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Distelvlinders komen overal ter wereld voor, behalve op Antarctica en in Zuid-Amerika.
De vlinders die we in Europa tegenkomen, zijn in het algemeen afkomstig uit Centraal-Afrika en in mindere mate Noord-Afrika en Zuid-Europa, waar de soort overwintert. De soort vliegt vervolgens naar Zuid-Europa, waar een eerste voortplanting plaatsvindt. In de voorzomer trekken de vlinders naar noordelijker streken, (tot in Scandinavië toe) en planten zich hier voort.
Hij laat zich daarbij door gunstige wind meevoeren. Soms is er september en oktober een kleine tweede generatie. De aantallen kunnen van jaar tot jaar sterk verschillen.
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Our local wood Kent UK,
The female looks for hosts, which live within fallen timber. She may detect them through the smell of their droppings, which are then contaminated by fungi, or by sensing their vibrations within the wood.
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Just another in a series of window shot yin Hamilton ON. We can always look out of them safely. Not supposed to be out and about and looking in.
Happy Window Wednesday
I've lived in Alaska for 23 years now and have only seen bison three times. The first two times the herd was on the Deltana River at least a half mile away. The third time, five bison came to within 25 yard of us. We were on our way to see family near Tok Alaska when we seen these bison walking in a clearing. Needless to say, we, my wife and I were really excited to see them. We only had a few minutes with them, they turned and went back into the woods, but wow, what an experience.
These bison are part of a herd that was introduced to Alaska back in 1928.
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus) - 20230516-06
Males are black with red shoulder patch that is sometimes concealed. Males have rusty feather edges in the winter. Females are streaked brown and often confused with sparrows. Look for long, sharply pointed bill. Often in flocks, especially in winter. Visits feeders. Breeds in marshes and scrubby, wet fields. Distinctive song, especially as migrants arrive in early spring. (eBird)
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A proud male celebrates his vanquishing of the enemy found within the side mirror of a car. He fought that reflection for nearly five minutes, crammed in tight between door and mirror. His stance says it was all worth it.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.
Usually found in warm temperate and subtropical areas, it is probably native to southern Africa. It is familiar elsewhere, particularly the coastline of western North America, where it is an introduced invasive species that has taken hold and become commonplace. It is also found, and naturalized, in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Australia, Spain, Southern England and New Zealand. Grown in sunny conditions, it is normally found within coastal dunes and bluffs, margins of estuaries, along roadsides; at elevations from sea level to 100 meters along the southern Pacific Coast of North America. (Source: Wikipedia))
Capilano Lake is a manmade lake located in the District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
The lake accounts for approximately 40% of Greater Vancouver's water supply. The southern part of the lake is within the Capilano River Regional Park; it is also in this area that the lake is separated from the Capilano River's southern portion by the Cleveland Dam.
Capilano Lake is portrayed as the fictional Highland Beach, Washington in The 4400 television program, as well as Lake Okobogee in a season one episode of the X-Files, as well as a location in the Quagmire episode from Season 3, Episode 22.
The Speicherstadt (lit. city of warehouses, meaning warehouse district) in Hamburg, Germany is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations, oak logs, in this particular case. It is located in the port of Hamburg—within the HafenCity quarter—and was built from 1883 to 1927.
The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. As of 2009 the district and the surrounding area is under redevelopment.
Since 1815, the independent and sovereign city of Hamburg was a member of the German Confederation—the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna—but not member of the German Customs Union. With the establishment of the German Empire in 1871, Hamburg could not be a customs free zone and part of the German Empire. Due to treaties of 1888 Hamburg was part of the German customs zone and a free port was established.
In 1883 the demolition of the Kehrwieder area began and more than 20,000 people needed to be relocated. From 1885 to 1888 the first part was built and managed by the Freihafen-Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft (the predecessor of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG). Since 1991 it is listed a heritage site in Hamburg, and since 2008, part of the HafenCity quarter. In an attempt to revitalize the inner city area, the Hamburg government initiated the development of the HafenCity area, for example with the construction of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall.
Located within Lassen Volcanic National Park at 8,714 feet of altitude is Reading Peak which actually is small plug dome volcano located about 2.5 miles from Mount Lassen in Shasta County in California. Mount Lassen for whom the national park was named last erupted in the early Twentieth Century. My sweet damsel and I camped within this amazing national park several years back which sadly suffered damage from the Dixie wildland fire that ravaged the lake Almanor area. - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot @nationalparkservice @lassennps @visitcalifornia
These chandeliers are quite spectacular. Take time to notice them the next time you pass through what used to be the very grand waiting room at Grand Central.
He thought about the fact that he was a burning lamp, and the more he felt that, the more he felt a weakening, a quenching of the divine light of truth burning within him.
Lev N. Tolstoy - "Father Serge"
Mariposario Benalmadena
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within 10 minutes of the sun setting, the sky had gone crazy. The mountains were purple, the sky was orange and pink, and my heart was in my mouth watching it all.
Happy Sliders Sunday
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Capture made in the rocky Snow Range in Wyoming.
So we've been locked down again within 5 km radius for a week. It's a good time to look back for those special moments when we were free to roam. This bird is frequently seen in Braeside but rarely sitting still in full view. I was lucky to come early. Spotting the bird "just around a corner" I cranked up ISO to 1600 to get this shot. I wasn't sure 1600 is good enough, so I checked... And this was why it was the only decent shot I got :-(
Within an hour of laying down my new organic slug bait, it was being devoured by this cute critter and also hauled away by ants to their nest. Another poor investment, and all for the sake of a few marigolds which were half eaten by slugs the first night in the ground!!
Angkor Thom"Great City", located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.:378–382:170
It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city isJayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north.
Map of Central Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire, and was the centre of his massive building programme. One inscription found in the city refers to Jayavarman as the groom and the city as his bride.:121
Angkor Thom seems not to be the first Khmer capital on the site, however. Yasodharapura, dating from three centuries earlier, was centred slightly further northwest, and Angkor Thom overlapped parts of it. The most notable earlier temples within the city are the former state temple of Baphuon, and Phimeanakas, which was incorporated into the Royal Palace. The Khmers did not draw any clear distinctions between Angkor Thom and Yashodharapura: even in the fourteenth century an inscription used the earlier name.:138 The name of Angkor Thom—great city—was in use from the 16th century.
The last temple known to have been constructed in Angkor Thom was Mangalartha, which was dedicated in 1295. Thereafter the existing structures continued to be modified from time to time, but any new creations were in perishable materials and have not survived.
The Ayutthaya Kingdom, led by King Borommarachathirat II, sacked Angkor Thom, forcing the Khmers under Ponhea Yat to relocate their capital southeast.:29
Angkor Thom was abandoned some time prior to 1609, when an early western visitor wrote of an uninhabited city, "as fantastic as the Atlantis of Plato".:140 It is believed to have sustained a population of 80,000–150,000 people.
The loneliest journey is the one we must walk after our spouse has died.
No matter how beautiful the present moment may be, there is still an ache within us — a quiet reminder of how life used to be.
We walk through the dark valley, moving toward the light. And when we finally reach that light, we are home.
Where is home?
Home is where the heart is.
And my heart is in Heaven…
where Eddie is waiting for me.
My wife, Eddie King, passed away from pancreatic cancer on July 28th, 2025. Dedicated to her love and memory, forever, "my Eddie.
Diana's Grove is a tranquil wooded area situated near to Blair Castle within the grounds of Atholl Estates. Diana's Grove is named after the Roman Goddess of Hunting. Blair Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Atholl, known as the 'Planting Dukes' in the 18th & 19th centuries, by 1830 the family had planted over 27 million trees within the Atholl Glens.
view out of the thousand pillared hall in the great temple of Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai.
thank you dear friends for all your beautiful comments in the last days! Also your faves and visits and invitations!
I'll be off - in silence - for the whole weekend. Wish you all beautiful days!! <3<3<3
I love finding shells on the beach and this one was a winner... you can see little shells growing inside the barnacles that are attached!!
Seek peace within yourself, than go out into the world and see it through your new eyes.
Then I think that we'll enjoy our lives in a different way, and also find what really matters for us🙏
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, nature conservation area in the Kalahari. It lies within South Africa and Botswana and occupies an area of 14,668 square miles (37,991 square km), about three-quarters of which is in Botswana. The park was established to protect migratory animal populations that cross the border of the two countries. It consists largely of reddish dunes, with species of acacia growing in the riverbeds.
Wow, amazing weekend to listen to classic rock songs and splash colors.
Unfortunately I have to create almost 8 big size paintings within 10th of this month. I don’t know how I will do it but I am trying my best working day and night.
Unfortunate thing is I hurt my leg badly and I was not able to walk. But now im ok. I won’t be able to invite anybody from entertainment industry but I can visit press club. Something is better than nothing.
I was feeling bored and just thought of doing this portrait few days back.
As it is past midnight here, I am busy splashing colors and I thought why not post this image.
Another 7 paintings to go and probably within an hour I will finish the abstract painting. Hopefully I will be posting it after my exhibition. Tomorrow is Sunday. I am planning to call the person who can take me to the person from entertainment industry if he is available. Let me hope for the best.
Happy weekend to all my flickr friends.
‘I love when its so quite at night,
That you hear your cigarette burning’.
-Anonymous
Cigarette in my hand ( I felt like a man)