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FAMILIAR little finch, a delightful little bird of wayside habitats. In Summer the male as above is colourful and distinctive. Seen at the Reastharrow Scrape lead in path, at Sandwich Bay Kent.
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Black tailed Godwit - Limosa Limosa
Norfolk
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).
They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too.
Black-tailed godwits are much more likely to be found on inland wetlands than the more coastal bar-tailed godwit. They migrate in flocks to western Europe, Africa, south Asia and Australia. Although this species occurs in Ireland and Great Britain all year-round, they are not the same birds. The breeding birds depart in autumn, but are replaced in winter by the larger Icelandic race. These birds occasionally appear in the Aleutian Islands and, rarely, on the Atlantic coast of North America.
There is an estimated global population of between 634,000 and 805,000 birds and estimated range of 7,180,000 square kilometres (2,770,000 sq mi). In 2006 BirdLife International classified this species as Near Threatened due to a decline in numbers of around 25% in the previous 15 years. It is also among the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In Europe, black-tailed godwits are only hunted in France, with the annual total killed estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 birds. This puts additional pressure on the western European population, and the European Commission has a management plan in place for the species in its member states.
In England, black-tailed godwits were formerly much prized for the table. Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) said: "[Godwits] were accounted the daintiest dish in England and I think, for the bignesse, of the biggest price."
Population:
UK breeding:
54-57 pairs of the limosa 'Eurasian' subspecies, and 7-9 pairs of the islandica subspecies
UK wintering:
44,000 birds from the Icelandic population
UK passage:
12,400 birds
Europe:
99-140,000 pairs
Common Tern - Sterna Hirundo
It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white to very light grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill. Depending on the subspecies, the bill may be mostly red with a black tip or all black. There are a number of similar species, including the partly sympatric Arctic tern, which can be separated on plumage details, leg and bill colour, or vocalisations.
Breeding in a wider range of habitats than any of its relatives, the common tern nests on any flat, poorly vegetated surface close to water, including beaches and islands, and it readily adapts to artificial substrates such as floating rafts. The nest may be a bare scrape in sand or gravel, but it is often lined or edged with whatever debris is available. Up to three eggs may be laid, their dull colours and blotchy patterns providing camouflage on the open beach.
Population:
UK breeding:
12,000 pairs
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Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea (M)
The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight.
This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitish underparts makes it distinctive. The breeding male has a black throat that is edged by whitish moustachial stripes. They forage singly or in pairs on meadows or on shallow water marshes. They also use rocks in water and will often perch on trees. They have a clear sharp call note and the song consists of trills.
The breeding season is April to July and the nest is placed near fast running streams or rivers on an embankment between stones and roots. The male in display, makes short flights up into the air and descends slowly with fluttering flight accompanied by a rapid series of chipping high notes. In Europe the nests are often made in holes in manmade structures. The clutch consists of 3–6 speckled eggs and multiple broods may be raised with declining numbers in the clutch in subsequent broods. The usual clutch size is five in Ireland and the breeding success is about 80% with predation of eggs or chicks being the main cause of breeding failure. The Canary Islands population typically have smaller clutches and the breeding season is not as short and well marked as in populations at higher latitudes. The incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. They live for a maximum of 8 years in the wild.
In some parts of the its range the white-throated dipper nests in the same habitats as the grey wagtail and there are some records of interspecific feeding of dipper chicks by adult wagtails.
Population:
UK breeding:
38,000 pairs
The tip of the Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center.
I had a couple of hours before catching a plane in Newark and ended up in the Liberty State Park, a fantastic spot to get great shots of Lower Manhattan skyline.
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I've heard blood curdling screams in the mists from high above me, and seen people emerge from between jagged slabs of slate in the depths of Australia as they do the Snakes and Ladders route through the quarry. I've even seen someone slacklining across the quarry early one morning when there was a cloud inversion below them. I've had my scrapes and scares, mainly tumbles, but I never lost my fascination or respect for the place, simply one of the best playgrounds in the country
Total of Iberdrola Tower, the tallest building in the Basque Country and the city of Bilbao with a height of 165 meters, inaugurated in 2012.
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Weathered wooden pier bollard with paint scrapes and rusted cable.
China Camp Village Pier, San Rafael, Marin County, San Pablo Bay, Northern California, USA.
Re-Edit of a shot from Osaka, Japan in 2014. I went there for vacation and of course to take a lot of pictures. This was my 3rd time to Japan, but I want to go back - hopefully soon.
4894, the oldest operational locomotive in Pacific National's fleet, entering service in September 1966, rolls through Meadowbank with a short 4124 from Morandoo to Clyde.
Tuesday 19th January 2021
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"Not much real estate to stand there--so get there early". Wise advise, Will.
Though it was technically past sunrise, thick clouds and still being the 0700 hour made grabbing the Santa Train at Pool Point a high ISO, low shutter affair. Still, the masses came before the train showed up to grab the iconic train crossing an equally iconic bridge in what little light was available. This was the Clinchfield I wanted to see.
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Elkhorn City, KY
Sometime ago I posted a portrait of this Coyote; now for a more detailed look at the encounter.
In early November I was driving into a remote area of Grasslands. Just before the road began to wind up into the hills, I glanced to my left and saw a Coyote bedded down in a small scrape on a southwest facing hillside. It surveyed me lazily while I shot from the rolling red Toyota blind. No fear, no haste, no concern. After a few minutes, it got up, stretched, yawned, and ambled up over the top and out of sight.
But we weren't done with each other. Stay tuned...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). (The map is wrong. I have placed my image north of the border but it insists I'm in Montana. Someone needs to tell the mapmakers that Manifest Destiny is an outdated policy that doesn't work in the 21st century.) Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Roasted Chicken with Cabbage and Prunes
Coq au chou et aux pruneaux
(6 servings)
1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
16 pearl onions, peeled
5 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
4 celery stalks, cut into 2-inch pieces
6 cloves of garlic, separated and peeled
salt, to taste
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
1 (4-5 lb) chicken, rinsed and patted dry
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 1/3 cup pitted prunes
1 very small green cabbage, cored and quartered
1/2 cup wine
1 cup chicken stock
Preheat oven to 450F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic cloves, and ¼ teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. When the vegetables are caramelized, spoon them along the sides of a large roasting pan and set it aside – or place in a romertopf.
Reduce the burner heat slightly and allow the pan to cool a bit.
Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan and return the pan to medium-high heat. Season the prepared chicken, and brown it in the hot oil (the chicken will not brown when baked.) Transfer the chicken to the center of the roasting pan where you have added the vegetables, pour the pan juices on top of it and rub it with the parsley, rosemary, thyme, and lemon zest.
Add the wine to the skillet and deglaze, scraping up any browned bits from the pan. After the wine has simmered for 30 seconds, add the chicken stock and heat through. Pour the wine sauce over the chicken and place the prunes and cabbage on the caramelized vegetables. Cover the roasting pan with a lid or tightly sealed foil and roast in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes.
Serve with steamed potatoes.