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Megascolia maculata
sur fleur d'Artichaud sauvage
la plus grande guêpe (5cm) solitaire d'Europe,
photo prise sur l'île de Rhode Grèce,
a été observée en Belgique pour la 1°fois en 2020,
elle n'attaque pas l'homme....! mais vu sa taille très impressionnante et le bruit du battement de ses ailes, peut lui faire peur,
(ce fut mon cas), le petit scarabée que l'on trouve sur nos fleurs chez nous, et sous elle sur la photo, donne vraiment la proportion de ce monstre , à regarder en grand vous comprendrez....!/
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on wild artichoke flower
the largest solitary wasp (5cm) in Europe,
photo taken on the island of Rhode Greece,
was observed in Belgium for the 1st time in 2020,
it does not attack man....! but given its very impressive size and the sound of the flapping of its wings, can frighten it,
(this was my case), the little beetle that we find on our flowers at home, and under it on the photo, really gives the proportion of this monster, to look big you will understand ....!
Dunnock - Prunella Modularis
aka Hedge Sparrow
The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler.
Dunnocks are native to large areas of Eurasia, inhabiting much of Europe including Lebanon, northern Iran, and the Caucasus. They are the only commonly found accentor in lowland areas, all the others inhabit upland areas
Dunnocks were successfully introduced into New Zealand during the 19th century, and are now widely distributed around the country and some offshore islands. Favourite habitats include woodlands, shrubs, gardens, and hedgerows where they typically feed on the ground often seeking out detritivores as food.
The dunnock possesses variable mating systems. Females are often polyandrous, breeding with two or more males at once, which is quite rare among birds. This multiple mating system leads to the development of sperm competition amongst the male suitors. DNA fingerprinting has shown that chicks within a brood often have different fathers, depending on the success of the males at monopolising the female.Males try to ensure their paternity by pecking at the cloaca of the female to stimulate ejection of rival males' sperm. Dunnocks take just one-tenth of a second to copulate and can mate more than 100 times a day. Males provide parental care in proportion to their mating success, so two males and a female can commonly be seen provisioning nestlings at one nest.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,300,000 territories
Often seen in flocks with other species of duck such as Tufted Ducks. Will spend much of their time diving for food of which a large proportion of the diet consisting of plant material.
Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
The wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.
This warbler is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
It is a summer visitor to the United Kingdom, seen from April until August. It has declined there in recent years. It is now very rare in Ireland, where only one or two pairs are recorded breeding in most years, usually in County Wicklow.
Various factors associated with forest structure, including slope, forest cover, proportion of broad-leaf forest, canopy height and forest edge length, all influenced the occupancy rates of this declining forest species. Conservation measures are therefore required that provide and maintain the wood warblers preferred forest structure. There is also a preference for forest in the non-breeding season, however this habitat is declining in wintering areas such as Ghana. Despite the decline in forest habitats, there has been no change in number of wood warblers as it appears that this species can use degraded habitats, such as well-wooded farms. However, further loss of trees will likely have a negative impact on this species in the future
You might not expect to come upon a castle while visiting Spokane, but that is exactly what you will do if you visit the Spokane County courthouse. Most of us associate such architecture with romantic old castles in Europe, or perhaps something out of the world of Walt Disney or fairy tales. To find such a building in the center of a modern, growing regional hub city such as Spokane is a bit startling.
The courthouse is said to closely resemble two famous 16th century chateaux in the Loire Valley of France, the Chateau de Chambord, built in 1519 and the Chateau d'Azay Le Rideau built in 1516. Many architects through the years have commented on the masterly replica of a 16th century French Renaissance design, its fine lines of style and proportion with regard to the towers and turrets, the sculpture, iron and brickwork which excel in pattern and craftsmanship. Detailed exterior trim such as shell patterns with wreaths and festoons and decorative arches are a few of the outstanding features of its design. The beautiful center tower, now lighted at night, is a masterpiece of detail in itself.
I'd been watching two male birds that were showing interest in a nest box near to the footpath for a few minutes and the situation was clearly getting heated: the bird that had been visiting and entering the box regularly chasing the other bird, though the latter persisted in hanging around, also exploring holes in an adjacent dead tree and displaying.
Eventually, the two birds had met in mid air and had a dust up only a few feet in front of me. It lasted only a couple of seconds, the two birds fighting and slowly dropping to the ground together only a feet away, both looking slightly disorientated upon landing, seen here. After a few seconds they gathered their wits and flew back up into the trees, to continue their cat and mouse behaviour, as before.
The stand off persisted for a good while longer, until both birds seemed to lose interest in the box and went on their way.
The shot is a significant proportion of the frame, as the birds were very close when they dropped to the ground, only trimming for framing purposes.
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Ha ha - dare I compare this scene to Ansel Adams Mount Williamson?
Hardly - but I was attracted by the harsh sun creating deep contrast, near far composition, whisky clouds, and the proportion of the triangular background.
Photographed in an expansive construction site. (thank you to the yard boss in charge of shooing away tool scavengers for allowing me to stumble around his site.)
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.
Like all honey bee species, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female (or "queen"), many normally non-reproductive females or "workers", and a small proportion of fertile males or "drones". Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees. Colony activities are organized by complex communication between individuals, through both pheromones and the dance language. (Wikipedia)
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is found throughout Northern Europe, Northern Asia and a significant proportion of North America. They are quite large birds, rivalling the Eurasian Eagle Owl in size. The great grey owl has a large, rounded head and yellow eyes, with light underparts mottled with darker grey feathers. Their wings and back are darker grey with lighter bars.
The great grey owl has a large "facial disk." The facial disk is a concave circle of feathers around the eyes of the bird. It helps to collect sound waves and direct them toward the owl's ears, helping the owl to locate its prey by sound. The great grey owl has the largest facial disk of any bird of prey.
Their diet consists mainly of small mammals and their preferred prey is voles, however they will also eat gophers, weasels, squirrels, rabbits, rats and mice. They nest in dense coniferous forests in most of the northern hemisphere.
The female will lay between two to six eggs at one- to two-day intervals. The female does all of the incubation, which starts when the first egg is laid. After four to six weeks the chicks hatch. The male provides all the food for the young, which is torn into smaller pieces by the female. When food is scarce the female great grey owl will often starve herself in order to feed her chicks, and may lose up to a third of her body weight. The chicks will leave the nest after approximately a month and can fly well after two months. The young stay close to home and are cared for by the female for some time after leaving the nest.
SÜDAFRIKA, unterwegs zum Kap der Guten Hoffnung,.
- Hout Bay -.
Seit Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts entwickelte sich Hout Bay aufgrund des hiesigen Fischvorkommens zu einem wichtigen Ort der südafrikanischen Fischerei. In den 1980er Jahren wurde Hout Bay aufgrund seiner Lage als Urlaubs- und Touristenziel entdeckt, weshalb der Anteil von nicht-südafrikanischen Einwohnern relativ hoch ist.
In Hout Bay beginnt der auf der Kap-Halbinsel nach Süden führende, 1922 gebaute Chapman’s Peak Drive, eine der spektakulärsten Küstenstraßen der Welt, die allerdings gelegentlich gesperrt wird, da sich bei Starkregen Erdrutsche ereignen können. Sie ist eine gebührenpflichtige Straße, die durch aufwändige Maßnahmen abgesichert werden muss.
SOUTH AFRICA, en route to the Cape of Good Hope,.
- Hout Bay -.
Since the end of the 19th century, Hout Bay has developed into an important location for the South African fishing industry due to the local fish stocks. In the 1980s, Hout Bay was discovered as a vacation and tourist destination due to its location, which is why the proportion of non-South African residents is relatively high.
The Chapman's Peak Drive, built in 1922 and leading south along the Cape Peninsula, starts in Hout Bay and is one of the most spectacular coastal roads in the world, although it is occasionally closed due to the risk of landslides during heavy rainfall. It is a toll road that has to be secured by extensive measures.
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"
Anaïs Nin
"La vie se rétrécit ou s'agrandit proportionnellement à son courage"
Barcelona
The Divine Proportion or Golden Ratio. Think Conch Shells, Nautiluses, Snail Shells, Hurricanes, Galaxies . . . All mathematically measurable using the same formula.
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A high proportion of my Western Meadowlarks are singing from fence posts, so it was gratifying to find one by the roadside, perched on a little pile of debris. This is a common bird in my area throughout spring and summer - one of the first migrants to return, a harbinger of spring. And its song is very sweet, rivalled, perhaps, only by the Bobolink's.
(My apologies to anyone who faved the White-crowned Sparrow that I uploaded earlier in this spot and have now removed. A clerical error; I had already shared it, 4 years ago. You can find it in my Best of 2017 album.)
This ends my "farewell to the birds of summer" series. Tomorrow I will begin posting more recent images. October was a busy month, lots of wildlife coming up so stay tuned!
Photographed from the rolling red Toyota blind in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
After the "Wave" and yesterday's post, later that evening, the sky began to light up. It started very slowly, but was showing signs of more. Inexorably, the light show grew in proportion until much of the sky was involved.
A number of shots resulted in some terrific sunset work. However, just as the sunset was coming to a close, the incoming tides once again billowed with intensity. This gave me an idea, and resulted in the best of the night. One final wave, crested the surrounding rocks before the light faded, and flowed directly toward my lens. " You just never know till you go, so go".
Tawny Owl - Strix Aluco
The tawny owl or brown owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases.
This nocturnal bird of prey hunts mainly rodents, usually by dropping from a perch to seize its prey, which it swallows whole; in more urban areas its diet includes a higher proportion of birds. Vision and hearing adaptations and silent flight aid its night hunting. The tawny owl is capable of catching smaller owls, but is itself vulnerable to the eagle owl or northern goshawk.
Although many people believe this owl has exceptional night vision, its retina is no more sensitive than a human's and its asymmetrically placed ears are key to its hunting by giving it excellent directional hearing. Its nocturnal habits and eerie, easily imitated call, have led to a mythical association of the tawny owl with bad luck and death.
Population:
UK breeding:
50,000 pairs
There is a surprising amount of wildlife in the extensive Birmingham canal system. Unfortunately a proportion of it is quite keen to relieve you of your wallet and phone so it's best not to go alone.
Das erste Hochhaus was ich bewußt als kl. Mädchen wahrnahm...an der Hand meine Vaters, meiner Mutter bei den vielen Besuchen Düsseldorfs ich staunte...noch Heute erinnere ich mich gerne....vor acht jahren bae ishes mit Werner auch von Innen erlebt....
Seit 1960 prägt das Dreischeibenhaus mit seiner modernistischen Eleganz und 94 Metern Höhe die Düsseldorfer Skyline. Es zählt zu den großen Zeugnissen der Nachkriegsmoderne und gilt als architektonisches Symbol des Wirtschaftswunders. Nach mehreren geschichtlichen Etappen wurde es nun denkmalgerecht saniert: Vom 3. bis zum 24. Stock finden sich die Büroetagen, die für eine flexible Neuvermietung modernisiert wurden. Neu gebaut wurde das ehemalige Restaurant PHOENIX im Erdgeschoss. Ein weiteres Highlight der Revitalisierungsmaßnahme sind die Dachterrassen in den oberen Geschossen.
Lage
Als Büro- und Verwaltungsgebäude für die Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG (ab 1964 Thyssen) in der Düsseldorfer Stadtmitte errichtet, bildet das schlanke Stahl-Glas-Hochhaus am Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz ein spannungsreiches Ensemble mit dem Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus und dessen organisch geformter weißer Fassade. Bis 2013 führte der zeitgleich errichtete Tausendfüßler an der westlichen Seite dieses prominenten Stadtplatz vorbei, dann erfolgte der Rückbau der filigranen Autohochbahn zu Gunsten der Weiterentwicklung des derzeit im Bau befindlichen Kö-Bogen Projekts und einer landschaftsplanerischen Gestaltung, die eine Untertunnelung des Areals möglich machte. Trotz des baulichen Zuwachses in der Nachbarschaft ist das Dreischeibenhochhaus unangefochtene Landmarke und zählt mit seiner Höhe weiterhin zu den Top 5 der Düsseldorfer Hochhäuser. Aufgrund seiner zentralen Lage zwischen Königsallee und der innerstädtischen Parklandschaft des Hofgartens titelten zeitgenössischen Presseberichte bereits vor Fertigstellung des Hauses „[Eine] Art Manhattan im Grünen (…). Eine phantastische Zukunftsvision!“ (Die Welt).
Architektur
Geschichte
Urheber dieser „Zukunftsvision“ – die für viele als gebauter Ausdruck des westdeutschen Wirtschaftswunders galt und für den Beginn eines neuen Zeitalters in der Architektur stand – waren die Architekten Helmut Hentrich und Hubert Petschnigg (HPP). Ihr Siegerentwurf des 1955 entschiedenen Wettbewerbs gliedert den Baukörper in drei gegeneinander versetzte schmale Scheiben, von denen die mittlere mit 94 Metern und 24 Etagen die höchste ist. Das signifikante Erscheinungsbild, das dem Haus zu seinem einprägsamen Namen verhalf, schufen die Architekten, indem sie den Gebäudekern mit Aufzügen und die Sanitäranlagen dort platzierten, wo sich die drei unterschiedlich hohen Scheiben decken. Die zugehörigen Erschließungsflure gliederten sie optisch zurücktretend als „Fugen“ zwischen den Scheiben ein. Durch diese Anordnung der Erschließung sparten die Entwerfer wertvolle Verkehrsfläche ein. Die auf insgesamt 35.000 Quadratmeter verteilte modernste Bürofläche ließ sich flexibel als Großraumbüro oder Sitzungssaal nutzen oder aber zu Einzelbüros aufteilen. Neben diesen Eigenschaften war es vor allem seine Konstruktion nach Mies’schen Prinzipien, die dafür sorgte, dass das Gebäude als herausragendes Zeugnis der Nachkriegsmoderne in die Architekturgeschichte einging und den Wolkenkratzerbau der 1960er und 70er Jahre in den USA mitprägen konnte. Für die Architekten war der Skelettbau mit den Stirnseiten aus Edelstahl und der betont einfachen Vorhangfassade aus Stahl, Aluminium und Glas eines der ersten Hochhausprojekte, auf die viele folgen sollten.
Sanierung
Inzwischen in der vierten Generation geführt, wurde HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner 2011 mit der Modernisierung des seit 2010 leerstehenden – auch als Thyssen Hochhaus bekannten – Dreischeibenhaus beauftragt. Die Phoenix- Rheinrohr AG war bereits 1964 von der Thyssen AG übernommen worden. Seit der Fusion von Thyssen und Krupp im Jahr 1999 hatte das Dreischeibenhaus bis 2010 der ThyssenKrupp AG als Hauptsitz gedient. Mit dem Umzug des Industrieunternehmens in die Essener Hauptzentrale stand das symbolträchtige Gebäude kurze Zeit leer, bevor es die MOMENI Gruppe und Black Horse Investments 2011 kauften und den Auftrag zur Modernisierung des denkmalgeschützten Gebäudes an die Entwurfsurheber gaben. Wie ihr Entwurf zur Bauzeit nimmt auch die denkmalgerechte Sanierung und energetische Ertüchtigung eine Vorreiterrolle ein: Die Revitalisierung des Gebäudes erfolgte nach höchsten ökologischen Standards, dabei wurde besonderer Wert auf ressourcenschonendes Bauen, wie etwa die Reduzierung des Wasser- und Energieverbrauchs, gelegt. Gestalterisch konnten HPP mit ihren Maßnahmen die Qualitäten des Bestands nicht nur pflegen, sondern auch stärken. Eine besondere Herausforderung war die Anpassung der denkmalgeschützten Glas-Aluminium-Fassade. Die äußere tragende Fassadenkonstruktion, inklusive der Brüstungselemente, ließen die Architekten unangetastet, die großen transparenten Fensterelemente ersetzten sie durch Prallglasscheiben. Von Außen nicht sichtbar, wurde dem Hochhaus die energetisch unausweichliche Doppelfassade verpasst – die Zweischaligkeit ermöglicht die windgeschützte Be- und Entlüftung mit manuell öffenbaren Fenstern und einem versteckten, zwischen den Fassaden liegenden Sonnenschutz. Den Architekten gelang es außerdem, das gesamte Erscheinungsbild des Scheibentrios gemäß der ursprünglichen Gestaltung in Materialität und Proportionen wiederherzustellen. Durch Reinigung und Politur gaben sie den gekanteten Edelstahlflächen der Stirnfassaden ihre gleißende Strahlkraft zurück. Auch die Eingangshalle mit ihrem dunkelgrün schimmernden Marmorboden ist öffentlich zugänglich und empfängt die Besucher heute wieder mit einer zeitlosen Eleganz, die Helmut Hentrichs Studium bei Mies van der Rohe zu verraten scheint. Die Barcelona-Sessel-Sitzgruppe in der sich zur grünen Parklandschaft öffnenden, dezent über dem Boden schwebenden Lobby, rundet das Bild ab.
Für die Gestaltung des ehemaligen Restaurants Phoenix im Erdgeschoss sowie den Ausbau der oberen Geschosse waren Etienne Descloux und Irina Kromayer verantwortlich. Die neu gewonnenen Mietflächen im 22. - 24. Stock und die beiden Dachterrassen - gestaltet auf den äußeren beiden Gebäudescheiben im 22. Obergeschoss - sind ein Highlight des Dreischeibenhauses und in Düsseldorf einzigartig. Von hier aus haben die Mieter und deren Gäste einen einzigartigen Ausblick über die Stadt und den Rhein.
Am 12. März 2015 wurde das Dreischeibenhaus in der Kategorie "Best Refurbishment" mit dem MIPIM Award ausgezeichnet.
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Noticed this plane as it began to make a turn and I decided to track it, tripping
the shutter every second or so. As I had a telephoto lens on the camera, I surmised
that the relative sizes of the plane in the different exposures would be "to scale,"
or in proportion. True 'nuff, "pasting" the different shots together showed
that my initial assumptions were correct. :)
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This façade in Bari captures the quiet dignity of southern Italian street architecture: a weathered ochre wall, timeworn plaster peeling like a historical patina, and a robust arched wooden door framed in pale stone. The architectural style blends vernacular Mediterranean elements with Baroque-era influences typical of Puglia—thick masonry to insulate from heat, rounded arches for structural strength, and restrained ornamentation that favors proportion over extravagance. The small barred window above hints at centuries-old urban layouts designed for privacy, security, and climate control.
Bari itself is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the Adriatic coast. From its origins as a Peucetian settlement through Roman rule, Byzantine control, and later Norman influence, the city absorbed layers of power and culture that shaped its urban identity. The historic core, Bari Vecchia, still preserves the tight network of streets that once protected residents from invaders, pirates, and rival powers. This façade could easily belong to one of those homes that have witnessed crusaders departing for the Holy Land and merchants trading across the Adriatic.
Today, Bari stands as a strategic economic hub of southern Italy. Its port drives commerce with the Balkans, Greece, and the wider Mediterranean, while logistics, food processing, and services dominate the local economy. The city also benefits from a strong academic presence through the University of Bari, and an expanding tourism sector drawn by its historic center, seaside promenades, and regional authenticity. It is a working city, not a museum—practical, commercial, and stubbornly rooted to its daily rhythms.
Culinary tradition is one of Bari’s strongest cultural signatures. The region is famous for orecchiette pasta, often handmade right in the streets of Bari Vecchia and served with cime di rapa, anchovies, or tomato. Fresh seafood, raw fish traditions, focaccia barese with cherry tomatoes and olives, and generous use of extra-virgin olive oil define the local table. Food here is not performance—it is inheritance, routine, and identity, much like the worn stones and wooden doors that quietly anchor the city’s visual memory.
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The Boyd's Forest Dragon is restricted to rainforests and their margins in northern Queensland, Australia, from just north of Townsville to near Cooktown. It is found in both upland and lowland rainforest, and is often seen around Lake Eacham (Yidyam) and Lake Barrine, and in parts of Malanda Falls Conservation Park and at Mossman Gorge.
Adults are sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females and having larger, blockier heads. Adult males grow to an average body length (snout-vent length) of about 160 mm (6.3 in), with the tail adding another 325 mm (12.8 in); average body length for adult females is about 140 mm (5.5 in) and tail length is about 280 mm (11 in).
Unlike most other lizards, Boyd's forest dragon does not bask in the sun, instead letting its body temperature fluctuate with air temperature (thermoconforming rather than thermoregulating).
Boyd's forest dragon spends the majority of its time perched on the trunks of trees, usually at around head height. Boyd's forest dragon is a sit-and-wait predator, catching prey that it spies from its perch, although once on the ground, it will frequently move over a wider area, catching prey as it goes. Its diet consists primarily of invertebrates, with earthworms making up a relatively high proportion. Small fruits and vertebrates are also occasionally consumed. (Wikipedia)
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We found this one just sitting on the grass. He didn't seem that fussed about our approach, and was quite surprised when the guide bent down quickly and grabbed him. He just sat there quietly, letting us take photos, before being released to the trees again.
#25, Explore January 28, 2022.
Yungabarra, Queensland, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
Auschwitz II-Birkenau gatehouse; the train track, in operation May–October 1944, led directly to the gas chambers.
Birkenau was the largest of the more than 40 camps and sub-camps that made up the Auschwitz complex. During its three years of operation, it had a range of functions. When construction began in October 1941, it was supposed to be a camp for 125 thousand prisoners of war. It opened as a branch of Auschwitz in March 1942, and served at the same time as a center for the extermination of the Jews. In its final phase, from 1944, it also became a place where prisoners were concentrated before being transferred to labor in German industry in the depths of the Third Reich.
The majority—probably about 90%—of the victims of Auschwitz Concentration Camp died in Birkenau. This means approximately a million people. The majority, more than nine out of every ten, were Jews. A large proportion of the more than 70 thousand Poles who died or were killed in the Auschwitz complex perished in Birkenau. So did approximately 20 thousand Roma and Sinti, in addition to Soviet POWs and prisoners of other nationalities.
A left over Christmas decoration silhouette still remains in May. I have yet to be in the area during the season to see it illuminated. I bet it's both stunning and very distracting on the side of a rural road.