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I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. ~Willa Cather
Loch Maree boasts incredible views and photo opportunities. The Scots Pines on the shores of the loch are full of character, especially with might munro Slioch in the background towering over them all. The light hit this one nicely whilst Slioch was all moody in the shade and cloud.
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Contest No. 491: "Can't See the Forest for the Trees"
i've watched this tree through the seasons for almost 20 years. last year the neighbors took it down. don't know why.
A stand of pine trees above the Hope Mausoleum at Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey.
The aircraft is an Air Canada Boeing 777 C-FIVQ on a Charles de Gaulle to Montreal Flight ACA871
macro shot of the park or a pine tree that shows bark rings and a gem-like sap crystal in the centre.
Little Pine Log Creek is a tributary of the Coosawattee River in the Coose River drainage. It was muddy from recent rains. As a matter-of-fact, it was starting to rain as I took this image. I finished taking the photo and was packing my camera in the Pelican Case when my Canon 10-22 mm zoom lens rolled a couple of feet and fell into the creek. It floated a couple of seconds and went under. I jumped in and grabbed it. I drained the water out of it, stuck it near the defrost on the way home and continued to dry it over night. It was all better the next morning. I am still using it. I think this is the third time this lens has been under water. Canon products are awesome! For more information: tiny.cc/QI1ca
Het Alfa Romeo-logo werd in 1910 ontworpen door Romano Cattaneo toen die de opdracht kreeg een logo te ontwerpen voor het nieuwe Milanese automerk. Het logo is opgebouwd uit twee Milanese symbolen: rechts de slang van het geslacht van de Visconti's op een lichtblauwe achtergrond (het idee hiervoor was afkomstig van een jonge tekenaar uit de ontwikkelingsafdeling van Alfa die in de Piazza Castello in Turijn op een tram wachtte toen zijn oog viel op de slang op de Filaretetoren) en links het rode kruis op een witte achtergrond, ontleend aan het kruis dat de Milanees Giovanni da Rho tijdens de kruistochten als eerste op de stadsmuren van Jeruzalem plaatste. Oorspronkelijk werden beide symbolen omsloten door een donkerblauwe cirkel met de woorden "ALFA" (bovenaan) en "Milano" (onderaan). Na de overname van het bedrijf door Nicola Romeo in 1915 werd "Romeo" toegevoegd aan het logo. Nadat de Alfa Romeo P2 het eerste wereldkampioenschap voor auto's had gewonnen werd het logo omringd met een gouden lauwerkrans. Toen in 1971 de Alfa Romeo Alfasud niet in Milaan maar in Pomigliano d'Arco nabij Napels werd geproduceerd, verdween Milano uit het logo.
Alfa Romeo Automobili S.p.A. is een gerenommeerd Italiaans automerk met een sportief imago. Naast sportieve gezinsauto's staat het merk ook bekend om zijn legendarische sportwagens. Alfa Romeo bouwt jaarlijks ongeveer 150.000 wagens en is daarmee het grootste Italiaanse automerk na moederbedrijf FIAT.
Alfa Romeo is in 1910 ontstaan uit SAID, de Italiaanse vestiging van het Franse automerk Darracq. Het bedrijf kreeg eerst de naam ALFA (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili), tot het werd overgenomen door Nicola Romeo.
Once common throughout the country, by the 20th century the species had become extinct from the majority of Ireland, surviving only in a few isolated and fragmented populations mainly in the west. The main reasons for the species’ decline were related to hunting for its fur; loss of habitat through the destruction of forests; direct and indirect poisoning and persecution as a potential predator of livestock/game populations. Taxonomically, the species belongs to the Mustelid group of animals and it is related to wildlife such as the stoat, otter and badger. Adult pine marten are about the size of a domestic cat, hence the Irish name ‘Cat crainn‘, and have a long tail that can be half the length of their body. They have a rich fur coat, typically dark brown in colour and a distinguishing creamy-yellow throat patch. Pine marten are habitat specialists, requiring forest or scrub habitat to exist in an area. They are adept at climbing trees as they have powerful non-retractable claws. The species is primarily active at night and individuals live in territories that can vary in size from 60 hectares to 430 hectares. Males typically have bigger territories than females and there can be partial overlap between adjacent territories. Life expectancy can be up to ten years, although the majority of individuals are unlikely to survive past five years in the wild.
Distribution
Pine marten occur throughout mainland Europe, stretching from the Ural mountains in the east to Ireland at the western edge of the species global distribution. They can also be found in parts of the Middle East. In Europe, pine marten exist with a similar species called the beech or stone marten, although that species tends to be more associated with areas of human habitation. Also, in the eastern parts of pine marten distribution (mainly Russia) there is some overlap with a related marten species known as the sable.
In Ireland, pine marten were once widely distributed throughout every county. Current pine marten distribution is largely concentrated in western counties and the midlands of Ireland. The species now occurs in approximately 50% of its historical range. Pine marten remain extinct throughout the majority of Munster and are very rare in Ulster.
Den & Refuge Sites
Pine marten can utilise a variety of den sites, which are used for breeding. Den sites can include rock crevices, tree cavities, subterranean burrows, buildings (abandoned or occupied), old bird nests, squirrel dreys and log piles. These sites provide cover from weather extremes and safety from potential predators. Den sites are normally only occupied during the breeding season. Outside of this period, pine marten use what are termed refuge sites. Refuge sites can be very varied although normally they are located several metres off the ground in forest canopy. Upturned or blown over tress are often used as refuge sites but the species can exploit any habitat feature that provides cover and safety. Pine marten will tend to have refuge and den sites that are used repeatedly in a forest and they can have a high fidelity to these sites.
Reproduction
Pine marten are solitary and adults avoid contact with each other throughout most of the year. The species only breeds once with mating typically occurring in early summer between adults that are at least two years old. Pine marten have what is termed ‘delayed implantation’, which means that fertilised eggs are not implanted in the uterus until the following January. This is a strategy to ensure that young (known as kits) are born during the most favourable time of year, which for pine marten is during March and April. Typically, two to three kits will be born in spring, each weighing less than 30g. The kits will stay in the den for about six weeks and are totally dependent on the female. Kits will then start exploring the area around the den and will stay with the female for at least six months, up to a maximum of 12–16 months. After this period, juveniles will disperse and attempt to establish their own territory. Only a small number of juveniles will survive to become adults and breed. Pine marten are considered to be slow breeders both in the terms of the number of young that are produced and the age at which reproductive maturity is reached.
Foraging/Hunting/Diet
In terms of diet, pine marten are omnivorous taking both plant and animal material. In Ireland, pine marten exploit a variety of resources including berries, fruits, small mammals, invertebrates, birds and amphibians. In some areas where pine marten occur close to towns and villages the species will exploit rubbish bins for food. In other countries, pine martens rely heavily on microtine rodents such as voles and also in colder countries on carrion, especially in winter. When foraging, pine marten will usually stay within their own territory, which will have a variety of food resources available within it.