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Yellowhammer - Emberiza Citrinella
The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with much of the population wintering further south. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head, streaked brown back, chestnut rump and yellow underparts. Other plumages are duller versions of the same pattern. The yellowhammer is common in open areas with some shrubs or trees, and forms small flocks in winter. Its song has a rhythm like "A little bit of bread and no cheese". The song is very similar to that of its closest relative, the pine bunting, with which it interbreeds.
Yellowhammer males learn their songs from their fathers, and over the course of time regional dialects have developed, with minor differences to the conclusion of the basic song; all are mutually recognised by birds from different areas. Each male has an individual repertoire of song variants within its regional dialect; females tend to mate with males that share their dialect, and prefer those with the largest repertoires.
The pine bunting and yellowhammer are so closely related that each responds to the other's song. The male yellowhammer's song is more attractive to females, and is one reason for the dominance of that species where the ranges overlap.
Yellowhammers of the British and Irish race, E. c. caliginosa were introduced to New Zealand by local acclimatisation societies in 1862, and soon spread over the main islands. They sometimes visit New Zealand's subantarctic islands, although rarely staying to breed, and have reached Australia's Lord Howe Island on a number of occasions. At the beginning of the 20th century, this bunting was seen as a serious agricultural pest in its adopted country.
Populations of yellowhammer have also been introduced to the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
The yellowhammer is a bird of dry open country, preferably with a range of vegetation types and some trees from which to sing. It is absent from urban areas, forests and wetlands. Probably originally found at forest edges and large clearing, it has benefited from traditional agriculture, which created extensive open areas with hedges and clumps of trees.
Populations have declined in recent decades in western Europe, including the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. The yellowhammer is a red-list (severely declining) species in Ireland and the UK In eastern Europe, numbers appear to be stable, although the trend in Russia is unknown. Changes to agricultural practices are thought to be responsible for reduced breeding densities. The introduced population in New Zealand has been very successful, with breeding densities much higher than in the UK.
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hybrid camellia, 'Shibori Egao', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
The country’s first farmers’ co-operative, built its first shelter for the homeless, and played a key role in the development of democracy by ensuring the elections of William Lyon Mackenzie, and both fathers of responsible government – Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine – in the formative years before Canadian confederation.
The center piece of their activity was The Temple. Completed in 1832 and restored in 2011, it is now part of the Sharon National Historic Site, which encompasses nine historic buildings in a park like setting
The train pauses at Staverton, a delightful count The Staverton Preservation Group are a dedicated band of volunteers from the South Devon Railway Association who look after Staverton Station and its environs. They are responsible for one of the most picturesque Great Western country stations.
It has been the focus of attention from numerous film and television crews; notably the BBC "Hound of the Baskervilles" with Tom Baker, the series "Lame Ducks" with Loraine Chase, Michael Palin's "Ripping Yarns" humorous series of fictious stories and the series "A Horseman Riding By".ry station, which has remained largely unchanged for 100 years, taking you back to halcyon days when life was slower and quieter.
It is typical small wayside station that served the nearby village as well as the adjoining mill and local farms, some of which used to produce Devon cider. If you have time, stop off here and take a walk and enjoy this tranquil spot and its 15th century river bridge.
There are a number of delightful riverside walks. Ask at the station for details.
Throughout the season, the Staverton Buffet Car is open for a delicious selection of teas, coffees, drinks and snacks every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 10am to 3pm. It is also open on certain special event days
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We have to be environmentally responsible in what we do, global warming is a reality!
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2 Samuel 18:8 “And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.”
Burg Satzvey’s history can be traced back all the way to the 12th century. At this time, it was known only as Vey.
The castle’s lineage has spread over many ancient royal families. It began with the Benedictines, until the Archbishop of Cologne gave the lordship to Otto von Vey in 1368. Although the castle has retained the name Vey (partially), the family’s ownership of Burg Satzvey was far less enduring.
By 1391, the last of the line had died out and it passed on to Heinrich von Krauthausen. Von Krauthausen was the son-in-law of Otto von Vey, and was chiefly responsible for the construction of the Satzvey Castle we know today.
But even von Krauthausen didn’t maintain power for very long time either. After a series of famous noble families held control, by the 16th century, a man named Wilhelm Spieß von Büllesheim usurped Satzvey with the blessing of the Cologne Archbishop.
In the 1700s, Satzvey was once again under new management, and this time would be a bit more lasting. The castle was sold to Karl Otto von Gymnich.
Satzvey Castle remains in the Gymnich family today, and the Gymnichs have been particularly active in preserving the castle’s history with festivals and other events.
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. -Jean-Paul Sartre-
remains of the popular crab apple that was home to many squirrel generations and resting place for birds of all kinds from chickadees to yellow bellied sapsuckers.
Looking down on the daily street market on Electric Avenue from the raised platform at Brixton rail station.
Film photography using expired film although the expired film is not responsible for the desaturated look which I did in post.
Pentax MZ50,
Pentax-A SMC 50mm/1.7,
Fujicolor 200 (or it might be Fujifilm Superia 200... can't remember exactly!)
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Essentially, these people have no program.
Their goal is either to stay in power or their return to it.
And to achieve they are capable of everything.
Aldham, Essex – St Margaret and St Catherine
The church is situated in Aldham, Essex which is about 6.5 miles from Colchester, the nearest large town.
Built in 1855, it replaced an older Medieval church situated about a mile away that was demolished a year earlier.
Much of the building materials come from the older church, water basin (Piscina), Porch timbers, Doors and some of the Pews were built using the wood from the old pews. With the addition of a West Tower and Northwest Vestry, new materials (such as Bath Stone) were used in this construction.
The Architect was Edward Charles Hakewill, who was responsible for designing St John of Jerusalem in South Hackney and St James in Clapton both London churches as well as the restoration of a number of Suffolk churches.
The East window, dedicated to Philip Morant, who was a rector from 1745-1770, also Essex Historian and the Chancel North window were designed by Ward and Hughes.
It is possible that the dedication of St Margaret and St Catherine refers only to the bells and not to an earlier dedication, records do not show this fact.
There are in the graveyard, two Commonwealth War Graves plus two other gravestones of Soldiers that died in WWI.
This will be the final posting from this wonderful church.
Dana, Jordan
What is special about the Dana nature reserve is that it has succeeded so well in getting people and nature to work together. Previously, Bedouin communities allowed their herds of goats and sheep to graze in the nature reserve, which was disastrous for the vegetation. To offer local people an alternative, a cooperative has been started that offers people work in tourism. But in a responsible way. Both nature and people benefit from this. Plant life is recovering, local residents earn a living and travelers can enjoy the beautiful nature.
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Lelietje-van-dalen
De bloemen en wortels worden door de farmaceutische industrie verwerkt, omdat deze de hartwerking kunnen beïnvloeden. In oude geschriften uit de 16e eeuw is te lezen dat deze kennis toen al bekend was. Ook werden de gedroogde bloemen toegevoegd aan snuiftabak.
In Frankrijk en België is het gebruikelijk dat kinderen op 1 mei lelietjes-van-dalen kopen voor hun moeder en oma.
Uit de bloemen kan geen etherische olie worden gewonnen. Omdat de geur zeer populair is in de parfumerie en de cosmetica, wordt deze met behulp van geurstoffen als hydroxycitronellal samengesteld.
Het lelietje-van-dalen is de nationale bloem van Finland.
Alle delen van het meiklokje zijn giftig door de aanwezigheid van verschillende hartglycosiden en saponinen.
De meest voorkomende symptomen na inname zijn braken, diarree en buikpijn, waarvoor de saponinen verantwoordelijk zijn.
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Lily of the valley
The flowers and roots are processed by the pharmaceutical industry, as they can affect heart function. In old writings from the 16th century it can be read that this knowledge was already known at that time. The dried flowers were also added to snuff.
In France and Belgium, it is customary for children to buy lilies of the valley for their mother and grandmother on May 1.
No essential oil can be extracted from the flowers. Because the fragrance is very popular in perfumery and cosmetics, it is composed using fragrances such as hydroxycitronellal.
The lily of the valley is Finland's national flower.
All parts of the lily of the valley are poisonous due to the presence of various cardiac glycosides and saponins.
The most common symptoms after ingestion are vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, for which the saponins are responsible.
This tiny White Cabbage butterfly hatched with deformed wings, she couldn’t fly at all. I found it jumping on the ground trying to reach something to settle on. Even though I knew butterflies have very short lives, not exceeding 3 weeks, I felt as I’m responsible of taking care of her as long as she can live. So I brought her home, and for nine days I fed her water and sugar with a medical syringe, and put her on my flowers to try drinking from their nectars, but she could not eat by her own, and she was jumping to my hand instead. Whenever she saw the syringe, she stretched out her straw and legs trying to grab it, and started drinking until she was satisfied. Although it was very short, but we had that bond. It was incredible.
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A male ashy crowned sparrow lark hatching eggs.
We came across this pair, each taking turns to hatch the eggs. However, the interesting part was that the male was just sitting on them providing the warmth, but the female would also rotate them with her legs once in a while.
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Watching out for gusts of wind, this hairstyle is "sweeping" over the bird kingdom and is responsible for lots of tweets. A Cedar Westwing, I believe.
A testa rossa (redhead, and yes, even before Enzo coined the name there were testa rossas) absorbing a 1951 "bullet nosed" Studebaker, and not sure what to make of it! Her thoughts might be, "...weird, but maybe in a nice way, yes, weird! I kinda like it. I think!"
And I think that's how many would have felt about the late forties and early fifties Studebakers back then. The designs were met with a mixed reception and definitely a mixed audience of lovers, and haters, and probably little middle ground. The design of the late forties / early fifties Studebakers included both the Starlite Coupes and the later bullet nosed models, and they came from the pen of Robert Bourke. Bourke had started with Studebaker as part of the design team in 1940 earning $75 dollars a week. The team was led by Raymond Loewy during the 1940s, and Loewy had a talented team working on Studebaker designs, including Bourke, Vince Gardner and, Gordon Buehrig (who was responsible for the great-looking Cord models), and Virgil Exner, (Exner later went on to work for Chrysler Corp and was responsible for their "Forward Look" designs of the fifties and beyond)
The Ministry of Peace, paradoxically responsible for war, illustrates 1984's theme of deceptive government control.
Despite its benign name, the Ministry focuses on developing methods and weapons for ongoing war, reflecting the Party's manipulation of truth.
Its role in disseminating war news underscores the Party's strategy of using perpetual conflict to unify and control Oceania's populace.
From George Orwell’s 1984
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The Mexico City chronicles, December/2024
Responsible behavior is made up of five essential elements: *Honesty
*Compassion/respect
*Fairness
*Accountability
*Courage
The bell string
Ma proposition pour Macro Mondays sur le thème "string" (ficelle ou corde)
Au début des années 60, ce grelot était attaché au guidon de ma trotinette. Ainsi, où que je me trouve dans le jardin mes grands-parents m'entendaient !
La ficelle est d'époque et le noeud également : c'est mon grand-père qui s'était chargé de fixer l'objet à mon bolide à deux roues. Je retrouvé le grelot toujours attaché à sa ficelle et, depuis, je le conserve avec quelques autres objets dans ma vitrine à souvenir.
Une fois n'est pas coutume, j'ai utilisé un format vertical afin que la ficelle soit bien tendue.
In the early 60s, this bell was attached to the handlebars of my scooter. So, wherever I was in the garden my grandparents could hear me!
The string is from the period and the knot too: it was my grandfather who was responsible for attaching this object to my two-wheeled speedster. I found the bell still attached to its string and, since then, I have kept it with a few other objects in my souvenir display cabinet.
For once, I used a vertical format so that the string was tight.
diamètre du grelot : 48mm
largeur de l'image : 62mm
EF100mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Stack de 27 images capturées avec Helicon Remote et assemblées avec Helicon Focus
"Macro Mondays"
“string”
After two weeks of mobilizations across Italy — from small towns to major cities — including the blockade of train stations, ports, highways, and airports, and following two general strikes, on Saturday, October 4, more than one million people took to the streets of Rome to demand that the government end its collaboration with the State of Israel, held responsible for the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and for over eighty years of oppression, occupation, and violence.
Patch awarded to a member of the British RAF in WWII. A Navigator was responsible for keeping the aircraft on course at all times. It required long periods of intense concentration for virtually the whole flight, which could be many hours.
Very much a breeding bird of southern Europe, this red-billed, black and white stork has a small breeding population in southern England, the result of a reintroduction attempt.
The only documented record of a pair of White Storks breeding in Britain is from Scotland in 1416, when a pair was reported to have nested on St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. A small but successful reintroduction programme in East Sussex is responsible for recent breeding attempts.
“People have forgotten this truth,” the fox said. “But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.”
"Οι άνθρωποι έχουν ξεχάσει αυτή την αλήθεια" είπε η Αλεπού.
"Αλλά εσύ δεν πρέπει να την ξεχνάς. Είσαι για πάντα υπεύθυνος για αυτό που εξημέρωσες."
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Michael (Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל, meaning "Who is like God?") is one of the most powerful and revered archangels across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Traditionally depicted as the commander of God’s heavenly armies, he is the primary spiritual warrior against evil forces.
Key Roles and Scriptural Appearances
Leader of the Heavenly Host: In the Book of Revelation (12:7–9), Michael leads an army of angels to defeat the dragon (Satan) and cast him out of heaven.
Guardian of Israel: The Book of Daniel (10:13, 12:1) identifies him as the "great prince" and protector who stands watch over the people of Israel.
The Archangel: He is the only being explicitly called an "archangel" in the Bible, specifically in the Epistle of Jude (1:9), where he disputes with the devil over the body of Moses.
Islam (Mikail): Known as an angel of mercy, he is responsible for providing nourishment and sustenance to all living beings and is often associated with natural phenomena like rain.
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Hawker Hurricane – A workhorse of the Battle of Britain, often overshadowed by the Spitfire but responsible for much of the RAF’s early-war victories. V7497 represents the thousands of Hurricanes that defended the skies in 1940, taking on enemy fighters and bombers with rugged reliability. Its sturdy frame, powerful Merlin engine, and effective armament made it a pilot’s dependable ally. Today, the pilot is back down to earth, using digital technology in an era the aircraft could never have imagined.
When Kaiser Wilhelm I (1797-1888, King of Prussia 1861-1888 and German Emperor 1871-1888) died, numerous cities built monuments to his fame. He represents the Prussian-German nationalism and militarism, which lead to wars.
Let us honor the victims of World War I and World War II.
Let us keep peace !
Two of these rare-for-us birds popped out of the reeds. Rakish and disreputable characters in an appealing sort of way. Troublemakers just passing through.
W9 was busy filming Tree Swallows but came over quickly to see the mischievous avian drifters.
Happy Trails sang the cobblers as they rode off on their Pinto Ponies.
This wreath was discovered alone on a pavement in the village.It is thought high winds may have been responsible, but I have my doubts as there is no noticeable damage.
Paris, France. Demonstration under the snow for our freedoms threatened by a bill to prohibit, for example, the use of cameras to photograph or film the police, who is responsible for numerous acts of violence.
Asking us all to wear a mask in order to stem the tide of this deadly pandemic is neither an attack on nor an abridgement of your liberty. Far from it. Putting on the mask is simply doing your part as a member of society. It’s about doing the responsible thing to help, to protect, to respect others.
Four thoughts for the day:
“ Liberty means responsibility . That is why most men dread it.
George Bernard Shaw
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
Molière
“Civil liberty is the liberty of men in a state of society, or natural liberty so far only abridged and restrained, as is necessary and expedient for the safety and interest of the society, state or nation.”
Noah Webster
And one from a higher authority:
“ Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Slainte !
Caland Canal, Rozenburg, Rotterdam industrial area, The Netherlands.
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The Caland Bridge was designed by architect Maarten Struijs who - together with landscape artist Frans de Wit - was also responsible for the wind screens around the Caland Canal.
Continuing on with responsible social distancing and finding things within walking distance of home.
The Big Cedar is 9 ½ feet in diameter and approximately 500 years old. Another lovely hidden gem of my hometown and the closest thing to a trailhead I've had in nearly a month. :)
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world".
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh, the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial and administrative. Some of the castle buildings house regimental museums which contribute to its presentation as a tourist attraction.
The castle, in the care of Historic Scotland, is Scotland's most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 1.4 million visitors in 2013.
As the backdrop to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh International Festival the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland and indeed, it is Edinburgh's most frequently visited visitor attraction—according to the Edinburgh Visitor Survey, more than 70% of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visited the castle.