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Grey Heron - Ardea Cinerea
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows.
The birds breed colonially in spring in "heronries", usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for a period of about 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when seven or eight weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about five years.
In Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially-prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, four hundred herons were served to the guests.
The grey heron has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
Fish, amphibians, small mammals and insects are taken in shallow water with the heron's long bill. It has also been observed catching and killing juvenile birds such as ducklings, and occasionally takes birds up to the size of a water rail. It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance. Alternatively, it moves slowly and stealthily through the water with its body less upright than when at rest and its neck curved in an "S". It is able to straighten its neck and strike with its bill very fast.
Small fish are swallowed head first, and larger prey and eels are carried to the shore where they are subdued by being beaten on the ground or stabbed by the bill. They are then swallowed, or have hunks of flesh torn off. For prey such as small mammals and birds or ducklings, the prey is held by the neck and either drowned, suffocated, or killed by having its neck snapped with the heron's beak, before being swallowed whole. The bird regurgitates pellets of indigestible material such as fur, bones and the chitinous remains of insects. The main periods of hunting are around dawn and dusk, but it is also active at other times of day. At night it roosts in trees or on cliffs, where it tends to be gregarious.
Population:
UK breeding:
13,000 nests
UK wintering:
63,000 birds
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It dawned on me that my stationary was stationary. I found this cool white pen the other day, but it is only cool if you have black paper.
That is my handwriting by the way. I have jars full of pens and pencils and I usually carry around a Fountain pen. I love writing on paper.
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Uvas Spillway
I haven't seen the spillway overflow in about 4-5 years. I've been wanting to go get this long exposure shot for a while now, and finally the lake level breached over the spillway. This is the end result.
Little denizen patiently stayed put here for several minutes.. at Afton State Park, east central Minnesota.
Steam rolling down the side of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone during the 2018-2019 government shutdown. Slowly freezing the branches of these trees in a thin layer of ice.
Een mobiele telefoonhouder die ik regelmatig gebruik. Dit is de achterkant, omdat ik beloofd heb, de bedrijfsnaam buiten beeld te houden.
A mobile phone holder that I use regularly. This is the back, because I promised to keep the company name out of the picture.
The basics of colors, RGB.
Added some fragments of the colors on the base to make the composition more vibrant.
While out riding motorcycles in the countryside one day we ventured across some tank hulks. This is a WWII era US made M-18 Hellcat. Only upon our return and mentioning where we were and what we had found to our friends did we learn that we had somehow wondered onto a restricted military test firing range. That's yours truly in the turret unaware of the danger!
Photographer William Wegman's portraits of his Weimaraners installed as mosaics in the 23rd Street Station of the F train.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
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Photo of an old Mercury Comet captured via Minolta MD W.Rokkor-X 17mm F/4 lens. City of Olympia. Puget Sound Lowlands. Thurston County, Washington. Late January 2020.
Exposure Time: 5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3500 K * Film Plug-In: Kodak Portra 160 VC ++
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MACRO MONDAYS 'Stationary' theme
Bought this staple remover in 1967 when I started my first job in Canada, was told I would need it to deal with the reams of paperwork, they were right!
Taken for Our Daily Challenge: repetition
I am a stationary junkie!!! When I first saw this cute ~ and repetitive! ;) ~ flower patterned notebook, I just new I wanted it. Even though the pens look like pencils, they are real pens that work...the erasers click down to open up the pen. Neat eh?
The arcanly Apperence of this tiny smooth Wave, spheric and light: I need not move the Himalaya to find Contemplation.
Honestly this Standing Wave is a very noisy result of open Sluices and the recoil at the entering Side.
Covered from the Water's Rush Sound, focussing the Wave, brings me a while out of the Scene, in the Middle of the City.