graben, der einzigartig für eine Maya-Stätte ist. Becán, das im Rio-Bec-Stil erbaut ist, war ein regionales religiöses und politisches Zentrum der Maya. Die ersten Nachweise menschlicher Besiedelung gehen ins Jahr 600 v. Chr. zurück. Die Blütezeit der Stadt war jedoch in den Jahren 600–1000, bewohnt war die Stadt bis etwa 1250.
Die Stadt ist von einem Graben umgeben, der an sieben Stellen unterbrochen war. Er war damit kein wirksames militärisches Hindernis, oder wurde nicht als solches fertiggestellt.
Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche,Archaeological evidence shows that Becan was occupied in the middle Preclassic Maya period, about 550 BCE, and grew to a major population and ceremonial center a few hundred years later in the late Preclassic.
I am definitely against the tide: at a time of the year when everybody post photos with snow I'm posting a photo with plenty of sunshine! But actually this is our December.
ITALIANO
In un periodo dell'anno quando tutti pubblicano foto di paesaggi innevati e/o scene notturne, io vado decisamente controcorrente pubblicando un foto marina piena di luce. Il fatto è che queste sono le condizioni climatiche usuali nella nostra isola a dicenmbre, quando è stata scattata questa foto.
Indovinate dove è stata presa?
English Counties (05)
This is another collection of images which have been photographed over a long period of time. These are photographs taken mostly on holidays throughout our great English Counties. In the day we have travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain, with many coastal and country walks and a lot of photography.
This selection has been chosen from the many Cornwall photographs I have taken. Cornwall is a great county to visit with many places of interest and lots of diversity. We enjoyed many a walking holiday here in the day.
Brick Fair VA 2019 Moc
Bet you weren’t expecting that! Made surprise visit after spending all summer in Kyrgyzstan backpacking.
Detail shots to follow!
Warfare of the Kamakura Period in Japan tore society apart and people look to Buddhism for solace in a world ruled by samurai warriors.
It is a pity this Vespa wasn't a little older, but given its relative lack of change of appearance over the years I was happy to come across this combination of an original Fiat 500 and the scooter.
Photo taken in yet another UNESCO listed city at Noto.
It may not look it, but because of the tight angle I had here this is two vertical images stitched together.
Blackstone Edge
Millstone Grit is an informal term for gritstones which are found in Pennines and the Peak District. These sediments were laid down in the Paleozoic era, in the Carboniferous period, about 360 million to 300 million years ago. Gritstone is a hard, coarse grained, siliceous sandstone, the name is given to sandstones which are quarried for building material. British gritstone was used for millstones to mill flour, to grind wood into pulp for paper and for grindstones to sharpen blades.
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En febrero del año 2007, el periódico británico THE GUARDIAN, eligió la
Playa de Rodas como la playa más bella del mundo.
HABLEMOS AHORA DE MUJERES.
(El arte de ser un auténtico cotilla).
La vida de un “cotilla” es muy sacrificada y en verano roza casi lo tormentoso.
Los cotillas no dejamos de ser unos soñadores, seres muy alejados de las palabras que fija la Real Academia de la Lengua como chismosas y parlanchinas, todo lo contrario, intentamos averiguar el porqué de las cosas, de ciertas actitudes, el intríngulis de ciertos comportamientos.
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Íbamos todos camino de las Islas Cíes en un barco atestado de turistas.
Y de pronto apareció ella, brillando con luz propia sobre un mar de fondo completamente azul.
Y bajo un violento sol, una luz oblicua derramaba destellos nacarados en su pelo negro azabache.
Hay que reconocer que era una morenaza de muy buen ver, vamos, una chica de portada de revista, espléndida, solemne.
Un servidor elogiaba su fina elegancia, una auténtica reprimenda para mentes que ya creían haberlo visto todo.
Calculando a ojo, no tendría más de treinta y pocos años.
Hablaba por teléfono y me hubiera gustado estar un poco más cerca de ella, pero un vientecillo fresco me traía palabras sueltas, frases inconexas que mi imaginación descifraba de inmediato con cierta coherencia.
Al principio no entendía nada, pero poco a poco empecé a entenderlo todo.
Hablaba con el noviete, de eso no cabía la menor duda.
- No me fío de ti ni un pelo Carlos, siempre me has dado mala espina, aparte de que siempre has sido un auténtico sinvergüenza.
Ya tenía varios datos, el sujeto se llamaba Carlos y era un presunto sinvergüenza.
La cosa se ponía interesante.
-Por descontado que esta noche iré al BUDA y te cantaré las cuarenta a la cara y muy clarito Carlos para que no quede ningún género de duda.
Te dejo que ya hemos llegado a las Cíes, nos vemos esta noche, canalla.
Hay que reconocer que la chica tenía gran aplomo y cierto carácter.
La seguí entre pasarelas de madera y bellos pinares.
Ya en la playa, se quitó sus sandalias, se quitó su falda completamente negra, y su camisa, completamente blanca y quedó en un bikini que lo enseñaba todo y a la vez no enseñaba nada.
Tenía unas magníficas piernas, demoledoras, diría yo.
La miraba y la miraba y no daba crédito……y en eso me quedé dormido.
Al despertar ella ya no estaba.
Volví al muelle y vi partir barcos y más barcos, pero en ninguno estaba ella.
Cogí el último barco y una cosa tenía muy clara, esa noche estaría en el Buda. ¡Vamos, como hay dios ¡
A las once de la noche hacía guardia en la puerta del BUDA.
Sobre las doce llegaron ellos. El Carlitos era guapo, las cosas como son, pero ella iba con un traje sastre de chaqueta, chaleco y pantalón azul marino de corte muy masculino, una camisa de raya diplomática y un cinturón negro haciendo juego con unos zapatos de cordones.
La quintaesencia de la pura elegancia. Radiante, solo faltaba una alfombra roja para resaltar tanta belleza.
Me senté lo más cerca posible de ellos y me llegaba un aroma fresco a flor de naranja, a madera de cedro…..a vainilla.
No podía oír gran cosa por la música, pero siempre quedan los gestos…..y los gestos siempre son muy elocuentes.
En un momento dado ella se levantó y dijo:
-¡Y una leche ¡ Ahí te quedas.
Eso lo escuché perfectamente. El hizo ademán de retenerla, pero ella de un manotazo retiró la mano de él.
Y se marchó.
Y yo la seguí.
Pero en un cruce de calles la perdí de vista. Volví sobre mis pasos con la esperanza de encontrarla, pero en vano.
Me hubiera gustado saber su nombre……por todo, por nada.
Y ahora una canción de
Leonard Cohen: Closing Time.
Van 12 t/m 26 augustus 2022 werden in Boxtel een aantal wissels vervangen. Tijdens een deel van deze periode werden de goederentreinen tussen de Rotterdamse haven en Geleen Lutterade DSM en de containerterminals in Blerick en Gekkengraaf omgeleid via Nijmegen en de (noordelijke) Maaslijn. De voor RTS/Swietelski rijdende 1018 bracht op woensdag 24 augustus 2022 een beladen dwarsliggertrein vanuit Arnhem Goederen naar Maastricht ( tbv werkzaamheden tussen Heerlen en Maastricht ) en passeert hier over de noordelijke Maaslijn bij Castenray. Achter de loc is eerst een lange sleep met nieuwe dwarsliggers beladen blauwe Slnps’n ( A-SWIE ) te zien en achteraan twee gele gesloten wagens en enkele oranje rongenwagens type Ks ( A-SWIE ).
A torrential rain period is about over now in Suriname. Because of this, the country had to open the floodgates of its main reservoir called Afobaka Dam that produces nearly all the electricity of the country. But opening the floodgates affect the level of the river and a lot of the neighboring constructions such as the Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Suriname.
Een periode van hevige regenval is nu zo goed als voorbij in Suriname. Hierdoor moest het land de sluizen openen van zijn belangrijkste stuwmeer, de Afobaka-dam, dat bijna alle elektriciteit van het land produceert. Maar het openen van de sluizen heeft invloed op het niveau van de rivier en veel van de aangrenzende constructies, zoals het Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Suriname.
Um período de chuvas torrenciais está quase acabando no Suriname. Por causa disso, o país teve que abrir as comportas de seu reservatório principal, denominado Barragem de Afobaka, que produz quase toda a eletricidade do país. Mas a abertura das comportas afeta o nível do rio e muitas das construções vizinhas, como o Bergendal Resort em Brokopondo, Suriname.
Un período de lluvias torrenciales está a punto de terminar en Surinam. Debido a esto, el país tuvo que abrir las compuertas de su principal embalse llamado Presa Afobaka que produce casi toda la electricidad del país. Pero la apertura de las compuertas afecta el nivel del río y muchas de las construcciones vecinas, como el Bergendal Resort en Brokopondo, Surinam.
In Suriname sta per terminare un periodo di piogge torrenziali. Per questo motivo, il paese ha dovuto aprire le cateratte del suo bacino principale chiamato Afobaka Dam, che produce quasi tutta l'elettricità del paese. Ma l'apertura delle chiuse influisce sul livello del fiume e su molte delle costruzioni vicine come il Bergendal Resort a Brokopondo, in Suriname.
Une période de pluie torrentielle est sur le point de se terminer au Suriname. Pour cette raison, le pays a dû ouvrir les vannes de son principal réservoir appelé le barrage d'Afobaka qui produit la quasi-totalité de l'électricité du pays. Mais l'ouverture des vannes affecte le niveau de la rivière et de nombreuses constructions voisines telles que le Bergendal Resort à Brokopondo, au Suriname.
Eine sintflutartige Regenzeit ist in Surinam nun vorbei. Aus diesem Grund musste das Land die Schleusen seines Hauptreservoirs namens Afobaka Dam öffnen, das fast den gesamten Strom des Landes produziert. Aber das Öffnen der Schleusen beeinflusst den Pegel des Flusses und viele benachbarte Bauwerke wie das Bergendal Resort in Brokopondo, Surinam.
فترة من الأمطار الغزيرة على وشك الانتهاء في سورينام. وبسبب هذا، اضطرت البلاد إلى فتح بوابات الفيضان في خزانها الرئيسي المسمى سد أفوباكا الذي ينتج كل الكهرباء تقريبا في البلاد. ولكن فتح بوابات الفيضان يؤثر على مستوى النهر والعديد من المباني المجاورة، مثل منتجع بيرغندال في بروكوبوندو، سورينام.
Rumbeke Castle
In the early 16th century, Jacques I de Thiennes had a 15th-century noble farmstead converted into a castle. The final form of the castle arrived in 1535.
In 1730, the castle of Rumbeke was thoroughly rebuilt.
The counts of Thiennes owned the castle until 1856. By marriage, it then came into the hands of the de Limburg Stirum family until 1988. During that period, it was often damaged; by the Beggars, the wars of Louis XIV, the French Revolution, and WWI and II. During World War II, the castle became the residence of German officers .
Between 1961 and 1964, the castle was renovated.
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Begin 16e eeuw liet Jacques I de Thiennes een 15e-eeuwse adellijke hoeve omvormen tot een kasteel. De uiteindelijke vorm van het kasteel kwam er in 1535.
In 1730 werd het kasteel van Rumbeke grondig verbouwd.
De graven van Thiennes bezat het kasteel tot 1856. Door huwelijk kwam het toen in handen van de familie de Limburg Stirum tot 1988. In die periode werd het dikwijls beschadigd; door de geuzen, de oorlogen van Lodewijk XIV, de Franse Revolutie, en WOI en II. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd het kasteel de residentie van Duitse officieren .
Tussen 1961 en 1964 werd het kasteel gerenoveerd.
The building and the delivery van .. doing it in style .
Mathew Thomas .. Coffee . Meals and Homewares
Shorncliffe Parade
Shorncliffe
Via Brisbane
Magome-juku, seen here in the early evening, is one of a handful of well-preserved "post towns" along the old Nakasendo, a route which connected Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo) during the Edo period.
These days, many tourists walk parts of the old route. The section between the towns of Magome-juku and Tsumago-juku is particularly popular, and has been declared a National Historic Site of Japan.
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
46mm; 5 sec; f/9; ISO 640
Sat parked up inside the Marshalls Coaches depot in Leighton Buzzard is (K858LMK) a 1992 Northern Counties bodied Scania N113 seen not in use during the half term period. New to East London as S58 & served with Stagecoach East Kent as 15358.
Jal Mahal Palace, Man Sagar Lake, Jaipur. India
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Jal Mahal (meaning "Water Palace") is a palace located in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace and the lake around it were renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber
In the past, at the location of the lake, there was a natural depression where water used to accumulate. During 1596 AD, when there was a severe famine in this region there was consequent acute shortage of water. The then ruler of Ajmer was, therefore, motivated to build a dam to store water to overcome the severe hardships caused by the famine to the people inhabiting the region. A dam was constructed, initially using earth and quartzite, across the eastern valley between Amer hills and Amagarh hills. The dam was later converted into a stone masonry structure in the 17th century. The dam, as existing now (see picture), is about 300 metres (980 ft) long and 28.5–34.5 metres (94–113 ft) in width. It is provided with three sluice gates for release of water for irrigation of agricultural land in the down stream area. Since then, the dam, the lake and the palace in its midst have undergone several rounds of restoration under various rulers of Rajasthan but the final restoration in the 18th century is credited to Jai Singh II of Amer. During this period, a number of other historical and religious places, such as the Amer Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Khilangarh Fort, Kanak Vrindavan Valley were also built in the vicinity of the lake. All these places are now linked under a tourist corridor of road net work.
Le jardin, en période de dictature a cela de bon qu'il nous laisse un espace de liberté et l'occasion ainsi de passer de bons moments.
J'étais dans mon affût et j'entends un oiseau glisser sur la pente du toit.
Un troglodyte un peu curieux s'est soudain retrouvé perché sur une des petites ouvertures de surveillance.
Je me suis tourné vers lui.
Pas dérangé du tout, après avoir jeté un coup d'oeil, il est rentré, a inspecté les lieux, s'est posé sur le boitier, puis a sautillé sur l'objectif pour ressortir par l'ouverture.
Il est allé directement sur le perchoir préparé pour le pic épeiche et m'a gratifié de son puissant chant juste devant l'objectif.
Merci à mon minuscule Ami de m'avoir fait oublier la macronie, la saloperie, la pandémie bref la médiocratie.
à Dijon, qui n'est point un village, la place François Rude en prit l' apparence, le soir du 26 décembre 2020. Convivalité, chaleur, partage, autant de mots qui résonnent à contre courant de la période que nous vivions....
Par Gabriel LEBOFF
L’Hiver, période calme ou plus calme en ornithologie; dans quelques semaines nous scruterons le ciel et nos oreilles seront dressées au premier chant du Coucou ou de la Huppe.
Si les derniers hivers ont été moins froids, imaginons quelques instants être à la place d’un oiseau.
Les matins humides et frais, parfois enneigés ou givrants, pas de manteaux ou de doudounes, ni gants ou bonnets, que des plumes.
Les plumes se portent toute l’année, elles peuvent changer de couleur ou de teinte, correctement entretenues elles aideront les migrateurs à traverser océans et montagnes dans les meilleures conditions et les sédentaires entretiendront méticuleusement leurs livrées pour séduire compagnes et compagnons lorsque les beaux jours reviendront.
Au Printemps, elles protégeront les petits des intempéries et le mimétisme du plumage cachera bien des oiseaux des prédateurs terrestres ou ailés.
Et en Hiver, tous les oiseaux, passereaux, limicoles ou rapaces gonfleront leurs plumes pour se protéger du froid glacial ou de l’humidité insidieuse qui s’infiltre partout.
La Mésange, le Pinson ou la Sittelle que nous admirons toute l’année est encore plus visible sur les branches dépouillées et nous avons toutes et tous les photos de ces passereaux aux plumages gonflés près des mangeoires ou perchées près des maisons.
Les rapaces, statues en veille scrutent leur territoire et grossissent leur apparence, font-ils cette coquetterie pour se protéger du froid ou pour renforcer leur terrible aspect ?
L’oiseau au plumage hivernal rond, volumineux et pourquoi pas, lumineux, sera récompensé du magnifique livre de Laurent Geslin « Lynx Regards croisés »
Tout le monde a une photo d’un oiseau mazérien en Hiver, tous les hivers depuis 2014 sont des opportunités de fouiller dans nos nombreuse mémoires et n’oublions jamais que la meilleure photo est la prochaine … l’Hiver est là !
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The blue hour (from French l'heure bleue) is the period of twilight early in the dawn each morning and late in the dusk each evening, during the nautical twilight phase, when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and when the residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade.
Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi.
Wing Span; 27-34mm.
Flight period; Primarily May – June, but can be seen from late March.
Habitat; Chalk grassland, woodland rides and clearings, heathland, moorland, bogs, railway cuttings, old quarries and rough, scrubby grassland. This species occurs on a wide range of soils but is strongly associated with scrub and shrubs.
Caterpillar Foodplants; Common Rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium) and Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) are used on calcareous grassland, while Gorse (Ulex europeaus), Broom (Cytisus scoparius), and Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) are used on heathland and other habitats. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is used almost exclusively on moorland and throughout Scotland. Other foodplants include shrubs such as Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea), Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) and Bramble (Rubus fruticosus). In fact, they have the widest range of food plants of all the British butterfly species.
Distribution; Widespread throughout Britain and Ireland. However, it is absent from the Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Also found in most of mainland Europe as well as many parts of Asia and northern Africa.
Distribution Trend Since 1970’s; -30%
The Green Hairstreak holds its wings closed, except in flight, showing only the green underside with its faint white streak. The extent of this white marking is variable, frequently reduced to a few white dots and may be almost absent. Males and females look similar and are most readily told apart by their behaviour. Rival males may be seen in a spiralling flight close to shrubs, while the less conspicuous females are more often encountered while laying eggs.
Although this is a widespread species, it often occurs in small colonies and has undergone local losses in several regions.
This butterfly, the only green butterfly in the UK, is the most widespread of our Hairstreaks. However, it is also a local species, forming distinct colonies which can be as small as a few dozen individuals, although other colonies can be much larger. Both sexes always settle with their wings closed, the brown upper sides only ever being seen in flight. The undersides, by contrast, provide the illusion of being green, an effect produced by the diffraction of light on a lattice-like structure found within the wing scales. This provides excellent camouflage as the butterfly rests on a favourite perch, such as a Hawthorn branch. This butterfly will also regulate its body temperature by tilting its wings appropriately to catch the sun's rays. This butterfly is found throughout the British Isles, partly due to the wide variety of food plants it uses and the wide range of habitats it frequents.
Males are territorial, and during the Spring will wait at their selected perching sites for a female to appear. This species has just a single brood and following mating, the females will lay their green coloured eggs singly. The eggs will hatch a week later and the young caterpillars, which are green with black markings along their backs, will feed immediately and develop rapidly. During the Summer, the caterpillars will travel to ground level to pupate and spend the Winter in the leaf litter. The following Spring the new butterflies will emerge.