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Alpenglow on Solu Tower (in the foreground) and Workman Peak (in the distance), rising above Snow Lake. Karakorams (Aug 6, 2016).
52 weeks of 2018
Week #36 ~ portrait of a complete stranger
Mick is a chimney sweep and kindly agreed to pose for me, just before he headed off on his next assignment. I sent him a copy of the photo and he likes it.
A workman paints the streetlights on Kyiv's Paton Bridge in Ukraine's national colours of blue and yellow. Ukraine has been swept by nationalist sentiment since the Russian annexation of Crimea and support for breakaway parts of the Donbas.
Both lucky baby land turtles are healthy, they were free in the garden and fed on vegetables and fruit. Little fragrant tomatoes were their favourites.
Both are now exactly 1 week old. Tomorrow they return to the nature to which they belong. I hope they both live for many years.
I wanted to share with you this short detail; The 60mm macro lens I use is misleading. It is possible to see and understand their size between fingers.
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The lucky baby land turtles - On the way to Akcay, our friends saw the workman on the roller machine repairing the road work. There were some white dods on the path, as he drove nearer, he discovered they were eggs that some of them squashed by the roller machine.
He quickly asked the workman stop and rescued two remaining eggs. A moment later, one of the egg cracked open, a baby turtle hatched.
The rescued turtles are now live in a farm where they can feed on insects and worms.
Hermann's tortoise is a species in the genus Testudo. Two subspecies are known: the western Hermann's tortoise and the eastern Hermann's tortoise. Sometimes mentioned as a subspecies, T. h. peleponnesica is not yet confirmed to be genetically different from T. h. boettgeri.
How big does a Hermann's tortoise get?
Testudo hermanni is a medium - sized tortoise. Adults usually range from 13-20 cm (5-8 in). Adults of the western subspecies, Testudo hermanni boettgeri, may reach up to 28 cm (11 in) in length, weighing 3-4 kg (7-9 lb). Sexual dimorphism is moderate, with females on average 12% larger than males.
How long does a Hermann's tortoise live for 50 years.
Life span: The oldest known Hermann's tortoise in the UK was over 110 years! This is a rare case, but a happy and healthy Hermann's tortoise should be expected to live for over 50 years so they are certainly a long term commitment.
Handling. Tortoises do not generally enjoy being handled. Care should be taken to avoid dropping your tortoise whilst handling. They have very strong legs, so support your tortoise firmly at all times whilst handling.
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he works at ghum railway station in darjeeling and his duty is to fetch unburnt coals from the leftovers of steam locomotive used to haul heritage train between ghum and darjeeling.
23rd May 2020:
It's World Turtle Day today and I had an idea for a photo with one from out of The Teddy B Box, first think this morning, but that was before I went out after lunch.
nationaldaycalendar.com/world-turtle-day-may-23/
A lovely peaceful walk with almost no-one around and lots of things to see. Saw this and took a photo, not really intending to use it for my photo for today.
Once I'd uploaded the photos I'd taken, binned the ones that didn't come out, or were duplicates (for safety), I decided I rather liked this, so here it is.
And for The Silly News It's : National Lucky Penny Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-lucky-penny-day-m...
Or : National Taffy Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-taffy-day-may-23/
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