Old-timer race with sports cars of all ages. Montée Historique du Ballon d’Alsace. – the elderly catch the most attention. The speed is impressive but not alarming compared to the newer cars. via Good old speed — Le Drake Noir
Walks around Kocani — Wanderings in North Macedonia
Our house is situated on the outskirts of Kocani. It is about 2 km walk into the town center, which even on a hot day is certainly doable. Away from the town center there are houses and a small mountain range which offers a nice walk through partly urbanised area into the shady forest at […] …
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Join us for Learning Together on North Beach – August 24 at 5:00 pm — SIB
The Piping Plovers are back and there is a good chance to see more Shorebirds. SIB member Arch McCallum will lead a SIB Learning Together bird walk at North Beach. Arch was a professor of Ornithology at College of Charleston and also leads bird walks for Audubon of South Carolina. He’s never birded Seabrook’s beaches […] …
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Wild horse dies after trying to go through barbed wire on the Outer Banks — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Source: WITN.com “A veterinarian determined that his leg couldn’t be treated …” COROLLA, N.C. (WITN) – A wild horse on the Outer Banks had to be put down late last week. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund posted pictures to its Facebook page of Joaquin, who was a young stallion and well-known in the Swan Beach …
Location, Location, Location, Slimbridge — Wildonline.blog
Slimbridge, was the first of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust centres to open in 1946. The founder and driving force , Sir Peter Scott was one of the early pioneers of modern wildlife conservation as well as a former Olympic sailing medalist, renowned broadcaster and painter. The WWT now has nine centres in the U.K. […] …
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Blossoms & Fruit
My small potted fruit trees, hanging hoya and potted jasmine plant have all been enjoying a strong growing season on the front deck.
Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American Foulbrood — BBC News – Science & Environment
One keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others. via Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American Foulbrood — BBC News - Science & Environment
Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit’s Future — News : NPR
A fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia is now in Latin America. The disease moves slowly, but there's no cure, and it could mean calamity for the continent's banana industry. (Image credit: Jan Sochor/LatinContent via Getty Images) via Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit's Future — News : NPR
Stranger Things: Hummingbird moth — Birds of New England.com
I’ve been seeing a lot of photos and videos this summer of these fascinating creatures on Facebook and other social media. Many of the posts include the question: What is this??? No, it’s not a hummingbird, even though it resembles one, creates a humming sound with its wings and hovers around flowers like a hummingbird. […] …
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