Twinkling Radiance
[Smile on Saturday! :-)] [get in the festive mood]
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
For birds that nest in cavities, nest holes are precious turf. Red-bellied Woodpeckers have been known to take over the nests of other birds, including the much smaller (and endangered) Red-cockaded Woodpecker. But more often, they’re victims to the aggressive European Starling. As many as half of all Red-bellied Woodpecker nests in some areas get invaded by starlings.
blauwe kiekendief / hen herrier / Circus cyaneus
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blauwe kiekendief / hen herrier / Circus cyaneus
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Torenvalk / Falco tinnunculus / common kestrel
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
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Cult of brutality
Hunting stands in Poland are called the same as a pulpit in church. Hunting in Poland in real life is barely regulated and hunters are often protected from law.
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Not new to Farnborough International Airshow but always providing a spirited airliner display, Embraer's latest "Profit Hunter" on one of the summer's few sunny days.
Aircraft Chocks, RAF Scampton 1996
Chocks away chaps!
Three aircraft chocks from the Ground Handling School (GHS) at RAF Scampton. The base was slated for closure in 1994 and so called "lodger units" started moving out, including my unit the Joint Arms Control Implementation Unit.
One such unit was the Ground Handling School (GHS) which used decommissioned Hunter jets to train aircraft handlers in moving aircraft around the airfield. Near my married quarter was a bonfire, regularly topped up by the "SWO Gang", a team of labourers controlled by the RAF equivalent of an RSM - Station Warrant Officer. Accumulated rubbish would be periodically burned here; I used to inspect it regularly for anything of use. One day I found a load of chocks from the GHS there awaiting the next bonfire. Being a "that might come in handy one day" type, I took several "in case I had a sloping driveway when I bought a house". The left hand chock is original, the other two I repainted. When I picked them up, they were in pairs, connected with a heavy chain so that they could be pulled away together.
I've never used them!
Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
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GREEN BED
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*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring
*FALCONER* all track
Frame: *FALCONER* all track
Wheel : *VELOCITY* quill rim × *PHILWOOD* low flange track hub
Cog:*PHIL* 1/8 SLR track cog
Front tire: *CONTINENTAL* gatorskin
Rear tire: *VITTORIA* randonneur
Handle: *HUNTER* flat sweeper bar
Stem:*PAUL* boxcar stem
Grip:*WTB* wafel clamp on grip
Saddle:*SELLE ITALIA* flite 1990 saddle
Seat post: *THOMSON* elite setback seatpost
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 inch
Brake:*PAUL* racer medium brake
Brake lever: *PAUL* canti lever
Crank:*SHIMANO* dura-ace track crank
Chainring:*PHILWOOD* track chainring