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La Sittelle torchepot ( Sitta europaea ) est un oiseau dit cavernicole en ce sens qu'il niche dans un trou d'arbre, plus rarement dans une cavité de mur ou de rocher. Il occupe souvent un nid vacant de pic. Il ne creuse que très rarement sa propre cavité. C'est en squattant les logis abandonnés d'oiseaux plus grands que la Sittelle torchepot fait preuve d'une autre originalité. En effet le trou de vol étant trop grand pour ses besoins, elle s'emploie à le rétrécir afin qu'il n'atteigne que 29-3l mm, ce qui en interdit l'entrée à d'autres candidats, comme l'étourneau par exemple.
C'est le travail de la femelle. Au moyen de boulettes de terre ou d'argile imprégnées de salive, elle maçonne soigneusement un chambranle aux dimensions voulues. C'est cette aptitude qui lui a valu le qualificatif de torchepot (torchis).
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The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a so-called cavernicolous bird in that it nests in a tree hole, more rarely in a wall or rock cavity. It often occupies a vacant peak nest. It rarely digs its own cavity. It is by squatting abandoned houses of larger birds that the Nuthatch torchepot is showing another originality. Indeed the flight hole being too big for its needs, it works to shrink it so that it reaches only 29-3l mm, which prohibits entry to other candidates, such as the starling for example.
It's the work of the female. By means of saliva-impregnated clay or clay balls, she carefully masonates a jamb to the desired dimensions. It is this ability that earned him the name of torchpot (mud).
Unlike the previous two posts, this subject is very common. They can be found in most anemones. But they are small (about 1 cm long) and they tend to hide deep in the anemone, making a clean shot challenging. In this case, I like how the tentacles of the anemone frame the shrimp and the pattern on the shrimp mimics the "lamp like" look of the tentacles.
Shot with the Olympus E-M1 in Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City. The intense concentration and the posture of a baseball catcher behind home plate attracted me to this one.
The Perch Light a Squat tapered circular cast-iron tower sits just off shore on a half-tide rock at Coronation Park in Port Glasgow Scotland. The cylindrical lantern with triangular panes and domed roof was built around 1890 to warn shipping of a sharp curve on the River Clyde at that point.
Excerpt from the plaque:
“Squat and Run”: I have a friend with whom I frequently engage in philosophical banter. This led to an almost year-long, weekly discussion about the components of the human decision-making process. Quite deep and at many times almost overwhelming. We did at times reach out to others that we respected to ensure we were on the right track. The simple, yet complex conclusion finally made some sense, to us at least.
It felt as though there were three key tensions that required contemplation to make the best decision at any given time; the intellectual, the emotional and the intuitive. The intellectual is the fact-based element. Can I afford this, with this plan work out, does it make good business sense? The emotional refers to what others may think or believe. They recommend me not doing it, they will think I’m crazy, they think it’s a waste of time. And then there is the intuitive, the gut feeling. The one based on our life experience, out inner voice. Being aware of all three seems to be the critical component in making a good decision at a given time.
Squatting refers to the time when one is in rest, contemplative and aware. Run is what one can do better after having rested.
The letters placed on the base of the sculpture hold our thoughts on this subject. To unravel them, face the sculpture where the letters have a gap. Start with the third letter on the right and continue with each third letter thereafter. Ten words will be uncovered that sum up our simple approach to making the best decision you can, at a given moment.
Created from a Canadian granite slab, Queenston Limestone and bronze lettering.
Mais qu'eeeeeeest-ce donc que cela ?
Est-ce un oiseau ?
Est-ce un avion ?
Est-ce un char d'assaut moyen soviétique T-34 ?
Non.
C'est...
...Un personnage qui se penche pour ramasser on ne sait quoi, en plein contre-jour.
Quiconque a déjà fait de la photo de rue sait.
Quiconque pratique la photo de rue sait que vous autres, amis piétons, ignorez à quel point parfois vos silhouettes donnent le vertige ou figent d'incompréhension face à autant de bizarrerie.
Nous emportons nos petits mondes solitaires avec nous sans réaliser vraiment ce à quoi nous ressemblons à cause de celui-ci... :-))
Formerly a small fishing village, Armação de Pêra has now become one of the most popular resorts on the Algarve with every form of entertainment and recreation. In the old part of the city, the charm of the traditional squat fisherman's houses has been preserved with the Beach just in front proving a favourite among sunbathers.
The eastern area of the sand, still within the urban area, is known as Pescadores (Fisherman's) Beach and is still used for the sale of fish, repairing nets and the suchlike.
A very common shrimp. They are brown with several large white and brown circular markings, sometimes with a blue line around the circles. They typically hold their tails vertically. Frequently groups associate with anemones, often near the edges of the host. The females are larger than males. Found in Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines.
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Hair: Monso - Natalia
Head: Genus Project - Strange W001
Skin: Boataom - Lee (Bom)
Earrings: Izzie's - Hoops
Jogging Suit: Beyond - Samanatha
Shoes: Versov - Exodov
Body Pose: DenDen Poses
It may surprise you to learn that you can't retrieve glasses that go down this hole.
And-- by the way -- the toilet paper is bring your own. Cramped quarters for a photo...
The Squat Gyrocopter from Day 2.76, now completed and flying in support of a force of Squats based for 'Hordes of the Things'. In the distance can be seen infantry, bikes, an Overlord armoured airship and a Land-Train.
Thor amboinensis is a small shrimp growing to a length of about 13 millimetres (0.5 in). It is an olive brown colour with symmetrically placed white patches edged with thin blue lines. It characteristically carries its abdomen curved upwards with its tail fan above its head. (Wikipedia) Nuweiba , Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.