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I arrived at the estuary to find this chase in progress. The crow had found a shellfish, and the gull wanted it. The chase went on for a good 5 minutes before the gull finally broke off the pursuit.
A Willet prepares to swallow a crab after carefully immobilizing it.
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St. Paulus / Weckhoven / Neuss / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
Album of Germany (the west): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157713209...
Album of Neuss: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157625997...
There's nothing like fresh live seafood to boost your appetite. I wasn't expecting to see live food markets in downtown Bangkok but to my surprise there were! It is nice to switch up from local rice dishes every so often.
Despite its name, as far as Im aware, Oystercatchers dont eat Oysters! Cockles and Mussels is what they seem to prefer.
This one was on the beach at RSPB Titchwell {north Norfolk, UK}.
I've decided that for the month of May I will do animal, insect and plant photography as the birth of Spring has sprung.
The Great Blue Heron’s range is located throughout Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, and many territories in North America. These include Alaska, British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. They prefer to live near bodies of water, both fresh and salt varieties. This species is commonly found among marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, edges of lakes and shorelines. Nesting takes place in tress and bushes near these sources of water. Their diet consists of shellfish, insects, rodents, amphibians, reptiles and small birds. The current conservation status of the Great Blue Heron is Least Concern.
En appui sur d'imposants piliers, les quatre arcs de vingt-sept mètres d'ouverture soutiennent la coupole de vingt-six mètres de hauteur. Le centre de la coupole est occupé par la verrière circulaire, elle aussi ornée de vitraux, et entourée d'une couronne d'entrelacs et de feuillages moulés, d'où descendent huit tores de feuillagesa. La totalité des décors qui habillent le béton et l'acier sont en stuc ou en staff.
Les murs du hall, dans chaque angle, supportent quatre sculptures allégoriques réalisées par Henri-Frédéric Varenne, des caryatides représentant quatre provinces françaises : le Limousin, la Bretagne, la Gascogne et la Touraine, qui étaient à l'origine quatre provinces desservies par la Compagnie du Paris-Orléans.
Chacune de ces quatre sculptures porte des emblèmes de sa province. La Bretagne est accompagnée de coquillages, de poissons et d'algues. La Gascogne soutient une guirlande de grappes de raisin. Le Limousin porte un vase de porcelaine et désigne une profusion d'épis de blé, de châtaignes et de feuilles de châtaignier. Enfin, la Touraine cueille une rose, entourée de fleurs. La Bretagne est la seule des caryatides à apparaître voilée, apparemment allusion à la tradition pudique de la région, et la Gascogne est la seule à être représentée de dos.
Resting on imposing pillars, the four arches of twenty-seven meters opening support the dome of twenty-six meters in height. The center of the dome is occupied by the circular glass roof, also adorned with stained glass, and surrounded by a crown of interlacing and molded foliage, from which descend eight tori of foliagea. All of the decorations that dress the concrete and steel are in stucco or staff.
The walls of the hall, in each corner, support four allegorical sculptures made by Henri-Frédéric Varenne, caryatids representing four French provinces: Limousin, Brittany, Gascony and Touraine, which were originally four provinces served by the Paris-Orléans Company.
Each of these four sculptures bears the emblems of its province. Brittany is accompanied by shellfish, fish and seaweed. Gascony supports a garland of bunches of grapes. Limousin carries a porcelain vase and points to a profusion of ears of wheat, chestnuts and chestnut leaves. Finally, Touraine picks a rose, surrounded by flowers. Brittany is the only of the caryatids to appear veiled, apparently alluding to the modest tradition of the region, and Gascony is the only one to be represented from behind.
Excerpt from the plaque:
Sukibei Wall
The Sukibei Wall, which surrounds the shrine building, was built in 1651. The upper part of the wall is decorated with carvings of land creatures. The lower part of the wall is adorned with carvings of sea and river creatures. On the wall you can find animals that exist in the real world, such as wild animals, birds, fishes, frogs, shellfishes, catfishes, butterflies, and mantises. You can also find mythical creatures as well.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine:
The most recognizable and celebrated feature of the Itsukushima shrine, is its 50-foot (15 m)-tall vermilion otorii gate ("great gate"), built of decay-resistant camphor wood. The placement of an additional leg in front of and behind each main pillar identifies the torii as reflecting the style of Ryōbu Shintō (dual Shinto), a medieval school of esoteric Japanese Buddhism associated with the Shingon Sect. The torii appears to be floating only at high tide. When the tide is low, it is approachable by foot from the island. Gathering shellfish near the gate is popular at low tide. At night, powerful lights on the shore illuminate the structure. The current torii dates to 1875, although there has been one on that site since 1168.
These 4 were about 1 km away so I'm not sure what they were doing but they were very intent on it! We had lunch with friends today at Waitati about 15 minutes north of our CBD but well within the bounds of the city.
Comments much appreciated!
Sometimes I am bowled over by a bird's abilitiy to find food in - to me at least - the most surprising places.
Here a carrion crow took off from a muddy bank beside a shallow lake; hovered for a second; dropped ankle deep into the water; and then surfaced pulling an enormous freshwater mussel from the mud.
The world's second largest gull appeared at Hollingworth Lake a few weeks ago. Glaucous Gulls are recorded in small numbers within the UK. Usually they are found near the coast. This is the first record of this species in the Rochdale area.
www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/b...
A large pale gull with white wing tips. Younger birds are creamy white or more biscuit coloured, depending on age. All have pale wingtips. It is bigger than a herring gull and bulkier, with a fiercer expression, larger beak and squarer head than the smaller but virually identically-plumaged plumaged Iceland gull.
Overview
Latin name
Larus hyperboreus
Family
Gulls (Laridae)
Where to see them
At the coast, most often on beaches and in harbours and bays. Found inland where large gulls gather in numbers: at rubbish tips and in roosts at reservoirs.
When to see them
A winter visitor, mostly seen between November and March.
What they eat
Scavenges for carrion, shellfish and scraps.
Population
UK Wintering:- 170 birds