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Status Rote Liste Deutschland: 1 (Vom Aussterben bedroht)
Status Red List Germany: Critically Endangered (CR)
Orden:Accipitriformes
Familia: el A ccipitridae
Género:
Nombre común:Gavilán, Gavilán de la Hispaniola, Gavilán de los Bosques, Guaraguaíto
Especie:Buteo ridgwayi
Nombre Ingles:Ridgway's Hawk
STATUS: EL HALCON MAS AMENAZADO DEL MUNDO!!
Lugar de captura. Punta Cana, Rep. Dom( reintroducido desde los Haitises en esta área del este de nuestra Isla)
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta
MIS PRIMERAS FOTOS DE NUESTRO GAVILAN ENDEMICO EN EL PLAN PILOTO DE REINTRODUCCION DE LA ESPECIE EN PUNTA CANA!!
Un dia maravilloso junto a Sergio Bitrán nuestro invitado de honor y junto a los amigos Dax Roman, Huascar Perez, Tony Parra y Arturo Mendez.
Endémico de República Dominicana, el gavilán de La Hispaniola (Buteo ridgwayi) se encuentra en peligro de extinción, con menos de 350 ejemplares registrados. Como gran parte de esta población se encuentra restringida al Parque Nacional Los Haitises, se trata del halcón estudiado más amenazado del mundo, de acuerdo con estudios realizados por The Peregrine Fund, organización internacional sin fines de lucro dedicada desde 1970 al estudio y protección de las aves rapaces.
Por este motivo, la especie está incluida en la Lista Roja de Especies local y en la lista roja de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN). ¿Existe en el país algún programa para evitar que desaparezca? Sí. El proyecto Conservación del Gavilán de La Hispaniola mantiene iniciativas de monitoreo, reintroducción y educación ambiental orientadas a enfrentar las amenazas y preservar su hábitat.
Este proyecto es ejecutado por la Fundación Propa-Gas en alianza con The Peregrine Fund y la colaboración de la Fundación Punta Cana, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y el Parque Zoológico Nacional. Según explica la Fundación Propa-gas, estas iniciativas buscan sensibilizar sobre el cuidado del gavilán, garantizar la preservación de su hábitat, monitorear sus desplazamientos, brindar atención veterinaria a la población de ejemplares en su hábitat natural y procurar su reintegración a las nuevas áreas.
La reintroducción desde los Haitises donde el ave estaba confinada hasta hace poco hacia la parte este del país, especificamente en Punta Cana, donde se lleva un programa monitorizado de la especie con mucho éxito conducido por Thomas Hayes, Coordinador del Proyecto Halcón del gavilán de la Hispaniola y biólogo de campo.
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
This vulture is rarer than previously believed. Its conservation status was reassessed from Least Concern to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List. In 2012 it was further uplisted to Endangered. In October 2015, its status was changed to Critically Endangered because the ongoing decline is more severe than previously thought.
The category Critically Endangered is at the sharp end of conservation, just one step away from extinction!
This image was captured on the Chobe River, near Kasane, northern Botswana, Southern Africa, while on photo safari with CNP Safaris www.cnpsafaris.com
©2015 Duncan Blackburn
Clouds and Rain....another reprocess from this summer
The Lagoon Nebula is 8 in Charles Messier's "not a comet" list, 25 in the Sharpless catalog and 6523 in the New General Calalog.(NGC) It is a cloud of ionized hydrogen estimated to be 4000-6000 light years from earth. It can be seen with the naked eye as a gray/green patch in the constellation of Sagittarius..Almost in the center of the photo can be seen NGC 6530, an open cluster of young stars formed from material within the nebula. The entire nebula is roughly 110 x 50 light-years wide.
This is a LRGB filtered image taken with a QHY23M mono CCD camera and an 11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar on May 31 & June 9, 2016
L-20x120s
R-10x120s
G-10x120s
B-10x120s
I keep getting drawn back to this region of the sky...had to try it with the modified Canon 6D.
Baader modified Canon 6D @ ISO400
Canon 500mm f/4 L IS @ f/4
Avalon Instruments M-Zero
25x 300 Second lights
Usual darks, flats and bias.
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 ) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion.The nebula is located just to the south of the star Alnitak, which is farthest east on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula was first recorded in 1888 by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming on photographic plate B2312 taken at the Harvard College Observatory. The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which bears some resemblance to a horse's head when viewed from Earth. - (Wikipedia)
Hunting with falcons was an important part of the history of the Arab Bedouins for a period of 10,000 years. Falconry is a Bedouin tradition and Arabic culture, today more as a hobby and for sporting purposes. The falcons enjoy a special status - they are a status symbol and heraldic animal, they live in the family house, are pampered and chauffeured to free flights in the desert in the morning and in the evening...
Since 2002 it has been forbidden to catch and keep hunting falcons in the wild, all animals are very valuable breeding animals - a falcon is worth on average €30,000.
butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/small-skipper
Bright orange-brown wings held with forewings angled above hind wings. Males have a thin black line through the centre of fore-wing. Essex Skipper is similar but has black tips to the antenna (best-viewed head-on) and shorter scent brand which runs parallel to forewing edge rather than angled.
Small Skippers are insects of high summer. Although they spend much of their time basking or resting among vegetation, they are marvellous flyers, manoeuvring expertly through tall grass stems. It is these darting flights, wings glinting golden-brown in the sunlight, that normally alert an observer to their presence. Closer examination will reveal many more individuals nectaring or basking with their wings held in the half-open posture distinctive of skipper butterflies. The butterfly is widespread in southern Britain and its range has expanded northwards in recent years.
Size and Family
•Family: Skippers
•Size: Small
•Wing Span Range (male to female): 30mm
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Conservation Status
•Butterfly Conservation priority: Low
•European Status: Not threatened
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Caterpillar Foodplants
The Small Skipper almost exclusively uses Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus), although several other grasses have been recorded as foodplants, for example, Timothy (Phleum pratense), Creeping Soft-grass (H.mollis), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis), and Cock’s-foot (Dactylis glomerata).
Habitat
Prefers open places with long grass, such as unimproved rough grassland, downs, road verges, field edges and woodland glades.
Distribution
•Countries: England, Scotland and Wales
•Widespread up to North Yorkshire and Scottish border
•Distribution Trend Since 1970’s = -7%
===AIRCRAFT INFORMATION===
Registration: No. 82-8000
Aircraft: Boeing VC-25A / Highly Modified Boeing 747-200B
Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing Company
Serial No./ MSN: 23824
Aircraft Delivery Date: 23/08/1990
Livery: Normal
Aircraft Status: Active
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Call sign: Air Force One
Arrival of former US President Barrack Obama for the 27th APEC Summit
Although the legends about Beusdael go back to the Carolingian era of Charlemagne, the donjon dates from the 13th century.
The first lords of Beusdael appear from the beginning of the fourteenth century. The Beusdael family had a lot of power and status.
In 1882, major renovations were carried out on the castle.
However, during the occupation in 1940-1945, the interior of the castle was severely damaged.
Paloma Ceniza, Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata )
Status: Residente Local No (Rnc)
Amenazada NT
torcaza cenicienta o paloma boba, es una especie de ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae que habita en Cuba, Isla de la Juventud (Cuba), La Española, Isla Tortuga (Haití), Jamaica, Puerto Rico. En Cuba es la mayor de las palomas y también la más amenazada. También se denomina Columba inornata
Prefiere las zonas cercanas a las costas, lugares con pastos y poco arbolados o bosques semicaducifolios abiertos. Se mantiene alejada de los bosques densos.
El macho tiene la cabeza, el dorso del cuello, el pecho, el abdomen superior y las grandes plumas cobertoras de las alas de color castaño violáceo claro. La espalda superior y la garganta son más claras y opacas. Las cobertoras menores y medias son de color gris parduzco. La espalda inferior, la rabadilla y el resto del abdomen son de color gris azulado claro que se aclara hacia los flancos. Las plumas remeras y la cola son grises. El pico es negruzco. El ojo tiene el iris blanco plomizo y la esclerótica rojiza. Las patas son rojizas. La hembra es similar pero más opaca. Los inmaduros son de un color gris parduzco predominante que es más claro en el abdomen y bajo la rabadilla. Se agrupan en bandos. Son poco ariscas y no se desbandan cuando se les dispara. Se alimentan de pequeños frutos y semillas.
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Plain Pigeon / Paloma Ceniza (Patagioenas inornata )
Status: Non Common Resident (Residente No Comun)
Near Threatened (Amenazada)
The plain pigeon / Paloma Ceniza (Patagioenas inornata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland, coastal desert, mangrove and swampy areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The plain pigeon is a large-bodied bird (38 cm [15 in]) that superficially resembles the common city pigeon. At a distance it appears pale blue-gray overall. The head, hind-neck, breast, and part of the folded wing are colored with a red-wine wash. When folded, the wing shows a white leading edge; in flight, it forms a conspicuous wing bar. Legs and feet are dark red. The female is slightly smaller and duller than the male. Juveniles are browner overall, with pale wing margins and dark eyes.
Three subspecies of the plain pigeon are recognized: P. i. inornata from Cuba and Hispaniola, P. i. exigua from Jamaica, and P. i. wetmorei from Puerto Rico.
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Lugar de Observacion / Taken: Dominican Republic
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Patagioenas
Species:P. inornata
Binomial name
Patagioenas inornata inornata
Ceniza-7144
Boeing 717 - MSN 55089
Status : Active
Registration : N986AT
Airline Delta Air Lines
Country : USA
Date : 1928 -
Codes DL DAL
Callsign : Delta
Web site : www.delta.com
Serial number55089 LN:5067
Type717-231
First flight dateUnknown
Test registration
Plane age16.7 years
Seat configurationC12 W15 Y83
Engines2 x BMW RR BR715
19/06/2001TWAN422TW
02/12/2001American AirlinesN422TW
21/01/2003AirTranN986AT
19/12/2014Delta Air LinesN986ATLsd From Bcc
These two Welsh flags fly atop the greatest of all the towers at Caernarfon Castle. We visited there and left exhausted but exhilerated after climbing about a thousand stairs in this massive place, often in almost complete darkness ! It was quite perilous in some parts, because of the twisting narrow stone stairs. Go up and come down at your own risk ! But who can resist?
Completed in 1283 as part of a war between Edward 1st and the then Welsh Princes. Here Edward and his military architect Master James of St George erected a castle, town walls and a quay all at the same time on the banks of the River Seiont. It's now the site of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales and has World Heritage status.
Fabulous views from the towers and battlements. Lots of things to fascinate - for instance, arrow slits up the stairways of the stone towers. I would love to have been a 'fly on the wall' to see how the people lived there back then. Dangerous times in England and Wales.
~ Processed in Topaz Studio with a texture of my own applied for dramatic effect ! ~
Thanks as always for every view and comment - always so appreciated. Happy new week my Flickr friends !
Información sobre esta nebulosa: observatorio.info/2003/11/ic-405-la-nebulosa-de-la-estrel...
Distancia: 1400 años luz
Telescope: Celestron C9.25 Edge HD Hyperstar
Camera: Canon T1i modified by Brent Oliver
Focal ratio: f2.3
Exposure: Total 21hr 10 min
RGB: 7 hr 20 min (44 x 10 min) at ISO 800
Ha: 13 hr 50 min (83 x 10 min) at ISO 1600 for Ha
Capturing software: Sequence Generator Pro
Mode: RAW
Filter: IDAS LPS D1, Baader Ha 7 nm
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Guiding: Orion StarShoot Autoguider with PHD2 and Stellarvue F60M3
Dithering: Yes
Calibration: 98 darks, 100 bias, 22 flats
Processing: PixInsight
Date: 11-Dec-2015, 12-Dec-2015 (RGB), 20-Dec-2015, 21-Dec-2015 (Ha)
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) named "Sampson". This playful fellow is >20 years old and is the largest species in the parrot family. The hyacinth macaw is the rarest of the macaws and is found only in Brazil.
Sampson has a special yard at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park entrance where he enjoys greeting guests.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Dash 8 - MSN 112
Status : Active
Registration : C-GONW
Airline Jazz Air
Country : Canada
Codes QK JZA
Callsign : Jazz
Web site : www.flyjazz.ca
Serial number112
TypeDHC-8 102
First flight dateUnknown
Test registration
Plane age29.5 years
Seat configurationY37
Engines2 x PWC PW120A
31/08/1988Air OntarioC-GONW
13/11/2001Air Canada RegionalC-GONW
01/04/2002Jazz AirC-GONW
Embraer 170/175 - MSN 147
Status : Active
Registration : C-FRQN
Airline Sky Regional Airlines
Country : Canada
Date : 2010 -
Codes RS SKV
Callsign : Maple
Web site : www.skyregional.com
Serial number147
Type175LR
First flight dateUnknown
Test registrationPT-SEL
Plane age12.2 years
Seat configurationC12 Y64
Engines2 x GE CF34-8E
02/11/2006Paramount IndiaVT-PAFStored 03/2010 - Reg M-YRGN (Celestial Aviation)
14/11/2010TRIPPP-PJHStored 03/2013
28/07/2013Aeromexico ConnectXA-GABStored 11/2016
Lsd From Gecas
11/02/2017Sky Regional AirlinesC-FRQNLsd From Gecas
Ferocactus herrerae es una especie de la familia Cactaceae, endémica de México y el sur de Estados Unidos, aunque actualmente se ha extendido por todo el mundo.
Es un cactus de porte globular de color verde medio, con 7 a 9 espinas centrales y al menos 1 plana y más larga, las radiales con aspecto de cerdas, en estado adulto normalmente tiene alrededor de 13 costillas. Cuando ha alcanzado edad suficiente produce abundantes flores de color amarillo entre primavera y verano.
Este cactus crece en forma globular hasta alcanzar su tamaño máximo, y a partir de entonces crece en altura, algunos ejemplares pueden llegar a medir en estado adulto unos 50 cm de diámetro y unos 2 m de alto.
Este cactus necesita estar en un lugar muy luminoso con sol directo para su correcto desarrollo, sobre todo si se desea conseguir flores, ya que en la naturaleza vive en desiertos muy calurosos. El sustrato ideal es el que se pueda regar y no se encharque, normalmente va bien la tierra hecha de hojas secas mezclada con arena. En cuanto al riego, en verano se suele regar una vez a la semana dejando bien empapada la tierra, en septiembre u octubre cuando empieza a bajar el calor es aconsejable ir reduciendo gradualmente los riegos hasta ser casi nulos, época en la que también es aconsejable rociarlo con algún fungicida para evitar los hongos.
Ya que esta especie no suele producir brotes laterales o hijuelos, la reproducción se realiza exclusivamente por semillas. Estas se encuentran dentro del fruto que deja la flor cuando se ha secado,misma que aparece regularmente a la edad de 15 años, si las condiciones de cultivo han sido óptimas durante el desarrollo, estas flores pueden ser de color morado, lila, o amarillo, al producir flores también producirá semillas las cuales, después de recolectarlas es conveniente esperar a que vuelva a hacer calor para sembrarlas. Para eso, una técnica muy usada, es colocarlas encima de arena húmeda dentro de un recipiente tapado con plástico o cristal que permita la entrada de la luz y el calor pero no deje salir la humedad. Si todo va bien en unas semanas empezarán a germinar, en cuanto tengan un tamaño que permita cogerlos bien es aconsejable trasplantarlos a algún tipo de tierra más nutritiva y menos húmeda para que se desarrollen bien, en cuanto a su exposición al sol es recomendable que en esta etapa estén en un sitio muy luminoso pero sin recibir el sol directo, que podría causar graves quemaduras o la muerte.
Ferocactus herrerae fue descrita por Jesús González Ortega y publicado en México Forest. 5: 53, en el año 1927.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferocactus_herrerae
Ferocactus herrerae, commonly known as the twisted barrel cactus, Herrera's barrel cactus, or the biznaga (in Classical Nahuatl), is a species of viviparous barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus of the family Cactaceae that is native to southwestern Sonora to the northwestern coastline of Sinaloa in western Mexico. It was described by Mexican botanist, Jesús González Ortega in 1927. Its common name refers to its twisted, barrel cactus shape habit, with long, hooked, or barbed spines.
F. herrerae reaches an average height of 2 m (6.56 ft), and 40 cm (15.74 in) in diameter. 7-9 spines, with supposed bristle-like radials. Flowers are yellow, with red-pink midribs and brown tips, blooming from Summer to early Autumn. Fruit are yellow-green and fleshy. Areoles are 2.03 cm long. It starts out in a globular barrel cactus form and eventually, as it matures, developing into a signature cylindrical barrel cactus form.
Ferocactus herrerae was originally listed as a subspecies or variety of Ferocactus wislizeni until it was elevated to full species status based on morphological differences. The prior treatment is still used by some authors.
Ferocactus herrerae was assessed and listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature), for agricultural land clearance and conversion, combined with shrimp farming practices have greatly limited populations. Its current population is decreasing at a rate of 30%. It may also be provided a source of protection from CITES Appendix ll, though this cannot be certain.
Ferocactus herrerae is commonly used as an ornamental cactus out of its native range. Its seeds can be ground into flour, and its fruit are edible, showing numerous positive nutritional aspects.
Ferocactus herrerae is commonly pollinated by various cactus bee species (Lithurgus spp.).
this lioness has just killed a warthog and is clearly willing to defend it if necessary.
She has 2 young cubs to feed and to protect (cubs are shown in other recent images)
This image was taken in the late afternoon in the north of the Serengeti in Tanzania
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: vulnerable
panthera leo
leeuw
lion
Löwe
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coal tit ~ periparus ater
RSPB green status list.
I just couldn't resist this one...
I had spotted a chiffchaff and was trying to take a photo when it flew off. This little fellow came and perched in it's place so I took it's photo instead.
I'm a bit slow at the moment but will catch up soon.
Airbus A320 - MSN 1437
Status : On order
Last Registration : C-GK=CKU
Airline AirTransat
Country : Canada
Date : 1955 -
Codes
Callsign : Transat
History: Rebranded Thomas Cook in march 03 and may 04 decided to use the old name again Web site : www.condor.com
General information & flightlog
Serial number1437
Type320-212
First flight date21/02/2001
Test registrationF-WWBG
Seat configuration
Engines 2 x CFMI CFM56-5A3
D-AICL30/03/2001Condor
D-AICL01/03/2003Thomas Cook (Condor)
D-AICL28/05/2004Condor Berlin
D-AICL13/07/2009Condor
C-GCKU06Correct
EC-NAD24/11/2018Thomas Cook Airlines BalearicsStored 10/2019 Correct
D-ATCH01/11/2019CondorTo enter in service
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogyesa:
Jogyesa (Jogye Temple) is the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. The building dates back to the late 14th century and became the order's chief temple in 1936. It thus plays a leading role in the current state of Seon Buddhism in South Korea. The temple was first established in 1395, at the dawn of the Joseon Dynasty; the modern temple was founded in 1910 and initially called "Gakhwangsa". The name was changed to "Taegosa" during the period of Japanese rule, and then to the present name in 1954.
Jogyesa is located in Gyeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, in downtown Seoul. Natural monument No. 9, an ancient white pine tree, is located within the temple grounds. Jogyesa Temple is located in one of the most popular cultural streets in Seoul, Insa-dong, near the Gyeongbokgung Palace.
The Jogyesa Temple used to be known as Gakhwangsa Temple which was founded in 1395. During the Japanese colonial period (1910–1945), the temple become one of the strongest fortresses of Korean Buddhism. Gakhawangsa Temple emerged as the temple of the resistance to Japanese efforts to suppress Korean Buddhism. In 1937, a movement for the establishment of a Central Headquarters began which was successful with the building of the Main Buddha Hall of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul in 1938.
The temple became known as Taegosa Temple in 1938 and by its current name of Jogyesa Temple in 1954. The name Jogyesa Temple was chosen to denote the structure's status as the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (Buddhist sect which combines and integrates the Korean Zen and Textual Schools of Buddhism). The Jogye Order has 1700 years of history and is the most representative of Korean Buddhism Orders. The Jogye Order is based on the Seokgamoni doctrine and teachings of the Buddha, and it focuses on the mind and nature of this.
The Daeungjeon (Main Buddha Hall) was constructed in 1938 of pine wood from Baekdu Mountain, and it's always filled with the sounds of chanting. In the main temple courtyard there are two trees which are 500 years old, a White Pine and a Chinese Scholar tree.
The White Pine tree is about 10 meters high and gave the nearby area “Susong-dong” its name (Song means 'pine tree'). This tree was brought by Chinese missionaries during the Joseon Dynasty. This pine tree sits besides the Main Hall, and its branch towards the Main Hall is only partially alive. One side of this tree is adjacent to the passage, while the other side sits next to the building. Therefore, because the area is inadequate for the tree to grow, the Lacebark pine is not preserved well and since the Lacebark pine is a rare tree species and is valuable in biology, it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.
The Chinese Scholar tree, which is 26 meters tall and four meters in circumference, silently stands watch over the temple grounds.
Jogyesa Temple's features is a mix of traditional temple and palace architecture. The lattice designs found on the doors and windows of the Daeungjeon are unique in their own right. The temple also features the Geuknakjeon (Hall of Supreme Bliss) in which the Amitabha Buddha is enshrined, the Beomjongnu, a structure where a bell which enlightens the public with its sound is housed, and an information center for foreign nationals.
The Temple also has colorful matsya (Sanskrit for "fish") which is sacred to Hindu-Buddhists as it is one of the avatar (incarnation) of Hindu deity Vishnu which has been described in detail in Matsya Purana and 6th BCE Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.
To enter the temple, visitors must pass through the Iljumun or "one pillar gate". The Iljumun is an entry that represents is the division that separates the mortal world from the world of Buddha.
Wolf's Cave Crop
Heavy crop of the mosaic from 1.87 x 1.22 degrees to 30 x 30 arcminutes.
Reprocessed the mosaic using Drizzle data & cropped the image. this time almost entirely processed using PixInsight
www.flickr.com/photos/astrochuck/29996416655/in/photostream/
Van den Bergh 152 aka The Wolf's Cave is a blue reflection nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It is roughly 1400 light years away. The dust trailing the nebula is cataloged as Barnard 175. The small nebula(top right) is DeHt5.
11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar (F/2)
QHY23M
2 panel mosaic:
Images acquired 9/12, 9/22 & 9/24/16
2-Ha-12x300sec
2-LUM-20x120sec
2-RGB-12x120sec/each
5h 44min
n 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the status of the city and it was agreed that a grand and magnificent building was required to reflect this new status. City Hall opened its doors on the first of August 1906, at a time of unprecedented prosperity and industrial might for the city.
The new City Hall was designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the Baroque Revival style and constructed in Portland stone. The incredible building cost £369,000 to complete, the equivalent around 128 million pounds today but remains an extraordinary beacon of success and civic pride for Belfast.
City Hall has many connections with the famous ocean liner Titanic. Viscount William Pirrie who was Lord Mayor in 1896-1897 just before City Hall’s construction, was also managing director of Harland & Wolff Shipyard. He is the man credited as having the idea for both ambitious builds. He used many of his skilled workmen in the fit-out of City Hall which is why the interiors today are considered an incredible insight into the finish of Titanic’s lounges and suites, the ship’s carving panelling being very similar.
In a while, this tiny plant with its furry leaves will bear striking purple flowers, its petals covered in long, silky hairs.
Wild-growing pasqueflowers have ‘threatened’ status and are now found growing on only a few chalk and limestone grasslands. Martin Down, on the Dorset/Hampshire border, is one of them.
I will return when the Martin Down pasqueflowers are in flower.
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Another shot from last months London Flickr Group Photowalk. Not sure which skyscraper this is other than it was somewhere near the Gherkin. If anyone recognises it then please let me know......
We're holding our next London Photowalk on Sunday 24th October if you're interested in coming along. Click here for more details : www.flickr.com/groups/londonflickrgroup/discuss/721577198...
From Wikipedia, "The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages, but the modern city named London has since grown far beyond the City of London boundary. The City is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London, though it remains a notable part of central London.
Administratively, it forms one of the 33 local authority districts of London; however, the City of London is not a London borough, a status reserved for the other 32 districts (including London's only other city, the City of Westminster). It is also a separate ceremonial county, being an enclave surrounded by Greater London, and is the smallest ceremonial county in the United Kingdom.
The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City (differentiated from the phrase "the city of London" by capitalising City) and is also colloquially known as the Square Mile, as it is 1.12 sq mi (716.80 acres; 2.90 km2) in area. Both of these terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's trading and financial services industries, which continue a notable history of being largely based in the City. The name London is now ordinarily used for a far wider area than just the City. London most often denotes the sprawling London metropolis, or the 32 London boroughs, in addition to the City of London itself. This wider usage of London is documented as far back as 1888, when the County of London was created."
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Dash 8 - MSN 119
Status : Active
Registration : C-GTCO
Airline Air Creebec
Country : Canada
Codes YN CRQ
Callsign : Cree
Web site : www.aircreebec.ca
Serial number119
TypeDHC-8 102
First flight dateUnknown
Test registration
Plane age29.5 years
Seat configuration
Engines2 x PWC PW120A
13/10/1988Air AtlanticC-GTCO
19/12/1995Canadian Regional AirlinesC-GTCO
01/11/2001Air Canada RegionalC-GTCO
01/04/2002Jazz AirC-GTCO
02/02/2007North Cariboo AirC-GTCO
26/07/2007Air CreebecC-GTCO
STATUS ~ Pure Joy
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The dutch wetlands , the grienden
In the Netherlands we have our own wetlands, looe a bit like a tropical swamp in the summer heat, while in spring time, one can enjoy the special shapes of the willow trees.
The grienden close to our home and in this serie are the Carnisse grienden.
The explanation below comes from: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griend_(beplanting)
A griend or ham is a moist field on which willow wood is grown. Friends were exploited on a large scale until around 1960, after which the demand for griendhout fell sharply so that many friends were no longer maintained. Sometimes they got the status of nature reserve. The reintroduction of the beaver in the Netherlands was an attempt to achieve a natural management of the friends.
Because of the possibility to grow biofuels, they have been in the spotlight again since 2010.
Location
Friends often lay along the sea inlets on the dikes outside the dykes and in the rivers of South Holland and Noord-Brabant, especially the Biesbosch. Due to land reclamation, most of them have now often been located within the dykes, with the exception of, for example, the Rhoonse Grienden. The plantations outside the dykes are subject to tidal movement of the water level. That is why these friends were often provided with a friendly hill; a small mound with a griendkeet on it. This was a simple place where the griend workers could spend the night; they often stayed with the griend all week. Simple houseboats were also used for the same purpose.
Cultivation
The trees were planted and regularly dropped about 25 cm above the ground. New branches grew from the stumps. An annually disposed griend was called cut friend, doubtful or doubtful. The thin twigs were especially suitable for making baskets. Friends who were harvested every five years were called 'heel friends'. The heavier branches were suitable for many purposes, from stems for tools to the braiding of zinc pieces.
I noviluni di questa estate non sono stati molto favorevoli. Spesso sereno ma con il cielo veramente poco trasparente. Inoltre anche la temperatura ambiente ha contribuito a complicare le cose per chi utilizza le DSLR non raffreddate.
Infatti in questa circostanza pur essendo a 1600 metri slm la temperatura non è mai scesa sotto i 20°C facendo lavorare il sensore della mia 550D intorno ai 26°-27°C e file.raw con rumore termico.
Ad ogni modo ho tentato di ottenere il massimo dall'immagine combinata con DSS.
Persino il gradiente da inquinamento luminoso ha voluto complicarmi la vita, ma spero che il risultato sia comunque gradevole.
The new moon this summer were not very favorable. Often without clouds but with very little transparent sky. Also, the ambient temperature has contributed to complicate matters for those who use DSLR uncooled.
In fact, on this occasion despite being at 1600 meters above sea level, the temperature never dropped below 20 ° C making the sensor work in my 550D around 26 ° -27 ° C and file.raw with thermal noise.
Anyway I tried to get the most from the image combined with DSS.
Even from light pollution gradient wanted complicate my life, but I hope that the result is still pleasant
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Lens: Zenit Giove-11A 135mm f/4
Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i) mod. Baader BCF
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing 2 (scala Antoniadi inversa)
29x300s 1600iso / 21 dark / 21 flat / 21 bias
date 09/07/2016
temperature 22°C (media)
Temperature sensor: 26°C (media)
Integration 2h 25min
Location: monti Nebrodi, (Sicily-Italy) 1550m slm
Elaborazione DSS + PSCS3.
Status
Resident along all Irish coasts.
Identification
A species of Auk, highly marine and only found on land in the breeding season. Smaller than Guillemot, and only slightly bigger than Puffin. Plump and heavy at the rear end, flies with head pointing up. Strikingly distinctive in the breeding season, with an all black plumage, white upperwing patches and red feet. Can look all dark, at a distance, in the breeding season. Very different in the winter when the bird is white below with white barring above, upperwing pattern very similar to the breeding season and useful in identifying the species at that time of year.
Voice
Displaying birds voice a series of fine notes.
Diet
Marine fish and crustaceans
Breeding
Nests amongst boulders at the base of cliffs, also in rock crevices and in man made structures, such as piers. Will nest singularly and in loose colonies.
Wintering
Winters in the vicinity of its breeding sites and can be seen inshore throughout the year.