Enough of lying idle in the eddies of life - who might eddy be?
Duncan at clicks - Walmer Park???
Van Morrison could be the inspiring artist - we'll need a muse!
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Good bye the old hat and swiftly in with the new!
Today is the Day!
Enough of lying idle in the eddies of life - who might eddy be?
Duncan at clicks - Walmer Park???
Van Morrison could be the inspiring artist - we'll need a muse!
Fishing for an eel in the Orange River - near its source...
Enough of lying idle in the eddies of life - who might eddy be?
Duncan at clicks - Walmer Park???
Van Morrison could be the inspiring artist - we'll need a muse!
Friday, March 18, 2016
Swiftly stand to attention
Today is the day!
Babysitting - although who is who in the zoo is questionable?
Swift's are undoubtedly the fastest flyers
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.[1][2] The tradition of depicting swifts without feet continued into the Middle Ages, as seen in the heraldic martlet.
Some species of swifts are among the fastest animals on the planet, with some of the fastest measured flight speeds of any bird.
Babysitting - although who is who in the zoo is questionable?
Swift's are undoubtedly the fastest flyers
Swift
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Swift Temporal range: Eocene to present |
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|---|---|
| Common swift, Apus apus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae Hartert, 1897 |
| Genera | |
| Nearly 20, see text. | |
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any of the passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae.
Resemblances between swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution, reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.[1][2] The tradition of depicting swifts without feet continued into the Middle Ages, as seen in the heraldic martlet.
Some species of swifts are among the fastest animals on the planet, with some of the fastest measured flight speeds of any bird.
Friday, March 11, 2016
ENT and I say
Extra Terrestrial???
Inspired by Tolkien and similar traditions, animated or anthropomorphic tree creatures appear in a variety of media and works of fantasy.
So the ENT is not just an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.
Ent
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Onodrim, Shepherds of the Trees | |
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| Founded | First Age |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yavanna |
| Leader(s) | Treebeard |
| Home world | Middle-earth |
| Base of operations | Fangorn Forest |
| Language | Entish |
| Races of Middle-earth |
|---|
| Ainur |
| Other races |
Ents are a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth who closely resemble trees. They are similar to the talking trees in folklore around the world. Their name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for giant.
The Ents appear in The Lord of the Rings as ancient shepherds of the forest and allies of the free peoples of Middle-earth during the War of the Ring. The Ent who figures most prominently in the book is Treebeard, who (credibly) claims to be the oldest creature in Middle-earth. At the time The Lord of the Rings takes place, there are no young Ents (Entings) because the Entwives (female Ents) were lost. The Ents are akin to Huorns,
whom Treebeard describes as a transitional form of trees which become
animated or, conversely, as Ents who grow more "treelike" over time.[1]Inspired by Tolkien and similar traditions, animated or anthropomorphic tree creatures appear in a variety of media and works of fantasy.
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