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Dunnock - Prunella Modularis
aka Hedge Sparrow
The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler.
Dunnocks are native to large areas of Eurasia, inhabiting much of Europe including Lebanon, northern Iran, and the Caucasus. They are the only commonly found accentor in lowland areas, all the others inhabit upland areas
Dunnocks were successfully introduced into New Zealand during the 19th century, and are now widely distributed around the country and some offshore islands. Favourite habitats include woodlands, shrubs, gardens, and hedgerows where they typically feed on the ground often seeking out detritivores as food.
The dunnock possesses variable mating systems. Females are often polyandrous, breeding with two or more males at once, which is quite rare among birds. This multiple mating system leads to the development of sperm competition amongst the male suitors. DNA fingerprinting has shown that chicks within a brood often have different fathers, depending on the success of the males at monopolising the female.Males try to ensure their paternity by pecking at the cloaca of the female to stimulate ejection of rival males' sperm. Dunnocks take just one-tenth of a second to copulate and can mate more than 100 times a day. Males provide parental care in proportion to their mating success, so two males and a female can commonly be seen provisioning nestlings at one nest.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,300,000 territories
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Olio essenziale di Garofano ,stimola e rinforza il potenziale energetico, scioglie i legami troppo stretti con il passato. Allontana gli spiriti molesti e gli insetti.
Così era scritto...........hai posteri l'ardua sentenza..!
Clove's essential oil, stimulates and enhances the positive energy, helps loosen the ties with the past. Bugs and malignant spirits repellent.
Thus was written, .....posterity shall judge...!
The Speulder- en Sprielderbosch is one of the oldest forest of the Netherlands. Since the middle ages, people from villages like Speuld, Garderen, Putten and Ermelo used the trees to construct houses and stables. They harvested straight-grown beeches and oaks, thus leaving the ones with crooked stems. This way, they unintentionally created the dancing forest. Nowadays, it is a mystical forest, which stimulates your fantasy and makes you come up with fairy-tale adventures while hiking, horse riding or mountainbiking through the forest.
Whilst exploring the Speulder- en Sprielderbosch you can also find many old gravehills dating from the prehistory. This shows you that humans inhabited this area for a long time.
Take care of me
Talk all day then at night fall in deep
Stimulate me
I want you mental and physically
I belong to you
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Bathing suit: Rosary
“It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle
Spring series #4
Foxglove, genus of about 20 species of herbaceous plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
Foxgloves are cultivated for their attractive flower spikes, and purple foxglove is the source of the heart-stimulating drug digitalis.
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For this week's Macro Monday's theme "Blues" I used my favorite and challenging technique of high speed macro of paint stimulated by a subwoofer.
The Stimulator pattern dry flies are typically used for trout fishing. These feature a brilliant orange base thread.
Thank you for another year of stimulating critics, friendship and support!
All the best to you and your beloved!
May 2021 become a better year!
what is drawing my interest. For the most part, I’m hyperstimulated at all times; my life is a massive run-on sentence of stimulation :-)
Larry Fink
HMM! Truth Matters!
water lily, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
My heart belongs in nature, especially when it involves forests, mountains, and bodies of water. A lot of modern life makes me anxious & overwhelmed, particularly when there’s a lot of stimulation- noise, people, movement, bright lights. The natural world rarely makes me feel this way. A simple, quiet life filled with nature is what gives me peace.
This shot I took last year while being in the south part of our country (Limburg) where one of my friends is living. Once in a while I go out together with him. It is fun because we both have the time to make pictures in our own pace, and we stimulate each other to become better photographers.
Das feuchtwarme Wetter der letzten Wochen hat in vielen Wäldern das Pilzwachstum und die Entstehung von Fruchtkörpern angeregt. Eine schöne Jahreszeit für Fotografen.
The warm, humid weather of the last few weeks has stimulated mushroom growth and the emergence of fruiting bodies in many forests. A beautiful season for photographers.
At the Tong Tong Fair
A visit to Asia & the Pacific without the jetlag!
The Tong Tong Fair (1959) in The Hague is the biggest Eurasian fair in the world. The event is a sensory stimulating blend of cultural festival, exhibition and food fest rolled into one, held in an archipelago of tents and stands. In 2017 it will take place for the 59th time. One of the biggest attractions is the Tong Tong Festival, with hundreds of performances spread over 12 days. The daily entry ticket for the Tong Tong Fair also includes a theatre pass for the Tong Tong Festival.
So, if you don’t have the time or money to travel all the way to Southeast Asia, come to the Tong Tong Fair in The Hague and imagine that you are in the East. The Tong Tong Fair comprises the immense Grand Pasar, the famous East-West exhibition with hundreds of stands offering Eastern merchandise and food. Many of the exhibitors come all the way from Indonesia especially for the event; a growing number come from Vietnam and Malaysia. Equally famous is the Food Court with dozens of restaurants and ‘warungs’; it is one of the biggest of its kind in Europe.
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As someone who grew up by the sea (Blackpool) I have to confess that I have a real soft spot for seascape photography. There's something about photographing the ocean, the water, the beach complete with all the sounds and smells of life that triggers all of my senses. It fills me with a sense of belonging.
There is something magical about standing on a beach watching a living, breathing entity existing right in front of you. I often close my eyes and from a safe distance, listen to the waves crashing in front of me. The power of the ocean I rarely take for granted for obvious reasons and yet I love feeling part of it. It can be stimulating and calming at different locations and even at different times depending on how I feel.
Here is an image that I captured back in February during my week long trip to the truly stunning Lofoten in Norway. Haukland Beach, along with its neighbour Uttakleiv Beach, became my favourite beaches in Lofoten and I am sure you can see why. The colour of the water, the huge dramatic skies and the waves crashing onto the beach made for a very special visit indeed.
I cannot wait to return and while my November 2019 workshop is now full, I will be creating another one for the winter of early 2020 shortly. If you would like to put your name down on my waiting list, please contact me.
Have a wonderful evening everyone.
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The way to do this is by invention – by surprise. When I say a good picture has surprise value I mean that it stimulates my thinking and intrigues me. The best way to achieve surprise quality is by avoiding clichés. Imitation is the greatest danger of the young photographer :-)
Alexey Brodovitch
Photography, February 1964
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iris tectorum, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
For some reason I just absolutely love the pictures of my flowerbed this time of year especially after the snow added just a touch of winter to the mix. I don't know if it is the textures or the colors or what, I just really love the way they look together!
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Please be sure to view large if you have the time because it is truly better in large:
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Explore - March 11, 2008
Stimulate your senses....
Nah but seriously the wedge takes a second shot at clearing the drift at Mossley as it continues it's way West to St. Thomas.
An article published about my recent tour through Italy.
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“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulate the creative mind.” – Albert Einstein
“Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse them with, and something to judge.” – Paulo Coelho
✈️ : Elvion
Everybody calls me the quiet one
But you just don't understand
You can't listen you won't hear me
With your head stuck in the sand
I ain't never had time for words that don't rhyme
My head is in a cloud
I ain't quiet - everybody else is too loud
Still waters run deep so be careful I don't drown you
You've got nothing to hear I've got nothing to say
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But names can never down you
It only takes two words to blow you away.
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🇫🇷 Le Port de Commerce d’Ajaccio, à proximité immédiate du centre-ville.
Chaque année, il accueille plus de 1,2 million de passagers, environ 2 500 rotations de navires et plus de 1,2 million de tonnes de marchandises (fret, ciment, hydrocarbures). Deuxième port de croisière de France avec plus de 460 000 passagers et 205 escales, le Port de Commerce d’Ajaccio bénéficie d’une attractivité internationale qui stimule l’économie locale et régionale..
🇬🇧 Ajaccio: End-of-stay embarkation
The Port of Ajaccio, close to the city centre.
Every year, it welcomes more than 1.2 million passengers, around 2,500 ship rotations and more than 1.2 million tonnes of goods (freight, cement, hydrocarbons). As France's second largest cruise port with more than 460,000 passengers and 205 stopovers, the Port of Ajaccio enjoys international appeal that stimulates the local and regional economy.
🇩🇪 Ajaccio: Einschiffung am Ende des Aufenthalts
Der Handelshafen von Ajaccio liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe des Stadtzentrums.
Jedes Jahr empfängt er mehr als 1,2 Millionen Passagiere, etwa 2.500 Schiffsrotationen und mehr als 1,2 Millionen Tonnen Fracht (Güter, Zement, Kohlenwasserstoffe). Als zweitgrößter Kreuzfahrthafen Frankreichs mit mehr als 460.000 Passagieren und 205 Zwischenstopps genießt der Handelshafen von Ajaccio internationale Attraktivität, die die lokale und regionale Wirtschaft ankurbelt.
🇪🇸 Ajaccio: Embarque al final de la estancia
El puerto comercial de Ajaccio, muy cerca del centro de la ciudad.
Cada año recibe a más de 1,2 millones de pasajeros, alrededor de 2500 rotaciones de barcos y más de 1,2 millones de toneladas de mercancías (carga, cemento, hidrocarburos). Segundo puerto de cruceros de Francia, con más de 460 000 pasajeros y 205 escalas, el puerto comercial de Ajaccio goza de un atractivo internacional que estimula la economía local y regional.
🇮🇹 Ajaccio: Imbarco di fine soggiorno
Il porto commerciale di Ajaccio, nelle immediate vicinanze del centro città.
Ogni anno accoglie oltre 1,2 milioni di passeggeri, circa 2.500 rotazioni di navi e oltre 1,2 milioni di tonnellate di merci (merci, cemento, idrocarburi). Secondo porto crocieristico della Francia con oltre 460.000 passeggeri e 205 scali, il porto commerciale di Ajaccio gode di un'attrattiva internazionale che stimola l'economia locale e regionale.
...when stopping to reflect can hurt you but at the same time
Understanding how useless it is to continue to believe that the ocean
Let it be just water
The strength of his restlessness
It leaves us overwhelmed and drained
Until, far from the maelstrom of the crowd
We reconcile with ourselves
Thinking I've found the answers
But these will always have to be
Stimulate because the dark darkness without end
May he eventually find the light
*Working Towards a Better World
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. -
John Rohn
Excercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. - Lee Haney
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There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating.
-Sidney Sheldon
SLURL: Kintsugi; Spirited Beyond
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P.S. I took this picture a month ago but isn't it ironic on how my posting mood goes. This so fits the steampunk frenzy I am on right now and gives me more inspiration to write about this. Of course the Creativity globe was better fitted in the more 'developed' areas of Kintsugi's little town. Too much rust collecting along the metallic buildings.
There is just so much to say about creativity. I mean don't you feel a tingle every time you see pipes fuming, then turning of the wheels for results and so on and so forth. I guess that is how our brain really looks like on the inside, a multi layer of pipes over pipes with so many switches, wheels and buttons ready for us to produce what have been bubbling up and brewing for who knows how long. Sometimes some ideas get stuck in various pipes or maybe a new idea manages to flow easily along. Then you have 'muses' who tend to press buttons for you or pull down switches without your knowledge! Isn't it amazing how the mind works in such ways that sometimes you just need to give your head a tap to work properly. :p
Bart is feeling stimulated and has jumped up to the window nook to keep an eye on the kitchen. I soon will get his wand toy, to help him focus his energy.
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
project with a tribute to Inspiration.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
William James
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Helen Keller
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Did you think that all this time, we were being rhetorical? Did you think we were exaggerating? Did you project your own deceit; whose guilt are you covering for?
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland, captured in February 2025.
I assume that nicotine, caffeine and taurine are his morning trifecta. Personally I would be bouncing off the walls before needing a defibrillator!
Thank you all for your support for my photography. I hope that life is treating you well. Take care.
Job 3:5 “Let the dark and the black night take it for themselves; let it be covered with a cloud; let the dark shades of day send fear on it.”
Our Papillon Rigsy having fun at the lake.
Beauty: Ears that resemble the outspread wings of a butterfly, a long flowing coat, and plumed tail all contribute to the Papillon’s elegant grace. Lovers of the breed refer to it as “sensible glamour” because Papillons are relatively easy to groom. In fact the phrase, “I woke up like this” may have been coined with the Papillon in mind.
Brains: Papillons can be trained to do almost anything. They thrive on mental stimulation and work. Far from being just ornamental, the Papillon’s trainability and eagerness to please help him excel in everything from dog sports to tricks to the show ring. Papillons also tend to learn from every experience, whether good or bad, so consistent, positive training is a must. With all that brainpower, there’s no end to what you can teach him.
Versatility: These lively, alert little dogs are good at everything they try. In fact, they’re one of the most popular toy breed in obedience trials. They do well in agility, too, and seem to fly over the obstacle course. They’re also natural retrievers; try one out with a miniature Frisbee and see who gets tired first.
*from AKC.org"